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PAPER SITUATION
Report of the Wood Pulp Inves
tigating Committee
IN RELATION TO THE TARIFF
Recommends That no Legislation
Affecting Wood Pulp and Print
Paper be Enacted Until Committee
Has Finished Its Investigation.
ROSS GETS FIVE YEARS
(Continued from page 1)
WASHINGTON, May 28.-The
special committee of members of the
House appointed on complaint of the
American Newspaper Publishers' As
sociation to investigate the wood pulp
and print paper situation in relation
to the tariff and with regard to an
alleged conspiracy in restraint of
trade today submitted a majority and
a minority report.
The majority report, which
figned by Representatives Mann of
Illinois, Miller of Kansas, Stafford of
Wisconsin, and Bannon of Ohio.
a preliminary report and recommends
that no legislation affecting wood
pulp and print paper be enacted until
the committee has finished its investi
gation and reported.
The minority report, which is sign
ed by Representatives Sims of Ten
nessee and Ryan of New York rec-
mmends passage of the Stevens bill
to place wood pulp and print paper
epon the free list
The majority report is summed up
in the following words.
As the present price of paper would
ot to any considerable degree be im
jnediately affected by the repeal of
the tariff and as the passage of the
Stevens in its present form might
spell ruin to the paper industry and
ruinously high prices for paper in the
sear future, your committee believes
it the part of wisdom before making
recommendations for positive legisla
tion to await until its investigation
5as been completed and thoroughly
digested.
Witnesses appearing in behalf of
the contentions of the American
Newspaper Publishers' Association
have been given lull attention, and all
by John Xorris, who appeared as the
special representative of that organ
ization were duly weighed.
Not all publishers who offered to
appear did appear and there are many
whom the committee would have lik
ed to examine.
In the tabulation schedules of
newspapers but few metropolitan
dailies seemed to be the heaviest con
aimers.
Prom these returns the average
price at present, including in many
cases treight charges to yiy news
papers, is $2.86 per 100; that of these
161 using paper in rolls have an aver
age price of $2.54 ami 558 have an
averaee of $3.07 for naner in sheets.
It seems probable that publishers
paying high prices most readily re
sponded to the inquiries of the com
mittee." "While there appears to have been
complaint on the part of paper manu
facturers that the selling price of
paper for 1906 was too low to be
fairly remunerative, yet we are in
clined to think it was not until the
summer of 1907 that there was a gen
eral increase in print paper prices.
That a general increase was in fact
put into contracts, appears to be un
questioned." As to the charge of the existence
of a combination in restraint of trade,
the report says:
"The evidence before the commis
sion, so far fails to prove any com
orers to advance prices or otherwise
in restraint of trade, but considerable
evidence was presented which excites
suspicion that such combination had
been made and is in existence." 1
Regarding the removal of the tariff,
the report says:
tablish the element of "knowledge,"
which he has produced and has been
the most serious obstacle that the
state has had to overcome in the Ross
trial, and which he said also exploded
the theory that the corporation ami
not officers as individuals, were re
sponsible- for the act of conversion of
the funds deposited in a bank.
Counsel McCamant, for defendant
Ross, had nothinsr to sav conccrninir
the case except that he was confident
that he would be able to win out be
fore the Supreme Court.
After the arguments of the motions
for a new trial and arrest of judg
ment had been finished, which were
taken up when the court convened at
9 o'clock this morning, and after the
court had passed upon them nega
tively, the court asked if the defend
ant had any reason why sentence
would not be passed, Counsel Mc
Camant requested that, inasmuch as
the court had seen fit upon its own
motion to delay passing judgment
for one month after the trial, it was
within the power and jurisdiction of
the court to defer judgment pendine
decision of the appeal to the Supreme
Court, but the court did not interpret
the law in that light, and while not
reeling indisposed to grant a certifi
cate of probable cause, as requested.
announced that he was prepared to
pass sentence immediately.
this was tollowed by about 15
seconds of absolute silence, during
which a pin could have been heard to
drop upon the floor of the court room,
while Ross sat apparently indifferent,
and there was not a perceptible
change of color in his countenance as
he listened to the words of the court
in pronouncing a sentence practically
impssible of fulfillment.
District Attorney Manning express
ed sorrow for Ross in his private
capacity and stated that while he had
no desire whatever to see him pun
ished, he was gratified at the thought
of having been successful in "estab
lishing the precedent of public de
nouncement of such practices in
banking methods, which will have a
tendency to induce bank officials to
exercise better care in the future
handling of public and private funds
entrusted to them."
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Wake Up Table No. 1
1A Q Men's Suits, regular ft R fl
. Hid price $12.60 to $16 Mil
Wahe Up Table No. 3
Y w s-
f fun mens Suits, regular 11 no
print paper and wood pulp, it is in
timately connected with the conserva
tion of the forest resources in the
United States as well as its effect
upon the paper manufacturing in
dustry and newspaper publishing.
The committee is not yet prepared
to make recommendation as to the
permanent policy of the United
states m regard to the duty on paper
and wood pulp, except that the com
mittee is firmly of the opinion that
the tariff on news-print paper and on
wood pulp should not be removed
as to paper or pulp coming from any
country or place which prohibits the
exportation of pulp wood or which
levies any export duty on wood pulp
or paper or makes any higher charge
in any way upon wood pulp or wood
intended for exportation to tthe Unit
ed States for that purpose.
"That the evidence taken so far
would seem to indicate that the
temporary suspension or entire re
moval of the present tariff would not
have any great immediate effect and
if the tariff is removed at anv timr
it should be coupled with the right
of free exportation of wood pulp from
the Canadian forests. The removal
of the tariff on print-paper and wood
pulp, if followed by an export duty
on pulp wood coming from Canada,
would probably result in a consider
able increase in the tirire of nrint.
paper and an early drain of the wood-
pulp forests of the United States.
It would seem that the publishers
to be assured. of the low price for
paper should maintain mills in the
United States. Any policy that
would give the Canadian mills a pre
ferential advantage over American
mills on obtaining the raw material
at a low price must inevitably result
Wahe Up Table No. 2
OH Jl Men's Suits regular 4 ft ft ft
CU'foriceSie.SO to$20 CiOV
Pants worth $2.50 and $3;
WAKE-UP price
Pants worth $3.50 and $4;
WAKE-UP price
Pants worth $5 and $Cy
WAKE-UP price
$1.03
$2.68
$3.92
A few Men's Sweaters; avq
WAKE-UP price VOC
Tam O'Shanter Caps; regular price 50c,
65c and 75c; OC
now ; 5DC
All Boys' Wash Suits 30 per cent, off
All Boys' Knee Pants 30 per cent off
15c Sox or Ties now ft
25c Sox or Ties (Rc
50c Sox or Ties '.' 375
18 Metal Hall Racks, with ten h 00
hooks; worth $3.50; now." pl.00
83 Outing Suits
worth from
$12.50 to $17.50
NOW
$7.63
A Few
Blue Serge
Outing Suits
NOW
$9.87
Wahe Up Table No. 4
01 OMen's Suits, regular 1 7 nn
0 I Oprice $22.60 to $25 I I.ul
HATS
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 Hats, M 4 o
WAKK-UP price , $1.18
Latest Shape Hats, 4 zo
WAKE-UP price... 21.03
styTete 25 per ct. Off
Straw Hats, 1 or 2 of a kind J -2 Off
Leather Work Gloves (.4 off
Boys' Fancy Vests 1.1 n
Smoking Jackets -4 Off
Silk Mufflers j.4 qq
SPECIAL PRICE on everything ,
in the store (excent Kr,rv 'j t? '
& W. and Carhartt goods, which are
ttKcuty gooasj.
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ASTORIA'S BIGGEST CLOTHES SHOP
"As to the removal of the tariff on in 1 the dismantling of American mill
and the ultimate dependence of
American publishers upon Canadian
mills.
"Under these conditions Canada
could levy export duties on print
paper that would result in enchanced
prices without the presence of com
petition from American paper manu
facturers. "Your committee proposes during
the summer' vacation to continue its
investigations and expects to be able
to present to the House at the next
session definite recommendations,
based upon complete investigation
thoroughly considered.
"The decreased consumption of
paper consequently upon general
business conditions in the country
means a lessened demand for pulp
wood and we believe a consequent
return to normal prices."
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Large Packing House Destroyed by
Fire Loss About $25,000.
PORTMAND, May 28.-A large
packing plant at Rast Second and
East Stark streets owned by the Na
tional Packing Company was destroy
ed by fire shortly before midnight to
night. Loss about $25,000.
Till- DALLES, Or., May 28.
VVhile in the city yesterday consult
ing attorneys to the possibilities ot
the Wamic Farmers' Telephone Co.
for procuring timber for poles from
the National forest reserve in the
southwestern portion of Wasco
county, Joe Prout, a forest ranker
gave out the information that Hi
j range on his beat on the eastern slope
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED A YOUNG
drive delivery wagon.
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ot tne Cascades is in the best it has
been for years. Mr. Prout said thiiS
uue ro tne exceptionally mild win
ter and the fact that ttn..i.
"urn me summer i.ijt..r
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