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TARIFF IS PROTECTION
Declare a Reduction In th
ducts Would Cheapen Labor
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HAS A STRONG ARGUMENT
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GuTf fTftimoo7 Eb4t4 That Tar
iff Is Nei4 m ProWdoa For tht
lidependent Manufacturer ' Mora
Than For tht Steel' Corporation.
.frojui "i .reduction, of the r'; nprfew
I altered any.dita h ch would Indl-
.hat. rate duty . would, proud
AdWicM Jabot aad the small .inde
pendent' steel companies, '!!.
Gary Argues in Favor of
Government Control "
v irf w Jwr m- chair r " "-
uimea bt.lea sid Corporation, wai Zr ,v" " f"r "r ' ' "
No name cxcrpt that1 of Uda
Richard A, Balliri(fer, of Seattle, for
mer eomminionfcr-general' of the land
oflice, it heard in connection with the
ieertaryhlp of the Interior depart
ment, and It U thought he haa an ex
cellent ihowj'"f ,
The position of aecretary of com
merce 'and tabor wa not mentioned
to any extent but It ii thought oo.
lible that Straua will be continued In
that poit for1 a time at leant-
The aeeretary of the agricultural
department I practically conceded to
RIO SUSPECTS
-wftBf.. befort committee to- V
;.!. ..,.! ,,An,. I Hitchcock
froi
WASHINGTON, Dec Ifr-If yoo
protect our competltora, you will
lava da. attbvp'rotutIok Ind I bl-
Uart tha United Statta Sttel Corpo
ration should make public its aff&irf
nd lubmlt to government control,"
wai remarkable declaration of Judge
Gary at today a bearing.
"Thi la radical" be addei "Bur
remember that I am not speaking
for 'the steel corporation in .naying
tils." .. .
Judge Gary, like Schwab,. gav
much information and submitted at a
aerert crota-examioation. Ilia , tes
timony showed that the tariff is need
ed as protection for Independent man
ufacturers mora than for. the ateel
corporation. He declared a reduc
tion in duty on certain steel pro
ducts would compel the ateel com
panies to reduce, the oost of, labor.
He said tliej competitors Jof the stecf
corporation "needed rotcltion, but
that the corporation could take, care
of Itself., ,
"Suppose this committee were to
wipe out the steel duty ' entirely.
would the United States Steel Com
pany still survive?" inquired Champ
Clark. .( " . -
"I cannot say," re-lied Gary, ."but
I am of tha impression that it we did
we wo.titd.haye a monopoly of the
market in (h,is country. , I don't think
we Muld make a reaionRhie and fair
profit yflari'fws put oniiija osts.v
The most difficult problem present
ing itel( 'toheptouse on ways and
meanscpnunittea In. connection, with
tariff revision is that the determining
an equitable rate" "on "the ' duty "foV
tcel "schedule. The publishing of the
views of Carnegie in regard to thi
ateel industry and tariff, and the tes
timony' of Schwab . and other steel
magnates has no) glvfcrf tb commit
tee sumclent Information as to' tit
actual conditions which would result'
n-n ssc-:g-arr-T
Jill hint Informatlnn wkjrk k
lieve' nccnary to determine proper
ateweleeVNV-
GETfSTROfiG TESnr'O.'iY
appointment
as postmaster-KCneral is
already announced.
' i-Lavi't
BULLET KILLS HIM.
Storekeeper Near Trinldid'CaL, in
EUREkA; Dec, 18.-A 'report from
Trinidail. which reached ' here last
mgni siaung tnai mystery surrounds
tht death of Oscar' Chapman, 'who
under the'dlreciion of ' the 'public"ad-
. . uas uceii running ins
STATE GAINS DECIDED FAVOR enm' ofe in that region. Chap
' f WlFT1MMLrT3h MUM ARn 1 mnnS ftAitu wna"r..n.l" i' J.
; i . YESTERDAY. t
The region is isolated and 'wild: be
ADJOUSNS T UNtiL
MONDAY!
ing 'princfpally 'inhabited by, Indians
and the generally 'accented theory., is
that the storekeeper was murdered,
as 'no reason 'for suicide- can be dis
covered. Chapman, whose borne was
....
' VirJ. tu n v bbt it Is-not thought (that. this. led
" i mm in mum n iti .
uif, vwil it0l
talntHsina and Others Came in
Rapid Succsiaioo.
Hi ac
counts are in perfect shape and he
has made regular reports to the aJ
ntinlstrator. .Last Thanksgiving two
men were mysteriously killed at
ffl.n.l. .... .L.
FLUSHING, Dec, 18.-The trial L.. ...t. s. i. "T
of Thornton J. Italns was adjourned m"-i,siu4-rLiiiU iT-iLl-A J
ton ulit until Mnn.l.w ttrr m At. U . .. r 1 "
T f ' commitiea tnese murders.
which the state developed the' strong- . -
eet testimony so far adduced. - Two CONTRACT AWARDED.
witnesses, Herbert L. Funk and Ar- VICTORIA7B. C.Dec. 18--W. W.
tnur Andrews, eye-witnesses, swore Forrester, .contractor; of .New West
tntre was an intervaJ between th first minster, wai trulav nmrA,A k u.
shot fired by Captain Hains at Annis provincial government - the 'contract
A . . t. .". . . " " "?-'. I .. . ....
ana otners tnai mey carae in tairiy tor constructing the "public improve-
rapm succession. otn declared that ments at Frince Ruoert. The con
Thornton pointed his revolver at I tract price is about $300,000.
those on the float after the firit W I. i .
Of the 0. R. & H. Train
Robbery Last Night,
BIG REWARD OFFERED
Railroad Will Give $15,000 for
Capture of Any of the
4 Highwaymen
MEN H:L0 UNIDENTIFIED
A Search in the Vicinity of the Hold
up Brings to Light . Long Black
Overcoat, Two Bottles of Nitro
Clycerine and Other Articlea.
PflESENT TROUBLE
on. tbU point gave material to the
prosecution's case, but failed to shake
the testimony. Andrews stated that
following the first shot he saw the
defendant pointed a revolver at the
witness's father. '
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED
THINKS VENE2UELA ' AND
FRANCE QUESTION CAN
BE ARBITRATED.
AUGUSTA, Dec. IS. Taft tonieht
announced the appointment. Sena
tor rillianuer t... Knox at secrrtarr
of state; in hkclblnkf Knox has HAS IMP0KTAI.T CONFERENCE
accepted. ' " . t , -, ' .
I While, in Washington ; last, week
Tafttvid aeveral close advisers if he
could filHo his jntire aatisfaction the c, b Apparentiy Dedroua of Ef
DOSItiona or aeeri1r Af ii . .. " . .
positions or fterelary 6f state, sec
retary of the navy, and attdrney-iren
eral, he would not be at all disturbed
by the difficulty of getting suitable
SDnointeei fnr tti rmstn!nn ..,.,! '
tions. lt liai'ncrlltu' ki(r.. tViA .!
9iiui((iun ur wnio man win oe sec-'i
retry of the .treasury.
fee ting a Satisfactory Agreement
Between the . Two Powers Diplo
mats Communicate His Statement
night;rider.case
MAKING PROGRESS
Testimony Covering Details of the Uurderof Cap-
, . tain Ranked are Uncovered
BERLIN, Dec. ia-There is an
evident desire on te part pf Castro
to effect an"arrangenent for the out
standing difficulties! between Vene-
zuclcand France. He authorized
diplomat today to nlake t'heffollowing
statement: 11 believe it would be an
easy thing to bring about a renewal
of the relations between Venezuela
and "France 'by submitting the ques
tion ' to arbitration." Castro had a
lengthy conference with a prominent
representative of the German foreign
office. The" subject of the matter of
the interview is not known. .
UNION CITY, Tenn., Dec. 18.
The state made material progress in
the firs: day's .estimony Jin the night
rider trial,! Jestimony covering de
tails of the murder of Captain Rank-
unkempt, scowling and silent, pay but
little attention r to the ' proceedings.
Only once did they display Interest.
One wtness who had. been sworn in
to the band against this will testify
only in part bri oath that all he re
membered was that the band would
kill hlmjf h revealed anything.
this time the prisoners grinned.
At
Ed
BANQUET FLEET OFFICERS.
COLOMBO, Ceylon,' Dec. IS-The
Powell, another witness, testified that L' ?yln' DeC' 'r
be recognized Garrett Johnson and ? " V T"1"" u"? ' ' '
Rav Ransom . th. ,..,k i.. P,Bnters Association tonight .gave a
T ... inviilUVia TTI1U
PORTLAND, Dec. 18.-The chief
developments today in the O. R. &
N. train near this city last night, is
is the arrest of two suspects in this
City, offering by the'O. R. & N. Co.
of a reward of 11500 for the arrest
of each of the robbers and the dis
covery that at least two of the rob
bers are experienced trainmen, as in
dicated by their familiarity with the
operation of trains and the ready
manner in which they showed one of
the train brakeman how to uncouple
the cars. The men arrested eive the
names of Ervin Winn and Walter
Grlttner. They are 22 and 24 years
old, respectively, and had in their
possession when arrested a revolver
and over a hundred rounds of am
munition, a bottle supposed to con
tain poison, miscellaneous assort
ment of skeleton' keys, a brooch and
a teit Duckle. 5. V. Vanderhof. a
tramp, was arrested last niirht, anj
who claimed to be able to identify the
robbers could not identify the sus
pects as belonging to the hold-up
gang. They are being held under
suspicion.
A search in the vicinity where the
express car was robbed brought to
light a long black overcoat, two. bot
tles of nitro-glycerme, two eunnv
sacks, a black slouch hat, the initials
"J. A. S." stamped on the sweat-
band. The detectives claim they can
identify the owner of the hat
A peculiar feature of the search for
the robbers is the apathy of the
Portland police department. Most of
the work is being done by the detec
tives in the employ of the railroad
and express company and by the sher
iffs office. The police attribute their
inability to the fact that the robbery
occurred outside their territory limits.
NO NEW DISCOVERY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Dr. Alonzo
Ci Tenney says that eucalyptus trees
are a safeguard against annoyance by
niosquitoes when placed near human
habitations. He has suggested in an
address that some of these trees be
planted in the proposed park belt in
CJi'tago. " v
i TOOK, THEIR TIME.
Burglars Leisurely Ransack an Empty
. new york Home.
NEW YORK, ' Dec. 'l8.-A ' case
where a residence was completely
ransacked by leisurely burglars dur
ing the absence of a family in Europe
has just come to the attention of the
police,. Even carpets and furniture
were carted away by the thieves, not
to mention bric a-bric and other mi
nor articles.' Twelve trunks full i.i
rare old laces which had been in tfie
family "four generations were broken
open and looted. The booty obtain
ed all told is valued at $15,000. The
residence in question is that of Miss
Elizabeth B. Estes, in Brooklyn. The
house is situated in one of the most
popular sections of the Thy and is
passed by" several car ' lines. Miss
Estes, who will return the latter part
of this month, has not been advised
of her loss. . '.'
miraiisoiK
1000 PER DAY CAPACITY.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Dec. 18-
The North Fork Logging Company
started its mill' recently - and it is
now turning out 1000 ties a day, most
of which will be shipped to Califor
nia. The mill is located on Lewis
River, at Yale, and adjacent to the
site the company owns 285.000,000
feet of standing timber, most of which
is yellow fir. ' -' '" ' -;
The company has started the build
ing of a seven-mile logging railroad.
and on it will operate an ensrine to
tage the logs to the river, where they
will be rafted and towed to mills in
Portland and other places. A large
crew, which is now startin the con
struction work, will be increased to
200 men, and the road is to be ready
for use by the opening of spring.
MYRIADS OF SINGERS.
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CHICAGO,,, Dec. 18.-Poets are
swamping the Municipal Suffrage
Ctub of Chicago with letters, pack
ages and bundles of verse. The out
break is the result of an offer of Mrs.
L. B. Bishop of $100 for the best
verse setting forth the nature of the
club,, to be sung to old-time tunes.
Up to today there have been received
more than 75Q . compositions.
isooiiEeiii-
CHERED CI BEB
luultiiuiltL
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Eleven arc Dccf Thir
teen Ssrhud IIS
DETAILS ARElViTIIlIELO
CAPTAIN EXONERATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19,-Cap-
tain E. A. Johnson, master of the
ferry steamer Berkeley, which collid
ed with the pier and the company's
Oakland wharf during the heavy fog
a few days ago, one passenger being
killed and several injured, was held
gumiess ot au blame tor the acci
dent by a decision of the steamboat
inspectors handed down today.
banquet in honor of the' officers of
the American fleet.
RESIGNATION IS DENIED,
dragged him from his bed and forc
ed . him to accompany, them to the
Walnut Log Hotel from which
Ranken and Taylor were taken.
lowell testified before the coroner WASHINflTow rw 18-Tt,.
that he failed to recognize the rid- port that Root Is soon to resign from
ers but swore he did so because he the mhinct. nn r . ii...-.i
feared for bis life. knep U anihor!tti.i.. .,;-i
MANY SEAGULLS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-rFo!lowin
a fishing boat on board of which hun
dreds t? fish were being cleaned, a
flock of gulls estimated at 5000 birds
clouded the sky off the Battery late
yesterday. The gulls struggled and
fought in the water for choice mor
sels of food until the bay had the ap
pearance of being covered with weird
animated whitecaps. Fishermen and
landsmen alike paused to watch the
spectacle and old-timers said the
flock was the largest ever seen in the
harbor.
YOUTH KILLED
018 HATCH
1.1 A
JAMES CURRAN, AGED 18, DIES
FROM A BLOW BY BENJA
MIN BARNET, AGED 17.
BEING HELD FOR KILLING
Fatal Result of Boxing Bout Be
tween Two Boys at tha Broadway
Athletic Club at Philadelphia
Seconds Also Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 1&-Jas.
Curran, aged 18,.was killed in a box
ing bout with Benjamin Barnet, aged
17, at the Broadway Athletic Club to
night. Barnet was arrested with
Bert D. Race and John Haggerty,
seconds for Curran. Barnet's sec
onds escaped.
SAD LITTLE STORY.
How a Chicago Baby Spent
Christmas Presents.
Her
CHICAGO, Dec. 18. -For weeks
little Margaret O'Leary, aged 41
years had been saving her pennies t
buy her father a . Christmas present.
She had denied herself candy and
even visits to a S-cent theatre. She
has presented the long-dreamed of
Christmas gift, but in a manner not
dreamed of. It is a wreath of flowers
and is placed on a casket.
The wreath encircles letters formed
out of blossoms, which spells these
words: "Papa's last Christmas pres
ent.1 Her father met death at a rail
road crossing.
WICENT FLORCZIK AND WIFE
, FOUND DEAD AT THEIR
'. ' HOME. ' ' " '
HANS BROTHER. SUSPECTED
Alexander Florczik, a Brother of the
Murdered . Man, ia Being Held
Pending Investigation Bodies Are
Horribly Dealt With. "
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec 18.
VYicent tlorczik, -a Polish morocco
worker, and his wife, were butchered
by an unknown, assassin, in .their
home today. The lifeless bodies were
found in separate beds by Alexander
Florczik, aged 18, a brother to the
murdered man and a lodger in the
house who ,is detained pending an
investigation. Alexander told the
police that when he went home last
night he was unable to obtain adnu't
ance. He returned to the house this
morning and was shocked at finding
the bodies. .An infant was in a crib
between the beds occupied by ,the
parents. The victims were hacked in
the face with a hatchet. It is thoueht
to be revenge on the part of the un
known criminal.
TAFT TO WATCH PANAMA
AUGUSTA, Dec. 18. Discussina
the forthcoming visit to Panama. Taft
today made it plain that his purpose
to keep himself posted throughout
his administration regarding the en
gineering features of the work on the
Isthmus as well as the administration
features. It is his intention to visit
Panama each year during "his term.
Victims' are Ken'cf tha Id's I.i-
fantry ResuHIng Frcni Cd
- - umtic fold . . .
OFFICIALS ' INVESTIGATING
Beverage Known as "Vino" a Nh
Drink Served at it Kanila Etsort
Near the Camp on December ljj
is Fatal to Soldiers.'
MANILA, Dec 18-EIeven deaths'
13 seriously ill at Keithley Car p,
Mindanao Island, as a result of the
men of the 18th infantry dririkL y
calumbric add, a vegetable compound
extract from the calumba root. Of
ficial investigation is ia progress but
no details are given oat. Details cf
the wholesale poisouing were not re
ceived here and the names of the
dead and seriously ill are withhe! I
until the official report is cabled to
Washington. Beverage was served as
ino," a native drink, at a resort
camp near the camp December 15th.
The last death occurred yesterday.
KNOX IN CABINET.
Senator is to be Made Taft'a Secre
tary of State.
1 WANT MORE MONEY. .
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. -The
request for the urgency deficiency
appropriation of $5,454,600 to carry
on the canal at the present rate re
ceived by the house today from the
secretary of war.
CHICAGO, Dec 18.-The Tribune
today prints the following special
news article under a Washington .
date: '' ,
Philander C Knox, now servinsr as
United States senator from Pennsyl
vania, will be secretary of state in
Mr. Taft's cabinet. The direct re
quest has been made by Mr. Taft and
Senator Knox lias consented to servs.
.His consent was given with some
reluctance, as he practically had
chosen the national legislature as tha
field where his abilities could be util
ized to much better advantage than
in, tne executive department of the
government. '.
( It is realized by those who are ac
quainted with the circumstances in
the matter, that Mr. Knox in agree
ing to take the foreign affairs fort
folio, is making a great sacrifice of
his personal inclination. He feels,
however, that if Mr. Taft believes
him to-be the right manfor this hiyj
and important office, it is his dutv to
comply with Mr. Taft'9 desire. - .
WILBUR WRIGHT
GETS NEW, RECOP.
'j
American Aeroplanist Attains Height of 360
Winning Sarthe, Aero Prize
PARIS. Dec 18. Tn atWIitinn tn
establishing a new record for ""heavier
than air machine remaining in the al
one hour, 53 minutes and 59 seconds,
Wilbur Wright, the American aero
planist achieved another record late
today attaining a height of 360 feet in
a strong wind winning the Sarthe
Club's prize for height. During the
flight at a height ;eo feet a strong
gust gave the machine an alarming
SEATTLE, Dec. 1S-C,? i
Combs, a veteran of tl.e f
Donelson Indian wars, t'
home in Ballard '.' .. , t
backward set but Wright soon right-1 IIe leaves a widow and sV
ed the craft and continued his upward
flight, circling the field' again and
again- .The Aero Club tonight gave a
banquet in Wright's honor.
" OLD VETERAN SUCCU"- ;