THE OREGON DILY JOURNAU PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. -NOVEMBER ' 27. 1908.
STAEiDPATTERS
PLAY IB FARCE
Head of Manufacturers' As-
sociation Roasts the Ways
and Means "Hearings."
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SHOW WAR FEAR
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"Pulse of Eastern Europe"
Sinks Despite Official
Assurances.
: .r?n!t! Pi-mi Leased Wire.)
St Louis, Mo., Nov; S7. criticism
of the methods of the tariff Investiga
tors on the -congressional ways and
musi rnmmltte was issued yesterday
by James W. Van Cleave, president of
: the National Association or wanuiac
turers. The statement, pointing out tn
- failings of the congressional Inquisitors
. , several buoih5 b -
pelves with these hearings. K J am told
f factories In th country received
notice to appear oeiore viw uwuiimica
in most casea tha notice they received
carefully prepared atatementt. aithouRh
mining briefs ata time rior to
December. The hearings, which will
close on December 4, will have covered
only about three weeks. In the -aggre-
'JT T tnAas saw AAnflltantfl fit. hlfl af
able to make in; readjustment of the
; tariff sehedules which w"i d
factory to tne coumry mm man mm
he baa provided tot scientific aid from
belief by the facti that he knows that
Germany, as a preliminary to lta latest
tariff revision, created a Committee of
Investigation tflb the subject, many of
mcra visiting -every ; cvunn uu-
" gion ' ; : " -" " , .
'Germany wasv applying; business prin
ciples to what is preeminently, busi
ness subject. The men. who are . run
ning the big corporation called the Unlt-
the universe will not suspend them-
Skives xul Llivir KiatuivwiiuiK - t
SPElLEFFllS
FOR llffl YARDS
Hirers and Harbors and Sub
treasury Are Also on
Hayes' List.
! (Coltad Press Leased Wfc-e.I
Ban Jose. Cal., Nov. 87. -"I shall re
turn to Washington determined to do
all in my tower, in cooperation with
sny colleagues from the coast states, to
secure :. attention to the growing- de
; tnands of this section."
Congressman - K. A..Hayes, represent
ative from the Fifth congressional dis
trict, made this statement today on
the eve of his departure for the capi
tal. Concerning the coming legislative
cession he had the following to say:
"Many measures of vital importance
to the entire coast will come up when
congress again convenes. Our navy
, yards are one question wmcn conenrnn
us deeply. The whole country is aware
of the necessity of Improving the navy
yards on this coast and getting them In
, shape to handle a battleship fleet.
A 4 uaM TkUnil Ik. navv MAnftrt-
ment has announced an appropriation
- of 11,700,000 for improvements there,
and of course we will make an effort
to secure that amount of money for
California! .
"As to -Bremerton navy yard, I am
prepared to cooperate with the mem
bers from Washington to secure any
appropriations that may be needed to
bring It as well as Mare Island to a
condition where it can take care of Its
share of a fleet that may be sent to
the Pacific either In war or peace.
"We alsw Intend to secure an appro
priation, whenever the next public
building bill is framed and passed, for
a new subtreasury building In San
Yanclsco, the site having been pro
vided for at the last session.
"Whatever the executive department
recommends to continue the fortifica
tion and improvement of Pearl Har
bor we shall strive to get ana x nave
no doubt we will be successful.
"We hope to get a large appropria
tion for the Improvement of the Sacra
mento river whenever the-next rivers
and harbors bill, passes the house. I
shall cooperate with the members from
Oregon ' ' and Washington to secure
necessary appropriation for the dredg
ing of the mouth of the Columbia."
TKACTIOtf MAGNATE
EMULATES BURBANK
(United Treaa Leow-fl Wlr.
New York Nov. 27. Henry E. Huntington,-
the multi-millionaire who con
trols the traction system of Los Angeles
and southern California, announced to
day bis purpose to retire from active
business in February, 1910. at which
Mme lie will have attained his sixtieth
year..- He proposes to spend tne last
years 6T his life on his beautiful coun
try place near IjOS Angeles, experiment
ing in horticulture in the hope of dla
rnvurtnr new fruits which can be suc
cessfully grown In the southern part of
the state;'
Huntington has been a busy man for
42 years, ever since he was 17 years of
BCe. He has built up a ereat system of
electric roads in Southern California,
and is a millionaire many times over.
He says his lone years of toil should
end, and when 1910 comes, he says, his
retirement will bp genuine. He be
lieves lie Is entitled to "some rest and
playtime."'
. Huntington has perfect confidence
that the men Whom he has been train
ing to succeed him will ,be able to carry
on his work competently.
DISTEICT FORESTERS
TO BELIEVE WORK
ffcpwinl Dltpatnh to Tbe Jonrntl.)
- North Taklma. Wash., Nov. 27. The
appointment of district foresters to re
lieve the work of the national forester
at Washington has Just been announced
to the United States land office in this
city. The district forester for this dis
trict, which includes the national for
ests of Oregon. Washington and Alaska,
will have his headquarters at Portland.
Hereafter, any person having busi
ness which has heretofore been trans
acted direct with Washington will take
the matter' up with the district forester
at Portland. ; Local , business will be
transacted- with the supervisor of the
local forest, This change Is 'important
in that It will expedite business, and
the long delays that have been experi
enced will be dona away with to a larse
extent. There are 22 national forests
in the Sixth district, which is the dis
trict under consideration.
(United Freu Leased Wire.!
London, Nov. 27.- War in the Balkan
provinces is near, according to those
familiar with conditions In the near
east, and the newspapers are comment
lng on the situation. The failure of
negotiations between Russia and Aus
trla is regarded as a certain Indication
of a conflict, and it is believed that
Kussla seea in Austria s stand a deter
mlnatlon on the part of the Austro-
tiungarians to attacK the Slavs.
Turkey, Servla and . Montenegro are
believed In diplomatic circles to have
closed a defensive pact. How far Rus
sia is interested in the move is not
known, but there have been persistent
rumors mat tne great tsiav nation nas
promised the confederated Balkan Btates
every support possible short of acts that
might involve the czar in war with
Frans. Josef. The Viennese bourse, the
ELIJAH'S SON OFFERS
r TO BUY ZION CITY
' (United Presa Laaivd 'Wlr;)
- Chicago, Nov. 27. Overseer Vollva,
mieeessor of "Elijah" Dowie, announced
todav that he would offer the federal
rcet'er $5,600,000 for the Z! on City
prujwrty to keep it out of "worldly
Stand." Posters are conspicuously
j-)-u-fi in all parts of Zlon asking con
tributions to the fund. ' ' i
Hank President Chosen. ;
Kansas City, Nov. 27. Dn!d T. Baals,
pm.Mhi.-nt -of the T'nlbn National " bank
I rpn.i To ithe consolidation with the
N.itmnitt Hank of Commerce, wns elected
I i. m hut of the consolidated institution
tj U - -. . - , (
pulse of eastern Europe, in showing the
signs oi war oy tne dropping or stocK
values, Many of thf prices are -below
the level reached during the oanlc that
followed the announcement of the seri
ous Illness of Emreror Frans Josef.
Contradictory rumors are circulating
at Vienna regarding- the attitude of
Hussia ana the possibility or Turkey
being able to check the boycott of Aus
trian goods mat nas renuitea zrom tne
agitations of the young Turks.
Four newspapers have been sup
pressd and their plants confiscated for
?rlnting news of the movements of Aus
rlan troops. Tha stock exchange lias
been notified- by the government that
there is no serious trouble; that upon
the outbreak of hostilities the bourse
will be notified. This assurance, how
ever, has failed to restore confidence
and the prices are falling steadily.
F
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nLBAfir COLLEGE
Portland People Will Be
Asked to Help Swell
Endowment.
MONEY
(Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.
Albany, Or., Nov. 27. President Harry
Means Crooks ef Albany college Is again
In search of endowment money for Al
bany. Ha has just closed a successful
campaign in Linn county, $10,000 being
raised.
While, In Portland President Crooks
had an Interview with Dr. IS. P. Pear
sons, the Chicago philanthropist, who
has given about- 14.000,000 to different
Christian colleges in America. Dr. Pear
sons will not nntning neiore juiy i,
109, when 12 colleges already on his
list must raise certain sums before re
ceiving his personal gifts, which run
from 11,000 to 25.000.
Friday arternoon or Portland s
business men will meet to perfect plans
for the Portland canvass to raise that
oity's share of the fund. The meeting
win ne neia in tne commercial ciuo
rooms.
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SOL GARDE, Proprietor
69-71 Third St., Bet Oak and Pine, Adjoining United States National Bank
General Dodge had offered him his
"horse, stdearms unji an escort to the.
Federal lines" if he would tell who tire
traitor was from whom he obtairfed
the papers found on him when captur
The last session or tne xennes
ineisiature made sn acDronr a tion fwr
a statue of Davis, to be erected on
Lapltol hill in this city. The statue
is of bronze and of heroic proportions
and was modeled by Georgo Julian Zol
nay, the well known sculptor,
CALIFORNIA HUNTER
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Tin
(Special Dispatch to Tha Jonrnal.)
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 27. Interest
ing exercises were held today in observ
ance of the forty-fifth anniversary of
the execution of Sam Davis, the noted
Confederate scout, who was captured in
the Federal lines at puiaski, Tenn..
November, 22, 186S. with papers giving
the neld positions or tne r eaerai
troops, and hanged as a spy five days
later by order of General Dodge.
''Had I a thousand lives, I would lose
them all before I would betray my
friends," were the words spoken by
Davis as ha sat on the edge of his cof
fin, condemned to be executed, after
(United Preia Lenwd Wb.)
Eureka, Cal., Nov. 27. Details of the
mysterious shooting of Bert Porter,
blacksmith, Of McKinleyville. have been
received here. The circumstances will
lead to a rigid Investigation by the
county officials. Porter was duckhunt
Ing In a lagoon a mile from his home.
A party comprising William Pardon,
Waiter Llscom and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Rogers of Areata, who were row
ing near by, saw him sitting on the bank
with a shotgun in his hand. There was
re-port of a gun and they saw Porter
topple over. When they reached him he
wan dead, but his own weapon had not
been discharged.
A small bullet hole was discovered on
the rlght side of his head. The ball had
passed through the brain, and emerged
at the forehead. Duckhunters searched
the woods in all directions, but no one
carrying a rifle was found.
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