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THE OREGON ' DAILY t JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, : WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5 1910. , HUMPHREY SAYS nnm nnnninw In 7 ; nmiupAHATinM v UI1LI 0HLVHIIUI1 : Alleges Nation at Mercy trtFor '" ' eign Powers ; and; Posses sions in "Far East Canno Be Defended, A . J irt.ltaa Preaa I.aa4 Wh.) " Waahlnaton. Jart. 6.-The tamlnUtra- tlon hlp subsidy bill, known .also th "merchant marine learue" bill, was Introduced In the house of reptesenta - tlves at noon yesterday by Conrressman Humphrey, RepuDiican, 01 "'- . Em i- haaarf on the bill Introduced '-i Ti.n....ntitin HuanDhrer at . the special session of thla conrress, but la ' the result of a compromlee between several factlone whloh favored the sub sldy Idea, but heretofore . have been at " cross purposes. . The measure baa re tA tha indorsement of President ; win b mished to debate as ' soon aa administration leadera in the housecan bring" .t up. 1 "; While there la considerable opposition to any sort of ship suosiay .ieBii". tm outlook tnis year m uujur .... K.n for vtiri. ind the propo nents of the subsidy have re",vd a ; make their stand on the Humpnrey Sill's Malm Prorisions, r,. Mil introduced today Is three ' i, in.r.. tha mail Day to liu. - . i..i.n ahlna on routes to Boutn ..i. a nut rn.ili the Philippines, r.Mm and Japan, where the voyage la more than 4000 miles, to $4 a mile for the outward voyage. It Increases the tonnage tax on ves ! anaraa-cd In oceanlo trade, witn that American ships that em ploy American seamen can have their tonnage taxes reoaieo. ua ahlna are orovlded for, in mat 'foreign built ships can be admitted to 'American registry ror tne ioreigu only. Auxiliary Ornisers. mv. .win. h.t ara to receive the h..ru nt tha subsidy must be con st rue ted of Iron or steel In accordance with speclflcatlona made by the ecr'' tary of the navy, so that. they can be converted Into cruisers in war umo, must employ American apprentices and 60 per cent of the crew must be Amer- ,Ct""i. further nrovlded that no ship owned or controlled by any railroad company shall be entitled to the sub sidy. . mM Precedent for tn Bubsta. " BxBlalnlna his bill. Congressman u-..h. tnrfav said: 'It la an Interesting fact that -the " existence of the law of 1891, which aids American shipping by mall contracts. Is who are busily en- raa-ed In denouncing the principle of rh.n la hnt on American vessel nrared exclusively In the foreign trade but that is running under the pro visions of this law. Eighteen years ot i experience have demonstrated that tnis ill nnt aor-ure vesnels to run on C .. inr.o. vnvRsn to South America vim iviib - j ' - i .i.,nn th Pacific "All of the vessels under this bill must be built with a view to their use In time of war. They must be con structed upon plans approved by tno secretary of the navy. They must oe constructed o that they can carry four or more effective cannon of not l.ax than six Inches caliber. They mast be at all times at the demand of the government. They must carry American boys and,tealn them In seamanship and must uirW officered by American clt- 4 lzens. . Hot Open to Existing- lines. "Tt mla-ht be well to add for those ' who have been declaring that the pro posed legislation was to Deneru exist ing lines, that not a ship now running .n take, advantage of the provisions of ,!. Mil Netthor need any of the watch dogs' of the treasury exercise their lungs, for there Is no danger of national bankruptcy. It la specifically provided that the amount that can be . . - ho1 WAt AY- expended in wiy uuo j" - -- nA tha estimated revenue' from the foreign mall service for that year. Torelgrn Ships Jfay tie Tax. t5ur tonnage taxes are among the varr loweat of the nations of the world. It la proposed to increase the tonnage 'taxes only on vessels In the transoceanlo traria. In this trade there are but few American vessels. Last year the" dues paid In thla trade by American vessels amounted to less than 4 per cent of the total. American vessels, by carry- . Ing American boys, one for each 1000 ;tona of the vessel, can nave rebated 80 of their tonnage dues, which ' will considerably reduce them below the present rate. If this section is adopted, It will bring into the national treasury ' about $1,000,000 a year, and every dol lar of this amount win do p.a v eign ships. ' ' Balance Affainst mated States Vow. "" "Porela-n ships are now carrying 5 per cent of our commerce. They are re ceiving $200,000,000 a year from the 'American people for this service. For these - foreign ships very largely we maintain our lighthouses and other aids "i to navigation. For them we improve ur rivers and harbors at an expense of '$60,000,000 a year. We pay German ships as subsidy for carrying the malls more than two and one half times as ' much as thev nay us in tonnage dues. i We pay, Japan a subsidy for carrying the malls rour times as great wo amount of tonnage taxes tbelr vessels pay us. i "Not a single American vessel would sbe displaced or have Increased com petition, so no one operating American vessels can possibly be lnjured. ' "lreyingr a Our Commerce." . "If the American people knew the 1 facta, there would be no opposition to i this legislation. The American mer chant pays twloe as much freight for vthe same service as does his Kuropean : competitor, fin both oceans, foreign 5: shipping . companies have been formed and are preying on our commerce. On Uhe Atlantic within the last three yars these combines have raised freight rates between here and Europe more than $0 per cent. There has been a much, greater increase at times between here, and South America. On the Pacific these combines at one time Increased freight iratea more than .600- per cent . A. few -days ago a vessel .came Into Seattle .'harbor from Europe. She broufht ' cargo' for $1.26 a ton. She refused to ' While It is often Impossible to pre vent an accident, It is never Impossible - to be prepared It Is not beyond any " one's purse. Invest 26 cents .In bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and you are prepared for sprains, bruises and like , Injuries, v ..' x take a return cargo over the same course for Jess than $.0 a ton. - She dare not take it for less than this for fear of the heavy- fine that would be assessed by the trust to which she belongs, so she sailed away In ballast. : . , -"When the Panama canal is com pleted it will be used almost exclusively, by foreign ships. , w win et the rlory ana foreign ships the oommeroe. . , . V ': A Helpless wary Pictured.' ' "But look at the other side of the picture. It U more humiliating still. We have no transports for our army and no auxiliaries for fur navy. A short time ago it was necessary to send our soldiers to Cuba. They were com' pelted to co in foreign ships. We have a .naval station on the Island of Samoa, In tha paclflo ocean. We have not been able to communicate with it in the last three years, except by foreign ships. We send not only our malls, our ammuni tion and our supplies but our soldiers to the Philippines, in Japanese vessels. We have, naval vessels-today that we cannot furnish with crews. "We have no ships to train, and make Bailors.:.'. Our pattlaahlp fleat, to make its trip around the world, was com pelled to, employ foreign ships to carry the coaL ' Oar entire fleet was complete ly at the mercy of these foreign ships every mile of the way. At the first hostile sli of these vessels would have left our battleships where they were and then these great- engines of war that cost so much, oould not have continued their journey, nor could they have re turned home. ' ' "Last year we paid $120,000,000 for the navy,- and to what purpose T Our battleship. fleet Is on the Atlantic. If we had ar on 1 the Pacif lo tomorrow, this fleet - would , be as helpless and as wprthless In. such a contest as if It possessed no guns or ammunition and had no way to secure them. It oould not possibly go to the Pacific, for there Is no way to supply It with coal What Is the use of spending millions in time Of peace for a nay that Is useless in time of wart 800 Transports ITeedea. "I think this Is today the most ur gent question before the American peo ple. In case of war, 260 vessels would be needed for transports for the use of the navy. There are not 25 under the flag for thla service. All events of the present Indicate that our next contest will be on the Pacific. I have frequently said, and I now say, that I do expect war with Japan. A moment's study of conditions on that ocean might cause an explanation of some things to permeate the understanding ot some of these who have talked loudest and know the least about this situation. Ja,pan has 2(0 vessels fit to carry her troops; tne united States has perhaps 10. Japan could carry 200,000 soldiers at this time; the United States not more than 10,000. Japan has more than half a million trained soldiers; the . United States has less than 1000, to furnish crews for naval vessels. . Japan has built 60 vessels suitable for transport purposes! the United . States not one. Japan oould puts 100,000 men into Hawaii and 260,000 into the Philippines In leas than $0 days; the United States could not put 60.000 into the Philippines in the next two years, eveq in the time of peace, if we are compelled to employ American ships, as would be the case in time of war. Japan could reach the Paclflo coast of this country at least two months quloker , than our battle ship fleet could ret Away from the At lantic to the Pacific, even if our fleet were fully supported with the , best of outers and auxiliaries. ' ' , Japan's Muff Worked. "As it la today, our float could not e considered at all In a contest with Japan. An American cltlsen is not per ml t ted to attend Japanese schools. lie Is not permitted to reside, except in oertaln quarters assigned for that pur pose. . A abort time ago these privileges ware peremptorily-demanded by-Japan for her citizens in this country. This demand, amounting practically to an ultimatum, was promptly granted. Why? I am not divulging any state secrets in grlving these facts. All' the rest of the world knows our condition. We are de ceiving no one but ourselves." ' - GROWERS TO CONTROL PRODUCTION OF WOOL Orden. Utah. Jan. I. One of the most Important features of the" annual con vention of the National Woolgrowera' association, which will get down to work In earnest here tomorrow, will be the report on the progress made In the gigantic warehouse scheme launched by the association more than a year ago. The report will show gratifying success, millions of pounds or wool having- been stored In the big ware house constructed in Chicago by the association. .The object of the storage system is to enable the woolgrowers to hold their product for better prices, thds placing them In absolute control of the production. The plan has worked out so successfully that the present convention will consider a proposal for the erection of a second warehouse in Omaha or some point farther west Notarial Commissions. (Salem Bureau of Tb Journal.) Salem, Or., Jan. 6. Notarial commis sions have been Issued to Marcus W. Robblns, Grants Pass; Fred W. Drager, Scotts Mills; James H. Black. F. M. Thompson and Sidney S. Johnson, Port land, and E. J. McAlear, Forest Grove. Journal want ads bring results. fJO DOUBT THAT GUNNESS BUN D TO DEATH Ray Lamphere's Confessor, Dr. Schell, Holds Confession Sa cred, but Virtually Admits . Mrs. Gunness Perished Pnttf ft Uwl Wire.) r " Chicago, Jan 6. Notwithstanding the fact that Ray Lamphere. custodian of all the horrid secrets of the Belle Oun ness murder farm at La Porte, Indiana, la dead. Rev. Edwin A. Sohell. president of Iowa Wesleyan university, refuses to divulge the confession Lamphere Is re ported to have nyde to him In Jail at La Porte soon after Lamphere's arrest following the fire that destroyed the Gunness house, and In which the mur deress perished. Rev. Mr. 8chell declares he must keep sacred the story of the man who Is sup posed to have been responsible for the death of Mrs. Gunnees. However, President Schell s statement that he did not think there waa any doubt that Mrs. Gunness was burned to death when her La Porte residence was destroyed, apparently sets at rest the stories that she is still alive. Further publicity would bring more sorrow into the Lamphere home at La Porte. Pr. Schell said, and that, too, was a reason for keeping to himself the true tale of the Gunness mystery. He was asked: "Have not the brother and sister of Jennie Olson a, right to know whether the penalty has been paid for the mur-i der? Have not the sons of Ole Budse- urg a right to know wnether the wo- ( man who killed their father is sun at larger' Dr. Schell replied: "I did not know there was anydoubt that It was Mm. Gunness who per-, Ished In the fire Which burned her Tesl-1 dence at La Porte." The oil well near Pallas has now at-1 talned a depth of abput 600 feet, and indications Improve every day, says : the Itemlzer. ' -a THE 8TBANGEB A WITHIN OUE GATES 3. W. Stone, Waco, Texas Probably the late W. C. Brann of Waco has more" imitators than any literary man In the country: There are today 20 or 20 pub lications whose only claim for distinc tion Is that they are weak Imitations of Brann's loonoolast Also, it might be said in passing that there never was a man with so complete a mastery of English as W. C Brann. He was a won derful man. R. W. Hempstead, Malad, Idaho I be lieve' I am the original hardluck Jay. Last year I owned $0,000 head of sheep, but In a controversy with some cattle men over the range question I lost about 6000 head. They were slaughtered by unknown but suspected parties. Now 1 learn that tha sever storm that lately visited southern Idaho killed nearly all of the remaining band. R. W. Strothers, De Beque. Colo That there Is oil In Immense quantities underlying the county In the vicinity of De Beque and Parachute, Colo.. Is the belief of the Standard Oil company, which Is Installing massive machinery and will soon go to a depth sufficient to strike the flow of oil. There was considerable oil excitement at De Be.que a few years ago, but the boring waa not of sufficient depth, so no satisfactory results were obtained. Something good Is expected now, however. Skater Breaks Nose. (Special Dtopateb to Tha Juurnil.l Halaey, Or.. Jan. 6. Irvln Oardnrr was skating on the ice near here yes-, terday and fell and broke his noee. 1 Established 1847. TO n -n -rt M m - 1 I ' I 1 Mil a t jwt taBM eBa aa B-Ba ttsaaaam. .aBaaBBh - W' k Pal as la tb Back -Alkock't Piasters have no equal. Strengthen Weak Backs as nothing eUe can. Pains la th Sid Allcock's Plasters relieve promptl and at the same time strengthen side and restore energy. Allcock's Plasters can always be distinguished by their fine balsam odor; this comes from the Frank incense, which has remarkable curative qualities. - When you need a Pill take a BrandretKs Pill for CONSTIPATION, (BILIOUSNISS, MI AO ACM t, DIZZINf S, INDIOIBTION, Kto. Pure Vfabl Yon Can't Afford to Miss This Great Piano Event Thirty-six more go yesterday If you want choice In Ellers Great Warehouse Sale and Advertising Test, you must act quicKly This city has never seen such piano selling as has been going on at "Ellers Piano House the past two days, Forty-seven the first day and thirty-six more yesterday. This is the greatest rec ord known in the trade. In our eagerness to find homes for these . pianos, we've lost all sight of immediate profit. But it's' a sure j shot we're going to add four hundred more- loyal and enthusiastic j patrons to this house. We're facing a hard situation. The burn-j ing question is to find homes for the pianos now on hand. j The whole thing has been caused by unfortunate weather con- . ditions delaying our new warehouse and factory. The immense; wholesale shipments intended therefor are here. The railroads! are clamoring for us to unload their cars. This isn't 'enough to contend with so pianos intended for Xmas trade and delayed on account of Eastern railroad strikes now come rolling along. In the past we have presented many money-saving opportunities, but never before have circumstances, over which we had absolutely no control, necessitated such drastic action- We state, and most emphatically, too, that prices have never been as low and terms of ownership so easy as in this Warehouse Sale. Bear in mind that we guarantee quality and we guarantee e e . ai . price. Dear in mind tnat you need make no cash payment other than the advertising test certificate shown below. This extraor dinary offer is made so that we canlearn definitely once-and for all which is the best advertising medium, thereby saving thou sands of dollars in placing our new advertising contracts. We can't begin to tell you one-half in this limited space come, see and judge for yourself. Cut THIS Out -Worth $30.00 $215 ! Pianos Now filL $148 LJi l ' ir $300 Pianos fTiJUL $198 if $450 ;jLj . Pianos 10 Now jTlk $298 GOOD FOR As first payment on a Piano at Warehouse Sale Prices if presented on or before January 10, 1910. EH.XBS FTaJTO KOUSZ, Journal. 353 Washington Street. In 1 1 i m this Advertising- Test certificate with you select any piano k. We will accept this certificate as first payment on the piano. You Brln our stoc! make your next payment one month later. Other. Pianos - a Corresponding Redactions 02.00 FOR $1.00 Should you deslr to pay any), cash. In addition to this certificate, we will five you a receipt for $2 for every dollar you pay up to $30. EXAMPLE: Vrasent this Certificate and ret a reoelpt for ............. ....$30.06) Present this Certificate and pay 95 in cash and ret a reoeipt for 940.00 Present this Certificate and pay 910 in easb and ret reoelpt for 950.00 Present thla Certificate and pay 915 In oash and ret receipt for.., 880.00 , Present thla Certificate and pay 990 in easb and ret a reoelpt for 970.00 Present this Certificate and pay 925 in cash and ret a reoelpt for 980.0O Present this Certificate and pay $30 in cash and gat a receipt for $90.00 Remember, money back if piano is not found exactly as rep resented in every respect. Remember, too, terms as low as $2, $1.50, yes, even $1.25 weekly can now be made. You must act quickly the pianos are here, the reductions are genuine, and there are hundreds of homes anxious to get one at these extraordinarily low prices and these ridiculously easy terms. Store open day and night until this sale closes. . . 333 Washington Street Corner of Park Street January Dresser Bargains Including values so rare, we hesitate to list them for fear that they would seem incredible. Dressers of the highest standard of quality priced fully 25 per cent underlie usual clearance sale prices, WITH AN EXTRA 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH. Circassian Walnut and Mahogany Dress ers in colonial designs, at such bargains we withhold the prices until you see them. Come early. A few of the average values follow: PRINCESS DRESSERS Birdseye Maple, 32-inch long French plate, beveled oval mirror, three drawers, full swell front, beautifully djl 1 Af finished and hand polished, exquisite design; dis. cash price. D 1 UTV DRESSER like cut, only having a very large, beautifully shaped mir ror instead of an oval one. Hand polished, full birdseye maple or quar-' ter-sawed golden" oak, double swell front, 7 drawers, including the secret jewelry drawer,'" so perfectly made that the drawers open easily .by one handle. The mir ror is a beveled French- . plate of the highest quality, 32 by 26. inches. Others ask from $45 to $50 for such a Dresser; our price (J . only .4OU Extra 20 per centdj A cash discount . . .OaWTT PRINCESS DRESSER to match the one above described, in birdseye maple or quarter-sawed, oak, 36 - inch beveled French A .tJ)-V v : .:'..,:..i-. .v.-;.j..-' mirror Extra 20 per cent cash count . . ... $21.60 $20.40 DRESSER Birdseye maple or quarter-sawed oak, seven drawer, 28 by 22 inches, oval French-plate beveled mirror, swell front, elegantly fin ished and highly pol- (PC CA ished 947-WU.UV With 20 per cent cash discount PRINCESS DRESSERS to match the above, seven-draw- CM Q A A er, 32-inch mirror .... .Z) 1 iUU With 20 per cent cash dj C discount . 94) 1 OmJLXJ DRESSERS Quarter-sawed oak or birdseye maple, seven-drawer, top So many splendid bargains throughout the store we cannot begin id describe them. Come early. Buy now. . -, . Credit CoofiidLeotial Our Credit Customers Are Never Known Outside Our Own OIHcc drawers serpentine shape, hand-polished, with 28 hy 22-inch oval French plate beveled mir- C7'7'A0' ror f4wawvvr With 20 per cent cash discount DRESSER Birdseye maple or quarter-sawed oak, four-drawer, top draw-, ers serpentine shape, hand-polished, with 28 by 22-inch plate beveled mir ror With 20 per cent cash discount Others as low as $10.50 discounted to $17.60 oval French- $20.00 $16.00 $8.40 Branch Stores: St. Johns, Or. Vancouver Wash: met. Holism afin-7fl last MoppisoN St. 1 ie Mainf," Store ' 360-370 East Morrison si Street. ,