THE OREGON ' DAiLY JOURNAL?, PORTLAND. TUESDAY-EVENING,' AUGUST' 13, ,1013 ' '
SEHATOR ASSERTS
A SIN IN
S.P.
; EAST AS IN WEST
Chamberlain Speaks Before
.Upper House for Free Tolls
- for American Ships and for
Ollaqe Against Railroads.
' ' 'a :, (Wsihloston Boria nt Tb Jmimtl.)
Wsshlnffton, Aug. 13. 8enstor Cham
borlaln, after trying for Boms days, sue
;,i tseded In gsttlns; tha floor of th sen
atf to apeak on the , regulation of the
, ratea through tha Panama canal, and
: the management of the ca,nal tone. Tha
kanator aaid that ha was unequivocally
; In favor of tha houaa bill. His apeech
' Iraa listened to with deep Internal by
" i everyone, and there were few lnterrup-
' The eenator discussed the bill from
. ,, three atandpolnta. First, he Bald, he
' ' We moved to inalat on the right of thla
. fcountry under either the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty er under the Hay-Puncefote
;r treaty, to dlacrlmtnate In favor of
American shipping engaged In the
! feoMtwlae trade, and he contended that
' We could. If we wlahed to do so, dls-
: crtmlnate In favor of Araertoan shlp
rr r'npr engaged In foreign trade, and
without thereby violating the terma of
; either treaty.
rKJvrij Bpeake for Free Tolta.
, t Beoond, Senator Chamberlain Insisted
--r that American ooaatwlae traffic ought
-iiJft.J)il yen. free tolls. He discussed
generally the effect of free tolls on
' ' transcontinental and other rail ratea,
. Insisting that whatever might be the
: reduction In tolls on American ships,
.' .A; the railroads would have to meet It by
7.' corresponding reduction In their
il Mtea.
iT-sxrir-'Thlrd, the speaker eald that ahlpa
towned by the railroada, or In which the
' ; railroada had any Interest, ought not
to be permitted to pass through the
' oanal at all He gave hla reaaona for
this contention at considerable length.
Would Throttle Competition.
7vi"Th effect of allowing railroad owned
, ships to pass through the canal, eald
the eenator, would be to throttle the
Independent-competition and drive t(he
independent ihlpe out of business, en
; abllng the railroad oompanlea to ln-
"."jcrsass their ratea aa soon as corape-
tltlon could be ewept from the sea.
8enator Chamberlain discussed the
Colombia river situation wher lnde
w - pendent boat llnea had brought down
jftn to a very marked degree, and had
- - 9nde rates much lower than they had
heen before between all points where
there TVas river and rail competition.
' The railroada made a bitter warfare on
the Independent llnea, but did not drive
them out-of business before they had
ueraonetrated their effectiveness.
kef era to Invest! ration.
,, Ootng Into the records to prove hie
eontenttens that the railroada have
. 'maintained ship lines to use them as
, iClube against Independent ocean car
triers, the senator referred to an ln-
yestlgatlon by a special committee of
. th house In 189S regarding collusive
jiarrangtments between the Paeina Mall
and the Southern Paclflo to suppress
. jbuslness across the Isthmus of Pan
. lama, and If such practices were Inimical
to the business Interests of the coun-
'try to" recommend some remedy.
' The committee reported on the meth-
Ads of the company and the methods on
" .the west coast, he said, were the moth-
ods on the east coast The Southern
'Pacific, declared Senator Chamberlain,
owned and controlled ..some 41 steam
ships on the east coast, which It could
- use for commerce through the canal In
.case congress gave It access to that
-- (waterway, and that, moreover, the
'Southern Paclflo spent 1400.000 to $500,
000 "a year to control docks In New
York. He read from the report, re
garding the methods of the Paclflo Mall,
.to the effect that the steamship com-puny-mad
a 16 year contract with the
(Panama railway for the exclusive right
Jto bill freight through from San Fran
cisco to New York. The consideration
i: 'Was 175,000 a month to the railway com-
pany and later this was reduced to
irr si
the session because they would rather f
be here than home., They may not be
"afraid to go home," aa has been said
of aome of them, but It's certain sure
that aome of theee peopde are not
hankering to go back. But they will
have to face the mualo, and why not
nowT Jt's surely a oompllcated politi
cal situation, and as yet no one seems
clever enough to hand out a perfectly
good prediction as to the results that
will be disclosed the day after the
ballots are cast.
It's evident enough that the Bull
Moosers are very enthusiastic and that
they are preaching a crusade. Before
now crusades have simply ewept the
boards. Maybe this will be one of that
kind, but the two old partlea still be
lieve they can oppose sober common
senee to tho more or less hysterical
propaganda of T. H,
An old Oregonlan, who has been In
Washington a number of years, and
who was formerly correspondent for
ThewJournaJ John EX Lathrop la Very
111 and his doctor has ordered him to
the Adirondack to recuperate. He suf
fered several hemorrhages of tha throat
recently and In consequence Is In
weak condition. Mrs. Lathrop was a
ftjilim girl.
PR0MISE 0F GREAT
CROPS DISSIPATES
TRADE UNEASINESS
(Continued Prom Page One.)
SUFFRAGISTS WHO ARE
ACTIVE IN CHARITIES
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growth, and only wjthln the past month
has the plant made any headway. There
haa bean a fair Increase in the acreage!
and the yield now ..prorn lees to be an
average one for the acreage. Tne es
timates of our correspondents run close
to 3,800.000.000.
"The western and southwestern states
are showing good yields, against prao
tlcally failures last year and the year
before. The southern states ar suffer
ing from too wet weather.
'The yield of oats Is going to record
proportions, and will easily top the ban
ner crop of two years ago when 1.126,-
000,000 buahels were produced In the
country. The aoreage was Increased
argely through the abandoned winter
wheat lands, and the statea that suf
fered so heavy a loss on that account
will more than make up the difference
in the big yield of oats. Our flgurea
are showing over 1,200,000 bushels of
this Important crop.
Haavy Yield of Hay.
"The base of the food for the lower
animals hay Is assured now at a heav
ier yield than last year. It will not
make a record crop, for the severe win
ter killed a larger percentage of meadow,
and the cold backward spring held the
growth of all grasses In check. The
production, tiowever, will be more than
sufficient and enable the farmer to hold
a reserve Into the comfng year, with a
yield of (0,000,000 tons.
"The coarse grains and forage crops
have a deeper significance than the
weighted quantity; the excellent crops
mean a recovery In the "number of food
animals In the country. The cost of
feeding cattle was prohibitory, despite
the high price of the latter. The farmer
who largely supplies us with our food
anlmale-does not continue rearing them
when he cannot raise the feed on his
land. The result haa been a heavy In
road upon the supply, which haa been
checked by the large crops of thla year,
and which will lnduoe the rearing of
large numbers of tho animals that sup
ply the market.
Smaller Grains Producing' Well.
"The smaller grains are producing on
alike generous scale to the oat crop
and the spring wheat. The barley crop
promises about one-q-uarter larger yield
than last year. Or approximately 200,
000,000 bushels, nearly all the northern
statjels reporting an Increase both In
acreage and yield While our reports from
California show practically the same
yield as last season.
"Our reports Indicate a rye crop of
38,300,000 bushels, there being some de
crease In the central northern states and
considerable Increase In the northwest
and west.
."Potatoes, ranking next to wheat for
human consumption, will yield 25 per
cent more than a year ago.
"The "fruits have been as Irrea-ular ss
ordlnarllv In the sectional character of
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Mrs. Clarence Burns, Mrs. Freder
ick Nathan and Alice Fischer Har
court, three of the most attractive
workers n the cause of suffrage,
ar e n ot mjttta nt Trretr -nvr lr tiaB
been done quietly. "All three have
delivered speeches at public meet
ings and have taken part either In
the management or on the stage la
theatrical entertainments for the
benefit of the cause. They are
equally active in charities that
help to relieve the condition of
poor children and sick babies who
live In the New York slums.
large to Justify tho assuranoo of 4 our
ability to protect our gold should that
become necessary.
"A careful survey of tho general bus
tness and crop conditions of tho eoun
try, as Indicated -by tne advices re
ceived by tho Continental A Commer
cial National bank la preparation for
this annual summary, clearly Indicates
a marked increase In eourago and con
fidence In practically all lines of Indus
trial activity. General. business appears
to be. as a whole, exceedingly satiafac
tory, the chief source of complaint be-
ing in the rather restricted percentage
of profits resulting from so large a vol
ume of trade.
"Probably the greatest stimulus to
general business activity is a rsvlval
In the steel Industry, snd the most
Striking feature of the , development
since the first tf the year iri the Iron
and stall trade Is, tho tremendous ton
nage and the high percentage of opera
tion. Induced no doubt by the low prices
for finished products. .
Steel .Trade Baromrte
"The steel trade Js usually regarded
ta tha barometer of the business world.
and to a considerable extent this can be
relied upon because it enters Into so
many lines of business enterprise.
'Judging from the advices from the
manufacturing centers, not only is labor
well employed, but there Is a notice
able scarcity at nearly all of the lead
ing centers.
These estimates indicate an increase
In the value of total crop production, al.
lowing for the decrease In market val
ues ror cotton ana grain, or approxi
mately H17.000.000. 'Of this amoujK
1365,200,000. or more than half, comes
from 10 crops of commodities which fig
ure In our oereal and produce markets.
It Is therefore of considerable moment
to note that preaent crop conditions
justify an estimate of J,0SS,98,000 in
new wealth to be produced from the
soli this year, against an actual pro
duction of $8,417,000,000 in 111.
See Indication of Oar Shortage.
"It has been a" long time since we
heard predictions of a serious car short
age. Railroads mrougn meir eniorcea
period of curtailment have not been able
to keep their equipment up to the re-
oulrementa of a period of business ac
tlvlty and for the movement of a large
crop production. Hence It would not
e surprising that there is consiaeraoie
congestion during the crop moving pe
riod this autumn, augmented by the In
creased tonnage resulting from a gen
eral revival of business.
Were this country fortified with a
more elastic and sclenttflo banking and
currency system, the burden of financ
ing the harvest would te inconsequen
tial. But unfortunately our currency
falls to expand and contract with ac
tual business and commercial require
ments, hence It 1s necessary to adjust
our banking affairs and accumulate our
urplua reserves preparatory to meeting
the autumn demand of the agricultural
sections. This Invariably results In a
period of superficial ease Just prior to
the demand of the harvests becoming
insistent.
In the moving of crops this year
there will be considerable withdrawal
western balancea held In the east
because of the closely loaned up condi
tion of the western banks.
Taking the situation as a whole and
weighing carefully those retarding ln-
uonces. there is Justification, Judging
from the advice's in every line of trade.
for the conclusion that there la ahead
probably 12 months of good active busi
ness with moderate profits, providing
of course that our crops turn out as
favorably as present conditions Indi
cate."
APPOINTMENT OF
CLELAND DECRIED
Magulre Holds. Payment c
$1500 to Referee in Wake
field Case Wrong.
a year ago. This probably will be
greatly augmented by our exports of
cotton and grain. The cotton crop, de-
AnttA th flnodw nrlv in th jtenann In
their yields, and on the whole are great- ,he Mississippi valley, is promising and
the price will be a more favorable fac
166,000 per month,
, Cummins Asks Question.
1 I Senator Cummins asked If it were
" Hot the general policy .of the govern-
, Biontr to-proven t the common ownership estimates of our correspondents Indicate I
j.nd consolidation of competing lines. , a crop this year around 13,000,000 bales
' "Loes not that policy apply as well to at the, outside-
er the country over.
Cotton Crop Sot So Good.
"The country's great agricultural' ex
port staple cotton will not reach the
proportions of last year. This year there
has been too much rain In the south
Atlantic and Gtilf states to mnke a big
yield. Texas and Oklahoma will prob
ably be tire, only states to produce more
than a year Ago, and North Carolina has j
a promise a a good as a year ago. The
tor In our export trade than last year.
Tha volume, promises to be sufficiently
WATER RIGHTS BEFORE
ENV0YS-0F 2 NATIONS
(United Press Jm1 Wlra.1
Los Angeles, '''Aug. 1!. A 6zeii
prominent Mexicans Including Madero
cabinet officers and heads of wealthy
corporations, are in Los Angeles today
to confer with representatives of Ameri
can Interests, regarding an amicable
settlement of distribution rights for
Colorado river waters.
The matter which the Mexican en
voys are endeavoring to settle has been
In the court of both countries on sev.
eral occasions hut no satisfactory
agreement has been reached. It Is ex
pected that If tha present conference
evolves a tentative settlement. Its plan
will be presented to the American and
Mexican governments.
t-ounouman James Magulre will at
tomorrows session of tho city ctfUndl
imroauoe a resoiutlonCtfpdemnlng the
appointment . of former circuit Judge
Cleland ss referee In the' 1400,000 sutt
wought against theclty by Robert
Wakefield. The resolution brovld
that the mayor appoint a committer nt
three to Investigate and determine t(ie
lOTpuiimuiiuy jor ma case neinn tri.,1
before a referee at a cost of 11500 ta
uie city.
According to the termn of h r.A.
lutipn, trial by referee Is at bst un
satlrfac'tory on account of the fact that
newspaper comment has been made that
the attorneys representing Waknfuiri
took active part in raising a 14000 cam
paign fund in the unsuccessful fight of
ins iormer judge ror reelection. Fol
lowing u the resolution:
"Whereas. Kobert Wakefield haa com
menoed an action against the city of
x-uruana ror a large amount of money,
tho same being in the neighborhood of
1400,000, which action is at this time
Doing tried before a referee; and,
"Whereas, It has appeared in the
public press that the city attorney
waived the city's rights to have said
case tried before a Jury, all of which
said city attorney denies; and
"Whereas,-It has been agreed that the
city pay said referee the sum of $1800
referee fees, which Is an unnecessary
burden to the taxpayers, .as there are
qualified Judges, elected by the people,
to try such cases, and who have as
serted their wilHnghess so to do; and
"Whereas, There are other expenses
Involved In the trial of said cases, such
as stenographers' fees In an amount
of not less than S10 per day, and said
case Is likely to be prolonged two or
three months; and
"Whereas, The trial of eald cause be
fore a referee, without the Intervention
of a Jury, Is, at best, unsatisfactory,
and has been the cause of more or less
comment lu the press that the refaree
Is partial to the plaintiff on account
of his attorneys who took a very active
part to reelect said referee to the cir
cuit bench, and who not only sub
scribed sums of money to advance his
cause but also procured others with
corporation affiliations to subscribe
about 14000 for the same purpose;
therefere, be It
"Resolved, That the mayor appclnt a
committee of three to investigate and
determine who was responsible foe said
case being tried before a referee with
out the aid of a Jury, and for the agree
ment whereby the city Is to pay said
referee $1600, and to secure from the
cl,ty attorney a written opinion as to
whether or not the referee proceedings
now pending cannot be forthwith ended.
and said cause tried before a regularly
electedJndge with the aid of a Jury."
Seeing Alaska
To see Alaska right, the steamers of
the Canadian Paclflo line should be
used. Apply for folder setting forth
advantages of this line. Ticket office
Third and Pine (Multnomah hotel build
ing). - - v .
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Gray
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Half
Price Sa
le
ON ALL
Ladies Tailored
i Suits and Dresses
All Linens are included in this
half price sale. Mighty comfort
able wear for warm Summenlays
$18 Garments $ 9.00
$20 Garments $10.00
$25 Garments
$30 Garments
$35 Garments
$40 Garments
$45 Garments
$50 Garments
$12.50
$15.00
$17.50
$20.00
$22.50
$25.00
14 Off on Tailored Waists
ty2 Off on Coat Sweaters
ft!
Gray
273-275 Morrison, at Fourth
Ladies1 Entrance, 148 Fourth Street
waterways?" asked Senator Cummins.
T'here is no question what should be
J the reply to that question," replied Sen-
.-,-.-itor - Chamberlain, "I do no t belle v a
(there is anyone 1n congress who la In
nocent enough to. believe what Mr.
. . Schwerln and 'his associates have said,
or tfia't they Intend to build four mng-
ujiiueuL, uis sun's io piy mrougn me
It Is
canar.
nonsense to maKo euch
claims.
"The people of Portland. Or., are
practically at th mercy of the rail
road company, which operates a line of
"The value of the cotton crop, with a
reduvtlon In the number of bales, will
be asreat to the planter as was the
big, yield of Inst year. This country
produces two thirds of the cotton Of the
world, most years a larger proportion,
riax Yield to Be Larger.
The other product of the pott that
goes Into the commercial field fhtx--will
be larger than for the past two
years.
Acreage Is Larger.
"The acreage Is larger this year, the
climatic conditions in the northwest.
rown, have been
xm.imgstyA'mm Jim.
Blue
Sky
aw
steamships between San Francisco and; where the plant la gro
rurwanu. nnen me people or Portland i favorable, and something like old time
put on an Independent line to meet the yields will be produced,
exactions of the railroad's line, what I "The cultivation of tobacco Is on a
nappens. j ne railroad owned line puta larger scale than last year. The Bur
idown rates to a point whero the Inde- ley type In the Kentucky-Tennessee
.pendent line can t make expenses and region shows a large increase In acre-
coneequently the .people of Oregon must i age. The cigar type in the east and
,fO down Into their pockets to meet the (central west Is developing under very
-monthly deficit. This canVgo on long, I favorable conditions.
but It makes no difference to the rati-I "Mlf-eisslppi river floods were de-,-TOad
cumpaay It could go on meeting ! stnictlve of many sugar cane planta
i a deficit for six months or six years." i tions this year and the rroD outcome
Just at this moment it looks as if j in the submerged portions of the cane
y congress- nan rut a few days to live
indi yet this particular congress has
( shown such unexpected vitality that It
i may last on and on until the frost
tinges the loaves and the voters march
V j to the polls to tell finally just how
I much they think of Teddy.
J It Isn't any Joke that some of the
congress
J
belt will be email
"A volume of agricultural products,
30 per cent larger than last year, will
return to the farming community t)ie
most profitable results of a decade. The
Industries .of the country have been
feeling tha stimulus of the prosperity
of the tiller of the soil, and the amDle
re quite willing to prolong ' supply of the needs of the people. The
only prosperity Is that- which comes
frrfrn the agricultural production, and
that Is assured.
Becovery Is Coming.
"Considerable material progrAss has
been made In the business world toward
a complete recovery f rom - the depres
sion, resulting from the slowing down
process, made necessary In 1910 by the
.too rapid expansion in our Industrial
en4 commercial activity, undue specu
lation in land and the tying up of too i
much liquid capital In projects In proc- !
ess of developmenrand nit sufficiently j
seasoned to makt their securities read-1
lly convertible. In some Instances, this '
progress toward a recovery has not only
reached normal- but has extended con
siderably beyond that. In others the
condition of trade and business shows
a full recovery. In a few, however, we
ure still below normal owing to peculiar
conditions In those particular lines of
numan enaravor.
Money continues plentiful, and the
agricultural outlook of the country-,1s 1 p
satisfactory, wt.h a promise of a pro- s'J
auction considerably in excess of that j
of last year. Our foreign commerce 1 i
which a year-arT"Tflepted a "complete fr1
reversal of the previous year.s tendency i P
continues In our favor with the result
that there Is a larger trade balance to
the credit of this untry growing out
of our international trade, than that of j
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Do the advocates ot the Blue Sky Law favor
the granting of a franchise to the Northwestern
Electric without first having trie bond and stock
issue conform to the provisions of the proposed Act?
Were the Blue Sky Law in efiectit is possi
ble that the proposed bond and stock "issue Would
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Th voters of Oregon, in November (in less
than ninety days) will vote upon a public . Utility
act, and what is termed a Blue Sky Law. The
effect of those measures upon newly formed com
panies is a very , important one to the public.
Why should the Northwestern Electric be so
anxious, to get a franchise before the people have
a chance to vote?
Does not sound business policy suggest that
we wait until these important matters are passed
upon? - i w
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