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PROVISIONS OF BILL
New Tariff Measure Goes Mwt
Hmss i! Rpresentatives.
PR8VIDES FOR INHERITANCE TAX
Steel and Lumber Rate Are Cut Ore
Half Coal I Placed on
Free List.
Washington, March 18. Downward
revision, maximum and minimum pro
visions which impose an average maxi
mum duty 20 per cent In excess of tho
present tariff and numerous provisions
by which it is estimated that tho reve
nue, to tho government will be increas
ed from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000,
axe the salient features of tho new
tariff bill which waa introduced in tho
houso yesterday by Representative So
reno E. Payne, chairman of the ways
and moans committee.
Tho recommendations mado by Presi
dent Taft that an inheritance tax bo
provided and that a limited amount of
tobacco and sugar be admitted free
from the Philippines are included in
the bill. The measure also provides
for the issuance of Panama canal bonds
to the amount of $40,000,000 to reim
burse the treasury for the original pur
chase of the canal and re-enacts tho
provisions for the Issue of trcasur cer
tificates, the amount being increased
from $100,000,000 to $250,000,000.
I i While there is no duty imposed upon
coffee, tea ia taxed 8 cents when Im
ported from the country where it is
produced and 9 ccnta when from other
than the producing country. The in
ternal revenue tax on cigarettes is ma
tcrially increased, while the tax on
beer and whisky is undisturbed. A
cut of 60 per cent is made in the steel
and lumber schedules and iron ore,
hides, tallow, cottonseed oil and works
of art more than 20 years old are
placed on the free list. u
The tariff on boot and shoes ia re
duced 40 per cent, and on other leather
manufactures in proportion. The pot
tery schedule remains about the same,
but tho duties on window and plato
glass of the smaller sizes are increas
ed, while the duties on the larger sizes
arc reduced. The tariff on wool of the
first and second class, used in clothing
principally, is not disturbed, but on
wool of the third class, .known as car
pet wool, it ia reduced on tho cheaper
grades. A C-cent reduction Is made
in the duties on shoddy, and waste
white wool tops aro assessed 0 cents a
pound more than the duty on scoured
wool, which is unchanged. The re
commendations for placing wood pulp
on the free list and reducing the duties
on print paper, with certain restric
tions made by the Mann committee of
the houso are incorporated in the bill.
The duty on refined sugar is reduced
.04 of a cent a pound, and on dextrin
H cent a pound. A reduction of H
cent a pound is also made in the duty
on starch, with tho exception of potato
starch. Zinc ore is assessed 1 cent
per pound for the zinc contained. Tho
tariff on pig iron is reduced from $4 to
$2 per ton.
The principal increases are made on
lemons, cocoa and substitutes for
coffee, coal tar dyes, gloves and coated
papers and lithograph prints.
As was expected, the new tariff bill
is made on a maximum and minimum
basis, with tho provision that the max
imum rates are not to go into effect
until CO days after the passage of tho
bill. The reciprocity provisions are
contained in the paragraphs assessing
duties on bituminous coal and coke and
agricultural implements, by which
these articles aro given entry free of
duty when imported from countries
which permit the free importation of
these articles from America.
The inheritance tax provision of the
bill is similar to the New York state
law. It provides a tax of C per cent
on all inheritances over $500 that are
collateral inheritances, or in which
strangers are the legatees. In cases
of direct inheritance tho taxes pre
scribed are:
On $10,000 to $100,000, 1 per cent;
on $100,000 to $500,000. 2 per cent,
and on those over $600,000, 3 per cent.
It is estimated that $20,000,000 annu
ally will be derived from this tax.
The maximum and minimum provis
ions of the bill do away with the ne
cessity of continuing tho foreign trade
agreements. Tho abrogation of these
is provided for in a section which au
thorizes the president to issue notices
of tho termination of these agreements
within 10 days after the bill goes into
effect. The French agreement would
therefore terminate immediately, while
the German agreement would remain
in force for six months.
Missouri After Negroes.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 18. The
senate passed a bill today to provide
an educational qualification for voters.
Most of the Republ lesns voted no. The
theory of the Democrats was that the
bill would disfranchise moro negroes
than it would ignorant white foreigners.
SIEOE CONDITIONS PREVAIL.
Strike Ties Up French Capital and
Food Becoming Scarco.
Paris, March 19. Ml-Carcme, tho
middlo of Lent usually celebrated with
grotesque processions throughout
Prance, and with particular gayoty in
Paris, found tho capital today in n
stato of virtual siege.
Because of tho postal strike no mail
deliveries wero made, banks hold up
paymonta on checks becauso of their
inability to rvcelvo advices from thoir
correspondents, stamps were not on
sale, telegrams were refused accept
ance, and tho prices of provisions wcro
soaring, whtlo eggs, milk, butter and
other country produce wcro painfully
scarce.
Over n million letters aro stacked in
the postofTlco awaiting sorting and dis
patch, as tho postal employes In Uie
other branches besides the telegraph
servico havo gone on a sympathetic
strike. Tho last American mails havo
not yet been removed from their sacks,
and practically no letters havo left tho
country.
Three thousand telegrams aro piled
on tho dispatching hooks, awaiting
transmission, as the military telegraph'
era prcsstd into service, aro unfamlall
arwith tho postal instruments, and
cannot use them. The government has
threatened to call upon tho army to
furnish men to deliver tho mall, but as
yet has not taken this step. Business
Is at n standstill, and conditions are
grave in all linos that depend upon the
postal activity lor thoir daily continu
ancc.
PENNY LUNCH AT SCHOOLS.
Poor Boys and Girls to Be Fed at
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, March 19. An innova
tion in the form of penny lunches to
the public school children attracted
much interest today. It was started
by the Civic Federation, and the large
Ann street school in tho poorer quarter
of the city waa the first to benefit.
Eventually all are to be Included, and
served every school day in the year.
Large airy dining rooms ore provid
ed, and there was a great rush today
at the opening, hundreds gathering at
the tables. Each ono was given all
tho soup, fruit and buns be or she could
eat for one cent. Each lunch costs the
association about four cents. The
charitable public helps in maintenance.
Other departures, such as half an hour
of story-telling at lunch time, are to
be made. This is In line with the agi
tation going on tho country over be
cause children of poor parents aro sont
by the thousands to school without hav
ing had proper food.
PLANT BLOWS UP.
Explosion In Coeur d'Alene Powder
Works Kills Inventor.
Spokane, Wash, March 19. The
Coeur d'Alene Powder mills, near Wal
lace, Idaho, were almost totally de
stroyed yesterday evening by sparks
falling in the mixer. .The loss will
aggregate thousands. Tho secret of
making tho powder died with J. Skal
berg, the maker, whoso death occurred
in the explosion, and may end tho man
ufacture of powder in the Coeur
d'AIenes. His powder exploded with
out smoke or poisonous gases and was
very valuable to mininsr. Peto Pico
and Alvin Kelson were also killed. J.
K. Ogilvy, an engineer, was badly
hurt. Windows were broken for miles
around, and trees were torn to shreds.
Lead Miners Object to Cut
Denver, March 19. Following Infor
mation that the new tariff bill provides
for a reduction in the rate on lead con
tents of ores from 1J$ to 1 cent per
pound, comes the announcement of tho
determination of Western mining men
to fight this reduction, which they de
clare will have the effect of closing
nearly all the low grade producing
mines In the United States. To this
end Secretary J. F. Callbreath, of the
American Mining congress, today Issu
ed a call for a meeting of operators to
be held in Salt Lake City next Monday.
Kerens New Ambassador.
Chicago, March 19. The following
isa special cable to the Dally News
from Vienna: The new American am
bassador to Austria will be Richard
Kerens, of SL Louis. The Stato de
partment has asked the Austrian gov
ernment if he is persona gratia, and an
affirmative reply has been sent.
Big Union Depot Burns.
Louisville, Ky., March 19. The
Louisville union depot, valued at $400,-
000, was destroyed by fire tonight
Half an hour after tho building col
lapsed, tho Commercial club had de
cided that the city must have an elab
orate new station at once.
Germany Backs Up Austria.
Paris, March 19, According to lat
est information, Austro-Hungary, with
the support of Germany, has fully re
solved to send an expedition into Servla
unless that country changes its pres
ent attitude.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OMNTEREST I
THE SPECIAL SESSION, -w
Salem, March 15. Tuesday after
noon will end tho business of tho Ore
gon legislature, aftor a special session
of about DO hours.
Tho houso tonight adopted n resolu
tion for adjournment nt noon Tuesday.
Speaker McArthur said It might bo
necessary to turn tho clock back,
Each house continued tho organiza
tion of tho regular session this morn
ing by adopting resolutions declaring
President llowcrman and Speaker Mc
Arthur tho presiding otllcers,
Thrco bills havo passed both houses,
ono by ltcprescntatlvo Uones, appro
priating $7,500 for expenses of tho
spcctul session, one curing a defective
emergency clauso in tho act creating n
board to eliminate duplications In cur
ricula of tho Agricultural college and
tho stato university, and ono appropri
ating funds for improvements in state
institutions.
Tho houso voted to submit the nor
mal Isjuo to a voto of tho people A
bill has also been Introduced appropri
ating $40,000 for each of the throe
schools to carry them until after tho
election of 1910.
In tho sonato thero is a disposition
to Ignoro tho normal question entirely
and it is doubtful if any action is taken
furthe than to submit tho wholo thing
to a twnular vote.
Both houses have refused to take up
any of tho bills vetoed by Chamberlain-.
Salem, March 10. No appropria
tions for normal schools wore made by
the Oregon legislature, which ended its
special session at 8:40 tonight The
lawmakers quit tho capltol, leaving
dead in the house a senate bill grant
ing tho schools $8,000 each for main
tenance until next June. Tho normal
forces repudiated the bill and Its cup
porters could not muster tho two-thirds
necessary to advance It to second read
ing. Tho vote on suspension of tho
rules was 28 ayes to 1G noes.
Because tho gross earnings tax laws
enacted by tho initiative In 1900 were
killed by implication by a tax act of
tho legislature in 1907, tho ad valorem
tax act of the regular session of 1909
waa not touched by the special session.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to render inoperatlvo the dairy inspec
tion act of the regular session.
Bills passed during tho special ses
sion euro defects in thoao passed at
the regular session and all efforts to
introduco now business were voted
down. The work of the special ses
sion comprises tho following:
Appropriation for improvements In
stato institutions; appropriation for
experiment station at Union; opening
duck season in Willamette valley Octo
ber 1 instead of October 15; protect
ing deer; prohibiting night hunting of
deer; protecting elk; rope flro escapes
in hotels not to apply to towns having
flro regulations; salaries of Supreme
court ballff, clerk and stenographers;
act creating curricula board; requiring
doors of public buildings to open out
ward; newcodo; appropriating $7,600
for special session; reimbursing George
II. Small.
Liberty Bell at Festival.
Portland The grand triumphal jour
ney of the "Liberty Bell" to tho Pad
fie coast, a movement which was start
ed by the Portland Roso festival, is as-
sured almost boyond any doubt. Not
only is Portland working to secure tho
historic relic as a special attraction
for tho floral carnival hero, but Seattle
Is bending every energy to secure it
for the A.-Y.-P. fair. Snn Francisco
wants it for its"Rehsllbilltatlon Day"
anniversary, and more than 100 cities
on tho coast and along the difTcro nt
transcontinental railroads havo passed
resolutions memorializing the authori
ties of tho city of Philadelphia to per
mit the treasured trophy to make tho
trip the first ono it has ever taken
West of tho Mississippi river- So
widespread has the movement become
that the congresaioonal delegates of
every stato West of tho Mississippi
with but ono or two exceptions have
been asked to uso their influence to
bring tho sacred tocsin of American
independence to the coast.
Marlon's Finest for A.-Y.-P.
Salem W. A. Taylor, who has
charge of tho Marion county exhibit at
tho Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, is
working faithfully to prepare an ex
hibit that will be a credit to tho state
and tho county. Nothing but products
actually grown or made in Marlon
county will constltuto any part of tho
exhibit It will surpass tho exhibit
mode by the county at Portland in
1905 If Mr. Taylor's plans are not in
terfered with. One carload has al
ready gone north and another will bo
sent later.
LaGrande Retains Sugar Factory.
La Grande Tho Amalgamated Sugar
factory, with a pay roll of $100,000
yearly, will remain in La Grando.
This decision of David Eccles was an
nounced countermanding a previous
order that tho factory be moved to
Utah.
FARMERS BUY SACKS.
Eastern Oregon Growers Take Nearly
Million for Wheat Crop,
Pcndloton As n sequel to tho grant
ing of n largo sack contract on tliu part
of tho Inland Grain Growers' associa
tion last week Is tho acceptance u( it
lIKo contract by tho Farmers' Educa
tional Co-operative union here. Tho
firm to secure tho contract for tho
sucks to bo accepted by the farmers'
union was tho Kerr, Giirord & Co.,
of Portland, and tho contracted prlcu
ia reported between 0 nnd ti(4 cents,
or n little lower than tho price ac
cepted by the Inland Grain Growers'
association,
Tho contract with the farmers' union
calls for tho purchase of between 1100,-
000 nnd 1,200,000 sacks. Tho olfer of
Kerr, Gilford & Co. stands for a short
time only, slncu It does not bind indi
vidual members of tho union, but each
member decides on the nutnberof sacks
ho desires and pays 10 per cent down
at tho time the order Is given.
Tho Inland Grain Growers' associa
tion gavo n contract to Balfour, Guth
rie & Co., to accopt between 200,000
and 500,000 sacks nt n prlcu understood
to bo between G and Qii cents. It Is
known to bo higher than the price paid
by tho farmers' union.
CROP PROSPECTS GOOD.
Spring Plowing and Seeding In Pro
gress In Gilliam County.
Condon Spring plowing and settling
havo about commenced nnd another few
dry days will sen tho work in full swlnr.
In tho north part of the county the
farmers havo been plowing for a week
or ten days, while In the Mayvillu
country they havo just started. In the
Ferry canyon country thero are some
of tho plows going but some havo been
holding back n little on account of too
much molsturo nt tho present time, but
a few windy days will dry up tho
ground and then plowing can go ahead.
Thero Is a bigger acreage of spring
grain sown this year than for a number
of years. From different observations
thero will be a very big crop through
out Gilliam county this year unless a
freeze out should occur.
Umatilla Lets Bridge Contract.
Pendleton A contract for the erec
tion of six now bridges has been let by
tho County court to the Columbia
Bridge company, of Walla Walla,
These structures aro to replace wooden
ones washed away during the freshet
following tho January cold spell and
will cost the county $12,000.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Blucstem,$1.200fl.25;club,
$1.10; red Russian, $1.07U'I.08; val
ley, $1.10.
Oats No. 1 white, $39.
Barley Feed, $30(1(30.50 per ton.
Hny Timothy, Willamette valley,
$13016 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $10
fd 18; clover, $120213; alfalfa, $14.60
Uth; grain hay, $130314; cheat, $13.60
614.60; vetch, $13,500(11.60.
Butter City creamery, extras, 3Cc;
fancy outside creamery, 32fif36c per
pound; store, 1820c. (iluttcr fat
prices average l)tc per pound under
regular butter prices.)
Eggs Oregon ranch, 20(21c per
dozen.
Poultry Hon, lG(iflCJc; broilers,
20ft25c; fryers, 180120c; rooster,
old, 110$12c; young, 14(i(lCc; ducks,
20022c; geese, 10c; turkeys, 180420c;
squabs, $2.50(33 per dozen.
Veal Extra, lOJtfMllc per pound;
ordinary, 7018c; heavy, 6c.
Pork Fancy, OHOflOc per pound;
largo, 80(8Jc.
Apples 76c0rl2.60 per box.
Potatoes $1,360(1.40 per hundred;
sweet potatoes, 203c per pound.
Vegetables Turnips, $1021,25 per
sack; carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.60;
beet, $1.60(ftl.76; horseradish, 10c
per pound; artichokes, 90c0($l per
dozen; asparagus. I2H?t20c por pound;
beans, 25c; cabbage, 3 1,04 3 He por
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen:
celery, $4.60 per crate; lettuco, head,
85c per dozen; onions, 40050c per doz
en; parsley, 260t30c per dozen; rad
ishes, 35c per dozen; rhubarb, $3,25
per box.
Onions Oregon, $1,750J1,90 por
hundred.
Hops 1909 contracts, 10(iil04C per
pound; 1008 crop, 7048c; 1907 crop, 3
(j(4e; 1900 crop, 1 KOI 2c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, contracts,
l(5(?fll8c pound; valloy, lC0J17c; mo
hair, choice, 22c.
Cattlo Top steers, $6(36.26; fair
to good, $4.76616; common to medium,
$3.2504.60; cows, top, $4.25; fair to
good, 3,504; common to medium,
$2.50023 60; calves, top," $55.60;
heavy, $3,50g4; bulls, nnd stags, fat,
$3,013.50; common, 2?2.7G.
Hogs Best, $7.25; fair to good,
$0,75047; stockcrs, $5,500J0.60; China
fats, $0.75.
Sheep Top wethers, $5.75(g0; fair
to good, $4.7505.25; owes, He loss
on all grades; lambs, top,
u.ou(uuwo
fair to good, ?00j0,60
TARIFF REVISION NEUOED.
Taft's Message Asks Congress to Do
Nothing Else.
Washington, March 17. The mes
sage of President Taft recommending
prompt ami thorough revision of the
tariff nnd Its consldorotlon nt the extra
session of congress, to tho exclusion of
all other subjects, was received with
loud and prolonged npplnuso In both
sennto nnd house. The message Is
brief nnd to tho jtolont mid I as fol
lows :
"To the sennto and house of repre
sentatives: I have convened tho con
gress In this extrn session In order to
enable It to give Immediate considera
tion to the revision of the Dlngley
tnrllf ocL Conditions affecting pro
duction, manufacture nnd business gen
erally have so changed In the insi ii
years as to require u readjustment and
revision of tho linimrt duties lmHcd
by that act. Moro than this, the pres-
ent tariff act, with tho other sources
of government revenue, does not fur
nish Income enough to pay the author
ized expenditures. Ity July next ine
excess or expenditure over receipts
for the current fiscal year will equal
$100,000,000.
"Tho successful party in the Inst elec
tion ia pledged to a revision of the
tariff. The country nnd tho business
community especially expect It. The
prospect of a change In the rates of
import duties always cause a suspen
sion or halt in business becauso of the
uncertainty n to the condition to be
made nnd their elfect. It I therefore
of the h'ghcat Importance that the new
bill should bo agreul upon nnd passid
with ns much speed ns itosslble consist
ent with its dun nnd thorough consider
ation. For these reason, I have deem
ed the present to be an extraordinary
occasion within themonnlngof tho con
stltutlon, justifying and roulrlng the
calling of an extrn session.
"In my Innugurnl address I"tnted In
a summary way the principles iiKn
which, In my judgment, the revision
of tho tnrllf should proceed, nnd Indi
cated at leant ono new sourco of reve
nue that might be procr!y resorted to
In order to avoid a futuro deficit It
Is not necessary for mo to repeat what
I then said:
"I venturo to suggost that the vital
business interests of tho country re
quire that the attention of tho congress
in this session be chiefly devoted to the
consideration of the new tariff bill, and
tho less time given to other subject
of legislation In this session of con
gress, tho better for the country,"
PREHISTORIC CITY FOUND.
Settler Stumbles Upon Maislve Ruins
In California.
Loa Angeles, March 17. In tho San
Jacinto mountains, near the edge of
the Coftchelln valley, B. P. Bond, of
Long Beach, has Just made California's
most Important archaeological discov
ery, and one that will be of widespread
Interest Whilo rambling up from his
desert Innd claim, he found tho ruins
of a prehistoric city containing from
700 to 1,000 well preserved stone hous
c. hvluence of well paved strict,
strange earthenware of fine typo sent
tered about nnd te general aspect of
tho placo shows Hint It was no mean
community, but savored of clvlliza
tlon.
Bond arrived hero today, and after
conferring with Charles F. Lummi and
other scientists, arranged to placo ac
curate Information concerning his remarkable-
find beforo tho Smithsonian
Institute. Ho already has assurance
by wire that an Immediate and thorough
exploration will be conducted from
Washington, and has been naked In the
meantime not to dlvulire the exact lo
cation of tho ruin, lest relic hunters
and others atrip them of probable val
uables. Ho states tho silent city lie
within 15 mile of Indio nnd not over
five mile from tho old Los Angeles
Yuma rood.
8harp Fight With Moros.
Manila, March 17. A belated ill,
natch from Lake Anno reports that a
band of hostile Moro attacked Lieu
tenant Furlong's detachment of con
stabulary at liordong, on March 8, and
after n sharp fight eight Moro and two
members of tho constabulary worn left
dead "on tho field, whilo two soldiers
and ono civilian wero wounded. A
company of the 26th infantry and a de
tachment of scouts havo none to tlm
old of Furlong's force. Tho day aftor
mo ngnt a constabulary soldier desert.
ou, aitor stealing nvu rifles.
Hadley Will Fight Rate.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 17.
That ho would exhaust all the powers
of tho stato before ha wouldlpermlt tho
railroads to return to thofi-centaa mllo
pnssengor rate, was the declaration of
Govornor Hadley, today. HI state
mnt followed tho action of a railroad
conference In Chicago yesterday at
which tho doclslon to rcstoro tho old
rate was taken.
Million for Oood Roids,
Stockton. Cal.. March 17 Snn .Tn.
quin county voted today to Itsuo bonds
to uio sum or $l,BUO,000 for tho build
Ing of 238 miles of macadam mn.i
This la tho largest countv bond Imum
ever voted in tho United flint,.,. .
goou roaus in proportion to wealth and
population.
FIGHTONTAIilFFBILL
South anil West Want Duty on
Lumber to Remain,
WEST ALSO AGAINST FREE HIDES
Democrats Demand Smaller Tuly on
Leather Ooods Louisiana Wants
Duly on Philippine Rice,
Washington, March 20. Member.
on ttotli side of the house are lining up
and preparing l siilunii amendment
to the Payne tariff bill, In which their
constituent are Interested. Tl.o'nwin
contention will be over the cut In tho
lumber duty. It I understood that the,
Southern representative are nlmost
unanimous for retaining the present
duty of $2 per thousand feet Thsy
will Imvc the support of many mem
ber from the Northwest and the l'.
cilic Const state.
Hide nnd leather manufacture aW
will be the subject of considerable de.
bate. The Democrat will fight to
have shoe nnd other product of leather
reduced 6 or 10 er cent more nnd ht
hide retained on the free) list
On hoots nnd shoes, according to tho
new tarilf, will be luvled a duty of 16
per cent ad valorem. While this Is a
reduction of 10 wr rent ad valorem, it
I contended by Uhw who favor fur
ther reduction that the shocmen havo
admitted that they could stand a re
ductlon of 6 to 10 per cent more if
hide wero admitted free. Western
representative will make an earnest
elfurt to have a duty of 16 or cent
again placed on hldr.
The Louiilana delegation met tmlay
to consider the effect that the free
trade provision for the Phllplppllne.
would have on the rice Industry. They
will endeavor to have the minority re
ort favor a small duty on rife Import
ed from the Philippine Islands, or th
quantity entitled to free duty restrict
ed, ns ha been dono with sugar ami
tobacco.
CLEMENCEAU SUSTAINED.
French Clumber Stands By Prcmlsr
on Strike Situation.
Paris. March 20. Premier Clernrn-
ceau and his colleague who farrd th
strike Interpellation In the chamber
of deputies today, determined to
euro Indorsement of the government'
position In the premise or retire from
office. They won, for the chamber tt
Jectcd by a vote tit 364 to 188 a resolu
tion providing for a commission to In
vestigate tho cause of the strike.
The number of striker ha been
largely increased. The government,
with tho nld of military telegraphers
and soldiers acting n letter carriers,
has been successful in securing a sem
blance of resumption In nil branches
of the servico. In tho provinces the
strike I constantly securing new ml.
hcrents, and In many larger centers It
I complete. Tho strike leader claim
that victory I within their giasp. The
government ha prepared a bill to ex
tend tho tlrno on financial paper until
the state services are again normal,
STEAMER LINE TO PANAMA.
Coast Conference Asks Government
to Aid or Creata One.
San Francisco, March 20. A resolu
tion calling upon tho United State
government to oncoursgo tho establish
ment of a privately owned steamship
lino on tho Paclflo nnd Atlantic oceans,
operated by way of tho Panama rail
road, or, foiling that, to supplement
tho government-owned Atlantic line by
n similar lino in the Pacific w..
adopted hero today by representative
of various commercial organizations of
tho Pacific coast
The representative met for ih t.nr.
wso of discussing tho effect of the In
terstate Commerce commission's decis
ion In tho Spokane case on Pacific
const Jobbing Interests. Commercial
bodlea from Porlaml. Ranitln t ,..
Sacramento, Los Angeles and this city
.. ivi(i-uniti.
Kidnap Boy for Ransom,
Sharon, Pa., March 20.-Ten thou
sand dollars ransom Is demanded for
the return of Wllllo Whllla, Attorney
James P. Whltla's 8-year-old son, who
was spirited away from school this
morning by n strnngo man. Accom
panying tho demand for ransom is a
covert threat that tho boy will bo
killed unless tho money Is produced.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Whltla are among the
lending residents of tho town. Tho
former is a brothcr-ln-luw of Frank
II. Buhl, tho tnultl-mllllonalro steel
man.
Catsup Poured Into day.
Provldunco, It. I.. March 2n.lf i.
waters of Nnrrngansett bay wore well
seasoned with tomato catsup today
when 060 esse, containing 16,000 bot-
J'0B V,e,ro dumped Into the sea bocauso
they d Id not meet tlm r.i. !.-....- r
j tho Federal pure food law.
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