The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-11

menta, has searched about the
streets of San Francisco, walked
through all the relief camps aud
questioned every passerby for
whereabouts of his parents. He
saw them last on the fatal morning
when their hone was shaken into
ruins and the occupants all fed in
fear.
For two weeks no one was able to
give the faithful little chap any
news of the father and mother for
whom he sought. Wherever be
searched the only reply to questions
was shake of the head, sometimes
a kind word and occasionally a
email coin.
Yesterday Willie in his daily
tramp through the streets of Sas
Francisco met a guard of one of the
San Francisco. companies. The
guard had known Willie's parents
and from him the boy heard that
both his parents were killed on the
second day of the fire by q blast of
dynamite. The remains of the ell
der Kohlers lie In some unmarked
grave in one of the squares Of the
city.
''It amt no use to cry now," said
Willie, stoically. 81 got to rustic
for living for sister and myself"
His sister is 10 years of age.
Washington, May 5.-The San
Francisco disaster is likely to pre-
cipitate tariff discussion in con-
gress in the near future. Various
bills have been introduced to place
structural steel and other building
material intended for the rebuild
ing of the stricken city on the free
list.
Two such measures have b.en
presented by republicans-Mr.
Madden, of Chicago, and Mr.. Know
land Of California, and one by Rep
resentative Gaines, democrat, of
Tennessee. The ways and means
committee met today, but did rot
consider these measures.
Many republicans-and some of
them members of the California
delegation-.re placing devotion to
the doctrine of protection above
their desire to SEQ the devastated
city rise from its ruins through the
aid of building material admitted
duty free.
1t is understood that both the
California senators are opposed 10
taking any action toward removing
any duties in favor of San Francis
CO. On the other hand, some of
the members of the house delega-
tion would be in favor of the Know.
land bill. which is understood to
have the endorsement of the admin
istration, removing the duty upoo
building material intended for use
in the stricken cities of the coast.
It is understood that the United
States Steel Corporation is now
from eight to ten months and a
year behind its orders, and that if
such is the case the rebuilding of
San Francisco is likely to be delay
ed unless there is much steele i'm
ported from abroad.
The presence trust price averages
$38 ton. The free structural steel
of Europe would N an steel at $28
a ton, for with the protection re-
moved the trust, to save its FACE,
will have to lower its price below
that at which the importer can sell.
Representative Needham, o. Cal
ifornia, has been side-tracked with
a command to look into the matter
and ascertain if "real aid" will bs
given California by the removal of
the duty. Itis admitted that be at
least will learn that the trust has
the supply on hand call sold;" that
the American product will rot meet
the demand, and that the imparta-
ton of free structural steel will
mean a saving of a fortune to the
builders of San Francisco.
While he is arriving at an official
knowledge Of tue things, the re-
publican leaders will put through
a resolution placing all supplies,
that is, food and clothing, on the
free list.