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they were paid, too, out of the same
rates as now are being exacted from
shippers on class freight"
Mr. Fisher urged that the commission
in it's consideration of the present case
should take into view the well known sit
uation of few years ago as to the pay
ment by the roads of rebates He was
satisfied that these rebates had amounted
| to at least 30 per cent, and that the elm
fnation of rebates. therefore, had amount
ed, in effect. to an advance Of 30 per
cent in the class rates.
Efficiency of Management.
Mr.. Fisher, briefly discussing the mat
ter of increased efficiency in railroad
management, declared that a cease over
whelmingly had been made out that the
limit of railroad efficiency had not been
reached, as maintained by the carriers
IF" he insisted, this commission
should accept the railroads view of eni-
cheney standard it would amount, In Ell
feet, to the withdrawal of any incentive
to scientific or highly efficient manage
ment."
This would be, in his opinion. serious
action of the commission. But l am
frank when + say" said he. that if the
roads were required to show sciehtl,ic
management and a reasonable properly
value basis for their rates, there Woulu
roads or to the country.
1T is my Judgment continued Mr..
Fisher. that the railroad companies
have failed to meet the burden or prool
and that they have not given the com ON,
mission anything upon which a oeclslo.l
can he reached. 1t is within the power
of the commission now to obtain from
the railroads a prima facie Justification
of the reasonableness of the proposed
rates You can get from the railroads the
elements entering into their basis OF q
rate
1T would be a work Of years." suggest
ed Commissioner Prouty. Ito obtain q
valuation of railroad property. would
you say it would be right to hold up this
case until that time?" -,
II think it would replied Mr.. Flsher
1T is said that hard cases make hard
law. This is the first case OF it's par
ticular kind. It ought to be determined
rightly and justly. and there is not
scintilla of evidence that disaster will re-
suit from the taking of proper time.
Blames the Railroads.
After considering generally the finan-
cial condition and operations Of railroads
Francis B. James, representing the Ma
tional Industrial Traffic League and the
Shippers Association, declared that TIT
railroads themselves were responsible fo'
any discredit which may have fallen upon
their securities. He asserted that the
campaign was begun by President Brown
of the New York Central in 1908 who
i'm a letter to the National Manufacturers
Association, suggested. said Mr.. James
that grass soon would be growing in
the streets of Industrial cities and mos
would be accommodating upon factory
chimneys unless the roads were granted
an increase in rates.
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TO SUCCEED WOODROW WILSON.
President of Princeton University to
Be Elected Tomorrow.

PRINCETON. n. j.. January ia sue
cessor to Dr.. Woodrow Wilson as presi-
dent OF Princeton University Will prob
ably be selected at the regular meeting
of the university trustees here tomorrow.
Prominent among the men named for the
position are the Rev. DIR. Henry Van
Dyke, who recently resigned the Murray
professorship: Dean Andrew Fleming
West, who has held that position ten
years; DR.. John I'll. Finley. president of
the, College Of the City Of New York, and
DIR. Harry Augustus Garfield, president
of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass
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BANK CHANGES NAME.
Might and Day" Institution to Be
Known as Hartman.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE Night
and Day Bank will change its name to
the Hartman National Bank Announce
ment is made that the change will be in
name and management only, the business
hours OF the institution remaining the
same. Mrs. e. IT. Hartman is one of
the principal stockholders. and. the change
is made with her approval. 1t will be-
come effective upon the issuance of a
new charter. which has been applied for
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MIR. Reid at State Department.

Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to Great
Britain. called at the State Department
today to pay his respects to Secretary
Knox but owing to the participation of
the Secretary In a conference he was
obliged to defer meeting him. Mr.. Reid
will attend the dinner to be given at the
White House this evening to the visiting
Canadian delegations.
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BOARD OF TRADE TO MEET.
Will Assemble Tomorrow Night at
New Willard Hotel.

The January meeting of the Board OF
Trade will be held tomorrow night at
o'clock at the New Willard Hotel. The
board will be asked to pass upon a num-
Der of important recommendations by
its standing and special committees. A
buffet supper will be served.
At meeting Of the committee on mem
bership at o'clock today the committee
gave it's approval to five applicants for
membership. They are EDWARD r.
Brooks, Oscar r. Wright. Paris L. Bren-
gle, A. III. Brewood, w. Ross Grayenel
and Richard b. Watrous.
The committee decided against the plaI
to increase the annual dues.
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President Wants Only Facts.

IL shall never forget the emphasis with
which he told us that he wanted the facts
and nothing but the facts. From that
time to this there never has been mo-
ment that he has not maintained this
high position and supported with absolute
steadfastness the great principle which
you gentlemen have long advocated.
Il take it that what you want I. ON me
today is simply the benefit of our prac-
teal experience in this new line of work.
Frankly, I think l may say that many
of you have been, and still are, some
what at sea as to the detailed working
OF your own program. / am sure that
it has taken the members of the present
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was the greatest problem Of transpor-
tation now confronting the railroads.
While the cost Of handling freight at
great and expensive terminals had
been reduced during the last fifteen
years, it still was greatly in excess of
what it ought to be. He believed that
at least 33 per cent i'll the present
terminal charge now aggregatng $500.
O00, 900 year could be saved through
scientific management. Such manage
ment would reduce delays in the han
ding OF shipments and, aside from Il
reduction in the direct cost, would be
Of enormous benefit to both railways
and shippers.
There is no department OF railroad
ing in which the field of economy
through more scientific, more efficient
MANAGEMENT. Is not broadly open,"
said Mr.. Brandeis. lone million dollars
a day seems a moderate estimate of the
savings possible"
Contention of Walter L. Fisher.
At the hearing yesterday afternoon
Walter l.. Fisher of Chicago, representing
the National Dry Goods Association and
the Western Boot and Shoe Dealers AS
ISOLATION, declared IL the railroads are
| entitled to any increase Of rates they
should be distributed equally and uni
formly over every part of the traffic
This case should fall declared Mr..
Fisher, because this advance proposed
by the roads Is placed on certain kinds
OF freight only. 1t is not a distribution
Of any increased cost Of transportation or
freight generally, and. therefore, is dis
criminatory and unreasonable"
Mr.. Fisher said his clients were in
no sense hostile to the railways; in fact.
they were in sympathy with them, but
for an increase in rates had not been
established, and they. therefore, opposed
it,
In relation to the commerce of tbis
country he regarded the pending pro-
ceeding as the most important that ever
had been instituted in the United States.
He suggested that in this case each road
| insisted that its own line and methods
should be taken by the commission as a
basis of approval OF the proposed rate
uation would not be justified unless it
were assumed that the rate structure
| OF January ], 1910. was just and reason
| able. That was an assumption he MAIN
tanned which could not be conceded par
| ticularly inasmuch AZ no evidence to that
effect had been introduced in the pend
| ing case.
< novel argument against the proposed
| increase in class tates was introduced
| by Mr. Fisher. He pointed out that the
roads had maintained the present class
rates had been in force since 1887 and
| that class freight was not now bearing
| it's just proportion of service charge.
Effect Of Eliminating Rebates.
| las fact" declared Mr.. Fisher. 1.-THE
| class rates in the period mentioned have
in effect been advanced so per cent or
40 per cent by the abolition of rebates
paid to shippers. / do not mention any
particular instances OF the payment Of
such rebates, but they were paid, and
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cal nature and that no question was
asked beforehand as to the party afiilia-
tons OF the political theories of any
member Of the board. i know. for in
stance, that my own appointment was
settled before it was known whether
was republican Or democrat, pro-
tectionist or free trader. Second, that
at the first meeting which we had with
the President he gave us our instructions
to proceed to find cut as rapidly as pos
sible all essential facts regarding the ef-
feet of the tariff without reference to any
party, any theory or any sectional inter-
pS
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Raid Anarchist Meeting.

MUNICH. Bavaria, January H.
Twenty-three alleged anarchists were
arrested while holding a meeting today.
Papers supposed by the police to be Of
an discriminating nature were seized.
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Palm Beoch. M1ama an@ Cuha
Via Atlantic Coast Line. Leave S:l0 pm.
dafly. Superior roadway. equipment,
service. 14l9 New York ave. n.w.-Advt.
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TARIFF FORCE HERE

Continued from First pageo
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Erect Of Eliminating Rebates.

las a fact" declared Mr.. Fisher, "the
class rates in the period mentioned have
in effect been advanced so per cent or
40 per cent by the abolition of rebates
paid to shippers. I do not mention any
particular instances OF the payment of
such rebates, but they were paid. and
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vate interests. but such legislation as you
think would be of permanent and general
benefit. Your deliberations cannot fail TO
be profitable and harmonious, Ii you bear
always in mind that only two things are
necessary and essential: First. the facts.
and. second, a continuous source from
which these facts may be derived.
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''The work OF the conventions commit
tee should be well konwn to every men,
Der Of the chamber. Its wonderfully ener-
setic chairman, G. NJ. Hunt, has done
much to elaborate the work inaugurated
by our secretary. Upon the recommended
ton Of this committee. your board OF d.
HaItigan and Grant to st. Paul, where
after a strenuous campaign they sue
ceeded in capturing for Washington the
convention OF the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen and Ensinemen, an or
ganization which brings to the city 800
delegates for thirty days. and leaves in
the city fortunate enough to secure II
something like q quarter Of a million dol
lars.
"on recommendation Of the convention
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Permanent Home Urged.

During the evening A. Lisner, treasurer
of the chamber, reported that the organ
ization has on hand more than $500.
He recommended that provision be made
for the erection of permanent home for
the chamber. He said that it was time
that fund was begun for this purpose.
At a meeting Of the board Of directors
within q week Mr.. Lisner will be re-elect-
ed treasurer OF the chamber. This honor
carries With 1t ex-officio membership in
the board Of directors, in accordance with
an amendment to the constitution which
was adopted yesterday. Thomas Grant
will be elected secretary at the same
meeting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01

"a hours. Representatives Wilson,
White and Link and State Senators
Holtslaw and Broderick confessed to
having been bribed.
Then, after much newspaper agi-
tation, the Legislative Voters League
of Chicago, presented the. alleged
facts to the United States senate, and
demanded that Lorimer be ousted
from his seat, as having been the
moving spirit in the legislative cor
ruption.
After a long Investigation the sub
committee on privileges and cleo
tions, headed by Senator Barrows,
brought in report that Lorimer was
innocent of any completely in the
bribery, Beveridge made a minority
report, and the fight was on. Features
were speeches by Beveridge and Root
and by Crawford, all of them bitter
ly attack Lorlmer. Crawford, when
a vote seemed imminent, began a fill
buster and spoke for eight hours
holding the senate through long
night session, which was only ended
by the agreement which brought to.
days vote.
For himself Lorimer appeared in
the senate and to crowded galleries
told a moving story of his early
struggles, in which he detailed his
experiences as a friend of "Hinky
Dink" Kenna, the Chicago alder
man. and attributed to his friend.
ship and to that of other men he
had known in the days when he
drove a street car, the fact that the
Democrats in the Illinois legislature
cast their votes which elected him to
the senate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
Forty-Six Senators Say He Is
Their Peer, and 40 Assert
That He Is Corrupt and Un-
fit to Sit in the Senate.
WAS A BITTER ONE
"Wash Me and / Shall Be Clean;
Purge Me and l Shall Be Whittier
Than SnOw''-AII the Blonde Boss
Needs, Now That He Has Been
Officially Declared Clean, Is "Pink
Pills for Pale People"


Washington, March William
Lorimer, senator from Illinois, was
eXonerated of the charge that he
was corruptly elected by a vote in
the United States senate today.
Forty-six votes were cast against the
resolution that the senate declare
Lorimers seat vacant. Forty sena-
tors voted that in their opinion he
was corrupt.
The victory of Lorimer ends one
of the most remarkable political
fights in the history of the United
States. For many weeks the issue
has been before the senate, and the
"blonde boss Of Chicago" has been
flayed as bitterly as any man ever be-
fore the public.
The senate was crowded during
the roll call. The galleries were
filled early, and those who could not
get seats waited patiently outside in
the corridors.
Senator McCumber, of North Da-
kota, endehNored to get rule lin
iting the speeches to Is minutes
each, but was unsuccessful. Senator
Owen, of Oklahoma, opened the de-
bate for the senators opposed to
Lorimer. He denounced the Illinois
senator for his failure to appear be-
fore the investigating committee,
and read long telegram from Gov
ernor Deneen, denying the state
ments made by Lorimer to the SEN
ate, and asserting that he had re-
peatedly asked Lorimer to call
caucus, but that Lorimer had stead
lily refused. Owen said he strongly
urged his friends not to support ;Lor-
inner.
~ Led by Beyeridge, OF Indiana who
brought in a minority report after
the committee on privileges and elecy
tions had Hwhite%asAedy LorimEr,
progqessives geHerally demanded
that his seat be declared vacant.
Chief among Dorimer's partisans
was julius Caesar Burrows, retlr-
ing senator from Michigan, who was
chairman 81 tlfeBab-conmittee of the
elections committee that conducted
the investigation, Behind Bever-
idge and Burrows were ranged the
chief forensic fighters of the senate,
and the battle was bitter to the end.
The vindication of Lorimer was
made possible only by an agreement
reached late yesterday. after fill
buster, which threatened TO consume
the remainder Of the session.
Generally the charge against Lor-
inner was that he had corrupt knowl.
edge Of, and, in fact, was the insti.
gator OF bribery plot through
which Democrats in the Illinois legis.
lature broke a long cont ~ed dead
lock and elected him senator aftei
his name had been considered onll
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01

Should the city council next Mon
day evening sustain Mayor Lach-
mund's veto Of the ordinance grant
ing to the Salem, Falls City & West
ern Railroad Company franchise ON
Union street, and insist upon a short
er life of the franchise, and the cleo
trif1cation of the road, the company
will abandon its intentions of build
ing a bridge across the Willamette
at Union street and entering the city
and building a depot, was the an
nouncement made today by a promi-
nent official of the company, And, In
view of the feet that one or two
councilmen are undetermined as to
whether they shall support the may
or or not, and that, should they de-
eide In his favor, that 1t would mean
the driving of an enterprise from the
city which would contribute thou
sands of dollars each month to its
commercial welfare, a deep gloom
has settled over the business centers.
The business men and the progress
sive element-the men who are striv
ing for the making of greater and
a better Salem," however, have not
abandoned the fight and between
now and the next meeting every ef-
fort will be brought to bear to make
the council see the advantages that
will flow to the city from the grant
ing Of the franchise, and the meet
ing itself will probably witness the
council chamber crowded to over
flowing with boosters, who have the
future welfare Of the city at heart.
Demands Unreasonable.
The officials Of the company regard
the demands that the franchise be
made of shorter life and that the
road be electrified not only unrea-
sonable, but preposterous. They
contend that to electrify the whole
road would involve such an expendi-
ture of money that 1t makes 1t i'm
possible for them to consider It, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01

Chicago, March 1.-The net result
Of the Chicago primaries is such a
blow to the bosses and the machines
Of both parties as the city never saw
before"
This was the statement here today
Of Prof, C. E. Merriam, of the Uni
Yersity of Chicago, who won out in
the Chicago primaries against all the
powers OF the Republican county ma
chine.
q attribute my nomination." Mer-
rism continued, ito the voters ac-
Ceptance of the opportunity the direct
primary offered, and to an uprising of
the Progressive Republicans. The
voters believe that the city's re-
sources, like the nations, should be
conserved"
On the Democratic side, the ma
chine was also smashed, Carter H.
Harrison crushing the Roger Sulli-
van organization and polling the
greatest number of votes.
HarrlsOns nomination, however, is
said by former Mayor Edward F.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01

Dunno, also candidate, to have been
tainted with fraud, and Ounce threat
ems to contest it.
The First Ward, the bailiwick of
Hinky Dink Kenna and Bath House
John Coughlin, gave Harrison a 24OO
plurality. Dunno declares that the
Hearst faction, which backed Harri-
son, caused his defeat in that district.
Speculation is rife as to where the
machines will be found when the
election comes, April 4. Without a
candidate of their own, the bosses are
expected to try to deal with both Har-
rison and Merriam and to cast their
support to the one with whom the
best bargain may be made.
Hinky Dink Kenna's vote for alder
man in the first ward was so unani-
nous that there practically was no
second. Colonel Leopold Moss, his
opponent, was showed under.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01

that to electrify that portion running
Through the city would not only In
volve unnecessarily upon the COM
pany the expenditure OF a vast sum,
but that it would heap upon it great
inconvenience. Added to that is the
further demand that the life of the
franchise be made shorter. It n
pointed out that 35 years in the busi-
ness world, where millions are in
volved in Investment, Is an exceed
ingly short time, and that the task to
raise the money under that condE
ton will be a difficult one, and that
II it Is still reduced that 1t will be
impossible. Either one of these de-
mands will be sufficient to cause the
company to abandon its intentions OF
entering the city. That Is the way
the officials of the company look at
1t, and the statement that If new
franchise containing these demands
is insisted upon that the company
will withdraw its application 10
conclusive and final.
Just what City Needs.
The entrance of the road to the
city is Just what the city needs, ac-
cording to the views of the business
men and the progressive element.
They maintain that the one thing
that Salem has been in need Of for
years and years Is more railroads,
and that with them will come the
other needed institutions, factories,
manufacturing plants and other In
stitutions whose payrolls each year
would aggregate millions of dolalrs.
| They are shrewd enough to see far
enough in the future to see that the
coming of this road will make the
heart OF every industry In the city
beat with faster throb, and that It
is but the forerunner of others; and
because Of that they are willing to
encourage it--willlng to encourage
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
WILL TRY
NEW TYPE
SCOTCH COMPANY BUILDING I'M
MENSE OIL BURNER STEAM
SHIP WHICH Is EXPECTED TO
REVOLUTIONIZE OCEAN CARRY.
ING TRADE.

Glasgow, March 1.--If the new ship
which Barclay, Curle and company
are building here for the Russian
East African company proves as big
a success as its builders say it will
be, English sailors believe the type
soon will revolutionlze marine trans
portation. 'sq' g,
The vessel Is to be oil-driven. In
tarnal combustion engines. never beg
fore have been tried on 50 large y
scale The new craft is to be Of five
thousand tons gross, with 1000 tons
dead weight carrying capacity and
Accommodations for several passengers.
1t will have speed of 12 knots.
The great thing its bhldersSclaim
for the engines is that they can be
worked with the cheapest kind Of oil
at cost Of 1916 to $3.50 per ton.
The charge is ignited by compressure
instead of by spark and the en-
gines can be started in five minutes
as against Is hours, needed to- raise
steam with boilers. Boilers, tunnels
and bunkers will be entirely absent
the oil being carried in specially con
structed tanks.
The builders estimate that 100 tons
of oil will carry the vessel as far at
300 tons of coal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01

the forces employed in the govern
ment mints at San Francisco and
Denver was the prediction made this
afternoon by Director of the Mint
Roberts. 1t was said that the reduc-
tions would result from the bill re-
Gently passed, which permits the
treasury to issue gold certificates
against foreign foreign coin and
rough bullion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
BoutelI Gets Appointment.

Washington, March Henry S.
Boutell, one of the lame ducks" of
the house, who was defeated for re-
election, was today appointed minis
ter to Portugal in place Of Henry T.
Gage, who is no in California on
leave of absence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
OREGON SYSTEM DOWNS THE BOSSES
CHICAGO GETS CLEAN CANDIDATES
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Mysterious Naked Woman.

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r Held in the observation ward at =
+ the Central Hospital, Mrs. Ed Z
r ward Lewis, who walked into I
+ the institution late yesterday, Z
+ completely nude, carrying a I
= tiny baby in her arms, is a COM Z
+ plete puzzle to the physicians 4
+ today Refusing to answer ques- 4
+ tions or give any information Z
+ as to her strange antics, the wo- I
+ man merely sits up in bed, Z
+ points al various objects and 4
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