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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1907. ATTACKS RATES SLEEPING CARS St. Paul Man Asks Commission to Order Reduction of One-Half. UPPER BERTHS CHEAPER first Complaint Against Pullman Company Says Rates Are Exces Bivo Wants Upper Berths at Half the Price ot Lower. WASHINGTON, Ma; 24.-A definite ef fort was begun today before the Inter state Commerce Commission to secure to the public a reduction of tare charged by the Pullman Company for its sleeping-car accommodations. This-is the first time in the history of the Commission that' a proceeding has been brought against the Pullman Company, and it promises to be an action of more than ordinary interest. Three complaints were filed against the Pullman Company and various North western Railroad lines, which are made co-defendants, by George S. Loftus, a business man of St. Paul. Mr. Loftus avers that in the course of his business lie is obliged to travel from St. Paul to various other points and to use the ac commodations of the Pullman Company. The charges for the accommodation, he declares, are unjust, unreasonable and excessive, and he asks the Commission to reduce them by one-half. He says that the lower berths are far more desirable than the upper berths, and that the latter ought to be considerably less In price, but that no distinction between them is made. The exaction of the same charge for both, complainant alleges, results In discrimina tion against and disadvantage to passen gers who are compelled to take upper berths. The second complaint relates to travel between Chicago and St. Paul and the third to travel between St. Paul and Seat tle, "Wash. Between these cities, it is alleged, the Pullman fare Is J12 for either a lower or an upper berth. Mr. Loftus asks that the rate be made $8 for a lower berth and ft for an upper. PRUTSHIPPEnS ARK DIVIDED Commission and Grand Jury Inquire Into Car Distribution. 1)S ANGELES, Cal., May 24. The fruit shipping question. involving fruitgrowers and the transcontinental railroads, which Is pending before the Interstate Commerce Commission as well as the Federal grand jury, Is be coming very complicated. A hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion of the complaint by fruitgrowers against the Southern Pacific for al leged unfair distribution of cars is set for July 9. This afternoon the .Fed eral grand jury began an investigation into the methods of distribution of cars in vogui by the Santa Fe railroad and a large number of fruitshippers, and railroad men appeared upon subpenas. The fruitshippers are not agreed in their contentions but are striving for Widely different results. The Southern Pacific has been appor tioning cars on a basis of fruit immed iately ready for shipment. This was unsatisfactory to the Southern Cali fornia Fruit Exchange, which filed charges against the Southern Pacific with the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, seeking to compel the road to apportion cars on thj acreage basis. The Santa Fe has been apportioning cars on the acreage basis and now that road is being investigated by the Fed eral grand jury with the idea, it is stated, of compelling it to furnish cars to shippers in porportlon to the amount of fruit ready for shipment or on the basis now used by the Southern Pacific. The plan employed by the Southern Pacific is said to be favored by the Federal authorities. The Southern Pacific announces its 'willingness to accept whatever ruling is made on the subject by the Inter state Commerce Commission. In the meanwhile the situation Ts greatly be clouded and developments of a serious nature that may lead to possible crimi nal prosecutions against certain rail road men are coming to light. EARNINGS STILL INCREASING Tnion Pacific Shows Gain' of Over $2,000,000 in Nine Months. OMAHA, Neb.. May 24. (Special.) The statement of transportation operations of the Union Pacific system for March, 1907, shows an increase in mileage of 214.20 over the corresponding month of last year. The gross receipts for March were 46,200,783, an Increase of Jl,tt3,870 over the same month last year. The in . crease in expenses and taxes for the same month was J943.254, making a pet increase of receipts over expenses and taxes of $150,616. The gross receipts for nine months ending March 31, were $06,230,046, an In crease of $o.562.521 over the same period of the year before, and the expenses and taxes were $30,4S6,707, an increase of $3, 315.0S5 over the same nine months last year. The increase of receipts over ex penses and taxes for the same nine months is $2,147,346. HAS NOT ACQUITTED HARRIMAN Knapp Disposes of Story. That No Suit Will Be Brought. WASHINGTON,! May 24. A report was published this morning to the effect that Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Com merce Commission, who had an interview with President Roosevelt yesterday after noon informed the President that the in vestigation by the Commission into the methods of the Harriman lines had prac tically acquitted Harriman. When his at tention was called to the report, Mr. Knapp said: "The statement is absolutely without foundation. The Commission has taken no action, reached no conclusion and not even discussed the Harriman case of late. No report is likely to be made for some time." PETTUS AIRS HIS LATIN Says Senate Has No Right to Go Into Brownsville Case. WASHINGTON, May 24. "Damnum absit injuria," said Senator Pettus of Alabama at the White House today, in reference to the Brownsville investiga tion. Senator Pettus Is a member of the committee investigating the subject. The Senator continued: "The Senate has no more right to go into this business than you have. It can express its opinion, but as to going Jnto jt that is all foolishness. The Senate can do nothing with the actions of the President If he transgresses the law or violates the constitution. It is provided that he shall be dealt with by the House of Representatives." The Senator said he was tired of the whole thing and would not consent to an adjournment of the committee with the view of having another meeting. Mayor Combe, of Brownsville. Texas, produced today before the committee the letter referred to yesterday. In which Major Penrose declared that Private Voschel. white soldier, could not have overheard the conversation between the Mayor and the Major concerning the al leged assault by a negro soldier upon a Mrs. Evans, Major Penrose wrote that Voschel told a deliberate lie. Amos LittleHeld testified that he was awakened by the shooting-nd saw men shoot into Tillman's saloon. He said he followed the group and saw the men un der a street lamp and recognized them as ) negro soldiers. Internal Revenue Increases. WASHINGTON, May 24. The month ly statement of the Collector of Inter nal Revenue shows that for the month of April, 1907, the total receipts were i21,0D,80o, which is an increase for the year of J2.1S4.835. The total receipts for the ten months of the present fiscal year amount to $224,003.11, which is an increase as compared with the corresponding period of 1306 of 17,706,357. Japan After Anti-Japanese. WASHINGTON, May 24. The Jap an sse Ambassador is taking steps to obtain the details of atacks which the J - Xnriqne Creel. Mexican Ambumdor, Leadlnjc Speaker at Lake Mohonk Feace Conference. Embassy has been informed have been made on Japanese restaurant-keepers In San Francisco. The Ambassador has not received special instructions to protect Japanese citizens in this coun try, although such instructions are re ported to have been cabled from Tokio. PURGING POLICE FORCE KANSAS CITY MAYOR CONDEMNS SEVERAL OF HIS MEN. Two Candidates for Promotion Have Bad Records Charges Against Other Officers. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 24. Mayor Henry M. Beardsley, chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, created a sensation at the board's meeting today when he publicly announced that the rec ords of two men whose names were before the board as candidates for promotion rendered them unfit. The Mayor announced that the records of the police department show that Lieu tenant Daniel Ahearn, recommended for Inspector and chief of detectives, had been suspended for drunkenness -in 1903, and that Patrolman Charlep Ryan, recom mended for detective, had been discharged from the police force twice, once for neg lect of duty and once for sleeping on duty. The Mayor also read the affidavit of a citizen filing serious charges against John Hayes. Jr.. a lawver nd srn nt ohiof n Police John Hayes; Captain W. B. Weber ana Bert Brannan. a police detective. Witnesses will be called before the board next Friday to testify on these charges. Run Riot on Communion "Wlife. REDLANDS, Cal., May 24 While Rev. A. M. PaAmer, rector of the Episcopal Church here, was away with his family at the seaside. Laura Huntingdon, aged 20, domestic servant, who had been left in charge of the rectory, invited three other girls and a young man to dinner and after a rich spread they all got tipsy on communion wine. Then the happy five ransacked the parsonage and the girls are accused of having made off with a large amount of frocks and frippery be longing to Mrs. Palmer. Laura Hunting don also forged the pastor's name to a check for $20 and cashed It down town, after which all the girls took the electric railway to San Bernardino. There Laura and her sister. Minnie, were arrested and the whole story came out. The Huntingdon girls' father has made good the money obtained on the forged check but the girls have been put in the cells to await trial on srand larceny charges in connection with the taking away of the clothing. All four come of highly respected families. The . young man in the case has disappeared. Admits She Took Church Funds. CHICAGO, May 24. A dispatch to the Tribune from Bloomington, 111., say 8: Dismissing her lawyer, Helen Dixon yesterday walked back of the bar of the Circuit Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement of $1300 from the organ fund of the Gleaner Society of the Second Presbyterian Church, and also to the forgery of a note of $300. . Miss Dlxort was arrested last Feb ruary. She was treasurer of the Cleaner Society, and the money sn"e appropriated was to have been used to pay for a new organ. When the organ was received there was no money to pay for it . When called on for an explanation. Miss Dixon told conflicting stories as to what she had done with the money. It is understood she spent the money on clothes for herself. Attel Gets Decision. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 24. Attel tonight got the decision over Solomon at the end of 20 rounds. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cuttlns Teeth Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem edy, Mrs: Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, soft ens the gums, allays all pain, Cures wtnl folio and diarrhoea. 3 1 7. If "f I it ( .4 " jr : 1 t - i f -"'v i f I S & - WTH ALARM Presbyterians Deplore Mem bers' Shortcomings. CONTRIBUTE HEAVY SUMS General Assembly Closes 119th Ses sion and Adjourns to Meet Next Year at Kansas City 164 Die During the Year. COLUMBUS, O., May 24. The 119th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church concluded its work today, crowding Into the last two. sessions a vast amount of routine business, most of which was of Importance to the church. There was no renewal, as had been expected, of the temperance controversy. On the contrary, the re port of the permanent Committee on temperance was accepted without de bate or a dissenting vote. The assembly decided to meet next year in.. Kansas City. The financial committee reported that during the past year $4,609,852 had been received for the use of the various boards of the church. The committee on necro logy reported that during the year 164 ministers of the church had died.' The report ot the committee on nar rative deplored the increasing desecra tion of the Sabbath, a laxity in the observance of the week of prayer, the growing restlessness in the pulpit and the consequent shortening of terms of pastorates, and an increasing con cern over the action of untrained lay men in duties which properly belong to ministers, declaring that danger lurks in the practice of calling men direct from the pew to the pulpit. A report -of the standing committee on home missions, recommending a uni versal plan of work, was adopted. Dr. Chapman, of California, read the re port of the systematic benevolence committee. Its principal recommenda tion, that all church members should give one-tenth of their income to the church, was adopted. GOSPEIi OF HEAVEN AND HELL United Presbyterian Evangelist Is In Favor of Old-fashioned Revival. DENVER, Colo.. May 24. Rev. A R. Hutch in(on, of A.ltoona, Pa., was elected corresponding secretary of the board of home missions by the gen eral assembly of the United Presby terian Church this afternoon. There Were 20 nominations and Dr. Hutchin son was elected on the second ballot. The fight over this office was the most hotly contested of the assembly. Rev. J. C. Scouller, of Philadelphia, was elected secretaiy of the board of ministerial relief by a unanimous vote. In commenting on the report on evangelistic work. President Russell, of Westminster University, West Wil mington, Pa., declared that what the church of the present day needs is a revival with a capital "R." He also declared that, to tie su?essful, evan gelical 'work must of necessity be taken up along the lines of the ex istence of a "heaven and a hell," arid that a person who wishes to escape one must accept the gospel if he wishes to gain the other. TONS OF DIAMONDS. Estimates on Output of Mines of the World. Pall Mall Gazette. Like all precious metals and stones, the unit of weight usually employed in re gard to diamonds Is the carat, of which 151 go to make up a single ounce. To think of sacks of diamonds by the ton staggers the imagination; indeed, the average annual output of the Kimberley mines is not more than half a ton all told. Statistics have been published recently at Cape Town giving the output for sev eral years past of the Kimberley mines and the river diggings. These yielded in the three years' of 1903-05- neariy 7,250.000 carats, say a ton and a half. The mone tary value of these diamonds was 14, 460,000. Since the first diamond was dis covered by the banks of the Vaal in 1867 down to the end of 1906 it is estimated that the total weight of diamonds ex tracted from the Grlqualand mines is over 136 tons, of a market value of fully 95,000.000. If statistics of this sort can be trusted and in the case of the South African yield they closely approximate to the facts only 17 tons of diamonds had been mined all over the world to the end of 1901. With the same relative output since that year from Brazil and India, the world's output of diamonds is now more than 20 tons. The figure seems small, considering the ages diamonds have been worked in India ana elsewhere in the East and must be largely guesswork with respect, to the output in antiquity. It is, however, cer tain that more diamonds have been placed on the market in the last 40 than in the previous 1000 years. Seek Throne for Eitel Frederick. LONDON, May 24. The Berlin corre spondent of the Daily Mail says that ona of the many theories concerning the future of Prince Eitel Frederick, the Kaiser's second son, is that he is destined by his father to be the future King of Hungary. The idea is revived by the presence in Buda Pest of Baron von Myrbach, chamberlain in the Kal serin's household. He is reported by Hungarian journalists as saying that tha Berlin court cherishes the liveliest sympathy with the Hungarian people. The Baron admitted that the Prince speaks Hungarian. Apropos of the Hungarian throne, however, the Kaiser is quoted as saying: "I and my sons be long exclusively to the fatherland." Shah's Brother Leads Revolt. PARIS, May 24. A dispatch from Tehe ran, Persia, says that Selar Dowle, broth er of the Shah, who recently started a revolt in Turkestan province with 15,000 followers, has advanced to Nehvendu. He has sent orders to the City of Hamadan to provide him with supplies. Anxiety prevails at the palace In Te heran and troops have hastily been mus tered and sent to the front.. Italy Offers Pope Compromise. ROME, May 24. It is reported that a proposition has been made to the gov ernment for a modus Vivendi as to the fund set apart under the laws of papal guarantees. UndeV article four of that law a sum of $640,000 was annually set apart for the maintenance of the pope. It is now proposed to capitalize this fund into state bonds which will furnish the pope a reve nue of $760,000. It is stated that a majority of the Min isters would accept such an arrangement, which would be a step toward a political MAIL ORDERS HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION Lingerie Waists at Half Price A grand Saturday sale of beautiful bodices of the most charming' sorts, Sheer, dainty materials, trimmed with filmy, foamy laces and embroideries of exceeding richness. Some of the richest waists ever sold In any store on the Pacific Coast. Three hundred waists for the one-day sale; enough to supply a busy day's demand. ' Three hun dred women may participate in a waist bargain that they'll remember for months to come. The materials are pretty, filmy lawns and allover embroideries, the tJimmings are applied with unusual taste and, all in all, these are waist3 of marvelous beauty and value. Regularly worth $5.00 to -$12.50; Saturday, HALF PRICE. , Regular $5.00 f e gr Waists for... pd.OU Regular $8.00 Afn Waists for pUU A Sale of A stirring Saturday sale of all Wash Goods Remnants in the store at one-fourth less than the regular price. Splendid qualities of goods, superbly handsome patterns and all modestly priced to start with. A grand clean-up of all short lengths that have been left from the busy selling of one of the best wash goods seasons in many a year. Scotch and American ginghams, madras, chambrays, percales, batistes, organdies, dimities, white and w colored lawns, in lengths of two to ten yards each. Oome select enough for a waist or an entire Jl dress, and on any one all crisp Pattern quarter, but we sell it to you for fifteen cents. and give you a pattern absolutely JT I 66 152 pages chockful of the latest news concerning fashions. Well illustrated over 1500 pleasing pictures of the right sort of styles a book that is in all ways worth a quarter for the information it'll give you of smart things to wear. AND THE PATTERNS They are the most economical, the most simple and the most reliable we know anything about. They're up-to-date and easy to work from; they're economical because there's no waste in cutting from a Ladies' Home Jour nal pattern. We've some splendid special bargains on sale now in the fabric aisles. Ladies' Home Journal patterns will help you to take advantage, of them. You'll find these patterns and quarterlies on sale at the pattern counter, in the dress goods section, Fifth-street annex. Buy the Quarterly for" 15 cents and we give you a pattern free. That reduces the price of the magazine to only 5 cents. No book of AUTHENTIC fashions ever sold for this price before we couldn't think of making any such offer under ordinary circumstances. Take advantage of this special opportunity and secure one of them. And please remember that we sell the Ladies' Home Journal patterns and that the price is 10 and 15 cents. modus Vivendi. The opposition, however, would combat the proposal. Troops Charge Female Mob. ROME, May 24. There were serloua disturbanees at Terni, in the depart ment of Umbrla, province of Perupia, yesterday. The wives of the strikers invaded the iron works after their hus bands had left and attempted to drive out the workmen who had taken the strikers' places. Troops were called out and charged the mob of Infuriated women who bad broken, the windows In the shops. Reinforcements of troops ana police have been : rt to Temt. Lane farmers Will Dip Sheerj. EUGENE, Or.. May 24. The matter of enforcing the law in regard to .the dip ping of sheep in Lane County once each year, which has engrossed the atten tion of sheepralsers and farmers In general in this vicinity for the past week or two, bids fair to become set tled at once. State and Federal sheep inspectors have been in the city again the .past two or three days and de clare that the law will be enforced: Farmers have come to see it is to their Interest to have all sheep dipped. Burned la His Own' Home. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 24. Fran cis Bernard, who lived alone in a small cottage at 422 Bunlevy avenue, was burned to death last night in a Are which destroyed his home. Two young men sent In an alarm, and when the firemen arrived two went inside to res cue Bernard. They tripped over the FIFTH STREET Regular $6.50 Waists for Regular $10.00 Waists for. . . . $3.25 $5.00 ANY CHILD'S COAT IN THE HOUSE (WHITE EXCEPTED) GOES FOR HALF PRICE SATURDAY. THEY COME LN PLAIN AND FANCY WOOL MATERIALS, OR IN HANDSOME SILKEN FABRICS. FOR CHILDREN 6 TO 14 YEARS OF AGE. CHOOSE FOR HALF PRICE. 75c and 85c Gloves for 48c WOMEN'S LISLE GLOVES, made with two clasps; come in black, white and colors, and sell reirularly at 6oc, 75c and 85c the pair; all sizes and all splendid qualities. A yfO ' glove that all women will have need of; specially priced for one day only; pair..OC Wash Goods Remnants new goods save Free With The Summer Quarterly And it' 8 a Ladies' Home Journal Pat tern, too. The book alone is worth a body just inside the door, burned to a crisp. Kurokr Spends Busy Day. BOSTON, May 24. General Kuroki brought his sojourn in Boston to an end today. Almost the entire day's pro gramme was in charge of members of Harvard and Boston Japanese clubs. A number of tours to interesting points about the city were taken. Tonight the General was the guest of honor at the Empire day dinner given by the Vic torian Club, at the Exchange Club. So Actor's Name In Fame's Hall. NEW YORK. May 24. No actor's name will be among those inscribed in the hall of fame at New York University next Thursday. The vote of the Jury of 95 Arrow CUPfCQ SHRUNK QUARTO IIZE ' Collar. IS CENT EACH 3 FOR 2S CENTS cuerr. ni0T 1 1 huceii m nutrr twri . ARKHURST WASHINGTPI? STREET v SIXTH STREET Regular $7.50 Waists for. . . , $3.75 Regular $12.50 o Waists for. . . . pO.lZD Children 9 s. Shoe Spec' Is For Saturday The Last Day of the Trade-Building Shoe Sale GIRLS' PATENT LEATHER OXFORDS, with dull calf tops, light-weight soles.. Sizes up to 11 have spring heels; the larger sizes have the regulation low heel. Save 75c the pair on any size in this lot. Sizes 5 to 8, special. .$liOO Sizes 11V2 to 2, spcl..$1.50 ; Sizes sys to 11, spel..$1.25 Sizes 2i2 to 7, spcl. ..$1.75 GIRLS' PATENT LEATHER OXFORDS, also black kid Oxfords, with medium-weight soles and dull or bright kid tops. Very good styles and splendid wearing shoes; priced at figures that show good savings. Sizes 5 to 8, special. .$1.19 Sizes 1114 to 2, pair $1.69 Sizes 8i2 to 11, spcl..$1.29 Sizes 2y2 to 7, spcl. ..$1.98 Children's Shoes, in black lace or button styles, good values at $1.25 the pair; sizes 5 to 11, odd lots; special price for Sat urday, the pair 3C Boys' Better Grade Shoes, in kid or velour calf, in blucher or regu lar cut, swing or straight last; all .splendid shoes; as good as any $3.00 shoe. For Saturday we make these one of O O OQ the strong specials. p4.4J THE REASON Or THIS SALE WAS TO ACQUAINT MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SPLENDID SHOE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE HERE WE'VE SEEN MANY NEW FACES THIS WEEK. AND WE KNOW THAT EVERY PAIR OF SHOES WE SELL IN THIS SALE WILL MAKE THE PURCHASER A REGULAR CUSTOMER. electors showed, however, that Charlotte Saunders Cushman lacked but five votes of being put on one of the tablets. As she has gained 26 votes In five years. It is probable that her name may be In scribed In 1810. Edwin Forrest, the only actor men tioned, got only six votes, the same num ber he received five years ago. Dyspepsia In Its worst forms will yield to the use of Carter's Little Nerve Pills, aided by Carter's Little Liver Pills. Dose, ono of each after eating. LADIES' HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS 10c AND 15c Men's Goods Priced Low MEN'S MUSLIN NIGHT SHIRTS, made without col lar, with blue, red and white borders; worth 85c each; special at.... 65c MEN'S BELTS, good leather; come in tan, black and brown regular 50c ones; special at....... OOC MEN'S SUSPENDERS, with leather end; come in assorted colors; regular 50c values; special , 29c Made of superior cotton, in fancy striped effects; come in gray, with blue, red or white stripe; also In black with stripes of blue, red or white; worth 25c; at, the pair 1 ....... . 18c MEN'S HEMSTITCH'D HANDKERCHIEFS, regular 10c values; special MEN'S MEDIUM WEIGHT UNDERWEAR, w'th erf 75c; the garment.....'' WRITING PAPER WRITING PAPER, extra quality cloth finish; comes in white, blue or gray; regular ly worth 3oc; special ... X9J HOOKS AND EYES, all sizes, black or white; special, two dozen 5 IMPROVED DRESS FAS TENERS, in all sizes, worth 10c for card of 2 dozen; spe cial today, card 6 Boys' Shoes, lace style, Summer weight, made of plump dongola, ' with good stout soles. Also coma in heavier leather if you prefer it. Save 75c the pair. Sizes 10 to 132, pair $1.39 Sizes 1 to 2, special. $1.69 Sizes 2Va to 52, pair $1.89 Liquid Whit Cleaner for canvas shoes; an article that all wearers of white canvas shoes will find frequent use for; a regu- J O lar 25c bottle; special.... -lC COFFEE Poor coffee is one of the worst extravagances. Yoor (recer rahtrns your money il jon doa't Ulcs Schilling's Best: wc par bint. ill ' jP '- - t ' - ' ' '; tv if- l r. i k U i v-