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- - f RATE CHANGE HELD PARTIAL TO SOUND Many Portland Grainmen See Harm in O.-W. R. & N. Move, Others Expect Equality. T. B, WILCOX IS CHARY Portland Flooring" Mills' Head Kx prcts Bad Rrilt Pne to Cheuper Shipping North Adjustment of Charge Hrro Vrged. Emphatic jrott aalnat the action of to. O..W. K. N. Co. In -rantln-Bftt Sound porta a rat. on wheat qua! to that enjoyed by Tortland. la voiced hy many Portland grain flealcr. . ahlpora and mlllera. who rlw tha mora of tha railroad aa on. dlacrimlna tory agalnat thta dty. Xb a result of the Harrlman roaTa doetaton to m.et tha competition of tha Milwaukee and tha Northern Tacine roada on ahlpmenta from non-comptl-tfra point. In Eastern Orron. East rn Washington and Northern Idaho to Puiret Sound. Tortland will o required to place Itielf In a position whera It " ran export grain on tha same basis as prevails In Seattle and Tacoma. they Theodor B. VTllrox. prealdent of tha . Tortland Flourtnir Mllla Company, aaldi -I can't foreaea what effect It will hire. It la a new Idea to ma for a . transportation company to ahort haul such a commodity aa wheat. - -It aeema to me that with frequently cheaper shirs on tha Sound, and lower ratea for srraln handling-charge, a ahlpper would h foolish to maintain opsrate ahlpplng facllitlea In Portland a well aa on the Sound. Kirna Higher Hew. I apprehend that a good deal of wheat that formerly came here la like ly to go to Seattla and Tacoma. There la a tendency for lower ratea on both aall and .team tonnage thera than here. Then. too. they pay ateredorea 3$ cenU thera while wa pay 65 centa; srraln handler, get only Si or 0 centa. while here we pay 40 centa. Pilotage chance, here are three tlraee aa much aa they are there. Tha Sound haa an outlet to South America, to Europe and to tha Hawaiian lalanda by steamer, which we do not enjoy. "The territory In tha affected dlatrlct haa been e.tabUahed and fostered by the railroad, operating to Puget Sound, and the O.-W. K. & 1. Co. desires a ahare of thla bualneaa. -Howerer. thera haa been no apodal demand on the O.-W. K. N. Co. by the mlllera of Pnget Sound for tha Portland tariff on wheat that waa not accompanied by the alternative demand to taka out the tariff on flour and coarse grain. Thla condition enabled mlllera on tha O.-W. R. N. . line to lnvad. the Puget Sound field while thd Puiret Found millers wera prevented from using thla territory. -The O.-W. R. N- Co. had the op tion of taking out tha rate on flour, hut It haa elected to take tha abort haul on wheat and gle tha North ern Pacific tha long haul. Kraaons 'o,t Given. "What the purpose of the action waa or on what grounds It waa taken are matter, on which I am not Informed. Mad It granted the rata through Port land to tha Sound It would have been ea.y to bbtaln from the Interstate Commerea Commission a lower rata Jor thla city on the long and ahort haul clause. -Whether It will ba necessary to os tein proceeding;, now to establish a rata from the Interior to Portland 1 baaed on the water level haul down hill aa compared with the haul across the Cascades I am not prepared to aay. -If the. railroads can make a profit on tha haul aero, the mountains their profits should Increase on tha haul down the Columbia. The action of the O.-W. R. 4k N. Co. waa uncalled for. but I am not In formed aa to the reasons for taking It. 1 apprehend that a larire portion of wheat In territory heretofore tributary to Portland will go to tha Pound." Whether the decision will bare a detrimental effect on Portland cannot ba determined until after the grain a t arts to move, but all classes are agreed that It will bare a tendency to equalize rates between tha Sound porta and Portland. run May Be Equalizing. "It Is possible that the redaction of prices In Seattle and Tacoma. wbera 'they alray. have been hlcher than la 'Portland, will hare a tendency to at tract wheat to thla city or to divert it fnm tha Sound, aa tha hlsrh price, there in the past have .erred aa a magnet for much grain originating In competitive points." said David A. Pat itullo. manaaer for Balfour-Outhrla Company, ye.terday. "In tha paat Seattle and Tacoma have .been compelled to bid higher for their grain than Portland to keep It from coming her and tha result haa been -that ahlppera on the Northern Pacific who have had tha choice of tha two porta tha Sound and Portland have 'bean forced to .end their product, to tha Sounl A few centa difference on a bushel la a great Item to the farmer and ha naurally will shTp to tha place where he get. mora money. ,ov that the freight ratea to both ports will be the same the cause for a blither market at the Sound will bo removed and prices will be equalised. With thla advantage removed from Se attle, fanners have no economlo reason for preferring one place to the other. Adjustment litre Vrged. -The new rata will permit farmers at competitive potnta to atora their rain in warehou.e. on either road. Heretofore those who have preferred the Pusret Sound market have atored In Northern Pacific warehouses. Now. If they store In Q.-W. R. & N. houses soma of tha rraln that heretofore haa cone to the Sound may come to Fort land. " Peter Kerr of Kerr. Glfford Co. pelled to adjust Its port chartres so mat ii win 09 on mn wquwi wnu tha Sound on erport business as well as on freight rates and market prices. He polnta out that pilotage, docking and rraln-handllng coat more hero than they do at Seattle and that It Is for k. Chamber of Commerce and others who are laboring for tha Interests of the city to adjust tha situation. Tha railroads. If they expect to do business, naturally will meet competition aa they find It. ha said yesterday, and this. In his opinion, la all that tha O.-W. R4N. Co. haa dona In making a rata to tha Sound equal to that to Portland. "I don't think Portland will bo hurt by thla arrangement.' said Mr. Kerr. Merchant Marine Growth Is Seen by Railroad Official Head of Haxrimaa Lines Sends Message of Optimism to Astoria Oregon Opportunity Great, He Declares. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) The great atridea that have been made alnca tha founding of Astoria 100 year. ago. and the bright future that awalta thla city and all of Oreaon. were the keynote, of an ad dress delivered by Hon. W. D. Kenton, general counsel of the Southern Pacific Company, at the railroad day exercises here Tuesday. Tha address was pre pared by Judge Robert 8. Lovett, head of the Harrlman lines. Jt follows: sir. Pr.Ilnt. Laril-s and 0ntlemn: Ipon bhslf of Judc- Lvtt. president of the In Ion Pacific Kallroad and the Fonthern Pacific Company, end tr. O'Brien, personal rprntatlv. and pak!na In th.lr names. I brine you this brief wont of performance and prophecy. It is significant that upon the c.nt.nnlal of the atabllah m.nt of the first American aettlem.nt west of the Rock afoqntalne, we should meet at A.tona. which ino years afro was an outpost of American civilisation, exploration, adven ture and dartna enterprise now the guardian of an immense commerce thst mores Into and out of her harbor and Is destined to he the entrepot of a mighty aan-solna- traffic upon completion of the Panama lanal. The full m canine of the fua!atnental chances that must follow this Iniemsilonal event Is not now appreciated, and they foreshadow In a Iaree aense what transportation experts may properly say Is "Oregon's Opportunity." Ths readjustment of rail transportation to meet the readjust ment of economic and commercial forces mail necessary by tha great development of Inlsrmountaln traffic and the mlleaae rate must be mads, with as little dlsturb anra of ths fixed relations of trade, both state and Interstate, as la possible, but this. In tha final analysis. In spits of counter v.lllns and antiquated statute, means the restoration of the merchant marine, either under the American fls. or If prohlhlled by a short-sishted policy, under the flsss of rival, competins and alert, commercial nations Market Is Aatesnatfe. Commerce will seek: Its ultimate destina tion, the beat msrket In the world, and this results, from free exrhsnee of all com modities, between Indlvtdusls that In ths assrecate ars called nations. This trade requires transportation, and aa It necessi tates Increase. Its movement becomes ele mentsl. Thus In a large sense, .real line, of railways with their trans-oeesn connec tlona. become the arteries of all commerce. The chief factor In the development of any community county, stste or nation, la at r. resent, the steara railway, and these .rest ntemal lines of transportation must be sup plemented snd strengthened by a net work of Interurban electric railways. branch .. ti t inf.retete well-bnllt roads or turnpikes, atats roada or turnpikes and local feeders Interlacing eomniumij or hlrhwars adjscent to every qusrter sec tion of hlably eultlvsted lend. There Is no need mors p remains for IntelllSJsnt solution than that of the rural blhwa. uln at the foundation of all wealth and of the prosperity of all people Is the pursuit of agriculture. Roads Are Isnportaat. nil vncetion needa and must have If. fullest encourasement and no factor prom- lees more for tne success 01 am i"-: farmer than a aane. economical and perfect hlahwsr system employed In building snd mslntelnlng the common hlghwsy. which leads to the nearby market, whether ela tion, village, town or city. Ws have much to learn In methoda of roadbulldlng and can greatly reduce the cost "of ultimata transpor tation of farm products to the marketa and greatly add to the profits of agriculture In all Its hrsnchse. not by reduction of tariffs of all kinds upon the artificial line of trans portation altogether, but by the efficient construction, operation and maintenance of the highway, that lead by the American farmer's borne. There Is greater need of aslf help than ever before. - Much haa been and may be said In favor ef railway building In Oregon and of the demands which seem to press upon the ex isting lines thst perform their part In the work of stats development. Ths tendency haa been to sssums that thoss added lines, when built, will In and of themaelvsa bring great proa parity and wealth to our people. Settlement la I rgrd. We shall not detract from this conception but It may be truly said that a larger and greater work remslns to be performed by the people of the stste when such lines are built. We need quick and active response to the demand for Increased population and of that class of men and women who are anxloua and glad to buy and Improve our undeveloped land and who will create from our rich and fertile soli the tonnags essen tial to employ and maintain these lines. A fsw sawmill, here and there, may give employment to a few thouaand loggers lum bermen and a few hundred families, snd suc ceed In supplying a railway trafflo bnt lit tle desired and only elightly profltsble. These In their way are helpful but the atate needs and must have permanent and con tented homes upon wsll devsloped farm, and these homes must be those of men and wo men who are able to bring wealth to them selves and In a collective sense to the greet commonwealth of which they are and must always remain the chief founders. In this great work 'there must be and where properly appreciated will be a com munity of Interest between the money In vested In rallwaye and other means of trans portation and ths money Invested In farma, mill, stores and trads. The great problem of today la: How to unite these Interests for their common good, not how to further estrangs and entangle them, resulting In flnsl destruction of both. 8peaklng for the Harrlman line. In Ore gon and without elaboration of details, those In control have undertaken to do their fair share towards ths solution of thla problem. Within the year ending June 30. 1M. new construction. Including completion of sn nounced plans, they will have expended 1-iH.-.ia.U6d. The mileage, while not large, ag g regales 647.1 miles. Many Miles Are Opened. The line, constructed during the past Are years r: I matllla Central Railroad Com pany. Pendleton to Pilot Rock, 14 ml lea. opened for traffic December 17. lsuT; coat IJut.noo. Elgin branch extension. Elgin to Joseph, Oregon. 1S mile. Opened for traffic from Elgin to Wallowa. Sa I mllea. September "If port condition, are 'adjusted to a parity wttn those at tba Sound." R.ULROAD GIVES CP FIGHT O.-W. It. X. by Change Docs Ylint Commission Wanted It to Do. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Members of tha Public Service Commission wera surprised today when tha 0.-W. R. N. Railroad filed a peti tion asking permission to put Into ef fect from tha territory north of Wal lula and Pendleton a joint rata on wheat to Pucet Sound equaling tha through haul on tba Northern Pacific Thla application, which will, without any doubt, ba granted, startled the Commission, aa tha O.-W. R. A N. has fought for several jyn to have the Commission's order, putting; the rate Into effect, set aside, and the case Is pending; before the United States Su preme Court on appeal. The railroad now ask. permission to do what the Commission haa been trying; to make it do without any succesg ever since the Railroad Commission was organ lard In 1US. The new arrangement will give ship pers at non-competltlve polnta on the O.-W. R. A N. system equal advantages with the shipper at competitive points and In the testimony prepared for the Supreme Court It la shown that thla condition haa at times made a differ ence of from 1 to B centa a bushel In the price of wheat In favor of the man at the competitive point. Members of the Commission are spec ulating as to what caused the O.-W. R. A N. to quit after all these years. Tha prevailing belief 1. that tha road I. doing it to protect Us own tonnage, aa farmers are hauling wheat for long dis tances to competitive points, although the new aystem will give the Sound marketa accesa to the territory which was formerly exclusively bald by Portland, The consent of the Interstate Com merce commission Is needed before the rate becomes effective, but the consent of tha Oregon Commission Is not needed. It was announced today by members of the Public Service Commission that they would be In Portland September S. for a conference with the members of the Oregon Commission and a repre sentative of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The meeting Is called to discuss tha proposed distributive joint ratea which affected both states. THE 3IORMXG OEEGOXIAy. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1911. 1 1 jn. 1008: Wallowa to Joseph 2SJ miles No vember 21. 1W0H. Total cost ll.H.O""'- Troutdale extension. St. Johna to Trout dale. Or.. 20.1 miles. Completed and in op eration June 1. mi- Cost .0.S.. Bssvsrton-W lllsburg cutoff. Beaverton to Wlll.burg. Or.. 10.0s mllea. Opened lor traffic July 17. 1U. Cost 1.10 ' - Line, under construction at the present ""lisehute. Railroad Company. Deschutes to Redmond. Or.. HI miles, of which I miles Is Joint with the Oregon Trunk Rail way. Una opened for trafflo between Des chutes and Madraa. 100 miles. June . 1111. Totsl estimated cost, 15.776.000. rscirio Railway A Navigation Company. Hlllsboro to Tillamook. Or. 10 7 mil's. Completsd June 10. 1H. "-I.!"" tal estimated cost of line, .S..000 IJne open for trsfflc between Hlllsboro and Tim ber, distance IS mllea Oregon Eestern Hsllwsy Company. Natron to Klamath Falls. Or.. Ill 4 mile., approx Imats totsl cost lll.81l.000. Trsck Isld from Natron southerly 3.. miles snd from Klsmsth Falls northerly Il.l miles. Not open for traffic Expenditure, to June 10. 1111. ti.lns.000. Line, which will be nnder construction during the fiscsl year 1111-13: Willamette Pacific Railway Company. Eugene to Marshfleld. Or- dlstancs about Hi mllea Estlmaiad cost, 17.000.000 to M. 00.000. Work to Be Rushed. General Manager J. P. O'Brien haa recom mended further appropriations for contin uing the Neiron-hUamath Fnlle line, and this, as well aa the Eugene-Marahfleld line, will be hastened to completion as rapidly aa prudent and economical construction and attsnding conditions will psrmlt. It hss been over 41 yesrs since the commencement of the construction of the main line of the Oregon California Railroad Company from Portland south to ths Csllfornla atate line, and the llnee of the Oregon A California Railroad Company In Weelsrn Oregon, now under lesse to and operated by the Southern Paclfto Company, aggregate 70 miles, and were constructed at a total cost of about $40 000.000. The lines constructsd and projected within the last Ave years and con struction of which I. now well under way. and llnea definitely located and which will be under construction during the fiscal year 1111-11. aa we have seen, aggregate 147.1 mllea at an estimated cost of 111.161. 140. It la thus seen thst. within the present de csds. and certainly within two years from this dste, there will have been expended by thla one railway system In a single stste substantially as much money In ths con struction of substantially the aame mileage es thst expended by the Oregon A California Railroad Company In more than 40 years. This vsst expenditure tskes no notice of the large Investment made In construction of the line from Weed In California to Klamath Kalis In Oregon, a dlstsnce of over 11 mllea It Is unnecesssry to speak of the work dons and to be done In the tate of Washington and other states or of sny ten tative plana that may be nnder consideration for future mileage across Central Oregon or Into other Inviting field These will be matured and announced as soon ss finan cial and othsr conditions will permit. Prejudice la Bhunned. In this connection. It may not be Improper to ssy there Is and should be no sntsg onlsm between these lines and those of any other railway system. The state gladly wel comes railway conatructlon by any com pany or financial Interest and our mis sion Is and should be In a spirit of Just and proper competition to rush to create the necesssry traffic to sustain existing line, and those projected, and In thla work of development there la and should be no ap peal to passing prejudice or dasa Interest. It seems to ms thst there is an Interde pendence of the railroads and all large enterprise, and of the publlo at large, and that there are many reasons why Oregon In this hour of her golden opportunity should co-operate with men entrusted with cspltal, and wltij a common purpose seek to develop the country to the enrichment of all. These great enterprises so much do, sired and so essential to our upbuilding can not do everything unaided and alone, but they must have the friendly favor and active and sincere co-operation of all the people In order to bring the atate Into Its grsat Inheritance, a rich, contented and happy people, tnduetrlalty at peace and etrivlng In the larger and better senSe to achieve economic. Industrial, commercial and political Independence, with ample safe guard guaranteed to those whose Invest ments are made In the farm, the ahop. the railway and the bank, tha city and coun try alike. Fair Treatment Asked. The man whose money Is Invested la the construction of railways, or In any other en terprise of a quaal-publlc character, devotes thst money to a publlo use and thereby subjects It and Its future earnings to Gov ernmental control and regulation, but he has a right to expect that he will not lose that moaey or be deprived of a Just and fair re turn by any command of the state or Na tion, nor doe. any fair-minded cltlson ask or expect any such result. The man whose money 1. Invested In the shop, the bank, the etore or the farm has a right to expect that hlf money ahall be ssfeguarded. against unjust taxation or un just tolla whether levied by the atate or collected by those whose services are essen tial to hi. prospsrity. and he can Justly complain If hla money la confiscated In whole or In part. But these two classes of Individuals are alike private property, entitled to .protection, encouragement and preservation, and if I mistake not the signs of the time, there Is a rising sense of fair play In our people that will do even and exact Justice to every man and to every class of men without fear or favor. The country needa assurance slong these lines and where thus assured thsre will be no difficulty In securing and maintaining that hearty co-operation between all the people and the railway, which 1. so much desirsd and which. In my Judgmsnt, Is an essential If not a controlling factor In the future pros perity of the cor.ntry. GOVERNOR WEST THRIFTY Executive) Would jLot Washington Pay for Man Wanted Hero. SALEM. Or, Aug. IT. (Special. V Application for a requisition for Max Snlderman, who la wanted in Portland on a charge of larceny by bailee and la now under arrest in Massachusetts, has been received by Governor West from District Attorney Cameron, of Multnomah County. Snlderman la also wanted in Wash ington and for thla reason the Gover nor has not decided to Issue the war rant as he believe, the expense of bringing him back to the West may be borne by that state. It 1. alleged that Snlderman aecured a 1175 diamond ring, the property of N. Solomon. GUN TOTER N0W SOUGHT Police Vigilant for Man Who' Was Ordered Oat of Vancouver. A warrant waa lasused last night for the are.t of A. Cannon, on a charge of vagrancy. Cannon Is believed to be with "Six Shooter Bill' 'and Is said to have been arrested In Vancouver yes terday and ordered out of town. A tip reached the police station last night that Cannon bad Joined "ffs. Shooter BUI" and tha two are au posed to be "working" the suburbs of Portland. Both men carry big revolvers. The police do not know "Six Shooter Bill." but he la described aa being six feet tall, very dark, with a heavy mus tache. Rostand's Condition Serious. BTARRITZ. France. Aug. 17. The condition of Edmond Rostand, the dramatist, who wa. severely injured In an automobile accident near here j-esterday. continues serious today. The dramatist was for sometime held beneath the wreckage of the over turned machine, receiving painful In juries on the head and body, a. well aa being. It 1. feared. Injured Internally. Tie was removed to his villa. Lea Balnea. Pari. Just now Is having a wave of In tarest In human feet. Two scientists. Marie and ldacAullfls.' recently advanced the ob servation that the sansst type of men had the blgcsat feet, while ths sanest type of women ha4 the smallest test. 7 CHARTER ISSUES East Side Committee Is Un able to Reach Agreement on Provisions. DISCUSSION GETS LIVELY Chairman Oppose Suggestion to In clude Preferential Voting and Proportionate Representa tion in Instrument. Divorcement of every ..lien Issue frnm the nrnnosed commission charter as It is to be submitted to the electors r Portland bv the people's charter committee (East Side), was Insisted on at a meeting oi tna commuwo night by A. E. Clark, chairman of the 1 . , .nnnlnlMl hv the R&St SldO Business Men's Club. This position by Chairman Clarq was taken following the suggestion of Alfred u. triage, a v, e .h. .nmmlltee. that the llllll.'.t ..... -". . commission charter proposed by the committee snouia inciuuo ii " fnr the nreferentlal voting system and proportional representation. Mr. Clara opposea mo . these two Issues Into the proposed commission charter, contending that . i,i k anhmitted to the voters Independently. He Insisted that these Issues should not De incorporaieu -part of the commission charter for the ,,. enh action would en danger the possible adoption by the people of tne plan oi cnarier i ommended by the committee for their approval. " "These provisions," said Mr. Clark, "should be divorced from every other consideration which in any way would divide the support for a pure and sim ple commission charter. Effect on Voters Feared. The people of Portland are ready for a commission form of government pure and simple, but other questions and issues. Including those of the pref erential system of voting and propor tional representation, should not be in troduced in that document. We must avoid incorporating Into our proposed charter any Issue that will tend to en danger its adoption by the people." Mr. Crldge. in defending his position. Insisted that the recognition of these Issues would prove a source of strength to the document when it was submitted to the people. The discussion ended without result as to the ultimate con clusions of the committee. A tentative report was submitted by the committee on elections, of which Mr. Cridge Is chairman. This report recommended that the initiative, refer endum and recall provisions of the present charter be retained. The report also suggested the advisability of in corporating Into the proposed "com mission charter the preferential vot ing system and the idea of propor tional representation. Without final decision, the report of the committee was received and placed on file. Municipal Ownership Vp. Another tentative report was sub mitted by H. G. Parsons, president of the committee .on municipal owner ship. Among other things this com mittee recommended the purchase, through bond Issue, of all public util ity corporations at the expiration of the franchises under which they are operating. The committee also sug gested that the commission be author ized to issue bonds for municipal pur poses to the extent of ,100,000. This proposal met decisive oppo sition from Dr. C. H. Chapman, Dr. Harry Lane and Chairman Clark, who Insisted that the Issuance of bonds or the contraction of other Indebtedness by the commission beyond the esti mated expenditures of the city for any particular period should be withheld from the commission as a matter "-t protection to the people themselves. It was the contention of Dr. Lane that If reasonable economy were prac ticed by the commissioners, they would be enabled to save from other funds charged to their custody, sufficient money to meet ordinary emergencies without resorting to the necessity of issuing bonda or otherwise hypothe cating the assets of the municipality. Citizens' Rights Protected. The committee unanimously accepted the suggestion of Dr. Chapman that a provision be incorporated in the com mission charter by which any citizen should have the privilege of appearing before the commission of five members and submitting a motion in writing, the same to be acted on favorably or otherwise within 15 days. This sug gestion was made with the understand ing that the author of the written mo tion reserved to himself the right of the Initiative should the commissioners fall favorably to act on his request. Communications from Charles H. Abercromble. ex-City Attorney of As toria, and F. H. Humphrey, chairman of the Health Defense League, were read and referred to the committee on commissioners, powers and duties. Mr. Abercromble suggested a commission of five members whose election should be determined in two elections. Present at last night's meeting of the commit tee were 10 of the 15 members of the committee, as follows: A. E. Clark. Isaao Swett, N. U. Carpenter. Alfred D. Crldge, Thomas M. Hurlburt, W. C. Benbow. A. D. Hart. H. O. Parsons. Dr. Harry Lane and Dr. C. H. Chapman. PERSONAIMENTION. W. H. Davie, of lieattli, registered at the Bowers yesterday. C. W. Eckerman. a broker of Baker. Or, is at the Cornelius. C. E. Peterkin, a stockman of Shan lko. Or, Is at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lilly. of Mo MlnnvUle, are at the rerkina. W. A. Wortman, a La Grande stock man. Is registered a. the Perkins. Will Wright. State Bank Examiner, wat at the Oregon yesterday from fca lem. Mr. and Mra. Bruea Ennls aroat the Imperial. - Mr. Ennla la a merchant of La Grande. M. M. Sheldon, a business man of Ashland, registered at the imperial yesterday. Colonel H. R. New.nort. a contractor of Hermiston, arrived at the Imperial yesterday. ' Mr. and Mrs. John W. Palmer, of Hood River, arrived at the Portland yesterday. E. G. Westburg. a merchant of Sa lem, is at the Oregon, acsimpanied by Mrs. Westburg. W. H. Eccles, of Ogden, a prominent timber operator and capitalist of Utah, Is at the Portlind. C. K. Marshal, a Hool River capital DISTURB HARMONY ist, was among, the arrivals at the Perkins yesterday. George H. Snell and family, of Walla Walla, are registered at the Oreson, Mr. Snell Is a paving contractor. A. W. Norbload, secretary of the As toria Chamber of Commerce, was reg istered at the Cornelias yesterday. Norman W. Lupl, a, tlmberman of Saginaw. Mich, arrived in Portland yesterday. He la registerea at the Bowers. G. Wendling, of San Francisco, is at the Portland. Mr. Wendling Is one of the largest timber operators in the Coos Bay district. Dr. Hartland Law, former owner ct the Fairmont Hiiel. at San Francisco, is a lecent arrival In the city. He is registered at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. Barnard and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bernett arrived yestorday by automobile from San Francisco. They are registered at the Bowers. Rev. James D. Corby, of the First Unl ersallst Church, haa returned from his vacation, which waa spent In the lumber camps near Rainier and at Boring. ACTOR'S SPREE IS COSTLY Clarence Wanrlght looses $125 Given to Help 111 Wife Home. Clarence Wanrlght. a stranded actor, whose wife Is very 111 In a hospital, received T5 fro mthe Bast Wednesday, went out on a spree and yesterday mnrnlns? wras nut to bed by "Bob" Robln- son, according to his asslrtlon lost night, a ,nKK nf 'thn fnnrls sent to pur chase transportation for himself and wife back home, w nets w aarigm wu. up in Robinson's room In the Marlon Htel last night, he discovered that his money, suit case and many belongings mi..in. an4 that Robinson not only locked him in the room, but told the chambermaid . to not let mm gui until he returned. i ii . f- .if. haa Tie pn sick for gome time, and he has been soliciting aid to take him back East. A iriena in the show business, to wriom he ap ...i.h ,en him the 1125. WanNzht said he had known Robinson about three months. Yesterday morning he went, with Robinson to the latter s room, to sleep, but Robinson did not go to bed. 600 SING AT SAENGERFEST Portland Chorus Heard at Opening Seattle Concert. SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 17. The sev enth Saengerfest of the North Paclfio Saengerbund opened here tonight with the reception concert. Six hundred singers are here to participate In the saengerfest, delegate coming from all parts of Oregon. California, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia. A large delegation came from Los An geles and San Francisco to urge the campaign of Los Angeles for the next Saengerfest. Spokane is contesting with the California city for the honor. Seattle, Portland and Tacoma choruses participated In tonight's programme. The visitor were welcomed to the city by Mayor Dllllng. Responses were made by A. M. Birket, president of the North Pacific Saengerbund. and Jacob Schaefer. president of the festival. The first saengerfest concert will be given tomorrow night. INFANT WANTED BACK Salem Woman Asks Court for Babe She left With Doctor. SALEM. Or, Aug. 17. (Special.) Seeking to obtain custody of her nat ural son. still an infant.' Miss Eva Brown, through her attorneys today, started proceedings In the County Court. She alleges that after the child was born, two months ago it was turned over to Dr. C. W. Keene. of Sllverton. At that time the child was two weeks old. Later she al leges the child was sent to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society In Portland when she refused to sign a permit for Dr. Keene to adopt him. Now she desires to have the child returned to her as she wishes to rear It herself. Miss Brown was formerly a waitress In a Salem restaurant. DALLT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Aug. 17. Maximum temper aturVl Sl.S degrees' minimum. 64.6 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M, 53 feet; change in last I nour..1 feet till. Total rainfall (5 P M to 6 P. M.), none; since September 1. 1B10. 85.95 inches: normal. 44.76 inches; .de ficiency, 8.81 inches. Total sunshine. 14.04; possible. 14:04. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 6 P. M.. 30.03 Inches. Observations taken at 5 P. M, Pacific time. August 17; Wind o 3 State of Weather STATIONS. Boise ,. Boston. Calgary Chicago Denver. Des Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville.. Kansas City Marshfleld Montreal New Orleans New Tork North Head North Yakima Phoentx .... Pocatello Portland ... Roseburg Sacramento. ...... St. Louis St. Paul alt Lake San Dleso Kan Francisco..... Hlsklyou .. Spokane. Tscoms. . Walla Walla Washington. ...... Winnipeg Yellowstone Park. . 90 0 64 k) 001 iNW .00 4 V ICiear Clear Clear Clear Pt cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Pt cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt cloudy 7 0. 00 10!S T,0 SS'O mo T4 O 620 8;0 8tS 0 9-' 0 sao 72 O 7jO 8(1,0 06i 6NW 00 12;SE 06 4 N 00 at, vv 00 6N O016SE 4 N 12iSW 8.N 6iNW 4!W 4!8W 8 SW 62 0 K2 0 62 0 12iNW .0OI12INW 2;0. (Mil 4iSE (MM '21V 81 0 84tO 840 2i0 7S 0 9410 00.12'NW .0til2NW .00: 6 B .Oo'lOiNW .00:12 N Clear Clear Pt cloudy 7X O. 88 0. 00) 4 XV 0O;10!S Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear 72 0 no 4 IN 88 0 7S!0 94 0 94 1 0 7'0 820 .00,10 N .001 61 W .00) 4lS .on! 4;w .00;10iN .00112INW Pt cloudy Clear Cloodv WEATHER CONDITIONS. There has been a quite general decrease of atmospheric pressure within ths last 1J hours over the entire country, except on the Pacific Coast and over the eastern Lake reslon Relatively high pressure obtains over ths Immediate Pacific Coast, but else where pressure is generally below normal, and In the Inter-Mountain States, extending from Arlxona to British Columbia, conditions are very unstable. Thunder storms, gen erally accompanied by light rainfall, have occurred In Wyoming. South Dakota, Ne braska, Arlsons, Colorado and In the Ohio Valley, and light rain waa reported from X9W Jersey and Tennessee, and heavy rain from Southern Loulslsna. Ths weather Is generally wanner In the Northwest snd on the Atlantic slope, and It is cooler in Southern Colersdo and In the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Throughout the country, generally temperatures are above normal. The indications are for fair weather Fri day In Western Oregon and Western Wash ington, while conditions are favorable for showers and thunder storms, with cooler weather east of the Cascade Mountains. FORECAST. Portland and vicinity: Fair; northwesterly winds. Oregon: Fair west, showers and thunder storms east portion. Cooler east portion. Northwesterly winds. Wsshtngton: Fair west, showers and thunder storms east portion. Cooler east portion. Westerly winds. Idaho: Showers and thunder storms; cooler. THEODORE F. DRAKE. . Acting District Forecaster. BIG DAM IS BEGUN Concrete Structure to Supply 8000 Horsepower at Lyle. PORTLAND FIRM BUILDS Engineering Work Will Be Rushed ' In Order to Furnish, Electricity to Ready Users Irrigation Will Be Aided by Big Project. . LYLE, Wash, Aug-. 17. (Special.1 One of the largest and most Important developments ever undertaken In this part of the state, and, with enterprises contemplated probably the lars;est In the state under any single private cor poration. Is that under way at this place under direction of the North western Electric Company. It is a new organization with a capital of fS, 000,000, supplied by some of the larg est capitalists of San Francisco.- headed by Mortimer and Herbert Flelschelmer. They came into this Washington field and the Portland vicinity of Oregon, where the headquarters are situated, to take up the work of publlo service operations into which our corporations have hitherto been reluctant to enter. B. C Condlt was sent to study the water power opportunities adapted to reach municipalities, and after nearly three years of such investigation he has found what he sought in the waters of the principal streams In the southern part of Washington. These include the Kalama, the Cowlitz, Toutle, Lewis, and their tributary streams and the White Salmon and the Klickitat, fur ther up the Columbia, In 1907 the strategic) points of the Klickitat had been acquired by George S. Canfleld, of Spokane, an operator of large exprlence, who enlisted with him Ham. Yearsley & Ryrle. of that city, The original plans of these men were for a development of the power for a line up the Columbia River, to pump on bottom lands In which that firm had at the time a large interest. - At first but a unit of 8600 horsepower near the mouth of the Klickitat was planned. Investigations and surveys, however, disclosed that for each advance up stream, there was about 30 feet of fall to be added. Extensions were made, and continued from time to time, until, with a line of about 11 miles of flume, there was obtained a net head of S24 feet, which would develop 28,000 horse power. The pln'was set at this point, and that is the present project, its esti mated cost is $2,000,000. Last April a Spokane legal concern connected the Ham. Yearsley & Ryrle firm, desiring a development, with the new California corporation and a deal was almost Immediately consummated, on terms agreeable all round. Ham, Yearsly & Ryrle and Mr. Canfleld sold the water rights for a sum said to be about S100.000. The purchasers, the Northwestern Electric, agreed to build immediatelv. The dam Is to be of concrete and the entire engineering construction is un der contract to Newell, Gossett & Walsh, of Portland, with F. J. Walsh in charge as resident engineer. ..The first unit will supply 800 norsepower. The dam contract is with the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, of Seattle. The machinery contracts are with the Pelton Water Wheel Com pany of San Frarfclsco. Promoter Would File Bond. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Lawrence Harmon, a Chicago lawyer, who is seeking a street rail way 'franchise and proposes to build 100 miles of road to connect all the towns In Clark County with this city, declares that he Is willing to put up an Indemnity bond to insure the city from loss. He is not willing to put up a cash bond of forftture, to guaran tee building of the road within a speci fied time, which some of the members of the Council declare they will lns'st upon. Attorney Harmon also maintains that he should not be made to put up money for the privilege of building a road which will mean additional taxable property for this county in the sum of 13,000,000, equal to the entire amount of taxable property now. The pro moter also announces that before the Council meeting next Monday, when the franchise will be discussed, he will show that capital is back of him. Complaint Falls to Arrive. SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) The complaint to enjoin the Secretary of State from placing on the ballot the referendum petitions against the Uni versity of Oregon appropriations did not return today from S. H. Friendly, who is at Newport, but, according to ex-Justice Slater, will be here tomor row vlUtoutfalLIfltarrlveseaiMy It is the duty of every expectant mother to prepare her system for the coming of her little one; to avoid as far as possible the suffering of such occasions, and endeavor to pass through the crisis with , her health and strength unimpaired. This she may do through the use of Mother's Friend, a remedy that bas been bo long in use, and accom plished so much good, that it is in no sense an experiment, but a prep aration which always produces the best results. It is for external ap plication and so penetrating in its nature as "to thoroughly lubricate every muscle, nerve and tendon involved during the period before baby comes. It aids nature by expanding the skin and tissues, re lieves tenderness and soreness, and perfectly prepares the system for natural and safe motherhood. Mother's Friend has been used and endorsed by thousands of mothers, and its use will prove a comfort and a benefit to any woman in need of such a remedy. Mother's at drug stores. Tyf OTLES Write, for free Z.yS T T'Et book for expect- SfD 1 1 N IH ant mothers A XVA which contains much valuable in formation. BRADEIELD REGULATOR CO, Atlanta, Ga. Wicked Germs Steal Nourishment From Hair Roots and Cause Filthy Dan druff. Falling and Faded Hair Kill the germs; that's the only way to stop your hair troubles. You can't have vigorous or beautiful hair as long as the little dandruff germs steal from the hair root the food that nature intends the hair to have. That's all there la to this "hair scare" that takes up c o 1 u m ns in the news caners and magazines. Let me say it again; kill the germs and your hair worries will cease. Go to Wood- ard.Clarke & Co. today, get a 60-cent bot tle of PARIS IAN SAGE. use It tonight and the next; dm tha dan druff disappear, notice the luster that begins to show in the hair and won ders of wonders that itching of the ecalp has vanished. Use PARISIAN SAGE as the direc tions read, it is guaranteed to destroy dandruff germs, stop falling hair and Itching scalp, or money back. It grows hair, puts a fascinating lus ter into faded hair and Is the most de lightful and refreshing hair dressing in the world. Sold by Woodard, Clarke & Co.. and druggists everywhere. enough in the day he eays that he will file the complaint immediately with the County Clerk. WOMEN MAY AVOID OPERATIONS By taking Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound The following letter from Mrs. Orville Bock will prove how unwise it is for women to submit to the Jangers of a surgical operation when it may be avoided by taking Lydia E. Pinkham'a VegetaDle Compound. She was f ourweeks in the hospital and came home suffering worse than before. Here is her own statement. Paw Paw, Mich. "Two years ago I suffered very severely witn a ais- piacemenc couiu not be on my feet for a long time, lly physician treated me tor seven moutns without much relief and at last sent me r.V Ann Arhnr for an operation. I waa there four weeks and came home suffering worse than belore. iMy mother advised rriA to trv T.vdia F.. "Pinkham's Vetretable Compound. and I did. Today I am well and strong and do all my own housework. I owe my health to Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and advise my friends who are afflicted with any female complaint to try it." Mrs. Orville Bock, B. B. No. 5, Paw Pawj Michigan. If you are ill do not drag along until an operation is necessary, but at once take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. For thirty years it has been the stan. dard remedy for women's ills, and has positively restored the health of thou sands of women. 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