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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, JULY 23, 1911. 7 . COMMISSI NOW KEPT BUSY YEARLY Washington's Public Service Heads Now Solving Tele phone Troubles. BOAT PROBLEM UPPERMOST Oat of Ifandrrdft Submitted Only One Tariff Found Valid and Ship per Will Now Know Before lie Ships What Ite Will Fay. OLTMPIA. Waslt. July SI- Spe r !!. In addition to srrestltcr with ths problem of rrculatlns boats and wliar. the Public erlc Commls- lon of Washington find that It alio lag to solve the problem of maklng th various telephone companies of the state behave themselves, and also to outline a onlf-m system of account frc for the llKht. water and power plants owned by the different munici palities of this state. The boat problem Is no small affair, for there Is now on file with the com mission, out of the hundreirs submit tal just one tariff that Is alld. That Is. It waa valid, for the commission has entered an order directing that In the future all boat and wharfmen specify In their tariffs whether a consignment of sroods Is to ro, by welttit or by measure, as "ship s option- ts a clause that Is a-otn oat of business. Trie commission holds that to permit a ship to accept either by weight or by meas urement would allow discrimination and favoritism. Therefore, the commission des not aay which shall be adopted, althoua-n It favors the weight Idea: but the ship per will know before he ships just which way his charge Is to be figured en the commo-llty. how much the rate la. and will know that ao competitor is getting a more favorable rate. Lewis County Complain. From Lew la County came the first frmal complaint before the commis sion In regsrd to telephones. The Home Telephone Company at Silver Creek at one time had connections with the Bell system at Ciieliaiis and at Elbe. But the company sinned up with the Northwestern Lour Iltsnce. or Independent, line. 'and the Bell people severed Its connection. Now the Home company would force a physical con nection at Chehalls. If the situation warrants It. and there Is sufficient de mand for a long-distance service to points not reached by the Independent line, the commission will order the con nection. Then there will be trouble, for the Bell company announces that the case will be (ought to the supreme court. In addition to other thlna-s the last legislature gave the Public Service Commission Jurisdiction over munlcl pal plants. The varlons cities have kept their own kinds of records on these and the operation of them, with the result that It l hard to aeffrecate operating from maintenance accounte and sinking funds and the like are usually among the mtaalns;. Incident ally there Is a wide difference of opin ion as to what certain terms mean, and the commission probably will have to Issue a formal bulletin explaining the exact meaning of certain terms, a sort of a technical dictionary for municipal accountants. Railroads Hate rrobtrm. All the while tfce railroads are corn Ins; to the front with numerous prob lems to be solved, such as why should a bridge be put under suspicion and tralna forced to run slowly over It be cause the engineers say It Is 'unsafe, while the company Insists It Isn't, and are women entitled to sit In the smok ing compartment of a chair carT The express companies are in need of watching, and now no railroad can cross a road or any street. In other than first-class cities, without the per mission of the commission, and the role works both ways, for no county or city can extend Ita roads or streets ever the rails of a company without getting permission of the commission. The commission has decided that ''dead men's cuts" In Washington are to be wiped out and consequently there are many hearings pending, and the commission Issues a constant stream of orders affecting them. Then the Supreme Court recently de cided that the valuations of the Public Service Commission, and not the val uations fixed by the Plate Tax Commis sion, governed for the assessment of railroad property. Every railroad In the state that has not been appraised and the value established will bave to be attended to at the earliest possible date. Also shippers are complaining all the time that they are being overcharged and the railroads desire to make re funds to shippers to correct mistakes and the commission bas to attend to both aides. When nothing else Is do ing, the hay and grain Inspection comes up for consideration, so Chairman 1L A. KalrchlM and Commissioners John C Lawrence and Jesse 8. Jones have a buy time of It. day la and day out. Because of the many new duties added to the list of work to be done by trie commission, there will be no vaca tions la that department this Summer and working for the Public Service Commission la not regarded as any "snap." GRANGE STORE PLANNED Minnehaha Organisation Will Sell Groceries at Cost to Patrons. VANCOUVER. Wash- July 3.-t?pe-claL A co-operative store where the members of Mtnnehaaa Grange will be able to secure their supplies at cost, with a nominal charge for traneactln business. Is to be established by that organisation at Minnehaha. The experiment will be tried In sev eral lines. Including groceries, and if successful all lines needed will be sdded. The officers of the grange are: blaster. J. F. Pelmot; overseer. K. K. Carson: chaplain. Mrs. J. n. Augee; lecturer. Clement Scott: secretary. Miss Nellie Alben; treasurer. E. O. Zimmer man. If the plan works out. It Is probable that Pomona Grange will take It up. WARNINGS BEING SENT OUT To Prevent Forest Fires, State OffU rials Take Action. SALEM. Or, July ?pe-ral.V Ac tive steps are now being taken by the State Board of Forestry to prevent fires as the dry season approaches. Just at this time the most dangerous part of the year as far as forests are concerned i Is commencinr and the forest wardens throughout the state are being warned by the board to exercise great caution. This morning Forester Elliott com menced sending out letters to all of the Ore wardens containing a wsrnlng and Instructions. The letter follows: We are entering upon the extremely dry snd danserous season, and particular vigi lance should be exercised from now until the end of the closed season. The time for clearing up old Are traps Is now past and should not be continued lonser. The issuaoce of burnlns permlta ahould be dis couraged as much as possible, since any f re started near standing timber durtng the dry season must be considered as an addi tional risk, to the forest resources of the state. If. In your Judsment. clreumstanoes Justify Issuing a burning permit, insist ina the Bertnlttee clear out a firs suard be tween the area to be burned and any live timber, grass, stubbie, brush or wlnorsii that snlsht cause the Bre to spread. The width of the nre suard will vary with local conditions and with the natnra of the ma terial to bo burned, but It should never be less than two rods. It Is very Important that yon limit burn ing permlta to the ahortest practical period. In most cases the permittee will not re quire more than from one to three days, A far as ooealble. endeavor to Issue per- mire one dav before or oa the day the burning Is started. I'nder no consideration Issue a permit extending over a lone period far tmrnln which can be done In a day or two. M permits for a period of 10 ds,s or mors should be issuea viuoui nrai con ..inn. K fifata forester. The board considers that the burning of stashing can be done more thoroughly and with leas danger to adjacent timber when such burning Is done la tbe Fall. You should, therefore, advise with owners of lsnd covered with Inflammable material and auggest that tbry arrange to buyi this ma terial during the coming Fall, and after the first general rain baa fallen aufflclent to Insure that nre will not run in the green timber. 2 GOVtnXMKXT AS WELL- AS STATK HAS EYES OS KLAMATH Commissioner stone Sees Vnwlndlng of Red Tape to Secure Land From Indians KLAMATH. FALLS. Or, July 22. (Special.) That In addition to a state trout hatchery. Klamath County is to have a Government hatchery. Is the statement made by State Game and Fish Commissioner Stone, upon his re turn from a junketing trip which took him. In company with the other mem bers of the commission, to every Ilsn hatchery In the state. It has been generally known here that the State Fish and Game Commis slon would establish a trout hatchery on Spring Creek. The only thing- now In the way Is the securing ot the lana selected by State Superintendent gf Hatcheries Wlsner. Commissioner Stone, assisted by Circuit Judge Benson and Captain O. C. Applegate, were se lected to secure this land. The tract belongs to Indians, the site belnr on the Klamath Indian reservation, and the state will have to buy It from them. While this will take some unwinding of red tape. It is said by the com missioner he will have no serious trou ble In getting a title. "Once we have possession of the property, we expect to have work started on grounds and buildings witn in 30 days." said Mr. Stone. "It la the aim of tbe commission to get the hatchery started so that we will be able to take fish eggs at the begin ning of spawning time next year." he continued. That the United states Government was turning its eres toward Klamath for a suitable site (or a hatchery, how ever, comes aa considerable of a sur prise to the people here, as none had thought ot trying to Induce Uncle Sam to propagate fish in these waters. However, according to Commissioner Stone. Government Fish Hatchery Su perlntendent O'Mslly Is preparing; to make a visit to Klamath and it he can find a site that can be secured and one that Is satisfactory, there Is no ques tion but what the second hatchery will be established. NOVEL AUTO SUIT Oil WOMAX SATS MOVING GARAGE HITTING CAR. IS COLLISION. Tacoma Law era Much Interested In Mrs. Glbbs Effort to Collect $1138 From Llojds. TACOMA. Wash, July (Special). If .a moving garage strikes a sta tionary automobile. Is the resulting Impact a collision? "Ton." says Mrs. Ida M. Glbbs. of this city. It Is." Then. If such an occurrence would be classed as a collision, do the Issur ance companlea underwriting automo bile catastrophes hare to pay for the damages sustained? And again Mrs. Glbbs says. "Yes." She says It In a legal document filed In the Superior Court demanding 11161 for such dam ages from Lloyds, tbe British under writers. The suit Is considered here by law yers as one of the most novel damage claims ever filed In a Tacoma court. The basis for the action was an acci dent that occurred Ieeember 7. when the Canyon garage at North Twenty first and life streets, undermined by construction work on a big concrete bridge the city Is erecting, slid Into Buckley's gulch and was wrecked. Mrs. Gibbs auto was one of a consid erable number of cars that was found among the debris. On this car Mrs. Glbbs has been car rying a t:oo policy of Lloyds, written by H. J. S-hwlnn Co, the firm e local agents. This policy guarantees to pro tect her from damages by collision with either stationary or moving ob jects. Her car was practically demol ished, her complaint says, and the damage amounts to llliS. Mrs. Glbbs maintains that unques tionably her car was In a collision with a moving object and that such an accident her policy covers. HEAT BREAKS PIPE LINE Sheridan's Reservoir Empty Caus ing Water Famine. SHEHIDAN. Or.. July 12. (Special.) The recent hot weather has caused the Joints in the pipeline which 'leade from a large mountain spring ten miles north of here, to bulge and separate to such an extent as to allow a large amount of water to escape. The pipe n the city s water supply line Is wooden and very susceptible to heat. A few nights ago the large reservoir which contains the city's water supply wa empty and It waa feared a bad fire would break out with no .protec tion. The cltr has enjoined the water patrons of the city to observe hours' for sprinkling, ana a large lorce ot men is at work mending the pipeline. CARD OF THA.XKI. We wish to thank all those who ex tended such sympathy and kindness to us In the bereavement of our late hus band, father and brother, C L. Helse. MRS. SOPHIE HEISE. IL a. JJEISE AND FAMILY. FIRE IN FORESTS EATS VALUE AWAY State Board Issues Bulletin Showing Timber Resources of Oregon. ANNUAL CONSUMPTION BIG 1,730,000,000 Board Feet DcsrroyM by Blaze in Year and Loes by'. Insects Immense State's f Future Roseate. SALEM, Or.. July 23. (Special.) The first bulletin to be issued by the State Board of Forestry has just come from the press and 10.000 copies will be printed for distribution among, those who apply for It to the State Board of Forestry at Salem. The bulletin was prepared under the direction of George W. Teavy, director of forestry at Ore gon Agricultural College and also a member of the State Board of Forestry. I'refaclng his statements relative to Oregon and the new Oregon forest fire laws with a comprehensive view of for estry conditions In tills country, he comments on the situation in Oregon with reference to the new forest fire laws to some length. Timber Figures Immense. The bulletin also contains a table showing that the annual consumption of wood Is 29.71.00 snd that the es timated cost Is f4.70S.T31. It is re ported that the State of Orepon has approximately 400.000,000,000 feet of timber that is merchantable and that the sawmills of Oregon manufacture about 2.00O.OUO.O0O feet annually. Of this about SO per cent la shipped to points outside ot the state. Of the balance used In the state 600.00.000 feet Is used In general building, while the bal ance 'is converted Into wood pulp, boxes, doors and other similar arti cles made In the wood-working facto ries of Oregon. In his atatement reK atlve to Oregon Mr. Peavy says: "More than 126.000.000 is- expended In Ortion annually on account of the lumber Industry. Within a few years thjs vast sum will be more than dou bled because of the reduction In the outside supply and the consequent In creased activity In the state. Of this Immense sum It Is estimated that at least 80 per cent Is expended for labor and supplies, thus benefiting; not only the owner of the stumpage and the mlllman. but the laborer, the rancher and the tradesman as well. In fact. the lumber Industry exerts a benenciai Influence upon practicaly every gain ful business and profession in me state. Tax-Dodgers Mentioned. "Whatever may be the attitude of the individual toward the titnberman because of the questionable methods employed by some in acquiring tbelr holdings, the fact remains that the people as a whole have the same Inter est in protecting the forests and in nrorldlnr for a. future timber supply as they have In protecting the orchards of the state In order to insure tne oen- efit of a future fruit supply or in adopting measures to eradicate disease in order to perpetuate the livestock in dustry of the state. , "It is true that there are vast cor porate and Individual holdings of tim ber within the state, some of which were made possible because unscrupu lous Investors were able to evade lax and loosely administered laws. It Is also likely that the human tendency to evade payment of a Just proportion of taxes bas been abnormally devel oped In some timber owners. These, however, are matters for legal settle ment and ahould be considered entire ly apart from the property Itself. In other words, tne value or ioresi prop erty to' the state Is not influenced by the lea-al status of ownership. Under any conditions, the timber, when man ufactured, will add to tne material nrosDerlty of the state. It would be short-sighted policy, for any reason, to permit the waste or destruction of property. M per cent of which will of a certainty be expended within the state for the benefit of all the people. Fire Loss Is Great. -For rears Oregon has annually suf fered arrest losses through the de struction of standing timber by fire. It Is estimated that the stumpage de stroyed in the state last year, had It been manufactured Into lumber, would have been worth 123.000,000. This takes Into account only the merchantable material. In addition to u a great loaa was sustained by the destruction of the young growth, which forms the basis of the future stand. Not only the present but the future forest was damaged. since It has become so clear max the state as a whole has an Interest In the forests, the last Legislature enact ed a law. backed by a liberal appro priation, having for Its fundamental purpose the protection of the timber lands of the state from fire. "The State Forestry law provides for a State Board of Forestry, con sisting of the Governor, the head of the Forest School of the Oregon Agri cultural College, and five additional members appointed by the Governor on the recommendation ot the State Grange, the Oregon Forest Firs Asso ciation, the Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association, the United States Forest SerVlce and the Oregon Wool Growers' Association. "The Board or Forestry nas super vision over all matters of forest policy and management In the state. All ex penditures for any purpose under the forestry act must be approved by the Board. The members serve without Pr- . . . "The Board appoints a tate f or ester, who, under Its supervision, exe cutes all matters pertaining to for estry within the state. He appoints and Instructs Fire Wardens, takes such action as the law provides for pre venting and extinguishing forest fires: prosecutes for the violation of the forest law: co-operates with land- wners. . counties, ana others in pro tecting forest lands from fire; and publishes such Information on forestry i seems oesu Forest Protection Provided. "In times of particular fire danger the State Forester has power to ap point and employ apeclal Fire Wardens and to furnish them with such equip ment and sssistance as ne thinks the public safety -demands. The law pro vides that one-third the expense Inci dent to employing- special Fire War- dans and to providing supplies and equipment, shall be defrayed by the county in which the expense was in curred. "The State Forester Is empowered to require timber owners, or others, to burn slash or debris whenever In his udgment it is a menace to adjoining- property. "Fire wardens, unaer xnis law, are I , THE ESTATE OF H. W. CORBETT . Corbet Building Portland - Oregon Portland, Or., July 13, 1911 Messrs. Atiyeh Brothers, Tenth and Washington Sts. City. . Dear Sirs: Confirming our c6nversation of this date I beg to advise you that the store in the new building at the corner of Tenth and Alder Streets, which you have leased from me, will be ready for oocupanoy en or;before August 1, 1911, at which time your lease will. become effective. Yours very truly. a r Now the Removal Sale Added Interest ...M..M,...,MsssssMssswssassssa 111 mm sasssssssssssssasnnnnnnnnBnMaingBnnMnMgannnMnMg For startling aa the bargains have been before, still greater price concessions must be made now. We're tremendously overloaded with large-size Rugs. They must be sold at any price to make room for the huge shipments on their way across the seas. Details follow: KIEMANSHAHS, size 14x10.9, QO CO regular $585 value,' sale price tpOuu MUMTAZ, size 13.8x11.4, repu- t Q O C lar price $330 ; removal sale price J) t i I Kerman shah Rugs 13x8 $400 Value Sale Price $210 KERMANSHAH, of exceptional beauty and cleverness of design, exquisitely rich in tex ture; size 13.6x9.6, and regularly worth $780.00; Removal Sale price, now only KHIVAS, size 13.8x11.4, regu larly $420, sale price only SERAPIS, size 15.5x10.4, regu- (JJOOtf larly $550, sale price now only.. POOO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ATIY nfnmra. with cower to arrest tot any violation of the forest law. "One-third of the tumpago w state la in the National forests. The balance Is in private holdings. "It Is the opinion of the most emi nent authority on the subject in the United States that forest insects do a iimh as fire. Since 111 Ul II uamB " about 1.760,000,000 feet, board measure. of timber waa destroyea iy iori In this state last year, the active little k.. m.f hiv hnin a very busy fel low to have equaled that record. Oregon's Future Koscate. "The manufaaturer of Oregon's for est resource will employ an industrial army, afford a market for our other commodities and in every way tend to the development of a great and pros perous commonwealth. Forest wealth Is community wealth. Protection of . ij.irli Ik the best form of prosperity insurance a timbered state can buy. within a ahnrt time Oretron will surpass all other states in the output of its forest products. How lon& the state will continue to rank first de pends on the management of the exist ing forests. Protection from the great enemy forest lire must oa mureu i fore conservative forest management Is practicable. t "The Federal Forest Service holds over 16.000,000 acres of forest land In this state. This stumpage is for sale. "tv,. n,nir f the Forest Service in managing the forest land Is to Insure the continued production of the larg est amount of the best timber for the benefit of all the people. t v. a ,a.l Mjarvlrn nnvl 25 tier cent of the gross receipts from the forests .. ..nniua In which the land Is located, to be applied to the school and road xunas. The streams of Oregon are capaDie 9 j.-.lnnlnir nr 4.000.000 horseDOW- er In electric energy. More than 4,600.- 000 acres OI lana in .mis siaia mtvy no brought under Irrigation. Both for of hydro-electrlo power, continuous stream now is essential, a irei -er at the headwaters of the streams Is the most Important factor In produc ing this result." WAR VETERANS TO MEET Fourth Plain Hall to Be Scene of August Kcnnlon. VANCOUVER. "Wash- July 21 (Spe- (Special.) The annual reunion of the members of the Grand Army and Women's Relief Corps, In Clark County, will be held on the grounds of Fourth Plain Kail, August 9. 10 and n- The Oaegon Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, and Spanish-American War Veterans, have been invited to be present, and there will be speakers every day and evening. Many old vet erans, who have become too feeble to sleep In the open and In tents, as bas been the custom for years, will go out to the grounds early In the morning on tue trolley line, and return to their homes in the evenings. The Women's Relief Corps will fur nUh meals during the entire encamp ment. Carnival's Belonginss Attached. ' CEJJTRALIA. Wash.. July 22. The tents, sideshows and all ojther para phernalia of the Southern Potlatch Company, which has just concluded an exhibition in Chehalls and which claims to have its headquarters in Seattle, were attached yesterday by W. E. Cotts. a resident of Chehalls. Cotts claims that the carnival owes him IS8.61 for wages which he never re ceived. The company is scheduled to appear in South Bend the latter part of next week, but they must first pay the claim of Cotts. together with the costs of the action, before they can move the show out of Chehalls. Royal Meshed Rugs . 16.1x13.1 $840 Value Sale Price $565 $400 $250 Hi SPOKANE FORESEES GAIN DECISION' IX RATE CASE IS EX PECTED THIS WEEK. Inland Empire CUy Hoping: tor Ter minal Tariffs From Chicago and St. Paul at Ieast, . SPOKAXE, Wash., Wash., July 22. (Special.) "With the announcement of the final decision on the Spokane rate case next week this city should se cure rates at least as favorable as those named in the decisions a year ago. "We hope for terminal rates for Spokane at least from Chicago and St Paul points." This is the statement of Attorney P. M. Stephens, who has handled the fight for the Spokane shippers for the last five years. . "The tentative rates announced a year ago would mean a benefit of $2, 000.000 a year to shippers in Spokane territory. Terminal rates from Chicago and west of Chicago would mean a saving of an additional $1,000,000, or S3.000.000 In all." says A. W. Doland, head of the Joint Interstate commerce committee of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and the Spokane Merchants Association. Spokane shippers all agree that TRUST Your attorney will ad vise you to engage the services of a reputable and well-equipped Trust Company to handle your real estate holdings. "We are prepared for this service, and are handling a large volume . of it. Your patronage is so licited. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Capital $150,000.00 Officers and Directors "W. II. Fear President Willard Case Vice-Pres. O. C. Bortzmeyer.... Cashier E. M. Hulden. .Asst. Cashier Gustav Freiwald Geo. N. Davis James B. Kerr Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8. H EE THIS LETTER 'EXPLAINS OUR PLIGHT Our new store at Tenth and Alder streets will be ready over a month sooner than we had expected. And in the same mail as this letter came one from the Orient, advising us of the largest shipment of Oriental Rugs that was ever billed to any firm west of Chicago. All remembrance of cost must now be cast to the winds and we'll mark the rugs at prices which will mean quick sales. Look through your home plan well on the needs of that new home of yours buy rugs now, even if you can't use them for months; such savings will perhaps never be had again on KIRMANSHAH, size 14x10.8 ; (T O Q. C regular price $585; sale price.. ipOOU MOHAL, a. beautiful rug, 12.2x10.8, regular $215 value MUMTAZ RUG, an extra large size a won drously beautiful example of the handiwork of the Eastern weavers. Size 17.3x12.2; regular $700 value, Removal fl f Q Q Sale price tPi"a0 IRANSHAH, most popular size, 7 Z a beauty; 12.1x8.10; $380 value ) 1 SARUK, very popular size, 11.5 (jJOAH x8.4; a regular $485 value, only.. tJ)aW7U YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE should either the tentative decision or terminal rates from Chicago, or a com bination of thefo two possibilities, be put In effect. It will result in Spo kane purchasing more goods from Chl- Our Summertime Victor Offer Victor Talking Machine, Records and Record Cabinet Complete at Eilers Music House for $8.50 Cash THE VICTROLA, THE HORXLESS VICTOR, 30 AND t'P. The balance you can pay in easy weekly or monthly installments, nntfl altogether $39.50 has been paid. This surely is the bst Victor and cabinet offer that has ever been made. The machine and finely finished cabinet must be seen to be appreciated. Purchaser of this outfit secures a fine new Victor machine with oak cabi net, flower horn, spiral-drive motor, playing all sized records; also a beautifully-built record cabinet, exactly matching machine, making a convenient stand for the machine, and safe and handy place for keeping records. Six double-faced latest records, with music on both sides, making in all 12 selections, carefully tested and fully guaranteed, are also included. Can you think of anything more desirable for the home, or for the vacation trip? Think of it only $39.50 complete, and your own terms! Be one of the first to reserve one of these outfits. Other Victor machines as little as 10. Victrolas, $50 to $250. Terms as low as $1 a week. . Edison Phonographs Also $29.55 buys a genuine Edison Phonograph, with 6 records. $1 a week or monthly payments if you wish. Ask about our special Edison combination offer. This is the only place in the Northwest where all makes of talking ma chines and all makes of records for same are impartially demonstrated side by side. It pays to deal at headquarters. Is or new building on Alder Street Royal Serapi Rugs 17x11.6 $600 Value Sale Price $385 size $170 Tenth and Washington Sts. Largest Oriental Rug Merchants on Pacific Coast cago and St. Paul and less from At lantic Coast points. Mosquito nettinff Is an ancient Greek, if not Egyptian invention, even If It does seem a new Yankee Itlea. and Seventh. j ji 4