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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912 EVENING EDITION. S.P. DEVELOPMENT EXPRESS BATES Reported That Railroad Will Report of Interstate Commerce Make Big Terminals Commission Shows Some at Portland. Sweeping Reductions. Extensive work Is to bo tlono by, illy Assoclntcd Press to The Coub the Southern Pacific nt Portland tic-! "' Times) cording to the following In the Port-) WASHINGTON, D. C, July IS. lond Journnl: I Sweeping reductions In express rates "That tho Southern Pacific Intends averaging, In gcnoral, approximately a terminal development In Portland lu per cent; drastic reforms In rcgu surpassing, ir possiuie, mo east siuo inMons and nractlces: and coninro- plan of tho Hill lines; that cloctrl flcntlon of tho Southorn Pacific linos In Oregon so extensive as to mako tbo Fourth street project but a small unit, Is proposed, and that President Sproulo of tho Southern Pacific Is In Portland not mcroly "to look over tho HncB," but to approve a trans portatlon schomo Involving tho In vestment of $3,000,000 to 70,000, 000, nro unofllclnl but credible re ports In railroad circles today. Slnco his arrival hero Saturday Prcsldont Sproulo has spent his tlmo In close conferenco with department heads. Yesterday In nn nutomobllo ho mado an extensive tour of the city, visiting especially tho Southern Pa cific properties on tho southeast sldo whoro, report has It, tho terminal will bo locatod, "Tho terminal plan Is curiously In terwoven with tho railroad construc tion east from Valo and Ontario to a Junction with tho Natron cutoff, which, It Is said, will bo at Odoll. Twolvo hundred men aro working with tho greatest posslblo spcod building tho grado from Valo and Ontario toward Duma nnd Odcll. Completion of tho road across th interior will mean not only trans portation relief for tho nowly de veloped districts, but such a routing of through service as will bring Port land trains on tho now line, at tho samo tlmo permitting San Francisco business to go through on tho south without passing through Portland. Under such a routing trains will como In from tho south nnd terminal facil ities on tho southeast sldo will bo greatly needed. Kproulo mill Fnrrell Hold Conference "Tho definite sldo of this plan lu understood to have been expressed in n long conference between Presi dent Sproulo of the Southorn Pad lie nnd President Fnrrell of tho O.-W. II. &. N. this morning. This conferenco lu nald to havo had nn subject n Bchodulo arrangement, although Its purposo was not given out. "Tho roport lu further that the electrification sehonio Involves secur- Ing tho Fourth street frnnchlMo uh hcnslvo changes In tho mothods of operation, aro prescribed In a roport nm do public todny by tho Interstate Commorco Commission of Its investi gation Into tho business of tho thir teen great express companies of tho Unltod Stntcs. Intensive Inquiry. Tho Inquiry was tho most exten sive, nnd, In wealth of inflnlto do tall, probably tho most thorough, ever prosecuted by tho Commission. It was conducted nnd tho roport was prcparod by Commissioner Franklin K. Lano. It has been In progress for nearly thrco yenrB. Tho report It- solf makes GOO printed pages. It Involved an oxamlnntlon nnd compnr Ison of practically more than C00,' 000,000 express rates In effect In this country, In addition to nn examina tion of millions of waybills and nn Investigation, through tho books of companies, of their llnnnclal opera tions nnd business methods. Commissioner Lnno Is of opinion thnt tho conclusions reached consti tute n long stop towards tho solu tion of that gravest problem of tho American housoholdor, tho high cost of living. Tho greatest reduction of rntes proposed Is on small packages that Is on parcels which weigh less than 12 pounds. Kates on packages of more than 12 pounds wcro found to bo tnoro ronsonnblo than thoso on umnller parcels. Conclusions Itenclirtl Commissioner Lnno stntcs that tho conclusions reached wcro as follows: 1. That express rates should bo mado prlmnrlly to moot tho ncod of tho great body of our people and Hhould thorcforo bo stated In terms thnt represent tho small packages which tho express company In Intend ed to enrry rnthor thnn by tho hund red poundu iih freight rntes nro llxod. 2. Thnt In tho fixing of Its rntes nu express company should not bo allowed to ehnrgo more thnn a rail road company If tbo latter undortook to, and did, give the samo service. II. Thnt It Ih proper for the Gov- T BALL SCOPES Portland Takes Yesterday's Game Angels and Seals Both Win. STANDING OF TEAMS W. L. P.O. Vernon D9 10 .BOG Oakland 56 43 .COG Los Angeles ....53 45 .541 Portland 41 48 .461 San Francisco ...41 57 .418 Sacramento . ...30 5G .411 PORTLAND, Ore., July 18.---Port-laud won from Vernon yesterday by a scoro of 8 to 7. There woro many hits on both sides, Portland gottlug 15 singles nnd Vernon 16. Los An-i gclcs trimmed tho Senators In a closo gnmo whllo San Francisco played o. rorlcss ball nnd won from tho Oakes. The scores were as follows: At Portland R. H. B. Portland 8 15 2 Vernon 7 16 5 At Los Angeles It. II. K. Los Angeles 4 9 0 Sacramento 3 8 Seventh Semi-Annual Clearance Sale At Oakland R. II. San Francisco 4 10 Onkland 2 7 Tuesday's Games. At San Frnnclsco R. R. E. Snn Frnnclsco 1 4 3 Onkland 2 7 ? At Los Angeles R. Los Angeles 1 Sacrnmcnto 2 II. R 2 0 7 2 ALONG T1IU WATERFRONT Now in full force See last night's paper and hand bills for detailed prices The people coming first are having the best selection "Money Talks" Hub Clothing and Shoe Co, Bandon. Marshfield, The Oregon nrrlved In Uandon yesterday. Tho Tillamook crossed out over the Uandon bnr yesterday. Tho Nann Smith sailed today for liny Point with n cargo of lumber. A WHAM? DID IT booh nn possible and tho electrifying! ""V.10"1 ,0, j"0? ,n, ex!,r0818 rom . ... .1. .. . .. .... ."ilinnv n a n frnlcht rnrwnrilnr liv una i uiu tine uirnugu mo t iiniaun vni ley. nt tbo earliest posslblo date. Hut In addition there Ih snld to bo n plan for electrification of tho Jefferson street lino through tho district thnt could bo profitably served with iiutck suburban service, nlso nn onst sldo electrification that will give quick transit between Portland and Salem nnd ultimately to Albany and Ktigone, this schomo not being permitted to Interfere with tbo through steam train sorvlco. "Slnco IiIh nrrlvnl In Portland Presldont Sproulo has been exceed ingly nnii-cotiiiulttnl. Ills statement that ho lu merely milking his month ly trip over the Much Is not believed to cnlncldo well with bis unusually long stay In Portland and Ills nn- i ounccd plan for remaining lu Oro gou soiuo uiree woeus, it Ih ex pected that he will traverse tho new Tillamook Hay lino nnd consider plium of extending tho Fourth streot olectrlllcntlon to the coast before his return. This work Is In the l.nndH of Robert Strnhorn, president of the Tillamook line. who. Indeed, is In ehnrgo of all the contemplated electrification Jmpro ements." WOMAN HUFFRAGR HF.POKT Details of St. Louis Convention Itr colwil by Local Members. pnny as n freight forwarder by pns- songor train, giving supplemental Hcrvlco nt each terminal and Intor mcdlato care. I. That an express rnto may not bo based upon tho monopoly right of tho express company to bo tho ex iluslvo freight forwarder over one or moro llneu of rnllrond. 5. That tho rnto should not In clude moro than n roasonnblo com pensation for the sorvlco given, even though such compensation falls be low that which tho railroad exacts as a minimum for tho earrlngo of 100 pounds of freight. 0. That it Is unreasonable to lis so i npld n decline In expresu rates for long distances ns lu made by the rail roads In their freight rntes. express service In this respect being moro nn alogouu to passenger than to freight service. 7. That In compounding the ex press rate the railroad should be nl- lowed compensation for bulked freight moved upon n passenger train au to which It Is rellevod by contract tor all liability for loss or damnge and lu without expense for tho furn ishing of a receipt, the billing the bookkeeping and n gront number of other general expensos. S. That tho rate should Includo n leturn to the expross company which will compensate It with profit for tho ST. JOHN, N. F., July IS A colli sion with n whalo In tho Grnnk Ranks caused such a sorlous damngo to tho wo-mnstcd schoonir Emplro thnt tho vessel was abandoned by her crow of hoven men, who hnvo Just reached St. Johns safely. Tho rrceldent hnppened last Tues. day. After keeping tho vossol nflotit two days, tho crow had to leavo her when tho Jumps beenmo chocked. Tho men rowed 120 miles beforo they vore picked up by n llshlng schooner DRAIN COOS BAY AUTO LINE VIA ALLEGANY Loaves Mnrshflold dally at 5 a. m. and arrives at Drain in tlmo to con nect with nftcrnoon train for Port land. Loaves Drain nt S n. m. and arrives nt Marabllcld about 6 p. m. Tickets on sale at "Dusy Corner," Phono 278, Marshfield nnd O. Ma toon, Drain. vast none sen km n LIVERPOOL. July IS Tho Glad utono dock, which Is In courso of con struction, Is part of a scheme of tho Meruey docks nnd harbor board, tho cost of which lu estimated nt about 515.000,000. Have That Roof Fixed .vow Sec GORTHELL Phono XIM1 PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY DR. Ill HI) II. CLARKE. . Specialist In Nerve and Spinal Steamer Washington Will Sail From San Francisco for Coos Bay Monaay evening, July WITH PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT P. S. DOW, Agent. Ooran Dodl KQUII'I'KD WITH WIHKLK88 Steamship Breakwate ALWAV8 ON TIME. n.m.a riiu.li aiAHWUHTJI DOCK, PORTLAND, AT O A.M., anu, iiiii, nth, mm, ltli anil IMKIi. FROM MARSHF1KL1) ATI oi.ivtm. ui' -TMKTIHK, .lULYmil, Jim, Kith, illst, IMIth nnd JtJ Phone Main nai.L. J. C. MILLER, AKcnt Disease. Offlco. Room ,2. Rogers House, Marshficid. Offlco Hours 2 to 5 Tho schemo Is Intended to meet thoj Phono H4-L. demnnd for vessels of Increnslng dl-lV-N it i wnvmivi. nionulons. nnd tho dock Is being con-l M " '' J" I,!"M,U1 a structed to nccomodnte both for dryii Modern Dental Parlors, dock nnd wet dock purposos, vessels' We aro equlppod to do high clam 1 1 uu leoi long, inns giving n margin of 200 feet beyond tho length of tho largest vessel now nlloat, with n still depth of 10 feet nt high wnter neap lines. Details of the convention of tho B: .,c w ; ' , "' "" " ,o month of June foV" pur loso or ! y' , br &?&? founding tho Woman's Republic have ,,' " AlVnrtM&to beon received hero The chief busl- u. prtved ngu rag apt, ' '' '" ness of tho convention was tho draft- After the hoarliiK next Oetnbor n ing and signing of now form of de- supplement ,ry r ir will be onSod "T "? M HieCommlsslon putting Uoltto.t '" V"" """ "" "" "" i'i- i ue rates proposed im sunn n it mm. vorlt on short notlco at the rerj lowest prices. Examination fret Lady attendant, Coko building, oppo dto Chandler hotol, phone ,112-J. J. w. llENNBl Lmwyev. Kffectlve September 1, n now tnrlffl ror carrying whont and flour from Portland and Puget Sound to tho flt'lrttli linn Iiaaii la.MiA.1 !. 1 1. lu.. . lA -l i 'Z "V"?,, "r; ,ra" " F"8an Bennett RoaJ $;i..10 a ton to send the cereal to Jap- lownflelii Orogot nnese ports. $l..10 to ShaiiKhal nnd I iiongKong. nnd ?0 to Manila. LAST Til l. IN FUCKillTKItS. SAN FHANCISCO. Calf.. July ir,. An Interesting vessel which may foon visit tho Golden Onto In the re cently established servlco of the Fast Ablatio Steamship Co. between Eu rope nnu tiic .orth Pacific. Is thnt M. O. Selandln. She Is a mntor.nnivrfi craft of 11.000 tons, and Is tho latest thing In frolght carriers. Equipped ulth three masts nnd square sails, tho craft has tho nppenranco of tho nverago squaro rigger. The big mo tor vtvKicl was launched n short tlmo rU. J. T. McCOR.MAC, - Physician and Surgeon Marshfield, Oregon. Jfftce: Lockhart Dulldlng, Onnost post offlco Phon 10R..1 FAST AND COMMODIOUS Steamer Redond HQUIPPKD WITH WIRIJLKUS AND SUHMAHINK IIRLI- SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS Wednesday, July 17, AL 3:00 P. M. INTKR-OCKAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. 1 "ono O. F. McGEOROE, At Pjo equal suffrage nnd world wide bo conlereT pacUbie 'u ' make! K'' -" "y the llVf. 'she ,, . , . . ineiu eiiecuve, Tho most consplclous chnractor present was Dr. llolva A. Lockwood of Washington, D. C, who has for WILL HOLD CARNIVAL We Clean and Press Ladies' and Gent's Suits TUB rilltiXli OF COOS DAY' Goods Called for and Delivered I Coos Bay Steam Laundry ninny yours beon prominent In tho Uandon People Arriinue Kntertnln woman Miffrngo movement. Ono of, H.t for Month of Sent..!.,,.,' t no pinns or tno constitution which At n meeting of business men and ilin rnni'iintlnti niiiirnvn.l 1 !. nil.... . 1.1 . ... ..." .. . .. . "" " ""III ;"'" - ",,". .o ...u ...u- iniiillH in mo C ty lllll. It Was il.i. Inq Ion of tho a Soorotnry ;of War nnd ,Med to hold n camlv I, nnn, , replacing that nfllco with a Secre-.thlu fall, the dates which wWoprn' "?;a" ,. ',!U:0 .. ,1ntwiomiico and tlcnlly decided upon are Sep e .The. I'MOVR MAIN R7J liupiorallty nro made treasonable. I f. 0 nnd "iV. ' "-""""". ... u nun ,, ynu prouab y ho dine Tbo rouort rnrnUml li tlin wni.i.n. ... ..- a ,.. .,. o.. ' iniiih suffrage followers of this city camo Ceorgo P. Topping wn8 elected from Mru L. Hannon. tho stnto ro-1 .halnnan of the meetlnK mil i gent for Oregon of the order. The Howard Johnston secretnrv It v-is roport gives nil tho details of the con- decide.! that at least $1000 woulS vontlon nnd movomont. have to be raised beforo the carni- liitnici.MtM'fimi.i n-;l ?",l, b0 ,,ut ""ough. and Mr. IHIOUK KM ORD.s Topping was elected ehalrninn of tho ltcgMiiitloii of ink-, nt Poittaud s permanent carnival committee and Largest liver. .lll appoint several helpers, and the Tho Portland Telenram ea.vs Jianvass for inonev win Uo unshed "Kxactly ll.SfiO Flks and lCIkeso frwiml Immediately. roglsterod at otlhlal headuuarteis! The rniblng of iiooo una i.,,i i. iiiuiiik iu ciiiiYt'iiiiuii weeK is 370 feet lnni;. nnnlnnol uiu. .i. less a ml everv iiindom mnvoKinn... Should anything go wrong with her motors she enn be opernted In tho Bnilln mn.i.iAH nn n ...!..... ' "" ""i iib wiiiiijniiinier. i Orent Interest Is tnken In tho So- r:-. A m. C nnilla by tho shipping world, nnd It VltV AlllO OCrVlCe Is predicted that It will not i, ,. r,f . . . V1VC years before tho .ntnra ,,.. c' "u" ra' tqiui Drivers nnd plant the trnmp steamer and sailing vessel, although the ratter nro ids being powered with motor nuxlllnrles im sumo success. Tiie principle 's or operntlon nnd conservation o space for freight'. In steamers mucli of tho most sultnblo space for freln'u Is occupied by engines, boilers an J fuel . bunkers, which require the .Wl!r7mVn?,8Wf0WofcnBlBW S. S. ALLIANCI i:gmiii;i with wirelkss SAILS FROM COOS BAY FOR. PORTLAND SATURDAY, JULY 20. AT 3 P.M. CUNNKOTINQ WITH Till) NORTH RANK ROAD AT POIITLW NOUfll TAC1FIO STEAMSHIP COMPANY. O. P. McGEORQC At 4'hono -1-1. IM rensonaulo el'arges. Our motto: "Will go anywhero at any time." Stands Blanco Hotel and Ulnnco Cigar Store. Day Phones 78 nnd 4G Night Phono 40 RARUTH jj OOODALE. nroorletor Don't forget tno I'HONK 2HJ, Turklsb n.ubi" nnmif .... Of orel an easy matter and a m,ni,r 'nf ... U,JN I Ut RUry DO WW this number considerably moro than'""' Present at the meetliiu siu-ni. .V.c.ak a,lJ '"'so ablo. If von iiivn ,i tl.. I !.. ..in. w -i. . Ill ll 1 II ..!.!. , . . - ' "7,"'ly' "Muuer xrout) e, Dull head Pnlns. Dizziness. Nervousness. PainS In the back, and feel tired all ovo". i:V:Vt:.I',:u, " Pleasant hen I . V I I 1 IIII11I11 Villi ! M'llO 1 I III. I I lllllll li lllll.... . . . j. .... "" V v ""! did-i iiiiiiKiie.s to como tors, nnd dnughters of members of through with a good subscription s-j inu uiuri nun kiv h'bi Hum uiirfiiii- " hip utiiuwu is now a practical od wearers of tho antlers. It was the certainty and merybody should not heaviest registration ever recordod In and boost for It. for n convention city so far removed The kind and class of attractions from tho center of population or the will be arranged for by tho commltteo center of tho greatest density of Elk. Just as soon as tho preliminary nr ,..,,........,.... iiuihuiiitMiis emi no mnilo. ami If wn llAtitv cure. It never falls. We have UEny lesU,,uonlnl3 'rom grateful peo. Pie who have used this won.Wi.i remedy. As a regulnto- Ir h. ,, msSf The Sign of Good Candy Always COOS BAY-UOSEBUIIG STQE LINE. ?Zr Sf'SS?" ?!ff ornlnB at 6 and reaches RonMJ nosnhi7ri .". """ ,UV0UnB train for Portland. Stage a iw i ?venlnUg mrnlDB at 6 'c,ock aDd reachea Mbfleld C P. .W,ntltoi!Sthta"00 Good CD r0,e- Tini,2 ..-c,lettcJ'. nsent- 12n Market Avenue, MariM' " vu" uu omaineu at Hillyer'a Cigar Store. Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and marine Insurance Title Guarantee and Abstract Co fnn..i -. Ht'-'Y 8KNGSTACKEN, Mgr. 2. - Phono m -putt,n Ld ""Mtr' ' T,n)ber Coal indent, "EASTafDF" Oenaral Ag MnrshOeld Offlca 14-J. "Tho olllclnl registration of 1236, nil pull together. Uandon will nut i.V'r Ask for Mother Gray's Aro mombora of the Cjrand Lodgo nt tho' on the biggest cnrnlvnl tho tlrst week niall fon "UBglst8 or set by ,.v.., . U....J.,.. ,0 aii a iivuju uroR-. oi-jnuinuor mat tins ever been soon h.,. wn. .i .."""'i'10 &, J or, considering tho same facts." In southwest Oregon. Mther Gray Co., Le R Ad- oy. AnjMbere, Any Time CnJvful Driving .r... , Reasonable Rates FISHHR AUTO SERVICE n, WM, FISHER. Prop. Phono orders to Hlllyer's C'cai Store. Phone 18-J. After 11 P. M. Phone 5.-J Marshfield. Oref.'on. . I I I WM. S. TURPEN Architects 171 FRONT ST. Get Busy S PiMrincT.1.1 n9r- "ut p'kst comb in a-d SHI.VGLKS ?i.flO " AXI) UP. "OFINa PAPER. ROOFING PAPER, ONB PLV, $1.25 ANT VP. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. I i h TAIL DEPARTMENT. U&ron0fr.