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fc rtvcvsM WcWS VJri -4 OUU Mail Tribune CLEARINGS liaiik clearings today ui-ro T' FORTIETH Y1SATC. EQUAUTY BEFORE THE LI IB READJUST FREIfilT RATES Opening Brief in Cases Before the StatcRailroail Commission Filed To day by Attorney McCunc Synopsis Given Shows That Law, Facts and Justice Are on the Side of Mediord, Whose Traffic Association Mem bers Have Been Minute Men Unflinchingly Facing the Railroad. PREFERENCE IN RATES GRANTED TO PORTLAND WHICH IS PROHIBITED BY STATE CONSTITUTION Discrimination Against Carload Shipments is Result of Improper Ratings in Classification Where Insufficient Spread is Fixed Be tween Carload and Less Than Carload Ratings. 4 H444 Medford Submits Rate Case to Commission. Tin- law, tlic facts, anil justice arc on I lie- Hide of Mcdford; it is now up to t lie commission to act. Kvorything tlmt man can do Ims been done by every person connected with .Med ford's but lie. The Mcdford men have been minute men in ibis fight and in the unit tor of tes tifying have been undaunted where in other lncnlilios the mer chants shrunk in (error before the rnilroad forces. Medford's business men as witnesses have received the en comium of those who have taken evidence in the series of rate ciisc?-. f- 4- -f 4444444 4 4444 444444 The opening brief of the Medford Traffic Bureau in its eases before tlm state railroad commission lias just hcpn filed with the commission by Attorney Frank II. McCuuo who lias represented the bureau's Interest in a series of cases against the South ern Pacific Company during tho past seven mouths. The brief is for the cases known as tho distance class rates out of . ford to points in Oregon and for com modity rates on various articles from I'ortin.id to .Med ford. While the case wor filed separately thoy were tried Jointly uud are briefed Jointly, (hough each case retains its Individuality. Both cases wore filed with the com mission August last but delays occur red after the cases came to a hear ing, first by reipiest of tho defendant and later for some cause unexplain ed, but with the filing of plaintiffs brief the cases are progressing to a close. Ill iff Very 1, earthy. The brief Is uifusuully lengthy for cases of this nature but it was deem ed necessary to devote considerable attention to detail because of tho en tanglements in which tho cases be came involved by reason of the In terference of Portland Jobbers in an effort to intervene and confuse the issue in the hope of thwarting equal ity of rate for Medford. Owing to the brief being typewritten, and only one copy rocelvod by the bureau, a synopsis of the salient features of the brier are published hs an item of general interest to the community. In the 'statement, of tho distance riuss rates out of Med ford, Mr. Mc Ct.no states that the Southern Pacific rate structure for Oregon consists of two sets of tariffs; "one set Is for the interchange of traffic between points other than Portland, ami the other Is a specially designed set for Port land." The rates lu cents per ono hundred pounds are not equal for the same distance, and because of this it is charged that "a preference ap peals to have been granted Portlatnl" and that this preference in rates is prohibited by the constitution of the stuto, I To Iteimivo Iiieiiunllty. j Attention is called to the commie-; slon made rates out of Portland with out ti com iirrent Investigation and! Four men lost . in artic circle DAWSON, Y. T.. FIi. -J8. -A dozen mounted men "I iht U"yil northwest mounted police l!t Daw spm today 'for a long search ia 'M ujcr Arctic eiro l'r a police ex pedition of five men already -10 day overdue from Fort McPherson and lferschel island. Indians brought the alarm to Dawson, it being reported tlmt the mUsing r rw ' " F"rl v' l'totraon a wetk i i- ' ' -"'- The trip &qu " l takes no l'"'--. r " !" ,;-' ' missing fu Ua- L''- -1 - ' in. iil limn hIimIci-s hi A ti.'iM" i '-v f 44444 4 44 4444t44 order reducing tho class rates out of Medford In which It Is stated "wher ever reductions appear In the order of the commission '" tho Portland tariff a corresponding differential was automatically fixed widening the 'already iineiiunl rates applied to traf fic" out of Medford. Tho suit was brought "to remove this inequality and to socuro a constitutional uni formity of class rates that shall be equal to all men and places for equal miles of transportation' lu the statement of tl.u commodity rate case, it is charged that the dis crimination against carload ship ments is the result of "Improper rat Ings In the classification" whoro an Insufficient spread Is fixed between a less Hum car load rating and : carload rating, it Is pointed out that "the statute under which this nctlon is brought sanctions and legalizes commodity rates as a method of ex ceptions to the standard classified ratings, and tho law is therefore In voked to obtain relief by tho stab llshement of carload commodity rat oh in setting aside tho improper classi fication ratings and naming and fix ing specific commodity cnrload rates." Wit ncN-.es Knuincrutcil. In the abstract of evidence the var ious witnesses am mentioned togeth er with the salient parts of their testi mony the names of whom are II. C flarnett, Ceorge .Putnam John F. Keddy.-Kdwnrd A. Welch and Attor ney Frank II. McCuuo. Defendant's witnesses were 1 1. K. J.ounsbury, as sistant general freight agent, and It j IJ. Miller, general freight. agent, but of this testimony tho brief states it wus "almost wholly argumentative and directed against the documentary evidence of plaintiff." Tho argument follows at length the foundation of which is laid In the I constitution under the bill of rights 'which provides "that all men are ! equal In rights," and that "no law shall be passed granting to any citl jzen or class or citliens privileges or .Immunities which shall not oqually , belong to all cltisens." The act to regulate transportation and commerce I having passed under judicial review 'and being upheld It must embody the ; principle of the bill of rights and the f ('onliniifi1 nil l'...'o 2.) YARDS DESTROYED POHTLAXD, Or.. Feb. JS-Fire 'of unascertained origin this after ; noon destroved the lumbec mills of the Oregon Washington Lumber j company at Fulton, a suburb, and shortly before noon was threatening ' fhe finished lumber in ibe yard. Alt available fire apparatus from Portland was rushed to the fire. l - u .'"d it is feared that tbev . i.. i. -' in tin- ii.ui'-t. iitntry where .j Lli1u.i aic vulu-- luls year In', .iiiAt- nf llie iiiiii-nallv -i -i-i- A MEDFORD, RIOTS MARK PRIMARY IN WINDY CITY First Direct Nomination Held in Chi cago Marred by Grave Disorders at Polls One Man is Killed and Many Arc Injured. CARTER HARRISON MAKING VERY STRONG SHOWING Many Candidates in Field, Including . Former Mayor Dunne and Professor Mcrriam. CHICAGO. 111., Feb. 28. After one of the most bitter campaigns Chi cago lias ever seen voting is on here today for (lie first direct nomination of municipal officers. Grave 'disorders -marked (ho. vot ing at (lie primary election. One man was killed and a number injured. The election commissioners this af ternoon reported Unit the democrat vote was heavier I ban had been im- lil'ipated and that former Mayor Hu'r ricon was making an unexpectedly strong showing. Tile struggle so fnr has been char acterized by exiensivo billboard ad vertising, and it is estimated Unit the various primary candidates have spent more tlinu !f:i."iO,nnO. There are 1102,000 registered voters in the city, and of these, il wn$ believed, (bnl more than 'J.'O.OOO will vole. Confident (hat A. J. Krabain, dem ocrat, banker, candidate of (he regu lars and of thoinlcrcsts, will be noni-i nuted, .1 jin O'l.eary, (be handbook king, has wagered immense sums, not only on his success, but also that be will bo elected mnyor on April 4. John It. Thompson, the republican candidate for the inlerests, is favored for (lie nomination by that parly. Foremost among tlu other eandi dnles on the primary ticket are for mer Mayor P.dwurd F. Dunne, dein ocrnl, and Charles 10. Merrinni, re publican, u University of Chicago professor. 1 tot Ii are running on re form pint forms and are believed U be (he men the interests have to de feat. Olher candidales are Curler Har rison, demecrat: John ,Scitlly and John Sinulski, republicans and V. i, Wndriguez, socialist. In the last elec tion the sncinli'.l- polled l.'i.OOO voles, This vear lfodriiruc's followers ex pect to poll .lO.IIOO. I FIX CHARGES Interstate Commerce Commission Rules That Reasonableness of Tar iffs Are Not Rcmilatctl by Income From Them. VABHIN(!TO.V, D. C1., Keh. 28. Tho Inter-stale commerce commission today cast new light on railroad rate squabbles generally when It announc ed that the profits of a road do not necessarily affect the reasonableness of Its rates. On an appeal by the Iowa state railroad commission ,for a reduction in the charges of the Illinois Central Railroad for carrying passengers ov er the road's private bridge at Dubu iue, the inter-state commission rul ed; "The net revenues of a earrler of ten affect the question of the reas onableness of it rates, but the fact that they are greater thaa the re turns of ordinary business enter prise, Is not in itself sufficient to Justify a finding that the rates are egceaalve." MEXICAN INSURRECT0S CAPTURE BORDER TOWN IKJl'GLAS. An, r'.h. 2h- Fiont eras, ucro the Imrdi-r line from here, is in the bamN of Mcxi'-un rev ulutiuiiisti, toduy, following an at tack yesterdav bv 20U rebels who willed five of 13 civilian soldiers. It was egpeeted that the revolutionists ukhIiI i.ll.-ii'k Anna 1'iiit.i loil.iv. S OREOOX, TUESDAY, E1CBR1TARY 128, 1911. FRESH A Rid Kind Hearted Neighbors Move Vcach Boys Into Tent Many Contribute Dainties Clean Clothes and Bed clothes Now Needed. CASH RELIEF FUND GROWING GRADUALLY Invalids Somewhat Better Today Though Slight Hope is Held Out for Elder Lad. i- 4 Hf H VKACH ItKMlW KIWI). f f Subscription List. In orddy to provide Clar ence Vouch and Vernon Voach with the necessary nr tlcleH of food and other re quirements that thoy in tholr sick condition donmnd, tho undersigned donate the, fol lowing Htuns: M. S. Johnson (collec tion fll.r.O Tho Medford Mali Tri bune Clnmlo Miles . . .lay 13. Kff Total to (Into . n.oo . 5.00 . 11.00 .$ri. no. With $11.50 collected by M. S. Johnson already turned over to Dr. It. W. Stearns for use In providing Clarence and Vernon Vcac.h, tho two sick boys, with necessary medicines and foodstuffs and ? 115.00 addition al subscribed to tho Mall Tribune's' fund, tho prospects for tho two Blck lads now appear brighter. Dr. Stearns visited them this morning nnd when he camo away ho announced that the younger boy, suffering from pneumonia, had much Impreved: while the older boy. Clarence, whose condition is the moro serious had shown up somewhat better than on previous visits. This aftornoon neighbors eroded a tent nlouasldo of tho frame cottage lu which tho family livo on South Front street and the sick boH were moved into It. During tho days they will both bo allowed all tho sun that they can stand and tho tubercular trouble with which both are affect ed will find it bus a harder battle to fight to gather either boy as a vic tim with thorn breathing the fresh air of a tent that It had in tho stuff) and cramped quarters where the) were formerly lodged. Several people have contributed quantities of eggs and milk, Jollies and other articles or food porinlss ablo for Invalids and those things, more than medicines, are what the two boys needed. Tho next question is to provide them with sanitary ami clean clothes and bed clothes and the fund now collected will be turned ov er to proper authority to bo used for this and any other purposoa doomed necessary. Articles of clothing or food may be left either at the homos of the children or at tho .Mall Tri bune. LOADING SUPPLIES FOR FAMINE STRICKEN CHINA NKATTI.K. yY..s.., Feb. 24., The work of loading tho linitrport fly ford with relict supplies destined I" aid the (amine -nl'lerers in ('lnii;t, will begin this iitiernnou iintnciliutcl.v after the vessel tic up at the dock here. The liul'onl will sail for Chi na Sunday afternoon. Just before sailing there will be services on boicd to which (be public has been invite I. J. W. PERKINS PROMOTES COOS BAY RAILROAD III S K VEACH BOYS J. W. Pcrkiii-, lormeilv owner of the Uillcrest onlnud at Mcdford, but now seoretary oi the Douglu Devel opment tfoinpan.v of Itoseburg, has left for points in Minnesota where lit goes to look after business matters connected with the construction of the proposed Coos Bay railroad. Mr. Perkins says that money is at pres ent easy in the east, and that actual construction work will bs eoinwenced on the Hne within ttO days, says the Ifo-eltlll'g Nc. illl NIGHT FILIBUSTER IN Crawford Starts Talk to Prevent Roll Call on Blond Boss Case and is As sisted by Senators From Other Sec tions in Killing Time. BAILEY HAS ENOUGH AND ABANDONS LQRIMER Chamberlain Says Senators Acted Like Children Many Slept Dur ing Debate All Worn Out. WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 2S.- Senator Crawford this morning dls usFcd both tho I.orimer caso and tho reciprocity Issue for eight hours ai)d Tlv minutes, maintaining throu ghout the most enorgotlr, dollvory. Crawford' started his rllib'ustor'whon It became clear that In another quar ter or a nilnuto Vice President Sher man would order a roll call on tho I.orliner caso, nnd throughout his efforts acpntors with speeches pro pared assisted him in killing Unto. They were Ilourne, Smith, Jones, Simmons, Davis, Uncon and Rnynor, till talking at great length. Plenty of Action. During the night Vlco Prcsldont Sherman was accused of exorcising too much power. On a motion for a roll call Sherman declared ho himself had counted a quorum and rofused to accede to the demnnd. Ilexorldgo protested sharply, declaring that such action threatened to establish a pre cedent which would mean a cloturo of tho senate. There was plonty of action all through tho. night nnd eager Ustonors to the battle of wonts jammed ami galleries until this morning. Kilihustcr HoMinied. ' Tho senate filibuster wit's resumed ;t noon when Sonntor Stono startod a lengthy attack on Lorlmor. " Tho preliminary situation was thou such that ir the filibusters loft the floor unoccupied for ten seconds Vice President Sherman could stnrt the Lorlmor roll ('all. To prevont this Owen and Hrlstow woro rondy to fol low Stone all negotiations for an agreement for a vote on Lorlmor, tho larlfr board and reclptoclty having failed. IB ATTACKS INDUSTRIALIST Riot in Fresno When Worker At tempts to Speak on Streets Ora tor Dragged Through Gutter and Subjected to Violence. FUICSNO. Cal., Feb. 28. Dragged through the gutter for throe blocks and subjected to violence at tho hands r 300 rlotors, a member or tho In dustrial Workers of tho World who altompted to speak on tho streets yesterday Ik suffering today from severe Injuries. The rioting followed the refusal of Sheriff McSwalu to receive other In dustrallsls In the county jail. The speaker was knocked down ropated- iy- , -' . .'' . .''.. A by-siiyider who protested was thrown under tho heels or n kicking horse and his nose broken. HARRY C. MCALLISTER ENTERS REALTY FIRM Card-, b.ivc been received announc ing the (orinalion of the real estate firm of McAIUter & l.ueddoinunn, with officers in the Klectrio building, Portlaud, II. C. McAlUbtcr, one of the partners is well known throughout. the state, having been master rtsti warden for several .vara and later tuunager of the Greater Oregon Home Rule assooiatiou, which made the cimiiatiau for the home rule amend ment and kt'l't Ibe Male from becom-j ing dry at the last general election, liefore apiwintment as master fish wardeu, Mr. McAllister was for many years a commercial traveler for the wholesale firm of Allen k Lawia of P.. i tluud. LQRIMER m UNITED STATES II VOTING 54 TO Measure Fails to Secure Necessary Two-Thirds Vote Nine Southern Democrats Vote Against Resolution Submitting to the People a Con stitutional Amendment in Favor of Direct Election Standpatters All Line Up Against Progressive Measure. NATION WIDE MOVEMENT STARTED TO DEMAND A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Measure Introduced in New York and Other Legislatures in Session If Thirty-one States Request It, Congress Must Call It Southerners Objected to Sutherland Amendment. 4. v Direct Election of " Demanded by the legislatures of X) stales. ltcfuscfl hv the United States somite. udv four voles laokitur ,of Jhp neevssury two-thirds; f)l votes for it nnd ,'K5 against, ' "The ullornntive: Tho con&titulion of (ho United Slatos pro vides Hint when two-lhirds III of (be '10 slalos request a con stitutional convention congross must call one. Movement started today nil over nation to voico the demand. Measure was intro duced in Now York legislature jestcrdny and will be introduced in every sitting lugisluluro in Hie United Slates. WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 28. lly a vote of fil Cor to UH against the resolution submitting to the people a eonslilutinuul umeudiuent in favor of the direct election of United States senators to secure thu required two thirds majority in tho senate today and was killed. This is the first vote cvor tnkon in the Hcuatu on tiio question of Ibu sub mission of such an amendineiit, al though resolutions of n similar na ture have passed tho house. Four, other afjiriualivo voles would have buuii Miffiuicnl to secure passage. Those who voted lor tho resolution were : Those Favoring It. Dailey, democrat, Texns; Ilovcr idge, republieun, Indiana; Morab, re publican, Idaho; Hoiirne, republican, Oregon; Mradley, republican, Ken tucky; Mriggs, republican, Now Jer sey; Ilrihlow, republican, Kansas; llrown, republican, Nebraska; Ilur ketl, republican; Nebraska; llurton, republieun, Ohio; Carter, republican, .Montana; Cliiimberluiu, democrat, Oregon; Clapp, republieun; Minuofeo tu; Clark, republican, Wyoming; Clark, democrat, Arkansas; Culbcr hod, deiuocral, Texas; Culloui, repub lican, Illinois; Cummins, republieun, Iowa; CuitihH, republican, Kiiiisih; Davis, democrat, Arkansas; Dixon, republican, .Mont una; I'Yyo, republi can, Maine; Dupoul, republican, Del aware; Humble, republican, South Dakota; (lore, democrat, Oklahoma; Cronmi, republicirti, -North Daketa: (iuggculu'im, republican, Coloruilo; tones republican, Washington; l.n r'ollctlo, republican, WiM'iuiMii; Mc Ciimber, republieun, North Dakota; Martin, democrat, Virginia; NeUon, republican, .Minnesota; New lands, democrat, Nevada; Overman, demo crat, North Carolina; Owen, deiuo cral, Oklahoma; I'uynler, democrat, Kentucky; Nixon, republican, Neva da; l'crkius, republican, California; Piles, republieun, Washington; Ifav ner, (leiiiocral, .Maryland; Shiveley. deinoeral, Indiana; Kiiuiuous, deiuo cral, North Carolina; Smith, duinu cral, .Maryland; Smith, republican, Michigan; .Smith, democrat, South Carolina; Stevcnu, republieun, WiiM'oJuiiu; Stdpc, dejooctat. .Missou ri; Knliicrlriiujf tnpoMienii, ,lTtab; 8HEEHI GET. OUT! PAI..M HKACII, Kla.. Pel). 28. Ueiuund for the withdrawal of Wil liam F. Sheehan from the New York senatorial deadlock was voiced today here by Richard Crocker, one time boss of Tammany .,1111. Crocker said: "The situation ought to be reliev ed immediately or it will piove a calamity to Now York and the coun try. Tammany Is wrong to expect to swing all New York democrats lato line without dlscusslug the situation thoroughly, the welfare of the party lata and national demands Shatban's withdrawal. WEATHER Clear Today & Wednesday Ibir l!l).HS Tom. 10 Iso. 292. f -f United States Senators. 4- Swanson, detnocrnt, Virginia, Taylor, democrat, Tennessee; Thornton, dem ocrat, Louisiana, Warner, republican, Missouri; Watson, democrat, West Virginia; Young, republican, lowu. Those Opposed to It. Those voting in tho negative were: Uncon, dumocral, Georgia; Hank head, democrat, Alabama; Hruudoge, republican, Connecticut; llurnham, republican Now Unmpsliiro; Bur rows, republican, Michignu; Crane, republican, Massachusetts; Dupcw, republican, Now oYrk; Dick, repfdili- can, Ohio; Diiliiigbntn, romb)iunn, Vermont; Fluidbor, democrat, Flori da; Flint, republican, California'; Foster, democrat, Louisiana; Oallin ger, ro)iiblicnu, New wllampsldre: Hale, republican, Maine; Heybnrn, rcpiililiciin, Idaho; Johnson, demo crat, Alabama; Ken no, republican, New Jersey ; Lodge, republican, Mnsi- aeliusctls; I.orimer, republican, Illi nois; Money, deinoeral, Mississippi; Oliver, republican, Ponuaylvunia; Page, republican, Vermont; Penrose, republican, Pennsylvania; Perry, dcinocrnl, Mississippi; Hiehardson, republican, Delaware; Boot, republi can, Now York; Scolt, republican, West Virginia; Smonl, republican, Club; Taliaferro, democrat, Florid i; Tillman, democrat, Snulh Carolina; Warren, republican, Ohio. Those Who Didn't Vote. Senators Ablrieb, republican, Rhode Island; Crawford, republican, South Dakota; Fmaier, domocraj, Tennessee, nuil Terrill, dtMUoernt, Georgia, did mil vote. The resolution curried tho Suther land nmeuibnent, which was objec tionable to (he southern mainline. It was designed to givs congress direct control of and supervision over elec tions. Senator Macon introduced today a resolution empowering ootigrts to supervise elections of senators when "states failed to do so." Vico Presi dent Sherman ruled1 the resolution out of order. Senator Crawford ex plained thai his failure to catch a street mr prevented his reaching the senate in lime to vote on the resolu tion. He said he would have sup ported the measure. 1 1 arrived two minute iit'V)i: the, ndl rail had been completed. ' ABANDON HOP EOF OH DRY IIOljJM, Idaho. Keb. 2 S. Prohibi tionists today abandoned all linpo of putting Idaho lu the prohibition col umn at this legislative session follow ing the failure of the measura lu tho senate that would unva referred tug prohibitionists' constitutional amend, ment to tho people. The senate voted ID for and 15 against while a two jiuiiii iuw nuo uwniury, 8T. PBTimSlH'RO, Feb. 2S While trybig to enforco nntl-plu.guo precaution! aeveml Japanese woro killed by Chinese UnUy in a plt bed battle near Mukden. SENATE REJECTS R TO 33 AGAINST