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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1906.
VOL. XLVI. 3fO. 14,214.
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OVER LIE FIRST
Harvard Wins From
Yale on Condition.
COURSE WAS A TRIFLE ROUGH
Spurt Near Finish Puts Victors
2 1-2 Lengths Ahead.
BIG CROWD AT GREAT RACE
Boulton and Xoyes, of the Blues,
Drop From Exhaustion During
the Last Few Strokes
of the Contest.
RECORD FOR TEN"
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June 2S, 1!00 Yale
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June 2il. li2 Yale
June 25, ll3 Yale
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NEW LONDON. Conn., June 2S. Har
vard's varsity crew triumphed over Yale
today before the greatest crowd that ever
gathered here on a race day. Coming
after years of defeat, the victory was
particularly sweet to the crimson. It was
a great Tain crew that Harvard defeated,
a crew that had broken all records In
practice and went to the stakeooat a fa
vorite. Tonight Harvard's joy is uncon
flned. Harvard won, but Yale rowed a race
that will live long In the annals of college
sports. Not only from the start, but until
the last sixteenth of a mile did the shells
continue to lap each other. The men
he rival boats could see each other for-,
more than 3'i-j miles, as flri-t one coxswain
'and theu the other called, upon his crew.,
Harvard really got the lead when the kill
ing pace proved too much for the Yale
men.
Oars Slip From Hands.
In the final spurt Boulton and Noyes
were done, their oars literally slipping
away from them. Here Harvard began
to open up clear water, and In the last 10
or 15 strokes she pulled away. Noyes,
Yale's No. 6, absolutely exhausted, began
to miss the stream on the catch and
swung through the air. He sat up until
the flag dropped and then fell backward
Into the boat. Chase, at No. 5, dashed
water on him, but he remained uncon
scious for a considerable time.
All the way down the last mile and a
quarter the Yale coxswain had been
throwing water on Boultqn's face, and
when Coxswain Berklow finally yelled
'Vast," Boulton fell forward on his oar.
. Wild Joy of Harvard Men.
" Harvard's men. In the intoxication over
their victory, did not stop when the flag
fell, but rowed on under the drawbridge
amid the din of hundreds of yacht whis
tles, the boom of cannon and the shouts
of thousands of Cambridge men, who al
most Jumped out of the observation train
Into the Thames to get at their crew.
Harvard won the race by less than two
lengths and a half. Her time was 23:02;
Yale's, 23:11. While the crews had the
tide with them, they had a brick quarter
ing wind, which made fast time Impossi
ble. The record for the course Is 20:10,
made by Yale In 18SS.
Wind Ruffles the Course.
The conditions this afternoon, according
to theories of Yale men, played an 1m
portan part in the race. The time set for
the race was 4 o'clock, and when at 3:30
o'clock Referee Richards, with the judges,
B. C. Storrow for Harvard and W. W.
Skiddy for Yale, steamed over the course,
the wirtd was blowing strong. It had been
admitted that Harvard had the best men
physically and that Yale's only hope lay
In superior rowing. The Yale coaches
knew this, and when Referee Richards
asked General Skiddy and Mr. Storrow
what they had to say about the condi
tions. Sir. Storrow at once said:
"The conditions are good enough for
us; Harvard is in favor of starting the
race on time."
Hesitates and Is Lost.
General Skiddy hesitated as he looked
at the fluttering flags and the rippling
waves, which all but broke Into white
caps in places and then said:
"Mr. Referee, Y'ale would like to have
better conditions. These conditions are
not in our favor, but we cannot say that
It U too rough to start the race.".
The frank statement settled the ques
tion, and at 4:15 Referee Richards had
the two eights, lined up at. their stake
boats and ready for the crack of the pis
tol. The long observation trains had
crept up the river on either bank. Back
on the hills thousands of spectators had
. crowded. For miles down the river an
avenue of yachts and launches and row
boats had formed.
Bending of Mighty Shoulders.
The long, slow call of the referee rang
out In the stillness, which even on the
broad river became intense as the two
eights swung forward their Shoulders for
the first stroke. "Are you ready. Har
vard; are you ready, Yale 7"
Then at the word the crews ripped their
oars through the water and shot away on
what seemed equal terms. After the first
few strokes Yale had a trifle the better
of it, buf soon the noses of the shells
were right on a line. Harvard settled
down to 32 strokes to the minute, while
the Yale crew, which had been rowing a
30-stroke at the practice, was rowing 34
strokes to the minute.
This lasted for almost half a mile, and
it became apparent that the Yale men
had been instructed never to lose the
lead. They were fighting for it even
though it was at a big cost. By the
time the first half-mile flag was reached,
however, Yale had dropped her stroke
to 32, Harvard's gait. But even rowing
at this Harvard was getting a little the
better of Yale.
Strike a More Even Gait.
When the Yale crew settled down to
their normal gait their shell traveled bet
ter, and they gained a trifle, but this ad
vantage was not for long. Harvard put
on steam and the boats finished the mile
and a half on even terms. Yale's effort,
however, began to tell on her men Just
before the end of the first two miles,
and Boulton dropped the stroke back to
28.
When Filley saw this, he quickly put
his stroke up to 32, and at the navy-yard
tie once more had his crew in the l-ad.
Yale put her stroke back to 30 and held
it over the third mile. As soon as Filley
had taken the lead away from Yale he
let his stroke down to 30, and at this gait
both crews passed the 2',4-mile flag and
the 3-mlle flag.
Harvard Has Store Steam.
Half a mile from the finish Yale had
dropped her stroke to 28 from sheer ex
haustion, while Harvard still held hers at
30. But even at. this point Harvard only
had a second to her credit. For a quar
ter of a mile further Yale kept Harvard
from increasing her lead, but oyer the
next and last quarter of a mile Harvard
began to slip away from her rival little
by little. A quarter of a mile from the
finish Boulton raised his stroke to 32,
where he gamely held it for a short dis
tance, a Harvard raised hers first to 31.
.then, to 32 and. finally to 33. :
When the Harvard captain let go the
last burst of his power, Yale had fin
ished up every ounce of her endurance,
and the crimson shell spend on to victory.
TWO RACES WOX BY YALE,
Blues Show First in Freshman and
Varsity Four-Oared Event.
NEW LONDON, Conn.. June 28. Tale
took two ana Harvard one of the three
great regatta races here today, Yale win
ning the freshman's and four-oared. Har
vard the Varsity. Summary of the first
two follows:
Freshman eights Half mile. Tale. 2:26;
Harvard, 2:26. One mile, Yale, 5:05; Har
vard; 5 :10. One mile and a half, Yale,
8:20; Harvard, 8:23., Two miles. Tale,
Concluded on Page fl.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. .62
deg. ; minimum. 62 deg.
TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair and
warmer; westerly winds.
Congress.
House Instructs its conferees not to recede
on meat inspection amendment. Page- 5.
General deficiency bill passed by the Senate
carries $11,800,000. Page 4.
Northwestern states are provided for In the
public building bill passed by the Sen
ate. Page 4.
Senate will probably not act on the ap
pointment of District Attorney Bristol.
Page 4.
National.
Interstate Commerce Commission lias hear
ing on oil freight rates in the South.
Page S.
Drydock: Dewey leaves Singapore on last
stage of long voyage. Page 5.
Governor Ide is bucked by the -President
in stand on Juan de Dloa property.
Page 5.
Political.
People's party Issues an address to the
American people. Page 3.
Wisconsin Democratic Convention indorses
Bryan for the Presidency., Page 3.
P. W. Clement the choice of Republicans
and Democrats for Governor of Vermont.
Page 3.
President Roosevelt reiterates determination
not to run again for Presidency. Page 3.
Senator Heyburn. will oppose Borah's plan
to nominate United States Senator in
Idaho Republican Convention. Page 5.
Russia.
Goremykln Ministry Is tottering to a fall.
Page 3.
Widespread disaffection In the army has
opened the Emperor's eyes to the rent
situation. Page 3.
Anarchy growing in the provinces and peas
ant bands are roving the country.
Page 3.
Foreign.
Daughter of the President Is presented to
British court. Page 2.
Egyptian natives hanged for attack of Brit
ish officers. Page 2.
Thaw Murder Case.
Harry K. Thaw is Indicted for murder In
first degTee for the kilting of Stanford
White. Page 1.
Mrs. Thaw Is excused from testifying before
the grand Jury. Page 1.
Autopsy shows White was doomed to die of
disease within two years. Page 1.
Pacific Coast.
uCrop outlook for Pacific Northwest Is most
encouraging. Page 6.
Oregon hop crop likely to reach 140,000
bales, breaking all records. Page 0.
Prediction of French prophetess of another
earthquake sends four San Francisco ref
ugees Insane. Page 6.
Red Cross relief station superintendent ar
rested for wholesale theft of blankets at
San Francisco. Page 6.
Jury to try George Mitchell for Creffield
killing secured.
Washington Railroad Commission grants
Joint wheat rate; railroads will appeal.
Page 1.
Sport
Harvard wins varsity eights and Yale the
varsity fours and freshmen eights.
Page 1.
Alex Smith leads Willie Anderson by two
- strokes In golf play at fOwentsia. Pag. 1.
Portland defeats Fresno, 4 to 3.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mayor Lane removes finance committee of
relief committee and threatens if San
Francisco fund Is not turned over to him
within 24 hours to call public mass meet
ing. Page 10.
Ezra R. Coon, arrested as a counterfeiter.
Is an ex-convict. Page 10.
Stevens leads Word by ten votes In tha
recount. Page 11.
Blodgltt gets stay of execution In order to
appeal his case. Page 14.
School Board proposes to elect teachers.
Page 14.
Ladd testifies In his defense in the suit of
the heirs of the Johnson estate 'to oust
him as administrator. Page 10.
Commercial Club and railway men give A.
L. Craig farewell banquet.
THAW IS HELD ON
MURDER
C
Actress Wife Appears Before
the Grand Jury but Excused
From Giving Testimony.
CROWD AT PRISON DOOR
Polic Reserves Have Great Diffi
culty in Forcing a Passage for
the Exit of the Pittsburg
Millionaire's Wife.
TESTIMONY OF A WIFE.
The legal question of what testi
mony a wlfe may or may not give
against her husband Is Important In
Thaw's case. "Under the old com
mon law a wife could not be com
pelled to give any evidence against
her husband, but the revised penal
code of the State of New York mod
ified this absolute barrier. Section
715 provides as follows
"The husband or wife of .ft,, per
son Indicted or accused of a crime
la In all cases a competent witness
on the examination or trial of such
person; but neither, husband nor wife
can be called to disclose a confiden
tial communication made by one to
'the other during the marriage."
NEW YORK, June 28. Harry K. Thaw
was indicted today for murder in the first
degree for the killing of Stanford White
on the Madison-Square roof garden. His
wife, Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, appeared as a
witness before the grand jury; but was
excused from giving testimony by Assist
ant District Attorney Garvan and by the
Jurors, who did not insist that' she should
answer questions. Thaw will plead to the
Indictment in court tomorrow morning.
No time will be set for the trial until
District Attorney Jerome returns to the
city next week. In the meantime wit
nesses have been summoned to appear in
John Doe proceedings at the District At
torney's office.
The grand jury's wnsideration of the
case followed an Inquiry by a Coroner's
jury, which heard the testimony of sev
eral eye-witnesses and rendered a formal
verdict that White's death had been
caused by Thaw. The latter calmly lis
tened to the testimony, and while the jury
was out he chatted with his counsel and
a policeman sitting near, laughing loud
at one stage of the conversation. When
the jury had completed Its verdict Thaw
was recommitted to the Tombs without
bail.
Great Mob Blocks Passage.
Mrs. Thaw, following her appearance be
fore the grand jury, crossed the Bridge
of Sighs and entered the city prison to see
her husband. They talked together for a
while. When Mrs. Thaw attempted to
leave she found her way blocked by the
largest crowd, the police say, that has
ever gathered about the structure. She
was virtually held a prisoner by the in
quisitive throng for 30 minutes, when po
lice reserves managed to clear a way for
her.
Stanford White was buried today with
simple ceremonies at St. James. L. I.,
where he had a Summer home. The serv
ices were held in the St. James Episcopal
Churcfc. -and the interment was in the
churchyard. In the. opinion of the physi
cian who performed the autopsy on
White's' body, the life of the architect
was shortened not more than two years
by the bullets from Thaw's pistol. He
was found to be Buffering from Bright's
disease, from incipient tuberculosis and
from fatty degeneration of the liver.
' Thaw Has Letter for Comstock.
Thaw sent a message from the Tombs
to Anthony Comstock, president of the
Society for the Suppression of "Vice, say
ing he had received a letter which it
would pay Mr. Comstock to investigate.
An agent of the society called upon Thaw
this afternoon but was not admitted. It
was said that either the agent or Mr.
Comstock himself may . see Thaw to
morrow. Mrs. Thaw's appearance before the
grand Jury had been looked forward to
with considerable Interest, as "It was
thought that she might possibly throw
some additional light upon the tragedy.
When ehe requested to be excused frpm
testifying the jury took the view that for
the purpose of an indictment her evidence
was not necessary.
. " Examination of Mrs. Thaw.
After being ushered into the grand jury
room Mrs. Thaw was asked:.
"What is your name?"
"Evelyn Nesbit Thaw." .
"How old are you?"
"Twenty years." r
"When did you last see and meet Stan
ford White, the deceased?"
Without becoming excited In the least,
she replied clearly with emphasis on each
word:
"I hope you gentlemen will not Insist
that I shall answer any more questions.
I must respectfully decline to answer the
questions you intend to ask me. I say
this with all respect to you gentlemen."
Mr. Garvin then asked her:
"Why don't you wish to answer?"
Begs to Be Excused From Answering
t Addressing the. foreman, Mrs. Thaw re
plied earnestly:
"I might say something that might do
harm to my husband,, and a wife ought
to do all she can to protect her husband.
I beg of you not to insist on putting
further questions to me, . because If you
-do I will have to decline .to. answer."
Addressing the Jury Mr. Garvin Is said
to have stated that the District Attorney's
office would not insist unless the grand
'jury so desired. The jurymen then held
a short consultation and the foreman,
turning to Mrs. Thaw, said:
"The grand jury has no desire to ask
further questions unless you desire to tell
them anything." '
Mrs. Thaw simply replied, "Thank you."
She was then excused. ,
Miss May Mackenzie, the actress friend
of Mrs. Thaw, was not sworn as a wit
ness. She and a number of others have
been subpenaed 1ft the John Doe proceed
ings which je to be conducted' by the
District Attorney's .oftlce.
WHITE WAS DOOMED TO DIE
Had Bright's Disease, Tuberculosis
and Fatty Degeneration of Heart.
NEW YORK, June 28. Stanford White's
life was shortened only two years at the
most by Thaw's act last Monday night,
in the opinion of the physician who per
formed the autopsy upon his body. White
was a sufferer from Bright's disease, in
cipient tuberculosis and fatty degenera
tion of the heart.
One of the interesting developments to
day was that Thaw had invited Anthony
Comstock to call upon him. Thaw called
Comstock's office by telephone while he
was in the Criminal Court building, asked
for "A. C," and said:
"I have received this morning a very
remarkable letter which I think will pay
to investigate. I would like to have you
see me In the Tombs this afternoon with
out fall, even if you have to represent
yourself to be my special counsel."
The letter referred to was received
yesterday. It was In a woman's handwrit
ing. The letter was unintentionally given
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YOU LOOK ALL RIGHT IN FRONT, JOE, BUT
JURY IS SECURED
TO TRY MITCHELL
Taking of Testimony Will Be
Begun in Creffield
Case Todax.
CROWD FILLS COURTROOM
Murder Trial the Sensation of the
Hour in Seattle Prosecution
Hopes for Manslaughter Verdict.
Homicide's Father Arrives.
JURORS WHO WILL TRY THE
CREFFIELD Ml'RDER CASE. .
The Jurors who will decide as to
the guilt or Innocence of George
Mitchell, the slayer of Creffield, are:
' W. S. Perkins, millman. of Bright
on Beach; H. E. Start, rancher,
Vashon Island; M. O. Rex, restau
rant keeper, Seattle; J. W. Bovee,
paperhanger, Seattle; F. M. Towns
end, foreman Seattle City Water
Works; M. S. Ring, letter-carrier,
Seattle; Clyde Wetmore, clerk. Se
attle; O. W. Arnold, painter and
grocer, Seattle; L.. F. Jones, rancher,
Enumclaw; J. R. Hall, contractor,
Seattle; Fred Clinton, steamboat
cook, Vashon Island; W. C. Howard,
saloon and hotel keeper, Seattle.
BY OEORGB WHITE.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 28. (Staff Corre
spondencesThe Jury of 12 men that will
try George Mitchell for the killing of Ed
mond Creffield, the Holy Roller leader,
was completed late thla afternoon.. At a
moment when all hope of securing a Jury
today had been abandoned, the attorneys
on both Bides announced that they bad no
further challenges to make. The whole
courtroom, spectators, lawyers, witnesses,
Judge and prisoner gave one great sigh of
relief. The monotonous routine of exam
ining talesmen had grown unbearably
wearisome and oppressive after four days.
The Jury was at once sworn in and sent
to the Jury-room.
The taking of testimony will be ( com
menced in the morning at 9:20 o'clock. The
prosecution will first make lie opening
statement of the case, then witnesses will
be examined and cross-examined, and the
case lor the state closed. Prosecuting At
torney Mackintosh states this afternoon
that Ke can complete his side of the case
by tomorrow night, unless delayed by pro
tracted cross-examination. Attorney Mor
ris arose to assure him that the cross
examination of the state's witnesses would
be exceptionally brief.
Mr. Mackintosh will not go Into the in
tricacies of the case. He will introduce'
only such testimony as is required to es
tablish the killing of Creffield by Mitchell,
and the time, manner and place in which
the killing was done. For this purpose
Maud Creffield, widow of the deceased,
will be placed on the stand during the day,
as will also two policemen, two doctors
and a. Seattle newspaper reporter who
saw the shooting. This will end the case
for the state.
Expect Only Manslaughter. -
A rigid interpretation of the law of
homicide will be depended upon for con
viction. A verdict of voluntary man
slaughter is said to be the prosecution's
greatest hope.
The testimony for the defense will be
far more exhaustive. Attorneys Morris
and Shipley state this evening that the
greater part of next week will be re
quired to examine all their witnesses.
They hope, however, to have the case in
the hands of the Jury by the end of the
next week. They will have experts on
hand to testify as to Mitchell's probable
mental state at the time of the killing;
Holy Roller followers will be called upon
to explain Cref field's teachings; Mrs. B.
E. Starr, a sister of Mitchell, will be re
quired to tell of her relations -irith Cref
field, and Miss Esther Mitchell,- the un
married sister, will be called to the stand
for a similar purpose. It is upon Cref
field's alleged attitude toward . Esther
Mitchell that the greatest hope of the.
defense are based. H
Yet this hope may be a vain one. It
may be that Creffleld's unholy teachings
as founder of the Holy Roller cult will
operate, through the sister" of the man
who killed the fanatic, to send Mitchell
to prison or to the gallows. This is a
thing that a week ago would not have
been given a. second thought. But today
it is a matter of concern to the boy de
fendant, George Mitchell, and his legal
representatives. They are looking upon
the Holy Roller revival started by
Esther Mitchell with grave apprehension.
Affects 3Iany Witnesses.
Inasmuch as several of the most Im
portant witnesses for the defense were
followers of Creffield It is feared the re
vival will Influence them on the witness
stand. Being fanatics who looked upon
law and organized society as oppressors
of their prophet and of themselves. It is
not known Just what stand may be taken
by them In their testimony, or whether
they will confine themselves to the facts
If these facts might tend to exonerate
Mitchell.
The attitude of Mitchell's two sisters
shows the strength of Creffleld's. in
fluence, even now that he Is in his grave.
Esther has stwftd out against her brother
from the first. Although the brother and
sister were devoted to each other before
Creffleld's advent Esther now takes the
stand that God is angry with her brother
and that the wrong he has done in kill
ing Creffield must be atoned for.
Mrs. Burgess E. Starr, the married
sister, whose husband sent Creffield to
the Oregon penitentiary on a statutory
charge, has now taken a similar stand.
This Is what causes uneasiness in the
camp of the defense.
When Mrs. Starr came to Seattle the
first of the week, she said she was de
termined to assist her brother to get
clear. She appeared to be' done with
Holy Rollerism, and her husband had
forgiven all her past misdeeds and taken
her back under his roof. All seemed well
until she reached Seattle and went to
call on Esther. Esther, in the matron's
charge at the city Jail, refused to see
her.
She Seeks an Explanation.
Requesting an explanation of this queer
treatment from her own sister, Mrs.
Starr was informed that Esther believed
Mrs. Starr had displeased God by com
ing to her brother's aid.
Thla incident occurred at noon on Mon
day. . Mrs. Starr had been in court all
forenoon. She did not appear at the af
ternoon session. After her first call on
Esther she became uncommunicative, and
since then her husband has been unable
to get her to talk. His worst fears were
confirmed today when Mrs. Starr called
on Esther again, sent her a message pri
vately, and was immediately received.
There seems little doubt that Mrs. Starr
gave Esther some sort of assurance as
to her attitude towards her brother
George.
' It is asserted by those Interested in the
trial that If Mitchell is convicted of mur
der in any degree, even of manslaughter,
he will have his own sisters to thank.
Other Rollers who have been subpe
naed by the defense and who may" be af
fected In their testimony are Maud Hurt
Creffield. the widow, Olive Sandall, At
tie Bray, May Hurt, Frank Hurt and
Mrs. Frank Hurt, all of Corvallis and vi
cinity. Mitchell's Father Arrives.
Today Mitchell's aged father arrived
in Seattle to be with his son in his
hour of trouble. The elder Mitchell
came from his farm at Mount Vernon,
HI. He Is a man of very small means
and could not well afford the trip, but
by closest economy and denying aim
self many things he was able to come.
He will be able to put up little or no
money for his son's defense. Fathor
and son met at the King County Jail
this morning. It was the first time
they had seen each other for seven
years, but there was nothing dramatic
about the meeting.
Neither Is of demonstrative tempera
ment. There was a simple shaking of
hands, a brief exchange of greetings
and then the two engaged in conversa
tion regarding family matters. Five
minutes slater the son was taken into
the Superior Court, while the father
returned downtown. He did not ap
pea'r In court during the day.
It Is a sad family reunion that the
elder Mitchell has come to. Seven
years ago. when the mother died, the
home was broken up and the children
came to Oregon. Th- father had not
Been his children since until today.
Intrest in the rial has increased rather
than diminished. Today every seat and
every inch of standing room in the
spacious courtroom was occupied. Dozens
of people were turned away. Standing
room will probably be at a greater
premium tomorrow and during the re
mainder of the trial when evidence Is
being taken. ,
Proceedings Very Dull.
Today's proceedings1 were very similar
to those of the past' three days, being
dry in the extreme. As forecasted yes
terday, Talesman M. F. White was pre
emptorily challenged by the state when
court convened this morning. Although
a former "Police Magistrate and Justice
of the Peace of several years' standing,
Mr. White declared in open court Wed
nesday that he would' have acted just
as Mitchell did. He was succeeded In
the Jurybox by J. R. Hall, a Seattle con
tractor, who qualified. T. J, Olln was
then challenged, and George W, Allen
qualified in his place. The next tales
man to be challenged was Harry Thomp-
(Concluded on Page 5
JOINT -RATE OH
1EAT.C11TED
Washington Railroad
Commission Rules.
OMPANIES WILL FIGHT IT
May Appeal to Courts on Point
of Constitutionality. "
BELLINGHAM WINS BATTLE
Gets Terminal Rates Equal to Scut
tle New Distance Tariff for
Washington to Be Established.
M alia AValla Hearing Ends.
Sl'MMARY OF COMMISSION'S
MEMORANDUM DECISION."
Terminal rates for Belllngham.
Joint rate on wheat from Eastern
Washington to Puget Sound.
New distance tariff for the State
of Washington.
New and reduced schedule of min
imum charges on small shipments.
New and reduced rate on grain
bags. New depot at Pasco.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.', June 28.
(Special.) In a memorandum decision
handed down late thla afternoon the
State Railroad Commission announces
the granting of terminal rates to Bell
lngham and the establishment of a
Joint rate on wheat from Eastern
Washington to Puget Sound, besides
the early Installation of a new distance
tariff for the entire state. Of less im
portance la the Commission's an
nouncement, in the same decision, of
a new and reduced schedule of mini
mum charges on small shipments, a
new-and- reduced rate on grain bags
and the establishment of a new depot
at Pasco.
These are the results of the hearing
which began at Colfax on Wednesday
of last week and was resumed at
Walla Walla on Tuesday of this week.
Strictly speaking, only the first three
matters above referred to were part of.
today' decision. All were incorporat
ed in the complaint, but before the
hearing began the railroads voluntar
ily agreed to reduce the rate on grain
bags, to put into effect a new schedule
of charges on small shipments, and to
construct a new and commodious depot
at Pasco.
Hearing Closes at Noon.
The taking of testimony was con
cluded just before the noon hour today.
The attorneys announced that no ar
guments would be made, and the Com
mission declared a recess until 2
o'clock. It was 3 o'clock, however,
when the members of the Commission
and Assistant Attorney-General Faulk-
nor entered the old United States
courtroom where the hearings' have been
held.
Immediately on the call to order
Chairman FalrrhilH nrnni1oil c mad
the following typewritten statement:
"Pursuant to the statement made at
Colfax, by which the further consid
eration of the questions involved in
that hearing were continued to thla
time, the Commission desires . to state
that it has reached a conclusion and
prepared Its findings and order upon
the complaint of the citizens of Bell
Ingham as follows: Any and all goods
which may now or hereafter be car
ried from points on the line of the
O. R. & N. to Belllngham over the lines
of the O. R, & N. and the Great North
ern shall be carried at the same rate
that Is accorded to Everett and Seattle
for like freight consigned to such,
points." -
Tills part of the decision covered
eight typewritten pages, and was read
In full. Chairman Falrchild then pro
ceeded with the reading of the mem-
oranda, as follows:
Sound Market Is Superior.
"Upon the question of establishing Joint
rates on wheat, the commission is satis
fled that the complainants have estab
lished by the evidence that the markets
of Puget Sound are superior to the mar
kets of Portland, and that an Injury re
sults to the producer and shipper unable
to reach the Puget Sound markets, and
that an order should be made establishing
joint rates on wheat. The commission has
not worked out the details connected with
the promulgation of such an order, and
the formal findings and order upon this
question will be announced at as early a
time as the commission can do so. The
further hearing on this question is con
tinued by the commission for this purpose.
"Under the evidence adduced at this
hearing the general distance tariff rates
now in force by the railroads are, in the
opinion of the commission, unreasonable,
discriminatory and unjustifiable. The ad
justment of the different general distance
tariffs of necessity Involves a great
amount of detail work and most careful
consideration, having regard to the rights
of all sections of the state, and will re
quire time and care in its preparation.
While considering the details, the commis
sion would welcome any suggestions from
the shippers, railroads or any other Inter
ested party.
"Regarding the complaint of discrtmlna-
(Concluded, on. Page-4.)