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THE MORNING' OREGOXIANY TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1907. 14 GALL IS FOB GARS Commission Not to Solve Problem. Railroad Needed NO CRY FOR LOWER RATES Jtemcdy for -Car Shortage Is tNnnd In Reciprocal Demurrage Bin, . Writes Correspondent Who Opposes Commission. PORTL.AXD. Jan. 14. (To the Editor.) It is not necessary to have a railroad commission, In order to put Into effect OP carry into pm.ctfca-1 oporatloa a, demur rage law. On the contrary. It will be noted that the only functions of any kind, character or description which the com mission exercises, in connection with the proposed demurrage law now inserted In the draft Of the' railroad commission WIl. Is the Rivlnsr to the commission the uower to susDend the operation of the demurrage law for the benefit of the rail roads. Neither is the creation of a railroad commission essential or important for the purpose of preventing- any discriminations between shippers of any kind, character or description. Under every statute relating to discriminations, the remedy lor a violation of the statute necessarily Tests in the hands of the shipper against whom the discrimination Is practiced. The main usefulness, therefore, of .a com mission t. its power to tlx rates in the Y commission created by the State or Ore-ton will have power to regulate only. tb rates within the ctat , and -will hnve no power- to reatilale r con- tl'Ol any Intestate rate or any practice or discrimination In connection with 111- tcr-tiiif- traffic There Is not now and . never has -been any serious or general complaint on the subject of local rates within the State of Oregon. This is manifested by the fact that no niaximnm iatf bill Introduced lis the Oregon I -e n 1 -la ture during the last ten years has re- rMved tiny substantial or general support. In fact. the mere regulation of i t within the state has not been a subject which has been, agitated or con- sUlcrcd cither by the Lecture or by the people. The present agitation arises mnlnly as the result of the car shortage. AVhat the shippers want is cars and not lOWer rat6S. The commission cannot fur nish cars, and the remedy for the ear oliortage Is furnished by the reciprocal nienuirrae bill. Hy various sections round in the proposed commission bill, the com- minion is given power to regulate every rate charged by every railroad within the state, and fay section 31 of trie act It la provided that any order made by the commission shall he regarded by the courts prima facie reasonable and Just. Hy section 32 of the ' act. a remedy Is provided to set aside a rate made by the commission. The rate can be set aside only on the ground that h. Is unlawful. not on the around that the rata is simply unreasonable. This provision Ls taken from the Wisconsin law and no similar provision can be found In the commission law of any other- stal - L'nder the commission laws in othei states, tlie railroads are given an oppor tunity to review the reasonableness of t be rate. A rate ls only unlawful when it so far reduces the revenue of the conn nanv as to amount to. a confiscation of tlie property of the company. (Indiana' iolIs & St. loula R. R.'Oo. vs. Minnesota 2T,7. Even if scilon Inserted. In the law. iny railroad nany would have 8 rlfeht to commence a proceed. np; in the tTnlted States Court for the- purpose of havinB any rate ft xed by the commission .of the state or- the State legislature declared to De piawruirm Im have the rate set aside on the ground mat it amounts to a con n?ca tion of prop erty. Section 32 therefore gives to the railroad companies no right ot review or appeal, except on the sole point that the reduction made in any- single rate on an- iven oommoclity Bo lar impairs IM earn Ing capacity Of the company as to pre vent it from getting a fair return W the capital invested. In "V" lew of the present prosperity of the country generally, including- .railroads.- it Is true that ttie absolutely tree carriage of any commodities locally in the State of Oregon would not so -far impair the earn liif? capacity or the railroads as to pre- VCnt them Irom earning their operating expenses and paying- Interest on their capital. The practical effect, therefore. 1 of the law Is to turn over to the commis sion the control of the entire Oregon earnings of every railroad now engaged In business In the tate. and the entire earnings of every railroad hereafter con- fftructed in the state. This is done with out any possibility of reviewing; the orders of the commission, by any court or other - tribunal. In view Of the fact that appeals may be taken in all classes of private suits and actions to the Supreme Court of the state without any limitation based upon the amount involved in the suit, it seems peculiar that a law should lie drafted whicli gives to three citizens of the state the control of the entire earn. , Ing capacity of railroads in Oregon, run- Ulng into thousands ot Collars in value, . without providing- any system of review r appeal. What object Is intended to be accomplished by placing the control of suefi a matter in the nanus or a com- mission which way, and undoubtedly will 1 ii course of time, be appointed purely for political purposes ? Sy Section 2 of t!lC act the Governor may at any time remove any Commission for ineffieienoy, . reelect of duty or malfeasance In office. and the power of removal is made abso lute and there n right on yie part of any Commissioner to review his ve- - moval in any court whatsoever. A . ti.tute of this kind can lead but to one of three things, namely: Fitt-The complete and absolute su- - bordination of the railroads to the Com mission, and through the Commission to the Governor of the State of Oregon. Or. SecQnd A continual wrangle ana ngiu .between the Commission and the rall- : roads, naturally leading? to an ad vert I sin it of the State of Oregon as an anti-railroad State, and naturally icaainj to retarding the development of the state by the bulld- inar of new railroads, either toy the com 'panles now doinc punines. In the state Or 6V companies wnich might otherwise regard the state sg ft favorable field for levelopment. This statement Is confirmed b- the n I story or every Railroad t'om mission In every Western state. Or, Third-The action 'of tha Railroad Com mission will cause the railroads, for the protection or uienamirea, Oo take an active interest ' through their men and eimfoyei in the selection ot the candl- dates for Governor at each primary elec- ' tion, and in the Election. Of the Govern or at the general election. l he railroads of the State of Oregon Have not new In the habit as such of taking? any direct or indirect Interest In politics in this "Tfln the past any great demands haa 1een manifested for the reduction of rates In the i&tate of Oregon, there wou id be some Justification Tor the enactment of Railroad Commission law containing fair and Just provisions for the review by the courts of the reasonableness of any new rates established by the Com- Jlilsslon, In viw ot the fact that no such demand has manifested Itself in the I -erislattre. and also that the proposed bill contains no provisions for; a Just and fair review of any rates established ty the Commission. It would seem that some one had an object in drafting: and sub mitting to the people a bill of the char acter under consideration. Especially Is this true in. view of the fact that the persons seeking to procure the passage of this bill are taking: advantage of pub lic excitement on the subject of car short aue to introduce and have passed with out much, if any. serious consideration a. bill which, will place in the hands of a political or a commercial Commission the power, to fix without review every rate now in force upon any of the railroads in the state. WYE DOUBLETU. HOW IT WORKS IS KANSAS Tope-a Journal SajS Reciprocal De- murrage Law Is Ineffective. For the pirrpoae of presenting "taotn. Sides Of. the cm this article is sub mitted from the Topeka State Journal, in which objections are noted to the proposed reciprocal demurragfl law: The last Issue of Collier'a Weekly contains a brief article from the pen of some Orejron man. In which the car shortage problem ls settled once and for all. Oregron, says the author, pro- poses to pass a reciprocal uemurrage law. and then Jt will sit bark and watch the railroad magnates fall over themselves In their eagerness to place cars at the disposal of Oregon's ship pers. Poor. deluded Oregon! What a mighty disappointment is in store for her! Xid not Kansas settle the car Shortage problem In this self-same manner two years ago? And Isn't it a greater problem today than ever? What is reciprocal demurrage asks tne Oregon man, and he answers the question himself this way: "It Is the people's Big Stick with which ' In that state the railroads will be com pelled to supply cars when needed, or pay a given sum as a penalty each day during which they delay in doing; so." It may be the peoples Big; stick an right, but the railroads have hold of the business end of it, and If the Ure- nron programme is carried out. the shippers will get the worst of it. After telling now tne railroads nave been, enforcing demurrage against the shippers for years, this .Oregon writer continues : Immense sums have been thus col - lected from tlie manufacturers ana grain dealers and others who ship in 'oi . tt is proposea now in Ore gon to make this excellent rule work both ways. Apply it to both snipper and transportation company. In Jan- ' law will be passed and -the tberefor will not i - t Ions In the desk of any committee, chairman. either for reciprocal demurrage, the car shortago will then be at an end. no request or the shipper for a car will be command for a. car; for every dav tn which the car Is not supplied after the first 24 hours the railroad st pay the shipper I O." V hich works out very beautifully on paper. In practice, however, it is only dream. As has been heretofore ex plained In these column., when a rail roaa company wishes to collect demur rage, all It has to Uo Js to say to the shipper, "Stand and deliver." The rail road company has the shipper's roods. and he cannot sret them until he pays Potn tne ireigut and. the demurrage, and the longer he demurs the more he has to pay In the loner run. On The other hand the shipper has no hold on a railroad company if it falls to deliver him the cars he orders. The only th'ng he can do Is to file his claim for demurrage against the company. X ne railroad company refuses to pay It, ot course, and the shipper can bring ault In court if he wishes. He has to prove that he complied with the law in orderins: the- curs. He haa only ordinary lawyers, while the railroad has hlah-salarled men.' There are In numerahj technicalities which the railroad attorneys Interpose. It f esc- penslvc to the shipper, and ir he fights the case through to the end and finally erets a verdict, his costs and attorney's iees are rar in excess or what he col lects from the ratiroa! company. Mtur discouraging to the shipper, it it? 1'erhapn some wise TCansas - lega tor will this winter find "a. way tc make the reciprocal .flemuTrage law effective. It is to be hoped so. The Ore- sron plan evid-ntly won't worl unlex there is more to it, than. Is outlined 1 this article in comers. Oregon Is having- a beautiful dream hut ft Is apt to turn Into a nightmare If it a-oes ahead and enacts a law placing tlie reciprocal . demurrage at $13 a Jay. That Is an unjust rate. 'o relifht car is worth that. The rail roads would ask for nothlnv better, for they will collect demurrage from the shippers a hundred times to once where the shipper collects It from them. They will forget to assess It a gal n st a few favored shippers. while trie ordinary shipper will be compelled to pay for every hour that he keeps. cars joaoea over tne time specified. I sometimes happens that shlpneTa can not unload their cars promptly ust as it happens that railroads ' cannot al ways prompiiy iurmsh cars wnen or dered. The railroads will eet the bes of the deal, and they could ask fo nothing better than a law legalising a ctiarge or io a day for demurrage, OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Annual Event by Martha Waslilnsr ton Chapter, Eastern Star. he lStlt annual Installation of the officers of Martha Washington Chapter, .o. 14. Order of Eastern Star, was held last nlsrht in Masonic Hall, lrr the FUn-lc-hard build in, Kast Side. The installing: onicers were; wortny matron, Mrs, Minnie McGregor: marshal. Mrs. M. B. --.. i. iniipiain. Airs. Mannie Carter; organist Alias Jennie Nr-m-tnr, - Mrs, Agnes Oglibee; sentinel, John Wood. master of ceremonies. J. H. Richmond committee of arrangements, outgoing of- ncers. Music was by Newton's Orchestra. ntaaing, oy Mrs. JrtctJorKle; solo, by O. Wenti. Officers installed are: Worthy '"iron, mrs. jvuiifl uunning: -worthy IiHtron. Clayton Wentr : associate matron. Airs. Clara t-.. Huiburt; secretary. Mrs. Belle Richmond; treasurer, Mrs. Maud V. Sinks: conductress. Mrs. Hettie Skid njore; associate conductress. Mrs. Hni i 1 y owl on ; cnapiain. JVirs. rim ma Byers; marshal, Jlrs, Liz.ie Woodward; organist Mrs. Jennie Newton! Adah. Mrs. Anna, E:ilers: Ruth. Afns. Kfrie Wallcer;. Esther. Mrs. Uura Heller; Alartba. Mrs. Blanch McCorKle; Blectra, Mrs. Carry , Meiki, warder, Mrs. Eva CVaddock; sentinel, Thomas Brlekell. CONDITION IS PRECARIOUS . 1 Chrli G. tVtltcxmr Near Detatta at Good Samaritan Hospital. Charles G. Whltcomb, city passentrer tLsent lor the New York Central lines. was very low last nlg-ht at good Samari tan Hospital, where he has been under going: treatment tor spinal meningitis tor the past ween, His condition was so serious at a late hour last ni?ht that he was not expected to survive until mom insr. uMr, Whitcomb, has a wide acquaintance In Portland, where he -has Tied nearly all his life. He is the son of V . T-! Whlt comb. master or the nreboat - George H Williams, and is 26 years old. He is a popular member of the Multnomah CluK and has taken a prominent part In the athletic activities or the organisation : He entered the Near York Central office six months ago, having: had previous railroad experience in the offices of the O. - R.. ,SE -N. - . P . ASHORE ATCORINTO Pacific Mail Steamer on the Beach for Several Hours. PULLED OFF AT HIGH TIDE Ancient Craft Mas Operated Be t-ween Portland and San Fran- clsco for Five Months Sailed fix dee Three Flaffd. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. . 14. The jjer- Ch ants' Excharure has received a message stating that the Pacific Mail steamship Barracouta-la ashore at Corlnto, Xi on -ragua. A portion ot the cargo is being taken Off hy lighters, and It Is expected that the vessel will be floated at the next hlKh' tide. Cbrinto Is not a port or call tor the Barracouta, and it is not known why she stopped there. The Barracouta Is a" rrelgM vessel, owned by the Pacific Alail Steamship Company, and ls now engaged In the cof fee trade between San FTanciaco, Central America and Panama, under command of Captain H. E. Nelson. She left here last November. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-A second dispatch to the Merchants' Exchange, re ceived from Corlnto. via London, says that the steamer Barracouta was floated and proceeded on, her way without ap parent damage. The Barracouta, In command of Cap- am Dorn, operated for nve months be tween Portland and San FTaneiseo in place of the steamer Columbia. The Barracouta is an ancient and dilapidated tub. Her boilers barely stand inspec- tion and for many years sue nas oeen denied a oassenirer license. She was built in Glasgow in IHKi, and ibefore com. lne under the American nag sailed Britisher and also under the registration of Hawaii. - STEAMER AZTEC SAILS SOUTH Will ot Return to Portland- KiCft Will Come Back. The steamship Aztec, of the Pacific 1 all Oompanar. fleet, for the past rive months operating- in connection with tho roirulnr boats of the San rrancisco & Portland Steamship Company. 8 all el for SarK Frannlsco last nlgrht- flhe riea a. complete cartco of ceneral Chandise, which will run dose to jo measured tons. The Aztec -will not make another trip to this port In connection with, the Sn Francisco & Portland Company. She will go south for coffee. Arrangements have been made for the Costa Rica to return to the Portland run.'her first trip to be made irom san rTancisco J an uary 2 ?lLR!!Xi,Z for repairs after the terrific poundtnff nhe got on December 13. on" Heceta Head. On that occasion the boat was compelled to heave to for rour hours. Her port quarter and working boat were stove to such an extent that "re pairs were ordered toy the lnsoectors. When the Costa Rica returns to the run she wilt be in better shape than ever before. ASTORIA BOATS ARE TIED VP Ice 1 1 Progresa or the lAwer River Fleet. Th. steamer "T. J. Potter, of the O. "Ft Jr "?sT n . I. (-fori .n of- A ...1 not De ai)le to move until the ice clears out of the river. The steamer Undine left down yesterday mornlns. three hours late. it .la doubttul whether she can niaKe tne up-trip or not, unnlng lee has greatly affected the i mer-si plying on the Willamette and steamers STEAMER 1XTEUJCEXCE. Ine to Arrive. Name. From iate. Columbia San Fran...... In port K. A. Kilbum art Pmn Jan. 15 Roanoke .......... San Fran ..... Jaji. J Araa-onla. . .- . . llonkontt ... . .Jan. 16 Alliance. ......... Kureka Jan. 17 Arabia. ..Hoitfkong. . San Pedro. , , . Jan, 3 ...Jan. 24 Geo. W. Elder.. Xkomedla. .... Nunantia. . . . . . Scheduled to Depart. Kame. Colum-bla ...... F. A. KUburn. Roanoke. ...... Alliance.,...;, Aragonla. Geo. W. KkLer. NT loortirHlla . Numantla Arabia... For - Itete . . .San Fmn ..... Jan. 16 ....San Fran Jan. 1" . . . Srv Pedro Jan. 1 H . .. Eureka Jan, 19 ...Hongkong Jan. 24 . . . San Pedro. . .Jan 2I5 - . . HonRkonp:. ... .Feb. S ... HongkonK Ffb. IIS . . . .Hongkong .Mar. S Entered Monday. Cytnorlc, Sr. steamship, Hall, In bal ' Iftot Trom Comox. Vermont, Br, ateantthlp, Haynes, In ballast from San Eranclaco. , San Mateo. Am. steamship, Bartlett, -with l.SOO.372 feet of lumber for San Franclaco. Coin til tola rivers, practically- at s. Today steam boat Ins- Is standstill. Ocean-irolng cratt experience considerable aimcuity in going- up and down stream: On ac count of the Ice. In Snake River and the upper Columbia, exporters hnvn it hard time in Kettlng wheat enough to nil orders. As re slow, .nd January hid. in the harbor fair- to e one of th the cereal calender. Zone of Ice Elactendlins. astoria; or.. Jan. '14. rsoeciai.- staamcr Undine, arriving- rrom remand thia evening-, reported encountering' large Quantities ot floating Ice tn the river. The office 13 noted new Ice forming from the mouth of the Willamette down to su Helens. The Undine will not leave on her return trip until morning. 1 110 sean. scnooner JNorthiand. which arrived this evening to load lumber at Portland, will endeavor to secure a cargo the lower river on account of the lee Onondaga Still Ashore. CHATHAM. Mass.. Jan. 14. An fectuaJ atiumpt wa made today lty the revenue cutter Gresham to drag the stranded Clyde Line freieht steamer Ummuaara irom Orleans Bach. No or ders were (flven Tor. the removal of the VeSSel'8 CarjO, tUt ir IS expected that the work in that direction will com- mence tomorrow- The Onondaga Is In : t. i y tne same conaition .as yes terday. t - Bsr Reinsurance on Mat le. As 'ilig'h as 30 per cent reinsurance has been offered on the French bark Marie, for Seattle, from Newcastle -on -Tyne. The Marie is now out 2 OO days and is about two months overdue, she was spoken on August 7, In latitude 1 nouth. longitude 3d west, the The Marie should. - bav Sound early - -ts In Nf)Vrmhfi- s t the lstest SVio. ma.v have been caught in some pf hc heavy blows and carried way to the -west ward, in that case she will either put Into one of the Hawaiian ports or will head for San Francisco. . Another Japanese Steamer. . . Another Japanese steamship has been laid on for Portland. The latest addi tion to the fleet flyinar the flair of the Mikado ls the Manshu Mam.- sue was chartered yesterday for Oriental load- mg at tnts port and will aia materially tn swelling the weBtvard shipments ot I' foodstuffs for Portland. The Manshu Maru ls expected to arrive In Portland the latter part of February. Scbooner Alice McDonald Floated. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 14. (Special.) The stranded schooner Alice McDonald was hauled off Clatsop spit at hish water today ty the tug Wallula, and alter be ing brought up to this city was beached on the mud flat back of the O. Tl & N wharf for examination. The -vessel has lost her false keel and will probably be takenVto the drydock at Portland for re pairs. Coaster Carries 6 50,000 Feet. : ASTORIA.' Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) The steam schooner Coaster clee-red at the Custom-Houfie yesterday for San Fran- clsco with a cargo of 650,000 feet or lum ber, loaded at Rainier. s , Marine Notes. The gasoline schooner Berwick Is still at the Couch-street dock. She Is unable to. leave down on account of the ice in tho river. The steamer Columbia, withpassen gers and freight irom San Francisco arrived up last evening. The Cblum bia is duo to sail at 8 o'plock. tomor row evening. The steamship Gymeric, In ballast from Coroox, arrived at noon yestewday. The Gymeric is one of the Waterhouse boats and will load wheat and flour for ports In North China. Arrivals and Departures. PORTLAND. Jan. 14. Sailed: Steamship faa Mateo. Stn Francisco. Arrived: 8team hip Columbia, from Franrlco; mamavlni uvmenc. from Comox: steamsnip Vermont. from fian Francisco. Astoria. Jan. 14. Condition f the bar at P. -Sri . r mooth: wind east, six miles: weathei clear. Arrived at 8:45 A. M. and left up a 1 P. M. Steamer Columbia, from San fran I Cisco. Coj-nll Tjeft up at A:30 A M.- French hark ti down durlntc the nlrht and su 1 1 m! .t lo A. . 91 . Stea me r Coaatrr. for Pan Francifco. sailed at 10.43 a. m. steam r Johan Poulsen. for San PranclsCO. Sallrd 1 1 : IO A. V. Steamer Santa Ana, for San anebco. Sailed at 1:4B P. SC. 0T-mr ihlp Marie Uackfeld, for l'nlted Kingdom for orders. Arrived at 3:45 P. JL-BrltM steam Condor, from titrate Port. Arrived at 4:40 M . Staamor Northland, from San Fran cteoo. San FrancieCO, Jail. H. Arrived Barken- rm T tine Amazon, from Astoria: steamer 1I10S. L, from Portland. Sailed at sr Roannke, for Portland. Francisco, Jan. 14. Arrived Steamer Hnnukmif. Kent, from HonKkong, lokohama and Honolulu. Tides at. Atorla Taeaday. Hich. ! Low.- M T.8 reet!7:4ft A. M 5.K feet M .S feti8:25 T. M . 1.7 feet WATER BOARD CHALLENGED Charge Is Made Tbntj Taxpayers Money Is Xeedlessly Spent, PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 14. (To th. Itor.) Permit me a few words on We water iieition. I Pi-e by this morning's Oregon lan that E-r. RafTty 1 ro m i" w iiat - o)posd to the free water proposition. He also declares that somebody must pay for tne. delivery or he water. The wati of which la Quite true. which U quite Portland lia.-. only been, payl for the ttlntT-Htjttorj of Water, l)Ut Ihey hve been paying to 1 prove other people's land. There have been minions of dollars taken from tne commo people or Portland a.n cl turned over to ho own the land on uhlch Portia bUilt. TiliS Has KOne on lor the past l years without any complaint from Dr. Kaf' or other member, of the Wat er Ho a i The r,eopie ot Portland have no w ed on that proposition, and UbOUt for a readjustment o. tne water oi I trlbutlon. it seems nothing more than Ju the benefit or a few. that they now r ceive water at the lowest possible co; Let us put the .water or rortiann on m proposition of the greatest good to the test number. body exnects abaolutelv free m The Free Water Association does not ex pect absolutely tree water lor anybody, cut that does not say that the people cannot t supplied with water at cost, and- as th cost of operatlna- the water nlant In onl a-Dout fdci.UUU per annum, "economic. managed," Irrigation and commercial pur poses would pay all that expense. It would not be fair or Just to five water free for Irrigation or commercial purposes, and It the income from this source is sufficient to pay operating expenses, why tax the house holder for water that he uses? V hat would Xr. Raffety or the Water Board with the extra money that thev want take from the householder? To whom would they give it. new that the mains will be laid at the expense of the land, benefited Would they want to turn that money lnt the KeneraJ fund? Do thev wish to put tax on evrfy teapot in Portland, on the dlshpan. the scrub-bucket, the washtub and washboard ? They might as well put directly on these articles as to put on the water that must be uied in them. Xowastothe Interest onf the bonds. A right-thinking- people and all people who xn ma. Know that the interest should paid by tha nroDerty-ownern -i-r Port laa. ThC hrlnglnif ot Bull Run water into Fori land ha- added at leat (20.000.000 tO the land values of Portland, and those peop who have tha set tins: oft quite rea &?K them tO pay interest 'oo the boods, which amount to ilCO.OOO per annum. T now make the charge ohallnginr T) RatTety, Mr. Dodge, or XI ay or- Lan. or an other member - of the Water Board tO refute -what I have said, That charge Is that they are spending- the money needlessly, that they a Inc money that they take from pie i or water rates, and People what they are doing. This will be In krpnlnc than to a-a-estlnfr plan the adjustment of t future, i 1 WAGNOX. HELP STREET DEPARTMENT Policemen Ordered to Assist In Pre -venting; 1.1 tt-rl ng; of Pavement The police department will co-oper ate with the street-cleanlns; depart ii . t' ii l 1 1 1 ii ruin i 1 1 Keep clean th dOWn-tOWn thoroughfares. The rol ,,, i . n.tJ ,-fi. , I l"". T .. .;!,' . ".--.o rro Issued yesterday: Donaldson. luperintendent of Btreft-Cleanlns Department of the city. asked this department to assist In forcing the business men of the downtown dint riot to Me that proper oare Is einrclaerl lr hand llns waste papers conilnn from their ltshments, and to see that it is not scat tered over the streets, to be blown all over tomn. n-hls a nuisance, sj,nd should be p0nt t0 gee that their beats are kept clean of all rubbish anil pay special attention to concerns th: are carl ess In handling their per. F". BRtTIN'. Captain and Inspector oC Police. BTjarjfESB- 1TEM8. Xar Bataor m. CTuttfaaar TT.wtla Be tare ind w tbat oia na weu-tnea rem edy. Mra. Wlnslow'i Soothlnc Syrup, for children teething. Xt soothes ths child. soctns cuma. allays aOl vain cures wind collo and diarrhoea. Bad tea and coffee ougrht not to exist; the good are so good. Schilling's Best. HINT MILL GRINDS OHIO COVXTY HAS 939 AGAINST STAXDARD MEX. Octopus and Its Members- Tjlttble to Fines Aggregating $58,ooo,. OOO If I)imd Guilty. fjndlay. O., Jan. 14.-The January panel of the Hancock County grand jury tonight returned 939 separate Indictments aeainst the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, the Ohio Oil Company, the Buck eye Pipe I-lne Company, the Solar Re finery Company, the Manhattan Oil Com- pany, John D. RocKcreiier, n. a. Ko&er?, Wesley Tilford. John D. Archbold frank Q. Barstow, V. Ttoclcefeller and B. -T. Cuthbert. They are formally cliarged with being members or a trust for conspiracy against trade. Sheriff Groves and his -deputies will be ar in at onee to serve copies of the indict ments on the defendants. If Hancock County wins in each case, fines aggregating $58,000,000 can be as sessed. numbers' Trust Heads Guilty. J EFFERaON. O.. Jan. 14. Eight mem- bers or the Ashtabula Plumbers' Associ ation pleaded guilty today to indictments chareinir them fvlth violating tne vaien tine anti-trust law. Five were fined $60 and costs and three $ru and costs. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Blrtha, "D ON'DO X T o the wife at Charles F. Don don, 268 Fast Xhlrty-slxth street. January 5. a rtau enter. DONDS To the wire or Charles lxinas, 28 East Thirty-sixth atreet, January 5, a daughter. EI.WELL To the wire ot W. Elw.ll SGI Stanton street. January 4, a. dausliter. GOLDSTEIN To the wife ot Jacob tfoia- aleln. u30(i Second frtreet. J&nuary 0, t son. KOPLAN To the wife of "V. Koplan. IH r irt it street, January o. a aautrnier. ROGERS To the wire or Thomas Rogers, 100 . Morris street, January 9, on. - To "Wells. 'J4ni E! daufhter. LOWTo the wife or Low Mon Ton, ss Sixth street. January 10, a son. M ai-i-lahs;e 11 mn see, RIOHA RDSON-LAWSKIN CI. Richard SOn, tj IVorth Eighth street. 4; Mrs. Ida E .Avion. 48. 1 OKOAn-FOkTNF.k Tu!n Morgan, 1SS aorrls street. 27 ; Maud T . Fort ner, 28. LESL.I E-CASWEI-L Alan Gordon Lrnll- ;6: Charlotte I. Caswell. U2. cniMIXGS-LUFT-C. F.-Cummlngs, 239 Third street, 24: Anna I.uft, 21. BERETTINC At Gpod Samaritan H o pital, January 12, 1.0T, Beramino ucrettino, ag-ed 47 yearn. tlENTLEY At .141 Hlbbard street, Janu- Ohlo. aaed 75 years. 3 months, n dava. COUTURE At t8U Salmon street. Janu- ,a ' it i I ft A--.. -a n ary vi, 19U. Mrs. Manei u Lutuuir, a native of Oregon, aged :J. years, 'J4 days. l-ii,- i At l -l l l Bfirtli atreet. J u.c ary IO. 1907. Mrtt. Orin la A. Dennis. native ot Maine, aged 80 years, 2 months, 10 days. FITZGKRAI.D At January IO, 1007. J GARRETT At Mount Tabor Sanatorium January 10. 1907, William T. Garret natlv of California, aged & " years. ontrts- n duvH GENSEHOWSK Y At 3t. Vlncent'a Hoi pital. January 12, IdOT August Oensehow- sky. a native of Germany, aged 3d years, HI Viol. TIC lOT. HILL At Rabv's Home. Januarv 8. 190. Violet Hill, an Infant. HOOVER At Woodlawn. Jail uarv 10O7, J. K. Hoover, a native or West Vlr elnla. aired T2 years. 6 months. KEUNNER At Tabasct. Addition, Janu ary to 107. William E. Ksunner, a or Indiana. asre-d 51) - eara, mon days. natl LUSRA At lffl Tenth street, Januarj' 12, 1O07. Mrs. Mary Lusra. a native of Finland, agrd 4 yean. MTAKTHY At Salem. Jaruar 12, 1 IX)' Michael McCarthy, a native of Ireland, a ice 08 years, Remains brought Here ior mtei ment. MOON At Qond Samaritan Hospital. Jan uary 1. 1 HOT. In rant child or Mr. and Mra ' WASHBURN At Stewarts, January 13, 1007. Mrs. Patience A. Washburn, ft native of - n a ct months. days. W I ISOX At Uooil trt m a r-1 1$KT. John Wllaoi Jarnmry 10. iNorway." aeU 45 year. Building Perm lift. .". Bni-O MON Repair of storr, Street. ltwon Taylur and Tamhlll; CHATtLIE YOr.NG Repair or stor Third 1000. !ec- ond street, between lamwu ana Taylor; POETLAXD GAS COMPANY On T-lolc warehouse. Davis tr.t. b Thirteenth and Fourteenth; Sli0. U 1. HEIN One-story dwelllner, Kaet Nineteenth, street, between Sherman and KM 1 In -rs worth - T(M. J. X. SOI'VIGM ETt On--; dwelllriK. Mlsner atreet, betweei vason; imu. CHARLES A. MYERS One-story rrame dwelllnfT. Uncoln Btrett. btwn East 1 niriy-ai. h and Bast Thirty enth; $120J. Seven Killed by Explosion. CLINTON', Ind.. Jan. 14. Seven dead and three Injured miners have been taken from mine No. 7, as the result of an explosion today. Two hundred miners had descended when a terrific explosion shook the in terior of the mine. For several hours It was impossible to enter the mine owing; to the heat. The trap doors had been blown Uown and air could not Circulate. The bodies of the dead when finally found were badly burned and dlsflgured. AYants Lynchers to Give Ball. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Attorney-Gen- r I Bonaparte today prenvnted to tho Supreme Court of the XJnlted Btates a motion to require snenir snipper Ham- ilton County. Tennessee, and 26 other per sons charged with, contempt or that court owing to the lynching at Chattanooga last March Ot the negro Ed Johnson, to appear and give bail. Milwaukle Country Club Eastern and California races. Take or Oregon City car, it and Aldor streets. starting UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS Ci QccWo Tlie Great Chinese .Doctor JUNo. Mi first si cor Jorflson Ko misleading statements to tho afTlctea. I KUS.I-S. .ntee a. comniete. amie rn.na lantl n n cur the Quiciceet pc soinie time. lOWCSt COSt possible tor Honest and success- fui treatment. I cure catarrh, asthma, IunM throat, rheumatism, nervousness, stomach. llvr. kidney and lost, manhood. X'KMAiaK TKO t'BI-KS AM) AU. FRIV ATE DISEASES. dies are harmless, composed of My. remei herba. bud and lacted and importad dJ interior oi v.niua. IF I0U ARB AFFLICTED DON'T DElAX. DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. If you cannot - call, write for symptom CONSULTATION The C. GM Vo Chinese Medicine Co., KEfi lint St., tor. Morrlaon. Portland, Or. rlaaaa JiuiUoa XlaU fapar. E ATAXIA CURED BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Added Proof of the Wonderful Result Obtained by the Tonic Treat ment for Nervoua Oiaordera. . Mrs. S. C. Wellock, of 114 Cleveland Avenue, Everett, Mass.. the wife of employe in the irovernment works aX Chelsea, Bays: "I had been troubled with nerroni- nesa for ten .years and the dlaeaaa kept growing on me. Then' I learned tbat I wtg Buffering rrom locomotor ataxia. I had terrible tremblinga la my right' leg which would stet rlarid and when this happened in the atreet I had to stand still until It passed vw&y to keep from filling. My right urm 1 1 1. as 11 a inoaiand needles were prtaklng it. The sheet touching my knee In bed would nearly cause me to scream out with o&ln and hti, knees were so weak I could hard I. atand. "I had to use a cane and be helped about by my eon. Then the pain be gan to settle In the salve, of my legs and the muscles became numb and quivered constantly. The cords un der my knees seemed to be d rawn up tight and the terrible shooting pains In my legs would nearly drive me In- ane. My toes became numb and at times would prickle as if needles were being thrust' Into them. My eyes he tame dull and black spots floated be fore them. My heart was very weak. "My attention 1 was called to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I bought ser. ral boxes right away and soonVfelt relief. I vis so pleased tbat I kept on taking them until they cured m entirely, and I have had no symptom! of the trouble for over & year." Nervous diseases may be traced di- rectly to tne blood lor their cause. This is why Dr. Williams' Pink Pills nave tert bo successful in nerrotii disorders such as dizziness, sick bead- actie, nervousness and partial par- alvKis. It Is through- the blood that these nllts build up the nerves and they have also cured- such blood dis- eases as anaemia, rkumatlsm, aftfiF effects of grrlp. etc. Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by ftll druggists or sent, postpaid, on re ceipt of price. 50 cents per box. six boxes $2.50. by the Tr. Williams' Med icine Company, Schenectady. N. Y. A booklet, entitled "Nervous du- orders." sent free on request. ' 3stahlished 1879.), "Gun mat yw sinp." Whoopliig-Coiigh, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can "be Talaced in a rem edy, which for a quarter of a century has earned; unqualified praise, Restful nights are assured at once. Crcsolcnc is m Hooa to jKxttomm (cm All Druggists Cresolene Antiseptic Throat Tab! et for irritated throat. your druggist, or from us. iuc. in scamps. The Vatio-Cresolem (a 1 SO Fait os St.. N. V. ATHLETES TO 'KEEP LV GOOD TRIif MUST LOOK WELL. TO THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOfLD BE TAKEN WITH HAND SAPOLIO All Grocers and Druggists. Sfg a is a nen-soYaonon r.iltMyi.A I whil-M. iinnatnral dfv dainillssa II nr ts. MrWtar. cnargea. or auj uiuiuiuiv afl 9Hfb.a MtaLaacloS. tion of B 11 c o U r Bienf iTHEbVAHS OmehiOALOS, branea. Nonatrincenti t.i.a. V. Tor flnt In DUm wriBMr. TKAVLEH8' OV7XDK. BOVTHEASTERN ALASKA ROt'TE. jrT-o"m Seattle at 9 -I. M for- Kctchlka ti. J u n e a 11 fikagway, White Hors Dawson, and faircanHs, . S. S. Cottage City vi Vancouver and Sltkn . Jan uary XT. 31 : F"t. 14. 28. S. S. Ramona (tikagway direct , Jan. IV, 28; Feb. 9, 23. for SAN a-'RAXCUCO DIRECT. rrom Seattle st A. M. Umatilla. Jan unty 15, .1: City of Puebla, (January HO Kmat nr. -Tnniini-t.- 1(1. 2K rortlRDd OlTlre. 2-T9 WaaMngton St. Main 223. C. D. OI'NAW. ti. P. A.. San Francltwa. North Pacifies. S. Go's. . StcamsDip Roanots . (2500 Tons) 5ailS for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Direct, JANUARY 18, AT 8 T. M.. . FROM MARTIN'S DOCK, Koot oars. tier. ot 17th St. Take or 16tli-St. Tit-ket. Office 1H3 3d. near Al- Fhone Main 1314. Dock phone, Main HYOUXG, Agent. . GOlmnMa River scenery RECILATOR ME STEAMERS. Dally service between Portland and The Xa!lea. except Sunrta.y. leavltif Port land cat 7 A. M-, arriving about 5 P. M., carrylnc freight and passengers, Splendid accommo- dations ror omnia ana- livestock. uock toot ox Aiaer st.. Court wt... The rlles. rartland. IMPOnTANT I JfArfM WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For Corvallis,' Albany, Independence, 6a, l.m Steamer "POMONA" leaves 8:45 A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. for n. It'll. and way lundlnsai Steamer "ORKGONA" leaves 6 :4ft A. ii.. Monday. "VN'ertr.osrtajB and Fridays. ORKGOX CITY TRANSPORTATION CO Foot Taylar Street. TRAVELERS' GCIDE. EAST via SOUTH UNION DEPOT. Arrlv.a Pally. 11:30 P. M. I'ortland and San Franclwo Ei Pally. 11:30 P. M. pres. stop, only twen Portland and San Fran cisco for all Moinrs East and outh. OVERLAND EXPRESS TRAINS for all local nolntn aouth . Sacramen to, San Francln- 7:45 P. M. 7:25 A. M. co - and Bast and points South. Mornlnc train 8:30 I. M. Woodbura (In 1 1 v except Sunday with Mt. Angel and Sllverton lo ci. Cottaa. Orov. paasnB;er con nects at Wood- hurn and Albany sally .xc.pt Sunday -.ltn trains to and Irom Albany. Lebanon and tv o o dburn Sprlnsift. 1 d branch points. Corvallis passen ger. Sheridan paaaen- a:r. Kor.at - Orov. pasietlter. ll.OO A. 5:51) P. M. 10:20 A.M. r. ST. t8:oa A. M. 4:10 P. SI 5:20 1. M tlllOO A. M Dally. tDally .xoept Sunday. PORTt-AXU-OSWEOO PIIBI'RBAN BERVItiE AND TAHHILL DIVISION. Depot, Foot of Jefferson Street. Leave Pnrtl.inri ri.llv rn.. rk.,.. . . ...s A. M. : 12:50. 2:05. S:SO. !i-'n n r. T -a. irt 'i.. ll::tO P. M. Dallv Hiti "K.rt'-x- x'-nn J:30, 8:40, 10:25 A. M. Sunday only. A. M. Rfturnlnr frnm Oswe.o. arrlva Portland. dally. 8:35 A. M.. 1:RK a or. a-in -is r a."; :S3 11:1.) P. M. : 12:-JS A. M. Dally except S Si V' T:an. 8::tS. 3:33. 11: A. 1.. Sunuay Only. IO A. M. i.eave rrom same depot for Dallas and In termediate points daily, 7:30 A. M. and 4:l.'i M Arrive Portland. 10:15 A. M. and :- Motor I . I t operates dally to Monmoutli and nectinj witn S, F, Co, ' trains at Dallas .d Independence. irst-rlau tar. from Portland to Sacra- class tare. .15; KcondclaH v'ertD. Tlckoig to Poalorn nnlnfa nd EilMfiH! also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. .4 Vrr Of-T-aC K. I on, -Third and Wa,hlngtnn t.. mon. M,ln trS. C. W. STINGER, WM. M'.WIRKAY, lily Ticket Ajent. Gn. rail. Afft. V OREOOil UNION PACIFIC 3 TRAINS TO TEE IAST DAILY Through Pullman tandardi end tourist sleeping cars dally to Omaha. Chicago, Hpo - kane; tourist sleeping- car dally to Kansas City. Kecllninj chair cars (scats free) to the East dally. VaaaiT aaaaaa. UTIO. DEPOT. Lavca Arriva.. CHICAGO PORTL'D SPECIAL for the 0:30 A. M. 7:S0 P. It. K..t via Huntington. rally. Dally. SPOKANE FLYER. T:,?y ."-) ' 'aUy. For Eastern Washlnglon. Walla Walla. Lewlston, Coeur d'Alentt and Great Northern ATLANTIC EXPRESS 8:19 Ti. M. a;;tO A. M. for tho East via .Dally. Pally. Huntington. PORTI.AN O BIGOS 8:15 A.. M. tt;-40 T. M. I-OCA.L. Cor all local points between Biggs and Portland. RIVKR K-1 EDU1.E. FOR ASTORIA, a nl 8;00 T. M. O :DO t. M. Way points, connecting L-atly Ually with uteamor for II- nmt Mt'fPt waco and North Sunday. Sunday. Reach "tea m r Salardav tllal0' Ash.-at. dock. 10:00 JM. FOR DAYTON, Ore. 7; 00 A. ii. 5:30 r. H. iron City and Yamhill Dally Dally River points, Aah-st. except except dock (wat?r per. Kumlay. Sunday. For Lewlaton. Idaho, and way points from' RIpMrla. Wash. Leave Blparia D;o a, M.. or upon arrival train No. 4, dally xcpt Saturday. Arrive Riparla P. M. dally ex ccpt Friday. Tickft OfT.rr, Third ind nanhloRton. Tf!ephon Main til ('. W. Kilnr. fily Ticket Agt. ; Wm. McMnrraj, Geo. I'as. Aft. THE COMFORTABLE WAr. rW0 OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY THIS OK1EMTAL lUDTED The l ast Mall VIA SEATTLE OR SPOKANE fmmmwi i i i i i IDslly. IORTI.A T Dally. Leave. Time bohrdult. Arrive. To and from Spiv m 8:30 am ksne. St. Paul. Mln- 7:00 am neapnlla, Duluth snrt H:5pn All Folnta Kuat Via, :SO pra ' Seattle. To and from fit. Paul. Minneapolis. t:M pm Duluth and m 1 I a:OOam points Ea-t Via Ppokane. Ore At Korlhrn Si hamuli lo Co. ialllns; from Seattle for Japan and China porta and 34 ani la. carry ing passengen and f relsrht. fj, J), IahOt( I'fbniary 17. g. g. Mlnnfuok, April 1. NIPPON' -&-tJME?4 KA18HA Jnpn Mall S.amnlUp Co. 8. B. frMI,A?0 UARU will .all IrOtn (Seattle about January 11 tor Japan and China ports, carrylni pajisengtrs and freight. For ttokats. rates, berth rea Na tions, etc., call on or addraf H. DICKSON, c. r. T. a. 122 Third SU Portland, Or, .none Main 80. Astoria and Columbia RiYGr RfljIrQad C9. Leaves. f NlOV DEPOT. Arrlva. Taily. r"or MayR-ere. Kalnler, zally. Clatskanle, Wcstport, Ollfton. Astoria. War- 8:00 A. SC. rent on. Flavel. Ham- 11 .55 A,1C. mo il. Kort Stevens. Gearhart Park, Sea- Slflc, Astoria ana Eea- shore. TrOO P.M. E.PT.H Dally. 0:SO P.M. A..aoria ExprML Dally. C. A. STEWART. J. I Goram'l Agl . -49 A!lr at. Prion. Main DOS. G. f- A- P. X. SFfandscolPorUandS.S.'Ci). Operatlne the only direct panencer steamer From Alrt worth Dock, Portland, at, 8 p. M. : S. S. "COLl'MBIV Jan. 1949, fob, 8. From Bpear-st. WhriU, San Francisco. ' at 11 A .' M. -. 8. 8. "COLUMBIA," Jaa. XX; Frk. 1. 11, ct. JAMES H. DfiWSON, As'nt, Phona Main 268. 2.8 Waahlngtoa sL 1
