J 16 THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1907. ICE BLOCKADE IS BROKEN OK ELDER Steamship Forces Her Way Through the Hoes and Reaches Portland. FLEET WILL ARRIVE TODAY First Ecatoins craft to Make Local Harbor in Ten Daya w on the Waterfront Is Rushing Again. The Ice blockade In the Columbia Is trokn and traffic has asain opened be tween Portland and Astoria. The steamer ('.ooree W. Elder. In charge of Pilot W. H. Pftttetwon, arrived up last night at f :40 o'clock. th first vessel to reach Portland from the pea. since January 15. The Elder left Astoria yesterday morn- -Ins; at 7 o'clock and came as far up the river as St. HelenH, arriving at that place at 1 P. M. . An hour later the ttde began to ebb and Captain Jesson and Pilot Pat- terson decided to take a chance with the iff. An effort was made to Induce the others of the marooned fleet to follow but tticy tiad swn enougii Ice ana remained at the docks. The EJtler jammed 'Into the Ice floe at full speed and went some SOO yards before the stuck. H required t minutes to tree 1W. She baekeJ out and went ftl It again, tlila time reaching a point about two thirds of the way throuRh. , The bat tering given by the steamer was suCA- olont to release the entire mass Of ICQ and it began to move down stream. Free- ing herself a second time the old boat hacked onT and taking- another run went through to dear water at Knapp's point, "With' the strong- ebb tide the entire mass of Ice moved down stream and this morn ing the river will be entirely free from obstructions, Fleet Will Arrive Today. The steamers Aragronia. Roanoke, F. a. KtlDurn and eanta Maria wju arrive m Portland before noon today. The Ara- xonla will leave up at 7 ocloclc this morn ins and the other steamers about the fame time. The steamship Ntcomedia, a the Portland and Asiatic steamship line. S.s at Astoria and will start up tomorrow. She will await the arrival of Captain A. 1. Pease, pilot, who is now coming up tn river with the Aruganla. Yesterday morning Captain Pease. Cap tain C CJ. Groves and O. . fiwigert, of. the Port of -Portland ana taptain Marry Eraken. representing the Columbia River j.jlots. went down on the steamer Harvest with the intention ot surveying the ice TiiocKade and devising- means of lifting- it. From the upper end it was possible to get as far down as Knapp's Point, ubout a mile above Fables llsht. Last Tuesday Captain Pease succeeded in com- Ing W lar. UP as WW latter place on til- Tug- Wenona. After a consultation It was decided to send the tug McCracken up from the lower end axid to follow with the steamship Aragonia. The tug was to U used to break the Ice away from fhore. Captain Kmkcn was to start down from Portland with the steamer Crusader and try to force a passage through from the upper end. The good work of the Elder In clearing: the chan nel made this action unnecessary. Ah a fjrand finale to the passage of the steamer through the Ice the passengers all crowd- cd around the bridge and gave three lusty cheers tor Captain Jessen and Pilot Pat terson. t Ituh of Work on Waterfront, The entire waterfront will feel the ef fects of the raising of the blockade- :U)ngtioremen will worn overtime ana the customs officials will have their hands full with the entries and clearances. Ready -to leave down are the steamer Crusader, the schooner J. H. Lunosmann, the ship - Lucille, the bark Glenrlcht STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. Due Name. Aragonia Koanoke F. A. Kilburu.. N icomtuia Geo. V. Elder;.. Alliance Costa Rica Colombia. .- NumantiA ., Arabia. .......... to Arrive. From Hongkong., .Ban Fran... .San Fran.-. , .Hongkong. . San Pedro. . . fcureka .San Fran... . ban Fran. . . Hongkong . . JlongkonK. . Date. ..In port . In port .In rort .-In port ..In port . Jan. 26 ..Jan. 30 . Jan. 81 ..Frb. 21 ..Mar. 21 Scheduled to Depart. Name. For Date Koanoke. ........ .San Pedro .Jan. 24 V. A. Kilourn. . . . .San Fran Jan. 20 Aragonia Hongkong Xntf'ft Geo. V. Elder.,., Ban Mtq IndTt Alliance Eureka Jan. 28 Costa Rica an Fran Feb. X Columbia. ..... . . . tan Fran ..... Feb. 2 Nicomedla Hongkong Feb. 0 Numantla..' Hor.gkong Feb. 28 Arabia.... Hongkong1 Mae 28 Several other vessels, which have been working- slow on account of the condition of the river, will rush matters to com pletion and will start down as soon as tow boats can handle them. At St. Helens are three schooners and a bark waiting- to load ties from points above. Veaterday It was decided to put the steamer Harvest Queen on the freight and passenger run to Astoria, giving a three-day service on alternate days to the steamer Undlnu, of the Vancouver Transportation Company, going through Willamette Slough. This plan will be abandoned now, and the steamer Potter will be replaced on the regular run. leaving- here every evening. During the tie- up people on the Washington shore or the Columbia suffered considerably for lack of transportation facilities. Freight -was badly needed and mail was delivered only once or twlcp a week. Upper River Still Blocked. Steamers on the Portland-ialles run havQ not been able to reach the latter rlac as yet Tho Ice holds fabetween Mmalooue Island and the JBia Eddy. Boat of the BBsuIator line are working between Hood River, White Salmon ana Portland. Considerable freight piled up during- the cold snap for the North-bank road, and this will keep the boats busy until the river clears, with the river open below the mouth of the Willamette una no amount of Ice this side of Mema- loose. the l:t tmer or the heavy lee coming down in quantities sufficient to endanger navigation has passed. . KASIOt S SCIKtONUt WRECKED Casco Ashore at San Quentln Bay. Crew; Is Safe. ; VICTORIA, B. C, Jan." ai-AdvicM were received by the Victoria Sealing- Com pany today of the itrandlng of the seullng schooner Casco- at San Quentin Bay, Lower California.- - All 'bands landed safely. The Bchooner carried a crew of 4 white hunters. In command of Captain Munro. He has telegraphed to tils owners that oft San Diego Bay a gale was encoun tered which carried away the foremast and la running into San Quentin. Bay to make repairs the schooner was driven on the beach The Casco is the schooner tn which Robert Loula Stevenson made bis voyages in the South Seas. ESTERTAIXMEXT SUCCESS Officers of Steamers Suvcrlc and Gymeric .Appear 1 n Coocert. ATout 200 persons gathered on the steamer Suverle last evening and enjoyed an entertainment given by the officers of that vessel and those of the Gymeric. A space was cleared between decks for- ward of Ko. 2 hatch. It was decorated with flags and bunting. Each number on the programme was thoroughly enjoyed. A. collection was taken for the Seamen's Institute and all responded liberally. The following- programme was rendered : piano solo Mixta Elisabeth Hoben BonK G. Plomer, S. S. Suveric Violin solo....' Mlsg Barker Song w. H. Donkln; S. 8. Gymeric Address- "Reminiscences of South Afri ca" Dr. A- Munro. S. S. Suveric Fanjo solo Clnnda Foster, s. 6- Gymeric Sonjr Mtas EUcabetb Hoben Son, G, t'lomer, 6. &. euvcrtc Mandolin solo 0. Foster, S. S. Gymeric -AagrapantJhua bartered for Lum ter- The British steamship Agapanthus, 2SC6 tons net. now at Comox. has been char tered for Portland loading. The steam ship will carry lumber to North China. She lias a capacity of about 3.500,000 feet. The Aaapanthus oame up the coast In water ballast from Valparalno. She will arrive In the river about February 1. Areola Probably a Total Wreck. HAVANA, Jan. 24. Efforts to float the Btranded jteamcr Areola yesterday were futile. A storm was brewing1 late last nlirht and If It comes the ship will prob ably be a total wreck. Marine Xotet. The bark Bayard will be&ln talcing- cargo today at Columbia flbcK no, i The steamship Suveric will shift from tho Greenwich to the Alblna dock today. The British bark Glenerlcht nnlshed loading yesterday afternoon and win o to the stream this morning. Captain C. w. wlr, owner of the steamer Cash, yesterday surrendered the papers of mat vessel to the Custom- House. She has been abandoned. The German ship Slam, now load f net at Lsondon, will come to Portland with general cargo for Meyer, Wilson. Hither to it was thought that the Vessel would Ko to the Sound. The American ship Lucille, which has been loading at tno Portland Lumber Company, was towed through' the bridges yesterday and went anchor In the lower harbor. -r Arrivals and Departures. ASTORIA, Jan. 2. Condition of tha "bar at f. M- smooth; wind, northeast; weather. clear. Arrived at 7:50 A. M,6teamer Atlas, from San Francisco. Arrived at 8:05 A. M. and left up t lii noon bitamer Santa Maria, from fug'' I Sound. fcjallt?tf at 9: lO A. 3rl. Schooner RoUerlcK Pbu, for Tacoma. Ar- rived at 1:45 P. M.-Sttamer Heather. San Francisco. Jan. 24. Sailed Steamer Trios. I. Wand. Tor Columbia Elver; nhip Serlln and schooner Annie Laraen, Cor Auto rla. 6an Pranelico. Jan. 24. Arrlverl--Stamtjr Santa Barbara, from Olympla: steamer Mbv. fair. fiom " 1 ! 1 : M It. Rdw.rd S.w.U. from Philadelphia, via M nnI"VU'o; .t.amer ThroOe, jroin Newcastle, Australia. Sailed Steamer Hontkong Mam. for Hongkong. iun Pedro. Jan. 24. Arrived yeatterday Barkeotlne Amaranth, from Portland. Port Plrlw. Jan. 24. Arrived Jan. IT Noi weg-iah steamer Terje Vlken,- from Portlana, Shanghai, Jan. 18. Arrived Quito, from Tacoma. Valparmlio. Jan. Arrived previously fitfamor NeKo. from Hamburg, Genoa and Cadiz, via Tenerlfre( for 6an Francisco. Port Pirle, Jan. 17. Arrived Terje VI- ken, from Portland, Or. Coronel, Jan. . 18. Arrived Ttltolcrla. from Hamburg?, etc.. tor San Franclieo. HongKonp, Jan. 24. Arrived previously Titan, from Liverpool, via Colombo, lor Vancouver. Tenerlfte. Jan. 12. Sailed Serak. from Hamburg- and Oenoa, for San Francisco. Paranag-ua, Jan. 18. Sailed Guabjba, for San Francisco, Port Townaend Jan. 54. ArrlvHRh tn Euphrati-s, from Valparalno. - Victoria. Jan., 2-. Arrived Steamer Ty- deus. from Liverpool, via Yokohama. Seattle, Jan. 34. Arrived Steamer Tongo Maru. from Yokohama. Arrived Steam. r Berlin, from Columbia Rlv.r; .choone, Beulah. from Oray. Har bor; schooner Xlzzlo "Vance, from Gray'a Harbor; cliooner H. D. Pendlxen, roin Gray'a Harbor; schooner Annie Larsen, from Tide at Astoria Friday. High. I Low. 10:05 A. M 8-2 feet) 4:11 A. M 3.5 feet 11:33 I'. M e.a rfti q-.ir F. M o.a feet Earthquake Shifts Oil Rivers. CHICAGO. Jan. 24 Accordln. n 'dispatch to the Record-Herald from Galveston, Tex., the Gulf Coast oil Llelds of Texas have decreased their production more tlian 4 5 per. cent dur ing the last week and the case Is at ti.btited to seismic disturbances In Ja maica. The eudden drop was noticed the second day after the Jamaica quake and 17 wells In Texas and Louisiana went dry entirely. After the Valparaiso earthquake many wells ceased to flow, while an Immenee oil lake appeared out in the Gulf. The North Texas oil fields have increased 100 per cent since the Ja maica shock, and the product is much lighter in color. I'uts Bnllet Into II in Breast. DALLAS, Tex., JanA34. Following a conference with his attorneys relative to. a charge of misuse of the mails, pendtna- against him. James H Cowan, who recently has come Into consider- able prominence because ot tils efforts to recover a large block of land In tha heart of the uptown district of New York City Known as tho Hartafleld ea- tate, yesterday retired to an adjoining room and several rfioments later was found seated behind a book case BUf , f orlnK from a serious pistol wound tn his left breast. The property Cowan claims is estimated to be worth 1200.. 000.000. The action brouffht against nlm In the federal Court was based on corre spondence he had with other claimants. Xr. Wilson at stacada. Rev. Clarence True Wilson will tell of "The Experiences of a Single Minister." at the Estacada, Town Hall tonight. The meeting Is under the auspices of the Estacada Methodist Church. Bishop David H. Moore. L. t. D.. will preach at the Grace Methodist Church February 3. Rev. Clarence True Wilson reports an addition to the Grace Methodist Church of 60 members during- the last three months, which, he says. Is the largest increase the church has ever seen, in the same length of time. l Alee in Denver Next Vear. DENVER, Jan. 24. it was erroneously stated last night that Los Angeles. Cal.. had been chosen as the next meeting place ot the American National livestock Association, which closed its tenth an nual convention here last night What the convention did was to favor Los Angeles as the meeting place two years hence The convention next year will be held In Denver. . . Will Dine Atebftssador Bryce. NEW YORK, Jan, 2Wames Bryce, the new British Ambassador, has under con slderatlon invitations from the Lotus Club. Union League Club, and the Pll- grlms, for dinners in his honor. Ho will b the ruest of bonor at the dinner of the Pilgrims In London on February 8 and will arrive ji America February 24, BIG FILL 19 ASSURED Street Committee Acts on East Stark Improvement. ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED Pacific Brldee Company Offers to Do Work for 970,011, Wliicli Xs $150 in Excess of Estimate, Pitas Ten Per Cent- . The filling; of Bast Stark street, which lias been a matter of contention for many months, was practically assured yesterday afternoon when the street cotnmiMe of the Executive Board recommended that the contract for the worK be let. The only bid for the work was submitted by the r'acifle Bridge Company at $70,011.75. This waa S150 In excess oc the City Engineer'! estimate and 10 per cent additional, but because of the urgency of the work It was decided to suspend the rules and let the contract. The section of East Stark street covered by the contract is between East Water and East Seventh streets. Councilman Kellaher. I-T. . M. Newhall and other Eaat Side property-owners appeared before the committee to urge that the contract be let. They said that the opposition to tha Improvement which had previously exist ed had been withdrawn , and that further delay would be detrimental to the entire East Side. Bids for the section of East Stark street, beyond Kast Seventh, were oraerea aavertlsea lor. at the last meet- tag of the board, Additional contracts for street improve ments were recommended as follows: Francli avenue. Belmont to Base Ldne, GieClSCh & Joplln, f3394.38; Unn avenue, East Thirteenth to East Nineteenth. Keenan Bros.. 4092.15: Fourteenth street. Burn side to Savier, filar Sand Comnany and Harry Howard, S6l57-02i J arret t street. Patton to Havelock. B. M. Lombard, $3411.92; Rodney avenue. Morris to Free- mont. 8tar Sand Company. 4440.40; Da kota street. Macadam to Wisconsin, O'Neil & Co., K545.73; California street, Macadam to Virginia, O'Neil & Co.. S3270.O3. Bids higher than the estimates of the City Engineer were receives upon cnureii, Jessup and Simpson streets, between Pat ton and Mlchlsan. and Missouri street, between :tiHlnssworth and North Alblna. As It wag feared that no lower bids upon these streets could be obtained, it was decided to postpone consideration urJI the next meeting of the committee whV. property-owners affected will be asktcj to appear before the committer An application of the Portland Railway. Light & Rower Company to lay under ground conduits. In accordance with an ordinance recently passed, was held over until the next meeting:. In the meantime the company will be aslcad ta furnish an exact map of the conduits it desires to lay. SOUGHT TO PROVE MERGER Continued from First Pace. Car for .Philadelphia, sald Commissioner Lane, "could you have it routed any way you wished?' "Possibly, if we Insisted, but we never did 130." Tys has been ths result of the ear shortage, has It not? asked Mr. Cotton. Trouble Before Car Shortage. "Yes. although we - have had some trouble before. We have had very good service this year. We have no cause to complain In maKing our prunfe' ship- ments." "Prior to 19G1, how did you sret Northern Pacific or Great Northern care ?' "By ordering them through the Port- land, agentB." "Now you order them through the 6alem Southern Pacific agent, do you,?" "Yes. but we do not try, as we realize It is useless." "You did not care much Just so you got your fruit shipped?" "No." - "And you got all around good eervice?' "Yes." How Merger Affects Hop Shipments. Ltouls Itachmund, a Salem hopdealer. was placed on the stand and said that al thbugh traveling freight agents of the O. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific, in common with representatives of - the other transcontinental lines, solicited him for business prior to 1901, this competition between the lines had ceased with the merger. ( "How did you ship hops to the Eaat In the old - days? asked Attorney Severance. "By the Southern Pacific, 0. R. & N., Union Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande' answered Kir. Lachmund. "Are you now able to ship Denver & Rio Grande from Salem?" "No, we are told we will have to se cure Denver Sfc R.lo Grande cars in order to make shipments direct. We ship by Southern Pad lie ana by boat from Salem to Portland. Shipments made by boat tire sometimes sent 2ast by Oregon Short IJne and Denver &. Itlo Qrande." ."What soliciting agents are now in the field for business?" 'The Denver &. Rio Grande man Is about the only one except the local Southern f aciiic agent at Salem. - He acts for DOtn the Southern Pacific and the O. R. & N." . "How do your hops go Cast now?" "Up to a year iigro. the greater part went Sunset, -but We Salem agent noti fied us about six months ago that the company preferred to have the business go Union JPacinc. o hops shipped by us "now go east by the Sunset route." "What extra inducements were made to you before 1901 by the competing; .lines in order to get your business?" "Up to a year ago e got free storage ol hop for GO day at any point on the Southern Pacific, and local rates were absorbed. In tradition there were con Cessions made to us on the Js'ew York docks. Now this Is changed and the Southern Pacific tells us it la acting: purely as a warehouse company." ' "The company is now acting: purely as a warehouse company,-13 it? It used to be a transportation company." Competition Stopped In lsol. The witness was askd when compe tition between the O. R. & N. and South ern Pacific was stopped. . He answered in 1901. " "The boats operated to Corvallls by the 0. R. & N. WrT good boats, were they not? asked Attorney Severance. "Tea." "The boats did not resemble a skimming dish, did they?" S No." Attorney Cotton asked trie witness how long during- the year did the boats ply up the river as far as, Corvallls. The witness said when the water permitted. which was between December and June. "Were boats frequently wrecked on that run?" asked Mr. Cotton, "Yes, I believe they were." "Is it not true that deep water navi gation on the Upper "Willamette consists i In operating boats of six and nine-inch draft?" ' "Yes. that ta the ease." "Such a craft as that could be called a skimming disb. could It not?" . "Yes." Mr. Cotton developed the idea that the stopping of such concessions as free transit and storage ol bops, formerly m iiffect. wag due to the' Interstate Com merce Commission law. which became operative August 38. 1BCC. The witness said In reply to questions that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific have not solicited boo business from him for tha past three or four years. The .Denver & Xiio Grande agents are still the only ones in the Held and they ask only for shipments that are sent to Portland by boat. Frank Linn, of the hop-deal In a- n-m ot Catim & Linn, of Baiem, . was next called. His testimony was practically a repetition of Mr. Lachmund's. He told of former competition for hop business. but said thai since the merger there was ho solicitation by either the Southern Pacific or the O. R. & K. He said that' formerly the New York business usually went by the Sunset route, while the Ohl- cago. business was usually wnt. Union Pacific or by Aie Union Pacific and Den vr A Rio Grande. it is not a metier or preference now." j said the witness, '."but the Harriman lines tell us the way it Is possible to move the hops. Xhe railroads do not aictate abso lutely but we And we set better service if we rollow the advice of the Southern Pacific agent at 9alem.' '"We have made not attempts lately to sret Denver V Rio Grande cars, as we have found It useles." Commissioner Lane asked the witness the extent of the business given to the Denver & Rio Grande by Mr. Linns company and ho was informed that for the past four or five years it has prac tically been impossible to set Denver & Rio Grande cars, although tn the old days 50 and 60 per cent or the Arm's shipments went Denver & R!o Grande and Rock Island. "Have you been advised that the cur tailment or warehouse facilities that was mentloneij a short time ago is due to the Interstate ' Commerce law?" asked Commissioner Lane. "That la the way it was put up to us." answered the witness. The witness testified that In compliance with the advice of the Salem agent of the Southern Pacific, shipments have been changed from Sunset to the Union Pa- clfie. Commissioner Lane took em una tie ex ceptions to a statement on tha coal short. age. credited to Vice-President L W. Hill, or the Great Northern Railroad, in an interview at Spokane Mr. Hill is quoted as saying that "the putting into effect of the new interstate commerce law which prohibits railroad companies from being engaged In the coal business has much to do with the present . conditions. Xhe rail roads have endeavored to comply with the law, and as the railroads have been the ones which have heretofore developed the greatest number of coal mines, the cutting oft" of this source of supply hav resulted in crippling the market." "If Mr. Hill i correctly Quoted In that interview said Mr. Lane yesterday, "he has demonstrated beyond the need of ar gument his unfitness for the position he holds. The particular clause of the inter- state commerce law to which he undoubt edly refers does not become effective until May. 1908. or more than Is months after tut coal Btiortase first began maKins trouble. The date at which that portion of the law was to become effective was placed far enough in the future to enable an interested parties to rperrect arrange ments in keeping with the changed con ditions. The attempt of M r. Hill to lay any portion of the Marm for the coal shortage on the requirements of the In terstate commerce law Is not creditable to his Intelligence. "It Is to be hoped that he will not at tribute the car shortage to the Interstate Commerce Commission." : J. N. Teal Teatlries. J. N. Teal, attorney lor the transpor tation committee of the Chamber of Com merce, waa called to the stand and asked if he prepared the reports adduced in evidence relating to the non-ruiniment of promises of railroad building Into Cen tral Oregon fay Harriman. He testified that he prepared both reports referred to and gave his authority for the statistics on mileage, earnings and other . details concerning the Oregon lines ot the Harri man system. "I believe that events since have Just!- fied the reports," declared Mr. Teal, "and I believe more mig-ht have been said with entire truthfulness." -Xhe witness said Mr. Harriman had publicly announced, at a, banquet at Uie Arlington Club, trytt he would extend the Columbia Southern into Central Oregon, providing ample transportation facilities for that long neglected region. This promise has never been kept, "Do you know of any other territory in the West, equal in extent and richness to Central Oregon, which Is without rall- road facilities?" asked Attorney . Sever ance. "No. I do not. replied Mr. Teal. "The Southeastern. Oregon country contains 40jjOO square miles. There are single counties In that country which have an area of 10. woo square miles. There are valleys there In wli'ch you could lose states like Rhode Island. If this terri tory had been properly developed and served with railroads, there Is no rea son why this state should not have 1,500,- 000 people today." . "In there any reason why branches have not been built Into that country except for the fact that railroads of this state are owned by one. Interest?" ' asked At torney Severance. ' ' : "I do not understand why thls.reg-lon has not been developed." replied Mr Teal. "Considering the very large earn ings of the Oregon roads, it seems re markable' that a better showing; in rail road building- has not been made. Ieet year the o. R. & N. paid the interest on its bonds," the dividends on the preferred stock, and 25 per cent on its common stock.' Early Developnaent ot O. rt. & Mr. Cotton brought out the fact that during- a long -period, leadlnsr Portland financiers were largely Interested in the o. R. & jv. and served as the directors of the road. He Indicated that, with tha interests of this ctty and state at heart, there men did not cause any sreax amount of extensions to be built- He shoved that during the Harriman regime the O. R. & X has had its period of greatest developmen c. "The Lytle road, the Columbia South- em, was bum with o. ft, & jf, money, was It not?" asked Mr. Cotton of the . witness. "Well. Mr. L-ytle furnJahed the brains." replied Mr. Teal. "I should think that the one who sup plied the money supplied the brains." retorted 2hfr. Cotton. "At any rate It was mighty poor brains to be forced to buy the Columbia South- ern back at such a fat profit If it was O. It. -. N. funds." said Mr. Teal "Eastern Ores-on, such as It Is, is no new discovery. Is it? It Is not a land blooming with flowers and roses.- Is it For or SO miles south or Shanlko there Is nothing but rocks, is there?" Mr Cotton asked. ! "Well, there is a little besides -rocka," answered Mr. Teal. The extent of the roads now under con- structlon m this state was then gone Into. It was found that the Harriman lines now have about 35S miles in this state under construction, and this fla-ure would be raised to 700 miles if roads being surveyed were taken Into consider- ation. During this estimate the North bank road was mentioned. "What Is the Korth-bank road?" asked Attorney Severance. It was explained it Is the Hill road now building- into Portland. "Harriman has not assisted materially In the construction of this road,, has he?" he asked. "This country Is all divided up." ex plained Mr.. Teal tn regard to the UroTth- banH tight. '.'Whenever either HJ r Harriman sets Into the other's territory. the other Is not happy." Tells About Ending of Competition. Alexander Kerr, of the wholesale gro cery firm of Wadhams & JCerr Brothers, was summoned, fie told the same story ot brisk competition among th railroads for traffic prior to the merger of 1901. Since the combination, solicitation for freight had ceased. "You have not given the Great rJorth ern much of your business, have you?" asked Mr. Cotton. "No." was the reply. "TbetT solicitors also have stopped com- Inf. have they not?" "Yes." H. M. SCaJler-. mmnufactur-r agent and treasurer of the Kelly-Olar Company. was the rest witness. He said m com- pany ships several hundred cars a year and controls tha routing of many others. Goods coine to the firm -from 25 or 30 states In the Union, He said his Arm had not been solicited by the Harriman lines because he had given all the business to the Harriman roads Xor the past four years or more. East of. Chicago, srooda were routed by all lines In connection with the Union Pacific. One Solicitor for Both Lines. Henry Hafin, ol'Wafljiams & Co., was the first witness at the opening: session of the hear in a: yesterday morn ing:. Mr. JXahn test Hied that while there was formerly considerably com- petition for business between' the agentkt of the O- R. & N. and Southern Pacttlc since the merger in 1901, there wan no longer any semblance of com petition. "There Is a slnele solicitor for both lines and there Is no com petition that we know of." declared tne wttneg. Edward Kewbegin, of the firm of R. M. Wader & Co., was next called. He said his company usually- shipped over the -Southern pacinc and via Sacra mento and-Ogden prior to the merger In 1901. Shipments for his firm are now made over the Northern and Union Pacific fie said there was one time when freight was diverted by the rail road company that he remembered. In -tend of coming via. Ogden a.s usual this shipment came over the Union Pa- clflc. The shipment was routed via Og"Jen and Sacramento, and he thoug-ht it occurred shortly after the time the Harriman lines were merged. The eac- act date coma not ce recaiiea, ana Mr. New beg; In was given until today to look up the correspondence and thus tlx the time- T. P. Honey-nan was. called and tes tified there was Quite active competi tion here for business previous te the merarer. - H aald he waa not familiar with the dotalls ol the business and did not know how regularly solicitors called since the merjer. O. O. Hall n enarare or trie sm omenta Cor the company, was best Qualified to teil that, he said. The old ra land were ra The witness The old rate-outtlna- davs in Port laritj were recalled V v the testimony. The witness wu asked about extra Inducements made for Ms business ana he was loath to answer.,. The question waa ropeatert and he admitted thnt while the Southern Pacific never cut rates for bis benefit, fie flia secure re auctions from th$ 6. R. & N. In com mon with other .hlppers.- This was conceded to have toeen a. common prnc- tice, Comipisploner ine and Attorney Severance ag-rclng that It had flour ished extensively in the past. - All Find Solicitors Iesa Active. O. J. Hall. In charge of the ship. men ta of the Hortey man Hardware Company, who had previously been In the aervlce or tbe O. R, & N., 9am he was not sought out by solicitors as much as in the past, and that there wa& no mt-ntlon made of routing fay the Harriman agents. J. K. Gill and W. A. Montgomery, of J. K. Gill &. Co.. testified concerning traffic conditions both before and since the merger. The only solicitation they experience comes from Eastern lines. Edwari Eh r man. of Mason. Ehrman & Co. suld t hey formerly shinned via th Sunett because they were besouglit to tiiip mat way by solicitors. They no longrer ship that way because it takt longer. Ho aald tnere is no lim itation on routing;. U A. Lewis, of Alln & Lewis, said that competition between the South em Pacific and O. ft.- afc 77. apparently cesscd with the mera-er. The only limitatlon placed on tils right to ship by nn7 route Is by the Ogden gateway. Thomas ( McCusker. between whom ana the officials or the allied Harri man lines there is understood to be no love lost, was called. For 16 years he wa an official of the Southern Pa cific traffic department. I i a said be fore the merger hie duties were to sret business for the Sacramento-Ogden route, and hi Ptrongest competitor was the O. R. & N. and Union Pacific. Orders wro to set Atlantic seaboard stulT for Sunset and thus gel the long; haul for the Southern Pacific. Falling in this freigrht was routed via Ogden. lie said that with the merarer the Ogden gateway was closed to this ter ritory and Instructions from Ben Camp bell, then ircneral freight agent, were tOTOUte business by sunset for the At lantic seaboard as formerly, but to send other stuff Union Pacific. No more soliciting- was done for the Og den route. Gray's Harbor Pledges $10,000. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. 24. (Spa da!.) Great Interest is centered here In the outcome of the meeting of the Northwest League In Seattle tomorrow. Oray's Harbor desires to - retain its membership and Is willinsjr to put its full 6harc of the money required, out there are other towns with a pull. Vive representatives of the association here went to Seattle today. Oray's Harbor Is ready to pledge 110,000 for the support uf a club the coming year. C7txixrcl Social Postponed. 'The social at tiie Calvary Presbyterian Church, which was to be held this evn- tng, has been postponed until the -vening of Fv-orurr-ry 1. WHITE BREAD Makes Trouble tor People With Weak Intestinal Dieestlon. ; A lady In Wisconsin town employed & physician, who Instructed her not to eat white bread for two years. She tells the details ot her sickness and she certainly was ft sick woman. "In the year 18S7 I gave out from over work, and until 1901 I remained an Invalid tn beel a great part of the time. Had different doctors, but nothing seemed to j help. I suffered from cerebrospinal con- K-estion. female trouble and serious stom ach and bowel trouble. ZWfy husband called a new doctor, and after having gone without any food for 10 daya the 4octor ordered Grape-Nuts for me. I could eat the new food from the very first mouthful. The doctor- kept me on Grape-Nuts and the only meaicine was a little glycerine to heal the alimentary I canal. "When I was up again the doctor told mo to eat Orape-uts twice a day and ! no white bread for two years. I cot well In good time and have gained In strength so X can do my own work again. "My brain has been helped so much and I know that the Grape-Nuts food did this, too. I found I had been made ill because I was not fed right, that Is. I did not properly aigest wmte oread and some oth- ef food I tried to live on. " I have never been without Grape-Nuts iooa hi nee. ana eat it every day. You may publish the letter if you like, - so It will help someone else." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the little boolc "The Hoed to Wellvllle. In packages. HEALTH AND SPIRITS ARE RESTORED BY DR. WILLIAMS' PIIMrJ PILLS ... After Worry and Overwork Hid Pr ducej a Condition of General Debility and Despondency. General debility is caused by men tal or -physical overwork with, imper fect assimilation of nourishment, or by some acute disease from which. the vital forces have been prostrated and the) entire organism weakened so 16 not to easily rally. To restore health It is necessary that the blood should be purified and mads new. The case of Mrs. B. M. Spears, of S2Mt. Pleasant street, Athol, Mass., is a common one and is given here in order that others may be benefited by her experience. She eaj-s; "i ta been sick for a year from Indigestion and general debility brought on by oven work and worry. I nad tried many remedies, cut found no relief. I suf fered from swelling of tie limbs, losa of appetite and dizzy, spells, which be came so severe towards nltjlit, that I sometimes fainted away. I was bl! lous and my bands and arms would go to sleep for an hour or two at a, time. I wes so sleepy all tae Urns that 1 could hardly keep awake. I j naa frequent cramps in my limbs and severe palas at the base of my bead and In my back. My blood waa inw poverished. I was afraid to give up and so to bed tearing- that I would never get well. "About this time Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were rseommeaded to me by a friend In South Vernon, Vt. I felt better soon after beginning tha treatment and continued until 1 was entirely cured. I -consider Dr. Wii- Hams' finli nils a grand medicine; for weak women." Dr. Williams Pink Pills cure sren eral and nervous debility because they make new blood. They itrika at tne root of these and other blood disea-aes. such aa rheumatism, anae- mla, inaigceUon ana nervous troubles, such as neuralgia, nervousness and spinal weakness. They are suaran teed to be free from opiates or any harmful drugs and cannot Injure -the most delicate svstsm. Dr. William's Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on receipt ol price 50 cents per bot. six boxes SS.SO. by the Dr. 'Williams Medi cine Company, Schenectady, tc. Out of Tune An aclre or pain is a discord in nerve harmony. There is a strain or irritation of some nerve, 'caus ed by the existence of some un natural condition. Pain subsides only when nerve harmony is re stored. Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills soothe the nerves, and in this way relieve pain and distress. When you consider that all pain 15 in the nerves you will under stand tliat treatment must he through the nerves. My wife and daughter use Dr. Miles Antl-Paln nils for pains from any cause. with best results." - - MOFf3. Ktc. Ajrt.. JnsUp. Ga. If they Tail to help, your drugKl-tt -will refund the money on nrst package. 2. doses, 25 cents. Neer sold In bulk. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart, Ind. Every Yoinan iMntertiied ann snonin know itiont cna wonf-rcni MARVEL Whirlina Sorav Tb new TsTafl..U Bjrtngm. njec- iwn ana our won, jirsi-na; cst-MostconTent-Mit. g.7"ra " - inuuj . Alb 7mt lnirUt far It. If he cannot supply the MAUVICii. accent no other. Hut mm. I lump f f llliisUrmied bonk tvalvd 1 Trill iirtlctilainind.1lrirtir nluf-tUl - m'llca. Jtm R.VKB, 44 K 3Sd AT.. UK w on Uut-Davii Druf Co.. I itor NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO.'S Steamship Geo. IV. Elder . Sails For Eureka, San Francisco and Los An geles Direct. SATURDAY, JAN. 26, AT 8 P. M. From Martin's Dock. j Toot 17th (street. Ticket office, 132 Third street, near Alder. Phone Main 1314. 11. YOUKG, Agent. , 60CTHEASTERX ALASKA ROUTE. From Seititl at a P. il for Ketcblkan. J u n ct a u . ehajway, white Hone, -r. . j i l Itfj jjason ana rairDanits. v.mB- iiy . via ancouver and Sitka ) . Jan uary 17, 81: fab. 14. 6. 6, ft am on a to. ay uUevu --a. i't 26; Feb. 0. XL lOR SAM FRANCISCO DIRECT. From tavtle at U A M . U maill la. Jan. uary 15, 30 ; Otty ot fubla. January ail: bcnaior, January 10, sr. rortl.Dd Uflire, 240 n'tshlnstoo SI. . Main H2. C. TP. DUNAMN. o. Ft A., a Fraaelatja. Columbia River Scenery Dally aervlcs between Portland and Tha Dallei. txeepi Sunday, leaving Portland at 1 A. M., arriving about S P. M., carryinc freisrht and passenrrers. Splendid tccomma. SattDn, for outnia and llv.atoclc. Dock toot of Alder .1-. Portland; foot or Court xt., Tb Dallas. Fljone Main 81t Portlanl For Corvallla. Albany, Independence. Sa tmm Steamrr "POMONA" leaves a Jtv. af Tueaday. Thursday and Saturday. For -Salem and way landings Steamer OREGONA" leaves fl:45 A. M.. Monrfsv. OBlSGOSr CITY TRANHPORTATION CO- 1 ticuiirnuaya miu r I Hi sty. foot Xaylor : etrset. I TRAVELERS' CODE. EAST via SOUTH Leaves. VM0.N DEFQT.I Arrive fort land and San Frani-lco E x -prc.-a .tops only at moft Import ant stations be- twen Portland and San Fran cisco tne mil points at and South. OVEKLANO EXPKSS TRAILS tor alt local points suuili, Sgrranirii t, San Pianch co a.id point Hmmt. and South. Mominn train connect at Woudburn dally excrpt Sunday v.lth Mt. .ViiB-i rd 4S 1 1 -v.- rt o o io- Cs. Cottage Grove raspejnger con nects tit . Woo J -" burn antl Albany dally ctpt SuniUy KM trains to and from Albany. Lebanon and "W o o dburn- spring n o i d branch points. Corx-ailis pauei). et?r. Sheridan paarcti- Forest G f o v passenger. 1:4i P. M. a -.so p. a. iJJf.M n.ooAJ. T.'SO A. M. -4 :10 I. M. t5:20 P, M. H1:00 A. M ft -.SO P. M 10:SO A So.- 2:1.0 P. M. tS:UO A. M. J H y . tualty ricpt Sunday roilTLA.ND-OBWliGO 6LiURBAN 8EKV1CE AND YAMHILL DIVISION. , Oepot. Foot oc J.rTeraon Btrost. i K:' ,V:?; S8:OS- --30. . :. T:3. 10:10. u. p. M, Dally except Sunday, m B.M. 8:40. 10. 2S A. M. Sunday only. U A. M. Keturniris: Irom O.weeo. arrive Portland. '3"'!r-,! A. 1:SS. S:05. 0:10. S:15. T:3. .3ri 1 1 : U P. M.: iJ:-J3 A. M. Dal 1 y nc.pi Bunday, 95, r.lS, g;a5, V.ii, ll;3 A. M. fcunday enly. 10 A. M. ' Leave from am d.-pot for Dallas and ln tridlto polrit, dally. T SO .A. M. and -ft l J- Arrtvo Portland. 10:13 A.. M. and :2i The" IndeptndiBct'Manmouth Motor LIiil operates daily to Monmouth and Atrlle. col J!?K T,ith - Co.' trains at Dallas a-t. Flrat-clasa far from Portland to Saca- wnto ana San Francisco, berth, ft ejnd-cla fare. $15; aecond-clau b?th. . Tlcrl,,t" to Eaatarn polnta and Europe: Japan. Chln. Honolulu ind AulrUa- CITY TICKET oniCE, Corner Thlra w4 M'a.hlnKtnn gta. Phone Main 111 Ctty Ttck-at Agrni Oregon S TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standards and tourist ilecplng can dally to Omana, Chiracs;' spa-" y kane; tourist sleeping car dft.iy'to Kansas mm II UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. , CHICAGO - PORTL- L SPECIAL for tn 9:30 A. M. T:SO P. C East via Huntlny ton. Dally. Xaily. JPOKAKE FLYERS Ffr EMtrrn Wash ins; ton. Wall Walt a. LewlntoD. Cotur X' Alent- and Oreut Nortbora points. ATLANTIC EXPRS P. M. B:3K A. M. for th Bast via Dally. Dally. Huntington. PORTLAND - felGGS 8:115 M. S:4& p. LOCAL (or all locai points between BlffCS and Portland. B1VICR SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA ana 8;00 P. M. 0;0o p.m. way polnti, connecting Daily Dally .-lth steamer for 11- except except jaco and North Sunday. Sunday. s a c fa sta m n r Saturday Hasan Jo, Aah.-ac dock. 10;00 p.lkt FOR DAYTON. Ore. 7:00 A.U. 5:30 P. U. iron City and Yamhill Dally Dally Klver points. Ash-iL xcpt excrpt - dock (water per. ) Sunday. Sunday. For Lewlston, Idaho, and way polnti from Rlparla. Wash. Leave Klparta S:40 A. M.. or upon arrival train No. 4. dally except Saturday. Arrive Rlparla P. 21. dally ex cept Friday. Tlrkrt OlTir, Third and1 Wanhlnfrtoo. Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stlntcer, City Tloket Art.; Win. Mr.Uurray, Gen. Pas. act. THE COMFORTABLE WAY WO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY TIIE ORIENTAL LIMITED The Fast Hail VIA SEATTLE OR SPOKANE m r, , 1 Daily. PORTLAND Daily. Ltivt. Tlnu Bchedult ' Arrlvt To and from Spo- :0 rn.ro k&ne, tit. Paul. 1.1 In- 7:0Om nettpolla, Duluiti and 11:43 pm All Folnti ui Via e-60pm Seattle. To and from St- Paul. Mlii 11 r .no 1 1 n. 7 :(K E-rn ana all : ana points East via ; Spokane. Great Northern SUainsblp Co. Sailing; troro 8a; t ls tor J a. va.n and China ports and Manila, carry- Ing p-iiSenser8 and rrelsiU 8. S. Dakota, February 17. Cfc. S. Minnesota. April X. (Jsuad Mall 6tfmHhip Co.) S..S. TANGO MARU will wll i m from Seattle about February 5 for Japan an-a u.nina porta. carrying pa ai-nK1': nd f r-ls;lit. For tickets, rates, berth reser a- tjons, etc-i cai oa or aaoregs liiCKESON. C. P. 4 T. a. 122 Third St.. Portland, Or. lione Main 8U. Astoria and Columbia Rive? Railroad Co. Leaves, UlflOiV DEPOT. Arrive Daily. For Maysers. Rainier. Dally., i Clatskanle. West port. Clifton. Astoria. War- :QO AM. ronton. Flavel. Ham- 11:M mond, fort Steen3, Gfarhart Park. Sea side. Astoria and Sea- 7;00 P.M. Express Dally. :50 P M. Astoria Express. Daily. C Jk.. STEWA RT. J. C. MA. TO. Contn'l Aft-. a-iS Alder st. O. - a p. . Phons Main 006. SanFrancisco & Portland S.S.Co. operating the only direct passenger steamer. from Alniwnrih. LiocK, Fortlana, at 8 P. M,; 8. 8. '( OI.r.MBlA." Jan. SO. Feb. 9. 19. 8. S. "COSTA lilt A." A-"b. 4. 14. 24. eta From Sp.r-,t wharf, .nan Fraaciaco, at 11 A. M. 8. g. "COLUMBIA," Jan. 26, Feb. S. I3( rtf. 8. 8. "COSTA RICA," Jan. 81, Feb. 10, 20.. JAES li. DEWBON. Agant. Fnon atain Sa Wuluastoo at 1