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VOL. XL VIII NO. 14,803.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TAFT AND UNITY
THEIR CRT
Leaders Aim at First
Ballot Choice.
PREVENT FACTIONAL FIGHTS
Efforts to Induce Favorite
Sons to Fall in Line,
SQUELCH THIRD-TERMERS
Heads or Both Houses Strive to En
sure Tarty Success Control ot
House Is in I)ange Fair
banks for Vice-President.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Republican
leaders In Congress are now working
earnestly on a plan to prevent any
break at the Chicago convention that
might disrupt party harmony and en
danger success at the polls In No
' vember. Conferences have been held
at both ends of the Capital among
such men at Senators Aldrlch, Hale,
Allison and Crane and Representatives
Payne and Sherman of New York,
Tawney of Minnesota, Jenkins of Wis
consin and Smith of Iowa. In fact
meetings of small groups from this
list have been of almost daily occur
rence for more than a week. They
have been directed to one end a nom
ination on the first ballot, by which
they mean William H. Taft.
Force Fa write Sons Into Idne.
Most of the men figuring promin
ently in this movement were num
bered against Mr. Taft early in the
campaign, but party policy and the
necessity for harmony, which have
been manifest in the Republican ranks
since the disastrous results of the
Blalne-ConkUng feud, have awakened
a demand that personal desires be sub
ordinated to the will of the majority.
That the efforts of the group ot lead
ers back of the harmony movement
have not been barren of results is indi
cated by the fact that to a number of
conferences have been called such men
as Senators Hemenway, Penrose, Cul
lom, Hopkins and Depew, and Repre
sentatives Parsons and Vreeland ' of
New York, Boutell and Mann of
Illinois, Burke and Dalzell of Penn
sylvania, Watson and Landis of Indi
ana, and others who are backing the
candidacies of Vice-President Fair
banks, Speaker Cannon, Senator Knox
or Governor Hughes.
Snuff Out Third-Termers.
No attempt is made to disguise the
fact that the real impetus to such a
concerted movement in the interest of
Mr. Taft is the refusal of the Roosevelt
sentiment to be snuffed out and the dan
ger of such sentiment spreading to an
extent as might be difficult of control at
Chicago. At the same time it is said
that the move Is not hostile to President
Roosevelt, who admittedly occupies the
position of command in the Taft forces.
He has made it perfectly plain that noth
ing can come of the renewed calls for
his renomlnation which have been made
in Texas, Utah and California, as he has
prepared to reject any proffer of sup
port, no matter how extended.
Fear Loss of House.
The uttermost limit of endeavor of Re
publican leaders who are striving to har
monize party differences is to elimi
nate all candidates for the nomination
except Mr. Taft, but it is not anticipated
that all the candidates readily will agree
to this proposition. Supporters of Mr:
Knox particularly are said to oppose the
plan and one of the other candidates is
holding out so strongly that there is no
immediate prospect of agreement.
Republican leaders concede that their
majority in the House is likely to "be ma
terially reduced at the Fall election, and
they fear that unless all factions are
brought together before the. Chicago con
vention they may lose their majority alto
gether. Fairbanks for Vice-President. .
One ot the side plans being discussed
favorably is the renomlnation of Mr.
Fairbanks as Vice-President on the ticket
with Mr. Taft, which, they assert, would
remove Indiana from the doubtful column
and make It safely Republican. It is be
lieved also that with the Republican
forces solidly aligned, Mr. Taft would
easily carry Illinois, the harmonizers be
ing willing to concede Mr. Cannon's re
election as Speaker by a Republican
House. There is a movement on already
to bring' about the renomlnation of Mr.
Hughes as Governor of New York and an
effort will be made to bring Mr. Taft and
Senator Foraker together, which it is
thought woud make Ohio safe.
HEADQUARTERS ARE OPEXED
AVork Begins for Republican Nation
- al Convention Officers.
CHICAGO, May H. Active preparations
for the holding of the Republican Na
tional convention were commenced today,
when Chairman New, of the National
committee, opened his headquarters here.
A meeting of the sub-committee on ar-ra.-rement
of the National convention
will' be held later In the week. Chairman
New declared today that requests for
convention tickets are still coming in at
the rate of 100 a day.
So tar there have been 12 contests filed
NOW
with Secretary Dover, but It is expected
that this week the South and West will
add to this list. It has been the intention
of Chairman New to call a meeting of the
entire committee as soon as a majority
of the contests have been filed with the
committee.
Democratic Committee Adjourns.
DENVER. May 11. The members of
the Democratic National Committee's
sub-committee on arrangements for the
National convention departed for their
homes tonight after attending a recep
tion tendered them by the Jane Jefferson
Club and the Woman's Club of this city.
The selection of a temporary chairman
and other temporary officers and ques
tions regarding distribution of tickets for
the convention were deferred until the
next meeting.
Only One Helena Ward for Taft.
HELENA, Mont, . May 11. Republican
primaries were held .in the seven city
wards tonight to elect delegates to the
state convention in Butte, next Thursday.
John Burrrtt, Director of Bu
reau of American Republics.
The Sixth Ward indorsed Mr, Roose
velt for a third term, while only one ward
instructed for Taft.
SOCIALISTS IN UPROAR
RESOLUTION TO FEDERATION IS
FINALLY TABLED.
Heated Discussion of Two Honrs Oc
curs Another Skirmish Over Ap
peal to Trade Unionists. '
CHICAGO, May 11. Today's proceedings
of the Socialist convention were warm.
No sooner was the convention actively in
operation than Delegate Guy Miller, of
Colorado, offered the following resolution,
addressed to the Western Federation of
Miners:
"The Socialist party sends greetings. We
congratulate you upon the splendid battle
and final vindication of your organization.
We condemn with you the use of Federal
troops to destroy a labor organization in
Alaska. We are with you not only until
Adams and the last of the victims of the
Pinkertons are liberated, but until all of
the toilers walk out from the prison pens
of poverty into the sunlight of economic
freedom."
Miller asked that the resolution be
(Concluded on Page 4.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather. '
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67
degrees; minimum, 48.
TODAY'S Cloudy, with probably showers;
westerly winds.
National.
Roosevelt answers delegation from Pros
perity League. Page 7.
Cornerstone of Bureau of American. Repub
lics laid. Pave 1.
Senate doubles appropriation for forests.
Page 5.
House passes anti-betting bill. Page 7.
Roosevelt orders transport to Portland.
Page 5.
United States enlists other nations in war
on opium traffic. Page 7.
Republican caucus votes for asset cur
rency. Page 3.
Politic.
Ovations given Hughes make friends of
gamblers tremble. Page 4.
Republican leaders in Congress working for
party harmony with Tan as candidate.
Page 1.
Methodists asked to demand that presiden
tial candidates be abstainers. Page 2.
Socialist convention occupied with faction
fights. Page 1.
IMmtestlc.
Industrial League asks for inquiry into pro
posed advance In rates. Page 3.
Search of Gunnera farm, becomes matter of
mining. Page 7.
Tornadoes In Oklahoma kill eight persons
and destroy town. . Page I.
Sports,
Mayor prohibits . boxing bouts at Turn
Verein exhibition. Page 12.
U. of O. track, team here en. route for
Walla Walla. Page 12.
Two women to make auto trip from "Port
land, Maine, to Portland, Oregon. Page 12
Big. crowds witness opening performances
of circus. Page 11. ,
Pacific Coast.
Two automobiles collide in parade, at San
Francisco. Page 8.
Sherman County farmers eager to hear
demonstration train lectures. Page 3.
Mrs. Gordon, victim of Marshfleld tragedy,
refuses to reveal secrets of past life.
Page -6.
Two murder trials this term of court at
Heppner. Page 6.
Gallagher finishes three days examination
in Ruef trial. Page 2,
Officers and sailprs of fleet enjoy day's
sport. Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool buyers protest against use of eisal
twine. Page 17.
Sharp decline in wheat at Chicago. Page 17.
Outlook for corporation financing strength
ens stock market. Page 17.
Fleet will maneuver off the Columbia River
and Portland people will have oppor
tunity to view war vessels. Page 16..
Portland and Vicinity.
O. R, & N. seeks to enjoin State Railroad
Commission from enforcing, distributive
rate order. Page 1.
Max Hermann, pawnbroker, held up and
beaten, page 4.
Bourne may not get seat In Oregon dele
gation. Page 10.
Many delegates to Republican State Con
vention arrive today. Page 10.
Brewers offer to keep saloons out of resi
dence districts. Page li.
EM ward H. Martin indicted for Wolff mur
der. Page 30-
Oregon Electric may build to Newberg at
once, delaying HilLsboro line. Page 16.
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TORNADOES
RAKE
OKLAHOMA STRIP
Devastation in Farming
District.
EIGHT PERSONS KNOWN DEAD
Whole Town of Vici Torn to
Pieces and Scattered.
HORSE TOSSED UPON MAN
Hoof Lifted Off Sunday Kvening So
cial 'Party, but None ' Harmed.
Huge Hailstones Destroy the
Crops and Injure Cattle.
WOODWARD, Okla., May 11. At least
eight persona -were killed and scores of
others injured in' the several tornadoes
in North-western Oklahoma yesterday
evening.
The dead:
- Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hale, Little Robe.
Ellis County.
Two unknown persons, Arnett, Ellts
County.
Dr. J. Howser, Vici, Woodward County.
Arthur ' Slbel, Mutual, Woodward
County.
Will Hand. Estcll, Major County.
Mrs. Young, Selling, Dusy County.
No list of the injured is obtainable at
this time, as telephonic communication
is entirely cut oft from the storm-swept
area and the only other means of secur
ing information Is by stage. The near
est point to Woodward that the storm
struck Is Mutual, Ave miles away. The
most distant is Little Robe, In Ellis
County, which is 55 miles southwest of
this place.
Whole Town Demolished.
There was a succession of tornadoes
between IT o'clock and 10 o'clock P. M.
They appeared first in the western part
of the devastated district and moved to
ward the east. ' The most serious re
sults were in the vicinity of Arnett,
where fully 30 persons are believed to
have broken limbs. Nearly all of these
victims are residents of the farming dis
tricts. The only town known to have been
destroyed is Vici, a postofflce town in
the southern part of Woodward County,
where it Is said there is not a house left
standing. Postmaster E. A. Speck has
asked that a postofflce inspector report
on his office, which was demolished and
the contents scattered in all directions.
The report of four deaths at Arnett
includes the two at Little Robe and is
confirmed by the news that four caskets
have been sent overland from Gage to
Arnett, Gage being the nearest railroad
point.
Freaks of the Storm.
Mr. Hale, of Little Robe, was one of
the most prominent cattlemen in that
locality. Dr. Howser, at Vlcl, was tak
ing refuge in a dugout when he was
killed. A horse was lifted by the wind
and dashed through the top of the dug
out, burying the victim beneath the en
tire earth roof of the dugout and the
weight of the animal's body. A horse
belonging to Mr. Slbel, of Mutual, was
killed by a piece of 2x4 lumber being
driven through Its body. .
At Mutual 15 young persons had gath
ered for a Sunday evening social. The
storm lifted the house completely oft
THE BEAR
the floor on which they were seated,
leaving the floor and the young people
unharmed.
O. E. Null and daughter, of the vicin
ity of Arnett,- were overtaken by the
storm while driving. They took refuge
in a hollow tree, but their horses were
killed when a nearby tree fell.
Fifteen-Inch Hailstones.
Reports from the neighborhood of Vlcl
state that the heavy hall that accom
panied the storm did much damage to
property, crops and cattle. Hailstones
measuring 15 inches in circumference
are said to have fallen.
As there is a family on every quarter
ecfon.. of the storm center, wJiichis
about a " mile" wide and about 50 miles
long, definite figures - of- the casualties
are unobtainable.
Stores Blown Down.
ENID,' Okla.. May 1L Nashville, a town
30 miles southwest of here, suffered se
rious damage by a heavy windstorm last
night. The storm also extended into the
country around Nash- ille, wrecking farm
houses and doing much damage to crops.
Details are lacking but so far no casual
ties are reported.
In' Nashville five store buildings And
three residences were demolished and
many buildings were badly damaged.
Kansas Thoroughly' Soaked.
TOPEKA, Kan.. My 11 This portion
of Kansas was thoroughly soaked by the
rain of Sunday and last night. At Sliver
Lake, 12 miles west of x'opeka, the storm
was . in the nature of a cloudburst. In
Council Grove there was a sudden rise
and overflow of the Neos..j River that
caused many of the residents to flee.
Oklahoma Houses Unroofed.
TULSA, Okla., May 11. A terrific
windstorm passed over this part of
Northeastern Oklahoma last night. Sev
eral houses were unroofed, many small
buildings were blown from their founda
tions and orchards in the surrounding
territory practically devasted. No casu
alties are reported.
Woman Killed In Illinois.
ROCK ISLAND. III., May 11. A tor
nado today swept through Mercer and
Henry Counties, . touching several towns
and .doing considerable damage. Mrs.
Gotoh. an elderly woman, was killed at
Cleveland.
FAVOR EMERGENCY MONEY
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS ADOPT
CURRENCY BILL.
Reported by Special Committee Ap
pointed by Recent Con
ference. WASHINGTON, Maly 11. By ,vota
of 138 to 18 ,the,P"iMji3Ucan members of
the House otnight agreed to an emer
gency currency bill drawn by the special
committee appointed by the . conference
last week, consisting of Representatives
Vreeland of New York, Burton of Ohio,
Weeks of -Massachusetts, McKenna of
Illinois and Knowland of California. By
an equally decisive vote the conference
placed in the hands of the Republican
members of the committee on rules the
determination of the procedure by which
the will of the majority thus expressed
shall be carried into effect in the House.
A resolution to request the banking and
currency commission to bring in a re
port on the Aldrich bill In order to give
the House a parliamentary basis for sub
stitution of the conference committee bill
was defeated.
The bill ratified tonight provides for
an Issue of emergency currency not to
exceed $500,000,000 obtainable for eircula
tion through the National Clearing-house
Association's scheme. The bill was
adopted in exactly the form as presented
by the conference committee, with the
exception of two minor amendments.
MURDERS WHEN SWINDLED
Kills One Partner and Injures An
other Under Arrest.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. Because he
fancied that he had been swindled out of
$600, his share in a partnership bakery in
South San Francisco, Theodore Phillip!,
an employe in a packing house, that
place, shot and killed Peter Georgi, one
of his partners today and wounded Spiro
Georgi, another partner, fatally. Phlllippi
te in the county Jail.
"WELL, I'LL HIT IT ON CE, JUST
PEACE AMONG THE
AMERICAN NATIONS
Cornerstone of Home
Is Laid.
TWENTY-ONE NATIONS THERE
Message From President Cas-
tro Not Sent, However.
ADVOCATES STRONG NAVY
President Roosevelt in Addrcs9 Says
He Believes in Peace and Arbi
tration, but in Keeping in
Trim lor Fighting.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Under splen
did auspices of patronage and .beautiful
Spring weather, the cornerstone was laid
today of the proposed home for the in
ternational Union of American Republics,
or, as Secretary Root aptly called it, "A
temple dedicated to international friend
ship." Three thousand persons. Includ
ing representatives of political, official
and social life In Washington, and who
occupied seats on stands composing a
great quadrangle, were interested spec
tators of the ceremony. The decorations
were In keeping with the occasion. Flags
and colors of 21 American republics
floated in the breeze over the grand
stands, while the coats of arms of these
countries were displayed at many places
about the stands. Over the speaker's and
portions of the President's stand were
the colors of the United States and Bra
zil, the latter in honor of Ambassador
Nabuco.
Flag of Each Country.
During the ceremony the flag of each
of the 21 countries represented was
hauled aloft by a bluejacket from the
Washington Navy-yard, and attached to
a wire, and when the last one had been
placed In position the group made a
line of emblems that stretched from one
end of the court to the other. As they
were being hauled up the Marine Band
played strains from the National airs
of the particular country the flag repre
sented. On the President's stand were Beated
the cabinet, the Supreme Court, the Dip
lomatic Corps and members of the Sen
ate and House. John Barrett, director
of the Bureau, introduced Secretary Root
as the presiding officer. Cardinal Gib
bons made the invocation.
There were addresses by the President,
Secretary Root, Andrew Carnegie and
Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco and read
ing of cabled messages of congratulations
from the presidents of the Latin-American
republics. Bishop Cranston pro
nounced the benediction.
Castro Does Not Respond.
When Mr. Barrett read cablegrams of
congratulations from the Presidents of
the American republics, it was noticed
that there had been no response to the
invitation to Contribute to the sympo
sium from either President Castro of
Venezuela or the President of Para
guay. There was no public explana
tion of President Castro's failure to
send a dispatch, while Paraguay is not
represented in the governing board of
the bureau.
Following the speech-making and the
reading of the congratulatory cable
grams, the President and the others
FOR LUCK.
who had participated, marched to che
center of the court, where the corner
stone was ready to be placed in posi
tion. After greeting the head mason
with a cordial grasp of the hand. Presi
dent Roosevelt was given a trowel dec
orated with the American Republics'
colors. Taking several trowelsful of
mortar, he placed it on the stone on
which the cornerstone is to rest and
smoothed it out, the latter act being
in turn followed by the remaining
members of the .party. They then re
turned to the grandstand, . where the
benediction was pronounced.
Inscribed on the cornerstone are the
following words:
Building of the American Republics,
erected through the public-spirited gift of
Andrew Carnegie and the contributions of
all the republics upon the land provided by
the Government of the United States. May
11. 1S08. ...
Secretary Root's Speech.
Secretary Root spoke of the land that
has been given by the Government for
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the purpose of this' building, 'and of the
generosicy of Andrew Carnegie, by
which the erection of the structure is
possible. He also spoke briefly of the
International Union, which the build
ing will house, whose members are all
American nations, from Cape Horn to
the Great Lakes, telling of the purposes
of the bureau, and how it is hoped
through this co break down barriers
between the nations of the continent.
He concluded with a tribute to the ideal
for which all are working, peace be
tween nations, and hoped that all
Americans might come to look upon
this building as their home, since it is
the product of a common effort and the
Instrument of a common purpose.
Messages KTom the Presidents.
The messages from the presidents were
of a congratulatory nature, and mentioned
the deep friendship existing between the
United States anf her sister republics.
President Figueroa Alcorta of the Argen
tine Republic sent greetings and con
gratulations for the erection of a monu
ment to the international solidarity of
the states of the New World. The presi
dent of Bolivia was firatifled at the event
that represented the sincere union of
the American Republics. President Penna,
of Brazil, expressed his full confidence In
the future of the Union. The message
from Chile stated the progress of Latin
America was assured by following the
example of the republic created by
George Washington. Colombia and Costa
Rica both were glad because of the
cementing of the bonds between the
American republics. The provisional gov
ernment of Cuba expressed Its gratitude
for the new bond between the republics
contributing toward the solidarity. The
Dominican Republic expressed the thought
that the same ideal of liberty and right
should be the cornerstone of the Inter
national union of the republics. Guate
mala and. Nicaragua both sent expres
sions of fraternity of feeling and Mexico
saw in this event the symbolism of an
era of unalterable peace. Peru, Pana
ma, Uruguay, Ecuador and Salvador all
sent their congratulations and the hopes
of continued and stronger bonds of union.
The Brazilian Ambassador.
Senhor Joaquim Nabuco, the Brazilian
Ambassador, responding to President
Roosevelt, spoke highly the regard in
which he is held among the' nations of
the continent, and eulogized Secretary
Root for the qualities by which he won
the hearts of the republics among whom
he traveled on his recent trip through
South America. Andrew Carnegie came
in for his share of praise for the part he
had taken in providing this temple of
peace. In concluding, the Ambassador
spoke of the unparalleled sight of 21 na
tions, ' speaking different languages,
gathered together for the purpose of
dedicating a building where they might
meet for common deliberation.
Andrew Carnegie's Address.
Andrew Carnegie In his address referred
to the first Pan-American Conference,
called by Secretary Blaine, traced the
development of the peace idea through
the various administrations and men
tioned the triumphs of peace that have
been made on this continent. First was
the agreement with Great Britain that
upon the inland seas in the north only
two small vessels, each with an 18-pound
gun, should patrol the waters. Second
is the Statue of Christ erected on the
highest peak of the Andes, on the boun
dary between Argentina and Chile, cast
out of molten bronze cannon, and bearing
the inscription:
Sooner shall these mountains crumble to
dust than Argentines and Chileans break
the peace, which, at the feet of Christ the
Redeemer, they have sworn to maintain.
Third of the triumphs of peace of the
Western Hemisphere is the agreement of
the Central American republics to refer
all their differences to a Supreme Court,
made at Washington recently and ratified
by the governments represented. This,
the speaker thought, was the most im
portant of all. He closed with an
eloquent plea for arbitration as a means
of securing universal peace.
The address of President Roosevelt was
an follows:
Thin Im a meroorvJ)l occasion for all the
peopfea of the Western Hemisphere. Ths
tCenclndsd ut Pace V
0. 0. & fi FIGHTS
RATE REDUCTION
Suit to Enjoin State
Commission.
ITS AUTHORITY QUESTIONED
Road Denies Right to Control
Tariffs.
DELAY WILL BE GAINED
Company Contends That Distribu
tive Freights Affected by Recent
Order Are Regulated by Inter
state Commerce Couimliaioiu
CONTENTIONS OF O. R. N. CO.
Denies the right of the Railroad
Commission to adjust freight rates
which are regulated by Interstate
commerce and are controlled by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Declares that the Railroad Com
mission act and its prescribed penal
ties. If not restrained, would result .
in the confiscation of railroad prop
erty without granting the corporation
equal protection of law, which is In
violation of the Federal Constitution.
Contends that the Railroad Com
mission Is unconstitutional for the
reason that the act by which It was
created Invests the Commission with
administrative, Judicial and legisla
tive functions In violation of Article
111 ot the state Constitution.
Suit was filed in the United States
Court yesterday by the O. R. & N. Com
pany to enjoin the Oregon Railroad
Commission from enforcing its order
of April 22. directing a reduction by
the railroad company of 15 per cent
in its distributive rates in Oregon, be
tween Portland and points east of The
Dalles. In support of Its application
for a temporary Injunction the rail
road company alleges that the pro
posed action of the Commission is
in violation of Federal and State
Constitutions, conflicts with inter
state commerce and necessarily
would involve a complete revision of
all interstate rates. By the order of
the Railroad Commission, the reduced
tariffs were to go into effect tomor
row but it is probable that following
a conference with Attorney-General A.
M. Crawford, who will be in Portland
today, an arrangement will be reached
by which the operation of the order
will be suspended for several days un
til United States Judge Wolverton can
examine the bill of complaint and fix
a time for hearing argument on the
suit.
The suit Is the result of the action
of the Railroad Commission, which, on
complaint of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, ordered a reduction by the
O. R. & N. Company of its distributive
rates between Portland and points east
of The Dalles. Failure on the part of
the railroad company to comply with
the order of the Commission would
make it liable to excessive penalties,
it is for that reason that the corpora
tion has resorted to the United States
Court and asked that the enforcement
of the order be suspended until the
constitutionality of the Railroad Com
mission and that of the act by which
it was created, can be determined.
Declare Act Is Unfair.
The application for an injunction by
the railroad company is based on the al
legations that the Railroad Commission
act and the penalties Imposed thereunder
for its violation are such that a railroad
cannot invoke the jurisdiction of the
court to test the validity of the act ex
cept at the risk of confiscating its prop
erty: that both the act and the order of
the Commission deny to the plaintiff cor
poration equal protection of the laws
and threaten to deprive it of its property
without due process of law and in direct
conflict with the Federal constitution. It
is further contended that the act creat
ing the Commmlssion invests it with ad
ministrative, judicial and legislative
functions contrary to article 111 of the
Oregon constitution, which specifically
provides that the powers of the Govern
ment shall be divided into three sep
arate departments the legislative, the)
executive. Including the administrative,
and the judicial. A further objection In
urged in that while the Commission
seeks by its order to adjust freight rates
within the state, the inevitable result
will be to effect all interstate tariffs to
which the plaintiff company is a party.
It will be maintained by the O. R. & N.
that the Railroad Commission has no
jurisdiction over distributive rates within
a state, Inasmuch as these rates are
computed on a basis of interstate rates,
which are regulated by the Interstate)
Commerce Commission.
The defendants named In the suit are:
T. K. Campbell. Clyde B. Altchlson and
Oswald West, members of the Oregon
Railroad Commission, and A. M. Craw
ford, State Attorney-General. Counsel
for the railroad asks that on final hear
ing the injunction be made perpetual;
that the order of the Commission be de
clared not only in violation of the con
stitution of the United States, but that
the Commission itself be held to be
without power or authority to make, fix
or establish rates upon the plaintiff's
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