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Newspaper Page TextTHE 310KXING OKEGOXIAX, SATURDAY, AOV1S3IBER 7, 1908. SENDS TEST GASE TO HIGHEST COURT Federal Court Enjoins Com mission From Enforcing Missouri Rate. INVOLVES VITAL POINT Interstate Board Ordered Lower Rate Mississippi to Missouri River Points to Agree With Eastern Rale. CHICAGO. Nov. 6. Judges Grosscup, Sauiu and Baker. In the United State Circuit Court today, granted a temporary Injunction restraining the Interstate Com mere Commission from carrying Into ef- tTl Its order in what Is known as the ".Missouri River rate case." The court did not eo Into the merits of the law In the case, but stated that the temporary onirr would issue. Inas much as no injustice would be done by allowing the old rate to continue until the matter is finally adjudicated. Judge Grosscup suggested that the lawyers en deavor to agree on a statement of facta which could be presented without loss of time to th Supreme Court. Revolutionary, Say Railroads. The ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission requiring lower rates between Slusisslppl and Missouri River points on shipments originating east of Pittsburg and Buffalo than on those originating west ot the cities named was alleged, by the railroads which entered suit for an Injunction, to oe revolutionary, i no rm ing. It mas declared, if allowed to stand. would nx a principle tantamount to uov eminent ownership of the rotds. The rul Ing was also declared in discriminate aralnst communities west of Buffalo and . l'tttsburg. Counsel for the Commission took the view that, if Chicago or any other city considered Itself discriminated against, they had but to prove the fact to the Commission to nave tne rate equauzea. With thesA orpostng arguments before them the Judges took the case under ad visement. Roads Have Prima Facie Case. Judge Grosscup. In delivering the ruling of the court, said: Only one feature of the bill. In the opinion of the Court, need be spoken f at this time. Ths.t feature grows oat of the fact that umler the Inter state Commerce Commission's ruling a rate of 9 cents less was given on first class and other classes of freight pro portionately from the Atlantlo sea board to Missouri Klver points. The bill of complaint cites the opinion of the commission, which frankly and clearly shows that a differential of cents was created. To make the re duction universal in place of differen tial would put the Kastern cities on an equality with the Missouri River cit ies. Whether the bill and the answer and the npinfon of the Court suffi ciently show this .condition is not the ouestion considered or attempted to be passed on now. The question which (he Court is concerned with is: Has a prima facie case been made out au thorizing the Court to enter the inter locutory order prayed for? The rul ings of the Interstate Commerce Com mission are authorized on the ground thaat they would prevent undue dis crimination. PliMuro Commercial Conditions. The sole point to be considered Is: What Is undue discrimination? Dis crimination Is admitted. Is it due or undue? Many points are Involved In determining this question, -but the Court holds that sufficient is shown In the bill to require us to grant the Interlocutory order. "In the first place there has grown up on the basis of the old rate the commerce of the country. We cannot overlook that. The rule of the com mission disturbs commercial conditions, which have grown up for years on a basis of the present rates, which is sufficient to warrant the Court in issuing a restraining order until the case is finally presented. "It may be that the parties to this proceeding can agree on the facta so that the case may (to to the Supreme Court on a final record and the in terlocutory order, and be determined in a short time. Ieave was granted to other railroads so wishing to Intervene in the case. DISCRIMINATE AMONG CITIES Ground on Which Kanu City (lot Reduction Ordered. WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. Surprise waa expressed by officials of the Interstate Commerce (Commission today on receipt of the information that the United States Circuit Court at Chicago had granted even a temporary Injunction In what Is known as .the Missouri rate case. The complaint from which the order of the Commission originated developed into one of the most Important cases with which the Commission has had to deal in the last year. It waa brought by the Burn-ham-Hanna-Mungcr Pry Goods Com pany and many similar concerns In Kan sas City against the Rock Island Rail road Company, and practically all of the ra'lroad doing business between Atlan tic seaboard points ar.d Kansas Cllyr In effect the complaint was that the rates on class commodities between Atlantic seaboard points and Kansas City were too high and that they discriminated against Kansas City, aa compared with many other points In the West and Northwest. It mas developed hr the Commission's Inquiry that no through rates existed be tween Atlactic seaboard points and Kan saa City on clase commodities, but that the rates paid by Kansas City merchants were the through rates from Atlantic polnta to Mississippi River crossings, rlus the sum of the local rates from Mississippi Rivor crossing to Kansas City and nearby points. The order of the Comml.lon in the case waa that the first-class rates from Mississippi cros&liigs to Kansas City should be reduced 9 centa per 1.X pounds. Proportionate reductions m-ere made on second, third, fourth and fifth classea of freight between the same points. actual business conditions and business possibilities for the future. MILXIOXS FOR IMPROVEMENTS Spokane Electric Company to Spend $2,000,000 Yearly for 8 Years. PPOKANK, Wash.. Nov. S. (Special.) More than Jit!. 000. POO is to be raised by the Wasuington Water Power Com pany for extensions and additions planned for the next few years, to be expended at the rate of $2,000,000 each year. The capital stock of the company pre viously authorized is to be increased $1, 003. 250, .0 per cent of the present issue of $5,016,300. Bonds to the amount of $15,000,000 are to be issued if au thorized at the special meeting of the stockholders called by President Henry M. Richards for the first day of next December. This, in brief, is the extensive plan of enlargement for one of Spokane's greatest corporations. The statement is authorized by Manager D. L. Hunt ington, of the big power company. With '.he completion of their gigantic plan, the big power company will have ex pended over $20,000,000 in actual cash in its Inland Empire enterprises. major portion of that stupendous amount being represented by Improve ments In Spokane and Immediate vi. cinlty.' The Washington Water Power Com- oanv conducts two Important lines .o business the electric street railway ROOSEVELT MAY SUCCEED PLATT President's Public Career Is Likely to Be Continued as Senator. WILLINGNESS IS INTIMATED PROSPKIUTY ON AM, HANDS. Never before In the history of a Presidential election In the -United States has there been so pronounced and widespread an uplift of business conditions a is characteristic of the present day. The unprecedented revlTal of business conditions all over the country is without a paral lel. Telegraphic dispatches convey bourly news of the resumption of activity In practically every com mercial avenue from the Atlantic to the Pacific Eastern railroads are placing enormous orders for 'equipment and cars. tfteel plants, cotton mills, manufacturing oetabllshment. elec tric and locomotive works in short, nearly every corporation and Indus trial concern In the country of suf ficient magnitude to carry weight has Joined 'the general march of progTMslon and Increased Its forces and output, with the result that the United states is experiencing for the first time In years an overwhelming tide of prosperity. Coming as It does, after a year of financial de pression. Its effects are tne more apparent. lines throughout Spokane and vicin ity, and ii.terurban railway lines to Medical Lake and Cheney, and the dis tribution of electric energy for light- ng and power. The company has one of the longest transmission lines in the world, and delivers power to run the rich mines of the great Coeur d'Alene mining district. To furnish electrical energy the company has three impor tant stations now In bpoRane and fost Fails and a steam plant located in Koss Park. Another Important power sta tion is under construction at Little Falls. 1$ miles north of Reardan on the Spokane River. MILLS RESUME AT ITT.Ii TIME Industrial Conditions Rapidly Im proving in East. BOSTON". Mass.. Nov. 6. t Special.) Signs of returning prosperity are In evidence throughout New England in receipt of large orders by business concerns, employment of more help nd the resumption at full time by big manufacturing plants. At New .Bedford. .Mass., jn.wu mm oneratlves are all to be at work again soon, for nearly all of tho Idle looms and spindles are resuming-. Thread mills of the J. & P. coates Company at Pawtucket, R. I., employ ing 2500 hands, win resume lull time tomorrow. Directors of the Sagamore Mill. all River. Mass.. have submitted a prop osition to the stockholders to pay In $300,000 in new capital and , nulla a new mill with .10,000 spindles. Notices mere posted today in tne factory of Howard' & Bullough, manu facturers of cotton machinery. Paw tucket. R. I., announcing resumption at full time. The National India KuDner uompany. Bristol. R- I., m-lll soon resume full time. The W. r. Brackett Shoe company at Nashua. N. H-, resumed work yes terday. Beginning tomorrow, 1800 employes at the locomotive shops of the New Tork. New Haven & Hudson River Railroad at Reedville, Mass., will start on full time. The "Webster Mill of tne international Pnner Company at Orono, Me., which has been running for some time at three-fourths of Its capacity, resumed full operations today. At Concord. N. H.. all granite firms are now working full force and expect to continue all Winter. BROWN RELEASES HUGE ORDER New Central Calls for $31,000,000 of New Equipment for Road. OMAHA. Neb,. Nov. 6. (Special.) First Vice-President Brown, of the New York Central, made the statement at Clarlr.da on the morning after Taft s election that he had already sent 100 elegrams releasing orders for material and equlpmen for the New York Cen- ral lines which would aggregate iji,- 0'tO.loo. Mr. Brown was on a visit to Clarlnda. which is his birthplace. The statement was made to C. A. Lyle, pres ident of a local manufacturing com pany in which Mr. Brown Is a heavy stockholder. Mr. Brown expressed his conviction that the country m-as enter ing on the greatest period of railroad expansion It had ever known. PROSPERITY IS SPREADING Continue From Pax 1 alike were addressed. No attempt waa male to limit th canvass to any fart!o u'r Industry or to any particular sec tion of the country and the Queries snt to xranuXacturer were baaed solely upon.. PAPKR PLANT AT FULL TIME Strike Broken and Strikers Applying Individually or Work. BANGOR, Me.. Nov. 6. The Webster Mill f the International Paper Com pany at Orono, which hum been running1 for some time at three-quarters of its capacity, resumed full operations to day and the strikers bo pan to apply Individually for work. Strikers Accept Terms. S AHA TOG A. N. T.. Nov. 6. The str:ke at the International Faper Mills at Pal mer Falls was settled today. The em ployes voted to accept the terms of the manufacturers. Taft's Election Eliminates One Ob jection Made Thnt lie Might Have to Criticise Exec utive's Acts. WASHINGTON. Nov. fi. That Presi dent Roosevelt may be the successor of Senator Piatt in the Senate is consld ered by many in Washington as not at all Improbable. Those who regard this as possible declare that they have assurances from the President himself that he would not be entirely averse to the acceptance of tne Senatorial of fice under conditions as they will be after March 4. His general attitude has been averse to entering the Senate, because he has felt that as a member of that body he would be called upon to criticise his successor In the Presidency, and this he would feel a delicacy about doing. He has said, however, wltnin the last year that, knowing Mr. Taft as he does and agreeing with him In all essentials as he does, he is confident that there would not ba any occasion for antagon ism. He has not gone to the extent at any time of indicating that he would desire the office, even with Taft as President, but merely has said that with him in that position, his chief reason lor not desiring the Senatorial position would disappear. Even this much has not been said since there has been any certainty of Mr. Taft's entering the White House, but the President s outline of his attitude is now renewed as offering a possible solution of the Senatorial entanglement in New Tork and as making an opening for the con tinuance of Mr. Roosevelt's public career. It is even suggested that the absence of the President on his proposed Afri can hunting expedition need not neces sarily stand In the way of his election. but rather that such absence might relieve the situation of embarrassment to hfrn in case his friends should de sire to press his name. KOOSEVELT HARVARD'S HEAD Editors Give Diverse Opinions on Succession to Eliot. SYRACUSE. N. Y Nov. 6. The Syra cuse Herald asked prominent editors of the oountry for their opinions re garding the selection of President Roosevelt as the successor of Presi dent Eliot, of Harvard. Clark Howell. Atlanta Constitutioiv wired that Roosevelt would make an ideal president. The editor of the News and Courier, Charleston, S, C. said that the South ern editors would advise against such move. Joseplius Daniels, News and Observ er. Raleigh. N. C, wired: "By all means Roosevelt should be elected president. Rockefeller bursar and Root professor of political econ omy If Harvard is to teach absolutism, greed and usurpation." The Chicago Tribune preferred that Roosevelt stay In politics. The Salt lake Tribune thought the President would strengthen Harvard with the Mormons. The Leader, Guthrie, Okla., said public sentiment suggested Bryan, .OT SUCCESSOR OP ELIOT liana r d Too t Con serva 1 1 ve for Roosevelt as College President. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 6. Rome. G. Brown, president of the Harvard Club of America. 1&O7-190R, says President Roosevelt cannot succeed Dr. Eliot at Harvard for two reasons : "First, does not want presidency; sec ond, couldn't get it. Not conso-valie enough for Harvard presidency, could not get one vote Harvard board of overseers." publican successes in North Carolina are attributed oy .orcn Laroiina papers v a. exeat chance in sentiment, with a lean lnr towards the Republican doctrine of protective tariff. Elected by Two Votes. LINCOLN, 2ieD.. Nov. In the Fifth Congressional District. Congressman G W. Norris is re-elected by & plurality of two votes and Fred Ashton. Dem., claims election by six votes, Norris will contest the returns. SAVE TWO MORE SEATS REPUBLICANS HAVE MAJORITY OF 45 IX HOUSE. Douglas in Ohio. Kfnkald In Xe- bratika. Full Through Many Districts Very Close. CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Today's returns from Congressional districts through out the country resulted in a Repub lican gain of two, as compared with the figures of last night. Albert Douglas. . Republican, was elected In the Eleventh Ohio district and Moses P. Kincald. Republican, in the Sixth Nebraska district. The contest in the Fifth Nebraska district Is extremely close, and it will require the official vote to determine the result. According to the reports already re ceived the next House will consist of 173 Democrats and 218 Republicans, as compared with 220 Republicans, 166 Democrats and 2 vacancies in the pres ent House. Concedes Klnkald's Election. LINCOLN". Neb., Nov. 6. Chairman -T. S. Allen, of the Democratic State Central Committee, concedes the election ot Ji. r. Kinkaid, Republican, in the Sixth Con gressional District. BAILEY TALKS TO FARMERS Addresses Large Meeting at Klam ath Falls Institute.' KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. No-. 6. (Spe cial.) J. W. Bailey, State Dairy and Pood Commissioner, was the principal speaker at a farmers' institute held here today. The session was largely attended and the most successful that has been held in the county. A dele (ration from Lake View was in attend ance. and will participate in the good roads convention which meets tomor row afternoon. Judge J. H. Scott arrived from Salem tonight and will be the chief speaker at the good roads conference. OFFICIAL RETURNS SLOW GLOVE SALE TODAY. 11.00 Kid Gloves. 39c a pair; $1.25 Kid Gloves. 59c a pair; $1.50 Kid Gloves. 79c a pnld; ."e gloves 21c a pair. No gloves fitted during sale. MoAllcn & McDonnell. Third and Morris Soma phone, long-distance rails. son. I MANY CONTESTS PROBABXE Close Vote JPrequent Republican Gains in North Carolina. "WASHINGTON, Now 6. With the latest returns from the Congressional districts throughout the country, there are indications of a number of con tests. In many of the districts the vote between the Republican and Dem ocratic candidates has been very close, involving possible changes as the re sult of the official count. All the Southern districts have been heard from, although ordinarily among the latest to be cleared up. The most re markable upset in the Congressional sit uation since reconstruction days has oc curred in North Carolina, where in a state whose Democratic majority mus ters approximately 40.00i), three out of the 10 members of Confess sent to Wash ington will be Republicans. They are John M. Morehead, who defeated Aubrey B. Brooks in the Fifth district, which district William Kitchin vacates to be come Governor of North Carolina: C. H. Cowles. who outran Richard N. Hacktt In-the Eighth, and X G. Grant, who rain ahead of William T. Crawford, the f rue- Total Vote in Oregon Will Show - Lead of Over 24,000 for Taft. Returns on the Presidential vote in Oregon have not yet been officially compiled in all counties, but what fig ures are available bear out the orig inal estimate that Taft's plurality in the state will be close to 25,000. Re turns so far counted show Taft has 62,223, Bryan 35,023. TARIFF IS LEFT TO TAFT (Continued From Pa-fT 1.) it is said these members will insist that the House committee on rules be In creased to seven members, to be elected by the House, and may in still other re spects ask a curtailment of the power of the' Speaker. Cannon Agrees With Taft. Tremendous pressure will be brought to bear by the House organization to break the power of the opposition to a deadlock choice of Speaker. Provided some agreement is reached In advance, William H. Taft may not be compelled to indicate his wishes on the contest. It is already known, however, that early last Summer Mr. Cannon sought out the Presidential nominee and reached a com plete understanding with him as to gen eral legislative policies under the new Administration. SUIT FOLLOWS SEPARATION (Continued From Pagw 1.) came friendly with Colonel McBee, a mar ried man, prominent as a railroad man. tall and handsome. According to her counsel,, he planned great development of the property for agricultural purposes and induced her to form a company called the Buck Shoals Company, In which the title was invested. He acted as manager and lived at the house, often being seen in her company. Several weeks ago. Edwards, a aashing young Virginian, appeared and soon a quarrel louoweo. wnicn reHunea in ner leaving the house for a hotel and being frequently seen in company with the new man. McBee s son uvea wun mm ai the Nye place. A SURGICAL OPERATION TAFT ILL REST FROM HIS LABORS President-Elect to Spend Two Weeks at Hot Springs, -Virginia. If there is any one thing that a woman dreads more than another it is a surgical operation. We can state without fear of a contradiction that there are hun dreds, yes, thousands, of .operations performed upon women in our hos rritals which are entirely unneces sary and many have been avoided by LYDJA E. PIMKHAEVi 'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND For proof of this statement read the following letters. Juts. Barbara Base, of Kingman, Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham : " For eight years I suffered from the most severe form of female troubles and was told that an operation was my only hope of recovery. I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it has saved my life and made me a well woman." Mrs. Arthur R. House, of Church Road, Moorestown. N. J., writes : "I feel it is my duty to let people know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound has done for me. I suffered frem female troubles, and last March my physician decided that an operation was necessary. My husband objected, and urged me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg-etable Compound, and to-day I am well and strong'." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's "getable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, and backa-che. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick wonHu to write her for advice. She has pnided thousands to healtb. Address, Lynn. 2Lass. CHOOSES HIS SECRETARY Frederick W. Carpenter to Hold PO' sitlon at White House Loeb -to Be Secretary of Xavy. If He Wishes. CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 6. President elect William H. Tart, Mrs. Taft and Fred W. Carpenter, private secretary, left this city at o'clock tonight for Hot Springs. Va.. vhere Mr. Tart will rest until Thanksgiving. The day has been the quietest of any Mr. Taft has enjoyed since the elec tion. He had a conference with My ron T. Herrlck. but said afterward that no matters of significance were dis cussed. Mr. Taft sent this telegram to Gov ernor Magoon at Havana: "Please convey to the family of the late President Palma my slncerest sym pathy. He was a true gentleman and one who loved Cuba with all his heart." The offices of Mr. Taft were dis mantled here today and will be es tablished at Hot Springs. Carpenter for His Secretary. While no official announcement has been made. It Is known upon reliable authority that Frederick W. Carpen ter, who has been Mr. Taft's secretary for many years, will be his secretary when he becomes President, succeed ing in that position William Loeb, who can have the portfolio of Secre tary of the Navy in the Taft Cabinet if he so desires. Mr. Carpenter was with Mr. Taft in the Philippines. Wendell Mischer, assistant secretary, retains that position, and after a leave of absence will rejoin Mr. Taft this Fall. Play Golf; Avoid Politics. It Is the Intention of Mr. Taft while at Hot Springs to devote himself to golf and exercise. He will transact as little business as possible. and ex pressed the desire that it might be known that he wished as few confer ences as possible. He may spend the Winter at Augusta, Ga. which place has been recommended as furnishing a desirable climate for outdoor exer cise during the Winter, and the situ ation as to accommodations there is being looked Into. NOT TO H UXT OX TEXAS RANCH Taft Contradicts Report That He Will Rest In Wilds- TAFT, Tex., Nov. 6. It is reported at headquarters of the Taft ranch, situ ated near here, that W. H. Taft and his brother. C. P. Taft, owners of the ranch, will arrive here the early part of De cember on a ten days" hunting expedi tion. The ranch embraces leo.ooo acres, and deer and othor wild animals abound One Dose. Ask your doctor to tell you, honestly and frankly, just what he thinks of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Then do as he says. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral REVISED FORMULA Often a single dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral at bedtime will completely control the night coughs of children. It is a strong medicine, a doctor's medicine, entirely free from alcohol. Made only for diseases of the throat, bronchial tubes, and lungs. Full formula on each label. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass. in the pastures. The most magnificent country home and hunting lodge in Texas is situated upon the Taft ranch. CINCINNATI, Nov. 6. W. H. Taft said today that there was hardly the slight est possibility of his going to Texas to hunt any time tills Winter. He added that no arrangements had been made looking to such a trip and that none was contemplated. Mr. Taft said he would appreciate very much if the erroneous impression could be corrected that he owned any land In Texas. "The ranch referred to," he explained "belongs to my brother's wife. Mrs. C. P. Taft. I do not own an acre of land nor have I any interest In the ranch." Chile Glad Taft Is Elected. VALPARAISO. Nov. 6. The local presi has expressed Its satisfaction over the election of William H. Taft to the Presl dency of the United States and says that the continuation of President Roosevelt's policy of pan -American ism will bring with it peace and prosperity. Home phone long-distance calls. geology I JPE For a Warm Bath Room A bath in a cold room is a I "shivery" operation and is extremely liable to cause colds. The bathroom t iV 111 1 above all should be kept warm. This is easy and the bath is a comfort if you have a I fi RFECTI0N Oil Heater (Equipped with Smokeless Device) It may be carried from any other room to the bath room, which it will heat while you are preparing for the bath. Impossible to turn it too high or too low. The most economical heater you can buy intense heat ior a hours with one filling. " T The is the best lamp or bold purposes. Gives a clear, steady light. Made of brass throughout and nickel plated. Equipped with the latest improved central draft burner. Handsome simple satisiactory. Every lamp guaranteed. ii you cannot get beater or lamp at your dealer's, write our nearest agency for descriptive circular. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) fflifou; wouU YOU Hit to visit L lWashington & seethe Inauguration? ? How would YOU like to be right on the ground and see the man selected at next month's election actually made President of the United States? r,"! How woujd YOU like to see Congress in session, sit in the Senate and I J I House galleries and hear the debates and see all the prominent figures ! J of our National Kfe? How would YOU like to see the public buildings, grounds and parks that go toward making our National Capitol one of the most beautiful cities in the world? How would YOU like to take a day's sail down the Potomac River to cJMt. Vernon, the home and tomb of George Washington, a place held in reverence by every patriotic e4merican? How would yoa like to ride through the Southern part of the United States, up the Atlantic Coast, back through the cTVIiddle West and across the Rocky cTVlountains in a luxurious Pullman? How would YOU like to have thrown in for good measure, seeing such cities as New Orleans, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago and wonder ful Niagara Falls? How much letter would you like this if it could all' oe had without one cent of expense to you ? If YOU would like all this, send your name to the Sunset Magazine Travel Club, and ask for particulars. At the same time give us some information about yourself. You will receive an immediate reply explaining to you how very easily this splendid transcontinental trip can be brought within your reach. Address SUNSET MAGAZINE TRAVEL CLUB, Flood Building, San Franclaco, California ? ? ? ? ?