THE MORNING OREGONIA3J, WEDNESDAY, APRIX, 20, 1910.
RMENDMENTWOULD
INJURE PORTLAND
PRINCIPALS IN THE DREXEL-GOULD WEDDING AND TWO OF THE MAIDS OF HONOR
Toll & QiTbTbs, Hoc.
Morrison at Seventh
Portland's Largest
Homefurnishers
Housefurnishings
Sold on Easy Terms
Agents for Improved Front Laced Corsets, Lily of France
CorsetsMadeleine Corsets. Toys, Tricycles, Velocipedes
Coasters, Wagons, Etc., in the Basement Toy Department
Dixon Measure Strikes at
Water Competition to
Coast Cities.
New Waists siodl tlhe Prettiest sum
PROTEST SENT TO CAPITAL
Portland Chamber of . Commerce
Joins Other Cities in Opposing
Equality of Rates in Short
and Long Railroad. Hauls.
The transportation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday sounded
its protest to the proposed amendment
pending: In Congress to the interstate
commerce act. In which amendment it is
provided that the railroads shall not
charge more for the short haul than for
the long, when the shot haul is Included
In the long.
In a lengthy communication, analyzing
the entire railroad situation so far as
freight rates are concerned, the members
of the Oregon Congressional delegation
are urged to fight to retain the present
long and short-haul clause. A copy of
this was mailed to each member of the
delegation yesterday. The analyzation
of the situation was compiled by J. N.
Teal, counsel for the committee. .
The proposed amendment is now before
the Senate interstate commerce commit
tee and unless, there Is united action on
the part of Pacific Coast cities and the
railroads, it may become a law.
Commercial Life at Stake.
In the event of its passage .nd approval
by the President, say those acquainted
with the situation- the entire commer
cial map of the United States would be
changed, with the "Western States occu
pying a "very obscure position on it, so
far as railroad freight traffic advantages
are concerned. It would take away much
of the advantage Portland has In being a
seaport, as competition by the railroads
with water rates would be impossible.
Under the provisions of the law as it
now exists it Is possible for the railroads
to make a lower transcontinental rate to
Portland than to Spokane, though the lat
ter city is 4il miles shorter haul. Again,
it is possible for two railroads from, dis
tant cities entering Spokane to make the
same rate, though one is several hundred
miles longer than the other, which the
longer me must do' In order to compete
with the shorter. St. Paul and Omaha
are taken to illustrate this poitit. Omaha
is over 400 miles farther than St. Paul
from Spokane, though under the present
law the freight rates from each to Spo
gane are the same.
Trade Zones Affected.
Under the present system Portland has
a cheaper rate than Spokane, resulting
from water competition, and its trade
territory includes . far inland points,
though the material must be shipped
through these points coming here.
Under conditions resulting from the
amended act, this would all be changed,
which it Is agreed by the 50 men com
prising the transportation committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, w'ould be
ruinous to large business enterprises. Lo
cal Jobbers and shippers, as well as those
In every Pacific Coast city, are thorough
ly aroused over the situation. Every ef
fort will be made to secure the defeat of
the amendment. Its success thus far, it
Is believed, is beoausa of the lack of
knowledge the Congressional committee
had on the subject.
The first note of alarm was sounded at
Chicago. April 15. at a hurriedly called
conference of Western railroad presidents.
At that meeting communications were
sent to commercial bodies all over the
WeBt, as the entire Western country, in
cluding inland points, will be materially
affected. The railroad men also decided
to maintain a lobby in Washington dur
ing the consideration of the measure, but
owing to the antipathy against railroad
lobbies generally, this may not prove ef
fective. Commercial bodies throughout
the West are being urged to send repre
sentatives to Washington to fight the pro
posed enactment.
At Seattle and Tacoma action has been
taken on the matter and each will send a
delegation to vashlngton, while Sookane
seeing a chance to win its old rate con
tention, has representatives in Washing
ton supporting the amendment. It is not
known, whether representatives of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce will be
sent there also.
In Mr. Teal's brief on the subject, which
was commended by persons yesterday
thoroughly conversant with the science
of freight tariffs, the subject is fully
treated. In It he calls attention to the
lact that all transcontinental rates are
built upon the theory of the long and
short haul which the present amendment
seeKS to overthrow.
ASTORIA AWARDS BONDS
Portland Bidders Agree to Accept
Delivery in Installments.
ASTORIA, Or.. April 19. (Special.)
nias were opened this afternoon for
the purchase of $75,000 Astoria school
bonds authorized for building the new
high school. Three bids, which were
in accordance with the published no
tlce, were as follows: Woodln. Me
Near & Moore, Chicago, $75,800; John
Nuveen & Co., Chicago. $76,340: Mor
ris Brothers. Portland, $75,952.50. The
Morris Brothers" bid also provided
mat me Donas shall be taken in in
stallments of $5000 or over, s the
money is required by the school board.
but all must be delivered not later
than December 1.
The board tonight accepted the bid of
Morris Brothers. The board also awarded
toe contract for the building to Palmberg
jviattson, at bo,M8. - The bid of Mc
Pherson & Co., of Portland, of $S567 for
installing the heating plant was accepted.
McDonald Gets Canadian Ship.
VICTORIA, B. C. " April 19. Com
mander William Balfour MacDonald, son
of Senator MacDonald, of this city, has
been appointed to the command of H. M.
S. Niobe. bought by Canada and due at
Halifax on July 10, to form the nucleus
of Canada s navy. Commander MacDon
aid was born in Victoria.
Alleged Husband-Slayer on Trial.
MOSCOW. Idaho, April 19. (Special.)
Mrs. Laura E. Loftus, who is accused
of murdering her husband with a
double-barreled shotgun last Decem
ber at their ranch near Troy, -this
county, was placed on trial here yes
terday.
While a leaf of frold Is fto thin that It
is Impossible to measure tts thickness, scales
nave been msae which weigh it accurately,
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is so light that a breath will blow It away.
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SERVICE "IS" SIMPLE
Marjorie Gould Is Married to
A. J. Drexel, Jr.
ALTAR BANKED IN FLOWERS
Detectives Stand Guard All Day Over
Wedding Iresents Estimated
"to Be Worth $2,000,000.
Honeymoon Plans Secret.
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ot pink ribbons and were surmounted
by bouquets of roses.
' The altar was banked with 2000 calla
lilies and boughs of apple blossoms.
Daisies were distributed about the steps
ol the altar and the chancel rail. The
pillars of the church were draped with
hmilax and hung with calla mollis, a
graceful pink flower. The sides of the
church and the organ loft were hung
with daisies and smllax. V
Home Decoration Profuse.
Flowers of .Springtime also predomi
nated at the Gould home in Fifth avenue,
where a reception was held after the
wedding. There was a large arch of
Forsythia over the landing of the grand
staircase. This Is the first white flower
to blossom In the Spring. The saMfn"Nn
the first floor was decorated with roses.
The large apartment on the third floor,
where the reception was held, had decora
tions of calla lilies and pink and white
041 pie blossom?.
A force of detectives stood on guard all
day over the. wedding presents. Various
estimates were made of their value, some
as high as $2,000,000. '
Bridesmaids Are Relatives.
Miss Vivien Gould, a sister of the bride,
who makes her debut next season, was
maid of honor. Miss Margareta Drexel,
sister of the bridegroom, came from Eng
land with her parents and her fiance,
Guy Montague Finch-Hatton, Viscount
Maidstone, to act as bridesmaid.
The other bridesmaids were Miss
Hope Hamilton, a cousin of Miss Gould;
Miss Marjorie A. Curtlss, Miss Bea
trice Claflin. and Miss Elsie Nicoll, of
New York. Miss Ellen Mackay, daugh
ter of Clarence H. Mackay, and Miss
Edith Gould, third, were flower girls.
The bride's gown was of white satin
charmeuse, cut In long flowing lines.
There was an overdress of white chif
fon embroidered with orange blossoms
and a long: train, also embroidered with
ha flower. The tulle veil, which fell
below the bottom of the pklrt, was
fastened with a spray of orange blos
soms. The bridal bouquet was orange
blossoms and white roses.
The bridesmaids all wore gowns of
pale blue satin, veiled In blue and pink
chiffon.
Honeymoon Plans Secret.
Mr. Drexel was attended by his
brother, Armstrong Drexel. The ushers
were Viscount Maidstone and Noel
Griffith, of London; Craig Biddle and
John Fell, his cousin, of Philadelphia;
William Rhinelander Stewart, Julius
W. Noyes and Jay and Klngdon
Gould, brothers of the bride. 1
The honeymoon plans of Mr. and
Mrs. Drexel were kept secret. It is
known, however, that they will be in
London in June to attend the wedding:
of Margareta Drexel and Viscount
Maidstone.
Famous Jurist Honored.
THE HAGUE, April 19. The 50th an
nlversary of the conferment of degree of
Doctor of Laws upon the international
Jurist, T. M. C. Asser, was celebrated in
the "Hall of Truce" today. Many mem
bers of the Cabinet, diplomatic corns and
other distinguished persons were present
ana listened to tributes to the achieve
ments of the notes! Hollander in the field
of international law. It was announced
that a fund of 2750 bad been subscribed
it Y
I. iff
by admirers of Asser in 20 countries for
the purchase of a collection of works on
International law. to be known as the
Asser collection and placed in the library
of the Palace of Peace.
OREGON MINES DESCRIBED
Geological Bulletin Issues Bulletin
on Gold and Silver Output.
WASHINGTON, April 19. Increasing
Interest In the mineral products of the
Western States Is reflected in the large
measure of attention given to that region
by the Geological Survey, which for sev
eral years has Issued, under the title
"Contributions to Economic Geology,"
annual volumes, devoted largely to the
mineral resources of that part - of the
country.
The latest volume of this series (bulle
tin 3S0) contains a paper on gold and sil
ver in Oregon.
Western Oregon has produced consid
erable gold and silver in past years, but
the .bulletin describes only the Bohemia
and Cracker Creek districts, in wfiich
comparatively little work is now in
progress. The Bohemia district, where
mining has been done for years, has pro
duced perhaps $400,000, mainly in free
gold. Prospecting In the region Is car
ried on rather vigorously and it Is rea
sonable to suppose that other workable-
deposits will be found.
JAIL BEATS TAXPAYING
City Hall Turned Into Prison for
Socialist Who Defies Law.
RAFTON. 111., April 19. Because J.
J. Keon, a Socialist leader, refuses to
pay a polltax of $1.50, he began this
afternoon to serve six months in jail.
The City Hall has been converted
into a Jail by screening the windows
with chicken wire and Keon declares
he will serve his full time rather than
pay the tax or work it out at 75 cents
a day. He holds such a tax is uncon
stitutional. Keon's meals will be taken from the
c!tys leading hotel and a special dep
uty has been sworn in to look after
him, making the cost of his keep to
the city $3.25 a day.
Keon recently was defeated for Cir
cuit Judge.
Capitalists Inspect Lebanon Soil.
LEBANON, Or., April 19. (Special.)
Professor Newell, president of the State
Board of Horticulture, and a number of
capitalists, some of whom were from
Portland, were In Lebanon and vicinity
the last few days looking over the coun
try here with a view of selecting lands
suitable for growing fruit, especially ap
ples and pears.
Professor Newell was highly pleased
with the condition and quality of the soil
here and believes there are great pros
pects in the eastern part of Linn County
for the fruitgrower. ,
Portland Pioneer Passes
Henry Claussenlus, 56, a resident
of Portland for nearly a quarter of a
century, died at his home, 351 Thirteenth
street, yesterday, death resulting from a
complication of diseases. Mr. Claussen
lus was engaged in the plumbing business
for a number of years. He is survived
by one son, and two daughters. The
funeral services will be held from Hol
man's chapel Thursday afternoon.
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HARBOR BILL IS PASSED
SENATE AGREES TO APPKOPRI
' ATIOX OF $52,500,000.
Effort by Xewlands to Make Water
ways Commission Executive
Body Is Unsuccessful.
WASHINGTON, April 19. The river
and harbor bill, carrying an appropria
tion of about $52,500,000, was passed by
the Senate today. There were no ma
terial amendments but there was con
slderable debate over various provi
sions.
The portion of the bill receiving the
greatest consideration was the provi
sion for the continuation of the Water
ways Commission until 1911. Senator
Newlands sought to have this body con
verted into an executive body, but was
unsuccessful.
Senator Owen declared that more
than a hundred streams mentioned in
the bill are unknown to students of
g-eography. He said that basic streams
like the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri
should be improved in advance of their
tributaries. He pointed out that the
Arkansas' River - in Oklahoma is en
tirely unprovided for in the bill, while
he said $1,500,000 is to be expended on
inconsequential streams in New Jersey.
Mr. Burton replied that the New Jer
sey streams are not unimportant. Rac
coon Creek, one of the New Jersey
water courses to receive Mr. Owen's
scornful attention, had developed a ton
nage equal to the Arkansas, Mr. Bur
ton said, with an expenditure of one
one-hundredth of the amount' appro
priated for the Western river.
PRINCE RUPERT NOW TIGHT
Day of "Wide Open Town" Across
Border Is Passed.
VICTORIA. B. C, April 19. (Special.)
The day of the "wide open town" at
Prince Rupert has been a short one, and
now the lid is screwed tightly., dewn
again; the new Provincial Police Chief,
Wynn, is sitting on the lid,, ar.l the
"blind-pig" has retreated with the faro
layout and " the roulette wheel to the
cellars of the suburbs, wh3 silken-clad
demoiselles crowd the outbound steamers.
The new transcontinental railway ter
minal Is once more strictly a temperance
town and likely to remain so for some
time, although that will depend almost
exclusively upon the local wish. Prince
Rupert Is becoming a really-and-truly city,
electing its first Mayor and Council, and
assuming the responsibility for develop
ment of its own destinies from Mav lfi
next. The city has at present a fixed
population of 2289t with an average of
1000 transients, and an assessment valua
tion of $15,330,166. of which $7,728,450 stands
In the name of the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway Company and $499,599 Is repre
sented by improvements.
"BALL TO TEACH METHODS
Principal at Arleta to Instruct in O.
A. C. Summer Schools.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls. April 19. (Special.)
S. F. Ball, principal of the Arleta school,
of Portland, will tedch grammar grade
methods during the first term of the
Oregon Agricultural College Summer
session, according to an announcement
made today by Professor E. D. Ressler.
Mr. Ball will give instruction in the
methods of teaching each of the
branches of study in all grades from
the fourth to the eighth.
He is reputed to be one of the best
equipped experts in the Portland teach
ing corps on the subject of course of
study. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of -Chicago, where he studied
pedagogy under Professor John Dewey
and Professor E. F. Young, now City
Superintendent of the Chicago public
schools.
Other appointments' vto the Summer
School faculty will soon be announced
and the complete bulletin of courses
Sroairtest Waist Effects of tlhe Season
Charming and distinctive in their expression of the cleverest effects
that have appeared in Waists this season and the smartest and daintiest
of materials.
At $o"are Frill Avaists of imported
crossbar, with hand-embroidered edge frill of colored dot material.
Many other pretty models in Frill Waists, ranging from $5.95 to $15.
Tailored! Staits Rooglh
tSOlklS Lowered in
Suits of imported Tussah and Pongee Silks, beauti
fully tailored and lined with best quality of soft silks.
The coats are in 36-inch and 38-inch lengths; the skirts
plain and plaited.
Some of them have embroidered collars and cuffs and
some are button-trimmed.
Colors are natural old rose, shell coral, helio, gray
and two shades of blue.
Exceptional value in each and every one of these
suits a seasonable opportunity.
v
LooCoaits,
Combining grace, style and practicability. Long coats
are always so convenient so desirable for wear over the
stylish one-piece dresses They're really a necessity for
those cool evenings.
Paxasols are going to be carried by nearly every
well-dressed woman this season. And they've come out
in all the newest shades to match the prevailing colors in
suits and dresses. Choose yours now. $2.50 to $25.
will be ready for distribution within
two weeks. Professor Ressler reports
a large number of inquiries received
from prospective students and esti
mates an attendance of several hundred.
" "
LURLI1TE LIMPING HOME
With Broken Jtudder, Steamer Is
Coming From Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. Nothing
has been heard since noon today from
the steamer Lurline, of the Matson
line, bound from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco, which is making its way to this
port with a broken rudder.
At that time the Lurline, according
to a wireless dispatch, was 294 miles
off the Golden Gate and reported that
all was well and that the steamer was
making good progress. All efforts of
the wireless stations here to get a re
sponse to their calls to tne L.urnne nave
been in vain. No uneasiness is felt,
however, and it is believed the wire
less operator on the steamer will "tune
in" before morning and get in touch
with the stations.
The Lurlinei sailed from Honolulu last
Tuesday with 70 passengers and lost
her rudder yesterday. The steamer re
ported by wireless that a steering'
tackle had been rigged, but asked for
assistance through the narrow harbor
entrance here. -
FAMOUS SEALER MISSING
Captain Spring Does Not Return
From Search for Oyster Beds.
VICTORIA, B. C. April 19. (Special.)
Captain Charles Spring, son of Cap
tain William Spring, the founder of the
British Columbia pelagic sealing, has
been missing since January 1 under cir
cumstances almost conclusively indica
tive that . he has been lost with his
steam launch, on which he had em
barked on a cruise around Vancouver
Island in search of new oyster beds.
He was known to have spent New
Year's Eve at Pender Island, but since
then no tfdlngs either of the launch
or its o.wner have reached his family.
The missing man was the first to use
white hunters In pelagic ' sealing, and
put the "Sea Wolf," Captain Alec Mc
Lean, as well as his brother Dan, into
the sealing trade.
Spring himself was captured by Rus
sians off the Copper Islands 15 years
ago and escaped from a Slberianprison,
making his way after privations and
sufferings to .the Coast, where he got
a craft for Japan and home.
WRECK WORK OF TRAMPS
Ties on Track. . Cause Accident to
Oregon Express.
REDDING, Cal., April 19. The North
bound Oregon Express was wrecked at
Corning early today as a result of a pe
culiar accident, which may have been
caused by an attempt to ditch the train.
The engine was derailed and thrown up
side down and the express and mail cars
telescoped. A tramp who was riding the
tender suffered a broken leg.
The train encountered a pile of ties on
the track four miles south of Corning, but
the engine brushed them aside without
stopping and continued on Its run. As the
locomotive entered the yards at Corning
it was derailed with a sudden Jar and
upset. "
Investigation showed that one of the
ties bad become attached to the pilot in
The ruffle effects, some of which are
detachable, are going to be much in favor
this season. And then there are those
beautiful embroidered Waists of soft chif
fon lawn, of mull, of India linoii and the
pretty handkerchief linens.
A ruffled model of very sheer Vic
toria lawn at $3.50.
Another of chiffon mull with small
tuck frill of lace and light blue embroid
ered edge at $3.95.
Another Frill "Waist of mull with front
and frill with dotted edge at 5.50.
Price to
14.75
1 1 3oTS to
such a way that It caused no trouble un
til it caught on a switch frg In the yards.
It is thought that hoboes piled the ties
on the track. Sheriff Boyd has set out at
the head of a posse.
The train was detoured and proceeded
northward three hours late.
BIG DEAL PARTIALLY OFF
Northwest Corporation's Sale De
layed by DiScrences.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 19.
(Spechtl.) Though it had been previ
ously arranged that a meeting of the
stockholders of the Northwest Cor
poration was to be held here tomor
row to confirm the sale of the com
pany's holdings to the Byllesby Com-
A new city In the heart of a rich,
prosperous country. A division point of
a great Railway System. Roundhouses
and machine shops already established;
trains running on schedule time. No
guesswork about this.
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$1.75 Pair for plain
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$2.25 Each for Couch
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pany of Chicago, it was learned late
tonight that a difference has arisen be
tween the contracting parties, and
there is possibility the meeting will
not be held for possibly several days.
Members of the corporation now iu
this city refused either to confirm or
deny the report.
The meeting was to have been hehl
in the local office at 2:30 tomorrow,
when the officers for the ensuing year
were to be elected This was to be fol
lowed by a special meeting whlcli
would transfer the holdings to the Chi
cago company.
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A new city in the heart of a rich,
prosperous country. A division point of
a great Railway System. Roundhouses
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