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VOL. Li. NO. 15,473. PORTLAND. OKESO.X. THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SWEEPING CUT IN RATES IS ORDERED Direct and 'Backhaul' Tariffs Lowered. ACTUAL TEST WILL BE HAD Effect on Railroads' Revenues to Be Determined. ENFORCEMENT IS DELAYED Commission Holds Water Competi tion, to Spokane Is Not Material. Southern Faciflc Business In Nevada Is Hard Hit. WASHINGTON. June 29. The Inter State Commerce Commission, deciding a group of the so-called "Pacific Coast cases," today ordered sweeping' reduc tions In both class and commodity rates. This reduction amounts to 20 per cent from the Missouri River to Spokane and similar Interior points, and to the same amount in the "back-haul" rates from Seattle and Portland to the Interior. In some instances, notably as affect ing: rates . over the Southern Pacific with Nevada points, the reductions are greater. :They amount in occasional in stances to BO per cent, mission says its order cannot directly compel the reduction of Intrastate rates, that is, it cannot force reduc tions from . Puget Sound to Eastern Washington points, nor from Portland to points in Eastern Oregon, but the In announcing its reduction, the Corn mere fact that a ' reduction is ordered on interstate rates will, it believes, force like reductions in intrastate rates. Horizontal Reduction Ordered. In announcing its decision in this case, the Commission says: quate basis for reduction upon "any particular class traffic or to any desig nated points. Approximate justice can be accomplished only by horizontal re duction of class rates, and that reduc tion should not be less than 20 per cent. "We realize that a reduction to' the amount named, taken in connection with other reductions proposed by the Commission in cognate cases, may en tail more or less material reduction in the defendants' revenues, the amount of which cannot now be accurately ap proximated. Therefore we desire, be fore making the final order, to be in formed of the result of an actual test. "The defendants are accordingly re quired to keep an accurate and detailed account for July, August and Septem ber, 1910, or for cuch other representa tive months as may be determined upon by the Commission after conference with the defendants, showing the reve nue which actually accrued under the class rates in issue, and the revenue which would have accrued on the same volume of business under the 20 per cent reduction in those rates. Accounts to Be Kept. "The account must be limited to rates and traffic mentioned, but carriers may keep and present to the Commission separate accounts showing loss In rev enue resulting from other reductions which they would feel obliged to make in consequence of the commission' finding in this case. It Is expected that the matter will be so handled by the parties that tne cases may be ready for final disposition October 1." In the case of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce and the Seattle Cham her of Commerce against the O. R. & N. Co. the Northern Pacific Company and other Northwestern carriers, com monly known as- the "back-haul cases a reduction will be made in the rate but the precise amount probably will not be determined until next October. These rates are from coast cities to points in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. On the hearing it was conceded by several of the defendant lines, includ ing the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern, that the present rates should be reduced 16 2-3 per cent. In the Spokane rate case, the Commis sion decided that present freight rates were excessive and unjust and reason able rates on both class and commodity freight were established for the future. The Spokane cases had been before the Commission in various forms for sev eral years. The shippers of that city complained insistently of the rates they were charged on freight classes and commodities from Eastern points of origin, because they were required to pay the Pacific Coast terminal rates, plus the local rates back to Spokane from those terminals, although the freight was discharged at Spokane by the railroads on the westward trip. Earnings Held Excessive. The decision in the Spokane case was prepared by Commissioner Prouty. It waa held that the earnings of the Northern Paciflo and the Great North ern for the 10 years preceding 1908 might fairly be termed excessive, and that reduction in revenues might there fore be made without violating the constitutional rights of those compan ies. The report continued: "The scheme of rates proposed by the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific for the transportation of traffic from St. Paul and Chicago to Spojcane, 3 BROTHERS SHOT AT ONCE, BY CUPID TRIPLE WEDDING IS PLUM FOR SEATTLE MINISTER. Little Blind Ood Breaks Record for Quarry Bagged With One Arrow. Big Demand for Rice. SEATTLE, Wash.. June 29. (Special.) All archery records of past and pres ent history probably were broken by the little blind god. today when three brothers took out marriage licenses, "returnable" tomorrow evening. The three brothers are George N.' Vahl busch, August G. Valbusch and Walter S. Vahlbusch, and their weddings will take place at 8 o'clock on the evening of June 80, at 2213 Seventh avenue. During the centuries in which Cupid has been twanging away with his little bow, he has , bagged many double . shots, but such a complete sweep all in the same family probably makes for him a new standard, which he will have to wait a long time be fore equaling. The three young wo men who will become brides are Miss Belle ' Tuttle, Miss Caroline Bellaire and Miss Martha McConnelL Rev. W. A. Major, upon whom the heavy duty falls of uniting the cou ples, will not soon forget the wed ding. It Is not often that a minister can collect three fees and kiss three brides all in the same evening, but when interviewed today he said that he would perform his duty as all good ministers should. Wholesale supplies of rice were laid in by friends of the three couples to day and they will be accorded a rous ing sendoff when they depart upon their respective honeymoons. WOMAN BURNED; MAY DIE Hysterical, She Runs, and , Flames Gain and Envelop Her. ROSBBURG, Or., June 29. (Special.) While kindling a fire outdoors near the family home at Winston, a hamlet seven miles south of here, this after noon, Mrs-. 'Ollie Heater, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bros!, wealthy fruitgrowers, received burns which may cost her life. Witnesses to the accident say that the woman was stand ing near the fire when her clothes be came ignited. She became hysterical and started to run, with the result that the flames, fanned' by a slight breeze,' soon enveloped her. Relatives Tushed to her assistance, but before her clothing could be torn from her body Mrs. Meater was fright fully burned. Her father, George Brosi, also received serious burns about the hands while attempting to extinguish the flames, and as a result will be un able to resume his labors for several weeks. Physicians rushed to the scene and are exerting every effort In the hope of saving the woman's life. UNDERWOOD TO HAVE MILL Dement Bros., of Walla Walla, Will Start New Industry. UNDERWOOD, Wash., June 28. (Special.) Contrary to reports that the Dement Bros., of Walla Walla, have abandoned the project of installing a large flouring mill here, indications now point to an early start of the en terprise. O. W. Brunton, representing the mill ing company, has been on the ground the past few days negotiating with R. D. Cameron for the power site, four miles below Husum. New and im proved machinery for the mill and elec trical machinery for the power plant have been purchased and the manage ment says the company means business in establishing the Industry along the White Salmon River. SPLASH FLOOD KILLS BOY Log From Which He Fishes Is Car ' rled Away and He Drowns. HOQUIAM. Wash., June 29. (Special.) The body of Irwin McGee. who was drowned In the Humptulips River Sunday afternoon was recovered late yesterday and brought to Hoquiam last night. Young McGee was on a fishing trip with a friend when a log splash was turned loose, carrying the log on which the fishermen were seated down stream. McGee was unable to swim, and when the log turned 'over was drowned. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam McGee, of this city, and was 17 years old. He was a sophomore in the Hoquiam High School. WIFE CLAIMS CHATTELS Use of Rolling Pin and Auto Denied, Mrs. Donohoo Sues Husband. DAYTON. Wash., June 29. (Special.) To force her husband to relinquish his claims on a rolling pin and .an automo bile, Mrs. Anzellett Donohoo filed suit today against Dr. Phillip Donohoo, pro prietor of the City Hospital and well known physician. For denying her the pleasure of using the rolling pin and auto, which she says are her Individual prop erty, Mrs. Donohoo asks the court for S1000 damages and an additional $2000 for the effects. Following a domestic rupture the phy sician and his wife declared marriage a failure 10 days ago. Neighbors say that when Mrs. Donohoo left the hospital, where they had rooms, the doctor refused to allow her to come on the premises. SIX CARS IN GLIDDEN RACE Penalties Imposed Reduce Number to Leave Des Moines. DAVENPORT. Ia.. June 29. GUdden tour cars were reduced to six by today's run from Dea Moines and only five are in the Chicago trophy division. The penalties today were: Clnxo, 15 (this for adjusting rocker arms); Mollne. 101, 69 points for ralla tor trouble and filling with water: Mo llne. 102. three points, filling with water; Lexington car, 13 points for new spring clip and adjusting dash oiler. The run today from Des Moines Was over the best roads of the run. FIRST WORD HEARD FROM ROOSEVELT Direct Primary Bill Meets Sanction. TELEGRAM SENT GRISGQM Adoption of Cobb Bill Before N. Y. Legislature Urged. COLONEL HAS SEEN HUGHES Ex-President Breaks Silence at Be hest of Hundreds Who Have Appealed to Him' to Speak for Direct Nominations. NEW YORK, June 29. Theodore Roose velt today made his first public utter ance on a political subject since his re turn from Europe, June 18. In a tele gram from Cambridge, Mass., he advo cates1 the enactment, with certain amend ments, of the so-called Cobb direct noml nation bill now "before the New York Legislature. The telegram addressed to Lloyd C. Griscom, chairman of the Republican County Committee of New York County, and sponsor for the amendment, follows: "During the last week great numbers of Republicans and of independent voters from all over the state have written me urging the principle of the direct primary. I have seen Governor Hughes and have learned your views from your representa tive. It seems to me that the Cobb bill,, with the amendments proposed by you, meets the needs of the situation. I be lieve the people demand it. I most earnestly hope it will be enacted Into law. (Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Mr. Griscom received the telegram late this afternoon and almost; immediately made it public, with en appended state ment explaining the proposed amend ments to the Cobb bill. The bill is now before, the Judiciary committee of the As sembly. " The amendments probably will be introduced in the Senate tomorrow. ROOSEVELT MEETS HUGHES Harvard University Confers Honor r on J. Pierpont Morgan. Just before the university procession started. Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Hughes met in the center of the college yard. It was their first meeting since the Colonel's return from abroad. They shook hands cordially and for five minutes held a conversation, which was interrupted by Marshal Barrett Wendell, who announced that the procession was ready to start. Colonel Roosevelt took his place at the head of the line with President Lowell, of the university. They were followed by the members of the Harvard corpora tion. Next came Mr. Morgan, walking with Dean Lebaron B. Briggs, of - the college. Not far behind walked Governor Hughes, arm in arm with Frederick J. Stimson, of Beerham, who presided over the Democratic state convention of 1907. Mr. Roosevelt was obliged to acknowl- (Concluded on Page 3.) j FELLOW CITIZENS, INDEX OF TODAYS NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 71 degrees; minimum, 61 degrees. TODAY'SShowers; southwesaerly winds. ' " Ex-President Roosevelt. Roosevelt iflves word in favor of direct pri mary law. Page 1. "Roosevelt. '80" Is guest and host at Har vard's commencement day. Page 2. Rational. Interstate Commerce Commission cuts Coast rates reeply. Page 1. x Effect of rate changes not fully apparent. . Page 1. lomestic John W. Paniel. senior Senator from Vir ginia, dies. Page 5. July fixed, says State's Attorney, as Browne case Is declared mistrial. Page 3. Sports. More than 100 newspaper men will report big fight. Page 8. Fight fans catch Jeffries at work. Page 8. Yale and Harvard crews meet today for an nual rowing contests. Page . Jeffries cold, forbidding hero, says London. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Demand for hops checked by good crop prospects. Page 10. Wheat prices turn downward at Chicago. Page 19. Stock decline on rate case decisions. Page 19. Passengers on Eureka petition Congress to require all passenger craft to equip with wireless. Page 18. Facifio Northwest. Call Issued Xor county primaries July - 9. Page 6. Cupid's arrow' strikes three brothers at once. Page, 1. Weyerhaeusers. timber barrons, visit Port land today. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. Innocent man serving prison sentence for another's crime. Page 1. Robert Treat Piatt, of City Executive Board, discusses municipal problems. Page 13. Court of Appeals discovers error In sentence of W. N. Jones. Page 11. John "W. Smoke acquitted of Incendiarism second time. Page 12. Collector Dunne issues hurry-up order on corporation tax. Page 12. Youths confess to robbery of White Sal mon postoffice. Page Lease of down-town corner for fifty years for 2.O85,0O0 pending. Page 14. Call Issued for Republican county assem bly. Page 14. Roosevelt. Roosevelt asks that meeting with Taft be in secret. Page 3. Domestic. Archbishop Ireland, in article, justifies Vati can's action in Roosevelt Incident. Page 6. 100-YEAR-0LDJREE LADEN Indian Lore Surrounds" Bearer of Black Cherries Near Cliffs. CLIFFS. Wash., June 29. (Special.) Just one-half mile west of Cliffs, on the farm occupied by A. C. Butt, is a cherry tree of the Black Republican variety which attracts more than a passing interest and notice from visi tors to this vicinity as the legendary lore of the Klickitat Indians places the age of this tree at a . little less than 100 years. That it has borne fruit for very nearly seventy years past is attested to by gray-bearded men who were boys when they first remember Its bearing full crops of the luscious fruit. The tree has averaged 500 pounds a year for . the last ten years, during which time a regular record has been kept of its crop. This year it is loaded to the breaking point, and every indi cation is that it will see many years of usefulness yet. CITY WATER INTERRUPTED Break in Ditch Embarrasses The Dalles- Temporarily. THE DALLES, Or., June 29. (Spe cial.) A break in the ditch near the Meadows has caused a shortage of water In the city the past few days. Residents have' been requested by the Water Commissioner to refrain from irrigating, and the streets are not be ing sprinkled. Workmen who are re pairing the damage will be through in a short time, when there will be an abundance of water again. City water is obtained from Mount Hood through Mill Creek, and Is piped from a reservoir 20 miles southeast. THE REPUBLICAN" PARTY HAS KEPT ITS PROMISES." . "V V - X. "V V me - - -N. r Ms. I JEFFRIES SHRINKS FROM ADULATION Cold, Forbidding Na ture His, Says London. GIANT'S GAZE CAUSES CHILL Big Fellow Is Modest and Un assuming, but Not Shy. JOHNSON GREAT CONTRAST Although ex-Champion Hates to Train Before Crowd, Novelist De clares He Will Show No Stage Fright When In Ring. BV JAntr T.nvnnM (Copyright. 1910. by the New" York Herald company. Registered In Canada In ac coraance with the copyright act. All rights reserved.) RENO. Nev., June 29. (Soeelal.) Certainly no hero ever cared less for adulation than does bia- Jim Jeffries. who of a surety bulks heroically right now in tne .public eye. Not only does' ue not care for adulation, but it seem positively to hurt him. Instead of pull ing witn It, he runs away from it. The presence of an admiring crowd at his training quarters 'usually sig nifies the fact that he will not make an appearance. He does not want any admiring crowds and his delight is to trick such crowds and put in his best licks when no one Is around. And as for compliment to his face, it would be only after I had got my life insured and armed myself with an ax. Brusqueness Is Astounding. His brusqueness is astounding and he' is just as brusque to the Governor of a state as to the latest cub reporter. away from home for his first time. I shall never forget the first time I met him. Our hands went out and clasped, and I smiled my pleasantest "How do you dot" Jeffries grumbled as If he was mad at all the world and at me especially for" daring the im pertinence of seeking his acquaintance, At the moment our hands gripped he gave me a deep, solid, searching look straight In the eyes. There was no geniality in his eyes, no kindliness. In stead, they seemed to moulder in a somber, resentful sort of way. Look Freezes Speech. At any rate, so forbidding was his expression that speech froze on my Hps. It was an awkward half-minute. So taken back was I that I could not think of a blessed thing to say, while all the time I was praying fervently for him to say something. He did not. At the end ,of a half-mlnute he abrupt ly turned his back on me and the con ference ended. It was not till ' I had seen him, in scenes enacted with others that I came to . understand, and now I take great joy in watching beaming innocent per sonages go up to the slaughter of an introduction with the big fellow. Now, under ordinary- circumstances. when so received by an ordinary man, one would be likely to say "you 'little (Concluded on Page 8.) RED MAN WORRIED; SPOUSE RUNS OFF INDIAN WANTS COMMISSIONER TO APPOINT WIFE FOR HIM. Squaw Runs Away but . Husband Balks at Cost of Divorce Proceed ings and Decides to Wait. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 29. (Special.) Declaring that since his squaw ran awaly six months ago, his "potato crop and housework had gone to hell," Circus Jlmmie, a well-known Qulnalt Indian, walked into Police Court yesterday and asked Police Judge J. M. Phillips, him self a graduate of Carlisle Indian School, to send to the United States Indian Com missioner at Washington for a new wife. When told that the proper and only pos sible way would be to secure a divorce, Jlmmie balked at the cost of legal pro ceedings and announced his Intention to wait six months more. In the hope that the klootchman would return. He said he would take her back if she was willing to come. He thinks he knows where she is, and is mighty anxious to have her return. He says he can't do housework, look after his crops and make totem poles, which is a regular occupation with Jlm mie, without a wife to do some of the heavy work about the place. Jlmmie is a well-known character. He made a monster totem pole a short time ago, setting forth his own family tree and the whole history of his tribe. He asked 5000 for it, but Anally knocked off so much that he was willing to accept $3, which he has not as yet received. He came to the city all dressed up and pre pared to contract marriage at once, just as soon as a telegram could reach the Indian Commissioner and a new wife be picked out. LENTS SERVICE CONTINUED Portland Company Still to Run Cars on O. W. P. Branch. SALEM. Or., June 29. The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company has reconsidered its notice, filed with the Railroad Commission recently, which stated that the company would cancel its rates and discontinue service on the O. W. P. line between Lents and Lents Junction, and the Commission has now been notified that a new tariff Is being arranged for filing and that the serv ice between these two stations will ha continued as before. On June 16 last the notification was sent to the Railroad Com mission, that on Monday, June 27, the service of the Oregon Water Power division between the Lents sta tions would be discontinued and Clyde B. Atchison, of the Commission, took the matter up with Franklin T. Grif fith, the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company's attorney, and suc ceeded in reinstating the run. The com pany has also informed the commis sion that a new tariff Is being prepared for filing within the next few days which will readjust the rates on its Cazadero division between Gresham and Portland. TONS OF CLAY BURY MAN North La Grande Laborer Dies as Result of Dirt Slide. LA GRANDE, Or., June 29. (Spe cial.) Tons of clay and dirt, suddenly slipping down an embankment when undermined too far by claybank workr men for the Kreiger Brick Yard to ds y, burled alive and killed Hans Stetzlnger, of North La Grande. In company with Ned Slater, Stet zinger was undermining the clay em bankment but at the time of the slide the two men had separated slightly and Slater was about 60 feet to one side. Without warning the side of the bank caved in and in a moment's time Stet zlnger was covered with the heavy clay. . Sounding the alarm. Slater frantical ly commenced to uncover the workman. It was but a few minutes after the ac cident before the body was freed. The cave-In had crushed one leg and in flicted various other injuries to the body. . ' ROSEBURG PIONEER DEAD William Perry Is Stricken After Lingering Illness. ROSEBURG, Or., June 29. (Special.) William Perry, aged 76 years, and one of the best known men in Douglas County, died here late today, after a lingering illness. Death resulted from infirmities attendant to old age. Perry was a native of Scotland. He came to the United States when a young man and, after many adventures', located in Roseburg in 1888. Prior to his Illness he had been ac tive in locaft politics and was twice elected Councilman. He was a member of the Christian Church and served his country during the Civil War. Besides a wife, he is survived by two sons, George and James Perry, of Rose burg; four daughters, Mattie Perry, Mrs. 'Peter Parks and Mrs. T. J. Pat terson, of Roseburg. and Mrs. Ora Russell, of Sheridan. The funeral will be held tomorrow. SOLDIER'S. WIFE EXPELLED Filipino Who Married Negro Says White Men Mob Her. ST. LOUIS, June 29. Prosecuting At torney George F. Vanderveer today is sued complaints charging three white men, residents of the Interbay district, adjoining Fort Lawton, with unlawful assemblage. The complaints were issued at the in stance of Mrs. Ralphina Crant, the Filipino wife of a negro soldier of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, who charges that the men were leaders of a mob that drove her from her home near the reservation after the arrest of Private Nathaniel Bledser on a charge of at tacking Mrs: J. W. Redding June 4. The names given in the complaint are: "John Doe" Mackay. "John Doe" Fitts and Edward Larklns. HEWLY E STARTLES VILLAGE Fairview Folk Are Much , Mystified. SEXTON'S RECORD OF NO AVAIL Mound Suddenly Appears in Private Lot of 0. H. Jenkins. SLAB MARKED WITH NAME Mysterious Disappearance of Mrs. Hanna Smith Is Recalled by Residents of Suburb Who Discuss Latest Mystery. A fresh grave that mysteriously ap peared in the family lot of O. H. Jen kins, in Baker Cemetery, 14 miles east of Portland on the Base Line road, has thrown that community and the village of Fairview. where Mr. Jenkins lives, into a state of nervous and speculative excitement. At the head of the mysterious mound Is a wooden slab bearing this inscrip tion: "Byron T. Vincent, Died 1905." Records of the cemetery kept by D. W. McKay, the sexton, do not mention the. death or burial of anyone by that name in Baker Cemetery, while they account for every other grave in the burying ground. More mysterious yet is the fact that the new mound Is in the Jenkins family lot, and the Jenkins family are more nonpulsed than any one else over the presence. Awoman living in Fairview, who waa a friend to Hanna Smith, the woman who drew $600 out of the bank and dis- ' 'appeared May 8, advanced the theory that the grave might contain her body. She notified the Portland police depart ment and Detectives Endicott and Sloan went to the cemetery last Saturday to conduct an Investigation. The officers only made a cursory exam ination of the grave and agreed to meet -the sexton the first of the month to con tinue their search of a clew that might disclose the Identity of the body, or at least prove or disprove that it Is that of Mrs. Hanna Smith. However, the officers place little credence In the speculative theory that Hanna Smith was killed or suddenly died, and that her body waa secretly removed to the obscure cemetery for Interment. HARR0LD - ADMITS GUILT People Threaten Vengeance If Trial for Murder Is Delayed. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., June 29. (Special.) Word comes from Lakeview that Ike Harroid has professed willing ness to plead guilty to the murder of Walter and Herbert Newell. The peo ple of that section are deeply stirred" by the murder of the Newells, which was of a peculiarly brutal nature, and that they are making threats to lynch Harroid if the case Is not disposed of speedily in the courts. District Attorney Kuj kendall and the court reporter, R. M. Richardson, have gone to Lakeview to convene the grand jury, and Judge Noland will leave soon. The Indictment of Harroid will be only a matter of form. The report that Harroid would seek; a change of venue and plead self-defense aroused public feeling very much when it was first circulated. The the ory of self-defense would fall, it is as serted, unless Harroid could prove that some one other than he visited the sheep camp and blew the head off one of his victims after he. had crawled, wounded, into camp to escape. ALBANY GRANTS FRANCHISE Oregon Electric Ready for Construc tion in Valley City. ALBANY. Or., June 29. (Special.) A franchise for the use of Water street and a portion of Fourth street- was grant ed the Oregon Electric Railroad Company by the City Council of Albany last night. On these streets the Oregon Electric will build its freight line through Albany. The passenger line will run along Fifth street, a franchise for the use of which waa granted heretofore. The Oregon Electric has now secured all of the franchises it desires in Albany and will begin the work of construction at once. Sites for freight warehouses and depots have been secured on Water street at the foot of Ellsworth street and the work of erecting them will also begin soon. POULTRY SHOW ORGANIZED Douglas County Association Begins With Many Members. ROSEBURG. Or.. . June 29. (Special.) The poultry fanciers of Douglas County met in Roseburg tonight and effected a permanent organization to be known as the Douglas County Poultry Raisers' Association. The officers elected are: H. M. Bullwinkle. president; William J. Harris, -ice-president; Elmer Wimberly, secretary: Ben Bullinwkle. treasurer; J. V. Brennelscn, superintendent, and O. H. Cash, assistant superltnendent. Upon the unanimous vote of the ai sembly it was decided to hold a poultry phow in Roseburg in the first week In December, In which all birds in the United States are eligible to entry. The association starts out with a large mem bership and with ample money In the treasury to assure Its success. MADECRAV