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THE MOUSING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAT, OCTOBER 14. 1910. KELLOGG ASSAILS j FAMOUS ATTORNEYS WHO CONDUCT MERGER ARGUMENTS AT ai. r&uu, Headquarters for Genuine Alaska Sealskins Send for Our New Fur Fashion Book. Free on Request Your Charge Account Solicited Pacific Roads Are Natural Competitors, Government Counsel Declares. Entire Cor. Fourth and Morrison LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-GRADE FURS RAILROAD MERGER . - .- ; .- . ' - . , . -: . - - . ... : . ' ' - .-" : ' - - . . . w..-'. '. . ' , V ' T ' V ." '" -'-" V - - - .... .. v - .rr.'- - . -r- - - - - - . y. ' i '.V L ; f . ' tc-- f STOCK CONTROL PREVENTS Argument Closed In St. Paul and 1 Derision Is Expected Within Few Months Appeal Is ' Sure to Be Taken. ST. PAfU Oct. 1J- The Cnlon Pa cific merger hearing, begun tu ths United States Circuit Court last Mon tis jr. was brought to a close this after noon when Frank B. Kellogg; completed his closing srsamenu for the GoYern ment It Is expected that a decree of court will be Issued within the next few months. Both sides agree that the c-asa will a be taken to the Supreme Court. Mr. Kellogg' s argument was techni cal In the extreme. lie gave short answers to the arguments of Watson, who preceded him. assarted that H. C Frick. one Individual defendants, had In no way been a party to the conspiracy alleged ta the bUi to monopolise the transpor tation facilities from the East to the 1'acitlc Coast. Mr. Watson said Mr. Krick acted as an individual, and not as a representative of the Union Pacltlo when the alleged purchase of 30.000 lhare of Santa K stock was completed. Mr. KelloKg contravened every point made by Mr. Watson and read from the record to show that Mr. Krlck'a name was Identified In every instance with J. .-X . ! ! i a . Fnik B.KelIoaa. "Who Cle day With Arsiant As ml a ed Tntn. it Xrnjer h-1 BIG EXCUSE TOLD Railroad Presidents Say Rate Advance Is Necessary. New York Central Official Saji Wage Advances Absorb $7,831, - 000 Annually Money Hard to Borrow Vnder Conditions. M i'r.ndVirVn'; pur! PRESENT LAWS BLAMED chase of the J0.O00 shares. Mr. KelloKK laid down these three dis tinct propositions: 1. The suppression of competition be tween the natural competitors is pro hibited by the Sherman anti-trust act. 3. Competition between railroads nat urally competitive is ihe settled policy of the Nation. I. The ownership by one railroad of the stock or any part of the stock of a rompetlntr railroad Is In suppression of competition and therefore Is sup pression of trade and commerce. Mr. Kellogg's argument was directed I WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. Two presl- to prove that the boutnern Item: ana I dents of great American railroad sys nlon Pacific were natural competitors I terns today testified before the Inter and were In fact competitive before the I date Commerce Commission concerning merger; that if the Union Pacific did the proposed advance in freight rates r.ot dominate the southern racine or i ia Eastern trunk line territory. virtue of stock ownership the roads I The witnesses were Uaniei L. Wll would .now be competitive. I lard. Dresldent of the Baltimore A Ohio, Kx-Senatnr Spooner and Judges San- I and W. C. Brown, president of the born and Hook engaged In a colloquy New Yorjc Central lines. Both argued today over questions asked during tne I for the advance. Senators argument. I President Brown declared that the "I maintain." said Mr. Spooner. "that I Improvement of railroad properties so a railroad so connected wttn anotnerias to furnish adequate transportation that it cannot reach San Francisco I facilities could be accomplished only except over the rails of the connecting I through an Increase of the freight In- rompany has no power to make com- come. Vnder present conditions, ha petltlve rates and cannot be regarded said, it had been shown to be impos- In any sense a competitor. at hie to obtain money necessary for "The fnct that theTe is no power In proposed improvements, and be ap- such a line to make a competitive prehended that the impossibility would rate makes it Impossible for a line so continue until such time aa the rail- situated to compete. It was absolutely I roads were able to secure what he Impossible for the Union Pacific up I recognised as an adequate return on In to tne time or the purchase of the I vestments. v . . (a ... 1". F. Dunne, Who Belittled Portlaad'a Traffic In Arsjulair for Merarer. Huntington stock to make a through rate on transcontinental business with out the consent of. the Southern Pacific." Mr. Kellogg's argument was directed to prove that the Southern Pacific and United Paclflo are natural competitors Lawn Increase Cot. Our expenses have been Increased during the last five yeara bv legisla tion." said Willard. "The act regu lating the hours of labor and the em nlovers" liability act. to either one of and were In fact competitive before which I ara opposed, have added to the m mtrser; lui 11 ine union i'acmc I camt nf niutratlnr ratlrnjtrl oio not now exercise the powers of -j do not think the present rates are ownersmp over tne souinern macule oy h ah enourh and I would not think so virtue of stockownershlp. the two roads even though there had been no recent would now be competitive. I increase In waces. Wares were a fac- So far aa the Northern Pacific. Oreat I tnr in h Northern. Santa Fe and San Pedro I ni.i hut the wer nor controlling roads are concerned In this suit. Mr. factor. 1 know that our road is not iellOg urged that the ownership by I tn.klnir arnnnrh mnn.v nmurlT In mo i uiuii ratine ut -" (nan a roa- I ma in In In Ita nrnntrtt mnA irvl." joniy or sioca in ine rear roaas tenaea Mr. Willard expressed the opinion to suppress competition, acted in re- that the stoc kholders of the Baltimore ..... .... irauo ana comnirco uo is i & oh were entitled to receive not inhibited by the Sherman Act. The defendants asserted In their ar- gumrnta that the sale by the Union Pacific, since the commencement of the merger suit, of Its stock In the North ern Pacific, lireat Northern and Santa less than per cent dividends. Eouls D. Brandeis. of bounsel for the shippers, then introduced a aeries of questions concerning the nature of economics practiced by the Baltimore St Ohio. Interrupting him. Commissioner Fe shows that they are onjy nominal I Prouty inquired of Mr. Brandeis: parties to the action and were merelr brought In by the Government to give color and atmosphere to the suit. Kellogg's Summing Up. Hj you maintain that before the commission should allow any Increase of rates for the railroads it should re quest them to show thst their bust ness Is so efficiently managed' as to In summing up, Mr. Kellogg argued I warrant this action? that such disposal of stock Is no rea- I "I think." responded Mr. Brandeis. son why the injunction should not be I "the commission should find that It granted. The joint construction by the would be a most serious injury to the i nion I'aciric and the Clark Interests of I country to estaonsn uae principle that the San Pedro as showing the InaVn- I lf. according to present conditions, the railroads need more money, they should raise ratea Instead of considering whether they could not make more money under the present rates, with greater economy." Valuation Xot Necessary. Mr. Willard said he thought It was not necessary to obtain a physical val uation cf railroad property In order to tlon of the Union Pacific to suppress competition In the territory west of Salt Lake: the competitive status of the rortland route aa regards the Southrn Pacific, and the combination of steamship lines between America end foreign ports, all were dealt with bv Mr. Kellogg aa coming within the siirman Act. Mr. Kelloaa read a list of mrtlrlea where the cost of transportation fmm I fix rates. the Atlantic to the Pacific has been 1 President Brown, of the New York Increased from ii tn 100 tier cent I Central, said that the increase of wages And right nere in the territory trav- I ' ., ersed by the Harriman lines la the I T",r' wlt" an additional onlv nlare in lm.rw -h.r. . I 00 a year to take effect January 1. .... , ... - I t.1- v e- . l i i - ress Improvements Involving the expen diture of approximately 1155,000,000; the I.ake Shore and Michigan South ern of ICl. OOii. 000: the Michigan Cen tral $14,200,000: the Pittsburg & Lake Frie. S9.150.000. and the Big Four, 17.300.000. according to President Brown. The total is f 610.000. "4 cannot better illustrate the situa tion." said Mr. Brown, "than by refer ence to the recent attempts of the Michigan Central Railroads to market of rates has been steadily upward.' APPLE BOXES ARE LACKING shortage- Ml ltrsult in Loss to Kupone Fruitgrowers. EUGENE. Or.. Oct. U. (Special.) The Eugene Fruit urowers Association. which has shipped a number of carloads n lhta country ,nd m Kurope an Is- "I'l"" " " " u of 117.500.000 of Its 4 oer cent da into in iiiuko mi uiri piiiiiicuia VI ai- 1 ),n..irM I'l" an ra.ij m lis f'a"I. account OI I .. i lJav, K The association spends thousands of I billty of Its earnings should have made aoiiars tin j j ear lor ovaea ana tne I v. , .--a,ih rt w .ritv delay now caused may result seriously. market. ,t been Impossible, how Inasmuch as the association endeavors ,vt ,n thil country or i Europe to ... .u.p.,,,. , u. ci an). bld for theM aecurlUes, ""which could be considered. tn the cold regions netwen here and .-.. nnlv alternative is to borrow money on short time notes, and the result of an effort to do this shows that it will be necessary to pay ap proximately oj1. In my opinion, fully f oer cen Interest on eacn note. 1 believe that this general condi tion will continue to exist until the revenues of the companies can be In. the destination. There Is no plant for the manufactur ing of boxes in this part of the valley. Scavenger Finds Human Hand. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. U In un loading a wagon at the city crematory today, a scavenger discovered a human cr.,Md through an increase In rates." taken possession of the hand and are now investigating the case. Llnnton Has Newspaper. ROOSEVELT SEES VICTORY Srt 1SJ1.-T tnojj pwwnM.il W. C. Cowgitl has Just started the I dlanapolls from a stand In front of a ho- flrst newspaper to be published in I tel. iji.ii.ii. The carer Is known as The I In talking of the Alaska coal Isnd I.lve Wire and Its first Issue was cir- j cases, he paid hie compliments to the culated widely in the. suburb. 1 men 'Ixom isew i'ork and Colorado who oppose his ideas on conservation .and who, he said, wanted to exploit Alaska for themselves. He said they must not be allowed to rob the people. Senator BeveriJge, who accompanied the Colonel on his trip across the state, sat on the platform behind him. Charles V. Fairbanks, ex-Vice-President, who also traveled with Colonel Roosevelt as far aa Indlanaoplls. Introduced the Col onel and praised him. I am hare today to speak In Indiana for the ticket headed by Albert J. Bev eriJge for Senator, because during his 11 years' service in the United States Senate a service which I have watched closely he has ahosro that, he possessed honesty, courage and good sound common sense." Tariff Commission Favored. Colonel Roosevelt reviewed the tariff commission plan, which Senator Bev eridge had supported. He said also that the Senator had helped to put a stop to the "robbery of the Government by the tobacco trust. "Again, take the great question of con servation," he said. "In Alaska our aim Is to control the development of the coal fields so that all the profit and use shall not go to a single group of enormously wealthy men. "Now mind you, we want to give them a proper profit. And that la their ob jection to it. "The people want to develop Alaska by exploiting the coal fields purely tn their own interests. They live in New York and Colorado. And these New Yorkers and people of Colorado who have never seen Alaska are filling the air with complaints that we must not interfere with local self-government In Alaska. "I have been Immensely amused by some of the pleaa for state rights mads to me this year. I hold that the Na tional Government should exercise con trol over the water-power sites, and when I advocated that I was assailed by some very worthy citizens of my own state. New York and one or two others of Ohio who stated that It was an out rage to Infringe on the state rfchts of Colorado, because Colorado waisted to give New York and Ohio something to which they were not entitled. We are for state rights, wherever state rights means popular rights the rights of the people; and we are for National rights wherever National rights means the rights of the people." Colonel Roosevelt ooncluded his speech with an appeal to good citizens to sup port Senator Beverldge, regardless of party. People Fight to Shake Hand. At Anderson when Colonel Roosevelt finished his speech, hundreds pushed for ward to tske his hand. In the rush the railing of the stand was broken down and men fought with each other to get near the Colonel. One man edged his way almost to Colonel Roosevelt's side and reached out his hand to touch him. An other man w-bo was just behind him, struck the man In tha jaw with his fist to get him out of the way. The crush became mo great that the police feared a panic. Mounted police forced their way into the crowd and with their horses compelled the people to stand back until the Colonel 1knd Sen ator Beverldge had been rescued. PLOT AGAINST TRAIN FAILS Rocks and Timbers Found on Puyal- lup Line Express Escapes. TCOMA. Oct. IS. An attempt was made to wreck a train of the Tacoma Railway at Power Company early this morning, according to its officials. Two boulders were found on tne trsck of the Puyallup line at Midway, while several hundred yards away was a pile of tlmbens. A switch on the line wss thrown open and held by stones. A freight train, hound Into the city, at 1:30 o'clock, narrowly averted being wrecked. I WAR IN FORMOSA BITTER Tribesmen Decapitate Soldiers, and Japanese Press Fighting. VICTORIA. B. a, Oct- 1J. I-ieuten-nt-General Koizumi, -who commanded the Japanese forces in the Formosan campaign against the natives, has just returned to Japan. He says that tha Japanese soldiers are now engaged In makjhsT wire entanglements with Our Exclusive Designs r r and the Reliability of Our Furs Are well known and at the same time our prices are lower than anywhere else, because we get our furs in the raw state, direct from the trappers and-manufacture them in our own factory on the premises. Every pelt that is put into our -fur garments is thoroughly examined by expert furriers before being made. None but bestmaterials are used. You are cordially invited to call and inspect our magnificent stock of fine furs that we have prepared for 1910 and 1911. We Offer asa Special for Friday Only Alaska Black Fox An elegant collection of stoles and muffs of the most popular lf0? f "design and best quality obtainable. Best of linings. Special. . PJul Muffs to match, all styles, special $31.25 REMODELING AND REPAIRING AT MODERATE PRICES. Tailored Suits During the past week we have received a number of new Tailored Suite in the most stunning styles of the season. Out of these shipments we have gronped spe cially for Friday Only the choicest col lection ever offered yon at this price. The fabrics are of Navy and Black Serges, Imported Broadcloths, Scotch Tweeds and fine Mannish Worsteds. They sell in the regular way at $40.00. EridayMJjO Only.. IP New Raincoats English "Slipons" of fine quality double texture material tans and t -j ?f grays Specially pricedO i OsOv Millinery Friday and Saturday Va .of f on any hat in the house, including our BEAUTIFUL PATTERN HATS Exquisite creations., A hat for every taste. You should not miss this opportunity. CHIFFON WAISTS $10 VALUES $6 45 These are actual $10.00 waists, of fine quality chiffon silk, in dainty styles. Exceptional value. tringrs of blockhouses, pushing for- sxd their line, and thst no lighting is groins on at present. Presents of millet and fruit were sent to the Japanese troops by the enemy nortly before he left, and tney naa returned presents of bread and tinned provisions. Meanwhile the preparations to pacify or exterminate the t ormosans ko on. The Gaogan tribe Is giving- the most resistance, the Japanese losres against them being 200 killed. The Formosans, when they kill an enemy, devote much nergy to decapitating him and carry ing awav the head, and many strenu ous fights have taken place to recover bodies from mutilation. Train wreck Injures 30 Persons. FOKT SMITH. Ark., Oct. IS. St. Louis tc San Francisco passenger train No. S. southbound, went through a bridge between Compton and Tallhlna, Okla., this afternoon. Thirty passen gers are reported Injured, six seriously, but none were killed. The mall car was entirely demolished. The smoker and baggage cars turned over across the track and the chair car and dining car went through the bridge. Bn LEARN MORE ABOUT STOVES AAfD RANGES GET THE WHOLE STORY Illustrated descriptive books mailed free on application. CHARTER. OAK STOVE ..& RANGE CO.. 5T.L0UIS. HEXTER-FREEDMAN HDW. CO, Sales Agts. Second and Ash Streets PORTLAND, OR.' PPL m.gT ii - --xciir issaiiaro n mm i TUNGSTEN OR TANTALUM LAMPS All Sixes and Prices Besides Lamps we carry a com ' plete line of Electrical Supplies O. B. Stubbs Electrical Supply Co. No. 61 Sixth Street, Portland, Or. Phones Mala 1696, A 16M. WILLAMETTE IRON AND STEEL WORKS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS STEEL SHIPBUILDERS LOGGING AND HOISTING MACHINERY, MARINE AND STEAMBOAT INSTALLATION The most modern tools and equipment on the Pacific Coast OPERATED ON THE "OPEN SHOP" PRINCIPLE. NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS We wish to announce that the following were the winners for special prizes awarded in our great publicity contest just closed. 1st Prize Christine Patt, 75 K. 16th Street. 2nd Prize Victor Rosen, 425 Blackstone Street. 3d Prize Person submitting pillow, No Name. 4th Prize Mrs. Ella B. Risley, Milwaukie, R. F. D. 1. 5th Prize Mrs. R. J. Williams, Dammerer Apts. The above persons will please call at our store and claim their prizes. Look out for our window display o contributions, which is worth going a long way to see. We wish to take this opportunity to thank the thousands who partici pated in this the most interesting publicity contest ever held here. And now for the next ten days we propose to give everybody, whether they entered the contest" or not, an opportunity to buy strictly high grade pianos, at factory prices, which is about the price usually paid for commercial pianos, and this will be of especial interest to those winning piano purchasing checks. Very liberal terms will be made during this sale. For the convenience of all, the store will remain open evenings till 9 o 'clock. Hovenden Piano Company 106 Fifth Street, Next to Perkins Hotel.