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BESTOHATION
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ARBITRARY ASKED
Albany Merchants' Counsel Is
Presenting Contention for
Railway Commission.
NEW RATE IS IN EFFECT
t'nrturr Charge of 10 Ccn Added to
Through Kale From Kat I
SalJ to Uprrale Agatnal
Portland Shipper.
Examiner Prouty. fr t: Intrraiaia
Commrc Commln. Iwiran yesterday
tha hartr f th uit to have the old
10-c-nl arbitrary rate betaern i'ort
land and Albany and rorra'Ita restored
bjr the .outnrn ParltU- Company. Th!
rate of 1 renta wa a, !! to the rata
from the Kat In l"ortlarU on all Iran
continental ahtpmnt. It went Into cf-
fct In Ivl. A rw rate went Into ef
fect yalerIaT. The null n trial before
Examiner ITouty mi brought In the
name of the renn 8tte Rallm-wl
4ommbtm aaaJn.t the Southern la-
etne I'unpiinir. It la letng preentei
however. It It II. Hewitt, chairman
of a m-rrhanta" tr.ifrte ancltlon at
Albany.
Aa anon aa the re waa opened Ed
ward K Crnialn aaed eae to Inter
tene. aatng tat he rrpreaented
Wllllamette Valter merrhanta not rep
resented ty Mr. Hewitt. In the petition
t'-.at thee he nuj iertlea to the eult.
Mr. Cnuilna aaaej aio I rut their !
by reason of the rhane. rate be flard
by the l ommiul-'n. and that they be
ln.!emr.lflrl.
Paroaie Iwar I stopped.
Examiner rrouty allowed them to apt-ear
In the atiit. but he auid that aa
notrifna- waa aaM In the orlalnal torn
plaint a!out damaca. the intervenort
muM nt now ra'ee that iu'tlon. At
torney J N. TeU waa alao preaent.
re;.renttne. he paid. mmifa'-ttirlnB In
tereata of 1'nftUr.il. The examiner al
lowed htm to auk the llnn' pu. h
luetlone a h- !r!red. He did noth
In further th-n to brln out from one
wttneaa that the reetoratlon f the
10-rent arbitrary would enaKe Ka-rn
nunu'turm an.1 Mera to vht into
the WUHaro'-tte Va:!y at lower rate
than could the Portland ihber.
I'nder the old i)-cent arbitrary the
I'ortland .M'bera had to pay the rate
from the K-iat to Portland, and add to
that the l-K-al rule from Portland to
Tallcy points, while the Eatem Job
ber bad the same thruuah rate to Port
la ml. and could ahlo to valley point
for only rents aildltlonaU
II. 9. OIM. a wholranle irrocer and
dealer In dried fruit at S.iem. New
berv and Rrwhurt. said that should the
carload rtl b iUillh.l. he would
have to r out of buatneaa. aa he aalJ
he could not rcmtcte with Portland
wholeenle merchant pelllna; cocmIs In
the, same territory. There were many
thing, however, which he handle In
leap than carload lota, ha .ld. among
them candy, t'bacco. hardware and
vo.v1.ii wire e said that without the
'" rent arbitrary he hail a dlsadvantaae
in nifplng t. points between Portland
and iam. because hi shipment In
romlnc from the East and being re
silrpej. had to cover the ground twice,
while the shipments made by the Port
land wholesalers were shipped over the
territory only once.
Steamer lritrn tiff.
Mr. nil. I paid thai since lo; the mil
from Portland to Sum by rail and bv
steamer had been the same on all
frelaht. An unsuccessful effort was
nude by Examiner lYouty to learn why
Independent steamer plying between
Portland and up-rtver polns were dis
continued. Mr. :ilda anew that several
independent boate disappeared from the
transportation hu!nea about that time,
hut he could not gle the exact dates,
and did not know why they were taken
off. He said that formerly the Southern
Patlrtc aoiK-ltd the business by the
siarramento aaewav. and the Northern
l acinc soliclte.i It bv wa of ,len. but
that this competition tad been abol
ish ed.
K. H. MI!Ir. general frelht aaent for
the Southern Pacific Company. and
traffic manerer for the O-W. R. 4k N..
evld the lu-eent arbitrary rate should
have been taken out long before It was.
"It waa simply a case where no one
had the nerve to remote It." he said.
Mr. Miller admitted that the rate to
I'ortland from Missouri river polnta
br way of the Oreeron Short I.tne ant
r -W. R. A N. was : rents 100 pounds
lower than the rate to Portland from
the same points by way of the Pacrx
mento gateway. He s--Od tlte difference,
however. w;i Justified by the difference
of S4J mites.
He said that water competition w
becoming stronger and stronger from
vear to year on roast to rot business.
The Ienver St Klo i.randc. the Chlcaso,
Milwaukee St. Paul, the Northern
Iacitc and ;reat Nortnern. he aadd. a. I
mmptlrl with the Ilarri-TT. line for
AVIiiamette Valley bustneaa. having the
same through rate to i'ortland. Tbe
case waa not finished last night.
who the Intruder was. A she opened
the door. Walters blocked It with his
foot, pushed himself Into the room, eelxed
Mrs. Barer and struck her.
-lx"ng a rlneirar bottle from the table,
she arrurk him over the bead. He
granped her by the hair, dragged her
across tne street and fled. Her crle
brought her husband, who helped her
into the house and tuen went In search
of the Intruder. .
In the meantime Patrolman Cameron
aaw a man' feel sticking out of a wagon
and found 'Walters pretending to be
aexeep. The cut on his head aroused the
officer' suspicion and he was about to
take the man to the station when Savere
rame up and told of the assault upon
his) wife. Walter was taken to her home.
where she Identified him as the assailant.
He waa taken to the City Jail and will
have a hearing today.
PAROLED PRISONER FALLS
rioa .Made That rilferer From Till
He Allowed lo Go-to Sea.
On the very eve of his being restored
to complete liberty. James Hughe, a
paroled prisoner. In a moment of In
toxication, lapsed from virtue, aftor
two years of exemplary conduct, said
William O. Maclatren. superintendent of
the Portland Commons, pleading for
the prisoner In Municipal Court. ye-
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KLAMATH IAI.U-. Feb.
ISpecl.il.) At a meeting of the
tlood t;rernment laragus of till
rlty a committee of five was ap
pointed to attend the Council
meeting this week and protest
aaalnat that body taking any no
tion looking toward passing the
electric light and water franchise
recently granted the Klamath
Kalis IJght Power Company,
which was reload by Mayor
Sanderson.
It Is announced that the Coun
cil will imi these franchise over
the Mayor's veto, and the Oood
Oovernmrnt league Is going to
protest asratnst any such action.
It has gone on record as opposed
to the granting of franchises by
the rlty for any purpose, and ha
passe, a resolution thanking the
Mayor for his veto, and has an
nounced that In case the Council
attempts to paap the franchise
over the Mayor's veto. It will In
voke the Initiative and referen
dum to block the City Council.
TFJtMIXAIS HNK kf.vi:hm:d
North Hank Held Solely to It la roe
for Ietalnlng Horses.
The rase In which Judce Wolrerton
fned the Northern Pacific Terminal
Company flue for aliened violation of
t."e at-hour law relating to the trans
portation of livestock waa reversed by
the Inlted Skates Circuit Court of Ap
palls In San r"rancis-o last Monday.
T:.e case waa that In which a carload
of horses arrived In tr-e terminal yards
over the Nor:h Uaik Ka.lroad bound for
tho stii,raruja Tncy had been on the
train 1 hours. The terminal company
w i eomrr.unWated with at once by the
rrr.ciala of tre North liank Railroad and
wltrin 14 manure after the terminal com
pany wae noticed the lorvs were being
ur.t aded at the stockyard.
The Norih H.-nk pleaded guilty to the
ri.arge of V.oUtlrg the law. and was
fined The Ivpartraent of Agricul
ture insisted that the terminal com
pany be alo sued. I'nited States District
Attorney M -Court won this eajlt also, but
the higher court has reversed It.
WOMAN FIGHTS INTRUDER
Vigorous Defense With Vinegar Hot
tie Leaves Identifjlng Scar.
A scalp-breaking blow with a vinegar
bottle wes sli the defense that Mrs. J.
it. rvrere. i7 Kverrtt street, was able
to get In before she was etrlxed by Albert
Walters, a night-prowler, snd draxced
t:e sn.il) of the street by her hair. Mrs.
tavere heard someone trying to open a
wlrrdosr In her house, early yesterday
morn rg. and went to tbe door to see
terday morning;. Hughe was arrested
In connection with the ruling of the
rash register In a restaurant, where
he was a porter.
Mactxrrn told the court I hut Hushes
waa a marine fireman and that he had
for two year worked at the Common
and been a model workman. The su
perintendent had entered application
for the raising of his parole. In order
that he might go to sea. when. In com
pany with Thomas Henderson, a re
leased convict from San Uuentln. he
became drunk and assisted In breaking
open the cash reslster. Maclatren
pleaded that the present offense should
not be allowed to act agnlnst Hughes
gaining hi freedom, as his crime wn
committed when he was drunk. His
case and that tf Henderson were taken
und-r advisement until today.
GIRL WILL PRESS CHARGE
Ilenjamla Alherton lo He Prosernled
by Public Stenographer.
Though Ilenjamln V. Alherton a
ready to stand trial In Municipal Court
yesterday on a charge of larceny from
Mlsw Urette p. Harrison, and though
Mla Harrison wne present to press her
charge, action ws postponed until to
day, that Iputy District Attorney Pltx
gerald may present the case for the
slate. Neatly garbed In black, Atherton
came out of the 1jx after a night In
Jail, having be in unable to furni.ili ball.
Miss Harrison, who In a public stenog-raptM-r
and reside with the family of
D. M. Watson, on Cornell road, snld that
he would prer the charge asitiet
Atherton because aihe felt she owed that
duty to the public and because she waa
convinced that the defendant had an un
lawful purpose In withhold. ng her money,
hhe became acquainted with him while
making her business headquarters at a
prominent hotel where he had lodgings.
He Is a mysaiic of some sort, she said,
but she denied that It was by occult
means that he obtained her Cu. Ather
ton Is at the head of a concern known
as the Covenant Company. He formerly
was manager of a firm of novelty manufacturers.
NOTICE.
Change la Schedule Ilelwera I'ort
land and Oregon City.
Effective Wednesday. February t, 1911.
passenger train leaving Portland. First
and Aider streets: 4 A. If.. t:30 A. M .
then every lit minutes ton the hour and
half hour) to and Including P. M.. then
14 P. M. ll.li 1. M. Last train li
midnight- Lrave Oregon City: t it A.
M . 2 A. M . I ll A. M.. 7:37 A. M..
t 07 A. M.. then every 30 minute (7
tnlnutra and 37 minutes past the hour)
to and Including :07 P. M.. then 10:07
P. M. laist train 1107 P. M.
PDKTIsAND RAILWAY tt LIGHT St
POWEK COMPANY.
Backache, Rkenaaatlaaa, .ervssisrai
Mean disordered kidneys. Foley Kid
ney Pills have helped your neighbors:
they will also help you. Chan. S. Pot
ter. Sprlnstfteld. 111., aays. "I Injured
my kldnexs some years- aaro. but lately
the trouble hae become very rerloua. I
had a dull pain In my back that seemed ,
to drag me down, my kidney action 1
was Irregular and I lost much sleep at '
night In consequence. I heard of Foley
Kidney Pills and began Inking them.
a-reativ relieved and now I certainly I
feel like a different man. Thanks to
Foley Kidney pills am once more well. I
and 1 recommend them to any one suf- j
fertng from kidney or bladder trouble.'
Sutd by ail druggists. I
Girl's Aviation Story Contest Closes February 10th $100 in Prizes, First Prize $30 in Cash
Men's $25.00 and $28.00 Hand-Tailored Suits and Overcoats Special for TodayOnly $14.35
Hear the Rose City Trio at the Great
Pure Food Fair Today
BEGINNING- at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the well-known
Eose City Trio will entertain the crowds at our Great
6th Annual Pure Food Fair . The programme is made up of all the
popular songs.
Join the throngs at our Big Food Fair today. Only once each
year do you get an opportunity for viewing this great exhibit of Pure
Food Products. Also see the hundreds of model aeroplanes suspended
in the rotunda. The judging of them takes place Saturday.
Great F
Worth
H
epraary
y Fmra.itar
KOI It 1 if f LUUIl, .-VE.VV BllUUi.'S
NO similiar homefurnishing event ever before held in Portland has
brought such big, actual savings on dependable Furniture, Rugs
and Can ets, Curtains, Draperies and all the kindred lines.
Unlike the man' so-called "sales," planned at a moment's notice,
!:ee,unn ereu:A-c cin or
Royal oak finish, made ex
actly as shown in the cut.
Fitted with bins, small la
beled compartments and
other conveniences. Sturdily
built. Regular $16.50 kitch-
Cabinets,
omeffmriii
Far
eder-VaSee
sale at
SI 0.98
$12.50 Kitchen Cabi
nets, special $9.74
$16.00 Kitchen Cabi
nets, special 10.49
$14.50 Kitchen Cabi
nets, special $9.79
Exactly as Illustrated
$6.50 Sanitary Couches at $4.69
ORDER BY MAIL.
these mighty events are the outcome of months of buying and pur
poseful preparation. The savings we made by going direct to mill
and manufacturer and buying in enormous quantities are your sav
ings. Don't let them pass unnoticed!
Regu!ar $50.00 Combination
Bookcases Special $32.50
.. .. ;
Fine comDmation
Bookcases, exactly like
cut, nicely finished in
mahogany.
Regular $30 Book
cases, February Home
furnish - (T o O r-1 f
I
M PROVED Sanitary -Steel Couches in pattern as
illustrated above. IWade with strong springs and
chilled steel frames. In daytime with the aid of a
prett' Couch Cover and a sofa cushion may be
used as window seats; at night, as beds. ?Q
Best $6.50 Sanitary Couches, special at P.vl7
Hinged Pads to fit Sanitary Couches, only $3.98
mg price
$25 Combination Book
cases, for S17.25
$31 Combination Book
cases, for $21.60
$45 Combination Book
cases, for 30.75
$60 Combination Book
cases, for $34.9S
'warn i UJ "sej
rjpiaaiaflMTaillaal
February Sale Curtains and Draperies
$2 to $2.25 Lace Curtains at $ 1 .35
TIIIItl FLOOR, 31AIX IIIILUIG.
ORDKR BY MAIL.
Sale special from
A VnTTIF.T? miisinfr Fphnmrv I loineiurnishinff
m a a a a a as a s. a saa ------- - -. av
crowd the department all
through the dav! JJij special lot of beautiful Lace Curtains, including 1200 pairs
from the best fines in our stocks Marie Antoinettes, pretty braided effects and a
videlv diversified choice of Scotch Lace Curtains. White and (T J C
ecru. 40 to .r0 inches w ide and 2Y2 to 3 yards -ll H -JJ -J
Ilest $2 to $2.23 Lace Curtains, sp'l, pair
Cleanup of Women's $25 to
$50 Pongee SuitsToday Only
14.95
SECOND FLOOR, M.MS BUILDING. ORDKR BV MAIL.
JUST the opportunity which scores of wo
men with between-season Suit needs are
waiting to grasp!
Smart Ponpce Coat Suits, maije in plain tailored
or fancy trimmed models; medium length Coats with
close-fitting Skirts, braid and button-trimmed.
For this moderate price you can secure today an
elegant $25 to $50 Suit which will splendidly meet
style-demands for Spring wear. Your QC
choice while the lot lasts, for only D 1 Tal
Women's $10 to $12
Storm Coats at $5.85
Our final clearing out
of all incomplete lines in
$10 and $12 Storm Coats.
Made in loose and semi
fitting styles of stylish
gray mixed Tweeds. Your
choice to- QC
day at. only j'OaOO
Misses $2.50 to $4.00
Coat Sweaters at $1.45
Quick disposal today of
incomplete lines in fine
Wool Sweater Coats for
misses and children. In
plain and fancy weaves
with "V" or roll collars.
White, gray, J -1 ACL
red ; choice J) X TTvJ'
Charming Wool Challies 50c
l'IRT FLOOR, MAIX BIILDI.XG
ORDKR BY MAIL.
HUNDREDS of sewing machines are busy in the making up of these
beautiful new Wool Challies into Spring waists and Dresses!
ivi.- nvirrn rf fli n rmiii nr. flist inptl v-ripw Tint.tprns and colors to
choose from! Kings, dots, coin spots, polkadots, hairline stripes, flor
als, in tans, blues, pink, red, lavendar, white, black. Full. 27
inches wide and the utmost of quality. At our low price of, yd. ijljC
New R. & S. Silk-and-Wool Poplins, every shade. Special today, the yard SI. 50
New Cheney Silk Foulard, 25 new patterns, now on sale, yard, SI and $1.25
Prepared for Saint Valentine's?
FIFTH FLOOR. MAIN Bl ILDIXG. ORDER BT MAIL.
THE Big Store offers more original and prac
tical suggestions for the Valentine Party
than even you would suppose!
Among the countless jjretty Valentines are
heaps and heaps of small Valentine Place Cards
tinv red affairs with every possible appro
priate design and verse, also white backgrounds,
prettilv tinted in a great variety of colors to
harmonize with any desired color scheme.
Priced each at 1S 2 and 3. Plain
hearts, 25 in a package, at
Comic Valentines, in the city's larg
est assortments are here. Every possible
comic character included in this compre
hensive showing. Priced It to 10t.
red
Valentine Booklets of rough and
parchment paper with pretty, cover de
signs. Appropriate verses within. They
are priced at 10 to $150.
Big February Sale Reductions on
Dependable Carpets and Rugs
THIRD FLOOR, MAJX BUILDING. ORDER BY MAIL.
SPACE for only the slightest hint of the reductions, but scores and
scores of wanted Carpets and Rugs may be had at great savings.
$1.35 Axminster Carpets, in handsome patterns, yard, 95
$1.75 Brussels Carpets, tightly woven quality, yard Si. 35
Carpet Remnants, from 3 to 11 yards long. Yd 50 and 75
70c Printed Linoleum, in many patterns. Special, yd, at 45
$6.50 Small Wilton Rugs, size 36x63 inches, each, only S4.85
First Showings New Neckwear
FIRST FLOOR, MAI.V Bl'ILDI.VG.
TKT OMEN with a love for dainty
Neckwear and what women
hasn't will fairly revel in the ex
quisite showings ready here today.
Among latest arrivals are several
hundred charming -pieces of the
famous Millar's imported Neckwear
and Blair Ornaments, of gold braid,
silk and velvet in the real Parisian
styles. Prices range down- 'TIS-,
ward from S3.00 to only
New Neck Rucbings and Cords Pretty,
new conceits and weaves in all the new
Spring shades. Priced down- Of"
ward from,' the jrard, 75 to JC
ORDER BY MAIL.
New Embroidered Trouville Collars
The style all Paris and New York are
talking about and wearing. H'C
Just arrived, each, at 25 to OC
New Spring Gloves Ready Today
New Perrin's Gloves All new Spring,
long and short styles in a wide range of
shades 'from the dark street shades to
light pastel colorings for
dress wear. Pr, $1.50 to
$5.50
New Kayser Silk Gloves All the new
Spring shades are ready today in these
world-famous guaranteed Silk Gloves.
Long and short styles; every pair is
double finger tipped. Pair A ff
50S 75S SI, S1.25 sPr.UU
$3.00 to $5.00 Fancy Finished Pillows and
Center Pieces for Today at $ 1.98
THIRD FLOOR, MAIX BUILDING.
ORDER BY MAIL.
ONLY for today, this big special sale of regular $3 to $5 Fancy
Finished Pillows and Center Pieces at S1.98.
All are beautifully hand-made and finished ready for use. On rf - An
sale in the Art Needle Work section, your choice during this sale, only J3 1 ,0
Our Free Classes in Needlework and Knitting
Did you know that we,give free instruction in Art Needle Work and Knitting to
those who purchase materials here? Daily classes from 2 :30 to 5 o'clock.
On the Basement Bargain Square
To $2.50 Embroidery Strips 95c
GREAT special Basement Bargain Sale on Manufacturers'
Lengths of Embroidery, which is bound to cause a stir among
women today!
Made on fine, sheer Swiss and Cambric in many pretty patterns. Both Edges
and Insertions, from 1 to 12 inches wide. Pieces contain from 4 to 5 Qf
yards and are worth regularly $1.25 to $2.50. Special today, the strip JOC
25c Hosiery 14c Pair
Misses ' fine ribbed Black Lisle Hosiery
in all sizes; best 25c grades. Special
today, 3 pairs for 39S or if A
you want one pair only, pair iT"C
Flannel Remnants Vz
Five thousand short ends of Outing
Flannel in lengths of 2 to 9 yards.
Large assortments. Remnants worth
10c to $2.00 now at just HALF PRICE