PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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MEDFORD TOSSED
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OVER NORTHWEST
RAILROADS SHOW
BETTER EARNINGS
IV WEEK GAIX IS . IEIt CENT
OVER YEAR AGO.
HOTTEST DAY IN 4
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FOR FRIE1NDLYSP0T
BY SUDDEN GALE
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HOLD LOWER RATE
T'VTT T1. TRYING HARD TO PUT
OrERAIIOCSE LIFTED . TWICE
FEET OX VENEZUELA.
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SPOKANE LOSES CONTENTION
Long-and-Short-Haul Clause
. Is Not Absolute.
RAIL TARIFF ZONES FIXED
Interstate Commission Holds Tint
Coast Rates Mar Be Lower Than
to Intermediate Points, bnt
Redoces the Differential.
joints or DECISION.
fpokana and othr Intermedials
points f!l In thslr eonisntlna for
transcontinental rates equivalent to
thos In !t-t from Eastern points
to Portland and Pucvt sound.
Ths Interstate Commmt Commla
slna rrKnlss tha Influence of water
competition on all rates from East
ern points to tha Coast except from
territory embraced In a sons west
of a line isno miles east of PortUnd.
Tha tlM-t of the rutins Is Indicated
In tha following examples:
On freight originating la Missouri
River terminals, ppokaaa la entitled
to the Coast terminal rata.
On freight orlflnatin In Chic as f
rates to Spokane or other Interme
diate points mar be sot mors than
T per rent creator than the rates to
Coast terminals.
from Buffalo or Pittsburg the In
teraedtarr rata mar be 15 per cent
hlsher than the Coast rate.
From Atlantic terminals It mar
exceed Coast rates not mora than 33
per cent.
Rates previous fy fixed by the Com
mission are not ordered tn and the
railroads are left to work oat their
own schedules In accordance with tha
decision.
Tie effect of the decision Is te
lower materially the rates to Inter
mediate points, but not to an extent
that win actually diminish the p res
ts, of Coast cities as distributive
renters tn territory bow covered.
WASHINGTON. July 24. In what ire
known as tha Spokaae-Reno-rsclfle
rases, tha Interstate Commerce Com
mission today ordered material reds
tion In freight rates from tha East to
points between Denver and the West
em terminals of tha transcontinental
railroads.
For many years tha railroads have
exacted from ahippers to Intermediate
points such as Spokane and Reno high
er rates on Eastern freight than were
charged for the much longer handa to
Seattle. Pan Francisco and other Pa
ciflo Coast points.
Comparison Is Defense.
The theory has been that the rail'
roada must meet water competition to
the Pacific Coast. The higher rates to
Intermediate points, arbitrarily fixed.
hare been defended by a comparison
with the Coast rates, plus a theoretical
backhaul from the coast to tha Inland
stations along the line.
The Commission recognises the right
of a railroad to meet water competi
tion to Pacific Coast points, bat prac
tically wipes out the back-haul rates
to Inter-Rocky Mountain terrttory.
Fair Rate Laid Down.
It lays down what It considers would
be fair and Just rates to various
freight sones In the West and gives
the railroads until October IS to adjust
their tart IT accordingly.
The Commission holds In the so
called Reno case that traffic origin
ating at Chicago and In Chicago terri
tory moving under commodity rates
may hare a rate T per cent higher to
Intermediate points than that Imposed
en freight originating In Chicago and
Chicago terrttory destined to the Pa
cific Coast terminals.
Eastern Rate May Rise.
From Buffalo-Pittsburg territory the
rates may rise above those demanded
for the same points to Pacific Coast
terminals to the extent of IS per cent:
while from New Tork and trunk line
terrttory. trunk rata charges shall not
exceed !! per cent over Pacific Coast
terminal rates.
These are the first decisions an
nounced by tha Commission In which a
definite principle tn response to the
long and short haul provision Is laid
flown. While the opinions fully recog
r.txe the Influence of water compe
tition, to a marked extent they draw
a line upon Indiscriminate "market"
com petition.
Commercial Causes Count.
The effect of the decisions will be to
notify the carriers that they will be
allowed to meet water competition to a
reasonable extent, but that the location
ef the markets hereafter will be left
more to the play of commercial causes
than to the will of the traffic managers
ef railways,
Ths eases Involved are those of the
Ctty of Spokane against the Northern
Facl&n Railway Company, known popu
larly as the "Spokane rate case"; the
Commercial Club of Salt Lake City
against the Atchison. Topeka a Santa
y Railway Company and others; the
VCeocloded ea Fesa t
Water Competition
Still Factor.
Increase Xot Considered Large, rat
Indicate Recovery From Ten
dency Toward Contraction.
CHICAOO. July it- (Special.) For
the first time In a considerable period
the weekly report of railroad gross
earnings shows some Increase, the to
tal for the first week In July of all
railroads In the United States aggre
gating fS.04I.01D. a gain of .1 per cent,
as compared with the earnings of he
same roads for the corresponding week
a year ago.
While the Increase Is not very large.
It is considered satisfactory, as show
ing recovery from the tendency toward
contraction that has been In evidence
for some time past.
In the South, the Central of Georgia,
Chesapeake at Ohio, Louisville Nash
ville. Seaboard Air Line and Mobile
Ohio, among the leading systems, now
report gains, while in the West and
Southwest earnings are larger than
last year on the Denver Rio Grande,
Minneapolis ex St- Louis, Missouri, Kan
sas A Texas. Missouri Pacific and
Texas Pacific.
In other sections of the country the
Chicago A Alton. Chicago Great West
ern. "Sod" and Wabash are among the
roada that report Increased earnings.
BLAST DESTROYS LAUNCH
Richard at Bay Ocean Is Burned
After Explosion Occurs.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. July 24. (Special.)
Whan the boiler of the T. B. Potter.
Realty Company's launch. Richard, ex
ploded at the Bay Ocean wharf this
morning the boat was wrecked and the
fire, which followed, consumeu the
wreckage and gutted the hulL Joe
Richardson, the only occupant at th
time was badly burned about the hands
and face.
The Richard had Just returned from
Garibaldi and docked at the wharf and
Captain Richardson was tinkering with
the engine, which was still running
hen the explosion occured. He was
stunned for a moment, but had pres
ence of mind enough to crawl out
through a window. It Is though that
the explosion was caused by ignition In
the muffler.
Tha Richard xcis a seagoing craft.
which has been maintained at Bay
Ocean for pleasure purposes, and has
been there since the first of the .year.
She was a speedy gasoline launch and
was fitted especially with passenger
accommodations. Her length was about
10 feet.
OLD COIN IN CIRCULATION
Fctal Sarrnsrs Bank Brings - Out
Money Hoarded for Years.
WASHINGTON. July a. (Special.)
Postmaster-General Hitchcock has
received a letter from Wlllian- F. El
gin, postmaster at Corinth. i'lss.. In
which he Inclosed a sliver dollar of the
coinage of 1889. a sample of several
hundred ha has received since the pos
tal aavlngs bank system went Into
effect In his office about a week ago.
This coin has a coating of green mould,
seeming to Indicate that It has been
either burled or kept In a moist place
for some years at least.
Postmaster Elgin In his letter to
the Postmaster-General says: "I am
Inclosing, with my compliments, a sil
ver doilar which was deposited to
gether with several hundred others
Just like It which hsd apparently been
burled for many years. I send this to
show you the benefits which the enact
ment of the Postal Saving Bank law Is
bringing about. I believe It will be the
means of putting a great deal of
money Into circulation which has been
eoacealed heretofore and will In reality
prove a benefit to the banks rather
than an Injury as some have predicted
prior and subsequent to the enactment
of the postal saving bank law.
ENVELOPE FACE CLEARED
All Stamps bnt fncle Sam's Must Be
oi Reverse Side.
Vse of Red Cross or other Imitation
tamps on the address side of domestic
mall has been prohibited by orders Just
Issued from the Postofflce Department
at Washington. Postmaster Merrick has
received a copy of the order, which pro
vide that no adhesive stamps or imi
tations of stamps, of any form or de
sign whatever, shall be affixed to the
address side of domestic mall.
"All such stamps." reads the order,
"provided they do not resemble lawful
postage stamps, may be affixed to the
reverse side of domestic mall matter.
All such mall bearing any such stamps
on the address side will be returned to
the sender, when the address la known,
otherwise they will be forwarded to the
dead letter office."
GERMANY MUST SPEAK OUT
Lloyd-George's Speech Interpreted
by France as Warning.
PARIS. July 14. Opinion In France
Is that the time has arrived for Ger
many to say what she really wants,
since the present situation of uncer
tainty may soon disturb International
relations.
Meantime, the speech of David Lloyd-
George, the British Chancellor, before
the London bankers last week. Is Inter
preted as a direct warning to Germany.
and Is considered as having enormously
strengthened the attitude of France,
which will not accept any German pro
posal for a wholesale turning over of
French colonial territory.
The press Is unanimous In Its opinion
that Lloyd-George's words signified
that tha British-French entente is resl-
ly an alliance with which Germany
must reckon.
Thermometer at 99.3
Stifling Record.
DESERT FIERY WIND WAFTED
Cascades Powerless to Check
Interloping Breeze.
JULY CLIMATE IS FREAK
Portland Third Warmest Place In
Union In Surprising- Day Noon
Mercury Highest for Lone
Period Relief 2 Days Oft.
HIGH TEMTERATTRES IV FA
CIVIC NORTHWEST MONDAY.
Portland 09 3 Spokane 04
Oreson City . 102.0 Tacoroa 92
Boi.e 1'2.0'tt-alla Walla.. -.100
Marshfleld .. "0 0 Taxoosh Island. TO
Rose burg ...100.0
When the mercury roes to a point
within seven-tenths of a degree of the
100 mark yesterday afternoon at 4:10
o'clock. Portland basked In its hot
test temperature since July SO, 1907,
when .102 degrees was recorded.
Tho afternoon was a scorcher, the
comparative mean temperatures show
lng nothing to equal It since the record
day of 1907. The emercury ranged
above 97 degrees from 1:4S o'clock
until 6:45 P. St. and between 4 o'clock
and 6 o'clock, was above 98. Between 4
and 6 o'clock It was 99 degrees and at
4:20 o'clock was 99.3 degrees.
The day started with unusual tem
peratures, 70 degrees being reached
as early as 7 o'clock. At 10 o'clock
SO degrees was registered and at noon
89 degrees, the hottest at that hour for
many years. From noon on the mer
cury rose at- a great rate until the
maximum was attained at 4:20. With
the evening the usual cool breeses
were wanting and at 7 P. M. the mer
cury was still up to 92 degrees.
Desert Heat Blown.
The heat waves, as usual, came from
the deserts far to the east of Portland
and were so hot that even the Cas
cades could not take the edge off be
fore they reached the city. A hot
breese from the east was stifling. On
the Willamette bridges the hot wind
could be felt most of the afternoon.
Portland wos not the hottest place
In th United States, but It was not
far 1-om it, according to tha afternoon
Weather Bureau reports. Phoenix.
Aria, led tha list of cities with 102
degrees, and Roseburg and Walla Walla
were tied for second place with 100 de
grees. Portland came a close tnira witn
hsr 99J degrees. New Tork's maximum
was S4 degrees and Chicago 7S degrees.
Galveston. Tex-, was the coolest place In
the United States,- a maximum tempera
ture of 68 degrees being recorded and
the weather being clear there.
The present July is dubbed at the
Weather Bureau as a real hybrid In
tConcIudsd on Pass 10.
t
Lightning; ninnies Shaken City and
Kaln and Hall Fall Damage
to Fruit Considerable.
MEDFORD. Or.. July J4. (Special.)
Destroying thousands of dollars' worth
of fruit and blowing down a number
of flimsy structures, an unprecedented
storm raged here this evening between
8 and 9 o'clock.
A furious wind heralded the storm
and the Medford opera-house was twice
lifted off Its foundation by the force
of the hurricane, windows were broken
by flying objects and wires were blown
down, leaving the city In darkness for
two hours.
The damage to orchards resulted
largely from fruit blowing off the trees.
However, a number of trees were felled
In the more exposed portions of the
large orchards south of town, and this
loss will be considerable.
The storm came from the , south-
There was a display of electricity un
usual In this section of the country.
followed by slight rain and halL
METEOR SWEEPS HEAVENS
Brilliant Spectacle) Over City Is Wit.
nessed by Citizen.
X, D. Coffey. 1034 Ohio street, re
ported the appearance of an exception
ally large meteor at 9:35 o'clock last
night. It rose in the south and passed
entirely across the heavens, being
visible for half a minute. Mr. Coffey
said that It resembled a brilliant sky
rocket of enormous size and was fol
lowed by a long showering train of
bright sparks. He heard no sounds of
hissing or explosions such as often ac
company the passage of a big meteor
ite.
The meteor disappeared in the
northern sky.
SPRINGFIELD. Or.. July 24. (Spe
cial.) A huge meteor Illumed the
heavens here at 10:05 tonight. It le
believed the sky-visitor fell In the
Mohawk Valley.
FAMILY TICKERS ON SPREE
Untimely Timepieces in Salem Home
Cause Alan to Lone Sleep.
SALEM, Or, July 24. (Special.)
Ben Ling, Salem manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, en
countered a timeless hoodoo last night.
As he started to retire be wound a large
clock. Exercising too much strength,
the mainspring broke. He then started
operations on his ' watch, when by a
strange coincidence the mainspring of
that broke as welL As a last resort,
Mrs, Ling wound her watch. As she
started to hang It on the wall she In
advertently put her finger through the
crystal and that watch stopped.
Manager Ling remained awake the
remainder of the night so as not to be
late at the office this morning.
WORKMEN' DIE IN CAVE-IN
Four Dead and Seven Missing: FN
lowing: Accident in Oklahoma,
MUSKOGEE, Okla-, July 24. As the
result of four cave-ins this afternoon
on the line of a municipal trunk sewer,
four workmen are dead, six Injured
and seven are missing.
Two hundred workmen witnessed the
accidents.
OUT OF A JOB.
Scene Unparalleled
English History.
in
BRITISH HOUSE IN FRENZY
Premier's Speech Is Drowned
in Wild Uproar. ... .
VETO BITTERNESS CAUSJI
After Prime Minister Is Jeered
Down for Three-Quarters of Hour,
Speaker Declares Adjourn
ment to Prevent Blows.
LONDON. July 24. The last act of
the Parliamentary revision was ush
ered In today amid a revolutionary
scene. For the first time in its history
the House of Commons refused to lis
ten to a speech by. the Prime Minister.
For the first time in its history the
Speaker was compelled to invoke the
rule which empowers him, "in case of
grave disorder," to declare the sitting
adjourned on his own responsibility.
Ko such hostile passions have had
free rein in a chamber which tradition
ally carries on its debates with chival
rous courtesy since the stormy days of
the Gladstone home rule bills. Proba
bly there has been no such passage in
the American Congress since the re
construction era. For three-quarters
of an hour Mr. Asqulth rose at short in
tervals and read a sentence or two
from a manuscript, only to be over
whelmed by leers, hootlngs and cries,
unmr which "traitor" was the most
freauent. but with "Redmond,'' "Pat
rick Ford" and "American dollars" of
ten distinguishable.
Asqulth Loses Temper.
Again and again the Prime Minister
tried to speak, but his voice was
drowned. He spoke a few broken sen
tences, a word or two of which could
be heard. Finally his mouth hardened
and he glared at his tormentors like a
Hon at bay an Impressive figure, with
straight-cut features flushed with an
ger. He closed nis manuscript sou
cried: "I am not going to degrade my
self. I shall simply state the conclu
sion at which the government has ar
rived."
Having announced the government's
intention as briefly and hurriedly as
possible although . they were not
heard the Premier sank back in his
seat.
The leaders in the outburst against
the Prime Minister were iora nugo
Cecil, Intensely unpopular member of
one of the oldest families, and a young
barrister. F. E. Smith, who recently
achieved prominence In the Conserva
tive party.
Blows Narrowly Avoided.
The former kept up a constant fire
or monotonous cries, and a labor mem
ber. Will Crooks, in rough clothes and
slouch hat, sitting across the aisle,
several times Jumped up as though
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Watchful Guardians Tnrn Him
Back Just as Success Seems
Sure Whereabouts Mystery.
WASHINGTON, July 24. Ex-President
Castro, in the opinion of a diplomatio
officer, who has given some study to the
problem of finding the Venezuelan, Is
now a sort of "Flying Dutchman," mak
ing a desperate effort to reach a friendly
port In his native country, and Just
he nears his goal being turned back.
not by storms, but by watchful guar
dians of the coast, or warships of other
nations, which seek to prevent a re
newal of his activities In his own coun
try.
According to this official, the basis for
stories that Castro had landed in "West
ern Venezuela was the appearance off 1
the little Dutch Island of Aruba of the
yacht Coronet, flying the Amerlc-.n flag.
Facte were reported to the Governor,
but the vessel disappeared.
The Coronet next appeared well up
In the Gulf of Maracaibo, at a point well
suited for landing a party. The Gov
ernor of the province started an inves
tigation, but again the vessel disap
peared. A careful search has been made of i
the entire Goajlra Peninsula, the Vene
zuelans have satisfied themselves that
Castro Is not there, and the belief pre
vails that he is still afloat somewhere.
4 COMETS HOVER NEAR SUN
Strange Visitors. Invisible to Unaid
ed Eye, Perform Antics.
CHICAGO, July 24. (Special.) Four
comets every one of the bashful
variety which refuses to be seen by
the unaided eye are hovering around
the earth, dodging behind the sun and
performing other antics which are
keeping astronomers busy. Two of the
four are brand new visitors and are
more eagerly watched on that account.
The two others are periodicals.
One of the visiting comets has proved
a distinct disappointment. This ia the
Kiess comet, which was discovered
about July 7 by the Lick Observatory,
and was later picked up by the Terkes'
Observatory at Williams Bay, Wis.
Observations made this morning at
Williams Bay showed that the comet
was getting away from the earth.
CITY SPENDS $423,791
$378, 77 of General Fund Left, and
$393,166 Needed.
A report showing the condition of
the general fund of the city July 1
was read to the ways and means com
mlttee of the City Council at its meet
ing yesterday. The appropriations
this year have amounted to $801, 869.51,
and of this amount $423,781.87 has
been expended this year. This leaves
a balance of $378,077.64 on hand. The
estimated expenditures for the rest of
the year are $393,166.96.
Of the amount so far expended $15,'
909.85 was paid on the new garbage
crematory at Guild's Lake, and $16,
768.93 remains to be paid. , During the
six months the street cleaning depart
ment cost the city $154,275.42, and it
is estimated that it will cost $133,275.09
for the remainder of the year.
CATS' DIN STIRS CITIZEN
Postofflce Superintendent Asks City
to "Muzzle" Felines.
L. S. Wright, superintendent of
Postal Station F. and living at 310 Ross
street, has written Mayor Rushlight
and the City Council, asking that at
the time the anti-chicken ordinance Is
taken up by the Council, a clause be
Inserted against the keeping of cats
within the city limits.
"A lousy, mangy torn sat will not
only howl and fight all night in the
street. In your neighbor's yard, or
under your window, but If you suc
ceed In scaring him out, he will go on
down the line howling as he goes. The
cats are constantly killing birds,
destroying flower gardens and spread
ing contagious diseases," declares Mr.
Wright.
$25,0Q0,000 CLAIM FILED
Blnefields Steamer Company Says
Fruit Firm 19 Banana Trust.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24. A state
ment of a claim to recover $25,000,000
damages has been filed In the United
States Court here by the receiver of
the Bluefields Steamship Company
against the United Fruit Company.
The Bluefields Company claims dam
ages in this amount for alleged stifling
of competition and creating an al
leged monopoly in the sale of bananas
In this country.
The suit was brought under the
Sherman anti-trust law.
OFFICERS HURT IN RI0TFIRE IS FS'E miles in width
Pennsylvania Miners Held on $1000
Bail for Uprising.
PITTSBURG, July 24. In a riot to
day between miners of the Mansfield
mine, of the Pittsburg Coal Company,
at GlendaJe, an Isolated portion of Alle
gheney County, three Constables, two
county detectives and a score of miners
were Injured, several fatally.
Fourteen men and one woman have
been arrested. All were held in $1000
ball on a charge of rioting.
Hundreds of Persons
Flee to Safety.
WIDE AREAS DEVASTATED
Army of Wen Battle in Effort
to Check Flames.
SMALL TOWNS IN. DANGER
Camp No. 6 of Curtiss Lumber Corn
pany Near Mill City Burned and
140 Inhabitants Have Close
Call for Their Lives.
FORESTS BURNING OTER BIO
AREA.
From all parts of the Northwest
forest tires are reported raging.
Thousands of acres of valuable tim
ber have . been destroyed, corporate
and private property burned and
hundreds of persons forced to flee
for their lives. Hundreds of men.
are fighting the flames.
East of Mill City a fire Sunday
destroyed Camp 6 of the Curtiss
Lumber Company and 140 persons
narrowly escaped.
In the Clear Creek district, south
east of Estacada, flames are burning
timber over an area live miles wide.
The towns of Dodge and Springwater
are in danger.
Fires near Brush Prairie. Clark
County, are menacing farms and a
large area of timber Is aflre.
The Summer resort at Niagara,
Marlon County, Is reported as sur
Tounded by forest flres and campers
and residents there are fleeing.
Near Pe Ell. Wash., lire has de
stroyed 1.000,000 feet of timber, but
is thought to be about burned out.
MILL CITY, Or., July 24. (Special.)
Beyond control and sweeping with
Irresistible fury through the timber
east of this city, fire today threatens
nearly every logging camp and town in
this vicinity. Already hundreds of per
sons have been forced to flee for their
lives, one logging camp and . several
railway bridges have been burned and
thousands of dollars' damage, to tim
ber and property in general has been
done.
Fanned by a strong east wind, a
small fire which had been kept under
control at camp No. 6, on the Curtiss
Lumber Company's logging railroad.
eight miles southeast of this city, sud
denly broke out with renewed energy
Sunday afternoon and In a few hours
attained such proportions that the 140
persons in the camp were forced to
flee for their lives.
Train Saves' Lives.
Their escape was narrow, and while
some . took the trail to Gates, the
others, among whom were many men
with families, were brought to Mill
City by the logging train.
Though menaced on either side by
the burning forests and by burning
trees falling across the right of way
the train made two trips to camp six
before escape was cut off.
It Is not believed any lives have
been lost, though one man has not re
ported. It is thought that he may have
escaped by way of the Gates trail or
taken refuge on a nearby ranch.
So rapid was the - advance of the
flames that many residents of camp
six had no time to bring any of their
personal effects.
Bridge Burns Out.
On the train's second trip to the
camp the track was found blockad near
the outskirts by a burned-out trestle
and the few persons left at the camp
were forced to go down through the
canyon and ascend the other side to
where the train was waiting.
The burned district today extends for
miles, and the loss is only minimized
because a large portion of this acre
age consists of old cuttings of the Cur-.
tiss Lumber Company. The fire has
now entered the green timber south
east of here and unless a ram comes
soon or the wind changes the loss will
be enormous.
The loss at camp six is approximate
ly $75,000, which includes nine donkey
engines, 14 flat cars, engines, camp
buildings and supplies.
A crew of men from the United States
Forest Service and a big crew from the
mlll3 of the Curtiss Company at Mill
City and from nearby logging camps
of the company are now at work light
ing the Are, but the latest reports re
ceived here Is that the fire is now of
such size that the present fire-fighting
force will be unable to stop it.
Clear Creek District, Near Estacnda,
Scene of Conflagration.
ESTACADA. Or.. July 24. (Special.)
-With a front five miles wide, a forest
fire Is raging in the Clear Creek dis
trict, about five miles southeast of thl.
city, and all efforts thus far to check
Its rapid spread has proved of no avail.
Thus far the damage has been only
to the timber, but If the wind contin
ues with the same velocity throughout
the day it is feared the town of Sprlng-
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