THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1911.
CHDJXSE CITY WHERE GREAT BATTLE IS SAID TO HAVE BEGUN, AND TWO PROMINENT FIGURES
THERE.
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OF ROADS IS
TO BIG FLEET
Baker Tells Senators Why
Plan Failed No Threats '
Are Disclosed.
Ccirl and
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RATE CUTS HELD MENACE
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Promoter of AlUntle aad Pacific
Com pan j- Say Railroads Power
to Kill Water Competition
Is Blow to Scheme.
OREGONIJLS SEWS BCTtEAT. TVash
JnirtoB. Nor. 29. In hla testimony -day
Brfora tba aaat eommlttse on In
terstate commerce. Bernard N. Baker.
et Baltltr.or". attributed hla failure to
finance the Pacltle teamshl Company
rot to any direct and i Ureal Influence
of tho railroads, but ratbar to a gen
rrml far that hla company. If formed,
would bt crushed out by competition
from steamship llnaa which transcon
tinental roada mtirbt build and operate
at a loss for the speclflo purpoae of
wlplna out Injurious water competition
throuch tia Panama Canal.
Mr. Raker testified that the Paelflo
Mail Sfnmhlp Company, owned by
ti Southern I'arinc. had not. In hla
)i-'(tmnt. hn a mny-maker. but
h..t hrrn maintained to protect the'rall
l j(nrs of this corporation.
aklpta Rat Cat.
In llmra pat. he laid, theaa steant
r had carried freight at ruinously
mr rat. Ions; enough to stifle conjpe
tition. had many llnea on the At
Lirtlc Coast, and when competition
drlTer out ratea had boen reatored t
a p.int where railroad bualneea waa
B"t Impaired.
He saM feeling waa general both
among haskera and amna Individuate
ordinarily Inclined to Invest In lare
enterprlsea that hla ateamahlp company
n':ht meet this fate, and It waa thle
f-ar of railroad Influence that had
f i: far rendered hla enterprise unlue
rrsnf.il. TOe Parltlo Mall Company,
he aitd. la now building- several new
temer for the Panama route.
I .-k ef rrMnr A J ia If ted.
Thoiah reeatedly preaaed for evl
rience that would ahow that Improper
Influence had been eerted by the rall
ron.lm Mr. tuker admitted he could not
-prove railroads bad made any Illegal
or Improper more against him. cir
could he prove that railroad Influence
In. I prevented American ahlpyarda
fr.m Mdillnc n the construction of
Mpe for hla line. On the contrary,
he adrnltted that If hla company waa
adequately financed, he believed Amer
ican yard would build ahlpa for them.
Mr. Baker explained that he had
contemplated forming a t It. 000. 000 cor
poration, but he could have ion, ahead
had he been aMe to raise t J. 000. 000 to
tart with. This would have enabled
Mm t b-Jlld four ahlpa and have them
r.'!y when the canal opens, provided
! ecurd the O vernment mall con
tract, which carrtea an annual subsidy
of f 710.004.
Bide te Be Oaeatd Smb.
P:.ls will be opened for this mall
ervice neat Saturday and he bad lit
tle hope of securing sufficient financial
hai k'riit by that time to enable him to
bid. If given another six months, how.
ever, he thouKht he could raise 1 1.000. -He
now baa positive pledges of
1 . ; ! and thlnka ha la sura of an
other j: 0 .0. but doea not know where
he could Immediately raise the other
tl.S04.A00. He said 1100.000 had been
S'ibecrlbed In Portland. Or., with prom
ise of other subscriptions totaling tliO.
nno. and Seattle had subscribed 1500.090.
San rranrlnco and Ii Angeles had giv
en htm no financial support.
Mr. Iiaker ironfly advocated an ex
pansion m of the Panama Steamship
Company, now consisting of alx vessels,
to a fleet of IS steamers of 1000 or 0000
tons each and speed of It knots this
fleet to be operated by the Isthmian
Canal Commission, and ratea to be fixed
hr the Interstate Commerce Commission.
H it If the Oovemment authorises such
a fleet, he said he would not go ahead
wltb hla enterprise.
Ptaaa Are Dearrtaea.
When asked how he hoped to make
1.1s corporation successful. If It met
with cut-throat competition from the
Pacific Mall or some other rallread
rontrolled line, ha explained that his
steamers would be It-knot ships, faster
than those of the Pacific Mall and If ha
had the Government subsidy of 17S0.000
annually, he believed he could success
fully compete, especially on higher
i U.. of freight.
He strongly urged that Congress ex
pand the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission so It can regu
late rates In coaatwlea trade passing
throuch Panama Canal and that It be
given power to fix minimum as well as
maximum ratea In order to prevent
tut-throat competition. With a Gov
ernment line In operation, ha believed
there would be no such competition
from the rallroada
The committee did not Indicate any
purpose to go further Into this ques
tion at the present time.
BAD FOOD IS TURNED AWAY
San Kraarlsco Ilea lib Orrtorrs at
War With State Board.
SAN KKANCISCO. Nov. 10. (Special.)
Lr. Geortre Katon. president of the
San Francisco Board of Health, baa
thrown down the gauntlet to the State
Hoard of Health and propoaea to assume
Jurisdiction over foodstuffs ccfmlng Into
tills port.
A recent shipload of spoiled salmon
from Alaska, which waa discovered by
Health Officer McNutt and his deputies,
iM-ourbt the situation to a climax.
"The State Hoard of Health has been
lax In handling foodstuffs coming Into
.-an Kranclsco." said Dr. Eaten today.
"I Intend to take hold of this situation
and see that such stuff Is turned away.
We have the power, and shall exercise
It. to prsveat the shipment here of such
stuff.-
CABINET CRISIS IMPENDS
Japanese finance Minister Insists
on Cnttlnr Expenses.
TOKIO. Nov. J. Minister of Finance
Yarnamoto Is determined to compile
his pending budget en the business
principle of curtailing expanses as
much as posalbla.
His uncompromising attitude. It Is
frsred. will rause a Cabinet crista
TO CTOE A COM IX OX DAT.
Th. T-AXATtVE PROMO Outtilns Tablets,
prurtwt refund monar if It telle te ear.
E. V. . UKOVC1 slsaature la ea each bos- 23e
Millions Will Change Hands if
Socialism Is Defeated.
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DEAL HANGS FIRE h(fTv '!
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site Evsrett. where the waters e the I " r - 5
Pnohomlsh River broke the dike last I f i ..: . 4 .. . " 1
night, in places on the Island water I j' - r , : e " . ', . ' 'g J
Is reported to be 10 and 11 feet deep. I .-. - , . )
Families were driven to the roofs , ..
of their houses, remaining there until . ' s . . t. v V 1
rescued. Some houses have been is . v " -Vo
wrecked. Including a schoolhouse. One , J , , v , - ;.-.
man Is reported missing. Valuable cat- f , ... .
tie have been lost. i . . j4
The flood victims, as fast as they are . . - -
brought to safety, are being cared for 1- , . .
by city and county authorities. t ' '?. - " . .
Railroads are still tied up. The new f ... . ' 1 '
Milwaukee branch has been damaged c .. -m .. f
in the Cherry Valley country. Ths : . . ' vl
flood shows no sign of abatement. y - . , - - " ' 1
TACOMA TRAINS ARE TIED CP y s
Passenger. Are Conveyed Over Foot- JJL. A JS, ll
bridge to Special Cars-
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VOTE WILL DECIDE TRADE
"ImcsT" Ilaldwln Arrea Will B
nought by Ixmi Anpelea Invest
ment Cornpany If Election Goes
Against Joh Ilarrlman.
ly-S ANORI.T. cal. Nov. 10 (Ppe
rlsl A l7.fSO.000 deal for the pur
chase of 1.000 arres of the "Lucky"
Baldwin estate by the Ios Angeles In
vestment Company depends upon the
re-election of Mayor Alexander and the
success of the remainder of the Good
Government ticket on December 5.
Charles A. Elder, president of the
company. ine1e this announcement to
day. Mr. Elder said his concern has
long desired to acquire the Baldwin
property In question, but the heirs
were at variance with the company In
point of the purchase price.
Two tnontha ago." said Elder. we
made the llaldain estate a proposition
upon the 13.000 acres. The heirs con
sidered the price too low. Immediately
after the primary they were ready to
accept our offer.
"I notified them today that we will
buy no land unless Mayor Alexander Is
elected. We have no purpose to tie np
money In rase the threatened Social
ism Issue Is successful In getting Into
power. If Job Harrlman and Socialism
are defeated we will take the whole
tract."
ALARM GROWS; PIPE DRY
(Continued Prom P1rt Para.)
the small towns between here and Ta
coma and many farms are ruined.
LIXEMAX I.OST IX CASCADES
Superintendent of Milwaukee ITeaJa
Rescue Party.
ELLENSBURO. Wash.. Nov. 10.
(Special.) A Milwaukee rstlroad tele
graph lineman has been lost In the
Cascade Mountains since Friday, at
Which time he left Lsiconla to search
for wire trouble between Laconla and
Kaston. A party of six started to
search for him today. It Is feared
that be may have either been caught
by a landslide or drowned In one of
the mountain streams which becamo
threatening torrents In a short time
Friday night following the chlnook
winds. Thla la the same locality where
a Postal lineman lost his life last
Winter .while searching for wire
trouble and Is In one of the most
rugged parts of the Cascade Moun
tains and miles from any house or
settlement.
Superintendent Fearson of tha Mil
waukee is directing the search.
After raining an hour the sky has
cleared and railroad men are more
hopeful than at any time since 6atur-
Reports from the upper end of the
county are to the aame effect and
Government reclamation men at Lake
Kaches say that It the water does
not come any higher they will be able
to hold the flood waters In the lake
until such time aa there will be no
danger to the valley from Its release.
Train service may be resumed Wed
nesday if there Is no more rain.
FREAK FLOOD SAVES JLILI.IO-N
Channel Proposed by Government
Made) by River Overflow.
BELLING II AM. Wash.. Nov. 10. A
freak of the flood In the Skafrlt lUver
has done work contemplated by the
I'ntted States Government at a cost of
tl.000.000 and a year's labor of big en
gineering crews, and It was done In 14
hours without a cent of cost. The
stream cut through Sterling Bend,
above Mount Vernon. Sksglt County,
where a channel now runs S00 feet
wide and to feet deep.
For IT years the Federal Govern
ment has considered this Improvement.
The cutoff Is through a neck of
lend 0 rods wide, end shortens the
distance from Mount Vsmon to Sedro
Woolley three and a halt miles and
gives a good steamboat channel where
a long and dangerous ledge existed be
fore. Belllngham Is still without train
service, and none is promised before
tomorrow night or Wedneeday.
PEOPLE RESCUED FROM ROOFS
Families at Everett Are Cared For
by County Officers.
EVERETT. Wash.. Nov. 10. Fifty
persons were removed today from their
Imperilled homes on Ebey Island, oppo-
Fassengers Are Conveyed Over Foot
brldpe to Special Cars.
TACOMA. Nov. 10. Traffic on the In
terurban electric line between Tacoma
and Seattle has been suspended today,
due to the flooded track between Kent
and Rlverton. on the Seattle end of
the line. 8erv1ce on the Tacoma
Puyallup Short Line was suspended at
o'clock last night, but was expected
to be resumed this afternoon. A wash
nt in feet long near Waverly wss re-
n.ir.it with temporary piling. Water
In the I'uyallup River had fallen three
feet up to noon.
The approach to the county steel
bridge over the Stuck River at Sum
ner waa washed away and a temporary
tre.tla at Buckley Is gone.
The county road Is badly washed out
half a mile below McMillan.
Northern Faclflc trains, westbound,
due In Tacoma at 11:10 A. M. and 6:15
P M Saturday, are still stalled near
Lester. A footbridge has been built
over the break for passengers and they
will be brought to Tacoma on a spe
cial train tonight.
Gale Reported on Coast.
-Unusually high winds prevailing
along the Coaat yesterdsy prompted
the Weather Bureau to order out storm
warnings on all the Puget Sound ports
and- at the mouth of the Columbia
River. The rainfall was llg-ht In all
places, but the wind blew with tre
mendous force all day. The highest
maximum velocity of wind waa regis
tered at Tatoosh Island, where the
gale blew at a rate of C8 miles, from
the south. At Blaine the wind was
blowing at an estimated velocity of 60
miles an hour at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Weather forecasts announce
a continuance of the wind storm today
along the Northwest Coast, with rain
The storm appears to be confined to
the West Cosst, no unusual weather
conditions occurring In the eastern sec
tions of the United States.
ChehaHs Lands Flooded.
CHEHALIS. Wash, Nov. 10 (Ppe
claL) The lowlands of the ChehaHs
and Newaukum valleys In this section
are flooded, but the water Is doing no
serious damsge. The CowllU Valley
also reports high water, with no seri
ous results so far as known. This
afternoon the weather Is threatening
and more rain la expected.
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JOHNSOS. FOR LA FOLLETTE
California Governor Says He Will
Be Fair to Taft Men.
SACRAMENTO. CaU Nov. 10. Gover
nor Johnson came out squarely for La
Follette for President and a direct
Presidential primary In a formal state,
xnent issued today.
Declaring that while a joker In the
primary law of 10 gave the party In
power full right to send a solid dele
gation for La Follette. the Governor
Indicated that he was sacrificing poll
tics to principle and would Insist that
the people be given the right to name
first hand their choice for President.
ENGINE BOILER BLOWS UP
Locomotive Hurled 6 0 Feet by Ex
plosion; Trainmen Scalded.
Og'dEN. Utah. Nov. 20. The boiler of
an engine pulling Overland Limited. No.
1, on the Union Pacific, blew up early
thla morning near Rawlins, Wyo, se-
Above, Sceae la Caatoa. Below, Rear
Admiral Mnrdock. Commander of
American Fleet, aad General Cheng,
Cem slander of Chinese Imperial
Troops Engaged,
verely scalding Englner Cornelius Ryan.
and his fireman.
The locomotive was blown SO feet
from the track and the roadbed was
torn up for 100 feet
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premise te pay
weekly or xaonthly
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may arrange, seomrae
i yea a suit er coat.
I Tna general pobllo
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goods are depend
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right. Ws charge
nothing for credit,
it's merely aa ao-
GOOD
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For Meg and Women
,$15 to $35
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Recommended
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Best remedy for
CONSTIPATION
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in a most splendid variety and of the richest and the finest lustre
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A Few Applications of a Simple
Remedy Bring Back the
Natural Color.
How often one bears the expression.
"She Is gray and beginning- to look old."
It Is true that gray hair ueualiy denotes
age and is always associated with age.
Tou never bear one referred to as bar
ing gray balr and looking young.
The hair is generally the Index of
age. If your hair is gray, you can't
blame your friends for referring to you
as looking old. Tou can't retain a
youthful appearance If yeu allow your
hair to grow gray. Many persons of
middle age jeopardize their future sim
ply by allowing the gray hair to be
come manifest. If your hair bas be
come faded or gray, try Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Hair Remedy, a prepara
tion which a chemist by the name ot
Wyeth devised a few years ago. It la
simple, inexpensive and practical, and
will banish the gray hairs In a few
days. It Is also guaranteed to remove
dandruff and promote the growth of
the hair.
It is a pleasant dressing for the balr,
and after using It a few days Itching
and dryness of the scalp entirely dis
appear. Don't neglect your balr. Start ulnR
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur today, and
you win be surprised at the quick re
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public at fifty cents a bottle, and is
recommended and sold by all druggists.
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