... ........ - x . Tnr, ' MORXTXO OREGONTA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1912. ' CITIES MAY E OY ii Lower Rates Will Be Justified by Competition Water Haul Is Compelling. INEQUALITIES ARE NOTED (omrarrf ConimUslon Orders Foatliern Pacific to Explain Tar iff to Interior Orrron Cltlr at Further Hearing. CiRF.C.CISlAS NEWS BrREAt. Well ington, Feb. 1&. The Interstate Com merce Commlon. In a ruling todar hy Comniioner Lane, hold that the Southern rarlflc In hearing at Tarlou points In Orfcon last Summer failed to produce evidence which will Juntify the Commlulon In granting It pernjla lon to continue all the rate In Ita lo cal tarU? 11. which contain cUsa rates fr trar.nportatlon of traffic from Fan Francisco, Sacramento and , neighboring territory to California ter ritory, named and Bet March 4 aa the date on which the railroad company will hare further opportunity In thla elty to produce sufficient reasons which will Juetiry continuance of ex isting; rates to Intermediate points, all of which now exceed rates to fort land. The. Commission says plainly that rail ratea In Han Francisco to Portland and vice versa are clearly fixed by water competition and that It seem that four-fifths of the traffic between these two territories actually moves by water. Railroad have to meet the water rate In order to get business. Put the Commission says: Mtaatloa Jeatlned. Th carrier has not Justified the rate situation presented In Its tariff In these respects: "1. Application of same rates from fcther points open ban Francisco Bay and points Inland to Portland aa axe extended from bun Francisco. -2- Application of higher rates southbound from Portland to points in land than ban Francisco. "J. Application of higher rates to points on Willamette Klver on trafflo northbound from Ban Francisco than are applied on traffic southbound from (Portland, to points on Sacramento Jtlver. -. Application of ratea from Fan Francisco that are higher to points between Hun 'Frsnclsco and Portland than combination of locala on Portland. "i. Application of unreasonably hlgh rr rates at intermediate points. In stead, however, of denying the applica tion of the carrier, we shall gle Per mission for It to make further show Ins; under Its application. In accordance with the vlewa herein expressed aa to requirements of law." In course of his ruling. Commissioner Xane says: "Disregarding almost en- tlrely the wide spread be ween its port land and intermediate rates, the South orn Pacific sought to justify Its viola tion of the prohibition of the fourth j section br establishing- the fact that it ' was called upon to meet water compe tition In its haul between San Fran . rlsco and Portland. This contention Is 'Xalrly established. - J There has, however, been no suf ficient justification shown tor the wide spread which exists between Portland .rates and those to Intermediate points. "For the lonar haul from San Fran- ' .t-r- .a Pnrtl.nit th. EAitlh.rn Pactfio cliarrea leas than one-third the rata which It Imposes upon an Interior city little more than half the San Francisco Portland distance. From Sacramento, the rate to Portland la lesa than one third the rate from Sacramento to 'points just one-half as far. I ad no Ila-rlaalaatloa relawfel. -It was not the Intention of Congress to permit the carrier to discriminate; in favor of a more distant point to such t extent as to effect not only undue dts. : crimination against nearer points, but : the Imposition of an excessive charge. I. "In making; rates to intermediate points. Lased upon a more distant point, the carrier should it ire the intermediate point the benefit of the Portland rate. Iplua the local back. More than thla plus the local back. The Com mission has made an Investl ! (ration Into rates to points In '(southern Oregon, and finds them to be (excessive and unreasonable In thera l selves, thereby emphaslng the discrimi nation between such points and Port land. "While extending the Fan Francisco Portland rates to bay and rlvar points on the south, the carrier does not ex tend the San Francisco-Portland rates to points on the Willamette River on the north. If there la reason for treat tne north. -The rata from Sacramento to Portland la the same as the rata from Pan Francisco to Port land. - The rata from Sacramento to Albany Is also the same as from San Francisco to Albany, but th rate from Albany to San Francisco Is 15 cents less than the rate from Albany to Bac- ramanto. There la no reason flven for ': thla difference. Med ford Folic Are Dissatisfied. MEDFORD. Or, Feb. IS. (Special) t Dissatisfaction was expressed to night by members of the Medford Trafflo bureau when It waa learned that i the Interstate Commerca Commission t had granted th Southern Pacltlo Rail ! road permission to continue to charge ' less for the freight haul between San Francisco and Portland than from San j Iran Cisco to Intermediate points. "The Commerce Commission." said H. i T Oarnett. president of the Medford ! Trafflo Bureau, "has granted us every- thing but what we want. Of course, until the full report Is received we are somewhat In the dark, but It looks as ' though we would get reductions from San Francisco on small shipments. . where the present charges are In the opinion of the Commission excessive, but would get no relief in commodity )or carload lots. i "AVe will continue to" fight for what we believe to be justice, however, and !" will do everything In our power to se cure ratea which will make It possible to build up Medford aa a Jobbing cen- ter. We hope San Francisco will help us In this when It sees that the prea jest arrangement gives Portland a mo I nnpoly. We do no business with San ' Francisco now. If we could get the ' sarue rate from there aa from Portland I we would at least have the advantage ' cf two market. What we will do now lis simply to concentrate our efforts upon the Initiative providing for a uniform percentage of ratings through I sut th state." CITIES ENJOY THEIR OWN fCos'lnoed From First ssx I sperattng between Seattle. Vancouver land fskagway. Te fourth indlotment charge that 0 ADVANTAGES the defendants conspired to create a monopoly in the water transportation business between Seattle and Alaska, and attempted to fore th Humboldt Steamship Company to enter th corn bin. It la also alleged that th Whit Pass Tukon Railroad demanded and collected exorbitant and unjust ratea for transportation in vlolstlon of th Interstate commerce law. KALIS II TKM.S OP INgCIItY Pacific Coast Lin Official Proline to Make Comment. FAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. H. W. Kalish. vice-president and general manager of the Humboldt Steamship Company, aald tonight that th action of the grand Jury at Juneau was th indirect outcome of an action Insti tuted In the court by the Interatate Commerc Commission at the Instance of his company in 10. The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia decided against us." said Mr. Kalish. "and th Commission ap pealed to the United States Supreme Court, which has not yet given a de cision." O. If. Hlgbe. vice-president and manasrer of th Pacific Coast Fteam ablp Company, one of the Indicted men, aald tonight that he had been ap prised of the action of the grand Jury by telegraph, but pending further ad vice he refused to make a statement. ROAD DECLARED OT IX DKAL Frank Ii. Wnrxbacher, One of In dicted Xtr-n. Is Interviewed. SEATTLK. Wash, Feb. 15 Frank B. Wurxbacher general agent of the ji. i.rti. Kailsrir A Navigation Company, waa the only one of the Se attle men namea in m inaicimmi, returned at Juneau who could be found tonight. Mr. Wunbacher said that the White Pass Yukon did not make through rates with any steamship line. He said It Is hla understanding that the old Braekett wagon road through White Fas waa bought because the 1 1 . . mini the road and the railroad desired to avoid damage suit. One Arretted In Honolulu. HOXOLL1.U, Feb. 18. E. C. Wynn r -1 w. .rp.it.il here today by Vnlted States Marshal Hendry on a cabled request from Tnlted State Marshal Faulkner, of Juneau, Alaska. The cable message said that Johnson waa under Indictment In Alaska for alleged violation of the Sherman aci In connection with the Northern ul-v,.,-... a- Tr.dlniT Cnmnany. at bksc- way. Johnson was released on bond. 51 OREGON" AGIUCrLTritAIj COL LECE CLUBS EXTEKTA1X. Concert at ITelllff; Clamors for En cores Amateur Make Good as Flrt-C1a Entertainers. Real college spirit. Interpreted by sparkling songs, choruses, instrumen tal music and well-told stories, marked .v.. ..n..hi. enncert riven last night Lin th Hellig Theater by the Oregon Agricultural college vtiee snu Clubs, under the direction of William rri.rli! Gasklna head of the music department of that college. Th audience waa quick to men i i -i .,n nf th. Afrsilon. and every number on the programme waa encored, rue net resuu uuwu work for amateurs as public enter- . i Kwa whA mrm nicked, out from say 1000 students, coached in "stunts." drilled In ensembl effect and then ent over the W illamette . alley to amuse ..-. .n.ii. rtiia the - bovs have don and may b expected to do during the remainder or tneir tour, iney uuuur their college. The Gleo'Club, the membership of which la about 10. sang with fine ef- I A l m ' rnmrmeB In Arms." Offenbach's "Barcarolle" from "Tale of Hoffman" and uuoiey uucs a un . U . mnA pamnndftd With tmUBlnE encores, among them being "Kitty Mc- ., Jk , v, A m ff r-t I n it tale of a clrl named Hannah and who slipped on a bit of banana. Trie cnorus ioic blend well together. Of course, the Kb mm voices are llcht but good, con sidering th youth of th sinners. Th dosen mem Ders oi me ainuun Club pleaaed with their selections . u...,nA'i "Marche des Man- doltnates," Lebar's "The Spring Mald. Rebagllatrs -necueroos oe and Scott' "Mooatrat Vlam." Edwin W. Woodcock, trombone soloist, won plaudlta for th skill he displayed In playing Wagoner'e "Evening Star" . MTannhiiiuP." HxVmOlul I'OU T- aen. son of Edgar E. Coursen, of this city, showeo creauaoie musical "un ity In hla piano solo, a military polon aise by Chopin. Mr. Coursen's encor wss "Imperial Maxurka" (Buhm), which waa also well played. The on aurprls of th entire con- . - - ., ImlfaHnn of W.rTT lU der. given by Henry W. Russell, of Beaver Ulli, ur. .Mr. xtusseii, wuu a native of on of th Middle States, but whos parent wer born in Scot land, was dressed as a Scotch high lander, kilts, tartan, etc, and he and his Lauder songs mad good. He dis played quiet humor and la a natural funmaker. He has a good ainglng voice.- The "boys" give a concert to night at Hood River and afterward at Th Dalles, Pendleton. La Grande, Baker, Heppner and Union. JURY CANNOT AGREE CASE IS TO TEST XEWBEKG'S SCX DAY "BLCE" LAW. E. O. Van Orsdol, Restaurant Pro prietor, Tried for Selling Gls of Lemonade. NEWBERQ, Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) I'nable to agree, the Jury In the case of E. A. Van Orsdol. a restaurant pro prietor here, charged with violation of the city ordinance closing all places of business on Sunday, was dismissed to night by City RecordeV Nelson, be fore whom the case v.s tried. Van Orsdol sold a glass of lemonade last Sunday and hla arrest followed. Th case was In the nature of a test of the validity of the ordinance. Van Orsdol lost a case of similar nature In th Circuit Court and also hi appeal to the Stat Supreme Court, only a tew week ago. 'V Additional Interest In the case was aroused here because last Monday two member of the City Council, proprie tors of a Newberg transfer company, paid a fine for having hauled some trunks to the railway station last bun day. The Sunday closing ordinance was passed by the Newberg City Council last year. YANKEE - SOLDIERS INVADE" MEXICO judi cc in rami uvci uiiioci o Blunder Texas Militia Company Called Out. FOREIGNERS RESENT VISIT Armed American Infantrymen Cross International Boundary by Mis take and El Faso'e Neighbor . Goes Into If jsterlc Oxer It. TEXAS MIIJTtA CALLED OCT. EL, PASO, Feb. 1. Shortly after midnlsht Company K of the Texas National Guard waa ordered out by Adjutant-General Hutchlna. who Is hrre from Austin at the Instance of the Governor of Texas. Korty-flve men rearonded and will be used Id -protecting the river front. According to Adjutant - General Hutchlna the militia was ordered out merely aa a precautionary meas ure and to assist In patrolling the.. Rio Grand. No outbreak had oc curred, although the situation was tens. i I! EL PASO. Tex.. Feb. 15. Excite ment bordering on panic prevailed in Juarez shortly before noon when 19 armed Vnlted State soldier of the Eighteenth Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Ben W. Fields, crossed the International bridge on a streetcar to the MpxIco side. The panic continued all day and resulted in a complete sus pension of business and communication between th two cities, including th postponement of th Juares races. Hundreds of vxclted Mexicans, many armed, gathered upon learning of the so-called "American Invasion." Lieu tenant Fields explained that his force was en route to on of the bridges for patrol duty and crossed to the Mexican aide by mistake. After con siderable parleying. Ill which Mayor Santiago Maestas. of Juarei, partici pated, the American soldiers were per mitted to recross the Rio Grande. However, the excitement In Juares continued and on request of th Mex ican authorities. International street car traffic was suspended for the day, saloons in Juares were closed and In creased American and Mexican guards patrolled the bridges across the Rio Grande, allowing no on to pass ex cept upon official order. MEXICO IS NOT PERTURBED Officials Attach Little Importance - - to Americana' Mistake. MEXICO CITT, Feb. 15. Mexican of ficials attach little Importance to th Incident of American soldier crossing Into Mexico today. Minister of Foreign Relations Calero, was advised of the Incident by the Mexican Consul In El Paso. ' It was explained that through un famlliarlty with the cities, th Ameri cans boarded tha wrong car in going to their objective point. Colonel Steev er reprimanded tha officer In charge of the soldiers, according to the Consul's dispatch. POTATO RISE FORECAST PRICE OF $2.50 PER SACK IX 30 DAYS PREDICTED. Stockton Dealer and Grower Who Have Stocks on Hand Expect to Reap Fortunes. STOCKTON. Cal., Feb. 15. (Special.) Within 30 days potatoes will be sell ing in carload lots for $2.50 a sack, is the prediction of Stockton dealera A tally of the tuber on hand In the Stockton warehouses Tuesday showed IT 1.000 sacks. In addition to this. George Shlma and his associates have a total of 25.000 sacks. Brisk demands sr being made by Eastern dealers for Stockton potatoes, and It Is expected that all of those who still have quanti ties on hand will reap a fortune within the next few weeks. Prices today ranged from $1.40 to $1.86 a ssck. Large quantities are being resacked to be ready for ship ment at the height of the high-priced ssason, which It Is believed will prevail next month. . NEW foRK. Feb. 15. Six large con signments of potatoes are expected to arrive In New York from abroad within the next two days, bringing total re ceipts for the season up to 1,000,000 sacks. The duty on th entire quantity will foot up to nearly $700,000. Th arrivals will decrease from now on. as Germany and France are both buying heavily in Ireland and England. Thla Is the first year that America has gone abroad for potatoes sine 1108. Iu th United State grower raise about 76 bushels of potatoes to th acre, while In England and Ireland the crop run from 200 to 235 bushels to the acre. OREGON "IT IS VICTORIOUS Washington State College Defeated In Pullman Game. PULLMAN, Wash- Feb. 16. Th University of Oregon basketball team won here tonight from th Washington Stat College by a score of 18 to 13. Oregon displayed far better form than the team haa shown heretofore on the trip through the Northwest. The men. apparently recovered from the effects of th gruelling first gam with Washington, played with a snap and vim and Washington Stat College was clearly outplayed. The Emerald five Jumped Into the lead early In the match and the clever tossing by the forwards and atrong defense of th guards early made It apparent that th Pullman flv was due for a defeat. Coach Hayward was highly pleased with the showing of his men and his only regret la that Captain Jamison, who played star ball In tonight's match, was Injured so as to lose the Important matches with th University of Washington at Seattle. The Oregon five left tonight for Mos cow, where the University of Idaho team will be met tomorrow. The man wlU then Journey to Walla Walla for If the Hair Root Is Not Dead, Do Not Despair Falling hair means scanty hair, and scanty hair means baldness. The wbole trouble Is caused by dandruff germs that' destroy tha natural nourishment that Is supplied to the hair root. PARISI A N SAGE. t b i o I n t Iflc hair nourlsher, pene trates Into the roots of the hair and not only kills the germs but supplies the hair root with Just the kind of n o u rlshment It should have. If you are get ting bald; If your hair la fall ing don't wait till too late, but get a bottle of PARISIAN SAGE today. - It la possible to ear your hafr and prevent baldness If th hair root 1 not dead. PARISIAN SAGE la guaranteed to satisfy every user, or money back. It stops falling hair, scalp itch, and ban ishes dandruff In two weeks. It Is a refined hair dressing that puts a radi ant luster into faded, dull hair. Fifty cents at Woodard. Clark & Co. and dealera everywhere. a game with the Walla Walla T. M. C. A., their last match of the present tour. SWINDLERSJRAILED, LOST Idaho Miner Cheated Out of $125 Misses Pair Seeking "Cop." A. C. Carpenter, a mining man of Granx-evlllo,. Idaho, and a delegate to the Mining Congress, now In session In Spokane, Wash., left last night for Spokane, minus $126 which two swin dlers received from him a week ago. After a week's vain search for th two men he reported th swindle to th police last night, having kept tha se cret of his loss for seven days. Carpenter fell in with the pair a week ago In a Portland barroom. On desired to show the other a trick. In which money, was supposed to play an Important part. They asked for some coin. Carpenter tendered $125. Th other man tendered a check for $980. The trick which the first man was to show ceased to be an Item of Interest and the man with the money tendered the check to tha other and walked away. Carpenter asked for his money. Th second man remarked that th actual cash was In th possession of the other and that Carpenter might have the cheok, cash It and give him the addi tional money in th morning. When Carpenter went to the Lumbermen's National Bank in the morning to cash the check. It was found to be no good. Carpenter ran across the two men last night In a saloon on Fifth street. In his hast to get a policeman td ar rest them h frightened them away. The pair left their drinks untasted. TEMPERANCE MEN MEET Clackamas County Committee Will Attend Portland Convention.' OREGON CITT. Or, Feb. 16. (Spe cial.) Eugene W. Chafln, candidate of the Prohibition party for President In 1908, addressed a mass meeting of prohibitionists of Clackamas County at Shively Opera-house this evening. Mr. Chafln declared that th temper ance movement was gaining ground In all parts of the Union. State Secretary Taylor also delivered an address. The object of the meeting was to elect a county central committee and dele gates to the state convention to be held In Portland February 29. ' B. Lee Paget called, the meeting to order. He said th society In this county had mad much headway In tha past year, and that the party wa gaining adherents dally. State Secre tary Taylor explained In detail the na ture of the work and the necessity and method of organisation In order to do effective work. The following were appointed a com mittee on permanent organization: Clarke, Parker and Burdette. A com mittee composed of Clarke, Burdette and Buck was appointed to select the delegates to the state convention. $500 LOSS CAUSES RAID Gambler Complains to Police, Club ' Searched, Two Seized. Because Harry Anderson, a grading contractor, complained that he had lost $500 in gambling at a club at Fourth and Morrison streets Wednesday night; the place was raided last night and two men. both of whom the police say are professsional gamblers, wer ar rested. The place has a card, which, on a small fee. admits to membership In the club. . In th rooms are playing room and a bedroom, where, Anderson told the police, those overcome by drink are put to bed. Anderson complained that he waa defrauded while drunk. William Hartwell and William Hogshead were the names given by the men arrested. Your Dinner Problem Solved Xonight with our CLUB DINNER , . At 75c Your choice of many courses cooked properly, served perfectly, relished thoroughly that is a Club Dlnnefas we serve It. "Those Entertainers" In Songs and Music King, Quinn and Sweeny Add the finishing touch so essential to an enjoyable dinner Tonight 5 to 8:30. For Business Men and Others Our Merchants Lunch, 35c 11:30 to 2 HOTEL CARLTON Restaurant and Grill Washington at 1 4th. Where Popular Prices Prevail i Cosyrif ht Hut tchmSoer tc Ms BIG Fill FORMED $6,000,000 Gold Company to Mine Ore in Peru. SEATTLE MEN1 ARE BACKERS "Swlftwater Bill" Gates to Dervclop Big -Field In Soutn America. Those . Familiar With Klon dike Are In Corporation. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 16. (Spe cial.) A $6,000,000 corporation has quietly been formed In Seattle for th purpose of taking over and placing under development on a gigantic scale th 80,000,000-acre concession of Peru vian gold fields, th ceding of which to "Swlftwater Bill" dates, of early Klon dike fame, was told several weeks ago. Gates' name appears as on of the Incorporators of a mining corporation, articles of which have JustTeen filed at Olympla, called th Inambarl Huarl Huarl Pachani Mining Company. Gates this morning admitted the development of the concession will be the corpora tion's chief purpose, and that he is turning into It practically all his ex tensive holdings in Ah South American province. . Seattle, according to the articles, will be the chief placo of business of the new corporation, which Is one of the largest of Its kind launched on the Pa cltlo Coast In years. His main purpose In coming here waa to get In touch with a number of old-tlm Klondlkers and Alaskans whom he desired to interest and whose financial aid he needed In the early stages of his deal. He found partners early In twoformer mining partners of Fairbanks, Alaska. Klondlkers and Alaskans are watch ing Gates' project with the keenest in terest because of their knowledge of his fame for quick fortune-making. 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