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the aroRxry g oregontajt, Tuesday, mat 26, 1914. TAP LIHE" ORDER S NULLIFIED AGAIN Supreme Court Thwarts Gov ernment's Move to Separate . Industries and Roads. COMMERCE BODY IN ERROR lumber Companies Owning Koads Have Right to Share Through Rates With Trunk I4nes v and Xot Violate Law. WASHINSTON, May 25. Another at tempt of the Government to separate tne ownership of railroads from Inrtim trial concerns met with failure today, wuen tne supreme Court held that "tap line" railways, serving; lumber camps In the Southwest, owned by the same interests, were entitled to share with .the trunk lines In through rates. The Interstate Commerce Commission had noia mis division or the rate was in ef- lect a rebate and ordered it discon tinued. Justice Day, delivering the opinlon'of the court, said: "Congress has not made It Illegal for roads thus owned" (owned by the per sons who also own the timber and mills vrjin.ii mey principally serve) "to oper. ate in interstate commerce." He added mat me commodities clause under wmcn an unsuccessful attempt was maae several years ago to divorce East ern railroads from the coal buslns expressly excepted from its operations mo jumoer industry. Authority Held Exceeded. it was rurtner pointed out that the common ownership was not shown to oe inconsistent with the laws of the mates in which the tap lines operate, and Justice Harlan said, "we think the Commission exceeded its authority when it condemned these roads as a mere attempt to evade the law and to secure reoates and preierencs for themselves." In effect the court held that the tap lines were common carriers as to both proprietary and non-proprietary busi ness, and that ownership did not change ineir cnaracier wnen hauling; com modities produced by a company in common ownership. xu recently abolished commerce court rem in this case that "the com mission was not only without power to forbid any allowance whatsoever to be made by a trunk line," to a proprietary railway, but "It was also without power to prohibit the making of joint rates by the trunk lines and the peti tioning tap lines." Today's decision did not come as a surprise to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Members of the commis sion were well pleased with that part of the opinion holding that the com mission has full power to prevent preferences and discriminations in the fixing of allowances and divisions of rates. ' Readjustment to FoIIott. This leaves to the commission the fixing of allowances based upon the character of the service; that is, wnetner it is a switch or a line haul service. It can prevent a milling-in naaisiL privilege wnicn makes " no cnarge for the haul of the logs and may require a charge by the tap line for a log haul from forest to mill, in audition to the- full lumber rate from mill to market. 4.J10 commission nas not taken up the questions involved in the Supreme Court's decision, but In the near future tne entire tap line case will be read Justed in conformity with the opinion of the court. It is not regarded as probable that the decision will affect the pending advance rate case, or that it will have particular bearing upon the decision of the commission in the industrial railways case unless the commission held that allowances to the Iron and steel railways were prac tically rebates and ordered them dis continued. plot to provoke American intervention. He said that telegrams had told him of the. movement toward the Texas border of groups of "reds" or former constitutionalists who now are serving as teaeral volunteers. TBelr Intent, he asserted, was to fire across the border at American troops. According to Musquiz, one group was headed for Ojinaga, opposite "residio, Texas, while another was re ported as having passed Cuarto Cienegas, south of Eagle Pass. The exact number of the troops said to be engaged in this plan was not given, but it was estimated that they num bered nearly 1000. It was said that they' had been dis persed in various recent battles in the interior, where they fought with the federal regulars of Huerta's. army. HOSTTXE THREAT IS JiKPOKTED Invasion if Peace Negotiations Fail - Declared Wilson's Order. MEXICO CITT, May 25. The news- fttEES OK -NEWBERG'S ROSE FESTIVAL AND WOMAN WHO WORKED 1IAKD FOR -tELEBRATION. 'V $ QUEEN ALMA RULES Newfaerg, Too, Honors Rose in Festival Style. BABIES ON PARADE, TOO I- Above, MIm Alma Forknrr ; low, Hn. h:. K. (.off. MUCH IS LEFT TO MEXICO (Continued From First Page.) lution, some programme should be con sidered with a view to influencing a gradual settlement of. the question. The purpose of the American delegates. It is said. Is to place the problem so conspicuously before the world as an obligation of the future provisional government that no new administra tion could ignore it. The mediators and the American del egates alike paid warm tribute to the .Mexican delegates. The latter have ap proacnea the work of composing the difficulties besetting their country rrom a oroaa patriotic standpoint and have at no time shown a disposition to lift the personal fortunes of any Mexi can publicist to a controlling place. Secrecy I'ledsre Made. The mediators as well as the Ameri can and Mexican delegates have pledged themselves to keep their proceedings secret. One reason for this is the de sire of the Mexican delegates that var ious phases of the discussion here, par ticularly those relating to the retire ment of Huerta. should not bo misin terpreted in Mexico City and thus weaken the administration . there in handling the military situation against the constitutionalists. Certain Mexican delegates " suggest that the United States should interpose no objection to General Huerta's be coming a candidate for the presidency at any election called by a provisional government set up as a result of media tion. This they feel would permit him to retire with dignity and would greatly conduce to the restoration of permanent peace. Requena and Or on Approve. Jose Requena. 'who was a candidate for vice-president on the eame ticket with General Kelix Diax, and Cecillo Ocon left today for Toronto after a conference with the Mexican delegates. It was learned they came primarily to rxpress their approval of mediation and place their fortunes in the hands 'of the Mexican delegates. There were no conferences with the American delegates during the -day. The mediators spent most of their time explaining to the Mexicans the view point of the Americans as presented to them last night. Huerta Suid to Be Satisfied. MEXICO CITY. May 25. There is a hopeful feeling in official circles with regard to the peace conferences, but it is believed they will continue longer than at first expected. President Huerta Is reported to be satisfied with developments. The Mexican delegates are submitting questions to the gov ernment here and according to the an nouncement made are not acting on their own responsibility. PIOT TO FORCE WAR SEEN Constitutionalist Agent Bares Plan to lire Across Border , El PASO, Texas, May 25. Rafael E Musqulz, constitutionalist -agent here, exposed today what he said was a paper El Imparcial printed a report to day alleged to have come from "Wash ington that President Wilson had ordered his delegates at Niagara Falls to - notify the Mexican representatives that if the peace negotiations failed Mexico would be invaded by the Ameri can" forces. The report also said that the Army would remain until the country was completely pacified. ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED KID.XAPGD MINISTER ' TESTIFIES AGAIN TODAY. Police Try to I. oolite Auto In Which Rev. Mr. Patmont Was Carried Away as Prisoner. DANVILLE, I1L, May 25. Arrest of the men said to be concerned in th alleged kidnaping of the local option leader. Rev. Louis R. Patmont, who disappeared March 31 from Westville and was found last Saturday bound and gagged in " an abandoned farm house near Columbia, Mo., is expected as a result or the testimony given by the minister before the grand jury today. State's Attorney Lewroan refused to give out the evidence which the kid naped prohibitionist laid before the grand jury. Itev. Mr. Patmont will resume his testimony before the grand jury to morrow. The police are trying to locate the automobile in which Rev. Mr. Patmont says- he was kidnaped. The minister said today he would be unable to iden tify the machine in which he was con veyed to a house in which he declares he was held as prisoner for nearly two months and In which he. was driven later to the farmhouse near Columbia, where he was discovered. His inabil ity to Identify the. automobile he at tributes to the " fact that it was dark both times he rode in it. The minister asserted the four men who kidnaped him in Westville were strangers. He believes he could iden tify two of them. STORM li'J EAST FATAL OSB BEAD, 500,000 DAMAGE. WISCOXSIX BLOW. 60-Mile Gale In Superior Vicinity Takes Church Spires, Buildings and Bridges With It. SUPERIOR. Wis, May 25. One man was killed and more than $500,000 dam age done by a severe storm that swept iraa city ana surrounding country to night. . The storm came up suddenly.' a fid- mile gale razing small buildings, smash ing windows, tearing down telegraph poles and wrecking church steeples. A bridge collapsed. Andrew Erickson, an operator on the bridge, going down with It. Several men were injured when nart of the roof at the Great Northern flour dock was blown oft. The steamer Frank C. BahV.vu tr from the Superior dock ana blown ashore on Minnesota Point. New York Editor Weds Here. William Geppert. editor of the Mu sical Courier of New York, and Mrs. Katherine Hawley, of Los Ansrelea. were married in the Courthouse yes terday by Judge Morrow. Sunburn T Use EanUseptlc Lotion. Adv. Sdiool Children in Line f-Marcli Wear Wreaths Made of Flowers. Beautifully Decorated Floats Part of Procession. IN.EWBERG, Or., May 25. (Special.) -Newberg, too, has had her aueen con test, and ' the opening day of the Rose x estlval," postponed from Saturday on account of rain, was a royal success. After a ten-day contest Miss Alma Forkner was elected queen and she named as her attendants the Misses Effie Wentz, Anna Kennedy, I Lucile Kennedy and Stella Badley. The day opened auspiciously and 'the baby parade was a prominent feature of the morning, the line 5f march being down Meridian to First and thence to Washington, where the procession dis banded and the prizes were awarded to tnose who had displayed the most beau tifully decorated baby carriages. ihe main procession of the parade proceeded, after a drizzling rain start ed to fall, to Duncan Hall, where th programme or the day was carried out as.ioiiows: music. Oddfellows' band; address of welcome. Mayor colcord; music. Pacific College Quartet; reading, Mrs. Charles a. Morris; violin solo, Miss Doris Greg, ory; address, Levi- T. Pennington; music. Oddfellows' band; reading, Mel vin X. Hawkins; vocal solo, Leslie Getchell; reading, Mrs. J. B. Holllngs worth; vocal solo, Clarence Watkins. There were many school children in the line of march, all wearing wreaths of roses, and the baby parade was much admired though not so large as heretofore on account of threatening weather. The queen of the festival rode in a beautifully decorated float and was followed by her attendants in another, equally attractive. Shiloh Post of the a. A. R. turned out and there were many decorated vehicles of different characters in the parade. The street was lined with spectators. In the ball game this afternoon the score was Chemawa Indians 3, Pacific Col lege 2. Mrs. B. B. Goff, president of the Woman's Civic Improvement Club, waa one or tne most active workers bring ing about the celebration. UNION LEADERS NAMED REPUBLICANS HOLD LOVE AT LA GRANDE. FEAST Colon H. Ebcrhard and C. H. Bldwell Are New Men on County " Central Committee. LA GRANDE. Or. Mav 25 rsnl.l i The Republican party leaders are: J. H. Peare, county chairman. La Grande; Colon R. Eberhard. mil n t v em. retary. La Grande: C. H. Ri1wii ,t. Central committeeman. Island City; M. B. Donohue. Congressional l.u-t La Grande. Seventeen men. Tpnr,ntti, 91 mo v precincts in union County, held a Republican love feast In La Grande jraieraay ana elected chairman, secre tary and delegates. While no resolu tions were adopted, each' man present had something to say about conditions In his particular precinct, and that it was a Republican vpar ,.. down was the consensus of opinions No fights develODed. an was nr. .1 last week. No opposition tickets were put up and th whole mooting r,.... off smoothly and without political fuss. . The secretary is a nw man i w Republican Central Commltte-e of Union vuumy una . i. jiawell, the State ...a., vramuueomaii, is nice wise a new memoer. vvnue he has been promi nent in his precinct, he has not taken an active part in the county or state management in recent years. J a. Peare was State Central committee man two years ago and ha virrnsii acted as county chairman during the absence of William J. Church. 2 LEAN PUPS BREAK LAW First Day of Muzzling rT-,i; Almost Barren of Results. -Two hungry-lookintr nuns war. th only victims of the first day's opera tion yesterday of the new city ordi nance requiring the muzzling of dogs caught running at large. The two canines that fell into the dog catcher's dragnet were caueht In th. Ktu End and now occupy cells in the dog jail. . jbb catcners and the nolice wm co-operate in gathering nn nnm--i. dogs. Every residence section will be visited and all dogs found unmuzzled excepting those tied nn or kent It. yard or pen, out of reach of pedes trians going by or into the hmi,. will be "arrested." J. P. MORGAN MAKES DENIAL (Continued From First Page.) made year our nrm made public a letter showing in detail the total net nrofit. from every source to the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., or to any of its members- growing out of transactions of any kind whatever connected with the New Haven lines for a period of 20 years. Those total net profits amounted to approximately $350,000 which In cluded their compensation fr.r- hanHiinc alone or in connection with nthpra' securities of the par value of $333,000,000. Records Still Intact. 'The records of my firm and th. personal records of my father are still niact. uney are available and reariv for production before any proper tribunal at any time. "In the present' state of the Nw Haven's affairs the shareholder, un entitled to have made Dublin , rvanr obtainable bit of evidence bearing not on one. but on all sides of the ques tion. Meanwhile the honest and capable man now managing the railroad should have the active co-operation not nnlv of all shareholders, but of all public bodies as well, to the end that 'tht great property may be restored to the position to which it is entitled." M'EXXEX RETORTS TO MORGAX I Testified Under Oath; Let Him Bo Likewise," He Says. NEW YORK! May 25. Charles s Mellen, former president of the New Haven system, tonight made this com ment when his attention jras called to Mr. Morgan's statement: I testified under oath. My testi mony stands as it was given. If Mr. Morgan wants to testify under oath he can do so, so far as I am concerned." Just Received the July Pictorial Review and Fashion Sheets You are always months ahead in style if you use Pictorial Review patterns. Second Floor. iprnan yvotie cad C"MercKandio ofcS Merit OnfcT Busy Buying Throngs in Our Women's Apparel Sale Is Proof of Public Appreciation Our Apparel Sales Are Ever Gaining Fame and New Customers This sale yesterday was a revelation to the many eager shoppers who crowded our third floor garment salons. Many were the surprises awaiting them, as all the garments represented the best and the latest of this season's styles in coats, suits, dresses and tailored skirts. Today we continue this great sale, offering equally as broad an assortment of ready-to-wear apparel. Below we give you in brief some of these special prices and an idea of the many fashionable materials employed in the fashioning of these garments: , - - -SUITS of moire silks, silk poplins, wool crepe, wool poplins, worsteds and fancy weaves in all the fashionable color-, ings as well as the very smart checks and stripes. COATS of taffeta, moire ud poplin silks, brocades, channelise. . Bedford cords, chinchilla, worsteds, cheviots in styles suitable for evening wear, automobiling. traveling and street wear. DRESSES for afternoon and evening and tailored wear, of French serge, plain and fancy crepe de chine, wool crepes, chiffon taffeta and charmeuse. SKIRTS, smart and practical models of chiffon taffeta, silk moire, wool poplins. French and English serges, plaids and shepherd checks. All Goods Purchased Today and the Balance of the Month Will Be Charged on Your June Bill Payable July First THE SUITS ON SALE THE DRESSES ON SALE i'Si neW noVely suits sal $13.95 $12.00 to $13.50 new dresses $ 7.50 5,2 JL neW novelty suits $17.50 $16.50 to $17.50 new dresses $ 9.SS ZXrVk "eW novely suits $22.75 $20.00 to $22.50 new dresses $12.45 t n'VL net novely saits $23.50. $25.00 to $27.50 new dresses $14.95 nt novelty ae $28.75 $35.00 to $37.50 new dresses $17.75 5- new novelty suits, sale $33.50 $40.00 to $45.00 new dresses. . . .$21.50 $60.00 new novelty suist, sale $38.75 Trrr. THE SKIRTS ON SALE ,nn E COATS ON SALE 5.00 separate skirt, sale $3.45 H2r2to i1 4 00 new oats, sale. .$ 6.95 $ 5.50 separate skirt, sale $4 65 $17.50 to $22.50 new coats, sale. .$ 9.85 $ 6.00 separate skirt, sale $4 85 25.00 to $27.50 new coats, sale . . $15.00 $ 8.00 separate skirt, sale $6.05 35-0 to $50.00 new coats, sale . . $17.50 $ 8.75 separate skirt, sale $7.35 $45.00 to $60.00 new coats, sale, . $24.45 $10.50 separate skirt, sale .$7.95 Principal Portland Agents for All Styles Klosfit Petticoats Third Floor New Hemp Hats In Black and White Special $1.95 For $3 Styles Tuesday we will place on sale a chaming collection of beautiful new hemp hats for midsummer wear. They are neither extremely small, neither are they large but are in the new medium sizes but ""lately brought out for ' the sunny days of Summer. -They are shown in many shapes which will make it simple for you to find the style you wish. In black and white. Second Floor Free Lessons in Art Needlework Every Day, 2 to 6 ' --Fifih Floor Lisle and Silk' STOCKINGS , Usually 50c and 65c Sale 35c or 3 pairs for $1.00 Thread silk mixed stockings in fast bladi and seamless. Silk lisle stockings, full fashioned, in fast black, nelo tan or pure white. Silk mixed boot stockings in pure vhite or fast black. All made viih double gar ter tops and heels. Extra tvide stockings of fast black cotton, in light or me dium reeight, extra long and elastic. Main Floor Oregon Wool Batts. $1.25 crib size . . 89c $2.50 full bed size. .$1.79 Thus is absolutely pure Oregon wool, long fiber. The ideal tolling tor fane forters. com- $1.00 and $1.25 Wast Dresses or Girls From 6 to 14 Years Economy Sale 69c Dresses of striped percale or galatea in navy blue or light blue stripes and plain blue. Made with-high or low necks and. with three-quarter or short sleeves. Made with sailor collar of contrasting color. Some are laced on front and others in straight or waisted effects. 15c Motto Placcpes Economy Safe 9c Woodenette arts and crafts mot toes wih illuminated Old English letters. These are finished with block ends and cord for hanging. About two dozen different mottoes to choose from. $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Boys' Wash Suits Economy Sale 69c Russian suits for boys in striped chambray and percale, plain percales and white Indian Head. Made with military collar in side button style, band trimmed or with sailor col lars, self or contrasting colors and braid trimmed. In tan, blue and white. Sizes from 2 to 7 years. A Manufacturer's Entire Sample Line o Pine Curtain Nets That Sell Regularly at 50c to $1.00 a Yard Economy Sale IHc Each In Lengths from 1 to iyz Yards These curtain lengths are very attractive and can be used for sash curtains and for curtains for small windows in living-rooms and are' particularly appropriate. for bedrooms and dining-rooms. They come in pretty leaded glass and mission designs in white, cream and ecru. From 40 to 50 inches wide. 75c Printed Linoleum, Sale 39c YcJ. 5000 yards of the best standard quality of printed linoleum in a very attractive assortment of fine patterns in light, medium and dark colorings, showing the tile designs, conventional, wood inlaid and block designs. Bring in your room measurements. Crystal Flower Vase Economy Sale 23c 1 1 V2mch flower vase of clear crystal, in Tuscan shape, with fluted sides and top, and star bot tom. Specially suitable for roses. Pound Paper 1 5c a Box Think of it, a pound box, con taming 100 sheets of pure white linen paper in the regular royal size with a superior linen finish surface. Envelopes to match, special 8c the package.' These envelopes are packed 24 to the package and have the small French cut flap. Swiss Embroidered Collar and Cuff Sets and Collars Selling Regularly at 65c, 75c, 89c and $1.25 Economy Sale H8c Fine St. Gall embroidered collars and sets in a variety of new and becoming shapes, pretty and dainty hand loom embroideries on mull, batiste and organdy. The em broidery work on these collars is exceptionally fine and the designs uncommon. Collars for children's wear, for coats, dresses and waists. In sailor shapes, inset collars, epaulet shapes, round and Quaker styles. 25c Silver Plated Napkin Holders 10c Very practical and very neat holders for napkins in initial de signs, showing the script style of lettering, all letters in the offering. SPECIAL ECONOMY SALES EVERY DAY BLAME PLACED BY JURY WASHIXUTOS POWER COMFABTV CRITICIZED FOR ACCIDENT. Iaqocat Into Dcatk of Ned Katerbroolc Held Two He Injured Still la Critical Condition. MOSCOW. Idaho. May 25. (Special.) At the Coroner's inquest, lasting aU day, upon the body o Ned Esterbrook, electrocuted here Saturday night, the Jury brought In a verdict reciting the facta leading up to the death of the man and censured the Washington Water Power Company for "proper pre cautions not having been taken by said company to guard men so employed against accident." The decision to hold an inquest was the result of a hurried conference of officials last night. The body had been prepared for shipment to Esterbrook's former home at Sprague, Wash., but shipment was delayed. It developed at the inquest that Ed Harris and Sam Porter, both linemen, risked their lives to save their com- panlons. Harris grasped a peavy and hook and snapped the ground wire that was carrying the current, probably saving two of the men who were in jured from death. Porter received injuries when he struck one of the men in the Jaw to break him loose from the current. Por ter was hurled 20 feet by the Impact. Harry Marquitx and Charles Crawford are in a critical condition, but it is believed they will live. Session Witlx Reporters Besomed. WASHINGTON, May 25. President Wilson will resume his semi-weekly conferences with the Washington cor respondents on Thursday. It was an nounced today, however, that the President will not discuss the Mexi can mediation. The conferences were abandoned a month ago. POTATO PRICES DROPPING Clarke County Stops 20 Cars to Cali fornia and May Cease. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 23. (Spe cial.) The price for potatoes shipped to California is dropping fast, due to the crop of new potatoes being har vested. From Clarke County about 20 car loads of potatoes nave been shipped this Spring but it is doubtful If any more will leave here for. the South. Guy Bennett, chairman of the po tato committee of the Vancouver Com mercial Club, today received a message from Ernest Vince saying, that fane new potatoes in San Francisco are bringing only 11.40 per hundredweight. with lower 1 certainty that in a few da-va. they will be A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT. DEEP POINTED 3 -2S - Clnett, Paakody A Co Lam Makers of Arrow Shirts