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THE MORMNG OREGOXIAN, TTJESDAT. JUNE D, 1914. STATES SECONDARY IN RATE question Interstate Order Is Supreme Where Intra-State Ruling Conflicts. SHREVEPORTCASE DECIDED Mg-hest Court Says Texas Commis sion Erred In Discriminating Against Louisiana Points 'One- Master' Idea Gains Headway. WASHINGTON, Juno 8. A Ions step toward placing railroads under "one master Instead of many" was taken to day by the Supreme Court in -upholding the power of the Interstate Com merce Commission to striKo down state rates that discriminate against inter state commerce. The court said In substance that the Minnesota and other recent state rate cases In which the railroads lost might have been decided otherwise had roads gone to the Commission for relief in stead of the courts. - The decision was announced by Jus tice Hushes, Justices Pitney and Lurton dissenting-. The case arose out of com plaint by Shreveport, La, merchants that the Texas Railroad Commission had shut them out of all Texas busi ness by compelling the railroads to re duce Texas state rates far below what the Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the railroads running; from Shreveport to Texas cities to charge. Power Found in Congrre... The court first decided that Congress had power to control intra-state charges over an interstate carrier to the extent necessary to prevent inju rious discriminations against interstate traffic, and then held that Congress had conferred this power upon the In terstate Commerce Commission. "It is of the essence of the power to regulate interstate commerce that where it exists, it dominates," Justice Hughes said. "The fact that carriers are instruments of intrastate com merce," as well as of interstate com merce, does not derogate from the com plete and paramount authority of Con gress over the latter or preclude the Federal power from belpg exerted to prevent the intrastate operations of such carriers from being made a means ' of Injury to that which has been con fided to Federal care. Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the Gov enment of the one involves the con trol of the other, it is Congress and not the state that is entitled to pre scribe the final and dominant rule, for otherwise Congress would be denied the exercise of its constitutional au thority and the state and not the Na tion would be supreme within the Na tional field." Congrtas Not Bound. In removing discriminations against Interstate commerce, the court held Congress was not bound to reduce the Interstate rates below what . it may deem to be a proper standard to the carrier and the public. "Otherwise," said the opinion, "it could prevent the injury to interstate commerce only by the sacrifice of its judgment as to interstate rates." Justice Hughes, who wrote the court's decision in the state rate cases of a year ago, pointed out that the present case did not conflict with those cases. He said that undoubtedly in the absence of a finding by the com mission of unjust discriminations, in trastate rates were left to be fixed by the carrier and subject to the authority of the states. v One Master Must Rule. "We are not unmindful of the gravity of the question that is presented when state and Federal views conflict," the opinion concludes. "But it was recog nized at the beginning: the Nation could not prosper if interstate and for eign trade were governed by many masters, and where the interests of the freedom of interstate commerce are in volved, the judgment of Congress and of the agencies it lawfully establishes must control." Members of the Interstate Commerce Commission regarded this case as one of the most Important in which the body ever has been Involved. The de cision was written by Secretary Lane before he left the Commission to be come a member of the President's Cabinet. Rapp never repeated himself in ad dressing his alleged affinity. She was "my darling wonderful girl," "my dar ling present and future," "my one best bet" and, "glorious good little woman kid." In one there was reference to checks which the writer had sent Plans for a joint business life and hopes of a bllss- iui xuture rilled the pages. "You see." saM a letter of August . "for the present S (Schumann Heink) must believe we are entirely estranged or never had any more intimate asso elation." In the course of a long epistle mailed two days later, Rapp referred to one of their numerous business plans, say ing: "Talked to wealthy friend about the roadhouse here (Chicago) on the North Side and he became enthusiastic about it; suggested private dining-room to seat about 12 and inclosed entrance so parties could not be discovered, and good meals, expensive and good things to drink. He is married, but seems to want a place where he can have merry times without detection and have a lot of wealthy friends and big spenders who also would patronize such a place." v INJURY MAY BE FATAL F. M. SWIFT, BEAD OF WILLAM ETTE VALLEY SOUTHERN, HURT. ALUMNI DAY HELD RAPP'S DEFENSE HALTED (Continued From First Page.) sion of her son's graduation it was so that the friends of her son might be received and entertained. Baldwin spent one night there and slept in a room under that of the witness. . The forenoon session was consumed chiefly by the reading of Rapp's Im passioned letters -to Mrs. Catherine Dean, of New York, alleged affinity named by the singer as co-respondent. Mme. Schumann Helnk was called and was asked only one question. "What was the date of your mar riage to Paul Schumann 7" asked the attorney. An objection by counsel for the singer was sustained. . Letters Are Intercepted. There were bits of comedy between the lines of the letters written by Rapp to Mrs. Dean. Under date of August 1, lilt, the writer of the letters said: "I wrote you Friday, Saturday, Sun day. Monday I did not write, as I had conferences all day till late at night. Tuesday and Wednesday I wrote again. Yesterday I waited all day for a letter from you, and I was discouraged at not hearing from you." The reason the writer did not hear from Mrs. Dean was because Miss Frances J. Ashton, a nurse employed as a detective by counsel for Madame Schuman Heink. withheld the letters. She was the first witness of the day and testified she roomed with Mrs. Dean from time to time during 1913 and Intercepted a considerable number of Rapp's letters. It was said 10 more of the Rapp Dean letters could be Identified by Miss Ashton. Mrs. Dean Called Darling. , In the letter of August 1, 1913, Mrs. Dean is addressed as "My Darling, wonderful girl. It went on: 'Without you it is awful. Just now when I require that quick wit of yours the most I must forego it. That is hon est, girlie, and you know my unbound ed admiration for your ability is true. You are the one and only little woman for me, who can keep me true and straight and who can bring out the best in me." The epistle mentions as Mrs. De Photh, a woman who the writer says gave him the idea "of coming to Chi cago and confronting the Madame di rect. She gave me considerable Infor mation about her." The letter was signed "Your Billie," and concludes with the statement that what money the writer has "la yours." Hoisting Machinery In Oregon City Ter minal Collapses on Five Men, All of Whom Are Painfully Injured. OREGON CITY, fir T..n. a ciaL) F. M. Swift, president of the Was DrObablV fatallv Inlnr.H 1Twa1 Rainey. a conductor, had both legs uruKew- ana mree otners were pain fully hurt at 2 o'clock this afternoon when heavy hoisting machinery in the icriuinm varus or tna ra 1 1 rnn ml. lapsed. Mr. Swift was hit on the head with a heavy timber, his nose was broken and his skull Is believed to have been fractured. Two local doctors, togeth er with Dr. Rockey, of Portland, are in attendance at his home. Conductor Rainey, on the construc tion train, was nrnir-lr vv ffliiin. bers also, his right leg being broken near the knee and the left leg just above the ankle. He was sent to a Portland hospital. Harvey Dix, a laborer, was bruised in the back and in other nart of th body. A. G. Sullivan, an employe of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, who lives in Portland, suffered minor bruises. He also was taken to a Portland hospital. . J. Eby. a timekeeper wn inf nn fh head and suffered minor bruises. part of the heavy hoisting machin ery, used to drag gravel from the river bed to bunkers above the track, for ballast purposes, wai built anm h i tance above the ground. The five men were sianamg Deneath it, planning for Its heavier bracing, when, without warning, the entire framework fell upon the men. All the men lived in Clackamas Coun ty except Sullivan, an employe of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany. WhO WaS BPtlt 11A tA c1H Ka local force in installing the electric equipment. ; This is the first acMriont nn tv, Willamette Valley Southern, although luuatrucnon worn nas extended over the last year and a half. BAGGAGE RULING FOUGHT RAILROAD COMPANY SEEKS TO EN JOIN ORDER OF COMMISSION. Order In Transfer Case Issued Some Months Ago Said to lie Taking Property "Without Compensation. SALEM, Or., June 8. (Special.) Asking that an order of the State Rail road Commission preventing It from granting baggage privileges to the Baggage & Omnibus Transfer Company, of Portland, be vacated, the Northern Pacific Terminal Company In a suit filed here today charges that the order is in violation of the federal Constitu tion and the Interstate commerce law. The plaintiff says it has made ar rangements with the Baggage & Omni bus Company to assist is handling baggage, andtthat the order of the com mission, if put into operation, will re sult in great loss to it and cause much inconvenience to the traveling public It is declared that the action of the commission is tantamount to taking the plaintiff's property without due process of law. The Baggage Transfer Company sev eral months ago. in a complaint filed with the commission, alleged that rep resentatives of the Baggage & Omnibus Transfer Company were allowed to board incoming trains to solicit busi ness, and given special privileges at the Union Depot, which worked a hard ship upon other baggage transfer com panies and the general public. As a re sult of the complaint the commission Issued an order forbidding the ter minal company from discriminating in favor of any transfer company. Aged Priest 111 at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Wash., June g.- (Spe cial.) Father Gibbon, age 84, a Ro man Catholic priest, is ill at St. Jo se d!i' Hosnital anH hApjuiu nf hi. vanced age little hope is held for his recovery, xie nas maae more than 60 trina acroim th Atlantic TwA . -.. ago he celebrated in Portland the gold en lubllee f bin R.rvfi.a In th. . w and at that time received a cablegram i congratulations irom the Pope. ROSE FESTIVAL OREGONIANS Six Issues, Including Post age, 20 Cents. . Mail to jour friends in the East, The Oregoman during Kose Festival Week, beginning Tuesday, June 9, and ending with the UKEAT SUNDAY EDITION, June 14. Complete and exhaustive re ports - with numerous high-class half-tone illustrations will be featured daily. The Portland Annual Rosa Festival has been widely adver tised throughout the United States, and no more attractive testimonial to your friends could be given than a subscrip tion to Oregon's Great Daily during the event. s - Orders given now in the busi ness office, or sent in by mail to The Oregonian will receive prompt and careful attention. Subscription price for the six issues, including postage, is 20 cents. Age Greets Youth at Oregon Agricultural College. CLASS OF 71 REPRESENTED Heavy Rain Proves No Bar to Fes tivities, "Which Include Midday Banquet, Ball Game, Dinner, Ball Bnslness Done, Too. OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COLLEGE, Corvallis, Or, June 8. (Special.) To day was Alumni day at Oregon Agri cultural College. Heavy rains in' the morning and threatening clouds all day failed to keep the first big annual homecoming event from being a big success. All day long the campus was nr'onged with "old-timers" and with dignified seniors garbed in cap and gown. Despite the fact that the inclement weather cut down the number of out-of-town visitors to about 300, over 500 alumni took part in the rally. The special train which arrived here at 11 o'clock, and which was greeted by the college band and by the local Alumni Association, tore 65 visitors from Port land, 75 from Salem and 65 from Ore gon City, In addition to many others. Almost every class from that of 1871 was represented. Mrs. Mary Harris Whitby, of Corvallis, was the member of the 1871 class. At the banquet in the gymnasium C F. MacKnight, 1898 president. Intro duced B. F. Irvine, regent, who acted as toastmaster. Toasts were responded to by President Kerr, W. T. Masters, 1882: Professor Fulton, 1392: President Weatherford, of the board of regents, and Rev. John A. Emery, for 18 years a teacher here. The business meeting was devoted to reading and adoption of a new consti tution, and the selection of a new board of directors. Mrs. Ida Callahan, of Corvallis; W. C Abrams, 1900. of Salem; W. Y. Masters, 1882, of Portland: P. A. Cupper, 1904, of Salem, and Charles Stebinger, 1907. of Portland, were elected to the board. These five will choose from among themselves officers for next year. A move was started to have com mencement day held a week earlier in future than has been the custom, so that Alumni day could be - held when the undergraduate activities had not ceased for the year. The employment of a paid secretary was approved. A senior faculty .baseball game occupied a part of the afternoon, and the inspec tion of buildings and class reunions kept many happily employed. The ball game, which was farcical, was won by the seniors 10 to 9. Williams and Wis dom was the senior battery, and Hor- ton and Scherer performed for the faculty. An informal supper and a ball in the college gymnasium completed the day's festivities. The seniors held their class- day exercises this morning. The class will and prophecy were read, and the senior monument was dedicated. All Is in readiness for the commencement exercises to be held tomorrow morning. Grants Pass Road Progressing. GRANTS PASS, Or, June 8. (Spe cial.) Work on the municipally owned railroad is progressing rapidly. Three cars of rails arrived today and 10 more have been shipped. A carload of bridge Bteel also arrived this week In about a week the bridge across Rogue River will permit a train of cars to pass over it. At that time distribution of the steel rails will begin for track laying. The first ten miles will re ceive the finishing touches ready for the rails this week. Young Salmon Released. ASTORIA. Or., June 8. (Special.) Julius Jensen, superintendent of the Chinook hatchery, has released the last of the young salmon from the retaining pond. This makes a total of 2,500,000 released Into Chinook River. A total of 3,700,000 spawned during the season but of this 1,200,000 eggs were shipped to other hatcheries, as the local one was not large enough to take care of them. Entertain Your Out-of- Town Guests in the Benson Grill Portland's Dining Salon De Luxe Entered from Oak street or through the lobby "Music Hotel Benson Carnival--June WHITE SALES A Phenomenal Sale of Dresses The Verdict of Hundreds of Women Beautiful Dresses of Wool Crepe and Serge At $9.95 Worth $18.50 to $25 And the woman who is fastidi ous about the way dresses are made will be delighted with this sale of new dresses, which are also distinguished for the smart ness of the styles. Yesterday many delighted women availed themselves of this 'offering, appreciating to the full the unusualness of the event They are of fine wool crepes, crinkled fancy serges and fine French serges in black, white, navy, Copenhagen, tango, reseda, rose, tan and brown. Dresses for tailored and after noon wear in over 20 different styles, showing skirts with ruf fled anr? hinir effect and the new Russian Jong tunic ; waists in bolero style, with kimono sleeves, crushed girdles of silk, trimmings of buttons, Roman striped silks, fancy lace collars and vests or yokes. Madame, If You Know "Clothes Worth" The Superiority of These Novelty Suits At $25.00 Which Have Sold Regularly at $42.50 to $50.00 Will Instantly Be Apparent -Just because women are connoisseurs of apparel is why so many bought these suits Monday. And these suits are better than any that we have ever offered at this moderate price. Of fine wool crepe and poplins, serges and cheviots, silk moire, silk poplins and large and small checks. Style is as important as quality and we appreciate it. Therefore the upman. woire suits are reproductions and adaptations of the newest models from Paris. Third Floor. In Styles and Trimmings That Give Distinction to the Lingerie in this June White Sale $1.00 GOWNS FOR 79c Six different styles of gowns made of a fine quality longcloth. slip-over styles with round or square necks deep yokes of embroidery and lace set-in sleeves, or yokes of dainty eyelet embroidery and lace insertion lace edging on the sleeves at the neck and all drawn with ribbon. All sizes. CREPE COMBINATIONS. SPECIAL. 98c Made of a splendid quality of soft plisse crepe,. in open and closed styles, trimmed with torchon lace and insertion. Waisted styles are fin ished with headings and ribbon, with drawers made in the new narrow cut with lace edging. 45c CORSET COVERS, SPECIAL, 29c - Corset covers of good quality longcloth with yoke of lace and embroidery insertion, lace edges, headings .and ribbon. $2.75 TO $2.85 PRINCESS SLIPS, SPECIAL, $1.95 Of fine longcloth, with trimmings of double-thread Val. laces, set-in medallions and lace insertions. The skirts are finished with four rows of lace insertion and lace edge. All sizes. $1.65 PRINCESS SLIPS, SPECIAL, $1.19 Made in open-front style with dotted Swiss embroidery trimming, drawn with ribbon. Skirt is finished with embroidery ruffle. $4.00 TO $4.50 GOWNS, SPECIAL, $2.95 Fine longcloth gowns, trimmed with Princess lace and net yoke and sleeves, or with fine tucking, ribbon beading and dainty rosettes. Also some with deep panel front yokes with "wide shadow lace and insertion ' yoke and sleeves. These are in square-neck and slipover styles. $2.75 GOWNS, SPECIAL, $1.95 In slipover style, with medallion trimmings combined with lace, insertion and tucks, with lace sleeves. Also with yokes of Swiss embroidery and wide shadow lace, in square-neck style. Some are trimmed back and front. All are made of, a fine quality of longcloth. $2.00 TO $225 GOWNS, SPECIAL, $1.69 These attractive gowns have yokes of lace insertion and dainty em broidery or tucks and embroidery. Also Empire yokes with wide ribbon beading, trimmed back and front, and kimono sleeves of lace and in sertion. Fourth Floor' The Best $1.25 Washable Doe Skin Gloves in Pure White 95c Pair These gloves are very smart, possessing an extremely tailored air, which makes them so popular for all around Summer wear. They have one clasp and are pique sewn. First Floor. Genuine Surprises in Our Specialty $1.00 Summer Blouses Regular prices would be $1.75 to $2.50 . Ever since the first day we . offered our Specialty $1.00 3 louse women have mar veled at the humble price for blouses of such beauty and quality. This was gratifying, but we still wanted to make them better and we have, we think, because this last shipment was planned with this in view. This is a sale of more than 600 new blouses that are not just such fine qualities of materials, but blouses in the latest and dainti est styles. Of Voile, Crepe and lingerie trimmed with fine laces, embroid eries, hemstitching and tuckings in long and short sleeve styles as well as low or V-neck styles with the sailor or Gladstone collars. Third Floor. Annual Millinery Sale A Carnival of Wonderful Bargains Four Sale Groups of . Fashionable Hats The cost of these hats is not consid ered now, for at this time every year we clean out many of our finest trimmed hats. We do it at this time, while the season is yet young, so that you may reap economies by getting the hats when they are still the styles of the hour, and so they can be worn during the wannest Summer days. These hats are so exquisitely made and colors so artistically blended that they are quite the equals of those from Paris. Hats for all occasions in correct tai lored, semi-dress and dress modes, of Lizarre, Milan hemp, hair braids and other fashionable millinery materials in black, white and colors. NOTE These hats mas not be returned for either credit or refund money. Hats Selling Regularly From ' $25.00 to $40.00, June Sale $15.00 $15.00 to $18.00, June Sale $ 7.50 $ 9.00 to $12.00, June Sale $ 4.95 $ 6.00 to $10.00, June Sale $ 3.95 of Second Flc The "Delphine" Pump at $6.50 Is a Two-Toned Colonial Style The smartly dressed Neiv York and Parisian ivomen this season favor pumps in combination styles. These Delphine Colonial Pumps have at tained a popularity Tvhich is most unusual in the fashionable shoe rvorld. They have gray or tan backs and heels niih patent colt vamps and patent leather trimmings. Buckle of jet and patent leather and Louie heels. Basement. man Wo li e MercUandiso.ofcy Merit jOn"' Tconomy Basement Store $1.00 Scarfs and Squares Economy 59c Each These pretty scarfs and squares are made with bleached union centers, trimmed with lace inser tion and bordered on four sides with wide lace. Squares are size 30x30 inches. Scarfs are size 50x16 inches. $1.00 Scissors 39c Guaranteed steel scissors in all sizes, including manicure, nail, round points and dress makers' scissors with regular or new finger-fit handles. 1 8c Women's Vests Economy Sale 12 1-2c Made of white Swiss ribbed cotton, soft in texture; low neck, sleeveless style, with trimmed top and mercerized tape. Women's Union Suits Economy Sale 25c Union suits of white ribbed cotton in light weight, made with low neck and no sleeves, trimmed at knee with linen lace. $1 Stamped Needlework Economy Sale 25c Stamped and tinted scarfs, pil low tops and centerpieces in a great variety of conventional and floral designs. The materials are art ticking, pure linen, fancy bro cades and fancy reps. Economy Sale of Plain White Porcelain American plain white porce lain of an exceptionally pleasing- white quality, nhowing- an embossed pattern. Guaranteed first quality. Sold by the piece. Tea ( ii pa and Saucers Sc. Dinner Platen, tic each. Tea Plate., 7c each. Dcaaert l'latea. So each. 20c Plisse Crepe Economy Sale IHc Yard The new soft finish crepe, in white and tinted grounds with neat colored designs. Also comes in plain white. 60c Fancy Crib Blankets Economy Sale H4c In pink, blue, fancy plaid patterns or small checked de signs. Also Teddy Bear. Lit tle Bo-Peep and animal pat terns. Size 50x30 inches. A Most Unusual Kimono Sale Offering $1.75 and $2.25 Kimonos of Crepe and Flannelette in Long Styles At $1.10 The flannelette kimonos are made of a splendid quality of material in a weight suitable for Summer wear, in becoming Empire style with round neck and turn-down collar. The cuffs, collar and entire length of front are finished with scalloped edg to match material. The crepe kimonos are of heavy, genuine serpentine and soft fin ished pi isse crepes, made in most attractivestyles, in Empire and loose effects with scalloped edge or pretty border trimmings or satin ribbon finished. Some have deep collars and revers and either kimono or set-in sleeves. They come in beautiful, dainty flowered and figured effects, in -a variety of pretty colorings.