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.
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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.