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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1914)
X. THE MORNTXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1914. Lines in Portland Already Feel Rivalry of Shipping Via Panama. DIFFERENTIAL IS FORMING a " - u4j.auj.w -a. PAI1AI 1IHMG TDRnC . sr . uflHAL nlfiu I HflU t szr&o. wa & s fniliiiiip fir . . women. 4479. County outside of Port- 2 "STlBi "?SU. AT Cr -H J Jli " iV't rHil I l-. t JUU I u!i'i'S' UJ 1 FROM RA LRQADS SBrir.a I &&mm KS Tj 8IlHaSPi BiP I 1 1 U III 1II11UIIUI1UU women, 1135. County outside of Port- 1V .. gg rWifcJS LfflhJfl ; Jrrfl I FK'y-l Jfi I lUJS' JCt? I f women, 217. East Side: Men. 730; ' jj ' - ,. -me&$!&e&S!&& - - ? 1 women. 1531. County outside of Port- -.1 , . - i.8 k I land: Men, 78; women. 131. fill JSE"-'? -" J Socialist. West Side: Men. 268; wo- kjf - ST f(lS' j men. 102. East Side: Men. 498: women. HI - .-?Wr Ytt . - H 256. County outside of Portland: Men Ml sx Jir J . ' j , 84; women, 27. II, 7fcS ' ' -1 1 Isaa? M Mo'erebllnd and 'rtldea'f 'J ZV .-r V. Ol 0 t R VVVv I a i it mi i i 1 1 II I j& v 4ii sm nanMini Officials Meet at Chicago to Confer Over Situation Kates on Steel, Canned Goods and Other Ma terial Under Rail Toll. Railroads centering In Portland are beginning' to feel the effects of Panama Canal competition. Scores of carload shipments that formerly moved by rail now are passing between Portland and Eastern points through the canal. The steamship lines operating through the canal are able to handle many heavy commodities between the seaboards at rates so low that the rail carriers cannot attempt to com pete with them. To meet this situation traffic rep resentatives of some of the principal rail lines are holding a conference In Chicago this week. R. B. Miller, traf fic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany. Is in attendance. The railroads believe that they can readjust their rates to meet the canal competition by retaining a. slight dif ferential over the water rates. They believe that the shippers will be will ing to pay this differential for the privilege of having their goods travel all -rail. I.ona Blgrsrer Than Expected. At the same time that these new rate adjustments are made the trans continental carriers will put into ef fect the new proportionate rates to Spokane and intermediate territory in accordance with the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Spokane and Intermountain rates cases. While the rail carriers expected a heavy loss of business following in auguration of service through the canal they- did not expect the effect to be so immediate and so pronounced. This early effect is due doubtless to the action of the water carriers in cutting the rates to a basis of 30 cents per 100 pounds between New York and Portland. Every vessel now coming to Port land through the canal is bringing heavy cargo that formerly went by rail. This condition will continue, it Is argued, unless the railroads are able to meet the rates. Steel Rate Beaten. All iron and steel originating in the Pittsburg district now moves by rail. The shippers are able to pay the local rate of 16 cents from Pittsburg to New York in addition to the 30 cent New York-to-Portland rate and absorb the wharfage and delivery charges and still beat the rail rate of 65 cents. The carriers always maintain a combination lake-and-rail rate in con nection with the steamship lines oper ating across the Great Lakes. The rate over those routes from the Pittsburg district to Portland is 60.5 cents, which is not sufficiently low to beat the rate through the canal. On structural steel, plate iron and similar finished commodities, the rail roads' rate is 80 cents, while the lake-and-rail rate is 75.5 cents. But the steamship lines bring this same class of business through the canal for 30 cents. Heavy shipments of canned goods also are coming to Portland through Pan ama. Formerly this was one of the principal sources of railroad revenue. Plumbing Also Shipped. Steam radiators from the Detroit dis trict, bathtubs from Sheyboygan, Wis., and similar heavy commodities also are going to New York, thence by water to Portland. Jobbers of canned corn at Baltimore, Md., have done a good business in the Portland territory- this year through their ability to ship-through the canal. Formerly the canned corn consumed in this district came from Iowa and moved by rail. The Maryland dealers have taken this class of business away from the Iowans this year and the steamship lines have taken the tonnage away from the railroads. But the water carriers are able to extend the zone of operations far east of Portland. They are handling reg ular shipments for Spokane and other Intermediate points through Portland. Iron and structural steel particularly is able to move that way. Although shippers have to pay the local rate of 30 cents from Portland back to Spo kane, in addition to the 30-cent New York-to-Portland rate and the 16-cent Pittsburg-to-New York rate, they are able to beat the all-rail rate, which is $1.08 from the Pittsburg district to Spo kane. Klnh Goes Via Canal. Eastbound shipments are affected similarly. Canned salmon is moving inrougn tne canal in large quantities from both Portland and Astoria. Sal mon shipments are able to move to New York and as far west as Milwaukee, Wis., at lower than the rail rates. Just how far west of New York the steamship lines will be able to control traffic has not been determined. A few years ago, at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing, J. C. Stubbs, the traffic wizard of the Harri- man lines, made the statement that two-thirds of the traffic originating east of the Mississippi River and destined to Pacific Coast territory moved by water, even before the in fluence of the canal was felt. But it is believed now that he exaggerated the situation to a considerable extent. Portland traffic men believe that the canal will not be able to take the busi ness west of Chicago. On the western end it is believed that the canal's effects cannot extend east much beyond Spokane. REPUBLICAN VOTERS LEAD Figures of Registration Books, Soon to Reopen, Are Given. Registration books in Multnomah County will open September 24 and voters will be able to sign until Octo Der 15, when they will close for the November election. Republicans have a big lead over all other parties in the registration thus far made. Of a total In Multnomah County of 76.044, no less than 48,464 announced themselves as Republicans. The Demo crats come next, with 17,260 names, and the Progressives have 338 9 voters listed. Prohibitionists number 2840 and Socialists so far enrolled total 1235, while 2856 are independent. Men who have registered number 47,652 and women number 28,392. The registration shows the following fig ures for the various parties: Republicans, West Side: Men, 999; women, 4890. East Side:- Men, 19,567; .-yisr-'.r laaao M. Moore, Civil War Vet eran and Pioneer of Portland, Who Shot Himself Yesterday. Since then he appeared to be despond ent and grieved over his blindness and feared he was becoming totally deaf. His youngest son. Allen Moore, vis ited him about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Ten minutes later. Allen and his mother walked outside of the house. There they heard one shot. Allen rushed into the house and found his father's body. The bullet penetrated the Skull below the rle-tit y Isaac M. Moore was a veteran of the -ivn war, having served with Com pany A, Tenth Indiana Volunteers. A cannon ball burst jiear him during the battle of Chickamauga and destroyed the hearing of his right ear. He moved to Portland in 1889 and became blind 10 years ago. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Besides the widow, three sons, C. C' Moore, 310 Russell street; Allen Moore, of Portland, and George Moore, of Mercer County, N. D.. survive him. No inquest will be GRANDMOTHER'S DRESSES Will Be Worn This Fall. One of the most fascinating things in all the world to . a woman is rum maging through old chests and trunks full of clothes in he attic. Each one breathes its own romance candle lighted ballrooms, with stately minu ets; hoop skirts so wide that we won der how women nnsqd bo,), the street, early Victorian styles, with meir uig ousues ana quaint bonnets, and so on down to the present modes. Somn nnn must hav. f ) M . w .vuuu a vciiiauia treasure chest. Judging from the uciore me winaows or the Em porium on Sixth street, yesterday. Stately colonial dames, with their pic turesque powder and patches were fol lowed by ladies of the crinoline period The quaintly pretty fashions of "befo' de wah" were shown. Followed then some bustle and puffed sleeve fash ions. A procession of fair women in the picturesque costumes of succeed ing periods. Last, but not least, 20th century wuusu garments reflect the charm of their earlier sisters, but mod ernized to conform to Dsnt.iv modes of living. One pretty cloth dress, but for its material, might have been taken from some peasant on the Russian steppes. Another basque dress showed plainly its inspiration of the cany ous. juvery new feature was shown. Redlnerotes. mUftarv v... terfly dancing frocks every whim of Dame Fashion. The flare skirt re turns and soon woman not man will uo ruiea Dy a petticoat. Adv. BIG MUSICAL STARS COME Steers & Coman Announce Engage ment of Great Favorites. The selection of musical stars for the Steers-Coman season is proving at tractive to their subscribers. v Mme. Olive Fremstad, the great dra- matin finnmnn rf , w n . . . . --- vo Jueiropouian Grand Opera Company, New York, who will open the season at the Heilig the first week in October, is on her way to Portland. Others of the Steers-Coman series are George Barrere, flute soloist, and his "'e"- uuu-wina conireres, the Bar rere MsemDie"; Alma Gluck, young coloratura soprano, successor to Sem brich in the world's affections, and Efrem Zimbalist, the sensation of the hour as a genius of the violin; Leo biezaK. the great Czech tenor, whose unusual gifts have made him popular in Europe and America, and Lhevinne. pianist. ROSE BUSHES CITY'S GIFT Distribution of 425,000 or More Plants for Parking Planned. Following the "city beautiful" move ment, promoted by the city, between 25.000 and 35,000 choice rose plants are to be given away by the park depart ment for planting in parking strips along streets. The distribution will be made as soon as time for transplant ing cornea The plants to be distributed are the sprouted cuttings of rose bushes in the various parks, which, instead of being burned, were set out in Mount Tabor Park early last Spring. At the outset there were 105,000 plants and fully 35.000 now are healthy plants. The method of distribution has -not lEvcbb nfirp gag 4 MS :4 1 . 3 -1 -at i 3 "k 1 n i When we placed the famous Butter-Nut Bread on the market we did so. with the absolute knowledge that no better bread had ever been produced. And the immediate favor which it won in thousands of homes showed that the housewife and her family- thoroughly agreed with us. Butter-Nut was so much better than ordinary bread that there was no comparison. Now, however, we've discovered a way to improve even Butter -Nut. Not in the quality of the ingredients for that couldn't be bettered. Not in the formula for that couldn't be bettered. But we discovered -and control exclusively a new process of mixing which enables us to turn out the lightest, tastiest, most appetizing loaf of bread you ever saw. ii ,m, m ! in ' 1 'L.,l I SMSS II it "3 r3 re is on sale today in all good grocery stores. And we want every housewife in town who isn't using Butter-Nut now to try just one loa Especially wc want the woman who bakes her own bread because she wants her family to have the best to try the New Butter-Nut Ifs the taste that tells and by the taste of thia improved Butter-Nut we want you to judge it. Serve it to the family; see if they don't say ifs the best bread they ever ate. And you thousands - of women who are already delighted users of Butter Nut will find the new loaf better than the best 5 and 10 cents the loaf at all grocers. But look for the Butter-Nut label. Order early to avoid disappointment. 1 United States Bakery t s Corner East Eleventh and East Flanders Phones E. 6044 B 2428 1"(U"S4JJ'J..! " mi' wwm j h.jmk.'wi isiwim wmmmmmmmmmemtm tj.'u v. .Tr-r -f,r -J-T cy.;- 1 been decided. Plants will be given only to persons who will agree to plant them in the parking strips and care for them properly. I 'ire Threatens Albany Ixdge. ALBANY. Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) The new J50.000 Castle Hall of Laurel Lodge No. 7, Knights of Pythias, was threatened by Are this afternoon when a pot of tar which was being heated on the roof by an employe boiled over. Prompt work by the Are department and citizens with fire extinguishers prevented a serious blaze. The loss will not exceed $100 and is covered by insurance. Mail Schedules to Be Changed. ASHLAND. Or, Sept. 15. (Special.) Mail schedules into Southern Oregon territory change tomorrow, the service on two trains being reversed. Train No. 13, arriving at 11:35 A. M will carry mail through to San Francisco; No. 15, arriving at 4:50 P. M., will handle mail only as far as Ashland. Mail for Klamath Falls will go through in one day from this section. Instead of two as heretofore. 2 00 Obtain Water Rights. SALEM. Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) The State Water Board Monday granted about 200 certificates for the appropria tion of Crooked River water. The plan is to reclaim about 35.000 acres of land with It. Rights on the stream were recently adjudicated by the Board. Curiosity leads a great many people to want to see the reverse side of the danger signal.