THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915.
BIG STICK GROWING,
KRuns in SAY
Railway Executive Declares
Government Management of
i Enterprise Is Failure.
UN MERGING IS OPPOSED
WicVcrsham's Effort to Force Sale
of Central Taclfic Declared to
v Be Intended to Hefp Cnlon
Pacific Sell Stock. ,
BAN FRANCISCO. March 11. In
terse epigram. Julius Kruttschnitt.
chief executive or the Southern Pacific
Company, testifying eain today in the
Central Tacinc-Southern Pacific disso
lution suit, voiced his opinion of the
Government's attitude toward railroads.
He said:
"The Government is a great big man
wielding a great big stick, and the
tick is getting bigger and is being used
nftenar
The" Interstate Commerce Commis
ion Is one man choking another man
to death.
"Government management of enter
prises is a failure."
The ideal condition for the railroads.
he asserted, would be "a single private
control of all railroads In the United
States, not exposed to Governmental
regulation."
Wtrkerxham Charges Retracted.
These were answers El-yen by Mr.
Kruttschnitt to Questions put by Kd-
ward F. McClennen. counsel for the
Government, in the course of six hours
of rapid-fire cross-examination. Mr.
Kruttachnitt. giving direct testimony,
was on the stand five hours yesterday.
Under pressure the witness refused
to retract his charges made yesterday.
In which he accused Attorney-General
"Wickersham of having forced the
Southern Pacific Company Into a tenta
tive sale of the Central Pacific to the
Union Pacific
"I will admit, however," he said, "that
In my heat and exasperation I over
stepped the mark when I said we were
being robbed of the Central Pacific
This present suit and all of the un-merger-lltigation
are unnecessary and
the separation of the two roads Is so
monstrous that I am exasperated when
1 even think of It.
Sale M ould Help Tnlon Pacific.
"The whole suit was conceived as a
good way of helping the Union Pacific
to unload a large block of stock. It
seems to be the desire of the Govern
ment to force us to sell the Central
Pacific
"It was evident to me and to any man
who followed the unmerging attempts
of the Southern and .Central Pacific
roads that the Attorney - General'
Wickersham's) aim In forcing the sale
of the Central Pacific was to help the
Union Pacific to dispose of its $12fi,000,
000 of Southern Pacific stock."
"Then you think that the Govern
ment is behaving badly generally,'
asked McClennen.
"I decline to answer. I won't commit
lese majeste," was the reply.
In the closing hours of the cross'
examination ilcClennen pressed Krutt
chnitt for an admission that at presen
there Is no competition between the
Central and Southern Pacific roads, and
that keen strife for business would
ensue If the lines were un merged. Wit
ness and counsel matched wits for
nearly a half hour, but the witness re
fused to answer yes or no.
Monumental Control Feared.
"If the Union Pacific acquires the
Central Taciflr," Mr. Kruttschnitt said,
the Union Pacific will exercise the
most monumental control of transcon
tinental traffic in the history of rail
road inc In America.
Mr. Kruttschnitt reiterated repeat
edly that an unmerging of the two
rods would not affect transcontinental
rates.
"The railroads once had aometb'ng
io say aDout rate-making, but they no
. longer have any liberty left them. The
control of the Interstate and the state
communions has become absolute. Our
only way of getting business now Is
showlnsr a sweet temper to the public,"
ne smu.
Did you ever know of any other
wy: asked McClennen.
i nave ncara ot other ways," was
the reply.
Mr. Kruttchnltt. in his morning tcs-
ximony. tola me Government counsel
that the Idea of railroads of what con
stituted competition had changed radi
cally with the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Union Pa
cific merger In 191.1. "The Supreme
Court wouldn't adopt our views, so we
adopted theirs." he said.
issue for hard surfacing of county
roads Is popular among the residents of
Multnomah. West Portland. Ryan
riace and adjacent communities.
A special meeting of the Commercial
Club was held In Pfelfer's hall last
night to circulate petitions calling for
a speolal eleotlon. The large crowd
was enthusiastic over the proposal and
nearly 100 signatures were obtained.
This likely will be Increased to more
than 1000 by tomorrow night.
The Commercial Club will exert
every effort to bring out the maximum
favorable vote for the project in this
and neighboring precincts. A special
"good roads" committee, composed of
Dr.' O. H. Iouglas, Ben Rlesland and
C. L. Gardiner, has been appointed. It
is proposed to hold Joint meetings with
the improvement clubs ot Capitol Hill,
Ryan Place, Maplewood and other
points soon, when the bond Issue will
be fully discussed and a series of lan-
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MARSHFIELD, Or.. March
(Special.) Hugh McLain, recent
ly appointed postmaster of
Marshfield, has been active in
Democratic politics for many
years. He is president and an
active worker in the Marshfield
Chamber of Commerce, and was
one of six men sent to Washing
ton two years ago to plead for
improvement of the Coos Bay
bar and harbor. He was recent
ly re-elected head of the Cham
ber of Commerce after holding
the office one term. Senators
Chamberlain and Lane are close
friends of Mr. McLain andi many
favors they have done for Coos
Bay are attributable to Mr. Mc
Lein's Influence.
Mr. McLain is a contractor and
has had most of the big sewer
contracts in Marshfield and
North Bend.
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Senator Reads Riot Act on At
tempt to Repeal Primary.
CONVENTION PLAN FAVORED
DEBATE SERIES TO BEGIN
Caldwell, rayctte, .ampa, Kmmctt
and Nov Plymouth Teams Enter.
CALDWELL, Idaho. March 11. (Spe
cial.) The nnt series of debates in
this section of th" state will be held
Friday, and a weeiTlater the return con
tests will occur. This week the afflrma'
tive tenms will travel, meeting the neg
ative trios as follows: Payette High
fichool at Caldwell: Caldwell High
j-cnooi at .-ampa; ixampa High School
at Kmmett: Emmett High School at
rirniQutn. ana -New Plymouth
Hlch School at Payette.
The negative's teams will be the in
vaders March 19 according to this
chedltlA' CalfiwMl - VTIh CAI.AA1 -
Kmmett: Nampa High School at New
iiuuui, ravrno iiign Kcnooi at
Kampa. and New Plymouth High School
m i vmuweii.
tern slides shown Illustrating what
other communities axe doing for better
highways.
H. F. DAVIDSON MAY GO
PRESIDENT OF FRUIT DISTRIBU
TORS SILENT AS TO FUTURE.
Ite-electloa Not Sought or Expected,
Saya Official. Who Emphasises
.j Need of Organisation.
JrTlctlon Engendered at Cancnses
bnt Proponents of Measure Are
Xot Routed Until National
Leader Announces Views.
Bui&e,, Idaho. March 11. (Special.)
vuucu ouiies senator Morac was
largely responsible for blocking the
attempt made at the recent session of
me legislature to repeal the direct
primary law. He gave support to those
members of the assembly who were
asiunat repeal, Dut favored amend
.noma seeKing to strengthen the act.
ouoie oi me party leaders wanted
1,10 primary law stricken from the
simuies ana the old conventton system
substituted.
It was In Senate bill No. 73 that the
repeat or the primary law was ex
pected to be accomplished. This meas
ure was Introduced in the upper house
by the state affairs committee and by
its terms the direct primary was to
be eliminated so far as the nomination
HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 11. (Spe
cial). While H. F. Davidson, president of 8tato officials and Presidential eiec
of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, tors were concerned and even h ..ion-
declared yesterday as ho was leaving for tion of delegates to the state conven-
SeatUe to attend a convention of the io do accomplished through
Khinnera' League that ho would not a ,count' convention Instead of the
"r. cation with the big cen- 1:
tral agency during the term of his pres- Inated at a primary.
idency. he would make no statement As soon as the bill was intrnriu.ri
as to his relations after the termina- opposition developed within the ma-
tion of that period. "I Intend to be Jority wings of both houses,
with the distributors until May 1. when Nnmerous caucuses were called to
the annual election will be held," he discuss the bills with a view of pro--
said. "I shall not seek re-eiecuon,
do I exnect to be re-named.'
"I will say that 1 think the Dlstrlbu
tbrs Just as essential for the welfare
of the Northwestern fruit business as
thit organization ever was. it seems
to be the opinion o many that the re-1
centlv formed Growers' council win
make it possible lor independent snip-i
ners to market meir irmi wim s
crreat facility as the large concerns.
Those who have this idea rest under
the erroneous Impression ttiat the ex
ecutive committee of the Growers
Council will furnish information that
will assist them in selling. Nothing Is
further from the truth.
The Growers' Council and the Dis
tributors are as separate and distinct I
as the O.-w. XS. & uompany una me
United States Interstate Commerce!
Commission."
Mr navidsnn thinks the formation
of the GrowersCouneil should lead tol
concentration of selling machinery,
instead of bringing about a condition
whereby every independent shipper will
be assisted in selling fruit.
curing caucus approval. At these cau
cuses conflict developed.
During the latter days of the session
it was urged that final action be tak
en on the pending primary bill. It was
at this caucus that a letter from Sen
ator Borah played so prominent a part.
While . the caucus was deliberating
Just after several Senators had made
an attack on the .primary law a mem
ber asked permission to read a letter
and proceeded to give the views of
Senator Borah on the proposed action
of a Republican Legislature to repeal
the direct primary . law. This letter
Is said to have bandied the situation
without gloves.
Idaho's senior Senator declares him
self unequivocally in favor of the di
rect primary law, its lritents and pur
poses, and asserted that he would not
care If every man, woman and child
in Idaho was against the direct pri
mary, be would be for it and would be
prepared to go before the people and
tell them why.
Collapse of the attempt to push' the
primary repeal act through the Legis
lature followed. The present law, how
ever, was not strengthened.
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Former Pendleton Councilman
. Survived by Son.
Is
PENDLETON. Or., March 11. Spe
cial.) Walter S. Wells, a, resident of
Pendleton for 40 years, a former mem
ber of the City Council and an employe
of the water department for many
years, committed suicide last night.
Drink, caused his fall within a few
years from a prominent citizen and
caused domestic troubles resulting in
divorce from his wife within less
than a week of his suicide.
He was more than 60 years of age.
Besides his son. he is survived by a
brother. Will Wells, of Seattle, and
three sisters Mrs. Wlllram H. Evans,
of Pilot Rock; Mrs. Frank Zeigler, of
Moscow, Idaho, and Mrs. Mattie Sim
mons, of Tumtum, Wash-
Former Judge Zent Victor.
PASCO, Wash.. March 11. (Special.)
Judge Bert Linn, of Prosser, has been
.holding court in Pasco for the past two
days. Several Important cases were
heard, one in which ex-Judge W. W.
wmm
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Sjispi?"iA Values in Portland Ttl' :'X-ril.hl
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Zent, now of Spokane, was plaintiff in
an action against J. C. Lewis, of Benton
City. The case was won by Judge Zent
WHITMAN Y.W.C. A. ELECTS
Miss Margaret White to Head Asso
ciation During Year. I
WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla,
Wash., March 11. (Special.) At a re
cent meeting of the Young Women's
Christian Association or Whitman Col
lege, Miss Margaret White, daughter of
Rev. F. N. White, of the First Con
gregational Church of Walla Walla,
was elected president. Miss Marthas
Luginbuhl was chosen vice-president
and Miss Mabel Gute and Miss Effie
Duff were elected treasurer and secre
tary, respectively.-
It also was decided that Mrs. S. B.
L. Penrose, National president of the
Toung Women's Christian Association,
and Miss Mabel Gute and Martha Lug
inbuhl should represent Whitman at
the district convention of the associa
tions of the colleges and schools of the
Northwest at Moscow, Idaho, March
12 to 14.
BAKER P0ST0FFICE GROWS
New Head Will Receive $ 1 00 Yearly
Increase in Salary as Kes-ult.
BAKER, Or., March 11. (Special.)
John G. Foster, who will take over the
charge of the Baker postofflce within
the next week, will receive a 1100 an
nual raise over the salary which the
Incumbent, William J. Lachner. has
been drawing. Mr. Foster's salary will
amount to $2800 yearly.
The postmaster's salpry is basfd on
the postal recolpts and for the year
ending March 31, according lo thi
showlng made during tho previous
months, receipts will total more than
ISO, 000. the dividing lino between a
J2700 and 12800 salary.
Mr. Lachner started in eight yars
ago with J2500 as his ynarly compen
sation. Since that tlmo ho has rerrlvnl
two Increases of J100 each.
AcciiNrd Man Sues for $I0J..
KLAMATH FALIA Or, Mr. h It,
(Special.) Al I'rysUI yestenlav
brought suit In the Circuit Court
here against Tom Love and the Na
tional Surety Company to recover 1102..
damages. Last year Love caused Crys
tal's arrest on a charge or wlthhnliltiiK
money. At the same time a civil action
was instituted against Crystal In which
Crystal's saloon was attached. Later
Crystal was acquitted of the criminal
charge and tho attachment was dis
solved.
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PENDLETON AFTER TOURIST
Pupils to Bofrin Letter-Writing Cam
paljm as School Work.
PENDLETON. Or., March 11. (SDe
cial.) Pendleton school children are to
undertake a letter-writing campaign In
an effort to induce Eastern visitors to
the Panama-Pacific Exposition to atop
off in Pendleton. The letters will be
written under the supervision of the
teacners, ana win rorm a part of the
regular school work. The pupils will
lv required to write about Pendleton
and Umattila County, and will be ex
pected to tell of the things which might
attract the visitors.
Those having relatives in the East
who are contemplating a visit to the
fair will be expected to write to them,
while names will be furnished the
others by Secretary Cranston, of the
Commercial Association.
ROAD BONDS INDORSED
Multnomah and Other Precinct, to
Wort for Proposed Issue.
MULTNOMAH. Or, March 11. (Spe
cial.) The proposed ILISO.OOO bond
VIEDFORD HAS MANY FIRES
Six Have Occurred Since Saturday
and All Are Disastrous.
MED FORD. Or.. March 11 (Spe
cial.) Medford has had a series of I
fires. Since Saturday night six fires
have occurred in different parts of the I
town and in each case the building was
burned to the ground. The total loss is I
estimated at $15,000.
Saturday the Walter Ersklne and D.
C. Cole residences burned. Sunday the
Vierbeck grocery on East Main street
was gutted and Monday the Gates gar
age was scorched and a vacant house in
North Medford burned to the ground.
Members of the fire department are in- I
cllned to scout tne nreoug xneory ana
declare the epidemic of conflagrations I
to be merely a coincidence.
HEARING MOVED TO BAKER
Tarnation of Eastern Oregon Light
& Power Property Under Way.
LA GRANDE. Or..' March 11. (Spe
cial.) Having heard the testimony of
local real estate men, contractors and
others regarding the valuation of
buildings, ditches, water power and
other property In Union County now
owned by the Eastern Oregon Light
& Power Company, the Railroad Com
mission today adjourned and moved
its rate hearing to Baker, where the
hearing will be concluded tomorrow.
The Commission s schedule of valu
ations Is averaging less than the com
pany's figures. Elgin. La Grande and
Baker attorneys will follow the Com
mission to Baker.
Wilkeson Has Incendiary Fire.
TACOMA. Wash., March 11. A fire
believed to be Incendiary at Wilke
son, 30 miles from Tacoma, early yes
terday, destroyed a store. L'nion Hall.
the postofflce and two residences. The
loss Is estimated at 115,000.
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