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Newspaper Page TextTIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIATT. TUESDAY, ATJGUST 15, 1916. 5 ADVANCE OF RATES MAY BE SUSPENDED Development Regarded as Not Improbable as Result of Hearing Now On. INTEREST IS WIDESPREAD J. X. Teal Depicts Hardships That . Would Be Imposed on Northwest Industries Big Profits by Carriers Charged. OEEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Aug. 14. Suspension by the Interstate Commerce Commission of proposed advances in transcontinental railroad rates would be a not-unexpected outcome of facts brought out at the informal hearing granted by the Commission today to shippers from all Parts of the country. Never before has Fuch widespread interest been shown in any proceeding before the Commis sion, there being approximately 600 shippers in Washington demanding suspension of the proposed increases and a thorough investigation of the ad vance by the Commission. It is the opinion of some who fol lowed the hearings today that this pro ceeding may lead to a general investi gation by the Commission of tlve entire transcontinental rate situation. The hearing will continue at least through Wednesday. BTorthwest In Represented J. N. Teal, of Portland, and Carter Hall, representing the Port of Astoria, participated in the argument today, and with them from the Northwest are Joseph R. Bowles, of Portland: S. Wetrich, of Seattle; W. J. Campbell, of Spokane, and J. W. McCune, of Tacoma. The discussion dealt entirely with eastbound rates from the Pacific Coast. J. N. Teal made the opening argument. As to the advancing of rates from the North Coast, he said that existing rates having been water-compelled, and no application to the Commission having been made for a change under the fourth section, no change could lawfully be made without application. To illustrate how the new rates would operate against the Northwest, Mr. Teal cited the salmon industry. The contemplated increase in the rate west on tinplate, he said, would mean an additional burden on the salmon canners of $1,000,000 a year on this necessary product, and the increased rate on salmon shipped East would place on them another 11,000,000 bur den. Packing Industry Menaced. While temporarily this increase might be passed on to the consumer, he said, food products, already at high water mark, cannot continue - to pay the additional burden, and when this is absorbed by the packers it will im pair their industry. What was true of salmon, he said, was equally true of other canned goods produced largely in the Northwest. Mr. Teal said that while a large per centage of the tonnage of the carriers is transported at abnormally low ex port and import rates, the transcon tinental railroads this year had made larger gross and net earnings than ever before in their history and cited figures regarding the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems. He insisted that existing rates must be compensa tory, or else the carriers are making abnormal profits on other than trans continental business. He denied the contention that the rate readjustment was made in response to an order of the Commission. Astoria faces Added Burden. Carter Hall said Astoria found itself In a peculiarly pathetic situation. It Jiad expected from the decision in the Astoria rate case that it was to be recognized as a full - fledged terminal point and had spent considerable money improving tne narbor ana now trans continental rates generally are pro posed to be advanced, imposing an additional burden of a million dollars a year on salmon packers alone. Mr.. Teal In his concluding statement today said the Commission could not do otherwise than suspend the pro posed advances, pending investigation as to their Justification and reason ableness. TRIBUTE PAID TO SURGEON Rich and Poor Alike Attend Funeral of Dr. John B. Murphy. CHICAGO, Aug. 14. Rich, and poor alike paid an impressive tribute to the memory of John B. Murphy, the rioted surgeon, who was buried today from St. James Catholic Church. Thousands of persons viewed the body at the Murphy home in South Michigan avenue and a large outpouring nt people attempted to gain entrance to the church. Streets were lined with people as the funeral procession moved toward Calvary Cemetery. Bishop Peter J. Muldoon. of Rock ford, 111., preached the funeral sermon. Among the honorary pallbearers were Tr. Robert C. Coffey and Bishop W. T. Sumner, of Portland, Or. threatened tonight unless the New York Railway Companys reinstated more than 70 employes dischargedv union leaders charge, because or tneir activities in the recent tieup. The carmen declare railway officials have not kept an agreement drawn up by Mayor Mitchel and Chairman Oscar A. Straus, of the Public Service Commis sion, which stipulated that the strikers should be taken back without prejudice. Conferences were held today between union, organizers and the men, and the presentation of the situation was for warded 'to W. D. Mahon, president ol the Amalgamated Association of the Street and Electric Railway Employes, who returned to Detroit after the men went back to work. Demands of the carmen who were recently organized were submitted to day. The men ask wage increases and better workine conditions, with a nine- hour minimum work day and a. Jrnaxi mum of 10 hours. . MISSISSIPPI WILL VOTE PRIMARIES TO SELECT JUDGES AXD MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. No Other Party Has Ticket in Field, So Kominations Tomorrow Will Be Equivalent to Election. JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 14. Candi dates for Congress in four districts, and for three Judges of the State Supreme Court, will be nominated by the Demo-' crats of Mississippi in state-wide pri maries tomorrow. In four of the Con gressional districts the present repre sentatives, having no opposition, have been declared the party nominees by the district executive committees. John Sharp Williams also has been declared the candidate to succeed himself as United . States Senator, as has Judge J. B. Holden, incumbent, for the Su preme Court from the Southern Dis trict for the six-year term beginning January 1, 1918. As neither the Republican, Progres sive nor any other party has candidates for the Senate, Congress or Supreme Court, nomination by the Democrats is equivalent to election. Representatives Stephens. Hum phreys, Venable and Harrison, all un opposed, will be returned to Congress from their respective districts. In the First District, Representative Candler is opposed for renomination by Guy Mitchell and J. E. Rankin; in the Fourth District. Representative Sisson is opposed by William Ward and C. E. Franklin; Seventh District. Representa tive Quin is contesting against R. N. Miller, and in the Eighth District Rep resentative Collier is running against J. H. Howie. Aspirants for Nominations for the State Supreme Court, in addition to Judge Holden, are: First District, term beginning Janu ary 1, 1917 Clayton D. Potter, incum bent; H. B. Greaves and George H. Ethridge. First District, term beginning May 10, 1918 Sydney M. Smith, incumbent: A. H. Dongino, former Governor of Mis sissippi. Third District, term beginning Janu ary 1, 1917 E. O. Sykes, Jr., incumbent; rt. ii. Knox and J. G. McGowen. BRAHDEIS WILL HOT BE COMMISSIONER Appointment to Body That Seeks Settlement of Mexi-V can Issues Declined. COURT DUTIES PRESSING Chief Justice White Said to Have Interposed Objection Secretary Lane JCs Said to Have Ac cepted. Similar Post. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 Associate Justice Brandeis, of the Supreme Court, Informed President Wilson tonight that because of the mass of business before the court he would be unable to accept the President's designation to serve on the Joint commission which will at tempt to solve the differences be tween the United States and Mexico. Justice Brandeis conferred with the President and Attorney-General Gregory late in the day and the question of the Justice's accepting was gone over thoroughly. The letter from Justice Brandeis to President Wilson, made public at the White House, said: My dear Mr. President I aDDreciate the opportunity for high service which membership on" the Mexican Commis sion would present. But upon consulta tion with the Chief Justice, I find the state of business of the Supreme Court to be such that It is my duty not to undertake this important constructive task." Giving out of Justice Brandeis' let ter was the first formal announcement that the post had been offered to him. although it has been known definitely that ne and Secretary Lane were two of the three men selected by the Presi dent for membership on the Commission. The name of the third man has not been made public. The general understanding had been that both Justice Brandeis and Secre tary Dane had accepted places on the Commission and there have been inti mations that the Justice's decision to withdraw was reached after Chief Justice White had interposed objections. There was no official confirmation of that, however, as all officials concerned have refused to discuss the subject. FIGHT FOR NAVY BEGINS OPPONENTS op increase: admit THEIR FIGHT IS LOST. Democratic Leader Kltchln to Protest Today, but He Expects Houfie to Concur In Programme. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Scores of absentee Representatives returned to the Capital tonight for the fight over the conference report on the $315,800,- 000 naval bill, which begins in the House tomorrow. Small - Navy men admit that the House is almost certain to approve the Senate building and personnel in creases, over which the principal clashes are expected. Chairman Padgett, of the naval com mittee, will move that the House con cur in the increases, which provide for construction of 157 ships in a three year programme, including four battle ships and four battle cruisers next year, and-" an elisted strength of 74,000. Democratic Deader Kitchin. who all along has opposed the Administration building and Navy measures, expects to speak tomorrow against the confer ence renort "Several who'believe the expenditures are grossly exaggerated and unneces sary will register objections," said Mr. Kitchin tonight, "but I look for the House to concur in the Senate pro gramme." A contest is expected also on the Sen ate amendments providing for Navy yard improvements and changing the system of promotion for officers of the grade of commander and above from a seniority to a selective basis. NEW STRIKE THREATENED New York Streetcar Men Accuse Companies of Bad Faith. NEW "STORK, Aug. 14. Renewal of New York's streetcar strike was iicourmement Thisispoculi a lime IccrXaj-e and Comfort 5 3 Make known voni I rTllV v -wants, or desires. ' ' and by all means keep "Mother's Friend" nearby, for In It yon can put complete confidence and reliability as a means of assisting nature In accomplishing Its "wonder ful work of preparation. "Mother's Friend" soothes the distressing pains and gives relief from morning sick ness, as well as makes an easier de livery. Get a bottle at your drug gist use externally and note the satisfaction received. A free book on Motherhood will be sent all mothers. Write for one. Address The Bradfleld Regulator Co.. 213 Lamar Bldg., Atlanta, .Ga,, LOWEST BIDDER TO WIN SAN FRANCISCAN EXPECTED TO GET PORTLAND POSTOFFICE JOB. Bid Based on Indiana Limestone and Officials Hold It Is Too Late to Substitute Oregon Material. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug 14. The supervising archi tect tomorrow will submit to the Sec- retary of the Treasury his recommen dation in regard to the award of the contract for the construction of the Portland postoffice building. It is thought he will recommend acceptance of the lowest bid, that of Grant Fee, of San Francisco. The Secretary of the Treasury will make the award. Under the law, he is required to let the contract to the low est responsible bidder and if he is sat isfied that Mr- Fee can carry out his contract he has no option. Mr. Fee bid only on Bedford lime stone, and the supervising architect holds it is too late to substitute Ore gon or other Northwestern stone for the material on which the bid was baeed. If the award should go to him and he then should offer to use North west stone in lieu of Bedford lime stone at no advance in price, the de partment might entertain the proposal, but it would be optional with him to make such an offer. If he receives the award it will be on a Bedford lime stone building. DANGEROUS MANIAC LOOSE Escaped Salem Inmate Feared to Be on Way Here to Kill Wife. Portland police are looking for John Thompson, a dangerous inmate of the State Hospital for insane at Salem, who was reported yesterday to have es caped. It is believed that he will come to Portland. Thompson was arrested in Portland in 1914 and committed to the State Hospital. The man's wife lives in Mllwaukie and it is feared he may try to kill her, according to authorities of the hos pital who sent word of his escape. plant an-d cultivate it- The weed is in demand just now because of the tieup of sea traffic caused by the war. The weed is used in the treatment of asthma principally. In India and China it is a staple household rem edy. Scientifically it is called stra monium. , TOURISTS' SPECIAL COMING One Hundred From East Are to "fee Portland "Wednesday. A special train carrying' nearly 100 tourists recruited from Philadelphia, New York and other Eastern popula tion centers, will arrive In Portland Wednesday morning. Members of the party will remain here all day. They are scheduled to take a sight-seeing trolley trip in the morning and a tour over the Columbia River Highway in the afternoon. The party was organized by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The train will operate over the North Bank road from Spokane to Portland and will go from here to Vancouver, B. C. to return East over the Canadian Pacific ALIEN WIFE- IS SUED Albany Man Who Deft Mat in Ger many AVants" Freedom. ALBANY. Or., Aug. 14. (Special.) A woman residing in Germany was made defendant in a divorce case in stituted in Linn County today. She is ophla Ganguin and the plaintiff is Max Ganguin, who left her in 1905 and came to America, locating in this state. Ganguin alleges he wan compelled to leave her because she was a common scold and made life miserable for him. He says that since coming to this country ne has sent her S IS each month for the support of minor children. UNION FLOUR TAKES JUMP Leading Brands Advance 60 and 80 Cents a Barrel. . LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) With one exception, flour made n Union County is the highest tonight it has been in the history of modern milling. Leading brands jumped SO cents a barrel this morning, and cheap er grades 80 cents, on top of numerous previous boosts. Wheat, at 11.05, held firm, but was not extremely active in local buying circles today. MRS. HIDDEN RESIGNS Miss Leons liarrabee Replaces First Democratic Clnl) President. Vrs. Maria M. L. T. Hidden no longer is president of the Women's Demo cratic Club of Portland. After serving in that capacity since the organization of the club several weeks ago, Mrs. Hidden resigned and was replaced last night by Miss Leona Larrabee, who was elected unanimously. The resigna tion of the first president was pre sented informally through one of the members, as Mrs. Hidden did not at- tend. The meeting was held In room A. Li brary. Plans were made for a get-together meeting for August 28 when the club will have an attractive pro gramme that shall include music and addresses by prominent speakers. Mrs. Sylvia Maguire Thompson, . of The Dalles, will be invited to give an ad dress. Among those who will make arrangements for the mass meeting are: Mrs. George M. Nolan, chairman of music; Miss Elizabeth Gatens. Mrs. Sarah A. Moore and Mrs. Oreweiler, decoration: Dr. Katherine Myers, Mrs. Helen I. Tomlinson and Mrs. -Nolan, ar rangements. REPAIRS UP TO OWNERS City Council Refuses to Fay for Work on Oak-Street Block. Although the city will repair the pavement in Oak street west of Fourth street, it will refuse to make any re pairs in Oak between Third and Fourth streets, according to a decision of the City Council yesterday. The block where - repairs will be required was laid under private contract and the Council holds it has no responsibility for it, while outside that one block the pavement is under municipal main tenance. Property-owners will be asked to patch the holes between Third and Fourth streets. In the event of their failure to comply, it is planned to barricade the street. ROAD TO BE OPEN AUG. 19 Tillamook "Will Entertain Motorists at Celebration. v ASTORIA, Or, Aug. 14. (Special.) The celebration in honor of the open ing of tne new highway to the Tilla mook County line will be held on Sat urday. August 19, A large party of automobiles from Astoria. Portland and points in the Interior will make the trip over the road, leaving here at 8 o'clock in the morning.. They will be entertained by the residents of Tillamook county. Recruits Sought at Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Aug. 14. (Special.) Sergeant Samuel Henderson has opened a recruiting station in this city. He announces that he will be here for a week to accept all men 18 or over who can pass the required ex amination. Men between the ages of 19 and 22 who have served at least one year in the Army have an oppor tunity to take an examination for ad mission to the United States Military Academy at West Point. PIONEER'S FUNERAL HELD Joseph Saner, Resident of Vancou ver, Wash., Came West in '61. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 15. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Joseph Sauer, who died at Olympia, was held here yesterday morning from the cathedral. The services were conducted by Rev. Father Swennes. Mr. Sauer was 6s years of age. Mr. Sauer was a native of Rhode Island, coming to this city in 1861. He resided here until seven years ago. when he moved to Olympia. He was unmarried. Interment was in the Catholio Ceme tery in this city. WIDOWS TO GET $13,511 Nineteen Marion Connty Women to Receive Back Pensions. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.) Nineteen widows of Marion County will be paid $13,511 due them under the Widows Pension Act of 1913. as a re suit of a recent decision of the Oregon Supreme Court sustaining the Circuit Courts ruling that the 19 applicants were entitled to relief. The County Court ordered the pen sions paid today after withholding payment for three years. Mrs. Eva Maude Wolfe, one of the applicants, will receive a total of 11715 in back pension. JIMS0N WEED IN DEMAND Crop Pest Brings Good Price Be cause of Drug Blockade. PORTERVILLE, CaL. Aug. 14. (Spe ciai-j uan ueua, a dairyman near here, struggled unceasingly to keep the jimson weed out of his corn field until a few days ago. when he began to encourage it to grow, even if it choked out the entire corn crop. He began to coddle the jimson after he had sold 1800 pounds for 190. Following Delia's sale, several other ranchers have begun to search for ji son weed, and. it it even proposed to Showing Young Men's Fall Suits NEW fabrics and color tones that hint of Fall skies and falling leaves. Every model standard in weight, and tailored with painstaking cleverness. New features in fashioning that will please and interest young men. $20 $25, $30 Second Floor. All Manhattan Shirts Reduced in Price. $L50 Manhattan Shirt $1.15 $3.00 Manhattan Shirt $1.95 $2.00 Manhattan Shirt $1.35 $3.75 Manhattan Shirt $2.85 $2.50 Manhattan Shirt $1.95 $4.00 Manhattan Shirt $2.85 $5.00 Manhattan Shirt. .. .$3.85 Main Floor. ReftSellm LMorrison at Touvth OFFIGERSSENDGREETING GENERAL. JACKSON GETS REMEM BRANCE FROM THIRD OREGON. Cbaplala. Gilbert and 14 Others Sic Letter Expressing WUbn for Fall Recovery From Illness. A letter signed by 15 National Guard officers, friends -of Brigadier-General James Jackson. U. S. A., retired, was received here recently, in which the party expressed wishes for the speedy recovery of the General from his ill ness. General Jackson was operated upon late in May and now is convales cent in his home. The letter follows: Palm City. CaL. Am. . 101. General James Jackion, Portland, Or. Dear General Jackson: Last evening there wars tlfteen officers of the Old Guard gathered In front of my tent, sitting on ome benches arranged as a sort of Camp Social Center and to rum. Some one (col onel May. X think) offered the question. "I wonder how our food old trlend General Jackson la setting alone; has anybody heard?" Then all banda entered the arena and we talked about you, with the result that I was appointed to draft a letter expressing- lo you our oft-recurring remem brance and o-ir very high esteem. We often speak of jon In camp, and we greatly miss you. We often quote you. and I assure you your Influence la still a very potent fac tor In the military organisation of our state. We are mindful of the great responsi bilities of these days. Something definite will come of it all in Una of a more per manent preparedness. And in all the rest lessness at home and here In the regiments, and In all the uncertainty ot our nation's foreign policy, we greatly need you right here with us. I express to you. General, the high re gard of every officer and man of the regi ment, and our sincere hope for your full recovery from your Illness. We have the honor to remain. Very respectfully yours. William 8. Gilbert. ChaiplaJn; C McLaugh lin. Colonel. Third Oregon Infantry; John L. May, Lieutenant-Colonel: Clarence R. Hotchklss. Captain and Adjutant; Loren A. Bowman, Major; Carle Abrama, Major; M. B. Marcellua, Major Medlcs.1 Corpa; Eugene Moshberger. Major: James II. Porter, Cap tain; Henry Hockenyos. Captain; W. E. Stewart. Captain Medical Corps; Francis L. Mlchelbook. Captain: E. Blanchard, Cap tain: W. F. Daugherty. Captain: Uennls C Plllsbury. Second L.leutenent. honolulAn is impressed T. B. Thlele, Territorial Uotel Man ager, Praises Highway. T. B. Thlele. general manager of the widely-known hostelrles conducted, at Honolulu by the Territorial "Motel Company, who is at Portland atuOylng hotel conditions and operation, on his way to the Atlantic Coast, added to his store of scenic information yester day through a trip over the Columbia Highway. Captain A. B. Graham, of the Ore gon City Transportation Company, who Is a booster for the Hawaiian metropo lis because of having; spent some time there, acted as cicerone on the trip. Mr. Thlele's experience with highway features in the islands, where the Government haa paved several beauti ful driven, made him none the less enthusiastic regarding the Columbia Highway, and he said he was particu larly Impressed with the grandeur of the view and extensive stretches of country visible along the route. He plans to depart tonight by way of Puget Bound, passing one day at Seattle. LAND CONSPIRACY DENIED Two Men Accused With S. A. Ji. Puter Plead Not Guilty. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14 J. I Van Wormer, a Fresno real estate dealer. and A. La. Baker, of Kerman, CaL. plead ed not guilty today in the Federal Court before Judge Maurice T. Pooling, to the charge of conspiracy to defraud by the use of the mails. Van "Wormer and Baker are under in dictment, together with 8. A. D. Puter and others, in the latest prosecution by the Government in the so-called Oregon land fraud eases. BILLS TO BE EXPLAINED 'FLYING SQUADRON" WILL MAKB STATE-WIDE SPEAKING TOIB. Adoption ef Tax Limitation and Kara I Credits Measure I rsjed by State Taxpayers League. To carry the meaning of the tax limitation bill and the rural credits bill to the voters in every section of the state a "flying squadron." headed by Charles Spence. master of the State Grange, will start touring the state next Monday. Part of the trip will be made by automobile and the rest by rail. Mr. Spence will be accompanied by "Walter pierce, president of the State Taxpayers' League: Oswald West. Pro fessor Hector McPherson. of the Ore gon Agricultural College, and Robert E. Smith, of Roseburg. The State Grange is sponsor for the rural credits bill and Mr. Spence, as head of the legislative committee of the State Taxpayers League, has taken an tctive Interest in securing the en actment of the bill proposed by that organization. Both the measures will be explained in detail wherever "the squadron" travels. The speaker!, will appear Monday at Corvallis. and from there win journey to Eugene. Albany and Salem. By rail the proponents of the measures will go to Ashland. Medford. Grants Pass, Roseburg and then return to Oregon City. All the small intervening towns will be on the itinerary. It haa been planned to visit 24 towns in Western Oregon In two weeks. From Oregen C'ty and Portland the Lower Columbia River towns as far as Astoria will be visited, and the Western Oregon trip will be concluded at The Dalles. Eastern Oregon then will be the objective of the "f lj ing squadron." As soon as the state has been covered Mr. Smith and Mr. Spence intend to visit all the smaller towns and devote their time in speaking for the proposed laws until the November election. LADD ESTATE COMPANY PNINCI PALS I IV ...... U.SMWJJJJ"' J Could you ever love another's child like you love your own? DnotD-TDt-rflCUtX t CO.- ..,., " J-.r. " ' 4J m M.sSkt.M to? 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