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Tira morning oregonian. friday, November it. ioig SOUTHERN PAGHG DENIES FAVORITISM Company Making Every Effort - to Obtain Cars, Counsel Informs Commission. HIGH DEMURRAGE NEEDED force of Experts Is Distributing Cars as Carefully as Possible and Needs of Shippers Are r v Be ins Met, Ho Says - SALEM, Or.. Nov. 15. (Special.) The Southern Pacific Company, replying to day to the recommendations of the Ore pen Public Service Commission for ac tion which would reduce the freiRhtcar shortage in the state, denied charges of discrimination among shippers and as serted that it is taking all possible steps to relieve the situation. -After its Investigation of the car shortage existing in Oregoei, the Pub liu Service Commission made nine rec ommendations designed to improve con ditions, to the Southern Pacific- Com pany. Answering these the ' railroad company, through Ben C. Dey, general attorney for its lines in Oreaon, SAid": "In the furnishing of equipment or in any other service that we render there has been no discrimination be tween industries of Oregon and Cali fornia. Charges of this character we tl not believe deserve serious consid eration at the hands of your. Commls sin. It should be appreciated that in tMe- operation of a system like tne fc'outhern Pacific, extending as it does over a number of states, imaginary lines between -those states could have . no JLf feet irt the furnishing of cars. Kf fort Made to Get Cars. - "We are just as anxious to protect - the demands of one state as we are of another, and in every way to foster the industries and communities that we -serve regardless of their location is the earnest desire of every officer of our company. - "This company lias left nothing un done to have its cars returned home. Since February 1 we have been con tinually after foreign lines by letter, by telegraph and Jby personal inter course. While these efforts have no very materially increased the number of cars on our line they have, no doubt, prevented further losses of equipment. The American Railway Association has -this matter under consideration. "The practice of ordering all com pany material in times of slack car demand has always been our prefer ence, and has been followed so far as it could consistently and economically ba done. -This company in December, 1915, or dered 3500 new cars and had the cars teen turned out by the builders accord ing to promise they would have long since been received and had material effect on the shortage. They were not, however, and as has been explained, for causes over which we had no con trol. Other Lines Keep Cars. "Had we 100 per cent of our owned equipment and were able to maintain that' number there would be no shott ae. With thousands of our cars away from home, and our efforts to have them returned meeting with but little success, it is a very serious question whether additional capital should be invested in new cars. This is more serious when the present abnormal sit uation is fully appreciated. . It is our recollection that It was agreed by every one at the Portland hearing that we have an adequate supply ot motive power. "It has always been the desire of the company to have a high demurrage rate on both state and interstate business in Oregon, as well as in other states. On slate business our views in- regard to rates of demurrage, the average agree ment and the 24-hour rule were all fully explained to your commission at its hearing in August, 1913. Our views are just the same on interstate busi ness, but our efforts in the past to have other lines take similar action have not met with success. - "The difficulties of a different set of demurrage regulations on Interstate business of two or more competing lines can readily be appreciated. The subject, however, is still'very active. You may he assured that if the Interstate rate of demurrage in Oregon is not increased, it will upt be due to lack of effort "on the part of officers of our company. negotiations Lack Harmony. "For a number of years we have been endeavoring to improve conditions in regard to free time on export business. The ports of California are in compe tition in every way with the ports of Oregon. Washington and British Co lumbia. Terminal lines at one point should not have rates or regulations influencing traffic that differ material, ly from the eame rates and regulations at competing ports. Efforts are being made to harmonize all regulations. "A. committee is engaged in a full snd comprehensive investigation of t ar distribution methods, with the ob ject of making such system as nearly perfect as possible. As your Commis sion so well appreciates, any system of car distribution at best is largely a matter" of judgment. The lumbermen have agreed to co-operate with us in devising, if possible, a satisfactory plan. Our men engaged in this work in Oregon have had years of experience and are qualified to exercise right dis cretion in distribution so as to pre vent discrimination." Okanogan Judge Dies Suddenly. OKAKOGAN, Wash.. Nov. 16 Judere RED LI?S AND HEALTH The first place that anemia, or thin, ; Hood, shows ia in the lips and gnma ( and the membranes that Una the eye "lids. You may be naturally pale and .' Ptill be healthy but whex these mem 1 branea lose their bright red color your blood ia deficient in quantity tr color. Thin blood ia a d.-uger. It invites disease. The orgar" - .a of the blood light off disease germ-. - Thin blood j liieana less power to do this. For in stance, when you cut yourself it does ;' not heal so quicldy if your blood iathia and weak. To build Up' the blood there ia one ; romedy that has been a household word ; It a generation. Dr. Williams' Pink Tills for Pale People. They tone up ; the entire aystem, make the blood rich rnd red, strengthen the nerves, in : crease the appetite, put color in the cheeks and lipa and drive away that r.nn&Jural tired feeling. Plenty of sun l.aht, good wholesome food and fresb . air will do the rest. Two books, "Building; Up the Blood" ' and "What to Eat and How to Eat' . give just the information that, every ' mother of a growing girl needs- They are free. Write for them today to the Xr Williama Medicine Co . Scheneo tady. N Y. Your own druggist Bells i Dr. Williams rink Pilla. F. H. Pendergast, of the Kerry and Okanogan County Superior Court, died unexpectedly tonight of heart disease. He had served on the bench six years and had just been re-elected for an other term of four years. FRUIT MEN MAKE DENIAL Hood Kiver Agencies Say They Do Not Permit Shipping Bad Apples. HOOD KIVER. Or.. Nov. 16. Spe cial.) The report to the effect that local apple distributing concerns have flooded the Portland market with poor grade product and wrecking prices is denied by officials of the Apple Grow ers' Association and the Fruit Growers' Exchange, the two co-operatlwe organ izations. They say they are not per. mittlng frosted fruit to go to any mar ket. "It is a fact, however," says Wilmer Sieg. sales manager of the Apple Growers' Association, "that frosted ap ples in alarming quantities have been shipped to Portland by independents." "I am told by my Portland represen tative." says Kenneth McKay, manager of the exchange, "that some Portland dealer came here and bought some 6000 boxes of apples picked from the ground." UNIVERSITY WANTS MONEY Eugene Institution Requests Addi tional Sum of $318,536. EUGENE. Or., Nov. 16. A request for a legislative appropriation of $218, 53d In addition to the amounts raised by the millage tax for the support of the University of Oregon is contained in the proposed budget of the university, filed yesterday with the Secretary of State. The total amount estimated to be required' for the university for the ensuing two-year period is $796,936. Among the improvements which are said to be necessary is a recitation building and, a dormitory for women, each to cost 150,000. It is shown that while there has been a decrease in income there has been a large increase in enrollment of stu dents, with a consequent rise in the cost of maintenance and in the require ments for additional buildings and ther needed facilities. CHURCHILL ASKS $38,583 Budget of State DepaAmcnt of Edu cation Same as Last One. SALEM, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) For the State Department, of Education, J. A. Churchill, Superintendent of Public Instruction, will ask the next Legisla ture to appropriate $38,588 for the next two years. This sum 1b the same as was appropriated for the- current bi ennium. Superintendent Churchill said today that with the work of the department increasing rapidly more money than he had requested was needed, but that no request for additional funds would be made in order to aid in reducing the tax rate. During the past year the Department of Education has answered 21,910 let ters relating to certification, and is. sued bulletins on the course of study, playgrounds and rural school architec ture. SHIPYARD PROMOTER HERE F. C. Harley Says Eastern Capital Is Interested in Shipyard Project. F. C. Harley, who recently won the nomination for Mayor of Astoria, and who is at present interested in a pro jected shipbuilding plant for the con struction of wooden vessels, passed through Portland yesterday en route to Seattle. Mr. Harley said yesterday that after a conference with men interested in his proposed plant in Seattle he would leave for New York to confer with capitalists there. He said that some of the biggest financial men in New York were behind his scheme. Mr. Harley already has received a number of contracts for wooden ves sels. Some come from Swedish con cerns. W0D0BURN SHOW IS OPEN Corn and Land Products Displays Make Good Impression. TVOODBURX, Or.. Nov. 16. (Special.) The second annual Corn and Land Products Show opened at the Armory today for three days. The exhibits cover many tables, the corn making an excellent showing. Vegetable won ders, grains, grasses and other products also make attractive displays. The school exhibit is of exceptional interest. Nearly every merchant has a booth. The attendance was unusually large for the first day. Lectures will be delivered tomor row and Saturday, and judges will award premiums. A large list of prises Is offered by business men. WOMAN TRIES TO KILL 3 Mrs. II. W. Rock, of La Conner, Shoots Son and Takes Poison. LA CONNER, "Wash., Nov. "l6 Mrs. H. "W. Rock today shot one of her two sons, probably fatally, and fired at the other as fiey were sleeping, but the bullet did not take efrect. Later she swallowed poison and her condition is serious. Despondency over financial reverses is believed to have been the motive for the eeed. BAPTISTS PROTEST LIMIT Funston's Edict Against Calling Sol diers "Lost Sinners" Disliked. NORFOLK, Va.,Nov. 16." The Baptist General Association of "Virginia today adopted a protest against the reported action of General Funston, in inform ing r. J. B. Gambrell. representing the Texas Baptist State Board, that he could conduct religious services among soldiers at the border but must not tell them they were "lost sinners." Spence Wortman Named. SALEM, Or., Nov. 16 (Special.) Lpon recommendation of Fred Buchtel Deputy State Sealer of Weights and Measures, state Treasurer Kay today appointed Spence Wortman, of Port land, to succeed Mr. Buchtel, who will become a member of the Public Serv ice Commission January 1. The ap pointment is effective the first of the year. Mr. Wortman is now District Sealer for the territory including Portland. - Marks on Chickens Convict. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) Frank Schmidt, Clackamas County farmer, was convicted on a charge of larceny of chickens today by a jury in Circuit Judge Campbell's court. Fifteen chickens were brought into the courtroom as evidence. H. M, Robbins, the state's principal witness. Identified the chickens as his by ra.-k on their feet. ROADS CONGRESS ON Washington Counties Discuss Progress Made in Yeac. GOVERNOR ALSO SPEAKS Delegates Are Entertained by Elks and Centralia Club and Bide Over Paved Roads of County Is Arranged for Today. CENTRA LI A. Wash., Nov. IS. (Spe cial.) .With delegates present from 21 counties In the state, the 17th annual convention of the Washington State Good Roads-Association was opened ia the Rose Theater today. Addresses ef welcome were delivered by J. It. Bux. ton. president of the Centralia Commer cial Club; Mayor John Galvln and. Tom Long, chairman of the Lewis County Commissioners. Lawrence ji. Brown, secretary of the state association, re sponded to the address of welcome. Outside of Lewis County, which had 31 delegates registered, Spokane"County had the most delegates present. More delegates are expected tonight and to morrow morning, however. Road Progress Deorribrd. Each incoming train was met by a local reception committee and the dele gates taken to the Commercial Club, where they registered and where they were assigned to their rooms. The feature of this afternoon's ses sion was an address by K. L. Karps worth. state president of the associa tion. He showed that the year 1916 has witnessed a steady progressive movement in road construction ii Washington. He also pointed out that the conditions in Europe and the per fection of the automobile have stim ulated travelin America by Americans, making good roads a necessity. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to open discussions on road problems. President Kurnsworth, be fore his address, announced the ap pointment of his committees, and the latter went into session. Theodore Hoes, of Centralia. is .Lewi- County's representative on the resolutions com mittee; O. J. Aibers. of Chehalis. on the credentials committee, and N. B. Coffman, of Chehalis, on the finance committee. Governor Kxplalna Pictures. The programme of entertainment to night was in the hands of Governor Lister and the State Highway Depart ment. Pictures of roads of Washington were thrown on the screen at the theater, the Governor describing the pictures. Tomorrow afternoon roads throughout the United States will be shown. Secretary Lawrence Brown lec turing. The Elks tonight also ar ranged an entertainment for the Elks numbered among the delegates. Tomorrow afternon at 12:30 o clock the visitors will be taken In autoa over the paved roads of Lewis County, in cluding the 17-mile-stretch from the Thurston County line through Centralia and Chehalis to Forest. TEMPER CAUSES DIVORCE Wife Objects to Being Jerked From Bed on Cold Morning. OREGON CITY. Or.. Nov. 16. (Spe cial.lIn the early dawn of one cold morning Otto Wagner pulled his wife. Leetta. Wagner, out of bed and cursed her. She ran to the telephone to call for help and he pulled the telephone roff -the wall. At another time he threatened to take her life, and. often he called her names. These charges are the basis of a divorce suit started by Mrs. Wagner today in the Clackamas County Circuit Court. They were married June 24, 1916, in Hillsboro. Washington County. Circuit Judge Campbell today signed decrees divorcing Fae B. Ryder from Paul Ryder, Eva Parks from C. Harvey Parks, L. E. Sorenson from Wallace J. Sorenson and Rose Wljklnson from Charles Edward Wi'.kinson. MUNITION SHIP BLOWN UP Hundred and Fifty Reported Killed, 650 Injured at Archangel. LONDON, Nov. 16. The Stockholm newspaper Afton Tidningen says that some days ago an explosion occurred, on ooaru ms xiussiau ammunition steamer Baron Breceni at the Russian seaport of Archangel, causing the death of 160 persons and the wounding of SoO others, according to a dispatch from the Swedish capital to the Ex change Telegraph Company. The Baron Breceni and another steamer, the dispatch adds, were de atroyed. Several buildings near the harbor and two barracks were set on fire and burned down. CANVASS CAUSES RIOT (Continued From First Pes.) women in the operation of the polls haa fallen flat of the expectations of the persona who gave them the power," Mr. Ayers continued. vVomear Declared Failure. "Not only have women failed as judges and clerks of election, but they have cost the county huge sums of money to untangle the mixups they created. Tally sheets and poll books are all mixed up. "The women wno were called before the election board could remember how other women judges or clerks were dressed, but they utterly failed to re member what they had written on the tally sheets, even though they used their tally sheets to refresh their mem ory. "The canvass is held back and the county is put to additional expense of paying the employes more wages. Can didates cannot, under the circumstances get the votes they are entitled to be cause the women could not tell how many they counted for them. Some of the women could not be trusted with the operation of a household, if their election work is a criterion." Jlr. Mather Speaks at Ashland. ASHLAND, Or'., Nov. 16. (Special.) Stephen T. Mather, -assistant Secretary of the Interior, addressed a gathering at the City Hall tonight regarding park development, the scope embracing Na tional and municipal phases of the work. He was accompanied by Vice President McCormick and party, of the Southern Pacific, in the private car "Sunset." French Colonies Stake Gifts. PARIS, Nov. 16. Gaston Doumerge, Minister of the Colonies, announced at a Cabinet meeting here today that the colony of Indo-China had presented to France 7,500.000 francs for the pur chase of grain, and, that the colony of Madagascar had placed at the disposal of the government 1,000,000 francs for artillery. Three deposits of coal In Ha-'l have been investigated by French engineers and efforts will be made to develop them. Attend This Great Sale of Suits and you also will be glad to spread the good news of your satisfaction among your friends. Your own good judgment will tell you this is a regular treat prepared for you by our tailor shops during the dull weeks of Summer. rownsville Woolen Mills Mill-to-Man Clothiers JURY FREES 2 BOYS Lads Technically Declared Not Guilty of Murder. MOTHER IS HYSTERICAL Idaho Disposes of Serious Problem by Steps to Place Young Offend ers In Industrial School. Case Is Unusual. TWIN FALLS. Ida.. Nov. 18. (Spe cial.) After deliberating two hours, the Jury in the case of Harold and Lynn Lovelace, aged 12 and 11 years, held on the charee of murder, were pronounced not gullly. The mother be came hysterical when the verdiot was announced, and the boys, although seemingly unconcerned during the trial, expressed pleasure when informed they were free. Officers of the Probate Court Imme diately took steps In the matter of placing the boys in the btate indus trial School, this solution to the prob lem being generally expected before the verdict was rendered. According to the Idaho law, the state must produce evidence showing that children under 14 years of age are morally and legally responsible before they are pro nounced guilty of crime. The verdict was not based en the actual commission or non-commission of murder, but on the boys' capacity to comprehend the extent of their crime. The attitude of the boys themselves during the trial strengthened their case. They sat throughout drawing pic tures and looking at books. The courtroom was crowded today and there probably was not a dry eye in the room during the plea of the de fense. The case has attracted wide at tention and Is considered one of the most remarkable In criminology. The boys were charged with killing F. Thomas Hamill, a teacher of car son, Nev.. after he had surprised them while they were stealing supplies from the cabin on his honiextead, 45 miles south of Twin Falls. The crime waa committed at the behest or the older boy. Then followed an almost unbelievable chase of six days' duration. during which the youthful bandits with a light team and wagon and carrying eight guns and revolvers slept in the sage brush with scarcely any shelter at night and fled by day. After they had been captured, they confessed to a career of petty thievery covering a period of three years. KILLING IS DESCRIBED BAKER SHEEPHERDER ADMITS DEED AND CHARGES ATTACK. Jury Retiree vrlta Cut ef ITopklns for Allesed Murder of Enm Over Sheep Quarrel. BAKER, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) Retiring at 5 o'clock this afternoon, the jury in the murder case against Bert Hopkins, pheepherder, who ad mitted killing L. J. loggers, near Dur kee, July 11, was still out at 8 o'clock tonight. In a final effort to save him self, Hopkins testified this afternoon. The trouble is said to have arisen over Hopkins' sheep getting on Kggers' homestead. Hopkins said he met Kg gers, who reached out his hand as if to shake. At the moment of the hand clasp, however, the homesteader seized Hopkins' note with his left hand, and it was1 only by a supreme effort that the herder was able to free himself. Eggers followed him for about a quarter of a mile, the 'Witness said, persisting even after the herder bad Morrison procured the rifle, and paying no at tention to the shouted Injunction to atop. With 7S yards separating the two." Hopkins fired, taking no aim. He said that Egg-era sat down, and then fell back dead. Immediately afterward, Hopkins said, he started for Durkee, met John Hernandez, another sheep herder, on the way, and continued to Durkee, where he gave himself up. Under eross-examinatlon. Hopkins de clared that he didn't know the gun was loaded. LA GRANDE LEVY 15 MILLS Reductions Are Made Despite Pro posed Municipal Projects. LA GRANDE. Or.. Nov. 16. (Special.) The La Grande City Commission has declared a levy of 15 mills, which cuts last year's levy S mills. The budget provides for needed re pairs to the municipal septic tank, and other projects, including a big viaduct over the railroad track, of which the O.-W. R. & N. is standing the main ex pense. CAR HITS WOMAN ON WALK a Driver at I.a Grande Also Hurt When Control of Machine Is Lost. LA GRANDE. Or.. Nov. 16 (Special.) When Mrs. R. B. Nutter. wlf of a Buy That New Grafonola Nov! T . -i in all models. want one for Christmas, buy it now so as to be assured of getting: it; we will put it aside for you. Combination Grafonola Offer This handsome Leader Columbia Grafonola, in golden, fumed or Early English quartered oak, mahogany or stain walnut; individual record ejector, 12 selections and 300 needles. A 6rcaU initial payment brings it to your home; monthly payments only ?5. 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E. glass mountings ;. . ..ssjut . . ...... ,.w r v Staples, the Jeweler s paint auppllea dealer here, lost con trol of her car on a residence street, liift- machine plunged across a side walk and struck and ran over Airs. Kmalino Lclghton, an elderly grny ti aired woman. The car stopped when it struck a tree, and in so doing in jured Mrs. Nutter. Mrs. Leighton sustained a broken arm and fractured ribs on the left side. Her extreme age and the extent of the Injuries make her condition rltioal. Hr. N'ntter was not runninr HE LONG WINTER EVENINGS have come ; fill your home with music and emov them with vnur familv nnH friono w eVmnr r,i.,i,,- r . --- i j ...umo, You can buy one here on the THE RECORD :Tf I f I ItiL 2 fv daily demonstrations In our handsome, sound proof orafonola Parlors. You are invited to come and listen to the music of these Incomparable instruments, whether you wirh lo buy or not. Our Columbia ilecord Library is one of fhe largest and most completely f urni.-h-d in the ritv. We how all th standard Kwordu and nil the nvv ones as foon as igsund If you hava an old instrument of anv ftundnrd make we will take it as part iament on a new Columbia tji aronola. Most Liberal Terms on All Grafonolas Jesinirag Sc Sons Dress .TKi, V ta YV- X ' i jhvl jf-.'X " f- ' - T ' c ?: excessively fast, but an approaching motorcycln Beemed to confuse her and the plunge followed. Legal Status t.iven Judaism. LOXPO.V. Nov. 16. A Reuter dis patch from Amsterdam says: "A 'War caw telegram announces that an edict has been published recognizing Juda ism as a religion in public law." London has 73.50O miles of telephone and tlgra f h w I res. onun vjuiuiuuia jxaionoiiis most liberal terms. If you Washington af Fifth Street
