TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15,
INLAND POINTS FIGHT
LOWER COAST BITES
. Short and Long-Haul Clause
.of Act Is Resurrected.
HEARINGS ARE REQUESTED
Eleven Western States Object to
Lesser Freight Charges by
Transcontinental Lines.
SALT LAKE CITT. Utah, June 14.
Commercial, agricultural and Indus
trial interests of 11 western states
formulated plans to combat the
efforts of the transcontinental car
riers to establish lesser through
freight rates to Pacific coast termi
nals than to Intermediate points and
to begin their efforts for legislation
to make mandatory recognition of the
short and long-haul clause of the
transport act.
Organizations of the intermediate
rate association under whose auspices
the meeting -was called on a perma
nent basis was effected with W. S.
McCarthy of Salt Lake City as presi
dent and J. B. Ford, secretary , of the
Spokane chamber of commerce, as
secretary-treasurer. An executive
committee to ber composed of repre
sentatives of the interested states will
direct the activities of the association.
- Telegram Is (Dispatched.
The convention Monday sent a tele
gram to the interstate commerce com
mission asking that if the carriers
make application, as they have indi
cated, to reduce transcontinental
rates without corresponding adjust
ments to intermediate points, that
hearings be held before members of
the commission at Salt Lake. Spokane,
Helena, Mont.; Baker City, Or.; Reno,
Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz., and San Ber?
. nardino, Cal.
The convention likewise adopted a
resolution directed to congress call
ing for the repeal of section 15A of
the transportation act calling for the
fixing of rates to yield the carriers
514 to 6 per cent on their aggregate
values. The resolution alleges that
this statute "has resulted in the
levying of rates which have stifled
commerce and prevented the free
movement of commodities."
Protest was registered against th
assumption of jurisdiction by the
interstate commerce commission over
matters relating to intrastate rates.
Resolntlon la Adopted.
A resolution directed to the mem
bers of congress was adopted calling
ior tne cessation of appropriations
for inland waterways until the long
ana snort naul provision of the trans
portation act is made absolute. Thi
action is supported by the allegation
. mat tne nistory of water transpor
tation snows that the boats have
been driven from the service and the
expenditure of : these large sums
(appropriations) has been entirely
wasted and destroyed by cut-throat
railroad competition, made legally
possible under the long and short
uiiui clause.
Mor" man loo commercial clubs
and commercial organizations, the
"" umuies commission of TTtah
Idaho, Arizona. Montana, Nevada and
Jew Mexico, farm bureaus of several
states, and industrial interests were
EjiiCACJJlCO. v
quarters at the office of W. F. Turner,
president of the North Bank road
"From St. Paul to Oregon the coun
try gives promise, of an abundant har
vest," said Mr. Budd, "and this prom
ises a return to prosperous condi
tions as soon as the harvest season is
over.
"The Pacific coast Is so rich in re
sources of timber and other raw ma
terials which are needed in great
quantities that it will more quickly
respond to improved conditions than
almost any other section.
"There is an unmistakable feeling
of optimism throughout the east. If
the bumper crops now in prospect ma
terialize it will give business an im
petus which will help wonderfully to
bridge over the remainder of the ad
justment period.
"I see you have something big pro
grammed for 1925 a-world's exposi
tion. Portland always made a suc
cess of every undertaking and I can
not predict anything but success in
this. The Atlantic-Pacific Highways
and Electrical Exposition was a great
conception and worthy of the people
of this state."
BOSTON POINTERS STRIKE
VEIL IS UIIFTEO
FROM AGEE
Whether Murder or Suicide
Inquest Fails to Settle.
LARGE CROWD ATTRACTED
Widow Declares Connie Xever
Quarreled; Police Tell of Find
ing House in Disorder.
five or six months. If then, and busi
ness should be moving In the mean
time.
"Any definite decision on the new
rates is bound to be delayed by a dis
agreement now existing between the
lines east of Chicago and those west
of that city as to their divisions of
profits under the new rates. In the
second place, the railroads desire to
make the lower rates apply only to
terminal ports, such as San Diego, San
Pedro. San Francisco, Astoria, Port
land. Seattle and Tacoma. This move
would be a violation of the fourth
section of the interstate commerce
ict and would require that special
permission must be granted. As such
inland cities as Phoenix, Salt Lake
Reno. Boise and Spokane naturally
would object to paying a higher
transcontinental freight rate than the
coast cities, a vigorous protest, with
hearings in most of the cities al
fected, would be required and longer
delays would ensue.
Mr. Callan conferred over tne an
nouncement of the transcontinental
freierht bureau Monday with H. L.
Hudson, manager of the traffic bu
rean of the port of Portland and
commission of public docks.
WALKOUT FOLLOWS DECISION
OF ARBITRATORS.
Smalf Editions of Papers Expected.
Portsmouth, X. H. Compositors
Quit Work.
BOSTON, June 14 Compositors on
Boston daily newspapers walked out
last night after learning of the decis
ion of the arbitration boar reaffirm
ing for the balance of the period of
the union contract with the publishers
present wages and working hours.
It was announced that all news
papers would continue to print, get
ting out an eight-page edition.
Members of the committee repre
senting the men said last night em'
ployes of the -afternoon newspapers
would be out today. It was - un
derstood that preparations had been
made by the newspapers. to meet such
an emergency should it arise.
The walkout affected all morning
newspapers except the Christian Sci
ence Monitor. All papers reported
that some of the men had remained
at work.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. June 14. The
Portsmouth Herald and the Ports
mouth Times, evening newspapers,
did not publish Monday and the Chron
icle, a morning paper, announced It
would not print today because of
a strike of compositors over the wage
question. The strike also- affected
job printing plants.
TRUSTEE MAY BE SUED
BRO.YA TECH'S STATUS LT MOR
RIS CASE PROBLEM.
Matter to Be- Determine When
Judge Wolrerton Examine
- Attorney Pipes' Report.
waether Earl C. Bronaugh. bank-
trustee or Morris Brothers,
i,1" B oe included in a suit by
.. . o. i.rns against Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Etherldge. win . h Ht .
mined when Federal Judn wi.n.
looks into the report on Bronough's
puamoa suomittea Dy Martin .L Pipes,
ilui iicjr ior iuorris.
hearing was given the petition
filed by Mr. Pipes to include Mr.
Bronaugh in the suit and Mr. Pipes
was advised to inquire Into the
status of the claims made, by the
trustee on property held by the
.cmeriages. A report on this was
turned over to the court in the after
noon andl heldi over for examination.
Morris is considering bringing suit
against the Etheridges for recovery
of the former Etherldge home in
IrvUigton, against which he is said to
hold two notes. The horns original
ly was bought from Morris, a mort
gage being taken, part of which later
was paid off, according to Mr. Pipes.
An additional loan of $10,000 was
made against the property by Hen
rietta Morris, sister of Fred &
Morris.
Mr. Bronaugh. as' trustee, has
claimed the Etherldge home as part
of the assets of the bankrupt estate.
This claim prevents Morris ffom
bringing the suit in the state court
against Etherldge without first ob
taining permission from the federal
court to -make Bronaugh a party to
the suit. Bronaugh. who is an offi
cer of the court, cannot be sued in
his official capacity except w'th the
court s permission.
COAST AD MEN WIN PLEA
PRESENT DISTRICT DIYISIOX
CIIAXGED AT ATLANTA.
Two Vice-Presidents Slated for
Coast; Mr. Strandborg of
Portland May Be One.
ATLAXTA, ?a June 14. (Special.)
Pacifio coast advertising forces
were the storm center of the first vig
orous controversy of the second day
of the world's advertising convention
here Monday. The result was victory
for the majority recommendation of
the coast clubs for division of the
present district now including all
coast states. Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii
and the Philippines into one district
to include Oregon. Washington and
Alaska In the new district.
This recommendation of the con
stitutional revision conferenoe means
two vice-presidents for the coast.
Don Francisco, president of the Los
Angeles club, and Mr. Strandborg,
Portland, are probable selections.
Things looked brighter for indorse
ment of Portland's world exposition in
1925 through selection of Carl H.
Brockhagen of Oakland, Cat., as chair
man of the resolutions committee.
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PRESIDENT OF GREAT XORTH
ERS KQAD OPTIMISTIC.
Outlook Never Better, Says Ralph
Budd; Success of 1925 expo
sition Predicted.
Unprecedented harvests throughout
the territory served by the -Oreat
Northern and its allied lines all the
way from St. Paul to Portland give
promise of an early return to prosper
ous Conditions throughout this great
empire, declared Ralph Budd, presi
dent of the Hill line, Monday. He
spoke optimistically of the outlook,
both as regards railroad traffic and
prospects in all line Moreover, he
became an ardent booster for the 1925
exposition. He is in Portland in com
pany with L. C. Gilman and C. O.
Janks. vice-presidents; A. H. Hoge
land, chief engineer, and F. A. Bush
nctl,: purchasing agent, of the same
lre.r -;
Mr. Budd came west on an Inspec
tion trip and to oonfer with western
officials of the Great Northern and
Sppkaoe, Portland & Seattle railways. J
W ail to VortUud he makes his head-!
MISS THOMPSON WEDDED
Sister of Mrs. Joseph X. Teal Bride
of Naval Officer.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 14.
(Special.) Social circles up and down
the coast will be much Interested
the marriage of Miss Genevieve
Thompson of Portland, Or., and Com
rrander Norman Murray Smith, U. S.
N.. of South Carolina, which took
place Saturday in the quaint tea house
in the Beverly Hills hotel garden. Th
event was one of the most beautiful
of the smaller weddings of the sea
son. Rev. E. Burdette Backus of the
First Unitarian church of Los AngeUs,
officiated and a reception followed.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
David Thompson of Portland. Her
father, the late David Thompson, was
one time governor of Idaho and am
bassador to Turkey. She is a sister
of Mrs Joseph N. Teal of Portland
attended Bryn Mawr college, and
was graduated from the University of
Oregon and admitted to the practice
f law. During the war period she
as engaged in special work in Wash
ngton. D. C, and later had charge of
the organization for the fatherless
nildren of France for the state of
Oregon, for which service she was
ecorated by the French government.
She Is a member of the Waverley
Country club and Meadow Lake club
f Portland, and the Town and Coun
try club of San Francisco.
Commander Smith is the eldest son
of Dr. Winchester Smith of Witliston,
S. C, and Is a graduate of Annapolis
and the Rensselaer Polytechnic col
lege of Troy, N. T. He has charge of
all naval construction work at San
Diego and is a member of the Uni
versity and Cuyamaca clubs of that
city.
Three Cardinals Added.
ROME. June 14. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Three Italian cardinals
were added to the sacred college Mon
day when Pope Benedict in a secret
consistory raised to the purple Mon-
cignor Giovanni Tacci Porcelli, the
papal major doroo; Monsignor Camillo
Laurenti, secretary of the congrega
tion of the propaganda, ar.0 Monsig
nor Achille Ratti, papal nuncio to Poland.
The Mediterranean sea has tides of
from five to ffeven feet.
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Mystery shrouding the death o
Harry Agee. whose threat was cu
as he slept in his St. Johns home,
1770 Druid street, last Friday mid
night, was as deep as ever follow
ing the official inquiry of Dr. Earl
Smith, coroner, Monday night. The
jury found that Agee came to hi
death from cuts made by some sharp
instrument in the hands of an un
known person. Meanwhile police are
continuing their investigation.
Murder or suicide was the only
possible explanation and those who
heard the evidence presented at the
inquest divided into two camps, each
group inclining to one or the othet
theory. Circumstances surrounding
the killing were so baffling that the
inquest attracted a crowded court
room, with many unable to obtain
seats.
Mrs. Agee on Stand.
Mrs. Agee. on the witness stand,
said she and her husband retired
Friday night at 10 o'clock. She went
to sleep at once and was awakened
by screams of her husband, who cried
"help." Dr. Frank Menne, coroner's
physician, who examined the body,
had testified earlier that it would
have been impossible, in his opinion
for a man having suffered such
wound to speak a word, as the wind
pipe was cut.
F. C. Nagele. a neighbor, who
rushed to the Agee home upon hear
ing the woman's screams, testified
the man uttered -no words but made
ghastly sounds as if trying to speak
Mrs. Agee said a bracelet she wore
when she went to bed was found
on the grass near the house next
morning, with a small quantity of
silverware and her husband's watch.
The bracelet could " not have beer.
slipped from her arm but must have
been taken off by releasing a spring
that held it closed.
Supposed Robber Seen.
A supposed robber was seen by
Mrs. Agee, she said, as she ran for
help. He was said to dart from the
iving room through the front door.
Mrs. Agee said she also ran out that
way an Instant later and went to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Green, a neighbor, for aid.
When Mr. Green arrived, he said
Agee was on the front porch and
when he saw how serious was hit
condition, he went to another house
and telephoned for the police. Agee
was unable to say anything at that
time. Mr. Green testified.
A razor found by the police 25
feet from the front door on the grass
was believed to have been the In
strument used In cutting the man s
throat. Mrs. Agee said she had never
seen it before, as it did not belong
to her husband. Mrs. Agee' test!
fied she had been married nine years
that her husband was kind, that they
never quarreled and that he never
indicated in sir manner that he
might have suicidal tendencies.
House In DUorder.
O. M. Powell, police inspector, and
Mark T. Fleming and M. W. Gal
lather, officers, told of being called
to the Agee home about 1 o'clock
Saturday morning, of finding the
house in some disorder as though
it had been ransacked, with Agee's
trousers lying on the foot of the bed
with the pockets turned inside out.
Bureau drawers in the bedroom were
Dulled out nart way and a woman's
handbag: lay on the floor open.
E. C. Densmore, a neighbor, told
of bearing Mrs. Agee scream for
helD and he ran to the house and
then ran for a doctor. He told of
seeing a mysterious stranger who
accosted him and .other neighbors
as thev were returning home and
asked what was the matter. Upon
beina: told, he went away without
saying anything.
Mrs. Agee is a member of the Re
bekah band.
Detectives at work on the case
scout the theory of suicide and be
lieve the man was murdered, iney
assert the death warrants a more
complete investigation and will probe
the case further.
: ST. MARY'S GRADUATES 28
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES IN
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. .
Principal Address Delivered by
Rev. Eugene P. Burke, Head
of Colombia University.
Twenty graduates received their
diDlomas at the filst annual com
mencement of St. Mary's college and
academy held in the Lincoln high
school auditorium Monday night. Rev.
Eugene P. Burke, president of Colum
bia university, delivered the princi
pal address.. Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara,
diocesan superintendent of schools.
gave a short talk and conferring tne
graduating honors was followed by a
brief addres. by Most Reverend Alex
ander Christie, D. D., archbishop of
Oregon City.
Several musical numbers by - stu
dents played a prominent part in the
programme.
Miss Prospers Pozzi played a cello
solo and the St. Mary's stringed
orchestra played the "Coronation
March."
The graduates were: Junior Col
lege department. Eva Mary Schauble
of Kalama, Wash.; academic depart
ment, college . preparatory course.
Marguerite La re a Cayot, Minlfred
Marie Ellis, Winifred Irene Flynn,
Claire McCarthy, Anna Marie Frances
McCormick and Mary Ellen Irene
Watters, all of Portland and Phyllis
Henrietta Roosa of Oakland. Cal. in
the general course, the graduates
were Dorothy Bassett, r.uenora
Campbell. Eileen Mae Anna Cook,
Rosamond DougUs. La Verne Mag
dalene Hilborn, Mildred Helen Ken
nedv. Dorothea McDonald. Evelyn A.
rarshall and Irene Sweeney, .all of
Portland, and Leona Frances David
son of St. Paul, Or.; Eleanor Juanita
Ford of Denver, Col., and Mabel Grace
Gunther of Canyon City, Or. From
the music department the only grad
uate was La Verne Magdalene Hilborn
of Portland.
The auditorium of Lincoln High
school was crowded to capacity tor
the exercises. (
FEDERAL- COMMISSION TO HAN
DLE DESCHUTES TANGLE.
All-Day Hearing of Claimants Con
ducted Before F. F. Henshaw
of Geological Survey.
The tangle over priority of claim
to the water power sites along the
Deschutes river between the Metolius
river and the junction of the Des
chutes and the Columbia rivers was
referred late Monday afternoon to
the federal power commission at
Washington, D. C." This was done
after an all-day hearing of the claim
ants before Fred F. Henshaw, district
engineer 01 the water resources
branch of the United States geological
survey.
The Columbia Valley Power com
pany, successors to the interests of
the old Oregon Prospecting & Pro
moting company, claim filings prior
to the Instigation of the 1909 code.
This concern has headquarters In
Philadelphia and bases its claims on
filings made by C. D. Charles in 1908.
H. S. McGowan of the McGowan
Salmon Fishing company filed with
the federal power commission on
January 25. 1918.
The Pacifio Power & Light company
has entered a remonstrance against
the McGowan filings. The company's
case is summed up in a statement that
this claim will interfere with subse
quent developments planned along the
Deschutes river.
K. S. McGowan appeared In person
John A. Laing, general attorney for
the Pacific Power & Light company,
stated its case. The Columbia valley
Power company was represented by
R. A. Ballinger of Seattle, Thomas G
Greene of Bauer, Greene & McCur-
tain, Portland, and A. L. Black, civil
engineer.
fREIGHT
CUTS MODIFIED
MACHINERY HALL ORDERED
One in Addition to One Under Way
Authorized by Fair Board.
SALEM. Or June- 14. (Special.)
The state fair board) met Monday and
decided to erect another machinery
hall at a cost of 120.000. There is
no state money available lor this
structure and it will be Dullt out oi
funds advanced by the board mem
bers. One machinery hall, costing
$25,000, is now -under construction.
Authority also was given the
secretary of the board to build addi
tional sidewalks.
The horse show will be held again
this year. Although J. D. Farrell Is,
no longer a member of the fair board,
an effort will be made to have him
handle this event. Mr. Farrell is now
in Europe.
Lines Announce Changes in Prices
on Iron and Steel Products. . .
Announcement that transconti
nental lines have decided to modify
proposed reductions in rates on iron
and steel articles as published on
May 24 was made Monday by H. A.
Hinshaw, general freight agent ior
the Southern Pacific company as
follows:
Bar, baad, hoop shingle bands, bolts.
nuts. horse shoes. Dlate and sbeet iron.
nails and spikes, carloads, minimum weight
80.00U pounds each. $1, terminal only.
Billets, blooms, pig iron, l irom ruis-
bure district.
Wrought iron pipe, $1, minimum 80.000
pounds; 11.25 minimum 40.000 pounds,
without restriction as to size of pipe, but
continuing 12-inch restriction on boiler
flurs.
Cast Iron pipe $1, minimum 60,000
pounds, 11.23 minimum 40.000 pounds: re
stand. Pipe fittings and connections, Jl. 15.
Structural iron. -ji minimum 60.000
pounds, 1.23 minimum 40,000 pounds; re
storing also provision formerly carried
tariff l-O, protecting 80,000-pound mini
mum on angles, bars, billets, etc., carried
in separate items at same minimum.
Wire fencing, $1.30. minimum 30.000
pounds; wire rods $1, minimum 80,000
pounds.
steel rails (20 a gross ton, minimum
80.000 pounds.
Rail fastenings 1 a lou pounds, mini
mum 80,000 pounds.
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Milk Creek Closinir Protested.
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WALLA WALLA. Wash., June 14.
(Special.) Objection has been made
by members of the city commission
to the action of the game commission
in closing Mill creek to fishermen
from the intake to the Oregon line.
The effect will be to drive fishermen
above the intake, with danger of con
taminating the city's water supply, it
was stated.
RAIL RATE CUTS
Choral League to Meet.
At the regular meeting of Portland
chapter No. 1 of the National Choral
league, to be held at Central library
tomorrow night, an address on pa
riotic singing will be delivered by
William V. Woodward at 9 o'clock.
The community sing will be conducted
by Professor Taylor, organist of St.
David's church. The public is invited.
SHIPPING BUSINESS INJLKED
BY PREMATURE NOTICE.
DAIRYMEN TO VIEW HERDS
Clackamas Breeders to Attend
Gaieties in Clatsop County.
OREGON CITT, Or., June 14. (Spe
cial.) A delegation of Clackamas
county dairymen, especially interested
In the breeding of Guernsey cattle,
will attend the "Guernsey Gaieties"
in Clatsop county, June 21.
The first night will be spent In
Astoria where the visitors will be
the guests of tbe chamber of com
merce at a salmon bake. Under the
guidance of the Clatsop County
Guernsey club, the visitors will visit
herds throughout ths county. The
first stop will be made at the John
Jacob Astor experimental station.
The third day will be spent In
Pacific county.
Liquor Seller Fined $2 50.
Arso Tonovich, 561 Overton street,
was fined $250 and sentenced to 30 days
in jail Monday in municipal court
on charsres involving the possession
Phone your want ads to The Ore-
goman. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. '
Merchants and Manufacturers Also
Said to Be Affected by
Announcement.
The recent announcement by the
transcontinental freight bureau of
Chicago that a material reduction in
westbound freight rates Is contem
plated Is hurting the business of the
entire country, in the opinion of A. C.
Callan, Portland agent for the Wil
liams Steamship company.
"Merchants and . manufacturers
throughout the west.'' said Mr. Cal
lan Monday, "have been led by this
announcement to believe that the re
duction in retes will be made imme
diately, and, therefore, have held off
placing orders in the east for needed
goods. A casual investigation will
disclose that the reduced rates could
not be made effective for at least
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merchandise and experience,
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SHERMAN, CLAY &. CO., vrhdode
Poofic Coast Distributor! of Victor Produdt
45 Fourth Street, Portland
and sale of moonshine. He was
alleged to have sold some of the
liquor to Mamie Chenoweth and to
have taken her ring as a pledge of
payment. A search warrant sworn
to by the woman's husband led to the
discovery of three pints of moonshlns
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