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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULT 22, 1917. 13 WASHINGTON DENIES RAILROADS' REQUEST Interstate Commission Fails to Restore Old Rates and Through Routes East. SPOKANE IS BENEFITED Astoria Shippers Are Obliged to l'onvard Their Lumber, Fish and Merchandise East Over Northern Roads. ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. July 21.J The Interstate Com meree Commission hav.ng declined to order a restoration of old through routes and Joint rates on lumber, fish and merchandise, from Astoria, through Portland via the S.. I & S. the O.-W. 31. & N. and other Union Pacific roads, to points east of Denver, Astoria ship pers will be compelled to route by way of Spokane, the Northern Pacific, Great Northern or the Burlington road in or der to get the old joint rate via the Union Pacific, or pay higher comblna tion rates over the shorter road. Decision Rendered on Complaint. This decision was rendered on the Joint complaint of the West Coast lum ber Manufacturers' Association and the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, the former having complained about rates on lumber, while the Chamber s com Dhiint had to do mainly with frozen and canned fish, and general merchan dise. In its decision the Commission avs: "Prior"to May, 1915, shipment of lumber originating on the Astoria di Vision of defendant's line and destined to points east of Denver could be routed via Portland and the Union Pacific route, over which route joint rates were voluntarily maintained for many years. Krfective May 10 and 22. June 21 and 30. 1915, supplements were filed can celing- these Joint rates, except to points local to the Union Pacific Rail road and some competitive points in Kansas and Nebraska, thus making ap plicable to all other points via this route combination rates higher than the ' joint rates therefore in effect. To points east of the Missouri River the same rates applied and still apply via defendant's line to Spokane and the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, or Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail ways, and their connections, hereinafter called the northern routes. To destina tions between Denver and the Missouri River these rates are not applicable via the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul. De fendants state that the purpose sought to be accomplished by the cancellation was to conserve the revenues of the originating carrier and to obtain for that carrier its full line haul of approx imately 500 miles to Spokane, as against the haul of 100 miles which it formerly had on traffic delivered to the Union Pacific system at Portland. Results Miown by Complainant. "It was alleged by complainants that, in addition to creating numerous fourth section violations. the cancellations would have the following results: (a) The movement will be confined to longer routes, which are and will be inadequate to handle it expeditiously; b) complainants are and will be de prived of the privilege of diverting in transit shipments originally consigned to local points on the Unon Pacific, except at increased and unreasonable rates; (c) competition in transporta tion service is and will be reduced and the efficiency thereof jeopardized; (d) the ability of shippers to secure cars during periods of car shortage will be limited: (e) complainants are and will be prevented from competing for busi ness in Kastem markets whenever routing via the Union Pacific route is specified and required by prospective purchasers: (f) the rates to most of the destinations named in the said tariffs are unjust and unreasonable and unduly discriminatory, and in violation of section 4 of the act to regulate com merce; and (g) complainants are de nrived of tho right to route their freight except upon an unreasonable basis, in violation of section la of the act to regulate commerce "The territiory between Denver and the Missouri River is said to furnish complainants' principal consuming market." Haul Over IS'ortliern Bond In Long. The Commission inserts a table show ing the haul from Astoria to Denver is 341 miles longer via the Northern Pa clfic than over the Union Pacific sys tem: to Kansas City, 23 miles longer, and to Omaha. 107, with relatively preater distances via the Great North ern and Burlington. It is admitted that movement over tho longer routes re quires from 24 to 36 hours more time, but of this the Commission says: "Defendants contend that as lumber does not require an expedited service the additional distance and time in haul which at best is for nearly 1500 miles should not be considered as mak iug the longer route unreasonably long, and that complaints must have con sidered the northern routes satisfactory rince out of a total of 708 cars of lum ber shipped in 1914 to points east of Montana, and to Denver and points east thereof, 543 moved via the northern routes as against 165 via the Union Pacific route. Several witnesses on behalf of complainants testified that a large proportion of their shipments moved via Spokane and the northern routes during the time the Portland gateway was open, but to show tha service via these routes is not satis factory evidence was submitted of al leged serious delays, especially at Bil lings. Mont., where, shipments destined to Denver are delivered to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Delay of this nature are not uncommon, and in and of themselves do not properly afford a basis for holding the northern routes unsatisfactory. "Complainants contend that, as to much of the traffic which formerl moved via the Union Pacific route, tha route. was specified by purchaser whose business cannot now be pro cured in the absence of through rates via that route: and that for the same reason they will be deprived of all business where such routing is stipu- I lated by prospective buyers. Local Point Are Not Arretted. "Joint rates on all traffic except lum ber and forest products were estab lished via Portland and the Union Pa cific route, effective January 18. 1900, between points on the Astoria division of defendant's 'line and points east of the Missouri River. During May and June. 1915. joint rates 'via this route were canceled for the same reason, as defendants state, that the joint rates on lumber and forest products were canceled, and like objections are made by complainants to this cancellation. Joint rates to local Union Pacific points -) are still applicable, the only effect of the cancellations being to eliminate the Union Pacific as an intermediate carrier. There are three transconti nental routes still available via de fendant's line to Spokane, the Great Northern, the Northern Tacific and the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, and their connections, and tne same rates apply over these routes as formerly applied via the Union Pacliic route. The distances are practically the same as via the Union Pacific route to Chicago and all Eastern territory reached through that point, while to St. Louis the distance is but 20 miles greater and in no instance does there appear to be a substantial difference. No evidence was introduced as to any westbound traffic which is not ade quately served by' the available routes. Inferior Service la Result. "The principal complainants against the closing of the Union Pacific route on the eastbound movement are ship pers of mild cured and frozen fish and pickled and canned salmon, who con tend that the cancellation of this route has resulted in a reduction in competi tion which means inferior service, al though it is admitted by complainants' witnesses that the present routes are reasonably satisfactory. As to all pther commodities the record shows that about 85 per cent of the shipments dur ing the three years prior to the clos ing of the Portland gateway moved over the Northern routes. Mild cured and frozen fish and salmon, the bulk of which is exported, move under re frigeration: canned salmon in ordinary box cars. Prior to the cancellation of the Union Pacific route export buyers of fish, other than canned salmon, spec ified that routing in a majority of cases because quicker time was made via that route than via the Northern routes, and also because boat connec tion at the seaboard was formerly guaranteed by the Union Paciflo. The greater part of the canned salmon, on the other hand, moved via the North ern routes. The record shows move ment by water to Portland and thence via the Union Pacific route at the same Joint rates which formerly applied in connection with defendant's line, but complainants contend that this water service maintained by the Union Pa cific is not so satisfactory or con venient as an all-rail service. The average time over the Union Pacific route on refrigerated shipments from Astoria to the Atlantic seaboard is said to be 12 or 13 days, and over the Northern routes 14 days. There is no showing of loss of business through the elimination of the Union Pacific route, although owing to the European war no fish has been exported by complain ants since the closing of that route. Record Show Routes Are Adequate. "In empowering this commission to establish through routes. Congress spe cifically limited our authority by de claring that we 'shall not require any company, without its consent, to em brace in such route substantially less than the entire length of its railroad . . . which lies between the termini of such proposed through route, unless to do so would make such through route unreasonably long as compared with -other practicable through route which could otherwise be established.' "In these cases there are available practicable through routes which em brace the entire length of the originat ing carrier's railroad, and we would not be warranted in ordering the re establishment of the canceled routes, and thereby depriving that carrier of a haul of 400 miles, in the absence of a showing that the public interest will suffer from the cancellation of the Union Pacific route, and this fact the complainants have not established Fears were expressed that the car sup ply would be inadequate and the trans portation service inefficient because of the cancellation of the Union Pa cific route, but no ubstantlal proof was submitted as 10 either. On the contrary, so far as the record shows. the car supply had apparently been ample, and complainants tramc was said to be keenly solicited and ade quately handled by the carriers serv ing the Northern routes. "No attempt was made by defend ants to Justify the fourth section vio lations created by the cancellation of the through rates on lumber. They aid that these violations were the re- ult of Inadvertence In that the same rates were continued in force to some points while to intermediate points. uch as Denver, Omaha, Kansas City nd other Missouri River and Eastern terminals of the Union Pacific, joint rates were canceled, leaving applicable thereto combination rates higher than he joint rates theretofore in effect. These violations were not protected by ppropriate applications. Defendants tated at the hearing that they would remove them, and our attention has not been drawn to any instance in which they have failed to do so. "We find upon all the facts of record that the existing routes have not been hown to be inadequate or unreason ably long, and that the defendants have ustified the cancellation of Joint rates via the canceled routes." ASTORIA BONDS BID IN Water Issue of 5 Per Cent Taken by Morris Bros., of Portland. Morris Brothers, of Portland, were the successful bidders yesterday on an issue of $75,000 of 5 per cent water bonds sold by the city of Astoria. Their bid was 95.22, which places the bonds on a 5.40 basis. . The same firm of bond dealers, ear lier in the week, bought an issue of $500,000 worth of the Port of Astoria's per cent improvement bonds at 94. It is probable that both issues will be offered for sale to the investment public in Portland and vicinity. Oregon Man In Aviation Camp. OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE, Corvallls, July 21. (Special.) Mark Middlekauff. who was graduated In bacteriology at Oregon Agricultural College last year and took his master's degree at Ames, la., last June, has tele graphed hia relatives in Corvallls that he has gone to take up his training for active service at the Toronto aviation camp, having passed the examination. GROUP OF GIRLS IN WILLIS G. WESTS EXTRAVAGANZA J .t...-. ....... , r .' Tj. ,,J J j CHORUs IX "THE SOCIAL, 'WHIRL..' The Oaks Amusement Park is visited by many as their sole means of Summer vacation and for rest and recreation on the "partial payment" plan. These are the many who do not get a week or two or a month to go to the beaches or the mountains nor have machines for touring. Instead the baskets are packed with lunches in the morning and the entire "non-working" part of the family go to this grove of oak trees on the Willamette River and after work Dad and the boys come out. Her rest and games are enjoyed swimming in the waters of the Willamette, dancing in the pavilion or music of the orchestra. Although here but a short time the Willis G. West Musical Extravaganza Company has gained a follow ing and its various members are warm favorites with the audiences as indicated by the applause that greets them as each appears in turn. The play for this week is a musical 'satire on social usages and presents unusual opportunities for the introduction of clean but extremely funny situations and of special songs and dancing by the principals and the Ginger Girls, judging from the rehearsals and the costumes especially prepared for' the first appear ance of "The Social Whirl." In addition to a splendid variety of new and popular numbers. Hazel Boyd and Willis G. West will introduce a dancing specialty that New York papers said was the fastest ever present ed when first produced at Proctor's I25th-street Theater. Famon 4f. JtOZflllgr In its "loafing" range the iPeerless Eight will drift with the zephyr. Like a feather on a fitful (Summer breeze it will pause (end drift or dart this way or 'that with the changing cur ,rent of city traffic. Its "loafing" range suffices (for all ordinary driving. And in its "loafing" range i'lt consumes fuel so sparingly las to shame many a six of. (much less power even many e four. Eighty horsepower yes-??; fout with real economy NEW BISHOP IS VISITOR RIGHT REV. J. P. M'CLOSKY EJi ROUTE TO PHIHFPIJiES. Party of Churchmen Entertained Here by Archbishop Christie and Other Prominent Catholics. The Right Rev. J. P. JlcClosky, new bishop to the Philippines, was in Port land yesterday on his, way to assume his new position, and was the guest of the Knights of Columbus and other prominent Catholics in this city. He is accompanied by a party of prominent Catholic leaders from the Kast. who will go with him as far as San Francisco, and he and his party visited Arch bishop Christie at the cathedral residence yesterday forenoon and were his guests at luncheon. The Knights of Columbus, with Frank Lonergan as master of cere monies, entertained the visitors with a trip up the Columbia Highway in the afternoon and they were guests at a dinner at the Portland Hotel last night, after their return from the highway trip. The personnel of the party with Bishop McClOKky follows: Right Rev. Joseph A. Dougherty, bishop of Buf falo, and his chancellor. Rev. Dr. T. J. Walsh; Monslgnor M. J. Crane, Rev. J. P. Dougherty. Rev J. A. Holahan. Rev. Alden Brady, Rev. J. A. McCullough. Rev. T. I. McGinley and Rev. Joseph Wliiteaker. The party will leave today for San Francisco, where Bishop McClosky Is to take his boat for the Philippines. For ten years he was vicar-general in the Philippines under Bishop D. J. Dougherty, and his services among the natives were of great Importance. Lincoln Alumni to Picnic Today. The Lincoln High School Alumni Association will give a hike and picnic s ii wo Will Drift with the 7 H. Li. KEATS AUTO CO, Broadway at Burnside Street ?The Peerless Motor CarCompany, Cleveland, Ohio gW2 at Columbia- Slough today. Special "stunts" have been prepared by the committee in charge. Boating on the slough will be one of the features of the day. The party leaves the city to day on the 10 o'clock Vancouver train from Second and "Washington etreets. CLUB LEAVES ON OUTING Progressive Business Men Expected to Return Here Today. Special train and automobiles car ried on the first part of the pilgrimage to the summit of Larch Mountain yes terday the members of the Progressive Business Men's Club and their friends and wives and sweethearts. The special train left from the Union Depot at 7:30 A. M. and reached Mult nomah Falls at 9 o'clock, where the automobile parties joined the main body. After the march over the trail to camp on Larch Mountain, dinner was enjoyed at 6 o'clock. The party will enjoy a return trip over the trail by way of Wahkeena Falls today, and will start back for Portland at 4 o'clock, arriving here, at 5:30. The committee handling the trip con sists of J. R. Tomllnson. Harold Wold, J. R. St. John. John Strltzel, I. L. Riggs. C. W. Hayhurst, Frank Barrlnger and A. M. Grilley. Plea of Not Guilty Entered. G. N. Smith, indicted by a recent grand jury for assault with a deadly weapon, pleaded not guilty yesterday when arraigned before Circuit Judge Gatens. Smith is accused of assaulting K. O. Anderson, a salesman, in an ar gument over an auto fare. Alleged Wife Deserter Returned. Sheriff Hurlburt returned yesterday from Sacramento, bringing with him Herbert DeBouille. wanted here to an swer an indictment charging non-support, lie is alleged to have deserted a wife and invalid daughter. He was indicted in January, 1916. COMPANY AT THE OAKS. - rower or Race vith the Gale "ELL-NIGH unbelievable contrasts in performance give the Peerless Eight its distinctive charm. Two power ranges make it at once an eco nomical, ideally soft, smooth, lively car for ordinary driving . or a brute of a car for power and speed when you "have the road'-and. the need or desire "to burn it. Let us show you why the Peerless" Eight has come to be the choice of . the.country'3' most exacting motor car buyers. Seven Passenger Touring , Roadster 92090 Sporting Roadster 12250 Coup U7SC? Sedan $2890 Limousine $3590 Prices J. o. b. Cleveland Subject to change without notice' Public Health and Charities Tests Made With Nuxated Iron On Stubborn Cases Where Other, Tonics Had Failed f Absolutely Convinced .Him of Its Remarkable and Unusual PowerSays That When He Took It Personally The Rapidity With Which His Energy and Endurance In creased Was Most Surprising Philadelphia. Pa. Probably no remedy baa ever met with such phenomenal success as has Nuxated Iron over three million people annually take it in this country alone, to say nothing dT the vast number who are using it In France. England. South America and other coun tries. It has been highly endorsed and used by former United States Senators and Members of Congress; physicians who have been connected with well known hospitals have prescribed and rec ommended it: Monselgneur Nanlnl, a prominent Catholic Clergyman, re com - iiieilUB 41 10 ait 111 em a ui iua titiuuiig Church. Former Health Commissioner Wm. R Kerr, of Chicago, says It ought others. Wm. R. Kerr, former Health to be used In every hospital and pre- Commissioner of Chicago, says Nuxated scribed by every physician; Former First Iron should be used In every hospital and Assistant Post Master General of the prescribed by every physician In this United States, C. P. Qrandneld, strongly country. endorses and recommends it to the. tens Now, doctor, why not give your 'pa of thousands of civil service employees tlents the same kind of Iron that Dr. who know hia name and signature. Hornstlne end other physlclana felt was Sarah Bernhardt "The Divine Sarah" best for them to take Nuxated Iron? the world's most noted actress, has or- Vour patlent'a health and welfare comes dered a large quantity sent to the French first medical ethics second. If a remedy soldiers to held give them strength. Is best for the doctor, why Is It not best power and endurance. for the patient? Two flve.graln tableta Former United States Senator Wm. EL of Nuxated Iron taken three times per Mason says the results he obtained from day after meals will often Inereaae the Its use in his own case were so beneficial strength and endurance of delicate, nerv that he -feels It should be, made known ous, run-down folks 100 per cent. In two to every nervous, run-down man.' woman weeks time. Vour druggist will refund and child. The famous "Cyclone" Davis, your patient's money If It doesn't. Member or the 4tn united ttt&tes (con gress, - says the effect of Nuxated Iron on him was almost magical, that after taking it nothing seemed to tire him out, no matter how strenuous It might be. Former United States Senator Charles A. Towne, the silver-tongued orator of Min nesota, says he unhesitatingly recom mends Nuxated Iron to all wher feel the need of renewed energy and the regular- tty of bodily functions, and that hence- iTI'paiSu crnt& City of Chicago and former House Sur- geon Jefferson Park Hospital, Chicago. fats' '.iS ofT? to Mceran9? pVeari- t Ion he iSsver used for bating red blood, bonding up tbe nerves, strength- enlnsr the muscles and correcting dlges tlve disorders. Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques. Visiting 8urgeon St. Elizabeth's Hospital lng Surgeon St. Elizabeth's Hospital New York, says he has never before rec ommended 'any remedy to the public, but that tn the case 01 iMuxatea Iron he would feel he were remiss tn his duty not to mention it. Dr. Ferdinand King. -New Tork Physician and Medical Au thor, says that in his recent talks to physicians on the grave and serious consequences of iron deficiency In the blood of-American women, he bas strong ly emphasized the fact that doctors should prescribe , more organic, iron Nuxated Iron for their weak, run-down, nervous, haggard-looking patients. Ty Cobb, the greatest baseball batter Of all time, took it to help give him re newed energy and great staying power. No matter what anybody says you could not at this day get such prominent men to endorse a remedy tnai nas no 1 vaiue careworn and nearly all in rfow at 60, jOT,7l..-Wae.aftW taking Nuxated Iron, a miracle of ommend Nuxated Iron. Xr. EI. Sauer, a Boston physielan who baa .studied both in this country and great European Medical Institutions, said: "Nuxated Iron la a wonderful rem edy.. Not long ago a man came to me who was nearly half a century old and asked me to give blm a preliminary ex amination for life Insurance. I was as- tz-.-z r .. i w o eure.of boy.ot twenty, and as full .of Tin ge-Eigkfc sun Zephyr Tfic Sporting- jttang But in the open stretches you can race with the gale in this same soft, smooth Peer less Eight. You have only to open your throttle wider to utterly change the character of your car. vTo see her perform' in her 'sporting" range, you would, think she was built for tre-j 'mendous speed and prodigious feats of power without regard for the gentler virtues which so distinguish the "loafing", range performance of thix came car. HUMOTMr hTlH For Ten Years In ililDlMlETheDepartmentot SPECIAL TO PHYSICIANS Doctor, what de you recommend to re new -the supply of Iron In the blood of peeple In a weak, nervous, run-down State? Dr. Hornstlne, for ten years Physician In the Department of Public Health and Charities of Philadelphia, ssys: "TAKE NUXATED IRON." 80 ssys Dr. A. J. Newman, late of the Jefferson Park Hos pital, Chicago; Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques, Visiting Surgeon St. Elizabeth's Hospital New topk; ur. rerainana iing, new York Physician and Medical Author, and Read Below What During my ten years' connection with the Department efPubllc Health and Charities as District Physician, and with the Department of Public Safety as Police Surgeon, also as amember of Important hospital staffs, I wae often asked by both phyalclans and laymen: 'Doctor, what do you recommend V renew the supply of Iron- In the blood of people In a week, nervous, run-down state? While knowing tnat i,,, deficiency was the cause of this debilitated condition, and that Iron must b. suppned before renewed strength could be obtained. I nevertheless always he..- tated about giving an opinion. This waa simply because of my lack of conndeqee , tna ordinary forms of metallic Iron salts, with which there has been ao much dissatisfaction. After carefully examining the formula of Nuxated Iron, I realized that here at last was organic lrdn-4he only kind I could conscientiously recom- mend, prepared In such a way with other Ingredients as to be easily assimilated and calculated to act as a quick revltallzsr of the blood snd a true strength euliaer. ITS ADMINISTRATION IN A NUMBER OF STUBBORN CASES WHERE OTHER TONICS HAD UTTERLY FAILED, ONLY SERVED TO CONVINCE ME ABSO LUTELY OPWTHE REMA'RKABLE AND UNUSUAL POWER OF NUXATED IRON: WHEN I PERSONALLY TOOK IT, I FOUND THE RAPIDITY WITH WHICH MY ENERGY AND ENDURANCE INCREASED MOST SURPRISING The fact that- this preparation of Iron does not Injure the teeth, nor upset the stomach, makes It especially desirable. In my opinion, the widespread use. of Nuxated iron Is bound to make a nation of stronger men, lovelier women and healthier children. vtgor, vim and vitality as a young man. NOTE Nuxated Iron, which has been used In fact a voune man he really was y Dr. N. B. Hornstlne with such surprising 12v.-ik.. ,Tir M. .o-e Tk. J?JL results and which U prescribed and recom notwithstanding his age. Tha secret, m,njed above by physicians in such a he said, was taking iron Nuxate Iron irrest variety of cases, is not a patent, nyili 1 n , -. wt a , i - . s. ' cine nor secret re-mc-dv. but one which Is well V w ,.M - . . " 30 he was In bad health; at 46 he was vitality and his face beaming with the buoyancy of youth." If you are not strong or well, you owe it to yourself to make the follow ing test: See how long you can work. or how far you can coming tire a. rsext tablets of Nuxated -aay-alter meats tor two weeks, xnen Kch you-toivS gained d '" ft e States That WHO HE IS Dr. Hornstlne was graduated from the Medico-C hlrugical College- of Philadel phia. L.ater he was physician on the hos pital slafT of this col lege fot. three years. He was also connected with with the Hospital Staff or the Mt, Sinai Hospital. Philadelphia, for one year. He was a Physician on the Philadelphia Board of Health for ten years and Potlee Surgeon In ' the City of Philadelphia for even veara. He Is also a writer of plays and has written and produced more than 30 plays and dramas. Dr. Hornstine Says: n V known to druggists everywhere. Unlike, the older tnorsantc iron products. It Is easily ss- stmnaiea. aoes not injure tne teem, mane them black nor upset the stomach; on tbe con trary it Is a most potent remedy In nearly all forms of indigestion as well as for, nervous, run-down conditions. The manufacturers have such prpat confidence In Nuxated Iron tnat they offer to forfeit SlOO.uO to any charitable. institution it tney cannot uko any man or woman under sixty who lacks Iron and In- your money If tt does not at Icat double j;oiir strength and endurance In ten day' time. It In dispensed bv The Owl I-rug Co. iod .) (0O4 fc..., v: -.. -f ' III I ? - i III .--. H'W lit n W w rn 109.2