THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 20, 1919. SHIPPERS CRITICISE HEW FREIGHT TRAFFIC PORTLAND MAN INVENTS LABOR-SAVING DEVICE FOR GATHERING PRUNES. Charge Between Washington and California Held Unjust. . 0- - : ' f Dainty .New Shoe Styles All vacation need in shoes are easily supplied at this store, whether you require sport, dress, street 6hoes or dancing pumps. Below are illustrated a few of the popular styles we are showing. $5 DISCREPANCY IS FOUND -4 J. ,Vvi. I , , t - . s .- i4!l Growers of Perishable Fruits Testify That Proposed Schedule Discrim inates Against Districts. 1 Zvr-tei "-n- iwr-r D---t - : 14 w i "v .......... r ? " j"s1si "Why the rate' from California to Washington points on a carload of apples, under the proposed perishable freight tariff, should be $5 lower than on a similar shipment of the same com modity from Washington to California points, was a question brought before the interstate commerce commission rate hearing in the federal court room yesterday afternoon by E. S. Gill, sales manager of the Seattle Produce asso ciation. Mr. Gill pointed out the in equality of apple charges as one ex ample of unsatisfactory rates contained in the proposed tariff, saying there were other provisions that appeared equally discriminatory. The witness expressed the belief that the rate from Washington into Cali fornia should be lower, for the reason that shipments move during a season when no refrigeration is necessary, whereas the California apples are shipped north during the early summer months when weather conditions de mand refrigeration. Inequality Is Alleged. Potatoes grown in Washington, Mr. Gill said, are given a proposed rate of 155 a car to California points, while the charge for carload shipments of California potatoes to Washington is placed at 50 per car. Mr. Gill asked why oranges should be shipped at the same rate from Porterville as from Kedlands, and why the rate from north ern California should be the same as from the southern, part of the state, when cars from the latter district are two to three days longer en route and carried across the hottest part of the state during that additional time. In reply to questions Mr., Gill ad mitted he would abide by the proposed rate if it can be shown to his satisfac tion it is based upon actual cost of service. But he said he could not understand how such could be the case, with refrigeration of California prod ucts necessary and no such service re quired during the season when Wash ington shipments are moving. Burden on Housewife Opposed. Mr. Gill took occasion to express his views on any change in the tariffs that will place an additional burden upon the housewife, who will be obliged to pay a higher price for the necessities of life in case the freight rales on those commodities are increased. He taid the cry of "profiteering" has been brought about through the steady in crease in the cost of living, and that while a woman, upon buying a pair of shoes might complain about the price, she would not take the shoe situation fo seriously for the reason that such purchases are made or.iy at intervals. One bit of humor was injected into the closing day of the examination, when J. Curtis Robinson, representing the Northwestern Fruit exchange, was asked if new commodities seeking re frigeration service would not put into use those cars formerly "used for that commodity called beer." The court ste nographer evidently had forgotten the term, for he called for a repetition, amid laughter and an explanaton that it was something people used to drink on hot days. Be-icing Charge Protested. Mr. Robinson was contending against the proposed rental of $5 for use of refrigerator cars. He was asked if such a charge would not prevent com modities not entitled to use of such cars from infringing upon perishables, and replied that he believed the addi tional charge should be levied upon the commodities not entitled to such serv ice rather than upon those that are entitled to it. Beer cars, he said, might not prove suitable for movement of perishable freight, R. L. Thompson, representing the Salem-Kings Products company, en tered a protest against a charge in Portland for re-icing carload shipments of loganberries from The Dalles and consigned to Salem. He said he had been informed that a charge of $4 or $4.50 would be made for this service in Portland, whether the car required it or not, and did not believe it equi table. Representatives of the railroad administration explained that Mr. Thompson evidently had been misin formed on that point, as such charge was not being made here. The witness told of the service given by the Pa cific Fruit Express in the handling of loganberry shipments and expressed the belief that present rates are am ple, if not in excess of what the serv . ice justifies. He said his company has no objection to paying a reasonable fee. which he thought should be based upon cost, plus a reasonable profit. Growers Complete Testimony. During the afternoon the use of the term "accessorial service" was resorted to oy examining attorneys, and on cross-examination several of the wit nesses were asked to offer a definition. Some succeeded fairly well, while others admitted they could not give the generally-accepted definition. Growers completed their side of the rase shortly after the noon recess, tal- lowing which the carriers presented several witnesses in rebuttal, covering points on which objections had been entered. Among these was R. Colby uearnoorn, general manager of the Pa cific Fruit Express, with headquarters In Chicago, who dealt with ice costs and meltage, told of experiments con ducted by his company and government agents on the southern route, and test fled that the cost of maintaining re frigerator service over the southern route was smaller than over the north ern lines. Proposed Tariff Criticised. J. u. Plette, manager of the Yakima Valley Traffic & Credit association, was recalled at the morning session, giving further testimony upon heater service as furnished to patrons of his associa tion. James McCabe. representing the w enaicnee v ruit exchange, and H. S. C.rowl, secretary of the Wenatchee Produce company, also took the stand to point out discrepancies they considered existed in the proposed tariff. A. R. Currie. representing the Ryan Fruit company of Seattle, testified in con necnon wiin sn.pment ot bananas, re tarded as the -iost perishable of all mmotities handled He said the charge for messenger service from New Orleans to the northwest was $15 per ear. and estimated the actual cost of sucn service to be J9.85 per car. Hearing to Resume Wednesday, J-o'icwing rebuttal testimony, the Hearing was adjourned by L. R. Mar shall, examiner for the interstate com merce commission, to Wednesday, July 23. when the investigation will bo con tinued in Denver. The Portland hear ing opened Wednesday morninir. and during the four days numerous exhibits and an unusual array of statistics bear irg on perishable rates in the north west were introduced for, entry into i2 ARTHUR BEDEEX, IXVEKTOR, ASD C. No more will the wily prune evade the dining-room table or the mess halls of the army by hiding on the ground and escaping the hand of the careless prune picker. Arthur Hedeen, 856 Colonial avenue, has perfected a device which should prove a boon to prune growers in the saving of labor and fruit. The principle of the Invention is very simple. and it can be operated easily by one man. The machine is placed under a tree, encircling it by means of a slot ar rangement. The instant the tree is shaken the prunes roll down the inclined sides into a box through a hole in the center. The prune gatherer is made in The machine will eliminate all the during rainy weatner. aiucn rruit wm De savea wnicn is isuany stepped on. Mr. Hedeen is associated in the production of the prune gatherer with C. AV. vising the building of the new models. the record which will be reviewed by J the interstate commerce commission. The object of the examination was to obtain views of shippers lelailve to the proposed tariff whicfl is a consoli dation and unification, of all existing tariffs on all roads under control of the United Stages railroad administra tion. It was explained nt the opening of the hearing by C. E. B-sll of the rail road administration that the division of traffic believes there should be uni formity of transportation rules and regulations, so far as possible, to those commodities grown in different sec tions and sold in competition in the same markets. "ALADDIN'S LAMP" COMING Howling Combination of Farce and Comedy Assured Shriners. Shrine headquarters in the Gasco building yesterday were offered a com plete show free of charge. The offer came . from Campbell M. Voorhees, potentate of Aladdin temple. Columbus, O., and the piay that the Shriners will put on will be "Aladdlns Lamp," a howling combination of farce and musical comeay. xne piay win oe rewritten especially to fit Portland, and wtll be participated in by the famous chorus of Aladdin temple singers, their patrol and band. Potentate w. J. ttormann expects io secure a local tneater ior ine use oi the Ohioans and give them every assist ance in staging the great production. Aladdin .brings its own stage settings, carload of trappings Deing useo. in producing the play. MATRIMONIAL BONDS IRK Three Iiewis County Spouses Seek Single Blessedness. PHEHALIS. Wash.. July 19. fSpe- cial.) Three divorce cases are before the superior court: Mary vs. Jacob Schneider. John J. vs. Cora Carey and Beulah vs. Oliver Bain. The Schneiders were married in Au gust. 1912. in Oregon. They have two children, one 7 and the other o years old. The Careys were married in isovem- ber. 1900, in Centralia. Plalntirr is u years of age and asks custody of two children. 17 and 16 years old. The Bains were married in Tlnsman. Ark., in July, 1909. Four cnnaren. agea 4. 7 and 9 years are the resun. lean ness, shirtlessness. aruriKcnrioa uu finally desertion are set up in the wife's complaint. F. X. ARENS AT HOOD RIVER Prominent New lorker to bpena Vacation at His Orchard Home. Hnnn RIVER. Or.. July 19. (Spe cial.) F. X. Arens, prominent wew York City vocal director, arrivea yes terday for a vacation at his middle valley orchard place. Mr. Arens is re covering from a neat strone ounereu while crossing the middle west. His two sons. Captain winirea a. Arens and R. W. Arens, are now out ot service. The latter is wun nis wue in New York City, while captain Arens is in Texas, having been placed on me reserve list. Mrs. Arens, well Known in i-omana social circles, remains In New lorK City, but may come to Hood River later in the season. A third son, Eggmont Arens, is in magazine work in the metropolis. TWIN TUNNEL BEING BORED Steady Progress Made on Hood River-Mosier Extension of Road. HOOD RIVER ,Or July 19. (Spe cial.) Steady progress is being made by crews on the hooq itiver-iuosier ex tension of the Columbia river highway. The shorter of the twin tunnels two miles this side of Mosier has been bored and the hard-rock men have cut their way for about 15 feet into the longer, a bore of 240 feet, with two open win dows. The shorter tunnel is 65 feet 'The most difficult work on the six mile link is three-quarters of a mile on each side of the two tunnels, which are only 60 feet apart, and steam shovels, working from bcth ends, have encountered hard construction. Alkali in Shampoos Bad for Washing Hair Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use is Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo, for 'this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap and beats anything else all to pieces. Vou can get this at any dr-ig store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. about a teaspoonful is all that Is required. It makes an abun dance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh-looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff. Adv. W. HARRIS, HIS ASSOCIATE, GIVING HELPER A TRVOUT. five sections and can be readily taken trouble caused by having pickers gather HUSBAND GAHT "SEE" M FIREMAN SAID TO BE OBLIVIONS TO DEVOTION OP WIFE. Two Women Complain That Spouses Object to Being 'Tied Down' and Refuse to Mend Their Ways. While Alfreda Marie Foster, with tears and sobs, sought for hours some expression of love and affection from her husband. Robert H. Foster, a city fireman, he would smoke, apparently oblivious of her presence, she com plains in a suit for divorce filed yes terday. She also declares that he re fused to quit his job and take day work at better pay and that he always In sisted on paying rent instead of put ting his money in a home. Anna E. Borter declares that while she was combing her hair on the porch of their home one day in 1917. her hus band. Christian Borter, dragged her by the hair into their home and beat and knocked her down. While she was suf fering from a nervous breakdown as the result of this treatment, she avers her husband had her committed to the insane asylum, from which she was paroled in June, 1918. and finally dis charged 'n February. 1919. George Alexander McUachlan told his wife. Vivian May McLichlan, in no un certain terms that he did as he pleased before he was married and did not pro pose to mend his ways in that regard after marriage, she complains in a suit filed yesterday. Edward Miller liked to "step out" and disliked being "tied down" by a wife. declares Mrs. Violet Miller, In her suit, for separation. Other divorce suits filed yesterday were: Hazel E. Kromer against Thad deus Kromer. desertion; Julia C. Mears against James J. Mears; B. Dorothy Garrison against Charles F. Garrison, cruelty: Nettie M. Grigsby against Clarence W. Grigsby. desertion: Andrew Caughey against Ethle'en Caughey. cru elty, and Arthur D. Emery against Jennie Emery, cruelty. GOOD SWIMMER DROWNS Registration Card Identifies Dead as Joseph M. Hopnacki of Detroit. KELSO. Wash.. July 19. (Special.) Edward Blake, or Joseph M. Hopnacki, an Austrian, who had worked on the railroad crew laying track here, drowned last evening while swimming in the Coweeman river. He apparently was a good swimmer and had crossed the river and returned. His compan ions were horrified to see him go down suddenly. He was within a few feet of the bank, but they were unable to rescue him. The body was recovered. . Blake, as he gave his name when he went to work, was a man of about 25 years. He registered for the draft at Detroit. Mich., and his classification card gives him the name of Joseph M. Hopnacki. Nothing is known of him except what can be rleaned from his A Diamond to satisfy every feminine heart must be a rare and beautiful stone. It is just such a stone that you will find at Jacoby's. Special Diamond Engagement Rings at $25, $50 and $100 never fail to please. The settings of these stones are exception ally lovely. Many are in the artistic filigree settings in white gold or platinum. We are always glad to make xxp settings to conform to your own ideas. AND OF COURSE Jacoby's Lucky Wedding Rings when the happy time comes for you to purchase one. .T,TrAT?T.P.'TC -"" ' WASHINGTON ST. ML Id.? THEIR JEW PRCKB PICKER'S down or set ud. the prunes from the ground, especially Harris, 566 Delay street, who is super personal papers. He has been in this country about 12 years and had worked on several jobs from Idaho to the coast in the past few weeks. AUDITORIUM nELD UNSAFE Repairs Made at Gladstone Park Structure. Immediate repair of the auditorium at Gladstone Chautauqua, in which ses sions are now being held, was promised by Secretary Bsattie of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua association, follow ing an Investigation made of the build ing by W. C. Knighton, chairman of the state board of architectural examiners. and H. E. Plummer. city building in spector. The Investigation, which was re quested by Governor Olcott. disclosed the fact that the building was not en tirely safe to the public under present conditions. The top chord of the truss which supports the roof of the audi torium has buckled. Mr. Plummer as serfs, and braces must be placed to support the building. Work on the repair of the bulldlni was instituted Saturday morning. Im mediately following the investigation. according to Mr. Plummer. Artisans to Celebrate Picnic. Liberty assembly No. 2SS, now the largest association of United Artisans. wU celebrate the success of Its recent membership campaign by running a special train to Estacada park on La bor day, taking along its baseball team, drill team and 500 enthusiastic boosters to take part In sports and prepare for visitors on that day. A special meet Ing for members and friends will be held Wednesday evening at the hall East Sixth and Alder streets, at which a full attendance is expected. There will be an orchestra to furnish dance music and everyone Interested In the order Is asked to attend. Blackberries Abundant In Cowlits. KELSO. Wash.. July 19 (Special.) The wild blackberry crop of Cowllts county hills and logged off lands has been one of the most abundant in years, and hundreds of pickers are out daily. It is nothing unusual for a single picker to gather five or six gallons of the fruit in a few hours. Driveway at Finleys ' " ; L' A STING 1 'wains : :-n every family served is the aim that Finley Institution so successfuL No worthy family has ever been denied a fitting funeral. J. P. Finley & Son Progressive Funeral Directors Montgomery at Fifth calf. XWvifcT-L I T Tialntlly finished Is V-sSS. IJ 1 n ' wh't canvas WL is pump with Its long fcav " vamp and slender " fe5 " J-i'Siryr self - covered Louis ' :i I IW-fcr Vf beet -04. frf -Tk to bring j 1 STAIGER'S Vi 4 V- 292 WASHIXGT STREET CITY MAY PROBE PRICES REED COLLEGE PROFESSOR ORIGINATOR OF IDEA. IS Letter Sent to Mayor Will Be In troduced at Next Council Meeting for Action. Investigation by the city council of Increases in the price of commodities In common use Is urged In a letter ad dressed to Mayor Baker by Professor A. A. Knowlton of Reed college. Pro fessor Knowlton does not allege that the producers and distributors are In creasing prices unfairly, but says that the suspicion held by the average per son that prices do not bear a reasonable relation with the cost of production la the cause of much social unrest. Professor Knowlton In his letter calls attention to the proposed Increase In the price of bread, the Increased cost of ice snd milk and the organisation of the producers and distributors for self protection, with the consumers unor ganised and at the mercy of the pro ducers and the distributors. The suggestion offered In the letter are now receiving consideration by Mayor Baker, who Incidentally states that he plans on making an indepen dent Investigation to ascertain, if pos fm' ' . ' f" '"T f K: . ... j 4. r . - J ! s.S : -n? ''V satisfaction to has made the A This is a particularly Milady will attractive pump, in I , this Colonial p either patent or dull patent leather. patent leather, Colonial style. Bunea by a vamp. French and hand-turned ll.OO, It has self-covered military heels and hand - turned soles. n.oo. DA stylish high boot in white. walking heel. bame style In nubuck. and 'calf. 10.00. The Juvenile Shop Two charming models for children are shown in the illustration; they give a faint idea of the careful way in which we fit little undeveloped feet. It will pay you ir kiddies here. sible, if Illegal combines exist la Port land. It is probable that th letter sub mitted to Mayor Baker will be trans mitted to the city council next Wednes day snd that as a result n thorough ifi ill .-crj rt ft3 MAID O CLOVER BUTTER For any kind of bread; Stands in favor For its flavor A most delightful spread. MAID O' CLOVER BUTTER For bread and cake and tart; So good to eat. Rich, pure, and sweet, The proof of cubist art. MAID O' CLOVER BUTTER From mountain meadow cream; Its goodness lends Such ideal blends, A fairy food twould seem. MAID O CLOVER BUTTER Order it today; Each morn it's shipt On ice that's chipt. Thru routed no delay. MAID O' CLOVER BUTTER This minute "phone the store, "Jim, please send over My Maid O Clover." Once tried, youH order more. L4. r-"-l m en MUTUAL ICE CREAM IS THE CREAM OF CREAMS ET. Mutual Creamerg Compamj i fancy pump in dlstln- long heel sole. laci wi ST. ced th while pearl investigation will be conducted under the authority of the council. Deposits of tungsten or have beet discovered in Corea and mines are be- inc opened r MS?- V5 j jlg -L - - 1 r.."T7t ..J C ' I I I I II I I I I i i ill'.