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GOOD EVEIIIIIG
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Yesterday n)VrV(i( ) a II
T. ,t . THE WEATHE5.
Fair tonight and Sunday; north.
: wcat winds. ' " v . u :. -. "V
vol. iv. no. m.
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Judge" 7T Fr kxer Decides 7? That
: t Amusement Places There :
iCome Legally Under the).!'5:.:
Head of Theatres,.
FAIR d0RP0RATI01VT:v
V. CAN'T CLOSE-SHOWS
I'-. ' , i i1- '.v '''I ',' '
H Power, to Regulkto but Not to
f Prohibit Soma Doubt Exiats Re-.
garding Whether Davenporfa Farm
. la a Theatre or a School--Every-thlng
6e Turned Loote Tomorrow.
. Barker wilt bark, aptelera wUl apiel;
:bnU wiILply and alrla will alna n
the Trait tomorrow. Tbe earnWal spirit
1 will rein where . on previous ' Sundays
: since- the opening of 4he-exposltio-a
melancholy air of desertion has oausad
' tnournlnc , and loss to the conresslon.
aire. ' v ' '
' The ' . announcement that; tha Trail
would be open oa Sundays" came today
In the form of a decision -In Judae
FraMr's department of the clroult court
previous arrangements sntarsd Into by
President Ooode before tha opening of
the' fair -prohibited the opening of the
fun lane on Sundays. ' '
v. Concessionaires objected rigorously,
-without svalL Meetings aaA-aoafsraaoss
were held and protests mads.. Finally
suit was brought by tha concessionaires
te enjolS'the management from lnter
farlna with their Sunday shows. The
milts wars brought by Ilomer Davenport
aad tha Roltair Amusement company.
' Judge tFrmser this- morning 'decided
that an injunction should be Issued, and
tomorrow thsrs will be lively times on
the Trail. Tha decision saya thst Dav
enport'a farm may not bo a plane of
amusement under tha law. Roltalra ta
'declSred ta be a theatre which under
the laws of 1 90S cannot be closed an
Sunday. The other amusements are de
scribed aa being of a theatrical char
acter and tha same lawa prevail.
i SaaUdoa of Oaru!. "'
""Tha decision follows. In part: v
.'"On the hearing aff Ida vita and oral
testimony were Introduced tending to
show that prior to tha signing of thaaa
contracts tha directors of tha defendant
' corporation had advertised to tha world
thafthe fair would be kept open on
Sundays, and that no azoeptton was
made of tha shows or concessions which
wsra asserted to be apartof tha fair,
.and that when plaintiffs objected to
- psylng the . amount demanded by the
"defendant from plaintiffs for their con
cessions, tha defendant, through- Ita di
rector of concessions, urged that they
could ' afford to pay the amounts Be
, cause they 'would be allowed to keep
open on Sundays. - Mr. Wakefield, the
d I sector of concessions, denied sny e
mombranoe of-this -conversation, but
did not deny that the defendant had
advsrtlsed that-tha. fair would, be kept
open on Sundaya and that no exoeptlon
. had been made aa to tha ahowa or con
- - cessions. - ;.i . .
"The first question which arises on
this application is whether tha laws of
this seats prohibit the operation of such
exhibitions aa plaintiffs' on Sundaya
Of oourse, no court would aid any per
son or corporation In tha anforoement
"O any contract r to protect any con
tract right. If such contract or right
were contrary to tha laws of tha atats.
The Sunday closing law. aa amended m
10I, expressly excepts theatres, and It
Is conceded that any ahow which comes
pk (Continued on , Page 8ta,-
What's New
AtSHoixei? -J.
" i
Fair, visitors ask that question
' every day. The answer is to ba
. f qund in .Tha Journal. If thsrs'a
anything new - anywhere . in ' the
country Tha Journal will have It,
be sure of that. The Sunday
' morning Journal Is the best psper
published in Portland. It has tha
. only special lessed wire aervlca In
. Oregon, and by It la enabled to
get the bestranir first accounts of
every importan nuppening in ma
.world. It prints tha only Sunday
color aomlo section In ths city.
Happv llooilgan, the ' Katseniam--mr
Kids. Maud tha Mule, and all
: tha rat of -ihe funny , folk are
there In their brightest dress to
make ths youngsters . laugh. If
you live in Portland, you know,
' if you don't you'll soon And out.
thst tha llvs Sunday morning
newspaper of Portland is
. Sun Jay
JOURNAL :
: 1.
Swediah Singing Club "Columbia" of
r:'MuaorirBrlrHawk1rra, N.J; P
O. Eklund, A. C Bowman,' P. Moren, I. Wettrom, Oacar T. Holt, Andrew
Aueplund.' Axel Kahlln, Axel Strom, H. Petterson, C. A. Appelgrcn.' ;
SCANDHIAVIAN DAY
MuslcTand Elbquerjcf Contlnui
". 46 Make Occasion Notable
v - Jn Fair's Istory.-:"
ATTENDANCE IS GREAT
- IN HONOR OF EVENT
Governor Chamberlain Welcomes the
Great Throng' and Telia f Part the
Celebrants" Played In Building the
Commonwealths of . Northweet.' - -
.
- - . - -
S Bcandlnavlan, Southern Call- "
s fornla. and Columbia County day e)
a drew to tha exposition a crowd -
;of I.Ort up to 11:80 this fore-'.
a noon, with every prospect of a" ' e
e total attendance of noi less than 4
4 10.009., Teaterday tha .total adv
q mlsslonap were 15,847. an lm- a
e provament over tha day before. . 4
With songs and e'paachea the 'Scandi
navlana of the northwest gathered .In a
mighty reunion at the Auditorium on
the exposition grounds this afternoon,
Tha flags pf Denmark, Norway,. Sweden
and Finland wars unfurled amid .beau
tiful floral daeoratlena arranged by the
local Scandinavian eoctetles. r .
"-rTbe-Admlniatratlon band, played .an
overture , at 1- o'clock and Rev. C J.
Renhard, president of 'the committee,
followed with Introductory remarks In
hla native tongue.. Governor Chamber
lain delivered tha address of welcome
and spoke eloquently of - the : great
part the Scandinavian people had played
In the development of the northwest.
Other addresses were made by Profes
s6rJtN. 'Klldahl. Professor Kiistlan
Anker, Alfred Salln and Professor Krn-
est Phlblal."' " " "
Musi a was a strong, feature of tha
program. . A violin, nolo waa given by
Miss -Elate Larson and vocal solos by
Lllllaa Margaret- tsen- and Mrs.. Kdna
Lund. ' Professor . Theodora - Llndberg
rendered a violin Solo and tha, program
closed with the singing of "America"
by tha audience. . ' - ( -'
Tonight, beginning at S o'clock la the
Auditorium,' there will be a grand con
cert by- ths Scandinavians. The pro
gram la to be as follows:.. Song, "Hor
oss Svea"- ' Wennerberg). United
Mala chorus; piano solo, "Hungarian
Rhapsody No. I'' (F. Llsst), Madams
Fsrande Hansen; song (a) "Danevog,"
(b) "Kong Krlatlan ,- stod ' ved hojeu
Hast," BehUrtla Danish Church choir;
song, "Vart Land" (J. A. Josephson),
Swsdish Singing society, Everett; vocal
solo. "Were I, a Star" (Mawley), Miss
Lilian Margaret Eleeni song. .-"Brads-faerden"
(H. KJerulf), Norwegian Sing
ing society. "Maalatraaten." Tacoms;
violin- sblo, .MlssElleIXrseh;. song,
"Sangaremarsch," 8. 8. C "Columbia,"
Portland; plsna solo, "Rhapsody No. t"
(Llsst), Professor Oscar Lofgren; vocal
aolo, Mrs. O. M, Jensen; song, "Brol
lops Marsch'" (Soderman), Swediah
Singing society, Seattle; vocal- solo, (a)
"Bland fjellen." (b) selection (Helland),
Mrs. Edla Lund; sohg. Swedish Singing
society, San Francisco; violin solo, a)
"Romance," (b) "Hungarian Dance.- op.
J 4" (Naches),' Professor Theodore Llnd
berg; song, ""O, (har er dean aftee)
Bmuetc" (RelmlgeV), Norwegian jBlnglng
society, "Maaltrasten,". TaRoma;nng,
"BJorneborgs Msrschen,"tJnlted ; Male
chorus.. . .. ' - -
The members of the Scandinavian day
fair 'ccmmltteo are: Rev. Carl J; Ren-
Contlaued. on Page Blx.
PORTLAND, OREGON, i SATURDAY- EVENING, - JULY:
fca4'..aisiweM-SnW
Portland. ' The' Membera Are--C E.
craoni - G. - BeTgmanrP, VftHLhiderAdolph Elatf ont."rrafil"Werbef grNe!a"T
STARR CAPTURED
STAND
pTepHew oflB'oligr
Will Testify Monday Then Finnj Argument Will
Begin Heney and
' Testimony for both prosecution -and
defense in tha ' trial . of Congressman
Williamson and hla co-defendants In the
federal court waa practically eonoluded
this morning and- argument to tha jury
will begin on Monday. ,
But one witness, Ernest ' Starr, for
whom a . score of ' detectives, : deputy
marshals and peace officers have been,
searching for more "than a week, re-'
mains to ba heard, and he will be placed
on the stand at t o'clock Monday morn
ing.'. Starr took to tha mountains to
escape testifying tor the second time
against ' bia-uncle. -Cdhgressmair-Wll-llaroson,
bur he waa located yesterday
on the aneep ranch of John O'Leary In
the Cascade mountains and ha Is now oa
bta way. to -Portland In custody of a
deputy marshal. He will arrive this
afternoon. - ' '- .".
Williamson was on the sUnd this
morning but he waa questioned by his
attorneys only' aa to his visit to Prlne
vllle In June, 1802, and the prosecuting
attorney waa ' consequently limited on
cross-examination to the same subject.
Ha ,waa followed by four witnesses,
who testified to ths good character of
tha three defendants, and. - counsel for
the defense then announced thst their
caae was closed.- .... ; J -,'v'
-r- 'stan So Be Oefiee Stoadajr.
Several witnesses were called by Dis
trict - Attorney Heney - to rebut r state
ments made by- Cleaner-and Biggs, and
the court was 'then Informed that the
government had no further evidence to
offer with" the exception of the witness,
Ernest Starr, who would take the stand
Monday morning.-, An adjournment waa
thereupon taken until that tlmei . , ,
lmring this morning's aession a de
bate arose between Judge De Haven and
District Attorney -Heney -over- the ad
mUsibillty.of svldence. More than once
during-ths trial-It' has been apparent
that the prosecution hss been greatly
restricted In the . presentation of evi
dence by the rullnge of the court, and
the district attorney haa Intimated his
belief -that the -evidence ahould ; have
been admitted. ' ' ; '
vThla morning Heney had -placed on
MOSES A. GUNST PAYS $90,000
FOR WASHINGTON STREET; PROPERTY
Mosfs A. Ouast of Sin Freadlsco to
day bdught-for 190.000 a duarter block
f the L. O. Pfunder property at the
northwest corner of Eleventh and Wash
ington streets. The purchsse was made
through Ruesell Si Blyth and John D
Wlleoxi acting ae agents foa-s. local
yndlcate-Whlch a month-ago purchased
the entire half block on Eleventh' street
from -M. Pf under for 1100,000. - The
syndicate reulne the ousrter block et
the corner of Eleventh and Stark etreets
at a total cost to It of but 110.000. These
figures again show -the stesdy sdvnnce
that has been noted 1n values of busi
ness property on Washington street
west of the buslnes center of the elty.
Mr. Ounst, the new owner, of the
corner at Washington and Eleventh.
Is a well-known wholesale cigar dealer,
with Interests ill Portland and Ban
Francisco. lis will erect a handsome
buslneaa . block on , the ground-. .The
building will be Ave or six. stories end
will be of steel -construction end mod
ern design, for stores and Offices. .
-J - did not.- come here -exjeaUng- te
aBesWieaa
Holt, Director; Ivar Akeratrom, C
Hanaen, Andrew Johnaon, Dr. E,
'- ' - -
AIID r.lUST TAKE
UNCLE
1
.ftfieesp"'
Judge Have Tllt
i -C:.-
the stand. . H. Gray, who : was secre
tary , of tm Cattlemen'a association In
If OX, and he desired te show by the wit
ness aomo facta relative to the alleged
troubles between the cattlemen and the
sheepowners. . : Judge De Haven - cut
short the questions with the ruling that
such evidence -was -not - admissible.
Heney rose with a vigorous protest. He
reminded the court that the defense
had been allowed, In the- face of his ob
jection, to present evidence on the sub
ject, and that wbsn he attempted to
cross-examine Biggs as to his relations
with the cattlemen Judge De Haven had
refused to allow It and had said; "Toil
can't be permitted to "go into a, 'inan's
whole life." - :
', . xenejre Blurt Stoeoe, : '.,V;V '
"1 have the authorities tdTahow that
the examination was proper,'-' said -Heney.
and he added bluntly. I feel thst
I am being put in the attitude before
thla Jury of. trying to get In unfair evi
dence." . -' - -
It was very plain talk for a federal
court and Judge. De Haven'a surprise
waa manifest. He hastily replied that
he had seen no occasion at any time to
Impute to counsel an effort to Intro
duce unfair testimony but he adhered
to his ruling. ,i ' -' "
Another brief exchange occurred be
tween the court and the district attor
ney ' when ths latter stated that ths
governments case "was concluded with
the exception of the testimony of Er
nest. Starr,- who .-would reach Portland
late thla afternoon. Judge. De Haven
said that counsel might begin tAelr ar
suments to the Jury at once but He-
Pney replied that he wished to put Starr
en 'the stand... .
'If your honor thinks It. best to pro
ceed with the arguments at once with
out waiting- for Starve teetlmony "
he began. T"."; ": " " "
But Judge De Haven Interrupted him
saying shortly:
"I have nothing to do with that"
' "Well, If your honor has nothing to
do with,, that I desire that the case go
(Continued on Page Two.)
make any Investment; 1 came only for
rest end pleasure," said Mr. Ounst. Tl
have been to Seattle and Los Angeles.
I know what property Is doing In ithe
other cities on the Paoiflo coast.' II be
lieve property In Portland. Oregon, to
day, la a better Investment than lnany
other city In the United States. The
olty of Portland has the brtghteet proe
peote of any city on tha coast. I be
lieve this on account of the ' wealth
among the people here, and for -other
reasons." - "V .,.', V
"The people here don't have to get the
money. They ' already have made IC
Thte city has great surroundings In the
way-of water power end resources for
development. It has a good back coun
try. The water ptwer at Oregon City
and ether ' places near, here will be
come very valuable, and will be Instru
mental in developing large manufac
turing Industries. I do not think ' the
people here understand the importance
of -the things to the future of -Portland.
Thla' clljr is sure "to become a
great ltT , ; .'.
aatiii
89A - 1805. - SIXTEEN , PAGES. ' :i
PEASANTS OF CEBU
ARE EATING CHILDREN c
v (Journal Special Service.) ' v
ThIv 29.Drouth has destroved the harvests of
Cebu and the peasantsisre in a
'copra and, dogs. .So terrible
rhifrlrn. Twer authentic cases
f . have occurred and many others afe''reported.-v-;t.i.';-''!;,
mm t.t . j.J!,.'... '.I 'Jlimtommm .vlct 4VlfVf rrlMlf tfl fa. '
. ; ierrioie conuinons . wuku wi n..ve..vw.
.'j . T......a fmr nram a nartial failure anrl this Year's-
I crop is a total failure, leaving a large population totally with-
X 'out food." The inhabitants have "become "emaciated and fear-.
ful sights are reported by recently reiurnea travelers. y, j
The cities on the island are being invaded by hordes of
Wrn farmer and their families who are beeermer for food
i and threatening depredations
X, since equal sunenng nas Deen
islands.-:-' " . ,';.:.v;t v :. , ; ;
7TA public subscription has been started tn Manila for the
relief of the sufferers and the merchants today subscribed
$5 000 with which to purchase supplies. : The Philippine gov
ernment has given $60,000 to buv rice and has suspended the:
land tax. Other measures are being taken for the relief of
th afflicted. - ' . :- H.l'A
txUMIMtttttiUMMItttMMMtttttttrttUMIMMIM
FATALHIOTIIIG-ATEfJFORCIfiu-STRICf
III Jill II0VG0R0D OUARAIITIIIE-:
Sixteen-Killed and Fifty-Three
Injured In Clashee Between
: People and Troopev '
f j f.
CiRAFT 13 EXPOSED If!
1 RUSSIAN NAVAL OFFICE
Department Still Ordering Impairs
for Ships Sunk Reign pf Terror
.. Exigta at OdeaaaLeaders of Jeer
lab Bund Arreated. '-;
(Journal SpeeUl Servlee.) A
SL Petersburg, July 9-Rlotlng on aa
extensive seals has continued for the
last tour days at NUnl Novgorod, in
Central Russia on the Volga. Work
men and peasants attaoWed bouses and
stores, looting and burning, and all at
tempts" of the authorJUee to ouellithe
disorder -haa resulted In faUure. In the
conflicts between troops and rioters Is
are -efflolally reported- killsd. and-Ai in
jured, thought the real total la aald
to be much larger. Farmere throughout
the region ere Joining the rioters, as
famine - stares them in jthe face from
crop failure. I -
- The great fair which' waa scheduled
to open this week la a flat failure, the
disturbed condition of the country pre
venting the usual attendance. A great
many peasants who usually follow the
fair have gathered in town and this sls
ment Is responsible for the present dis
turbances. . Additional troops have been
asked for and martial law will be pro
claimed. .
GRAFT IN RUSSIA."
jrevy Pepartment amil Staying Bspalrs
fov tUUpa Voder the Sea,
' (tarsal Special arrtr.)
St Petersburg. July It- Orders have
been Issued to all ministers to supervise
the reaudltlng of accounts In their de
partments with a view to cutting ex
penses. - All surplus funds will be plsced
at the disposal of the finance depart
ment' The order resulted tn --the-dls
cpvery thst the navy department haa
been, spending large slims- for fittings
to replace parte which were defective in
the warships of RoJestvensky'e fleet
which have been at the bottom of the
sea. for some months. ' , .
. PERSECUTING JEWS. ?
ten Leaders, ef 8aa Aeeneed er Jnaa.
nlng laaaweetloa. ,
(Joarsal Special Bervire.) . 'v
" -Warsaw, July 19. Ten leaders of the
Jewish bund have been arrested charged
with planning the Insurrectionary move
ment which led to the recent rioting. . -
During the last few weeks there hss
bean a revival of Jew baiting In various
parts ef Russia, and particularly In the
western provinces border!ng(on Germany
and Austria. - ' 1 i '
"r3rle orttiWworst features of thla con
certed outbreak of anti-Semitism in dif
ferent parts' of ths country Is ths official
support which is given to ths antl-Jew-
Ish agitation. . '
- General Trepoff considers that It la
good poltcyon the part. of the Russian
government to encourage active Jew
baiting - among the Russian .people In
order to withdraw. -popular attention
from domestlo affairs and from the
collapse of the Russlsn army and pavy
in ths fsr east
SUPPRESS NEWSPAPERS.
AH Uberal Orgaaa la Bassla to Be
Closed Vp9eeta to Follow Btattay, -
1 (Jeeree! Special gertlce.) , - '
St Petersburg, July t. M. Boullgan.
minister of ths Interior, has tlecided to
Continued Pa Page Two.
.PRICE TWO.
sUrving condition eating roots,
is the condition that cases are;
ti cannibalism are known to
to obtain if It is many years
reponca in ny 01 incniuppinc
Southern. States Barring: People
From New Orleans Turned 1
' . . , Back at State Line. "
VEIXOW FEVER PATlCreTS
; IN HOSPITAL AT GOTHAM
Four Sailors on Panama Ship- Are
Stricken WlthDread Scourge No
,. Immunee . ADowed " In Alabama
Case of Fever in MisaiaslppL ; ;
.. (fonreal Ssedal Sarvles.) '",
'New Orleans, July If. Several addi
tional oases of yellow' fever were re
ported today, but there were no deaths
up to noosx Autnorltles are confident
they have the situation well In hand
and that, the disease will soon be Under
control. -The total number of cases
to-date-la J8lr The" total deaths 48.
Twenty-five cases are under, treatment
at the emergency hospital and several
of-the -patients have been discharged
aa cured. .-:'...-. ....
The entire section of the city above
canal atreet Is free from new caaea,
Ths oases reported - todays are -those
reported yesterday -end come elmoat
without sxceptlon from the old French
quarter near the French market, occu
pied principally by Italians. -Probably
fivs sixths of the dsaths have been
patients of v this nationality. Most of
ths cases reported are now on the way
to recovery and under the perfect scien
tific treatment administered now the
mortality rate le being reduced. ' -
Great annoyance la caused in commer
cial circles by the disposition ef every
town In adjoining states to establish
strict quarantine agalnat- the ltyr-ua
to the feeling that 100 eases means a
serious situation, and to the fact that
the escape oil Italians from the Infected
center haa resulted In the appearance
of several caaes.of fever at various
uthei points,, ...
One case of yellow fever la reported
today at Lamberton, Mississippi. . mid
way between Jackson and Nsw Orleans.
The patient waa an Italian from the
French market district in Mew Orleans.
Another cass Is reported at Tampa,
also aa Italian refugee and other cases
in Ioulslana have been reported from
St Msry, Plaquemlne, Aaoenalon and La
Fourche parishes.. Strict measures have
been taken to turn back every Italian
that makes hla appearance and aU roada
leadlrg from tha city are guarded by
men with shotguns to compel people of
thst nationality t; return--- Two Italt
Una who managed to -ooara a Mlasis
el ddI Valley train yesterday were locked
In a car which - was v sidetracked; at
Baton Rouge and eent back, to New Or
leans. ' , - - '.--4 - - '".
Quarantines have been established
by Central aad South American coun
tries and the West Indies agalnat New
Orleans and Havana, Costa Rica, Vera
Crua, Tamploo and other former centers
of yellow fever ere taking precautions
to protect tnemseives irom communion,
tlcn with the Crescent City. ' - - 4
Under the eystem of. Inspection now
in force the city hss been divided Into
Isrge number ef districts, esoii of which
is -dally inspected and every house vis
ited. Each inspector : carries a large
coal oil . can from which he pours
kerosene on an exposed water surraoea.
The Italian societies have Joined forces
with the authorities to stamp out ths
epldemto and have Issued proclamations
to their countrymen telling them to call
for assistance en the first symptom' of
sickness. V k.- '
There ere no if different cases
of yellow fever reported. Ave onty atwve
Csnsl street - in the Amerlcssi quarter.
Of these, ene Is a well-known lawyer,
snd another a ynung woman, who haa
been acting as irnrtc -
C?nUnu'l r -
Ti.
CENTS.' raIixiT 2
Monopolistic Corporation's Lack
of Proper Transportation Fa-"
cilities - Drives ' ; Business i
-Away From This City. : t;.;
BAY CITY GETS BENEFITS
OF INJURIES DEALT HERE'
Valencia and City o( Topeka, Imper-
atively Demanded .bjrTremendous
. Increaaa of Traffic at This Port.
Will Not Be Put on Run Down ths
, Coast Excuse Is Are Too Small
'US Wo gfttuna IBal tmt operallon, id '
not profitable the Harriman system has
decided to withdraw the steamship Va- .
lencia, plying between Portland and San
Franclsco.-and to abandon the plan tor"
bring; the . CITy of Topeke from the 4 '
north; to assist la taking icare of tha'
enormous taaaangojpt raff y. The- rea-L:
son assigned for thla change in the pro
gram Is that the extra steamers are too
small to make the ' venture profitable.
It le stated that . negotiations are In '
progress to secure s vessel of greater
carrying capacity to take their places, ,
but It will - not be possible for her ta : "
arrive before the middle of August. -'
IU shipping lrole the belief la grew- ;
ing that the company ' will -get along
somehow with ths Columbia end St.
Paul, regardless of the fsct that they
are Inadequate to handle more than on
half of' the business. : Since shortly,
after ths fair opened every, berth on
those steamers haa been engaged two or
three weeke lnr advance. Rather than
wait, for accommodations on them many
eastern visitors have gone to Seattle
In order that they might enjoy a eea ,
trip to San. Pranolaco, . , " .
Ever since Schwerln- -waa appotrrtid "
vlce-presldent and general manager of -the
eteamshlp linee It haa apparently
been his policy to sidetrack Portland
end throw all sf the business he possi
bly, could to Ban Francisco, , where he .
has large financial interests. It Is de
clared that practically all of the freight
from Interior points Intended for ship-
ment to the far eaat is. sent to the Bay ,
City even thst originating in terrltorr
which tributary to.TPortland. -' By
carrying out this plan ths freighters
operating from the Columbia river ere
frequently obliged to go out light. The
cry Is then made from the general man
ager that It business up this. way doee
not Increase the tonnage front her -will
have to be reduced.
Relative to the coast ssrvioe the gen
eral .manager's policy Is becoming so .
obnoxiously repulsive to Portlandere that -they
will some day waka up and. ope rats
a fleet of eteamere on' their own account.
In order to escape from the dutches of
a monopoly the merchants In other .
elttes on the coaat have assisted tn the
building of steamers by forming stock
companies. As a result they are now "
In a position to get, a square deal front "
the old . establlahed lines. An saltation
la bow. being:, made to induce the- local -merchants
to adopt a similar plan, and
it is claimed that It Is likely to bear
fntft.--. - . - --- .
- Word -went forth On the da of Gen-,
eral' Manager Bchwerln'a departure for
the south that the steamship service
would be increased at once. Casting
shout for. tonnage- the Paoiflo Coast -Steamship
company agreed to take two '
of Ita craft off the Alaska route and
turn. them over to the Harriman pea--
pie. The Valencia made her first trip
from hore few dayS ago. and carried
every passenger aha' could accommodate. -If
tho trip did not net a profit people "
are wondering why It ta that so many
steamships ere kept In constant com
mission plying from other Paciflo coast ,
porta. - In fact, other transportation
lines 'are- building steam era at 'roast
ports to add to the already large fjeeta
they have In commission.
Relative to the oriental line t Is de
clared that the freighters from thla
point could be more than filled every
trip If, they were permitted to carry ,
shipments of any quantity, front the .
eastern states. But all of this business
la turned over to tnw freighters operst- .
log from the Bay City, Schwerin-a home
port, where he has large financial Inter- ,
sets. ' v- v .
Within the past yesr. it la pointed out,
the coast traffic has Increased to sncn
an ertent thst a big fleet of small
steamers And stesnT senooneTehaa been,
plaoed on -ths. route .'by -.outside com
panics. These llne ar alrealv gru
ting more than ha!T of ths -traffic, an, I
If the Harriman Interwte do not fit
other steamer on the run to saeWt 1
Columbia snd St. Paul It Is said th I -:
dependents will g-t nearly ail the b.r
nes la ths course of snother 11 mon
er so, ; - ,"- - - -. -
' cisboas Cleared y t
fApxIel Dt3ta te T J
Vlctnrls. B. tX. July i. t
Gibbons, a well known new
has been cilred by the Jir
of shonllna'J. ' 'rr '
with lnttt to I.
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