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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 8, 1906. UIDDEItLIED TO TAKE LEADIHG PIT EETJfJG OF-SHIPPERS - 10 JOT Definite Action Will - Be Taken and Demurrage Feature Will . Probably Be Favored. 1 MEETING TO BE HELD ; ' HERE ON FIFTEENTH Railroad Official Blame Merchants , for' Car Shortage and Say Over One Thousand Cr Are Tied Up In Portland Yards,, ; V. J w - k. Lyons, manager of the Northern Paclflo Terminal com- pany, la authority for the stato- mant that there are l.ioe loaded - care, waiting In Portland yards to be unloaded, and awaiting ro e lea are 10a cars between Port land and XJoble. 109 O. R. N. loads in Alblna, and 40 load of Northern Pacific buaineas In Al blna. all waitln a chance to aret across the river end be relieved or ineiiv consignments. He criti- e) cues wnolesalers for slowness In unloading cars. . It Is inld that althoogh the Portland terminals are too small, the congestion would be soon re lieved If the capacity of the team tracks were unloaded every day. Yesterday 101 loaded care were placed on the team tracks, and It la alleged that but J 5 were unloaded. - Every day to SO carloads arrive to be spotted on the team tracks, and It la said the transfer-, companies ere un loading but 21 to 10 cars dally, which results In a gradual ac cumulation of cere end will lead to congestion on every sidetrack in end about the city, unless there Is e decided increase of ac tivity In clearing .the team tracks. ' . The transfer companies aer they could Unload the capacity of e team, tracks If the merchants ould receive the goods. The ermlnal manager Intimates that merchants lack warehouse room end that they seem to prefer to pay demurrage of $1 per dey on car end use it a few days age rather then unload It promptly. :...-.' . - Merchant tell a '- different ' o etory. They say they unload care as fast as the goods can . be handled. t . , . . ;e - - - e re : ''-.." The next valley meeting of shippers, ' insteed of being held at Salem, as first discussed.' will occur in Portland, under the auspices of the Oregon and Washington Lumbermen's association. Notices are being eent out for a mill men's meeting to be held at the Cham ber of Commerce anrtltnrlun Saturday, I ' Lumbermen ' believe tbey are the heaviest losers by the car ' shortage, .- end they propose te take some definite 'action to determine what kind of a law j '.they will support before the legislature :" of Oregon. They believe a reciprocal 'demurrage feature will be effective If i constitutional, and they have attorneys - at work to ascertain the facta In thle connection. A "legal opinion will be forthcoming at the-Portland meeting, , and if It favors a reciprocal demurrage feature the lumbermen will go In unan imously for that kind of a lew. The majority of Influential Shippers of the whole state favor a railway commie slo end- reciprocal demurrage law. Big attendance Bzpeoted, . A large - attendance of lumbermen from up the valley end many from the state of Washington are -expected to ettend the - Portland meeting. Senti ment aroused at Eugene's convention of western Oregon shippers is expected to crystallise In some definite measure, and e decision will be reached aa to what the lumber mill men desire front the stats legislature. Committees will prob ably e appointed to look after various details of the work that la plainly be fore the shippers In carrying on a move ment for legislation and relief.- In ad dition to a vast amount of Investiga tion of railroad legislation In - ether eta tea, and comparison with conditions In Oregon end- Washington,, the ship pers must carry on a campaign of educa tion among the representatives and sen stors who will compose the legislature. J. N. Teal, discussing railroad regula tion In a letter to the Eugene shippers' meeting, said of the bill ' proposed by the Portland chamber of commerce transportation committee The law that la proposed le neither novel In design nor experimental In the powers granted. It la the reault of the experience and labor of , others devel oped v under conditions and circum stances similar to our own. It is not perfect no -law' ver will be. . . -" ' Character of Law. - - ' ' "The propoaed law Imposes no duties upon the common carriers other than those which they now claim to be per forming; but It does provide a tribunal and the machinery for enabling the rights of the shipper and of the public to be protected. . "The commission must be appointed by the governor and be removable by him. It is sufficient to say that the responsibility - for the appointment should be fixed and certain; then the blame for poor and weak appointments can be definitely located. . - ' "The subject of "reciprocal demurrage' la comparatively a new one, there being but very few atatea which have at tempted to direct legislation -r on - this subject. The necessity hae grown out of the attempt to- do the greatest pos sible amount of traffic with the least possible equipment. To a large extent the standing of a traffic manager U de termined by the' result of his work elong theee lines, and with tbla tempta tion constantly before him. Is It eny wonder that practically everywhere 'a car shortage exists? " steed jrt Be Drastie. : - "The particular matter to which I favor of the Virginia plan as adopted In the propoaed bill, for the reason that If the railroad commission's demurrage rulee ahould be eet eelde by the eourte as unreasonable, the law . Itself atlll stands, whereas. If the law itself were set aside as unreasonable, there la noth ing loft. He Is of the opinion that a brteht. active railroad commission eoutd adopt rules as fast aa the eourte eet them aside, or until they finally adopt one that would hold. . . The oonvmlsslon would 'also have power, either on complaint or on Its own motion, to- investigate rates -and pass upon their reasonableness and alter them. i SENATOR HODSON TALKS wish to cell your attention In connection with Ibis portion of the law is the dan ger of the legislation being too draatlo or unreasonable. Unquestionably there will be a number of bills upon this sub ject. Borne of them possibly modeled on the Texas law, whjeh. owing, to ita exceedingly drastic features, wss held by the eupreme court of the United Statee to be Inapplicable to interstate commerce, and which the supreme court Intimated was so unreasonable ae to be unenforceable even locally. Personally I am of the opinion et this time that under Ihe police powers of this state, 1 tnis euDject, even as applied to inter atate commerce, cen be regulated until congress acta on the subject, provided the regulations are auch as are reason able. On the other hand, Virginia hae empowered Its etate railroad commte eion to put Into effect rulee covering demurrers and - reciprocal demurrage which have been held by the eupreme court of Virginia to be unconstitutional, the direct question aa to Ita applica bility to Interstate commerce not having been paased upon." . Mr. Teal : ealdJietperenne,lly le, In CHvee Bis Ideae Ooa earning Beeeeelty - ' for Xallroad Legislation. . .. Railroad legislation ' le one ' thing which hae been filling the mind of C Wy IJpdson-with etudy even more than the trials and detalla of. his candidacy for the presidency of the etate. senate, In which contest he le one of the two leading candldatea at the present time. Senator Hod son Is of the opinion that rata regulation In Oregon and a apeclfle law enacted to protect the people from the present strictures on trade and busi ness by reason of car ahortage or high tariffs, will hold the attention of the coming legislature more . closely than any other - one, measure which la to come before that body. It la the propo sition of chlefest Interest to the people at this time. - - Senator. Hodson Is In favor of some remedial measure which ehall meet all the requirements of such a law, and at the same time be free and: fair to the railroad Interests aa well, as beneficial to the people. What form thle law ehall take, whether a commission, or a recip rocal demurrage bill or some other method le not as yet clear to the sena tor, but he te willing to eld In the .so lution of the problem and Is now and has been for some time consulting with various well Informed ' persons la re gard to the beat arrangement for the control and regulation of the railroads. : Studying the Question. ' ' "It Is pretty early In the day for me to say whether I favor a railroad com mission or some other form of law In regard to railroad legislation,' said Senator Hodaon this morning. "It le a question which la. to require eome hard thinking on the part of the mem bers of the legislature and for some time past. I have been conferring with different people and have been study ing personally what may be the best so lution of the question. 'It may be that the creation of a commission, with an adequate law back of It, would be the beet eolutlon of the problem of how to govern the railroads. But the people are sore et commissions. They remember the work of the last one end do. not look with much aasur- lance upon a similar' body doing any thing to bring relief to them from bur densome rateeorIck of cara Of course, the old commission was In poli tics and besides did not have the au thority under the law which it ahould have had for powerful work, and a commission free of theee reetrlctlone might be very effective. That le the question which the. leglalature will have to decide. Tavors Legislation. "Whether a commission Is decided upon, however, or eome other form of remedial law, I am In favor of railroad leglalatlon and will do what I can to secure the enactment of a fair and beneficial statute. I feel confident that the leglalature will eurely pass such a Continuing his discussion of the com mission, senator Hodson adverted to the manner of ita creation In the event that a commission wee provided for. - "In my belief," the eenator said, '"the members " of - a- railroad commission should be appointed rether than elected. An elective office la of necessity a po litical office, and If a railroad commis sion Is to do the best possible work It ahould be taken as far from the realm of poiltlce as Is consistent. Again, If the members were appointed, they would Ti"-r "t tf snme pn fll WHAT HAS THE FUTURE IN STORE FOR YOU ? Planetary Professor Foretells Events and Quickly Reads the Lives of " People," Though Thousands "" . of Miles Away. " ' ( Sendf Letters to the Rich and Poor . Alike. In Which He Advises ; . Them on Important .-' - Affairs. Offers Free Test Reading to All Who ' w White, at Once. In his- office In New York city, sur rounded by charts and dials of strange deelgn. Professor Albert H. Poatel stud ies dally over the lives of men and wo men who have written him for advice on affaire of business, love, speculation, travel, marriage, health and the Import ant evente of life. . The accuracy of recent predictions made by thle eminent astrologer haa caused many of his friends to believe thatt he possesses a supernatural power, but he modestly asserts that hla predtc-. tlone are due alone to a scientific under standing of natural laws." The many thankful letters Professor. Poatel hae received from people who have bene fited by his advice furnish ample proof that he la alncere In hla work and hae a kindly feeling toward humanity. The following from a minister of the gospel Is a sample: . , Washington, IX C, Dec. 30. My Dear Professor Postel. Your chart came to hand thle morning, thanks, also your note by separate mall. Your straightforward methods and business like spirit, in contrast to . , pleaae me and Inspire confidence. Honorable men will always be honored. Good men may not always be a grand success, but will merit respect. Your treatment of me haa been that of a true gentleman, and I will be pleased to commend you to eny one needing knowledge in the science of astrology." Respectfully,'" " (REV.) T. C. E AS TON, D. D. Readers of thle paper can obtain a teat horoscope free of charge by ad dressing a letter to Professor Postel, Dept. 1, No. 170 West Thirty-fourth street. New York. Simply say you wish a test reading of Vour life, stating your birth date, sex end whether married or single . rectly end effectively. If a man In my store does not do his duty I can dis charge him. The railroad commission should be created the same way, and this would not be possible if the office waa elective. What Ballroads Expect. "The railroads expect adverse legla latlon," continued the apeajcer, "and will try to prevent It. Already they are beginning to rush cars to the territory to break "the shortage end mollify the shipper. The officials here ere in a hard place for they are elmply hired men of Harrlroan and must follow his policy end at the same time keep In the good graces of the people. I would not want their job. But what they will do In the Immediate future will not wipe from the mlnde of the people the loee .end inconvenience they have Buf fered for varloua reasons and the legls-' lature will listen to the sentiment end against, recurrence - of - present condi tions In the future." A Magnificent- Electric Sign Has Just Been In stalled by . the : Western Electric ;CoEfor?the Reed-French Piano Co. Sixth and Burnside Streets, .v;; v The Word "Pianos" Will Shine Tonight for the First time and May be Seen From One End of Sixth Street to the Other. i This Sign Blazes Out. as a Symbol of Reed French s Modern Way of Selling Pianos. ""This beautiful sign was made by our neighbor, the Western Electric company (offices and electrical wareroom Sixth and Ankeny streets). It is probably the most perfect electrical sign in the city; for, notwithstanding its great length. being nearly fifty feet from one end to the other, it is as delicate as a leaf and at night its skeleton can hardly.be seen a hundred feet away. It looks as though the letters P-I-A-N-O-S hung from invisible lines cast from a northern sky. j ' '.: . ' fWHAT THIS ELECTRIC SIGN P-I-A-N-O-S MEANS; The mere fact of having a big-sign over one's door does not mean anything in itself except it be the symbol of a fixed plan. , We built this sign to draw attention we want you to know more of us we want to avail ourselves of every legitimate means possible to draw pianobuyers our way -we know we have a big proposition it is the most generous piano buying plan :, in the northwest, for it goes right at the heart of things it does away with old-fashined retail houses it saves a buyera hundred dollars, or more every time a piano leaves "bur -store" in short it is modern merchandising. When you see the big sign tonight we want you to feel it is a symbol of these new conditions. j . ATTALIA IIUUGATEE) PRODUCE EeARUXST FRUIT IN THE NORTHWEST LONGEST SEASON BETWEEN FROSTS ' These Undo are located In the Columbia River Valley, in the western part of Walla Walla County, Washing ton, opposite the Eeaaewlek trrlgattoa eaaal, and at the Junction of the Northern Pacific, the Washington Columbia River and the Oregon Railroad Navigation Co. railways, and also at the beed of navigation on the Columbia River. , Thle Is one of the richest agricultural districts in the United States, and the soil is perfectly adapted te tbe ralalng of berries, frulte and vegetables, which ripen earlier than In any other part of the atate. . Owing to" tbe euperlor railroad advantages, it la possible to market prodace ae late ee T o'clock p. ro. end ' have eblpmenta arrive In Seattle. Taeoma. Portland. Spokane and Intermediate points in the. morning, traveling In the cool of the night, which means the largest Income la the Northwest is received from these lands; It being possible to el ear from gaoo to T0O per aero per ananas. These lands, with perpetual water rights, can be aec u red by making a email payment In cash, and tbe balance on favorable term a - A Free Trip to Attalia to Purchasers Daring December, 1906 We Pay Yonr RaUroad Fare r From Portland. Taeoma. Seattle. Spokane and Intermediate points if yea parehaee to aeree. The landa offered for aale are platted In five-acre tracta, and so arranged that there le a road to each tract. The dlatrlrt le laid out in blocka. like e city en a large scale, and all of the reads are numbered and named, so that the location of any person can readily be ascertained. Our representative is now in ATTALIA and meets the Northern Paetfle and Waahlneto a- Cnlnnhia nw trains with a carriage, and Iwlll be pleased to enow the landa to all who may desire to lnrsstlgate. For fur- ther information, circulars.) prices, terms, ete addreee I COLUMBIA CANAL CO. V. at. lOOSa, PreeUeat and (tea era Ot-io Marlon Building, Seattle, Wash. . Or AtteJia, Walla Wan Oe-, Weak, 0 lMSaiTTT CD rxor-rM 111 as: It surely seems that there was never before eucb an opportunity to be rea sonable In the matter of Christmas shopping to remember all one's frlende In a nice appropriate way without the heavy Individual expenditure that has made Christmas a burden to many ae T. Hopklnson Smith calls It. "a aoclal clearing house for the ewapplng of glfta." At Woodard sV Clerke'e there Is such a vast variety of daintily beautiful artlclea to choose from thet one cannot make a raiatake. The calendars cover a greater range of aubjecta than ever be fore, and are largely water color repro ductions, rather than process printa, the long panel being the preferred style, Mottoe for office, library, boudoir, den. illustrated paaae partouta, symphonies there's no end to them all ao ertlatlo or so suggestive of Individual tastes and traits that, the personal element can be made to enter In. On tbe fifth floor, where one may look at leisure, nncrowd- ed and away from all commotion, there le a display pf Captain Rockwell's water colore that la attracting much well-de served attention; also a painting In oil of Crater lake, far famed for the un matched blueneas of its water. The painting le the work of a well-known Portland attornew, who hae made man visits to this Oregon wonder of the world, and studied closely Its marvelous coloring. Those familiar with the lake pronounce this picture to be wonderful ly true in Its representatlona. The art souvenir end curio etore. on Morrison street, le a comparatively new firm, bat It le being found out by people who love tne curious as well ee the Nor are we content that you merely look at this big piano sign from a distance; we are anxious for you to look at our 6tore also to see the way we have fixed it to see the beautiful instru ments we have shipped from our factories to interest the Christmas,. -htiyprsTif thrnnrthWfsf7 - Our store will be open late tonight come in after you are through with your work. " " ' v "FROM MAKER TO PLAYER" SIXTH -AND BURNSIDE STREETS useful and attractive, are the armadillo shell baskets, which are to be found nowhere else In Portland. The basket Is nothing leas then the ehell or armor of thle peculiar - little animal, and te brought here from Texaa Highly pol lened, tne tan curving over to meet the tip of the nose, or snout. It forms one of the prettiest baskete Imaglneble, la water tight and can readily be need for plante. or daintily lined with silk it ean be used for cards, fancy work or in any other way desired.. Another almost un believable curiosity found In this store ia a collection of dressed fleaa. Sklrte, trouaera, coated are all fitted upon the troublesome Insects wltb a marvelous natBralneea. Of all the tiny people In the fairy book or fable these ere eurely the tiniest that ever came out of the Lllllput land. . Another new ahop on Morrison atreet le Palge'e. Mrs. F. C W. Paige le the proprietor, recently from San Francleco, and here are found those Heme of such greet Importance to women of refined tastes fine stationery, artlstlo place Cards, dainty" sou venire, eta" The poln settla decorations are extremely attract ive. and their rich red coloring makes cards thus decorated particularly appre ciate foe holiday uae. In ract, ine Dolnaettla haa almost put the holly berrv in the ehade for decorative pur poses, though when It comes to the ac tual shrub the Mexican plant can in no way encroach on the holly's place for Chrlatmas wreaths, eta The Edwerdo company furniture store, on First street. Is offering a fine Oregon-grown 10-pound turkey with every Monarch range eold before Christ- mas. The buyer can go to tne .maraet and select his own turkey, so tnat u up to him to get a good one. The Mon arch ranse la certainly a handsome cook' Ing machine. It has every Improvement that will warrant good baking Qua lit lee. and the tide require no blackening. Do ing of the beat steel, ground off with an emery wheel. One etyle could be called a double renge; it hae a gas range, with platea. oven and every necessary device for cooking attacnec. proaucing in ap pearance but one atove. One of the moat elegant dining room sets that hss reached Portland le to be found in this store. Mr. Edwards, on a recent trip to New York, wss so Im preeaed with the beauty and at the aame-TJnie tne1 compargtiva etiwptnwt of thle eet that ha brought It on to ehow people thet It le not necessary to spend a fortune to own handsome rural ture. Thle dining room eet is esrly Eng lish oak. inlaid with maple and cherry in a decorative border that rune daintily around the table, through the center of the lege, and about the chairs, aide board, etc., relieving the usually austere effect of the plain mission etyle. It Is practically hand made, and Judges of furniture who have eeen It fully agree With Mr. Edwards as to Its merits. . , BABXT TO MO . and early to rise.' makes one healthy, happy and wise especially If you take Merbine before retiring. A positive euro for Constipation, Dyspepela and all liver complaints. Mra H , Co lumbia. Tenn., writes: "I always keep a supv. of yonr llerblne on hand. Am eo pleaaed with the relief it gives In const Ipet Ion and ell liver complalnte that words ran t enpress my appreciation."- Sold by Woodard, Clarke Co. . i . , -. Private enterprise always meane pub lic good. A man can't build himself i home without raising the value of hi neighbor's property to save hie life. And the private enterprise or tne ortn western Guarantee ai Trust company. offices in the Lumber Exehenge build ing, la doing for the atate of Oregon ia general and Portland In particular whet the elegant home does for the neighbor hood. Thle company, through Ita wide spread, continuous and hard-sense ad vertising, ia attracting people of large meana and email from all over the t'nlted Statee to Oregon. It le settling them en farms and? thus filling up the country with the right kind of material for the beet kind of cltlscns. It is bringing In men with money not Job hunters but money investors. And this Is Oregon's great need more men and more money. Thle company's rapid suc cess Is due to the vary convincing way In which the opportunities In Oregon have been put before the publlo through the medium of the dally rees--Uie work, YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE Our Bridge Sets and Cribbage Boards Before you have geen the handsomest ex- ' hibited in Portland this holiday season. Finest Playing. Cards also in great variety of styles and prices. The J. K. Gill Company 1 t Third and Alder Strtsts , , ITOMaKMKKIUZailKXaaiaaTZZIZIIirJSSlZi:--, BfUctlvm Dec. 9. 1906 I , I ANLW vp-lj,:H5' -TRAIN Between Seattle, Everett, Bcllingham and Vancouver, B. C, UATOra SXATTU SAZ7.T UeM 9. Sleeping Cars The Sleeping Cera will be ready to receive passengers at V m. at Seattle, -Belllngham or Vancouver and paaeena-ere foe tb'.1T ,P?J,t" trmv"n ' aireetlon. will not be disturbed until TJt a m. Passengers can leave Portland ai 4:19 p, and arrive Vancouver the next morning at t:0 o'clock. For eotr.pl ste Information call en of addreee H. Plch eon. C. P. A T. A., 1H Third St.. Portland, Or., or a. - v f. neaitie, wash. JL' 1 by the way of one of the beet-known end moat successful advertising men en the Peclflo coast.. Mr. C. A. Warren, whose former connection with "The Warren Book company," ae publicity and bual- neae manager, afforded him an extensive end valuable acquaintance throughout tne coast country. VngaUent Seaatora, The Vrmrsit kmue of rpreata(lr esasee H1 (Wins wnnifa ainnlHpal surrrsse. Tb seusis as promptly silled the snesare, KANSAS BANK RODDER KILLS A POLICEMAN r Mnerasl Ineetal 8rW.) Great Bend. Kan.. Ic I. A burglar waa ourroiinded by a posse of, officers and eitlsen last nlht wh:' 1 "' t Prtnkman bank making &r-. t t loot it. Irr th" alien I H I capture Clyde West:.-! i I V. r 1
