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Tini ' OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND TUESDAY EVENINQ. AUGUST 0. 180T. WILL FIGHT HARD FOR fl STEEP Those Who Assert Seattle Is , Destined to Become the "New .York of the Pacific Coast" Fail to Consider Eadical Differences. In an argument framed by Washing ton lumbermen to the Interstate com merce commission protesting against the proposed Increase of lumber freight rates to the east, the Washington lum bermen allege that Portland jias a water grade haul and 1! routings, while Seat tie and Tacoma have but two routings and are obliged to pay for lifting their frodurta over 10 mountain summits, hrnugh the following tunnels: Stam- rede tunnel, 1,862 feet; Ellensburg, ,618 feet; North YakHna, 1,076 feet; Bpokan. 1,880 feet; Rathdrum, 2,112 feVaWTavelll, 2,714 feet; Arlee, 3.029 Evaro. 1,971 feet: Garrison. 4.343 feet; Silver Bow, 6,342 feet. By way of the Great Northern the routing from Blaine, Washington, and that section of tha country to Poeatello and eastern points necessitates hauling the lumber over summits that have the following lifts: Cascade tunnel, 8.341 feet, dropping down to Cashmere at an elevation of .87 feet, and up again to Spokane, 1,880 feet; down to 1 'mat Ilia at 300 feet, and up to Pendleton at 1,070 feet. The ahowlng made by the lumber shippers against transportation facili ties of the Puget sound country Is the most damaging ever produced, and thor oughly establishes the fact that the Puget sound cities are and always will be nandlcapped by the natural barriers of trade between their location and th east. People who talk about Seattle be ing destined to become the "New York of the Pacific" have failed. It Is said, to consider the radical difference In topographical conditions as compared to the New York of the Atlantic and the interior, where level railroad grades di verging from Manhattan Island reach inland In all directions, from the great lakes to the gulf. FEDERAL ATTORNEY VISITING IN CITY LOWER FREIGHT RATES Harmony, of Policies Between Oregon and Washington--Hearings to Be Had Before Each Railroad Commission- Legal Pressure May Be Brought to Bear. Entire harmony of policies prevails between the states of Oregon and Washington on the Issue of lower freight rates by the railroad companies Action has been brought In both states, and will soon be heard by their respec tive railway commissions, with a view of bringing legal pressure to bear upon the existing high rates, both on wheat from the Interior and commodities dis tributed from tidewater to the Interior, Simultaneous Action. In Oregon the movement has been started by the Portland chamber of commerce. In the interest of the entire state. In Washington the complaint originated In RIUvllls. a wheat shlilng center. In the form of a monster petl non to me railway commission for a lowering of the wheat rates. The Wash ngton commission decided to nrenare Itself to fully meet the arguments of the rallwav artnrneva anH nnt:frAinmiv set to work with M. P. Gillette and a large staff of railway engineers and accountants, to arrive at the value of the railroad properties snd from these values secure a basts for rates. Gillette Is the auburn-haired and hot empered young man' who acted as the Spokane mascot In the interstate com merce hearing held In Portland some weeks ago. He Is a thorough student of railroad construction and theoreti cally is a master of the various branches of thst Industry. The rail road engineers say he is a theorist al together and does not know the prac tical side of construction snd operation. The work undertaken by Mr. Gillette will be completed next month. He haa already put in a large part of his tes timony as to railroad values, snd In September the hearing will be resumed for the double purpose of allowing him to complete his direct examination, and fiving the railroad attorneys an oppor unlty to cross-examine him. Tast Amount of Labor. way In the state has been personally inspected by Mr. Gillette's assistant engineers, and where figures were not available from the books of the com pany as to cost or values, the engineers nave cross-sectionea ma uno ,oi run way Itself, hundreds of miles of track having been coverea in mis. way. Statistic Uns at Work? During the past three months' a force of statisticians in the employ of the commission has been at worn in me or flces of the Great Northern and North ern Pacific In St. Paul, segregating the earnings of the railroads of this state on business, state snd Interstate, as well as ascertaining the operating expenses on business, state ana Interstate. All this work hss been done In ac cordance with the I'nlted Statea su preme court decision In what Is known as the Nebraska care of Smythe vs. Ames. In that case the supreme court declared just what must be done by a railroad commission In Isytng the foundation for rate reduction on rail road freight rates. The railroads, de clared the United Statea supreme court, sre entitled to fslr returns on their In vestment, including cost of construc tion, cost of reproduction or present value of their properties which sre nec- esssry for carrying on the public business. All of the Items enumerated, and more henfrle laid rfnwn hv the supreme court requirement, have been fully cov ered In the investigation carried onTbr Oscar Lawler of Southern California, Who Prosecuted Land Grafters, I in Portland. Oscar Lawler, United States attorney for the southern district of California, Is at the Oregon hotel In company with Mrs. Lawler. They are on their way to Seattle, where they will visit for a week. Mr. Lawler prosecuted the land fraud oases against California defendants who were Indicted for purloining government public lands in Curry and Coos counties, Oregon, when they endeavored to re sist removal to Oregon for trial. Two of the defendants, Dr. H. H. Hedderly and Richard Hlmea, fell down In their appeal to the United States circuit court or appeals ana were in rortiana several months ago, when they deposited ball In the sum of 14.000 each for their ap pearance when their cases are called for trial Warren GUlelen, Will B. Gould and Rlohard Jones carried their cases to the United States supreme court, which upheld them In their appeal to be tried In California. Mr. Lawler stated today that he would commence another action against the land fraud defendants as soon as he could arrange his affairs and expressed confidence that he would be able to com pel the men to appear for trial In Ore gon. Mr. Lawler was a visitor at the post- office Dunaing mis morning, where he called on Assistant United States Attor ney James Cole, Judge William B. Gil bert, Judge Charles E. Wolverton and other United States officials. Mr. Gillette's Investigations have Involved a vast amount of lsbor. With a corps of more than a dosen assistants he has gone Into the offices of the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company In Tacoma. Seattle Spokane, Portland and St. Paul, and has obtained all possible informtlon from the books of the railroads regarding cost of con struction, right of way values, money expended in permsnent Improvements and betterments, value of eauloment. rolling stock, etc. I radical freight in addition to tnia, every root or ran- the past year by Engineer Gillette and ' his assistants. One of the knotty prob- i 1 U I W U . . I 4 ha. H ,4 n muni! Liiiiiiuinnivii u if face In Its valuation Investigation, has hAAn that nf rfrhl nf w-nv find tfrTllnAl values In the cities of Seattle. Tacoma ! and Spokane. , Sxperts Are Employed. Four expert right of way men. who have been in the employ of the rail roads for several years past, were em ployed by the commission, and person ally valued every foot of right of way owned bv the railroads In this state. On the question of terminsl values in the cities, however, so many conrllct- ng views were expressed that the com mission employed reputable real estate and business men In each of the three principal cities of the state, to fix these terminal values. The October hearing will be of vital Interest to the railroads, aa well I as to the shippers or the state. It Is expected to last from 30 to 60 days, and It Is of course problematical whether it will end with the order made by the railroad commission as to rstes. It may be carried to the highest courts In the state, and probably will be If rate reductions are ordered. PORTLAND ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVITED TO TILLAMOOK FAIR Price Concessions on Quality Wearables Price r J ' f on Quality Wearables Hundreds of good dressers-will be attracted to our store by the wonderful price concessions we offer during the next few days OUTINGS AT HALF PRICE- Choice of all our Men's Two-Picce Suits the entire assortment of Fancy Outings, single and double-breasted. All sizes $12.50 ON1L-HALF $6.25 $20.00 ONL-HALF $10.00 15.00 ON1L-HALF 7.50 22.50 ONE-HALF 11.25 18.00 ONE.-HALF 9.00 25.00 ONL-HALF 12.50 Great Reductions Men's Summer Suits We must dispose of all our Summer weights in a hurry. Choose from our elegant assortment any of our Fancy Three -Piece Summer Suits at the following prices: Reduced to $12.35 $25.00 Reduced $15.00 18.00 20.00 22.50 Reduced to 13.85 Reduced to 15.65 Reduced to 18.35 30.00 35.00 40.00 Reduced Reduced Reduced to to to to $19.65 24.50 26.50 28.00 SPECIAL MEN'S FINE TROUSERS Our entire stock of Fine Trousers is offered at greatly reduced prices. This includes regu lar and outing styles, light and dark patterns SALE MEN'S cdt rn a t iJJL STRAW HATS Men $1.00 and $1.50 Straw Hats, large variety of styles from which to t(n choose. Special, each , UUC WOULD FORCE CONCERN INTO BANKRUPTCY Involuntary Petition Filed In Fed eral Court by Creditors Against Eastern Candy Works' Alleging Intent to defraud, the North rop & Bturgls company, the National Biscuit company and Johnson-Lleber, filed a petition in Involuntary bank ruptcy against the Eastern Candy Works to recover alleged debts in the sum of $849.90, in the I'nlted States district court this morning. aw The petition sets forth that the candy !TJtarany has been bankrupt for a period otwltt than four months and alleges that iFTSbmmltted, an act of bankruptcy when its vice-president, P. a. P. Attlas, placed a chattel mortgage on its stores at 3 ana wasmngion street, June 19, with the Intent to hinder, delay and defraud the creditor companies named in the petition. , T.he candy company owns several stores In Portland as well as in As toria and Seaside. Special Invitation has been given the Portland Commercial club, the cham ber of commerce, board of trade and all other organisations to attend the Tilla mook county fair and street carnival August 22 to 24, inclusive. C. E. Reyn olds, a member of the Tillamook com mittee. Is In Portland today, and Is urg ing these bodies to organise a large Joint delegation to go to Tillamook Aug ust 21. It Is said Portland should show a friendly spirt to the Tillamook country by going over the mountains and at tending the great annual event at Tilla mook City. By thla date next year a railroad will be completed, giving di rect transportation facilities between this city and Tillamook bay. A repre sentative Portland delegation may be formed to make the trip this month and see tne country. Tillamook's annual fair last year was a great success and was attended by many people from Portland, Astoria and other places. It will be given this year on a larger scale than ever before. On the second day of the carnival the big feature will be a "sklddoo clambake. which means sklddoo to the clams. A large steam dredger In charge of Cat- taln O rote will gather the clams for tne naKe. A great basket picnic will be given in connection with the fair. There will be horse races, loot races, ball games and otner popular contests. The Tillamook Uuard. a uniformed and drilled com pany of young men from 12 to 16 years or age, wiu De seen in military evolu tlons. PUBLIC'S SAFETY WAS DISCUSSED Joint Meeting of Railroad Commission and State Board of Health. Building Permits. Catherine McLaughlin, one-story dwelling, Montana avenue between Simpson and Jarrett. $400; Beneke & Hauser, shed. Klllingsworth avenue be tween Commercial and Klrby, $200; Ore Swing "Co.. shop. Hawthorne between Grand avenue ar.d East Sixth, $200; Swedish Lutheran church, church build ing, Stanton between Rodney avenue and Union avenue. East Twenty-eighth and East Twenty-ninth, $50- J. C. Wren, two-story dwelling. East Eleventh be tween Hancock and Tillamook, $4,000; Mrs. J. Montgomery, one-storv dwelling. Mississippi between Slddmore and Ma son. $50; Y. W. S. Y. M. C. A., con crete for basement, Taylor between Smith and Seventh. $4,000; E. W. Reder, two-story dwelling, Washington be tween East Thlrty-sivth and East Thirty-seventh, $1,800. Chronic Catarrh Cured by "THE HOUSEHOLD BUSGBOIT." Druggists refund money if DR. POR TER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALINO OIL falls. 25c. - Measures for tho protection of the traveling public were discussed at a special Joint meeting of the state rail road commission and the state board of health yesterday at Salem. All mem ber! of both boards were present snd plans were discussed for trie drafting of laws to compel railroads to observe cleanliness and adopt measures to pro tect those who travel on trains within the state of Oregon from infectious diseases. The meeting yesterday was merely to discuss a mode of action after which the two boards will act separately. The next regular quarterly meeting of the board of health will probably occur at Pendleton In October at which time it has been decided rules will be de vised and submitted to the rallroal commission for their approval anU adoption. The railroad commission nas aireaay Issued some regulations pertaining to health but which are consiaerea too broad and general by the health board.. The rules provide that passenger cars and waiting-rooms of the state must be kept clean, well ventilated, heated and lighted and supplied with drinking water; that suitable toilets must be provided and maintained; that ticket offices must be opened $0 minutes be fore all trains arrive and they must be kent oten if trains are delayed until the late train has arrived. Waiting- rooms at iunctlons must be kept open if trains are coming where passengers must transfer and these stations must be kept lighted at night. These rules will be supplemented by more definite ones to prevent the spread of disease. such practice as sweeping the cars on the way and the promis cuous expectoration are to be regulated by an agreement between the health board and railroad commission. SWEET SINGERS ARE HOME AGAIN Members of Columbia Sing Clsb Pleased With Success 'at San Francisco. The Jtlglit Change. Change from the ordinary summe! shirts to the Cluett and Star brands that are oi special sale this week at Rob inson & CoFs, 289 Washington. Try Our New Cream SILVER POLISH In Bottle . . . 25c XT SFSAXS rOB XT KELT ' XJT nOMT WX2TDOW TJEB rXXTBST TXT VBOBVOXD Ua f rJP S77 j i 0 Corner ThiM and Wasaiiirtoa Vt. . ' Manufacturing Jewelers, Optician, Diamond Importers. Members of the Columbia Singing club, which organisation represented Portland at the convention of the United Swedish singers on the Pacific coast at San Francisco during the week ending last Tuesday, have returned more than pleased with the treatment re ceived at the hands of the Californlans. They were to have returned on the Ill fated steamship Columbia, but rather than to wait for the substitute boat, came home by train. Several hundred singers attended the convention and participated In the grand concert, at which Madam Norelll, of this city, was the soloist. The concert was a magnificent success with an immense audience, as was the outlnir at Shell- mound park, where approximately 6,000 people assembled to hear the chorus, formed for the occasion by the visiting singers ana tne two Ban Francisco so cieties. The Oakland chamber of commerce entertained the singers, showing them the city from a train of special cars. The mayor of Mills City volunteered to act as guide on the trip to Mount Ta malpals and did much to make the trip to the mountain most pleasant. "The 8an Franciscans have a warm spot in their hearts for the people of Portland,'' said one of the returning singers this morning. ' in speaking of the reception given them at the Bay City, "because of the assistance ren dered at the time of the disastrous fire. One hears everywhere a good word for Portland and her citizens. We were certainly spledidly entertained during our stay there, the most notable event outside of the concerts being an elabor ate banquet at the Fnlrmount hotel. We were also entertained by the Norwegian singing societies of San Francisco." The next convention will be held at Seattle during the lair. CARMEN'S PICNIC. Tot Car Men and Wives Only. Extra special bargains: All elbow length lisle groves. 87c; silk gloves, $1.47: kid gloves. $2 25: white lawn shirt waists, 50c; white linen parasols, 97c; fancy hose, 12 He; men's 50c ties, 2 be; the $l.oo grade, 60c; fancy sox, 12Vc; shirts, 47c. McAUen & McDon nell. Noted for best goods at lowest prices. CLOSING OUT ALL SUMMER GOODS EVERY SUMMER GARMENT MUST BE SOLD On our first floor we have the remainder of unsold summer goods to be sold at less than the very manufacturers we bought them from are now asking SEX OUR WINDOWS TAILORED SUITS About 20 Suits, values up to $20.00. WEDNESDAY $3.95 WAISTS Allover Embroidered Waists, regular $5.00 values. WEDNESDAY $1.95 BATHING SUITS $10.00 Suits $5.00 $7.50 Suits $4.00 $5.00 Suits $2.75 $3.50 Suits $1.75 KIMONOS Short Kimonos, regular 65c QQ values, Wednesday jiyC Long Kimonos, regular $1.00 a values, Wednesday $1.50 SATEEN PETTICOATS, Wednesday 98, WASH BELTS, 15c value, Wednesday 5, BOX COATS $2.35 Values up to $10, Wednesday WASH DRESSES 95, Values up to $6.50, Wednesday SILK PETTICOATS $7.50 (Jjo -j f values...: JLJ New Fall Suits and Coats on Display Jfo ON CO Fifth and Alder Streets COFFEE It is worth your while to buy good butter and poor tea and coffee? Vonr jrocer returns your money tf 70m doal like ScMlliof ' Bt: we pr him- ' Prints Nothing but the Truth. (lutiHtl Dispatch to The Journal.) Olympia, Wash., Aug. S. OovernorT Meaji la In receiDt of a codt of tha In itial numoer or me wnerry iree ana Hatchet, a monthly publication, issued for ! tha benefit and amusement of the officers and crew of the armored crui ser Washing-ton. The periodical is In pamphlet form, containing 16 pages and a cover. It la filled with news and editorial content of interest to tha navy. Tha Cherry Tree and Hatchet la printed and published on board the cruiser Washington aad haa for Its direct pat ronage the community of the 814 mem bers of the crew. Preferred Btook Canaed Goods. Allen & Lewis' Best Brand. Metzger's eyo glasses, fl. 842 Wash. Pete Nelson's Body Found. (SmcUI DUoatrb to Tb Journal.) Astoria. Or.. Auk. . The body of Pete Nelson, a fisherman, wl.o was drowned about two weeks ago, was found Sunday badly decomposed at Marshy island. Coroner Pohl, after es tablishing identity and all the circum stances of the case, caused the body to be burled yesterday. A Talnabla Reason. "Six years ago I learned a valuable lesson," writes John Pleasant of Magno lA, Ind. "I then began taking Dr. King's New Life Pills, and the longer I take them the batter I find them." They please everybody. Guaranteed at Sad Cross Pharmacy. 16a. White Clover Butter in Wax Cartons The Only Packages for Long Distance Shipments First in Quality Because of Our Experience Fitet in Sales Because of the Buyer's Experience T. S. TOWNSEND CREAMERY CO. 44-46 Sacond Street Braechcs Seattle, Asterla, Salem and Lyens t