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.
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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
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Fitet in Sales
Because of the
Buyer's
Experience
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