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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 8, 1907. .J;. !. it . I i i I. I NATIONAL MISSION IN SESSION Convention of Kail way Com missioners From All States in Session at Wash ington. 1). C Program to Be Agreed Upon. Ho ir illogical ve are to have fresh succulent oysters deliciously cooked and then spoil the feast with hard dry oyster crackers when ve can get V Oregon's Commission Not Formed When Former De liberations Were Held but Its Members Are Expected to Take Active Part. By John B. Lathrop. ( Wuhlnt-lon Bnrrau of Tbc Journal.) Washington. Oct. . The Pacific northwest la represented at the con vention of the National Association of Hallway Commissioner which assem ble here today. Members of the Wash ington commission H, A. Fairchlld of Belllngham,' Jesse 8. Jones of South Tacoma, John C Lawrence of Garfield and Secretary O. O. Calderhead of Se attle will occupy a prominent place on the program. Air. Fairchlld Is a mem ber of the committee on legislation, which will doubtless report recommen dations for the convention to transmit to the congress; Mr. .Lawrence is a member of the committee on rates and rate making, and both are vitally im portant subjects. Inasmuch as the convention will agree on some program to be recommended to congress for action this winter, the committee oa legislation will occudy a prominent position In the convention's deliberations. Will Try to Evolve Order. Rates and rate-making is a subject which goes to the core of the wholo question of regulation of Interstate and Intrastate commerce, and out from the complex conditions affecting reform of present practices the committee is ex pected to evolve some sort of order and make a presentation to the convention calculated to assist In solving the prob- Those delicious little oyster crackers that are always fresh and crisp and flaky, with just suffi cient salt to give zest to either soup or oysters. Ufa in moisture proof packages NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY lem. John 8. McMillan, who was a member of the Washington commission last year, was president of the national as sociation. His removal leaves that of fice vacant. C. C. McChord of Kentucky will therefore preside as first vice president. Oregon's railroad commission was not organized at the time the convention was neid last year, but the member may be expected to consume much time, and arrowing out of this largely the coal shortage situation in the west is bound to command attention by the conven tion. Coming as ther will from all sections, of the country, the members of the con ventlon will bring exnet knowledge touching- practically all lusues which plague those who are striving to solve the traffic regulation problems, and the final resolutions to be adorijed will be imieiinu 10 oy congress wun consiaer able respect Of Immediate interest also In the Pa cific northwest will be the debates on taxation of common carriers and the question as to valuation of rail proper ties. The lmminency of the Spokane rate rase, the cases begun by the lum bermen and the various demands for modifications of traffic rules In that region Invest the convention here with deep significance. Facts and figures will be elicited bearing dlrectlv on the j Issues Involved In the Spokane rate rate-making the convention will sub mit final recommendations which will exert potent Influence on the Interstate commerce commlKsloTf s views of the Issue therein involved. CRUSHED Br LOG; TAKES OWN LIFE Claude Harkness Struggles to Free Himself and Fail ing Cuts His Throat. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Cle Klum. Wash., Oct. 8. Pinned un der a log and either unable to bear tho terrible pain or fearing that even if rescued he would be a helpless cripple for life, Claude HarknesR, 30 years of use, pulled a knife from his pocket and cut his throat. Several hours later his lifeless body was found by hlH uncle, Marlon Harkness, who was working In uie umuer wun 111m. How long the unfortunate man cried for assistance will never bo known. The ground was torn up on the spot where fte was round and tells the mute story quiring retail liquor dealers to pay $800, of the awful fight the young man made wholesalers $400 and rectifiers 1200 a to free himself before de decided to take PROSECUTION Commissioners T. k. Campbell of Cot- ! case, and under the head of rates and ige urove, uswaici w est of Astoria, C. B. Altchlson of Portland and Secre tary George O. Goodall of Salem are looked for today. One of the vitally Important ques tions to be considered by the convention la the conflict of authority between tho state commissions and the interstate commerce commission. Absolute har mony of desire is apparent between the federal and state commissions on this tcore; members of the federal commis sion belong to the national association, and the secretary of the federal com mission is secretary of the association ! year be enforced". Drlscoll objected his life. In his absence Chief Clerk Connelly of i strenuously. Vaughn thereupon began Harkness was working on a big log the commission here will serve as sec- ' Interrogating the opposing councilman when it rolled over nnd pinioned him. retary. I to see Just what his stand was In the His limbs were crushed to the thighs FEAR Of moors BREAKS STRIKE Trainmen of Nevada-Gold-fields Agree to Move U. S. Mails. (Continued from Page One.) Equipment shortage will be one of ' matter. the important themes, as will be demur rage and reciprocal demurrage, safety Councilman Hare Tilt. appliances uniform bills of lading and forced, Mr. iiassuicaiion. rate making, grade cros- 1 "I most certainly do. sings and the operation of electric rail way. Xalationshlp Discussions, Perhaps as large consequences may be expected to flow from the debates on the relationship between the federal nd state commissions as from any other discussions. From time to time there has been a serious conflict. Also In the courts questions and situations ftaye arisen which have materially im peded the movement for the proper reg ulation of common carriers. There have been injunctions and petitions for in junctions In both federal and state courts and at times it has appeared to be probable that force would be re sorted to by the disputants. Recently, during; the trouble in North Carolina, hints were riven that cin. troops might be called out. and intlma- iion 'Do you want to see the lai Drlscoll Drlscoll?" asked Vaughn. plied. "Has the city attorney told you what tne law is: "Yes, but " "I asked you, Mr. Drlscoll. If you stood for law enforcement, and I asked you if the city attorney had not told you that the law required these whole sale liquor men who were conducting vnree xinos or Dusiness to pay a sep- Bia.it license ior eacn or tnem. don't answer me intelligibly." Rushllrht Boshed In. and doctors assert it is doubtful If he would have lived had he been rescued. It is their opinion that lie struggled violently until he felt his strength leaving him, then committed suicide. STATE MONEY OX ROADS OF LEWIS (Special Din patch to The Journal.) Chehalis, "Wash.. Oct 8. The Lewis You ounty commissioners have arranged take advantage of the new state aid road law. Under the apportionment of funds. Councilman RushiiKht who thoiieht which has been made by the board, each that the wholesalers should not be re. of the three commissioner districts will quired to pay a J400 license in addition have J1.700 expended on this work as to the I8U0 license because outside a preliminary. In the first district goods were being shipped in In compel I- Commissioner Tilly will use his funds . A , . . . ' . . 1 ..n ,1 I . A II,. 1 Tl nun, Birppeu liuu ine urt'lli'l anil HSKCU "ouiiik uui ui Luiiutiiiit luwiiiu -L.IU- that a committee be -appointed 10 frm coin creek. In the second district Oom- a suitable definition of 1 tie three classes miasloncr Young' will macadamize from I , j, . . 1 a. ui u ii uviuiiiiuii ui tilt- 1 it 1 t'ti I'lilM.Sf'N I frterr ..1, ooroP6" "f i of liquor trade. Rushlight also asked '" Mesklll quarry southeast through .,7' .L ' ""Bui pe , 10 name the committee and suggested 1 nl . massed to enforce the decrees of the federal courts. There appears to be a desire on the part of the officials of the members of the association and the commission here to adjust these dlf Terences so far as possible, so that sig nificant recommendations mav be em anate from the convention which will Accomplish considerable In obviating these troubles in the future. The suggestion has been made that the federal commission appoint the state commissions Its special agents for the purpose of outwitting the railroad companies, which now refuse to show to state commissions which books re- u imcrsiaie commerce. Such a situation has arisen in Minnesota, and the suggestion that the state commis sions be made federal special agents Js said to have come from Worth C. Harder, a Minneapolis newspaper man. Chairman Knapp has plven tentative ap proval of the plan, and this will prob ably be considered at length by the convention. ur such widespread Import is the equipment shortage that that subject of the committee refused to pa Ordinance Not Clear, irirexteil i nion urecinci. ui'tinniiiK ai a point two Drlscoll and Wallace as members. Hen- miles east of Chehalis. In the third dls- nett insisted that Chairman Cottell also trirt, Commissioner Rayton of Cowlitz be an active member of tiie committee will use the funds on some heavy grad- and Rushlight acquiesced. 1S, two miles east of Winlqck, on the When Vaughn attempted to have n road to cowlitz prairie. motion passed instructing the Inspector 1 nder the state aid law the state con to collect all three licenses a 'majority tributes 60 per cent, the road and bridge sa it. runa iit per cent, ana tne road district lii per cent, bewis county today has u . .1 " uiov.uBoi.jii h uevciopnu nnv otlier county in western Washing that the present ord nance does not rie- B line nearly me distinction between wholesaling and retailing. Several of the small firms represented ai the meet ing urged that should the present ordl nance be enforced they would not bo aDle to cater to the family trade, lnas much as they frequently had orders for three dozen bottles of beer. Tills order. under the government statute, would pring them within the pah- of a whole LEWIS HAS A NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY (Special DUiMtrb to Tb Journal.) Chehalis, Wash., Oct. 8. The Lewis sairiicense"' The con.mi.tee L1 structed to report at the next meeting noon accepted the resignation of County Attorney ui. a. i-ungnorne, 10 take ef. BITTERS and the consensus cf opinion was that , A.'w ,,' ',r,ne- 10 laKa wholesalers be separated into the class I J,' "fmon, a well that sells liquor to be sold again and known attorney of this city, was chosen retailers as a claas that sells liquor to t succeed him. Mr Harmon is a He- Any man or woman trou bled with constipated bow els will be greatly benefit ted by taking the Bitters. It thas a. wonderful record of such cures to its credit. Try it for Poor. Appetite, Head ache, Heartburn, Dyspep sia, , Indigestion, Costive- ness, - Insomnia or Female Ills. 1- .;' be consumed directly by the purchaser aiann Raises a Xiaug-h. During the explanation of the Blu mauer & Hoch method of conducting their business by Attorney Mann a laughable incident came up. Mann sug- publican, the commis'sloners being Re publican. (United Preta I -fined WIr.) Tonopah, Xev., Oct. 8. The first rassenger train to leave here In seven days went out last night shortly after 10 o'clock. The strike was settled by the men returning to their former posi tions at the time the strike was de clared. This leaves out of the service, Knglneer Calvert, Fireman Donald and Conductor Cowan, who had been dis charged. B. C. Willis, assistant to the president of the Brotherhood of loco motive Knglneers, arrived here yester day afternoon. He had a conference witn the engineers, who assured him that none of the men had refused to go to work, but they had not been called upon, as the other unions were on a strike. J. 8. Roberts, assistant superintend ent of the railway mall service, ar rived here from San Francisco at 2 o'clock yesterday and saw the strikers. He told them he had been sent by A. H. Stephens, superintendent of the rail way mall service, with Instructions to learn "the cause of the malls not going out of town here on time. He assured the men that the malls would go out, and on time, If he had to put troops here. The men then sent a proposition to tho company that they be taken back on tho same standing they held when the strike was declared. Freight trains are being made up to go out, and three win oe 111 irom Mlna this afternoon. Tomorrow and Thursday are the last days for discount on wst side gas bills. In the future the reading of meters on the west side will commence on the 11th of each month Instead of the 16th, as heretofore, to accommodate the Increase In consumers. SEVENTEEN BAD BOYS ARE BETTER So Many Paroled and Seven Recommended Heform School's Report. (Sptclil Dlipatrh to Tb Journal.) Salem. Or., Oct. 8 The regular meet- In of the state reform school board was held yesterday afternoon. Iilttle business was transacted outside of reg ular routine. The report of N. IL Looney, superin tendent of the reform school, was read. The report on work accomplished by the uuys was very ravorable to them. Iur- lng- the harvest season they were per mitted to work on the nelshborlng larwa, uius acquiring nanus or industry ana earning- money Tor themselves. Many of the boys sent the money home to their people, especially If they were In need of It. Several who had widowed mothers devoted the whole amount for their benefit Money earned by picking nups aw no amounted 10 tsao.it ana s was earned by boys doing other kinds of harvest work. The quarter had been remarkably free from sickness and the only accident was an Injured finger wmcn was crushed ana had to De ampu tated. The progress of the boys In their aiuaies was satisfactory. The superintendent recommended that sou walnut trees De planted on the grounds this fail. Jteoom mended for Carole. It Vaa recommended that the follow ing boys be paroled: Fred Helsse, to I his mother, Mrs. J. Relsse of Portland; Mike and Pete Declcco to their father, Antonio Declcco of Portland; Charles ureenstreet to his rather. Ueorge W, Ureenstreet of Portland: Lloyd Itoycroft to his grandmother, Mrs. D. M. McKean vi ruruana; 11. ivunn to nis lather, It. F. Kuhn of Salem; Ross Uarber to his fathea W. L. Uarber of Salem; Oeorge Gilbert to Mrs. Josle Drumtnond of Uwr.AP' I. 1 ir .... Uv.KA- L. I ..- " isu, wuA'.n niuiiiii.:. 1. iu Ilia father, H. Mombert of Mill City; Rob ert Irwin to his mother, Mrs. 8. Irwin of Idaho: William Ooodwln to Mrs. Ag nes Ooodwln of Arleta, Donald Foley to Mrs. E. B. Foley of Portland. Nineteen boys have been admitted since July 1. The following were ad mitted In September: Herbert Martin, Charles Ives Harry Bennett, Arthur Dutkmeler of Multnomah county, Omer Minagan 01 jacason county. Archie log gers of Douglas county Charles Street of Marion county and Clyde Crlbblns of juorrow county. The quarter commenced with S5 pu pils. Two are away on leave of ab sence. As 1 were admitted, 17 paroled and seven recommended for parole, tho number at the 1st of October was 88. The running expenses during the quarter were 19,003.01 and $291.23 was spent for Improvements. BACON MAY SUCCEED AMBASSADOR TOWER (8rcial Dlapatrb to Tha Journal.) New York, Oct. 8. A dispatch from Berlin to the New Tork Times says that Assistant Secretary of Htate Bacon Is to be appointed ambassador to that country, Mr. Tower having asked to be relieved on account of private affairs. Eyes fitted to glasses $1. at Metzger's. COMING TO PORTLAND (Continued from Page One.) WATCHES ON EASY PAYMENTS MOVEMENTS Elgin Waltham . Hampden Hamilton Rockford E. Howard & Co. CASES Boss Duebcr Parly's Crescent Roy Crown The above movements and cases signify "Superior Quality" Pay a Small Amount Down the Balance on Weekly Payments r II ?k; !9; sfc4, J3i Enjoy the Pleasure of Wearing While Paying for 1t GUARANTEE Twenty-eight years of fair dealing in Portland has made our WORD good as a United- States government bond. OUR MOTTO Better Quality for Less Money Clatsop City and Portland. The line will follow tho Lewis and Clark river from Astoria to a point about eight miles Inland, where It will Join the line from Clatsop City, a station two miles ! west, near the seashore. From the junction the main line to Portland will follow tho easiest grades via Humbug creek. Clear creek: and Gales creek to Oswego, where It will cross the Wil lamette river over a bridge that is being built by the Southern Pacific com pany under a common user franchise secured by Mr. Reld'r efforts at the last session of the Oregon legislature. The terminal of the Portland Oregon Seacoast road will be In Kast Portland. It will gTant equal traffic arrangements with both the Hill and Harriman lines. Shortest Boat. Surveys show that the line from Portland to Clatsop City will be 80 miles in leneth, zo miles shorter than I.GEVURTZ & SONS OIN YAMHILL STREET of this line will within the next three years give Portland three Inlets for traffic from northwestern Oregon, a great region heretofore practically in accessible excepting by wagon or a cir cuitous route traversed by boats from Tillamook bay to the Columbia river. The Portland Oregon Beacoast rail way will be built by British capital. Tho line from Portland to Astoria will be built first and will cost approximately $3,600,000. Seventy pound rails will be used and the construction and tunnel work will be up to the standard of the best western roads. H. Hawgood, president of the company 1 personal any other route now In operation or ments. Is a rallrSad builder of many and In surveyed to the seacoast. ersonal clarge of all arrange- Completion I years' experience. He was for some years In the engineering service of tho Southern Pacific, later chief engineer of the Huntington roads In southern California, and more recently was chief engineer of the 8an Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake, the railroad built by Sen ator W. A. Clark from Salt Lake to San Pedro. The Price of Xeaith. "The price of health In a malarious district is Just 25 cents; the cost of a I dox or ur. King's New Lire Flls- writes Ella Slay ton of Noland. Ark. New Life Pills cleanse gently and Impart new life and vigor to the system. 2Bc. Sat isfaction g-uaranteed at Red Cross Fhar macy. druggist 4 u y." 'i rojjjj 1 lift ii1'"' J( j Metrger saves -"on money on watches. ON TO SPRINGFIELD WITH EUGENE LINE Final Surveyg In Progress; Cars to Be Running Next Spring PorUand-Salem Connection Million-Dollar Will Contest. (United Prrsa leaned Wire.) Newport. R. I.. Oct. S. A ieeal bnttln gesiea mai wnue liiumauer & iocft was oeitun in 1110 superior court hern in. had their rectifying and wholesaling es- day to prevent Barnard college from tabllsnment opening on Fourth street, receiving the ll.ooo.noo recently willed the department opening; Into Washing- to it by Miss Emily O. Gibbes. The ton street was a sample room only. He suit has been brought by Mr. Edwin A. said that his clients maintained a sam- Post, the only sister of Miss Glbbes! pie bar there, so that their wholesale To win Mrs. Post must prove that her customers couia sample liquor. He sister was insane when she made her urged that It was conducted for pros- will. More than 40 witnesses havo pective customers alone, but at least been subpoenaed on Mrs. Post's side two of the councilmen cited Instances alone. When Miss Oihbes died it was where they had seen the bar full and found that she had willed a portion of anjuuu who nan a nicnei couia sample ner weaitn to a niece, miss Edwlna Post the "liooio" behind the bar. Mann sat of Mero York. All the remnlnrler nf th uuvvr, 1,, some coniusion ai mis retort. estate was bequeathed to Barnard col- tt, Jt rl,,z saloon was brought into lege. The college has engaged eminent uim.ui9uu, mm Home 01 ine council counsel to derend Its right to the leg thought Fritz should not be compelled acy. iu pay two licenses ror two bars In one room if wholesalers were permitted to engage In three kinds of business on one license. DANISH PRESS URGES EXCHANGE TEACHERS (United Preaa Leaaed Wire.) opennagen, uct. 8. The Danish press Is earnestly discussing the propo sition to exchange professors of the University of Copenhagen and other Scandinavian educational Institutions and professors of American universi ties. It is understood that the Scandi navian societies in the 1 nitorl ),, 1 will be appealed to and that the financ ing or ine project might JLhus be It's a Good Trade to leave off coffee and take on POSTUM Thtre't a Reason" (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Eugene, Or., Oct. 8. Final surveys and levels for the Eugene & Eastern Railway company's electric line between Eugene and Bprlngwater are now hel no- made and construction beyond the city limits of Eugene will begin within a few uays. ine lines completed as far out as the middle of Falrmount, a suburb betwoen the city and Springfield. An other force Is Rt wnrlr nn o lino mlla long out University avenue to the I. O. . l'. nnd Masonic cemeteries. When this branch is completed there will hn about three miles of track In the city limits besides that which extends to ward Springfield. L. N. Roney. who has the contract for building the bridge across the Wil lamette river at Springrfield. is assem bling materials. It Is expected to have curs running- into Springfield by spring-, although the track will have been com pleted to the river opposite that city long before that. Passengers will be can-led to that point and then can cross the wagon bridge afoot to enter the city. The company has surveyors work ing between Albany and Eugene on the proposed line down the valley to con nect with the Salem-Portland line. Thev are expected to reach Eugene within a few days. Rieht-of-wa v for tho lino between Eugene and Junction Cffv hna already been pledged by the citizens along the route. The line will extent through one of the richest sections of the state. It will ha huilf through tho Willamette river bottom; where the land is more productive than any other por tion of the county. EUGENE WON'T LET 3IEDF0RD HAVE HIM (Special niapatch to The Journal.) Eugerie, Or., Oct. 8. Honor Palmer, who recently purchased an orchard at Medford for over $36,000, says he will not reside there, as reported In the newspapers of that place. He bought the' orchard simply as an investment, and will continue to remain in Eugene, where he will erect a fine residence or purchase one already built. He has been figuring with the owner of an 18.000 residence, and the dual mair innn CURTAlHS TABLE COVERS It's time to put into exe- CUtlOIl those deep laid plans for pretty little improvements here and there in your home this Fall. Maybe it's your bedroom that occupies your thoughts or perhaps, it's your liv ing room or it is the parlor? Which ever it may be, just ask the man at the store to show you the "Artloom" Curtains, Couch Covers and Table Covers. Among them you are sure to find those charming effects you have been picturing in your mina, wnetner m beautiful warm toned Oriental, delicate floral French creations, Brocades, Velours or solid colors and at very small cost! When you go shopping today, suppose you make a point of seeing themall the better stores have them. Find the Artloom label. PHILADELPHIA A TAHESIKi MI tL8 PHILAPEIPHIA AttD NE YORK bs olesed. ip.M 1 ((-- t J - v- . . .