THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TIIUR3DAY
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RAILROADS I1
JUGGLING
State Railroad -Commission
Receives Many Complaints
of Overcharges "on Ship-
merits of .Household Goods.
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which the. colonist and immigrant are
lambasted by the railroads In the, mat 1
V-T of freight charge is little realized ,
until one gets Into touch with the com
plaints filed ; with the state ; railroad !
commission. Ana, without doubt, not
more than' one person out of 10. who
' art Injured do any more than growl at
the railroad company. They never think
of taking the matter before the railroad
This week a man arrived In Salem
from Missouri, With a carload of house
hold roods, He alleges the shipping
ajrent quoted him a rate of $2.15 per
100 "pounds. - The printed circulars of
the company place the rate at fi.lt per
100 pounds,-But when he went to get
his goods he found the' freight charges
had been computed, at the rate of $3
per 100 pounds, which appears to be
a clear holdup of 70 cents per 100
nounda. " ComDlalnt of the overcharge
has been filed with the state railroad
commission, .which is taking the matter
up with the Interstate commerce com
mission. '
"These complaints are filed with the
commission every day," said a member
of the commission. , The amounts of
the-overcharges range from (20 up to
$120. We have taken scores of these
complaints up with the railroad com
panies end gotten rebates for the ship
pers. While these matters are not al
ways within the Jurisdiction of the
state railroad commission, still we can
handle most of them. When we can
not handle them we take the matter up
with the Interstate Commerce commis-
slon. ' - , ' '
"Another way railroad companies take
advantage of shippers when the ship
pers are not careful Is by routing the
goods over long hauls in order to keep
the goods on their own lines. Tester
day we had aVomplaint from a man
who brought bis goods from the east
and the railroad company charged him
$36 more than the charge ought to be,
because the goods were shipped In a
roundabout way." .
MINERS MAY NOT USE :
STREAMS FOR TAILINGS
' ' (Special to The JToerniLt
Applegate, Or., .March 28. A, decis
ion has Just been handed down by the
supreme court of the state of Oregon
which will affect erery placer miner of
the state and be of benefit to all farm
ers living along streams where placer
mining Is followed. The case was
brought by E. N. 'Pro volt, Richard F.
Lewmann, Herman ' Messlnger, Ellen
Stone, CM. Kerf or d, A. L. Bailey and
William Sorrenson, farmers living, In
the Applegate valley, against the J. T.
Layton estate, a placer mining com
pany, for dumping mining debris in the
Applegate river and Into the Bridge
Point Pitch company's ditch. j
The case was tried in June, 1909, at
Jacksonville, before Judge H. K. Hanna, i
who resigned before the decision - was
given. The decision was given by his
successor, " Judge F. M. Calkins, in
favor of the plaintiffs. The case lasted
in court six and a half days. A large
number of witnesses was examined by
both sides. :::,,.
Practically every placer miner in
southern Oregon took ; a hand in the
llgnt with the defendants, while the
plaintiffs had the backing of nearly
every farmer in the Applegate valley,
the most of whom, donated funds to
hftlp those who - were in the fight in
which they were interested,
A mine had been In operation about
40 years discharging debris into the
Applegate river year by year, filling up
the channel of the stream and causing
it to overflow and destroy valuable
farm lands adjoining the river.
' The case was appealed from the "cir
cuit court of Jackson county to the
state supreme court, which . court
pioiiieu a permanent injunction against
the Layton Mining company,- enjoining
It from dumping sand, gravel or rocks
01 any kina in the Applegate river.
Kditor Boyce Accidentally Shot.
' . crnttrd Pr lwA Wlre.1
Los Angeles, March 2S. Lr, Irwin
Royce, editor of the , Paclf Iq Poultry
Journal, and secretary of the Los An
, geles Revolver club, la suffering today
from a wound in the groin, caused by
the accidental discharge of a 22 caliber
pistol. Royce is 61 years of age, and is
one of the crack revolver shots of the
Pacific coast.
We rent new pianos at $4 per month
ind apply the rent on the purchase.
Cartage free. Kohler A Chase, 375
wasmngxon street,
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Conditions ; Improving With
Coming of Good Weather,
Say Labor Agents. '
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The final figure in Portland's so
called problem of the unemployed has
been added by clear weather of the last
few days, and today there is work for
any who are willing to apply for It,
according to Portland labor agents. -v.
Although wages are slightly lower in
the unskilled grades at present than
last year at this time, indications are
that a sharp advance will be noted with
in two weeks or a month.
At present a dally average of 400
men are being sent out on Jobs in 'and
around Portland by the various labor
agencies. This figure. It Is estimated,
will be doubled when the big logging
companies resume and street work Is
started in the city, in the near future.
A conservative estlmat places the
number of unemployed men at 1000.
Many of these are, loggers and semi
skilled artisans. ; - '
. 'The labor market shows a healthy
condition for the remainder of the year."
said John Schroeder, chief clerk of the
Municipal free Employment bureau, to
day. -
"At present there are plenty of Jobs
open and In my opinion there is S3 per
cent more work In sight now than In
March of 1911. J-Wages are advancing
already and will continue to do so.
Many men are simply hanging back,
waiting for this advance. W cannot
get even newly arrived immigrants to
accept Jobs under $2.
"An. indication of how demand for la
bor Is Jumping Is seen by comparison
of our reports for February and March.
In February we placed 2092' men and
women in positions. Nearly 100 men
were put to work inside the city. Now,
with work opening up outside also, we
are finding Jobs for practically 100 men
every day. Other labor agencies are
likewise . placing; , many men,"
SHOVES BILLS INTO
POCKET; QUISH I OUCH!
BELACO'S ON FIRE
(United Press Lrued Wirt.) e)
v . New York, March 28. Frede-
w rick Be las co, the theatrical man
ager of San Francisco and Los
Angeles, and brother of David
Belasco, is confined to his bed In
the Hotel Astor today ss a re-
suit of carrying matches and
e chloride of potash lozenges in
the same pocket Belasco had;
Just bought a ticket for the west
when he trust his hand Into His
' pocket with, a roll of bills.
A moment later his trousers
were on fir. His right hand
and thigh were badly burned in 4
his efforts to extinguish the
blaze, and he will be confined to
his bed for several weeks. : .
CHIEF STEWARD OF
S. S. BEAVER DIES
Officials of the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship company hers have
received word that C, E. Southgate,
chief steward aboard the steamer Beav- f
er dropped dead from heart disease .
Tuesday shortly after the ship arrived ;
in San Francisco, en route to Portland'
from San Pedro, v ,:i
Southgate had been employed on the
Beaver since she was placed on the
San Francisco-Portland run. He had ;
been in the company's service several 1
years.' r ,
KLICKITAT CHIEF GOES
TO PLEAD FOR LAND
(Special" te The Jonrnel.1'
KltcklUt, Wash., March Chief
Bkookum Wahlahee of the Wahklaous
Indians, and his band of Indians have
began the Journey to Washington, where
they expect to beseech the Indian de
partment to set apart that tract of land
near Mount Adams known as the Indian
huckelberry patches. The old chief
claims that the Taklmas want to sell
that part of the country to the United
States to the displeasure of the Kllckl
tata and other Indians who annually
visit that section. It has been esti
mated 2000 Indlane visited the patches
last year.
. 80 Stranded on Island.
' (Cnlted Preu Lcutd Wire.
Ottawa, Ont, March 28. In response
to a message received by the Canadian
government today from the governor of
the South Pacific islands, a telegram
has been sent by the postmaster gen
eral . $o Vancouver ; authorising the
steamship Makura of Vthe Canadian
Australian line to depart from her regu
lar course and pick up SO shipwrecked
men now stranded - on , Washington
island.
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WOLGAST'S MANAGER
FINDS' HONEST' MAN,
IN PORTLAND, TOO
Tom Jones, manager for Ad
Wolgast, the prizefighter, txs
lievee he has at last found an
honest man.
Testerday Jones went into a
telephone booth at the Imperial
hotel, and when the operator
said, TJropanickelplex," - he
reached in his pocket and brought
pocketful of money, laid it on
the table at his side, picked out
a' nickel,- dropped it into' the
yawning mouth of the telephone,
and talked to his party. Then
he went out and left the money
lying on the table not because
he wanted to learn if there was
enhonest person In Portland,
but bcause he forgot it. ,
This morning he discovered
that bis money was gone. It
was not, of course, in the tele-
' phone booth. Several hundred 4
.persona probably had used the
booth since that time. 80 he
told the chief clerk that he had
forgotten to tell the money
goodbye and be was kind of
lonely, somehow, without lt
"It'll turn up," said. Clarence
Shafer, chief clerk.
"It will not," said Jones.
Which anyone will admit was a
good starter for an argument.
"Betchu a hat It will.' re
turned Shafer.
"S'go," said Jones.
Then together they called at
the desk a few hours later and
the money was handed over the
counter;- Somebody had found tt
andhad turned It in.
NEW COMMUTATION '
BOOK TO BE ISSUED
April 1 the Oregon Electric, will place
in effect a new commutation book
containing' 50 individual tickets good for
20 days from date of sale In place of
the monthly calendar 54 ride individual
ticket book between Portland and near
by points. The pries of the book will
be 12.50. -
The principal change la In the life of
the book, the old book having been ob
jected to by reason of the fact that
patrons would occasionally forfeit
tickets. '
Complaint was filed recently with the
state railroad commission by W. F.
Galllven. representing the passengers at
Multnomah station, against the 54 ride
book.
23 POLITICAL "SUSPECTS"
ARE BANISHED TO SIBERIA
Warsaw, Poland, March 2 S. That
Russia la still fighting against the po
litical enlightenment of her people with
the old time weapons of imprisonment
In Siberia, la Indicated by a monster
protest which has Just closed In - the
city of Radom.. filmply for belonging to
the Polish Social Democratic party, no
other charge being brought . against
them, 25 persons were sentenced to im
prisonment and hard labor for terms
ranging from two to eight years, and 22
were sentenced to exile and banishment
in Siberia,
Cloolnff Out. "-' ' '
Boys' hats, $1, formerly )2. Kenshaw,
19 Fourth, 449 Washington.
Friday, March 29
Saturday, March 30
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Ever Attempted in Portland
SPECIAL NO. 1
French Willow One Tie. We offer 300 Shaded
Plumes, made of the best quality male stock in
black, white and all colors, guaranteed hot to fall
out; over 40 combinations of colors. Also two
toned to select from. Priced everywhere at $17.50.
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Our Price
See our great line of Milan,
Dress Shapes; priced for
$2.98 and $3.93.
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Word "Pacific" Cause of
, Legal Battle Between Sire
, and Child.
(United Press Imurd Wtre.)
Oakland, Cal.. March 28. Though the
word "Pacific" stands for peace. Its use
in the title of a cancer cure Institution
is the cause' of a bitter war between
John L, and G rover C. Bohannon. father
and son, here today, in which both
carry revolvers and threaten to shoot
each other on sight, according to their
own testimony in the local courts, ,
The father sued to restrain the son
from conducting his place under the
name of the "Paclfio Cancer Institu
tion,' while the elder Bohannons own
place Is styled the "Paclfio Canoer and
Tumor Institution." He alleges that
his son has been stealing away . his pa
tients and otherwise- Interfering ; with
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Hibemia Savings Bank
"A Conservative" Custodian" - '
SECOND AND WASHINGTON STREETS
. 1 Open Saturday Evenings, 6 to 8 o'clock '
IF MP
Our Price
Hemp, Chip and Tagal
this sale $1.98, $2.49,
124-126.128 SKTtl
his business. The father's suit for
$5000 damages was disirt'.Fse.i. but the
court ordered the younger Cohannoa to
take the peaceful word "FaelflJ" from
the name of his establishment. "
Fioneer of 1853 Tastes at Kalnler.
Rainer, Or., March ti. W. H. Hank
lns, pioneer of 1852, died at his home
here March 12, age 71 years. Mr. Hank
Ins was born in Lawrence county,. Ohio,
March 18, 1141. By ox team he came
to Oregon when he was 11 years Of
age.
Mr. Hanklns enlisted In the First
Oregon volunteers December 5, 1864, and
was mustered out of service July 23.
186. Mr. Hanklns and wife lived in
Washington oounty nine miles west of
Portland for five years, then moved to
Multnomah county, whe. he lived seven
years. - Then he moved to Columbia
county, near Rainier, where death came
to him.' . ', ., '. - '. . ' -
Mr. Hanklns and Miss Rachael S.
Campbell were married In 1864.
- Ten children were born, seven' of
whom are living. -
. Factory for Rent.
Two floors In new brick building just
completed at Hood and Baker streets,
South Portland: long lease, low rental,
building la well lighted and will make
an Ideal location t for " manufacturing
plant. c' A, 3a FISH, care of Journal. H
Hodson Go;
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Great Records by a Great Band!
You who own talking machines you've got band
records,' of course. But not one of them is like these
Creatore records and if you don't gd another record
this month, : get these. Come in and hear them, any
way. If you haven't the time, tell us and we will send
them around to your house and you can hear them on
5 your own machine and pay for them if you keep them. .
We don't care what make of machine iUs,as long as
it will carry a disc record. " , . . ' i . '
Everybody knows Creatore and his band. His con
ducting is a composition of heartthrobs and tenderness
and , thunder and high-voltage electric currents with
chain lightning trimmings. Everything he plays has
rid corpuscles and live nerve force it's human. Some
of the musical effects in these records are entirely new
to record buyers, partly because twice the usual num
ber of band instruments were played in making them,
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Two selections on a disc, one on each side, for $1
a' disc It's the greatest dollar's worth of band music
on the market today.
A-5365 (Overture to Poet and Peasant, Part I.)
(Overture to Poet and Peasant, Part IL)lMnch, $14M
A-3364 (Nearer My God to Thee )
(Hallelujah Chorus from "The Messiah') 12-inch, $IAQ
A-S363 (Turkish March
(Pour la . Victolre March
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Columbia Phonograph Co,
''I 371 Washington Street
Ever Attempted iii Pbrtiand
: SPECIAL NO. 2 .
100 dozen Fine French Black or White Plumes,
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can dye, guaranteed 20 inches long, beautiful lus
ter. Regular price $10.00 .
$4o98
Our Price
Our entire stock of Hand-Tied Willow Plumes;
prices cut in two for this sale. Over $20,000 worth
of Plumes all reduced.
Portland's Largest Millinery Establishment
Mail Orders Promptly Attended To. '
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