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"It f(!L . .'"rj- dFI ' ' . 1 : " --J-'' ' ni WEATHEK f4tr letiftl, tig If ffW c-r rltvM rt ftftA TEMrERATURLS A. M. 1 -!. t. ....... .a.... . .. . ..... a a 1 1 ... St Mleiie tiiit'itti4 VOL. XL NO. Si. PORTLAND. One CON. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 12, llil TWENTY-FOUR PACES. PRICE TWO CENTS iii r ti m . 111 . big cms iii wool RATETHROtlGHOUT VVESTAREORDERED terstato Commerce Commij- slon Hands Down Sweeping Decision Upholding Conten tion of R. R. Commission. PRESENT SCHEDULES . HELD -UNREASONABLE Noble Life of Clara Death Claims Founder of Red Cross Barton Endcd'ANGEL OF BATTLE loulrj MUm tlMXo4Tti Iff Hmm Uwi1;( ?1u It Hue j m o i rr tuj us? wi in vr i itt-s- FIELD DIES; GAVE LIFE TD HUMANITY Blanket System" of Charges . Be Supplanted by Graded Freight System. I t 1 1 rrvm every puif I J.UIOl rler u rer ruling entirely tireeli Wa.lilngtoa. Apr-1 I J In aepl dcilllvn tAMlxJ down today "' lair (Aftim'Mr rffntmixion orvlrred Wg tv-itucdoi-a In iiIm on .. Miln and ell frutn r. nult-l weal or In Mite r Hiinl east TitW the prreent wool ral iialrm. hVli l.aa malntainau Mifr l The rowinlealnn ruled II al In pre. n rlr r Ulifrlll'l- Ilia Ulun va ordr lhl I h prrnl llanlrl alm" wt fralihl i hartf' on m' ulllanlat by ffalJ frright ial( and itmi libra lo-r ralr for! l-alr.l moot Thn rutin alao all 'lrrn rorr lo ha l lh-ir own rtJ iK'ia ami In a.UHK.n o rlalllhlng ih-apri rarload ial. It 6lvr lull r-?i,.-.litr .-lllra I ha llvllrp of tlranlnf anl licalin diH In trnll. WikIt i-rrlaln iratrlt llnna lb dirlaloa gl ra ihf talln-adK irmlaalon In vbarf a lower rala on wool from lh Pacific mail In Ilia rati l!. an from ll)t Inlar :ii'iinialn dl-ilrn l 'I ti romplalnl of I in- I irrnon railroad rommloalo'i and tliul f II. National Wool Ur.a.i' nutria linn .r i Ipltilrd Ilia rani" RATE REDUCTIONS WILL GIVE OREGON LONG-NEEDED RELIEF Th rrdgrtlon In rl ort1raJ s bjr (lia Interatal Conimrroa commlaalnn will iflva rllf lon needed to Oragon nfrtllwMi woolrrowfrf, .aCcorxllng .to AV. 8. 8mallwood. minagor of lha - tranapnrtallon rommltlaa Of tH Port land rliambar nf nniii mania i . i . I PTT rominlaaloii k order -llr r a great benefit to all woolgrowtra and hlppera for the reason that ratea over all rati routes between Parlflo const point ant the east have been abnor . mellr high," sa Id. Mr. Small wood. AU rotate Affected. The reductions will effect not only rules between all Pacific coast ter minals, but from such Intermediate shipping pnlnts as Tha Dalles, Arling ton. 1'matllla, Pendleton, Kenncwlck. Iwlston. Idaho, and other points In that section, to New York, Boston and the Atlantic seaboard. "About a year sgo tha Oregon railroad commlsHlon mada a very complete In vestigation of the Oregon wool rates. On top of that the Interstate commerce commission was Investigating Interstate rates; It recommended to tha Oregon commission to report Its . findings In conjunction with the complaint of tha III, s . i , I I it iv -v. ri'iAw li Ui I I UUIUUMUill UUII UMU I 111! 1MB VI lf,..-rri PLANS OF HARMON Caxcral Passes Away AND CHAMP CLARK BADLY BUNGLED, Miss Cl.va Barton, War Time! Placing of Ohio Man's Name Nurse, Founder of the Red! on Oregon Democratic Bal Cross, and Philanthropist Expires Alter Long Illness. FRIEND OF WOUNDED WAS PAST AGE OF 90 First Went to Front During Civil War; Decorated by Many Nations. . FDHEST SIDE ElECIHAl SERVICE 'W4 rvmm I iml WW I atMhalan. Aptll C - llaa Hiu tUtlon ro-m.frr tt Ihe National Rt l'rv iin.l. 4i4 t..1,r ml hr Hon.a In ll,n t,rl.o. td H . had hn 111 for HijtT a '"- as Icaool Taaa.rT. !. t. Itafin ahn.1 lhl.'MII,.t .1 f.vil.l...,. m aar lima nuc.f. f.H 1 1 ai.llnnj.'.t and , Krllr worltar lard " iamf a iv.n, li.o.. ot lha graateat x iiit-n of tn.xl. , i. limit. aa Uirn lo lUfard. laa. In IIJI. Jler ftrat wu pailon. erirf srad-ialinr from Ilia flln tun N I i Ulrl inailiuia, was that of a erhuvl loai hrr lh f...,i tiia vMan for 10 r frl.i in l, war. siring up l-r J.'tllU'n lo fii t. lb. front wtlb Ilia I n I. -li Imrti aa a tnir.a ar cn lacllr lur aork and hrr nc-ull abll H jr 'P on hr rr.-onilon among innee In rhaiga of lha Mill field r llrf work and befnra tha end of the ktruaalr aha ipw h d a hl(h plse In the ranke of the H-d I'rnn, Orfaalses ' SI Ira 1 n g" area a. Afl'r the c'. all llartnn organised a bureau for l-xnlina mlaalng aoldlrra Hh aiarlrd iMi reaearch department ulltl rnoner oit nf brt own .okrt In rd! lo aM grtrf eirlrken mithnrs lui.a hnys wrra mlaalng after the great trust le. Out of ths ko.noo Inquiries made, Mies Barlun wes abla to Intra' over 10,000 to a sat!sfartor ronrlualnn and thus glee Ike grlevta paronla details of their children's ifrsth and the location of their burial places. Cnngrea, In recog nition of Miss Barton's work ruled her toe sum of f U.000. . . . r atueoors Dm ul Dylag. fcJO"""" 1 1 .nil in... iinwn prorro ivo sieni a isa pn a coniinu (Continued on raga Two.) P. UNREPORTED TO HAVE AGREED TO use surrender Company Plans to Ask In x i ni i. -j. r-L'- t. r i r- ii s i . covering tnnre oiiy. Officially unconfirmed, but none the less insistent, was the report current at the city hall today that at the con ference between Mayor Rushlight, City Attorney Grant and City Engineer Hurl burt with officials of the Portland Rail way, liight & Power company yesterday afternoon, the representatives - of - ths company; practically agreed to aurrender nil tha franchises under which the trac tion corporation is now operating and to apply' for a new blanket franchise cov crnlng the entire city. For several months the mayor and the city attorney have been negotiating with the company In . order -to bring auoui tr possiDie a clarification of the street railway- situation and an amicable settlement of all points at issue between the city and the company. ' It is said that the legal department of the company hag admitted that the city may be right on nearly all the legal questions over which the two parties to the controversy nave striven for years, points in Question, - hief ' among the, contentions of tha ity is that the company has no fran chise on tha Hawthorns bridge and that It Is llaDia xor the payment of a rental of JIB.OOO a year in, accordance with ; the charter amendment authorising tha - construction of the bridge. . ? t..,: , The city has also held that the com-J pany cannot abandon scores of streets which it has sought to abandon with out forfeiting whole franchises of which the said streets are parts. .. . Another contention of the cltr 1 that the' company should pay thousands of dollars assessed against the company T for Its Bhawof Improvements made on i street on which, It heldfrancbisee, but never laid any tracks. '- A number of "bthermihor differences exist and it Is believed the company Is at last willing . to adjust these to tha satisfaction of the city. -wJust what tentstlve agreement rAay have been reached yesterday at the conference is not known as neither Wa- a- Six arres of land have bef n purchased by the Southern Pacific company from Charles Iadd at Oswego for car shops In connection with the company's west side electric service. An order has also been placed with an eastern car build ing company for 60 steel cars of. ths most modem type. These cars sre to be for the west side service. . General Superintendent IV W. Camp bell also admitted this morning that authority had been given to commenoe local mixed service on the Natron cut off between Springfield and Oak Bridge, a distance of S5 miles. Tin service will begin In about. 10 days..Ix- cal mixed service wllralso be given be tween Klamath Falls and Chlloqtiln, a distance of 30 miles, so that the new line will be In operation excepting' the gap of. about 90 miles yet under con struction. This distance requires some heavy work. Including a - number of tunnels and tho principal attention Ix now given to boring through the rocks. Service on the cutoff will be under the Jurisdiction of General Superintend ent D. W. Campbell, so President Wil liam Bproule announced here this morn ing. Other Branch Unss to Be Built, In regard to the purchase of the six acres of ground at Oswego, Mr. Camp bell stated this "afternoon that tin ground will be the headquarters for the company's west side electric service, lie also admitted as true the report that the company hos plaoed orders for-80 electric steel cars. . President Sproule and General Supcs f intendent Campbell have Intimated that a number of new lines and branches will be, built . in connection with the electrlo system out of Portland, but no definite announcements have been made. It Is, however, rumored that In tho plana are provisions for electrifica tion of. the east side system between Portland and Eugene and the construc tion of a line from some point near Portland on the west side lino to As toria, It is said .that a survey for such -proposed line Is' about 8 " mile shorter than the route of the Hill sys tem Astoria line.,, 91,000,000 Appropriated. 'The . company has appropriated $1,600,000 for carrying out the first unit of electrification," said Mr. Campbell this afternoon, "and that will.' provide for electrification of the west aide line in accordance . with previous announce ments. Of course, .there Is no Intention to stop with that work but further ap propriations , will have , to come . from time to . time.- - The projects will be taken up in separate units and each' will be a large undertaking In Itself. could not confirm the rumor that the company la going to build to Astoria, nor could 1 ay anything at this time about elect rlflrat Inn of the eant side system. "President pproule and Chief Counsel Herroo sre lirc from Han Kvanrtseo to review the .sltuathin in general." Mr. Campbell left for Forest Grove this afternoon to look tip some matters In connertlon with the letting of a con tract for canal rurt Ion of a part' of ths line near Koreat Urove. lot Reveals Plot to Defeat Wilson at Any Cost PETITION FOR HARMON WAS ALL SAD MISTAKE Managers Frantically Trying to "Adjust" Matters; Ta coma Man Indiscreet. C'"z. "Dili I II I If t f . ft -.'A . . c tS Z&ti NOTONEPOUNDOF FREIGHT PLEDGED Iff "ALASKA TRADE aBBWSaBBgSaBBlBBBwaBWBB ! Portland Merchants Decline to Meet the 200 Ton Guaran tee Asked by E J. Oodge Steamship Company. rMlerl-k Deat Graai, eldest son of HrrmJ r. g; (iranl, who died to day lei Kew York. uong eenflrenatloa ef the ehaga nfua mada ti-al (lama t'lark and Gov cinor Martnan sre working In the rloa ral un1f alan.llMI to defeat Woodiow Wllann at anr at. hm bern ravaalrd ihfuuch a .c ul.r ' al!j up- In tha I'lfiim of llaniion a campaign man alio. r ra.1 nia' lr ata In I' 'Mo that rla. rd I la nam on rrall primary ballot la Oregon shea hay did at want l to ha there. lha r.al elgnlf l-ane of the fight en "lin la brouhl borne to Oragun vol era allh luirllrular fore Wllaon supporters In Href on have de clared from the flrat tliat-onnoalllnn to their raidMata In this stale was to cvnrenlraia on Champ Clark. Con uurntly there waa soma surprise whan leelotia llarmnn anipporlara got out a uarmon inuon ana wurta ins nece. i - . . ry signers to tt This petition aui- on ot uvii war Hero ana mm iran r put iiarmnna name on in TIME LIMIT EXPIRES ON TOMORROW EVENING Only Way to Get the Business, Is to Form Municipal Boat Service. SS KM OF AFFLICTION . THAT KILLED FATHER HASTENS HIS DEATH Hon tried by the rigors of field) service In the Civil war snd she waa obllred to go abroad. While she waa In Ku- rop the f ranoo-Prussian war broke out In HTP and she organised the relief corr am-oorra me eying ana wounded In the battle fields nf Straus bur, Rrlfort, Montprller, Paris. The brilliancy and bravery with which she ministered to the distressed won her a European reputation that rivaled the lova and veneration Inspired In tha I'nlted Htates. Hhe was received In the court of Queen Auguste and waa deco rated with several honorary orders In recognition of her exploits. J She was first eleoted president of the rmcrnli- ballot, which waa printed a few days ago, along with Ih nareae of lark and Wllaon. retltloa All a Mistake. nut lh Harmon petition was all a mistake. It hna been learned. It w never Intendexl to he. and only went hroush because it escaped tha vlgl anc of the Clark-Harmon managers. la aald. The worst mlatsk of alL wblrh apparently went undiscovered uo III too late to rectify It, waa getting Mr. Harmon name down on the ballot where it can't ba got off, because all the ballots are printed and ready for dis tribution. All this has bean brought, to light In an Interesting way through Indiscreet telegrams from Hugh C Wallace of Ta eoma, one of Harwion'e Pacific slope managers, to Harar hnarHtjoarfera tn Columbus, making strenuous effort to "adjust" the situation In Oregon. One of Mr. Wallace' worst Indiscretions was In mentioning the complaint of Renator Tmbola, Clark' campaign man ager, at his having let this state of af fairs come to pnas. In the Cincinnati Knoulrer of April Is published an expose of the com bination thus revealed, that Is declared by W, W. Durbln. secretary of the Pro gressive Democrat to Ieague of Ohio, in a letter to a Portland attorney, to b absolutely true. ' Telegram teaks. I am enclosing you a copy of an article that appeared In the Cincinnati Enquirer yesterday," writes Mr. Durbin. Former President Dies From Heart Trouble. (Continued on Tag Twenty-Three.) (Continued on Page Twenty-Three.) TWO'lNCHES OF SNOW v.: -FALL ON ROGUE RIVER VALLEY; FRUIT UNHURT e Imperial t Tte Jem.!.) Med ford. Or., April 12. Two ..Inches of enow followed by a heavy rain-fell throughout the 4 Rogue river last night, causing -the valley- stream o Tecordh highest water this year. No 4 , damage" to - fruit, has resulted from th enow, the weather re 4 ' malning several - degrees above freezing throughout the night e Only an . extremely sudden 4 change of .weather will : affect a 'the fruit, as all Orchards are 4 amply protetJed.' , - - . HOW IT FEELS TO BE THE SEASON'S FIRST STRAW HAT WEARER ' .in ii ' u i .1 n 1 ' look wh ! m w - x w v xi WM Lwl. ar--J ' A k-g3SrifeVr I MM W. onk i Irctrr' nmV v yy ii . in n f "is- v'- m -r . x.a-di ii.,t W I . ; Mil flllllfllflllll I III 111 HI 4, -' .. - rA gaWM-in-.! . ' LWBBaaa g m 'U 1 SB f. i I I M, IlintllttUlIt 111 III ; ar-' -r-. :t r U-: 1 l.g,J1)rTg . f ,--X3kv-.F' VI II X til,l I i i - i mr -iii . 1 1 tw m- u4j ,. a- ij ' iw. .... r ' i a e m - . si . yr-k . l . m - - -i j . m w vw- e- n .1 I- IrV. ' Ifl -J -'. 'I 18 m. 'n:rESrfc. -3V4:. f J-l1 i -wT ; r r l II : I I nIl i5?Tir? I .II I iVi M i i .ATjp,r ll&t mir 1 1 jf r. . . si i xm Htrtnt vr--7k . . ii Hf ii i ii.it-. i wu i f a - M ii T I US 11 V ' . -l?a. j JT . I K.HviI l I mtr . gifTl ' ' II L t ' I 1IJ B. LI M V V I II I oor4 of OeneraJ OraBS. Major General Frederick Peat Grant, th eldest son of OeneraJ U. 8. Or ant, was bom In St. lioul Msy to. MtO. He was graduated from West Point In 1171 and rose rapidly la th rank of the army. II was minister to Vienna under Presi dent Harrison snd polio com mtssloner of New Tork city In Jsli. He served In th Spanish waa, lo lh.lhUlpptajea.nd-w4 promoted to a major generalship 4 in lioi. He kueceeded Major General .Leonard -Wood a com mander of the eastern division when Wood was made chief of ataff. e 444 (Cnlted Frew Leased Wire.) New York, April 12. Major General Frederick Dent Grant, commander of the eastern division of the United 8tates army and eldest son of General Ulysses 8. Grant, died here early today as th result of heart "trouble. It 1 believed that the end was hastened by worry and fear that a cancerous growth on the tongun, for which he was operated upon Wednesday night, waa similar to the affliction which killed hi father. The death certificate of General Grant, which waa filed this afternoon, fixed the cause of death as cardlao trom boa sts, or a blood clot on the heart General Grant awoke from his sleep' In a choking fit shortly before midnight and wss unable to articulate. A group of dlfftlngufnhed physicians worked on him for an hour, but their efforts were useless. Universal sorrow, is felt at the death of the general, and expressions of con dolence poured In upon Mrs. Grant and the army authorities today from many sources. ' Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed, .but It will be held either Sunday or Monday. In charge of Captain Ulysses S. Grant HI, of Washington, son of the dead general. Mrs. Grant today received tele graphed condolences from President Taft. General Grant's Mends are grieved by reports that some mystery was con nected with his death.. All such reports they declare to be untrue. j Net a pound of frelabt aa pledged by ih Nietne me ef pert land toward meeting th tt ( guar. antra aakrd by th K 1. wds KtMni hip company In Inaugurating alaamati'p earvtre brtwean Ihla rlly and th Jtr Ing eaaporta of AUaka. If th guarantee la BoUnxl by totnnr row evening a telegram tnuit b saM e th ttodge company at Baa Prancia. co saying that Portland opportunity to establish -trad relation with Alask must ha acknowledged lost bane ua f the unresponsiveness of th mtrrbtatr her. Norman T. Tlloa, manager of rh Oak treat dock, who has bean pending more than a week calling upon I be large commercial shipping Interests ef lsr. Und In behalf of Ih Alaska trade, aald yesterday that a yet hi effort ware altogether unrewarded by tangible ex pression of Interest 1 have called on all the larger ahlp- pera," said Mr. Titus. Thy say te pt this winch, that If they have soma freight ready for ahtpment to Alaska on th day to 8t Helen aalln, about Mty II, they will send It via th 8L Hel ena; otherwise not. 1 told esoh of tham that th Dods people do not ak for a fulfilling nf the guarantee with cash If. the freight la not forthcoming, bnt that they Baked for a ' 200 ton guarantee because ther wanted to If the freight for Alaakt waa la Portland and If Ike taerebent would cooperate In establishing steam ship rv1o. But I have a yt found none willing to premise to ship any part ef the 200 ton asked. I do not a hew Portland ran keep from falling to-jnak good- la th matter ynl tha merchants meet and unit In'glvlng tho guarantee." , , The agitation for rortland-AlAska steamship aervlo ha been of long duration. The promise of th Dodge line to supply the err!o If Portland - supplied th small quantity of freight. waa directly due to a campaign Inau gurated by the Progressive Business Men's club and th chamber of com merce. E. H. Dodge, part owner of tha company, and Fred D. Parr, manager, have both said to th club that they will keep their promise providing Port- . land meet th opportunity. They of- ' fered ths same rate out of Portland as are given out of Baattla, A large number of Portland mar- chant ar engaged in shipping goods to Alaska. Boms of them send sales men Into the Alaska, territory. But all -of them hitherto have been shipping via Seattle. Many of them have branches In Seattle which handl th Alaska busi ness. Th greater number, according to re- (Contlnued on Page Twenty-Three.) WM L RO T MAY END PRESID T TAFT'S ASPIRATIONS Republican Machine Worked Overtime to Secure Dele gates for Present Executive Brother Not to Go East. il'ulti'd Pre Leasixt Wlre.1 Ban Diego. Cal., April 12. U. 8. Grant Jr., of Ihts city, brother of Major Gen eral Frederick D. Grant, announced to day tha, he would bo unable to go east to attend the funeral of his brother. EXECUTION OF AMERICAN WORKS AGAINST REBELS i Untied Pr Lenwd Wire. Washington, . April 12. That the Mexican "rebeja have prejudiced their chances of ever securing recognition: of belligerent' rights, from The United States, as a result of their execution of Thomas Fountain, an American officer on the staff Of General Villa, Is declared todav -at he state department here. Delayed telegrams,, received from United States Consul tietcher In Chi huahua say that everything possible was done to prevent the execution. So far as known, no definite action Is as yet contemplated' by the government. WIDOW81 YEARS OLD, OREGON PIONEER OF '52, -TAKES UP HOMESTEAD tSliectal te Th Jnnrnatl Eugene, 'Or, .April . 12. Mrs.. 4 Margaret J. llatliews, .4.. Iine d county pioneer of . 1S53, . widow 5 e of the late Alexander Mathews, left Eugene last evening -for rT,au' '', 'i9?." Bear ' f the history of the state, fr-nlted Preaa taaed Wlre.l ' ' Philadelphia, April 13. That the It publlcan presidential nomination at Chi ago may binge on the result of tomor row's primary election in Pennsylvania Is the belief hers today of politicians. Many assert that If .President Taft , lose the Pennsylvania Relegation or fails to secure A majorlty.lt will prove a death- blow te' his candidacy; vS": r The etat Republican machine, headed by United States Senator Penrose, Is working tooth and, hall for a.-Taft vic tory.,, Ho has Instructed his Heutenanta to get the delegates at any cost. . r ' jt Colonel Roosevelt carries the statu it Is generally believed hers that either Roosevelt or , Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughe will be nominated by the national, convention, . 7-; ;, . v The Taft following, however. Is confl dent of success Senator Penrose prtv. . dieting that the president will carry . 10 of the 12 Philadelphia congresslonn I districts, maintaining -that 7 Colonel Roosevelt will capture tut few coutt-"' try districts. ', ,,.' .. ' - which place ah wilt take up a .- homestead adjoining one filed on by her daughter some time ago. ) Mrs. Mathew Is SI years old. Is hale and hearty and baa no other ) thought thaa that she will live e to prove up on the claim In five . year nd" then enjoy tier now home for many, year thereafter, - . Party Split In' Iichlsn. .7 (tJnltad ITeas t-4 Wlra. Bay City, Mich, Apjll 13. "Th eri nctment j of a prpsldentlttl preferential primary law Is the only jmfn of pre venting a repetition: of th riotici-t scenes at yesterday's Republican airite. convention," is the declaration ,heie . dar of on of the delegates. Bth tiie j Roosevelt and Taft factions admit thnt I theconventloft-ws the most Miter l-i the dulMsnt. fighting1 out their differences to a pii where state , militia and pollea , needed to -maintain ev-n e semii!., n of order. : The outcome vta the appoint fr't f afx Taft delegate and n e.fiiHi -,v 1 . of Rooseve.U iiiiplti, ih f ( -pu51it'ianUCRal u4i ir,.:i t-- mine which s(-OI t t t ! 1 tlr.a2 eon. vent. (Continued oo Pag Two.) J - )