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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1913. I'lLGl'iEMii FRHGtiT RATE FIGHT Order Issued by: State' Rail road Commission for 45 Per Cent Decrease. (Continued From Pae On. Wng the complain ta before the con mission,- -r . Thla reduction affecte all wool shipped In carload lota from points In Oregon to Portland. Railroad Commis sioner Clyde B, Altchison estimated to day that the new rates, together with the reductions secured In interstate rates to eastern markets effective April ; 15, will result in aKsaviag of f 40,000 or more annually to ifoeV growers. :, Thalowered rates also1 create- the possibility of making Portland a great wool distributing center for the woolen mills In the western part of the state. It is understood that a. movement is al ready on foot to establish a big ware house for this purpose. inttfi Seduction 4M Per Cent. Following Is a table which shows a comparison, Of the , carload rates - on aoked wool from eastern Oregon points to Portland and tidewater; showing the original rates in force when the state railroad commission first started the fight fop lower rates by filing, com. plaint With the Interstate .? commerce commission, and the second class rates as reduoed by the Oregon commission, which are the rates' now in effect, and finally th. RMV rti 1 ft V Mabb .it,, that . will go Into effect as the result of the long oontest , ' ' . The new rates are i an average reduc tion of 45.1 per cent from the original rates, and a reduction of 29.4 per cent of the present rates: Pres ! t . . .' . ... , : OrlfftnaL end New. Durkee SI. 80 t .92 Baker 1.20 .88 oseph ,93 .78 .68 .63' .B0 .61 .49 ..60 .6? ..S8 65 .63 .65 .65 .47 M .43 .48 .85 .43 .40 .48 epn .).. .... .a uranae ....... 1.14 Pendleton .86 Echo ,....,r .78 Umatilla . .71 ' neppner ........ .74 Arlington ........... .55 Condon .,....,... -.'ii flhanlko ...........3 .67 Pilot Bock ,.,...,.. .... - Ballxoads Refuse at Tlrst. in 190$ the fight for lower freight rates on wool started. That .year the Oregon railroad commission filed a com-4- JUtUUfe ' Wilt " WAV ' vvw wv commission. A hearing was held, but ' the Matter was .not decided. . In 1911 the filed a complaint with the interstate MnmmMA flnmmtHlrtn Uttjir.lf Ifl a the wool rate tn general from the western wooolgrowlng states to the eastern mar kets. . . : In the course of events the Interstate commerce commission broadened out the Investigation to. cover all the wool pro ducing territory west of the Mississippi nvr -Thj.' whole sehedulA Of rates on . wool In Its various forms of shipment was .cone Into. Hearings were held ail .1,. a fmm Pn.inn tt Portland, ad the hearings reached markets as weu as the nroducinc sections. Findings were made by the Interstate - commerce commission, in, 1912,,. In this opinion the commission found that wool thou 1 be ' classified " ltt the western classification as fourth class In carload lots instead of second diss.' This would mean a material reduction in the freight rates.! But the railroads In -the west failed, to comply with this opinion, 1 ririt Order Hurts Portland. ; . The Oregon commission began to press the Interstate commerce commis sion for an enforcement of the sug gested rates. As the railroads were strongly ' protesting,; another hearing . h.M (n nnver. and as a result the commission adhered to Its ruling and held that a fourth class rate should ap 1 ply en the westbound wool tn carload When the railroads finally filed tar iffs in conformity with this ruling, they ' did not apply the new , rates to wool shipped tn Oregon. - The Oregon, com mission Insisted that the rates should apply to the Interstate shipments as well as to the Bhlnments east.- The rail- " roads wanted 'to block the growers In eastern Orecon from shipping to port' land and then shipping their wool to . the eastern markets by water. , Members of the state railroad, com mission insisted there were three par ticular reasons why the railroads should give just as low rates on westbound ' shipments , of ' wool as on eastbound. ; They were? , First, that, the grower has a right to a reasonable rate westbound, the same as eastbound, and he should have the right to ship his wool to Port land and ship from there by watet if he wanted to; seoond, . there are seven woolen -mills In Oregon which are In ah.rn .i AmnikMtlAn with .- th MBtarit mills, and all draw their wool from , the same source of supply; third, there Is a movement under way for the de velopment of Portland as a primary market for the distribution of wool, and a project for building a great warehouse has been smoldering for two- years awaiting the time, when there . would be more certainty about the freight rates. ,-v;;--!V---:.-;--W X.W Bates. And today the state railroad commis sion has put the finishing touches on ' the reductions secured by the Inter state Commerce commission by obtain in g these material reductions on the wool rates In Oregon...;- .: . , The following table shows baled wool rates In effect to eastern markets, when Oregon Commission complaint filed With Interstate Commerce Commission, and those prescribed by the Interstate Com .: mission In that hearing; . ;' . - '---v - Old. .. Durkee , ............. ..$1.85 Baker .................. 1.75 Joseph 2.20 -Ia Grande .....1.95 Pendleton 1.7i BEAVER BALL TOSSERS ARE PROUD FATHERS t . . . .... .... 1 f ife5iv " I "' if h r r- v , . t - llf-Ksl v. ' " - ! " S III v ' a . ' y -.w, l: fl.x . - .... v V ' ' - TSt(f GorrenpoBfance.) ' VIsalia, Cal., March 21. Big Manager Mao would like i to sea his ball club full 'of married 'lhentreach with little kiddles In his hohvej Walter doesn't care so much : about eugenics, but he knows when his ball players have homes of their own they will pay more atten tion to seemly hours and thereby be in better condition to play through a long Season schedule. There Is a sextet of fathers on the Portland club who are mighty proud of their youngsters and occasionally hold fathers' meetings to dlsouss sayings and doings. - Miss Catherine Hagerman, daughter of Pitcher Rip Hagerman, Is the old maid of the bevy. Her age la IV4 'years. Two and one-half years seems to be the modish . age, for It Is claimed by Miss Alberta Carson, a decided brunette and daughter of Pitcher Al Carson; by Miss Catherine Krause, daughter of Pitcher Harry Krause, and by Miss Helen Berry, as charming: a little blonde as one ever sees. She is the ap ple of Catcher Claude Berry's eye. ' : Pitchers seem to be beating the others out, for HI West has contributed bright, eyed little maiden Majorle, whe is two years old and Is waiting tn Loa Angeles for her father's reappearance. . The lone man In the party Is Vernon Korea. He Is two years old and proud of It Shortstop Art Korea is his dad. Portland Is the blrthplaoe of another of the fair, young things. - She., will soon gurggie "aaaa" whenever Walter Doane appears In her sight She Is five months old. " Her name ttt Helen Clare The Beaver Junior and Beaver-esses, from left to right, are: Top row Vernon Korea, eon of Shortstop Korea; Alberta Carton, 2 ft yeara old, daughter of Pitcher Al ' GarBon;r Catherine) Hagerman, 8ft ' yeara old, daughter of Pitcher Z. Z. Hagerman. Bottom row- "Helen Clara Doane, the daughter ot Outfielder Walter Doane; Helen Berry, 2 H rears old, daughter " of Catcher Claodo Berry, and Marjorle E. West, daughter of Tltcher III West and she rides around In a perambulator, presented last season to Doane by ad miring fans upon the announcement of her birth. - Young as Miss Doane Is, she Is not the baby of the team.; Three weeks ago west. of Huntington VThts was one of the principal causes ot complaint While the controversy was pending the .car riers put In rates on sacked wool, which are here compared with those ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission as the result of the Oregon Commis sion's 'complaints" -v vVr r - a ? ; ' '" -,; ..'v; '::01. "New. Durkee ' -;.;..........$a.l 11.90 Baker ....... ......... 2.07 1.87 Joseph ........ z.fa i.vu La Grande , 2.0 1.80 Pendleton 1.88 : 1.73 Echo 1.82 1.69 Umatilla 1.78 1.47 Heppner 1.80 1.68 Arlington 1.6 1-60 Condon ,.........' 1-78 1.67 Shaniko 1.78 1.65 Pilot Rock .....l.ss - 1.71 The Interstate rates become eneouve April 15. Practically all' wool now moves in sacks, Instead ot bales, as formerly. .. . ' . . t Motorcycle tire Inner tubes are being made tn Eu gland In which' one end slips Into the other, obviating the danger of wear b7 friction When the ends overlap, ALCATRAZ ISLAND TO BE FEDERAL - PENITENTIARY ; Sari Francisco, " March 11 la erder that it may be turned into a federal penitentiary, "to contain both military and civilian offenders, Aloatras island, Im, fln IWhaIim til. I m - a it. .tun. doned as a strictly military prison, ac cording to reports here today. The move Is made necessary br the fact that McNeill's Island federal peni tentiary on the Washington coast Is badly overcrowded. There are but 400 prisoners on Aloatras, and thera Is room for 600. The prisoners now thera will be Imprisoned at their various posts. No prisoner ever escaped from Aloatras. Attention, Gentlemen! . In addition to my large stock of spring suits, I am carrying this yeariy special request several lines of "coast weights" In grays, browns and blue serges. The cloth in these suits Is all year round weight - Jimmy Dunn, room 815 uregonian Duuaing. xaxe elevator. o , ..i Umatilla 1.80 Heppner ............... 1.62 Arlington 1.46 Condon ................ 1.60 Bhanlko ................ 1.60 Pilot Rock 1.77 At the time the Oregon Commission case was started, there were no rates to the east on sacked wool from points New. 1135 1.62 1.65 1.65 1.42 1.44 1.42 1.48 1.85 1.42 1.40 1.48 I k X. t . I V1 Z" . I A r f m smvb v isjBsHri VAfD LAGR?FE That Painting Job - Whether it is merely a porch chair or the house . itself; sewing table or interjoriwb6dwfSrk;;'waU8V ceilings or floors, it's not too small or too large to be done with PAINTS AND FINISHES ,.., rfr' ' ' ' ; :' r' ?-'-r : r ' .' V , . . f . :: . v . ..',!. v- ... ." :-..'.''... . " We carry the proper finish for the very work you may be considering or which requires your atterK tion right now. .' We'll welcome a call for advicer or suggestions and give you the benefit of oucy experienced knowledge whether you buy or not ' ACME- QUALITY PAINT STORE : 187-189 Second St," PORTLAND, OR.--: ' Mllwtuklt MUwankle UireantUe Oe. Oswtro Oiwtfo Lonibcr Oo. ft, John PenlmuU Iludwtre On. I'utTectlty Tare, rortlnnjl JJtrt ft Iuaa, VineonT Wh. Boirere 4 Bivi, 42 6Tth St S. Krn 'Firk llnlwr Co, 6S W'UUims At. J. V. TttulMi Co. - 8 Third fttawry Co. COS iaia fct-4i4wu I'liumach . k a second youngster of -feminine persua sion came Into the - home of Harry Krause. .- - In what baby show will you find likelier looking lot than these young Beavers and BeaveressesT, , : , .VANTS 'COURT MATTERS DISCUSSED IN COURT 1 don't want any more cases taken up outside the courtroom. ; This was the announcement yester day of Municipal Judge Taswell when the ease against three women was called for trial. . Attorney Seneca Fouts represents the women. According, to the arresting officer". Attorney Fonts had arranged before' court to have the cases continued until March 26. "The. cases will go- over until that date.", continued the Judge,- "since yon have agreed, upon that date, but setting cases outside- of the courtroom ' must stop. .Her Is the place to adjust such matters. Frances Cameron, Eleanor Martin and May Thompson are the women arrested, charged - with vagrancy. The . specifio charge consists of operating a resort at 80 North Park street, . Tbese.women were In court .Mondajy on a similar charge, and ath fined $25. The second charges will be, heard March 25. MILWAUKEE BRANCH IS : NEAR WHITE BLUFFS frcIM to Th JoornT. 'r, White Bluffs. Wash.. March 11. While Bluffs and the big valley of the White Bluffs country will on March 25 celebrate the arrival at this city of the new branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul railway from Beverly to Han ford.. Rails are now laid to within few miles of White Bluffs, and the track laying machine will complete its work In this region about April Climate Failed: Medicine Effective . . . v . . ... It been tbMttttely shown thit rat, frwh tlr sad good food do heh) nuny perioni iufferlnf from Tubercnloili. But It mnt b admitted that the disease la seldom 'bore thin "rraUd.'f Something more it seeded, Eckmin't Alteratit It a tnedtclo tntde for th treatment of Tubercalotls, , It bl con. quered tfcl dJttaM if tin and acaln. . Often the benefits hat been effected where th iutroundlnrJ were not Ideal yt recorerlet i mlted. ; Now w arga that TScknun's Altera tlv thoald be need In every ete of Tobercu loele. In addition to tood. nonrlthlnf food and fresh r, . which w all seed. , A remarkabl cm follows: Weldon, I1L "Oentlemeni Tbrougb Eckmaa't Alterative hire been" saved from a premature grave.' On December 14, 1004, I was taken with typhoid pneumonia. My lungs became vary much af fected; my .sputum was examined and Tuber- eulotit Bacilli were found. Oa February 21 1900, I. was adrlied.. te go to Fort . Worth, Texas. WMI there tn sbaceu la my rlcht lung broke and liechifged. I grew won and became very much emaciated, Mr pbrtidaa lntormed tn that I mut go to Colorado at quickly S poatibl. I left Texas June 1 and arrived ta Canon City, June I, vary feeble, After being there two week, my phyatdan l&formtd m that my eat was hope lea. Three weekt lata I returned borne, weighing 109 pounds, tb doctor baring glva o ao ataur- ance of reaching ther allv. "On July 14, 1008, X beeaa taking Ucimaa'i wonderful tamedr for Cooumi)tlon. Today ' weigh 168 poundi. I am about and well and can do any kind of work about mr grain ele vator. I bare not an acne nor pain in mr inns. at well, aleeo weu ana Barer felt better, f Sworn affidavit.) AttTHUB WBBB. 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