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No. 120.
SQUARE
I
Seek to Follow Up Advnntancs Gained Ijy Spokane Rate Case Decision
nnd Prevent Readjustment Favorable Only to Portland Campaign
to Do Vigorous ami Publicity Given Rate Problem Illinois Plan Fav
ored as Best (or Both Railroad and Shipper Abolition of Discrim
inative or Distributive Rales is Sought So Every Section Will Have
An Even Break.
Is Burned Out
THK Mint foul Ttulflo bureau, which linn mivornl vrmh ponding before
tho liittimtnlo comment' commlttou mill (ho ulnto railroad rom
iiiIkhIiiii, linn IniiiiKUtntud n campaign to Hiilunlt to Iho people o(
Oregon lit ttui uitxl general oleetlnu, mi tiiltlntlvo hill to establish equltnldf
rntim for nil, mm xcIumIuIo of dlstnnoo claim for tho ontlro Mate. Tim Uj
lowing ri'MHlutlnii litiM boon ndnptod utiil will ho Hont nil commercial dub!
In tho ntato unit rn-oporatlou iinIk-iI:
Itt-noliitlou .itopli-tl it .Mftlfoitl.
"WhiToiiK In prartlro the railroads of tho Hlato of Oregon for nitiii)
yearn havo dlrrlmlimtod In tholr claim rnlo nrhoiluhm by mitlntnliiliiK llf
formit tilmm r:tnH for innwiui'iil of IraMr iivor tlmlr nmpertlvo lines up
on iho iKiiiin iirllrlw, tho amount of tlr rule being dolurinluod hy tho point
of orlKlu.
"Whimum (lirforcnt nrhtlitlt'ii of niton for equal dlmaneo tiro uttnblliih
ml hy tho vnrloim rnllroiuU which ran proporly ho Kroiipml In tho same
claim of mllronilH, an liiMniired hy tho following llliiHtrntlou of rates: On
tho iniitii lino of tho OroKon-WaHhliiKtoii Uitllroiul & Navigation Compnn)
for ion 111 Hen uiiilor tho dlMnnro tnrlff tho flrwt claim rato-U 00 rents tho
hnnilri'il pound, anil under n proforonllnl elium rato tnrlff for u distance or
too mile tlit tlntl cliu rnto In 33 cent tho hundred poiiiiiIm; on tin
Hnutliorn I'nelfu- Company ninltt lino umlor tho distance chin rt" for 100
iiiIIom tho tlntl claim rato In r.2 renin tho hundred, it ml under tho preferential
ohm rato tho flrnt elan rnto for ion mile Ik 3T, roiitn.
Whiirwi thin lack of uniformity" In n maximum illntitlico Hans rntoti
niiiltli't9iiiulhtnliilnit of profonmlhtl clawt rnttm. for n hIiikIo community
retard tint K"wth of tho ontlro utatu nt tho expense of tho mnny to tho
enrichment of tho few,
"Whoiwui for a normal nml iiatural development of tho ontlro State
of Oioroii It Ik noiotmnry that n minimum illMtiinco tariff of olns rate
Hhoulil ho (wlnhllHhoil for tho ontlro tttato applying iiulformlly to all hoc
Hon upon tho name claim of railroad.
"Whoron concerted uml united nrtloii of tho ontlro Htato In imces
tmry lo bring ahoul thU needed roform ami readjustment of dlstanco cIiikh
frolnhl rat on which run hunt ho nrcnuipllHliod through tho Initiative. Thoro
foro ho l
"lltiHOlvoil Hint thoro hhnll ho juihuilltcil lo tho volortt or tho State
fif Orison a law JUIiik nml HiiihllttliltiK a uniform maximum illntntuv
hIhmh rato i.ohoilulo nppllcahlo to nil hoHIoiik ami to all rallrondn accord.
Iiik to Iholr oliiMHlflcatlon n flrnt olnwi, norontl cIiihh, otc, nml hucIi law
Hhnll. prohlhlt tho kIvIhk f lowo-r ohmn niton for oqual dlntanco upon tho
namo nrtltilo In liny charactor of profoinco, hucIi iih dlntrlhullvo clnBH ratitn,
oxcupllmiK to tho uniform rliuwirionilnii In tho form of larRo HntH of urtlclon
umlor Iohm carload commodity niton whoro tho rIvIiik of nuch would nuuiN
fiwlly Rriiiil lo any city or community commorclal udvantiiKtm In tho con
trol of markolw nnd tho illntrlhiillou of waron, or any utliur form of ox
coptlonn to tho ulanHlflcatlou. llo It further
"KoHolvod that all clllon nnd towim In tho Htato of Oregon ho Invltml
to Join In ii campaign In tho attainment of tho piihuiiko of nuch u law hy tho
lull hit Ivo of tho volom."
"Tho Mod ford Traffic Human com-
prlrim tho nhlppom and uiorchautu of
Modford, HpoaUltiK of tho huroau'n
iictlon, Pronldonl II. (I. ihirnott xald:
(mriicltV Htatoinoiii.
"Wo don't Hcont to not action from
tho utatu railroad cmninlrinlnii and
wo want u niiuaro doal with tho ront
of tho Interior cltlon. Portland will
nook to imlii nomo ndvantiiKO In tho
oHtnhllHhinunt of proforontlal rat on
out of Portland, laholod "dlHtrlhu
tlvo" rnloH. Thoro In nn roanon why
Modrord Hliouhl allow thin doidron of
prlvlloKO Bookoni to rlpou Into" con
trol. "Tho thliiK for tho OroKon ehlppor
In to dotorinlno hln own niton, nnd If
Iho ntato railroad conimlHHlon doon
not attouil to thlH mattor proporly
and iniiko o(iiltahlo ailJiintniPUtH,
I lion tho nfilppor mimt dotorinlno tho
mattor for iilmnoir, that In, oxorchio
tho Inltlatlvo and In ho far an a uni
form maximum dlntanco tariff In coin
cornod volo It Into oxlntonco and
iniiko It prohlhltlvo or proforontlal
Hyntoiu now In voruo and which Port
land will nook to coiil'nuo If not to
onlarBo. i-Hl'MlK
IIIIiioIh Ailjiistiuont.
"Tho Ideal ndjiintmout In found In
IIIIiioIh, nnd that it worku woll for
Intorlor cltloa In oxomptlflod In tho
Krowlli or Hint Htato In tho pant do
cudo whoro out or tho hoiiio 800,000
Iucitiiho In population approxiumtoly
CSO.OOO wiih dlutrthiitod to polntH
oulHldo of ChlciiKO. Tho hiiiiio unU
form dlHtanro cIiihh ralot'r- can ho
noourod for thin Htato hy dotormluod
action or tho Intorlor an iiKiilimt I'ort
laud, alllioiiKli I' t'fml"! )t ho oxpoct
od ut. Iho proHimt I lino to noouio tho
niimo iiioiiHiiro of niton an provalln
IIIIiioIh, hut tho hiuiio adJuHtmout In
lu'luclplo Hliouhl lio In foi'ox horn,
and It In up to tho votorn or tho
ntato to noo Unit It Ih ontahllnhcd.
"Wo huvo takon Initial Htopn ror
a campalcu to Invoko tho Inltlatlvo
at tho next ntato election In pannlm;
a maximum dlHtauco tahlo or ratoH to
ho applied for tho ontlro ntato and
prohlhlt any deviation from thin
schedule In tho KrantliiK of leaner
dlntanco clann raten under hoiiio
ophumolnm iih rompotltlvo cotulltloun,
market comlltloun, natfiral iiilvnn
tiiKoa, eta., hut tho hIokuii mimt ho
oiniltahlo ratoa for nil, one nchodulo
of dlntanco cIiihk for tho ontlro Htato.
Thin doon not moan that commodity
carload ratcn may not ho ontuhllBhod,
and thoro need ho no roar from lens
carload commodity ratoa an iiKltatod
hy tho Portland Chamhor or Com
inorco to nocuro a dlniulsnal of tho
Modford nult an theno will novor ho
ontahllHliod.
"Wo will nnk tho co-oporntlon of
every organization In tho' Intorlor nml
conduct, n HyHtomatlo onmpnlBn In
puhllclty, to tho end that wo may all
Hocure a huuiu'o ileal."
l l fT "
C0RRIGAN RESIGNS
GARAGE MANAGEMENT
Tho viWKiiulion of J, U.
('orrlpin, iih iiiiiiiiiki'I' of Iho
lluar Crook flarnuo, was ao
ooploil loilay. Arlltitr fl. Ful
lor Iiiih huoii iippniiilcd to (lie
position,
f f H: T T
Look at tho ikIh for tho ohiimm to
liny tho pvopcrly you nood ut u
"rljjlit irloo,"
' fim M tit
SEEK CUT IN
ICING CHARGE
ASK EQUITABLE RATES TO ALL SECTIONS
MEDFORD INITIATES BILL REGULATING FREIGHT TARIFFS
TRAFFIC BUREAU ASKS HELP OF
ALE INTERIOR POINTS IN PASSING
LAW TO PROVIDE
miss biuie
3URKE. .
ACTRESS ESCAPES
A
WITHOUT
A
Bllllc Burke Flees From Flames In
Carlcton Hotel With Only Her
Dressing Gown James R. Kcenc
Loses His Baggage.
LONDON. Auk. 10. Whllo tho
Carlton Hotel flro hero was In Ita
holKlil latt ulKht Illlllo Ilurke, the
American nctronn, fled from tho
tinmen with hor drcHHlni; sown. To
day nho linn hardly the proverbial
"niR to her name,"
Jiunoa It. Kooiio, Wall Street iiiiib
uato ami homomau, who han hecu III
In tho Carlton for pouio time, was
ouo of tho lnnt to leave tho hlnzlui;
hotel. Koenn lost nil his bagRaRC.
Tho heroen of tho flro were tho
Hurl or Poulott and It. M. Hunter of
Phllndelphln, Apparently with no
thought ot their own dniiKcr, tho two
men only emorKod from tho horning
hutldtuK after they had thoroughly
explored tho Binoko-flllod corridors
or tho upper floorn and had guided
noveral hyntorlcnl women to wifely.
FIVE ZONES FOR
FREIGHT RATES
Interstate Commerce Committee Di
vides Country for Convenience of
Shippers Applications for Trans
continental Freight Bureau Denied.
WASHINGTON, 1). G, Amr. 10.
To fiifilitnto tho onlorinn of now
iftilronil ratos, thei nterstnto com
morco' uouunission today iliviilcd the
country into fivo zones. Zono num
ber one lies west of u linn oxtoiulini;
Houlliwcst from Oriiiiil lorliiKO'
atieh., uloiii; the ArkmiHiiR nml Ok
Inhomu lino to tho Gulf of Moxioo,
Tho oilier four rout's nro in thu east.
The commission hold, in n dcoision
announced, that thu freight rates
complained of by thu Spokano oluun
Insr of coinmoreo woro unlawful and
orderoil them suspomlcd for a period
of two yours from November 15.
These rates includo cIiiu'kos fov
transporlntion from points of origin
iu r.ono ono to Spokuuo, Walla Wal
la, lliikor City, Lu Gramlo ami Pon
illeton, wliieh, nat-'orduu to today's
onler Hliall not oxoccil oIiiii'kuh from
any point in the sumo ono.
Tho omumission denied applica
tions from n trniiseontinontul freight
liuroau to establish rates from its-
onsturu froijjlit liuroiius to intonnodi
nto jmlntH iu thu middio wcstoni
states nnd cauadu, wliioli are higher
Hum llioso to tho l'noifiu const.
TO .THE EAST
Rogue River Apple Growers Will Re
quest Reduction In Refrigeration
Rates to Eastern Markets Along
Lines of Those Granted Recently
MEANS MATERIAL SAVING
TO SHIPPERS OF APPLES
Less Ice Required for This Fruit
Than Any Other Placed In
Same Rating as Vegetables.
An effort ih to be made by Koguo
river fruitgrowers to Imvo the rail
ronds reduce tho refrigeration rates
to eastern K)iiits on npplo shipments
in accordance with u reduction re
cently made from common points in
California, where apples were plnced
on thu vegetable list. It has been de
termined thnt it requires Ies ice to
refrigerate n car loaded with apples
than niiy other deciduous fruit and
accordingly tho vegetable rate has
been applied to apples.
On August 14 tho following reduc
tions iu tho rate for refrigeration
from common points in California
to tho different' auUtim points named
will be iu effectf'
Destination. Old Hate. Xew-Rntc.
ArkumJas $90.00 $o..00
Colorado ,80.00 4'J.oO
Illinois 85.00 55.00
Massachusetts ..100.00 70.00
Kansas City ... 80.00 5-2.50
NT. Y. Cities .... 07.50 07.50
Ohio 95.00 05.00
tinlvcxton 05.00 55.00
Oklahoma .. .. 00.00 5'.50
Inasmuch as these reductions were
granted fnun California common
points it is believed thnt they will
nlso be iniulu to apply from com
mon points in Oregon. Tho present
rntes fnun Mcdford to eastern points
for refrigeration nro as follows:
l'lnoe. ' Kate.
Now York $82.50
Huffnh 00.00
Haltimore 07.50
'Chicago 80.00
ICnnsas City' 75.00
If tho snme ratio of reduction was
nuulo from Medford to eastern points
tho saving would amount to a con
siderable sum.
Is Called Liar
1911. by American Prc Anfoclatlon.
OOVKK.NUR WOOtmOW WILfiO.f OF NEW
JEiisrv.
GALLS WILSON
INGRATE; LIAR
Chairman of Democratic State Com
mittee of New Jersey Ousted After
Stormy Session for Attack Made
Upon Governor Woodrow Wilson.
WALL STREET
DIDN'T START
PANIC IN 19Q7
AFTER OREGON'S
BOOSTER LEAGUE
Judge W. M. Colvlg Will Endeavor
to Have Development League Meet
Next Spring In This City Believes
He Can Get It.
Judge V. !!. Colvijj will attempt to
secure tho next convention of tho Or
egon Development longuo for Med
ford. He leaves Saturday evening for
Astoria to attend tho session which
will open August 14 and whilo there
will do much work iu an effort to
Imvo tho leaguo chooso this oily for
its next mooting whieii will meet in
tho spring,
Judge Colvig states that tho only
expense over ntlaehcd to n mooting
of tho leuguo is tho donation of u
hall in which to hold its sessions
Tho leaguo hns nlrondy mot at Ku
gono, l'ortlnnd, Saiom nnd now it is
to moot noxt week nt Astoria.
MINNHAl'OMs! Minn. Usual
conditions, woro rovorsod boro whon
Kstbor Kndoll Olson, legally assumod
tho namo nt Smith becuuso Smiths
aro ho much loss common than Olsons,
Look for tho ml that onlla for you
nmom,' Iho help .wonted ndfli
ASI1URY PARK. N. J.. Aug. 10.
James R. Nugent, chairman ot the
democratic state committee, was Oust
ed today after a stormy session for
an attack on Governor Woodrow Wil
son. Tho action followed a toast de
livered by Nugent. In which ho re
ferred to Wilson as an ingrate and a
liar and used other Insulting terms.
Nugent's wrath at tho governor
followed Wilson's stand against
Jqmcs Smith, tho New Jersey demo
cratic boss, who opposed James Slnr
tino for United States senator, al
though Martlnc had been selected at
a statewide democratic primary.
Smith wanted tho seat himself, and
after asserting that his machine elect
ed Wilson, demanded support from
tho governor. Wilson virtually forc
ed tho election of Martlno.
Nugent's anger nt tho governor
boiled over at a recent banquet and,
in addressing tho assembled demo
crats, ho flnycd tho chief executive.
The state commltteo brought him
to book today and there was n stormy
session. Uy a voto of U to 2 tho
chnlrmnu wns repudiated.
During tho deliberations, Attorney
Kraft waa thrown bodily from tho
commltteo room by Nugent hlmsolf,
who used "strong-arm" inothods.
Kraft said ho held tho proxy of an
absent committeeman. Tho election
of a new chairman was deferred.
FROM SINGAPORE
TO VISIT LAKE
Lady Cox Travels Half Around
Globe to Visit Southern Oregon's
Greatest Natural WonderOn Her
Way Homo On Visit.
Lady Cox, tho wife, of Lord Cox,
an' Kuglis huohlcmuu, high iu the
servico of his country, has oomo all
tho way from Singaporo, India, to
sco Crater lake, Sho nntioipates
great pleasure from hor visit to
southern Oregon's great natural
woudor.
Lady Cox 1ms visited nearly every
gieat natural woudor in tho world
and hns devoted much of hor lifo to
study of tho beautiful iu nature. Sov
orul yenrs ngo whilo visiting this
country sho hoard of tho marvolous
beauty of tho lnko nml dotonniued
nt that timo to visit it. Ae sho was
planning a trip homo to Knglaud
through tho United States sho de
cided to stop over nml viow tho umv
vol of which sho hns hoard, so iiiiioh.
So Declares George W. Perkins Who,
Wildly Excited, Brands Story to
That Effect, an Infamous Lie
Denies Domination by Morgan.
BITTERLY DENOUNCES THE
SHERMAN ANTITRUST LAW
Declares Present Campaign of Anti
Trust Prosecutions Is Hurt
ing Business.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 10.
Wildly excited and flourishing his
anus in the heat of his discourse,
George W. Perkins- before the Stan
ley stcelinvcstigating committee of
the house, denied today that the
Jforgan interests dominate the fi
nancial world nnd characterized as
nil infamous lie the state ment that
bankers started the panis of 1907
for n purpose of their own, not
knowing that it would get beyond
control.
Perkins bitterly denounced the
Sherman auti-trust lair niuTpredJul
ed that business disaster would re
sult from enforcement of the law.
He declared the present campaigu of
auti-trust prosecutions was danger
ous to all business, nnd character
ized the dissolution orders of tho
United States supremo as tho red
flng dnugcr signal to every business
man.
The steel man further asserted that
tho commercial supremacy of the na
tion could not be maintained under
tho Sherman law and that the bene
fits which big corporations brought
should bo preserved.
Asked by Representative Bartlctt
if ho did not ngreo with E. II. Gary
on tho, necessity of government reg
ulation of prices, Perkins, replied:
"I ngreo with Gary that wo should
Imvo some constmctivo action, but
I do not agree as to government reg
ulation of prices. But I prefer eveu
tbut limit to going ou ns we arc."
"What is tho trouble with the
present system?" Bartlctt nsked.
"Amorican business cannot go on
under present conditions," Porkins
shouted, hammering his fists down
on tho stand in his excitement. "We
aro going tho wrong way nnd some
thing must bo done."
"But tho steel and other corpora
tions huvo been successful?"
"Yes, somewhat," Porkins admit
ted. "But wo have reached a poiut
whero tho officers of tho governmont
aro proceeding to break up stand
ards of business without regard for
tho good thnt tho company has done.
They nro leaving that for tho people
to find out later. I am opposed to
any effort to break up the steel cor
poration until somo ono has found
out tho good it has done."
TROOPS SENT
TO QUELL RIOTS
WITH STRIKERS
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Men
Have London In an UproarBusi
ness Paralyzed Wnile Battles Are
Waged With Police.
LONDON FACES FAMINE;
DRASTIC ACTION NECESSARY
Government Takes a Hand to End
Walkout Liverpool Also
In Disorder.
CHURCH LEADERS
GREATLYJARMEO
Powerful Heart Stimulants Are Nec
essary to Keep Life In Pontiff's
Body Pope's Brothers and Sis
ters Aro Summoned.
ROMB, Aug. 10. Despito official
statements that tho popo was hotter
today, a strong fooling of pessimism
was apparent in Vatican circles.
Prominent church officials do not
attempt to conceal tho alarm thoy
fool.
Tho pope's brother and bistort
Imvo boon summoned to tho Vatican
and nro in constant attcmliiiico.
LONDON, Aug. 10. After a day
of the wildest rioting b ystriklng
transportation employes and dock la
borers that London ever saw, soldiers
tonight are streaming into tho city
from Aldershot and by morning tho
world's metropolis will resemble an
armed camp.
Armed with ball cartridges, an en
tire division ot the British army is
either hero or on route. It will stamp
out all disorder, no matter at what
cost. Serious rioting, which has
been in progress all day, Is expected
to be even moro serious tomorrow,
but tho orders from tho war office
aco that the. disturbances must bo
checked, no matter it tho sternest
measures nro employed.
Serious fighting, which ra In pro
gress all day long on tho water front
and at tho railroad stations, finally
decided tho cabinet that only forco
would quell tho outbreaks of tho
starving and desperate strikers. Or
ders were at once sent to Aldershot,
whero. trains, their engines under full
steam, were waiting, nnd tho move
ment of troops to tho city began.
LONDON, Aug. 10. With trains
at Aldershot ready on railroad sid
ings nnd their engines .under full
steam ready to start with troops at
a moment's notice, tho governmont
today took a detlnlto hand to check
the striko iu London, whero moro
than 150,000 strikers today have tho
wholo city In an uproar. Famine al
ready faces tho ontlro city and tho
workless thousands with their tons
of thousands of dependants aro starv
ing nnd desperate.
In every street of tho business sec
tion and all along tho docks battles
with tho police aro being waged with
savage bitterness. Traffic Is prac
tically stopped In tho streets and
wholo tho waterfront of tho world's
greatest port Is paralyzed. Merchants
are JosIng moro than $10,000,000
dally.
Government Takes Hand.
Convinced that drnstlc action la
necessary to prevent an upheaval
which might havo tho most bloody
results, Homo Secretary Churchill,
Chancellor ot tho Echequer Lloyd
Georgo and other cabinet mlnlstera
aro trying to forco a settlement. Thoy
havo secured a list of tho strikers'
minimum demands and aro bringing
every lover posslblo to bear on tho
omployors to Induce thorn to ylold.
King Goorgo today had an oppor
tunity to sco how sorlous la tho situa
tion. In his motor car ho waa strand
ed for a long tlmo bohlud a long lino
ot desortod vans and finally had to
abandon hla proposod routo to tho
palaco and proceed by anbthor way.
Stock Market Responds.
Tho general fear that tho striko
may bocomo ono of tho most sovoro
crises In tho clty'a history was reflect
ed In tho stock markot today. Rail
road shares nro falling.
Should somo action not bo takon
at once to ond tho striko thoro la not
n doubt thnt tho outlook Is of tho
gravest. Great destitution already
oxlsta among tho poor and mob vlol
onco which may (111 tho atrcota of
London's East Sldo with wounded
and dying, la not too much to expect
whon tho denizens of that quarter
bocomo thoroughly arouHod.
Already tho most turbulent scenmi
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