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atEDFORD MATT. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OMWON. SA'ITRIWY, VNURrARY 17, 10112.
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RATES FROM SI FRANCISCO TO
SnERMFGONMfflRrjSOW
! EXPLORER PEARY IN MARBLE,
So declares Interstate Commerce
Commission In Its Thursday's Rul
fng Cwiuiiissloner Lane Declares
ThcyiERipiiasizo, Discrimination.
Lntor ilispnlclioi ropanlinp Tluirs
ilny's ruliiii of tlio interstate com
merco cotniitiHtion wliioli permitted
tho Southern Pacific to charge le.s
for tho freight haul from San Fran
cihoo to Portland than to intonncili
nto Kiin(?, in order to meet water
competition, show thnt the Medford
traffic huremi, which launched the
fight 1ms won nn important victory
for southern Oregon, for tho com
mission deelnres that tlto rates to
points in southern Oregon nix "ex
cessive itnd Unreasonable in them
selves, thereby emphnsmng the dis
crimination between Mich points and
Portland."
Tho commission says plainly that
rail rates from San Franuico to
Portland and vice versa are clearly
fixed bj' water competition and that
it seems that four-ilfths of the traf
fic between these two territories ac
tually moves by water. Railroads
lmvo to meet the water rate in order
to pet business. But the commission
snys:
Situation Xot Justified.
"Tho carrier has not justified the
rate situation presented in its tariff
in these respects:
"J. Application of same rates from
other points upon San Francisco bay
and points inland to Portland us are
extended from San Francisco.
"2. Application of higher rates
southbound from Portland to points
inland thnn San Francisco.
"3. Application of higher rates Jo
point on Willamelto river on tmffio
northbound from San Francisco than
are applied on traffic southbound
from Portland to points on Sacra
mento river.
"4. Application of rates from Snn
Francisco that are higher to joints
between Snn Francisco and Portland
than combination of locals on Port
land. Further Showing Permit toil.
"5. Application of unreasonably
higher rates at intermediate points.
Instead, however, of denying the sip
plication of the carrier, we shall givo
permission for it to mnke further
showing under its application, in ac
cordance with tho views herein ex
pressed as to requircemnts of law."
In the course of his ruling, Com
missioner Lane Rays": "Disregarding
almost entirely tho wide spread be
tween its Portland and intermediate
rates, the Southern Pacific sought to
justify its violation of the prohibi
tion of the fourth .section by establishing-
the fact thnt it was cnlled
upon to meet water competition in its
haul between San Francisco and
Portland. This contention is fairly
established.
"There has, however, been no suf
ficient justification shown for the
widespread difference which exists
between Portland rates andthose to
intermediate )Ktints.
"For tho long haul from San Fran
cisco to Portland, the Southern Pa
cific charges less than one-third the
rate which it iinM.us upon an in
terior city little more than half the
San Francisco-Portland distance.
From Sacramento, the rate to Port
land is less thun one-third the rate
from Sacramento to points just one
half as far.
Umluo Discrimination Unlawful.
"Jt was not the intention of con
gress to permit the carrier to dis
criminate in favor of A more distnnt
point to such tin extent as to effect
not only undue discrimination against
nearer points, but the imposition of
an excessive, charge. It would seem
fundamental in the enforcement of
tho fourth section that the carrier
shall niako proof, not only of tho
water competition, ns in this cusc, but
of the reasonableness of tho rates as
appliod to intermediate points.
"Jn milking rat as to intunnediuto
points, based upon a more distant
point, tho carrier should give tho in
termediate point tho benefit of the
Portland rale, plus tho local buck.
Moro than this would bo unjust. Com
bination of loculs may not be ex
ceeded, even when the locals arc in
purl duplications (,f uncli other. Thit.
combination, however, is exceeded lo
many points in Oregon. Moreover,
tho back haul rate, jt permitted as u
factor, must conform to the restric
tions of tho act us lo reasonableness.
iho commission has made an invest!
gat ion into rates fo points in south
ern Oregon, and finds them to be ex
cessive and unreasonable in them
Kolves, thereby emphasizing the dis
crimination between suoh points anil
Portland.
"While extending tho Ran Francis.
oo-Portlmid rate to bay and river
points on (ho south, the carrier does
not extend tho San Frniicisco-Poil-luml
rntes to joints on the Willamelto
Wvur on tho north. If there is a rea
Kon for treating- tho southern points
in u group, why should that snuicj
policy not bo applied to northern I
l i i
points f Of this there is no cxplana
Hon offered hv the cnrriei. Sacra
mento has the uiue rate to Portland
that San Francisco has.
"Sacramento has tho .-.nine IIM
elas rate to Oregon City, Salem, Al
hany, Kugene and H.ebnrjr, but to
Medford Sacramento has n lower rn'o
than San Frnnei-eo. What is the ex
planation of this?
"Albany is 80 mtlcsN south ir Port
land, approximately the .same dis
tance down the Willamette thnt Sac
ramento is froin Snn Franoi'ko. The
rate from Sacramento to Portland is
the "same n Hit4 rate Tram Snn Frtiu
eieo to Porlhind. The rale from
Sacramento to Albany is also the
same as from Snn Francisco to Al
hany, but the rate from Albany to
San Francisco is 15 less than tho rate
from Albany to Sacramento. There
is no reason given for thi difference.
Furthermore, if tlio' Southern Pacific
makes no differential fietwceu Sacra
mento and San Franeieo on traffic
nioVhig to Portland, why should it
make n differential on traffic moving
to San Francisco from Oregon City
and Portland? IFerc is violation of
the 'long nnd short haul clnttse en
tirely uhexplniiicd.''
The railroad was given until March
4 to file farther answers to the com
plaint
m. M
BUST OF MR.15C&EST
PEART tYtfZ yitUAM OOOP&R
Arctic exploration Is to hare a place
In the niches of fame In the American
Museum of Natural History, Id New
York, for Mr. AVlllIam Couner, tho
sculptor, litis just made n marble bust
of Jlr, ltobert K. lVary, U. S. X, and It
will soon b placed In tho foyer of the.
Institution. The bust represents the
discoverer of the North Pole In a fur
garment, symbolical of Ids quests in
the froxen tonw. The explorer oseC
for Mr. Couocr soou after bis last re-
UrU -..-.UAJbJtftil
CLARK AND CANNON ARE
- Mm ENTHUSIASTS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 17.
Although Speaker Champ Clark re
fuses to bo given an automobile by
the government for his official use.
he does not refuse to ride In one. He
Is a frequent passenger in tho pri
vate car of former Speaker Cannon.
Tho "automobile cronies" is the
name given Clark and Cannon, be
cause of their frequent gasoline
jaunts. Cannon became so addicted
to the buzz wagon whllo enjoying
ono at tho expense of Uncle Sam as
speaker that he invested after he lodt
the speakership. Ho has a high
power six passenger limousine.
Automobile salesmen are watching
Speaker Clark's political boom, but
hopes for a sale, to the Mlssourlan
will be lost If he goes to tho White
House and gets a number of govern
ment automobiles at his disposal.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
"If VICE-PRESIDENT
COLl'MBUS. O., Fob. 17. Indica
tion that Governor Johnson of Cali
fornia is to bulk big in the coming
republican campaign, possibly hs a
candidate for the vice presidency, is
seen here in Die announcement that
he has agreed to address the Ohio
constitutional convention here, possi
bly next Wednesday, whun Theodore
Ilooscvult will explain his public
stand.
Johnson was informed that Dele
gate Harrison intended to present .i
resolution asking that he he invited
Jo sH?ak and agreed beforehand that
if requested to do so by the conven
tion would make nu address.
WILL DEMAND GENERAL
ADVANCE IN WAGES
CHICAGO. Feb. 17. According to
announcement made here today a
general advance on wages on the ox
plration of existing contracts is to be
asked this spring by the building
trades unions. Lathors will domand
$G a' day, an Increase of GO cents
over tho present scale. Carpenters,
now receiving $4.80, want $5.25
dally. Plumbers ask an increase
from $G a day to $ti. Plasterers al
ready have renewed their contract at
an advance of 50 cents a day.
GOVERNOR WEST FIRM
FRIEND OF SUFFRAGE
WOMAN, YOU ARE NO
SPHINX TO THIS BOY
CIIICO, fill., Feb. 17.-Charles
Roberts, 17 yours of uge, and u mom-
bor of the junior class of the Chico
high school, has written nu essay de
scribing the ideal woman his ideal
woman. It reads:
"A woman iff ti human being of the
finer sox, whoso peculiar construction,
manners, customs nnd wnvs make her
a vastly important factor of man
kind and lis progress.
"Woman's mission in the world is
lo look pretty, dress in outlandish
ways and torment man till he is
happy.
"It is tho nature of nirui to find
fault, and he is never satisfied until
he has found it, so woman wai sent
to help him out.
"Woman is just k important ns
man, at least in California. If she
wants to vote, man should humor her
by consenting. Kvcn Sf it docs no
good, it will do no particular harm.
"Womait ist tho most perfect nuis
ance in the world, but, nfter all, she
is a uccosMiry evil nnd a pretty good
thing to have about the house."
Morris to Meet Wells.
NEW ypK, Feb. 17. Carl Mor
ris, the Oklahoma giant, will bo tho
first opponent of Bombardier Wells,
the English heavyweight champion,
who is due to nrrivo in this country
.March 10. The two white hopes will
clash for 0 rounds before a local
club on either March 21 or March 31.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. Governor
West, presiding at a suffrage meet
ing at the capitul Thursday, nidoted
the movement, saying:
"While I have been preaching suf
frage on the quiet for a long time,
this is the first tune I have been rocd
and brought into the open and iniidc
to declare myself. I inn in favor of
equal Miffrago bectiuse I believe it
is right and because I have faith in
women. They stand for hotter things.
The majority of tho men aro so
wrapped up in their selhli affairs
they do not give the time they should
to good government.
"So I have decided to give the
women my supixirt in this fight.
"The old cry that the bor.t women
will not come out and that tho unde
sirable will bo the only ones to vote
is absolutely unfounded. And oven if
it was true, J would trust in the un
desirables, because women, in my
opinion, are nil to the good.
"I want to say that if women nrc
given the same chance they will he as
big and brainy as men. Many men
are whut they are because of what
their stenographers know. Many men
nre traveling through life cm the
brains of their wives or their office,,
stenographer."
THINK COOPER HAS
ANOTHER WIFE
San Francisco Police Say That Clever
Swindler Has Added Another Vic
tim to His Lotifi Sttini) of Malrl
munlal Escapades.
OAKLAND, CtU.. Feb. 17.- -That
1 Sir Harry Wostwood C'oopnr, hourt-
j breaker, forger and swindler of In
teruatlonul notoriety. Iron added tin
v tun i v-tiiM i III idhii ! vwwi
pades as well nx another forgery to
the Ioiik tdrlug of words his active
pen has "doped" l the bollof of Cap
tain of Ootecttves i'eterson, who has
secured additional proof that Ctionor,
as "Ur. Abraham" on Fcbrutiry 1
was married to Anna MllhraOi in St.
Marks church iiuro.
Though the chief has verified the
fact that Ur. Abraham was married
to Miss Mllbrath, h has been un
able to secure any trace of tho Issu
ance of a local license by the county
clerk, mid ho is of tho opinion that
Clark forged tho license
What has become of tho fugitive's
latest wife Is a, mystery. Tho police
do not believe that she Is accompany
Ing the penman, but bollavo that she
has Kouo Into hiding. Tho girl Is
only 20 years old.
The search for Chadwlck-Coopcr-Abraham,
etc.. has spread throtiKh
out tho state. Tho Sun Francisco po
lice are on the outlook for tho fugi
tive, though thoy have not been ad
vised by tho Oakland authorities to
take any action In the matter. The
Sacramento police are watching all
trains and every effort U being made
to provont tho getaway of tho pa
roled prisonor.
Captain l'etorson believes Cooper
will be captured within the next iM
hours.
A fact upon which tho police are
counting for tho arrest of the Iiokuk
nobleman is that ho was tho most
disliked convict in Sn Quoiitlu. and
that his whereabouts as noon as dis
covered by any of 61s former fellow
Intimity will bo quickly "tipped off"
to the authorities.
WATER SYSTEM
FOR BUTTE FALLS
Little City Ootids for $10,000 for
Pure Supply of WaterOver G000
Feet of Dcard Walk Is Laid In
That Place. ( ,
roMilutlonlHtH have not, so fur, ma
tcrlally decrimned tho work of the
straw gatherers or lira Idem In China
and thorn appears to be Hltlo chauo'
of Intorfint'iioo with this woilt. As
proof or this the consul shown that
the urtgronnto net vnluo or straw
braid expoits to tho United mitten
rroui Talmituu dm lux Iho December
(Itiartcr. IIU0. was ?80U.7-I; while
the value or tho braid Mioilod dur
ing tho Hiiino ipiailer for 10 1 1 vim
!t7!t,t00, TrilllKtitu l Iho iccomtlied
Htruw braid center of China and the
lending export tlniw f the far east
have lurxo braueht with evpcris lit jKuniiMii coiiiitrlc
CHICAGO un
;4
MHT WAYNE, hid., Ed.. ITO'Iih
Chicago liuiiled on Hit I'ciiunylvnnlii
railroad collided today with n wreck
uenr l.iti-w ill. I'our were killed and
ten injured III the Huuttdi.
vrsse" r urn irn ur urn i 1 1 i i n
tliai'K" of iho trade to Ainurlimu mill
llutle Ealls will hue a first ehis
gnnity water synteni, having voted
$10,000 in bonds for its const ruction.
The vote was l'l to S and reflects tin
unanimous sentiment in tiwor ul mu
nicipul improvement which prevails.
Over (1001) IVI of hoard walk his
been laid and mole will be put down
soon.
RESOLUTION HAS BAD
EFFECTJJN INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON." Feb. 17 The
general four thnt the Chinese revo
lution may have a dcpicxslug effect
upon tho Mtrnwhrald Industry In
China and, coiiMxpioutly, upon the
iiuautlty of straw Imported Into this
country for the making of straw
huts Is not founded upon fact, ac
cording to a repot t just iiiudo by
Constil J. V. .McNnlly, nt "TsliiKtuu.
China, to the statu department.
McNnlly states that tho straw hat
Industry In this country Is In no
dancer of being hampered hy lack of
material because the iKtlvWos or the
Cage ilitas
LIBERTY BFLL MAY
NOT COME WEST
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Kch. 17.
City coiiucllmeri here today say thero
Is little likelihood that the famous
Liberty bell will ho permitted to lotivo
Independence square. Whllo Shii
Francisco's official roUt for the
rolic as an exhibit nt Iho Panama
Pacific fair la l'JtC haB as yet not
been received, It is a foregone con
clusion that such a roquest will be
denied, as an ordinance exists for
bidding the removal of the hell from
Plillndclplila. ltevocalion of this
ordinance is Improbable.
Vllcs Cured hi O to 1 1 Days.
Your dniKKlst will refund money If
PA.O OLNTMKNT falls to euro any
case of Itching, Blind, Weeding or
Protruding Piles In C to 14 days. D0c
Disgusted
POItTLANJ), Oro. A. C. Cnrpen
tor, un Idaho mining man, loaned
two strangers $125 In bills to play
U "disappearing trick" in a local sa
loon, Ono of tho mon disappeared
and tho other guvo Carpenter a
check for $980 and likewise disap
peared. Tho bunk would not cash
tho check,
J
and Will Leave
Home pobplp wore disgusted' with
Mcdrord and the valley because It did
not rain all tho time as they were
told If Would, and now slnco we lmvo
had this delightful rain are disgusted
and will not Ktay, Uhih things are
always nt cross points. Hut It will
ruin and tho sun will shluo Just the
same whether you go or stuy. It
mnkcB no dlfforeuco whother you
paint your, ho ti boh and fencoH or not,
your neighbor will not bo u moss-
back Just because. you are. Tho
streets will ' bo paved nnd Medford
will grow whother you wish It or
not. Your poor old wlfo can uso a
washboard, but initio will use a 11)00
washer. You can uso a coal oil lamp
but others want tho best and uso
electricity. You can cut tho wcftdH
In your yard with a case knife, but
up to dato people have grass and
cut It with a ball bearing lawn
mower. Yob, you can kick and snort
and send uwuy for your coffee, but
Medford will grow Just tho same and
when you tuko your last rldo to tho
top of tho hill people will wonder
why you over lived. Paint up, got
In tho push, bo us other people and
bo happy and once In a whllo look
into tlio big store and see what Is
going on.
West Main and flrapo Ht.
aAltNim'.COUHY HAKDWAHK CO.
F0RDE CAN DO IT
l)o you want your lawn, put in
first clasH hupo7 All work
guaranteed. Leave address with
II. H. Patterson, Quukcr Nursery,
Nash hotel.
MS
tx&
If you xvnnt to nwihl trouble
on the lulls, py spceml atten
tion to your oil.
Urmcmbrr thnt the me of
the low trr.-r lueant extra heal
in your engine.
'OI.A!(INi:OIL iflvw such
perfect lubricHtioii it materially
lessens the load on tho engine.
It keeps its Ixnly nnd feeds
uniformly under, all running
conditions.
It does not cnrlxmlc mrk
plugs or valves.
Whut l'olariiic Oil means to
the motor, l'olariiic TniiisinU
siou Lubricant ami I'olmlne
Circnsf mean to the other wear
ing surface of our cm clR
clcnt, uniform, rcluthlc lubri
cation. Scrit (or the Volutin llmikU't lit
Hi t nrnrifjl niti-m y 11 ii.r
Standard Oil Company
Srrr.
Inco.icrtil)
"" ..1 4.;r 1 '!-..,
Draperies
Wo carry a very complete llnu
of draperies, loco curtoliiH, fix
tures, etc, uml do all cIuhhom of
upholattrlnt; A prclal man to
look aftur this work exclusively
nnd will kIvu an Reed service as
Is poHRji to gut In ven tliu
larK'-Ht cities,
WEEKS & NcGOWAN GO.
Medford Theatre
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
MUTT
AND
JEFF
Ifud Fislici't much talked of kiiu
cchh, TIiu lutt of nil miiHical
comedies.
You have seen then cartoonctl,
come ami see THEM.
Tho tall; of lljocoiiiilry.
Packing theater everywhere.
The childrcii'h delijilit'
Keatw on sale .Siilurilay, ut Huh
liiu'H, Prices $1.50, $1 and 50c.
Kvery garment that leaves this
laundry Is carefully Inspected be
fore it Is wrapped and It must
look right before It loiivos. Our
machinery Is tho Intest and our
help competent. Let your clotheti
como to us,
STAR STEAM
LAUNDRY
Pacific 1 !()!. Home or,,
MKDKOItl), OHM.
In connection with
our complete line
of feed and poultry
supplies, we have
added a complete
line of
WHIPS
for retail and whole
sale trade
RUSS MILL
B. T. VAN DE CAR
will save you money if in the
market for diamonds, watch
es or jewelry. The best goods
at lowest prices in Medford
,: PHIPPS BUILDING
NATATORIUM, FRIDAY EVE., MAR. 1
ONE NIGHT ONLY
MME. ERNESTINE
SCHUMANN - HEINK
World's Greatest Contralto
In Song' Recital
Sent sale (or subscribers Wednesday. February 21st, nt 10 n. m.
General sale at Hnsklus February 23. Prices $2, $1.50 nntl $1.
B
enson s
Bargains
V wish o ini)HKrt you with I lie fnet 1 1 wit we are
Exchange Headquarters
What lmvo .von 1, nnd wlmi ! u wniil i 'riiroiixli iw
you can cNcliaii' what you liiivt' I'lir what you wanl.
Ll acicM near Ocrvaln, Orcjmu, near electric Hue riintiliiK t I'oitlaiul, Im-
lirovcil. will oxchiiiiK' for IiiihIiiow or iiropcrty In Mcilfuril or Mcrouti"
nmir city. I'rlco 3nu per aero.
10 iicivh K iiiIIch from Wooilvlllo, partly linprovcil, lu lltl n jc. lrlct $0O;
will oxcIiiiiiko for .Mwlfonl, Southoru (Inllfiiriiln, or Arlaniia pioporly.
I 'JO acres Hlilo hill fruit luiiil, ImiIIiIIiik, young family orcharil -fXfitlO, Will
oxchaiiKo for city pioporty.
s.l ncicH In poarH ami alfalfa ; wltl oxcIwiiiko for .Mcilfonl lioiuu.
ItiiKliH'MH piopcrty lit Mcilfonl, kooiI lucouiu puycr. Will noli or uxcIihiiR
KlrM-cluhw KMinilnu Iioiino J 1000; will oxcIiiiiiko for real otdalo.
.Several retail hiiHluctoiori In .MiMlfonl to oxcIiiiiiko for tool ohIiiIo.
Ittnl eHlati to exchaiiKo for uutomohllu.
Will excliaiit;o hiiMlmwM property for other property.
II acicM tiuiir tho UatoH .0. Merrick oicharilri, pint of which lit In liuliiK.
I'rlco, 11(5,000, turiiiH,
10 ticro tract nour Coutral I'nlnl, (I acreH la 2 year old poilrg, iimlur (Htoli.
I'rlco 1175 per aero, "' .
10 aero (met near (Nmtral I'olul, under dllch. I'rlno $!&) pur aui'U.
H Ioih hutweeu Nowtowu ami I'onch HtreetH, I'IIIO.
it IoIn on IJakola avoiuie, f 2TiO each cuhIi.
Improved n ucru mirdou Iniut, Juxt oiiIhIiIo city.
ii:,NiuNi: KAcitii'ici:
I'lne Oakdale avoiiuo corner lot, wlti hIx room modern hiiiij;ulow on lot.
adJolnliiK. All for IJI200. Vormor price $ni)00.
1-IhI your alfalfa laud with tin. Wo lmvo liHpili'lOH,
Lculiluiaio ipliilni; priipoHllluiiH fluaucod at thia offico.
Wo can Mill your Ikiiimu If you will wel Ion uaay Imitallmotitti.
A iio.Mii koh voir
15100 down, halauco lllio rent. Wo aro hoIHiik Iioiihom II If 0 that now.
TODAY ALWAYS THE BEST DAY
WE AIM TO HANDLE ONLY REAL BARGAINS
'Wo aro now localod In our now quarloi'tf, ooi'iiei'
Alain and h'ir.
Benson Investment Company
Real Estate, Mines
CORNER OP MAIN AND FIR
Phones: Bell, 7991; Home, 234 L
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