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n. (1 PAGE TWO. MEDFORD MATT. THlimNK. MHDFORD. ORIWON. 'IH'RSnAY. KKPTI'IMHRR JM), 1013. V V if i Bedford mail tribune , an iNi5i:PENnKNfNi:w8i'Ai'i:n fuumhhkd nvKitv akthhnoon BXCKPT 8UNIMT UY TUB M15UKOIID l'lUNTlNO CU. Th? Democratic Times, Tho Moilford Mull. Tho Mrilfonl Tribune, The South ern OrcKonlnn, Tim Aihlamt Trlliuna. Officii Mall Trlliuno Uulldlne, 35-27-19 North i"lr utratt, tclaphotia 75. Official Potirr of the City of Medford. Official i'npcr of Jnckson County. OnORQC PUTNAM, l.Mllor nnd Mutineer THE RATE BILL DECISION H! Kntcrtd ,a trcond-clitM matter nt Mcilfortl. Oregon, under tho net of March 3. 1879. SUBBCRlTTIOIf BA.TX2B. One yeir. liy mail . ts.00 Onti month, by mall ... .- .SO Per month, delivered by enrr' In Medford, Jncknonvlllo and Cen tral Point -So Faturdny only, by nihil, per enr 2 00 Weekly, Per yen r.-....... ... 1.R0 110 OF RATE LAW HELD N0NII1I0NA L In Ills uVcitoon on (he Itedfurd rate ense, Judge Wolerlon tny: "As (o classification, (he , fir( three sections of (lie net nre incon gruous mid wholly irreconcilable ami cannot bo observed in practice unless (he enrrior in ninny cncs waive home portion of (he less than carload nte nnd this (he law does not re quire. Tho net therefore ennuot be enforced without doinjr injustice to the enrrierp, which is (ho Mime nt taking property without duo process of Inw. Ijtw I Inconprtiotm "Thus it will be fonnd thnt in the niiliention of cnrlond rates under tho initiative net, assuming thnt (he less than cnrlond rate remains the shine, tho rates will be largely in creased for the carriage of coal, liny nnd straw, lumber, brick, stone, sand mid livestock, whilo on tho other hnud (hero would bo n reduction in such commodities ns grain, flour, salt, groceries nnd other articles which nro usually carried in tho smaller quantities." "So it is at once apparent thnt the initiative net, if applied for freight rate regulation, would work a very radical change in practically all rates mid require an almost complete re adjustment in cnrlond nnd less thnn cnrlond rates within the state. "Wo have nothing to do with the policy of tho Inw. That is a maUer solely for Iho law power. Wo can only determine whether it is suscep tible of practical operation. lUgltl "Spread" Impractical "It becomes manifest, from n con sideration of all the vnrious condi tions that go into (ho making of freight rates, that it is hardly possi ble (o ndopt mid npply a rigid "spread" in classification between less than carload rates so as (o pro mote tho gest interests of carrier or shipper, and it is illy adapted for just, equitable, reasonable and indis criminatory ratemnking for all com modities nnd all conditions. "Frm tho bills of complaint thnt were submitted in these enses, it np- pears thn( reasonable maximum rnte have already been cs(ablihed by the s(ato railroad commission for (he rcgulntion of (rnnsjiortation compan ies. Observing these regulations, the companies hnvo been left to them selves in regulation of the "spread" and it would seem now to fix nn nb holulely rigid "spread" as is done by this net, unduly trenching upon the rights of the companies. "Y( do not deny that tho lejjihln hire, the people or tho railroad com mission may determine nnd ndopt n reasonable 'spread' ns npplied to specific commodities, but that is a very different question from one nrising from nn edict that n certain definite- and rigid 'spread' shall be npplied to nil commodities, ngsirdlch. of their character or the distance (hat (ho shipments nro to bo made. "Indeed tho act would sec into de feat itself. Act Ts Void "Wo conclude," say the decision, "(hat tho initiative net is unconMi tutioual and void and miint be o (rented. Tho injunction it. allowed nnd made permanent nnd tho defend nnts nro to pay costs." Tho cases wore started by all the railroads in (ho stale. I)einurrcrs to (ho cases woro interposed by the railroad commission, nnd other de fendants nnd these drawn era were overruled. Arguments wcro hentd at (he (lino of this demurrer, nnd bo rnusQ it was so lengthy, ut that time tho enso was nllnwcd to go to the judges on its own merits, without nny further discussion. A, special net of congross provides thnt whoro stnto officers nro mndo defendants in nn injunction suit be foro a federal court, three judges. two of them of districts mul ono of (ho circuit court of nppeals, must hear the arguments. In this instance Judgesi Denn und Wjnlverion repre sented (Ids district, nnd Judgo Gil bert wns tho circuit judge. TJ1K decision of the federal court holding the Medford initiative rate bill unconstitutional is a disappoint ment, but was long expected, from the previous attitude ot the court. Railroad rate regulation has boon made a very com plicated affair by the railroads, whoso base of regulation has always been "all the t rat no will hear. The ellort to simplify rate making and equalize rates naturally met the combined resistance of the railroads. Hate making bv the initiative was so radical a depart ure from accepted methods as to be regarded as revolu tionary. A few years ago regulation by state and national commissions was similarly regarded. Predictions of ruin and confiscation followed tho pass ago of two-cent faro laws. Efforts to applv the same prin cipal to freight rates, based upon actual cost of handling. ol course sent shivers down the backs ot the transport:! (ion companies and brought the conservative courts to the rescue. It was not so much the Medford rate bill that was opposed. Its operation would have helped the railroads It was tho precedent of regulation by the people and the possibilities opened thereby, that caused the strong fight against the measure. In spite of the learned opinion of the court, the bill was not confiscatory in any sense, its object was to accomplish what the railroad commission has up to the present failed to do the removal of the discriminations at present existing against smaller cities in favor of one city, Portland. The rate bill would have shaken loose the throttle clutch of the Portland jobber upon the stato by ending his monopoly, and restored natural conditions, permitting the building up of other jobbing centers wherever nat ural advantages and public need demanded. It is a mistaken idea tJtat all the business of Oregon can be done in one city, that all commercial transactions can be concentrated in one "place. The state must grow and expand and it can only develop as its small towns and their surrounding territory grow and expand and present rate conditions render natural development im possible. It is probable that the decision, when read in its entirety, will show how a bill should be drawn to pass the courts, and if the railroad commission continues to refuse needed equalization such a bill should be offered the peo ple at the next general election for it is the only possible redress. The right of the people to make their own laws is unquestioned, although courts nowadays usurp most ot mis rignr. It is not an abuse of the initiative to use it to obtain that which the people's representatives refuse to grant uini is wnar. ine initiative is tor. and what brought it into existence. To deny that the people have capacitv for passing upon such topics is to deny the fundamentals of popular government. WHEELER DENE ABUSE OF OFFICE ROMAN EMM WASHINGTON, Sent. 30. Tirol Secretary Wheeler of tho American embassy In JUome filed today n writ ten reply nt tlio state department to charges which have uubn mndo against him. Secretary of Statu Uryan said there Mil ho no further action lit the cni until Uo hcnrv ftom Alexander Henou of the otnli.ifty with whom It U reported Wheeler had n disagree ment. Wheeler camo homo to nnuwor complaints that ho had used his posi tion ns n diplomatic attache, in which enpaelt he tuny pnss his own proper ty through the Itntlnu customs duty free, to take goods Into Italy for commercial purposes. It wns said the complaints were mndo unofficially by an American tourist, whose name wns not men tioned. That Honson hud nn thing to do with the nffalr was not known until today nnd een then It was not clear how he was connected with It it hns been hinted, however, that Wheeler has not been popular In American diplomatic circles because, so It was mlil, somo of his associates considered him ,ns n mere newspaper- rnuu, lacking In the social standing needed In tho service. WHERE TO GO TONIGHT g Theatre Tonight "(ooD iou hvii." liUblu A Powerful Drama In Two Parts "A DAY WITH A HINDOO I 'AMI I A'" Patho Colored "UOAD TO MOHKZ, l-'HANCK" "VAtiM'.V IN lUHitNH" iUiAOtvA.ND WHITI!" lllogrnph h'nrco Comedy "OIUKCTIONS () KUItriiUlt" lllograph Karoo Comedy Slum Starts 7: til P. M. Sharp ADMISSION a AMI lOe Coining 'llmrMliiy Only "SKKuno.v iv Tim ti.osin" A Two-Part Kalem Thriller Also the Manny Hunch In "WHICH WAY DID 111? GO?" PANAMA FAIR COMMISSION SAY FAREWELL TO WILSON WASHINGTON, Sept 10 Mem bers of the l'ntinmu I'm i IV exposi tion commi-ion called nt the White Iloue todnv (o say farewell to President WiUon Tomorrow tin commission will snil on official N its to Central and South America and the West Indie. In nccordanco with tho law. Secre tary of Stato lien W. Olcott has just Issued a. pamphlet containing -a Hut ot tho measures which will bo sub mitted to tho clcctorato of Oregon at tho special election to bo hold Tues day, Not ember 4. Arguments for and against, accompany tho state ment ot tho measures. Tho five measures to bo voted on ore, those relating to tho state uni versity building repair fund, the pur poso of which is to provide funds to tho extent of 165,000 for Improve ments at tho University of Oregpn; the University of Oregon new build ing appropriation to provide funds for tho construction and equipment ot a now classroom building; tho stcrllzatlon act, tho purposo ot which Is to authorlzo tho stato board of health to perform operations on habitual criminals, moral degenerates and ncxtial perverts; tho county at torney act, which provides for a dis trict attorney for each county ot tho state; and tho workmen's compensa tion act, tho purposo of which is to crcato a stato Industrial accident com mission nnd to provldo a fund for the compensation of Injured workmen. A copy of tho pamphlet will bo sent to every registered voter of tho state. wjunrao for dog KILLED1BYAUT0M0BILE OH ANTS PASS, Sept. :i0. Two hundred dollar Is the amount of the damages demanded by Geo. Tettrow from Louin Schnub-.lager for the death of the former' black spaniel dog, it having been run over nnd killed by the Sciinubshiger automo bile in front of the entrance to the fuir grounds on the 2.5th iut. Suit wns filed by Tetherow in the justice court for the damages de manded, and the offending uutotuo- bile, nn Everett fhc-jmsscnger, now in Oldinpfl garage, has been nttneh ed pending tho outcome of the .suit, Mr. Tetherow alleging that he feared thut Schnubidagcr would take the machine out of the tstnte nnd out of (he jurisdiction of lliu court. WOODEN LAKE VESSEL LEAMINGTON, Out., Kept. .'10. Tlio wooden htenmer City of London collided todny with the steel steamer .Too Morrow in tho fog off this port. It is leported thnt (ho City of Lon don went down, but no definite in formation concerning tho fatalities if any, has been received. Lifesuv- era have gone (o the scene. A big holo wns stove in tho sido of the Joe Morrow and the H'ssel was beached at Point Pcleo. CHICAGO ENVELOPED IN BANK OF DENSE FOG CHICAGO, Sept. 30. Thi place was ngnin enveloped in a dense fog todnv. For u lime (niffie was de layed by tho durkuohs. Later iu tho dnv tho uir wns somewhat cleaieil by n heavy thunderstorm. .17, Baking Helps Vuluabln .ScdiJcnlloni fiy Mr. AVtwi.i Uriggs, F.rcnenl cf the Art cf Making', at taucht by Mts. Janet MeKtnsie ft til ll.lpful CLs HakliJ Itlols Always sift flour nml K C Unking Powder nt least three times. The more sifting, the lighter the cake. KcmcmUr that! To cream but ter nnd sugar quickly, warm the sugar slightly. Beat yolks of eggs' with rotary beater. Whip whites of eggs with flat spoon whip. Water makes lighter cakes; xuiik makes richer cakes. To mix a cake, first cream but ter nnd sugar thoroughly, then ndtl yolks, if used. Then alternately add moisture and flour that has been sifted with baking powder and stir until smooth'aud glossy, adding egg whites after thoroughly mixing. Always use K Clinking Powder, Biscuit Helps Alwayssift flour and K C Baking Powder at lca..t three times. Have shortening cold and firm. Mix dough as soft ns it can be handled. The softer dough goes into the oven, the lighter the biscuit when it comes out. It is easier for JC C Baking Powder to do its work 'in soft than iu stiff dough. Mix biscuits very little. Do not knead. Stir up with spoon or knife nnd press in shape to roll on floured board. With K C Baking Powder re sults nre sure nnd certain. Ask your grocer for K C. 88 GIM CHUNG The following prices woro received for fruit at auction In eastern mar kets Menday: Now York ClalrgcauH, $2.60, halves, $1.40; Comlco, 3.01; Win ter Nollls, $2,43. A. Dlock, Ban Jose, Forello halves, 12.41; I cars Oregon Dose, $3.17; halves, I1.C2; Anjous, $3.30; Comlco, $3.19. Chicago Car Washington apples, Jonathans, extra fancy, averaged $2 50; fancy, $1.85; choice, $1.CS; Grimes Golden, extra fancy, $2; car Colorado Jonathans, Grim eg Golden, extra fancy, $2,05; fancy, $1,50. w SOTICK. A meeting of all tho members of tho 7th Company C. A. n. In Ollvo Drab uniform will bo held at tho arm ory Wednesday ovonlng, October 1st, 1913, at 8 o'clock sharp, a roll call of tho company will bo taken to nr rango tho stato pay, Ity ordor of a. w. nnANn, Capt. Commanding 7tU Co. C. Y. TKNOWAM), First Sorgt. JoHra A. Perl Undertaker Lady Assistant. 88 H. IIAHTLMT Phones M. 47 ami 47-J-3 Ambulanco Service Deputy Coroner J I IN A HIMtll KTOKH Trcso herbs are a blood tonic. A posltlvo euro for Liver, Lung, Heart, Kidney, Stomach and Dowel troubles Cures Malarln, Chills and rover and ItheiiinatlMtn. A guaranteed euro for Piles. No surgical operutlon re quired. TiOTIMOMALH I bud stomal !i trouble for yours, causing drophknl (oikIIIIoiih. After taking eight doses of Dr. Glut Chung's medicine I hiw relieved of all tiou Ide. MltH. Jt. M. iii:uitii:it. This lu to certify that Glut Chung cured mo of tho piles after 15 years' standing and can recommend him to anyone afflicted with thorn. G. M, Dalrymple, Chlco, Cal. mi h. i-'ioiit MCDI'Oltl), oiti:. PARISIAN SAGE FOR THE HAIR If your hair Is too dry brittle color leso thin strinuy or falling out use Parisian Sage now at once. It stops itching tcalp, clcansci tb" hair of dust and excessive oils, rcmovca dand ruff with one application, and makes the hair doubly beautiful soft fluffy abundant Try a 60c bottle to-day. It will not only wive your hair and make it grow, but give It the beauty you desire. C'bn. Strang, Druggist. STAR THEATER Today Iu Vnudovilli' Eddie Bros. lilaclcfnt'o Coiut'riinus, iu a lioixl Coiiu'tly Act. Don't Miss This Four Big Reels of Photoplays Watch for our many big tilings coming. Always 10c PAGE THEATRE I 'milages Uin'(iialt'! Vaiulovlllo WMDNKHDAV, (XTOHIOU. I OHAS. RILEY & CO. I u "A Mil of Old Ireland" DORA EARLY AND CARL BYAL Musical CouiediaiiH LEE BROTHERS Daring Nov oily SUalcrs OONNELY SISTERS Singers ami Dancers MRS. GUILDERS AND TIOKNER In Duets and Stilus Pagoscopo Latoat Animated Picturoa Page Orchoatra Two Shows, 7:1." and 5 J : 1 " Prices: Lower .Kloor fiOc, Haltonv ;i., Children i,V. ISIS THEATRE Special Font ure The Flight of the Crow Till: OltAMATIC ItOMAM'i: Ol WDHIUNW HOMO featuring MUk Cutht.wi Wlllluitiit' S.'IIkh Wild Animal Heroine t'omplt In lu Two I'urtii I'.vinr. untiti.v no. iim yi'Ai.vr M'ois jn" f.viito, i:gtt i:iiirs .mi Hici.c.iti:i:it A Ijtugh I'roduier Music and Kffi'clM to I'll the I'htlltvn yPAM'rv orii .Meno O AND 10 CL.VIS Tl Ihe Joy Of Coming Motherhood A Wonderful Remedy Tint li n Nnturol Aid and ilcliovei the Tention. 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(or It rblia lilli)Lilrlli nf nil It t"iilr ntul Onnc'ra, illtiH-la all tin' ilmilil iilel clri-ml, II ai-nto nt f.'.ir, ami ttiiia maMii llm mini) end IkkI to await tlio Knatut ynt la a Woman' life wllli iitilrnmmrliil j:lailrirR.t Mllnr'4 IVImil In a rnwit ilirrUtun) rimuly In thouaamU of lionira, anil In of urli iii-rullar tiirrtt anil yaln.i at tn make It fx'nllnlly onn to l) riimiumilvil liy all Komrn You will find It on ml st all ilrur atorni at tl m n liittlH, (,r Die ilmcKlJl Mill xladly K t It fur ym If you lnlt upon II Mlti fr' rrlnnl i pniurnl only ly I In llrml. Ilrlil Id dilator Co, 1,17 iJimnr IIIiIk, At Untn. Iln , who will nend you ly mall, Bfnlnl. a Tory Imttriirllvi lk to ii(Hxtaut tiiotlu.ru. Wrlla fur It tolay. Ciet Our Prices fin What WOOD You Will Wanl for Ihe Whilcr TIER, CORD AND OAR LOTS VALLEY FUEL CO. Successors lo K'eichslein. Cor. Fir and Second St. West. Tol. 70. steitowA.,'.!'jiuyv,'vJw WOOD For Sale OAK, FIR, LAUREL AND SLADW00D IN TIER, CORD AND CARLOAD LOTS Frank H. Ray I i Yard at Sixth and Fir Sts. PHONE 750-R $ffAirggAryyywxv(: IJUUU1 I WfjJm I I lia ! M J vzrnmv I fly & y a RaisesTthe DoushvBetter ,ALLlGROCEnS tGGj3'IiX!XilWi PIJJJLIC AUCTION SALC ON PREMISES . ON OCT 1, 1913, AT 2 P. M. SHARP. 55 ACRES OF BEARING ORCHARD Bear Creek alfalfa land, iho hest iu iho valley, lo cated two jnik'H norlh of ivledford, Oregon. Pacific it in i IJ.M. 1 jl l.ll i i i ft oj j'iiiHiorii jiiiiiroiui i'uiiH iiirougu i no iraci, vviioro I fruit and other produce can ho loaded on iho cars I without any long haul. "Will he Hold iu two or more tracts. Correct acreage and lonim will ho given at Kalo. TrccH all standard varieties: lift acres New- towns and S)its, 7 to 10 years old; i) acres delicious 2 years old; 0 acres pears from 1 to f years old; 1$ g acres aiinoiios, ctierncs, )eacnes, oic. nuprovo- inenls: A No. 1 two-story ten room modern house, gj largo barn and outbuildings, pumping plant with I ton thousand gallon tank, entire tract can be irri- gated from Jloguo Kivor .canal. Present water right for two acres. Machinery, tools and livestock will hn Rohl if niircliJiKnrH dn imf wiuli llm mi ma 'IVumhu . . j. ....... ..,...,, ,.., ...v ,,,.. ,..w .1....... lilJCJ will be easy: Certified checks of 10 per cent at tiiuo of sale, balance of cash payment as agreed upon at time of salo. P. S. Send this ad to your friend who wauls a good orchard. $ JU. IB. HALL, Owner, WILLIAM ULltLOIT, Auctioneer. S55S5S55 v