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fEDFOim MATT) TnTBTTKTR. TNnCDV'ORO. OK15HOV. SVPTttDA, octotw? no. 1315 vrxm KHC .,w ran LAND TRIES TOCLOSESTATES Efforts of Metropolis to Kill Lumber Industry of Interior Set Forth Would Create Monopoly and Block Development Means Paralysis of Business In Southern Oregon. To (ho Kdlter: Your editorial in tho Medfonl .Mall Tribune under date October 27, cap tioned "Tbo Hoggish Mertpolls" rounds n warnlnji to every wage earn er, merchant and intercut situated within the timber dlHtrlct or tbo Wil lamette, Umpqun nnd Hogim river valleys. Please permit space for tio following which will no doubt bo of further Intercut to your readem: Portland under the guise, of charg ing the Southern 1'acltlc company with discrimination in rates on lum ber to California, In favor of lumber manufacturers In the Willamette vul ley, In In reality making another ef fort to destroy the lumber Industry iiIouk the Southern Pacific lines south of Portland. Not only Jh the Wll lamette valley iuterested, but also the Umpqun and Hoguo river valleys. The name tactics were rosortrd to by them in 1007 In a hearing before tho In terstate commerce commission over the Willamette valley-California rates, at which tlmo they demanded that the commission give, them tho wme rates as the valley, and nlso when they not the commission to Kraut them a piefeiciillnl rate, of 2Hc per 100 lbs. to Utah, when pre viously the rates from the valloy were the same. Old Cry Itelteniletl It Is the old cry of Portland Inter ests whore articles In the Portland Kvcnlng ToleRrnin show conclusively a disposition to he not satisfied with the advantages they already have, but demand further concessions In order that no one elso shall be allowed to have even a fair chance to compete with them. That the tlmo has ar rived for the merchants, lumber man ufueturers, farmers nnd residents of the Willamette valley and southern Oregon to tnlio j.ome action to pro teel their Interests Is rjulto evident, as unmlHtnhablo efforts aro being made to kill the lumber industry In the territory south of Portland. We have llhtened in recent years to inmn allegations and charges or ills elimination by the railroads, but on reflection It has been found they have generally originated with and In tho interest of purely Helflsh persons and communities, since the amended In terstatit commerce net was passed In 1007 and the creation of state rail road commissions, nearly nil of the rates carried by thu railroads, par ticularly in the west, have been upon and revised by either one or both of these bodies and It Is safe to say that If, as alleged, discrimina tion was practiced tho carriers thoni solves have assisted In temovlng same and that such conditions do not now exist. Ilunl t'pon Itullmad It Is vory easy for anyone to quote figures, dollar per ear charges and what not, and make almost any kind of a Bhowlng to suit teh particular mil sought. The Investigation by the commissions have disclosed thu mi lerllng principles surrounding rate making by (he railroads and the com missions themselves, while they have inndoehangos, have In many Instances approved the rates established by (he carriers after Invostltratlnn In whirl, the sound policy surrounding tho making of the rates was disclosed iiuil considered. While the public have through their commissions and iMiivr ii'K'iiuimt measures neen uusyj during late years In removing what (hoy romildorod wan a dlsparltv o( mlcs, etc., (hoy have o( the nuine tlmo hiiiroundrd tho transportation eoni pa nlc with muny conditions which have In nunioroiu ways pi evented tho public from enjoying tho full moan lire of help of the ratlroadd, partlc tiluily In Interior territory. One of tile Kientest handicaps placed upon tho lutorlor communltlua Iiuh been tho lefiiHnl of tho rotnmlHslonR to permit tho rarrlers to rocoRiilio markot competition In muklnK tholr rates as tho railroads were wont to do at ono tlmo; now It U atrlctly a transporta tion condition that permits of compe tition. People mid comiminltloa lo- LUMBER 1 cutod In Inland territory must rocog.jV,jllt(,tl , Jmw jj,,,,.,,, mu i nlxu that tho nru subject to ouly ono Mr, Mnnmn'sii, w o w.. a I mono or iriiiisporiation ami that tholr success Is dependent wholly tiiMin tho ! .1nu.ils.milllt llf lllA lnttm.1 illulfnl t v."iw, -.,.v. In (liolr ulrilggle to even eoimuerte (bo inland (lovoiopnuin, iiih niiui t.o oil ah led to reach (he u(wle market 4 Slid If tnoy iio to we provwiiiou irumi doing this wo way n well nooiiine to our futnro Iiojioh of bciuuiiug a uuL plantlal coniiuonwealth. lUllitwil Trlti to N rlr Without cliuwiilonlus the cause of tho Southern Pacific or any other railroad company, but because In this Instance I believe tho Southern Pa cific, on whose lines most of the lum ber mills south of Portland are In rated, in entitled to the greatest cred it as It can honestly be said that they have made every effort to assist In the development of the lumber Indus try In the face of the strongest kind of opposition, and 1 do not believe that they can in any wlso honestly be charged with discrimination. Thn Portland Evening Telegram and Its constituents are simply endeavoring through the once popular rallioad baiting process to poison tho public mind, that they may obtain results which the Interstate Commerce Com mission hnve said on two different oc casions that they wero not entitled to. While we have no quarrel with Portland In general, or the Portland Kvcnlng Telegram, either commer cially or Individually, yet we must In sist that Portland without Oregon at her back would not occupy the prom inent position she does and that what interests us and tends to our well being only serves to make Portland greuter, thereforo Portland must rec ognize that handicapped ns wc are under the best of conditions, she must assist in relieving that handi cap In every way possible. We nsk no favors, but wo do demand Just treatment nnd that Portland's wealth and Influence shall not bo used to our disadvantage. Is Only Outlet The Southern Pacific railroad Is the only outlet which the Industries of Interior Western Oregon have, while Portland has, tho Pacific Ocean, four different trans-continental rail roads and enjoys unlimited distribut ing territory. There Is a little stretch of terri tory in California north of San Fran cisco nnd Oakland to which tho rate from "Western Oregon Is lower by 4 cent than Is tho rale from Portland, but the Portland mills and the Port land Kvcnlng Telegram In their great efforts to how that Portland has been discriminated against fall to point out to thn public that the dif ference between tho Portland rato nnd the Western Oregon rnte to San Francisco, Oakland nnd San Francisco Hay points was originally 0 cents per 100 lbs., yet as pointed out In the decision of the Interstate Commerco Commission Portland successfully competed for that business through their ability to ship by water. This difference was reduced to 8 cents per 100 lbs., was again reduced to "Vi cents per -00 lbs., nnd In n recent adjustment made was further reduced to I cents per 100 lbs. The process of nnrrowlng the differential between Pottlnnd and tho Willamette valley and Southern Oregon mills bus stead ily been progressing In favor of the Portland manufacturer, yet not being satisfied with having the differential rodurod 5 rents per 100 lbs., within the past eight years, Portland sup ported by the Portland Kvcnlng Tele grnm now want It eliminated alto gether. Is It any wonder that thu lumber Industry In Western Oregon has been on (he down grade for sev eral years? Copying NVvv Voik Llko New York City has dictated to the Rtute of New York, Portland has dictated to the State of Oregon poll t. (rally nnd otherwise. Kvery move (lint urn lici'ii mil lm lioon to unrurvi an uilvantaiiti fur Portland, ami If Portland hail their way the tlnibor locatnl In Wcstt-rn Oitrou koiiUi of Portlaml would not ho innniifiictnroil nt any nlnco hut In Portlaml. Thoy would liulHt on tin IioIuk hauli'd In tint Iok to tho Willamette rlvor for imuuifacturo Into lumber products hy tllKIU. II Ih tlmo that tho Interior of Oro non woko up to tho fact that If thoy nro c.oli'K (o represent nnythliiK, If thoy uro KlnK to grow and develop they nuiHt take tep to protect their Interests, t KDOAH S ll.M'IMt. IP. FAVORABLE SIGNS KKW yOKK, Oft .10 .1 I' Mr pan spent a comfortaulo Malit, lid I loHins (he opirnlion upon lnm lor i' neuiliiiitiii mid nit eoudition todnv . in even- way Milislnctorv, (lefi'iiliii- (o it hullotin ifcMicil ly lu p1imu.i. Altlioiiyh tliiK liioniitiK's hd i tin mnilo iu mention of Mr. Mou.iu -teaipruture or puUe, it wns iiiioiii. iullv h'rtmod that neither ol tl '-i .in n eniio tor worry to Mi, Moi-.w' fuiuil nr plt.Hii'itttw. When n weinUvr of I lie tun1, i" .1 .MiitTjiui A Co. wuh uskul tmin ltaiMii'K reoit. that the Ihmmmi I iliiOb "a moiv M'riiu t1n t' iiliNtctan s liiiimeMinwH nuiit ,-t. .i. diNSiieidti's liiilihealiiuiM nul ,elk ; ,j, moivnh tl'ne. ..n.l vl.i ,,,, . ,.,. !,,, ..lt ,i ,1, ,i , . 1( (1 wv ,,.,,,, ,,.s iiU,r , . , ,,(,,, ,, )..ilktuull4l tlrtvl AlatilKO. , ,,m , n , . ( PHIRHFSTER SPILLS'. T-V rTlIB irtAMUNU UUU. X .... Jrt .K. f.J.M.I A.L .... U....I.I Lj A I I lit It CLSa tltikM-iraliUMa4llrj L'Sv'SKk I'lllt.a II. J I iiU K.'UII..V rfc. ZaV1 in.l auk tu Kt v ffl "" V Y" !' I'r fi.ir v I ar !'!'- i"iiii.,in-.Trs 11- 3 UUYumi IlUt Nil 1'ILI.K.K i x m SOI tYSIttGGISIS VTKttlHtRE LIFE STORY OF THE NEXT , 5rvrvip p."'"! " ... - mt m While house Cupids! Dr. Cmvy (iitiywm, the president's phyMiLan, and MKs rieiiitule (uiilnti, Mrs. (hilt's wiuil. They brought nlKtut the meeting or the pivslilent nnd Mm, Cult, nnd now It Is nnnoiiil that they, too, nro engaged. (This is (lie fifth ami lnsl eliapler! of (lie "Life Story of the Nc.t First Liuly of the I.nml," which has np priiiou exclusively In tho Daily Mail Tribune. KilitorO CUAI'TKH V. The nl'l'eetion between Mrs. Onlf nnd .Miss (lordon grew and grew nnd grew niter the death of the young woman's father until tliev were more like "pals" tluni giuiriliiin nnd wnnl. Then enme the opportunity for the young woman to play an important part in (he life of Mrs. flnlt. Misn f Jot don, among it host of other l'rieiiiln in Wilmington, numheied Dr. Carey Grayson, the fuiriily physician of President Wilmiii. Now it is m morcd tlint llicy, tun, nro engngeil. Dr. Grayson, niter meetim Miit. Gull, introduced her to Mis Helen Woodrow Hones, niece of (lie pioi tlent, who Iiuil Miifleieil it nervous breakdown following the denth of Mrs. Wilson. Dr. (Irnvsou thought the eompnn- rionHliii of the ehunniiiK .Mrs. Gait would help Miir Hones to recover her spirits, nnd, il is hinted, he thought if n meeting could propeilv lie brought about, the (harm l Mrs. Gait's pies ence would do much to bring the smile hack to the president's face. One dn the eppiirtilnitv came and the ptfsiilriit nnd Mr-. Gait met in- I Flfll "' ' Clubs in Sun Franeisco. The party The Mav Cnmpant Have I.'ngaged ,'ll return to HutMi Columbia after tho Star theater for a Special Matinee seeing the Punaina-l'aeilie i posi The old nlng that there Is noth-jln-n. Ing new under the sun will receive - a iIoelHlvo ni-Katlvn In Mi-.lfonl on Wi'ilnimitny nrtnriiuun Tho .May Com- fur n Hiioclal iiuitlin'0 which will h llmlti'il to woniun only. This will ho i n Kii'at illHaiipolntiiiont to tholr main patrnnn, hut an tho rattni; oiipmity I "III UK I1IXIMI, llllll il" till' III 111 IH III. (llroct IntPiust to wnincn only, mon i will have to forofio this nintinpo. TIiIh film shown tho actual fitting of Gotmard corietn nnd woven around tho fittings Ih n beautiful story en-1 titled "How Marjorle Won n C.v-! roor." It required almost three months to complete this film nud tho May company is to be coiiKrntulated on buliiR nhlo to get an enrly run on tho film. Complimentary passes nro being Is sued at the May store. You can get ns many ;u juu like fur our.self mid i friends. MovliiK pictures nro certainly cov ering a wldo range of activities nnd there Is no telling what ono will too no.M nt tho movies. That thoy nro exercising a wonderful education of Influence no ono onn deny and we have no doubt that the May Co store ' will find themselves besieged for ro-. quest to this matinee for women ! oiilv ) 'of A'u'ilc n. 1 n DR. RICKERT I llht hpt'CMllat Metl'.-r I, I sVF J L jBtsat i I I . W 1 ' ' I ' FIRST LADY OF THE LAND nnonrutt fntmtilly nt Hie white house. rhe piesident was usiblv pleased ami soon .Mrs. GnU's intimate friends be gan to whisper: "Did you hear7 Ed ith was down to the white house las( night for dinner." .More visits and dinners and auto mobile rides followed ami in July Mrs, Gait accepted an invitation to isil nt the summer white house at Corn ish, X. 11. Little gossip Icnked out, however, and the only signs of courtship were the ehnngcs in the olothing oi the two principles. Gradually little notes of color crept in the black and white of Mrs. Gait s mouniinji waidrobe, which she hud worn since her husband's death. & Gradually, loo, the president iloffed his somber clothing and appeared in 'gray and while suits and finally he appeal oil nyain in the glory of colored neckties. And so the romance progressed, but few, however, really wcte the wiser until, with the recent formal an nouncement of (he engagement made from the white house, friends of Mrs. Gnlt's received from her little notes telling them of her great happiness. Anil they, too, were happy in her happiness, fur tliev all unite in de claring that she will make nn "ideal fir-t Imlv of the land." land, depart Oil for San Francisco lv Jlrnin (Ins nioming, aiceompnnied by the Marchioness nnd Mrs. W. V. San foid of Hamilton, Out. It is expected that l.ndv Abcrdceni'will preside nt Mlie Xntionnl Congress of Women'-. j A;X (''''V' 4I4 fr ? JT t T t 1 1 t 4 r. ? :? '? T ? V V v t y y y y y y y t i Ousoa.KK$K T OF SERBIA BY I FALL S'OPIA, Oct. 27, via London, Oct. .'10, lUa'iO'n in. (delaved in transmis sion). '-The fnll of I'irot this moni- in; (Wednesday) was a severe blow to the Serbian tinny, since (ho redue (inn of (his stiong position leaves open the road In Nish and invites u stronsr Hulgnrian ndvnnco towards the center of old Serbia. The I'apture of I'irot followed three days of desperate fighting, ending at nightfall on October lid. During the night the Serbs evacuated the city, siurifieini: all their henvy baggage and leaving huge stores of ammuni tion nnd war material. It is iiKHcrtcd here that the Serbian losses wero ex tremely heavy. Tho 1'all of I'irot and Za.feear, to gether with the junction made by the A utro. German nnd lJulgnriaii forces north of Xegotin, lutvu rendered the position of tin1 Serbians, it is consid ered here, extremely critical. Serb, tan forces near Mitrovitzu and Prish tiitn nre leturning north in the direc tion of Novipnz.nr' with the purpose evidently of joining the main groups of their nnny in tho interior, where it if. nitl n stale of siege is rapidly np)roaehi:igihnce the Serbs, nre on the verge of being completely out on. Fine Neutrality Breakers SAN FHANCISCO, Got. 30. Dr. Thomas Addis and itnlph K. Illaii, both of San Francisco, convicted of violating (he ncutrnlUy of (be I'nited Slates by conspiring to hire and re tain men in this country for (be Hiit isb nnnVi in Ibe United States dis trict court, today, weic fined i?1000 etielu No prison sentence wits iui posed. I WILL GIVE $1000 IN FAIL to CURE. o, CANCER TUM0R I tn.t bsfort It POISONS tfttp iluds er itUckH ( BONE WithoutKnile or Pain- No PAY Until CUREDI WRITHH CUARANTCE No X Kay or other ktnilr. 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