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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
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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,
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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.
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SOI tYSIttGGISIS VTKttlHtRE
LIFE STORY OF THE NEXT
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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
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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 !
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DR. RICKERT
I llht hpt'CMllat
Metl'.-r I,
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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'-.
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SERBIA
BY
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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
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Any iumuh, lunr ui
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CANCEIi; It never
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more economically, all things considered, than in any other way.
The quantity of water required varies with tho soil, and for crops
in this locality, from one acre foot (12 acre inches) to one and
one-half aero feet (IH acre inches) in the season is considered suf
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secured by small units, operating 2l hours per day, pumping into
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