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VOI,. IX, XO. U7:l
OK THE KVEXIXG NEWS
h-osi
tu sun, SO.
ASSEMBLY MEETING
;ted States Is Not Repre
nted Officially But "Ob
servers" to Be There.
UDISCUSSPROBLEMS
SjMi'i Kcoiioniic llloik-
j, mil Plan for lisniuHiiriii
Anions Hip J'riiifliml Sub
ject fir lllscilssloii.
Mr A..i-ll-
rliKSHM'.VT Kl.KCTKI).
GENEVA. Nov. 15. Paul
ijmins. former Belgian lor-
ipi minister, was etecu-u -w
!., r.i ih league of nations by
it assembly at the- first ses-
ion. He received 33 out oi n
if...
'EXKVA. Nov. 15. Determina
te lay the foundation stones ot
leacue of nations Is evident In
i-nmnor of the delegates of the
roustrlcs when tliey convened to-
:r for the first session of the as-
blyof the league. Although some
Traces of oiilnion have arisen.
v evident a dosnositlon on
MM of the delegates to. meet!
rr fitnat lou with fairness ana to
iparor to rearh a decision which
Jd be at-cepluble. The United
LtH is not represented officially.
American "observers will attend
sessions and report the develop-
m to Washington. A definite
tern of disarmament and a plan
using the economic blockado
inst the nations which transgress
league's orders will lie among
principal subjects lo be dis-
Meeting Is Interesting.
Tie assembly of the league of na-
-3 fa the popular or representative
uich of the double body designed
ruidi the affairs of that organi
ott as created tinder the treaty of
"sallies.
''Virile the representative character
n fathering will be Impaired by
bs-nce of 'be United States,
uasr, Austria and Russia, vet
a th.se exceptions it will come
-rto representing the greater part
uie civilized world. The session
' additional interest as marking
complete organization of the
sue aa provided by the Versailles
treaty.
rorty-two nations, ranging In im
unce from the British Empire to
rpt!lic of Haiti, are expected to
1 d!eates. Of the 45 states
ntlon.-d in the envwnont nnlv iha
1 lie unrenrR(-ni...t tt iti,itat
Horduras and Ecuador. Fif-
more nations have applied for
Mjlrin atld the nn,..liAi,
r'heni access to the session n. a
1er Will be onn of tho flrat
3 Of business to be considered.
on thi s., applicants are Austria
! ""'"ria of the former enemy
and a number of small nations
" amotion r .j.,i,h
to m.inh, Khl.. ...in
aw .. "'I' ""I uiso come
T OlSCUSsicm n II 1. lll.l..
" "' ScV.ial Of the former
''Pan n. utrals. nnH it .o..
that the admission of Mexico
.-i come
" f'at.-s se
be
tore the session,
king niembershin
te'I'liPd in cnhlt 1,
i . . military,
! ii.t a
naval
rmnmenie ll.n I
, ii- leaRutj
O'Clii l.w.,-......
("nnriti. in n,i,.inn
n fiw . .,, "u'lBuij uiiiiiiiutj-
imlitary. naval and air ques-
m 'h- data whieh ;ii
' tile ...Ki.. .
in tin il,,.. ..... '"'' vroper
d.-d (,
in
acting pr. sid,.nt of the assem
. .. '.!'"'-"''1 " nelgium. will
h. . !l" ' "g. as the asseni-
ias not vet i, ,.i .. -i .
pr.,!,..., ' . ' " cnance to elect
" '"li nt or a n . .,.
" the v. r,.
an will k 'T. .r "usl-
rt'nn n . 1'mowea oy tne
. l nn of fur vi,.o.ni...i.i.. .-j
;4';ntnn, of a comm;, eon
Eno;;h na.
Xn,L '" "" '" from the
"Xh it gathering, al
luce its picturesque
,H1 fin-'. , a'' monli the more
:,J!ari) rt r nieiittoned Dr.
'"fco-sv "J,'"- '"r"ign minister of
"Wm., .? cr-ator of the
M. 1'aderewBkt flrs.i
ui in
ti..
isat Brantie. " Poland:
'-n in. . -' "rlme nilnlsteV of
H"l"m u,... "w weeks ago:
I -Hv,,f , - iu-r'and. and
I"m. "or. ev-lro.iH..-. Vj
l - ith,iv .,,o,uri floor,
Bnta.,. 1 ''nancial confor.n
t4" .ll'h. T1' of European
; "w it win . oipio-
lair f... ' " e tne rule nn
'H for..;.- Valine will
forei., Arfntlne will
u on n'",is'"- Senor
r c win K0f l" 0leate..
.ster, and Don Manuel Illvas
, deputy and former minister
oi ance. Each member nation is
entuled to three officially accredited
delegates, but they may send substi
tutes and experts as well. Sweden
has availed itaeslf of this privilege
and one of Ita three substitute dele
gates is a woman, Mrs. Anna Bugge-
Wlcksell. widely known as an expert
on International law.
Much of the early work of the ses
sion will be devoted to organization,
the appointment of committees being
one of the most troublesome Items.
The likelihood is that some 12 or 15
committees will be formed, and that
tho various ltcma on the agenda will
be divided into related groups and
distributed among those committees.
Among the duties of the assembly
will be the final and formal estab
lishment of a number of permanent
subordinate organizations like the
court of International Justice, the
health organization, the commission
on communications and transit, and
the Bpecial tribunal that is to deal
with all disputes connected with In
ternational communications.
Incidenally certain questions will
be considered concerning the rela
tionship between the council and the
assembly as well as between those
bodies and the various technical or
ganizations created by them.
Other important subjects to come
before the assembly will be action on
the recommendations of the recent
International financial conference al
Brussels; formation of policy and
methods for the employment of the
leagues' weapon, the economic boy
cott; and preparation for concerted
action looking toward the suppres
sion of all traffic In women and
children. Other questions of equal
Importance may be broached, as the
assembly is absolutely master of Its
own procedure and can vote leave to
advance an entirely new proposition
at 48 hours notice.
Subjects to come before the as
sembly at the Instance of Individual
member-nations are several propos
ing amendments to the covenant,
some of which aim at Improving the
position of the smaller nations with
in the league, while one submitted
by Holland deals with the covenant
provision for suppression of the
opium traffic in tho Far East.
It is, of course, lmpsosible to fore
tell how long the session will last,
but Information received from re
liable sources indicate three or four
weeks.
o .
Holland Wants
Some Protection
TOKIO, Nov. 15 Holland will ask
for a special conference to protect
her Interests in the Yap cables, ac
cording to a "statement issued here
by the Netherlands Press Agency.
The communique contends that
owners of the cables and that Hol
land has never given Germany the
right to give any power in the Dutch
interests.
Court Gets Wrathy
Bawls Out Witness
John Hunter came very nearly
getting fined for contempt of court
this morning after Judge Hamilton
had directed the jury to return a ver
dict in favor of the defendants in
tho suit brought by Mr. Hunter
against H. Uhllg. Mr. Hunter was
"bawled out" In rather plalnforward
language by Judge Hamilton as the
nliiltitlff nerslsted in making deroga
tory remarks concerning the defend
ant.
It appears that in 1916 Mr. Uhllg
who conducts an electrical business
was a tenant of a building owned by
Hunter, and in payment of his rent.
tendered a check of rather large pro
portions. The check was lost by Mr.
f!unter. who procured a duplicate.
Both gentlemen forgot the incident
until a few month sago, when Mr.
Hunter found the check he had mis
laid in 1815, and Immediately de
manded payment which was refused
and at once placed the check In the
hands of Attorney u. l,. g.aay ioi
collection. Suit was Instituted, and
this morning after considerable dif
ficulty a Jury was secured.
Mr. Hunter was placet! on the
stand and under the skillful ques
tioning of Attorney Eddy told of the
transaction and denied having ever
collected for the rent. I pon cross
examination. Attorney Long present
ed the duplicate check which had
been found by Mr. tniig among
some old papers, and forced Mr.
Hunter to acknowledge nis signa
ture. The Dlaintiff was then re-
aulred to acknowledge the suit lost
and a verdict for the defendant was
directed.
Uoon leaving the stand Mr. Hun
ter attempted to make a statement
to the Jury, but was prevented by
the court. He persisted, however, and
as he started for his seat Informed
Che Jury that "If Mr. Uhllg was a
gentleman, he would have presented
that duplicate check and settled the
affair out of court."
"Mr. Hunter." shouted juuge
Hamilton, leaning over his desk. "I
have a notion to fine you severely
fnr aneh statement. You have no
right to speak in such language of
Mr. Uhllg. This court has no cen
sure" for him. but some of the state
ments you have made wouia near
criticism."
n r. rt nf uMih riant
4Uta'o Huae!ri'Ie',Ued br the day in Rot.burf attending to
MUI' "ran for- hualn.s. mattara.
TELEPHONE RATE
Application For Higher Rates
Filed With the Public
Service Commission.
PARTY LINES PAY MORE
New Kates (iradiutte Increase From
ItO ler Cent on HunUiohh Phone
to tm 2-.1 Per Cent on Four
Party llt'Midence I.lnen.
New
15.00
5.00
3.25
2.75
2.50
An application for Increased tele
phone rates, varying from 30 per
cent to 66 2-3 pr cent, locally, has
been made by the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company to the public
service commission. Business phones
under the desired schedule will be
increased about 30 per cent, and four
party lines will be increased 66 2-3
per cent, throwing the burden of
support on to the resident patrons.
A change in classification is de
sired, a new liBtlng for the various
exchanges throughout the state being
asked. At the present time Koseburg
is placed in the third group, other
cities in this class being Ashland,
Bend, Corvallis, Cottage Grove.
Grants Pass, Heppner, Klamath
Falls, Milton, Milwaukee, Oak Grove,
Oregon City. Prineville and Tilla
mook. The application In setting out
the desired change in classification
divides class two and creates several
new groups. In this classification,
Roseburg, Klamath FallB, Oregon
City and The Dalles are placed in
group four.
The application requests newrates
as follows:
Old
Business phone $3.50
Two-party business ... 3.00
One-party residence ... 2.00
Two-party renidence .. 1.75
Four-party residence .. 1.50
Rates for wall phones, only zx
cents extra being charged for desk
phone.
"The fair value of applicant 's
properties," says the application filed
by C. B- Hickman, division commer
cial superintendent, "devoted to a
general and comprehensive telephone
sen-ice in the state of Oregon, Is in
excess of $21,500,000; that appli
cant's annual net revenue from oper
ations In the state of Oregon is less
than nothing; that to be requested
to continue to operate under these
conditions is a confiscation of appli
cant's property, and applicant de
clares that It Is both unwilling and
unable to maintain service and make
extensions to its plant under the ex-,
fstlng conditions. j
"Many of the extraordinary eco
nomic cbanR'S. particularly in the
matter of wages for labor, vastly in
creasing applicant's costs of opera
tion and construction, experienced by
applicant in common with business
everywhere as a remit or a worm
war. which changes the public ser
vice commission has heretofore dealt
with as temporary and transi' iu, are
in applicant's opt-ration permanent,
and must now be recognized as per
manent factors in determining juft.
reasonable and sufficient rates."
Because of the orders of the pub
lic service commission. Oregon peo
ple are securing the same compre
h'Mislvf telephone service as Is ren-
dered hy the company In California
and Washington at lower rates than
those charged in the neighboring
states.
In spite of every handicap, the
company declares, lit the flrst nine
months of 1920 it has actually in
stalled 24,205 telephones. This is
about 85 per cent more than the
average for the first nine months of
any of the preceding five years and
constitutes the best record ever mude
In Oregon in the mutter of keeping
pace with demand. The company
still has 2000 orders for telephone
iustallations now held back for lack
of plant.
The company has reached a point,
declares the - applicant. beyond
which It cannot go In meeting per
sistent demand, unless lis properties
are put on a paying basis in Oregon,
enabling it to sustain its credit and
secure Oregon's necessities In money
and material for its extraordinary
growth.
Telephone rates have been the sub
ject of discussion for more than a
year. For a time the company oper
ated under the rate schedule of the
postmaster-general, but the state
public service commission stepped in
and cut this rate and ordered the
telephone company to make a refund
to subscribers, which amounted to
approximately $132,000. An Investi
gation of the commission in 1919
caused that body to declare that the
telephone company had not, during
the period its rates had been subject
to the jurisdiction of the commis
sion, received such a return as courts
and commissions have generally
deemed adequate.
The telephone company makes Its
showing for increased rates on the
strength of being handicapped . for
funds to maintain the present ser
vice; on the disparity of rates be
tween those now existing in Oregon
and In neighboring states served by
the company; by the costs which
jumped during the war and remained
high, and the lack of Interest yield.
It asks for the public service com
mission to grant an early hearing
and prompt Investigation of the Is
sues Involved.
Geo. A. Lovejoy Has a Word
or Two to Say In Support
of Sanitarium.
EXPLAINS OPPOSITION
Henry B. Walthall
Has Good Support
Mr. Henry B. Walthall, who Is to
appear at the Antlers theatre on the
evening of November 17, Wednesday
is almost as well known ar. the ex
cellent supporting artists whom he
has surrounded himy.lf. as for his
wn remarkable gifts. The company
which has heen organized for his
aid Is generally recognized as tho
most complete and capable organlza
tfoi of players of serious dramas,
now extant. Qualities of selection ami
pood direction are absolutely essen
tial to secure the proper represen
tation of Henrik Ibsen's powerful
drama. 'Gliosis." In which Mr. Wal
thall is achieving such wonderful re
sults, sln.-e the works of the master
Norweigan are ones that require not
only original intelligence on the part
of the actors, but a far seeing and a
complete analysis of the dramatists
intent, on the part or tne director.
Sherman Bainhrtdre directed ana
staged all his effects. Mr. Bain
brid::e has been director general in
sevei of our largest stock companies,
anil more recent ly with the Wood
ward organization in Kansas City.
The cast consists of Mary Charb'son,
Arthur Rut ledge. William Clifford
and Klizabcth leWitt all names yet
vivid In the nvmnries of the older
theatre goers.
Mrs. K. (' .Vlam. who has been
visiting in ponland for the past two
weeks with relatives, arrived at her
home in tbfs rjtv 'Ms morning.
"The Ktblcal Physician Would IH
credit an TinMhlcaP Pretender
Who Amkujiic4 to Combat
IHmimnc," Kays Writer.
PORTLAND, Or., NoV. 13. (Kdl
tor News-Review). You were good)
enough recently to print a letter of i
explanation sent you, the object of :
which was lo set forth to your read-
ers the Winchester hospital proposl- 1
Hon as I understood it. and knew it
to be. Hence. I will again presume
to briefly submit ft statement which
I tnfst you will be disposed to give
due publicity, tending to re-siale my
position und enter direct deniul to
certain statements and misrepresen
tations made by those now In your
city who. purely from a prejudiced
standpoint, would prevent if possible
the realization of a constructive
move which, by no stretch of imagi
nation could be counted other than a
community asset.
At the outset, I wish to emphati
cally assert that Just two things are
responsible for tho direct opposition
against the erection of the hospital
building at Winchester. The first of
these is purely a question of ethics.
The ethical physician would discredit
an "unethical" pretender who as
sumes to combat disease In other
than the manner prescribed by the
accepted ethics of the profession.
The second motive for this opposi
tion on the pnrt of I)r. Ksther Polil
Lovejoy Is a combination of the first,
coupled with a sincere but mistaken
conviction on her part that the loca
tion of the hospital building and
premises on the Winchester townslte.
which I recently purchased, will, on
account of its proximity to the Dnm
bletou ranch, in which property she
is huereflied. greatly depreclule the
value of same.
In the first place, I do not believe
thai tho value of properties will be
afTect"d, except favorably, because of
( lie e ahHshtnenl of this Improve
ment at Winchester, and in this be
Itef many with whom I have con
versed seem to concur. Dr. Lovejoy
was willing enough to sell all or part
of her holdings, notwithstanding tho
purposes for which it was to be used,
as evidenced by telegrams sent me
from New York in answer to my tele
graphic offers submitted to her. As
late as a few weeks ago. she pro
posed to offer no objection lo the
erection of the hospital, provided we
purcbastd the Taylor ptace about a
mile up the river. If a cash payment
and mortgage were promptly forth
coming from the Winchester Hospi
tal company. On account of delay
in getting ready to solicit financial
support, the company was not able
to promptly comply, though It pro
posed to do so later.
So far as my personal interest In
tho project Is concerned. I see no
promise of even compensating profit,
considering the time expeiub (j and
reHnHlhility assumed, nor is the
piv I have made these statements
The End of a Perfect Day
L
N
K C - f f. Jy x ?l WHAT i
y'y 3-
(CttftWl ' - - -
property which I have sold to the
company disposed of at as good a
figure as it would bring me were 1
to place it directly on the market as
acreago at this time. Plans have
been so formulated that the Institu
tion would be self-sustaining and
pay eight per cent Interest on the
money Invested in the preferred
stock, and to the holders of this
slock whose money is used in tho
erection of the building, such return
is due. The holders of the common
stock can hope to make no profit un
less the above will have been accom
plished, and if we are so fortunate as
to make the common stock valuable.
then such an Institution cannot but
reflect credit on the community and
be, indeed, an asset to the stale. I
have before stated, and again most
emphatically say, that the institu
tion, as proposed, will be conducted
along modern and scientific lines, un
der the superintendency of accept
able physicians of standing in the
medical world. These are available
to us, and will be acquired when nnd
as needed. Kvery precaution has
been planned and will be taken lo
thoroughly protect the wuter of the
North rmpqua river from pollution
In any way, shape, manner or form,
and all sewage originating on the
grounds will be scientifically treated
and then carried to a point that will
empty far below the site, of the dam
nnd intake of Itoseburg's water sup
In ierson to almost every member of
the rtnte hoard of health, rneh of
whom when and as Interviewed ex
pressed bis belief that these sn re
guards were possible and that so fnr
as each was concerned, expressed no
desire lo hinder the development of
our plans.
The lady seeertnry of the Oregon
State Anti-Tuberculosis association is
presumably, because of her position,
interested In the fight being waged
fi Haiti st the white plague and tells of
the need for hospitals and. in th
next brealh, undertakes to support
the opposition which would defeat
the means for more effectively fight
ing the disease. The paid attorney
of the ethfc:il health association at
tacks my motives and. Indirectly, my
character as a business man. This
is the first time in the history of my
business experience throughout sev
eral states, nfter personal business
relations with several thousunds of
Individuals, that any such question
was ever raised or an attempt made
to raise it. I mil perfectly willing lo
let 1 host who know me best speak
for mo as to mv motives In this con
mc t Ion. and only wish to add (hat I
"taiid willing to mnke personal sac
rifices and every possible personul
effort in connection with the success
ful carrying thru of the Winchester
hospital project, to the end, not that
I might profit therefrom, but that
such an institution be developed a:
will accomplish great good along tin
lines intended and remain a monu
meiit to those who are willing to fact
opposition and suffer criticism to
bring about I hose desired ends.
As I see it, the question Is up for
decision as to whether the larger In
terests of tho community and indeed
those extending far beyond, are to b
served, or shall personal selfishness
and age-old prejudice prevail.
Yours trulv,
CKO. A. I.OVKJOY.
Two Pretty Girls
M urdered In Chicago
ny A.KiM'lafcl 1'rr.a.
CHICAGO, Nov. IS. -Two yiilltiK
antl ir-tty Hrtn-HKcn wrr' fmind nnir
dnrcd tiiVKt. rliiUHly In Grant park.
clusn to MlrhlF.-in Imitli vnnl. Tin'
bnilii-B wi'iit hrttlKiil tinil lilouil
itiiintd nnd tho h;ilr miiitid with
burnt. No lim m ny tin- kind found
Rrow In Clriint pink, mtil the pullet
am Iiafflid with th.- pa".
Grand Jury To
Investigate Case
II j Aaaorlntnl Vrrnm.
N K W YORK. N v. 1 Ti The
grand Jury will investigate yester
day's panic In an east Mde motion
picture house In which Mx children
were trampled to daih. The district
attorney said he learned that certain
theaters employed "professional
guardians' to get mound the ctiy
ordinance which prohibits children
under age from attending th" per
formance alone. Proprietors of the
theater and the janitor were ar
raigm d. It was alleged that the exit
from the show house was loek-d.
Salvation Army
Jubilee Molested
Uy Aawodfifril Vrrmm.
TOKIO. Nov. 16. .ni Christian
mobs twice broke p the Salvation
Army Jubilee celebration here yesterday.
MANGEL'S ARMY
IS ANNIHILATED
Crimean Peninsula Under
Complete Control of Bol
shevik Forces.
THOUSANDS OF REFUGES
I'onMtuiliiioiilo StMMlln to be llarrn
for Thirty TIioumudiI roili
Who lliive AlMiHloneil Their
lloiues In Kt"!xu.toxl.
CONST ANTINOl'LK. Nov. 15
The army of General V runnel, tho
uiitl-holnhevlk leader In south liun
la, nun boen wiped out and a num
ber or his eenerala have committed
suicide.
A mob In SebastoDol has Dlllaeeri
the American Hed Cross stocks.
Tho fighting at Perekoo was of
the most desperate character. The
holshevlkl admitted thoy had 30.000
men Kilted. They said they took
10.000 prisoners. They owed their
success largely to the use of poison
Kun.
It was statod that at the request
tne trencn representative at-
of
tached to Wrangel's headquarters,
tne nolsnevlkt have grantetl e'.Rht
days for tho evacuation of the Cri
mea. The American torpedo hont de
stroyers at Sohatttopol began evacu
ating officers and their families. The
American destroyer Humphreys has
gono to take off the Red Cross sup
plies at Yalta.
1U! Joined by rkminlnn.
The United States transport Fer
tility has arrived here with S00 sick
and wounded who were cared for by
the American Red Cross. It was
said that tho reds were Joined by
stitno Ukrainians In spreading torror
among the population in the Crimea.
General Wrangel's troops In the
Crimea were fleeing in utter confu
sion after righting heroically on the
lines about l'ernknp. Headquarters
here or General Wrangel confirmed
reports thnt his "whlto" army cannot
hold the Crimea.
In Control of Peninsula.
TAItlH, Nov. 16. Following- the
capture of Sebastopol, the bolsheviki
are In control of the entire Crimean
peninsula. General Wrangel, his
sinff. and M. Martol, tho French high
commissioner at Sebastopol, wire
taken nhoard a French warship and
are expectod at Constantinople to
night or tomorrow.
Itefllgeeii In CoilsUtlitllioiilc. ,
CONSTANTINOl'I.K. Nov. 15.
Thirteen thousand refugees are hem
from Helmstopol, but because of lack
of accommodations In the city they
are still aboard tho ships. Several
thousand more are duo here and It
la understood that 30.000 have been
permitted to take passage.
A'egro Is Elected
State Legislature
TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 15 J. H.
rtyan. elected to the legislature from
u Tn'oma district, will he the first
negro to sit In that body. Mr. Ryan
Is a b ailer of his race and Is the
publisher of a weekly paper devoted
largely to the negro's Interests. He
was elected on tho Farmer-Labor
ticket anil defeated Mrs. Frances
Haskell, republican, the only woman
member of tho legislature.
Aged Woman Meets
Death In Eugene
My A-n:'lfitfl Irt;
FFGF.NK. Nov. 15. Mrs. Auputa
Leader, aged 7') years, of Portland,
wits kllb d by an automobile yester
day when struck as she was crossing
the street.
Cattle Prices Re
ported as Steady
fir A.Mtaf. r,M.
PORTLAND, Nov. IS. The mar
ket quotations todiy show entile and
sheep steady, hogs l.iwt r at 113. 7i
and 114 20, eggs firm, butter three
centt higher and extra cules Killing
at (1 and 65 cent.
One Robber Is
Caught by Police
CorN. il, KLI.FFH, Iuwa, Nov. 15,
INHtofTlce ttlrpertois admitted tne
arrest of Merl JMillHns, ag d 20
year-, a mail sorter, in connection
with th" mail car robbery her Sat
urday nle-'ht and also that be con
frssed having had part in tho rob
bery. He implicated two other men,
it was slated. The inspector said
that Phillips admitted he was rid In y
n the en hi ne tender at the time of
the robbery acting as :ooout. No
estfmutn was made as to the amount
of the loot.
Man Is Killed
by Automobile
DEAVLRTON. Nov. 15. Scott
Allen, .living near here, was killed
today w hen he was struck by an su
touioblle.