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I i mm -. r'qBx. ' B7io Weather Highest temperature yetderay... 88 Lowest temperature last night... .60 Forecast for southwest Oregon: Fair tonight and Wednesday, nor mal temperature. DOUGLAS COUNTY "The End of the Homeseekes Trail" BUM jsmm DOUGLAS Consolidation of The Evening News COUNTY II 1 X. I naN,...i l" Mu,.n.n. DnHIUkxl In Newspaper, Published tot The Roseburg Review ciest Interests of the People VOL. XXVIII NO. 81 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1927. 'VOL. XVIII NO. 165 OF THE EVENING NEW8 Ross n NEW YORK GETS READY FDR BIG E corporations Lngage 1,500 Emergency Men, City Has 1,300 Buses Hired, FERRY RUNS EXTEND Workers to Take Deciding Vote Tonight Mayor Walker Fails to Bring Accord.. (Auoclatcd I'resB T-casod Wire) NEW YORK. Jnlv 2i;U'ltri am. ployees and companies still at ) loggerheads, jsjew yu-g 2,buu,0uo ! daily underground and overhead railway users prepared today . ror another midsummer strike. Officials of the interborough Rapid and the Brooklyn-Mauhut-lau Transit companies, who oper ate thu network of transportation lines affected, continued mustering substitute workers to man trains ir members of the Amalgamated association of street and electric railway employees, a union the companies Have refused to recog nize, carry out their threat to strike. .A strike vote, if other scheduled piirlcya fail, is to be taken at the , Brooklyn labor Jyceum at midnight , tonight when the "swing crews" are relieved for -the, day. A strike would, if voted at this meeting, be come effective at once, and emer gency transportation would provide the users of the Bubways and '.elevated their chief means of gufc .. ting to and from work. , , City Gets Ready .... . Mejinwhilivi the city continued marshaling its transportation forc es to meut the expected, tie up. of the. city's two muin travel arteries. Amins'-'nieiitB have' been made for extra buses to parallel the east and west side subways, .while municipal .ferries will be run the the length of Manhattan on . the Hudson river. , . ( . . Large .corporations have been asked to operate, .their own trucks in bring their employes tq ;antt. from work. Surface car lines and bus companies are . prepared to place all their equipment into service, and extend their routes. The involved companies hope, however, to keep their lines In operation thru use of men hired since ;the strike threat 1500 men, most of them said to be skilled electric -car men and others cor ralled from ..park benches have been examined and pronounced fit for service by the luterborough company. Mayor Walker Fails A third attempt by Mayor Walk er to avert the threatened strike met with failure yesterday. Pre viously the company officials re fused to meet the mayor in con ference with the union . leaders, but yesterday both sides to the controversy rejected the mayor's invitations. 1 Recognition of the Amalgamated is the main point at Issue In the threatened strike. The companies now recognize only company unions. The Amalgamated has an nounced its willingness to submit to arbitration the question of re vision of working hours and wages. Mrs. Emma Ridenous, of Ban don, nrrlved ilils morning to spend a week visiting at the homes of Miss Vcrlie Tracy and Mrs. Otto Troxel. RAILWAY STRIK Dempsey, Answering Reams' Suit, Says His Own Reputation Demands Manager Of Immaculate Character f AunolatoO Pre laecl Wire) PllILADKLPHIA. July 2G. Refl Bons for his break with Jack Reams are assigned by Jack Dempsey in his answer to a suit by Kenrns in federal court here. . Reams filed suit last Septem ber to recover $&19,9!9.99 from Dempaey. Malting a counter claim for $270,- !2(t. Dempsey avers In an affidavit that he terminated an oral con tract with Kearns becnuse he learned his former manager In 19 14 in King county, Washington, under the name of MrKernan, had pleaded guilty and served part of a one-year's sentence "for a moral crime," "My reputation as a boxer Is such as to require me to employ only a person of unimpeachable character as my manager," the af fidavit says. Their oral agreement, the former champion averB. terminated -lulv 2K, 192S, when he first learned of Kenrn' criminal indictment nnd ! turned over to his former 'manager j one half interest in a $300,000 Ix Angeles apartment house which 1 GASLESS TUESDAY STAGED AGAIN BY WICHITA WOMEN (Auorlated I'rcM I.eaMil Wire) . WICHITA. Kansas. July 26. "Casless Tuesday," Inaugurated hero a week ago by the Wlchlla Federation of Women's clubs as a "HllenL protest" against a new and higher schedule of gas raUn, was I observed again today. Avhlle many families wore eat- I ing cold meals, the electric light rind power utility had a chance to ; 1.1. nU nf .............. r .1... ...... mpan The two uiiiities are uwneu. Ly umereni organizations. Mrs. John Mal'ble. president of the federation of clulu anj leader In the "gasless TuMday" move ment, has suggested using the family electric iron to prepare warm meals for Invalids. In an announcement to the city's house wives, she explained how an iron could be used for thU purpose by turning it up betwooi two bricks. This' method, Mrs. Mallble said, will suffice In cooking an average meal. Following the first "gasless Tuesday," Mrs. 'Maltbla estimated that "thousands" of homes refus ed to use gas durlug tha day. Of ficials of the gas comrnny con tended there had been a small In crease in the city's total gas con sumption. Considerable Time Will Be Needed to Get Project Before People as Re quird by Law. As a result or the opinion hand ed down by the attorney general yesterday regarding' the proce dure surrounding the construction of a new courthouse It will be prac tically Impossible to start construc tion work on a new building, this year; :County Judge Qulne says. However, the court plans to start the wheels moving at once to geta nip fpi-ujucL properly oeiore tne people, as required by the law, ,.so, that building , may .' be begun n early -next spring, providing the money Is still available at thnjt. time., ' 1 The' law provides that where a levy Is proposed or the court de-, sires, money . for courthouse, .con--struction, that a public notice must he. given, a meeting called, for iPub? 11c discussion of the mutter, and If petitions signed- by two per cent of the voters are submitted, that, an election must be called. it wuuiu uppear uoiu uie reuuiug. of this law that the county court has the power to determine whether or not a courthouse shall be built. The people, however, have a right to vote on the matter of a site and the method of rais ing the money. . In this particular case the money Is. provided, and there Is no question of site, so that the matter of a public meeting be comes largely a matter of formal ity. . The attorney general, however, holds that this formality must be observed. The law, he says, men tions specifically the matter of a levy as the thing to be voted upon, but It apparently Is the spirit of the law that the public shall be allow ed a voice in the matter of con structing a courthouse, the law having been passed as a result of courthouse controversies in sev eral counties. In order to go through the ne cessary procedure the court must provide 90 days,, or more, Judge Qulne says, so that a start must be made at once. The coujt will probably go Into the matter thor- f Continued on paee fi.) Kearns accepted as full settlement. Counter Claims For Dempsey's fight with Tom Gibbons. Kearns. the affidavit al leges, received $289,500, but kept it all In addition to $15,000 fin ad missions to exhibitions at Great Falls, Montana, prior to the fight at Shelby, nnd other monies which thoy were to have shared equally under the oral agreement. Kearns has 'sued Dempsey In this city, New Jersey and New York on an alleged contract dated August 3, 1923, under which Kearns claims he was to receive 33 1-3 per cent, of Dempsey's earnings. The former champion's affidavit asserts that his name was forged by Kearns to this contract and that he did not know of the for gery until the document was dis covered by the New York boxing commission and Kearns totd him of the forgery. Then, Dempsey says, his former manager begged him to sign the paper "In order to save him from possible prosecu tion for forgery" and he did so with the understanding that the j contract was not enforceable, I 1IIMYDEUII comucTi OF H COURTHOUSE COWARD BRAND PUTON LIQUOR PARTY SPONSOR Coroner's Jury Finds Rich Seattle Man Let Lady Guest Drown. OUT OF LAW'S REACH Stood by With Two Others Without Attempting to Help, Then Tried to Hide Tragedy. . (AmoeHtcd Itom Loand Wire.) SEATTLE, July 26. A cdroner's jury has found that F. Crelgh Nel son,' wealthy Seattle broker and clubman, and "two other men, are "cowards and morally, but not criminally, responsible" for the death of Miss Violet Maude Payuo, 34-year-old music teacher, who was supposedly drowned oft Nelson's palatial yacht early last Wednes dav. After the Jury had returned its verdict last night, Prosecutor lEwing D. Colvin said there would be no furtner luvesugauuu, un less additional evidence is uncov ered." ; ' Nelson was released on $20,000 bonds which were posted . in his behalf as a "material witness'' in the case before the.'luquest hail been concluded." Three other per sons who had been held with him in the city jail were freed, luton lion of having Nelson's bonds, vi ewed by the superior court wore Himounced' by his uttbnieyB. t The' coroner's jui'y found. .that Minn- Pavne met' her death when she accidentally ...slipped and; fell Into .Lake union ' wnno bihihiius (ftora the boat to the, Seattle yacht Willi dock' after what waa .termed u wild party noouru wie xubjp. 1.0 ncDbuc rifci.n,.w Nelson and the twos other, men-n Captain A". "F.'Bellf'sklpPer'.or the boat, and E. E. Barrington, assist ant secretary of the yacht club in the opinion of the Jurors made tfo real effort to 'rescue the wo-1 ma'n, but on the1 contrary, 'stood by and watched her struggle for her' life 'in the lake waters. ' . ' -"' Further 'the jury of four men and two women found that Nelson, Bell and Harrington conspired to conceal the -fact of iMiss Payne's , . i nnna,.a I ? ?5i, n'nrim ifn m also present at the yacht party, was voiced by the jury. Mrs. Gor man, Captain Bell nnd Banington were the three released from jail at the conclusion of the Inquest. The jurors .returned their ver dict after two nours' deliberation; The only witnesses heard at the inquest were Bell, Barriugton and Mrs. Gorman, who all told virtu ally the same story. Nelson, on the advice of his atr'nort conference, the recurring torney, did not testify. Nelson Branded Coward The evidence at the inquest Is summed up in the report of the coroner's jury as follows: "The evidence, shows' that Bar rington was walking within three feet of the deceased at the time she fell into the lake and that he did make an effort to rescue her by letting himself Into tlie water where she disappeared. "The evidence shows that, with the exception of Mrs. Gorman, all members of the party Nelson, Bell, Barrington and Miss Payne, the deceased had during the eve ning consumed a large quantity of liquor. VBell, while holding the .exalted position of captain of the yacht, showed himself cowardly and un worthy of being in any position pertaiuing to boats. "That no real effort was made by him to rescue the deceased and in agreement with Barriugton and Nelson, they conspired to prevent publicity and to prevent reporting or me accident to police authori ties. "Nelson, owner of the yacht, be ing present during somo of the drinking and participating In It, did cowardly evade any effort to assist or rescue the deceased, and did cold bloodedly go below to his cabin to sleep, knowing that the death of a woman guest from his own personal yacht had taken place and that he had made no ef fort In her behalf, "We find by the evidence, that while not criminally liable, Nelson, Bell and Barrington are cowards and morally responsible for the death of Miss Payne." Case Not Ended SEATTLE, Wash.. Julv 2ft -De manding that a more thorough In vestigation ne conducted In con nection with the asserted drowning of Miss Violet Maude Payne, al though a coroner's Jury last night absolved four persons of anyi criminal responsibility for the 1 death of her sister, following a (Continued on page vlx. 1 tm mm m m am j ic rnwnnrn dv; Nl Ulllllll II II II vVvWA'NAAA'VWVWVWWiaWWWVWWW TWO SENATORS! jMk- Wi Smoot and Harrison Desire . Early Action on Flood Relief and Taxes. DIFFER ON DECREASE Republican Leader Thinks , 300 Million Sufficient, ' Democrat Would Go : , ; ? Much Higher. ' (AMorlatcil rcu Lenin Wire) , WASHINGTON, July 20. Be cause of the burden of flood con trol and tax legislation, two lend ing senators of opposite political alignments feel President Coolldge should call congress Into extra, sus slona ' The senators, Smoot. republican, Utah, and Harrison, democrat, Mis sissippi, both believe the move is essential so congress can get un der way the complicated '- and lengthy taBk of enacting the tax bill earlier than usual and then turn to the important problem of Mississippi-river flood control. ; The Misslssipptan declared, the extra session should commence October -1, while Smoot who has just returned from a call upon the president in the Black Hills pro posed the earlier assembly be tween October 15 and November .1 While concurring in the view that the tax bill should precede all other legislation tasks, the two senators disagreed on the amount of tax reduction.-, ., j' Smoot,. who, , b chairman of tho soiato i'inaitcp cdmmlttee,: declared thai deduction should coach, JSOO, 000,000 -ajifl . become effeutljve , by .March, 15, before the ;nejct 'tax r3 luilis , are filed. Seuaton Harrison proposed a cut of f500,0d0;000 with reductions' Including 'the lopping off of corporation levies and sur taxes on medium' sized incomes. v 1 Wants Cal Nominated ' :lBoth Snibot aiuf Harrison held the flood control, problem ' was a paramount task of the coming ses sion: In'bnly a slight reference'to the 1928 presidential campaign, Harrison said If "Al Smith is nom inated the south will be for iilm." He also declared he would leave to the Republicans "the passing of resolutions i In congress about thei 'third tonn,' and;- announced that "I do not want to do anything to' iieep Coolldge from being renomi nated," for 'we ' will give him a real ride on a rfeal horse with him dressed up in his toy, suit.", Arkansas' Plan,. MACKINAC ' ISLAND, ' Mich., July 26. Two national problems came In for consideration today iui uie mneieemn national gover- uoous in tne Mississippi river valley and purity of the ballot. Governor John E. Martlneau or Arkansas, one of the states hardest hit by the recent flood, gave his fellow executives the benefit of (Continued on page 2.) (Auocfotcd Pre 1-oawl Wirel LOS ANGELES, July 26 The Rev.' Gladwyn Nichols, who led a band of 280 secessionists from An gelas Temple two months ago, to day declared that "Almee Sempie McPherson and her mother both have a confession to make to the world, and I roll thev ought to make it and get It off their con sciences." Nichols declared tho "confes sions" referred to Mrs. McPher son 's version of her being "kid naped" a year ago by persons whom she "declares kept her pri soner against her will." "I and 280 members of our church demand that she and her mother clear up tho kidnaping story. Until she does, the public, which Is fickle, will never have full confidence In them again." The Rev. Nichols is pastor of the church of Philadelphia at Glendale, Calif,, which he eslab llshed as a place or worship Mi llie seceding baud. His attentions was railed tn th evangelist's published statements thai n.c ij ' in Aneehm TomnL J BL"??f . hronisrhf hunt' u"l 1 2 ! "nil ,utrZ':"- til, "r"1"1? an". " ..uimh (H.-HIK ironeu out ana men asked If that Included ionunuea on page two.) A Real Cinderella Story Lena Wilson as Bride of t t- Hem arc the before, and after Mrs. James, A. btlllman,, jr., on July see Lena pf the bush, In the simple .A( the, right you see Lena In her New York, wnore sne lias been at Grand, Anae, Quebec, where she, mini: , 'i is sieeveiess, Knee lengin' ana very girnsn. Added girusnness is given By tne train of tulle rather than satin and the wedding veil of net edged In duchess lace. The train Is plooted In silver, and slender streamers of silver ribbon 'all .from the shoulders of the trock and blend with the tulle train. (Copyright, 1927, NEA Service Inc.) ' : ; ' . .. . . Woodland Folk of Quebec Mingle With Social Elite of New York at Wedding of Bud Stillman and Miss Lena Wilson (AMoclatotl Prcftf leased Wire) GRAND ANSK, Que., July 2fi Villagers and woodland folk trek ked here today for the entry ol' Lena Wilson, daughter of . the woods, into the wealthy and so cially prominent Stillman family of New York as the 'orlde of "Bud" Stillman. Poats, buggies, motor Cars and In fact almost every con ceivable mode of conveyance brought the wedding guests, who came from all points lu the Three River district. . : - . . Garbed in their Sunday best, they came en masse to celebrate the forging of a tie between one of their own and the big house on the river. With them was the Royal High landers regimental band In full kit tles to piny for dances in the huge barn that has been converted Into a reception hall. .1 cnu But of even moro Interest to tho A nr-fool wedding cake, spoken river Tolk was their native musl- of wl,h awe ,,v neighborhood cooks, clans with their violins nnd ac-' w,lH reported success, the work cordlons. The villagers looked for-1 of tho Hklllfiil hands of the chef ward to a program of old round; from thp Htlllinanyacht. dances, with the lender calling out! 1 the turn In a mixture of French B Hortense Saunders and English. NKA Service Writer. In marked contrast to the pic-! NEW YORK, July 2G. Lena WII luresque atilre ot the river folk I son (a, t-nnada with the plain were the well groomed men and ! wrdroho of a simple little child wnmmi nf m..t rnnnlitii t. Hnrlf.lv whn attracted much Interest with their train of special cars. leather Kmpriau Lamey, assist ed by three other Roman ('all)olic priests from Three Rivers, was selected lo perform the outdnor ceremony IIiIh afternoon. As the hour for the wedding approached all rumors of family sirile bad vanished, I'na went down to La Tupue "yesterday to bid farewell lo the home where her mother and six simers nave neeri living since last fall. Khe planned to return w h them for the ceremony Hud" plans to take his bride to ; Paris and perhaps lo Scotland, the native land of her rather, on their honeymoon Irip. Later they expect to go to New York, where the 10 k Idegroorn plans to begin his pre I,arat io for a medical career. Bud Goes 50-50 NEW YORK, July 26 The New York American. In a d (snatch from I (Grand Anse, Quo., today Buys Jiudj Wealthy "Bud" . ' I i 1 1 t i i -i : I. , pictures of ."Little Lena iWlloon," Ztttn, and one of America 8 . richest inexpensive little Jersey frocks she wedding gown which , she , wore for spending the winter with the, Stillmans, for' the Stillman summer home waB married.. The, dress Is Stillman has bestowed one half of his inheritance upon Lena Wilson.' The inheritance came to young Stillman from his paternal grand father In the form of a trust fund and Is estimated $2,500,000. Bride's Town En Fete. LA TUQUE, Que., July 2G. La Tuque was early astir today, the wedding dny of Lena Wilson, the 1ft.vnnr.nlfl riinifriitPr ' nf hum hi a . parents who by her engagement to "Bud" Stillman has become 1 ho j town's most famous resident, j While waiting for ' the trucks I which will carry them to Grande Anse to play in competition with native violin and accordion play ers, kiltie clad members of the royal hlghlanders band paraded the streets. A spirit of festivity and merriment ws everywhere appar- WWHIH wno gV0 no more bought to what she wore than the birds or the 111 lie furred animals she knew and loved so well. Hho goes back to become the bride of ,,lhid" Stillman with trunks full of finery such as a o cloly hello takes for granted. Forty new frocks, dozens of hats, nine fur coats, and stacks of fra gile llngerio from New York'H smartest shops have transformed her. Lena has learned to dress as tho .if n1 miiirtnof. on P(Irk flvpnufl h))0,))(i ,rftHH Amj yMt throughout her trousseau, for ...i.i.i. .,, ,,iinn.A,i nn(l ft gpnerous checking account from nor rlrh parents In-law to-be, there is ovldenro of her Blmnlo naturalness. There Is almost a i woodland motif throughout. Green Velvet Ono green velvet coat which she purchased, reminded her. I am sure, of her woodland home, for It (Continued ou page 6.) Stillman (Bridal. gown photo by Ira Hill) girl of the north woods, who became young' matrons, .:At 'the left you wore there. ' ' 1 t photographs' Just before she left pearl-embroidered -white' net 'over ivory MULTNOMAH POSTPONES ? ; ACTION UNTIL AFTER CRUMPACKER FUNERAL (Aeaocintrd I'reM tanieil Wire) : SALEM. Ore..' July 26. Gover nor Patterson lias not yet received advices from Multnomah county political leaders as to their wishes relatlvo to tile calling of a special election for a successor to the lato Representative Mi JO. Crum packer. The governor reiterated his statment of yesterday that he would endeavor to follow the wishes of tiie people of tho third district. He regards as mandatory the constitutional provision mak ing Jt Incumbent upon the gover nor to call a special election. I'at terson said he did not expect to hear from the district leaders un- l "it0 the urumpacker nine mi, WASHINGTON, July 26. All ot tho- Oregon, Washington and Cali fornia delegations in the house of representatives, have been appoint ed to attend the funeral of Repre sentative Maurice J'J. Crumpacker, of the third Oregon district, It was announced here today. BABE RUTH SLAMS TWO HOMERS IN TODAY'S GAME (AwocIaIpi) 1'rrM I-fumsl Vlrc) NEW YORK, July 26. Back at the stadium after the Yanks' western Invasion, Babe Ruth cele brated his first timo up by smash ing out his 32nd home run of the season In the first Inning of New York's opener of a double header with the Wt. Louis Browns , today. One was on base and Gaston was pitching. The blow put the Rabo ono run in front of Gehrig in their home run dlnputo. Coming to bat In the sixth, Ruth lilted the ball Into tho Unlit bleachers for his second homo run of the game, and his 33rd of the season. The bambino was hav ing a gain day at bat. Thus Tar he had turned out a pair of singles as well as the brace nf homers, in four trips to the plate. WEATHER HOLDS COURTNEY f AuorlatH rrew iVaavrJ Wire.) SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 26 Weather conditions were again unvorable today and there was no Immediate prospect of Cnptatn Prank T. Courtney Inking off his trans-Atlantic flight which will be made from Valentin. Ireland. western Ireland, with a soulhwent ' wind blowing from 30 to 3G miles an hour. CANNERY LEASE IS SECURED BY Operation of Plant Will Be Started Within Next " Two Weeks. WILL; CAN EERRIES Option to Buy Is Also Held by Mr. Norton-H-Will Meet With Growers ; I ; ; ' ' ' Saturdaj .! j ; , : . Negotiations' wlilch' have heoii long pending were i concluded to-. ; day when Frank J.' Norton, well known DoilKlas ,'c'ouutyi cannery man, secured u lease on ;the nro- - perty :of the Umpqua: Valley Can ning company Willi: an loptlon to buy.. 'Ml.; Norton. -'Qnuoitucea .that the cannery wlll-be'illaced'hi shape ! for,. Immediate operation ami that ; aT run "on 'blackberries will prob ably lie started within the next two . weeks una that this ' will he fol lowed! by pears, so that the plant Is expocled: to he In continuous op- ; oration uu.tll the first pt the year. 'i n ib announcement 'ww notion less be1 very welcome newB to the growers i of, tho county i who find: the cannery furnishing an. addition- ' al outlet for tnetr proiluctB., ip was reared that tho; plant would not bo operated this' year 'as.; the lounl conipuuy was: unable to false Uhe ' finances (necessary to , carry ;the , cannery tnroilKh tne season. ; : ...i ; Mr. Norton,; w(io has taken, over I he property; la an export cannery-; man, having ! ltad imore ; than; p S r years' i 4xpet'lf hub m that; line ot: work, f.vbi: iiiora than. JKi'.yeatd lta Iiiib bi'on (Interested In cannerlea. In Douglas county. r --vt': 1 He 'started the first cannery tn-t. Knscbtirg: and: operated it f0;i sev oral years;' ,Ater going' luto busl-1 nens at 1 Bulherlln, : and also ot. Dralri, where ho ' developed ' very 1 succesHful oanhcrles. He' Is still' at the head of the Frank J. Nor- . ton cdmpany. which operates a large cannery at' Sutherlln m a' very 'successful, wiiy. ', He1 states that needed repairs to the machinery and equipment at -the local' plant will' be made at. once and Hint the packing of blackberries will 'be begun nt once. Pears and other fruits will follow In soiiBon, nnd It Is hoped than there will bo continuous operation. Mr.' Norton was iinahlo to state : today whether or not he will pur chase the property, s this depends largoly, he states, upon the out cme of Investigations now being made. However, be holds an op tion to buy all. of tho holdings anil may do so If conditions warrant. He Is leuvliiK tonight for Port land on business In connection with tho operation of the cannery and expects lo .return Saturday wbea be states that he will be glad to meet imv of tho growers who aro intorosted In supplying produce. Ho will make his headquarters an tho cannery office. Wm. Weekly, logging operator of Ilrldge, was In this city Monday afternoon looking after business, affairs and visiting. PACIFIC COAST FRUIT RATES NOT TO BE INCREASED (AMovlalnl ITcm Uawi) WlrO WASHINGTON. July 26. After a reconsideration today nt arguments made by rail- roads, the Interstate Com- merco commission for tho second time refused to allow ' any Increases In rates on vegetables and fruits moving between Pacific Coast states. lly new schedules present- ed to the commission moro than a year ago. the railway" sought to Increase tho rates on citrus fruits from Calitor- nla to Oregon nnd Washing- ton by nmounts averaging 21 per cent, wbllo nt tho same time they proposed to In- crease rates on apples mov- Ing from the northern stales southward by as much as 20 per cent, Afior the commission re- fused the first time to allow the Increases, the roads pell- Honed for a rehearing. It was contended In behalf of tho carriers that the present level of vegetable and fruit rates on the const had been unduly lowered by water competition. Setting aside that argu- ment. the commission today ruled that tho present enrn- lugs of Pnciilc coast carriers from (he traffic wero reusnn- ably remunerative and that no Increases were justified. FRANK NORTON
