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VOL. LIX. XO. 18.469 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
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POKTLAXD OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1920
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STRICTURES
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Emily Knowles Brings
Babe "Home."
A MOTHER AND WIFE FORGIVE
Representative Opposes Deficiency
Appropriation; Gompers Called
"Dictator of Slaves."
Oregon Convention Raps
"Misstatements."
Brother and Girl to Marry on
Sunday Is Plan.
BRIDE-TO-BE SAYS LITTLE
Family Happy in Culmination of
Strange Romance Indicated by
Statements of All.
V.'ASHINGTDN, Feb. 3. Six thou
sand strikes occurring during the war
were settled in favor of the strikers,
Representative Blanton, democrat, of
Texas told the house today, charging
that the labor department always sent
out conciliators who were prejudiced.
He was opposing a deficiency appro
priation to pay conciliators.
"If the executive of that department
Is crooked and we know it, are we not
responsible when we continue to put
funds in his hands? Blanton asked.
"I would not charge that the secre
tary of labor it crooked," Chairman
Good of the appropriations commit
tee interjected. . "I served with him
in the house. I would not make that
charge. I thought he was a very abl
and straightforward man."
"You are hot keeping up with hi
record in the labor department," Blan
ton retorted.
"An organized clique of .five million
headed by Samuel Gompers, is running
the government," Blanton continued,
adding:
"Congress has always bowed to the
COST OF MATERIALS CITED
Stock Sales indicate Liquidation by
Foreign, Interests Bankers Con
sider Situation Ominous.
Prosperous Year Attributed
to Heavy Trade.
V
FALL RIVER. Mass., Feb. 3. (Spe
elal.) A steamer from New York
upon its arrival in Fall River this dictator of the slaves of this country."
morning discharged among its pas-
ir.ttSS.r-i. RAIL HEADS ANNOUNCED
tangle which has culminated since
the world war. Stepping from the Official Stuff of Northern Pacific
boat on the deck came a young
woman. Miss Emily Knowles of Staley
bridge, England, carrying in her arms
Lines Takes Control Marsh 1
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. The official
tiny bundle which at a glance one staff of the Northern Pacific Railway
detected as Alfred Ray, the child- of
Lieutenant Perley R, Spiker of Balti
more. She was followed by Mrs. Per
ley R. Spiker, the wife of Lieutenant
Spiker, the woman who has agreed to
forgive and forget the shortcomings
of her husband while in the aero serv
ice in England. Then came Guy Spiker,
brother of the man in the case, carry
ing .the luggage and assisting the
woman he wants to marry.
On the 'deck awaiting the arrival
of the party was Mrs. William Bat
tersby, 90 Holden street. Fall river,
who has opened her home to Miss
Knowles and the youngster and Mrs.
Sarah Battersby, daughter-in-law.
company, as It will b on March 1,
when the government relinquishes
control, was announced today.
At headquarters In New York How
ard Elliott will be chairman of the
board; E. A. Gray, secretary and as
sistant treasurer, and E. M. Willis,
assistant secretary and assistant
treasurer.
At the St. 'Paul (Minn.) headquar
ters the officers will be: J. M. Han
naford, president; Charles Donnelly,
executive vice-president; Charles W.
Bunn, vice-president and general
counsel; W. T. Tyler, vice-president
in charge of operation; James G.
Woodworth, vice-president in charge
Immediately upon seeing Miss, of traffic; F. W. Sweney, controller;
Knowles, Mrs. Battersby, without C. A. Clark, treasurer; R. H. Relf,
hesitation, walked direct to Miss assistant secretary,
Knowles, kissed her in a motherly
you, you are Just like your mother.
Miss Knowles Silent.
Although no reply was made by
Hiss Knowles to this friendly greet
ing, the first probably since her ar
'VKrVitrtA-r'tt !VuM
'jfeiahv wen lhat down deep' in her
i . " r'c- l . ... .... - -
! mother-like greeting. This was fol
lowed by 'the greetings of Mrs. Bat-
J tersby and the Spikers.
'.Guy S. Spiker presented quite an
Interesting ptrture as he stood beam
ing: down into the eyes of the girl he
intends to marry and smiled when he
answered the questions as to his at
'- titude toward Miss Knowles.
. "At first," he said, "I had intended
to marry i-'her because my br6thet
wanted me to, but now the friendship
which had started since our first
meeting has eince ripened into real
love."
Spiker Admits Love.
- UNREST DOCTORS DECRIED
Industrial Conference ' Expense
' Item Stricken From Bill.
.lAfiliAUTON, Feb. Jj-Arf appi'o
priatlon of $12,000 for expenses ol
President Wilson's second industrial
conference now in sessic- was strlck
en out of the general deficiency bill
in the house today on a point of order
by Representative Blanton, democrat.
Texas. .
Representative Walsh, republican.
Massachusetts, first attacked the ex
penditure, declaring the time had
come for the government to stop
spending money to end industrial un
rest when "a lot of, cranks obsessed
with their own importance start more
of it by their talk."
BUYING IS TO BE LIGHT
Retailers While Considering Prob
ability of Price Dropping Evade
Making Predictions.
MOVIE TESTIMONY BARRED
When questioned at some length as Court Excludes Picture Purporting
Miss Knowles refused to speak and
It was only after a series of questions
, that she did say that she loved him.
Mr. Spiker1, however, was ever ready
to speak of his love end further stated
that some ' things which had been
printed in the newspapers were un
true.
to Explain Killing.
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Feb.' 3. A pre
liminary ruling by Judge Ernest Wey-
and today barred from admission as
evidence a motion picture film offered
by counsel for Mrs. Gertrude Wilson,
on1 trial for murder and purporting
to show the manner in which Charles
j Mrs.. Perley Spiker emphatically de- Brown, Yuba county sheepraiser, was
nied that a marriage ceremony was kMed.
performed in England. The state- judge Weyand said he would view
ment ihat my husband -and Miss tne film witn the ury excluded from
Knowles were married at Staleybridge the courtroom', but indicated that his
is false," she said. She was then preliminary ruling ' barring the film
asked why she sent to England for from evidence would stand.
the girl. "Anyone cair bring an imml
-rant In ih TTr,itd States" sh. re-
Sued, "and, besides, the baby's father EGYPTIAN WARNS "TIGER"
Is here and the baby will have the
Epiker name.'
Asked as to whether she would di
vorce her husband, she said: "Never,
never. I think more of my husband
now than I ever did,' and he loves me
more than ever."
Waiver of Time Denied.
Miss Knowles had very little to say.
only expressing a little surprise at all
Clemencean's Life "Would Be In
Danger" In Nile Country.
GENEVA, Feb. 3. One of the Egyp
tian nationalist leaders here, Dr. Ab
dnl Said, has addressed a telegram
to former Premier Clemenceau ' of
France requesting him not to enter
Egypt or else to leave the country as
the commotion that her arrival in this soon as possible. Otherwise, the tele-
country has caused. Miss Knowles,
however, did not think much of the
kindncsf shown her while she was
confined to Ellis island. Early in the
evening Mrs. Knowles and Mr. Spiker,
accompanied by Mrs. Perley Spiker
and Mrs. Battersby, visited the office
of the city clerk for the purpose of
filing application for the waiving of
the five-day period. The party were
" referred to Judge Edward F. Hanify
of the second district court, who after
reading the application made out by
Miss Knowles requesting the waiving
' .of the five-day law, refused to sane
tion it, he stating th
cdeciuate reason why
granted.
This refusal in nn way altered the
ourse of Miss Knowles' and Guy
. Spiker in their determination for
speedy marriage as they Immediately
left for the city clerk's office and
-filed a marriage Intention. In the
marriage application. Spiker gives his
residence as Baltimore. Md., 14 years
of age, sheet steel worker by occupa
tion, and his birthplace as Harris
ville, W. Va.
Weddlna; to Be Sunday.
His prospective bride gives her
name as Emily Knowles, Tesidenco,
SO Holden street. Fall River. Mass,
.age SI. and birthplace' England. .-' The
.iinliratlnn U' a V w n r n t n i f rr n .
Lxassistant clerk. ,
wnn met mina oi tne- application
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gram says, his life would be in dan
ger. .
Dr. Abdul Said accuses M. Clemen
ceau of joining the British against
humanity and against Egyptian lib
erty. .. .
SOLDIERS' PAY JNCREASED
Low Exchange Boosts Stipend in
Germany to 3000 Marks.
COBLENZ, Feb. 3. The rate of ex
change for the pay of American sol-J
at there ws no diera in the occupied erj-Rory has
y it should be been tixed ate'm"arka to the dol
lar, giving me auugnooys auuu mams
monthly. This is considerably more
than the pay of the German officials
In Coblenx. When the Americans first
went to the occupied regions they re
ceived 18 or 20 marks to the dollar.
Although the connection , between
the cost of alfalfa and the high price
of .clothing: may seem remote. C. P.
Bishop of Salem, president of the Ore
gon Retail Clothiers' association, in
his opening address at the first an
nual convention at the Hotel Port
land yesterday, insisted that a treb
led cost of hay ' has Its part in the
boosting of clothing prices, which.
though minute, is as direct as the In
creased wages of sheepherders, shear
ers, carders, designers, cutters and
salesmen, or the mounting costs of
dyes, threads, linings, boxes and tags.
This was part of a defense of the
charge of profiteering, made against
the retail clothier, he insisted, with
out knowledge of real conditions and
based on adroit figuring which as
sumed that a large slice of the profit
between the 37 paid for virgin wool
and the 3100 paid for the suit Into
which it was' woven -was the re
tailer's share.
Prosperous Year Admitted.
It was admitted generally that the
retail clothing business had just passed
through an extremely prosperous year.
but this was due to excess business
not excess profits, speakers as
serted.
We probably made more money
during. 1919 than we ever did before
or ever will again," commented Ben
Selling of Portland, vice-president of
the organization and member of the
feAfrs.1 faiipcie .copniltte;;'Tut t
volume of business, and not profiteer
ing. It has provided- a reserve fund
which may prove very - necessary, for
a loss on stocks on band Is coming
and we are justified in providing a
reserve with which to meet it"
Opinion was general that tremen
dous high prices could not continue
indefinitely, though none were so bold
as to predict an ' early break. All
speakers hoped for a slump in the fall,
they said, but 'none would predict
such a state of affairs. " x
Retailers to Buy Llgfct.
In general the retailers will buy
light for the fall trade and hope for
the best, but this will not be a
unanimous rule and the convention
adopted no definite policy toward fall
buying, though the question was dis
cussed from every angle.
If industry is to prosper and the
supply kept up with the demand, not
less than a 48-hour week is essential,
declared the clothiers In a resolution
adopted favoring a six-day week of
eight hours a day. It was introduce
by Ben Selling, who expressed him
self as . unalterably opposed to less
working hours than 4& in one week.'
I do not believe that God or na
ture ever intended man to get along
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Another sen
sational slump in foreign exchange
today unsettled prices on the stock
exchange and the various commodity
markets, especially those trading in
food stuffs and cotton. The decline
was the most severe in the long sus
tained reaction of international cred
its and was attended ' by many dis
quieting rumors, especially as to the
probable effect on this country's for
eign trade. There is no way by which
the extent of today's operations in
the exchange market can be com
puted.' but the aggregate of sales
probably amounts to hundreds of mil
lions of dollars, British and French
bills providing the bulk of offerings.
Today's reversal, which established
new low records for London, Paris,
Rome, Antwerp and many ..less im
portant centers, also took in one or
more of the British dominions. As
an instance of the movement's rami
fications exchange on New York at
Montreal was quoted at a 'premium of
im- cents, or 1 cent , over the pre
vious high rate. . r
The reverse of the exchange situa
tion was presented by a withdrawal
of' about 317,000,000 gold from the
sub-treasury for shipment to .South
America, which continues to be fa
vored by trade conditions.
In the stock market there were
heavy dealings at variable declines
in American securities, presumably of
foreign ownership.
Bankers in close touch with condi
tions in London and Paris acknowl
edge that the situation had taken on
more ominous aspects, but In no high
quarter was any attempt at readjust
ment regarded as probable.
There were many conferences dur
ing the day between financial inter
ests and exporters. Shippers also
were vitally concerned' in the situa
tion, which is believed to have caused
many cancellations of outbound ton
nage.
At the lowest rate, issued after the
close of the market the British pound
was quoted at 33.33, against a parity
of 3.86, or a discount of almost 33
per cent.
French and Belgian francs and
Italian bills, all quoted at the one
price of 5.18 to the American dol
lar before the war, today fell to new
low levels at 14.40, 14.50 and 17.52,
respectively, to the dollar.
Officials Consider Expanding Ellis
Island Facilities to Handle
Spring Alien Business.
NEW YORK, Feb, 3. The United
States is on the eve of a "very great
rush of immigration, such as we have
never seen before, ' in the opinjon of
Alfred Hampton,' assistant commissioner-general
of immigration, who
conferred with Ellis island officials
today on plans to expand facilities at
the immigration station. Figures for
January showed a marked increase
In, arrivals from abroad, he declared,
whereas in November about 49,008
left the country and about 30,000 were
admitted.
"Many of those who went over are
coming back, Mr. iiampion bum,
and they are bringing with them
their brothers, sisters or other rela
tives. The annual spring flow of im
migrants is soon to set in and there
is every reason to believe that' it will
exceed many of the -seasons which
brought heavy loads of foreigners."
Admiral Vigorously Han
dled by Secretary.
NAVY'S WAR WORK DEFENDED
0LES TO HONOR AVIATOR
American, Killed in Fight for
Young Republic, Praised.
PARIS, Feb. 3. The Polish republic
has decided to award every honor
within 4ts 'power to the memory of
Lieutenant Edmund P. Groves of Bos
ton, Mass., a member of the Kosciusko
aerial squadron of the PoiiBh army
who was killed at Lemburg November
22 last, according to a dispatch from
Warsaw. ,
The Polish minister of war has writ
ten to Major P. C. Fauntleroy, who,
with Captain Merion Cooper, organ
ized the Kosciusko squadron of Amer
ican pilots, sayinr that a bust of
Lieutenant Graves will be placed in
the Polish hall of fame.
The war minister, the dispatch says,
also has written to the mother of
Lieutenant Graves expressing the na
tion's gratitude to her for her son's
work for Poland.,
'No Fighting' Charge Resent
ed by Department Chief.
OTHER CRITICISMS MET
Reason Given In Detail for Changes
Made li) Recommendations
for Medal Anartis.
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PINCH0T PROTESTS RULING
Former tfcrestry Head Writes Wil
son Criticising Attorney-General.
' WASHINGTON, Feb.' 3. Glfford
Pinchot, former head ot the forestry
service, wrote an open letter to Pres
ident Wilson today protesting against
the decision of Attorney-General
Palmer not -to appeal from the de
cision, adverse to the government, of
the district court at Los Angeles in a
suit to recover from the Southern Pa
cific railroad 16t,00 acres of oil
lands.
Mr. Pinchot wrote that the lands
were said to be worth $500,000,000,
that Mr. Palmer's course is "clearly
unfaithful to his public duty."
"FLU" CURE FUND URGED
Fresno Merchant Willing to Help
With $5000 Contribution.
FRESNO, Feb. 3. Provided four
others come forward with a like
amount, Edward Hertweck, a Fresno
merchant, offers the sum of 35000 to
,the person- who will produce a cure
for influenza, the decision to lie with
the' Rockefeller foundation and- the
University of California" The offer
was made to Mayor W. 'F. Tooniey"
tonight. ' '
The total purse for. the successful
discoverer will be 325,000.
DAYLIGHT SAVING URGED
French Chamber Adopts Bill Turn
ing Clocks Back.
PARIS, Feb. 3. The chamber of
deputies today adopted the daylight
saving MIL the measure then going to
the senate for action. The bill fixes
March 15 as the date for turning the
clocks an hour ahead, and October 25
for turning them back. Because of
the coal shortage, however, the bill
provides that for this year and in
1921 the "summer time," period shall
begin a month earlier.
ALL DEAD' TO BE HONORED
Flag to ' Ffy ,.Qver Grave of Every
' U. S.' Boy Buried In France.
WASHINGTON, Fe.b. 3. Beginning
Memorial day, an American flag will
fly from the grave of every Ameri
can soldier buried in' France, the war
department announced today.
In addition, post flags will be hoisted
in the center of the large cemeteries
and smaller flags .will be used atthe
smaller burial grounds.
AVIATORS TO "SPOT" FISH
Airplane to Be Used As an Aid1 to
Fishermen.
- SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 3. Night pa
trols by seaplanes from the naval air
station at North Island to aid fisher
men will be attempted in a few days,
it was announced today. Daytihie
patrols to "spot" schools of fish have
been in operation for several weeks
and have met with success. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Secretary
Daniels made formal answer today to
criticism by Rear-Admiral William S.
Sims and others cf the policy followed
In awarding war decorations. Appear
ing before the senate subcommittee
investigating the awards, Mr. Daniels
reaffirmed the reasons which led him
to alter some of the recommendations
for decorations, supporting his con
tentions with a long, carefully pre
pared statement going Into the medal
situation in detail.
Other charges made by Admiral
Sims as lo the preparedness of the
navy at the start of the war and the
degree of co-operation with allied ad
miralties were not taken-up directly,
Mr. Daniels confining his testimony
wholly 'to the medal controversy.
When the secretary concluded, Chair
man Hale adjourned the hearing until
Friday to permit committee members
to study Mr. Daniels' statement.
Siavy Vigorously Defended.
The secretary at several points In
the two and one-half hours' reading
of his statement r.howed considerable
feeling, particularly when he contra
dicted the statement of Admiral Si
that the American navy "did ne
fighting during the war." Mr. Dan
iels vigorously pounded the table and
said that it was well that Admiral
Sims had net made such an assertion
to the men operating American ves
sels in the war zone for if he had "he
would ha-- e bad s. revolt In bis own
cpmmanij.". ,j '; T4 j J r.' -At
another point,' the' secretary de
parted frbm his written statement to
declare that Admiral Sims, as a re
sult of personal differences with Ad
miral H. B. Wilson, former com
mander of American naval forces off
the French coast, had omitted Wil
son's name from the list of officers
recommended for distinguished serv
ice medals. . -Other
Questions Raised.
On controverted points of import
ance of sea service as compared to
service ashore, Mr. Daniels said he
had not and woilld never "approve a
disparity between awards given men
who served on shore as compared
with the men who went to sea."
Admiral Sims, he asserted, probably
advocated high awards for many of
ficers who served . .on. staff duty
ashore and few awards for officers
who went to sea. because "most of
Admiral Sims' duty in the navy has
been on shore."
Turning to the second fundamental
difference between his views and
those of Admiral Sims, Secretary
Daniels said that many other ad
mirals of .the navy and the Knight
board . of , medal awards had setab
lished a precedent that such officers
of ships torpedoed or -mined should
Sneeze Is Sufficient to Bar While
House Attendants From Walt
ing on President.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. (Special.)
President Wilson has been In almost
complete Isolation for nearly a week
due to the fear on the part of his
physician. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, that
the president had contracted influ
enza
During the severe weather early
last week, Mr. Wilson contracted a
cold, presumably from exposure, while
getting the air on the south portico
of the White House. He was ordered
to his room at once by Dr. Grayson,
who stood guard much of the time
at the president's door to see that
no one entered who had the slightest
symptom of a cold.
A sneeze or a sniffle on the( part ol
one of the White House servants was
sufficient to bar him from waiting on
the president or coming within yards
of the president's room.
Much to the relief of Dr. Grayson
the president's attack proved to be
only a severe cold, and he is out again
walking about the second floor of the
White House.
The president's indisposition Is be
lieved to account for the fact that the
letter of Henry P. Fletcher, resigning
as ambassador to Mexico, has not been
made public at the White House and
that no announcement has been made
of the acceptance of the resignation
by the president.
J. P. Tumulty, secretary of the
president, had not seen Mr. Wilson
since last Wednesday, and other visi
tors were barred from the president's
room during the influenza scare.
Dr. Grayson said today that in spite
of the president's temporary Indis
position he was showing a gradual,
but slow improvement in his general
condition. A story was published that
he might preside at today's cabinet
meeting, but this proved unfounded
City Figures Nearly Agree
With Traction Estimate.
PROBLEM HAS MANY ANGLES
Bankruptcy of Car Company
Called PossibiJity.
VARIOUS CHANGES URGED
School Ticket Price lo Remain Un
changed 50-Rldc Hooks to
Sell at 7-Ct-nt Rule.
as Secretary Lansing presided
usual and the president did not at
tend.
It was said today that the presiden
probably would not attend a cabine
meeting in the near future unless
some matter of importance should.
arise making his presence advisable,
He is able to undertake anything o
this sort, according to those ac
quainted with his condition, but wll
not tax his strength at present unless
the clreumajtances are exceptional.
GRAVE DETAIL AT BREST
Men Who Will Exhume Soldiers
Bodies Arrive In France.' 9
PARIS, Feb. 3. A special contin
gent of 40 army grave diggers arrived
at Brest Saturday, awaiting th ar
rival of the transport with J7.000 cof
fins to begin the exhumation of the
bodies of the American soldiers back
of the battle lines, the return of which
have been requested by their families.
It Is expected that work will begin
In-about ten days or two weeks. Each
coffin will be draped with the Ameri
can flag. There will be ceremonies in
France.
(Concluded on Page S, Column 1.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
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PICTURE OF
CARTOONIST WHO IS RECOVERING FROM A CASE OF GRIPPE WORKING OUT AN IDEA.
WAR HEROES TO BENEFIT
BUI Proposes Increase of Pay to
Disabled Soldiers; In Training.
WAH INGTON, Feb. 3. Compensa
tion for disabled soldiers taking
courses of vocational rehabilitation
would be increased to J100 monthly
for those without dependents and 3120
monthly for married men under a bill
introduced today by Representative
Darrow. republican, Pennsylvania. '
Present rates aro fSO and $100.
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The Weather.
TKSTKRDAT 8 Maximum temperature.
49 degrees; minimum, 38 degrees.
TODAY S Fair; gentle . windi, moilly
ealterly.
Foreign.
Vladivostok again center ef
Page 2.
National.
Admiral Sima vigorously handled br Seo
- retary Daniels. Page 1.
Agreement likely on Cummlna railroad
bill. -Page fi.
Senate cutting away red tape In prenara
tlon for reconsideration of treaty.
page 3.
Grey letter puts treaty Issue clearly up to
President W llson. Page 3.
Labor conciliators rapped by Representa
tive Blanton. Page 1.
Army man charges wholesale waste.
Page .
Fate of-coal miners' demands now in hands
of commijslon. Page 4.
Domeatle.
United States fares spring rush ef Immi
gration. Page I.
War love tangle of Emily Knowles to ba
unraveled. Page 1.
Wilson is carefully guarded from exposure
to influenza. Page 1.
J. K.' Helme In Newberry trial declares
he was used as toot to defeat Ford.
Page i.
Foreign exchange values hit 'new law price
level. Page 1.
Illinois republicans reported favoring Gen
eral Wi.od as second choice after Low
den. Page 3.
Ousted assemblyman spit upon flag, says
girl. Pago S.
Murder of pretty New York girl raid to-
attractive caller. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
1 Senen ballot titles prepared for May 31
election. Page .
Completion of Jury t Montesano la ex
pected today. Page 4,
Sport.
Tommy Gibbons victorious ovjr Knockout
Brown. Page 14.
Bees' offer for Beals Becker stirs Kansas
City fans. Page J4.
Commercial sad Marine.
Demand ror apples la not equal to offering.
Page 31.
Selling pressure In corn market due- to
break In exchange. Pago 21.
Stock selling on larger scale with sharp
declines. Page .1.
Second cargo of molasuea to be routed to
Portland. Pag l.".
Portland and Vicinity. .
Chamber has fuss over vote on zoning pro
posal. Page 12. .
Postmaster Myers Instructed to turn over
posfbfrice keys. Page 8. .
State's highway to California will ba dona
for summer travel. Page 9.
Carl Gray praltes Port of Portland at
homecoming banquet. Psg 1-1.
Proposal to expel hospital association mem
bers promises lively fight at medical
aoclety meeting. Page 22 .
Oregon clothiers deny exceasiva profits.
Page 1.
Fffth eastern tour arranged by Frank
Branch Riley. Page 12.
City engineer's report states 8-eent street
car fares will renaollltatt- aompany'a
finances. Page J.
roitTLAxr) TBKK'rr.ta hit-
I ATKIX IN' IIHIKK.
Eight-cent straight fare and
7 cents In bonks of SO tickets,
full transfer privileges, city's
consulting engineer says, will
yield sufficient to rehabilitate
company's financial situation.
Present fares 6 single and &',- i
cents In books. J
Alternates are charges for i
transfers or lone nyslcm, the J
engineer shows. (Remission of
paving charges, bridge tolls, J
etc, have been defeatrckby the
people in a previous election )
Wage increases alone average
$1,000,000 yearly over former
periods. J
While opposed to fare In-
creases on general principles,
f city s figures admit company 4
loses $S5,000 monthly now.
I Relief or bankruptcy for com-
f pany alternative, says city's en-
i glnecr.
t President of company de-
clares situation denperatc, with
!no returns on Investment In fix
years, huge paving programme
I and hundreds of thousand cf
J dollars In J.: T wsj ror.'ront-
J In ,orpora:lo.
An 8-cent fare, wth books purchaa
ahe at a reduction of 1 rent, school
tickets to remain the same; a (one
system, charge for transfers, other
forms of relief or bankruptcy theae
are the problems facing the incmben
of the state public service commission.
sitting at the courthouse. to hoar the
case of the Portland Hallway, Light
& Power company, operating the
city's street car system.1
And the city, after making every
effort through Its legal bureau and
J. P. Newell, consulting engineer, to
controvert, if posMhle, the declara
tions of the comD-my that It faces
ruin unlens Its revenues nrc Increased
to meet the wage, material and main
tenance rises of recent timeK. yester
day submitted an exhibit, frnnkiy ad
mitting that Its finding fall within
1 per cent of the statements laid be
fore the public service comml.-slon by
Franklin T. Griffith, president of th
company.
Figure Fonnd Torreet.
Not alone did Mr. Newell, who U
the head of one of the, largest engi
neering firms in the northwest and
a man who has made long and careful
study of similar problems, check per
sonally and In unusual ways to de
tect, if possible, stiy flaws In th
company' statement, but he sImi had
Aloxaiider Young, an expirt account
ant, go through the book to catrh
any possibm errors or omissions in
figures. After painstaking investi
gation, testified Mr. 1 ulllig lieiore
the commlslon yesterday, he found
none such.
Stanley S. Myers, assistant city at
torney. In submitting me exninn wn-
ainlng the findings of air. .Newell,
explained the position of the munici
pal government by the statement that
It onnoses. ordinarily. Increase! In
street car fare and regrets that It
should ever bo necessary to ehUt
them upward, but that lis Investiga
tions, which, he declared, have ben
of the moat searching nature, hav
revealed a state of affairs with re
gard, to the company which makes It, 1
a practical Impossibility lo In g"od
faith put up a fight against aorrv
form of relief to the corporation la
question.
All Angle 4'onnlaVred.
In this exhibit, which is an exhaus
tive study of the street car situation.
Mr. Newell delves Into every phass of
operation, maintenance, material and
wage rifes and every posHiblo detail
necessary to bring to light anything
that might go to show that further
increase in fares or some other form
of relief Is unnecessary, all to no pur
pose. Insofar as proving such. To the
contrary, he found that the company
Is now losing about $SE,P00 every
month, not counting any income
whatever on the Investment fixed for
the 'company by the public service
commission, which Is several millions
below that fixed by the company.
This report was first transmitted to
the .mayor and members of th city
council and, while not at all plraMng
to them. It was nevertheless ordered
submitted, simply ss showing th
actual conditions, and for the Infor
mation and guidance of the commis
sion, the memhers of which must
tConcludd un Tago 2. Column t )
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