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10 TIIE MORNING' OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1920 GAS BUTE INCREASE PORTLAND Minimum Rise of 46 Per Cent' Suggested in Petition. i I ; CRUDE OIL TAKES JUMP JUIVir "v New Contracts Must Be Made on Basis or 400 Per Cent Increase Over Market Five Years Ago. Based upon statistics which show that the cost of gas production hinges upon the cost of crude petroleum which has increased in value to the tune of 400 per cent during: the last five years the Portland Gas & Coke company yesterday filed a petition with the public service commission asking: for authority to increase the eras rates to the consumers by at least 46 per cent. The exact increase, necessary will be made known as soon as new eon tracts can be drawn up with the Cali fornia oil companies for the coming: year, according to the petition. The present five-year contract expires December 31, 1920. The petition states that the price paid for the crude petroleum under the existing; contract is 74 V4 cents a barrel, whereas the market price for the crude oil is J2.75. Portland con sumers have derived the benefit from the farsirhted policy" of the gas company n acquiring; oil at T4Vi cents a barrel during: the last five years, with the result that the consumers have been saved no less a sum than 12,500,000 during that period, accord ing; to the petition. . future Cmtu Art Increased; At the expiration of the existing: contract, the California companies will not enter into contracts longer than one year and at a price between $2.50 and $2.75 a barrel, according: to the latest figures submitted by the California company, supplemented by advices from officials af the gas com pany who are at present in California negotiating- for next year's supply. The advance in rates asked by the ga.3 company is based only upon the increased cost of oil used in manufac turing gas by the 1000 cubic feet, which, under the present schedule of HVt cents a barrel. Is 17.23 cents, according to the petition. At $2.75 a barrel the cost of gas per thousand feet for oil alone would be 46.25 cents. The petition states that Portland is the only city in the United States which has been continuously served up to the present time with artificial gas of pre-war standard of quality, at the rates and charges prevailing prior to the war. Portland today is enjoying the cheapest artificial gas service of all cities in the United States, according to the statistics submitted. ( Portland Gaa la Cheapest. To show the difference between the present average rate per thousand cubic feet of gas for the ordinary consumption of 2000 cubic feet a month in each of the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, the following figures are cited: Seattle, $1.50 a thousand; Spokane, $1.63 (proposed rate $2.40); Tacoma, $1.70 a thousand. Portland, by com parison., pays only 90 cents a -thousand, and the gaa supplied contains 10 per cent more heating value to the cubic foot than the gas supplied to the above Washington cities, accord ing to the petition. In view of the emergency which will confront the gas company imme diately upon the expiration -e its present oil contracts, the petition re quests immediate action be taken prior to the fixing of the value of the gas company's utility property which ia now pending before the public service commission. Credit Would Be Impaired. "Unless the relief here prayed for Is immediately granted and made ef fective by December 31, 1920," says the petition, "and a sufficient in crease allowed in applicant's rates to ' take care of at least the increase in the cost of oil after suoh date, ap plicant's credit would be greatly im paired if not destroyed, additional capital funds for improvements im mediately necessary would not be ob tainable, its present efficient service would be seriously crippled and its property confiscated to the great and lasting injury to applicant and of the 60,000 or more consumers dependent upon it for service." ITS CVENTIOfl TOPIC ASSOCIATED ; GROWERS MEET HERE XOVEMBER 17. " Feature f Gathering Will Be Re port on Damage Done to Crop by Freeze Last Winter. Nut growers of the northwest states will be interested in the facts brought out at the coming convention of the Western Walnut association as to damage done to trees last winter by severe weather. The association has made a survey of Oregon, Washington and California, and it is expected that the first definite statement of re sults gathered will be made public at the annual meeting in Portland, November 17-18, Imperial hotel. Another feature of interest will be the address of A. A. Quarnberg of Vancouver. Wash., who made an ex tensive trip through Europe to study the culture and marketing of nuts, Mr. Quarnberg has been active in nut culture for more than 40 years. Delegates to the convention will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a banquet tb,e first day of the meeting, and the Ad club will enter tain the visitors at luncheon the second day. A dozen varieties of nuts will be served at each spread, the nuts being supplied by. Oregon growers. J. C. Cooper of McMInnville is president of the association. The programme will be in charge ef H. E. Hennemann and A. is. Wright of Portland. CARD OF THANKS. We sincerely thank our many friends who so kindly extended assistance to us during the Illness of cu? beloved daughter and Bister F.velyfi, and re ' WpmhAril us by their presence and many floral tributes at the funeral af our dearly oeioven oeuarieu, J. W. HANSEN AND FA MILT, Adv. Sherwood, Or. r a nT nw Tniir We wish to thank all who kindly assisted us at the funeral of our dear husband and father. Signed ME9. U RHNflHAW, MRS. R- T. DABNET! MRS. LINNIED. COTTIVQHAM, MRS. OLADHT OSBORNE. VLB. ML. P. RENSHAW. Adv. o TE of the most brilliant of the week's gaieties will be the sub scription dance Thursday nizht . . mo uHun noieL Armistice day mm uo uiiirnea wun several parties, but this subscription festivity will be the most elaborate and formal. Patronesses will be Mrs. Henry Will- sietzger, Airs. Huth Schweitzer, Mrs. William Heller Ehrman, Mrs. Herbert Frank. Mrs. Lloyd Frank, " py Marx-Mrs-JOBopliRotncflUd- Mrs- sanford Lowengart, Mrs. Jesse Kttelson. Mrs. Julius L. Meier. Mrs. ! V. M. Seller, Mrs. S. Ottenheimer. Mrs. -naries Serg, Mrs. Jonah B. Wtae, Mrs. Wilton Wurzweiler and Mrs. Harold Wendel. Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Richardson and small daughter Kuth left Friday for a several months' stay in Wash ington, . C. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Chambers entertained Saturday in their new home on Portland Heights in honor of their daughter Evelyn. Among those present were Misses Helen Coplan. Phylls Co-plan, Harriet Hen- ! dricks, Beulah Ee WelL Margaret Hughes. Virginia Lincoln, Jean Macau ley. Frances Mills, Josephine Slater and Effie Wagner; Messrs. Gordon Bennett, Oscar Bryan, Miller Chap man, Holt Diets. Robert Gardner, William Hart, William Honeyman. Spencer Houghton, Raymond Rankin, Albert Rinicke, Allen Schmeer, Will lam Swindells and Jack Wells. Miss Alicia Maria Kennedy, their guest from Chicago, assisted In serving. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Ross E. Gearhart entertained at "500" in honor of Mrs. J. De Witt White, a sorority sister of Mrs. Gearhart at Stanford university. Those present were "Mrs. J. DeVitt White, Mrs. Gleason, Mrs. G. A. Henderson, Mrs. Neal Murray, Mrs. Wilbur Barnhart, Miss Tomene Fety, Miss Olive Kincaid. Miss Al vira Harry, Mrs. Otto Goldman', Mrs. Katherine Post, Mrs. Lowell Paget, Mrs. G. A. Robertson and Mrs. Thomas G. Donaca. . Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Noon Good (Georgia Cross) are being congratu lated upon the arrival of a son, born October 30. The little fellow has been named Eugene Noon Good Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sherman O'Gorman will entertain this evening at the Waverley Country club. e The Minnesota State society- will give a harvest party Wednesday night in the Portland) Turn Vereln hall. e Mr. and Mra. Justin W. McEachern and daughter,' Miss Ona McEachern, have closed their summer home, "Kamp Kathona," on . the Willamette and have taken apartments at the Hotel Carlton for the winter. e e e Mr. and Mrs. Preston Leslie (Bab Ainsworth) have taken apartments at the Stelwyn. . The engagement of Miss Eliza Parker and Van W. Anderson was a recent announcement of interest. Miss Parker, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Parker, is socially popular. Mr. Anderson is a prominent clubman. Their engagement was an nounced at a smart luncheon at the University club, with Miss Anna Allen of Bernardsville, N. J., as honor guest. a a Miss Frances Tourish and her father, Henry Tourish, of Duluth are being welcomed by their many friends here. They are at the Portland hotel. At a recent University club dinner dance Miss Tourish was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton V. Corbett. Others eharlng the same hospitality were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett, Dr. Andrew Hall, John Kerr of Scotland, James Wheel er of New Tork and Ernest Swigert. Mrs. Thomas D. Honeyman was hostess recently at an informal tea for Miss Dorothy Jacobson of New York. - e Miss Vella Winner will be hostess today at a tea for a few intimate girl friends who will be her guests at the Hotel Portland. Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Gre'lle en tertained on Friday at a small dinner and bridge party for a coterie of in timate friends. e Mrs. Grace Maxwell of Denver is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nat Mc Dougall. Mrs. Maxwell is a clever horsewoman and she will ride in the night horse show. Mrs. Darwin G. Tyree is at home at the King Albert apartments after a pleasant two months' visit with her parents n Denver, Colo. Mrs. Wells Gilbert was hostess on Friday, at an Informal afternoon for Mrs. Thomas Scott Brooke. Mrs. Lucius Allen Lewis and Mrs. Peter Kerr are two others who re cently have entertained in compli ment to Mrs. Brooke. Mrs. Everett Babcock was hostess on Wednesday at a luncheon at Waverley Country club honoring Mrs. F. J. Cobbs, who left on Saturday for the east, Mrs. Leroy H. Parker left last week to spend the winter in California. Simon Benson was host Friday night at a dinner party in the' Ben son hotel, honoring his bride-to-be, who then was Mrs. Harriet B. King. Dear Folks: I have some good news for you ready in a few days. Watch and wait. Yours truly, GRANDMA Their wedding was an event of Sat urday night. Mr. Benson's guests were Mrs. King, Mrs. Julian Heil bronner of Butte, Mont.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall of Marshf ield.-Mrs. C. F. Johnson of Victoria, Miss Constance Sawyer of Hood River, Carolyn Ben son Unander, Robert H. Barton of St. Paul, Minn. Mrs. Walker Campbell has gone to Kansas City for the winter. The marriage of Miss Alberta Cavender, and Osborne B. Morrow will be solemnized jiext Thursday, evening in the Benson hotel. Rev. F. C. Stan nard. an uncle of the bride, will come from Chehalis to officiate. Delbert C. Stannard will be best man, Miss Dale Coshow of Koseburg will be maid of honor and Miss May Albee will be bridesmaid. Dainty, attractive young attendants will be Thomas Bishop, Katherine Ann Clark, Elizabeth Jane Bishop, Alice and Ann Morrow and Jean Allegrani. Mrs. John Clark will play the wedding march and Jack Loder will play violin solos. The bride-elect has been feted at numer ous teas and , informal luncheons given since the announcement of her engagement. The wedding will be an Informal family gathering. Mrs. Vincent Cook expects to leave next Thursday morning for Wellesley college. Mass. Mrs. Cook has been in vited by Edwin Farnham Greene, president of the board of trustees, to attend a three days' conference at the college. It will be the most repre sentative body of men and women that has ever assembled at Wellesley since its found'ng, 45 years ago. President Greene states. Twenty-five alumnae have been Invited to sit In the con ference and Mrs. Cook is one of these. The conference opens on November 17. Other alumnae members are re joicing that one so capable and so womanly, so broadly interested in educational and progressive welfare work should be named for this dis tinct honor. e e The Disabled Veterans society has made extensive plans for its benefit dance at Cotillion hall tonight and invites the public to partake in the evening's entertainment. - An Interesting supper was given last Friday night by a group of girls, formerly known as the Y. W. C. A. Campflre girls, at the association building. The honor guest was Miss Arlie Moore, who recently returned to the city from Ph'ladelphia. The hostesses were Miss Frances Simpson, Miss Amy Turner, Miss Maud Schroe der and Miss Florence Huntress. - The Atwood club will meet with Mrs. Elliott Habersham Tuesday after noon. Mrs. Noble Wiley Jones is the president of this club. a , An event that will claim the' in terest of .society will be Davis cup exhibition tennla matches at the Pacific-International show ring to morrow evening. Society is reserv ing boxes and a brilliant audience as well as exceptionally interesting at traction will characterise the affair. World renowned players will partici pate. Among the box holders wili be Dr. J. B. Bilderback, Ralph W. Wil bur, Irving Webster, J. C. Ainsworth, Hamilton Corbett, Prescott Cooking ham, Kurt Koehler.- W. Lair Thomp son, Wells Gilbert, William Ladd. Raymond Wilcox, Rogers MacVeagh, Norris Gregor. A. D. Norris, Dr. Otis Wight and H. T. DeWltt of Hood River. a e Mrs. J. B. Curren, 762 East Couch street, will entertain St. Ann's society Thursday. The meeting will open at 2 o'clock. The society Is doing a vast amount of good work among the poor and needy. Those who attend the meeting should take Montavilla cars to East Twenty-fourth street. "a Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Buehnell of Se attle are visiting here and have been Joined by Mrs. Bushnell's mother, Mrs. Hugh Herron of Corvallls, who will go with them to Seattle for a visit when they leave the latter part of the week. a In compliment to Representative McArthur and Mrs. McArthur, Lud wig L. Pokorney entertained last night at a dinner in the Benson hotel. Covers were placed for ten. This is the second of a series of three din ners Mr. Pokorney is giving, for groupis of his friends. Last Monday he entertained for s4x and on Satur day will have a dinner of ten covers, a a ' Mrs. W. C. Hanna (Clair Oaks) who came to Portland for a visit, last week, plans to sail about December 1, for Honolulu where she will spend the winter with her mother, Mrs. A. M. Oak-s. Marriage license Issued. HOQUTAM. Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) A marriage license has been Issued at the courthouse in Monte sano to Robert J. Reiley and Genevieve Whitson of Portland. Or. Phone your want ads to The Ore go -nian. Main 7070, Automatic 660-95. Youthj Appearance "Any len in 60 minutes" 1 27iy i i . - 5115 For ' His B It is easy to buy. and to and 5510 monthly does iame DRIVE PLEDGES ARE GIVEN rOttlljAXD PHARMACIES TO AID RED CROSS. Chairman Benson Xames List of Assistants to Help in Fund - " Campaign. Pledges of 68 of Portland's pharma cies to aid in every way possible in the fourth annual membership drive of the local chapter of the American Red Cross, have been received by H. K. Witham, roll call manager. These drug stores will be made community headquarters for the campaign, be ginning Thursday, Armistice day, is accordance with the policy of de centralization adopted for the drive The neighborhood drug stores will be the rallying places of the Red Cross workers and the down-town stores also will receive membership dues and contributions. Virtually all the pharmacies In the city will give special display windows to the Red Cross during the drive, which will last until November 25. The Red Cross chapter hopes to secure 50.000 members in the cam paign and to raise approximately $75,000. Of this sum 50 per cent will be spent locally, the remainder going to the national organization for European relief and the disaster emergency fund. S. Benson, chairman of the general campaign committee, has chosen the following assistants from Portland men and women: J. C. Ainsworth, Mrs. Pat Allen. Mrs. William C. Alvord. W. B. Ayers, Mrs. Dallas Bache, George L. Baker, Rev. H. L. Bowman, D. C. 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All Brunswicks play the records of every artist, no . matter for - whom or by whom made " and there is nothing to put on or take offfno extras. pay'for this Brunswick -t& down it. SEND YOUR ORDER TODAY. AJJn C33. , MORRISON ST. AT BROADWAY MASON AND HArSJN PIAN0S- C. Colt, Harry Corbett. Mra. Helen Ladd Corbett, Miss Henrietta Falling, Franklin T. Griffith, Otto Hartwig, Rev. W. B. HInson, Mrs. T. D. Honey man. Brie Houser, Max Hauser, J. P. Jaeger. James B. Kerr, W. M. Ladd, Julius L. Meier, L. B. Menefee, A. L. Mills. W. P. Olds, Emery Olmstead, Dave Pattullo. Edgar B. Piper, William Roberts, Dr. A. E. Rockey, Bishop W. O. Shepard, Ben Selling, Fred Spoerl, N. Standfleld. Harry W. Stone, Rev. W. T.- Sumner. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise. -Adolph Wolfeand J. B. Yeon. Mrs. J. G. Glllingham is the execu tive secretary of the campaign, at headquarters in the Elks' building. Election Count Starts Today. ROSEBtTRG, Or., Nov. 8. (Special) County Clerk Lenox and assistants will start tomorrow on the official count of the vote in Tuesday's elec tion. There were no very close con tests amonjr the various candidates. For Coal, Wood or Gas or Combination of AH 3S00 Dealers In TTnited States 13a Dealera in St. Leuia U Them toe to HEXTER & CO., Portland, Sales Agents cq. 1 TALKINC 'MACHINES! J RECORDS and It ia not thought the canvass will determine any change' from the orig inal reports given out, though two precincts have bo far been unreported. The clerk expects to have the work completed Thursday. Commissioner Districts Changed. KELSO. Wash, Nov. 8. (Special.) Several townships In the upper Cowee man valley were transferred from the first commissioner's district to the second commissioner's district of Cowltz county by the board of com missioners this week. The change was petitioned for by residents of the Coweeman. This territory logic ally belongs" to the second . district. The Shanghai and Goble Creek dis tricts remain in district number one. Wasliougal Votes Special Levy. WASHOCGAL.Wash, Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) In the special school election here Saturday the electors ' voted A better Cooking or Heating apparatus than the CHARTER OAK is, cannot be made. A Polly can be taught to say "Just as Good as" but he won't know what he ia talking about. . All really good articles, all works of taste and merit must bear a price in proportion to the . skill, time, ma terial and expense attending their invention and manufacture. In the construction of an article which is put to such hard use as a cooking or heating apparatus, it is particularly necessary to use only the best and plenty of it. This we do. A composition for cheapness and not for excellence is the most frequent and certain cause of dissatisfaction and waste. If year dealer tries talk yon Into bnylns another kind, writ to ma. " Charter Oak Store & Range Co., St. Louis, Mc. Wa Also Maka Warm-Air Wraaeea. 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