THE MORNING OUEGOMAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920
SENATE VOTES TODAY
OFi AID TO
Revival of War Finance Cor
poration Is Issue.
DAY GIVEN' TO DEBATES
House Also Takes First Definite
Action Looking to Belief for
' Agriculturists.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 10. Legisla
tion to provide relief for farmers con
fronted by falling: prices occupied the
greater part of the senate's time to
day and when adjournment was
reached there was an agreement that
a vote would be taken tomorrow on
the agriculture committee recom
mendation to revive the war finance
corporation. The debate brought forth
no pronounced opposition and tonight
Senator Gronna expressed confidence
the measure would be adopted.
Stimulation of agriculture through
exports was declared by the speakers
to be one of the principal reasons for
urging revival of the war finance cor
poration. Indirectly it would result
in stabilizing conditions generally, it
was added.
Market for Products Lacking.
"There is not a living market for
farm products in the United States to
day"" Senator Capper told the senate,
adding that the closing of banks In
North Dakota "indicates that agri
culture, our biggest business and the
foundation of our wealth and pros
perity, is close to demoralization and
ruin."
"We have gone about this thing ot
deflation all wrong," he continued.
"The farmer has been made the goat
so often that it was thought he could
be safely made the goat in this big
deflation. He cannot carry It. He
will not carry it. He has said so and
Is stating so today.
Credit Declared Necessary
"The farming business cannot exist
unless credit and market conditions
are remedied soon."
First .definite action was taken by
house members on farmer relief, the
house agriculture committee deciding
to appoint a sub-committee to recom
mend a programme of such- legisla
tion. Proposals of wool growers that
an embargo be lad on wool imports
were the subject of further hearings
before the house ways and means
committee.
Ing which he threw the victim's body j
Into the Snake river.
Sheriff Noe sent men to the spot
locate the body. The men had not
yet returned late tonight. The long
delay in the murder becoming known
was due to the fact that Sweeney, -itinerant
salesman, was often absent
from Vale, his headquarters, weeks"
at a time soliciting orders for cloth
ing from ranchers in the interior.
When he was absent for a month or
more, however, his friends began
worrying , and Sheriff Noe and hia
deputies, started a search.
This was fruitless, save for the fact
that they discovered that the last
person with whom he was seen was
Howard, who had been working on a
ranch near Watson during the eum
mer. The search was then started for
Howard and last Saturday Allen Wil
cox, a druggist of Star, Idaho, cam
to Vale on business and accidentally
overheard a conversation concerning
the missing Howard. He gave the
clew which lead to Howard's arrest.
Upward, it seems, fled to his home
near Star, where he gave a check to
Wilcox which was returned for laclr.
of funds. Wilcox started a hunt for
him and located him in Garden Val
ley. Idaho, and he told the authorities
here where to find him.
Sheriff Noe left Sunday for Garden
"Valley, and found Howard and
(brought him to Ontario. He cam"
without extradition papers, and
maintained his innocence until cross
examined here in Ontario by Sheriff
Noe, District Attorney Swagler and
Marshal Farmer.
Lynching Is Feared.
The reason given by the authorities
for not making public the details of
the - confession was said to be their
fear that Sweeney's friends would at
tempt to lynch Howard if they learned
of the crime. '
Sheriff Noe left Ontario yesterday
for a second trip to Garden Valley, to
locate the Jewelry Sweeney wore
when attacked and which Howard
was believed to have sold..
Sweeney was 45 years old. unmar
ried and so far as known had no rela
tives n this section. He came to
Malheur county from California and
had advertised his car for pale pre
paratory to going out of business and
returning to that state. He was very
popular here. He belonged to the
Elks lodge.
GLEE CLUB SCORES HIT
SKETCH PUEASES ATJIXLEXCE
' AT "WHITE TEMPIE. -
ItlBANKERS HEAR PLEA
FOR FORElOrJ TRADE
Organization of Financial
Corporation Is Urged. "
BIG SCALE FIGHT IS X7RGED
Organization in Every Agricultural
Community Proposed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo Dec. 10.
Organization of every agricultural
community in the nation on an ex
tensive scale to fight that farmers'
battles and to obtain "economic jus
tice" for the producers 'of foodstuffs
was urged by speakers today at the
international farm congress.
Unanimity Tjrf expression for organ
ization developed but leaders de
clared that no special privileges were
fought by farming interests. They
made it plain that such organization
had not been their creed and was
suggested only as a measure to gain
relief from an "intolerable economic
situation" brought about by low
prices for farm products.
Regardless of form or title,
speakers urged organizations which
would have their roots in townships
anil extend through , counties and
states to the nation's capital.
Dr. H. C. Taylor, director of farm
management and economics of the
department of agriculture, said Sec
retary of Agriculture Meredith would
welcome a united voice on a definite
.' aim of agriculture.
C. H. Gustafeon of Lincoln, presi
dent of the , Nebraska farmers'
union, said the. crying need of farm
ers was for more united action from
the existing farm organizations.
He told how Nebraska farmers
through union had established live
stock and grain marketing facilities
that did away with middlemen and
resulted In- a double profit.
"On top of satisfaction of quick
Handling and prompt settlement our
members saved 50 per cent of the
Belling costs," he said.
McMinnville College Vocalists Ap
pear in Concert; Musical lum
bers Also.on Programme.
A large, enthusiastic audience
greeted the McMinnville College Glee
club which gave an excellent concert
last night in the White Temple. Mrs.
Carrie Casler Potter was director,
Miss Eileen Risley. reader, and Miss
Ester Smith, accompanist.
The big feature of the event was
the acting of a sketch entitled "Every
Student in Mac," written by Ida
HImes, McMinnville, class of '18.
Characters were well taken by Dor
othy Smith, Jesse Manley, Jessie
Jeffrey, Russell Elliott, Harlow Leger,
Alma Carstens, Clifford Hornbeck,
Weston Henry, Claude Proffit, Mary
Ballard, Ruth Riley. Evelyn Leger
and Myrtle Ballard.
Carl Grissen played in admirable
style various violin solos. Violin duos
were also heard from Misses Mary
and Myrtle Ballard; Mrs. Miles Del-
win Warren, soprano, sang with fine
effect several numbers; Miss Vernita
Claire Corbett played, with cultured
ability, two piano, solos, and the glee
club made good1 in rousing choruses.
Glee club members are: Mildred
Jones, Ruth Riley, Ida Miller, Eata
Telcher, Dorothy Smith, Alma Cars-
tens, Harlow Leger, Carl Petersen,
Duncan Olmstead, Weston Henry,
Russell Elliott and Oscar Gladish.
VISIT TO POPE RECITED
SrPREM-E
WORDS
KXIGHT TELLS OF
WITH BEXEWCT.
New Knights of Columbus Home
Sere Is Dedicated at For
. xnal Opening.
was the grandest moment of
my life," James' A. Flaherty, supreme
knight of the Knights of Columbus,
told his auditors last night at
Knights of Columbus hall in describ
ing fcts audience with Pope Benedict
XV. Supreme Knight Flaherty was
the principal speaker at the exercises
(marking dedication of the new
Knights of Columbus club room, cor
ner Park and Taylor streets.
"I stood in that great audience hall
and spoke as the- representative . of
the 250 members of the Knights of
Columbus mission and as I did my
best to Interpret the feelings of the
pilgrims at their meeting with the
Vicar of Christ on earth I was moved
to an indiscribable ecstacy. At the
conclusion of the audience Pope Ben
edict beckoned me close to the throne
and as tears streamed down his face
and he was tremulous with emotion.
he raised me from a Chevalier of St
Gregory to be a commander of the
order."
This was the first public reception
given by the knignts In their new
home and was in the nature of a for
mal opening of the quarters of Port
land Council. No. 678.
Mr. Flaherty reached Portland ves-
terday afternoon and will leave this
afternoon for California. Hia head-
- quarters are In Philadelphia.
VICTIM IS BURIED ALIVE
CConthrued ora First Pape.)
the machine and there crammed the
body of Sweeney into the trunk
while Sweeney was still alive, ac
cording to the confession.
Trunk Thrown Into Washont.
Howard declared that the crlm
was committed in the morning and
t.iat he then drove about aimlessly
all of the afternoon. Shortly-afte
nightfall, he said, he took the trunk
with the body in It and threw it into
the washout.
Another story told at first by How
ard and later rescinded was to the
effect that he killed Sweeney as the
result of a flgrht at Ontario. XolloW-
JAPAN SEEKS FRIENDSHIP-
Return of Tsii-gtau Declared Plan
of Oriental Kingdom.
VANCOUVER, 3. C. Dec. 10. J.
Russell Kennedy, general manager of
the Kokusai News agency, chief ot
the Reuter commercial service In the
far east and publisher of the Japan
Times and Mail, who was here today,
said the increasing evidence of an
approachment between China and
Japan Is one of the most interesting
developments of the political, situa
tion in the far east.
Japan 'Is desirous, asserted Mr. Ken
nedy, of making delivery of Tsingtau
to China without interference of out
siders and genuinely desires to make
friends with China. Mr. Kennedy
left today for San Francisco and New
York, where he expects to close for
the sale of the Japan Times and Mail
to a syndicate.
CASH PAYMENTS ARE NEED
machine before he was able to stop.
Mayer took her home and then re
ported to police .headquarters. He
was held for several hours a prison
er, until authorities were convinced
that Mrs. Bennet's Injuries would not
prove fatal. ,
Leo C. Lambert of Llnnton, passed
the night in jail in lieu of $100 ball.
He reported that his automobile
struck Mrs. O. J. Carral iiear the
center of the intersection of Third
and Stark streets. He said that he
blew his horn, but Mrs. Carral evi
dently did not hear him. Traffic Of
ficer. Stanton Immediately booked
him on a charge of reckless driving.
Glandon Kelty. son of L H. Keltv.
1091 East Washington street. was
badly bruised when the family au
tomobile, piloted by his father struck
a parked' truck at East Seventh and
Morrison streets.
Herbert Hoover Declares Farmers
Are Suffering' and TJnemploy-
men. in Country Great.
LYNCH VICTIMS VIEWED
BAND TO GET UNIFORMS
Receipts of Concert, to Be Spent
for Musical Regalia. '
Young- hearts that Were anxious
suddenly turned happy last night
when it was announced at a largely
attended vaudeville concert by the
Washington high school band in the
Auditorium, that enough tickets had
been sold at the concert to insure
money enough to buy uniforms for
the band.
The police quartet sang1 two jazz
numbers.
The big feature was the presenta
tion of a film entitled, "Go and
Get It."
There were numbers from Wash
ington high school band, directed by
George D. Ingram: a bass solo Dy
Police Sergeant Crane; a song by
Dom J. Zan, and a number by McEl
roy's orchestra.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Organization
of a corporation to finance foreign
trade, to be backed by bankers, manu
facturers and merchants, was Indorsed
today by prominent speakers before
a -conference under auspices of the
American Bankers' association.
The proposed corporation would
be formed under the Edge law with
capital of $100,000,000, available to
American producers as cash payment
for their Roods -on which foreign
buyers would be unable to pay cash.
This foreign trade speakers said
was necessary to the commercial
progress pf the United States and
some method of financing foreign
trade must be worked out to enable
American manufacturers to take their
place in world trade.
Herbert Hoover, speaking before
the afternoon session, declared that
If the project were successful, today's
conference would have been the most
momentous since the armistice.
"You are gathered here for the fun
damental purpose of doing something
practical in the solution of a finan
cial situation by everyday means,
Mr. Hoover said.
Firmer Suffering? Told.
"You have a great problem, for our
farmers today are suffering great
losses and our workmen great un
employment. This is due to a con
siderable degree to the stagnation in
orders for our export surplus.
"From this stagnation the consum
ing power of our own home market
is reduced and effects are accumulat
ing upon us.
"We must face the Issue that these
economic ills arise in from the vicious
economic circles tlrat can be broken
in one way only and that by the
establishment of credits abroad."
Mr. Hoover declared that present
problems should be solved by the
processes of business and the indi
vidual initiative of man rather than
by the government. Government pro
motion, he sad. would lead to vicious
ends and would be subject to "every
pressure that desperate statesmen can
invent.
"Our experience In the war showed
that foreign governments borrowing
our money on easy terms could not
and did not extend it with the econ
omy of private individuals. That has
resulted In vast waste. The whole
process of Intergovernmental loans
is involved in inflation, in waste and
in intrigue. The -only direct loans
from our government from today on
should be humane loans to preventj
starvation.
Europe Mast Be Alde4.
Declaring that If America wanted
Europe's trade she must help that
continent now, A. C. Bedford, vice
president of the International cham
ber of commerce, painted an encour
aging picture of Europe in the re
construction period.
William C. Redfield, former secre
tary f commerce, urged a world-wide
trade . development, declaring that.
America was yet in the infancy of her
export trade. He asserted that the
"tremendous pull of English capital
Is operating abroad In favor of Eng
lish industry."
"There is no limit to the world that
'opens before us," he said. "If we have
got the vision and the courage to put
American money Into American
owned. American-run and American
controlled industries and institutions
all around the globe."
The farners' viewpoint was ex
plained by J. R. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau feder
ation, who said that if the proposed
corporation would provide a market
for farmers' products. It would have
their backing. Julius H. Barnes, for
mer head of the United States grain
corporation, and Eugene Meyer Jr.,
who headed the war finance corpora
tion, presented their views. ,
Mr. Howard maintained that for the
past four or five years the farmer
had not prospered as had business.
"The prosperity of this country, which
is not so very promising, will -not
again be In full swing until ! buying
power of the farmer is restored," he
said.
"Practically one-half of the farm
ers of this country are tenants, men
of little capital. If these farmers are
forced to liquidate, one-fourth of the
farms in the central west will go into
bankruptcy."
No material aid can be expected
from national or state legislation, Mr.
Barnes told the conference, and pres
ent conditions must be remedied by
other means.
CTJRIOtrs THROXG TO SEE VI C-
L. TIMS OP A.VGBI BIOS.
Bodies of Two Alleged Gangsters
Claimed by Relatives, While
Third Lies in Morgue.
SANTA ROSA, CaU Dec 10.
Throngs of the curious, many wear
ing little bows of hempen strands
from the lynchers' rope, viewed the
bodies of George Boyd, Terence Fltts
and Charles Valento, alleged gang
sters and murderers, who were
hanged to a lone tree at Rural ceme
tery, on the outskirts, early today.
More than three thousand had passed
through the morgue by sundown, the
coroner estimated.
In front of a newspaper office
where a flashlight picture of the
hanged men, dangling from their
nooses, was exposed to public view.
the three young sons of Sheriff Petray,
killed last Sunday by Boyd, studied
the gruesome print closely and then
assed on without comment. Knots
of men and women, more or less ex
cited, formed on the streets.
The bodies of Fitts and Valento
were claimed by relatives, the coroner
announced. No one claimed Boyd's
bod y.
The forces of the sheriffs and dis
trict attorney's office were set at
work to round up the lynchers, but
District Attorney G. Hoyle said the
taste appeared nearly hopeless.
A coroner's Jury today Inquired into
the cause of death of the three off
cers killed here Sunday, Sheriff
Petray, Detective Sergeant Jackson
and Detective I Dorman. It placed
the blame on Boyd, Fitts and Valento.
The jury exonerated the sheriff and
deputies In returning a verdict that
Boyd. Fitts and Valento were "hung
from the neck by a lynching mob of
unknown persons. '
HONDURAS BADLY SHAKEN
Terrific Shocks Reported in South
ern Part ol Republic,
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of San
Salvador. Dec 10. Terrific earth
quakes have occurred in Choluteca,
Southern Honuras, according to re
ports received here today, but details
are lackinjr.
Very violent shocks also were felt
Wednesday in Chinandega and Cor-
into, Western Nicaragua, 25 earth
tremors shaking Corinto.
The loss of life and extent of the
damage caused by the earthquakes is
not known.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. An earthquake
of moderate Intensity was recorded
last night by the United States weath
er bureau seismograph at thej uni
versity of Chicago.
MILK CUT T0J2V2 CENTS
Price of Pints at Tacoma Is' Re
duced to 7 Cents.
TACOMA, Wash.; Dec 10. The
price of milk was reduced here today
by distributors. '
Quarts were lowered from 15 to
12 cents and pints from 10 to IVi
cents.
CABLE FIGHT DEADLOCKED
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New York to Brest via the Azores be
diverted from the Azores to Genoa,
Italy, and 'divided between .Italy' and
the United States, is said to have met
with the . determined opposition of
France. It also has been proposed that
the cable between South America and
Africa, the Monrovia - Pernambuco
cable, be jointly owned by the United
States and France.
So far as the trans-Atlantic cable
from Halifox to Penaanee is con
cerned. Great Britain, which now con
trols it, has acceded to the desire of
the American government that this
line be restored to its former connec
tion between New York and Emden,
Germany, in consideration of the
transfer to Great Britain of one of
the American trans-Atlantic cables
between England and Canada.
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
J. AV. Chambers Sr. Will Head Sa
lem Organization Xext "Year.
SALEM, Or, Dec 10. (Special.)
J. W. Chambers Sr. waa re-elected
president of the Sajem commercial
club at the annual meeting held here
last night. Other officers were
George Griffith, vice-president; Jo
seph H. Albert, treasurer, and
Charles E. Knowland, member of th
board of directors. Although no def
lnlte action was taken last night, it
was indicated that I D. Blodgett of
Three Forks, Mont., would be se
lected for the post of manager of
the club. He will succeed . T. E.
McCroskey. who - resigned as man
ager of the club to accept a position
as publicity directors for the . Phe
company. '
Bureau heads were elected as fal
lows: Legislative department, George
Putnam: social department. C. O.
Rice; agricultural department, L. J.
Chapin; Industrial department, Will
iam McGilchrist Jr.; civics depart
ment, R. O. Snelllng. The financial
report showed the assets of the club
to be 16029.96 and the liabilities
$4356.
TAXI RIDER IS MAULED
Driver Says Man Was Hurt. While
Trying to Jump Out Window.
T. H. Goldsworthy. motorman, who
said that he had spent several
months In the Argonne and at present
lived two trees this side of Mount
Hood, was taken to the city emer
gency hospital last night a casualty
He told the police that he had been
beaten up on Terwllliger boulevard
during a taxi ride, but could not ive
a coherent account of the affair. His
face was badly bruised and cut and
the back of his bead was laid open.
C. M. Jeffries, taxi driver, 631 East
Pine street, was examined concern
ing the fracas. Jeffries said that
Goldsworthy was drunk and tried' to
jump through the heavy taxi window
Hi admitted striking Goldsworthy,
police said.
TRAFFIC POSITION TAKEN
Hal F. Wiggins to Become Mem
ber of Public Service Commission.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) Hal Wiggins, assistant traffi
expert for the Washington public
service commission, has accepted the
position of traffic expert for the Ore
gon public service commission.
He will leave for Salem about
February 1. '
Mr. Wiggins has been with the traf
fic department of the Washington
commission since its creation in 1911,
with the exception of two years spent
in overseas service with the engineer
ing eorps during the war.
POPE'S BROTHER IS DEAD
Marquis John Anthony Delia Chiesa
Passes Suddenly.
ROME. Dec 10. Marquis Joljn Anr
thony Delia Chiesa, brother of Pope
Benedict, died suddenly today.
He was born in 1853.
Wrong Address Is Given, .
Through an error, the address of
the garage operated by Charles Ste
vens, who was arrested by the police
Thursday for alleged connection with
the theft of automobile tires from
the Firestone Tire & Rubber com
pany, was given in The Oiregonlan
yesterday -as Fifteenth and Washing
ton streets. Charles Stevens' garage
Is on Alder street between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth. H. C Stevens, who
operates a garage on Washington be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth, had
no connection whatever with the case.
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REED DEBATERS KICTDBS
LOCAIi ORATORS WIX OVER
CORVALLIS AXD ECtSEXK.
! substantial and would result In retal
iation by foreign nations. John Nich
ols, second speaker for the negative,
attempted 'to show section 28 as un
necessary because American; shipping
needs no aid.
The chairman for the debate was
-jogging Equipment Needed.
EUGENE, Or, Dec 10 (Special.)
E. B. Kingman, president of the Alsea
River Lumber company, with officeB
In this city and operating a large
mill at Glenbrook, is in Portland for
the purpose' of purchasing additional
logging equipment. It has been found
that with the present equipment it Is
impossible to furnish enough logs for
the plant, although it is not operating
to its full capacity. At the present
time construction of docks is being
carried on.
Benefits of Merchant Marine Meaa
. nre Is Topic of College Stn
dents in Triangular Talks. -
By " obtaining two of the. three
Judges' vofs. the Reed college af
firmative -debating team gained a
victory over, the Oregon Agricultural
college team in the second triangular
debate held simultaneously in Cor
vallis, Eugene and this - city last
night between the . two state insti
tutions and the local college.
The q.uestionon which the team re
ceived this decision was "Resolved.
That the aid given to the American
merchant marine in section 28 of the j
Jones bill (merchant marine act or
1920) is to the best Interests of the
United States."
Jacob Welnstelnt Reed sophomore
was the first speaker ,for the af
firmative and, with his colleague,
Easton Rothwell, a freshman, gave
facts which showed that section 28
will provide ships to carry American
industrial and agricultural products
and establish an American naval aux
iliary. Maurice. Buxton, first speaker for
the negative, supported his case by
the argument that this section 28
would only be temporary and not
Dr. A. A. Knowlton, and the judges
were Judge Wallace McCamant, Judge
Guy C. H- Corliss and A. C. NewlU.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Dec. 10. (Special.) Reed college or
ators won the debate on the merchant
maTine act her tonight, two votep ts)
one.
Reed took the negative and Orepo"n
the affirmative side of the discussion
as to benefits derived from the measure.
Read The Oregonian classified d.
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she stepped from between parked au
tomobiles in front of his machine,
with an umbrella protecting her from
the storm. He said that he carried
her 30 or 40 feet or the hood, of hia taken from the Uli.
Wasoo's 1921 Budget $300,915.
THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 10. (Spe
cial.) The 1911 budget for Wasco
county will call for an expenditure of
J300.915.34, which Is within the limit
prescribed by the state law. Only by
rigid economy and a cut of more than
87000 in the county road fund was
the county court enabled to keep
within the tax limitation.
Restaurant Robbed of $7.
The New Liberty restaurant, 24
North Siirrh street, waa held up last
night by a lon'robbecwho carried an
automatic pistol. Seven dollars was
White Rose Flour
Per Bag, 49 Lbs.
' $2.49
Gold Crest Butter
Pound 59c
: Fresh Eggs
(Guaranteed)
Per Dozen 65c
Potatoes
Per 100 Pounds
$1.60
D. C. Burns Co.
Write for Monthly Price List
208-10 THIRD STREET
Rates and Expenses
In 1919 the Public Service Commission of Oregon investigated the affairs
of this company with the view of adjusting rates to be charged for our serv
ice in the state. On May 2d of that year the Commission made an order in
creasing existing rates by 14.
In its order the Commission made this statement:
"From the recorp in the case before us it is evident that the Pacific Telephone
& TelegTaph Company has not during the period in -which its rates have been
subject io the jurisdiction of this commission, received, nor is it now receiving,
euch a return as courts and commissions have generally deemed adequate."
Although a farther increase in our rates of 5 was granted in November,
1919, today we are not receiving the return that called forth the above lan
guage of the Commission.
The total increases of revenue granted us by the Commission have been en
tirely absorbed by increased expenses. In brief, during the period covered by
the Corrlmission's orders . ' '
Our Rates Have Increased 20
Our Current Expenses Have Increased 76
Our experience has been identical with that of all industry. The materials
used by us in replacement of worn-out plant and absolutely necessary addi
tions switchboards, equipment, batteries, poles, cross arms, cables, etc. have
increased in price in some instances over 100. Salaries ancf wages have
been materially increased. ,
" Salaries and wages represent 72 of our current operating expenses. We
do not believe that they will be reduced and do not believe they should be. If
material prices fall, only future extensions to plant will be affected: Our prob
lem today is concerned with our plant as it exists today.
We have asked the Public Service Commission to again consider our situa
tion in view of present conditions. - ,
Higher telephone rates are necessary to maintain our service at a desired
' standard. We must have higher rates in order to attract the money neces
sary in our operations this being the basis of future extensions and permanent
improvements. ;
The Pacific Telephone and
- Telegraph Company
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