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POUTLAXD, OREGON, TUESDAY. MARCH 22, 1921
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IS UNRECOGNIZED.
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trict in Plebiscite.
ANNEXATION IS DECIDED
Count 876,000 to 389,000;
Two Regions Missing.
BALLOTING IS ORDERLY
Allied Troops on Guard During De
ciding of Sovereignty; 5000
Square Miles in Area.
BERLIN, yarch 21. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Germany won an
overwhelming- victory In the plebi
scite held in upper Silesia yesterday
to determine the future national
status of that region, according to
official returns received here today.
Two districts were still missing 'his
morning- but the count showed 876 COO
votes for Germany and 39,000 for
Poland.
Reports from Breslau Bald that he
plebiscite was generally without un
toward incidents.
Returns received up to 10:30 A. M.
showed the following results:
Germany. Poland.
r.osenberg urban rural 24.200 11.400
Kreuzburg 43.000 2.3O0
Lublinits 15.100 13.800
Tarnowltx 17.000 27.000
Ornn Ktreblltz 22.500 22.000
Oner GloKau 82.700 -!.5'0
Biwl 30.300 11.700
Gteiwliz, urban, rural 58.000 32.000
I.eobschuetze 65.10O 30')
Kallbor. urban, rural 48.700 20. i"00
kattowitz, urban, rural . ... 70,400 :i.OOil
Koenigscnuette . . .- 31.800 10.800
Buethen 73,000 7x:h0
Hlndenburg 4.',20XL 43,000
Oppeln. urban and rural ....31.000 .(1,000
The plebiscite area, Involving 6100
square miles of valuable mineral
lands, including coal, iron, tine and
lead, is the largest territory to de
cide Its nationality under the peace
treaty. Germany has Insisted It
must have upper Silesia to meet her
reparation payments, white Po'and
equally urged Its need for that na
tion's welfare.
Former residents, both Polish and
Gorman, flocked back to vote. It. is
estimated at least 140,000 Germans
returned to vote, special trams carry
ing the majority of them there.
Allied troops guarded the territory
during the balloting.
ENTENTE READY FOR POLES
Any Effort to Override Voters' De
cision to Be Quelled.
OrPELN. March 21 fBy the Asso
ciated Press.) Entente forces in Up
per Silesia will promptly suppress
' any effort on the part of the Polish
army to override the decision in yes
terday's plebiscite, or to anticipate
the action of the council of ambassa
dors in Paris, General Lerond, head
of the inter-allied plebiscite commis
sion, told the Associated Press today.
He said rumors that the Poles had
boen concentrating an army on the
Sileslan frontier were "wholly with
out foundation."
"Should they cross the border," con
tinued General Lerond, "they would
be met by machine guns and rifles.
America and the rest of .the world
may depend upon me to maintain the
entente's will here."
General Lerond remained up all
night to receive the returns from the
voting. He did not attempt to con
ceal his pleasure that the plebiscite
had been carried out "with scarcely a
ripple of excitement and no disorder.
The Germans here were massed in
front of the Oppeln administration
building to await the result of the
balloting and when the first returns
from the city showed a vote in favor
of Germany in the proportion of 20
to 1, the crowd sang "Deutschland
Ueber Alles." and ".Deutschland. In
Khren."
Reports that 30,000 Polish troops
-were marching toward the border
have been current here. A motor trip
along the Polish frontier showed the
presence of the usual Polish sentries
but there were no entente troops on
the Sileslan side of the border.
The balloting yesterday was vir
tually over by mid-afternoon. There
was no disorder of a serious nature
reported. During his trip through
the zone a number of Germans at
tempted to confiscate- the Associated
Press correspondent's automobile at
Eichenau to take voters to' the polls
but the attempt was unsuccessful.
POLISH APPEAL IS EXPECTED
Review of Plebiscite by Impartial
Tribunal Held Likely.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Polish
officials here expressed the opinion
today that Poland might appeal to the
council of ambassadors and to the
league of nations from the result of
the upper Sileslan plebiscite should
the official count confirm the Ger
man victory, unofficially reported to
day. -
Should an appeal be made to the
league of nations, it was said, an im
partial tribunal might be asked to
review the plebiscite. In such a case.
it was suggested, a representative of
the United States might be asked to
serve.
It became known that last Novem
ber request was made of the state
department by Poland for the ap-
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Michigan Player Resigns Captaincy
of Team to Join Detroit Amer
icans at End of School.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 21.
Vernon Parks, captain of the Unlverr
sity of. Michigan baseball team and
considered one of the best pitchers in
the "big ten." admitted to Athletic
Director Bartelme' today he had
played professional baseball in the
Pacific Coast league last summer and
at the same time resigned from the
team. ' , .
It is said Parks plans to join the
Detroit Americans at the end of the
school year. "Pete" Van Boven, an
lnfielder, was named to succeed
Parks.
Parks' confession followed the re
turn of Bartelme, who had been
shown a photograph in Chicago last
week of "Harold Brooks," who had
pitched first class ball all last season
for the Portland, Or., club. Bartelme
became suspicious that the pitcher
was Parks and began an investiga
tion, which ended in his confession.
Parks has been the mainstay of the
Wolverine nine for two years.
CITIES FACE BANKRUPTCY
British Columbia Municipalities Ask
for Immediate Relief.
VICTORIA, B. C, March 21. Un
less many of the larger British Co
lumbia cities and towns are given
Immediately financial relief, they
will be bankrupt before they can re
ceive their share of liquor sale profits
under the pending government liquor
control bill, the municipal committee
of the legislature was told today by
the executive committee of the Union
of British Columbia Municipalities.
The municipal delegation urged
that a tax of S cents a day on all
workers, "15 a year on others and
315 a year on corporations be levied
to pay the expense of schools and
hospitals.
The cost of maintenance of schools
and hospitals has increased so dur
ing the past few years that ability of
the municipalities to meet the in
creased cost has been taxed to the
utmost, it was claimed.
CONVICTIONS WILL STAND
Supreme Court' Refuses to Review
4 0 California Cases,
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2L
The supreme court refused today to
review the convictions in California
of Edward Anderson, Mortimer Down
ing and 3S others on charges of con
spiring to violate the selective service
aud espionage act.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 Ed
ward Anderson, Mortimer Downing
and the 38 others who were denied a
hearing- before he supreme court to
day were defendants in the Indus
trial Workers, of the World trial in
Sacramento in December, 1918, and
January, 1919. Miss Theodora Pollok
of San Francisco was the lone woman
defendant.
The defendants were given sen
tences ranging from a nominal fine
to ten 'years in the federal peniten
tiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
TAX EXCEEDS ESTIMATE
$600,000,000 Is Toll Taken on In
comes and Profits.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 21.
Approximately J600.000.000 was col-
l lected by the government in Income
1 and profit taxes up to last Saturday
' night, according to reports today to
I the treasury. This amount is 3100,-
000,000 in excess if the estimate made
' by Secretary Mellon.
About 3850,000,000 was collected by
the government for the same quar
ter a year ago, but the showing so far
was regarded as excellent for this
quarter.
MARCH HEAT RECORDS GO
Temperature 82 Degrees in Boston
and One Prostration Reported.
BOSTON, March 21. The maximum
temperature of 32 degrees reached
at noon today was four degrees higher
than it has ever been recorded here
for a day in March. One heat pros
tration, the first of the year, was
reported.
NEW YORK, March 21 All New
York's March heat records were
broken today when the official ther
mometer registered 80 degrees at
2:30 P. M.
BRYAN THINKING OF 1924
Commoner Asked to Run Again,
. Believes He Could Win.
I MIAMI, Fla., March 21. William J.
Bryan was asked tonight by the
Young Women's Christian associa
tion of Miami to run tor president in
1924. Mr. Bryan was chairman of the
association's refent drive for funds.
"With the women-vo-ing, I am con
fident I would be elected sbou'.J I
decide to try," the Commoner said.
EARNINGS SHOW BIG GAIN
Past Year Prosperous One for
Western Klectrlc Company.
NEW YORK, March 21. Total sales
of the Western Electric company dur
ing 1920 were 3206.112,000, as com
pared with 3135.722.000 for 1919.
The annual report today showed
net earnings amounted, to 38.277,414,
while those of 1919 were 35,652,089.
The net earnings for 1920 were 7.2
per cent on the average investment.
Atterbury Scores Unions
and Blanket Pacts. .
LABOR BOARD HEARING IS HOT
Money Extracted From Lines
by Leaders, Is Accusation.
WAR ON UNIONS DENIED
Vice-President of Pennsylvania
System Accuses Federation of
"Throttling Employes."
CHICAGO, March 21- W. W. Atter
bury, vice-president of the Pennsyl
vania railroad and ex-chairman of the
railway executives' labor committee,
took an emphatic stand against na
tional agreements, which he termed
"prolific of misunderstandings." in a
heated cross-examination before the
railroad lab,or board today.
Questioning by F. P. Walsh, coun
sel for the unions, brought vigorous
replies. Charges that the union lead
ers did not really represent the em
ployes and that national rules were
used to procure employment for more
men and extract money from the rail
roads on technicalities were made by
the witness.
The gist of Mr. Atterbury's testi
mony follows:
. Eight-hour Day Opposed.
Rules should be negotiated between
road officials and their employes
across the conference table, "like a
game of poker."
The eight-hour day could not be
universally applied to all employes,
especially train service men, "because
the Lord didn't build railroads that
way."
Establishment of the hourly basis
of shop work has destroyed the en
ergy and initiative of shop employes
and abolition of piece work would be
the "Most dreadful thing that could
happen to railroad employee." .
National rules ' constituted fi' dog
collar around the neck 6f the rail
roads. ,
I'nton Officials Accused.
Two charges against union officials
were made by the witness. He de
clared that although the national
agreements had the object of employ
ing more men. he was "a better friend
of my men than any union men at
this table." The declaration brought
from Mr. Walsh a query whether Mr.
Atterbury represented section hands.
"No, but you do not. Those men
are not represented here." was the
reply. .
Mr. i Atterbury demanded that the
rults be interpreted clearly.
"When It corn's to devising meanB
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Concurrent Resolution Introduced
by Senator Breed Is Put
Through Both Houses.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 21. The
state legislature today put through
both houses a concurrent resolution,
introduced by Senator Breed and re
citing that a proposal of the state of
Oregon to hold a world exposition in
Portland In 1925, designed to signalize
the return by .the world to normal
enjoyment of peace and progress "de
served the commendation of the
world."
The resolution stated that "the leg
islature of the state of California In
dorse and commend the world expo
sition to be held at Portland, in the
state of Oregon, in 1925."
David M. Dunne of Portland, who
came here to present the matter to
the legislature, said the proposed ex
position has been entitled "The Atlantic-Pacific
Highways and Electri
cal Exposition," and a company of
leading Portland men had incorporat
ed to sponsor it. - He said the expo
sition did not ask money from Cali
fornia, but only indorsement and cooperation.
The object of the exposition Is the
stimulation of business and travel,
and the consequent education of the
east about the possibilities of the
west, Mr. Dunne said.
LADY ASTOR THREATENED
Woman Member of ParHament
Outwits Her Assailant.
PLYMOUTH. England, March 21.
Presence of mind on the part of Lady
Astor. member of parliament, averted
an attack on her 'and resulted in the
arrest of the soldier who had threat
ened her.
As Lady Astor was leaving her res
idence Saturday, the soldier baited
her and after using violent language
threatened to kill her. Realizing a
display of fear might precipitate an
attack, she sought for time and tried
to get the man's name.
The soldier then started to run,
with Lady Astor In close pursuit. The
chase led to some stables and then to
a public-house, and the soldier was
caught.
Lady Astor expressed the wish that
no proceedings be taken against the
man.
DRY AMERICA HELPS SPAIN
Wine . Exports to United, States
Reach Big Proportions.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 21.
During the first year of national pro
hibition. Malaga, Spain, shipped to
thj United States five times the
amount of wine sent here In the ten
preceding years, American Consul
Smith says in a report received today
by the department of commerce. The
total wine exports to America in 1920
exceeded 475.000 gallons, the consul
says, and was shipped under permits
for non-beverage purposes.
Exports of raisins from Malaga to
the United States in 1920 were un
precedented, the council reports, the
total being 10,906 metric tons, or ap
proximately 1000 tons more than the
total to all countries in 1919.
THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING.
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$2,000,000 Expected to Be Raised
to Be Used to Retire $11,000
000 Soldier Bonus Bonds.
OLTMPIA. Wash., March 21. Gov
ernor Hart today signed the poll tax
bill passed by the last legislature.
The bilf became effective at once and
under it every man and woman in the
state between the ages of 21 and 60
years must pay a poll tax of $5 before
May 1 of each year. The first year's
tax is due before May 1 next.
The law requires that county as
sessors make up a list of persons
liable for the tax, and the department
of labor' shall furnish to county treas
urers a list of all employers of the
state. ,No employer shall pay his
workmen after May t until the latter
shall have paid their poll tax. file
law gives to county sheriffs the right
to seize personal or real property
until the poll tax is paid.
It is expected that the poll tax will
raise about 32,000,000 a year. It will
be used to retire the 311.000,000 in
bonds issued to pay the state bonus
to world war veterans.
AL COTTON, ACTOR, KILLED
Car Overturns While Driving From
San Francisco to Sacramento.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. (Spe
cial.) Al Cotton, a vaudeville actor,
recently a resident of Portland and
owner of a theatrical agency in that
city, was killed Saturday when an
automobile which he was driving j
piuiigeu over i sleep embankment
and overturning pinned him beneath
it. He suffered. a fractured skull and
his neck was broken. He succumbed
before aid could be summoned.
In company with Miss Bertha
Knowles of San Francisco Mr. Cotton
was on his way to Sacramento to ful
fill a theatrical engagement when the
mishap occurred. Miss Knowles es
caped with a few minor bruises owing
to the fact that she saw the accident
could not be averted and leaped from
the speeding car. Cotton was 23
years old and the only son of Walter
C. Cotton, a banker of Boston. Mass.
SUMMER OPERA DOOMED
Part of London Social Life for 100
Years to Be Abandoned.
r LONDON, March 21. Abandonment
of .the. summer grand opera season, a
.part of London social life for 100
years, appears certain this year, in
view of the cost and the difficulty of
obtaining good singers.
Adverse conditions in Europe, says
the Chronicle, have resulted in the
migration of songsters to North and
South America.
EGGS ARE 19.5 CENTS
St. Louis Wholesale Price Drops
' 9.5 Cents in Week.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. March 21. The
wholesale price of best eggs was 19i
cents a dozen here today.
This is a drop of 9V4 cents in a
week.
IE.Y(.OP VT
Multnomah.-' Clackamas
Money to Be Matched.
CROWD URGES ACCEPTANCE
Highway Commission Also
Willing to Advance Funds.
ESTIMATED COST $610,000
Plan Is to Start Road From Sandy
and . Improve It to Edge
of Forest Reserve.
An offer to match all money con
tributed by Multnomah and Clackamas
counties for the Mount Hood loop and
put the work under contract at once
was made by the state highway com
mission yesterday afternoon. The
commission also said it was willing to
advance the necessary funds, provid
ing the counties promised to reim
burse the state next year. A large
crowd of people recommended that
the proposal of the highway commis
sion be accepted by the Multnomah
county commissioners. The latter
took the matter under advisement.
Such is the status of the Mount
Hood loop project. The next move
will have to be made by the Multno
mah county board.
R. A. Booth, speaking for his col
leagues, J. B. Yeon and W. B. Bar
ratt of the highway commission, an
nounced that the estimated cost of
building from the Multnomah county
line to Zigzag, the point where the
forestry department has built a road
onward to government camp, is about
3610,000. Of this sum 3107,000 will be
required for the 6.9-mile stretch be
tween the Multnomah line and Sandy
postoffice. ' From Sandy to Zigzag is
17.4 miles and the estimated cost of
this mileage is 3503,000, which in
cludes 8000 a mile for macadam.
Clackamas county has 383,000 and this
with. 385.000 from Multnomah will
make 3170,000, which the state is will
ing to match, making a total of
3340,000, or 3163,000 less than is nec
essary to build the mileage.
Loan of Money Proposed.
It was up to the two counties, ex
plained Mr. Booth, to say what they
would contribute, for the state would
match what the counties factually
give. "And," he added for County
Commissioner Holman, who said
Multnomah has no money available,
"we will lend the money, but the
agreement must recite repayment
next year." The proposition of the
highway commission met with enthu
siastic favor from the throng of per
sons that filled room 520 at the court
house. In the opinion of the highway com
mission, the proper place to start Is
from Sandy and improve the road to
the edge of the forest reserve so as
to make available the 3260,000 road
which the government and state have
constructed between Zigzag and Gov
ernment camp. This latter road is
now 87 per cent complete. The road
between Multnomah county line and
Sandy is now fair and the state has
offered to assist Clackamas county
in its maintenance, so there is no
pressing need to spend 3107,000 on
this 6.9 miles for the present.
George H. Cecil, district forester,
stated that the original agreement of
the government and the state was for
3910,000, on a. 50-50 basis, to build the
road around the mountain within the
forest reserve; that in addition to the
Zigzag - Government camp section,
work is now proceeding in clearing
on the Hood River side, at an ex
pense of 310,000, and the forestry de
partment .wants to contract for an
other six miles at 3210,000 for grad
ing and clearing, leaving 3428,000 to
build the remaining 17 miles in the
reserve. Mr. Cecil said the govern
ment wants to complete the road in
the reserve by or before 1925.
(83,000 Lean Suggested.
W. M. Davis, to get the matter
formally before the conference, moved
that the state lend Multnomah county
385,000 to be repaid from the 1922
county budget, and the money be
spent between Sandy and Zigzag. Mr.
Booth informed the gathering that
it would be better to let the 17 miles
go as one job, and therefore Multno
mah county should contribute enough
to see its share through. G. M. Jo
seph then amended Mr. Davis' motion
to the effect that the citizens recom
mend that th'e county commission
proceed, to aid and construct the
road between Sandy and the west
boundary of the forest reserve and
for this purpose recommend the
budget of 1922 provide for the sum
of 385,000 to reimburse the state, and
in the budget of 1923 another 385,000
be provided for a simitar purpose. All
present supported this motion witn
the exception of Joseph Gagnon, who
did not like the. 1923 proposal.
Harvey Cross, Judge of Clackamas
county, showed that his county has
383,000 available for the loop now,
but for future contributions he would
make no guarantee as that was a
matter which would have to be settled
by the Clackamas county budget
committees from year to year.
While assuring everyone that he
believed in tne Mount Hood loop.
Ralph Hoyt, Multnomah county com-1
missloner. said tnat mere 13 need for
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Sun Shines Warily in Morning, but
Smiling Skies Turn to Weep
ing Clouds Later.
The start of spring was on the cal
endar yesterday and In the voice of
the meadowlark, which rose lilting
and clear from the midst of a bunch
of bedraggled feathers, but as for
spring weather, well . Twenty-nine
hundredths of an inch precipitation is
a pretty good day's work for J.
Pluvious, even on a wet day.
The vernal equinox, which marks
the equality of day and night, de
termines the date of Easter. is
proverbial for storms and Is other
wise of historic and meteorologlc sig
nificance, arrived yesterday. In the
forenoon a balmy flood of sunshine
caused hens to sing merrily as they
went about their business of pro
ducing Easter eggs. Home gardeners
were moved to try out the spade and
the lawnmower and watch the cherry
trees for the first sign of a blossom.
All of this was squelched in the
afternoon by a flood of rain that
checked the falling of the flood
waters in the Willamette and made
the pedestrian thankful that he had
mastered the impulse to leave his
overcoat' at home.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 21.
The beginning of spring today brought
to the Atlantic coast region of the
United States the highest tempera
tures ever recorded for March 21.
Washington led nearly a dozen
cities with an official temperature of
89 and a street level temperature
of 99.
New York reported a record tem
perature of SO, Boston 82 and Balti
more 88.
Temperatures were reported to
night, however, to be declining even
faster than they went up, a cool wave
having overspread the country east
of the Mississippi and even extend
ing beyond, as evidenced by snow in
southwest Kansas and freezing
weather in the Texas panhandle.
Moorhead, Minn., tonight reported
only 18 degrees above zero.
The cool weather. In the opinion of
weather bureau officials, however,
will not endanger fruit trees.
COURT ACTS FOR ARTIST
League Barring Statue Is Ordered
to Show Canse.
NEW YORK. March 21. Art marched
Into court today and won.
Supreme Court Justice Newburger
was asked to consider an application
by Charles C. Rumsey, sculptor, polo
player and son-in-law of Mrs. E. H.
Harriman, for an order directing the
Architectural league of New York to
show cause why it should not be re
quired to place a statue by Rumsey,
"The Pagan," on exhibition at its
annual show next month. The court
considered and issued the order.
The statue a nude female figure
has recently been the cause of much
debate in artistic circles. According
to Rumsey, his work was accepted by
the head of the league, but rejected
by the committee of sculpture.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
64 degrees: minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southwesterly
winds. , '
Foreign.
Germany wins in Upper Silesia plebiscite.
Page 1.
Split between Lenin and Trotzky is in
dicated. Page 4.
National.
Visit of Vlvlanl to America little more
than special honor by French. Pag 2.
Fordney tariff bill, vetoed by Wilson, to
be rushed through in extra session.
Page 2.
Arbitration of Issues between packers and
employes begins in Washington. Page 8.
National working agreements scored by
rail official. Page L
Domestic.
California legislature Indorses Portland ex
position. Page 1.
Vernon Parks admits playing on Portland
ball team under assumed name. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Governor Hart cuts 1864,350 from Wash
ington state appropriations bill and then
signs measure. Page o.
$3 poll tax is made law in Washington.
Page 1.
Stale orders plans for buildings authorized
by last legislature. Page 7.
Frank Dalton, hired man. sought In con
nection with murder of M. P. Whalen
of Woodland, Wash. Pago 4.
Sports.
Leach Cross will attempt comeback at Los
Angeles April 1. rage ii
Fashions In pitching drilled Into Beavera
Page 12.
Rocky Kansas earns right to title bout by
defeating jacason. rage
Commercial and Marine.
Fortv-cent decline In flour announced by
local mills. Page 21.
Early gains In Chicago wheat market not
maintained, rage a.
Motor stocks and other special Issues are
forced hlgner. rage ;i.
Charter of steamers here blocked by in
sistence of shipping board official on
higher rate than on Puget sound. Page
20.
Pacific coast ship operators and seamen
will negotiate new working agreement.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
First day of spring brings sunshine and
showers. Page 1. -
Community chest aid educational campaign
to be started, rage iu.
Washington governor vetoes tourist asso
ciation fund. Page S.
Attorneys for Dr. Normsn Bouchet, on
trial for murder ask directed verdict
of not guilty, Pago it-
Beautiful fashions displayed at Meier
Frank's. Page 13.
State aid offered tor Mount Hood loop.
Page 1.
Whole state will be asked to Join Port
land in fight on Increased telephone
rates. Page 11.
Hotel men refuse to pay phone rute and
will tender old rate pending hearing.
Pag I V
Fred S. Morris trial over Etheridge citi
zenship thrown out of court. Page 20.
Herbert Gordon pleads for guarantee
against Increase in tax levy. Page 20.
Washington Is laggard in tourist fund.
Page 7.
Lipman. Wolfe & Co. holds fashion show.
Page IX
Y. M. C. A. work In other days recalled at
annual meeting of organization. Pag 6.
Old Rate to Be Tendered
Pending Rehearing.
APPEAL TO COURT POSSIBLE
Stormy Session Is Held by
State Association.
COMPANY IS DENOUNCED
Public-Bc-Dammcd Attitude Is
Charged and Service Declared
Not Worth Price Demanded.
Hotel men of Oregon will tender
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company payment for service at the
old rates and will fight through the
courts any attempt of the company
to cut off their service until' final
settlement is made before the public
service commission, it was decided
yesterday following a stormy special
session of the Oregon State Hotel
Men's association at the Hotel Port
land. The vote came as the final action
of the body on the matter after a
discussion of grievances by members
and a presentation of the side of the
telephone company by C. E. Hickman,
state manager of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph company, and
Company Engineer Flegel. About 50
hotel owners, including a fair rep
resentation from all parts of the
state as well as Portland, were pres
ent at the meeting.
Company's Attitude Resented.
Mr. Hickman was grilled by the
members present and by George A.
Mansfield of Medford. president of
the Oregon farm bureau, for the
action of the company and Its atti
tude relative to the rate rise protest.
Mr. Hickman and Engineer Flegel
stated that the dire need of funds
had lead the company to petition
for the rate Increase In Oregon and
that prior to the increase In rates
the company's earnings had paid
scarcely any return on its Investment
In the state.
When questioned why the rates re
ported to have been increased about
30 per cent, according to the com
mission's ruling had raised rates for
hotel owners in amounts ranging
from 50 to 225 per cent. Mr. Hickman
stated that in prior telephone rate
increases the hotels had not been af
fected. Under the present rate in
crease the company has sought to
place a fair share of the burden on the
hotel exchanges as well as upon the
business houses and private tele
phones, he declared.
Eirhancn May Be Cut Out.
Statements were freely made that
the hotel men would take their ex
changes out rather than submit to
the new rates.
"The service isn't worth it,"
declared Pat Foley of The 'Dalles in
response to Mr. Hickman's state
ment that he felt the service was
worth the charge.
Shouts of "you're right, Pat," came
from all parts of the room.
"What I want to know," continued
Mr. Foley, "Is why I can put In a
four-party line In my hotel at a ccst
of 31.75 a month for each ph-jne,
while it costs me 32.30 a month for
each phone when 1 have my cwn
switchboard?"
"We are going to take our phones
out." interrupted W. C. Blrdsall of
Bend with some heat, "and In addl-
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PRESSED LETTERS
TO BISMARCK.
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his fealty to the emperor, and
his final retirement. The
statesman who moulded the
German empire, and whose
work was at its height when
the jealous young Kaiser dis
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