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PoBoff!ce a; Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. JULY 12, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EMERGENCY FLEET
BOARD IS SELECTED
PRODUCERS
CONGRESS MAY HEAR
PRESIDENT ON BONUS
MYSTERY STEAMER -REPORTED
PROWLING
FRUIT SALE UNION
ONE COURTHOUSE IN
KLAMATH IS ON SALE
HOT SPRIXGS BUIIDIXG TO BE
KEPT, COCRT RULES.
AUTO
CUT
FORCES
E TO DIS
AT FROLIC
OF G STATES
RAIL FARE
SEW BODY TO CO-OPERATE
WITH PRIVATE OPERATORS.
DELIVERY OF MESSAGE I"
PERSOX EXPECTED SOOX.
FREIGHTER REPORTS IT WAS
CIRCLED AT XIGHT.
COMMONS GHEEHS
MOVE
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Harding's Message Is Re
ceived With Pleasure.
PREMIER SPEAKS FOR EMPIRE
World Declared Expectant of
Action by America.
INITIATIVE IS PRAISED
Uojd George Declares China Will
Be Treated as Independent in
Pacific Conference.
LONDON, July 11. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Premier Lloyd George,
In a statement to the house of com
mons today gave a full and frank ex
planation of the steps leading to the
proposed conference for the discus
sion of armaments. The first prin
ciple of the British policy, he de
clared, was friendly co-operation with
the United States.
"We are all convinced," ald the
premier, "that upon this, more than
any single factor, depends the peace
end well-being of the world."
The initiative of President Harding
with respect to an international con
ference on the limitation of arma
ments had been received with the
utmost pleasure by Great Britain,
Bald Mr. Lloyd George, adding that he
evoke for the empire as a whole. The
house cheered this statement.
Clone Friendship Wnnted.
At the same time, he said. Great
Britain desired to maintain close
friendship and co-operation with
Japan, which harmonized the influ
ences of the two great Asiatic powers
and constituted an essential safe
guard to the well-being of the British
empire and the peace of the east.
The "open door" in China was another
aim of the government, he added, to
pether with opportunity for peace
ful progress and development of the
Chinese.
Both Great Britain and Japan de
eire that the Anglo-Japanese agree
ment be brought into complete har
mony with the covenant of the league
of nations, continued the premier.
Notice to this effect had been given
to the league. The latter statement
developed the fact that Lord Curzon.
secretary for foreign affairs, and
Uaron Hayashi, the Japanese am
Vussador at London, had signed on
July 7 the new Joint note to the
league of nations in which, after
reference to the previous Joint note
In 1S-0, it was set forth that:
"The British and Japanese govern
ments hereby notify the league that
pending further action, they are
egreed that if any situation , arises
while the Anglo-Japanese agreement
remains In force, in which procedure
prescribed by the terms of the agree
anent is inconsistent with procedure
prescribed by the covenant of the
loague of nations, then the procedure
jji escribed by said covenant shall be
adopted and shall prevail over that
prescribed by the agreement."
There were only two occupants of
the distinguished visitors" gallery dur
ing the prime minister's statement
the American ambassador, Mr. Har
vey, and the. Chinese minister. Dr.;
."Wellington Koo. Baron Hayashi was
not present, but two assistant secre
taries of the Japanese embassy in the
public gallery took notes.
Query on China Ansvrercd.
John Ward, Independent labor,
asked the premier, if China would be
treated as "a sovereign power." The
premier, looking at Dr. Koo, replied
that China would be treated as "what
ehe is an independent."
The premier's more important dec
larations were greeted with cheering
and a show of enthusiasm seldom
equaled in the house.
"The world has been looking to the
Vnited States for such a lead," Mr.
J.loyd George declared in referring
to President Harding.'s message. "1
am confident that the house will
esteem it as an act of far-seeing
tatemanship and will wholc-heart-cdjy
wish it success. No effort will
te lacking to make it so on the part
of the British empire, which shares
to the full tho liberal and progres
sive 1irit inspiring it."
Colonel Harvey In Onllery.
Colonel George Harvey, the Amer
ican ambasador, was in the gallery
of the house to hear the prime min
ister's statement.
Mr. Lloyd George Wegan his state
ment by referring to the Anglo
Japanese treaty. He said the Japa
nese government took the view that
no notice of denunciation of the
treaty had been given, and that this
view also was held by Lord Curzon.
the foreign minister. The matter was
referred to the lord chancellor, the
prime minister declared, who held
that no notice had yet been given and
that the treaty therefore remained in
force until denounced.
It was. however, Mr. Lloyd George
raid, the desire of both parties that
the agreement be brought into com
Vlete harmony with the covenant of
the league of nations.
"When I told the house last Thurs
day I hoped to be in a position to
make a statement on the Pacific and
far eastern questions today." tha
prime minister declared, "I was wait
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Aim Is to Speed Day When Gov
ernment Can Retire From
Ship Operations.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 11. Ap
pointment of J. Barston Smull, New
York; William J. Love, New Tork,
and A. J. Frey, Los Angeles, as the
new board of operations of the emerg
ency fleet corporation, was announced
late today by Chairman Lasker . of
the shipping board.
Three members of the board be
come vice-president of the emerg
ency fleet corporation, and with Chief
Counsel Elmer Schlesinger and one
more vice-president to the appointed,
will constitute the directorate of the
emergency fleet corporation. Chair
man Albert Lasker will serve as
president of the operating board.
Mr. Smull, who was the. unanimous
choice of the ship owners and opera
tors, is a native of New York. He
is vice-president of the New York
Produce Exchange and a member of
the firm of J. P. Winchell & Co.,
ship brokers. During the war Mr.
Smull was associated with the ship
ping board as a member of the char
tering committee.
Mr. Frey was formerly in charge
of the ship construction division of
the Southern Pacific district of the
shipping board. For the past year
he has been general manager of the
Los Angeles Steamship company.
Mr. Love served as director of
trades and allocations under the ship
ping control committee during the
war. Until recently he was assistant
manager in the United States for Fur
ness, Withy & Co. of Great Britain.
In announcing the appointments
Chairman Lasker pointed out that the
first step in the reorganization of the
board had been taken with the ap
proval, in detail, of the president.
"By close co-operation with the
owners and operators of American
ships as well as of the shippers them
selves," he said, "the board now has
selected as officers the best shipping
brains that the country and the ship
Ping interests have to offer.
"If we fall down now." said Mr.
Lasker, "'we have no alibi.
"The big aim of the board is to
speed the day when the government
can get out of ship operations and
turn the ships over to private inter
ests, but that will not be done until
things are running smoothly under
the present effort as a partnership
plan and private .operators are ready
to take over the work."
Mr. .Lasker said salaries for the
three operations board members would
total $95,000, which, he added, will "be
divided approximately equally."
AMERICAN VESSEL AFIRE
Crew Is Taken Off Western Front,
Built on Puget Sound.
LONDON. July 11. The American
steamer Western Front of Seattle,
which left Jacksonville on June 23 for
London and Hamburg, was afire six
miles south of The Bishop's and was
beyond assistance, according to
Lloyd's.
The steamer British Earl, which
sent the wireless message telling of
the fire, added that she was taking
off the crew of the Western Front.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 11. The
United States Shipping Board steamer
Western Front was built by Skinner
& Eddy Shipbuilding corporation here
for Mitsui & Co., and completed in
1917. She was taken over by the
Urrtted States government In August,
1917. She was formerly known as the
Nikkosan Maru and later as the In
diana. She Is of S617 deadweight tons dis
placement, 409.7 feet long, with a
width of 54.1 feet and a draft of 27.1.
She was rated by Lloyd's as 100-A-l.
She was last on Puget Sound in De
cember, 1917, according to records on
file at shipping board headquarters
here.
CURB PUT ON DIVORCEES
Canadian Province Acts to Prevent
Evasion of Law.
VANCOUVER. B. C, July 11. Ap
plication of a new. policy, whereby
persons from the state of Washing
ton known to have been divorced
within six months, will not be al
lowed to remarry here, was an
nounced today by the marriage license I
bureau. It was said the new ruling I
was first applied to a Seattle couple,
one of whom, the provincial authori
ties learned, had been divorced but a
week.
A Washington law prohibits re
marriage within six months. It was
explained that many couples, thinking
they could violate the law with safety
by crossing the international border,
had married within the statutory pe
riod. The provincial government Is
described as being desirous of seeing
the Washington laws enforced.
PICKF0RD APPEAL BEGUN
Nevada Attorney-General Takes
Exceptions to Divorce Rulings.
RENO. Nev., -July 11. As the first
step in an appeal from the Mary Pick
ford case decision of Judge Langan
last week, tn which he granted the
motion to quash the service of sum
mons on the actress to show cause
why her divorce should not be set
aside, the state attorney-general to
day filed his bill of exceptions at
Minden courthouse.
He took exception to the ruling that
the state was represented by ,the court
itself at the hearing and also to the
ruling that the granting of the decree
estopped the state from further proceedings.
Lasky and Zukor Said to
Have Attended.
$100,000 HUSH FUND CITED
District 'Attorney Accused of
Assisting in Protection.
12 WOMEN ARE GUESTS
Prosecutor Said to Have Agreed
Xot to Act if Complainants
Could Be Satisfied.
BOSTON. July 11. A midnight
frolic of four years ago at Mishawum
Manor, a roadhouse in Woburn. said
to have been conducted by a woman
known as "Brownie Kennedy," whose
guests included several motion pic
ture producers, was described today
at the hearing on a petition for the
removal of Nathan A. Tufts, district
attorney of Middlesex county.
The hearing, resulting from charges
preferred by Attorney-General Allen,
vho alleges, among other things, that
Tufts was concerned in a conspiracy
for which the motion picture men
paid J100.000 to escape prosecution
threatened on account of their pres
ence at the Mishawum dinner party,
is being held before the full bench of
the supreme court with five Justices
sitting.
Ex-Mayor's Xame Included.
James M. Curley, who at the time
of the dinner was mayor of Boston,
was mentioned with several others in
a deposition made by Hiram Abraras,
one of the motion picture men, but no
charge of conspiracy was made
against him. Abrams said that It
was because of a communication from
Curley, saying that a "serious matter
was likely to arisei" that he came to
Boston, about two months after the
dinner and later was present at an
Interview with District Attorney
Tufts. Abrams is president of the
New England Baseball league.
The affair at Mishawum Manor took
place, according to the charge, March
6, 1917. It followed a dinner to
"Fatty" Arbuckle. held at the Copley
Plaza hotel In this city. About 20
or 25 persons were present at - tha
Woburn party, Abrams said in this
deposition, and there were ten or 12
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Harding Makes Decision at Confer
ence of Republican Leaders;
Session to Be Joint.
WASHINGTON. D. C July 11.
White House officials Indicated to
day that President Harding probably
would deliver In person his special
message to congress regarding bonus
legislation. Under this programme
the senate' and house would hold a
Joint session to receive the message,
which probably will be presented
within a day or two:
Mr. Harding returned to the White
House today from a week-end cnuise
down the Potomac to Chesapeake bay
and continued work on bis message,
which he was understood to have
started during his trip.
Plans for the president's address
to the senate were discussed late
today by the executive with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, republican
leader, and Senator Curtis of Kansas,
republican whip.
It was understood that the bonus
bill would be the only subject touched
upon in the address and that sug
gestions for a Joint address to the
congress or the transmission only of
a message have been abanoned.
The president. It was said, had ex
pected to address the senate toay
but was prevented by pressure of
other business. He is now expected
to speak in the senate chamber to
morrow afternoon.
It will be the second time President
Harding has addressed the senate,
the first time being when he pre
sented his cabinet nominations at
an. executive session.
Decision to address the senate on
the bonus bill at the earliest oppor
tunity was reached by the president
in conference with the republican
leaders at the White House while the
senate was debating the measure.
Senators Lodge and Curtis were said
to have given him assurances' that
a motion to recommit the bonus bill
would be adopted. .
When the senate resumed consider
ation of the soldier bonus bill today,
Senator Norris, republican. Nebraska,
introduced an amendment "directing"
the secretary of the treasury to col
lect interest due on allied debts, the
fund to be set aside for the bill's ex
pense. "Why is it the governments cannot
pay their interest?" Senator Norris
asked, adding that in some cases It
presumably , was Impoaslble. and in a
few instances that the entire loans
would be lost.
"Tet In the main the foreign gov
ernments are paying interest on their
own bonds just as we are." he said.
Senator Norris said he was advised
by the treasury that accrued interest
on the foreign loans on May 15 was
$922,000,000. Greece and Cuba alone.
ho said, had paid all the Interest.
Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri,
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.)
Craft, Bearing Only One Light and
Ignoring: All Signals, Then
Speeds Away.
NEW TORK, July 11. (Special.)
Two more reports of strange happen
ings out on the Atlantic were brought
here today by steamships. The little
Norwegian freighter Fort Morgan
came into port raked and torn from a
collision south of Diamond shoals
with an unidentified schooner that
was sailing without lights, officers
of the Fort Morgan said.
Then the British freighter Crox
teth Hall reported that a mysterious
steamer, running without lights, cir
cled around her 750 miles southeast
of Halifax and vanished in the night
without giving her identity.
It takes quite a ship, to sail around
the Croxteth Hall, which was for
merly one of the German freighters
and 6teams along at ten knots and
better. She came from Antwerp.
Her master. Captain Spence. said
the stranger, which appeared to be
a small freighter, was first sighted
ahead, showing a stern light. The
Croxteth Hall caught up with her and
the latter suddenly veered off and
dropped astern. Then the stranger,
with a burst of speed, came right at
the Britisher and passed up around
her.
The steamer's lights were out. The
red and green running lights of the
strangely-acting vessel . were not
burning and when the Croxteth Hall
first overhauled her the stern light
disappeared.
Repeated efforts were made by
Captain Spence to signal the other
vessel by flashlight code and wire
less, but she did not answer the
inquiries as to her identity. She ran
with the Croxteth ' Hall for a time
and then moved off out of sight.
Captain Spence first thought the
other ship might be one of the Ice
patrol boats. After he made his re
port to Sanderson & Sons, agents here
for his ship, officials of the company
said they did not connect the occur
rence with he many suspicions of a
mystery ship with piratical Intent
operating out at sea.
The Fort Morgan came into port
Just after the Croxteth Hall, with
her funnel torn down and wreckage
strewn about her deck from her col
lision. She is a 1120-ton freighter
operated by the Federal Steamship
company and brought a cargo of
bananas .' from Jamaica. When she
came steaming up the coast without
a funnel the men on the pilot boat
could hardly believe their eyes. John
L. Hall, a pilot, boarded her and did
not know what she was.
When she was 60 miles south by
east of Cape Hattaras at 8:30 P. M.
Saturday a sailing vessel without
lights was passed. Half an hour later
Early Hangsrud, the lookout on the
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Growers of Northwest in
Conference Here.
PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED
Local Co-operative Units Held
of Small Benefit.
MEETING LASTS 3 DAYS
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, TTtah,
Montana and California Dele
gates Plan Big Association.
Fruit growers of the northwest
need an organization capable of han
dling their combined output and of
placing it to best advantage on the
markets of the world, declared repre
sentatives of growers" associations
and fruit men from six states at the
western fruit marketing three-day
conference which opened yesterday
under the auspices of the farm bu
reaus of northwest states at the Port
land Chamber of Commerce.
Annual conferences of a similar
nature will be held each year until a
suitable organization is perfected, ac
cording to the decision reached yes
terday by the delegates representing
the fruit growing interests of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, California, Mon
tana and Utah.
Problems Are rrriettted.
The founding of an organization to
meet the needs of the fruit men pre
sents a number of problems that must
be worked out before the association
can enlist the support of all the grow
ers in the, territory affected, delegates
in attendance pointed out. The need
of such an organization is shown in
the defects of the present marketing
system, they declared, and its prac
ticability In the success of such or
ganizations as the Florida Citrus ex
change and the California Fruit
Growers' exchange. The remaining
two days of the conference will de
termine the course of action to be
pursued.
Dr. W. H. Walker, president of the
California Farm Bureau federation,
presented an outline of the benefits
to be obtained by a marketing system
that had control of the fruit output of
the entire region.
Waste Elimination Sought.
It would prevent the dumping of
products upon the market with con
sequent waste and resultant scarcity,
he declared. The united efforts of
all the growers of one region would
be a great factor, in extending the
trade field and building up a public
demand for their products through
advertising and the establishment of
a repuation for quality, he said. The
interests of the fruit growers are
identical and they should work to
gether as business associates and not
as competitors, he added.
Arthur M. Geary, Portland attor
ney, made a plea for the continuance
of the effort to build up a great as
sociation of fruit growers by making
the convention an annual affair.
"It Is well to have an annual con-
veniiun ut null fiiuncio q Keep ini
plain view the mission of the move
ment," said Mr. Geary. "The mission
Is to get economical and efficient
distribution of fruit where there is
now chaos, waste and disorder.
Local V'nits Criticlfied.
"Most local co-operative associa
tions among fruit growers, working
Independently, are hardly worth their
upkeep; but if they would co-operate
with each other - and have one
sales manager for all of the co-operative
associations in the northwest
and eliminate some of their em
ployes, a long step would be taken
forward toward gaining efficient and
economical distribution."
"The situation confronting the
farmers at present is more serious
than at any time since the civil
war," said Prof. C. I. Lewis, assistant
general manager of the Oregon
Growers' association. "But it may
result fortunately in forcing them to
solve their problems."
Speakers emphasized that, although
the present small associations have
not given universal satisfaction and
have reached a point where their In
ability to reach the world's markets
In the most effective . manner, the
growers must be convinced that a
larger organization would incorporate
many of the features of the local as
sociations. The main result to be
achieved is to create confidence in
the ability of the larger association to
do the work cut out for it.
General Manacer Proposed.
With this end in view, it was in
dicated yesterday that efforts would
be directed toward establishing an
organization that would provide a
sales manager or general manager to
handle the disposal of all repre
sented by it. The present local asso
ciations will probably be retained, it
was indicated, with their secretary
to care for their immediate needs.
The more costly part of each small
organization, the sales managers,
would be absorbed by the other as
sociation, according to the way plans
were shaped yesterday.
The conference will be continued
today and Wednesday with speakers
ICuncluticd wu lfe 2, Column a.)
Completion or "Official Structure"
With Funds From Disposal
or Other Is Ordered.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July 11.
(Special.) The Hot Springs building
is the official courthouse of Klamath
n; j;:!
according to a decree
j county court, issued today, a
Mam street building wm be sola ana j
the proceeds applied to the completion
.of the Hot Springs structure.
The order affirmed that Judge Bun
nell was elected April 22. 191S. to "re
establish the former policy of the peo
ple of Klamath county of constructing
the county courthouse on block 10.
Hot Springs addition." and that said
policy was reaffirmed by the subse
quent election of Commissioner For
dyce and the re-election of Judge
Bunnell and Commissioner Short.
An order of sale of the Main street
cdurthouse was enjoined by Judge
Calkins and the Injunction today was
still in force. The court declared that
it would cost J27.OO0 to complete the
Main street courthouse and there is
no money available, but that money
from special levies made in 1913, 1914
and 1918. with the probable receipts
from the sale of the Main street build
ing, is available and is sufficient to
finish the Hot Springs courthouse.
SUNDAY TRAINS ASSAILED
Methodists Also Want "Blue Law"
to Exclude Newspapers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 11. En
actment of a Sunday "blue law," pro
hibiting among other things the
operation of Sunday trains, and ex
cluding Sunday newspapers from the
mails, win ue urKti uv wic ,uc ui i
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Central Sabbath crtisada committee
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in a petition to be presented to con
gress this week.
This was announced today by Xoah
W. Cooper, chairman of the commit
tee. JUDGE PUNISHES HIMSELF
Offending Magistrate, Arrested, As
sesses Fine and Pays It.
JAMESTOWN, N. D., July 11. Rec
ords of the police court here today
show that J. A. Murphy, the magis
trate.' fined himself on the charge
he lodged against himself for driv
ing his automobile on the wrong
side of the street to avoid an accident.
Murphy was arrested by a patrol
man who thought the magistrate
"was trying him out." He paid the
fine.
TRIPLETS SWELL FAMILY
Birth of Two Girls and Boy Gives
Parents 17 Children.
STOCKTON, Cal.. July 11. The wife
of Nick Coddy of this city gave birth
yesterday to two girls and a boy. One
of the girl babies weighed five pounds
and the other children 4 M pounds
each.
The arrival of the triplets makes
17 children born to the Coddys. who
are of Syrian blood. This is the sec
ond set of triplets to arrive in the
family and there have also been twins.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature.
TODAY'S Fair, warmer; northwesterly
winas.
Foreign. .
Japanese statesman attacks foreign policy
of his tovernment. Page 2.
Irish conference opens Thursday. Pase 4
Commons cheers move to disarm. Page 1.
Parts court sentences American thug to
10 years ol solitary confinement. Page 3.
. National.
Democrats turn guns on tariff bill. Page 2
Harding expected to address congress in
per eon on bonus. Pase 1
Farmers request probe of trusts. Page 3.
Emergency fleet board selected. Page 1
Harding proceeds in his own way on
armament restriction conference. Page ti.
lomestic.
Mystery steamer prowls at sea by night,
minus lights. Page 1.
Movie producers named in trial involving
party and $100,000 hush money. Page 1.
Still man wiis decision on 7 of 9 points.
Page .
Pacific Northwest.
Washington labor opens .convention in
Vancouver. Page 5.
State Editorial association will meet for
first time In central Oregon. Page 5.
Fruit marketing organization for six north
west states proposed. Page 1.
Gladstone Chautauqua season la on. Page 2.
Klamath court assails prosecutor. Page .
One Klamath courthouse offered for sale.
Page 1.
Sports.
Jim B upsets nope m -.i'i pace in circuit
ODening at Toledo. Page 1
Stout rival to be sought to figjit Edwards.
Page 12.
Net preliminaries open state title meet.
Page 13.
Women swimmers Improve rapidly. Page
12-
Commercial and Marine.
Lack of tanners buying holds hide prices
down. Page 10.
Large movement of new wheat checks d
vance at Chicago. Page 19.
Call money advance causes reaction in
stock market. Page la.
Columbia-Pacific Shipping company mak
ing record for July. Page 18.
Sailors union In Portland rejects proposed
strike settlement. Page 18.
' Portland and Vicinity. v
Dr C E. Cline. pioneer Methodist minis
ter, dies suddenly. Page 10.
Auto busses force cut in railway farts.
Page 1.
Civil service board changes examination
rules. Page 7.
County runs farm, but it doesn't pay.
Page 1L
Disarmament move is historical, declares
Judge Charles H. Carey. Page 10.
Pacific northwest pictured In Realtors'
Journal. Page 11.
Fate of Hy J. Elers now rests with jury.
Page 7.
Hotels win test of fire ordinance. Page 18.
Round Trip Rate Restored
by Oregon Electric.
WEEK-END TRAFFIC SOUGHT
Hill Roads Make Bid to Re
cover Lost Patronage.
PUBLIC HELP IS WANTED
Points in Willamette Valley as Far
as Salem and on Xorth Bank
to Rainier Affected.
Restoration of reduced round-trip
fares over a large portion of the
Oregon Electric lines in the Willam
ette valley and on the Spokane. Tort
land & Seattle line to lower Co
lumbia river points was announced
yesterday by W. . D. Skinner, traffic
manager of the Hill lines in Oregon.
The new schedulers aimed at com
peting auto-bus lines and has been
established in an effort to restore
the passenger traffic to its former
basis.
The new rates, which Include one
day round-trip fares and week-end
round-trip fares, will become effec-
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itue July 14 and July 16. respectively.
1 m. . . J
-iney nave been announced to expire
September SO, 1921, unless cancelled
or extended.
The territory affected includes the
main Oregon Electric line as far south
as Salem, all points on the Portland
Forest Grove Oregon Electric line
and Rainier and intermediate points
between Rainier and Portland on the
Spokane. Portland & Seattle line.
The passenger rates between Salem
and Eugene on the Oregon Electric
and on the Spokane, Portland & Se
attle below Rainier were not changed.
Cut Is About 23 Per Cent.
The new rates for the week-end
round-trip tickets are approximately
23 per cent lower than the present
rates. The one-day round-trip tickets
are 15 per cent under the present
rate.
"We arc trying to put the Oregon
Electric on its feet," declared Will
iam V. Turner, president of the Spo
kane, Portland & Seattle, yesterday,
"and we hope that the public will
recognize the fact."
The authorization for the reduction
was gained from the public service
commission in record time. Formal
request for a reduced schedule was
filed on July 9 and authorization was
granted yesterday morning, accord
ing to Mr. Skinner.
The move of the Oregon Electric
is the first to restore the popular
round-trip ratas of pre-war davs
j which were discontinued by the gov
ernment railroad administration.
Although the action was frankly
a bid for the aid of the public to
prevent the busses from throttling
the interurban passenger service, it
was regarded by many as a test of
the present-day criticism that high
rates have killed the railroad busi
ness. The volume of the passenger
traffic following the reduced rates
will be watched from this angle by
: a great many people.
The new rates are for rdund trips
only and have no effect upon the one-
way service. Between Portland and
ictcrvi .w,, .;n .
. . ." wem. a saving
of 97 cents on week-end round trips
and 57 cents on one-day round trips.
Other Redaction Similar.
All intermediate points and all
points affected on both lines will
show a similar reduction. The fares
are figured broadly on 75 per cent
of double the one-way charges for
week-end round -trip rates and 85
per cent of double the one-way
charges for one-day round-trip rates.
The new rates follow:
Oregon Electric Railway.
Week-end round-trip fares (Including war
tax) between Portland, Or., and
Broadacres U 10S) of fat $1.20
Che maw a
2 SOiOak Park
1.4(1
1.20
1.20
1.55
2.30
3.00
2.10
1.20
1 40
2.30
2.10
1.20
2.1J
Claxtar
Concomly
Cornelius . . .
Deaf School
DonnJd
Fellers
Forest Grove
Haynea
H ighlHnd . . .
HilUboro
Hopmere -. .
Ltoganvxlle . -Milkapsi
2.b.jOrenco
2.40jrjUHtarha . . .
1.4ri.juinaby
2.115 Race Track. .
2.1' St. Louts
2.1Salem
1.60 Scollard . . .v.
1.30 Sewell
3.00iVarley
I . jun aconda
2.iOWest Woodbum.
2.10 Wistaria
1.20 tt'oodburn
One-day round-trip fares (including war
tax) peiween ruiui. vr., anu
Broadacres . . . ,$2.40Oak Park
Chemawa
. 3.3ojuuatama
. 2.7." kjuinaby
. l.olRace Track . . ,
. 3.4USt. Louis
. l.TOiSaleni ,
. l.ttO'Scollard
1.2.",
1.2.1
3.05
1.05
2.!0
3.40
2.40
1.25
1.50
Claxtar
Concomly
Cornelius
I Deaf School
Forest Grov
Haynea - .
H iKhland
H illsboro
Hopmere
Loganville
Milkapsi .
Moffat .
3-40Sewell
1
Varley
Waconda ,
West Wood burn.
Wistaria
Woodburn
S.OO
2.40
1.25
1.2.")
1.25
2.40
Spokane. Portland it Seattle Railway.
Week-end round-trip fares (including war
tax) between Portland, Or., and
ScHppoOe $i.20:Tide Creek $2 10
Hont-yman
Warren . . - -McNulty
...
. 1.40jNehalem Jet. ... 2 3o
. 1 fiuliiobl 2.30
. l.o,Precott 2.4t
. l.SD OHiiis' 2 7(1
. l.VOiKainier 2 70
! St. Helens . .
McBrlde
Deer Island.
One-dav round-trip fares 'Jinjpluding war
tax between Portland. Or., and .
Scappoose
Huiieyman
Warren
$1.35ITide Creek 2.5n
1.05 Chit rl ton 2.00
1.05 NVhalam Jet a. Go
McNulty
1.85Goblf 2.rt0
S Helens i.a..i'rscoii 2.x 5
McBride 2.05Oasls 2 05
Deer Inland 2.30Kainifr 8.05
The following table, showing present
ono-way and round-trip fares and the new
week-end and one-day round -trip fares,
wtil illustrate the extent of the reduction
tCwacludtd oa Page 2, Column 2.)