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ABATE TAR PARTIES,
IS PLEA OF TEXANS
Legislature Urged to Curb
Masked Raiders.
NUISANCE NOW SPREADING
Action Against Ka Klux Klan De
manded Eight Cases Reported
'in Last Ten Days.
DALLAS. Tex.. July 20. Appeals
from various parts of the state to the
legislature, now in special session at
Austin, for an investigation of the re
ported widespread activitiy of masked
bands in Texas, were supplemented
today by the circulation of a peti
tion by Representative Patman.
aimed at the Ku Klux Klan. asking
the governor to submit a bill during
the present legislative session mak
ing it a felony to wear a disguise in
public.
Since April 1 15 or 20 cases of
masked activity have been reported,
and eight have come to light within
the last ten days.
The latest occurred today at Luf
kin, where Sherwood Vinson was
seised at the railway station by four
masked men, whisked aw-ay in a mo
tor car and 40 minutes later was
dumped out in town with a coat of tar
and feathers covering his body. It
was the second attack there within
the last 18 hours. Last night Ben
Wiley, 30 years of age, was taken
from town and later dumped into a
street filled with theater crowds fol
lowing an assault.
No prosecutions of alleged members
of the masked organization have re
sulted except at Waco, where a tar
party episode resulted in the arrest
of four men. Three have been bound
over by the grand jury on charges of
whitecapping and the fourth was re
leased. Knights of Ku Klux Klan have con
tributed $500 to the support of Hope
cottage here, dedicated to the care
of homeless children. The money was
mailed to a local newspaper yester
day with a letter saying a number
of infants being cared for by the in
stitution "are due directly to lax en
forcement of the law," a condition
"which must be met."
MOB VICTIM AGAIN WAR.VE1)
Tar and Feather Episode Likely to
Be Repeated.
BKAUMONT, Tex.. July 20. Doctor
J. S. Paul, a victim of a tar-and-feather
episode two months ago, to
day informed the Beaumont Journal
that he had been warned again to
leave this city by Saturday. The
warning, he said, was brought by
K. K. Scott, former United States ma
rine, and himself a victim last Sat
urday of masked men.
Scott told Paul the men who tarred
and feathered him ordered a message
delivered with a warning that if Paul
did not take heed he would be forced
to undergo an operation and then be
beheaded. Paul, who recently was in
dicted jointly with Scott on a statu
tory charge, declared he would not
leave Beaumont.
VICTIM RELEASED IX CROWD
Hundreds Jeer Man Wearing Tar
and Feather Coat.
LUFK1N, Tex., July 20. Ben Wiley,
about 80 years old, was seized here
last night by masked men, given a
coat of tar and feathers and released
from an automobile on a prominent
corner as the. evening show patrons
were passing. Wiley ran through the
business streets to his automobile
and left hurriedly for his home in
Dlboll, about ten miles from here.
Wiley, who is a service car driver,
was Jeered by hundreds of persons
as he ran through the midd'le of Slain
street. He was severely flogged be
fore the tar and feathers were ap
plied. TAR COAT FOLLOWS BEATIXJ
Victim of Clan to Lay Case Before
Authorities.
NACOODOCHES, Tex., July 20.
J. W. McKnight, taken by masked
men near Tenaha last night, was
beaten and tar plied on his clothing,
but not on his body. He was brought
to his home here about daylight this
morning by a brother.
McKnight said he planned to lay
his case before federal authorities In
the hope of securing protection.
Sheriff Woodlan of this county, was
informed today that threats were
made at Ttmpson against other resi
dents of Nacogdoches. An oil man
from this, county was whipped neai
Timpson several weeks ago.
ROMS ARE ORGANIZED
CLACKAMAS ASSOCIATION IS
FOKMEI AT CHAUTAUQUA.
Harvey C. Cross of Gladstone Se
lected as President History
of Settlers to Be Compiled.
OREOON CITT, Or.. July 20. (Spe
cial. Organization of the Clackamas
County Pioneers' association was ef
fected at a barbeque dinner at the
. Gladstone Chautauqua today. This
meeting, attended by 250, was the
largest held this season by any or
ganisation on the grounds.
At the election of officers. Judge
Harvey C. Cross of Oladstone, was
chosen president; David Caufield. Ore
gon City, vice-president; E. C. Hack
ett, Oregon City, secretary; E. G. Cau
field. Oregon City, treasurer, and
Molly Barlow Wllkins, historian. As
a coincidence, the day also marked
the birthday of David Caufield. a
pioneer of '47. Dr. Owens-Adair was
the oldest pioneer on the grounds at
the dinner, her badge proclaiming her
arrival in the state In 1S43. At the
"love feast," following the dinner.
Molly Barlow Wllkins presided, and
toasts were responded to by Gilbert
Hedges, AL C. George, Harvey G.
Starkweather and George C. Hlmes,
curator of the Oregon Historical so
ciety.
It is planned to compile a history
dealing with the lives of the pioneers
of this section.
The Orpheus Four, provided both
the afternoon and evening entertain
inent. The address on "Who is an
American," by J. F. Jenness, sched
uled for the afternoon was not given
due to the illness of the lecturer, but
the quartet filled In admirably. The
members of the quartet are: Samuel
B. Glass, first tenor; Paul E. Adams.
second tenor and accompanist; Will-
lam G. Wells, baritone, and Verner A.
Campbell, bass.
Following is the programme for to
morrow: Morning.
8 to It Physical culture classes, chil
dren's Chautauqua and Sunday school In
stitute, 10 to II Bible hour. Dr. W. B. Hinson.
11 Forum hour, boys' and girls' pro
gramme, under direction of Physical Cul
ture Expert L- J. Frank, and Sunday school
graduation exercises.
Afternoon.
1:30 Concert, Juso-Slav orchestra.
4 Basefoall, Oregon City versus Arleta.
5 Symposium, "Oregon in the Book
World," John T. Hotchkiss; ' Great Amer
ican Book Market." Miss Vivian Cooley.
Evening.
T:30 Prelude, Jugo-SIav orchestra.
Lecture, "The Babylonian Finger Writes
Again," Tom Skeyill.
BEER RULING TP BE MADE
PROPOSED MEDICIXAIi REGU
LATIONS AXTfOCXCED.
Case Expected to Be- Made Unit of
Prescription Unless Action Is
Taken by Congress.
WASHINGTON', D. C. July 20.
Prohibition Commissioner Blair today
announced that he would issue regu
lations covering the use of beer- as a
medicine within the next few days
unless it appeared prohibitory action
would be taken by congress in the
meantime. Efforts to bring the Willis-Campbell
anti-beer bill to a vote
in the senate next week were blocked
today by .opponents.
The new regulations for the manu
facture and use of beer for medical
purposes are understood to make the
case the unit for prescriptions, but
set no limit to the number of pre
scriptions which may be written or
obtained, on the theory that Attorney-General
Palmer held that the
quantity of beer or the number of
prescriptions might be limited, but
not both. Regulations for the use of
wine as medicine are understood to
permit two quarts to be prescribed at
one time.
Formal proposals by Senator Ster
ling, republican. South Dakota, for
final disposition of the measure early
next week were thwarted by Senator
Broussard. democrat, Louisiana, who
refused to enter into a unanimous
consent agreement.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
for the Anti-Saloon league, today is
sued another state.ment urging
prompt action on the bill, which, he
said, would prevent breweries from
making "real beer" in a day or two
after the regulations are issued, as
they are likely to do.
AUTHOR LECTURER HERE
"Auntie" of American Expedition
ary Forces in Portland.
Mother Goose and the "Auntie of
the American Expeditionary Forces,"
one and the same person, by name.
CJeorpina Faulkner, author of ch!
dren's stories and lecturer, arrived in
Portland last night and visited at the
home of Sanford Smith, 609 Siskiyou
street. She leaves this morning for
White Salmon, where she will enter
tain the children at the Chautauqua.
Georgina Faulkner is the author cf
"Story Lady" stories which appeared
in the Toadies' Home Journal. A num
ler of them also were published r.
'the Sunday Oregcnian several years
ago She is now lecturing on a Chau
tauqua circuit where she appears Hi
the costume of Mother Goose and tells
those stories so dear to the hearts of
the youngsters. Her interpretation
of the stories is also made in phono
graph record form.
V hile she was entertaining the
overseas forces in France she askel
an assembly if myone knew whero
her nephew was. A soldier down in
the front row said, "I wish you were
.ny aunye," and thereafter she waJ
termed the "auntie" of the American
expeditionary forces.
PLANES GANT SINK CRAFT
Ex-Gcrman Is Hit 13 Times ' by
Bombs, but Still Floats.
ON BOARD THE DESTROYER
DEARY, en route to Norfolk, Va., July
20. (By the Associated Press. Air
craft failed today to sink or mate
rially damage the ex-German battle
ship Ostf riesland. in the opening of
the rinal phase of the joint army and
navy bombing tests off the Virginia
coast to determine the effect of air
plane attacks on capital and other
types of warships.
Dropping a total of 52 bombs, 33 of
230 pounds and 19 of 520 and 600
pounds, navy, marine corps and army
aviators placed 13 of them on board
and practically all of the others in
the water close by. About all the
apparent damage resulting, however.
was to the upper decks and super
structure. Immediately around the
spots where the projectiles struck.
HOSPITALITY IS PRAISED
Dentists Return 'From Post-Grad
uate School In Canada.
OREGON CITY, July 20. (Special.)
With a tribute to the hospitality of
Vancouver and British Columbia, four
local dentists returned today from a
week's attendance at the post
graduate school held under the
auspices of the Oregon, Washington
and British Columbia Dental associa
ciattons. Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Mount, Mr and
Mrs D, A. Morris, Dr. D. E. Harden
brook and Dr. L. L. Pickens were
those who attended from this city.
FILM CENSOR'S TO CONFER
National Movement Is Launched
for Uniform Regulations.
NEW. YORK, July 20. In an effort
to crystallize opinion and attain uni
formity of censorship, a conference
of motion picture censors from all
the principal cities in the United
States will be held in Loa Angeles
August 16.
Announcement to that effect was
made today by Carl Laemmle, motion
picture magnate, who said he already
had received word from represent
atives of many of the censor boards
that they would attend.
TIDE LANDS TO BE PROBED
State Officials Carry Investigation
to Clatsop County.
SALEM. Or, July 20. (Special.)
Sam A. Koier, secretary of state, and
George G. Brown, secretary of the
state land board, left for Astoria to
night, where they will make an in
vestigation concerning the leasing of
tide lands.
Applications for the leasing of these
lands were received by the elate land
board yesterday, but definite action
was deferred pending such time as a
complete Investigation can be made.
Phone your want ads to Tte Ore
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PHONE RITE COT
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Fat Company Should Be Put
on Diet, Says Tomfmson.
VALUATION BASIS IS HIT
Depreciation Costs and Payment of
4 Yi Per Cent to Parent Cor
poration Declared UnTair.
(Continued From First Page.)
depreciation costs, permitted by the
commission are too hig'h, according
to Mr. Tomlinson. Most public eerv
ice commissions, he said, are requir
ing public utility concerns to show
facts of cost of depreciation. Instead
of theory, and this practice should
be adopted by t'he Oregon com
mission. "Records which we will introduce
as testimony show that the Pacif'c
Telephone & Telegraph company has
collected $23,000,000 for its deprecia
tion fund during the last 12 years,
which is 28 per cent of the depreci
able property owned by the com
pany." he said.
"We will show also that the com
pany has been required to spend but
2.63 per cent of its depreciable
property annually.
"Diet" la Suggested.
"The fact of the matter is that the
telephone company has been accumu
lating excess 'fat' and the time is at
hand when the commission should
place the company on a 'diet' until
t-hiis fat has been consumed.
"We contend that 2 per cent it
sufficient for collections for this fund
and this convmiesion having the au
thority to investigate and fix Phe
depreciation as the'needa require
should exercise its powers ami re
duce this excessive burdens"
The present valuations of holdings
of the telephone company in Oregon,
according to Mr. Tomlinson, are ex
cessive and he pointed out that
courts have ruled that the commis
sion has the legal right to change
the rate base whenever justice de
manded. -
According to Mr. Tomlinson, the
valuation of the company's holdings
in this state have been fixed by the
commission at $12,429,679, of which
he said that 31.182.220 consists of In
tangible assets. Tfte valuation, he
pointed out. is $1,800,000 above the
company's own estimate of a prac
tical performance valuation and only
3700.000 lower than the highest esti
mate made by engineers of the com
pany, Comparison Is Made.
As a means of proving that the
Oregon valuation referred to was ex
cessive Mr. Tomlinson called atten
tion to the fact that Maryland, in
which 'there are 122,000 telephones,
compared with 104.000 in Oregon, the
valuation has been set at $16,725,000
on December 31. 1919.
The Oregon valuation, he pointed
out, had been made long before the
European powers entered into war
fare, when materials were cheaper by
far than they wire at the time of
making the Maryland inventory. The
fair value placed on a telephone in
Maryland, he explained, was 1136,
while according to his own computa
tions, the fair price value of an in
strument in Portland is $156.49.
In Indiana, a state four times the
size of Oregon, the valuation of the
telephone company was placed at
$15,000,000 in February, 1920.
Lower Rate Base Asked.
"The rate base In this state should
be reduced." Mr. Tomlinson declared,
"because we contend and can show
that there is much duplication in
plant facilities, antiquated equipment
is in use and above all, the entire or
ganization is top heavy."
The commission was told that the
city of Portland would contend that
the Pacific company should not be
permitted to pay the parent company
anything for "so-called" services. The
present contract between the .Oregon
company and the parent company, he
declared, contains no provision for
extra service of any kind but "merely
calls for the payment of 4 per cent
for the rental and maintenance of in
struments and patents owned by the
parent company.
"It is our contention that the local
company should pay a fair rental for
the use of the instruments furnished
by the parent company," he said. "And
such a rate should be not more than
55 cents a year for each instrument
and we think even less."
Payment Declnred Unfair.
Mr. Tomlinson said that the pay
ment of any percentage to the parent
company was not fair to the telephone
users of Oregon because it put a
premium on extravagance and poor
management and above all is against
pubiif policy. By- the present ar
rangement he held that the more
money that was spent by the
telephone company, reflected in in
cussed rates meals more money to
the parent company. "
"The whole push of this case is In
the interest of the American Tele
phone & Telegraph company. The
more that we are Injured and, in fact,
the more that the local company is
injured, the better it is for the parent
company.
"This is shown by the fact that
when this hearing opened we saw
more than 40 witnesses for the tele
phone company collected in this city.
Some have scattered, but they are
within reach or call. Others will
come. There are a number of wit
nesses here representing the American
company, brought here from New
York to aid the parent company in re
taining its Oregon profits."
Mr. Tomlinson quoted in the deci
sions from various states that have
refused to allow the 414 per cent on
the ground that such an arrangement
is not scientific or justified. Some
of the commissions, he stated, have
allowed it, but in their orders they
have apologized for so doing.
Corey's Statement Doubted.
Commissioner Corey interrupted the
speaker at this point to say that the
Oregon commission had in reality al
lowed the parent company less money
from Oregon than did other commis
sions.
Mr. Tomlinson did not agree, hold
ing that the commission had included
the value of the instruments in the
capitalization of the Oregon company
and had allowed the parent company
55 cents lor each telephone in ad
dition.
"What we want is to see a fair rate
of rental established and nothing
more," he explained. "For we contend
that the Pacific company is still pay
ing the parent company 4 ',4 per cent
of its gross earnings in this state."
Inter-relation of the Pacific Tele
phone company wits the Western
Electric company, as a subsidiary or
ganization to the American Telephone
& Telegraph company, should be con
sidered in connection with establish
ment of Oregon rates, according to
Mr. Tomlinson. He said that Inas
much as the Western Electric com
pany was selling goods-at a profit.
and that the local company was forced
to purchase its materials from this
company, the American Telephone &
Telegraph company was collecting 4
per cent of the gross earnings directly
and in addition profit derived
through sale of goods by the Western
Electric
"It should be borne In mind by this
commission," he stated. "That New
York tells the Oregon officials when
to spend money and how much. If
they authorize the expenditure of
$5,000,000 the valuation of the com
pany is thus increased, adding to the
4 per cent, and the parent company
Is also profiting by the sale o.f goods
through its supply house."
Attorney Tomlinson urged that the
commission continue the investiga
tion Inaugurated in the Oregon tele
phone by the city of Portland. He
said that the city had only three
months in which to make its probe
and that the field is not exhausted.
The commission, he thought, should
keep its pulse on the utility by es
tablishing a rate which would force
the utility to practice economy to
the very limit.
"This commission," he argued, "Is
not bound by law to give the com
pany any returns. If it is shown that
the company is not operating econom
ically and if there is an over-valuation
of the rate base."
"How can you say, off hand, Mr.
Tomlinson; that the rate base is over
valued?" asked Commissioner Corey.
President' Words Quote!.
"I m not prepared to demonstrate
the fact at this particular time." an
swered Mr. Tomlinson. "but I will
produce evidence which I am certain
will prove to your satisfaction that
my contention ia correct and based on
fact."
Mr. Tomlinson read an extract from
the 1920 report of the president of
the American Telephone 4e Telegraph,
company, in which he wrote that the
telephone industry was a national
organization and the finances of the
company could not be understood
unless they were merged into one.
He argued that national control of
the telephone utility must come and
urged .the commission to take the
fact that the telephone is a national
organization into consideration when
arriving at a rate of charges for
Oregon.
Chairman Williams asked Mr. Tom
linson if he approved of government
ownership of railroads in Tace of the
results of the wartime control of the
lines.
Mr. Tomlinson said he did not neces
sarily advocate government owner
ship of telephones, but government
control.
Chairman Williams persisted In in
terpreting the arguments of Mr. Tom
linson in connection with the nation-'
al control of telephones with gov
ernment ownership of railroads, until
finally Attorney Tomlinson insisted
that railroads are not very pertinent
in fixing" rates of telephones."
Request for Data Ignored.
A number of requests to the tele
phone company by the city had not
been heeded and Mr. Tomlinson re
quested the commission to compel the
company to supply the data, includ
ing lists of telephone subscribers who
had demanded removal of telephones
since March 1, the number of tele
phones actually returned since that
date, the number of new installations
made in the same period of time, sev
eral maps and the names and ad
dresses of subscribers connected on
four and ten-party lines. In closing
his argument. Mr. Tomlinson stated
that if the telephone company could
actually show that additional revenue
above that received prior to March 1
was necessary to give adequate serv
ice, the commission should place the
additional burden upon toll lines,
business telephones and possibly one
party lines: in other words, place the
burden upon enterprises that received
some monetary benefits from the use
of the telephone, and not upon resi
dence telephones required simply for
emergency and infrequent use.
Presentation of evidence to sup
port the city's application for a re
hearing, will begin tomorrow and
probably will continue throughout
Friday.
War Contract Held in Force.
Charges made by Attorney Tomlinson
that present telephone rates are based
in part on a standard contract adopt
ed by ex-Postmaster-General Burleson
during war times and not on the
actual contract existing between the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com
pany and the American Telephone &
Telegraph company, the parent con
cern, opened up an argument in which
members of the commission as well
as counsel for the telephone company
participated.
After lengthy argument, it was de
veloped that the standard war con
tract had never been signed by offi
cials of the Pacific Telephone com
pany, because, according to Attorney
Shaw, the -original contract entered
into many years ago. with amend
ments made later, had peculiar advan
tages to- the local company.
It was developed also that the con
tract undVer which the parent company
and the Pacific company are now op
erating was not in the records of the
commission in previous cases, al
though attorneys for the company
...an.m.nrea uiit tney nad explained
the situation fully to the commission
regarding these contracts at hearings
in the past.
The contract subject came up dur
ing the time that I. Greenbaum a
drygoods merchant of Salem, was on
the stand. He had testified that as a
member of the Salem city council he
had made an exhaustive investigation
into the methods of operation em
ployed' by the telephone company and
had found that the company had three
sinking funds.
The first of these funds, he held,
waa for replacements, which he held
to be proper. The second covered ex
tensions, which the witness believed
present subscribers should not be
called upon to pay for. The third
covered redemption of bonds. This he
thought was not a regular procedure.
Payment Arev Criticised.
Attorney Shaw of the company,
during the cross-examination, found
that the witness had not read the
last order of the commission relating
to the telephone case. He then in
formed the witness that the commis
sion had corrected just the things he
had complained about.
The witness then expressed the
opinion that no company could be
successful If It paid 4V4 per cent of
Its gross earnings to a parent com
pany. This the telephone company
h.ad done.
Chairman Williams handed the
witness a copy of the telephone rate
order, informing him that the com
mission had put an end to the pay
ment of 414 per cent of the company's
earnings, and that aNcopy of the con
tract existing between the two com
panies could be found in the order.
It was at this point that Attorney
Tomlinson entered the ease, present
ing a hypothetical question to the
witness, in which the latter was
asked to assume that the contract
between the two companies was not
in the record of the commission.
"What are yon trying to do?"
asked Chairman Williams. "Are you
endeavoring deliberately to mislead
the witness, Mr. Tomlneon7"
"No, your honor, I am not," an
swered the attorney. 'I mean to ray
that the copy of the contract appear
ing In the records is not the contract
under which the Pacif'c company and
the parent company are operating. If
I am not mistaken, it is a copy of the
so-called standard contract, which 'n
this case ia between the American
Telephone & Telegrapli company and
the Southern NW Englaua company
"As a matter of fact, a. search for
the real contract was made and I
went to your employes to aid me and
they were unable to una It.
"You may be omnipotent and omnl
sclent," said Chairman Williams, "but
the contract waa in the record. I
read it and wrote it into the order.
If this is not true, then I am a per
jurer and have violated my oath of
office."
Commissioner Buchtel said he had
sent a certified copy of the contract
to Mr. Tomlinror. several days ago.
"I have that, but it is my opinion
that it is not the same contract." Mr.
Tomlinson said.
Attorney Shaw, who had vigorously
objected to Attorney Tomlinson "s
questioning and references to the
contract, said he probably would
clear up the situation by explaining
that one of the exhibits placed into
the records two years ago was a
copy of the standard contract adopted
by Postmaster-General Buries )ii.
Pact Declared Not Signed.
The standard contract which the
government adopted during the war.
Attorney Shaw explained, had not
been signed by officials of the Pa
cific company, but when the holdings
of the telephone company returned to
private ownership, the Pacific com
pany reverted to its old contract.
"There is not an element in this
contract that has not been presented
to this commission in detail," Attor
ney Shaw declared. .
Before the smoke had cleared away
on this argument. Attorney Tomlin
son precipitated another clash when
he Inferred that the telephone com
pany was actually paying the parent
company 4 per cent of its gross
earnings. In face of the failure of
the commission to recognize such a
cnarge in its last order.
It had been pointed out by the
commission that the actual value of
the instruments loaned to the Pa
cific company and the cost of main
taining such instruments had been
included In the valuations of the Pa
cific company and that in addition the
Pacific company received the right
to pay the parent company 55 cents
a year ror each telephone station in
the state as payment for other serv
ices. Discrimination Is Asserted.
' Objections were hurled by the coun
sel of the telephone company that
Mr. tomlinson could not possibly be
on the right track, but finally he
was permitted to continue question
ing his witness.
"Assuming that the Pacific com
pany Is paying the parent company
$3.37 out of the $75 that you pay for
your business telephone for service
actually worth 55 cents," he ques
tioned, "assuming that the company
is paying 'this sum in spite of the
commission and if the Portland tele
phone rate is $120 a year and assum
ing that the company is paying the
parent company $5.40 out of this,
would you call that discrimination?"
"I certainly would." answered the
witness.
Ray L. Smith, city attorney for Sa
iem, called Mrs. R. D. Barton to the
witness stand during the morning
session. She testified that for three
months following the time telephone
rates were increased, she encountered
poor Bervice, including calls to her
telephone which were intended for
other parties.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Shaw, the witness said she had been
informed that the telephone company
was making extensive changes In the
Salem system for the purpose of im
proving the service, and that after
July 1 she had encountered no trouble.
TELEPHONE EARNINGS HIGH
Prosperous Showing for 1921 by
Parent Concern.
The American Telephone & Tele
graph company's report for the first
six months of the year ended June 30
showed a balance before dividends of
$26,512,103. equivalent to $5.89 a share
earned on the $449,384,000 capital
stock. This compared with $26,328,
663, or $5.95 a share, on the $441,981.
200 stock in the corresponding period
of 1920. After dividends of $18,938.
597 were paid, the company showed
a surplus amounting to $7,573,506.
against a surplus of $S,646,320 last
year for the same period.
The total Income was shown as
$53,428,855. so that with a deduction
of expenses amounting to $17,048,730
the report indicated net earnings of
$36,380,125, against $35,750,460 earned
In 1920. W. S. Giford. vice-president
of the company, pointed out that the
surplus of $7,573,508 did not include
the undivided earnings of the asso
ciated companies, so that including
the company's equity in these earn
ings, for the same period, the surplus
earnings were more than $12,000,000.
In .his statement to stockholders
President H. B. Thayer said:
"In spite of the slowing upof gen
eral business, the exchange in toll
traffic of the Bell system is larger
for the first half of this year than
it was for the corresponding period
last year. The growth in subscrib
ers' telephones has also been unin
terrupted and a net gain of approxi
mately 285.000 telephone stations has
also been made during the six months
of the year. This growth has been air
ready financed and is now on a rev
enue producing basis.
"With the service as a whole better
than ever given previously In this
country or elsewhere, there is a spirit
In the entire organization wnicn wuj
not be satisfied untrl still higher
standards have been reached."
TEST WELL BLOWS GAS
Flow Ignited and Costly Drilling
Equipment 19 Wrecked.
BIIjLINGS, Mont.. July 20. The
Barnsdell Foster corporation of Tulsa.
Okla., encountered a heavy flow of
wet gas In its deep test well on the
Battle Butte structure. Lake Basin
area. 21 miles northwest of Billings
this afternoon and ten minutes later
the his derrick and drilling equipment
of the company were a heap of ashes
and molten steel and Iron. Sparks
from the forge in the derrick had ig
nited the gas as it rushed upward
through the casing.
Tonight the burning trass er was
sending flames 40 feet into t'he air
and the fire was visible for miles
around the well. The flow was est!
mated by company officials at from
three to four 'million, cubic feet a day.
Tools were plugging the hole and a
big stream of water was being turned
into the casing in an effort to extitt
guish the flames.
REVOKE PAROLE, IS PLEA
Youth May Again Be Returned to
State Training School.
SALEM, Or., Jul 20. (Soeclal.)
Application to revoke the parole of
John M. Splker, IS years old. .con'
vlcted of forgery, and later paroled
from the state training school for
boys, was filed In the circuit court
here today with Judge Kelly. Com
plaint against Splker waa made by
Gale & Co.
The hearing has been set for Frl
day. Since Spiker's parole he has
been employed on a ranch.
SMASH CAUSES -WRANGLE
Hood River Takes Sides Over Auto
Accident on Downtown Streets.
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 20. (Spe
cial.) Although only minor damage
resulted to the automobiles and no
body was injured, no Hood River au
tomoblle accident has created such
excitement as a collision tonight be
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tween cars driven by Karl "Weber, a
local man, and W. J. Farrell, accom
panied by his wife, en route from
Casper, Wyo., to Portland.
The crash occurred at a prominent
business street intersection. After
wards Mr. Farrell proceeded on out
of town over the Columbia river high
way. Traffic Officer Murray over
hauled the visiting motorist about
six miles west of the city.
A charge of speeding at the time
of the accident was booked against
Mr. Farrell. He was released on $10
bail but declared that he would return
to fight the case, which will occur at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Opinion
of bystanders was divided, some ac
quitting Mr. Weber, while other prom.'
Inent business men. have offered to
take the stand in behalf of Mr.
Farrell.
JITNEY DOOM PREDICTED
Seattle Expected to Regulate Buses
Off Streets.
SEATTLE, Wash., July ?9. Within
30 days not a Jitney will be left on the
streets of Seattle, Carl H. Reeves, su
perintendent of public utilities, pre
dicted today, following the news that
the state supreme court had upheld
the . right of cities to regula-te motor
buses.
Mr. Reeves pointed out that the city
council had passed a resolution declar
ing- its intention to refuse permits to
jitneys except in the cases of those
serving: in an interurban capacity or
those running in districts not covered
by street cars. This resolution was
made temporarily ineffective by an in
junction which stayed proceedings un
til the supreme court could pass on
the question.
At present there are scores of Jit
neys paralleling street-car tracks all
over the city.
MOVIE ACTRESS DIVORCED
Degree Given Pearl White From
McCutcheon on Xeglect Charge.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. July 20.
Pearl White, motion picture actress,
has been granted a divorce from
Wallace McCutcheon by the superior
court here on the ground of neglect
to provide.
The petition was filed under her
real name. Pearl McCutcheon. Di
vorce was granted without alimony.
Final decree will be entered in six
months.
Ben Branch's Estate $4000.
Ben B. Branch, pioneer Portland po
liceman, left an estate valued at 94000,
according to the petition for probate
of will filed in the circuit court by
the widow, Mrs. Emma Branch, yes
terday. Mr. Branch died July 2. Real
estate valued at $2000 and a life in
surance policy for that amount com
prise the property. In a will ex
ecuted October 2. 1900. Mr., Branch
bequeathed his daughter, Mrs. May
E. Tompkins. $100. and left the residue
of his estate to his widow.
Bridge "Hangout" Protested.
The Shaver Transportation company
filed petition with the city council yes
terday asking for police aid in clean
ing up a hangout of drunks and
loafers under the east approach of
the Burnside bridge. The women
employes of the company are forced
to pass the lounging place going to
and from work at a company office
maintained on the waterfront beneath
the bridge.
Boys Returned to School.
SALEM, Or., July 20. (Special.)
Loren Travis and Hampton Hartwig.
who escaped from the state training
scnooi nere iu days ago, were cap
tured yesterday near Crow, Lane
county, according to Information re
ceived at the school today. The boys
will be returned here tomorrow. At
the time of their escape they were
employed about the grounds of the
institution.
.Federal Theft Charge Faced.
SALEM, Or., July 20. (Special)
Archie Donson, arrested here recently
charged with the theft of an automo
bile in San Francisco, was taken to
Portland tonight by federal officers
He will be prosecuted under the fed
eral act making It a crime to take a
stolen car from one state to another.
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EOOXOMY PREVENTS ASSIGN
MENT OF OREGON.
Letter Conveying Information He
ceived by Adjutants-General
From Mr. Roosevelt.
SALEM. Or., July 20. (Special.)
Reduction of naval appropriations
will make It impossible for the gov
ernment to assign the historic battle
ship Oregon to the state this year
at federal expense, according to a
letter from Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt received today by George
A. White, adjutant-general of Oregon.
The letter was a personal rather
than an official communication and
referred incidentally to Mr. Roose
velt's desire to send the battleship
to Oregon in accordance witih con
versations which he had had with
Colonel White on the subject.
Oregon may have the battleship
of course, by foot-ins the bill fo-t
keeping the boat here. Mr. Roosevelt
said in his letter.
"That matter Is entirely outside
my province," said Colonel White,
"as I had merely suggested that tine
ship be sent here for the training
of naval reserves residing In Oregon
and entirely at government expenee."
Red Men Plan River Trip.
OREGON CITY, Or.. July 20. (Spe
cial.) The first river excursion to
leave Oregon City for many years will
be on Sunday, August 14, when steam
er Madeline of Portland, will leave
the Busch dock at Twelfth and Wa
ter streets for Latourelle falls. The
excursion Is to be given under the
auspices of the social club of Wacheno
Tribe, No. 13, Improved Order of Red
Men. There will be dancing on board.
The Kam-l-ac-kin orchestra of six
pieces will furnish music and jazz for
the occasion.
Fare Reduction Proposed.
SALEM. Or.. July 20. (Special.)
Edwin Foster, traffic manager of the
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company, has filed with the Oregon
public service commission applica
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time special week-end fares from all
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