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LISTER INVOLVED IH
FIGHT ON GAS RATE
Demand Made on Governor for
Dismissal of All Members of
Public Service Board.
COMMISSION MAKES REPLY
Further Political Ambitions of Ex
ecutive Likely to Be Opposed by'.
Seattle Organizations, From
Present Indications.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 3. (Special.)
In formal reply today to charges
or corporation .intrigue, coupled with
demands upon Governor Lister that all
three members of the Public Service
Commission be removed, the Commis
sion accuses Charles A. Reynolds, for
mer member of the Commission, and
Hugh M. Caldwell, Corporation Counsel
of Seattle, of uttering intentional
falsehoods. Governor Lister has so far
made no public statement on the ques
tion, but today's statement of the Pub
lic Service Commission is understood to
be the administration stand. It pre
sages a bitter political fight hence
forth against Senatorial or other pub
lic ambitions the Governor may dis
play by Seattle organizations now op
posing the Commission. .
This was Indicated lately by hot dis
cussion before the King County Demo
cratic Club, which, finally authorized
Mr. Reynolds to draw up resolutions
which amount to a denunciation of the
Democratic state administration as
represented by Governor Lister.
Can Rate Is Weapon. .
The present fight on the administra
tion Is based on the Commission's re
cent action in granting the Seattle
Lighting Company authority to in
crease gas rates and fix a ready-to-serve
charge of 26 cents monthly on
all connected installations, whether
gas is used or not. The city pro
tested and asked for a stay of two
months in which to prepare its case
against the increase. The Commission
granted 1 days, or until October 26..
On October 22 the "city asked for a
subpena to bring all the gas company
records before the Commission, where
upon the Commission granted the com
pany its increase, to become effective
October 31, on condition that all
charges be kept by individual account
and any amount collected in excess
of what the Commission fixed as a
reasonable, rate-: upon final hearing be
refunded to . consumers. The final
hearing was set , for January 2. no
tices of similar Increased rates were
immediately .filed by gas companies
supplying- Tacoma,. Everett, Olympia
and lesser points. -Seattle
Council Acts.
Immediately a flood, of charges of
ta4 faith- , broke- loose in' Seattle
against - the" 'Commission, ; with Mr.
Reynolds and Mr. Caldwell as the
principal -accusers. The, Seattle . City
Council formally adopted a resolution
asking the Governor to ' dismiss the
three Commissioners, E, F. Blaine, .of
Seattle: Arthur A. Lewis, of Spokane,
and Frank It. Spinning, of Sumner.
The Commission today- officially re
plies to these attacks, in part, as fol
lows: Because of t'ae widespread circulation
given of charges against this Commission,
which chares are based upon deliberate
falsehods, desire to call attention to the
actual facts regarding the Seattle Lighting
Company case. .
The laws governing this as well as most
regulative commissions require that rates of
utilities shall not only be fair and reason
able to the patrons but also compensatory
and sufficient to the utilities. It must be
remembered t'iat under the existing laws
approval of the Commission is not required
to the inorease of- rates..
, .. Lie ' Given Accusers.
The charges emanating from Charles A.
Reynolds and from the corporation-counsel's
office in Seattle 'In the gas case are false
and known to be such by the authors. Not
only will this be proved by examination of
the records in the cafla open to the publlo
In the Commission's office at Olympia, but
also by t.i correspondence between this of
fice and the corporation counsel. As attor
neys, both Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Reynolds
know they quibble In a deliberate design
to mislead the publlo when they say the
Commission had ordered Increased gas rates
In Seattle. They know It Is untrue when
they say protestants were given no oppor
tunity to be .leard and that the city was given
no time to prepare its protest.
Hugh M. Caldwell, corporation counsel of
the city of Seattle, is not seeking to meet
t.iis case on Its merits. His first protest
filed asked that this Commission disregard
any rights the gas company might have In
the premises and suspend the increases un
til the latter part of January or the end of
the greater period of gas consumption.
Fiom September 18 to the time of the
publlo hearing on October 15, every oppor
tunity was offered to the city to co-operate
wit'.i the experts of this Commission in pre
paring its cane, and is still being offered.
Despite the wide publicity given only one
consumer personally appeared at the hearing
at Seattle October 13. at which hearing the
Commission took the evidence of its own ex
perts who had made a thorough Investiga
tion of the company's books and the evi
dence of witnesses for the company.
COMMISSION'S ACT DEFEXDED
Chairman Blaine Denies Charges
Made by C. .. Reynolds.
SEATTLE, "Wash., Nov. 3. (Special.)
Chairman E. F. Blaine, of the Pub
lic Service Commission, confronted his
critics on the gas reduction case in the
King County Democratic Clisb today,
accompanied by A. A. Lewis, a member
of the Commission, and Engineer
Phipps, and Rate Expert O. O. Calder
head. William Tucker read a formal
statement, prepared by the Public Serv
ice Commission, defending its action in
allowing the Seattle Lighting Company
to put into effect its new rates. Charles
A. Reynolds renewed his attack on the
Commission, and offered a resolution
charging the Commission with inef
ficiency and willful misconduct, and
urged a full investigation of the charges
made by him. The resolution demands
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College Prtpsra- Electrical Engt-
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that Governor twister remove the mem
bers of the Commission.
. The answer of the Commission brands
as false the charges made by Reynolds
and couples Corporation Counsel Hugh
M. Caldwell in the same indictment.
The charge that the Commission issued
an order increasing the gas rates in
Seattle is specifically denied, and it is
declared that the protestants were
given ample opportunity to be heard,
and were Trot-denied a hearing, as has
been published in the newspapers.
The resolution presented at the meeting-
was referred -to.a .special, committee
consisting of George E. Ryan, Ben K.
Shields. Georgei A, Custer; Paul Land
and Hugh C. Todd.-
It is not the contention of the Com
mission that the gas rates were not in
creased, but it is contended,, and
proved. : that undef the law the. Com
mission has no power to prevent an in
crease of tariffs if they are properly
filed, and notice served on the con
sumer. '
Mr. Blaine made a - statement - that
tinged proceedings with dramatic in
terest, in which he. denied the charges
of .Reynolds, and declared that the
Commission :iiad made the only -ruling
that would protect all parties. He said
that he did not have to continue on the
Commission, "not being dependent upon
it for a living, but so long as he was a
member he would defend its acts and
see that no- odlnm was cast upon the
administration at Olympia.
LARGE FAMILY IS LEFT
MRS. DOROTHEA Dl'BAClC SURVIVED
BV 13 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
With Exception of One Son, All of Sirs.
Dnbark's Immediate Family of
SO Live In Portland.
Mrs. Dorothea Duback, whose funeral
was held in this city last Monday, left
an immediate family:of 50, representing
three generations of descendants. She
is survived by eight sons, four daugh
ters. 2d grandchildren and 13 great
grandchildren. All of Mrs. Duback's
descendants, except one son. who' is in
San Francisco, live in or near Portland.
Mrs.- -Duback came to the Pacific
toast with her husband in 1854, cross-
ing the plains with a caravan that en
countered several bands of hostile
Indians on the way. Her husband was
a soldier, sent here- from Fort Adams,
at Newport, R. I., and Mrs. Duback was
with him through all the trying days
of the early Indian wars in Oregon.
vvnen air, uuback s term of enlist
ment expired in . 1858 the family,' in
cluding two children, located on a farm
near Vancouver, Wash. Here the other
10 children were born. All are living
and are married. They are Mrs. L. A.
Bailey, Mrs. May Bybee. Mrs. Matthew
Steele. Mrs. Julia Brown, Frank. Fred.
Charles, Nicholas, Henry, Dr. J. D.t Ed
win and Ray Duback. One sister sur
vives, Mrs. A. D. Brawn, of Seattle.
Wash.
Mrs. Duback died October 27 at her
home. 466 Park street. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. W. W.
Youngson in the chapel of J. P. Flnlev
& Son and Mrs. Duback was burled be
side her husband in the City Cemetery,
Vancouver, Wash.
MEDICAL SKILL HELPS
CAl'SES PRECLUDING YOUTHS EN
TERING SAW REMOVED.
Daring: Past Eight Months) 300 Yanag
Men Have Been Signed fp by
Menna of Operations.
Medical skill is coming: to the aid
of the recruiting: officers who are en
listing young men for service in the
Navy. At the Portland office durinr
the past eight months, some 300 youths
and men have been signed up for the
naval service Dy meaas of operations
by naval surgeons attached to the Port
land office and other patriotic physi
cians in the city, whose work has been
given absolutely without any fee or
charge for their service.
Causes that precluded their entering
the service when they presented them
selves for enlistment were removed by
the surgeon's knife and there was no
longer any bar against their service.
This work will be continued, gratis,
and defective teeth that are sufficiently
bad to prevent the applicant passing
the naval requirements will be attended
to by patriotic dentists of Portland,
free of charge, except for expensive
crown or bridge work.
Among causes for rejection that can
be removed by medical treatment are
the following:
Hernia (rupture), Inguinal, femoral,
um.
biltcal and Incisional.
Varicocele (enlarged velna in scrotum).
Only very largo varicoceles are rejected by
the Navy, where no symptoms exist, and
these will be operated upon.
Varicose veins in leg. These do not re
ject unleea fairly large or give trouble, and
will then be corrected by operation.
Hydrocele (fluid in scrotum) is always a
cause for rejection, but la corrected by very
simple operation. Tumors that are movable
and therefore probably not malignant, will
be operated.
Hammar toes and ankylosed (stiff) fin
gers cause rejection, but will be operated
gratis.
Haemorrhoids (piles), fistula, etc
Tonallltls.
Any other condition remediable by opera
tion. Students .Buy Bond.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem.
Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) The Phlladorian
and Phlladoslan Literary Societies of
Willamette showed their patriotic
spirit when they bought a $100 liberty'
loan bond. The societies are composed
of young men and women of the uni
versity. Each member paid his or her
share, 'and the bond will be left to the
societies as a gift, with the request
that it be used ih reflxing the halls
when it comes due, 25 years from now.
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Sororities Announce Neo
phytes for This Year.
RUSHING SEASON PASSES
Chi Omega, PI Beta Phi, Alpha Chi
Omega, Beta Tau Beta, Alpha Chi
Delta Alpha and Kappa Kappa
Kappa at Corvallls Busy.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Nov. 3. (Special.) New
pledges to the sororities at O. A. C.
were announced this afternoon by the
various houses. The women of the
college have Just completed a three
weeks' rushing season, prior to which
they were not permitted to ask any
new girls to Join their organizations.
Chi Omega Omega, V omen s na
tional Fraternity, Eta Alpha Chapter,
announced-the following pledges: Mil
dred Catton, Portland; Helen Catton,
Portland; Violet Lister, Prlneville;
Frances Castner, Hood Klver; Joann
Hogshfre, Portland.
Oregon Beta of PI Beta Phi Ethel
Josephson. Marshfield; Ethel Frazier
and Esther Spitzbart. Salem; Estelle
Chadbourne, Irvington, Cal.; Margaret
Watson. Corvallis; Neva Blllingsly.
Nettle Peterson, Jean Conklin and
Elsie Gibson, Ontario; Thedesia Wells,
Ontario; Leone Casheau, Roseburg;
Daisy Ernst and Virginia famim.
Vale; Lois Dome, Pomona. Cal.
Alpha Chi Omega. Chi Chapter
Clara Hedlund, Bernice Haines and
Elsie Spamer. Portland: Marjorle
Shute, Chicago; Susan Halley. Husum.
Wash.; Roma Jacobson, La Grande, Or.
Beta Taul Beta, local Eckford Cam
eron, Gresham: Evangeline Aitchison,
Chehalis; Edith Lindsay, Corvallis;
Linnette Svenson, Astoria.
Alpha Chi, local Grace Crandell,
Vancouver, Wash.: Mary Woodward,
Portland; Ruth Chambers. Portland;
Rose kOakleaf, Portland; Marion AV'est,
Portland; Marguerite Freyjlig. Suther
lin. Or.; Edith Chandler. Kemworth,
111.; Erma Yates. Corvallis.
Delta Alpha, local Lavina Rogers.
Ethel Wheeler and Ethel Langley,
Portland; Lucille -Fierce, La Grande.
Kappa Kappa Kappa, local Marie
Johnston, Portland; Alta Mentzer and
Hazel Strain. Pendleton; Myrtle Cooley,
Smith River, Cal.; Mildred Heinie.
Medford; Fay Millett, North Bend.
LABOR DEMAND IS HEAVY
Many Positions Provided Applicants
During October.
The Municipal Free Employment Bu
reau furnished employment for 308
persons during October, according tp
the monthly report issued yesterday by
A. W.. Jones, director of the bureau.
Calls were received at the bureau of
fice for 6137 men. Apple pickers were
in most demand during the month. The
bureau furnished 1412 for this work.
Laborers came second with 1176, wood
handlers third with 370, millmen fourth
with 337 and farm hands fifth with 104
Positions were given, 72 boys during
the month. . .
Bank Observes Anniversary
THE DALLES. Or.. Nov. 3. (Special.)
French & Co.. bankers, have sent out
handsome cards announcing the 50th
anniversary of the founding of that in
stitution. This bank has the distlnc
tion of being the oldest bank in East
ern Oregon, having been established In
1867 by J. W. French and IX M. French.
Lewis County Exempts Many.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 3. (Spe
cial.) The Lewis County exemption
board has allowed the claims for ex
emptlon filed by the following? draft
registrants:
Katsuhel 8eeko, of Napavlne; John G.
A. Oqulst. ot Mineral: Giovanni Marchl, of
Napavlne; Otoliko Kanaaawa, of Vader;
Benjamin H. Klnir. of Uentralla; Alben A.
Nelderberger, of Centralla; Carvllle O. Jones,
of Pe.SU; George Strasser. of Littell; Dan
M. Skeen. of Moskill: Alnllle F. IJamron. of
Mosiyrock; Otla Strld, of Centralla: Archer
S. Kresky, of Centralla: John F. Pankratz, of
Chehalli: Jotieph Duncanson, of Mineral;
Roland W. McMurphy, of Vader; Arthur H.
Fonytho. of I Ell; William J. Kllbreath.
of Onalaska; Henry E. Rogers, of Centralla;
John L.. Hudson, of McCormick; Bruce G.
Thacker, of Centralla; Blaine Boyd, of ilan
die:L.ouls A. Vimont. of Chehalis; Roy K.
Elmendorf. of Centralla: Percy B. Fos. of
Doy: Ross yv. Ball., of Centralla, and Earl
W. Adams, of Centralla.
Tribute Is Paid to A. W. Nye
by Life-Long Friend.
John M. nentlej-. of Pendleton, Ar
rives to Attend Funeral of Pioneer
Vniatillu County.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
AMONG the many Pendleton friends
of the late A. W., Nye, whose fun
eral will take place in Portland this
afternoon, is John M. Bentley, who had
been a friend and chum of Mr. Nye's
from early childhood, a period of nearly
5 years. Both were born in Green
County, Missouri,, in 1842, Mr. Nye's
birth occurring six days previous to
Mr. Bentley's and their birthplaces be
ing a scant two miles apart. Mr. Nye's
father was a physicukn and he assisted
In bringing both of the youngsters into
the world.
From the time the boys were able to
toddle about they were chums. They
went to school together, played to
gether and later worked and courted
together. When they were 19 years
old they left their Missouri homes and
came West, Mr. Nye coming to Oregon
nd Mr. Bentley going to California.
For 10 years they were separated, but
in 1871 Mr. Bentley followed Mr. Nye
to Pendleton. A year later Mr. Nye
was elected Sheriff of Umatilla County
and served a term of four years. Four
teen years later Mr. Bentley was elect
ed to the same office and served one
term.
From their early days In Umatilla
County they were, as a rule, in th
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same business, raising sheep or cattle
or farming, but seldom did they op
erate together but always chums and
companions. They were both active in
organizing the Pioneer Society of their
county and each served as president of
that society. Neither has been active
in the Ftock business for a number of
years, Mr. Nye having been secretary
of the Pendleton Commercial Club un
til his health became impaired, and Mr.
Bentley for a number of years has been
in the insurance and real estate busi
ness for several years. Both were
Masons and they belonged to the same
chapter and lodge.
As I talked with Mr. Bentley at the
Perkins yesterday I could scarcely be
lieve that he had passed his 75th birth
day. He looks strong and robust, car
rying the weight of years like a man
of 40. And yet he has been a resident
of Pendleton for well on to 50 years,
and, like Mr. Nye, has always been held
in high esteem by all who knew him.
As he talked with me about his de
parted friend his eyes were moist with
tears and his utterances were often
confused, for Mr. Nye had been more
than a friend, more than a brother,
and their love for each other was like
unto the love of David and Jonathan.
"The death of my dear old friend
was a sad, sad shock to me," he said,
"and the shock has somewhat unnerved
me, for there were few such friends
as Nye and I. He was one of the clean
est, finest, most lovable men that ever
lived and Umatilla County and Oregon
have lost a citizen whose record la as
clear and bright as any man who ever
lived with us. He was not a wealthy
man, not a great money maker, but
he was a friend at all times to those in
distress, and but few men in our county
will be missed more at their death than
my dear old friend, companion and
chum. A. W. Nye."
Normal Students Aid Red Cross.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon
mouth, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) A cafe
teria dinner given by the students of
the Oregon Normal Training School this
week netted 164 to the Red Cross fund.
The labor for the affair was given en
tirely by the pupils, who drew a large
body of parents and other citizens of
Monmouth to eat. The dinner was one
of a programme of events planned to
raise money for the Red Cross work
and for the Army Y. M. C. A. Every
class nf the normal school Is earnlns;
DINNER -DANCING is
more popular than ever
at The Portland this Fall.
You just can't help from having
a good time. Everything seems
to blend in making an atmos
phere of joviality.
You'll like the people the music
and most of all the Dinner.
You'll see when you come Mon
day night.
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money some way to contribute to the
two organizations.
No BonTirc This Year.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Nov. 3. (Special.) The annual bonfire
preceding the homecoming festivities
at O A. C. will not be built this year,
but the time and labor usually spent by
the freshmen will be put into con
structive work. It is considered a
would know
coat, but you
A smart top
ISlSlfcaugM in the 1
ftWK His New I
M Overcoat"!
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but a real raincoat m service
keep you dry in a driving rain.
"The coat with lungs
The "lun&s" in
every AIR-IN are a new
idea that means new comfort.
In every AIR-IN there are a series f
of hidden vents or openings under
the plait in the back. As you walk
or move these "lun&s" open and
close, forcing fresh air in and the
heated air out. For the first time
this AIR-IN construction makes a
raincoat really comfortable.
There are a number,
of models and a variety of fab
rics to choose from. Prices ran&e
from $13.50 to $25.
ANOTHER
DB LUXE
PROGRAMME
waste of fuel to put wood into the hig
blaze this year. Formerly President
Kerr has donated a large amount of
wood, and the neighborhood has been
ransacked fr old lumber and boxes.
Work on the college tennis courts and
athletic fields will be substituted for
the labor on the bonfire.
Cooked crabs claws are nibbled by
the people of Seville. Spain, more foe
pnstime than for FtiKtenrt nee.
neighbors
thought,but
he knew he
was wear
ing an AIR
INfNobody an AIR-IN is
will "when it
coat in appearance.
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