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17 ii TO PROTEST tingulsbed foreigner who has sought refuge and who has a claim to protec PHONE RATE FIGHT tion. Presumably he is free to go where he likes, but the fact that his suite has REGERIT PHONE ORDER GETS HOTTER DULY actually been Interned restricts his movements. Count Von Bentlnck explained today that the former Crown Prince as wen as the former Emperor ceased to be soldiers when they abdicated. The former Emperor was seen today Burleson Ruling Is Opposed by strolling about the castle grounds with Count Von Bentlnck and the Count's Day's Skirmishes Bring No State Commission. n. The members of the former Emper Definite Developments. or's suite today surrendered their swords to Dutch officers, previously thev had surrendered their other arms. and today's formality completed the act of Internment. MESSAGE SENT TO CAPITAL STATE RIGHTS QUESTIONED LONDON. Nov. 15. Former Crown Prince Frederick 'William of Germany has been interned at the castle owned by his friend. Count Glabert Wolff Public Service Body Decides to Base Mayor Asks 'Washington for Infor mation; Company Claims Fed eral Sanction, for Action. Metternich. at Swalrnen. a town in me province of Llmburg, Holland, says an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exohange Its Proceedings on Stale Statute Only. Telegraph Company. It Is reported that his wife is with him. TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, NOVE3IBEK 17, 1918. EGO SALEM. Or., Nor. IS. (Social.) The Publlo Service Commission definitely Informed Postmaster-General Burleson by telegraph today that hereafter the only telephone charges that will be recorslzed by the commission are those authorized In state statutes, and that it la advising- the Pacific Telephone A Telegraph Company that it cannot ac cept the company's Interpretation of Burleson's order 1931. as supplemented September 14, 1913. This order provided for initiation of installation charges S. 1Q and 91a and also greatly in creased ser ice connection charges. w tile the commission a telegram sp plies only to this specific order, it ap parently is broad enough in its terms to cover all rates or charges which the Postmaster-General might attempt to Initiate, and by analogy to the increases in rales which the telephone company attempted to put Into effect yesterday. The commission in Its telegram says assuming that the conditions which prompted yoor action In Initiating Installa tion and other telephone charjres. per order :vo as supplemented on September 14. 1914, no longer exists and we are today ad- vljlng the i'acirie Telephone it Telegraph Company that we cannot accept their In terpretation of said order and under existing circumstances we are recognizing only tarlfls authorised by state statutes. In announcing Its decision to the telephone company the commission also forwarded todsy the following' letter to James T. Shaw, attorney for the company, in which one specific com plaint is cited, to cover Identically similar instances which hare arisen In connection with numerous other com plaints: This commission Is In receipt of numerous complaints as to Installation charges being Imposed br you presumably under authority el order o. 1931 or tno I'ortmaster-oenerai. The complaint of Mr. H. F. Aplln. 414 4 Wasco street. Portland, that he was charged 910 upon moving Into a place of residence In which a telephone had .previously been Installed. 'The wiring was all In and the only work the men difl was to splice the wire, run It about nine feet further, et the bell box to the wall and connect the re ceiver, taking about one-nail to mree-quar- ter of an hour." The complainant further alleged that according to his Information, the "party moving Into the residence which ha vacated was told that ha would be charged 910 as a connection charge, al though the telephone was In the house and the only work to be done was to change his number on the telephone list." Continuing the commission gays: This particular complaint Is typical of a number of others recently received by the commission. In this connection we beg to advise that to the beet of our Information the so-called Installation or ready-to-serve charge was Justified by the Postrnaater Ceneral as being a measure which would conserve labor and materia at a time when such labor and material were In demand by the Government for the successful prosecu tion of the war. Appsrentiy the occasion for Imposing such an arbitrary and. In the opinion of this commission, unjust and un reasonable charge has ceased to exist. And this eommlseton will not acquiesce In the Imposition of these charges under your strained Interpretation of the order above referred to. But on the contrary In Justice to the public we can recognize, under the ex'stsng circumstances, only those rates and charges set out In your schedules and tariffs filed In accordance with the state statutes and effective through authority of the state laws. BASEL. Nov. If. Prince Maximilian I of Baden, former German Chancellor, I has arrived at Baden-Baden with his family. It Is said that he will make a Ion stay there, lUVr OUTLAY MAY BE CUT FRAMIXG OF MEASURE TO BE I STARTED THIS WEEK. New Tliree-Yaer Programme Provide for Constrnotlon Total of 156 War Craft. Will of GOVERNOR WTTHYCOMBE BACK9 IP OTHER OF FICIALS. BALEM. Or- Nov. 16. (Special.) "I am heartily In accord with the position of the Public Service Commission and Mayor Baker, of Portland, In demanding- that tel-f ephone rates and charges be subservient to state statutes rath er than to an arbitrary ruling from Washington. There may have been a time when war con ditions made conservation of la bor so Imperative as to Justify arbitrary action on the part of the Government. Such a time and such conditions are past I repeat that I am whole-heartedly In accord with the position taken and the state statutes should stand paramount." Governor James Withycombe. WASHINGTON. Nov. If. Estimates of the Navy Department for the 1920 naval appropriation bill, as submitiea to Congress today.' call for f-.441.900.-nnn hnt u thev were prepared with the !aw of continuance of the war. material reductions are expected dur ing the framing of the bill which will be begun next Tuesday by the House paval committee. Annronriationa for the Navy for the fiscal year ending next June 30. amounted to about el-T30.000.000, all of which except $125,000,000 provided by recent deficiency measure, was car ried by the regular 191$ appropriation I system be taken over by the city as a While Mayor Baker is trying to get more and definite Information from Washington concerning the authority of the Pacific Telephone Telegraph Company to raise its rates, the fight against'the proposed lift goes merrily on. In the suit brought by the city ask ing for an Injunction to prevent en forcement of the new rates, no progress has yet been made, but a hearing Is confidently expected next week. Proposals that the Home automatic BCEXESON ORDERS REQUESTED Commission Asks Company to For ward Desired Documents. Or.. Not. 1. (Special.) Pacific Telephone & Telegrraph Com pany is called upon by the Public Serv-1 Ice Commission. In a communication I today, to furnish it with all of the orders or other documents from Postmaster-General Burleson that in any manner bear upon rates, charges or service of the company. In its notification the commission says: Faction Chapter 279. Gfii-&1 Laws of Orron for the year 1311. provides: "Every public utility .bull file witl) and as yart of every suet, schedule all rules and refutations that in any manner affect the nui charred or to be charg-ed for any eerv lc. Esry public utility shall a I no fil,witb tba Commission copies of Interstate rate cbedules and rules and regulation Issued it or to which It Is a party." That - may have proper Information la the handling of the many telephone com plaints that are now romlng to this Cora- Balssion. we ask that you furnish ua at once complete copies of Postmaster-General Bur leson's orders, ruling, bulletins or Interpre tations made by bis department that In any way affect tha rates, charges or servtca of your company to the people of this state, and that you will also furnish us with all future orders, rules, re aula lions or Interpre tations thereof mad by the Postmastsr- General or those under his authority Insofar aa they may relate to or affect your service in ore con. Section 27 of the a hove-mentioned statute specifies that: A ropy of so much ef said schedules the Commission shall deem necessary for the use of the public shall be printed In plain type and kept on rue in every station or of lice of such public utility where payments are made by the consumers or users, open to the public. In such form and place as to be readily accessible to the public and as can be conveniently inspected. In conformity w ith this statutory provi sion we now ask that all rules, regulations of orders affecting the rates or service to the public be posted In your offices as provided, for the information of all interested parties. The many complaints now reaching this Commission In rotation to these matters necessitate compliance with these statutory provisions, and we therefore ask that this be done promptly, and that you advise us ef your acuon in tne premises. EX-KAISER NOT INTERNED Hohenzollern Free to Do as He Likes la Holland. AMORENGEN. Holland. Nov. IS. William Hohenzollern has not been In terned by The Netherlands govern ment. He Is regarded rather as a dls Wash That Etch Away We know of no sufferer from Eczema who ever oscd the simple vaah D. D. D. and did not feel immediately that won derfully calm, cool sensation that comes when the Itch Is takes away. This tooth Ins wash penetrates the pores, five In stant relief from the most distressinc skin diseases. Uc.S0caadfl.SS, ED ikiomuae Dart co vW imuu tv, bill. Increase la naval strength Is provided for by the new estimates. Besides call Ins; for a new three-year building pro' rremma of ISC vessels, including ten super-dreadnaughts. six battle cruisers and 140 smaller craft aa previously an nounced bv Secretary "Daniels, the es timates Include appropriations of $233.- 985.000 for completing: the first three year programme. Tha new building programme contemplated expenditure of $600,000,000, one-third of that amount being appropriated each year. An emergency fund of $175,000,000 to be spent at the direction oi tne President. In expediting: delivery of material and munitions and completion of new ehlDS also la contemplated In the estimates. The cost of the marine corps is estl' mated at $155.288, J00. an increase o: about $12,000,000 over the last ap propriation. Other big Items of the es timates include: Pay of the Navy. f ST9.946.971; avle- tlon. $225,000,000; ammunition. $125, 000,000; new ship batteries $115,000,000; fuel. $98,009,000; repair of vessels. $75,000,000; ordnance and ordnance stores, $75,000,009; reserve oranance supplies. $77,600,000; medical depart' ment. $15,200,000. Improvements are planned at several Navy-yards and stations. An appro prlatlon of $2,500,000 is asked for buy Ing and developing land at tha New York yard, while $5,150,000 Is asked for completing the drydock, building new shops and a power plant at the Phila delphia yard. Improvements on the waterfront, new shops and other work at Norfolk would cost $3,300,000, while work at the Hampton Roads operating base would cost $3,000,000. At the Key 'West naval station $2, 525.000 would be spent building a waterworks system and submarine base. Shops at the Mare Island, CaL, Navy-yard would cost $1,800,000 and im provement work at the Puget Sound yard $775,000. SMALL CLUBS FAVORED 13 PLATERS MAT COMPRISE PEXXAXT-WIXXIXG TEAMS. measure to Insure proper service tor the public are not looked on with favor because of Government control. Even were the Government not in control, approval of the voters would be neces sary for such a step. Federal Sanetloa Claimed. That the Pacific Company had Gov ernment sanction for its new rates was the purport of a telegram received from Washington yesterday by tne Mayor. City officials say the company filed the new schedule on Its own responsibility and without Government authorization, In an effort to get more exact infor mation as to how far the Government would back up the company in violat ing existing regulations. Mayor Baker sent back two hot messages, one to Act ing Postmaster-General J. C. Koons and one to Senator McNary. Answers to these are not expected before Monday. Are you permitting the company to Increase rates through the utility law of this state or are you setting aside Oregon laws?" is the pertinent ques tion asked of Mr. Koons. "Our people are stirred to their depths and we intend to fight Please make your answer specific." Complaints Still, Coming. "Will you see the Postmaster-General and other authorities . and ascertain definitely what stand the Government actually is taking and what rights the Government has in the case? is the request made of Oregon's Republican Senator, Charles McNary. Complaints continue to pour In at the City Attorney's office that the company Is attempting to sign subscribers up for the higher rate before making any changes or installations. Just what action the city will take in further fighting the Increased schedule will be decided at a meeting Monday morning. RATES IS WASHINGTON GO VP Public Service Commission Gets No tice From Capital. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) Official Federal notice that the Increased telephone rates now are in effect In this state and will have to be enforced In order to grant employes In creased wages came by wire from J. C. Koons, Acting" Postmaster-General, to the Public Service Commission. In his notification Mr. Koons says the additional revenues collected in this state will not be used to maintain bet ter service outside the state, and as sures the commission that the Postmaster-General will consider any com plaints as to fairness of the rate'in its pplication. , Seattle has already filed with the State Commission formal complaint and , protest aaralnst the increase, whlta Ta- The Far rand Piano A worthy instrument, very moderately priced and befitting a place in any music room. It embodies all the standard features found in high grade pianos, is finished in beautifully figured walnuts and mahoganies, and sold on easy terms by Bush & Lane Piano Co., the makers and sell ers direct. The price is considerably less than the regular high-grade piano. A small deposit will hold one of these real pianos for Christmas delivery. A solid car load just received. See them Monday. - Several Good Used Pianos and Player Pianos at Little Cost Bush and Lane Piano Co. Makers of Standard Guaranteed Pianos. Bush & Lane Building;, Broadway and Alder St. coma and Sookane have appealed direct to the Postmaster-General's department. According to report received at Public Service Commission headquarters here today Postmaster-General Burleson has refused to suspend the Increased rate as petitioned for by Portland. Uncertainty prevails here as to tne proper method of appeal from the new rates. The Public Service Commission disclaims any jurisdiction, but probably will forward to Mr. Burleson any com plaints filed. General opposition to the increase is manifested. SPOKANE CITIZEN'S PROTEST Telephone Subscribers Agree Not to Pay More Thau Franchise Rate. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 1. (Spe cial.) Irate citizens of Spokane today appeared before the City Council bear ing petitions in which tney protest the new Increased telephone rates ap proved by the Public Service Commis sion, and which are now in effect. Each signer of the petition pledges himself to pay no more to the tele nhone company than the franchise calls for, which Is $2 a month for residential service. The new rates allowed are greatly in excess of the franchise rate. Spokesmen for the petitioners were C. L. Mayo and L. F. Kelsey, telephone subscribers and citizens. They asked Dermisslon to put a table at Wall street and Riverside avenue and solicit names for the petitions. The commissioners gave hearty ap proval of the petition and the table. under the enlarged homstead acts, Sec retary Lane eaid. These lands, which are In Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, are for entry in tracts sot exceeding 820 acres. BRITAIN'S DAY TO BE KEPT Plans lor Proper Celebration of De cember 7 Being Made. Plans for the proper celebration of Great Britain's part In .the world war on December 7 Britain's day will be worked out' Monday at a conference of British residents with Mayor Baker. William MacMasters will head a com mittee In charge of the celebration, which will be under tne general direc tion of the Britain's day committee In New York. The National committee was started at the Initiative of Sulgrave Institution In association with the National Com mittee of Patriotic Societies, National Security League and American Defense Society. STOCK LAND DESIGNATED More Than Million Acres Listed for Homestead Entry. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Secretary Lane announced today that approxl mately 1,166,000 acres of land were designated during October for entry under the stockralstng homestead law. The lands are located In Icaho, Col orado. New Mexico and Wyoming. The total area now designated as stock raising lands amounts to approximate ly 10,610.000 acres. During October more - than 735,000 acres were designated as non-irrigable to I National Baseball Commission Hake Recommendation to Major League. CHICAGO, Not. It. Eighteen play ers will be sufficient to wla a major- league pennant next year If baseball I is resumed and the recommendations agreed on at a meeting of the National baseball commission here today are ao- Pcepted by the American and National I leagues at their annual meeting next month. President Ban Johnson, of the Ameri can League, and August Herrmann. I chairman of the commission, were par ticipants in the conference which had to do with some left-over commission cases in addition to a discussslon of I the methods necessary to restore base ball in 1919. The commission decided to infllctsse- vere fines on three members of the world's champion Boston club for play ing exhibition games through the East I after the world's series with a team advertised as the Boston "Red Sox." Amos Strunk. Joe Bush and Walter I Schang were the players declared to be I guilty of the practice. The decision to withhold the usual world s series cham pionship emblems for the Boston play ers because of the part they played In the worlds series "strike" was reaffirmed. Mill Worker Dies of Injuries. DRYAD, Wash-. Nov. 16. (Special.) Arthur Thomas, sawyer, was struck by I a log In a sawmill on November I, at Dryad, Wash., and wa-i so badly hurt that he died from Ms injuries November 15. His home was at Alexandria Bay, N. but be had been i this Coast for 13 years. The remains are to be sent East. The funeral will be held in Chehaus tomorrow. Mother, Your a Harmless Child needs Laxative. If Tongue Is Coated, Stomach Sick, or the Child is Cross, Feverish, Constipated, give "California Syrup of Figs. Lewis County Almost Over. CHEHALIS, Wash- Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) This evening Lewis County's united war work campaign fund Is al most within sight of the total, although several of the districts of the county have not made their total subscriptions. The western division, of which Doty is the head, was flrst over the top. The Chebalis division has oversubscribed. Phone your want ads to Tha Oreffo- nlas. Wain 7070, A S0. - . Don't scold your fretful, peevish child. See if the tongue is coated; this is a sure sign that the little stomaoh, liver and bowels are clogged with bile ad imperfectly digested food. When listless, pale, feverish, with tainted breath, a cold, or a sore throat: if the child does not eat, sleep or act naturally, or has stomach-ache, indi gestion or diarrhea, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the waste matter, bile and fermenting food will pass out of the bowels, and you have a healthy, play ful child again. Children love this harmless "fruit laxative," and mothers can rest easy after giving it, because It never falls to make their little "in sides" sweet and wholesome. Keep it handy. Mother! A little given today saves a sick child tomorrow, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for a bottle of genuine "California Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna," made by the California Fig Syrup Co., which has directions for babies, children of all ages, and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Adv. 3 1 ARM POWDERS 3TUMPING -AGRICULTURAL "Better Farming" is all that the name implies. It tells you how to do a hun dred and one farm jobs cheaper, quicker,! easier and better. This pocket farm library is published by a company with more than a half a century of experience in making explosives especially to meet western agricul tural conditions. You should know the low cost and thorough methods by which they have cleared western land and boosted yields of crops and fruits.' 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