THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY, 2, 1022
METER PHONE TEST
WILL BE CONTINUED
Experiment in Everett Not
at Decisive Stage.
RESULTS YET INDEFINITE
lieturns Show Thus Far Patrons
Itave Long End of Innovation
on Question of. Rates.
PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Everett,
Wash., July 1. Telephone talk in
Everett end environs will continue
to be measured by means of the
telechronometer until such time as
It can be determined whether or not
measured service is "feasible, prac
ticable, equitable and Just, and
whether or not the device being
used is such a device as -will meet
these requirements."
This is the substance of the latest
order Issued by the state department i
of public works, in ruling upon the
request of R. J. Faussett, city at
torney, that the local company be
ordered to -restore the flat rate basis
of telephone charges pending the
final hearing. This request wag de
nied, and no time has been set for
the final hearing. Such a hearing
waa to have been held on June 6,
but was then continued, at the re
quest of City Attorney Faussett, un- j
til a valuation can be made of the I
property of the telephone company.
It waa agreed that fixing the prop
erty valuation was necessarily pre- j
cedent to the fixing of rates or the
character Of the service to be ren
dered. Subscribers Reap Benefit.
The order of the department of
public works takes cognizance of
the fact that under the rate sched
ule of the Puget Sound Telephone
company, as fixed for the tele
chronometer test period, "a reduc
tion has been made in the monthly
charge to a majority of the sub
scribers of that company on its
Everett exchange." The order goes
on to say:
"To return to the flat rate basis
throughout the remainder of the test
period would result in increasing the
rates of those subscribers. The total
operating revenues collected and re
ceived by the Puget Sound Tele
phone company during the test
period have been less than the reve
nues theretofore collected under the
flat rate, basis of telephone charge."
These findings of the department
"of public works, resulting from the i
investigations of its experts, sub
stantiate, in a way, the statements
previously made by officers of the
telephone company. The bills for
measured service during June, the
third month of the telechronometer
test period, have just been com
puted, and the showing coincides
with that of the month of May, with
approximately 80 per cent of the
telephone subscribers paying, less
for telephone service than they paid
on the flat rate basis, and 20 per
cent paying more.
Patrons Are Less tearful.
The operating records of the tele
phone company give interesting in
dication that Everett telephone
users are becoming less fearful of
the cost of conversation through the
telechronometer. J.n the two months
preceding June there were many
subscribers who used far less than
the minimum allotment of the va
rious classes of service. By June
they had learned that they might
use more service without exceeding
their allotments. The result, "ac
cording to the company's showing,
was a much livelier operating period
in June, without Increase of cost to
the subscribers.
"Our company anticipated a decline-
intotal revenues as one of the
first effects of the restrictions on
telephone use Imposed by the tele
chronometer," said William Neal
Winter, president of the telephone
company, today. "Ultimately, we
expect to. make this up by increas
ing the number of telephone sub
scribers, which can be done- without
immediate Increase of plant invest
ment or operating costs.
Excess Service Receipts Drop,
"The company's revenues cannot
be Increased by means of the tele
chronometer In any other way than
by giving service to a larger num
ber of subscribers-. Our receipts in
May from subscribers who used In
excess of their allotments ' were
$2300. Our bills for June service,
just now going out, show that re
ceipts from excess use have fallen
to $1700."
Tie sufficiency of a 60-day test
of measured- telephone service is
questioned by the department of
pnmic works in the order just is
sned. The order says:
"We have available data covering
many years of operation of thisand
other telephone companies operat
lug under flat rates. We have data
for only 60 days' operation of one
company under strictly metered
service. If the test is to be made
r value it should be continued."
1O0 ATTEND 15TH ANNUAL
REUNION NEAR CORVALLIS.
Of fleers Are Elected for Year and
Large Banquet Is Attended
by Oregon Members.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LSGE, Corvallis, July 1. (Special.)
--The 15th annual reunion and ban
quet of the Henkle family of Oregon
took place Thursday at the home of
Mrs. John Wyatt, three miles from
Corvallis. About 100 were present.
The family reunion of the Henkles
was first effected at the home of
,the late-vMr. and Mrs. Ichabod
Henkle living in Pleasant Valley in
1907. The family migrated from
lowa. The officers chosen for the
ensuing year are Mrs. Mary A.
Hoover, honorary president, Bed
ford, Iowa; Mrs. Nancy Henkle Con
nor, president, Portland; Mrs. Beu
lah Henkle Hunter, secretary, Cor
vallis; J. L. Henkle, vice-president,
Philomath, and Mrs. Minnie Wyatt
Junkin, corresponding ecretary and
treasurer. Corvallis. Other mem
bers attending the Henkle reunion
were:
Mrs. Edith Grutze, Portland; Velma
Grutze, - Portland; Marcia Grutze, Port
land; Frederick Grutze, Portland; Margie
Hunter, Corvallis; Byra Hunter. Corval
lis; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunter. Corval
lis; Evelyn Jukin, Corvallis, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Jukin, Corvallis; Rosella
Frink, Corvallis; Mae Frink, Corvallis;
Oris Frink, Corvallis; Milton Frink. Cor
vallis; John P. Frink, Corvallis; Mr. and
Mrs. O. L. Frink, Corvallis; Mr. and Mrs.
M. F. Wood, Corvallis; Thella Wood,
Corv&Hls; Delpha Wood, Corvallis: Olfta
Wood, Corvallis; La Velio Wood, Corvallis;
I.uelle Bonebrake, Portland; Rachael
Bonebrake, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. P. O.
Bonebrake, Portland: Evelyn Bonebrake.
Portland; Donald Bonebrake. Portland;
Mrs. B Weat and ton Graham, Portland;
lire. Jepaen and lone Delbert and Har
old, Salem; Mr;. J. M. Kltmn, Portland;
Charley 1. Henkle. Raymond; Mr. Mince
Henkle, Raymond; Orr Henkle, Ray
mond; Mrs. 3. E. Henkle; Mrs. James
Cotter, Spokane, Wash.; Ernest S. A.
Probst, Cervailla; Charles M. Shipley,
Monmouth: O. L, Davis, Corvallis; H. E.
Jukin, Portland; Blmcr C. Shipley. Port
land; Ernest Wyatt, Susie Henkle, Lay
ton Henkle. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. Walkins, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Connor, Portland; Mrs. Effie Thayer.
Toledo: Mary Thayer. Toledo; Sirs. Char
lotte Crosno, Toledo; Mrs. Tlllis Gilder
sleeve and son Ralph, Toledo; C. K.
Crosno, Toledo; Mr. and Mrs. M. A
Wyatt, Frances, Mildred and Normal
Wyatt, Corvailis; Mr. and Mrs. Elbert
Wyatt, Gilbert, Earl and Carrol, Cor
vallis; Mr. and Mrs. Lon Henkle, Philo
math; Mrs. Clyde Hayes and son Weldon,
Corval.is; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker,
Independence; Mr. and Mrs. Emery Allen,
Corvallis; Mrs. Sarah E. Nelson, Inde
pendence; Mrs. O. .D. Butler, Independ
ence; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cooper, Cor
vallis; -Mrs. John Kiger, Corvallis; Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Elliott and daughters
Wanda and Leone ElUott, Perrydale; Mrs,
Roy Bell. Corvallis; Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Henkle, Independence; Abe Wood, Philo
math: Charles Wood, Philomath; W. C.
Barker, Balem; Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Thompson, Moro; Mr. and Mrs. Gear
Davis, Corvallis; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Davis, Corvallis; Lelghton Davis, Cor
vallis; Audrey Davis. Corvallis; Claude
Thompson, Moro; Mrs. Mary L. Bower
sox, Moro; Mrs. Sloan, Corvallis; Mr
and Mrs. J. H. Nash, Corvallis; Harold
Nash, Corvallis; Robert Nash, Corvallis;
Clem King, Alhambra. Cat.; Mrs. Orphs.
Griffiths, Francis and Alta Griffiths,
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FliiE LOSSES IIMI
WASHINGTON FORCES FACE
GLOOMY SITUATION.
State Supervisor Says Outlook
Balance of Season Is Grave,
Due to Yiack of Rain.
OLTMPIA, Wash., July 1. (Spe
cial.) Forest fire losses in the state
of Washington already total $750,
000, and the more than 200 fires re
ported' have burned over - approxi
mately 100,000 acres, fully half of
which contained valuable young
growth timber, according to a sum
mary issued today by F. E. Pape,
state supervisor of forestry. The
information was compiled at the re
quest of the Western Forestry &
Conservation ssociatlon of Port
land. "The outlook for the remainder of
the season is very gloomy," Mr. Pape
said. "Losses are bound to mount
higher and higher until smoldering
fires are either checked or extin
guished by rains. Several slashings
are burning over for the second time.
"The principal comparison of the
weather and forest conditions for
May and June last year with a like
period this season, shows an abun
dance of moisture for 1921, while
this season has been -dry and windy
with no rains of consequence since
May 20. -
"Logging operators have experi
enced exceedingly heavy losses in
loss, logging equipment, camp build
ings and railroad bridges. The Mil
waukee and Northern Pacific rail
roads each were heavy losers, like
wise the light, and water depart
ments of the city of Seattle; 45
buildmgs were burned, mostly
homes, not including camp buildings
of five logging camps. Two shingle
mills were also burned. Two lives
were lost fighting fires."
PHONE JACK FEE OPPOSED
Good Samaritan Hospital Peti
tions Against "Service Charge."
SALEM, Or., July 1. (Special.)
Application for the elimination of
the 25 cents a month charge on tele
phone jacks installed in hospitals,
homes and other places by the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph com
pany was filed in the offices of the
Oregon public service commission
here today. The petition was signed
by Dr. A. E. Rtckey, and was filed
on behalf of Good Samaritan hos
pital. The hospital contemplates install
ing 40 of these Jacks and is willing
to defray the expense of installa
tion. The protest Is against the
service charge. When Jacks are in
stalled the telephone may be shifted
from room to room and connected
with the jacks whenever needed. ,
STRIKE IS CALLED, OFF
Industrial Worker Says Contract
ing Firm Granted Pay Rise.
WENATCHEE, Wash., July 1.
Joe Wright, representing himself as
chairman of the Industrial Workers
of the World strike committee, is
sued a statement today . declaring
that a strike aeainst A Viiirhrio
Co., building the new Great North
ern ranway terminals here, has
been called off.
He Said an fiipht-linni anrl a
5-cent increase in wages have been
grantea.
Engineers in charge of the work
declared the waee in crease, warn
granted two months ago and the
change in hours was made because
oi not. weaxner ana mat the strike
had nothing to do with either.
AUTO STAGE IS OPPOSED
Proposal to Establish Spokane-
Seattle Line Combated.
SPOKANE, Wash.; July 1. Oppo
sition to granting a state license
for the operation of a motor stage
line between Spokane and Seattle
was voiced by Spokane business
men and others at a hearing here
today before Examiner Dolphin of
the state department of public
works.
Legal counsel for railroads cover
ing the route opposed the applica
tion of H. H. Hawley for a license
and presented testimony that there
is no demand for additional service
County Engineer Baker declared
that 75 per cent of the increased
cost of highway maintenance waa
due to automobile stages.
New Auto Ferry to Operate.
KELSO, Wash., July 1. (Special.)
The Long-Bell Lumber company
will commence operation of a large
90-foot scow as a ferry between the
newly-built landing at its mill site
south of town and Rainier Monday
morning. The ferry has a capacity
for 25 or 30 cars and will be pro
pelled by the steamer Star. It will
cross the Columbia in ten minutes.
A splendid highway is being graded
and graveled between Kelso and
the 'ferry landing. To reach this
ferry the autoist Bhould leave the
Pacific highway at Second and Allen
streets, Kelso, cross the bridge and
turn to the left-
College Gets Million.
GALESHURG, 111., July 1. Alumni
associations In many sections of
the country had a share in success
ful completion last night of the
campaign of Knox college, the "Old
Siwash of George Fitch, for a sec
ond $1,000,000 of endowment, ac
cording to a statement by the presi
dent today. The Los Angeles clwb
EX-SALEMITES HOLD
ANNUAL PlOmC HERE
I
Gathering Takes Place at
Laiirelhurst Park.
PIONEERS REVIEW PAST
Reunion Attended by Many Well
Known Citizens of Oregon.'
: Rolicall Is Answered.
The origin of the city of Salem,
the establishment of Willamette uni
versity there, the construction of
the capitol building and the tale
of hardship and poverty with which
the pioneer settlers bad to contend,
were reviewed yesterday when for
mer residents of the Marion county
metropolis met In their annual re
union at beautiful Laurelhurst park.
The reunion and picnic had all the
characteristics of the annual meet
ing of the Oregon pioneers, for the
ex-Salemltes who gathered yester
day were not only the sons and
daughters of these pioneers, but
many were pioneers themselves, who
had made the trip across continent
in the old prairie schooner.
Loyalty to Old Home Shown.
From the days when Jason Lee
mission stood where the city of
Salem is now located and the state
of Oregon was then but a part of
the great Oregon territory, to the
present, these citizens have re
mained loyal to their little city.
Each year the reunion of former
Salem residents presents a roll call.
equaled only by that of the annual
reunion of the Oregon pioneers.
The first white child born in
Salem and former senators, repre
sentatives and governors were
gathered together at the reunion.
The honor of being the first white
child born there goes to Maria
Campbell Smith, born October 25,
1841, when Salem was Jason Lee
mission. The distinction of being
the second white child to be born
in the capital city and tlffe first male
child belongs to George P. Holman,
born February 6, 1842. These two
children," as the other Salem resi
dents are wont to call them, were
rocked in the same cradle, and in
the first cradle made in Marion
county. The cradle was carved by
Mr. Holman's father.
More Than 300 Attend Picnic.
More than 300 neoDle attended the
picnic yesterday afternoon, many old
residents ot balem coming to Port
land to renew acquaintanceships
with old friends and to recount tales
of the early days. Among these
were Mrs. C. P. Bishop, Mrs. E. C.
Small, Mrs. W. P. Lord. Mrs. C. B.
Moores, Mrs. Aurora Bowman, Mrs.
A. L. Moores, Mrs. Perry Raymond
and Mrs. Blanche Rogers.
The programme began at 4 o'clock
when Mrs. T. T. Geer, president of
the association, introduced the first
speaker, Helen Chamberlain, presi
dent for the past year of the Ore
gon State Pioneer association. Miss
Chamberlain read a paper oh the
life of Thomas Gatch, former presi
dent of Willamette university and
a familiar character to all old resi
dents of the state. Another feature
of the programme which centered
about Willamette university was the
aaaress by Olive Ulnright, who
told tales of Willamette In the days
of Lucy Lee.
Former Residents Respond.
Reminiscences by the former resi-'
dents then took up the programme,
the following responding to the roll
call: J. K. Gill, George B. Holman,
C. B. Moores, Maria Campbell Smith,
Ralph A. Watson, Frank Hodgkins,
W. G. Elliotr Jr., Judge P. H. D'Arcy,
Colonel Robert A. Miller, Mrs.
Aurora Bowman, Judge W. N.
Gatens, Mrs. D. A. Walters, Chester
Murphy, Bert E. Haney and Bertha
Fisher. ;
A picnic dinner was spread on the
tables shortly after o'clock and
after dinner the election of officers
for the coming year took place.
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MOB LYNCHES 2 NEGROES
Blacks Taken Away From Sheriff
Near Georgia Town.
JESUP, Ga., July 1. James Har
vey and Joe Jordan, negroes, con
victed of criminal assault and given
a respite ,by Governor Hard wick,
were taken from a deputy sheriff
near Lanes Bridge, Ga., and lynched
early today, according to a tele
phone message to .Sheriff Rogers
here today.
The negroes were being removed
from Wayne county to Savannah for
safe keeping. J. R. Tyre, deputy
in charge of the prisoners, reported
the lynching. .
Man Badly Bruised in Smash-Up.
Ed L. Williamson, 5846 Forty-fifth
avenue southeast, was badly cut and
bruised about the head and face yes
terday when an automobile in which
he was riding collided with a ma
chine operated by T. A. Taschereau,
171 West Park street. The accident
occurred at East Twenty-ninth and
Division streets. J. E. McLane,
driver of the ear In which William
son was riding, was arrested for
driving without an operator's li
cense. Cures Piles or Coata Nothing;.
Any reader who suffers from
Piles no matter how long stand
ing can be quickly cured without
risking a penny through the re
markable discovery of W. R. Dar
lington, 334 Kuro blda.. Kansas city.
Mo. Don't send a penny--just write
Mr. Darlington and he will send you
a regular 10-day Treatment abso
lutely free. If it cures send $2.09.
Otherwise you owe nothing. Adv.
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SALEM RESIDENTS
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WAHTUM LAKE OUTING SPOT !
GOAL FOR MANY BOTS.
Rummer. Camping Place to Accom
modate 150 at Time for Two
Week Periods.
Camp Chinidere, Wahtum lake,
field headquarters for the Portland
boy scouts,, will open for the season
Wednesday morning and will be
maintained by the local council un
til August 30. It has been arranged
this year to care for 150 boys at a
time and in order that as many as
possible may be ccommodated their
stay will be limited to a two week
period each- unless there , are , no
reservations to conflict.
The first party of vacationists
will leave Portland early Wednes
day" morning by train for Eagle
creek and will hike to Wahtum lake,
13 miles up the forest service trail.
The boys will make their first long
walk in two periods, stopping after
seven miles of their journey for
lunch and an hour's rest and this
same procedure will ' govern other
parties going to the camp or coming
out. Baggage will be taken in by
pack train.
Portland council have prepared a
syllabus for the summer camp that
is now available for parents and It
is imperative that reservations be
made as soon -as possible, for the
available dates ,are rapidly being
taken up. The boys are not allowed
to run wild, but their time is care
fully . supervised by experienced
leaders. The boys sleep under can
vas, the smallest tents being 10x12
feet in size and accommodating four
scouts. H
A regular routine, somewhat like
that in a military camp, with every
activity regulated, is provided. They
are fed substantial foods and their
camp homes are inspected daily.
Each boy has to bring blankets and
a camp cookery outfit for use on
overnight hikes. Suggestions for
their wardrobes are to be had frtt
scout headquarters at Third aitf
Madison streets. fi
PRICE OF MILK TO RISE
. .
Producer-Distributor War Causes
Deadlock in Tacoma District.
TACOMA, Wash., July 1. An ad
vance in the price of milk from 10
to' 12 cents a quart was consid
ered certain here today as a result
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Salem ansodatlon. Below Pioneer "children" of Salem. Mrs. Maria
Campbell Smith, first white child born in Salem, and George P. Holman,
first white male child born there and first native aon of Oregon to bo
to the lesialatare.
of the Vmilk war" between produc
ers and distributors. Producers
served an ultimatum on distributors
yesterday, raising the price of milk
from $2 to $2.40 a -hundred pounds,
but distributors have not accepted
the new price. With the matter
deadlocked, milk prices are expect
ed to mount whether producers be
gin their own distribution system
or distributors accept the' higher
charges.
Distributors today Informed the
producers they recognized the Jus
tice of the demand for higher prices,
but would not agree until steps are
taken to curb "cut-rate" dairies
operating here.
STATE OFFICES TO CLOSE
Quiet Fourth of July to Be Passed
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SALEM, Or., July 1. (Special.)
All federal, state, county and city
offices here will be closed July 4,
and practically all the officials and
employes will pass the day at the
beaches and other resorts.
A number of the state institutions
have arranged programmes and 'en
tertainment features for the day. At
the penitentiary there will be a
baseball game in the afternoon be
tween the prison team and the Ful
ton Athletic club of Portland.
Mrs. Clara Patterson, superin-
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IN ANNUAL REUNION AND
.
Orejron and early settlers of Salem,
la Mrs. T. T. Geer, president of the
tehdent ' of the state industrial
school for girls, has arranged a pic
nic for her charges. At the boys'
training school the morning will be
given over to patriotic ceremonies.
SAMPLE PLATES ARRIVE
Auto Licenses for Coming Year
to Number 180,000.
- SALEM, Or., July 1. (Special.)'
Samples of the 1922 automobile li
cense' plates ordered recently
through a Portland diealer were re
ceived at the offices of the secre
tary of state here today. The new
plates are lettered In white, with a
bluo background.
It was estimated by the secretary
of state that approximately 130,000
of these plates will be necessary to
meet the demands of the motor ve
hicle department.
The plates for the year cost 14
cents a pair, as against 17 cents for
the year 1921.
Work of Paving Progresses.
The grading work ir- Ninth etreet,
from Spokane avenue to the boule
vard in the vicinity of Sellwood, is
progressing rapidly and the work
of paving will begin soon. This strip
will complete the pavement from the
Uuff to the golf- links.
PORTLAND
CITY'S CREDIT USED
BY P0L1GE CAPTAIH
Charles Sullivan's Acts at
Seattle Under Scrutiny.
CHECK CENTER OF PROBE
Draft for $595 Belonging to Mu
nicipality Said to Have Been
Converted to Own Use.
PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle,
Wash., July 1. Extensive and un
usual use seems to have been made
of the credit ot the city of Seattle
by Captain. Charles Sullivan, sus
pended secretary of the police de
partment. When Captain Sullivan
recently was confronted with evi
dence showing that he had converted
a federal government check for $595
to his own use, he eald that he had
done so by mistake. At the time
this check came into his hands, ac
cording to his story, he. was expeet-
ing a refund from the government on
a business transaction or nis own,
and he assumed that the check had
been sent in settlement.
The check was ma'de out to the
city of Sea-ttle, and yet Captain Sul
livan's statement that he thought it
was intended for himself is not. In
view of other facts, as absurd as it
might seem on Its face. It seems
that a considerable amount of Sul
livan's private business with the
government was done In the name
of the city. Whether he had any
money coming from the government
has not yet been ascertained; but if
he had it would probably have come
just In the way that this particular
check came.
Neat Deal Turned.
Information gleaned by agents of
the state bureau of accountancy
from Captain Sullivan himself, from
recoTds at police headquarters, from
the city comptroller's and treas
urer's offices, and from other
sources, shows Captain Sullivan
was a large operator in government
surplus war supplies, specializing in
the transportable foodstuffs accu
mulated by the army quartermas
ter's department. There are said to
have been numerous transactions,
but in one that has come to special
notice. Captain Sullivan is said to
have purchased approximately
$10,000 worth of such supplies in the
name of the city of Seattle. The
city's credit being good . with the
war department, no cash was re
quired. The supplies so purchased
are said to have been promptly dis
posed of by Captain Sullivan to
various retail merchants, at a good
margin of profit and for cash. The
supplies were then paid for.
In a deal of this kind the city
didn't lose a dollar, of course; the
city's credit was pledged only tem
porarily. What might have hap
pened had Captain Sullivan been
unable to clean up and pay the bills
is purely a speculative matter at
this time. It seems that he did
clean up and broke better than even.
Story Is Doubted.
The federal government's check
for $595 came into Captain Sulli
van's hands many (months ago. He
held It for a while and finally
cashed It at the office of the city
treasurer.. When the state bureau
investigators discovered -this and
other alleged Irregularities in Sul
livan's system and their discoveries
were made known to him, he .said
that some portion of the quarter
master's supplies'tlrat he had bought
had turned bad; he had filed a
claim with the government for a
rebate. As his private deal had been
conducted in the city's name he said
he had believed the $595 check to
To Our Depositors
It is with pleasure that we announce an
increase in the capital stock of the Northwestern
National Bank of Portland from $1,000,000 to
$2,000,000.
The Northwestern National Bank started
business on January 2, 1913; with a capital of
$500,000, resources of $2,500,000 and 2400 de
positors. Our rapid growth soon made an increase
in capital necessary," and in 1918 it'was raised to
$1,000,000.
Today, with a capital and surplus of
$2,400,000, resources of over $20,000,000, and
33,000 depositors, The ' Northwestern National
Bank has attained a place among the most strongly
capitalized banks in 'the Northwest.
We take this opportunity of thanking our large
family of depositors for their loyal support, which
has made it possible to build a great bank in less
than ten years.
We are proud of our record and confident of
the future, and our every effort will be directed
toward serving you in such a way as to merit the
confidence you have placed in us.
THE NORTHWESTERN
NATIONAL BANK
Member Federal Reserve
hare been sent In settlement of this
As a matter of fact the $595 check
was sent In payment to the city for
services rendered the war depart
ment, and was in the exact amount
of the city's claim. For this reason
the state investigators. Mayor
Brown and Chief of Police Severyns
were inclined to doubt the accuracy
of Captain Sullivan's statement.
They gave him a few days "to make
good" and before the ailoted time
had passed he handed back the $595
to the city treasurer.
Prosecuting Attorney Douglas in
sists that the possibility of a suc
cessful criminal prosecution .or cap
tain Sullivan has been "spoiled" by
acceptance of this refund. Mayor
Brown thinks otherwise. Meanwhile,
with Sullivan suspended from office,
the state bureau investigators have
been set at a thorough investigation,
not only of his books but of the
whole accounting system of the po
lice department.
WOMEN "FAINT AT- STORY
Portland Man's Grewsome Talo
of Starving People Disastrous.
TACOMA, July 1. So realistic a
word picture did J- J. Handsaker of
Portland paint in describing star
vation conditions in Armenia, India
and Turkey, as he had witnessed
them, that two men and a half a
dozen women delegates attending
the annual Washington-Idaho Chris
tian Endeavor convention fainted
last night In the auditorium of the
First Presbyterian church.
Handsaker is chairman of the
near east relief committee in the
Pacific northwest and spoke of
grewsome scenes he had come across
in the starvation areas of Asia
Minor and India.
The big church auditorium was
packed, but ventilation was declared
to be excellent and the fact that so
many swooned toward the close of
Mr. Handsaker's address was at
tributed purely to the effect of his
words.
JOINT PICNIC BIG EVENT
Masons and Eastern Star Unite ,
In "Rpp-Tilnr Annual Ontim.
Several hundred persons gathered
at tne uaKs yesterday afternoon for
the annual. joint picnic of the Ma
sonic lodge and Eastern Star chap
ter of Sellwood. The programme
began promptly at 4 o'clock and
consisted of foot races for men and
boys, peanut races, potato races,
sack races and a tug-of-war be
tween the Masonic and Eastern Star
members and a horseshoe pitching
contest. Prizes were awarded to ail
the winners.
In the evening a picnic dinner was
the feature, the members taking
their own baskets of food. Coffee
was served by the lodge committee.
CADETS ROUSE PROTEST
Residents of Nob Hill Object to
Academy Boys in Midst.
A protest of residents of the Nob
Hill district against the quartering
of boys of the Hill Military academy
in private houses in the neighbor
hood is embodied in a petition signed
by 20 residents, and an affidavit
sworn to by L D. Franklin of 812
Johnson street, to be presented to
the city council next Wednesday.
The petitioners would "forbid the
conduct of such schools as at
Twenty-fourth and Johnson streets
without the consent of neighbors."
Research Workers to Gather.
YAKIMA, Wash., July 1. Fifty
government and state agricultural
research workers of the three north
west states will .meet in Yakima
on July 24 for their annual confer
ence, which also will be attended
by some experts from Washington,
D. C. A. E. Lovett, county agent,
will arrange a number of orchard
tours to enable the scientists to
study and inspect pests at first
hand.
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