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Tin: o;::;cq;j daily jou;:i;al. ic::tland, vi:dn:::;day lvlnihg. may 7. ion. I1IPI1E M UP Railroad Commission Gets New Slant on Its Duty to the Public. (Salem Bureau of The Journal) Sulem, Or May 7.A. lengthy brief hat been filed with the state .railroad commission by Caesar n. Eberhard. at torney for the Home Independent Tele- , phone company In Union county, In a most curious cms, The Home company is plaintiff In a suit to force the pastern ' Oregon Cooperative' Telephone assocla tlon to Increase Jts'rates on the gcound that its' present charges are below coat and are 'rumpus to the business of the ..Home company." i A number of difficult questions Is In volved. : Has a cooperative Organization the right to furnish a telephone serrlc at cost, or even below cost If the mem bers are willing to pay the billst Has " the railroad commission ' the authority to fix minimum rates as well as maxi mum rates? If an organization wants - to furnish a telephone aervlce cheaply, la the nubllo the benefactor? Was the railroad and public utility commission created in the Interest of the public? Answers to some of these questions are offered in Attorney Eberhard's brief. Kour specific allegations are made by the Home' company against-the de fendant company as follows: That the cooperative company charges its stock holders less than the public for the same service! that the rates of the de fendant are wholly Insufficient to meet its past operating expenses, trad are wholly insufficient to meet its present . operating expenses In the rates charged; that the defendant has entered Into fcom petitton with the plaintiff In the cream of the territory of the Home company, upon a combination monthly rate cover ing local exchange service and 10 long distance calls over Its lines per month. This "cream" territory includes Cove, Union, Summerville and Elgin. "These are producing sections and good tele- ,. phone communication, particularly good long distance telephone communication, is essential to the prosperity-of those communities," says the brief, which al leges that the Home company has bet ter wires and equipment and therefore la more capable of furthering the pros perity of the communities. The state ment. Is made that these communities are absolutely In need of a first class copper toll system. . . , . The assertion Is made that the Home company entered and developed the field and now the cooperative concern, by its low rates, has made It Impossible for the ' liome company to obtain more money for Investment from local or eastern capitalists. ul...Thi riAfftnrtunt Mmnuv rnntmnAm that it Is operating Its system on a cost basis, that its members are not In the business for profit, and the public is the benefactor. - Chehalem Phone Complaint Filed.- (Salem Bureau of Ths Journal.) , Salem, Or., May 7. A complaint has been filed with the state railroad com mission by the Chehalem Mutual Tele phone company against the Newberg Telephone company and the Paclfio Telephone & Telegraph company. -The complaint alleges that the Faciflo com pany refuses to give the Chehalem company long distance connections on the ground that it has made an exclu sive contract with the Newberg com pany for long distance service. 'JOB HARRIMAN BEATEN IN ANGELES PRIMARIES (United Pra I.Mwd Wire.) Los Angeles, May 7. John W. Shenk. nominee of the socalled municipal con ference, and either Job Harrlman, So cialist, or Henry H. Rose,' Independent, will be opposing mayoralty candidates at the regular city election June 3. Yes terday's primaries gave Shenk a long lead over his rival candidates, but he did not poll the necessary half of the total cast, which would have effected his election at the primaries. .Out of a total of about e,000 votes cast, the count as far as It had pro ceeded early today gave Shenk about 27.000; Rose, 18.000. and Harrlman, id, 000. The two highest on the list will be nominated. REV. E. A. HARRIS RESIGNS; CHURCH DIFFERENCES CAUSE Some Give. Him a Resolution of Confidence; Others Crit icize His Policies. (Special to Tba Journal.) , Hood River, Or,, May 7. Rov, Edward A. Harris, who, came to Hood River about three years ago, tendered his. res ignation as pastor of he Riverside Con gregatldnal church at Sunday morning's service, to take effect on December 31, which date will finish Rev. Mr. Harris' three years' service for the local church, No reason was given except that he wished the church to feel at perfect lib erty to adopt such a program of proced ure as it may deem best for its own in. terest. Rev. Mr. Harris reorganized the work when' he came here, has in-, creased the membership from 148 to 238 a,nd has erected a 122,000 stone edifice. In an interview he stated: "I have had a pleasant - and fruitful ministry In Hood River. A resolution of confidence and esteem was almost ' unanimously voted me last week by a large and rep resentative congregation, but there are a few who honestly differ as to the so cial program ot the future and wishing to eliminate alt personal factors In the consideration of the matter, I resigned." It . is ; reported that several of the members objected to the Boy Scouts making? thelr headquarters in the insti tutional department of the church anJ to Rev, Harris leadership of the scouts, Rev. Edward A. Harris Hood . River. . of and to the further fact that the young men of the church were permitted to Play billiards In the "building. ,. CROSS STANDS GUARD O'E GRAV E ran Highbinders Get Heir to Fortune. fCnltfd Praia LeaaM Wire.) Ban Francisco, May 7. A city wide search is on here today for . 8oo Hoo Quong, the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Chinese widow, who was kidnaped Monday by Chinese highbinders and held for ransom. The htghblndera no tified Quong's mother that be would be released upon. payment of $4000. (Special te The Journal.) Winnipeg, May 7. Lieutenant Gran of Norway stopped here on his way from Vancouver to New York! Thence he sails to London to attend the meeting of the Royal Geographical society May 23. He carries the diary and records of Captain Scott, Aritarctlc hero. Gran declares that Captain Scott and the men who died with him perished of exhaustion and not of starvation. Gran was a member of the supporting party who found the bodies of the dead men. Their end was evidently peaceful, he says. Captain Scott lay on his back as if asleep, but was not In his sleeping bag. He was .evidently the last to die, and had carefully wrapped the bgdles of Dr. Wilson and Lieutenant Bowers in their sleeping bags. The face of Dr. Wilson wore the traces of a faint smile. when Lieutenant Gran and his party had secured all the equipment and the records of Captain Scott, they placed the bodies side by side and a1d a burial service over them, They covered the bodies with canvas, and on top of this they built a calm of snow and Ice, IS feet high and surmounted,by two ekls bound, together In the form of a cross, as a monument to the heroic dead. While Gran says that It was apparent the men died of exhaustion, It was found that their food -had given out", and "also their fuel. They had undoubtedly en countered terrible storms, he said, and were Unable to see In any direction.' Htm HI UAL WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA ON, STRIKE (Unitaa Pra Leaaed Wire.) San Francisco. May 7.-The Light and Power Council of California, an affilia tion of unions employed in various branches of gas and electrical workers, called a strike today against the Pa clfio Gas c Electric company. Various I TO C LI INTO TWO STATES (Hotted Preaa Letted Wire.) 8acramento, Cal., May 7. A senate Joint resolution, relative to the dividing of California Into two states and in structing the secretary of atate to place the proposition of state division on the ballot, has been introduced by Senator J. B. Sanford of TJklah. Th resolution, which calls for a di vision of that part of the state south of the Tehachapi from that portion north of the Tehachapi, was sent to the printer and will be brought up for action in the senate later In the week. . Senator Sanford's resolution, ' which was unexpected on the part of a ma jority of the senators, was Introduced In lull in the debate on various bills. It sets forth the fact that California comprises 165,668. square miles and Is capable of peopling 20,000,000 souls, and declares that with the opening of the Panama canal California will advance by leaps and bounds and will need Increased political Influence in the United States senate in order that her people and varied Interests may be properly protected. SCIENTISTS JSK FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE (United Preaa Leaaed Wirt.) Washington, March 7. Warning that conservation of human life Is the most vital problem confronting America was sounded to President Wilson here by a committee of noted scientists. Call a conference of scientists to meet here this fall," the committee said, 10 aaopi a program or legislation which would be uniform In all states, providing Landowner Insists on Depot. (Salem Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., May 7. Emil K. Mattson. of Svenson, Clatsop county, has filed a complaint with the state railroad com mission against the Sorenson Logging estimates of the number of men affected I company. The company some time ago I'JISOFDIKS APPEAL-TO WEST Tell Stories of Mocking in Sa loons; Can Sue for Dam ages After June 3. day not who happened to remember the conver sation and tho fnet that he had seen the lHKgnge on the train, and through this Incident she was able to convince the company and obtain compensation. When she made complaint to the company a request was made for her baggage checks, AH she had was checks given by the drayman, which were of no use In tracing the baggage. The company refused her claim. She took the matter tip with the railroad commission, ex plaining ahout the conversation with the brakeman. When the company ob tained the testimony of the brakeman It paid Mrs. Lang's claim of 140.85. . 14 HIGH SCHOOL SITES OFFERED EUGENE BOARD Eugene,,,,. Or.' May 7. The Eugene school board hb 14 sites from which to select a suitable one for the proposed new high school. Proposuls for site were , opened at a meeting Monday night and the 14 were received hut no action will be taken till each 'one thought to be desirable is investigated. The board originally selected a block of land owned by Judge 11. R. Kincald and offered him 120,000 for it, but he re fused. The board tlwm started condem nation proceedings and the Jury in court bswshinI the laii'l at tt,- f;-: is by the school Imiird. klm-niit ini-i' that'll will appeal to t tin jini'i-i n and rather thun wait till th m. W ii elded there, the bound thought l."t I select another Bite, roultryman McC'lannlian Honnrr l. Eugene, Or., May 7. K, 3. MrClnrm han of this cltjr. has been honored by appointment as a member of the' ad visory comnfittee of the livestock de partment at the Panama exposition lit Han Francisco in 1915. Mr, McClanahaa conducts an incubator and broodnr fac tory, In this city and is one of the best known poultrjmcn in the state. (Salejn. Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., May 7. Scarcely a goes by that Governor. West does rccelye In person or by letter the tearful petition of some wife for help in keep ing the saloons froth i selling liquor to her drunken husband. . They plead, help lessness, and say they are mocked' at every turn when they try to save their husbands from themselves end the sa-u loon. The cry of hungry children and the tears of destitute wives accomplish little or nothing, the governor Is told over and, over again, The husbands continue to get liquor. -. For these reasons the governor again calls attention to the law passed by the last legislature, which will go Into ef fect June 3. and gives a wife, husband, parent or child' the right of action for damages against any person who sells or gives liquor ,to an Intoxicated person or habitual drunkard. The law says that "the act of any agent, employe, bartender or servant shall be' deemed the act of his principal or employer for the purposes of this act." " "That law will be a great help to many wives and mothers In this state," said -Governor West, ''and I wish every one of them might know about It by the time it becomes effective." The law means that if a saloon keep er, or anyone else, sells or gives liquor' to her husband when he Is Intoxicated or ia a habitual drunkard, a wife will have the right to bring a suit against such a person for damages. It raid to Talk to Brakeman. .. Salem Bureau nf The Journal. I Salem, Or., May 7. -It was lucky, for Mrs. M, S. Lang that she talked wth the brakeman about her baggage when she checked It over the Oregon Electric railroad from Portland to Chemcketa last August. When .the baggage was lost and she had no baggage checks to show for It she looked up the brakeman. I Rheumatism 1 !. ; i t. -r - run from 1000 to 3000. About 800 men are involved in ' San Francisco. The strike will be statewide. The strike was called because of a failure to reach an agreement on a de mand for wage Increase and one day a week rest The Increase asked amounts to practically 25 cents a day for every man employed. - Trouble has been brewing for several weeks. The council was organised sev eral weeks ago, and the first step was to secure recognition. The Pacific Gas & Electric company at first refused to treat with the new council, but when a strike was threatenedthe company gave In. f . commencing tomorrow in Robinson & Co.'s old stand, 291 Washington St.. starts the greatest Shoe Slaughter ever known on the Pacific coast Turn, to Page 13. e $3.50 ROUND TRIP -TO- CORVALLIS TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY GOOD RETURNING UNTIL MONDAY," INCLUSIVE FOR MILITARY DAY, O. A. C. FRIDAY, MAY 9 Grand review and parades, U, S. Army inspection of cadets, attack and defense of city, regimental band concerts, baseball, O.'A. C. v.: U. of W. OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY , SIX DAILY TRAINS EACH WAY BE TWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS Limited. 6:00 PM 7:58 PM "Owl." 13:05 AM (:10 AM POXTLAKD TO COBTAiLM. . . " Local. Limited. Local . Local. Lv. Portland. . . 6:30 AM 8:40 AM 11:00 AM 2:S!5PM Ar. Corvallifc.. 10:07 AM 11:40AM J:30PM 6:00PM' covaxi.x roovruAxn. . ' , . Local. Limited. Local Limited. Lv. Corvallls.,, :S0AM 8:30AM 1M7PM" 2:30PM Ajr. Portland..,. 10:00 AM 11:35 AM 4:00PM 5:35jM On "Owl" changa at Albaay. JTortland time shown la at" Jeffersoa-st. nation, leaving time at Worth Bank ftatloa twenty minutes earlier, LoeaL Local. 4:15 PM 7:15 PM I .do ru ii;00 FM rifth and Btark its. citt ticmt ornexg. Tenth and Stark sts., Tenth and Morrison st. Eleventh and Hort sts. FASSIITOEB TATTOKS. rront and Jefferson sts. filed supplementary articles of incor poratlon in, which it obtained the au thority to build a railroad and engage Jn commerce. Under this authority it forced a right of way through Mattson's land. Now Mattson requests the com pany to provide a depot and freight facilities. is caused by an excess of uric acid in the blood, and is due to a deranged condition of the diges tive organs, and a failure of the kidneys to carry'off the waste matter after the process of di gestion; then on the least ex posure to cold or dampness. rheumatic pains are felt in vari ous parts of the body, Warner's Safe Rheumatic Remedy is the best known means of driv ing, the excess uric acid out of the blood, and restoring to a normal condition of healthy ac tivity the .organs which permit its accumulation in the system. "SCREAKED FROM FAIN" "I bare great faith in the Wanx Remedy. I waa In bed for 12 wetki wltb inflammatory rbeumatlam. 1 creamed from the pain. Mr doctor told me to take your medicine. I took five boftlfi and waa etired." Mra. J. Oner lander, Warren, Onto, Each 1-Kidney and Xilver Bemedy for a a-Kheumatio Bemedy purpoie 3-Ubetes Bemedy gold 4-Asthma Bemedy by all 5-Berviae . Drug- s-wiiia I Constipation fiats V Biliousness Write for a free sample giving the number of Remedy -desired to Warner's Safe Remedies Co. .. Dept. 388. Bochester, K. T. A. Bale of BoysSuits $6.50, $7.50 and $8.50 Suits. Now Selling for Only $5.00 are Scores of careful mothers thronging; our second floor, taking full advantage of this remarkable, sale. Only $5 the suit for these smart Knicker suits of extra strength and extra worth that have heretofore sold at $6.50, $7.50 and $8.50. ! With the advent of Spring comes the call of the great out-doors to every healthy boy. His activities know no limit and the consequent wear on his clothes will be only too apparent unless they are made especially to' stand the strain of hard usage. The suits which we offer you in this most unusual sale are made especially for strenuous boys. Yet in their wearing qualities there fs no sacrifice of style. They are distinctive both in model and fabric, yet on every suit you save from $1.50 to $3.50. Made of cheviots. strong, wearable serges, cassimeres, worsteds, tweeds and In beautiful fancy mixtures and in tans, grays and browns. The trousers are all lined throughout and the tailoring is first-class. Parents are invited to come and take advantage of these, remarkable reductions. BEN SELLING Morrison Street at Fourth LEADING CLOTHIER MAILORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED. Grocer and Coffee Roaster THURSDAY and FRIDAY SALE IMA. BELLAMY UOSLP 21 Pounds Beet. .. . .$1.00 19l2 Pounds Fruit. .$1.00 Beet Sugar, sack. . . .$4.75 62c a Roll , OUR BEST GRADE JFlOTUP .81.30 Per barrel ... 1 . $4.80 Bellamy's Rose . , ILaipri 3-lb. pail .......... .45c 5-lb pail ............75c 10Mb. pail ......... $1.45 This is our Regular Price. ORDERS ACCEPTED UPON ISSUE OF THIS PAPER-STORES OPEN ALL NIGHT BJacoo Full piece .... . , . . '.22'c Bacon Backs, lb 21c THESE FOUR SyflfRES mpYsQwY THESE FOUR STORES fill . Green Trailing Stamps With Sack Bellamy Rose Flour S1.30 Per Sack S4.80PerBarreI The Best Flour in the Mar ket iWe Guarantee It. Bring This Coupon. BELLAMY THE GROCER 2 Tills Pineapple ...... .25? 3 Tins String Beans. ... .25 2 Tins Table Fruit 25t 2 Tins Carnation Milk. . .155 (Only 6 tins to a customer) 2 Tins Pimentoes 25 6 'Tins Norway Sardines. 65 6 Tins Otter Clams. . ; . . .65 6 Tins Best Tomatoes. . .65 3 Tins Pink Salmon. . ...25tf 1 Tin Libby Best Salmon 20t 1 Case Carnation Milk. $3.65 2 Tins Karo Syrup...... 25 1 ISc Tin Nutmeg....... 10J 1 15c Cinnamon ....... .10 6 Tins Shrimp. . .... . ...65 1 Tin H. & G. Cocoa.. ... 20j 2 Tins Egg Plums.. 25 2 Tins Peas. i . . . .. 25 3 Cans Corn ........ . . . . 25 3 Cans Tomatoes ....... .25d 2 Tins Aster Milk, 15 3 Tins Bouillon Cubes... 25 1 Tin Wesson's Oil......25 2 Tins Asparagus Tips.;. 255 1 Tin Anchovfes 25t? 6 BarS Pels' Naphtha. . . ;25 6 Bars Ivory Soap .25 1 Tin Polly Prim......... .5 2 Bars Sapolio . . . . . . . . 15 2 Boxes S. L. Matches. . . .5 10 Bars Laundry Soap. . . 25 6 Pkgs. Toilet Paper..;. 45 Bellamy's Blend Circle B Coffee 35c Per Pound 3 pounds . . . . .... . .$1.00 (10 stamps free with each sale) 1 Lb. Black Pepper '.25 1 35c Box Vanilla Ext.. . . 23 1 25c Box Lemon Ext. .r.I8 f Lbs. Cottolene . , . . . . . . . 605 3 Bottles Vinegar 255 3 Pkgs. Gloss Starch,... 25 1 Pkg. Coffin's Codfisb..20? 2 Lb. Brick Codfish...... 255' 5 Lbs. Bulk Macaroni.;.. 25 5 Lbs. Bulk Spaghetti.;:. 255 6 Lbs. Bulk Rolled Oats. .255 4 Lbs. Small W. Beans.. 255 4 Lbs. Bayo Beans.; . ; .255 3 Lbs. Best Head Rice...25 4 Lbs. Best Jap. Rice. . .. .255 3 Pkgs. Seeded Raisins... 255 3 Lbs. Italian Prunes.... 255 3 Lbs. Split Peas . .255 4 Lbs. Sago Tapioca. ... .255 3 Pkgs. Shaker Salt. .... .255 3 Sacks Salt............ 255 2 Bots. H. & G. Catsup. . .255 1 Bottle Salad Oil, . . . . ; ..355 2 Bots. Eddy's Mustard... 255 1 Pkg. Quaker Oats..... .105 2 Pkgs. Golden Rod Oats.25 1 Pk. Gold'n Rod Wh'tF.30 1 Lb. No. 2 Walnuts...,. 15? 8 Lb, Sack Corn Meal. . . .275 9 Lb. Sk. Graham Flour. .285 2 Pkgs. Grape Nuts 25? 9 Lb. Sk. Pastry Flour. . .30 1 Box Newt'n Apples S1.20 1 9-lb. sk. Whole Wheat 35 j:.f; I 3030 Green Trading Stamps To Customers Who Bring this. Coupon to one of our FOUR STORES THURSDAY OR FRIDAY And Makes a Purchase of $2.00 or More WE WILL GIVE 30 EX TRA STAMPS. These Stamps Are Given to induce Custo mers to Come to Our Stores, and Will Not Be Accepted by Drivers. NOT. APPLIED ON SUGAR AND BUTTER SALES. BELLAMY THE GROCER STORE NO. 1 STORE NO. 2 STORE NO. 3 STORE NO 4 01 HawUorne, Cor. Granci , 595 NVashingtonor. 19th. 142 Second, Near Alder.. 405 Hawthorne Avenue Telephone-E-867rB-1615. Telephon(rA22rg-1322rr -Telephone Main 4160. -Telephone"B.lC15Tlee-Rir Deliveries Inringtoii Albina and Rose City Laurelhurst, Mount Tabor and Siinny. Richmond. Udd'l Addition and West Side Outside Points May Make Special Arrant Free to Park Friday and Hon d a y side Thursday Afternoon jn Saturday Every Day Except S. Portland and Heights ments with Store No. I for DtV.vr