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THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1981.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. OREGON
DEBT FUND PLAN IS
TO BE PUSHED BY
LEADERS DFG.0. P.
By John M. Glelssaer
United News Staff Correspondent.
Washington, July 20. Republican lead
ers have determined to push through
without-delay the bill to grant the ad
ministration authority to fund debts of
foreign governments, as asked by Presi
dent Harding.
The strength of the Republican ma
jority will be used to suppress the op
position which has been developing.
The hostility of senators is directed
chiefly toward the proposal for an ex
tension of "blanket authority" for mak
ing funding arrangements. Coupled
with this, however, is a determination to
learn all details of funding negotiations
which have been carried on.
Ct RIOSITT SHARPEN ED
The curiosity of senators has been
sharpened by revelations already made,
like those before the finance committee
Wednesday. It was shown there that an
. agreement had been negotiated with
Great Britain for funding at least a por
tion of the British debt over a period of
2S years, or longer. The agreement failed
of ratification because discussions were
abruptly terminated.
Other evidence showed that no effort
has. been made to collect current or back
interest because of another agreement
with Britain, under which this govern
ment was to make no effort to collect
either Interest or principal until after the
completion of a funding agreement.
Senator Penrose, chairman of the fi
nance committee, said he expects that
consideration of the funding bill can be
finished this week, and that it will imme
diately thereafter be made the unfin
ished business of the senate.
SPEED IS DESIRED
"The committee will not be disposed
to 'permit unnecessary delay," said Pen
rose. "It is willing, however, to allow
all legitimate inquiry."
Penrose said he thought the bill would
produce "considerable discussion on the
floor,"
"But," he added, "I believe the major
ity has sufficient confidence in the ad
ministration to enable it to pass any
legislation on which the majority and
the president have united."
Penrose said also he counted on sup
port from Democrats who "put patriot
ism ahead of party."
The administration meantime Is known
to be chafing at the delay, and at pro
posals to limit its authority. There is a
disposition to force a showdown on the
matter, if this becomes necessary..
BY THE CITY OF ASTORIA
(Continued From Pace One)
application for an increase in rates dur
ing the period when there was compe
tition in the Oregon field it had, as
soon as that competition had ended,
come before the commission for en in
crease. -
He attacked the system under which
the company's valuations had been de
termined and insisted that the depreci
ation ought not to be counted in the es
tablishment of reasonable rates.
The main offensive in the rehearing
before the public service commission,
the case of city of Portland, was
launched Wednesday afternoon, when
Assistant City Attorney Tomllnson be
gan his opening statement in which he
reviewed exhaustively and in detail
those allegations which he contends for
aa the basis for his petition that the
increased rates granted the Pacific Tel
ephone company on March 1 last be re
duced. x
r.RGES FELT. ISQCIRT
In beginning his statement Tomlln
son urged the commission not to stop
with its investigation into the justice
of the telephone rates, and the fairness
of the basis upon which they had been
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THE SHIP THAT DIDNT SINK
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Wild stories about the winking of the
her crew near the month of the Columbia river Wednesday night proved
to be myths, when the big freighter put Into a Portland dock this morn
ing only slightly disabled.
fixed, with the close of the present
hearing, but to continue until all of the
minute details affecting the question be
sifted out and full light thrown on the
company, its method of operation and
the returns to which it would In Justice
and equity be entitled from the public.
The field is too broad, he contended,
for two or three months of investigation
to exhaust it and he urged the commis
sion to employ competent telephone en
gineers and direct them to go to the
bottom of the problem.
RETROACTIVE BATE URGED
Tomlinson said the city of Portland
was contending that the rates were too
high and should be reduced as low if
not lower than they were before the
March order; that the order of the
commission was void and that-the low
ered rates, when granted by the com
mission, should be made retroactive to
the date of the order.
The entire rate system in vogue in
Oregon ought to be completely read
justed, Tomlinson argued, so that a
heavier burden would be placed upon
toll lines, upon the big business lines
and possibly, the one party residence
lines, while a corresponding decrease
should be made in the rates for ex
changes and party residence lines, so
that the subscriber who used his tele
phone for business and got something
from its use would pay in proportion
to the service he received.
He contended that the rate base was
too high. He ridiculed the often re
peated threat of the company officials
that should this base be disturbed the
company would make such a showing
that it would result in Its. increase from
813,000.000 to $30,000,000 dollars. He In
sisted that the commission, contrary to
the argument of the company, has a
continuing control over rate bases fixed
by' it. on the theory that it could not
adequately or fairly control rates, or
adjust them, without reserving the
power to control and readjust the base
of the rates from time to time as con
ditions change.
Tomlinson stated that the original
rate base figures presented by the com
pany totaled $12,429,579, but that con
tained In this Aim was $1,182,220 of
intangible assets. He also charged
that the $13,000,000 rate base allowed
by the commission in 1918 was $1,800.
000 more than the actual performance
value estimate of the company fur
nished by its own engineers. It was
also but $700,000 less than the com-
steamer Effingham and the rescue of
pany's highest valuation figures, the re
construction new estimates, which esti
mates he Insisted, contained over
$2,000,000 of intangible assets.
Tomlinson argued that the public was
not represented and did not appear or
defend its own interest at the time the
rate base was established, bnt that the
company had back of it the accumulated
experience of the Bell system and the
concentrated and watchful effort of Its
highly expert officials and employes.
Turning to comparative figures, which
he insisted were of value in such a case,
Tomlinson showed that West Virginia
had put a valuation of $9,200,000 upon
the telephone company within its bor
ders, where the population was double
that of Oregon. Virginia gave a valua
tion of $13,223,000, with a population
three times that of Oregon ; Maryland
had 122.000 telephones, where Oregon
has 104.000, while its valuation Is placed
at $16,725,000, a value per telephone of
$136 aa against a corresponding valua
tion or fl56.49 per telephone in Oregon.
Indiana, with a population four times
that of Oregon, has a valuation of $15,
700,000 as against the $13,000,000 In
Oregon.
SERVICE CHARGE CONDEMNED
Tomlinson contended that the Pacific
company should not be permitted to pay
anything out of its earnings for any of
tne so-caned service rendered by the
American Telegraph & Telephone com
pany, having reference to the 4 per
cent charge against the gross earnings
ox tne facitic company earned in the
contract for engineering and other serv
ice which exists between the parent
company and all of its subsidiaries.
No evidence had been or could be
produced to justify such a charge, Tom
linson contended, particularly wheamaU
the parent company agrees to do rf to
furnish the use of its Instruments to
the subsidiary.
He contended that It would be just for
the Pacific company to pay a fair rental
value for the use of these Instruments,
not to exceed 56 cents per telephone,
the figure suggested by the commission.
The i per cent gross charges, Tom
linson insisted, is discriminatory, unlaw
ful, based upon false theory and against
public policy. It puts a premium on poor
management, extravagance and top
heavy overhead control and operation.
It is in reality the cost plus theory, and
is against public policy because the more
money the Pacific company could spend
in Oregon - the more money the parent
company would get.
This condition was the primary reason
for the great push the company was
making against the attack upon the gross
revenue charge. Tomlinson contended, as
was shown by the fact that from 40 to
50 of the high officials and technical ex
perts of the American company, the
Western Electric and the Pacific com
panies had come to Salem at the open
ing of the hearing. These had been
scattered, Txmlinson said, and would
not reassemble at the same time sgain
during the hearing, but they would all
be back to do their part at one time or
another before its close.
He showed that Vermont, Illinois, Mis
souri, Kansas and Oklahoma had re
jected the gross charge theory so far as
th Bell companies operating in those
states are concerned and he said that
in practically all. if not all of those
states where it had been agreed to by
the commissions they apologised for their
rulings.
Tomlinson insisted that the commis
sion should scale down the depreciation
account rate, contending that the Paci
fic company now had $23,090,000 locked
upon this reserve account, which he said
was "a super-reserve."
SHOULD TAKE ITS LOSS
He insisted that the country is going
through a reconstruction period where all
lines of business are taking their losses,
and he insisted that the telephone com
pany ought In equity to take its loss
along with the other business institu
tions of the country, which were not
practically guaranteed a reasonable re
turn upon the fair value of their Invest
ments. He also contended that another method
of reducing rates would be the reduction
of expenses, economy and better man
agement. He argued that the public
utilities had been spoiled by the public
utility laws, that they had ceased to
attempt to make profits through effici
ency and economy, bat that when they
needed money they went crying to the
public service commissions for higher
rates.
It was the duty of the companies, he
insisted, and of the commission, to see
to It that every avenue of efficiency and
economy had been exhausted befrre
higher rates were asked for or granted.
It had come to the point, he said, when
the only safeguard between the public
and unlimited expenditures by utilities
was the wrath of the people.
.Tomlinson charged that the Pacific
company is top heavy, expensively or
ganised, not giving the best possible
service and not practicing the economies
that would give it a profit on Its Invest
ment. He charged that If the Oregon
lines were to be divorced from the Pa
cific system and from tne grasp and con
trol of the American company and
turned - loose with a good telephone man
at its head it would he able to make
money, freed as H would be from the
present drain upon Its resources by the
parent company.
LINER EFFINGHAM
HITS ROCKS; SAFE
Wild reports of the sinking of the
European-Pacific line steamer Effing
ham, outward bound, on the rocks at
Bunker Hill quarry, below Stella. Wash.,
at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday night, were
made to seem foolish this morning when
the Effingham pat in at municipal ter
minal No. 4 niiii her awn power.
Slight damage resulted when the big
freighter hit the rocks after her steering
gear "quit working," according to the
report of Captain A. R. Pierson, Colum
bia river pilot, who waa directing the
course of the vessel. The gear "quit"
at t o'clock and the ship swung In to
ward the rocky cliff a mile below Stella.
SHIPS WATER
Captain Pierson reports that be
dropped both anchors and reversed at
fall speed. The vessel struck forcibly
before it could get away from the rocks
and started to ship water in No. 1 hold.
When the anchors fouled their chains
were slipped and the craft went out
over the sands.
When the water in the forward hold
reached 25 feet the flow stopped and
Captain Pierson put back to the Port
land terminal, where the fore hold cargo
will be discharged prefacing a survey to
be made this afternoon. The Effing
ham pat in at No. 4 terminal at 5 a. m.
The pilot's report says that the
Effingham's draft, leaving down river,
was 23.5 feet aft and 20 feet forward.
Coming back she drew 28.9 feet forward
and 19.2 feet aft.
8. O. S. CALLS PLASHED
The Effingham was bound out with
a part cargo of wheat and flour for the
United Kingdom, en route to San Fran
cisco and San Pedro to take on general
cargo. When Pierson saw 'the plight of
the vessel Wednesday night, wireless
& O. & calls were sent .out. but the ship
was righted and headed back to Port
land before help arrived.
The damaged vessel was in command
of Captain N. Wagner of San Francisco
and the only Portland officer aboard
was P. J. Kelly, third assistant engineer.
The damage will be repaired here after
the survey is made today and the fore
hold cargo will be loaded again and the
voyage continued, it is said.
The Effingham, for which the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company is
agent, is 402 feet long. 32.1 feet deep, or
6324 gross tonnage and 4671 net ton
nage. She was built in Seattle In 1919
and carries a crew of 43 men.
Swimmm' Holes and
Citizenship Do Not
Always Run in Pairs
Boyhood acquaintance In ' the old
swimming hole failed to produce any
leniency from Naturalization Examiner
V. W. Tomlinson this morning when
Charles August Rydman appeared be
fore Federal Judge C. K. W o. vert on for
his final papers.
"Your honor." said Tomlinson, T
useu 10 run around barefooted with this
mana and swam many a time with him
In the same swimmlnc- hole, hut I dnn't
think he'll ever become eligible aa a
citixen. He doesn't know anything
sooui me government and won t take
the trouble to learn."
Rydman has been In the country for
v years ana couia not tell Judge Wol
verton what the declaration of independ
ence is. As there was rtathl
the applicant's character the court said
ne wouia dismiss tne petition without
prejudice on the grounds of illiteracy.
Oscar Nathaniel Hendrickson. a draft
evader, failed entirely in his efforts to
secure citisenship. When he told the
court he made 100 per cent use of the
physical condition of his father as an
excuse to evade the draft. Judge Wol
verton refused to.-grant the petition.
Four ex-service men who were ad
mitted this morning were: Jack George
Weidenkeller. native of Russia ; Gilbert
Wallace Wilcox. Canada : Harry Roberts
Parnas, Russia, and Mike A Platos.
Greece.
Civilians admitted were: Jeanette
Eppsteln. Austria ; John Nolten. Ger
many ; Paul Max Carl Fohwerk, Ger
many : Herman A. F. DenkerU Ger
many ; Wilhelm Bielfeld. Germany : An
drew Erikson. Sweden : Heikki Suhonen.
Finland j Fredrick Miller, Germany ;
Joseph Leon Gerstet, Austria ; Pietro
Ctarlo. Italy : Robert Robertson Ralph.
Scotland : August Young, Poland ; Al
fonso Romolo Natallslo ; Robert Hugh
Roberts, Wales, and Moses Bushwach,
Russia.
Ball Player Asks
$10,000 Damages
For Injured Finger
Ten thousand dollars damage is what
D. T. McBride, professional baseball
player, asks of the Northwest Steel com
pany for a slightly injured finger and
arm. Trial of the case "began this morn
ing in the admiralty court before Fed
eral Judge R. S. Bean. McBride's little
finger was made stiff and two of the
main nerves in his right arm were ren
dered useless when he was struck by a
timber while employed as fireman on
one of the company's ships on October
S, 1919. Through his attorney McBride
contended that as a result of the acci
dent be can no longer secure permission
to sign the payroll at large plants as a
regular employe, when his only duties
are to act at catcher on the company's
baseball team. McBride Is said to have
earned enough money in this way- during
the summer months to support his family
during the year.
Will T. Kirk of the state Industrial
accident commission was subpenaed as
one of the witnesses.
W. Jenkins, Leader
In Club Singing, One
Among Honor Guests
Rousing cheeys of greeting met Wal
ter Jenkins as he entered the dining
room of the Benson hotel, where the Pro
gressive Business Men's club held their
luncheon this noon. Jenkins, who has
been on an extended Chautauqua tour of
the Southwestern states, sang several
baritone solos and led the dub in com
munity singing.
The club resumed activity after a two
weeks' vacation with today's meeting.
Prominent among those present was
"Admiral" Beatfie. who has just com
pleted a cruise with the "grand Beagle
fleet." Tom Skeyhlll. a veteran of the
Australian army, offered an explanation
of the Oallipoil fiasco. He made the
point that such disasters would be pre
vented by an agreement among nations
to disarm.
MILVf Al KIE FOLK TO WED
Oregon City. Jury 21 Wanda A.
Dixon and Rosa H. 4swaggert, both of
MUwanaie. were Issued a license to
Wednesday.
'I Want My Mama
Cries Baby Lost, in
Swamp 30 Sours
Arlington, Wash, July tVCC. P.V
Clutching a bunch of wilted wild flowers
plaintively sobbing I want my
little Carmella Corapolo. 3-
y ear -old daughter of a Bryant rancher.
id ana jate yesterday afternoon In
a swamp about a mile west of bar home.
The baby waa found by one of 260
sea rens re who bad been out in the woods
night and day for the nttstng child.
The baby, who had been lost for over
30 hours In the thick timber and under
growth, seemed none the worse for her
experience.
PEOPLE PAY BIG
SUM IN INTEREST
(Ooanaoea Tnm Pare On)
governments and by school, port. Irriga
tion and drainage districts.
The Lovell report, which waa made on
request of the governor at the appeal of
Louis- F. Goldsmith of Portland, secre
tary of the Taxpayers' league. Is com
plete, with the exception of certain minor
obligations of the towns of Gold Hill.
Freewater and Stanflald.
MULTNOMAH COO TT
The total indebtedness of Multnomah
county is 8J1.137.U2. 36. divided aa fol
lows: City of Portlaad 828.448.030.00
County of Multnomah 2.225.000 00
Port of Portlaad 1.421.000 00
School district. Ml.itt ll
Dnbwa districts 400.000.00
Clatsop' county's indebtedness of
$8,881,396.80 is second largest In Oregon,
and Curry's Indebtedness of $125,596.48
la the smallest.
All obligations are compiled aa of April
5. 1921, with the exception of the school
districts, which are of June 11. 1120.
Following Is a summary of Lovell' s re
port, which Is said to be the first of Its
kind ever compiled in Oregon :
8 tits of Onsen
Rani credit beads $ 45000000
Irritation bonds 390.000 00
Hiahway bonds 24.140.300.00
Total . 824.980.300 00
State ofcHsrtloai f 24.90.300 00
County. April S. 1921 11.355.024 02
School. Jus 31. 1920 7. 118.508. OS
City. April B. 121 48.081.981 74
Port. April S. 1921 8.840.000 00
Irritation 6.858.100 00
Drainage 566.700 00
Grind total $107,4 00,593.84
Baker County indebtednese, (75.09: haul
3316.739. 61: city. $858,352 14 Total, 81.
230.01.78. Benton County Indebtedness $21 1,754 95;
school. 3140.877.90; city. 349.60b 34. Total.
$701,941.19.
Cfeekanas County indebtedness, $359.
888.83; school. 8847.383.83; city. $1,229.
978 55. Total. $1,987,207.82.
Clatsop County indebtedness. 8705.896.15:
school. $861,218.81: city, 83.869.284.14 ; port.
$3.!25.000 Total. $8. 881.396 80.
Columbia County indebtedness $847,108 63:
scnooi, ii5l.402.99: city. $281,885.16; drain
A. $79,700. Total. $867,046.77.
Coos . County indebtedness. $892 665.91 ;
school. $320,483.17; city. $643,025 22; port.
94U.UUU. TOUU, S3.S1S.17S.80.
Crook i County -indebtedness. 8334.800
school. $41,488.88: city. $385,000; IrrlsaUon
$1,350,000. Total. 82.1Sa.888.33.
Cony County indebtedness. 394.419 09
school. $83,177.88. Total. 8126.596.48.
8878,880 03 far Deschutes
Deschutes County lodibtadnsas. 8202.
361.25; school. 3157.468.78: city. $401,000
irrigation. 8118.000. Total. 3878.880 08.
Donates County tndsbfedaiw,, 8888.800
school. 8270.788.62: city. $601,793 66; port.
ZOO.OOC. Total, 61.4nl.034.S8.
Gilliam Count indebtedness, $30,000
school, $13,573.73; oKy. 8140.000. Total.
92V1.V1B.1S.
Grant County indebtedness. 358.500; school.
$29,074.01; city. $49,318.57. Total. $137.
087.68.
Harney County Indebtedness, 888.263.87;
school. $97,268.89. Total. $180,827 46.
Hood Hirer County Indebtedness, 873.000;
school, 3ias.481.82; city. 8218.800; irrita
tion, 8392.000. Total. 8847.401.82.
Jackson County indebtedness. 8700.000;
school, $349,608 55; city. 8L670.0U9 80; ir
ritation. 81.585.000. Total. $283,839 90
Jefferson County Indebtedness 8100.000:
school. 334.707.53; city. 822.082.56: Irrita
tion. 887.100. Total. 6288.839.90.
Josephine County indebtedness. $260,000;
school. 387.092.81: city, 3288.8S4.08; irrita
tion. 3890.000. Total. 81.536.726 87 a
Klamath County indebtedness 8488.424.87;
school. 8156.220 07; city. 8327.793; irritation.
8117.000. Total. 81.581.4S7.84.
Lake County indebtedness 8200.000 : school.
3129.768.87; city. 812.513.85. Total, 8342,
282.62.
lass County indebtedness. 6139,371 19:
school. 3384.576.68; city. $2,016.576 64; port.
$262,000. Total. $2,802,524 52
Lincoln County Indebtedness $180,000:
school, 302.642.13: city. 3180.500; port.
8890.OO0. Total. 81.S4S. 142.18.
Ijna County indebtedness 3609.322 72;
school. 3201.777 98; xity. 8412.824.28. Total.
81.228.924 0.
Malheur County indebtedness.. 3130.000;
school. 811S.OS7.85; city. 3401.038 39; irrt
sutsaa, 81.825.000; dramate, 357.0O0; total.
$2,523.1 06 24.
aria n't Debt Lent
Marion County UiliMssiniia. 38 18.380;
school. 3198.803.29; city, $ 1 .02 1 ,256 96 . to
tal. $1,530,310 2 5.
Morrow County indebtedness. $210,000;
sohooi. 8127.353.58; eityr 3138.000; total.
S473.S58.8S.
Multnomah County indebtedness. 82.228.-
000; school. 8843.42 38. city. 826.448.050:
port. 81.421.000; drainate. 3400.000; total.
$31 .337.532.36.
r.lV School, 8140.187.85; city. $218.
030.20; total, $353,2 I 7 SS.
Sherman School. 865.503.07: city. 8149.
500; total. 8213.005.07.
Tillamook County indebtedness. 8246.700:
school. $143.784 94: city. 31 .831 .578.81 ;
port, 31.002.000; total. 83.026.064 85.
t'matilla County indebtedness. $94 5,000;
school. 8578.502.35; city. 8991.712 37; irri
tation. 8329.008; drausat. 880.000; total.
$2 874.214 72
Ctakm County indebtedness. 8165.813.66:
school. 8134.473.28, city. 3465.187 43; total.
8785.488.87.
Wallowa County indebtedness, 3200.000:
school. 8183.408.81; city. 8513.928.15; total.
8899.428.85.
Wasco County indebtedness. $260,000 .
school. 8214.414.08; city. $290,023 25; total,
$764,489.81.
WaddBtton County Indebted new.. 348.-
433 41: school. 8152.149.64; city. 3402.530
IS; total. $596,133 18.
Wheeler County indebtedness. 3124.0O".
school. 325,406 33; city. 811.000; total.
3160.408.33.
Tarn hill County Indebtedness. $440,000;
school. 8297.323.88; city. 8899.833 20 ; total.
SI. 633.859 14
Totals County Indebted aeae, 811.355.
024.02: school. 37 118.508 08; city. 846.
081,961.74; pott, SS.840.0O0: Irritation. 88,
658.110. drainate. 8566. 700 Totals, 882.
420,203.84. Clarke Lutherans
To Hold Picnic at
Battleground Lake
RidgeHeid. Wash . Jury 21. Battle
ground lake. 15 miles east of Ridge ne Id.
will be the place of the Clarke County
Cooperative Immigration association '
fourth annual picnic on Wednesday.
July 27. The organisation ta composed
of Lutherans from all parts of the coun
ty and the purpose of the association
is to advertise the agricultural, dairying
and other industries of the county aa
well aa boosting the country and in
ducing people to locate here. A varied
program of both vocal and instrumental
selections and speaking by prominent
men will occupy the day along with the
regular business routine. Rev. H. J.
Thorpe of Portland will talk on Chris
tian Character." and Rev. Luther Deck
of Vancouver on "Lutheran Brother
hood." An open discussion oa "Coes
munity Progress" will be head la the
afternoon.
DOG, OL STOCKS
AND BOOKS ASSETS
The total assets of A. A.
Jeemen restilag at 2S10 Beat Forty-
eighth street, consist of one dog. two
shares .of oil stock aad a Caw books.
while his liabilities are S2L387.5S. accord
ing to his petition ta bankruptcy. (Bad
in federal court. Of the liabilities. $17.
381 is secured and the balance Is for ac
counts with merchants, doctors aad
automobile ruppty houses, the petition
states. .
Six other petitions in bankruptcy were
filed Wednesday afternoon aad thai
morning. K. O. Imaaal filed a petition
for the Eugene and Western Lumber
company of Eugene in which the com
pany's liabilities are given as SSXSSL14
and assets, 117.301.84. The liabilities
are mainly for labor and supplies. The
seta consist of the mill, number in
yards and a few outstanding bills.
Hugo Koch, a local salsa manager.
asked for a discharge from the S4.711.S9
debts be owes. He also claims exemption
from his SSM worth of assets. His lia
bilities include a number of doctor aad
hospital bills, accounts wfth local mer
chants and money due laborers for work.
Iden L Fugit of La Grande seeks dis
charge from debts totaling 14211. His
assets are 332 due for wages.
Rufus B. Bunch, rancher at Keating.
Baker county, filed a petition In which
he sets forth hie assets as 345S4.90 aad
liabilities aa M0.MS.lx. He owes a
large number of grain and feed bills. His
assets are farm equipment and cattle.
Louia J. Ottos, a merchant tailor at
Ashland, slates ha hi petition that he la
unable to pay his debts which total
S&848.M. Hla sonata total $4151.50. out of
which he claims exemption for $2003. So.
Owen McLaughlin and Mike Mc
Laughlin of Gurdane. Umatilla county,
state to the court In their petition that
they have no funds or property to sur
render with which to liquidate their lia
bilities of 111.7(1.48. They failed to state
the nature of their business to the court.
The liabilities consist almost entirely of
promiaory notes, which are unsecured.
Vancouver Elks Go,
County Officials in
Separate Sessions
Vancouver, Wash, July SL The
"an tie red herd." 100 strong, left by train
and auto this morning for Seattle to at
tend a three days' session of the state
Elks' convention and the vacuum created
by their departure has been filled by
the presence of 76 county treasurers
and auditors and ' their wives gathered
from all parts of the state to bold the
annual convention of their respective
offices, which win continue for fhree
days.
The treasurers will meet In the su
perior court room at the courthouse and
the auditors will hold their sessions in
the Elks' temple. Tenth and Main. State
Auditor C. w. Clausen and State Treas
urer Babcock are expected to attend the
convention. ,
Last Road Detour
North of Vancouver
Is Eliminated Today
Vancouver. Wash.. July XI. There la
now but one detour on the road north
from Vancouver and that is between Pio
neer and La Center according to C C
Hutchlna, and the worst part, the hill
about half way between the two points,
will be eliminated today. The balance
of the road through to the Sound la la
first claaa condition.
There will be no shortage of gasoline
in Vancouver this season aa three com
panies are more than willing ta aell deal
ers all they need.
Mail
SHOE SALE FOR MEN !
TT 1
nomeseeKers on
Way From Omaha to
Clackamas County
City. July T1 I afsaasaa i hit
Gordon J. Taylor, who loft here eev
eral days ago ta joia the westward
bound horn see exert' excursion, a' party
of Middle Western pssslt left Omaha
Tsui ay for the West, The betaaseekera'
expedition arranged by the Oregon
State Chamber of nrannu urn has been
Postponed until ftaptanitii. bat a num
ber of those who had planned to make
the trip have decided to come with Tay
lor, who want east aa the representative
of the Clartramaa County Realty board.
Word la expected from Taylor Thurs
day as to the date of arrival of the party
and arrangements for their reception
wiil be mads by the local board. The
Party Will come direct to Hirkimii
county with Taylor aad win be given
every opportunity when they arrive to
aee the resources and Doaalb lit ties of the
county.
Vancouver. Wash.. July XL
years ago a few merchants of Vancouver
conceived the idea of starting a public
market under the awning on the north
side of the Crawford st Marshall build
ing and although It has not grown to the
proportions thought posaibV8at its incep
tion it Is stiri running, the only market
successfully maintained ta a small city
In the Norvnwest. according to Guy Ben
nett. Two persona, Mrs. George Osborne and
J oat ah Do Lyser. have been attending the
market every day. winter and summer,
except on the very rare occasions when
snow and freezing weather made It im
possible to show vegetables and other
farm produce In the open, from the time
It started and every Tuesday and Friday
finds them at their stand selling eggs,
butter, vegetables and fruit in season.
Others come and go but Vancouver
housewives can depend on getting fresh
farm products by going to the public
market Tuesday aad Friday morning.
Bed Men to Give
Excursion on River
Oregon City. July XL Under the aus
pices of the Social Club of W ache no
Tribe. Improved Order of- Rsdmsn. a
river excursion to Latoarelle Falls will
be staged Sunday. The expedition will
leave the Bunch dock at Twelfth .and
Water streets at 7 :4S la the morning,
and a stop will be made In Portland to
pick up members of the order there. It
ta expected that 800 people win make the
trip. Dancing will be one of the chief
features of the day. with music furnished
by the Kam-i-ac-kin orchestra The com
mittee In charge Includes Randall
O'Neill, Charles W. Kelly. L. A. Nobel.
Harry Will lam son and Gilbert Catiff.
CH EH A LIS LICENSES
Chehalta. Wash.. July XL Marriage
licenses were granted yesterday by the
county auditor to the following named
couples: J. M Robertson of I aaam and
Edna Drake of St. Johns, Or.; J. C
Hampe and Alice Dumon, both of Cen
tralis ; Albert Jackson Robertson of
Lebam and Lira Hasel Parr of Che ha
lls ; W. D. Ashley of Port Angeles and
Lucile Bock of Everett.
WHITE SALMON CHAUTAUQUA
White Salmon, Wash.. July 21. The
White Salmon Chautauqua started here
Sunday with a good attendance. The
Chautauqua will close Friday even Ins.
The organisation of a White Salmon
I Valley Chautauqua association Is now
being contemplated.
VANCOUVER PUBLIC
MARKET
ORIGINAL
Orders SejntPrepaid on Approval
TWO LOTS
Values to $10
ALL STYLES, SHAPES
AND LASTS
New Shipment of Wonder
ful Shoes to Be Sold Lest
Than Former Costs! Dress
Oxfords. Brogue Oxfords,
Ball, Strap Oxfords, Brogue
Shoes and Dress Shoes
with narrow, medium or
wide toes. All Leathers:
Vici, Calfskin and Side
leathers Black, Brown,
Tan, Mahogany and Two
Tones; all sizes in these
two lots, 5 to 12; A to EE.
Work Shoes in Veals and
Chromes, double soles,
single and double-stitched.
ALL SIZES
Bet. Washington and Alder Sis.
ad Mail Orders to Wri-ht'a 131
LONDON CAN DRINK
NINE HOURS A DAY
J. Frew
fmeena
July XL While
debating the results of aaaUad
la to be granted a iilm baser -
day under a new bin introduced
In the house of wiwwwii today. The
now drinking hoars will take the
of the all and one, half hours In wl
drinking ta permitted at present.
.Under the new measure London saw
loons will be allowed to dlspaaai Uquora
between the hours of 11 a. m. and 11 p.
rn. but mast remain closed far three
hours during that period. Hotels aad
restaurants win be permitted, mainly
far the benefit of tourists, to serve drink
until midnight provided that food also
ta served.
The hotel and restaurant feature to)
designed In order to remove the rsatuacai
of Amertoau that London ta the dattesC
city in i me, Uader the present law
after theater parties are impossible. Now
while drinks must be ordered In last as
rants before midnight patrons may have
until 13 M ta consume their liquors.
Another Important provision of the new
Mw permits the sale af whiskey of pre
war strength. The restrictions which It
Is now proposed to aboliet
an increase of 65 per cent 1
for drunkenness In 1J20.
Kanoff to Manage
Irrigation District
Bend. July XL George W.
will be manager of the Central
Irrigation district, keeping the
duties he bad In control of the Central
Oregon Irrigation company. Adminis
tration offices will continue to be at
Dsaehutea The system of ditch as and
water righta waa turned over on July t
to the settlers, by a decree of the Mult
nomah county circuit court.
L AX D FOD IS SMALL
Oregon City. July XL Clackamas
county will receive $129.27 from the ap
portionment of public land funds, mads
by the secretary of state Tuesday. The
area of public lands in Clackamas
county ta seventeenth largest In the
state and the funds received are there
fore small. The acreage In the county
to 1.192.20.
TEMPTING,
tasty dish on a
warm day:
RedRock
Cottage
Cheese
delivered to your
dealer every morn
ing. Cu ti c ur a Soap
Without Mug
Buy
Now
Save
Half
on Fourth
Fourth St-1
$J.85