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THE OREGON DAILY ; JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1WL PHONE RATES TOO SAYS C TY N ANSWER 10 BREF t "After perualng the company's brief iw find that It 'contains nothing new lead that th fuS (ore of the .cam and brief presented by the people remains unimpaired." U the Ura Introduction - If of th eity of Portland, represented by City Attorney Great and Deputy City -iAttoray .Totnllnaon. In lta reply brief Ion tha rahearlnf before tb public serv- Ve -commission ef Oregon In the matter ,af th appUcaUcn of tha Pacific Ile ; phone Ttlegraph company for author ity to Increase rate. I Delving into d stalls, the municipality's . i brief continue along much tha same ;ilna, aettlng forth that tha telephone 'lntereat ara now deriving a greater I revena thaa la Justified. ' t BATES VT It FEB CE5T r ' "Tha largo and conspicuous facta re- ,, mala that tha company's rates have been lnoraaaed 10 per cant el nee May 1, 1919 ; (that previous to the laat lncreaaea in lta pricea of labor and material, due to jtb war, bad already been provided for by the commission, and tha last lncreaa , wa not necessary for those purpose ; , that th oompaay, after tha elimination 'f competition, which should have a , tendency to reduce ratea, la receiving , higher ratea than It ever received in lta history; that in. Portland ratea are t higher than in other cltlea in the United Btatea with approximately double th ; population ; and that in other cltlea in X Oregon where Che Paclflo company op- rarates tha rate are much higher than " la cities of comparable sis In Oregon iwher Independent companies operate. . '..For Instance, ratea are much higher in " j randlaton, whra th Paclflo company Ijoparatea, than In La Qrande; where an u independent oampany operate; they ara higher In Dallaa, which la a Pacific exchange, than In Medford. which I an Independent exchange, and ao on down tha numerous Hat." Tb brief goal on to relate that facts corroborate the "already overwhelming evldeno" that th rale baa 1 too high ; ;th 4H Pr cent payment unreasonable land burdensome, the annual allowance rfor depreciation too large, "the man- agement expensive and Inefficient, the equipment obsolete, distorted and ax il pensive to operate, the 'astern Electric contract a burden rather than a benefit, tha toll expense disproportionately ap portioned and that the company had not permitted its subscribers to receive th benefit of th general reduction In price." CKITICISK COJf XISSIOS Th city narrate that th first II pages .of th company's brief are de voted mainly to a criticism of this com mlaalon and of th representatives of tb public q account of th petition for and th granting of tb rehearing, and th company also contends that tha re hearing was Invalid." In reply to repeated Queries of th company in Its brief as to why the city did not appeal to th court, tha city brief sets out that th reason was sim ple in that,' under th laws of Oregon, the court cannot review the case on Its merits and ' "it was on the merits the review was daalred." The brief of the city la embraced In 44 page, aad throughout it is replete with answers to detailed denials aad evasions of the company. On page 29 reference is mad to th eaat off foe of the company as having been in a "distorted and obso lete condition" when a visit of tha com mlaalon to th plant was decided on and that it waa Inclined to resist and re sent the visit. "When the company found the com mission waa going to look at it in spite of its protest." says the brief, "it hur ried to remove th stacked-up and dis torted switchboard and apparatus In. It. saying It intended to remove it an 7 way. Our disclosure at that point brought results, on step in the right di rection, hut that ts only a small begin ning. The eaat exchange is still An ob solete and expenslve-to-operate affair. The Main-Marshall exchange Is still worse, aa la ehown by the unrefuted testimony, well aa the Inspection made by th commlaalon." ABLETA. PLA3TT "SECOND HAKS The "second band" plant at Arleta Is referred to. The brief aays: "We be lieve that tha full truth would reveal that the Bell system in the East mad considerable money by selling It to the Paclflo company, In addition to the profit mad by th Western Electric company In repairing it" Oolng Into the matter of present-day wage and suggested cuts In salaries of "officers and employee other than me chanics and operators," the brief delves Into the closing paragraph of the cam pany'a brief. In which reference waa made, "It expected a restricted develop ment on account of the last rate in crease." the city brief says: "This con firms our repeated Assertions that it la the policy of the Bell Interests to make of the telephone a luxury for the well-to-do classes and not a service to the greatest possibl number. Our local gaa company also voluntarily reduced its ratea for heating purpose to avoid a fulling off of profits, and th railroads bav also reduced freight rates for the earn purpose." In conclusion It is asked that the com mission make a snbstantiat reduction of exchange rates in the state and the re adjustment of such rates on a just and equitable basis. ' Tomlinson expressed optimism on the sssaaaaaaaasss 1 outcome of the case today. Baying, he looks for a decision early in December, possibly by the first. New rates. If ordered, would therefore be In effect as of January L A light crane baa been invented .to help nurses to handle heavy patients. RTtw Nov. 25. Governor Olcott has received acceptance from a number of ciusen of tha state wnom he requested LWNBS is , a pure, uncooked Mayonnaise, made from fresh eggs, oil; and the purest condiments in cur sunlit, tile lined kitchens. Jevne's Mayonnaise f equals the best that can be made in . the home by the expert housewife. H. Jevne Co. has specialized for a generation past in fine foods. Get a bottle to 'day from your, grocers. Calif. I I iV. - ! ; ! " ' .W Safe fcr IHFANTS snd INVALIDS ASK FOR llor Hell's the Original Avoid Imitations I Substitutes For Infests, Invafidt sad Growing Children i Rich milk, malted grain extract la Powder Tha Original Food-Drtak For AO Age No Cookia Nouriahinsj Digestible Twelve Will Go to v Beclamation Meet to attend a meeting' of the Western States Reclamation association, to be held at Salt Lake City, November and SO. Those who have agreed to .go at their own expense because of their Interest in the reclamation develop ment of Oregon, are as foilowa: Pro fessor 'W. I Powers, Corvallla; 'Whit Bey L. Boise, Portland; A. A. Smith, Baker ; O. X Smlta tana expert of the O-W. E." X Portland ; P. J. Gal lagher, Ontario: A. L Wlabard, cre tary of th Klamath Irrigatloa district. tn.Ty.r Fans; Sam Mothersaead. seo retary Barney - Valley IrrUraaiosi ia trtct. Boms ; Judge Will R. King. Waah- mgtoo, D. C ; wnilam Baaley, Bums ; cal urvey. ParUaad i Georgw Qsan. i retary Oregon Stat Caambea of Coan Bnerce, Portlaad4 and J. W. McCuBoca, Ontario. Or.' ; 1 "-' Fred Hen aha w. United States geoJogV. ago. Tb eensos take this year ve cow- ttaeatal France popnlauoa ef tlMlw SM aa compared with U.4U.7U II years Portland's Oldest Specialty Shop WASHINGTON AT TENTH n rni ma w n 1 1 m i . i i r . .. - .... , , , , f i j La- admission. 35c; V " w.., : I lotw, 50c V hilki, S With I z BRITZ I I ' ; ' tj and the Peoples Orchestra I i i f i :t I- -T:- I I v I II Tomorrow, Saturday, November ,26th Begins Our Fifteenth Anniversary Sale Inaugurating Reductions in Suits Coats Dresses Waists that emphasize remarkable Economies in prices of High Character Fashions BARTHOLOMEWS turns its back on fiftefcn years of most successful business and with added zest and incentive steps upon the threshold of its sixteenth business year determined to make it an epoch in an aggressive plan of low level economy prices for the high type modes for which Bar tholomew's is known. 9 To absolutely excel in the number of distinctive MODELS of feredto dominate in the presentation of high type IMPORTED DESIGNS and to exploit VALUES of exceptional character has been our CREED, our AIM and our ACCOMPLISHMENT. And so as becomes the natural order of all things planned with a , full appreciation of the style and economy needs of the times, Bartholomew's Portland's Oldest Specialty Shop presents in this, its Fifteenth Anniversary Sale every correct Goat, Suit and Dress idea from the leading Style .Creators of America, Paris and London at values so astonishing as to cause real wonders Representing Savings of $15.00 to $125.00 SZrTTn; , i i j . 'J ! I ! Iff i iff r 1 i 1 1 yt f yL .rLi3 "imniumixf Coming , Tomorrow RVOOtPM VaXCMTWO ay gsuasaa To 'The Columbia in iff fiMi irrnwi iniriiirnK (St J2.