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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM OREGON vr.rrTUES0AY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1921 MS RATE RISE SOUGHT HERE Operatjon At Loss in Salem Is Claimed by Light and ; Power Company APPLICATION IS FILED High Cost of Coal and New ', Generator Enter Into . ! Consideration .An Increasa in the gas service rites Ixi Salem is asked by the Portland Railway Light A' Power company la an application rueo vestprday with thff Dubllc service cemralstion. The application hows that the company has op- I t ! TODAY ! JACK LONDON'S ! STAU ROVER" t and j HAROLD LLOYD Wednesday-Thursday i JEWEL CARMEN . In ' j"The Silver Lining" Friday-Saturday 4 Katherine MaeDonald " ',' In . "The Turning Point' Al. St. John Comedy L f Sunday CIIAS.RAY "In 19 and Phyllis" - LIBERTY Where The Big V ,': tures Show - . - - Pic- erated the gas department of its Salem plant at a loss fur the last three years, placing the loss in 1MX' at J1S.520.22 lu lil! at $lfi.2Si.2i and In- 192'J at 111. C.VC.tl and estimating the loss. for 1521. unlfsa rt-lief in afforded at $lH 021JiS. A now j?.,ncnitor 1? Mdns: established at the" SaU:m plant. KUlht Per l ent lciifsl The application asks far an in crease far loth lighting and heat ns wry ice. enough to yield a re turn of per cent on the invest ment represented by the plant.; The .-valnation of the plant for rate ma'Jng purposes Is placed at $226.052 70. Since the last In crease granted the company the application claims the cost of making gas has Kone up 41.7 cents per thousand cubic feet. Other reasons given for ask ins: the increase, according to W. M. Hamilton, manager of the Wil lamette valley division of the company. Is the installation of a new generator to cost $11,000 and an increase of 23 1-3 per cent 1n the freight rate on coal. To coal is attributed the greatest ex pense. Freight Rate Is High The last previous increase In rates allowed by the public ser vice commission was in July. 1SH9, and was due to an increase in the cost or labor and coal. The present high freight rates which It is claimed make an Increase in rates necessary have been in ef fect about four months. Relative to the new gas gener ator, now being installed. Mr. Hamilton says it will insure an adequate supply of gas for Salem, even d urine the canning season when a tremendous amount or that fuel is used. . Salem is the only city in the State where the Portland Railway. Light & Power company operates a gas plant. HE ES MADE lil GfflE STATUTES Cost of Hunting and Fishing Licenses Doubled by New Laws BREAKS UP BULL FIGHT AND ALSO POKER GAME CUT WORTH THIS IT TJ MON'EV Cut out thU slip, er close with 5c and mall it to Foley A to 2825 Sheffield Ave., Chicago. III., Together with the increase in tha cost of angling and hunting licenses comes a number of changes in the angling and hunt ing laws, under the new laws a closer inspection of the wild life of the state is hoped for by the state commission. Angling licenses, which used to sell for $1.59. will be $3 in the future. Hunting licenses will ad vance the same. Combination hunting and -angling licenses, which formerly sold for $3. will sell for $5. Minors from 14 to 18 years of age will be permitted to purchase resident county li censes at $1.50 each, but if they desire to hunt outside of their own county the $3 license fee will be charged. Guides will pay a license of $1. fur dealers, $3, taxidermists $5, and trappers, $2. All soldiers of the world war who are inmates of the soldiers' home will be issued licenses free. Alien l'ay $25 Lirenw Under the new licensing system unnaturalized citizens will have to buy grin licenses for $25 and a combination hunting and angling license. , This will affect hund reds who have been buying their licenses on the strength of first papers. Changes in the game laws are numerous, both east and west of the Cascade mountains. All mi gratory waiertowi will be con trolled by the federal migratory bird act. so that there will be no longer conflict in this respect. In district .No. 1, whirti com prises all the counties west of the . ... . n i.v. if 1 - A writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in re-; Cascade mountains, the deer sea- turn a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds and croup; Fo ley's Kidney Pills for pains in sides and back; rheumatism, backache and bladder ailments; and Foley's Cathartic Tablets a wholesome and thoroughly cleans ing cathartic for constipation, bil iousness, headaches and sluggish bowels. Sold everywhere, (adv.) Read The Classified Ads, J Vvyv"VvVvVvVvJVvVv TODAY, TOMORROW, THURSDAY A Screen Classic REX BEACH'S Greatest Drama of The Frozen North 111-: mum ft kriss Teresa TTanasrt, a pretty sev enteen-year-old New York tele phone operator, was undoubtedly the most, interesting passenger who recently arrived from Bar celona. While in Barcelona she attended a bull fight, principally because the King was to be there At the fight the "bull got sick." added Miss Rabassa. and a "guy In the next box began to hiss. 1 told him the bull was sick, but he kept on hissing so I put one on his eye." Miss Rabassa. so other pas sengers told, broke up a poker game on the ship when one of the players tried to put Spanish mon ey in the game. "This Is a Yan kee game," she said, "and noth ing but Yankee sugar goes." With Will. FARNli And An All Star Cast BLIGH TOATRE son will be changed from Septem ber 1-October 21 to August 20 October 20. The Chinese pheas ant season will be pared down from the whole month of October to October 15-31L A bag limit of five Is provided, with 10 In seven days, of which only three must be females. Bpbwhite quail will have the same reason cut as the Chinese pheasant Fifteen days will be cut off the trout season. Instead of starting April 1, the new season on six inch trout will begin April IS. An all-year-round open season has been arranged for perch, sun fUh. cat-fish and crappies. with a bag limit of 30 fish in one day. Perch and sun fish are new game fish. , During December, January. February. March and April an open season will be permitted on trout over Id inches in bays, streams and inlets affected by ocean tide. This will permit fish ing for trout over 10 Inches in the Columbia river probably as far as Bonneville and in the Wil lamette to Oregon City. The sea son on bass will be June 15 to April 15. . Fines Are Increased In district No. 2, which Includes all territory east of the- Cascade mountains, the deer season will be the same, except in Union and Wallowa counties, where the sea son will be September 10 to No vember 10. The season for shooting sage hens will be open August 1-21; and on prairie chickens October 1-15 in Wasco, Union and Sher man counties. The open season of Chinese pheasants will be from the first to the second Sundays In October in Union. Wallowa, Umatilla. Bak er, Grant and Malheur counties, and November 1-10 in Hood River and Wasco counties. Angling for trout will be per mitted from April IS to Novem ber 30, with a bag limit of 20 fish. PIIEZ COIUM i STRONG President Miall Reports on Condition After Return From California C. M. Miall. president of The Phez company, returned to feaiem Saturday, after spending a week in San Francisco and other Cali fornia cities. Mr. Miall was In touch in San Francisco with several of the big concerns in the banking and fin ancial world, and bis conclusion is that "business as usual" will very soon be the rule on this eoast. He said the shaking out process and the lowering of prices and squeezing out of water, and general getting back to first prin ciples and down to brass tacks, has proceeded till business Is on a firm basis again, and the banks of California are generally com fortable and steady and ready for a: long and itrohg pull along solid and approved lines. The Phcx Cttnpany Kolkl. What is of especial Importance o Salem and of Interest , to all people Mi this section Mr.-. Mailt Is now ready to announce, and he does announce, that The Phes company Is now getting onto Its ieet; li is all right; it Is solid. It Is not going to Tgo broke. There is a 'market for what It has to sell. In the way of logan berry juice and other iruit Juices, and Apideju. and. Jams and jel lies, etc. The rough places nave Deen Ironed out, There Is plenty of work ahead for The Phez company; hara vork, with the noses of its mana gers to the grindstone; but It Is going concern, and it win go FIERY. ITCHY SKIN QUICKLY SOOTHED MH -.4 Watch For Further Announce- menis Concerning Our a BACK FROM SALE Begins SATURDAY March 5 A Truly Big Event Look For It TOE Notes of State Industrial Growth Hoseburg extending melon and tomato industries. Clatskanie Oregon Packing company closes kraut season after operating seven months, cutting 800 tons. Oregon kraut Is sold all over the United States and Ha waiian Islands under Del Monte label. Salem More than 7.000,000 pounds of loganberries will be packed by Washington and Ore gon plants during the present year according to W. Q. Allen, mana ger of Hunt Brothers. Of the lo ganberry pack last year there Is 30 per cent on hand in the two states, and of- the entire, fruit crop there is 2" per cent. Klamath Falls American legion will erect club house community building. Tillamook county cheese pro duction increased 345,341 pounds in 1920. Reduction In price of lumber all grades during past year 40 per cent. Wood burn Berry growers met and fixed minimum prices 7 to 12 cents per pound., Lane county sawmills resume cntting railroad ties. ' Decline In traffic ha resulted in laying off 200 men in Roseburg shops. . Oregon co-operative dairymen's association now operates 20 cheese factories and bag new plants at Gaston and Amity. County will assist state high way board on Vale-Ontario con struction. Brownsville to have cannery in built. Medford has sold $1,250,000 S per cent Irrigation bonds. The Dalles proposes to expend $225,000 on new storage reservoir and increased water cupply for the city from Mill creek. The reservoir to hold 100.000,000 gal lons And release 1,00.0,000 gallons per day during the dry season and thus relieve the annual water famine. Portland vegetable oil company to build docks at Nicolai and Sher lock streets to handle incoming shiploads of copra for the new factory. Portland school district to ex pend $768 000 on. new school houses. 1921. , Aurora Telephone company granted Increase in rates. Corvallis Council authorizes expenditure of $5,000 for neces sary graders and power. Albany 249 feet oil bearing sand penetrated by Oregon Pe troleum company at Lacomb. I North Bend McOeorge com pany plans enlarging business plant. Klamath Falls Reopening of First State and Savings bank planned. Klamath Falls The Crater Oil & Gas company to Incorporate loon. t Marshfield Work started on K. of Pj bungalow lodge building. Eugene Farmers creamery to build new $75,000 creamery. . Mentho-Sulpsur, a pleasant cream, will soothe and heal skin that is Irritated or broken out with eczema; that Is covered with ugly rash or pimples, or is rough or dry. Nothing subdues fiery skin eruptions so quickly, says a noted skin specialist. The moment this sulphur prepa ration is applied tne Itching stops and after two or three appllca tions. the eczema is gone and the skin Is delightfully dear- -and smooth. Sulphur is so precious as a skin remedy because it destroys the parasites that cause the burn ing, itching or disfigurement. Alentho-Sulpnur always heals ec zema right up. A small jar of Mentho-sulphur may be had at any good drug store. (adv.). . , . Jtralght along in us regular lines f business; conducted In such a way as will redound to the great est possible good to Its Held, with hopes of . good returns In du eourte of time for Its stockhold ers ;and for the pioneer 'In that Industry who have risked every thing on the future. Humor Come (o the Kurfare In the spring as In no other sea son. They don't rnrr themselves all off that way, however, but mostly" remain In the system. Hood's Sarsaparllla removes them, wards off danger, make good health sure. MARKS A D1KVKKKNCK . Frederick wa sitting on .the curb, crying, when Billy came along and asked him wt the matter. , 1 a "Oh. I feel so bad cinM y Jor'a dead my nlve old roIL" sobbed Frederick. ; "Nonsense! ' said Rlllr, -v-grandmother's been dead a rinirnrt iwira up Eouixsi aepairmgiy: gra "Yes. but yon didn't raise andmother from a pup!? ro States sain Cla JiVd A - Look Out For'. THE STEALERS' They're Coming! Siut . WEEK. finds us prepared to supply your wants at money-saYlnj? pricefrllks that are bought direct frpm the manufacturers-a very important thing in silks thereby assuring you of new crisp merchandise. Silk Poplinj, 36 inches wide... $100 yard 40 inch Silk Crepe De Chines ..$1.98 yard 40 inch Silk Georgette Crepe. :.....$1.98 yard 36 inch Chiffon Taffetas., $1.98 yard 36 inch Satin Messalines...:..;. : -$1.98 yard 36 inch Duchess Satin.L........ $225 yard 36 in. Lingerie Satin....: .......$1.75 yard 40 inch Lingerie Satin...!.... $1.98 yard . . Our Prices Always The Lowest r Commercial and Court Streets B RHEUMATISM! FROM SORE JOINTS Rub Pain Away With a Small Trial Bottle of .Old "ASt. Jacob Oil" What's Rheumatism t Pain only. Stop drugging! Not one case in fifty requires Internal treatment. Rub soothing, penetrating "St. I Jacobs Oil" directly noon the "tender spot" and relief comes In stantly. "St. Jacobs Oil" Is a harmless rheumatism and sciatica liniment, which never disappoints and cannot burn the skin. Limber up! Quit complaining! Get a small trial bottle from your druggist, and in just a moment you'll be free from rheumatic and sciatica pain, sorenes, stiffness and swelling. Don't suffer! elief awaits you. Old. honest "St.: Jac obs Oil" has cured millions of rheumatism sufferers in the last halt century, anc is just as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache, sprains and swellings. UdT.) Airship Carrying Hundred Passengers is Purchased WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. The army will have an airship capable of carrying 100 passengers in ad dition to the crew when the great Italian semi-rigid dirigible "Ro ma." recently purchased, arrives. An air service detachment is en route to Italy to deflate the big bag and bring it home on ship board. The "Roma", driven by six 12 cylinder engines developing an aggregate of 2.400 horse power, has a lifting capacity of 65.000 pounds. She can carry nearly 19 tons through the air in addition to herself and her crew at an es timated maximum speed of ' 80 miles an hour. The big gas bag. holding 1,200.000 cubic feet of gas, u longer than all but the most modern war craft. 410 feet, and is 82 feet wide while bag and car tower to a height of 86 feet, six Inches. With filled gasoline tanks the ship has a full speed radius of 350 miles and at cruising speed could go 800 miles without land ing. ' The "Roma" was constructed under personal supervision of Sig nor Uselll whose name has been applied to aircraft of that particu lar type. She was designed for commercial uses originally, but was sold to the United States for $200,000. It would cost $1,250.- uuo to duplicate her, experts fig ores. "Do you believe doctors have a ngni to Kin wnere. they can't -Haven't they always been do- Tfte TrMe of Leads on to ... - v Thrift $1,000,000 8 Per Cent five-Year Gold Notes Railway, light and Power Company Dated March .1, 1921 Due March 1, 1926 Notes Now Ready For Immediate Delivery TITLE & TRUST COMPANY, PORTLAND, OREGON, Trustee Portland Lbt of Banks Where Sub scriptions May Be Blade Tertlaad. Orfo H. R. National BaaV. I4d A TiltM Baak. Nortfawtrra Nattoaal Baak. Firat Rational Baak IVniaaaU !k at tonal Baak. Firat Katioaai Baak at Uaataa. Bank ( Hollwaod. Citixrna Bank ItiWraia Can. aad Bar. Baak. TlUa Treat Co, Waodoara, Orafoa. - Bank at Waodbaro. Stlaaa. OrafoV I -add a haak Baak. Capital Satioaal Bank. Kalat Bank at CamaMrea. V. H. National Baak. VaacoBTar, Waihlngtaa . Vaacauver National Baak. Waahinftoa Exrhanfo Baak. U. H. National Baak. Ortfoa City, Oragaa Baak at Commorca. Bflvtrtoa, Orafon Caolidga JlcLalaa. Monitor, Orf on Monitor Hum Bank. Graaaum,' O rag-on -Bank of Graahaaa. Eatarada. Oregon atacada Stata Baak. m.Aagl Orafoa Bank at Mt. ageL ; If you have any interest whatever in laying aside somethin; for the Proverbial "Rainy Day" the opportunity this Company is now offering you should be grasped at once. .....' j The habit of thrift inevitably brings money and property to the man. who possesses it, who lives within his income, saves constantly, Invests' prudently. His industry never lag. He always has what the unthinking call "good luck," Fortune comes his way. He is favored. Year after year he sees his store increase. Fear of poverty is banished. He lives in plentyJ j The desire to spend, which torments so many who have little to spend r does not bother him, for with the prosperity his thrift brimrs him he? learns true values and comes to know and thoroughly dislike waste, indul-1 gence and every form of extravagance. . !, We say again to the prudent business man or womar. and to the thrifty: wage earner that no better opportunity has ever been presented to the in vestors of this community than the 8 five-year Gold Notes which are! now being offered to our employes, customers and to the public ! ! ' A very large part of the-entire offering of $1,000,000 worth of these' notes has already been subscribed. These securities are in steady and: strong demand and at the rate they are now being taken up it is onlva mat-i Ur of a very few days before the entire offering will be exhausted.; j ! The Investment is safe and sound, both as to principal and interest J j w" cAUjr oawauuii uj consuiung your Danxer. 4 ; These notes are backed by tha laree numher nf nuWie ntn which supply a useful and necessary public service to nearly 40 communi-l tics m t.iius uiairicu - i Furthermore, it is a home invf.tmm in a imra ari wvxn. imtw whose development and progress will inevitably assist the prosperity of; We urge you to call at any of the Company's offices and investigate' uuusuai upporcunuy at once. Notes in Denominations of $100, $500 and $1000 In limited amounts the notes may b e purchased on installment payments. SECURITIES DEPARTMENT Portland Railway, Light and Power Company First Floor, Electric Bldg., Portland, Or., Mar. 5100 : i DIVISION OFFICES Salem, Or.; Oregon City, Or.; Vancouver, Wash. 4' . , 'J of ur Baltimore American. , ' - .. " " " ' i