"23 TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 26. 1921 DIRGES ARE DppSE Domestic Infelicity in Eng. land Greater' Than in United States COURTS ARE SWAMPED Number, of Judges Inade quate to Handle Cases And Chief is Called ,- i f rX)NDDN, Jane 18, Since Easter the dUorce courts have been working at high pressure to clear I oft an unprecedented ac cumulation of arrears, which, ad ded to la steady stream), of new canes,, threatened at one time to overwhelm the physical! capacity of the bench. P Lit needed the assistance of a number of retired Judges to make headway-against the avalanche of suits,, with the result that they have been disposed of at the ar erage rte ot two score or more a day.- . ' : Lord on Bench i The at& Chancellor, Lord Bir kenhead, himself lent assistance by acting a san ordinary judge lnsthe courts. Reviewing the po sition lie said: ' i "The! war has left a degree of unrest !which has spread into al most every sphere of modern life, and thf influence of which is likely to be felt for an indefinite period la domestic relationships. War Cause Divorces "Nineteen out of 20 of the cas es in arrears," Lord Birkenhead added, "had their causes in the war or consequences of the war, The date when he joined the ar my' wis the early chronological landmark of petitioner ; after pe titioner, from which dated the familiar and melancholy story of weakness on the part Of the wife." It is Lord Birkenhead a opm Ion , that matrimonial suits may rot, return at least for a genera tion, to the pre-war level. . liawa Held Inadequate the anomaly bf the present situation has revived . controver sies on the inadequacies of .Ens lish divorce laws. . Mrs. Seaton-Tledeman, secre tary bf the divorce law reform unionj estimates that the number of 'wrecked marslages in the United kingdom is higher in pro portion to the population than In the United States. ; ness pat in the class of persons to whom the telephone is a lux ury and who for that reason should be charged higher rates than those who use private wires -n thir businss. . Early in the cross-examination Chaw questioned Major Itabcocfc minutely as to the character of I he responsible positions in which he had served. North Klectrlc company, for which Major Babcock was at one time general manager, he skid the company had pone into a re reiver's hands during h's absence n petition of attorneys of the Western Electric company on grounds that patents of the North Electric company were val ueless, yet during the receiver ship the Western Electric com rany agreed to pay and did pay 1375,000 for these same patents, thereby acquiring rights to the auto-manual apparatus. Korvlo Xiit Volunteered. The witness told how the city of Portland had repeatedly, solici ted his services as a conau'ting engineer In the present case, and that he had declined until Mayor Hugh Caldwell of Sealtle, at thi request of Mayor Maker of Port land, importuned him to accent. My conduct In appearing in this case," added the major, "leaves 'riiy conscience perfectly clear, and I resent your imputa tions of dishonesty." Shaw objected that there was no basis for the remark, and Chairman Williams called for a cessation of personal. ties. Ti-:nl to 8emi-.tut-mat!c. Shaw asked a series or ques tions as to why, with so many Independent companies In the United States, more are not adopting- the semi-automatic equip ment of the Everett system. The witness replied that the trend was in that direct-on. The Kellogg group of exchanges, ho aid, is adopting by the hun dreda the automatic equipment for its manual switchboards. "Dingbats" made a sudden in vasion of the telephone rate case rehearing Just prior to the noon adjournment and made the atmos phere so electrical that the lunch call was interjected to relieve the situation. Attorney J. T. Shaw, of the Pacific Telephone and Tel egraph company, accusde Major uaDcoca 91 trying to peddle his or Babcock had a personal inter est la advocating the devices men tioned in his testimony. Turning f again to Babcock he asked: "Will, you tell us what it is, von maonfaetnre." "It is known as a telechrono-. j 2 meter, hd has no relation to the 4 changes I have menuonea as lea sible ini Oregon," answered Bab- Relative to the : cock, j ...... "Very well, we will BUDstiiute 'telechrpnometer for 'dingbat' herafter," Shaw said. ServJcr Limit Small. The jsalient feature in Major Babcoclt's testimony was his as sertion that the maximum serv ice with the obsolete manual equipment which it says the Pa- Villi; I, Mill JJAII J UO-Q sis v F w - . . 150 calls per hour for each oper- ,L ? ator. while with the labor-saving j t semi-automatic evices one oper ator csin handle 70 calls per hour. At Everett, Wash., where the senii-autoinalic is used he de clared itnat 450 caUs are an sweredJ In Oregon he opined that calls do not average over 100 an hour. The semi-automatic he rated as three or four times as efficient as that now used In Ore gon. The jack-per-station type he branded as obsolete, and with an overloaded switchboard de clared it imposes tremendous men tal and, physical strain upon the operators and makes errors fre quent. Kickers Klimlnr.ted. Installation of the modem sys tem at! Everett, Babcock declared j had extended the life of the"equip- mm ment 20 years and more than off set the; cost of its insiallallon. So satisfactory is the Everett service, he said, that the chronic kicker has been eliminated. The rate of obsolescense is not likely to increase in the future, the wit ness sid, but will probably de crease.! In reply to a question by Mr. Tomlinson he said the haz ards to telephone equipment in Oregon! due to salt atmosphere, are noj greater than elsewhere in the United States. Attorney Tomlinson read from an order of a utility commission of Illinois on which from the rate base for Chicago had been de ducted; a depreciation reserve of $16,00j),000for the city and $3, 500, 00b ior suburban territory. Itentul Value Estimated. Asked for his estimate of a reasonable rental value of ths i MURDER OF BROKER RESULT OF LOYALTY AND 1.0V.- Or CHilD. i- . . .dK a- . . r if-' t j. f -" r - u V " N : "i. : if&t - a " T-. i .,i i.-i mi.. .i mmm.m 1 A, nlniirn' nm. rfi 'u mtmm:wm'mmm-m0miia xm mt'lif ri. iLfvXt A DIB PORTS PROSPECT Large First Year Class for Willamette Certain, As cording to Deah manufactured wares to the state ! tr.n.mit.pr receiver and indue Kitlo. coil used in Oregon. M.Jo, -w-wvbn 'UU J tJCTlCtl to Shaw calling a "telechronomet er" a "dingbat." and Attomev DINGUSES AND OTHER THINGS INVADE TRIAL (Continued from page 1.) Tonlln6on said there had been no sugKesUon of an Increase, and K..- '-MP Cousin, In defense, of "the elements he , represents, la the case. 'declared the question of toil rates' wore not before the com mission. '. -'. !-, . Snaw reverted to Major Bib cock's ; comparison of toll rate charges between Oregon and Pu gef sound and sncceedod in con fusing the witness as to the dur ation! of the Initial period In the Puget sound system j He could not remember the length of the period, but declared, he had taken this j into consideration in work ing out his comparison! ; Shaw asked Major ! Babcock's opinion as to a satisfactory re turn1 to the company for its ser ylce. on the, basis that every phase, of the system were satis factory to the users, 'even to elimination of the American Bell company he added in reply 'to a facetious question by Attorney Tomlinson. ' ! ' , Securities Considered. ' "If the company's: securities were unquestioned."! answered Babcock. should consider 8 per cent as fair." , , '" , The witness was asked to.name some ot the large toll users in Portland that might be affected by an increase In toll rates. . ' v Mr! Babcock , mentioned hotel stations, stock . brokers, commis sion merchants, or any concern whose use of the toil lines served in the capacity of a salesman, or wonld exhilerate business. He raid his reference to hotels would not apply to hotel managements. He would not Include newspapers in the category, when suggested by Mr. Shaw, on the ground that the - newspapers serve a public purpose fh conveying public in formation. S , Ltunriotta Users ; Defined. In reply to a question the wit- 6b GENUINE Id 0) DURHAM tobacco makes 50 good ciosrctt03 for; ;:i. . 10c Tombllnson, representing the city of Portland, warned Shaw to drop his sarcastic- line of Cross-examination, and Babcock finally ap pealed to the commission for pro' tection. Cons Saves Situation The 12 o'clock gong sounded while verbal blows were being exchanged and the session ad journed to resume the fight at 1:30. Shaw began his cross-examin ation of Major Babcock by asking hint if he were prepared to say he had told his whole story. "No, sir," answered the wit ness, "I make no such claim." "Relative to your contention that party lines and automatic and selective ringing devices should bo established." pursued Shaw, "are you prepared to say that you have been entirely can did and that you have no personal interest to serve? " Complete Candor Claimed Babcock I have been entirely candid. Shaw Have you a personal In terest in these partciular angles? Babcock No, sir, I have not. Shaw You have referred to a "dingbat" that is manufactured by some concern in Seattle. Have you a personal Interest in that concern ? Babcock I have a business in Seattle, yes Bir. Shaw Has your interest In that business any relation to what you are advocating fh your tes timony!. Personal Motive Denied Babcock No. sir. Shaw Wouldn't the changes you suggest result in tho Bala of equipment amounting to a mil lion dollars in Oregon and about the same amount in Oregon? Babcock No. Shaw Would the changes you suggest result in enormous sales of the article manufactured by your concern? Babcock Not in particular. Shaw Would it at all? ' Babcock Only as it might en courage general telephone devel Evusion is Charged Attorney Shaw at this point ac cused Babcock of evasion and again demanded U know if the development of party lines and selective ringing devices would help his business, and Babcock again declared it would not. "I want to find out what rela tion this 'dingbat' you are manu facturing has to your testimony.' declared Shaw. "I object to your term 'dingbat' replied Babcock. "Well, what do you call It asked Shaw. "Your question causes me to appeal, to the commission for pro tection," said Babcock. "lou have impressed me, re plied Shaw, "as eminently quail tied to protect yourself, but if not, go ahead and make your ap peal." TomllnNon AratMee Shaw Attorney Tomflnson interjected hotly with an objection to Shaw's treatment of the city's witness " "He is asking these sarcastic questions mcrley to confuse mat ters, averred Tomlinson. Turn ing to Shawihe demanded to know what the utility "attorney meant by "dingbats." "It la a term'," answered Shaw "that a telephone man uses rela tire to any device be is not fam lllar with. . The witness Is per tectly familiar with the term.; ."Vou mean,", retorted Tomlin son, "it is a term used by a Paci flc Telephone & Telegraph Com pany engineer or lawyer for any thing the Bell company did not invent." ; ? Telephone Lawyer Aroused This arouse Shaw, and he de clared that In the progress of the hearing he would prove that MaJ- LoTe of a child and loyalty to his position impelled Frank F.berhardt. caittaker ior tnt ca,.c o. Mrs. Henry G. Hemming: at Northampton, L. I., to kill his employer's husband, a wealthy investment broker. Mrs. Hemming said that she was in constant fear of her husband since they separated thir teen days after their marriage on May 21. She asked protection for herself and daughter from Kber hardt, and when Hemming tried to force himself into the house occupied by his wife and ste-xiauchter, he was confronted by the gardener, who fired two shots, killing him instantly. Eberhardt later-went u his room, where he committed suicide. Mrs. Hemming, 3? years of age and attractive, is swu u liu picture with her daughter Helen, aged 14. BBESSLER HIS ES: Babcock said that prior to 1914. 55 cents per station would be ade quate to be Included in a rate making consideration, and that for all manufactured since that time, due to war conditions, it might ibe a few cents higher. He placed! 6 cents per station as an adequate increase to cover the in creased cost of manufacture, ma terial jand distribution. tHe was asked ! to prepare a table of es timates to be submitted to the commission. Asked for jan estimate of the proportion of I sales made by the Western Electric company as com pared jwith the sales of telephone equipment by the independent companies Major Babcock said this would be entirely a guess. He placed it 5 to 1. Portland: Session Asked. K. M. Cousin, represent inK the Oregon Telephone federation reg istered some objection to the ma jor's earlier testimony to the ef fect that toll lines would bo a logical point of rate increase. Attorney Lawrence McNary ap peared for the fi;st time and asked; that testimony of witnesses representing I the Oregon Hotel Men's association be taken in Portland. He said there would be leps than a dozen witnesses The commission did not pass on the request, j J. P. Newell of Portland, con sulting engineer of wide promi nence;, arrived at the capitol yes terday and from now until the conclusion of the telephone rate rehearing will be at head of the corps: of advisors with the public service commission. Notable Case Completed Mr. Newell has recently re turned from Canada where he was an engineer for the Canadian gov ernment in the arbitration case of the Grand Trunk railway, and In which William H. Taft and two eminent Canadian jurists sat as arbiters. Mri Newell was affiliated with the service i commission in the original telephone rate hearing and also in the Columbia basin grain rate case that was adjusted by toe interstate commerce com mission to the advantage or Port land iover Puget sound ports. plates, which is $2 a pair, as com- f i mission ior pusn;n ine sates. 11 l is believed that several hundred 1 pairs of these plates will be placed here within the next few 1 . wf ,1 V.. .1 T I uajs. .--iiiey ail? inaue uy me 1 1 - win-Hodson company of Portland, that makes the Oregon state auto licenses, and they are arranged UrcharCllSt tSCapeS OeriOUSior below the regular auto license. Some of these attractive name jlates coming through town led tle Cpmmercial club to make in quiry as to where they could be had. Now they're here. The plates can be delivered within about two weeks. Frost Attack; Fruit Goes on Market ALL HERE Enforcement of State Traf fic Laws Under Dis cussion at Conference IVan George Aiden returned Monday from an extended tour western and southern Oregon tn the interest of Willaiuet.e un. ver sify. "I find a lot of friends wher ever 1 go." raid the dean, 'yester day. "We're going to gather a splendid clans of yonng people, in to our ranks this year Horn what I hae been able to Fee. They come to me almost everywhere, telling that they and their young triends are heading in to Willam ette for an edueat'on. Some I ecially fine students are already definitely assured, men who -win help wonderfully 'in spreading tbe Willamette good name amon? their fellows. "So far there Las been no one this season like the man last year who sent word that he'd like to see me, and he made the univer sity richer by a check welliup in to the five Tigurc's.- But some pood friends have dono their oest to make up for the general shor tage, and we are very, iprrateful t thehm for their assistance." The dean-visited Ashland,' Med 'ord. Grants Pass and R,oseburg, among other places in aouthehrn Oregon. He is going thi.i week to the Jefferson Kpworth league in rtitute for two or three days; Fol lowing that he is. due to visit eastr ern Washington; which has always been a fruitful field for university campaigning. A large number ot students have come from there to Willamette... One friend writes that he has so many prospective students lined up, that he'll ..have to help to count and care for them. niii n MAKE GROUP OF o VVOOdEN INDIANS SINQ rhafe What Tty Say About Walter Jenklni Sonfl Leader. That community, staging Is "good medicine" for very comraufilty Is the belief of Walter Jenkins, prominent community song leader who cornea to rbautaueua on j the fifth 3ay. He say. -When we sing together our mood Jraw closer tojrether. -W feel alike; we think In tehns of the groansT Someone baa said that Walter Jen tins could make croup of troofieo Peaches! The b!g freeze didn't kill 'em all. It never touched 'cm tl2t Is, some of them. Peaches as big as Wolf" River apples that grew right in the Willamette valley within shooting distance of Salem, are now roll'ns into town, end MIIS. PIU'NK TO SIXG )Mrs. W. II' Prunk vrill again appear ns soloist for th band con cert in Wjillson park tonight. Her they're liable to keep a'rollins1 ,m,uns """" until frost conies. J. P. Bressler of Livesley, has j a 25-acre peach orchard that is already turning out truckloa.ts cf Early Triumph peachds that are partly satisfying the local market. They're huge fellows, big and dark red, clingstoned and fuzzy as caterpillars, biU as sweet and luscious as early peaches ever get to be. They are producing freely. ed. The complete program announc ed yesterday by Director Oscar A. Steelhammer follows: Mkrch Trento e Trieste. DeMatteo Selection, THe Firefly' . . . .Frimie Fsntasie. My Kentucky Home (by reqne. I... Dal5?y Popular numlers. Vocal solo. !!rs. W. IT Prunk Selection. The Serenade .. Herbert Cncoanut r):ince ...... Hermann Mr. Bressler says that last yew's j Selection, Kins o Do .. . .Lauder big freeze, that killed most of ; March Tram-continental ... Taylor the peaches in the vallpy, never' St;ir Snane-led ltanner. fazed J.heni. They didn't lose a) TTT - - single feather in the worst of the Drivers who hold no cards; owners who cany counterfeited licenses; chauffeurs who miv John Barleycorn with their gasoline, and other violators of traffic rules should bewara wifh a capital IJ during the next two days for the state traffic inspectors are hold ing a two-day convention in Sa lem. At a general opening session and banquet at the- Marion hotrtl last night the six men who it)X8 up the states force of traffic in rpectors were addressed by their chief, T. A. Raffety. Following a general 'discussion of traffic problems and progress, the traf fic men adjourned to meet at tlw state house. At 10 a. m. today the gnatdi 'ans of Oregon's traffic codes will be addressed by Justice George M. Hrown of the supreme court. All members of the state squad are present. They are T. .A. Raf fety, Jay Salzman, It. V. Camp bell, J. J. McMahon, Chester Wiles, H. L. Griffith and A. L. Rloom. Chautaqua at Dallas Assure d for Next Year DALLAS. Or., July 25. (Spec ial to The Statesman) --After one of the biggest weeks in the his tory of the Dallas Chautauqua as sociation the 1921 Chautauqua closed tonight: The attendance this year has been far better than those of past years and the at tractions of a much higher class Last night the balance of the guarantors were signed up,', thus assuring another Chautauqua for next season from the hlllson White people. The big tent was again crowded to Its utmost ca pacity last night fltiitixiniiit miHminert AA inco ihat t!r Sa'iz ledrr t it, w'j;r it. -:t Indiiina sinj." V' -nuhnj rtS5ses ibe nncftuny sblllty -JM Ipattinff every audcne !: g'& bu'aor, l)urii;g SUIT nd miS I t tes ,Vhwrt Song lfta er for the Ariir- Camps nnJ d tMto ftnma::Uy if crt!iiT1, Oregon. Tatv Ln Mr,; Jtnikini will also rarltono o1ih. , Many Complaints Filed In Cou DALLAS, ial to Thfe t for Polk County during the past week John Doe, Dr.. July ""'25. (Spee Statesman.) ew suits filed id the circuit court for Polk county are as follows: D. H. Loioney vs suit for replevin. Myrtle Njash vs. Elraa Nash, suit for divorce. Erma Pamelee vs. James Par melee, divorce suit. "Joseph LL Van Doren vs Edith Catherine ian Doren, suit tor di vorce. - 1 V. C. Staats vs. Fred M. Suver, action for noney." ... .' C. W. Haitfield vs Ambrose Ar stlll. .transcjrlpt of judgment. County pt Polk va. John T. Ford et al. feuit to quiet title. J. M. Stafford and. Elsie Staf ford, plainJJffs and repellants vs. George S. $haw, respondent and appellant, appealed from Justice court No. i district. Shattuck! Motor company vs. Minor Lew5s; foreclosure of no tice of clitim of Hn upon chattel. J F. M. Hardin and A. II. Hardin, t doing business as the City Market i of Falls City vs. C M. McPherr- en. transcript from justice court i T Rig Cold. The later pearlies, the Craw fords, are just as fine as the early Triumphs. And the .Muir, the big yellow peach, is of lrk' excellence. The orchard is out in the open valley, where the cold is usually supposed to be the most severe. Mr. Dressier did nothing parti cular for tfiem he did not sit un with a hot brick for- each tender little tree when the freeze came, but instct-d ho turned into his own couch and said, "Dawg-gone you. shift fr yourselves!" Thy took th tip and saved thoi'r lives in their own way. And the pres ent crop is the result. A rabbit's foot and hunch beats a location and a great s'-oro, aer cording to Mie Dressier theory. He is going to have the biggest pwch crop in Oregon if reports are correct. "Home Town" Name Plates Will Be Sold in Salem STATE TREASURER RESENTS FLING (Continued from page 1.) conduct of nmy office. Receipts ad disbursement of the state treas urer's offinCe increased from $3!K 000, Q00 in the yeara 1917 and 1918; to $80,000,000 in the years 1920-1921, i yet this additional yet this additional wonrk has been b.ai.dled wit.l ths help of only o!e more clerk.i n "That nrecetly when salaries of state employes were raised by the board of cotrol I was the oniy memmeb who voted against the same, believing that it was not a time! for increases. i Hoff Slays at Home "That daring my term as state treasurer, I have never been out side j the state of Oregon at the state's expensne. and dvring niv 16 yjears ak labor commissioner, I was iwihout the stnate oly three times on official business. As an illustration of my painstaking ad ministration.' I recall one of thes" trips to San Francisco at the r ;uest of Secretary of Labor Wil son. ."The National Educational as sociation met there at about the san'4 time and the sessions were of tfce same length. The Portland school board sent one of its mem bers! to the educational meeting, allowing him as reasonable ex pense funds the snm of $200. My expense charged to- the statewas less than $55. At no time during my Career; as office holder have I charged the state more than f 3.50 a day for; board and room." Silemites are to have tho privilege of adver'ising their town all over the northwest by 'sing a "home-town" name plate in the Chc.-rrian color:? of cherry and white. Harry Hamilton, rep resenting a company that puts out these plates, was a g'lest of tho Commercial club at the Monday 'uncheon, and presented the idea in the name of the Cherrians. ths advertising and publicity end of the Commercial clul organiza tion. The Cherrians draw a pood per centage of the sales price of the TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED i'AHTY TO KKKP fiRH tow nn Khfire. JVIivcr owner half of milk. liione 'Jfi'iCI. ftTSi'ir-'' BEST TRADES 37 rr. Ix-st ra'h-y ln. 414 fi!y 5"'Vm in pood district. sol tmiMinev lrire fll.tii'ifi. riort-;-- Trad f"r !r:Mr 1frm M.ort !.".. tt. 5 iM-rfs improved ai?rl viiTtrl. -I niil.-s Xal.-in nr. coo-i ro;i'l I'ri' fl,."li TrariV for tionx in S4l-n. JS" Tf rj, 'dial. . luin. I.0 (!.ir,d, li ir'ins. larso H'lHlarn lion.p. harn. pronp drir. sprin; wati r -;r l into btiiMinss: ' rrik v lil. 1 1 v milrs towrn : prii-p flun r ? -t-". no mort Mi1' ; trade for ml(fr )'. 7 -npK nr.-ir Hctilmril. a'l ri.Mirt-t : lt "iidiiiirn. h-rrii's. $T"f $"'.''(hi. n r('rt;l,. Tr.-H. as firt i;iMnnt on i rrs snrr -m" ..-r. will us 8 rr-fm f'rirtly rfnV-rf r-'i'I'-nr. nn piil Hr""i, sarc. h .!. rl :( re, pin Imi. ! S,,I. ;n. To fri'l as jarl isvw.-nf rn lrr pr-.irt.1 rhani Mil-; g.-,ol rtrpf-t. I l,lr'k hV fcl:ot: i.ri--""'; lrri, fnr a.-r't" or liens,": further put xritU r!" 110 ctt5 9 miliw north of Sa-m. 0' mrm 'l'-xff'l. l-HiM'nss. pinin.ne w-t t: -4 nnl- Kho"! : jtipo flT. r.i"); trade fr nill-r p 5 Nftrn modern hi'Mc in '"nrrnlii. prif :i.O(iO: rlpar 0f -ri-iiii)lrarrn.; trade for rtn"h mid mtimf mn. TfirluB r nr hilhv SEE S0C0L0FSKY ' '!;3lf 9utt St. SAKtJAIX 1920 SEVr.X PASSENGrS Bak-k. : Goot shn Rn liMI) railet. Writ Bx 74, DUs. Uresoa. j Suppose there : - were- ib more advertisements Just imagine for a minute that some power could stop all advertising. How would that affect you? It would cut you off from all direct, commercial newsabout things that you need and use in your every-day life. Somebody might be selling a new, better, more economical food; or a utensil that would save money and time ; or an ar ticle that would add greatly to your com fort! and well-being; or some better ma terial for making shoes or clothing but you would never know it Merchants and manufacturers would be unable to tell you about new md bet ter things. They would thus find it hard to put these things on the martet, and often would not try. Merchants, unable to tell yxm what they had to offer you, could not' take the risk of buying goods for which they might have no customers. "It pays to advertise" And advertising pays not only the advertiser and publisher, but PAYS YOU TOO. It keeps you 1 ' 1 informed about the things you need in order to live aproiit- able, happy and useful life in this age of progress. n i ' i ! I 'ii i n X " V " ; V s ' . : '": ?'.' y it -" i !; n f : rt u U H 4 i