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WEDNESDAY MORKlNfi. AUGUST 21. 1921 8 rVT I I j fill 1 R.I W n ' I ' L" W V M W J E' "W I IKK I-l li 'PACIFIC COAST 'M IBflLLbllUy Washington And Oregon Colleges Plan To Send OREGON TEAMS STRONG 0. A. C. and U. of 0. Players Keep In Trim During Summer Holidays - " ' . PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 23. conference elevens, the University of California and Stanford univer- sty. In fact, Washington State is cx- J pected to hate so strong a team this season that predlct'om a -ready are bein;, made that ii w.il P'U up a stiff and pos:;ibly winni.n,'4 battle when it meets the Lniver- city of California "wonder team" fhere October 29. Last year Cali fornia waiktd away with the con ference championship and repcrts from the south say this year's Strong Teams To Finals ZZr 00 dS ,rous " W. S. f. lias Vrtr-ranx Washington State's team thir ' yznr wlli lie made up almost n- tirciy of the men .ho played one year ago and forced to the top of me Nortnwext conference percen tage ladder. One hole, caused by the los.; of Gillis, powerful fuli Y.Sik, will be filled, it is planned. Ll-y a lad named Ilickey, now beintr groomed for the position. Coach Gus Welch, in addition to havinr; nearly 11 varsity veterans, has u strong squad of last years "frosh" from which to pick. All fritr firirthprn mpniLora r thf. ins aarK norse 01 me norm- Vbeir. Coast conference WMh.ftrn schools. It is thought, will be .7 - . 11 T ' 1 in g ton 'State college, I mvcrmy ASTORIA In PITS QUERIES Attorney Mott Objects To Bearing Phone Burden Of Remote Cities for the state of Oregon gTeater I than the pajment made for aJi ; I the services rendered during 19-0; by at least JS.HjS.a. j i Maps showing fundamental! INDEPENDENCE AND MONMOUTH BRIEFS i through California before return ing home- W. Rustky has just completed putting a new roof on his barn, and will begin remodeling his honse soon. Mrs. C. H. Kunko accompanied plans drawn by engineers of th, ixuepfADENCE. Ore. Aug. , vidson. who have been sojourning American company and drawing vi for ., na. fm,r . . i .... ..r .. i- (Srwvi! to Th Slatpsmin I at 1Wr lewr Ior lne PM lour fn,,'nK u " ' ', ,..".' ir" , woeks. arrived home Sunday eve- j her daughter. Mrs. Ted Whitehead land and othor Oregon tow H. Harris, wife and grand- Albany Sunday to were introduced by Mr Fleagr dau?htori who haTe in Mon. G who llvcs ju;t v,it rf,at'CS there. Mary, spent a few days visiting Mrs. Hennis son Albert and wife in Portland last week, returning I turned ovr to Mr. tousiu, for cro"- examination. ! Witness Makes AppraisoJ I'nfer cross-examination ty Mr. Cousin, the witness stated i !i:ti tana for the past six week rived borne Sunday morning. They j v;sit from W. I.. Little and wife J j report condition very quiet in of St Paul. Neb., and Mrs. I. F. Huf ctatn r.nri trie rrfin -ti r 1 w- - i TTnnVtno rf Pnptland Hoth wiinirn ! not as encouraging to the farmers are sisters of Mr. Seeley. Mr. i toul of $1 '-0.10').'(i had i as at first predicted. The farmers Little and wife left their Nebraska FLEAGER IS ON STAND 1een inclx:ed at" b-:se : hase of the in tne rnnisru result of Thf pur Uomc Tf.J'5JhoIr", of Oregon, Unlvereity of Waivhin ton and Oregon Agricultural col lege are planning to send onto tlie football field this year teams stronger than In 1920, when they wpre defeated by the southern II Last HATHA R.INC Jj ft MWUN BXJKt v vLi. X HATHA R.INC LIBERTY THEATRE Thursday ... BETTY COMPSON ' V '" .In PRISONERS OF LOVE" the University of Washington, which, since its disastrous 1920 season, when it failed to win a conference game, has engaged a new head coach. Knoch Bagshaw. and has made plans to turn a new leaf in Us football annals. Orrigon Has Strencth Poth Oregon schools will be ctrong. At the University of Ore gon, Coach "Shy" Huntington will lore several regulars, among them "Pill" Steers, noted quarter, bvt will have promising material Rmong tho second-year men. Much is expected of Charlie Par sons, brother ot a famous old Ore gon star, Johnny Parsons. There Is a posibility that . Manncrude, who flashed into fame as a star quarter and kicker in 1319, may return to school. Over at Corvallis, where the Oregon Aggies do their work, Coach Rutherford and his assis tant Guy Rathburn, are not yet making any public predictions. The Aggies are working hard however, even taking footballs home with them during the sum mer vacation for practice work. Although most of the confer ence teams will get into action early In October, they will not play against each other until Oc tober 22, when Oregon goes to California and the Oregon Aggies meet Washington at Corvallis. IT aiKiHT IIAVK IIAPrKSKI) A Los Angeles girl has a Frcuch poodle which she cherishes as her reincarnated lover of a thousand years ago. Most girls who said "Farewell nntil 1921" to their lovers in 92 1 would have lt them know what form to assume at the next meeting. Suppose the dog catcher had butted in and broken up the meeting? Kansas City Star. i John H. McNary Wrathfully Demands That Cousin Be Brought to Halt have had two failures the pa.t two years and present conditions are anything but ewouracing to Mr. Harris moved to tlrs to and says Oregon looks 7rosprous him. Astoria would be willing l-.elp Warrenton, Seaside and the farmer lines around those places bear their burdens of telephone costs, but is not willing to help carry tho burden of Albany, Hep- pner. Portland and other places at a distance from the Clatsop county seat, James Mott, city at torney for Astoria, paid at the telephone rate rehearing yester day. Attorney Shaw of the telephone company turned this argument against Mott. Shaw Combats Argument. "Would Astoria be willing to have the company's losses at Sea side applied against Astoria?" asked Shaw. "I don't think there is any dan ger of loss for tho telephone com pany at Seaside," answered Mott. "But assuming there were," said Shaw, "would you be willing o have those losses Charged up against Astoria? If you were you would be laying the foundation of a lot of telephone rate increas es down there." Discrimination Charged. "I'll tell you waht I am willing to do," Mott answered, "I am wil ling that the company receive a return of 5 Per cent for the whole Cousin endeavored to show thai of Clatsop county, if the commis- this ffnancial arrangement tended com na rv nrnt in rrniain nv i,n-. mem. Pacific company. Me sad "aij-ity irom tnat suut? last spring onlv such part of the plant v..at could actually be ucd was in cluded in th? rate base. The a.? Tra:sal of the cost of th- Home plant in Portland 'and other cities in Oregon was made by .he wit ness himself, according to his testimony. In compiling the additions to Mart, Mr. Pleager stated that he d d not include th? cost of instru ments owned by. the American company, althoufh the cost of '-uch instruments were included in the rate base as fixed by the commission December 31. 1916 Other States lraT n Prior to the present rate In crease, the revenues of the Pacit ic company in Oregon have uen infaufticient to meet its propor tion of the t'.iv dend payments and interest on bonds, according to the witness. Mr Cousin rought to know how Oregon's proportion was paid. The witness said that it was paid out of the revenues derived by the company in other states. "Then it is just a matter of bookkeeping suggested Cousin. "Yes, of course," the witness stated, "but don't forget that the mere matter of bookkeeping in olvs the record of mere facts." Company Heavy Borrower During the past few years 'the Pacific company has borrowed more than 113,000.000 from the Anerican company on one-day notes, according to the witness. The last loan was executed in June of this year and was for $1,500,000. For more than 30 minutes Mr. home bv auto but when they had driven a little over a thousand miles, decided to sell their auto, wh'ch thv did. and made the re mainder of the trip by train. They are very much impressed with the compared to the states traveled by i Oregon climate and Mr. Seeley wa- astonished to see such fine H. M. Nash, of Bnena Vista, has looking com fields and admits purchased the Donaldson property j that they compare favorably w ith there and contemplates remodel-' those of his home state where ing the building throughout. j corn is king. W. S. McClain, weight agent for ' Paul Schwabbauer was aroused the Dalas Cannons company, says from his sleep about 3 o'clock that pickers ar busy bringing in i Friday morning and went to a th,e evergreen blackberries. window to ascertain the nature of B. F. Swope, wife and daughter i the peculiar noise that awakened Bes'ie spent Sunday at Spong's , him. lie found that his fence in landinc j the rear of his lot was partly George Kutch and wife, who i burned down and the fire spread- have been enjoying a three weeks ing toward some sheds and barns home Sunday. M. Fliflet went to Washington last week to visit his son Victor and family for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Litchfield of Macleay spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Farr. Miss Hazel Craig ot Salem spent the week-end hero with Cleo Blaco. i'rofessor Olin lladley of Athe na, who has been spending,. the summer in Portland, spent the past week here ticking his par. ents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. lladley. On account of sickness his wife and infant son were unable to ac- : company him. W. J. Hadley spent . a few days last w$ec at Scolii Mills tot Yention. ' i j v H 1 1 -i Sbo bad Ji)t been married trr long. She liMde a pie for dinnr ' During the meal sh hesitatingly remarked to her husband: "I i j out Pomrthing and in pie uit. rrry" good.! ")- . 4 ; After taking a bite he sadly re. piled: "Youii are wrong, my dear! Nothing yotl left out couia maa , - . . ; 1 ivu . anmik. a pl9--USlC mis. . v....v.-- mine ivu vita v rf . tleman. Sec her flashlnpr eyes Dios Miol ?THE PASSION FLOWER" How they flash!' 5 1 4 , v i hrimtS ! -nit t , 'c-7 ; sfon says 5 per cent is a fair re turn. "I certainly would like to take vou up." Shaw replied, "but I don't think you know what you are saying." Commissioner P.uchtel Inter posed the remark that Mott's theory, carried out in thestate, would mean increases in' Port- to show that the Pacific company was operated loosely and with no concern, on the part of its of ficials, as to the actual financial condition of the- company. Loose Methods Denied The witness held bat such was not the case, but that the major. ty stockholders, which is the parent company, did not want to see tnc me 1 ; f THE MARK OF PROSPERITY is evident in our custom tailored clothes and your fall suit or overcoat made here will so favorably distin guish you. Your attire means so much, for by it you are un consciously Judged. AND KEMEMREK The mark of prosperity does not mean hizh Drices here. On the contrary, our prices ire every bit as low and la most cases lower than oth ers ask for less desirable garments. Our fall line is now com plete. Step in our store and convince yourself that our statements are FACTS. land and manv other places, over Pacific company "go on the rocKs the nresent rates. and tor tnat reason loanea money Mott has contended through- cespite tne iaci mat. tne nnanciai nht tho rthrnrJnir that Actorta in condition of tho company does belne made the "coaf for other not warrant such loans at thit nlaces that do- not nav the com- time. He also stoutly denied that nany a .'reasonable return, and Ioose management was the cause of the present financial condi- tho Rfl m t flat Tnto fa siQqacorl I tiOTir.. aeainst Astoria that has alwavs 'Ana SO you oon t mins inai nftlrt thA rnmnanv a nrnfft an l OUICiaiS Ol Hie l acuic cum- assessed against other cities that Pany are carefree about its fi- bvA not nald tl. romnanv a nances," CoUSlll said. Don t yOll profit Tho onr'.. .iaOHif think that finances, under the ar :,i i, ,ii a a . rangemeni wun me amtiivan (.it'll ui 11' it-n, lie uviaicu, uw.n tiot appear to be based an any- hing, either geography,, popula tion or rate base, and suggested that a classification by counties would be more desirable. Oregon Expenditures Told C. E. Fleager. who may be the last witness called bv the tele SCOTCH WOOLEN MILLS Salem, Oregon 426 State Street v - . company are the least of the wor ries of the officials?" McNary Asks for Halt "Mr. Chairman," shouted At torney McNary, rising to his feet at this point. "This hearing hat- consumed six weeks of time, has cost the state of Oregon a large- vacation at Rockaway beach, re turned home Saturday. Mrs. Lilly Hall, who lives in the Ptiena Vista neighborhood, ij en? tertaining her sister and two daughters who came hera last week from Idaho. Andrew Christenson, who has farmed the Jack Hall farm south of thi scity for the past three years, nas leased a larm for a term of years containing 225 acres on the Albany-Corvallis road, and expects to move there about October 1. Earl Morgan and wife, of Port land, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Mor gan, who live on Sixth street. The young people of the Par ker neighborhood have organized a Christian Endeavor society with the following as officers: John Cox, president; Sybil Cline. vice- president; Emma Zielesch, secre tary and treasurer; Winnogene Peterson, organist. Mrs. Skeeb. of this city, will teach' the Parker school this com ing year. H. Mattison and wife, George Carbray and wife of this city. ind James Carbray, of Eureka. Cal., who is here , visiting his brother, spent Sunday at Spong's landing. They took their dinner with them and tho time was spent in picmeing and swimming, and in the evening they attended a show in Salem. Mrs. Frederick Zielesch, of near Parker, is rTOorted as iK'injr miite ill. Her daughter, Mrs. Lafkv. of Corvalis, is taking care of her. J. W. Mcliee. a well known far mer of near Airlie, has rented his ranch to George Williamson and will retire from farming for the present. Mr. McBee was here Sat urday perfecting arrangements for a public sale which he will hold August 27. He was accom panied by his wife and Mrs. Tu bandt and two daughters. Marv uid Virginia. He may move to Salem. J. 1. Mcintosh and wife, and the latter's sister, Mrs. D. Da rn the alley. With buckets of wa ter he extinguished the blaze, hut none of his neighbors knew of the fire, until appraised of it the next morning. The fire started from a brush pile of an adjoining neigh bor who had burned some brush before retiring. Walt Huntley, who lives just north of the city limits, has so far recovered from a long illness to enable him to make a trip to town Friday. John Nelson and wife were week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Becker on Sixth street. Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Becker are sisters. AI Whitney and wife were in Salem Saturday and purchased a large quantity of groceries. They j will conduct a restaurant and butcher shop at the Wigan-BIch-ardron hop ranch during the hop picking season. Mr. and Mrs. Greorgc Dickinson, who live south of the city, are the parents of a new son, born to them Saturday morning. Frank Green and family, of Clearfield, la., who have been spending the summer with Mrs. Green's father who lives just north of town, left last week for their Iowa homo. They like Ore gon very much and say they will return as soon as they can dispose of their property in. Iowa. While here Mrs. Green also visited her brother in Salem and a sister liv ing in Amity. Jess Morgan, who has been spending tho summer with his son near Vanvouver, Wash., returned home Saturday. He says that prune growers ur disheartened in Washington. Miss Loretta Byers has returned home after a week's visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Purvlne, who lives near McNary station. ilk Poe A new shipment just received of Japanese Silk Pongee of un usually fine quality, free from odor or rice dust j I v ' " - gee Specially Priced CIX)VEHI.LE NEWS Mrs. Arthur Kunko ras friends from Seattle visiting her. They arrived here Saturday by automo bile and expect to make a trip 98c Yd. 1 j GALE & Commercial and Court Streets GO v , j mi,an. sum of money and has exhausted kj .;1.. vnorfu.ir n the patience of the commission itau auiitiPiw a. ii va('viiivi i - 'mprovements in Oregon this year of $1,700,000, but that about $2,000 000 actually will be spent. The greater portion of this time has been consumed by Mr. Cousin who has asked countless pointiest For the first six "months the ex- questions illuminating nothing but oenditurs, he said, amounted to $960,000. Relative to the relation be tween thp Pacific TeleDhone & Telegraph company and the Amer. the ignorance of the interrogator. In order to insure that this hear ing will some day come to a close I ask you Mr. Chairman, has not the time arrived when the cross- ican Telephone & Telegraph com-j examination in this case is limited nany. Mr Fleager showed tnat to reasonable bounds and con- installation maintenance expense Mined to somewhere within the in Oregon in 1920 totaled $234,- scope of the direct questioning?" 500, and tht on the contract ex- Knd t last in Siffht isting between the American ana Before the commisison could I'acii'c company """ rule on me question Air. cousin paid the former. agreed to adopt a new line of Savlnir Claimed I ouestionincr As nnirklv aa Mr On this basis, an exniou sui- cousin concludes1 his cross-exai mittcd by .Mr. . ieager u.atiou of the witness now on the that .the reasonable minimum vai-Itand AssJstant Clt Attorney ue or ine aiubiimu w"'!-" ') Trmlinson will taVA tho witno stallation services, without taking into consideration any of the oth er services rendered by the Am erican company to the Pacific company under their arcement. ts ) the company's case, and all that This examination will conclude will follow in the present rehear ing will be rebuttal of evidence presented by he company con ducted by two witnesses for the city of Portland. Another Opportune Offering During Harvest -Time . ' I J- i AUGUST TIME IS BLANKET TIME Slowly the colder winds come bringing with them the thoughts of additional warmth and comfort during these chilly nights. Here we make an early showing of Cotton and Wool nap Blankets blankets that suggest the ideal in pretty com-" bination plaids and solid colors such as you will take pride in owning and especially can you afford them now at these liberal reductions in prices. , Fa DUD D 07 is like an automobile it isn't the original cost, it's the upkeep. You can cut your overhead to less than half by attending our BIG CL0SE0UT SALE. I i These orices would even make a cat forcsakc her kittens. AUMY GLOVES ' 17c HEAVY WORK SOCKS 2 pairs 25c Ladies and Children's HOP PICKING SJIOES pS&and $2.48 ALL WOOL SOCKS 29c MEN'S WORK SHIRTS 68c Clean Up on Men's, Ladies' and Children's STRAW HATS 29c REMEMBER THE PLACE t .... . . . . j : WSUIERSIRADIl HOUSE , 373-377 Court St." t ; Just a Whisper Off Commercial St. t Opposite Millcrfs Robertson Again to Speak Before' Commercial Club Here is some good news for members of the Salem Commer cial club. C. A. Robertson, Ford repre sentative in Kurope lor many years and who spoke some time apo before the Monday noqfn luncheon of the Commercial club, has consented to speak again and give some inside facts on the greatf European tangle. This will bet the luncheon at the club ncixt Monday noon. Perhaps more than any other man who has returned to the west from Kurope. Mr. Robertson spe-aks of affairs that ' happened and are happening from an inside po'nt of view. With his knowledge of five European lanpuaas, Mr. Robert son has come in close contact m bis business affairs with diplo mats and men in the Krat r'ord organization who can be a.-.plgned to any country in Kurope. speak ing fluently the language wherc ever assigned. At the address to be trlven next Monday noon. Mr. Robertson will Bo into many details of the Kuro pean tangle, Kivins insido views that arc not given in general press dispatrhes. In his last talk he predicted that trouble Is l"TVin; In the forming of new countries as many nationalities ar? dissat sficd. KHAKI OUTING TOGS The lasl and final call at extremely low prices. Men's Khaki Hiding Ureeches $1.69 Ladies' Khaki Riding Breeches $2.93 Ladies' Khaki Riding Skirts $2.49 Ladies' Khaki Sport Coats $2J98 Men's Khaki Sport Coats $1J)8 U. S. Army Wool Jackets - 98c Big lot of Lcggins at 9c They arc having hailstorm back east and the nsual fenpply of hail Btones "as large as hen's tres." Pack in Connecticut whre the Wlnsted liar is at work the stones are much larger. ATTENTION HOP PICKERS AND CAMPERS We have a list of special prices we offer to all hop-pickers and to all camps and especially so on quantity pur chases. ..It will pay you to get in touch with us before you; make your next purchase. ..We feel that the savings we will make you will be to your great advantage. COTTON BLANKETS, $1.49 An extra special in a Cotton Blanket, size 66x80, - double width and of extra heavy weight material, in a good assortment of colors. W00LNAP BLANKETS, $2.49 - ' : : -. K -! Oh, such lovely soft woolnap blankets and good, large 'sizes,, too, 60x76, double wlidths, of course, , and really you will admit they are worth to $4.50. ; WOOLNAP BLANKETS, $2.98 i "! - Those nice fluffy blankets that make wrapping in 1 1 them a pleasure and these corfte in still larger sizes, of 64x80. Some have been marked , down from $5.00. WOOLNAP BLANKETS $3.98 This lot is made of double width, size 72x84 blan kets, but notwithstanding the enormous size, the , makers have put all that stands for warmth and snugness into these blankets. Herb is a lot that . wek you to look over at your soonest convenient '. time. ' . ?! c v-, All-wool U. S. Army Blankets special at....i:; $2.98