The Oregon statesman., November 13, 1921, Page 8, Image 8

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Member of Service Commis-
sion Seeks to Forestall
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Short Haul Evil ,
INTERIOR IS INJURED
fear of Water Competition
Official Thinks Wot; Very
. Plausible ! Reason t
In a formal statement issued
Satu rday, 1 1. II. Corey of the pub
lie service commission takes up
anew the fight against the pro
posed 6hort haul freight charges
of the railroads whereby freight
jcbargea from east or south to in
termediate points would be more
.than tho charges to the termin
als of Portland and Astoria.
The railroads desire this con
dition to enable them more easily
to meet water competition In the
shipment of materials from coast
to coast by way of the Panama
canal.
r6rfiy Ftnnd Jusr
The short haul discrimination
against the interior towns existed
Ricter
Sails?-"
Furniture
Stoves
Ranges s
Crockery
Cookln; Utensil ;
Linoleum.
MAttresses; etc., etc.
My former customers
will vouch , for my lowest
prices and fair ;v dealing
way "of doing; business."
i New. patrons are invit
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FRANK: F.7 RICHTE
j 319 N. Commercial St.
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! BETTER RATES
SALEM'S
U'NLOA
Continued monday
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So immense are the stocks to be disposed of; so comprehensive the assortments,
that notwithstanding the wonderful sales during last week, selection will be still
good tomorrow.!. Our: stock musi be reduced at once, regardless of cost or present
value. All offerings are the newest winter modes. ..Not odd lots; not old styles
or models that didn't take and were then reduced in price to be pushed Out. ..No,
indeed, but the best Suits... Coats and Dresses made ; every detail as perfect as
skilled makers can accomplish, at one-third to one-half below their regular prices.
Extra Special f ate for Tomorrow
Tams 98c
like tams navy, brown.
Good 1 quality Suede
like tams navy, brown,
red and other prevail
ing colors, 'u ' ;
Sport Coats $4.95
Good quality Jersey
Sport Coats " black,
brown, navy, etc., have
' them In all sixes.
Bloomers 48c
Big lot of 75c knit
bloomers, various col
ors and all sizes, Mon
day 48c.
until the general increase of rail
roads rates during the war when
the rates to terminals were plaeed
tie since it gaTe them aa : even
on a parity with those to inter
mediate points. : TI1I3 was satis
factory to the Interior communi
brcak and did not crowd back the
development of Industry. Dutif
the interstate commerce commis
sion again allows a lower rate
to the terminals Commissioner
Corey declares development of in
dustry at the interior points will
be undesirable.
Two Terminal in State
Oregon has only two terminal
points Portland, anr Astoria.
California has ssven East San
Pedro, Oakland, Richmond, San
Diego, San Francisco, San Pedro
and Wilmington. Washington
has five. They are ' Hellingham,
Everett, Seattle, South Belling
ham and Tacoma. British Col
ombia has "four. They are New;
Westminster. Prince Rupert, Van
couver and Victoria.
If the contention of the rail
roads prevails St will be cheaper
to ship freight from the east to
Portland or Astoria than to Ba
ker, Im Grande or Pendleton, for
example, or from the south to
Portland and Astoria than to Ash
land, Eugene, Albany or Salem.
Pnhllc Needs Ativien
Mr. Corey's statement in paft
follows:
"The public should be advised
of tho many applications by the
railroad, companies which are now
pending before the interstate com
merce commission for so-called
fourth section relief, thai 1?. per
mission to charge less for the
hauling of freight to Pacific coast
terminal points than to the inter
mediate points, the carriers con
tending that such relief Is n eces
sary to enable them to compete
with the boats operating through
the canal from coast to coast, tnl .
between Pacific coast saaports.
Investments Made Unsafe
"Should the carriers succe t-rl
in these requests, interior po!nt3
will again be placed at great dis
advantage through the intermedi
ate territory, again assuming the
burden of suppart of the coun
try's rail transportation' system.
Under such conditions, I do not
believe Interior points can safely
invest in local industrial and com
mercial enterprises for the reason
that such investment may be
jeopardized and perhaps confis
cated by the subsequent lowering
of rates to the coast points un
der the guise of meeting water;
rail; and market competition in
one form or another. Such pol
icy, to, my mind, restricts oppor?
tunlty and . development, asl well
as restricting increase In popu
lation, and taxable wealth. ;
Kquality Demanded j j
"Rather than to reduce railroad
rates to meet boat competition &i
poast terminals, would not i the
equalization of rates throughout
the country have a higher bene
ficial effect" by placing all com
munltles upon an absolute equal
ieyt Those' of the intermedia
points will not object to j their
railroad rates as long as they are
reasonable and free from unjust
discrimination, undue preference
and prejudice, for the intermedi
ate points would then be upon
Salem Or,
(Old White Corner)
GREATEST WOMEN'S APPAREL! STORE
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Skirt, 98c .
Saxony. , yarn knit
Skirts, valued to $1.7&
In a vatlety of colors.
Dresses $9.75
Young ladies and wo
men's all - wool Trlco
tine, Serge and velour
dresses, prevailing col
ors and all sizes.
i Overblouses
$1.98
Special purchase of
Tricolelt'e and Minen
ette blouses, values to
. 13.75, all colors and
sizes. -
. Scarfs, $4.75
Extra long and wide
Knit! Scarfs, formerly
sold up to $7.50.
Coats $14.75
Young. Ladies' and
Women's Utility Coats,
values up to $25.00,
now. .$14.75
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HaU$2.25
Big lot of trimmed
Hata including Plusjx
and latest models, pre
VBilingcolors. A 1
an; equal footing ! with all-other
localities arid would thus be en
abled to manufacture their pro
ducts at home and compete in a
healthy manner with other local
ities and will obtain the advan
tages of community betterments
and prosperity, thus parniitting
the spending of their own money
at home instead of allowing it to
go to a few terminal industrial
centers. s
Increased Wealth, Claim
"fSnch a Schedule of rates would
permit industrial development at
the! intermediat e points, and in
crease the population, wealth and
taxable property of such cities as
Salem, Albany. Corvallis, Eugene.
Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford
and Ashland, Baker, La Grands,
Peiidleton and The Dalles.
'I am not an advocate of the
theory of making rates on a
mileage basis. I am, however, f
as (a general proposition, opposed ',
to the granting of a lower rate ;
for! the longer haul over the same
route and in the same direction.
Such practice should not again
permitted as existed prior to the
war.
Wr Order Itecalled
"In 1318 the interstate com
merce commission Issued a fourth
section order No. G0, owing to
the! absence of boat competition
during the war, under which tar
iffs: filed by the carriers, dated
January 21, became effective on
March 15, 118. These tariffs
provided that rates to intermedi
ate points could not be higher
t han to the terminals. These
tariffs provided for increased
rates! to the coast points but not
in any reduction to the interme
diate1 points, since which time
railroad rates have been on a
parity, and many new industries
at intermediate points have been
fostered, with no appreciable det
rimental effect upon the carriers.
and; the present rate arrangement
has proven highly beneficial to
such ! communities.
"Jt is to re-establish the old
basis; that the carriers are now
making numerous fourth section
applications. Personally, I do
not; ! think these applications
should bo allowed.
"I ! do not believe it necessary
that, the carriers be permitted, in
every Instance, to meet water
competition, as they will be able"
to secure a great portion of the
business without these lower ter
minal rates, for the reason that
water transportation service is
inferior to rail service in many
ways.. It is slower, uncertain of
arrival, and offers none of the
privileges such as diversion, stop
ping n transit, with no switching
services at terminal points. Any
claims for loss and damage are
not sp readily settled. The mari
time Jaws seem to give more pro
tection to the boats, and the
shippers must go to the courts
for j redress, and there are other
advantages ! which the railroads
have over the boats.
Expectations Have Limit
"I do not believe the 'public
should expect a high standard of
seryicjre, such as is offered by
railroads in normal times, at
nearly as low rates as apply by
water. It seems to me it would
be as reasonable to expect the ex-
ING
Aprons 93c
Percale, Gingham and
Chanibray Aprons all
sizes in guaranteed
colors.
Blouses $4.75
16.00 to $7.50 Middy
Blouses, red, nawy and
oher desirable colors,
only .. ...)....;. W.75
Plush Coats
If $18,75
Special Group of Salts
Plush Coat?; short and
.medium - length and
latest models.:
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NAPOLEON'S GEMS, GIFT
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A New York shop has these famous French Jewels on! display. The
earrings, the favorite ornaments of the former Empress, consist ot
two great pear shaped emerald pendants, surrounded by tec diamonds
graduating in size from a little less
pendant is attached to a pin jvith a
thirteen diamonds ot hal' carat
wearing the jewels.
press companies to ship at as low
a rate as by freight.
"The . point3 served by water
can use boat transportation if
they so desire; in fact, should
do so; it doubtless being to their
advantage, but this would seem
to be a handicap to interior points
to which the railroads should not
add by further rats discrimina
tion against them. It is true
that big business has been built
up at seaport iwints. many of
which have invested on account
of lower rates which obtain. The
retaining of the present parity
of rates would not, of course, in
ure to their benefit, but it would
enable the intermediate points to
retain their recently acquired in
dustries, jobbing and wholcsals
houses. To illustrate: Many of
the important commodities mov
ing between the Pacific coast ter
minal points named-in these pe
titions are handled between San
Francisco and Portland and Se
attle, for example, at a very much
cheaper rate than if shipped from
San Francisco to Salem or Al
bany or to points as far south as
Ashland, and likewise thi3 same
general situation obtains on our
principal commodities moving
transcontinental or from coast
to coast. Mercantile houses buy
ing in the east or San Francisco
will be compelled to pay a higher
rate upon their merchandise than
that which will bexacted to the
terminal points."
Diplomat's Son "Tnougfit
Lost in Wilderness
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 4. It is
feared that Audley Heron Gosling,
17-year-old son of Cecil Gosling,
British charge d'affaires to the
Czechoslovak republic in 1D1S, is
dead in the wilderness of the Par
aguayan Chaco. .
The boy left Buenos Aires in
August for a hunting expedition
into the chaco with some friends.
One morning, before breakfast, he
picked up his rifle and said that
HELPING HER GRANDAD. '
, Although Dorothy i E. Kelley,
two-year-old daughter of Eugene
E. Kelley ot New Yotk city, wiU
have to wait six years before en
tering school she has already
started her campaign for a seat
by boosting the candidacy of her
granddaddy, Ernest P. Eilert, co
alition "candidate for Boron jh
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to a little : -ore tnax a carat. rne
hexagonal emerald, surrounded by
each. The picture shows a 1921 miss
he was going on a short walk for
unine. When he failed to return,
tho Indian guides with the party
followed his trail for miles into
the densest part of the chaco but
neither they, nor any of the expe
ditions which have later scoured
the country, have found any trace
of tho boy.
The day was cloudy, and, it is
believed, that, perhaps in pursuit
of game, he lost his bearings. In
stead of returning fn:o the camp,
he plunged into an almost track-
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SUNDAY iMdRNiNaQvoiBEirnri92i
less country, devoid of "water. At
one place, a tree was found Which
be had evidently climbed to find
out where he was. Although it
is beUeved that be is dead, a
search is being made.fr him by
the missionaries and Jndlan3 or
the region. j:
lMLOILBLE ACCIDEXT
A business man relates the fol
lowing story: '
"I visited the old farm in Scot
land, as was my custom each year
and when talking with the old
Scotchman who hadi been a part
of the farm organization since my
boyhood days I noted that he was
rot wearing the big; fur cap with
the heavy ear flaps which he had
always worn in winter time.
Where is your cap, Sandy?"
I asked. ;
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GiALE & COMPANY
Commercial and Court Streets
Store closed all day Today, Armistice Day
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L. Stiff 'Furniture
name and address and mail
a caste of the f ajnous Victor Dog the
world. Enclose your answer in an envelope and address
. L. Stiff Furniture Co.
Desk A, Salem, Oregon'
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heard of an accident." r
"Ah. yes. it was when Me
Greggorrcame over an' we were
cot tagithert an' he asked me to
have a drink an' I dinna Irear
him." Foresight.
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"Extravagance," said Senator
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T of most of our ills. We Amer that they can t go .w.
Massage gendy with soothing
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A new shipment just arrived both
Cloth and Plush Coats. Plushes
are all of the better grade and in
clude Salt's Peco and Hudson Seal
Plushes in the popular 40 inch
lengths, also full length.
Cloth -materials are all wool Ve
lours, Bolivia, Normandy, etc
' Prices are lower than usual
Co. Sell
Good Pianos
or bring to
us.
The first
best known
as follows
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lcana.arp
people on earia. ... .
Senator Cuminlna smiled, t ,
"How many of us," he went
on, "are. like the youn Neweds ;
at heart." m . v
" 'Young Mr. and. Mrs.. rewed .
are lit a dreadful predicament, a
chap said at the club. I
" Tea? j How so? said another .
ChWhy, I you see, j thejj paid so
much for their colng-away outfit
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