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litem lit - v'; . .... : . .. better Homes See the "Better Homes'! pages, in Sunday's for good advise on building problems. Telephone your want ads In early today for ' Sunday's ' paper. Many buyers will scour this paper thoroughly for what you offer, " i IK SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS V 1 : i it i , ) . ti ! 1 1 - a t . i - I K .4 i W I 1 i X t? ? if M 'J t 1 f i . 1 A ? V;v 1. 1 f V K f " PIES1DEP FEW BsV'skM fs ssssa. iM a n 'a UU HE 1 i i REDUCTIONS 1 ONE RATES MADE BY BOARD'S ORDER Republican Leaders of House Attend White House Din- Woodburn and Albany. Two of Onlv Five Dnicniiuo . vopcinn rw w c t-i , r n c i.vugiuui wboiwn lowns in oiaie inai nenem dv service SB w - i i i j i ' - " Discussed Commission's Decision In Celebrated Rate Case-Metere4 Service Ordered for Portland Tale of Civil War in Teguci galpa Reaches United States After Long Delay Many Lives Lost - IS CANDIDATE FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE 'ADJOURNMENT BEFORE JUNE CONVENTION, PLAN 400 MILES TRAVELED BY MESSENGER ON MULE Installation of a measured telephone service for business 1 phones in the city of Portland is required of the Pacific Tele- Sinnott Of Oregon IS One Of Phone & Telegraph company by an order of the public service Story Written March 1 Re- i nose ranicipaiiny in " v"v vwv.fcv.u oivmuj i cciveu Last rtiyiiiT moi 1 j J Conference pany. The order was issued late yesterday and is eiiective ADrill. The telephone company is not hard hit by the order. Word Received Here BEN JIM FILES FUR JUSTICE JOB wASHiwfiTfiMt m.k i WYe smau cities in tne state are to receive reaucea rates, ana mminir. at.pa Hondnra. Mch. President CooUdxe at a conference U farmer lines will receive reductions except those on-the1,By Associated Press.) (By tonlrht with reoabUcan house Portland. Salem and EUfirene exchanges. There is a reduction courier. Herewith is sent the leaders expressed, the deslra to I between OsweJTO and Portland. The five towns accommodat-1 story of the state of affairs in Hon hate some form of farm relief ed are Albany, Heppner, Hermiston, Prineville and Woodbbrn. duras. it is not sure thW 41- Former Assistant Attorney legislation enacted before tbe Th r1iutinn nn tha f armpr litips whpw OTTti(l. i from S9 natch will reach you. Itlssentby n r n close of thA nrABdnt nanlon nf cab. I . , - t i .i.il moomrw hn vnt traTpll UCIICiai UlllCIO TldOt; .., f to uu a year ana irom o to $o a year, Dasea on lnaDiuiy -.. ? i . .:. i m oyer v iuca vu The legislature session generally I v-Mw vtjr. tt n throuh mountains and valleys full wasdiscussed and Mr: Coolidge's , . me oraer is signea oy vnrmissignera xi. wey, if re;oIutlon,8tg or .nt callers said they were conTinced cnairman, ana i nomas jv. v,ampDen, roewton xacvxjy, vne imrui MIn. v ,i Vtn Hia bearer that congress could adjourn tiefore members of the commission, refused to sign the o$der and is lf they f'ind hlm witB thu dispatch. ' uuc luuiciiiiuuo. i nrpnannc a nissenimir ODimon. ne conienus liir oruer is-1 u.. , .Sah aaftv ann int sued yesterday does not afford the relief warranted by the UeaBhore laws and the facts Against P. Jf Kuntz 1 The president was told that tbe bouse would rush action on appro priation bills, dispose of the John son - immigration , bill and 1 before the'end of the session take up a measure providing tor a readjust ment of the salaries of postal em' ployea. ' . ' . ?'-."; :X ', .The discussion waa at a'. White House dinner conference arranged to consider " the possibility of speeding' up' the legislative : pro gram In the house and followed a day during which- the - president fraw. several senators on the, situa tion, in that branch of congress. I Sinnott Present Those who dined with the State "Closes Gold" Hill De pository P.: H. Bell Is S Suspected At the close of the hearing on March 27, 1923, the order shows. tbe company's rate of . return was 4.95 per cent on Its entire prop erty in the state of Oregon. Income Tax Expense Item ' The order states that the su preme court of the United States has held that the federal Income tax Is part of the operating ex pense of the company, and there fore must be provided -for in fix ing the rate of return by the ser vice commission. The commission takes the po- h& he8 activities meant t to sitioa that it must not reduce the J secure peace in Central Amerada company's rate of return, and cites numerous court decisions in which returns as high, as & per cent for utilities have bees , upheld - In Honduras has been in civil war . Straggle Described (The dispatch, describes, f length the struggle for the presi dency between three candidates. at The Gold Hill bank was closed president tonight . and , thea, dls- yesterday at 2 o'clock by Examiner russed legislation with him and Stanley I. Stewart, Frank C. (Secretary Slem'p were Representa- Bramwell, state ,bank superinten kives Longworth, tbe party leader dent, announced last night. f In the house. Representatives Til- "Prom communications received oa of ConectfcuV acting speaker: by me today it appears that the this regard President Coolidge is Chairman Madden of the apropri-1 cashier. P.H. Bell, has defaulted 1 quoted- as having said; ations committee and Snell oflor embezzled the funds of the! "The law reauires that rates rule committee and Representative bank . Bramwell said. . "Wben should be just and reasonable Darrow, Pennsylvania; Sanders, 1 this i was I discovered; the matter I That has always been the rule un- Indlana; Magee, New York ; am- was submitted! to; the bankers of der which rates hav been fixed. pott, Oregon; Graham, Illinois, ( Jackson county, but under the cir- To make a rate that does not yield and Tlncher, Kansas i memuers, 91 1 cumstancea it was decided that the! a fair return results in conflsca the republkaa steering committee, only solution was J to close; the tlon, and confiscatory rates are of Afterward Mr. Longworth. . as-1 Gold H1U bank . nendlne any. ad-1 course . unconstitutionaL . Unless serted that-regardless of the fat justments or future negotiations. tbe government adhere to tbe of tbe tax bill, congress would au- w- naTe m, devised any defl- rule of makinsr a rate that will thorlze a 25 per cent reduction In nite plana Dnt we are in hopes yield a fair return, it must aban-George Lyall, on February 1 visit- Joseph A. Benjamin, attorney in the United States National bank building, yesterday filed with the county ciers; ma declaration as a Civil war has taken possession candidate for the republican nom of Honduras, and already nas I ination for justice oS the peace. caused the loss of over 1500 lives I Mr. Benjamin was for 10 years and it is just beginning. I assistant attorney general , of the Noth withstanding statements by I state. His declaration brings two the Washington government that in the race up to the! present time Uncle Sam would not permit any for the republican nomination, more revolutions in Central Amer- since it is known tbat the lneum- ica, notwithstanding treaties bent, P. J. Kuntz, will file shortly. signed at Washington In February, I : After Mr. Benjamin's name on 1923, and on board the US3 Ta-1 the ballot as his slogan will appear coma between the president; of the words: "Assistant attorney Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua j general 10 years. My experience and the three American ministers I Is your protection against lnjus- to these countries; notwithstahd- tice." ( His platform reads as follows: "It I am nominated and elected, GLOBE PLIERS WILL HOP OFF 30 FRIDAY IN WASHINGTON on lira Irwin B. Latighlin of Pittsburgh was nominated to be minister to Greece. ; ; The state department was ad vised that comparative order, had been restored at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Weather Conditibns Being PreJdcnt 0oo1Mm MnaA th- FaVOrable PlaneS Will legislative situation at a White Leave Last Of Month for House dinner conference with nouse repuDiican leaders. Prince Rupert Members of the senate finance committee discussed revenue legis lation with President Coolidge IS UNCOVERED I FOURTH OF JULY TO BE CELEBRATED IN LON DON wlth0ut coaclJ8!f n," ln reached Counsel for 'Harry F. Sinclair and the oil committee argued with ArOUnd-the-World Jaiint Mav ot result whether Sinclair should Da rAmnUUii aua ( be excused from further examto- Schedule, Report atlon. The house adopted an amend ment to the naval appropriation SEATTLE. March 21. Ameri- PmI which would request the presK ca's eight United States army avi- dent to Initiate a movement i for ators, who are attempting ta en- naTai limitation conrerence. circle the globe in four eiant Douir- las air cruisers and who landed at I Ta allowances and refunds for Sand Point aviation field, north of Mellon. companies came In f or at- here Thursday after their Initial tention Dy the senate and in the start from Santa Monica, Cal., on I Mnate committee investigating the Monday, will hop off on the next international revenue bureau leg of their 25,000-mile trio Sun- day, March 30. provided weather Acknowledging the result of the conditions are favorable, accord- Jorth Dakota presidential primary ing to an announcement made to- J tresiaent coolidge promised to do night by Maj. F. L. Martin, com- ni utmost to give such economic Major Martin. "The next stop will be Prince Rupert, B. C, 650 miles. We Intend to make it with in 10 hours flying time. We will probably start at 6:30 a. m. Engine Change - I will, during my term of office, manifest, so far as I am able, by faithful and Intelligent service, in he. administration and enforce ment of the law, my belief in the ultimate accountability of every one' to a supreme being, for the fulfillment of the duties of his Dr. Bonilla, Dr. Arias and General Cartas, first in an election cam- etatloil , iife. including hia dutv paign' and later before congress.) to u country 'and his neiehbor." General Carlaes left the capital on January sv. witn 3uu armea men and under' cover of the nirht took to the mountains to start the revolution. The diplomatic corps, i headed by the British charge, "M. Income taxes payable this year. that within the next few days we I don rate-making altogether He predicted also mat senate will be in a position to perfect a I Osweto Meets Milwaukie and Jiouse would be ama to. agree i reorganization or form soma plans . in ordering measured service for on , rate schedules in tne revenue which will meet the conditions. It I the city of Portland the commis measure In time to permit enact-difficult, of . course, to see Just I sion exnresses the hone that this meat of the bill before .June 1.; what will be necessary until we will afford a bigger return to the Asked whether any. inaicauon i haTa obtained more complete in- nrnnnanv And thnrehv mak It nos had: been given ny tne ; presiaem i formation. The cashier Is under I slble to reduce residence rates. as to whether he wouia aprove iae$5,000 bonds, but whether or not The commission estimates that tax or Donu piua, u uki. wcicuvi- will cover the amount of his sent to him substantially as passed default ls uncextaln. by the house, Mr. Longwortn saia The Gold Hill bank was" organ that Mr. Coolidge had given no lld Jnly 18 1904; with a capital jDkllsg of his ylews. jine repuo- ot $io,000.. It now has a surplus ed the president and the congress men, saying that in the interest of peace it would be more desir- CUT: POPE IS FOS OFFICE OUT able that the election of a presi- LOCal Attorney FlleS as Can didate tor Marion District Attorney 6200 farmer stations are affected by reductions. Relative to the re ductions at Albany, Heppner, Her miston, Prineville and, Woodburn, and the lowering of the toll rate llcanljeader added, however, that 6t$1500, an4 tptal assets of $119,- between Oswego and Portland, the Gulterres issued a decree he thought it would be very 6i8.70. order sUtes that the effect "will lng the constitution suspen much worth while to send Dotn "Mr. Bell has been placed under be to reduce both business and res- assuming all powers. The measures to the White House. I arrest and we have recommended Although President Coolidge t1uk tig. ban bond he fixed at not empnasizea we aeiriuM.7 v le88 tnan 15,000. This recom- kress providing some form of, r.fr'imehdaUon" has been based unon lief for the farmers, he is under tne theory that the amount of his stood to have expressed no opinion official bond and the amount of as to the exact form "the legisla- hIg ba bond woald De auffident tlon should take. Various propos- to coTer.the defalcations. This, als pending before the house arl- however., has not yet been de- culture committee were aiscuwu 1 temlned and Mr. Tlncher, who Is a mem-1 1 (Continued on page 8) dent be concluded some way or other. But several deputies of the Cartas party had already left the capital and were in the mountains preparing for war. No quorum could be gathered, and congress adjourned on January 21 without having elected a president. The dictatorship now began. The outgoing president, General aeciar- suspended and assuming all powers. The Ameri can legation made public a cable gram from Washington saying the American government would re alleged to have been made Chairman Hall of the interstate commerce commission wrote, to congress on the question of un necessary conflict with usages of Only one engine will be changed 1 Inland transportation. In enforcing at Seattle, according to Major Mar- section 28 of the merchant marine tin. The engine in the plane pil-act. oted from California by Lieutenant 1 Leigh Wade, which was flown from Tne house rules committee re Cottonwood, Cal., to Sand Point commended an investigation of with a slightly damaged tail, will I charges of duplications in govern be replaced. The damaged part of iment bonds while an investigation the plane was fixed by a squad of lot prohibition enforcement, was experts tday. j proposed In a, Tesolntlog byltepra The four air cruisers have" been isentatlve : Kindred, democrat, New thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned 1 York. with gasoline, motors inspected and tuned, and new propellors bolted into place. The new pro- Pellors will have a stronger pull. necessary, to life the aircraft out of the water after being fitted With pontoons. Fourteen hours of actual flying time is the record of the trip to according to data compiled by Ma- becretary KOZer ASKS AT- or Martin. One hour and 15 min- tnrnPV Hfinftral nn Tfirm lITOs -Mr ft . 11 V I ... u lyot wittsu me pianes t flffiro wa vv vUVUUTaB tt aoilit after starting for Seattle Wednes day and this time has been elimin- inated from the statistics. Carl T. Pope yesterday filed his candidacy for the republican nom Ination for district attorney of Marion county. His slogan is, "For enforcing the laws without favor." This brings two men out for the office, for While District Attorney John Carson has not filed, be has anounced he will be a candidate to succeed himself. Mr. Pope has been engaged in the practice of law in Salem for iber of, the committee, assured the '..iiAnt that a relief measure would' be reported shortly. SURETY COMPANY ' ; i! v TO BEOl JOB some time and for the last year cognize the dictatorship condition- has been associated with R. W. ally and this naturally strengthen- Marsters, an attorney in Roseburg ed the position of the dictator. War broke out on Feb. -6, when Colonel Anduray of the Cartas party took the city of Siguatepeque 85 miles west of Tegucigalpa. At the same time attacks were made on other cities, resulting in . many Richnn CtrtPA Pntororf BV ThiP.VP. Week: AflOl LcUO Olaie UCclbUiei nun Kiued and wounded, but tbe only ' - I 'i tn . nP ; RpnrPpntPfl Dur- . I towns taken by revolutionists were t , I -. t ' IMarcala and La Pas Funeral of Mrs. Burnett , Untde c?p. mZol nuuuum" :Tft Ro HP fl TOdaV ai 1 U:U "ore ana woie a quantity 01 ciotn- In tha examination into the af IVhtwow- . s - - Ml A tkl.. tt ... . ... I ..Vl.. .M J I I 1- Tha fnnerai of Mrs. George H. 1 1U B. wlucr lu,ul" fc "' 1 fairs or the state treasurer s oiiice 1 uii cciuBivcijr New Cabinet Named The government appointed anew Burnett; who died Thursaay even inr. wUl be held this morning at 10:20 from the Webb Funeral Par- - ia. Th Chadwlck chapter 01 the order of the Eastern SUr will 1m in charge of, the semcea. Honorary nallbearers.' Include collese la- to-be. raised during a state supreme court, O; P. Coshow, it y Read. John McCourt. John known yesterday. There was no I incident to ' th rhanm from the I the Bonilla party. This remained report of the robbery given out by administration of the late - State in power only four days. Dr. Bon- the police. Treasurer O. P. HoffUo that of "la told his leaders to keep aloof Entrance was. gained through! Jefferson Myers, annointed bv I from the dictatorship government the rear Of the store by the thieves I Governor Pierce aa Hoff'a succes-1 All agreed except General Ferrera. who Placed up their lpot 19 sujt- gor, Mr. Hoffs interests will be General Ferrera attacked and cases. Just how. much was taken J represented by an accountant from I took ' La' ' Esperanza, Ocotepeque, la nat Vnown at tht store, for the I th 'National , Security com Dan r. I uracias, &anta itosa ae Mpan mna prowlers weTe careful In rearjrang- which furnished Mr. Hof fs bond. Santa Barbara,, all importnt cities iar th stock. 'The number of A. J. Tourtellotte of Portland has of thea west section, r In his pro- and Salem for the last 20 yearB. For the last 12 years Attorney Pope has been a resident of the city, finishing his education In the local schools and graduated from the Willamette university law school, fcnd has made hia own way since he was 14 years old. He served wjth tne state industrial accident commission for four years and has had a wide business experience, at present being secre tary of the Masonic Temple asso ciation and manager of the Mas onic building. For the. last ,18 months he has been secretary of tbe Salem Shrine . club; and in ad ditlon to serving on the city coun cil, has been a taxpayer of Marlon county , for; a number, of years. Besides being an ex-service man and a member of Capital post No, 9 of the American legion, he has been active In: church affairs, be- S!' " er.'.1:." IMJ23 tXS5?- wnm" will be M.' Lv, Meyers, Ij. t. vmA. A. H. Steiner, A. - N. Moores, R. K. Page and George G Brown. THE WEATHER OREGON: Generally fair' Sat urday; heavy frost; ; moder- ate northerly winds., - ' LOCAL WEATHER (Friday)' ; Maximum temperature, 51. Minimum temperature, 36. River", 1.4 feet; ; sUtionary, Rainfall, none. . ' , " Atmosphere, partly cloudy. Wind, southeast ". , - .v i hia behalf. The examination will m arms against tne aistatorsnip. several rundreds of dollars. Fur-1 t tfciM about 2.000. nroclaimed himself ther" theft of a quantity of silk is no indication of any-Irregular-president at Lamani on Feb. 9,' ,60 hosiery was first discovered yes- ities in the department, but that miks from Tegucigalpa. The Am- terdav when one of the clerks herdesires his. own listing of ac- nB mUu,r;.R,uSan terday, , when one 01 we cwras operation on as about an adjustment between Car- opened a cardboard box ktpt on treMUJW; . las. and the exUtlng government, the shelves. When it was found .pranv sever T who ' was - denutr but the latter refused to follow his that thlswas empty, a hurried treasurer under the late :0.-P. advice. .. . I. ... a 1 !anaa 1 rflf a's' wos vanAVr a1 tnA survey : was made, revealing . the Hon, requested mat an accounung t LT-V. lieve that-hard ork and devoted loss of a large number stock- ? the department leade but BexVda " . . iMr, uyers saia.nis acuon yester-ixai. . -ine govern meat oecamo Ings. . . ' 'Idaf la not In response to" Sever's I Trm.l.aTii nt oncB toot meas- The store was entered In a sim- reqaest ; Sever :wUl be , a . candi- tft atlf(t1tA tRA CoT,itaL : of the Salem Lodge ; of Elks and the Chamber of Commerce. . The ' following statement was made la iconectioa with thq filing "In filing . as a candidate for district attorney for Marion coun ty in the republican primary,. I am actuated by the desire, to serve the people, of Marlon conntyf; I am familiar with hard I work. 1 ber I liar manner several years ago and date for ' the - republican - nomlna- I loot amounting - to; aearly 1 0 0 0 tlon for treasurer. was taken. The thieves were ap- Myers said. that he has not yet prehended before they had time to decided whom, he 'will -appoint as Imake-a'eetaway. - j hia deputy. The diplomatic corps took , no steps toward preventing bloodshed. Fortunately General Cartas divert-1 (Continued on'page 2) If elected it wUl be my constant ambition and controluug purpose to so carry out the duties of tne office in such a manner that Mar ion county will ; be known as the county, of highest : moral ' standing In -the-state of -Oregon."' relief where it is needed. The Daugherty committee went into a maze of charges having to do with illicit liquor withdrawals mander of the squadron. "We want to be on our way as soon after an aerial exhibition, to be given March 29 in our honor at the stadium of the University of Washington, as possible," stated In and payments and "splits'; Justice Department Probers Splashed With Unexpcct- ed Testimony On Sensa tional Liquor "Split" 7 THOUSAND DOLLAR BILLS FIGURED I N BUSINESS Lively Tilt Between- Daugh erty Counsel and Wheeler Enjoyed by Spectors Sam AL Kozer, secretary of state. yesterday sent a letter to Attorney The filers expect to celebrate General Van Winkle asking wheth- Fourth of Jnly in England. Major er he shall include the office of Martin stated, and will probably state treasurer among those that finish- the around-the-world jaunt I are to be filled by election this lo days ahead of scheduled lyear. J In appointing Jeff erson - Myers G. S. Martin to Seek tat t'e!!"er to 80CC,!erf th.e lat! judii(c ui rcdue JUU the commission for the full unex- nirod term nt Mr Hnff tTnlrlnf Some time next, week Attorney tn !., "ie7 t,, vanAr.t nn. G. S. Martin will file his candidacy demanding Is that appointees ior justice 01 tne peace on the! named to fill vacancies caused bv J : . r ... .1 uemocraiic iicaet, ne aamutea death, resignation or other Inabll yesterday. Mr. Martin has spent itv to serve, shall hold onlv until most of his spare time during the their successors are elected and week in looking over the lists of I qualified as' a result of the next registered democrats available at election. In his letter to Van the county clerk's office. Winkle, Kozer quoted the follow- Prior to locating in Salem oboutting from the constitution: . 10 years ago, Mr. Martin engaged "When during the recess of the in tne practice 01 law in Linn I legislative . assembly a vacancy county for nearly 20 years He f shall happen In any office the ap- was born . In Benton county and Pointment to which Is vested in was graduated from QAC in 1892, the legislative assembly, or wheti and was admitted to the bar the at any time; a vacancy shall have following year at Corvallis occurred in any other state office. When Attorney. Martin files or in the office of judge of. any there will be three aspirants for cnrt, the governor shall till such the office, Joseph A Benjamin,, re- vacancy by : appointment which publican, having filed . yesterday nall expire when a successor shall and Judge P. J. Kuntz. incumbent. nave Deen elected and qualified." who is seeking re-election Tne secretary of state is requir ed oy law not less tnan 4 a days M a. m mm Nil n.,,-.. Deiore tne primary eieciion to cer- All Unsold Prunes are tffy to tne countr clervg a 1Iat ot WASHINGTON, March 21.-A $200,000 jWhiskey! deal the big gest yetwas uncorked today by the Daugherty Investigating com mittee. ....-;,. --v-il.- " John Goronl, vice president of the Alps Drug company, - told a story .of how, he,fthe late Jess W. Smith; "bumper' and; friend" of Attorney General Daugherty. and Howard H. Mannlngton, one of the occupants of the "little green house on K street" : had; he said, shared in : the "split" which ac companied the withdrawal of whis key from federal ' warehouses for sale to bootleggers. ; As with previous testimony of the sort, it was brought no near er to Attorney General Daugherty himself than these two , friends. Goronl told the committee some of the things which,' he stated, did not' come out when- he-was- tried and acquitted of conspiracy to vio late ; the. prohibition . law in New York. J Attorney ' General Daugh erty in his nightly comment on the day's testimony, pointed out that he himself was in no way 'embarrassed or implicated Wheeler. Applauded ' " Goroni's whiskey "deal", story splashed from tne witness stand tn a hectic day marked by passing ' Of the "lie to, Mr Daugherty's counsel by Senator Wheeler, demo crat Montana. , The latter- charged- that there was continual "be smirching" of committee witnesses and that the committee was being denied evidence from tha Ohio bank, of which Mr. Daugherty's brother, Mai, ) is1 president while Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari zona, said Howard . Mahntngton, mentioned ; in Goroni's ' story ad ow. reported in Paris, had been spirited away Mr. - Daugherty's counsel, after a bitter, scene : in' which the audience loudly ap plauded Senator Wheeler, promis- (Continued on page 2) TROLLEY FMES TO BE ISEO IIEIE Southern Pacific Company to Increase Rates1 to 7 ; Cents April 22 . Cleaned Up by Brewer the offices that are to be filled it tne attorney general snouia noia that, a state treasurer Is to be elected, Kozer wants to know Practically every unsold prune f"!4. J wh th7ei;ctio7 7s U : fillet representing , the Roseburg & Co., of San Francisco, who has . been working the entire district on the quiet, according to various prune men of the city. Just how many pounds of prunes Brewer purchas ed is not known, but after he had only the unexpired term of Mr. Hoff, or whether It is for a full period of four years. XEW COMPANY FORMED BAKER, Orer., March 21. A finieha : with n nrf-rnta ti.irr company of the Oregon ' National that gentleman, went out in search for more, prunes and found there were none It is believed . that nearly all prunes not In the hands of the Oregon Growers associa tion, the H. S. Gile & Co. and the Clark county tonnage were taken by the suave visitor from the south who has returned from, whence he came. Official confirmation . ot the growers - reports is . expected guard was mustered in here to night as a part of the 186th in fantry, with 70 men on the muster rolL BROWNSVILLE HAS FIRE BROWNSVILLE, Ore., i March 21. Fire of undetermined origin early today caused damage esti mated at 165,000 to the sawmill to strengthen the market and have DUnt . 8t0ck of Mack ana Sa,n a f good '7 Influence upon prune oel sawyer, located .; five miles prices.. - , Ifrom here. . Unless halted by a protest from the people or . the city, the South ern Pacific company- will, on April 22, Increase its streetcar fares in Salem and Eugene ' from 6 to 7 cents. The revised schedule ot in creased rates was filed yesterday in the office ot.the public service commission. It is certain that a protest will be made and that the commission will suspend the In creased rates until a hearing ot the case Is held. ."' Under the new schedule of rates children under 5 years old, if ac- Icompanied - by an adult ' and not occupying seats would be carried free. Conductors would have on sale 25-cent strips of . tickets of four tickets each, and tickets in books of 60 could be purchased ' at 13.10. At present the charge for these Is S3. . ' ..... On sufficient advance notice to the company special or chartered cars would be ; furnished at a charge of $5 for the first hour for each caf and 12.50 per car 'or each addtitonal hour or fraction of an v hour, 'with the minimum charge fixed at $7.50. ". , If brought aboard , by passen gers paying full - fare, hand bag gage, lap dogs, go-carts and pack ages not occupying seats would be carried free. In Eugene the revised schedule is virtually the same as tor Sa lem, with the following provided for interurbaa trips: From Eu gene to KIncald, 7 cents; from Eu gene to, Midway, .14' cents ; from Eugene ' to West Springfield, 1 4 cents: from Eugene to Springfield, "nts. .' M ill - -1