iURSDAY-MORNINGrAUGUSTil2(l92a.
PiTEST'OIITf:
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Papers Served on Commis
sion to Restrain Enforcer
merit Action ,
.j Papenrere Beryed on'&embers
or the public service here yester-
.'day In a Suit filed in the United
States ' district court in Portland
to ; restrain 'the commission from
enforcing : an order placing the
valuations of the Coos and Carry
Telephone company at $844,597
for rate making purposes. This
order Vas Issued by the commis
sion on April 21. 1926.
. Tbe telephone corporation, in
its complaint, alleges ' that the
ralne of the property of the com
pany, on .December,. 31,. 1924, in
eluding proper allowances for ma
terials and supplies, working capi
tal and other elements, was $1
- 381,801. ."JThe present ' ralue of
the corporation's property Is in
excess of $1,300,000, the com
plaint set out.
VThe Value of $844,597 found
and determined by the' commission
In 1U order of April .21, 1926,
'was,.and;j3, unreasonable, arbi
trary and confiscatory,",, read, the
complaint.' The commission, has
failed and refused, to consider or
find the present'true Value of the
plaintiffs property, and the order
is not supported by evidence given
at the time of the bearing.
fQood ; conscience and . equity
dictate, contemplate and require
that there should . a full and
frank disclosure by the',, commis
sion of Its methods of valuation
and that; through, the making of
the findings of fact; ample opporf
tunity shall be afforded to ques
tion and contest .the methods ac
tually employed and the principles
applied." "
In an order issued some time
ago .the public service coniuOssion
lowered the .rates of the Coos and
Curry Telephone company, criti
cized the amount of salary paid to
Charles Hall, president of the cor
poration, and limited the amount
of Mr. Hall's salary that could be
charged as operating expense.
Bonesteele Motor Co., 474 8.
ComL. has the Dodge automobile
for yoo. AH steel body. Iasts a
lifetime Ask Dodge owners. They
will teU yon. - )
Frya Drug Store, 28 a N. Com1
the pioneer store. Everything for
everybody In the. drug supply line,
with., standard goods and quality
ervlce always, ..-..-s )
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Vlbbert & Todd Electric Store,
High at Perry Sta 'Everything
electrical. - Good service and low
prices axe bringing' an Increasing
trade to this store. ()
i EXPORTS JUftTO NEW ,
J PEAKS, MARKETS OPEN
(CoiUl&atd front ( 1.)
preceding, year.jthey were 1,060,
1 barrels.. , Astoria's flour ex?
ports during the , year, just closed
totaled 951,901 barrels, against
1 9 9,3 7 8 barrels the year before.
Domestic, flour,, sent from Astoria
daring the year amounted to 60.?
178 barrels, and the year before
63,640 ..barrels were -reported. ,
."Lumber exports from Portland
aggregated 2 9 2.4 $3,85 8 feet while
'for the year before they were .2 61,
X7 0, 6 20 :f eei. 4 Domestic lumber
- shipments for the year . reached
3S4,S0,S.8.40j:fee, nxluring the
previous year . measured, 2S9.S31,;
50,2, feet,, j Foreign . lumber 'ship
meats from, the .Astoria district
srere 21i,322.150 feet, last year
and foe. the . 1924-25 period , were
145,450,257 feet.: Astoria's do,
ttestlc .volume during: the yea
reached 417,183,569 feet, and the
year; before 316,265,362 feet.
"In the way of lumber, by-products
.he exportation,: of ; doors,;
largely, to , the United Kingdom,
has assumed large proportions,
and a recent movement of more
than 37.000 doors on a single ves
eel established a -new high mark
for Portland. Of course, Atlantic
cvast markets Continue to be regu?
lar buyers of doors and the H&-
wai)an Islands draws stocks from'
the. Oregon and Washington ilisf
trict, while Australia la the destir
fci (ton of a- considerable number.
."The last year's activities as to
outbound freight have had to do
in no small way with zinc concen
trates consigned to Belgium. Thf
concentrates . originate largely in
taa Coeur d'Alene district. At
Terminal Ko. 4. Portland, bunkcrT
. lug facilitiea are taken advantage
of j for assembling the shipment
, for loading ori regular , line vcsv
eels. Equipment for the rapid
discharge or .cars as well as th
expeditious loading of .concentrates
from tho ounkers to ships are pro
viJod through the commission ot
, public docks and are rated highly
satisfactory. :
.Trado , relationships - have un
dergone little change during. th$
year through new! markets of a
comparatively short ' time before
have expanded and. more volume
. has been noted as well as the in-
trodnctlon of added variety of
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H. T. Lota, thrf ' IawaTai sss
, State St. High, quality Jewelry,
silverware and diamonds. " The
f gold standard of' values. 6nce a
buyer always ' Customer, ; )
V f - !' I .1 I,, . I,
. i Smith & Watklns lor lira serv
ice at a lower cost.', Vulcanizing
and retreading, tube repairing: lt
yOU hava tJr ImnVIa ..t ..it MM
products of the . Colombia river
basin. !
"Increased buying by. Importers
of continental ' 'European,, port
shows in the in o vement ' of I hm1
stuffs and the gains' are traced in
the character . of cargo consigned
to Scandinavian countries. In the
direction of South America, com
mercial tics nave been strength-F-cedboXh'asto
more direct con
tact with importers and as to aug
mented services by regular lines.
"Evidently, the new cereal sea
son will benerft. from a larger de
mand for wheat along the west
coast of South America, some of
which has begun to move, and one
estimate is that up to 50,000 ton3
may be : purchased at northwest
ports, and the position and. sup
plies of the Columbia river region
represent competitive advantages
while it, enjoys eanal liner service."
r' Special showing of new slip on
sweaters, $3.75 to $6.50.. The
latest for sports wear.. Sizes to
fit ladies.. Scotch Woolen Mills
Store, 426 State. ()
Dough ton . unerwin. Hard
ware, 28$ N. Coral. St. Hardware,
Builders' Supplies, Paints, Varn
ishes. Give ns a call, you'll find
our prices reasonable. ()
1 QUITE a-
IISMFUX
About 2300 Tpns Now in
. and Paid for; 'Possibly
700 Tons' More
About 2300 tons of flax. have
been received at the . state flax
plant at the penitentiary, and paid
for. and stored away or put
through the threshers and retting
tanks and on, the 'way to the
scutching machines.
The flax is still coming in.
Some of it still being harvested.
There may be 300 tons or more
from the 200-odd acre Columbia
county tract. But that flax is
not ripening , fast enough to suit
the experts, nor drying fast
enough when pulled, either.
There, has been, a little pulling
of it by the Bartosz pulling ma
chines. But they are not doing
the work properly. ,Not deliver
ing the bundles right.
So state pulling machines are
to be put Into this , flax, . under
some of the-best expert machine
men"K:Oren4.yr.,n
. The wh'ol totinage for the jtate
may irun. to JOOO.iefipecially.if all
the Columbia county - acreage can
be harvested and cured. Bot it is
likely that the quapttty wiU fall a
little short jof $000; tons. ; There
will be ample money - to ; pay1 for
the last pound.J . . , i. , .
The acreage j around 'Stayton,
grown for the Orefoix Linen Mills,
Inc., will add. (when ; all ' of It Is
accounted for, 400 or 500 tons,
This is to be retted at the Stayton
plant.
COUPLE RECEIVES
bii:c praus
The Dixie Bakery leads on high
class breads, pies, cookies and
fancy baked supplies of every kind.
Best by test. Ask old customers.
439 Court St. j ()
LOOK
OUT FOR
. The Commercial Book Store has
everything you need in books and
stationery and supplies for the
school, officf oi? home, at the low
est possible prices. i)
Eleven
of
New Teachers
Come Frdm Valley In-
titution
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Out of 31 hew teachers appoint
ed to the Sale'm schools for, the
coming yearj the Oregon normal
school has furnished the greatest
number, according to statistics
compiled by George-W. Hug, city
school superintendent. Eleven of
the new teachers are graduates of
that institution. .
The ynivefsjty, of Oregon and
Willamette university furnished
six each. OA IT and Pacific uni
versity, Heiiingham normal, Lin-
field, and Indianapolis normal one
each. I I
The high school will take most
of the new teachers, 12 having
been given positions there. Eleven
will go to the junior high schools
and eight to the grades.
Well-Known '-Salem Girl and
-Successful Young. Farmer
Recently Married
- ,CLAXTAR.-cSpecIaI to States
man.) The . marriage of Miss
Francis Rhodes of this place, and
Mr. Gerald Finley of Kings
Valley, occurred on August 7. at
Jason Lee church, Salem. The
Reverend Thomas Acheson offi
ciating.
Miss Rhodes, who was one of
the honor students of Salem high
school, later taking work at Mon
mouth normal school, has been
engaged in teaching during the
past year. Mr. Finley is a success-
full farmer.
The wedding was attended by
the relatives and a few close
friends, the young people leav
ing 'immediately for coast points
and the farm which will be their
new home.
The young people were the re
pients of many choice and valu
uable presents.
Mrs. Finley is the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Rhodes of this place and the
whole, community join in good
wishe for the happiness of this
new home.
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TOBEAISEQ?
Let Not Thy Leff Hand Know
Whal-Tnyight-Hand
Ooeth: Matthew 6-3 .
F. L. Wooc and . Geo.-F. Peed.
real estate, 344 State. Farms and
city property. They bring buyer
and seller together, for the bene
fit and profit of both. (
More than 300,000 Essex own
ers place stamp of approval on
Essex as greatest car on the Amer
ican market for the money. F. W.
Pettyjohn Motor Co., 365 N.
Com'l. , ()
The Square Deal. Hardware Co.,
230 N. Com'l. Most elegant and
practical lines ot mechanics' tools,
builders' hardware, cutlery, etc. Go
there and save the difference. ()
This news Item may, be . giving
away a secret, not to the discredit
nor yet to the liking of i some, of
Salem's shrewd ; cannery manag
ers, i
A rumor has "leaked" out that
certain of our canners are putting
up and preparing to put up. a
great deal bigger pear paek than
were in the cards at the opening
of the season, or that is generally
known at the present time.
Canning pears are cheap. The
Bartlett variety. The contract
prices were as high as $40 a ton.
Several months ago. Then $35.
Then $30. Now as Jow as $25, for
first class pears. As low as, $20
for second class.
The .prices of caned pears are
off. They do not justify more than
$20 to $30 pears. And not an un
usual pack of these. Most canners
wil lhesitate to take on an un
usual tonnage. Unless they have
unlimited money, they, might get
badly cleaned.' It would be a
gamble.
But the .story is that certain
Salem canners are going to take
a chance. They are going to put
up an enormous pack of pears.
They ' are goingj to supply Jthelr
regular demandran'd the balance
of the pack they are going to put
away and forget;"- waiting . for ft
better caned pear, demand. ' ;
1 That fa'sr':sanMorttnek.bii:' fol
low. They iwn likely make a
clean up. But the smaller f elloWs
cannot afford to take the.jchSnrce.
; "Let . not i thy f llf 1 1. hind f know
vhat .thy right ! band doetB," said
Matthew (8:3) on a ; different
occasion and' In ,'a different'! con
nection. But thai Is the leaked",
rumor, as applied to. certain ot
our canners. j ! .' , . ': - -
4 Eiker Auto Co., Ferry at Lib
erty St. Autos stored, and bought
and sold. Cars washed day and
night. Low prices and service will
make long friends, v J
EMIEM STARS
D. H. Mosher, Merchant Tailor,
is turning out the nobbiest and
bear flttlnartalier made suits to
measure. 100 business and pro
fessional .mep, buy, of Moaner, fj
g-Jt? ,'" y r, -t ' ', '-'
frkitv . Koff ciectrle ShoD.'$37
Courte- StjEvevythlagj electrjc,
from, motors andlixtnres and sup-
nlies to wiring. Get prices ana
look at complete stock.
A. H. Moore. 23S N. Hieh St.
apartments, and store where you
can get high quality furniture and
furnishings for every room in
your nouse.
4 v - .
appear o;j sy;M
Harrisburg Line Up Includes
a "is ! : '1 ' J T I I
(joieman, i-ranK ana d
Reinhart
spvpral baseball players iwell
known to Salem will appear iri the
Karrisburg lineup Sunday rheri
the upper Willamette valley cljiam-,
pions play the Senators at Oxford
park. Ralph ! Coleman, ' Frank
Reinhart and Bill Reinhart are
ail on the team. . .
Both the Reinhat boys played
for the Senators and are remem
bered as ball players of the $rst
class. Bill is baseball and basket
ball coach at the University of
Oregon. Frank Is a Btudent there,
and a speedy, lliard hitting out
nelder. ' -J . I! ' . .vV"v
rcoleman pitched for the Sena
tors several seasons ago before he
started witti tho. Portland Beat
ers. ; lie also appoars here annu
ally, as a referee In the fall high
school basketball tournament land
in college basketball games. He
Is baseball coach and physical
training instructor at OAC. j
Another capable ball tosser on
the . Hamburg ; .tea:a .13 Harold
Elllnger,: formerly a53itant foot
ball coach'at West Point, and now
hoiains lha,Bame.,po3Uioa u-.
Coach John Jlcdn, at the U
versity of, Oregon, ne is , . -I
good fielder and heavy hit-lj,
Other men of; equal ability areC
on the inrading Veam't is ap- I
parent that the Senates. will hava.(
rormWable task getting the best
, fll(,ra .The local men can doy,
Mr savs Biddy BishopO,
manager, if they work hard, and f
they intend to go ont after a vie- .
tory. . . , " - -. - "- - '' - .!
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Lira. uxszi J . -
InaYittieVownofthe MiddlVwe p,
was a
discouraged woman. For w
luuutu. -" v
been in su;f. ik .
poor health taat
she - could not
stoop' to pot our
her own sho .
Unable to do I u!
work, unabls to I
go out of doors or L
enjoy a-friendly '
chat -with her i
neigbJjors llfew
seemed dark
Indeed to Mrs.
. . . .
Th.en one day, a booklet .was iert,
at her front door. Idly h Uarned
the pages. Soon she waajTeadlng
with duickened interest. The little
booklet was filled with letters from ,
.women in conditions similar to hers
who had fou nd better health by tak
ing Lydia E. PinkJiam's Vegetable
Compound. - .--v-r- .. .
"I began taking the . Vegetabls -Compound."
Mrs. Daugherty writes
"and after I took the third bottle I
found relief. . Lam on my eleventh
Jbottle and i don't have that trouble
any more, and'feel like a different
woman. '-. I recommend, the . Vege
table Compound .to everyone I see
who has trouble like mine. -. I am ,
willing to answer any letters f nr- t -women
asking about the Vegsf 1 1 ,
1308 Orchard Ave., Muscatine, Iov
Ill
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Wilton Rugs, regular 90 to $145
Now $59.50 to $115
9x12 Axminsters, regular $37.50
Special $28.95
LINOLEUM
The choice of last year's patterns of Inlaid
$1.29 square yard
Bring- your measurements
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Corigoleum arid Pabcolin
l. Your choice off last year's patterns
59c square yard
Bring; your measurements
COME TOKAY
LOOK, FOR THE RED TAGS
Every article bringr the Rwl Tag has been
drastically reduced in price for this event
Many, people came . yesterday and saved money,
buying quality furniture at reduced prices. You
can do the same.
CEDAR CHESTS
OuV Entire Stock 20 Of f
We will sell you a miniature enest for $1.50
Nationally advertised :s
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ELECTRIC
VACUUM
CLEANERS
PHONOGRAPHS
Every phonograph (except Panatropea and Orthophonies)
; will be sold at just
arid will gfve you i '
20 NEW' RECORDS FREE
(Onr Hclccllon) "
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"Follow, the White FootprinU
,c i x. or, iveai oargains
DAVENPORTS
rtegutar $150 Mohafr $89.50
Regular $85 Velour $59.75
Regular $80 Denim ...$59.75
BEDROOM "SUITES
Consisting of Bed, Chiffonier and Dresser. Ivory finish,
i The entire set for
$39.75
CRETONNE
; 1600 YardsTpf , Cretonne.
AT 40 DISCOUNT
Including attachments
DISHES
We have several seta of dinner ware, 42 piece seta
as low. as $4.50
faff
op
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FLOOR LAMPS
Flodr and Bridge XKmpsabbut ffi
your choice at just
This is a real opportunity.
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The St6v6 With! the Friendly
Spirit-
" CfitBej CfiBU High gtjt
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