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EVrTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 192G
PRICE FIVE CENTS
'
SCHOOL BOOKS
BILL TALKED
AT P. T. EET
Membership Committee An
nounces Goal for 1926-27
at 21,000
"MOVIE" DINNER ENJOYED
Many School in State Without
Parent-Teacher Organization,
llerwig Urge Cooper- . .
tkn On Narcotics
Conference Hour Today
. - , -9iHO A. M-
President's Conference K. E. Church
Child Welfare M M. E. Cfcurea
Publicity M. B. Church
Membership .,... M. E. Church
4-K club - .. M. B. Church
SoeUl Hygiene Chamber t Cflm.
Public Invited. -
A 235-cover "movie" dinner
served last night at the First
Methodist church under the aus
pices of the Lucy Anna Lee circle,
followed by a line party to the
Klsinore, brought the second day
of the state Parent-Teachers' con
vention here to an extraordinarily
happy conclusion, and brought re
laxation utter a strenuous day.
One of the most urgent features
of the day's business concerned
the introduction of a tentative bill
providing free text books for use
by the school children of Oregon.
The three recommendations on
the part of the membership com
mittee were also noteworthy
These three: The setting of the
membership goal for 1926-7 at
at 21.000; the adoption of mem
bership cards, to be uniform
throughout the state; and the re
turning of the trophy cups into
jSjltion, were made by Mrs. C
vffuKs, of Portland, state mem
bership chairman;
A growth of the state organiza
tion of parents and teachers dur
ing the past quarter of a century
shows a gain of from 1014 mem
bers to 18.S50 at the present time
This increase has been at the ratb
of six thousand in two years.
These figures were revealed in the
report of Mrs. F. B. Merry or
Portland, state corresponding sec
retary. By noon yesterday 177 dele
gates had officially registered, tne
list including 36 board members.
An important item of business
concerns tne necessity oi raising
the state dues from 5 to 10 cents
per capita.
The convention was Interested
o know that the Parents' Educa
tipnal Bureau of Portland, in co
operation with the Oregonian, dis
tributed a total of 1016 text books
in, that city at the beginning ot
this school year.
The text-book bill which will
come up for final consideration
later this week will be presented
in a somewhat modified form i. e.
recommending that the district,
rather than the state, provide the
boQks.
Official greetings were received
this morning from Mary Ulen,
president of the grade teachers"
association: Mrs. M. J. Coleman.
Oregon State Kindergarten chair
man; Mrs. David O. Mears of the
National Congress; Saidie-Orr
Dunbar, representing the Oregon
. . - M t . A
Tuberculosis chairman: Mrs.
Mabel Merwin, of the Camp Fire
work: and Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst of
the. Oregon Federation of Wom
en's clubs.
At nn n 1 ' lmiii mnmanta tt
1 appreciation were accorded the
following past officers whose work
has, been notable: Mrs. C. W. Ilay-
. hurst, of Portland, honorary past
rt rtfls i o ti I Vf ra C T Parlr try a tt
Portland, past president; Mrs. B.
I. Elliott, of Portland, national
treasurer; and Mrs. J. F. Hill, of
Portland, national chairman of
student loan.
Achievements of interest during
the past year concern Silverton's
new Valley View parent teachers
association in which the officers.
are all men: the phenominal
growth of the Valset Parent
Teachers project; and the author-
COontiBoad oa 4.)
LIBEL SUIT SET ASIDE
fJT OFFERS NO REASON
ff VAXGIXO VERDICT
&fcMVER. Colo.. Oct 17.
(AP) A verdict of'$l5,0t0 ob
tained last winter by Frank C.
Seested of Kansas City. . Mo.
against the Post Printing and
Publishing company, F;; O. Bon
fils and H. H. Tammen of Denver,
was set aside by Judge J. Foster
Symes of the United SUtea dis
trict court here today. No reason
for his action was assigned by
Judge Symes In a memorandum
handed down In the case. s
The suit was tried In the fed
eral court here last winter and
"as the outgrowth of an alleged
libelous attack on Seested appear
ing in the Kansas City (Post and
Shoe Thread Campaign Is
Being Waged by Dealers
C. P. Bishop Suggests Campaign Include Customers, That
Oregon People Demand Shoes Made With Oregon
Linen Thread
There is more to the story of the ordering of Salem liner,
shoe thread by the largest shoe manufacturing concern in
th world than was told in The Statesman of yesterday
morning .
A lot more.
A number of weeks ago, C. P. Bishop of Salem conceived
the idea of commencing and carrying on a campaign for the
use of Salem manufactured shoe thread. Not for his own
glorification or his individual profit for Mr. Bishop would
' - - in " be quite willing to remain in the
rki TMTirc "Hn7M I
t HIGHWAY FUNDS
SECOND HALF OF MARKET
ROAD MONEY PARCELED
Multnomah Obtains Largest Por
tion of More Than $500,
4MM Funds
Distribution of J516.197.44, rep
resenting the second half of the
state market road fund, among
the various counties in Oregon
was announced by the state high
way commission here yesterday.
The distribution was based on
the market road tax of the several
counties outside of Multnomah
county, together with their pro
portion of the Mnltnomah county
market road tax.
Multnomah, with $52,815.73,
received the largest share of the
apportionment. Curry, which is
the smallest county of the state
in population, received only $2,
236.61. The amount of money each
county will receive under the ap-
portionment follows:
Baker, $13,105.61; Benton $10
9S2.97: Clackamas, $32,949.40;
Clatsop. $20,088.50; Columbia.
$10,714.33: Coos. $17,924.82;
Crook. $3,908.94; Curry. $2.23o.
61; Deschutes. S7.9.6.44; Doug
las, $20,030.02; Gilliam, $5,394;
Grant. $5,178.61: Harney. $.",
843.41: Hood River. SS.965.S5;
Jackson. $20.19.&I; Jefferson,
$3,722.42; Josephine, $4,939.03;
Klamath, $16,177.26; Lake, $5,
989.35; Lane, $31,750.82; Lin
coln, $6,046.80; Linn. S22.S20.-
38; Malheur. $9,646.75; Marlon,
$32,260.61; Morrow, $4,520.07;
Multnomah, $52,815.78: Polk,
$13,060.12; Sherman. $6, 939. SO;
Tillamook. $15,050.63: Umatilla,
$29,002.57: Union. $13,176.37;
Wallowa. $8,283.32; Wasco. $12.
387.65; Washington. $23,817.41;
Wheeler, $3,223.09; Yamhill. !(,
141.83. OREGON GUARD CALLED
STATK WIDE MOBILIZATION
TEST BREAKS RECORDS
PORTLAND. Oct. 27. (AP).
Three thousand officers and men
of the Oregon national guard were
under arms tonight as the result
of a state wide test mobilization
ordered by the war department.
In spite of the fact that the mo
bilization plans were secret, the
men were assembled In record
time, and reports received in Port
land from all sections of the state
indicated that by 10 o'clock, or
four hours after the call was
broadcast, every one of the 4 3
units in the state was under arms
and ready for any emergency.
Brigadier General George A.
White, commander of the guard,
who came to Portland with his
staff to observe the mobilization
and receive telegraphic repbrts
from various sections of the state,
said that the record made by the
guard troops paralleled that of
1917, when the Oregon guard was
the first in the United States to
mobilize for world war service.
HARTLEY PETITIONS OUT
SUPPORTERS OF GOVERNOR
CLAIM MANY SIGNATURES
SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 27.
(AP) House to house circulation
or petitions protesting a move
ment to recall Governor Hartley
began here today.
George W. Dilling, former may
or' of Seattle, who is state-wide
vice chairman of the recall pro
test organization reported that in
a Seattle bank 20 out of 23 per
sons approached signed the peti
tion, and that in the 41st precinct
here 56 persons out of SO signed.
Frank kierce, circulating petitions
In Tacoma, reported that he ob
tained 200 signatures from 20
persons Interviewed. He asked for
500 more petitions. Dilling an
nounced that Colonel J. W. Haw
thorne, democratic candidate for
state representative from the 47th
district had enlisted as a petition
circulator.'
POLICRLN PAYS FIXE
HILLS BORO. Ore.. Oct. 27.
(AP) H. H. Hanson. Portland,
ex-policeman, was fined a total of
$3100 and sentenced to a total of
IS months, in jail: -on liquor
charges in circuit court here to
day, bat was paroled by the court
Vrlng good behavior, on payment
ot $1100. He paid the money ana
background. In fact, he yester
day begged the writer to leave his
name out of it. though it had
been mentioned by several Salem
dealers.
What Mr. Bishop had in mind
was a general campaign not only
for Oregon linen shoe thread, but
for Oregon made linens generally,
and for crther Oregon manufac
tured articles, too. For the good
of the whole people of Oregon.
Found Out a Lot
So Mr. Bishop wrote to the
great shoe manufacturing con
cerns of the entire country. He
offered to himself place orders for
shoes made with Salem shoe
thread,- for the Bishop store in
Salem. And he asked other shoe
dealers in Salem to do the same
thing. They did. O. E. Price of
the- Price Shoe Co. wrote tQ a
number, and has received favor
able replies.
Mr. Bishop also appealed to
Portland shoe dealers; to some of
the biggest houses in the metrop
olis. The result has been that
samples have been asked from the
Miles mill, and have been sent.
If all the manufacturers asking
for samples snouid use even a
small proportionate amount each
of Oregon shoe thread, the Miles
'mill would be swamped with
orders.
But Mr. Bishop has found out
a lot of things in his correspond
ence, as have no doubt other Ore
gon merchants who have taken
hold of this matter. For one
thing, he has learned that, before
the world war, linen shoe thread
was quite generally 'used by the
shoe factories of this .country. But
prices soared, and a number of
(Continued on pap 4.)
REPUBLICANS TO RALLY
STEIWER, CANDIDATE FOR
SENATOR, TO SPEAK
A monster republican party rally
for Marion county will be held on
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in
the Salem armory, according to
an announcement made last night
by Paul F. Burris, chairman of the
county republican central commit
tee. As this is the .last opportun
ity to hear the party principles
made public before election day, a
big attendance is urged.
Frederick Steiwer, republican
candidate for United States sena
tor, will be principal speaker. Sev
eral other prominent leaders of
the party, whose names have not
been made public, mill also be
present to address the meeting.
HE WITNESS
CRIES ON STAND
f . '
AH STORY TO 0
Evangelist and Mother Will
Not Testify in Their
Own Behalf
WRITING EXPERT CALLED
Attorney Accuses McPherson
Counsel of Knowing Where
abouts of Much Sought
Temple Operator
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27. (By
AP) Aimee Semple McPherson
and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, will not testify in their own
defense at their preliminary hear
ing on charges of criminal con
spiracy, their attorneys disclosed
today, when they announced that
defense testimony will be com
pleted late tomorrow.
At least three and perhaps five
witnesses remain to be called for
the defense, W. I. Gilbert, chief
of the evangelist's staff of attor
neys said. The first witness to
morrow morning is expected to be
Robert Wiseman. 19 year old son
of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff .
co-defendant with the evangelist
and her mother. He will be fol
lowed on the stand by Holland
Woolley. ono of Mrs. McPherson's
attorneys. A handwriting expert
end. perhaps three of them, will
bo called in an attempt to answer
the testimony of a prosecution
witness regarding the numerous
handwriting examples in evidence.
Prosecution ' attorneys said they
did not anticipate tailing any wit-
(Contirmed on uajre 4.)
COMMUNITY BODY
MEETS ON FRIDAY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SCENE OF GATHERING
IS
Delegates From 27 Organizations
in County Expected
to Attend
The first fall meeting of the
Marion county community federa
tion will be held at the Salem
chamber of commerce building
Friday evening beginning at 8
o'clock. Practically all of the 1
community clubs in Marion county
are expected to send several rep
resentatives. A program said to be of much
importance to the members of all
community clubs has been ar
ranged by Lloyd T. Reynolds,
president, and W. W. Fox, secre-
( Continued on page 3.)
'SWIPIN' " THE GATE!
CAMPBELL DIES
AFTER ILLNESS
SERVED ON KRRVTCR COMMIS
SION SI NCR 1007
No AnnouMceiueiit Forthcoming as
Yet Concerning Possible
Successor
Thomas K. Campbell, 69, who
died in Portland early yesterday,
was a member of the original pub
lic service commission in Oregon.
He first was appointed to the of
fice in the year 1907 and served
continuously in that capacity for
10 years. Other members of the
original commission were Oswald
West of Portland and Clyde Aitch
ison, now a member of the inter
state commerce commission.
After serving on the commis
sion for 10 years Mr. Campbell re
tired, but was again elected a
member of the commission Tour
years ago. At the time of his orip
inal appointment he was engaged
in the lumber business at Cottage
Grove. Mr. Campbell participated
in a number of important hearings
before the commission. These in
cluded the grain rate cases, cla;-s
rate cases and the original Llnu
ton and Oak Grove streetcar fare
cases.
Mr. Campbell had served as
chairman of the commission for
the past two years.
Governor Pierce was in Port
land yesterday and employes of
his department were Uinable to
give any information as to who
would be appointed to fill the
vacancy on the commission. Any
appointee that, the governor may
select for the office would serve
until January 1.
STEEL SURVEY FINISHED
COMMISSION TO STUDY AL
LEGED DUMPING CHARGES
BERLIN. Oct. 27. (AP). The
mixed commission, composed of
Germans and Americans, which
has been investigating charges
that Germany has been dumping
steel products into the United
States in violation of the Ameri
can anti-dumping act, has com
pleted its report. The commis
sion leaves it to the respective
governments to draw .their own
conclusions as to whether Ger
many has been guilty of such vio
lation on the basis of certain
"facts" which have been estab
lished by the investigators.
DISTANT TREMORS FELT
SCOTLAND SEISMOGRAPH REG
' ISTER.S SIX QUAKES
PERTH. Scotland, Oct. 27.
(AP) The seismograph today
recorded six earthquakes which
began at 10:15 o'clock this morn
ing. The probable center of the
disturbances was near Borneo,
Sumatra or Java.
MAN COMMITTS SUICIDE
ORANGE. Cak, Oct. 27. (AP)
After ringing the doorbell of an
undertaking establishment last
night and waiting for the under
taker to appear, E. S. Houghtal
Ing, 78, committed suicide. He
6hot himself in the head with a
pistol.
b. 0. P. LEADER
SEES SWEEPING
PARTY VICTORY
State Chairman Urges Re
publicans to Consolidate
Forces for Victory
RANKS TO STAND FIRM
Vote to Uphold President, Keeping
Tried and True Leaders in
Control of all Govern
mental Affairs
PORTLAND. Oct. 27. (Special
to The Statesman.) Claims of a
sweeping republican Victory for
the republican ticket in the coming
ing election were made here to
day by Phil Metschan, chairman
of the. republican state central
committee. He urged republicans
of the state to consolidate their
forces and support the adminis
tiation. A vote for the party
nominees, be said, was a vote cast
in support of the state's primary
law.
The election of a democratic
senator from Oregon, he said,
would not only be a slap at the
president and the national admin
istration, but it might give the
democratic party the slight ma
jority needed to organize the sen
ate and thus deprive western re
publican senators of their domi
nant positions in that body. He
said:
"The sovereign people of Ore
gon will vote next Tuesday wheth
er they will uphold President Cool
idge and the republican adminis
tration by giving them a vote of
confidence or they will turn their
backs upon them and support the
party that has always brought dis
aster to our national prosperity
and distress to our people the
democratic party.
"They will vote to support the
direct primary law of the state or
they will, by their decision, re
gard It merely as a scrap of paper.
They will maintain it by voting
for candidates nominated in ac
cord with the law or they will
nullify it by following the will-o'-the-wisp
of an independent can
didacy.
"Citizens of this state will vote
f. maintain at the heads of the
senata committees those tried and
true republicans of the west who
know the west and its problems
Snioot of Utah, Jones of Washing
ton, Oddie of Nevada, McNary of
Oregon. Borah of Idaho. Warren
of Wyoming and Johnson of Cali
fornia, or they will say by their
ballots they are willing for the
west to lose these influential
friends and to turn the senate over
to control by southern democrats.
"Voters of Oregon have an im
portant decision before them next
Tuesday. It is whether this strong
ly republican state shall be de
luded by democratic propaganda
and lose substantial things while
it grasps at shadows.
"I have faith in the people of
Oregon. I do not believe they
will fail a great president when
he needs them most. I do not be
lieve they will be misled by a cam
paign of slander and misrepresen
tation aimed and designed to split
our representation in the upper
house of congress and give one of
the two seats to a democrat. I
do not believe they will turn their
thumbs down on the primary law.
"I expect a republican victory on
Tuesday. Reports from all parts
of the state are most gratifying.
The race for the United States sen
ate is clearly between Steiwer and
Haney. The issue is plain. I can
not believe, any more than the
people believe, that a delegation
divided is stronger than one
united. I expect the good sense
of the voters of the state to de
clare itself on that proposition.
"I expect Steiwer, republican
nominee for United States senator,
to win by a substantial plurality.
Patterson, for governor, will be
elected by an overwhelming vote.
Oregon must not lose its oppor
tunity to elect an executive wrho
(Continued on pf 2.)
RETURNS TO OREGON
CALIFORNIA QUAKE CAUSES
PEOPLE TO MOVE
D. S. Turner of Chemawa has
just returned from a trip from
San Jose, California, and he is
very glad to get back to Oregon,
because when down there he en
countered an earthquake.
The earthquake occurred about
4:35 a. m. and was severe enough
to wake people up and create a
scare in the city. There was no
material damage done. The peo
ple left the hotels and went to
quarters closer to earth. One party
had a- room la the top story ot a
building and when the earthquake
came on he felt the building sway
and he immediately decided to
leave' jthe- hotel "and 'get to terra
firma ' and stay there In the ta-
ture.
"BOOTS" IS MISSING
Family Cat of Salem Police
man Disappears
Lost, strayed or stolen.
That is the question that is
puzzling Lee Wintersteen,
Salem policeman, for last
Saturday "Boots' the family
cat disappeared and has not
been seen or heard from
since.
"Boots"-is an educated cat
and occupies a high position
in the Wintersteen family
and the officer is sure that
"Boots" could not be lost be
cause he would know his way
back to his kind home. The
question as to whether
"Boots" has strayed may also
be treated lightly for during
his year of residence at the
W'intersteen home he has
never been known to wander
away. As for even consider
ing the fact that he may have
been stolen, that is too much,
for who ever heard of any
one that would steal any
thing from a bluecoat's
home.
"Boots" has four white
feet and a white chest and Is
marked like a tiger, and any
one seeing a feline of that
description should communi
cate with Officer Wintersteen
at the police department.
OREGON VOTERS
NUMBER 359,236
TABULATION OF REGISTERED
VOTERS IS PREPARED
Republican Party Has Huge Ma
jority, According to Returns
From Counties
A total of 359, 23G voters in the
state of Oregon have registered
for the general election to be held
November 2. according to a tabu
lation prepared by Sam A. Kozer,
secretary of state here yesterday.
With the exception of Ave coun
ties, including Baker, Deschutes,
Harney. Hood River and Wallowa,
the registration was furnished to
the secretary of state by. the
county clerks. In these five coun
ties the registration was compiled
from the weekly reports of regis
tered voters in the office of the
secretary of state.
Of the total registration, 247,
974 are republicans, 94,808 are
democrats, 1725 prohibitionists,
2093 socialists and 12,636 miscel
laneous. Registration for -$he November
election this year shows a marked
increase when compared with the
total vote for electors of president
and vice president of the United
States at the general election held
iov. 4, 12 4.
Multnomah, which is the most
heavily populated county in the
state, has a total registration of
123,806 voters. Of these 89.396
are republicans, 30,236 democrats.
301 prohibitionists, 294 socialists
and 3579 miscellaneous.
AUTOMOBILE RUNS WILD
RIDE ACROSS STREET PROVES
COSTLY FOR DRTVER
When the hand throttle slipped
on Frank Greene's car as he drove
out Df the Marion garage yester
day afternoon, he started on a ride
that was costly though brief.
When he gets through paying the
bills, he expects to find that it
cost him several dollars a foot.
The throttle slipped and the
next thing Greene knew his car
had crashed through tfife front
door of the garage, dashed at a
fast speed across Commercial
street, and knocked off fenders or
bumpers from three cars parked
on the other side of the street, be
fore stopping.
On top of this, his own car was
damaged to the extent of some
broken glass and a bent fender. .
KLUXER APPEALS CASE
INDIANA SUPREME COURT HAS
STEPHENSON CASE
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 27. The
appeal of D. C. Stephenson, for
mer grand dragon of the Kn Klnx
Klan in Indiana, from a conviction
ot second degree murder in con
i ect ion with-the death of Madge
Oberholtzer, was filed In the In
diana supreme court today. Steph
enson was convicted Nov. 14. 19 25,
in the Hamilton county ' circuit
court at Nobles ville. .
BRIEF ILLNESS IS FATAL
SPODL.ED FOOD BELIEVED AS
t CAUSE FOR GIRL'S DEATH ....
WALLA WALLA, . Oct. 27.
(AP) Betty Jane Webster, 5,
died here early today after an ill
ness of only a few hours, caused,
it is thought, by spoiled food eaten
last night. Samples of the food
are being analyzed.
HOUDINI IMPROVES
DETROIT. Mich.. Oct. 27.
(AP)--The condition of Harry
Houdrai. the 'liiaglclaix'',w11bv'Ss
gravely ill following, an operation
for: appendicitis and 'the subse
quent development tf peritonitis,
was somewhat Improved -tonight
after a restful day. physicians
announced.- - . . :
P0TNI1LS
TO ESTABLISH
Walter Hayes Oenies Knowl
edge Df Contribution Made
for Steiwer '
HEARING NEARS CLOSE
Edgar Piper of Oreitonlan Braada
Charges as "An Outrageous
. Falsehood From He
ginning to End .
WASHINGTON. Oct, 27. (AP)
Walter Hayes, a former, private
secretary to President Roosevelt,
tonight denied any knowledge of
a $35,000 contribution from tha
Portland Electric Power company
to the Portland Oregonian for the
newspaper's opposition to the can
didacy of Senator R. N. Stanfleld,
of Oregon.
Hayes was quoted at today's
session of the Portland campaign
fund inquiry as having told of the
alleged contribution in the office
of George Putnam. Editor of the
Salem Capital Journal.
"I never heard of the Portland
Electric Power company in my
lifer" Hayes said. "I have a pleas
ant recollection of meeting Mr.
Putnam, but I never had any such
conversation with him. He, must
have me confused with someone
else."
PORTLAND, Ore. Oct 27.r
(API rharfpa nt o tlnMin
"slush fund" in behalf of the can
didacy; of Frederick Steiwer, re-
puaiican. nominee ior u. a. sena
tor got into the t record Jof the
hearing before Senator Charles L. .
McNary, republican, Oregon, here
ipaay, ana were aeniea oy steiwer.
who was the last witness of the
day. . Steiwer said he knew noth
ing of any such contributions. -
Edgar B. Piper, editor of the
Portland Oregonian ,r W. O. Hart
nius, business manager. and.O. L.
Price, secretary and member of
the board of directors of the Ore
gonian Publishing company, de
nied a charge that $35,000 had
been paid to the Oregonian in be
half of the candidacy ot Steiwer. '
Piper branded the story as "an
outrageous falsehood from begin
ning to end."
W. S. U'Ren, Portland attorney,
who was among the counsel sup
porting the charges on file before
McNary, testified that he did not
believe any of the alleged pay-
ments bad been made to the Ore
gonian for its benefit, or for the
personal benefit of Mr. Piper. He
expressed the view that the -payments
were made lor campaign
expenses.
Senator Robert N. Stanfleld. in
dependent candidate to succeed
himself, who -was defeated at the
primary by Steiwer, said he . did
not believe any of the money went,
to the Oregonian. .
W. S. U'Ren called Steiwer r to
the stand after both sides had pre-'
sented all the witnesses available,
and attempted to ' delve into his
phnrra that RtniWer hart fatlod tn
account for all expenditures made
in his behalf in the. primary cam
paign. He got into the record a
letter he had written to the Ore
gonian Sept. 14, In which he
charged that' $46,500 had been
contributed to the Steiwer cam
paign fund by eastern interests,
which he mentioned as those con
nected with the Portland Electric
Power company. Steiwer denied
any knowledge of any such con
tributions. . ,
U'Ren asked Steiwer concerning
payments which were alleged to.
have been made to Charles A.
German and Charles H. Henshaw
(Continued on pag S.) V
EQUAL RATES FAVORED
PUBLIC SERVICE BODY TO OP
POSE DISCRIMINATION .
AfoTn- tnA vttiHIf aorvlA
commission indicated yesterday
that any attempt on the part of
the Southern Pacific company to
put Into effect freight rates dis
criminatory against the state of
Oregon and favorable to Califor
nia points would meet with stren
uous opposition.
- Reports received at the offices
of the commission today were to
ib pffwt that uch action was
contemplated by the railroad cor
poration. 'Commissioners Corey and Os
trander said that in event the
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proposed new lanii. was luu uu
the interstate commerce commit
request a suspension of the rates
pending an investigation. Such
action on the part of the Oregon,
commission would -afford the resi
dents At this state an opportunity
to appear ; before ... the .. interstate
commerce commission ' and offer
protest against the proposed jjew
lariir. . t t -' -
. A copy of the-new tariff bad not
been received at the officea cf tfco .
commlssiou here today. . " ; ' .
FUND CHARGES