Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, June 13, 1921, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPrgc Two The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Monday, June 13, 1921 Latest News Covering Willamette Valley Points Insurance Firms Organize to Fight Compensation Law Three Thousand Feet Down anil Ground Is Hard Casualty insurance companies operating in Oregon are now en gaged in the greatest organized drive against the workmen's com pensation law in this state that has been made since the compensa tion law went into effect nearly eight years ago, according to a statement given out by the state industrial accident commission here today. In their efforts to break down the compensation act, the state ment of the commission point out, these insurance companies have brought into Oregon some of their highest paid and most effective organliers and solicitors and have laid their plans for a highly inten sive campaign. Spread Is Feared. The attack on the Oregon law at this time, the statement ex plains, is prompted by the fear that the wonderful record made by the Oregon compensation act, might lead to its adoption by oth er states. This record, it is point ed out, is shown by a report com piled by Carl HooksUdt, compen sation expert, for the bureau of labor statistics for the United States department of labor places the administration of Oregon's ex clusive state fund far ahead of of not only the' ' competitive fund states but also ahead of the best casualty insurance companies in the United States. "Information confirming thes facts have come to the commlssioi. from 10 many different sources that we are postive of their cor rectness," the statement of the in dustrial accident commission reads. "Wo have also been inform ed that these companies, if they find it necessary, are prepared to cut Insurance rates far below cost to them In order to Induce employ ers to break away from the com pensation la In ih Ik state, while this temporary loss will he made up by profits in other states where the companies have a freer hand. Reason for Attack. own figure. Please bear in mind that the area of Massachusetts is small and the industries compact. Both California and Oregon are large states and In each state lum bering is one of the principal in dustries. It take3 a longer time to obtain reports and to make pay ments. Under the circumstances one would expect to find much better results In Massachusetts. But what are the facts? "The percentage of cases In which the first payment had not been made within six weeks are I . : , ; ...... ' -' - . - -:; ' , I. II I . p . .r.r-r.-- Nurseryman of Salem Is Dead Herbert H. Cross, nurseryman of this city since 1889, died Sat urday afternoon at his home at 1987 South Commercial street, at the age of 6s years ana nine months. Funeral services were held today at one o'clock in the Rigdon chapel. Rev. B. E. Kirk patrick of the Methodist chureb officiating. The body was taken to Stay ton for -interment there. The deceased is survived by his wife Dora Cross; a son, Earl Cross of Prineville; a daughter, Mrs. J. F. Lau of Salem; a brother, Del bert Cross of Sherwood, Mich., and a sister, Mrs. Mattie Megley of Battle Creek, Mich. Kins Btnk Knowland is back on the job again, after having been ill for a week, and stated this morning that all business would be transacted at the meeting in time for those who wished to at tend the band concert and flag day exercises In Willson park could do so. Rain and bad roads worked against the success of the stock men's convention at anyon City, and there will be a deficit of $500 when all the bills are in. The photogTaph shows Sergea nt Prochaski dropping 3000 feel with parachute during army fly ing circua performance at Chanu te Field, near Chicago, recently. Note the other aviator crouch- as follows: Liberty Mutual 20 per, ed on the wing of the big plane, all ready to jump. Altogether, three men leaped from the one cent; Oregon state fund 18.9 per cent; California state fund 22.1 per cent. Oregon in spite of its large area, had a better record and California almost as good as the Liberty Mutual. "Now take the percentage of cases where first payment had not been made in ten weeks: Liberty Mutual, 6.3 per cent; the Oregon fund, 3.9 per cent; the California fund, 6.5 per cent. Again Oregon has a much better record and Cali fornia equally as good as the Liberty. "There you have a fair test. It seems to me, and It shows that the best state fund has a better record as to promptness of payment than the very best insurance company." "bus," two from the wings and one from Jie fusilage. D etours 6 fended ByNunn eventually patented to the state, ! uent breeders of Marion county. Van Winkle declares. A nine-months old boar was The lands to which the state's bought by E. C. McClaine of Leu cialm has been rejected subject to appeal, it is explained, are con fined almost entirely to the beds of Pelican, Nugwump and Ander son lakes, the rejection alleging that the state has mailed to fur nish sufficient proof of the swam py character of the lands involved. The attirney general states that he has not decided yet as to wheth er or not he will appeal to the in anon for $75 which Thomat Brunk, Poland China breeder and judge, declared to be worth $500 as a herd sire. A total of 39 head were sold, averiging $37 a head, including pigs. Recover $39 In Civil Suit State Engineer Says Temporary Routings, ter-?a STSS Safe, Sure, and Well Defined Suit for the recovery of $300 alleged to have been forcefully ex torted from his wife was won by Koehne of Hubbard from J. K. White, who claimed that the mon ey was paid to him with the per mission of Koehne whom he states assaulted and made improper pro- posals to Mrs. White There is a reason for the casual-) Testimony in the case started ty insurance companies centering Friday afternoon Jn the circuit their attacks on the Oregon com pensatlon law at this time. Ore gon Is one of the few states which court before Judge Kelly with Koehne, who stated that some time after the alleged assault was have an exclusive state compensa-' made he was met by White who tion fund. By this we mean that in Oregon casualty Insurance com panies are not permitted to write compensation insurance under the compensation law hut Instead all employers and employes who come under the compensation law must look to the state accident fund ex clusively for their protection. Na tion wide attention has been call ed to the fact that the Oregon compensation law Is hettvg admin istered more efficiently, from the standpoint of the promptness In payment of claims and the scope of the service rendered, than any insurance companies in the United States. This fact was made known as a result of an exhustive Investiga tion conducted by Carl Ilookstadt, compensation expert for the bu reau of labor statistics of the Uni ted States department of labor. Mr. Hookstadt's report was first given publicity at the San Francisco meeting of the International As sociation of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions Last Sep tember, and later his report was published In full in the December. 1920, Issue of the monthly Lazor Review. In hU report. Mr. Honk tart said: Comparison Made. "Probably the fairest and motl convincing method of comparing atate funds with private carriers would he to compare the best In each class. I jet ns. thes, compare the competitive fund of California and ih. exclusive fund of Oregon with the Liberty Mntual company of Massachusetts ass hown by Its threatened to kill htm if he ever entered his house again, and that h was going to sue him for $5000 and have him placed in the peni tentiary if he did not pay $500 at once. The witness stated that Mrs. Koehne later visited White's and was forced to sign a check for $300, forging her husband's name in doing so. Her action was not discovered until Koehne made a trip to the state bank of Hubbard. He then started suit for the recov ery of the money from White, who his attorneys charged with having tried to obtain money by extortion. The verdict of the jury was ren dered in one hour after the final arguments were made Saturday. Lumber ' Company Returns To Fold company of Wallowa, one of the ten eastern Oregon lumber com panies which recently filed notice of rejetlon of the workmen's com pensation act, Friday notified the state Industrial accident commis sion of Its desire to withdraw this rejection and to continue under the protection of the act. At the time the ten rejections were filed requests were made for a reduction 111 the rates of contri butions paid by the ten companies. These requests were denied by the commission on the ground that re ductions in rates were not justi fied. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY Complaints registered by tour ists anent the lack of proper de tour signs and the condition of de tour roads are cot justified by the tacts, according to State Engineer Nunn who returned today after five days spent in touring the roads between Salem and the Cali fornia state line. All detours on state roads cover ed by Nunn, he declares, are prop erly and conspicuously marked and the detours arc passable in ev ery instance. "1 do not mean to say that the detours are to be classed as good roads," Nunn explained, "if they were good roads wc would improve the detours rather than the main roads. But they afford safo aad sure passage around censtiuctiin work and certainly allow no roori for just complaint when It is con sidered that these detours are! merely temporary provisions ror passage around permanent con struction work. And as to signs, selection list filed by the state, comprising the 32,000 acres, the state has made claim to every acre of possible swamp land in Warner valley," the attorney general states, explaining that the final outcome of these claims will forever establish the state's claim in this valley. Senators Child To Face Jury Again - Star Game Legion Succumbs to Keene Salem fans held their breath in the first inning when the Ain- ! erican Legion nine lammed out enough bits to net them two runs he added, "there is absolutely no in the game e"" organ- excuse for any motorist missing a ,zauon 01 "iiana, a me en- Iriot,,,,.- ,ii th ,1, hou ators played yesterday at Oxford purposely misplaced oy some prac- Dark- lB tne "m frame lit the tical joker as is sometimes the Bi"ue inning, the excited spocta case." tors gave their first, last and on- Nnnn htatei ttm vmria-ra: lu owl oi detent when McKeu difficulty is experienced witulna romped up the home path tor boys who find B"li sport in nc Salem's first score and liayeo, af ing detour signs aud then watch- ter a daring steal of two bases, ing the unsuspecting motorist turn 'reached the plate. Af.tar that tue off onto the wrong road. game was a bore, and enaed 2 to Considerable Jutieuit;, ii ali.o ' in favor of Salem, experienced with tuotorusU wliol The American Legion boys refuse to heed the detour tigus couldn't gat on and ride. Orteil posted along the highway. In one in left field Beemed to have instance which he Mentioned,' weights in his suoes and when three automobiles drove around a!he did get under anything it was barricade on which was posted a usually a safe bet that he droo- The Nibley-Mimnaugh Lumner conspicuous detour sign, only to ped it. Donaldson, made a couple be turned back when they came to 0f wild pitcues with men on third the construction work a half mile' which were responsible for two farther on. In another instance a scores made by the local team, tourist coming up from the south Garner at first base, played a ignored a detour si&n and ran into goou steady game and did some the "hot stuff on a paving Job for niUing. but with Keene, suoati- ......... ...ivn tuted for Kuudsou. at the mouna proceeded to administer a verbal , the fourta luniug tlle blktUt cuasiisemeui puueiuatea WHO al the Legiomures was wuiue lamer empaaiicany pomieu opinions of the driver. This tour ist, who was clearly at fault, Nunn Keen lusisia, pruceeaeu on nis way pro claiming Oregon as one of. the "meanest states in which he had ever toured." . "I do not mean to convey the impression that our engineers are not sometimes at fault," Nunn concluded, "but I dn sav ihnt in great majority of cases the fault WDen wiellnS ick did son. lies with the tourists themselves r'al amS- many of whom wilfullv ienore our Tne baae Da" Public likes tj efforts to direct them on the prop er way. Our engineers arc doing everything in their power to aid the tourists but they have other S00 real competition, if it can California Favored By Rate, Claim Strenuous protest against the apparent discrimination againsl Oregon fruit interests, is registered by Chairman Fred A. Williams, oi the public service commission, in a letter to H. A. Hinshaw, general freight agent of the Southern Pa cific company. "We are advised that the South ern Pacific, placed in effect about the first of June a 95 cent per cwt. rate on dried fruit in boxes from California points to New i oi k and Eastern points via Gal cstoa' and New Orleans," Wil liams writes. " The best rate Edwards nits Home 1 ,hat the drled fruit men have in T -6jT tr tai ! Oregon to date is $1.66. It Attll ', mCJtVenna JrlayS itands to reason without argument that this is not only basely dis criminatory and preferential to California but hurtful in the ex treme to the fruit production in the state of Oregon. "We are very much surprised that the Southern Pacific line which traverses Oregon from north to south through the heaviesl i dried fruit section should counte nance such a difference In rates, especially from the Willamette valley. Cherrians To Drop Regular Meetings For Summer Months Adjournment of the regular meeting of the Cherrians during the months of July and August will be brought up at th meeting to be held tomorrow evening in the Commercial club at 6:30.. ame From AX. Cool Palm Beach Worsteds Imported Scotch and English Tweeds and Worsteds, and finest blue serrres-tailored to your entire satisfaction. flavo you tried tbs new 10c package? Dealers now carry betbl 16 for 10c, 20 for 20c It's toasted. IvSTRIKEyi Rill , " . an ih,. " ana k,ea Lake county by "'i, during a quarrel ow, . bottles of Lash'.ft ivuuaes had purcha ' Sltr the Indian claimed 0 ,luts George H. piTZTT Condon Glebe.Timtn!?Mt' cott. and W. r0 liC -ownersof th.Auro.ftj Charles Ballard h.. . .. Halsey Enternris t tT ""! the man who establislle TONIGHT and . 1 TOMORROW ONLY William Farnum In "HIS GREATEST SACRIFICE" The Best He Ever Ma AL. ST. JOHN In THE SIMP G -AMD Where the Big Shaw, Play Exclusive Representative Salem Bk of Commerce Bldg., Phone 80 This rate Is so manifestly preferential to California and dis criminatory to Oregon that it hardly seems necessary that this, commission should pursue it fur ther than to call your attention to the situation. ' The friut situation is in such a critical condition anyhow that it seems that the railroads would try to encourage it rather than discourage the producers. "It goes without saying that we shall expect Immediate equaliza tion at your hands." The ferry at Ballard's Landing, on Snake river, went ont while crossing five men and six horses. ?oing down the river several miles The men and iiorps nil. As far as playing went the Sa lem nine worked well. tboug was a little wild oa played a star game and Was responsible for a couple of dou . ble plays and a bunch of regular I hits. Edwards knocked the only home run of the game, winning all the prises in sight. Knudson. though knockot off the mound QUICK BELIEF FROM STOMACH SUFFERTNn McKen- Pfc renmrkabU remedy quickly re uses ua rams, Acid Stomach, HesrUmrn, Belching, Sour Stomach, uioaung ana all Indigestion Troubles Guaranteed Absolutely Harmless ALL DRUG STOKES BASE BALL Two Final Games Twilight League STATE HOUSE vs. Y. M. C. A. Tuesday, June 14 AMERICAN LEGION vs. STATE HOUSE Thursday, June 16 Game called 6 o'clock sharp. innings Willamette Grounds Admission 25 cents Proceeds to provide banquet for all participating player3 in the league. There Is An Elusive Charm About a Tailor Made That ! Quite Defies Description It is more than mere style or fine workmanship can impart, and it is more than the mere beauty of a rich ly woven fabric. It is rather the combination of all with the added grace of skilled designing and the personal touch that is seen only in a suit that is made to order. LET US SHOW YOU the beautiful new fabrics we have been receiving lately, they will surely please the most fastidious. Our skillful designers will build you a suit you will be proud of and m addition you get an EXTRA PAIR OF PANTS ABSOLUTELY FREE Scotch Woolen Mills 426 STATE STREET SALEM, 0EEG0I see Salem win. but tley like to see a real game of ball better, no matter who gets the top score. STOPS STOMACH DISTRESS IN TWO MINUTES work to do too. ,be had. In the next game would i n't go bad at all. Little Land of Value Lost To State, Opinion Only a small portion of the swamp lands in the Warner valley. Ike county, to which the state has laid claim under the congres sios act of 2S60. and that the least valuable, is affected by the final rejection of the commissioner of the general land office, according to Attorney General Van Winkle. The attorney general explains that only 3000 acres of the 32.000 acres claimed by the state as swamp lands have been finally re- !d C4 mr a it) four hear aeba a over the tste of eleven vr BarkeS. obarced with :e urder of hi nlii hn. . at Knox. Indians, twe le weary jurymen told Jwdn I 'orney general s office Is now pre- Poland China hogs. Dixie Olrl. that an agreement on a i"dni would be ; '- parrn to furnish eartlf!rate. .if Rir Rnh w.m.Ur ,.,h .tn.-is J. r!JTr"i,? iZZ P"-. ""T?T complete claim and evidence thstj nlss at 12S. being purchased by surk r,ui). I.4UM., ciroitt co met The tfeMscras shows, frwasi I" notlf"l ,n riparian own-lN. G Cree of Yakima, Cooaig. left t rihl. Ocfl BarkeU's sxand fattier, his mother. Cecil aad tre P" ,n the state's rights to these' en; to the sale-war C. K. Lo, E (MM witness. j lands will be fully protected aad j O. Loe sod Ray J. Tox, all prom. Bee Raisers To Organize Soon Beekeepers of Maridn county met ia Silverton Saturday to ef fect a county organization of those inter, si. d in Bee culture, but due; to the small number present, the! actual organisation was postponed until a future meeting may be. called in Salem. G. A. Bock of Silverton was; named temporary president and ' W. H. Bowers secretary. Mr. Bock and George Weeks of Salem were' selected as a committee to arrange foi a meeting at which the final J organisation will be effected. I Watch I For I "Skirts" jected by the commissioner and' . the state is given sixty days in finv Oofc of 19i which to appeal from this decision, W V to the department of the Interior. In compliance with the request of the general land board the at- at Saturday's Sale At an auction Saturday on the. C. K. Loe farm near Silverton of . Babe.Kjjth has nothing on PostTdasties the superior am flakes "lTVeyre both there art the home plats mi Don't Overlook Any Diamonds o Kimberley was going back. The farmers were dis gruntled. They said they couldn't eke a living from the rocky soil. And all the time, their ragged youngsters were playing with diamonds! But the fanners didn't know. Many of them died poor. They thought the priceless gems were pebbles. Borne folks are just like those Kimberlv fanners. They seek opportunity in some distant place and overlook the wealth that is daily within their grasp. Advertising is a diamond mine of opportunity. It tells of values you would probably overlook if it was not there to guide you. Don't miss the advertisements in this paper. They save money and make it for you!