Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-04
State House News

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e. M. Cross, of 157 King street, Port
land, has written to the public service
commission protesting against the ap-
plication of the Portland Railway, Light
and Power company for permission to
increase its rate in Portland from five
to six cents for street car fares. Ee
questions the good faith of the com
pany in its sudden increase of service
In changing from three to two minute
cars on some lines and reducing time
on others. He declares it is done in or
der to lull the people to sleep SO they
will not object to the increase.
He declares the company wants to
increase the operating cost so that books
will not show an immense profit. He
says all the old cars are being over
hauled and put in service so the public
will think the company is doing great
things.
Oak Nolan, of 204 Mckay building,
Portland, has also written to the pub
lie service commission protesting
against the application of the Portland
Railway, Light and Power company
for permission to increase its fares from
five to six cents. He says the commits
sion has no jurisdiction over the mat
ter and cannot authorize a charge of
more than five cents. He says also that
the petition fails to state facts suffi-
cient to warrant an order from the COM
mission granting an increase; and, fin
ally, he says the company is guilty of
such conduct as to be forever estopped
from claiming the right for any increase
There is a law on the statute books
stating that in cities of more than l00,-
600 no fare more than five cents for a
one-way trip can be charged. The pub
lie service commission law has gone in
to effect since and the question is
wheth the latter supercedes the for
mer or not.
The Food Administration and Grain
Corporation of the United States, head
ed by Herbert Hoover, America Is Food
Supervisor, with a capital of fifty mil
lion dollars filed declaration of inten-
tion to do business in the state of Ore
gon, according to certificate filed with
the corporation commissioner this morn
ing. Max Hauser, of Portland, is the
Oregon representative of the corpora
ton.
The Sherwood Warehouse and Milling
company, of Sherwood, filed articles
this morning with capital of $4,000 to
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also milling and manufacturing of feed
The incorporators are w. ]. Weston,
Chark l.. Johnston and w. +. Smith.
The Oregon Tie and Lumber company
filed with a capital of $4,000 to manu-
facture and deal in lumber and ties, The
incorporators are G. L. Reynolds, George
Carpenter and M. A. Chamberlain. The
place of business is Portland.
For the purpose of improving the
moral and physical condition of mem
bers of the Japanese race in Portland
a club has been formed and named the
Nippon club. 1t will secure its income
from donations. The ineorporators are
X. Kawashima, H. Arashi and K. Kano.
The Hub Clothing and Shoe company
of Marshfield, filed supplementary ar
ticlss changing the name to The Hub.
George E. Penso was admitted to the
Oregon Bar today by the members of
the supreme court at their first session
after the summer vacation. He has en-.
listed in the army and the admission
was in recognition of his patriotic
spirit. No opinions were handed down
today.
Grover G. Kirley, statistican for the
u. s. census bureau, who arrives here
annually to gather statistics at the state
house for the bureau, arrived here to.
day. He is here to gather data concern
ing receipts and expenses from the See
retary of states department for the
year 1916.
Miss Mabel Nicholson, stenographer
in the corporation commissioner 8 de-
partment, is at Seaside for her vaca-
tion. She will be absent from the city
for two weeks.
Harvey Wells, state insurance com
who has been attending the
National Convention of Insurance com
AtAcoAohtib VI LiE bHlifN Foldltb ut f1I.
Paul, Mimi, has returned home. He
says the big topic before the commits
sioners was Life Insurance for Sol
liers. He states that a committee was
to assist the government to
get the insurance bill through congress.
There has been considerable opposition
developed from those who favor the
pension system, he said.
Protest has been filed with the pub
ie service commission by the Oregon
Lumber company Of Portland and other
northwest buGinesses against unjust dis 4
By the railroads in favor of
California in the making of changes in
he minimum weights on ears Of lum-
Der and lumber products, which the
ranscontinental lines propose to make
Effective September "a.
Those who protest against the change
say that if car is ordered for a small
cad of about 10000 pounds and tho
-ailroad supplies ear Of 10000 pounds