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New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Utilities, Starving During
Boom, Thrive on Depression
Shrinking Costs, Together With Numerous Rate In
creases, Bring Cheer for First Time in Years to
Public Service Corporations; Progress Gain in
Earnings Seen

The movement in the other direction
has not been striking, and in most in
stances public utilities are not inclined
to resnter the bidding for funds except
| in necessary cases.
Evidence that the public is taking
more interest in public utilities was
presented in the legal skirnish between
the City Of Toledo and Henry l.. Do
. herty q Co., which resulted in settle
ment satisfactory to both sides and
brought into operation q phase Of "cost
plus" traction operation.
The protracted struggle also demon
strated the value Of the large managing
company, for 1t is fairly certain that
lthe Toledo Light & Railways Company
would have been forced into what pub
He utility men term "deathbed set
Element" The company had to meet a
large bond maturity when the dispute
reached q climax in the autumn Of
1919, but this was taken care Of by the
managing corporation and the Toledo
company was free to continue it's
battle.
The climax Of the seven-year strug-
gle was reached when an ordinance
was passed requiring the company to
vacate the streets since it's franchise
mad not been renewed and the city had
been powerless to regulate fares un-
less 1t could show they were unjust.
After petition for referendum had
been adopted 2 general election was
held and the ordinance was officially
approved at the polls.
Cars Whisked A,oay
The company awaited the official veri-
fication of the vote, and then there
followed the biggest public utility joke
IN years. The next Saturday night,
a1ter al! citizens of good habits had
tucked themselves into bed, the trolley
cars were taken out of the city. Toledo
looSed out the next morning on q thor
oughly blue Sunday. The mandate of
the people had been obeyed, and, what
was more, the equipment had been
taken out of the state into Michigan.
beyond the jurisdiction Of municipal
and state authority.
Even the Federal Judge had to laugh
when the matter was brought to the at
tention of the United States District
Goult-a city. praying for relief from
the effects Of its own legislation.
The demonstration continued for
about three weeks, during which time
1t rained and it showed and it was
cold. The city had plenty of time to
try all sorts of ,jitney makeshifts, find
ing them poor substitute.
The United States judge said he
was powerless to order the return Of
the equipment while the custer ordi-
rance remained in effect, and the City
Council was forced to rescind it. The
court thereupon ordered the company's
equipment returned, with the proviso
that it could be again removed if a
franchise could not be agreed upon in
two months.
The time required was longer than
that, but negotiations were resumed in
a different light. The city learned that
although the company did not have a
franchise the citizens did not have
one either. {.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Much Yet to Do

Public utility men, although opti-
mistic, are not inclined to assert that
their problems are solved. They only
say that many conditions working
agsinst them have turned the other
way. There is much yet to do, they
say, particularly in respect to estab-
fishing satisfactory rate schedules, but
they now think that few of their diff
culties are unsurmountab1e.
Discussing the struggle Of the last
four years and the final turn for the
better, John NJ. McMillin, of the bond
department of Henry l.. Doherty &
Co, said:
1--WE have = number Of reasons to be
optimists on the public utility outlook.
For several years rising costs Of op-
Grafton have been q nightmare owing
to the more or less ponderous machin-
cry by which public service rates may
be advanced--or mny not, as the case
may be. Over and over we have found
that an advance in rate was wholly
inadequate by the time it went into
effect.
sNow that the turn seems to have
como in the direction Of decreasing
costs of operation, we are expecting to
make up for some numerous past
months when rates and costs were so
badly out of phase. This is not to say
that we have found it easy to obtain
adequate rates, nor even to say that we
are through asking for increased rates.
"But we do feel that the situation is
not getting rapidly worse day by day,
which certainly was true for time.
Indeed, we have built up very sub
stsntial amount Of overdue earnings
which will be collectib1e in the future"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Three Items Of Operation
Increase Billion in Year

These are not all Of the items that
go TO make up the operating expenses
Of the roads, but it will be observed
that In these three items alone there
is an increase in expenses of about
3l,3O0,O00, GOO. Not all of this increase
~ any means can be charged to labor.
When one yooks at these figures he
does not need to wonder that che roads
are falling short in their net revenues.
It is important to find out what is
the cause Of these large operating ex-
Penses, and how they can be reduced.
The roads cannot, Of course, go on in
curing deficits indefinitely I can &C
count for an increase in operating cx-
penses Of 100000. 900 or $500, ,OOo, 900
approximately, but it is difficult to ac-
count Tor the rest Of it.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion is now making an investigation
INTO the operating expenses Of the
roads. The Interstate Commerce COM
mittee Will have the benefit Of that
DATA as we'll as such other evidence as
1T may be able to secure.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
BY William, E. Hooper

TN 1879 Frank Trurnbull was i
travelling auditor, recently grad
uated from the job Of water boy
of track section gang for the Mis-,
souri,, Kansas & Texas. Daniel vii.
lard was a railroad track laborer
F. d. Underwood was conductor
Milton H. Smith was general traf.
fic agent on the Baltimore & Ohio
up from the ranks Of telegraph oper.
ator. w. Fl. Truesdale was a rail.
road clerk.
When the transportation act was
passed Frank Trumbu1l was chairman
Of the board Of di4ectora Of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio and chairman of the
Missouri, Kansas g. Texas, the same
Katy that he had started work for Is
. water boy. He is one Of the founders
OF the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives and it's first chairman. Daniel
Willard was president of the Baltimore
q Ohio and had been one Of the ad-
visers Of the Wilson Administration on
railroad matters during the war. Fred.
erick d. Underwood was president o1
the Erie. w. II. Truesdale was presi.
dent of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, and Milton II. Smith was
president Of the Louisville & Nashville
Most Of the executive officers of
Anerican railroads have spent all their
nvcs I'D railroad work on pay or sal
1!y, ana hold their present positions by
v!rtue OF having made each job STEP
ping stone for better job. Yet when
who had not seen him since his son yya ]
small boy whether the son had gone
INTO raiiWay work, his answer was an
un1m,1lstaka0!y 1,1 emphatic "Never!"
~ me hve jobs held by Trumbull and
sne otner four executives in 1879 rep
resent the principal departments open
20 the beginner in railroad work. One
man was laborer, another q clerk. one
an accounting department employee,
one traffic department employees and
nne tThnman. 1t would seem that
Aere is proof conclusive that in the
past at least railroad work held out an
opportunity for fame and power that
me . most ambitious boy might set him
sell 81 tne TASK OF achieving. Why is it.
snererore, that if You were to ask ten
oMcers OF railroads-picking out men
VINO had made good-whether thew
YOU'D adv1se an ambitious bow to 90
!nto railroad work, at least nine Of
enem would say, "No!"?
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Adopt ssCost Plus" Plan

The plan adopted which was one of
the most interesting developments of
the entire controversy, provided that
the street railway property, excluding
power and light properties, should be
transferred out Of the ownership of
tn eFoledo Railway & Light COMPANY
and acquired by = new corporation to
be known as the Community Traction
Company. Rates were to be governed
by the amount needed for interest on
bonds to be issued by the new COM
pany in payment for the property and
for fund to reduce the obligations
gradually.
The essential part of the plan was
that the citizens were permitted to
designate the amount and character of
service they wanted, paying only the
cost OF operating the property, plus a
fixed amount of earnings on the securi-
ties OF the new company.
Operation of the plan is being close
" watched by public utility manage
ments in all parts Of the country, and
it is probable that other communities
desiring tho same advantages offered
will adopt the plan.
The fact that the Toledo incident has
caused national interest is cited by
utility men as an example of increas-
ing public regard for the welfare Of
such corporations. More attention is
now being given by successful COM
panies to winning public favor as the
safest course in resstablishing fair
rates.
1t is not to be wondered at that
many public utilities face tremen-
dous task along this line. Many have
taken the attitude that the public is
wholly at fault in everything. They
fail to see that if they were SO glad
to get franchise years ago that they
put it down on their balance sheet as
an asset the public is not to blame now
that ii has become liahiIitY.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Easier. Money Tone

The easing OF money rates was
brought about by restricting expansions
70 the utmost. Every kind Of financing
that could possibly be delayed Was
shelved year ago by most companies
and only essential construction work
w4s continued. With public utilities %
largely withdrawn from the fnancial
market, bidding for money was not 80
kser and the advance In rates halted,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Glamor, Not Pay, Attracted
Men to Railroads Before War
Increases in Pay Roll Recently Bring New Sets Of
Problems Before the Carriers, Who Expect Re-
Lief by Whiting Down Expenses; Observer Dis
cusses Moral Of Service

tain amount. This accomplished tkreA
things that 1t is important to keep In
mind.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Progress already Made


through large operating companies
show that material progress has been
made in the last six months or more
IN reducing labor and fuel costs and
in easing the demand for new money.
Wages have not been cut to an an
'preciable extent, but working forces
have been reduced to q minimum by
wedding out inefficient and careless en-
ployees. The result has been that those
who remain give 100 per cent in effort
instead OF 80 or rs per cent, so that
the same amount Of work can be ac-
complished with smaller forces. The
sewing in this direction has been mark
ed, according to all accounts,
so far as fuel is concerned. price re-
ductions have been felt only ia the last
two months and their effect on earn
ings at present can only be estimated
The decline has been SO sharp. how
ever, that a great Improvement in net
income Is certain. For instance, coal
which has cost power companies in
Ohio about So ton for nearly q wear
Is now obtainable for scarcely more
than IS, and those companies which are
not bound by yearly contracts find
that even lower quotations are being
made. They add, znore0ver, that when
new contracts are made on April the
price should be $4 or under. These
figures compare with $2 to IS 4 ton for
coal delivered before the war.
Whether fuel prices will approach
'pre.war levels in the near future is
doubtful, since freight. rates play m
important part in the cost. Coal de-
livery which formerly cost 81 4 ton
has advanced to 81 and more.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Scientific Method
Used by Chemist
to Kill Himself

London, Feb. A. Having spent
the last remains of his fortune and
/ being too proud to beg, a Russian
chemist and botanlst committed
suicide at Geneva in a dramatic
and scientific manner.
He was Constantine de Mere
schewsky and was formerly n pro-
fessor at Petrograd university.
When the bolsheviks took control
OF Russia he was driven into ex-
lie and with the little he had saved
went TO Geneva.
Finding his money all expended
he decided to die and mixed a
chemical composition in a recepta-
Gle to which he attached a tube.
TO the other end of the tube he
fastened a mask and binding him
self to his bed so that If he strug7
gled he would not release him
self, he turned on the tap of the
reservoir.
On breaking into the room
where he had died, the doctors
and firemen who entered narrow
ly escaped being gassed by the
fumes, and men in smoke helmets
had to be called to dismantle the
apparatus
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
California and
Princeton Crews
May Arrange Race

Princeton, N. j., Feb. A race
Vbetween the crew of the Princeton
and the University of California is
snonsidered likely although no de
Kfnite arrangements have been
made, Arnold Wood, undergradu-
.7ate manager of the Tiger crew said
today,
Eoday.
About two weeks ago the Prince
ron authorities received a letter
ifrom Franklin h. Morse. former
Tiger football player, who is now
n San Francisco sport writer, ask
ing II Princeton would consider a
rshallenge.
Reply was made that arrange
ments might be made If California
meat Washington and If the gradu-
safe board of control here was will
hng. This board has not passed up-
-on the regular schedule.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Prisoner Blocks
Hole and Prevents
Big Jail Break

Camp Sherman, Ohio, Feb. A.
1t was only the sheer girth of Or
VILE Wells, fattest of military pris-
oners, that prevented a wholesale
escape of prisoners here recently,
military authorities have announc-
ed, after an investigation covering
the escape of four prisoners.
Wells act, however, will win
him neither a medal nor a pardon,
for his assistance was wholly in
voluntary. According to the story
told, three prisoners planned the
jail delivery, but at least seven and
possibly many more Were to bene-
fit thereby.
A hole was made in the second
floor of the building used as the
Jail by removing a tin floor jacket
from around a furnace pipe. Pris-
oners, according to the plan, were
to crawl through this hole to the
kitchen below, then out of a win
dow and under the wire fence
around the prison.
Expedition was necessary be-
cause of the expected advent of
inspectors. The aid of a prison SEN
try was enlisted, authorities say,
and this sentry, a boyhood friend
Of one of the leaders, was to per-
nit the prisoners to pass under the
wire unchallenged.
Everything moved like clock
work. The leaders left first and
lots were drawn as to which should
follow. Wells drew fifth place
With his 49-inch girth he stuck in
the hole, completely barring es-
cape of the waiting prisoners.
Curses and prayers availed moth
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Poxer stalls, suspended.

Milwaukee. Wis, Feb, 4.-char-
low white, Chicago boxer, was shs-
ended for six months by the state
boxing commission for alleged
staIling in a recent bout at Ken
osba il was announced yesterday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Oregon Prunes
Easy to Keep
From Decay

Although there has been recen
reports of prunes not keeping Wei
seems that this does nor apply
10 growers who were careful anu
dried their prunes thoroughly ana
graded carefully.
A recent inspection OF prunes
stored in bins by the Oregon Grow
ers Cooperative association snow
ed that its prunes are keeping III
fine shane and will keep in good
condition indefinitely.
This is thought to be due TO the
fact that the association kept ITS
field men out during the drying
season in inspection work, cooper
ating with growers and insisting or
thorough drying and careful grad
ing.
1t is thought that Independent
growers whose prunes were care
fully dried and properly sorted may
feel confident their prunes VIII
keen and that there is no necessity
of dumping them on the market at
the time when prunes are probably
at the lowest price they will be this
season.
r. C. Paulus, sales manager OF
he Oregon Growers Cooperative
association, arrived in New York
City Tuesday of this week. The
following day he wired the Salem
office that through his personal ef-
forts, three carloads of Mistland
prunes were sold as a result Of hisI
first days work.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04

Riggs, 90; C. NJ. Roberts, 40; Lloyd
Rigdon, 100; w. T. Rigdon, 100;
John ]. Roberts, ESQ; Rodgers Pa
per company, 200; Roth Grocery
company, 200; w. l. Staley, 80; U.
G. Shipley, 200; D. d. Socolofsky,
100; E. 4. Schram, 25; SCHNEIDER
Bros tFairmount Dairy 400; E. j.
Swafford, so; G. Stolz, so and pia-
no; Gideon Stolz company, SO;
Homer Smith, so; Salem Tile and
Mercantile company, $50; o. J..
Schei, 100; Frederick w. Schmidt,
100; Salem Abstract company, 100;
II. L. Stiff Furniture company $50
and lamp: Salem Water, Light and
Power company, 1000; Statesman
Publishing company, $50; Chas. X.
Spaulding Logging company 1000;
Mrs. Josephine ToOker, 20; G. f.
Unruh, rs; Wick Bros, 25O; Valley
Motor company, 100; D. A. White
& sons, 100; F. l.. Wilkinson, $50;
Geo. c. viii, so; c. B. Webb tWebb
& Clough) 200; A. T. VAIN, 1875
pounds prunes; NJ. c. Waterbury,
j; Waller Hall Workmen, 1850;
E. ". Weller, guest room furni-
ture.
Subscribed Before May 20 1920.
Paul B. Wallace. 500; Mrs. A. N.
Bush, 500; c, p. Bishop, 500; B. L.
Sleeves, 1000: B. f. Carrier, 500;
f. T. Barnes, 25O; j. o. Goltra,
1000; Weller Bros, 100; VI. c. Find
ley 1000; Lloyd Reynolds, 500; c..
G. Doney. 500.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Cnllcgc Chess Games.

Boston, Feb. A. Arrangements
have been made for the Dartmouth
Chess club to play the Yale team a
two board match by correspond
ence, each team mailing its oppo-
nent the move decided upon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Says Brother Died
Over 1875 Years Ago

Brussels, Feb. A. When a man,
a1xed S3, applied to the court for
relief the magistrate asked him
Mhether he had no friends or re-
Nations who could help him. The
shha man said he had none, for his
snniy brother died 1876 years ago.
After the usual warning that the
Ntuurt was not to be turned into a
siiheater, the old man explained
SHAT his father was married in
A1s2 and had son who died three
Wsears later. The father married a
sAscond time in 1886, at the age of
siz, and the applicant was born
siihe year after
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Crowds Jam Pack
Nazarine Church
at Nightly Meets

With the passing of each night
Of the revival services being held al
the Nazarine church, 19tn and
Marion streets, the crowds are be-
coming increasingly larger, and be-
fore Rev Frank Smith, evangelist
closes his meetings here at the end
of next week. it is believed the
church will be inadequate to cope
with the crowds, it was stated to-
day.
A very forceful speaker. Rev,
Mr.. Smith has in his immediate
family excellent musicians who as
sist him at the services, it is said.
Southern melodies are featured.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the meetings, Rev. a. Wells,
pastor of the church, said This
morning.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
British Ask
FunControI
OF Palestine
Draft of Mandate To
Be Submitted To
League Provides
Sovereign Powers

London, Feb. 4.-The British
rAraft Of the mandate for Palestine
vvhich will be submitted 10 tbe
council of the league of nations at
rts next meeting in Geneva, pro
wides that the mandatory nation
saGreat Brittany shall have all the
Nowers inherent in the government
ys0r q sovereign state, according 70
Ene text of the draft, printed by the
- ewish Chronicle here today.
Among the outstanding features
's1f the twenty-seven articles of the
Nnandate art stipulations that the
widest measures Of self govern
ment for localities, consistent with
prevailing conditions, shall be en-
%ounraged, and that the mandatory
shall be responsible for maintain
1ng such political administrative
and econom ic conditions as shall
secure the establishment Of a Jew
hsh national home and the develop
ment Of self government institu-
Mhons. n a7l
The mandatory assumed the re-
sponsibility of seeing that no Pal
%Stine territory snail be ceded,
feased or otherwise subjected to
any foreign power; that Jewish inn
emigration shall he facilitated; that
ehe civil and religious rights of all
the inhabitants, irrespective of race
or religion, shall be safeguarded
and that there be no discrimination
against the nationals of an states,
members Of the league of nations.
Responsibility for taxation, com
Snerce and navigation is vested in
ishe mandatory. 1t is also provided
that a land system be introduced TO
promote close settlement of the
xand andi ts intensive cultivation.
All responsibility in connection
with the holy places, religious build
tugs and Their sites are assumed by
ajreat Britain.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Bearcats Meet
Portland Club
Team Saturday

In the last game before The
Bearcats leave for an extended tour
they will clash with the fast Multi
nomah A. A. c. quintet of Portland
tomorrow night in this city at the
armory in what is promised to be
one of the best games of tho seo-
son. Both of the teams are COM
posed of veteran men, having rep
resented their respective institu-
tions in previous years. Th2 Fort
land team is composed of men who
performed on college teams. and
are considered to be a clever, heady
team.
Since the oregon games. which
the locals dropped by narrow mar
gins, the Bearcats have devoted
considerable time at Dertecting
their offensive and basket shooting.
This latter department of basket
shooting was lamentably weak in
the two Oregongames, and ii is be-
lieved that a reversal of form will
be displayed in the contest tomor-
row night. 1t is said that addition.
al features to the clever passing of
the Bearcats will also be disclosed
to the Salem fans for the FIRST time
tomorrow night against the iast
club men.
Although Coach Mathews was
reticent about the game for tomor-
row night, he intimated that his
cohorts would perform in their
usual form which he believed
would be crowned with , well
earned victory over the veteran
club men.
The lineup of the teams: william
ette--Wapato and Gillette, for
wards; Jackson, center; Rarey and
Dimick, guards. Multnomab-G.
Clerin, Morton and Sharp, for
wards; X. Clerin, center; Fowler,
Toomey and Irve Cole, guards.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
English Whiskey
Sent Here
in Quantities

London, Feb. 4.-Big whis-
key shipments to the United
States, in which prominent Eng
lish public men are involved,
and London is complaining of
spirit shortage" The Evening
Standard quotes a leading dis
tiller as saying: THE United
States importation still goes on
briskly. Permits are given to
certain merchants to import
whiskey for medical purposes"
The London newspaper makes
all sorts of jibes at the term
"for medical purposes. only"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04
Prune Prices in
California Drop
Fifty Percent

San Francisco, Feb. 4.-Prices OF
prunes awaiting a market IN tne
Santa Clara valley have been re-
5uced one half, it was announces
here nv Arthur C. Oppenhelmeri
,lice-nresident of Rosenberg Bros
one of the principal independent
bmvers The decline was denied by
ne Associated Prune and Apricot
Growers of California in a report
from its headquarters in San Jose.
There has been no change in price
this report said.
The average price before the re-
rorted decline was was II cents a
pound.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-04

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