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Palisadian., 1923-08-31

employees to remain at work, but
they refused to do SO, and on the
first of the present month left their
employment in a body and have not
returned since, although defendant at
all times has been ready and willing
to confer with them and they have
been so notified
The return reviews the history of
the organization of Public Service
Railway Company and states that
since 1903, the sum of S38, 500, 900 has
been expended in extending and i'm
proving property and equipment. By
1915 the property was regarded by
experts as being in one hundred per
cent operating condition with unusu-
ally favorable opportunities for
growth and expansion. In 1916, the
company had gross earnings of ST.
574,S67, and a balance of dividends of
81 ,491 ,066 In 1917, however, cost of
maintenance, and operation began to
increase rapidly and by July 1, 1921,
increase in operating expenses, most
ly wages, amounted to 119.1 per cent,
and in taxes to 63.4 per cent, while
! paving cost more than doubled.
The return reviews the various at
/ tempts of the company to secure the
approval of the Board of Public Util.
ity Commissioners to increased rates
of fares. The application of March
1918, for a rate of seven cents, with
charge for transfers, was answered
by the board July 10, 1918, with an
order permitting a one cent charge
for transfer with no increase in the
first fare.
Such increase, the return states
would yield to the defendant $3.50,
600 per annum, although the increased
annual expenses of defendant at that
time amounted to more than S3,000
600 over the expenses in 1916" Sum
marizing the fare proceedings, the re
turn says:
For three years thereafter from
July 10, 1918, to July IA. 1921, de
fendant continued to present facts
and figures to the relator showing
the continuing and rapid increase in
cost of maintaining and operating its
property and of taxation, and impor
tuned relator for increase of rates
necessary to pay such increased ex
penses, but never succeeded in OBJ
tanning an increase adequate for that
purpose"
A statement of earnings and ex
penses for the years 1916 to 1922. is
given, which shows deficits of S301,
716; S5S9,999; S743,975: and S151 PSI
for the years 1918. 1919. 1920, and
1921 respectively, and a surplus OF
1924 ,655 for the year 1922. 1t is
stated that in addition to the deficits
shown there was on the basis of the
boards findings of July 10, 1918, 9
deficiency in the amount earned fol
depreciation of S1.659.333.
The return makes this statement Of
losses incurred under the rates OF
fare permitted by the Board of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners:
"The result of the operations Of
defendant in the years 1918 to 1927
inclusive, unders the rates permitted
by relator down to October 10, 1921
was as follows:
a. Amount by which operating
Palisadian., 1923-08-31

expenses and fixed charges Gnterest
and rentals) exceeded gross earnings,
S1,7S6, ,943.57.
"2. Deficiency in provision for de-
probation based on REALTORS order of
July 10. 1918, requiring 100000 to be
set aside annually out of earnings
for that purpose, S1,659, 1880
'3. Cost of repairs necessary to
restore property of defendant to ply
sical condition of 1916 because of in
sufficient earnings to maintain its
property, $4,242 100000
a. Amount of surplus which de-
fendant was entitled to earn in 1918
1921 based on surplus of S1,491, ,066.3S
earned in 1916, s5,964 1852. Total,
S13 1852, ,54299
This sum of S13 3,652,542.99 is the
amount by which defendant was not
permitted to earn its increased cost
of operations in those years"
Palisadian., 1923-08-31
Public Services
Return on Writ

Newark, Aug. 2S.-The failure of
the Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners to permit it to charge com
pensatory rates, the action of the
board in permitting unlawful bus
competition, and the companys in
ability to meet the demand of its men
for higher wages amounting in the
aggregate to $4,000,O00 a year, are
set up by Public Service Railway
Company as among the reasons why
it has failed to comply with the
boards order of August IA, to con-
tinue service, in return to the alter
native writ of mandamus issued by
Chief Justice Gummero of the Su-
preme Court directing the company
to comply with the boards order or
to show cause for it's failure to do So
The return which is signed by
Frank Bergen, as attorney. and was
| filed with the court late this after
noon, also declares that the order of
the board is illegal and void because
it is not supported but is against the
evidence taken by the board because
! it does not state the date when it
should become eective and because,
| if compliance were possible, it would
take the property of the company for
public use without just compensation
| in violation of the State and Federal
constitutions.
The effect of the boards failure to
permit compensatory rates of fare is
said by the return to have been:
ga to prevent defendant from
earning income sufficient to maintain
and operate property;
(b) to diminish it's operating eff
cheney;
(c) to take property and service of
defendant of the value of s13,600,0 900
for public use without. just. or any,
compensation;
I'D to destroy the credit of defen-
dant;
(e) to cause large deficits to ac-
cumulate; and
(f) to prevent defendant from pro-
tecting it's property and business
against unjust and unlawful competi-
ton
"Besides," the return continues,
"relator has approved more than 200
licenses for auto buses or jitneys to
operate in unlawful competition with
defendant and has for a long time
and is now permitting unlicensed
auto buses or jitneys to operate un-
lawfully in competition with defend
ant"
Relating to the demands of en-
| ployees for higher wages, the return
says:
"The increase so demanded would
have amounted to S4,O00,000 year.
1t was impossible for defendant to
comply with the demand made by it's
employees for the reasons hereinbe-
fore stated. Defendant did every
thing in it's power to persuade its
Palisadian., 1923-08-31

FURNISHED ROOM TO RENT
Kitchen privileges 26S Franklin
avenue, Grantwood. Phone Cliffside
314 R. S-31-tf.
Palisadian., 1923-08-31
Home of Paul
T. Brady Robbed

The home of Paul T. Brady on
Palisade avenue and Bluff road was
entered and robbed sometime last
Monday evening. Some jewelry, in
cluding several watches, were taken
yet lots of valuable articles were not
disturbed, which gives rise to the be-
lief that the thief made hurried job
of it or was an amateur.
The intruder evidently climbed to
the second story by way of the porch
railing and entered a window. Sew
eral members of the family were at
home at the time but heard no noise
and did not discover the robbery un-
til the following morning.
Palisadian., 1923-08-31
OF Two Evils.

In Pittsburgh. an Anonymous teIe-
phone call led to an attempt al suicide.
There is little to he said in behalf OF
the anonymous telephone call except
thai it perhaps is TO be preferred to
"Gness who is speaking. ."-Detroit
News
Palisadian., 1923-08-31
FOR LEASE OR SALE

STUCCO HOUSE at % Dearborn
road, Palisade for lease Tor sale)
from October 1st. Communicate di-
rect with owner John r. Crawford,
312 March street, Easton, Pa. VIII
show by appointment.
Palisadian., 1923-08-31
Some of
the Displays
First Floor

First Floor
Summer Furniture
Couch Hammocks
Porch Shades
Camp Furniture
Children's Furniture
Suit Cases
Hand Bags
Trunks
Photographs
Desks
Console Groups
Blankets
Second Floor
Living Room Suites
Upholstered Chairs
Lamps
Console Mirrors
Davenport Beds
Davenport Suites
Pictures
Windsor Chairs
Odd Chairs
Leather Suites
High Chairs
Third Floor
Dining Suites
Odd Dining Pieces
Breakfast Sets
Oak Dining Pieces
Tea Wagons
Novelty Pieces
Bookcases
Mirrors
Library Tables
Costumers
Pedestals
Card Tables
Smokers
Bathroom Furniture
Fourth Floor
Linoleum
Linoleum Rugs
: Rugs
Draperies
Metal Beds
Day Beds
Couch Beds
Springs
Mattresses
Cribs
Rassinets
Folding Screens
Fifth Floor
Bedroom Suites
Mattresses
Box Springs
Four Post Beds
Odd Bedroom Pieces
Basement
Stoves
Ranges
Kitchen Cabinets
Cedar Chests
Kitchen ables
Kitchen Chairs
Office Furniture
Fireless Cookers
Refrigerators
Carriages
Palisadian., 1923-08-31

There's alqoays plenty
Of parking space in
front and on both JidsJ
of the store.
Palisadian., 1923-08-31
South AustraIia's Model City.

Adelaide, the capital Of South Aus
tralia, is "model city," laid out with
a central town in perfectly square
blocks, containing public and business
buildings. Outside Of that is a belt
of public parks and gardens. and be
yond the latter are the residence sub
urbs.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21
NEW CASH REGISTERS
SAVE STUDENTS TIME

Specially constructed cash regis
ters will be used to expedite the
payment of fees by students during
the winter quarter registration at the
University of Washington, January 8.
Under the old system, six cash
iers were able to care for the fee
payments of but $500 students In
one day. Students would often
wait in line for nearly an hour.
Since the enrolment has increased
to more than $500, Comptroller
Herbert 7. Condor has found it
necessary to shorten the methods
formerly employed, and the result
is that with one machine, 1900 stu
dents were handled with an average
of 20 seconds each. With two ma
chimes in operation the time each
student had to wait was reduced to
about six minutes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21

seen bear standing guard over an
animal carcass.
In an opinion, rendered in "a letter
to Director E.. L. French Of the De
partment of Agriculture, by the At
torney- Generals office, the farmer
who blasts stumps or otherwise uses
high explosives during the compare
lively short season of chicken hatch
ing, to the actual damage of neigh
Dor poultryman operatin incubators
probably would be liable for dam
ages. 1t was pointed out that raising
of poultry was the usual and ordi-
nary use of the farm, while the use
of explosives thereon was an extraor-
binary and more or less unnatural
use thereof. Belief was expressed
that under the principle of law that
requires adjacent landowners to use
their property with due regard to the
rights of others, the right of action
would arise for damages in case of
| this kind.
In case brought by King County,
Washington against Seattle School
District No. 1 recently the Supreme
Court held that federal forest re-
serve funds appropriated by Con-
gress for payment to states to be
later distributed among counties need
not be disbursed equally for public
road and public school purposes. This
decision reverses the ruling of the
federal district court of Western
Washington, and the ninth court of
appeals, which held that the. county
was not vested with discretion to
disburse the funds as it saw fit.
Funds received by the state from
federal forest reserve receipts may
be spent by county commissioners ex-
clusively for road purposes and need
not be divided equally on roads and
schools. This, according to Deputy
|.Prospector Howard Hanson, is the
effect Of the United States Supreme
Court decision handed down.
Miss Anna Marie Brueggerhoff, for
mer advertising manager of the
Northwest office of the Westinghouse
Electric & Mfg. Co., has been named
Northwest organizer and chairman
Of Zonta Clubs by Miss Marian de
Forest, the national organizer. Zonta
Clubs accept for membership women
in the business world and is modelled
after Rotary, Kiwanis and similar
business clubs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21

and you can scarcely blame him fol-
not wanting it homsteaded. Why
don't you select place that won
conflict with his interests?"
"Why should we consider his in
terests? He don't think of any.
body else's when he vans anything,
Pinkey demanded.
your friend bein' a newcomer, !
thought he would not want to locate
in the middle of trouble"
"He can take care of himself
Pinkey declared, confidently; though
as they both glanced at Wallie there
seemed nothing in his appearance to
justify his friends optimism. He
looked like lamblike pacifist as h.
sat lingering his straw hat diff
IDENTIFY.
Tucker brought his feet down witt
the air of man who had done his
duty and washed his hands of conse
.quences; he prepared to make Out
the necessary papers. AS he han
died the documents he left finger
prints Of such perfection on tn.
borders that Trey resembled identi
flcation marks for classification IN
der the Bertillon system, and Wal
lie was far more interested in watch
ing him than in his intimation tina,
there was trouble in the offing II
he made his fling.
He paid his fees and filed out his
application. leaving fuckers office
with a new feeling OF Importance
and responsibility. One hundred AMI
sixty acres was not much of !
ranch as ranches go in Wyoming, bu:
1t was a beginning.
AS soon as they were out of the
building Wallie inquired casually:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21

Many many years ago Winfried of
Wessex, In England, monk, had
trained himself to be a woodsman, SO
that he could 60 among the forest
people, the Teutons of North Ger
many, as a missionary.
These Teutons were heathens, wor
shippers of Thor-the Scandinavian
war god (son of Odin), who had ruled
over the Aerial regions. and like
Jupiter, hurled thunder against his
foes. His hammer rained thunderous
blows, and always flew back into his
hand after mighty stroke. These
Teutons happened to make festival
to their gCd Thor, about the time the
Christians kept the anniversary of
the birth of Christ. The worshippers
of Thor had all gathered around the
Thunder Oak, making a sacrifice Of
horses, sheep and other animals,
smearing the tree with their blood,
/ and working themselves up to a great
pitch of religious frenzy.
Winfried of Wessex was going
through the forest with his nephew,
Gregcr, who had been his companion
during his travels in North Germany.
Gregor said: at is Christmas time
now, Uncle, can we not keep our
Christmas here the same as we did in
England?"
! Just then they came into view of
the assembled worshippers Of the
god Thor, whose frenzy had reached
tremendous proportions. Hunrad,
priest of Thor, was telling the crowd
that Thor demanded a bigger sacri-
flee than horses and sheep, and seiz-
ing child of Gunther, the chieftain,
was about to sacrifice 1t to Thor,
when Winfried rushed to its rescue,
and saved the child from that hor-
rible death. He then turned to the
assembled heather, telling them of
the God Of love and mercy, who sent
His only Son to be born on earth
that the people Of the world might
be saved from their sins. The
heathens demanded a sign. Win
fried beckoned to Gregor his nephew,
to bring the axes, and started to cut
down the Thunder Oak and when he
found that he could hardly make an
impression on the hard wood, he
prayed God to send sign. Imme-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21
The First Christmas Tree


diately whirlwind came and split
the Thunder Oak in two. Winfried
then rooted up pretty little fir
tree, took 1t to the home of Gunther,
where it was decorated with candles,
and he told them all the story of the
birth of the Christ, and they all &C.
copied what Winfried told them. This
is the story of the first Christmas
tree and the great White Christ
The star that is usually placed on
the Christmas tree Is to typify the
shepherds to the stable where the
Star in the East, which guided the
infant Jesus lay in manager.
The candles typify the Light of
the World, taking the place of the
sacrificlal fires used in human sacri-
fees before the birth of Christ.
In all Christian countries people
offer gifts to their friends at Christ
mas, commemorating the bringing Of
the gifts to the Christ child, by the
wise men of the East--gifts Of gold,
frankincense and myrrh.
Father Christmas" is the master
of ceremonies in England at this
season. He is supposed to come dowr
the chimney and fill with presents all
the stockings hung up around the
fireplace.
In America they seem to use more
of the old Dutch customs for Christ
mas, evidently taking the idea from
New York, where the Dutch first set
tied Santa Claus is master of cere-
monies, and he is supposed to drive
J out of the clouds with reindeer and
sleighs loaded with gifts.
Kris Kringle is the Flemish Father
Christmas. Wooden shoes are put
outside on the doorstep that the, in
] FAINT Jesus may fill them with gifts.
The Scandinavian Christmas Is cele
brated with Christmas tree, the
Christ Child on the top; the tree is
decorated with marzipan, an almond
pastry made in Lubbock, in all kinds
of designs.
| The French have their Christmas
carols. The shepherds Of the south
of France decorate cart with Christ
mas trees; in the cart is a lamb which
they take up the aisle of the church
and place on the altar as an offering
to God
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21
Initiation Figures

Figures relating to British note
circulation and gold holdings com.
piled by the League Of Nations are
Of interest in view of the unofficial
suggestion recently made in Great
Britain that imitation of the currency
be adopted as means of aiding un.
employment relief measures As re
ceived by the Bankers Trust Com
pany from it's English information
service, figures disclose that the per-
iod of greatest imitation of the Brit
ish currency was the year 1919. The
percentage OF total gold holdings to
total note circulation declined to 28.6
per cent in that year, although note
circulation did not reach its highes.
level until 1920. Since 1890, as
evidenced by the statistics, there has
been marked progress made in defla
ton Of the British currency, the fig
ures showing reduction Of $4,000,
600 pound sterling in note circulation
while gold holdings have been in.
creased $34,700,0O0.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21
Reduce Blood Pressure

Longer life may be achieved by
the American people, as whole, II
they will take steps to reduce their
blood pressure, said Chief Actuary
Arthur Hunter of the New York Life
Insurance Company at the seven
teenth annual convention of the As
ISOLATION of Life Insurance Presi-
dents in New York. He made this
statement at the end of the presen-
tation Of an original survey Of blood
pressure experience collected from
various parts of the world, and said:
Taking the population Of the Unit
ed States as whole, believe that
a better adjusted diet, with less ami
NAL food, would result in a lower
blood pressure and in greater longev-
ity, with an equal ability to carry on
their occupations"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21
@A@A
fn1. agygES
Health lie 4
PUBLIC HEALTH rs PUBLIC WEALTH \
COMPILED BY THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LEAGUE
or WASHINGTON
THE RADIO AND THE EARS

Physicians who have studied the
effects of radio on the ears have es-
tablished the fact that it will benefit
or injure the ears according to how
it is used.
AS all the special senses require
exercise for their life and activity, so
the hearing is benefited by use, and
no doubt persons hard of hearing
can improve their hearing by listen
ing-in If they do SO properly. The
first requisite is that the ears shall
be in suitable condition. The radio
tender or irritable. The pressure Of
the head-phone may set up an In
Illumination. Spectacles sometimes
cut into the external ear and hurt
and this should be guarded against.
Aged persons who are hard Of hear
ing, or who have high blood pressure,
! should experiment gently. They must
have the broadcast ampHfied greatly
to reach their degree of hearing.
Convalescents, who need mental
and bodily rest and quiet, are often
made irritable and sleepless by try
ing to listen-in, as are those troubled
with insomnia who try to cure 1t
by turning on the radio in the mid
die Of the night.
The broadcast must have good
tuning fine and constructed so as to
meditation. The volume should be
amplified until it is sufficient; but
poor meditation cannot be remedied
in the receiving set.
The receiving set should be free
from battery noises, be capable c1
eliminate static. distortion, etc. Sew
eral new sets do this we'll and none
are too good for those who wish tt
conserve their hearing.
The use of the horn eliminates
pressure against the ears, but those
who have good ears often prefer t
use the phone as the code signal!
come gently and the distractions cal
be modified by shifting the phone
or rheostat.
To sum it up: Get the earwa,
cleaned out, be sure you can lister
without pain; listen only when you
are fit; school yourself to ignor'
slight distractions; get the very bes
set available; listen only to goot
broadcasting; quit when you have
had enough, and the radio will bene
fit your ears. Otherwise, 1t will not
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21
Washington News

Sixteen prisoners, seven of them
from King County, arrived in Walla
Walla recently, to commence prison
terms.
District Governor Harlan l. Peyton
of Spokane, accompanied by score
or more of Seattle Lions, went to
Longview recently to aid in the fes-
tivities making the granting Of the
charter.
The new community house at Eos
ter was dedicated recently with cere-
monies which lasted throughout the
day. Dedicatory speeches were given
by the pastors representing sur
rounding communities. Supper and
an evening concert concluded the
programme
The Inland Dairy Products Asso-
citation of Spokane has decided to
acquire or construct and equip a
creamery and plant for powdering
milk, at a cost not to exceed $95,0OO
1t is planned to have the new plant
in full operation by next spring.
Taking possession Of the farm
house of Roy Kirkendall, near Pull
man, while the family was away in
California, George Freitag lived high
on canned fruit and other food stored
in the cellar. He was arrested and
pleaded guilty before Judge R. L.
McCrosky, to burglary in the second
degree He was given from one tc
five years in the penitentiary at
Walla Walla.
Damage caused by monster tide
lately flooded the business district
of Hoquiam; some of the residential
districts were hard sit also. The
greatest damage occurred from the
water flooding the homes in the Eas
Side; in some houses the water rose
to a depth of two feet. The natura
tide of 1914 feet was swelled to al
most IA feet, higher than at an.
time since the record tide Of the
winter of 1928. Business was at {
general standstill.
George Stuart Of Monroe was late
ly named president of the Western
Washington Horticultural Association
and Everett is selected as the 1872
; convention city; G. B. Fitzgerald
was named first vice-president, AM
Mrs. John Roberts second vice-presi
dent; R. T. Reid, secretary, and Al
Nf Nov pnonh Cd
ant secretary.
Nine bodies, drowned, when thu
steamer T. w. Lake was lost in tn
terrific gale last week, have bee1
recovered each body was girdle'
with life belt There was crew o
Is men aboard, and searchers for tn
e bodies of the six still unaccounte'
J. for are keeping sharp lookout alon
t the shores of the islands near wher
v the vessel foundered.
A very interesting experience il
e wild animal hunting was related b.
0 Charles McMillion of Randle, who al
d rived at Morton last week. Mr. Nj
g Million is federal predatory ANNA
/ hunter and has been chasing couga
9 in the mountains along the uppe
II Cowlitz River during the past fey
o weeks While on the upper stretc
9 Of Silver Creek his dogs took up
u chase, supposedly cougar Thei
L baying soon told him they had col
8 nered their quarry, and he hastene
7 to the scene. A large black bear wa
L. standing over the carcass of a dec
: which McMillion killed with one sho
}, Never before in his hunting had h
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-21

Does Miss SpenceIy live in my
neighborhood?"
Across the mounting" Which r.
ply conveyed nothing to Wallle
Pinkey added: Il punch COWS for
their outfit"
Indeed" politely. Then, curios-
ity consuming him, he hazarded an
other question:
What did she say when she heard
was coming?"
She laughed to kill herself" Pin
key seldom lied when the truth
would answer.
Continued in Next lssue)