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Show s, it THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE; WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 192L v V S. P. Railroad St Moves to Meet Water, Rates RATE REDUCTION Proposed Freight , Charges to Coast Considered Detrimental to Utah Shipper East Going Charges, is Reduction sf May jpl freight rates to meet water com petition has bean decided on by the c Southern'-Paptfirailway. It was an. nounced today. Tha reductions ap2D proximate per cent Permission to make tha reductions will be sought of the interstate commerce commission Immediately, according to Q. W. Luce, freight traffic manager. H 1C AGO, 24. Rills Bros. Red Can Coffee How- ever, Would 'Aid State in Disposing of Products. of CHICAGO, Kay ' 21. Reduction freight rate on certain commodities approximating 20 per cent has been decided on by all transcontinental railways west of Chicago, It waa announced today by G. W. Luce, freight traffic manager of the Southern Pacific railway. This decision was reached at a meeting today of executive officers of all the reads affected. The reduction was decided upon to enable the roods to meet competition of the water lines operating through the Panama canal-Twestbound rates. It was declared, have been checked to apply from points In eastern defined transcontinental territories. Groups "A" to "J, Inclusive, to - Pacific coast terminals only. In addition to the concurrence of eastern carriers. It will he necessary to file applications with the interstate commerce commission for authority to apply the rates to terminal , points only, which involves waiting of the clause of the interlong .and short-hastate commerce act. he ul East Bound Not to Terminals. Eaatbound rates checked In will apply front- - Pacific coast terminals and Intermediate points to eastern defined territories, groups "A to 3" Inclusive, and will he made effective as soon as concurrences afS obtaTnecC These rates wTIT noe be made to terminal, and therefore It win not be necessary to make applications to the Interstate commerce commission for waiver of the long and short-haclause. The new eaatbound rate win apply to beans, peas, canned salmon, canned goods, condensed milk, dried fruit and other commodities. The proposed westbound rates would affect canned goods, oilcloth, drugs and medicines, cotton piece goods, belting, hose and rubber, iron and steel, structural Iron, blank books, paper, roofing, sewing machines, soap and washing compounds and other commodities The eaatbound old and new car lot rates follow; Present New rate. rate. Beans, peas, minimum 60,- 000 pounds 31.2584 ft. 03 Canned salmon, minimum 70.000 pounds -- 1.1684 .05 condensed Canned goods, 60.000 minimum milk, 1.2084 1.05 pounds Dried fruit, minimum 60,000 1 86 Vi 1.23 , Pounds In boxes In sacks 2.00 1.43 minimum 60,000 Rice, 1 2514 1.00 pounds to group "A" To group 5!! 1.00 L164 1 0884 To group C 1.0 Westbound rates on car lot follow in ul ........ ............ part: Its current obligations and sufficiently high to make oertaln that the land banks, because of lack .of profit In the transactions, would not avail themselves of the deposit except as neceslty might require. The necessity should Be steadily lessened by the continuing Increase of the capital stock of tha Banks and should eventually Pass sway entirely. NEW WESTERN PACIFIC BONDS. . 24 WASHINGTON, May was granted the Western Pacific Authority Railroad the Interstate commission tocompany by day to Issue and sell at not lees than 85 per cent of par 34.180,000 of , first mortgage gold bonds to acquire the Sacramento Northern railroad and Interurhan Electric railway In the vicinity of-- Sacramento, CaL The bestefn pacific also proposes In event of acquisition to construct certain extensions to - the property at an estimated coat of 33,000,009, and Is expected to apply to the commission within sixty Issue I3.0u9.000 of days for authority-t- o Its first mortgage bonds for that purpose. Although authority was granted for issuance of the bonds for the declared purpose of acquiring the properties, the commission made clear It had not finally passed on the question of-- acquisition "The merits of such acquisition ar not now in Issue, the announcement said, "and we express no opinion on that question. A further hearing Is to CHARGED WITH NEGLECT, DENVER, May 24 Willful neglect In thtL.ma.tt. or of aervlca-ac- d failure to keep the track In a aafe condition. Is charged against the Rio Grande Southern railroad, a subsidiary of the Denver A Rio Grande, operating 180 miles In six counties In southwestern Colorado, In a filed by District Attorney George complaint W. Lane of Durango, with the state utilities commission today. The complaint will be docketed and a date set for hearing. Officials of the company stated that the property was not earning today operating expenses and interest charges, and that every effort was being made to put the tracks In serviceable condition, Tha Rio Grande Southern railroad,- - while a subsidiary of the Denver A Rio Grande railroad, 14 not Included in the receivership under which the latter road Is operating, but the stock control of the property passed with the eale of .the Denver A Rio Grande railroad to the Western Pacific Interests on November 20, 1920. FORECLOSING STREET RAILWAY. DBS MOINES, Iowa, May 24 Foreclosure proceedings the Des against Moines City Railway company have been taken by the mortgage bondholders, F. Chambers, receiver for the company, announced this afternoon. Street car service In Des Moines continued to be greatly curtailed today. Of the 132 regular cars but forty-thrwere ope ruling Curtailment of service was started last evening following a decision of Federal Judge Wade that certain bond, sinking funds could hot be diverted to pay off creditors who threatened to remove certain vital equipment from the company s plant. Receiver F. C. Chambers of the Des Moines City Railway company xeplatned that the curtailment of service was made necessary by the action of the General Electric company in going upon, their to dismantle -several substations. property - ' ee AND INDUSTRIALS. (As reported by J -- Ar Hogle A Co.) CHI declared regular cash Imperial monthly dividend of 1 per cent on common stock. Central Leather passed preferred, dividend. An Immediate curtailment In the rubber Industry is predicted in an announcement by the Goodyear Tire A Rubber cor. poratlon. Philadelphia company for year ending Tbs following additional rats changes December II, shows net Income after were checked In: charges equal to 35 40 a share after deLard in tank cars from Chicago, $2 42 duction of preferred dividends, as comper 100 pounds. with 3 23 for the year preceding. From Mississippi river, 32.34 per 100 pared Union Pacific earnings In April gross pounds. 312,831 075; Increase, 1722.971; balance From Missouri river, 62.17 per 100 after tax, 62,681,247: decrease, 910,242,147. pounds. From Colorado, $2 Of per 100 pounds. NEW INCORPORATIONS. Furniture rates also are to be revised, The Bekre Tire Sales company of Ogand rates In effect prior to March 15 den fi'ed article of Incorporation with limited valuation requirements subject to will be restored and applied to furniture the secretary of state, H. E. Crockett, when shipped under released values and yesterday, showing 1 an authorized capital shares. Albert Detsome additional Items Will bs added to stock of 550p, in it ker, E. L. Bradeson, W. S. Glesy, A. B. tbs furniture groupings. Green and J. M. Evans are incorporators. Amendment to articles of the Western Readjustment of the westbound transwere also filed, continental rates on the commodities Pacific Railway company -the routing of the railroad In named to meet eeean competition virtually changing various particulars The only Utah branch means that the- intermountain distributing line mentioned In the articles Is one from centers will lose Much of their natural Grants station to Tooele, fifteen miles geographical advantages which have been long. gained in the traffic contests toof recent the years. To decrease the rates NEBRASKA BANKS CLOSED. coast oenters without reduction to LINCOLN, Neb , May 24 The People's such intermediate points as Balt Lake, dison the State bank at Anselmo, Neb., was closed cannot but reflect finfavorably today by the state department of trade tributing possibilities of business houses and commerce. Secretary J. E. Hart anin this section. nouncedTha board of directors asked that the state take over the affairs of the Chance for Protest. The last report of the bank Inasmuch as the application of the cur- Institution. the state department showed deposits rier to put tha proposed reduction Into to of 1115,000 and loans and discounts of effect will have to be placed before the , Interstate commerce commission, ample 1175,000. opportunity will be afforded for protest ASK LOW SUGAR RATE. on th part of concerned shipper. H. W. prlckett, manager of the Traffic WASHINGTON, May 24. Tariffs proService Bureau of Utah, last night said posing reductions In rates on sugar from be. rethe Pacific coast to territory as far east that tha matter Will undoubtedly ferred to the transportation committee of as Chicago, amounting to from T cents 1284c a hundred pounds, were filed toto the receipt the Commercial club. Upon of the full details Involved In the move, day with the Interstate commerce com. the committee will determine what steps. mission by the transcontinental lines. If any may be necessary. Trafflo successes of recent years make CENTRAL LEATHER PASSES. the proposed reversion to the use of the NEW TORK. May 24. The Central discriminations less Leather short and long-hacompany today passed Its quarSignificant than they would otherwise be, terly dividend of lit per cent on preferred but at the same time should the carriers The stock. company had maintained divibe successful In the contemplated manner dends on the basis of 7 per cent annual of reduction, Utah and Idaho jobbers and since 1906, a after Its organization. year disadvana would be at placed .e shippers tage. Rather than reduce the transconAMERICAN EXCHANGE OFF. tinental rates leaving Intermediate rates LONDON, May 24. There was a sharp unchanged, one authority said last night rates could be re- decline to I 93 In American exchange to. that the Intermediate duced per e and still bs equitable as dav. It was attributed to buying for Gersome of the repacompared with present transcontinental man account to satisfy ration claims' It Is believed the dollars charges In the reduction of the eaatbound rates thus obtained are being held for French the account In New York. tbs lntermountaln section will share . benefit with the coasts for that move will -CLEARING HOUSE REPORT. undoubtedly facilitate the movement of 14. 51,494,793 canned goods condensed jpnllk and other Tuesday's clearings, Bam day last year, 12,224.059.19. products Pa-df- lo i TO HELP LAND BANKS. LkeTrlbun Cabin Chicago Tribune-Sal- t WASHINGTON, May 24. Upon recommendation of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, the senate committee on banking and currency today reported out the Curtis bill, providing for a revolving fund of 350,000, 09 for the use of the federal land banks. Under this plan fur providing additional credit facilities for farmers the secretary of treasury Is authorised In his discretion upon the re- nest of th farm loan board to make 2 epoalta for the temporary use of any federal land bank, The aggregate of allsums so deposited Is limited to 150, 000,000 at any one time; The senate committee took favorable action after receiving a letter' from Secretary Mellon. He stated that both he and the members of the federal farm loan board were strongly in favor of Its appetizing aroma, fine flavor and satisfying strength is certain to please those mho are parties lar about the coffee they drink ' Look for the -- RAILS r in the drinking of a cup oj f Am ODAllDIAKSBXr KOTICIS. county clerk or the respective stsaeis for further Information. I IN THE DISTRICT COURT, PROBATE division, In add for Salt Lake county, Utah. In the matter of the estate of FKOBAXS I Consult you mill be sure to qet Hills Bros. RedCan , R v Iroadosl ? loowo Hr. or COFFEE THE CONEY ISLAND OF THE WEST simply drive Importers to the purchase of light shrinking wools, to the disadvantage of American- - growers. The hearing today was attended by all Republican members of the ways and means commutes And m&st of the members asking questions Indicated that they had become convinced not only of tho fairness, but of the soundness of placing the duty on the scoured content The senators asked for a duty of 46 cents a pound on scoured wool or the scoured content and declared tbat that rata would be actually protective whereas tha rata of 16 cents on wool In the grease would be but a pretense at protection. They also cited the report of the tariff which, after thorough Inves- of Basing commission tigation, advocated placing the duty on wool on the scoured content, a report has been ignored up to this time. on lip in Grease. that The committee gave no formal Indication of Its purpose to rewrite the wool schedule, but the senators are convinced the committee, for tho most part, wag Special to The Tribune. with them. The samples of wool and WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24. A final an elaborate brief sustaining a duty based on means the scoured content was left with the appeal to the house ways and oommlttea to' write schedule K of the committee for Its further consideration. permanent tariff bill so it will Impose WILL HELP LAND BANK. an import duty on the scouped content of WASUINOTONv May ?t Senator Cur. wool Instead of taking wool In graaae, transfer of 330, 000,000 tlss bill was mads today by Senators Gooding of from the proposing to federal land banks treasury Idaho and Stanfield of Oregon, and as on request of tbs federal farm loan board part of their argument they presented was ordered reported favorably today by seven samples of wool to demonstrate the senate banking committee. Secretary how th old system of taxing wool In Mellon, In a letter, approved the bill, declaring that the initial capital of the the grease falls to afford that measure farm loan banks was wholly inedaquate of protection which congress heretofore to permit their practical operation, has assumed it was granting. The committee had tentatively agreed to bring in the old duty on wool In the IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT grease, but the two northwestern sencourt of Salt Lake county, state of ators sought this opportunity to give an Leona Checketts. plaintiff, vs Utah. to the committee, and when object lessonwas Raymond Checketta, defendant Sum over, both Senator Goodthe bearing mons. ing and Senator Stanfield expressed conThe slate of Utah to the said defendant viction that the wool schedule will bs You are hereby summoned to appear on within rewritten to place the new duty twenty days after the service of scoured wool. this summons you. If served within Senator Gooding sent to Boston for the county upon In which this action Is seven samples of wool ranging all the brought; otherwise, within thirty days heavy after way from scoured wool to wools and defend the above-en- with grease and which shrink 66 3 per titled service, action: and, in case of your failure cent. He was able to demonstrate that pay a the light shrinking wools actually than 16 cents, that duty of much lees avas much as the half wool shrinking Instance, unerage American woolsfor would be actually payder the old plan, ing a duty of only 7 Mi cents, and so on, The senators according to shrinkage. American told the committee that th wool growers are not interested in the wool: with the amount of dirt Imported, concerned only with the aotual they are content of all imports, and unscoured less th duty Is placed on the sooured content, there will be Injustice In the wool tariff, and American growers wilt h suffer. Reenactment of the old wool schedule, they said, would Ready for the biggest season in its history with a host of new -tractions. at'Ml t- J io UMM Wf SB The Wildest Ride You Ever Took Western Senators Explain Disadvantage Tariff Music - by Witzells Famous Jazz Band HE! MIBl'mV if OEO FEOTMBES Excellent Meals, Popular Prices BLUE BIRD CAFE In i 4 i jf - ?- X -- . Paved Highway AH the Way Automobile Parking 50c,' Including Admission, Regardless of vl Number of Passengers. Bamberger Electric Cars Every Hour,. Beginning at 12 Noon 35c Round Trip. Quick Comfortable Safe. nt i S tf 1 X j j so to do. Judgment will be rendered decree of divorce from the defendant. ot JOE W. ROZZELLE. against you according to the demand Attorney for Platntlf tha complaint, which has been filed Posoffice Address, 417 Kearns Buildwith the clerk of said court, wherein C1293 Lake Salt CJty, Utah. the plaintiff is seeking an Interlocutory ing, MOW VV ii A great story of lova and, mto north of 63 dsgrto -j- Payne-Aldrlc- GEM . Phi ONE WEEK NOW FLAYING "The Theater Beautiful Was SIR OLIVER LODGE' right about seeing Into the future? See Unseen Forces Presented ' Superb Csst, Including SYLVIA BREAMER, ROSEMARY THEBY, CONRAD NAGEL and BOSERT CAIN by All-St- ar Oh- t- beginning-ion1- 0 Christie Comedy "SCRAPPILY MARRIED" CHESTER OUTING LAST SHOW OF SEASON RIOT OF FUN - 3C DELM0NTECAFE A ' -- GEORGE BEBAN In "ONE MAN IN A MILLION" T"- AND IT v Coming Next Saturday y FRANKLIN ARDELL a In "King Solomon, Jr.," farcical comedy of - I960, Grace White. with Ruth Warren, Helen Ooodhu t iT- t'hH r it.1 - if. and ? South Main Street. Table d'Hote Dinner, 65c ' 5 to 8 p. to. 325 Chicken Creole Gumbo Asmus H Lamp, deceased Notice. The petition of John F. Fitzpatrick Grilled American Sardine on Toast praying for the admission to probate of a certain document, purporting to be a Roast Prims Ribs Beef, Au Jus of the last will and testament transcript Roast Leg of Pork, Apple Saucs f Asmus H. Lamp, deceased, and for Stuffed Bell Pepper, Creme ttie granting of letters of administration Grilled lamb Chops, Shoestring Potatoes With the will annexed to John F. Fltxpat-rll-with Veal Brains and Bacon Omelette has been set for hearing on Friday, the 3d day of June, A D. 1921. at 2 o'clock p. m., at the county court house Baked Potatoes , In the court room of said court. In Balt Buttered June Peas Salt Utah. Lake county, Lake City, Witness the clerk of said court, with New Asparagus Potnts, Thousand Island the seal thereof affixed this 18th day Dressing , of May, 1921. the bill. a CLARENCE bUI COWAN. has been- drawn in such (Seal) This Pies Clerk., manner as to protect the treasury sgntnsf " - -- Tty TjTT: TAI-MF.Mlnr " Cherry Cocoanuf Cream Appl financial loss by permitting an Interest Sundae and Cake Pineapple GEO JAT clerk. on the GIPSON, Deputy approximately deposit charge . C4979 Mixed . Fruit Jell-with Cream Attorney for petitioner. equal to tbat paid by the government on k, trade markon the can, then MISS LOLYA ADLER AND CO. THE BEAUTIFUL LADY IN By EDWARD HAROLD CONWAY, s W.s-- l - w a riwn V" nr VVit ' W(, IW v V WVe IGOeEftrCT i .W |