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I Minneapolis Morning Tribune Fifty-first Year. No. 262. Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1921 United Press.

Price Two Cents in Minneapolis Three Mail Fliers Burned to Death Raise in Phone Rates Is Denied By State Board Rail Commission Says Poor Service Does Not Justify Measure. Petition for Permanent Adjustment Is Still Pending. Better Facilities Might Warrant Higher Charge, Hinted. Holding that telephone service in Minnesota is not reasonably adequate, the state Railroad and Warehouse commission in an order issued yesterday denied applications of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange company and Tri-State Telephone Telegraph company for increased rates. The denial was on the application of the companies for an emergency in! crease over the entire systems, to be effect pending decision on the applications filed previously for permanent rate readjustment.

Yesterday's decision was on the temporary relief petition only. Order Follows Hearings. The order followed a series of pubHe hearings held in the offices of the railroad commission, at which citizens and representatives of various commerclal and civic clubs testified as to the service given by the two telephone companies. Testimony of the telephone companies was also taken by the commission, and the costs of operation and extension of service were considered. Judge Ira B.

Mills, chairman of the commission, and O. P. B. Jacobson concurred in the order, while Commis. sioner F.

W. Putnam dissented. Reasons Set Forth. The order denying the rate increase in part reads: "After due consideration the commission finds that the present rates for telephone service in this state, taking into consideration the character of the service provided, are reasonable; that the present service in the state is not reasonably adequate and sufficient, and therefore the application of the telephone companies for an increase in the present rates is hereby dented. "The evidence in this proceeding was undisputed, that the telephone service furnished the people of this state was not reasonably adequate.

Obligation Not Fulfilled. "It is a primary obligation of a public utility such as a telephone company to furnish reasonably adequate service. This obligation has not been fulfilled. While Improved service might afford a sufficient basis on which to predicate a claim that the present rates are sonable and to warrant the commission in granting an aplication for an increase in rates, it is clear to us in view of all circumstances, that the present rates are adequate compensation for the nature of the service furnished. "It is the opinion of the commission that when a public utility does not pro vide reasonably adequate service, consideration should be given accordingly and such rates should be allowed As are commensurate with the character of the service rendered." Poor Service Objection.

In discussing the order the two curring commissioners stated that at the hearing when all interests were giv. en an opportunity to be heard the principal objection was not to the rates paid or an increase, but to inadequacy of the service. It was shown in St. Paul, Judge Mills said, that the service was of such character that a body of as fair minded men 89 judges of the district court had requested -the county commissioners not to pay for the telephone service. In Stinneapolis the service was shown to be equally bad by public officers and by other prominent users of the telephone, ho said.

The companies themselves admitted the service was imperfect, Judge Mills added, and in both cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, positive damage was done to physicians, whose business was boing ruined by the inadequacy of the telephone service. The companies, he said, claim they can remedy condition but, the commissioners hold, the service should be reasonably good before an increase of rates is granted. The combination of the automatic and the manual phones seems to have been an experiment which has not yet proven A success, Judge Mills concluded. Commissioner Putnam in dissenting held that the two companies are entitled to a substantial increase 1 in rates In order that they may properly perform their services as a public utility and meet the general demands of the public.

He also held that the refusal of the commission to grant increases in telephone rates in December, 1918, is partly responsible for the service condition of today. Increase Held Necessary. Commissioner Putnam's statement in part follows: "I dissent from the order in this case and believe that the telephone companies are entitled to a substantial Increase in rates in order that they may properly perform their services as public utility and meet the general demands of the public. "The basis for denial of increase set out in the order of the commission is failure to give reasonably adequate service, This commission by its refusal (Continued on Page 5, Col. 6.) Weather Forecast.

Minnesota Cloudy today; tomorrow fair, not much change In emperature. Ford's Cowless Milk Lacks Soul, Wiley Says Universal News Service. Washington, Feb. is not a very fertile field for the reformers to be found in Henry Ford's, machinemade, cow less milk, according to Dr. Harvey Wi.

Wiley, famous pure food expert. says that such milk is as soul-less as the idea of its production is practical. "I do not know of any real substitute for mlik and have not heard of any, on which children would not speedily starve to death," he said. "There cannot be any artificial substitute for milk made. It may a body, but it would have no soul." Nash Appeal Allowed By House Move Bill, Favoring Ousted Official, Passes Lower Body, 72 to 39.

By George E. Akerson. By vote of 72 to 29, the House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill, designed to make it possible for William M. Nash, former county attorney, removed by Governor Burnquist, to have his case reopened. The bill relates to certiorari proceedings before the supreme court, giving that court power to pass on questions of fact in cases, where public officials have been removed by the governor.

In the Nash case, the court held that the governor had full power to remove an official, and that the facts on which he had taken action were not subject to review. The measure, as passed by the House, is general in its nature, but has retroactive clause, making it possible for officials removed within the last six months to move to have their cases certified to the supreme court for review. That one clause takes care of the Nash case. The bill was recommended by the Judiciary committee, and Representative Pattison made the fight for it when the House considered it in mittee of the whole. Yesterday only one legisiator spoke on it.

Representative Milton C. Lightner of St. Paul opposed it, making specia! reference to the Nash case. Bill Introduced In Senate. The bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator F.

E. Putnam, chairman of the judiciary committee. It has the indorsement of the State As sociation of County Attorneys. the organization, which protested vigorously against the removal of Mr. Nash by Governor Burnquist.

1. Two Hennepin county members, W. I. Norton and C. E.

Hulbert, voted against the bill. Representatives Cameron, Eaton, Girling, Howard, Kozlak, Lauderdale, Miner, Nellermoe, Nimocks, J. W. Olson, Erling Swenson, Washburn and Speaker Nolan voted for it. Representatives.

Child and West were atsent. The complete roll call follows: For the bill: Arens, Benson, Bernard, Briggs, Brown, Burdorf, Cameron, Christensen, Conley, Cullum, Cummings, Day, DeLury, Dilley, Eaton, Enstrom, Flahaven, Flaherty, Gartner, Gerlich, Girling, Gislason, C. Goodwin, Hemstad, Hinds, Howard, Keller. Putnam, Kozlak, Lauderdale, Lee, Lennon, Lorg, (Continued on Page 5, Col. 4.) The Girl Cub Reporter makes a tour of the beauty parlors, and you'd never guess what she found in there.

If you want to know you'll have to read her story in next Sunday's Cribune You'll find a lot of other snappy features in that same paper. United States Ambassador Page was one of the really big men in Europe during the war, says Margot Asquith, in the next instalment of her "Intimate Diary," which describes London just after the armistice and tells of Wilson at the peace table. "'SMATTER C. M. Payne's great home life comic, is now running weekly as a full page in colors.

Another instalment of the adventures in England of Sir Everard Dominey, or of Baron Leopold von Ragastein, German spy, whichever the mysterous central figure of "The Great Impersonation," Oppenheim's big novel, finally will prove to be. Map of Europe must be remade again, says Manley 0. Hudson, international law expert of the American Peace Commission, in discussing the protection afforded minorities in the new states of Europe by the peace treaties. This is the ninth of the Public Ledger Peace forum lectures. American dress designers have thrown off the Paris yoke, says Edith M.

Burtis, the Tribune's fashion writer. Charming poses by popular screen actresses showing some of the latest modes. "A New Chapter in Thrift" written by a young and pretty settlement teacher and the family of one of her class, in Elta Lenart's New Americans" series. All in the next issue of The Sunday Tribune Lemke Breaks With Townley, Dakota Report Newspapers Allege Split Over State Bank After Quarrel. Attorney General Ready to Renounce Chief as Enemy to League.

Severe Handicap Is Seen to Efforts of Organization in Other Fields. Townley." Liquidation of Bank. Bismarck, N. Feb. Dakota newspapers which are opposed to the Nonpartisan league carried stories tonight charging that Attorney General William Lemke and F.

B. Wood of Deering, two of the three members of the executive committee of the Natioral Nonpartisan league have split with President A. C. Townley, the third member, over conditions existing in the Bank of North Dakota, and that they are ready to renounce Townley and place him in the ranks of league enemies. Leaders of the league, while admitting that the Bank of North Dakota liquidation had been discussed with Townley, denied emphatically that there was any split.

"Mr. Townley did not advise the closing or liquidation of the Bank of North Dakota. There is not the slightest friction, and talk of any impending break between Mr. Townley and Mr. Lemke is ridiculous," Governor Lynn J.

Frazier declared tonight. "Mr. Townley, as always, is the greatest friend of the farmer, the worker and the Nonpartisan league," Mr. Lemke said tonight. "I consider his principles of co-operation and industrial democracy the greatest in the world, and I am working in closest harmony with Mr.

The Fargo Forum tonight said: C. Townley sees liquidation of the Bank of North Dakota as the only way open to a final solution of the state's financial problems. "Mr. Townley, because he advocated the liquidation of the state bank befcre the Nonpartisan league caucus, receiving the support of only 10 legislators, is marked for political destruction at the hands of the Lemke element." The article goes on to say that there is shown "the readiness of Lemke and his crowd to renounce Mr. Townley, and place him in the ranks of league enemies, if he persists in his theory that the state bank should be abandoned.

"In a room in a Bismarck hotel, where he (Townley) was closeted with Lemke, Governor Frazier and Cathro (head of the bank), Townley declared his position. He scored them roundly for the condition that the state administration has precipitated, and declared that he was through with them for all time. Associates Are Lashed. "Townley lashed his former associates in just the same manner that he has applied the lash to scores of others who have crossed his path within the league organization during his meteoric career. Standing with Lemke is Frank Wood, third member of the executive committee.

"The split in the National committee, Lemke's open threats through his Fargo paper to brand Townley as an 'enemy of the with the groundwork already laid, means serious handicaps for organization work in other fields. Lemke, by sustained efforts, over a long period, has placed himself in such position that he has complete authority over the Nonpartisan league organization in this state, and that Townley, to all intent- and purposes, is a rank outsider. They turned him out of the Nonpartisan league caucus, with 10 votes the most he could muster; 10 votes where once he was the unchallenged master." Hastings News Writer for 30 Years Dies Hastings, Feb. A. Thorne, veter.

newspaper correspondent of Hastings, died at Latto hospital at 5:40 p. m. today after an illness of eight days from double pneumonia. He was 53 years old. Born in Henderson, Sibley county, Thorne came to Hastings in his youth with his parents.

For more than 30 years he was correspondent for Minneapolis and St. Paul newspapers and the, Associated Press. Funeral service will be held Saturday. Dinner to Mayor Leads to Dry Raid Newark, N. Feb.

violation of the Volstead act at a testimonial dinner given last night in honor of Mayor Charles P. Gillen, led to a raid today on the Krueger auditorium, scene of the banquet, and the seizure of wine, whisky and champagne. Six prohibition agents, who raided the hall, made affidavits that they had attended the banquet and purchased liquor at an open bar. Smuts Party Assured of Working Majority Cape Town, Feb. midnight tonight the results of the election to the House of the Assembly showed that the South African Coalitionists has won 65 seats, the Nationalists 84, the LaborItes nine and the Independents one.

General Jan Christian Smuts, the prime minister, is sure of a working majorIty of 10 in the assembly, while 23 re suits are still outstanding. Minneapolis Victim of Wreck I.S.MAIL.126 the victims in yesterday's air mail crash at La Chicago to Minneapolis. The plane is shown ship that figured in yesterday's accident was Shop in The Tribune Look Up These Display Advertisements in This Issue Page Blankets, Frocks, Aprons, Furniture- 3 Bread -Regan's Bakery .12 Boston Dentists 11 Children's and Women's Wear- The 4 Comparison of Advertising Rates- -The Minneapolis Tribune .15 Chocolates -Garrottes Chocolate Co. ...............12 Cash Registers Cash Register Exchange 2 Candy--Independent Packing Co. 12 Dancing--Curtis Hotel 2 Electric Contractors--Midland Electric Co.

8 Eggs -Rehnberg 12 Furniture- -Brecher Furniture Co. ................4 Financial Advertising 18-19 Groceries -Brackett's ............12 Groceries- -Witt's 12 Hose for Men-Maurice L. Rothschild .......10 Jewelry -Max A. Kohen .11 Men's Suits and Overcoats -Foreman's 2 Meats Witt's 12 -Duley 12 Meats Frederick 12 Milk -Metropolitan Milk Co. 2 Motor Cars Ashley Motor Car Co.

7 Motor Cars -Harvey E. Mack Co. 9 Motor Cars -Oakland Motor Car 9 Motor Cars-Gray Motor Car 6 Motor Cars--Midland 6 Motor Cars -Harrington Motor 8 Motor Cars -Nash Sales 9 Motor Cars -A. C. Templeton, Motor Cars Motors 6 Motor Cars--N.

W. Cadillac 9 Motor Cars Northern Auto Co. 8 Motor Cars J. H. Motors 8 Motor Cars Wood Motor 8 Office Furniture Office Furniture and Equipment Co.

2 Pictures -Beard Art 12 Photoplays- The Lyric 10 Pianos -Raudenbush 2 Removal Sale- The New England .......11 Spectacles -M. L. Cohen Shoes for Men-Maurice L. Rothschild 2 Suits and Overcoats- Maurice L. Rothschild Silk Hose, Girls' Dresses, Downstairs Store ......................11 11 Shoes for Men, Women and Children- The Home Trade 2 Silks -Macivers Silk Shop 2 Sporting Goods- Warner Hardware Tents, Army Blankets, Shoes, Army and Navy Store .....11 Theaters and Amusements 11 Trucks J.

N. Johnson 8 Trucks -Motor Truck Service Co. .................15 Union Dentists .............11 Educator Heads Winona Civic Club. the next year. The election of Mr.

MaxWinona, Feb. G. C. Max- well established a precedent, because well, president of the Winona Normal school, was elected president of the Winona Assiciation of Commerce for Crash Forecast By Minneapolis Man Kills Him 'Hun Junker' Plane, Flying to Twin Cities, Bursts Into Flames. Falls Near La Crosse With Airmen After an Explosion.

W. L. Carroll, Victim, Was Leaving Service This Month. William L. Carroll, Minneapolis, one of he first ship to be used in the service from Carroll inset.

It was a De Haviland type. The Trade Revival Looms Strong in Northwest Opportunities for Future Stressed at Business Week Rally. Opportunity for better business is now knocking at the portals of the great Northwest and needs only the welcome of those within to assure this territory of an era of unprecedented business revival which will place every trade, industry or business from the farm to the largest city on the firm business basis enjoyed in pre days. This in substance was the message livered to the gathering at the Auditorium last night by civic, commercial and railroad leaders at the Trade Week Better Business smoker held under auspices of the newly organized Northwest Auto Trade association. Railroads Optimistic.

Voicing the viewpoint of the railroads, W. H. Bremner, president of the Minneapolis St. Louis railroad, declared that the railroads operating in the Northwest are optimistic over the business outlook and that if they can afford to take this view, surely every individual and other business. can well decide that it is to their advantage to do likewise.

"We want prosperity and optimism," said Mr. Bremner, "but we do not want a howling, mob-swaying optimism that will wear off within a few weeks. What we want is a sane optimism that will assure this territory of substantial and continued prosperity. In this the railroads are vitally interested and in this (Continued on Page 5, Col. 2.) Crosse, brought above, a photograph of an all-metal JL-6.

Eggs 30 Cents Dozen Saturday, Predicted; Butter, too, Is Lower Hens, Month Ahead on Produc- tion, Cause 55-Cent Drop in 3 Weeks--Meats Drop. Strictly fresh eggs will sell at 28 cents a dozen wholesale in Minneapolis today, the lowest price at this time of the year in 10 years, according to Ira. E. Meagher, of Meagher Parsone, wholesale produce firm. The wholesale price yesterday was 31 cents.

Mr. Meagher predicted the Minneapolis consumer would be able to buy the best eggs Saturday for 30 cents a dozen. Butter is due to take another drop today, also. The wholesale price yesterday was 43 cents for the best grade of creamery butter, and today's price will be 41 cents. Retail stores add about 5 cents to this price.

Butter has dropped six cents within a week, and eggs have dropped from 85 cents for selects three weeks ago. "The hens are about a month ahead of average production," said Mr. Meagher, in explaining the reduction. Butter prices are said to be due to weather conditions. Fresh beef and pork have joined butter and eggs in the downward procession.

Minneapolis consumers will get milk one cent a quart cheaper today, the price of 12 cents a quart for milk and 14 cents a half pint for cream being scheduled to go into effect. This reduction is affective in the Twin Cities. There will be no reduction in the price of pints of milk. James Huneker, Noted Critic, Dies, Aged 61 New York, Feb. Gibbons Huneker, musical critic and essayist, died tonight.

He was 61 years old. Ho was born at Philadelphia and educated in Paris and abroad, where he gained an 1 international reputation as musical and art critic. Mr. Hunker had been on staff of the New York World for the pant two years, Three air mail aviators were killed at La Crosse, late yesterday when their all-metal ship, flying from Chicago to Minneapolis, exploded 600 feet in air. The victims were: William L.

Carroll, 23 years old, living at 3300 Columbus avenue, Minneapolis; pilot. Arthur Rowe, Fort Pierre, S. pilot. Robert Hill, Chicago, mechanician. It was the second fatal accident on the Chicago- air route.

Last Thursday K. M. Stewart, pilot of Chicago, was killed in an air mail ship at Mendota as he was leaving Minneapolis for Chicago. George J. Sampson.

2627 Nicollet avenue, mechanic on the ship, was severely injured. Plane's First Trip. Pilot Rowe was flying the all-metal ship on its maiden trip to Minneapolis, and Carroll came along as observer. They planed to land at La Crosse at Salzer field a and were circling for position when the explosion came. Workers and pilots field saw the spurt of fire.

Then the ship buckled, turned over and dropped, forming a ribbon of flame. It landed a half mile from the field and continued to burn. When the service station men reached the ship they were able only to pull the victims from the flames dead. The ship had left Chicago Monday morning; but heavy snowfall forced landing at Lone Rock, near the southern boundary line of Wisconsin. Superintendent Carlson of Salzer field declared the plane had been in trouble almost from the beginning of the flight.

Not Carrying Mail. It was nearly 5 p. when La Crosse air mail employes first sighted the ship from the south. Pilot Rowe went into two long spirals, preparatory to landing. As he straightened out the explo sion came.

The wrecked plane was not carrying mail, officials said. The plaine was of the all-metal, cabin JL-6 type, known to American aviators as "Hun Junkers." According to Minneapolis airmen, the ship was manufactured in Germany after the Armistice and shipped in parts to America by way of Holland and Switzerland. John Larsen, mechanical engineer of Omaha, is said to have conceived the idea of buying these planes for commercial use and to have assembled some 16 or 17 at a Long Island plant and sold them to the government for the mail service. Eddie Rickenbacker piloted one of a similar type of planes on continental flight, other aviators, cluding Carroll, were opposed to ing their lives in them. Pilot roll's last words to his brother, Gerald, before he left for Chicago Tuesday morning, were: Wreck Every Time.

"It will probably be up to me to fly some of that metal junk back and I don't want to do it. You can't make a suitable landing with one of them. Every time a landing is made thing cracks." Carroll had planned to quit the mail service this month. He WAS born in Minneapolis April 9, 1898. As a boy he attended the Holy Rosary parochial school and South and tral high schools.

When America declared of war 15 in 1917 he was one of Minneapolis boys who went to Toronto and enlisted in the British Royal Flying corps. After preliminary training at ferro field No. 2, near Houston, he was sent overseas and and a course at the Toronto, school, was doing flight duty on the front one month after arrival with a rank of first lieutenant. He Was assigned mostly to night bombing expeditions but saw considerable scout service. An Exhibition Flier.

After the armistice, Carroll carried mail between Paris and Cologne for several months, returning to olig late in the spring of 1919. After doing exhibition flying with Walter Bullock, he joined the air mail service and flew the first mail carrying plane from Chicago to Minneapolis on ber 13, 1920. Carroll held the record for flying between Chicago and Minneapolis, 374 ing miles, in 3 hours and 22 minutes. One unofficial record he is said to hold reduces this record 8 minutes. Before entering the war, he was professional golt instructor at the Mason City, country club, and he was well known among golfers of the Twin Cities.

Brother Goes For Body. Lynn B. Carroll, a brother, left for La Crosse last night to bring body bly Saturday. Other surviving relatives home. The funeral will be field proba.

are his mother, Mrs. Alta R. Carroll and one sister, Miss Eithne M. Carroll. Pilot Rowe's home is at Pierre, S.

D. While he was in the aerial mail service, he resided at Maywood station, Chicago, with his wife and small daughter. His mother war visiting his home at the time he left on the fatal flight. He served in the A. E.

aviation corps and last year, in company with two other aviators founded the Ft. Pierre Aero club, exhibition flights over South Dakota. Hill's home is said to be near St. Louis, Mo. Praise For Carroll.

Minneapolis air men praised Carroll's Aying abilities last night. Reports from La Crosse said he did not wish to make those who have previously held the office to which he was elected were business men of the ety, (Continued on Page 5, Col: 5.).