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PAGE TWO EVESTSO ROSEBCBQ REVIEW,. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1016, E ritKMDK.Vr WII.SOX TOIMY A I'. TKAIiKIl UKI'OHK A JOINT hKh- sio.n of co;uk.ss am I'Kl:- SO.VAIJ.Y Sr;JKSTKI I.KfilS I.ATION HE WANTS l:.NA( Tl:l. EIGHT HOUR DAY IS DESIRED President Vilon AIm .Asks for let. islation Which ill Iml for All Time Kit-ike and Other mhv JtfhorflciH, WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.- Follow i ii K the nrceedent he eHlabliHheo when he, Jirt anHuiued It I m execullvi chalet Jn the While JIouhi;, I'rewl (U-nt VVilHon today appeared befon a Joint hchhIoii of Cone,reHH and per honally outlined letfiHlation In; hopei to have enacted by that body, li wiiH the third time he ban aildieKHcu t he Hlxly-fourth CoiiKrenn. Ilccaune the makeup or the next limine may renull in hard Hied din. for Democratic meanti ren, the J'reid dent hoped, hy his appeal toftay, it convince I hiti (Umnn-HH of tin; I in portance of immediate action on l t Inlatlon In particularly deHire. The executive box in t ht; lIotiHt gallery wan reserved for .lrn. WUkoii and other membera of the I'n-Hl dt-nt'H family. Members of the cab inet uIko were there. While ConjrreHH h working on hit rfcoiniiM'ndatloiiH t lie President will be away from WaHhiriKton but little. Should it be neeenha ry he may rec ouiiiM'tid that the cuMomary Christ man receHH be diapeiiHed with. Thli KUKK'-Htlon has been made already b) Speaker Clark and Chairman KHz Herald, of the House appropriations committee. There Ih much to do be fore March :i, the date of adjourn mcnt, If the 1'reHident'n wishes are t. be carried out In full at UiIh Hum and not entrtintcd to tin- Hlxty-fiflh CoriKrewM. The President' mesFafie follows In full: Gentlemen of Conn-Hs: In fiilfllllnn at thiH time the ilul laid upon tin! by tlx CoiihI it ut Ion oi communicating to you from lime li, time iurormatlou of the male or tin I'nioii and recommending to youi consideration audi legislative mens tires as may be Judn'-d necessary and expedient, I shall continue the prac tlce, which I hope has been accept able to you, of leaving lo the report! of the several heads of the execulivi depart meats the elaboration of th detailed needM of the public servici and ro nil ne myseir to thOH matter! of more general public policy will, which It neeniH necessary and feas Ihle to deal at tin- present schh I o n ol the CftllKI'esH. I realize the limitations of lime under which you will necessarily net at thiH session and shall make my kukm'hIIouh aH Tew uh possible; but there wen Home things left undone at the luHt session which there will now be lime to Cfimplete and which It r.eeuiH necessary in the jntereHt of the public to do al once. In the llrHt place, it seems to me imperatively necessary I hat the earliest pOHHible consideration and action should be neenrded the re maining measti res of the program of seit lement and regulation w hlrh I had occasion to recommend lo you at the close of your last session In view of the public dancers disclosed by tlx- unaccommodated difficulties which then existed. ant which still unhappily continue to exist, between t he railroads of I he count ry and I heir locomotive engineers, con due lors and trainmen. I then recon i mended : I l-'lrst. Immediate provision for the enlarK'nii-nt and administrative re organization of the Interstate Com merce Com mission aloni,' the Tiros I embodied In the bill recently p;iH.-.r j by the Mouse of Kepi em-nt ill i es and now auaithiK action by the Senate; ! In order that (lie commission mav In i enabb-d to deal with the many ureal and v a rioti s dut leu now de ol vini.' upon it with a pi ompt ncss and thor ourhiief.s uhich ate, with lis presetit ! cotmtllution and means of action,1 practical!) impo' thle. j Second, I tie establish men t of an 1 eilil hour day as the le;il busts of I 1 yxt' s 4 ..-Ms. i t if From paililltiK ty S4;yrrmur Tlion.aH. I'ri'irl'lit Wil.iiin. wlio toil.iy an-;ir-c iicron:ii: y before joint session of thn nitoil Sliili-K CimKri-.iHn and 01 tMni-il tin;. Icgislr.tion which no Imparl wo lil hi; ad(i till durini? tlie i.n-fi-nl senslon of thp.t body. i 360 PICTURES 360 ARTICLES CACH MONTH ON ALL NEWS STANDS -a, JS Cents POPULAR MECHANICS AlAtiAZINC WRITTEN SO YOU CAM UNDCBSTAIO IT All the Orr.it Pvr',' !,. i,.,n r. Fn:mrt-nnK dii f lTU.nti.-t o it I he Vuiiil. .He !(-.. ti''i ,1 in ,i, . inff m.innrr. n t'ley uiur. 3am.vv0 rr.idet ravh numtti. thep Nous ;r;s'!,'' IT'. thm ihnp, and !. tu nt.kr r i ..i. at li n..- Amattur Mtohtniet " I "- i '' ! ton iui ii ii.ooo kiwi Duitm Att roor 4ilr ! h r rnpt : it Ml ' f -it to ft Ufi. II M lor rfli . t. ... alaku ( Mrkanlral Ikwli fr mi rruitt. POPULAR MtCHANICft MAQAXINC Nrth Mlchlgw Avotm, CHtemf work and of waj-'e.s in the employ uent of all railway employes who tre actually enaed in the work of peratlii(j trains In interstate tiatiH poriation. Third, the authorization of the Utpointment by the Tresident of a small body of men to observe the ac ual teaultH in experience of the idoption of the eiht-hour day in .'ail way transportation alike for the tiieu and for the railroads. Fourth, explicit approval by thf 'onKieKH of the consideration by the .nterstale Commerce Commission ol in increase of freight rates to meet ;uch additional expenditures bv the railroads as may have been rendered leccf.Hary by the adopt ion of t he iKht-hotir day and which have not jeen offset by administrative re idjustmeiitM and ecouoniies. should he facts disclosed Justify (he in Tease. Filth, an amendment of tint exist- ok i' ederal at at nio which provides or I he medial ion, concilia! ion, and libit rat ion of such cont roversies as ho present by adding to It a provl ilou that, in case (he methods of ac on i modal ion now provided for diould fall, a full public invesltKa- tiou of the merits of every .such (lis sha II be in si it uh-d a tie) com pleted before a strike or lockout tnaj lawfully be attempted. And, sixth, the lodgement in Un hands of the executive oi the power, in case of military necfssltv, to tak- cont rul of such port ions and such rolling stock of the railways of the ouniry as may be required for mili tary use and lo operah- them for military purposes, with authority to halt into the mihtarv m-m ice ol Ihe I nlted Stales Midi tram cn-ws and lid II 1 1 11 1st rat e olt leials as the cir uiii; lancet rcMuiie (.,r (heir safe and I'ftieji nl use. The stcrtnd and third of these recon i men da t ions I he Congress (hi mediaielv actt-d on; it erdablMied the it-'hi hour day as the leal basis for iork and wa-es in train service and t auiliori.ed the appointment of a on i mission to idit t e ami report upon ihe practical results, deeming hese the itlasilteS hiihl immediate lv needed, but H nstpoieil action upon Ihe oilier surest inns until an nppnri unity shoubt be ottered fur a more d'dihi-j ale consideration ol t hem. 'I' he f fin ii li recti mmeiidal ion I do nut deem it necessary to renew. The puw.r or the Interstate Com merce ( 'o iimi t. sum to fcrant au in f reasi' ol rates on the ground re teiied to in imhspuhi bly clear ami a f ecotuniendat ion by the Congress uith repaid to such a matter mir.hl em to diaw In t ue.-d ton the scoim of Ihe commission's authoilty or ils inclinatmn to do justice when there Is no teasnti lo tloiibt either. The ot her suck est Ions, the In crease in the Interstate Commerce i 'o ii i m i K-d nit ' s membership and in Its lacilitns fr periniminK its tnaiiifoltl duties, the provision lor full public i n e:' 1 1 c a t in n and assessment of In dm. trial disputi-s, and the rant to the eicillle ot the power to control and opera i e the railways when neces sary tu time el war nr other like pub lic ii en -.mi , I now ery earnest I j 1 ene Th- tiMv.-;Mtv inr such legislation is iu.inite-t ami ptesstnt; Those who hate tali uted us with the nsponst hilit and 1 1 1 1 1 or M tMiij: and safe una i d no: t lo in in such matters would hud it hard. I beh, ve, to e cii-i- a t.tilui'e in at upon these iTtite maims m an unnecessary l-o ,t pelie;iM nl el et not 11 poll t he til Not n 1 the Interstate Coin- liii-l ee Corn M; I --lull How hnd it prat' I icat 1 pn pn- ..silde, with its present in, -tiM. ( i-tiip and nli; a nl; at inn. to peitniin it-. fiai functions promptly and Ibntte.o-lilv. but il Is nnl Ulllike h that H m.t pie-. nth be found .ulM-able to told to it- duties sllli el I;, i s e,j u,i 1 1 v hea . and exacting It 'I !ll-t be pel(. iled as all Utl in Oil- H at e Hist I llliient I to- i t.uiiir t aiinot and should not oli-t ill t.i teiuatll liliv lioo;et' e tniind Industrial disturb u k of additlnmil means j n and conciliation w htch i a no M uiiijn I the railroads for the concentration of the military forces of the Nation wherever they are needed and when ever they are needed. This is a program of regulation, prevention, and administrative effi ciency which argues its own case in the mere statement of it. With re gard to one of Its items, the increase in the efficiency of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the House of Representatives has already acted; it;; action needs only the concurrence of the Senate. I would hesitate to recommend, and I dare say the Congress would hesitate to act upon the suggestion should I make it, that any man in any occupation should be obliged by law to continue in an employment which he desires to leave. To parm a law which forbade or prevented the individual workmen to leave liis work before receiving the approval or socbdy In doing so would be to adopt a new principle Into our Juris prudence which I take it for granted we are not prepared to Introduce. Hut the proposal that the operation of the railways of the country shall not be stopped or interrupted by the concerted action of organized bodies of men until u public investigation sha II have been instituted which shall make the whole ijuestion at Is sue plain for the judgment of the opinion of the Nation is not to pro pose any such principle. It is based upon the very different principle that the concerted action of powerful1 bodies of men shall not be permitted lo stop the industrial processes of the Nalion, at any rate before the Nation shall have had an opportun-j iiy to acquaint itself with the merits of Ihe case as between employe anil employer, time to form its opinion1 upon au impartial statement ol the merits, and opportunity to consider all practicable means of conciliation or arbitration, i ran see nothing in that proposition but the justifiable safeguarding by society of the neces sary processes of Its very life. There is nothitiK arbitrary or unjust In it unless it be arbitrarily and unjustly done. It can and should be done with a full and scrupulous regard for the interests and liberties of all con cerned as well as for the permanent interests of society itself. Three matters of capilal Import ance await the action ( the Senate which have already been acted upon by the House of Representatives; the hill which seeks to extend great er freedom of combination to those engaged in promoting the foreign commerce of the country than is now thought by some to be legal under the term i of the laws agalnat mon opoly; the bill amending the pr&seat organic law of Porto Rico; and the bill proposing a more thorough and systematic regulation of the expen diture of money In elections, com monly called the Corrupt Practices Act. 1 need not labor my advice that these measures be enacted into law. Their urgency lies in the manifest circumstances which render their adoption at this time not only oppor tune but necssary. Even delay would seriously jeopard the interests of the country and of the Govern ment. Immediate passage of the bill to regulate the expenditure of money in elections may seem to be less neces sary than the immediate enactment of the other measures to which I re fer; because at least two years will elapB before another election in which Federal officers are to be filled; but It would greatly relieve the public mind if this important matter were dealt with while the circumstances and .the dangers to the public morals of the present method of obtaining and spending campaign funds stand clear under recent observation and the methods of expenditure can be frankly studied in the light of present experi ence; and a delay would have the further very serious disadvantage of postponing action until another elec tion was at hand and some special object connected with it might be thought to be in the minds of those who urged it. Action can be taken now with facts for guidance and without suspicion of partisan pur pose. I shall not argue at length the de sirability of giving a freer hand in the matter of combined and concert ed effort to those who shall under take the essential enterprise of building up our export trade. That enterprise will presently, will im mediately assume, lias indeed al ready assumed, a magnitude unpre cedented in our experience. We have not the necessary instrumentalities for Its prosecution; it ia deemed to be doubtful whether they could be created upon an adequate scale un der our present laws. We should clear away all legal obstacles and create a basis of undoubted lqw for it which will give freedom without permitting unregulated license. The thing must be done now, because the opportunity is here and may escape us if we hesitate or delay. The argument for the proposed amendments of the organic law of Porto Itico is brief and conclusive. The present laws governing the is land and regulating the rights and privileges of its people are not just. We have created expectations of ex tended privilege which we have not satisfied. There is uneasiness among the people of the island and even a suspicious doubt with regard to our intentions concerning them which the adoption of the ponding measure would happily remove. We do not . doubt what we wish to do in any . essential particular. We ought to ! do it at once. There are other matters already advanced to the stage of conference between the -two houses of which it is not necessary that I should speak. 1 Some practicable basis of agreement concerning them will no doubt be, found and action taken upon them. Inasmuch aa this Is, Gentlemen, probably the last occasion 1 shail bare to address the BUty-fourth Cou i gresa, I hope that you will permit me I to say with what genuine pleasure I and satisfaction I have co-operated j with you in the many measures of i constructive policy with which you j have enriched th legislative annuls ui tue country. JL nag uttu a piitt lege to labor in Buch company. 1 take the libert yof congratulating you upon the completion of a record of rare serviceableness and distinction. night? ft u pert ready, mance," AT TIIK AXTI.KICS. .J. t t , . Remember how you enjoyed "What Will People Say?" when it first ap peared as a serial in a popular maga zine? Remember how eagerly other Rupert Hughes novels have been snapped up by the reading public and become "best sellers" almost over Well, there's a brand new Hughes novel just about Its title Is "Gloria's Ro and in addition to being is sued as a fiction story it is going to be made into motion pictures and re leased one chapter at a time, begin ning in the very near future. And nobody else than wonderful little lilllie Rurke is going to play the role of the heroine in the film production Hill jo Iiurke, whom theater niana bers the country over unite in pro claiming the most popular feminine star In America, whose name in elec tric lights over a metropolitan thea ter means certain success and a lon run. Rupert Hughes and Bill ie Iiurke make a great combination for any body's motion picture production, but when It is known that George Kleine. the man who gave America such films as "Quo Vadis," "The Last Days of Pompeii" and "Snarticus" is making the "Gloria's Romance" picture, onr can feel absolutely certain that an attraction far above the ordinary will soon be readv for the screen. Keeping in clo.se touch with hi events in the motion picture world, the management of theAntler's The ater, learned of the coming release of th George Kleine motion picture novel from the pen of Rupert Hughes. with Uillie Iiurke as the featured star, and instantly decided that no better attraction could be offered the patrons of the Antler's Theater than "Gloria's Romance," which will be shown on Thursday and Friday, Dec. th and 8th. NO rASKS RKI'OKTF.I). Dr. B. R. Shoemaker, who was, ap pointed city health officer last Fri day, stated today that no new cases of a contagious nature had been re ported to him since Friday. He has a number of patients under his sut- veilance, and in cases where the dis ease is contagious a strict uuarnn tlne has been established. was iri:i;i!0(i ti:i. Here is A MESSAGE FOR YOU You can make your home most comfortable if you will open the door and let the little Genii in. He will save many hundred steps a day. He will prepare breakfast without you leaving the table. He will iron while you stand by and direct him. He will do the washing and wring ing. He will take the dust from the carpets, from the curtains and from every nook and corner and deposit them in a sanitary bag. Here's The Best Servant Woman Ever Had This servant will heat baby's milk in the middle of the night. He will immediately heat a hot pad the temperature you want it. He will do, all these and more too at a cost of not over $1.00 a Month Isn't that cheap for such a servant? Phone us or come in and let us explain how this can be done on the new rate. Kpcritll 1'nr WtMlm-Mluy Only $l.-2 I'IiinIiIIkIiIs N.-.c SI'KCIAL AI.I. WKEK !!:. 50 (;uiiraiiliM-(l Klcclric linns tin- .S-t.no. Roseburg Electric Co. i Two girl members of the Roseburg High School student body were called before Judge Marsters late Monday, afternoon in connection with the in vestigation recently Instituted by Pis-; ti'ict Attorney George Neuner to ; ascertain where certain high sihf.ol students were purchasing drugs and liquor which produce intoxication. Ici was stated here this morning that thn! officers were unable to secure a con-! fession from the girls, and they da- j nied emphatically that they (Irani: 1 liquor given to them by their niafej companions. The district attorney i of the opinion that the investigation has accomplished much good, and he does not anticipate any further trouble. I i( It X. JOSSK. To Mr. and Josse, at Salem, Dec. S-pound son. Mrs. Louis :i, HUG, an GILKGSO.WTo Mr. and Mrs. II. ('. Gilkeson. at 7b(J South Jackson street, on Sundav, Dec. .'J, a daughter. m UK V1UJ VJIUUUI IMC (Highest Award) oiven to Dictionaries nt Hie Panama- Pacific Exposition was pranfod to WEBSTER'S I NEW international! Superiority of Educational Merit. This ic:r t'hal: !l nn-'wi'ry vi;h final mithoii'y all kin vu.vhin: qtu !ltMS tli h ii.- ' ' 1 is iV.-.-' -i ;! Hivliitnniv I' " ' "Winn- U i (,..' " "Wlut h 11 (--ff.f) i - f. v n:y'"" Wh.i! it a --..I il;,r, " "Wli'.it i-i vlnit' f'-if" llnv i- ..Iwf pr.v liiinnosr,'" nn l (li-intn.Nnf .her. Mar than 400.OC0 Vocabulary lerms. 30.000 Crocraphical Sutijrcts. 12.000 B10cr5ph1c.1l (ntiies. Over 6000 III-js trationt. IQO Pages. Tlie only diction ary with Ilia limited page stroke ol Keinus. Satisfy! that's a new thin; for a cigarette to do It's nothing for a cigarette to just taste good lots of cigarettes may do that. But Chesterfields do more they satisfy! Just like a thick, juicy steak satisfies when you're hungry. Yet, with all that, Chesterfields are MILD I No other cigarette can give you this new enjoyment (satisfy, yet mild), (or the good reason that no cigarette maker can copy the Chesterfield blendan entirely new combination of tobaccos and the most important develop ment in cigarette blending in 20 years. "Give me a package of those cigarettes that SATISFY"! .ftlGARBTTE 20forlO Popular Mchantc$ offrt n primiutnH tff not Join in "clubbing offirt," mntl mMvMi(ttiUsitvrit9 tauri ubifriftiMt Ituedntte ,,mi ;UH . - Inr l.i, nl ,.i lilTl.tlini the Cnlii: l i uppl. Ami nil will unreo that there must be mi doubt as to the nutter of the executive to make im- unimerrupien ue or It. i X K...I.. .J!.du. P.ptr ktitea,, Wfle l..r ivri. hi.' T. C.1C. MERRIAM C0 r
