La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 20, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text. tA . . WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 201915. THIRD ANNUAL CASH SALE SPECIAL FOR TWO DAYS 4 , Buckle' Arties Heavy Rolled Sole . . ... . . $1.75 1 Buckle Hestyy Sole. . . $1.25 THE TOGGERY ST EIIGII1EERS Pi BETTER TIIIBI SEVEII I'JESTEBIl GOVEiORS IS SKIlEliEIII OF W1D CHIEF - Chicago, Jan. 20. Governor , in revn states in the union, could make more money sitting in the c;b. of a 1 emotive on some of the rani on western railways than they now re ceive in the executive cfairs of their states. '., Their annua' Salaries ' are smaller than the wages received by some of the locomotlvo enhieers on western railways,' railways, , who, in concert with the firemen are demand ing higher pay 1 and : revised ruies which would entail an added burden of 40,000,000 yearly to the ronds. This was one of the striking points developed by James M. Sheeun, coun sel for the western railways, today, in hi address before the Federal .Arbi tration Board in Chicago, - opening presentation : of the railways' testi- mony against the demands of the en gineers and firemen. Fi'j'f;-,: "pf about .5,000 men ; whose wages ii '. i! . j... : rt n n ft xor me. entire. year vs June au, im.i, will ,be shown," said Mr. - . Sheean, "there is a maximum of $3,725.20 for ' passenger engineers; 83,342.30 - for freight engineers; $1,752.20 for pas senger firemen.;, and $1,800.32 for passenger firemen and $1,890.32 for freight firemen. : Against these max ima, the governors of seven states re ceive $3,000 Qrless, per ' year, while ihose of seven, other states receive 4-4,000, or only slightly above the en gineers' ..inaittw'Mrnin';--.:;; "Actual earnings statement for nil engineers and firemen for the' month in which these demands were present ed, show' that engineers In passenger service earned 'actually an average, of $185 for the month with, a maximum actual earnings! of $341.60; in tho f 1 eight service the average was $170, ith an actual maximum of $358.70; the firemen in passenger service earn ed that month an average of ' $115.54 with a maximum of $209.89; while in freight service their actual earnings for the month, were on the average.' $110 with a maximum of $221.05. Other -firemen in combination freight nd 'passenger; service earned even higher wages. ' ' "A careful investigation into cc increased cost of living in the West allows that prices have not advanced t o fast as have the Wages of engineors tind .', firemen under the ' schedules awarded in 1910. "Comparison" of their wages with those of any other craft, or of any ther railway . employees, or of en gineers and' firemen in other par: of the country, show that they are re ceiving .already a higher compensa tion 'in both rates of pay and rules." - Turning to the question of ability ; of the roads to meet the added cost ia these latest demands of the men, Mr. Sheean pointed out that in the fncis of larger mileage and growing traf- ' f ic, the western roads in recent yetu s have experienced immense losses in net revenues, income, dividends and surplus, in which situation they are now faced by demands of engineeis .And firemen which would add $40,000, 000 to- their expenses, although those men . now are better paid than in any other section of the country, and their wages already have outstripped the coat of living. '.- v "These wage demands," said Mr. Sheean, "affect 'some 64,000 men, on approximately 140,000 miles of rail way. On the basis of the month in : which' they were presented, the ad ded expense would be $3,700,000, or nbout 51 per cent. Applied to the to la! payroll of the affected companies for the year, this would mean nearly $40,000,000. ' ' -v "Over 8,000 more miles were oper ated by the affected companies in li'14 than in 1910, yet net operating income after taxes in 1914 was $15 000,000 less than in 1910, and nearly $40,000,000 less than 1913. "In 1914 there waa declared $22,- 000,000 less in dividends than in 1910. and in 1913 $14,000,000 less than in 110 In 1914 1 there was carried to surplus $24,000,000 less than in 1910, while the surplus in 1913 was $12, 000,000 less than in 1910. In jive months .of the current fiscal year there has been a drop of $29,000,000 irt gross revenue. ' ' , "We face this situation as to the income of the railways involved, al though in three years to June .30, l')13, they spent over $660,000,000 in improvements ' and -; extensions to property, and out of this -devoted ever $220,000100, or practically one third, towardthe purpose of Increas ing efficiency and safety and expedit ing train movements. .It is true that heavier power and equipment have been .installed,, but labor-saving de vices and increased wages have more than counterbalanced any added work a- responsibility placed. upon the men by the heavy power. i ' "Through the elimination of grades and -curves and other improvements the; employes have' been able .with the larger ' engines, and consequently with higher pay, to haul trains i the sume speed as light trains were form oily handled. With heavier power there has been constant improvement in labor-saving devices such as auto tnatic stokers, automatic''! doors, coal pushers, , sloping tanks,:; power grste linkers and automatic ash pans mm operated by compressed all1, which re lieve the firemen of the danger of going beneath the locomotive. - "It is an evident fact that increases in wages granted in 1910 in the west ern: ..concerted f. movement,;;;: covering specifically heavier classes -of power, were , more than commensurate with the added work, and schedules made then have taken -care of such heavy power as has been installed by . the railways ' Bince then". "Compensation . of engineers and firemen throughout the West is high er than in eastern and southern ter ritories, although the average freight train load and average tractive pow er of engines in the East and South are higher than in the West" CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OP MANAGERS. AID THE KIDNEYS. La Grande Suffers Should Take . Further Risk. Ne Why will people continue to suffer the agonies of , kidney complaint, hnckarhe. urinary disorders, lameness. j headaches, languor, why allow them selves xo oecome enruurc iiivw.ub, when" a tested remedy is offered them? - - '-, " Doan's Kidney Pills have been used in kidnev trouble over 50 years. have been tested in thousands of cases. . If you have any, even one, of the svnmtbm8 - of kidney diseases, cti now. for gravel dropsy or Bright's disease may set in and make neglect dangerous. N Jan i.a uranae residents demand more convincing proof than tno iouowingl ,- i Frank Alien, Union. Ore., - says "Hard work strained my back and weakened my kidpeys. The trouble got a little worse each year. There were constuntn grinding pains in the small of my back, amd mv kidneys were badly out of order. When the trouble was at its ; worst, I tried Doan's Kidney Pills. They helpeU me right away, and 1 continued tak ing them until every symptom of kid. ney trouble fas Krone. For nearly three years there has be(n no sign of the trouble, so I leel l can saieiy say my cure is permanent," Price 50c. iat all dealers. Don't simply osk for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Allen had. roster-Muburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. All accounts owing to the Geo. A. Anderson company are now in the hands of M. V. Mefford for collec tion, and parties owing the company can pay their accounts at the old lo cation of the company in the Gnrdi nier building. Adv. ; 1 2 tf . , METHOD, v Tbe absence of method, which -characterizes the uneducated, to cccaaloued by aa habitual sub mission of tbe, understanding, to v: untn events and Images each and Independent of any., power In tbe wind to classify ot ap propriate them.. Tbe general ac-j! coinpuahmenta of time and place are tbe only relations which per sons of tale class appear, to- .re- i gard la their statements! Aa this constitutes their leading f ea- " , tore, ihe contrary excellence, aa distinguishing the well edocat- .' -ed nan. must be referred to the contrary linbtt. Method, there- -fore, becomes natural to the mind arnica baa bee aecuatoss- ed to contemplate not things 1 only, or for their own sake . . alone, bat likewise and chicly the relations of things.',. either ' their relatloiis to each other or - to tbe observer or to the state snd apprehensions of the near eo Coleridge. ' SOLITUDE, I UttW si men perceive irhai selltude hi and how far at el tmulcta, for a crowd la w eoav.j any. and fans are but aMary f pictures and talk but a Ma king ey tubal, where there Is a leva- Bacon - " There ia no such thing aa soil- r tudt nor, anything that can be said to be alune aud by itself but iAl. who Is bis own circle snd can subsist by - himself. s Hlr Thomas Brow lie. . f Bolllodv la tbe nurse of enthu siasm, uud eutbtisitum . Is the crue parens of geuliM. In all ages .. ; Holltua baa'heeii culled for-haa been flown to.-leaae UlsraelL There Is always a part ef our; liting into wblcli those who are -' dearer to as far more than our! own Uvea are yet unable to , tsr. Vroude. ' Nature bas presented us with . a large faculty or cntcrtalnlug ourxelve alone mid often calls us to It, to tench us tliut we owe ourselves in part to nodfty,..lut 1 -chiefly and mostly to onrselres. Montaigne PERSONAL APPEARANCE. ; Dcn't B Haity In Judg.ig by It, Ll . : You B Deceived. . llri'i IIiI'Ih wi'iup in niie tit 1iU -lories Hist you (.'iinidn'i udt:4 inivililnu tiy ln ,'ipi-iir:iiii't or Ins i li iisutivrx. I lie liiu v itut scaiiip' hint a Kiipliiil f;n-e. tlit 1 urn vent iniiii In cnnip wan llif umlit J yinvm liul hint hut ihr Miicru .irul. I he . ue'sr .dressed was lilt; wm-xl KM inliler In the Rl.itt, , - v The sanuT rnle often works out In real life. Ngjiody wrote iiMire (lev plili; osophii'iil iMKiks I him KniilundV lu lxt-pbllosophiM-. Kriini'is Itiiroii. Hut ..oni day while III and wlttioiir cotiKiiittiin any works of referenrv m dlrtnieo -i rolmne of lokes which in still the iw' .oIUh-iIoii t lie found hi l.ond.'ii. WUhi Mophvn Craue wrote tits "Ked Biult;f of Connive" okt soldiers ilioimhi the autUiH mint Have gone throuisii tiit war. Just out of hH.'i Cr:in; li:nl M'ltrcply erer lieanl n 'gun Hnsl. anil Hi whs not born uutll yVura affr Api A J-0 pound bully was innkliiK iron tile In a IMiiiiKVliht strwt railway r when it aiiiiiII. nlfitsxnl facwl vinitli reinmisti'Hted. Kvery o.ie -N'i-ti'il in..! Vf tile giant 1 1 1 'in It ' crush the johiii.' limn who liml IntiTferwl. iln-y step, !.) off tile "iir the linlly -n liiiurkoi,' eiiseli'ss liy a blow of the ot tier's list Hie ttst ut Itllij 'iH'tip. -then (-Iminpiiiii .iiiiiiteiir IlKlxwiMiilit iKiscr it Amern-n. 1 lii-iirit Ituli Hiiilcttf. I be tunny mini. tell how the xiiMMs IiiiikIuhI at n voiiiik fop of ( caviilry otllivi until Hi") saw lilin nsi iiui'f leailiiiK a charge. I hen hey knew it was tteiierai Custer, mul theV liiiictied no more. 1 So yon fiiinint always tell what Is In H uinn's bend or Ills' list by his personal apitcsraiii-e or by bis previous work. - Philadelphia l.ednet. . Loss of Sleep. Medical authorities state that It takes fifteen days for tbe average human body to recover folly from the loss of two consecutive nlghta' sleep. The Worm Turned. "is any one waiting on your finally asked the hanghty saleslady, conde scending at last to nqtJce the shopping person. "I'm afraid not" replied the latter. -Mr husband was 1 left Mm outside -biit I'm afraid he's become disgusted md gone home." Toledo Blade. , Woman, Uevely Woman. every time a now young, man calls thf utrl who wmildn't know a waffle ci'lilille from a nutmcis srator gets ter -ilily iloim-stlr In the trend of her cod wrsatioii - Hoililn Tlnnit-Unhin To Make Them Smart. 'Mt I'hIiisoi: w ait old I Imp teacher ie lii'llerew In ttie ni.l lo hrigliten up .lull lmv " " ."Wei., Isn't !!mt Hie natural any to OilKe tlif ii sin-lit';' " : ; . Ill Imlli l,..;, nil- fvei :ji nmt p I,, r.-l't .!- i.' n.- i'e't ftl II!" t. It. 'tr 'l;i Mint 'll ij.-n ruii "fi mr.t' :i j ju- .oa Our Own Grinding Plant . The mechanical work must be equally as careful as the examina tion itself. The prescription must be filled with Scientific Precision. This is done in our own Laboratory on the Premises, where 'we grindr all of our own lenses. . - :. 1 We guarantee our lenses to be Ktsolutely correct, scientifically and mechanically. . ; Fitting and Adjusting. ' Tho glasses must be made up in frames or mountings that will be suited to each) individual case, lb appearance of the glasses, -when worn,, .must be considered. We provide mountings to harmonise with the features and give hand some snJ stylish effects. : : . r ' ' ' Specialties. 1 ' We prescribe toric glasses when their use addR comfort. - When the eyes require different lenses for ner and distant vhoen, we supply bifocals with an invisible dividing line, so that only a single Mir of glasses is needed. : - We have all kinds of specialties in. frames and nose pieces, shell frames, special designs and shapes to suit and fit all requirements. . J. H. PEARE SON, La Grande's 1 Leading Jeweler and Optometrists All accounts owing to the Geo. A. Anderson company are now in the hands of M. V. Mifford for collec tion, and parties owing the company can pay their accounts at the old -location of the company in the Gardi nier building. Adv. ' l 2 tf. FARM LOANS Reasonable Rates SECURITY LUND & SAVINGS j j COMPANY I la Grande, Oregon new .. The front lace corset with the Rft. Trade lit. D. & M. OSM back j PRICES: $2.00, $3.50 $5 and up j Mrs. Robt Pattison ; Conetiere : S Phone R. 3221 Ret. 1702 Oak -The accounts of the Geo. A. Ander son company are due and- payable to M. V. Mefford who has offices in tho former location of the company in the Gardinier building. Adv. - ' - ' 1 2 tf . H.A. ACItERT PLANING MILLS Cor. Greenwood and Madison St (Successor to Wenaha Lbr. Co ) ALL KINDS of custom planing done promptly. Our guaran tee behind every job of work. "iiinrr in 1 1 aea- .. i - Ppofecoional Dine FRATERNAL ORDERS. A. F. eV A. M. -U Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. at A. M. holds regular meetingsnrst and third Saturday at 7:80 p. m. Cordial welcome to all Masons. C. W. NOYES, W. M. A. C. WIUJAMS, 8ec. B. P. O. E. U Grande Lodge No. 483 Meets each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in Elk's club, corner of Da pot street and Washington avenue. Visiting brothers cordially invited to attend. M. B. DONOHUE, E. R, ADNA & R0GE3S, Sec WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La Grande Camp No. 169 meets every first and third Friday at K. of P. Hall. Ail visiting neighbors wel- corned. -v--- .... JOHN A. READ, C C, . J. H. KEENISX. Clerk. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER ICA La Grande Camp: No 7708 meet on the first and third TVurs ; day evenings of each month in the K. of P. hall. Visiting neighbors - welcome. H. C BALL, V. G. W. F. LANDRUM, Clerk. ROYAL NEIGHBORS Iris Camp :-. meets every second and fourth Fri day afternoons, every month in K. of P. Hall. All visiting members cordially invited. NELLIE CHARBONEAU, - Oracte. LILY C. KIMMELL, Recorder. REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. 50 meets every Tuesday evening in the I. O. O. F. hcllv All visiting mem bers are invited 'to attend. -LOUISE DOUGLAS, N. G. ' ZOE GOLDEN, Sec. UNITED ARTISANS La Grande As sembly No. 80, meet regularly every .; first and third Tuesday of each ; month in. the K, of P. haU. .All visiting members are invited to at- tend.- , T. R. SUYDAM, M. A. . "- r h NORA M. SHORT, Sec. ; : L O.O. M' La Grande Lodge No. . 850, Loyal Order - of. Moose . holds regular meeting every Tuesday : night at 7:30 in Moose Home on ! Adams a ve: : Visitors adways - wel come. - - ANGUS STEWART, Die. F, A, EPLING, Sec. KNIGHTS OF PYTHiAS Red Cross . Lodge No. 27 meet3 every Monday night In Castle hall (K. of P. hall). A, Pythian t welcome to all visiting Knights. - H. E. DIXON, C. C. HAL REES, K. of R. 4 S. K. OF L. OF SECURITY Mt Em ily Council No. 2646. Meets sec ond and fourth Wednesday even ings at 8 o'clock in the Fifth floor - of the new Foley building. ; Visit ing members are welcome. ANGUS STEWART, Pres. CLARENCE E. GRAVES, Fin. Sec. ROY E. GREEN, Red. Sec O E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. S., holds Btated communications the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Visiting members cor dially invited, v MRS. A. C. WILLIAMS. . W. M. MARY A WARTnCK, Sec. F. O. E. La Grande Aerie No. 269 on each and every Friday evening at 8 o'clock In top floor of New Foley building. Visiting members cordial ly welcomed. - W. C. HANSEN, W. P. V , L. F. BELLINGER, Sec WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT CIRCLE No. 47 Meet second and fourth Tuesday nights of each month at Eagle's hall in Foley Building. All visiting neighbors welcome. " v LOUISE HILARY, G. N. LILLIE ALLSTOTT, Clerk. PYTHIAN SISTERS of Rowena Tem ple No. 9 meets every second and fourth Friday . evening at K.; IP. , Hall ' v - - ' '--' -:' ! M. E. C. MRS. LIZZY HAYWORTH, M. of Ri C. LOUISE LANDRUM. AUCTIONEERS. TOM JOHNSON Auctioneer, makes - a specialty of farmers', stock and machinery sales. "The man that gets you the money." v Leave or ders at Observer office. S6e Hotel Oregon PORTLAND, OREGON CENTRALLY LOCATED AS TO BUSINESS AND ALL PLEASURE RESORTS ' Theplace where all Eastern Oregon people stop when in Portland. ' Mr. F. S. Bramwell is always on hand to greet his many friends. ' RATES Large sanitary rooms, without bath $1.00 and upward . . with bath .... $1.50 and upward M. C. DICKINSON, General Manager. F. S. BRAMWELL, Assistant General Manager. When in Seattle, stop at the Hotel Seattle. We own it PHTSUaANS AND SURGEONS. A L. RICHARDSON, M. D. Physi cian ana surgeon: over Hill's drug store. Phones; Office, Black M62: residence. Main 66. DR. B- 'E. L. HOLT. Physician aad surgeon; successor to Dr. N. Moli- . tor; corner Adamt avenue and De pot street Phonas-Off ica Main 66V Residence, Main 780. DR. M, t ttALL-Physlclan and sur- wm. uum weswaeotMon SIdg.. Phone Main 53. Rooms 11-1J.18. C H.. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D-Physi ii " oufgeon. apecui anan- ilS. t.By.e &r NoM "d Throat Office in La Grande National Bank Building. Phones: Office Main 8; ; Residence Main 82. - ,. , ' DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician, and surgeon. Diseases of the eye f specialty. DR. DOHA J. UNDERWOOD Dis : eases of women and children. Of fices Adams avenue, , over Jt4 yross urug a tore. EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT SPE- . CtAUST. DR. H. M. BOUVY-Practice liajiied excJusiveljr to diseases and surgwr of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Also , the Fitting of Glasses. Office West Jacob son 5dg. Office Phone Red y 8431. Residence Red 2021. DENTIST. E. P. MOSSMAN Dentist: rooms 6 . and 7 new West Building. Phoe 1 Black 1621; Office Hours 8 to 12 a. m., and 1 to 5 p. m. OSTEOPATHS. DR. C. H. DAY Osteopath Phv- siclan. Over Lilly's Hardware Stora Phone Main 63. Residence phone Black 761. Successor to Dr. Zim merman. CHIROPRACTOR. MYERS & KELLY Graduates of umversal Chiropractic College or Davenport,- Iowa.- Offices in New Foley Building. Phone Black 1871. VETERNIARY. DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Vet erinarian Hospital, 1409 Madison Ave. State Stallion Inspector, Stock Inspected for shipment. Home-' Independent Phone; Black 41. Farmers Co-Operative Phone, Main 17. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. COCHRAN & EBERHARD Geo. T. ' Cochran and Colon R. Eberhard Attorneys. La Grande National Bank Bldg., La Grande. Oregon. T. H. CRAWFORD; ROBT. S. EAKIN CRAWFORD & EAKIN Attor . neys at law.; Practice in all the courts of the stato - and United)' ' States. Office West-Jacobson buHd - ing, La Grande, Ore., rooms 9-10. R J. GREEN Attorney at Law . Rooms 9-10, Sommer Bldg., La jGrande, Ore.' Practices in all late end Federal courts. UNDERTAKERS. W. H. ROHNENKAMP CO., Un dertaking and Embalming. Strictly modern. Day phone, Black 24U Night phone Red 3971 or Red 8412. J. C. HENRY Undertaker and Em balmer; 20 years in business. Day phone, Main 62; night phones, Red . 3131, Red 562, Black 3811. Women of Sedentary Habits: Women who get but little exercise are likely to be troubled with consti pation and indigestion and wiH find Chamberlain's Tablets : highly bene- -f icial. Not bo good as a three or four mile walk every day, but very much better than to attow the bowles to re main in a constipated condition. TYiey are easy and pleasant to take and most agreeable in effect - Obtain-. able everywhere.