THE MORNING OREGON'IAX, SATURDAY, JXJliY 18, 1905.
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AMERICANS
GIVEN
II SHABBY DEAL
Vainly Protest Against Fla
grant Violation of Rules in
Tug-of-War.
ENGLISH ARE OFFENDERS
.Members of Team Go Into Contest
Wearing Huge Brogans Shod
With Steel and Win
With Ease.
WTVNF.RS OF D.irS EVENTS.
Walking. 10 mtl.s G. E. Larner,
TJnitea Kingdom, beating record near
ly two minutes.
Swimming. 100 meters, backstroke.
Blebersteln, Germany.
Javelin throwing E. V. Lemming.
Sweden.
Gymnastic team competition Swe
den. Cycle team race United Kingdom.
LONDON. July IT- A serious contro
versy has arisen between the American
athletes and the British Olympic Asso
ciation. The Americans- chief cause of
complaint is the arbitrary manner In
which their protest against "the fla
grantly unfair methods of conducting
the tug of war" was dismissed. Every
unprejudiced spectator present at to
day's meeting was convinced that the
Americans wete justified In refusing: to
go on with that event. The United
Kingdom had three teams' entered in
the tug of war, made up of the police
of the City of London, Liverpool and
the Metropolitan forces.
The Americans all wore ordinary
street shoes, complying with the rule
which Bays:
"No competitor 6hall wear prjpared
boots or shoes or boots or shoes with
any projecting nails, tips, springs at
points, hollows, or projections of any
kind."
Shoes Too Heavy to Lift.
The Americans in wearing ordinary
Shoes naturally believed that the team
representing the United Kingdom would
do the same. Their disappointment,
therefore, was all the greater when,
upon the Liverpool police appearing, it
was noticed that they were wearing
heavy shoes, so heavy, in fact, that It
was with great effort that they could
lift their feet from the ground. The
boots were enormous calf affairs that
could not by any stretch of imagination
be called ordinary shoes. Heavy boots
are worn in the British navy, but these
were greatly exceeded in weight by the
footgear of the Liverpool athletes,
which, in addition, had steel rims
around the heels.
Americans Protest in Vain.
Matthew Halpin, the manager of the
American team, immediately entered a
protest to the games manager, but he
was told that the shoes were those or
dinarily .worn by the Liverpool police.
At first Mr. Halpin made up his mind
to take the team off the field without
attempting to pull, but Anally decided
to go with the first pull in order to
show how unfairly the Americana were
being treated.
The decision was a wise one. for the
spectators in the stands near by could
see that as soon as the United King
dom men put their weight down the
heels of their shoes cut through the
turf and gave them a hold that was
almost Impossible to break. The
Americans made no effort and were
promptly pulled across the line. Mr.
Halpin then announced -that the Amer
ican team would not continue until the
rule was adhered to. and his protest
being ignored, all the men marched off
the grounds, one official proclaiming
through a megaphone that the Ameri
cans retired "because they., have had
enough of ft."
The facts in the case were reported
to the American comn-.tsslon, and
James E. Sullivan, the American com
missioner, preferred a iormal protest
to the British Olympic Association,
which turned it over to the officials of
the Amateur Athletic Association. Aa
these officials already had decided in
favor of their own team, the protest, of
course, was not allowed.
An American team is being organ
ized to take part in two days' sports at
Farts, to be held July 31 and August 1.
Dodds Win at Archery.
The frequent downpours this morn
ing kept even the most hardy away,
and. when the archery contests com
menced, there were scarcely any per
sons in the stands. Oddly enough, the
highest scores in both the ladles' and
gentlemen's archery contests were made
by members of the same family. W. Dodd
scored -HW points and his daughter. Miss
Dodd, 34S points. K. B. Richardson, the
only American entered, scored fifth place
in the gentlemen's round, with 344.
The afternoon opened with the final
heat of the 10-mlle walk, in which G.
y. Larner, of England, established a
new record of 1 hour, 15 minutes, 57 1-5
seconds.
In the semi-final fancy driving com
petition. George W. Gadlazk, of the
Chicago Athletic Association, won by a
handsome margin. He scored So. ,
while Zurner, of Germany, was second
with 82.8.
Seven heats of the BOOO-meter bicycle
race, which also reaches the final to
morrow, occupied the cycle track for
nearly an hour. Spengen and Van
rrake Stein, of Holland; Marecha, Au
rey and Schllles. of France, and Jones
and Kingsbury, of the United Kingdom,
Qualifying. Cameron and Welntx.
Americans, found the European riders
a little too much for them.
Another Point for England.
The three-lap team pursuit race went
to the British riders, adding still another
to the United Kingdom's list of victories.
As was expected. C. V. Daniels, of the
New York Athletic Club, won his heat in
the first round of the 100 meters swim.
His time was 1:05 4-5. The heat winners
In this contest included H. J. L. Hepner,
of the Illinois Athletic Club, and L. O.
Kioh, of the Brooklyn Swimming Club.
The Americans met disappointment in
the 3200 meters steeplechase. J. D. Light
body, of the University of Chicago, losing
his heat to Swell. United Kingdom. Light
body's defeat was not surprising, as he
recently threw out his krteep cap. but he
ran the pluckiest kind of a race.
J. L. Elsele. of the New Tork A. C. who
most nearly approached the form of the
English distance men. won his heat In the
steeplechase in 11:13 3-5. Galbraith, of
Canada, and Robertson. Russell and Hol
laday. of the United Kingdom, all quali
fied for the final.
Germany scored her first win this af
ternoon, when Bieberstein came in first
in ttoa 100 meters backstroke .swim.
Stand of ContMtanta.
The wlaa now stand; United Kingdom
22: America 8; Sweden 6; Norway 2; Can
ada. Germany, France, Belgium and Italy
one each.
The score in the track and field events,
counting five, for first, three for seconds
and one for thirds, is: United Kingdom 29;
America 31; Sweden 11; Greece. Norway
three each; Canada. Australia oneach.
The British Olympic Association will
not decide the championship of the na
tions competing in the Olympic games
held in London this year, and the same
decision applies to the sports now going
on at the Stadium at Shepherds Bush.
The original idea was to present a tro
phy to the country securing the great
est number of points In all games, those
held in the Stadium and those played
at various clubs, such as the tennis at
Queens Club, which was won by Jay
Gould, and the rifle matches at Blsley,
but the difficulty of arriving at an
equitable method of alloting the points
was so great that the matter was
dropped. No trophies of any kind -will
be offered excepting the gold, silver
and bronze medals In each competi
tion. Captain W. Jones, assistant sec
retary of the Association, said:
Newspapers Mast Decide. ,
"The newspapers of the different
countries have to decide the matter to
their satisfaction. America probably
more than any other nation would have
cause for complaint if we attempted to
award a championship. The distance
to the United States is great, and we
did not expect the Americans would
have as many entries as the United
Kingdom. In some events America Is
not represented. Therefore, if points
were awarded for every event the
United Kingdom would have a walk
over." The Americans competing in the
Stadium games are simply going In fox
the championships in the field events,
and they are counting their points by
the American method, five for firsts,
three for seconds and one for thirds.
Summary of Iy's Events.
Walking, ten miles, final heat G. E. Lar
ner. United Kingdom, first; K. J. Webb,
ITnited Kingdom. second; Spencer. United
Kingdom, third; time, 1:15:57 2-5. which beats
record nearly two minutes.
Swimming. 100 meters, back stroke, final
beat Blebersteln, Germany, first; Dane, Ben
mark, second; Hareanape, United Kingdom,
third; time. 1:24 3-5.
Javelin-throwing, final heat E. V. Lem
ming. Sweden. first. 179 feet 10 Inches;
Halser. - Norway, second; Kilson, Sweden,
third.
Archery. York round TV. Dodd. United
Kingdom, first. 403 points: J. B. Richard
son, American, fifth, 344 points.
Gymnastic team competition Sweden,
first. 428 points; Norway, second, 425 points;
Finland, third. 405 points.
Oycle team race, final United Kingdom,
first; Germany, second.
Swimming. lOO meters, second heat Sheff.
Austria, flret; C D. Trubenback. New York
A. C, fourth and did not qualify.
Fourth heat Julin. Sweden, first; R. B.
Foster. Chicago, fourth and did not qualify;
time. 1:12.
Fifth heat C. M. Daniels, American, first;
time. 1 :6 4-5.
Sixth heat Harry J. Hebner, Illinois A. C,
first; time. 1:11.
Ninth heat L. G. Rich. Brooklyn, first:
time. 1:14 3-6.
Steeplechase. 3200 meters, first heat Rus
sell, United Kingdom, first." and only one to
qualify. E. P. Carr. Xavler A. A., running
second, fell In Imt lap and retired.
Third heat Galbralth. Canada, first, only
one to finish. No American competition;
time. 11:17 2-5.
Fourth heat Robertson, United Kingdom,
first: G. A. Duth. University of Michigan,
second, but did not qualify: time, 11:10.
Fifth heat Holloway, United Kingdom,
first; C. L,. Hall. Irurh-American A. C. third;
R. A. Spltzer, Tale, fourth: time. 11:18 4-5.
Sixth heat Swell. United Kingdom, first:
Lightbodv. University of Chicago, second;
time. 11:30 1-5.
Cycle race, 5000 meters, fourth heat D.
Rackenstein, Holland; Cameron. Iriwh-Amerl-can
A. C, second, but did not qualify; time,
8:42 2-5.
Fancy 'diving, second round G. W. Gad
lazk. Chicago, first. 85. ft points.
Tug-of-war. first pull United Kingdom
won. United States protesting. Greece and
Germany withdrew.
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NO GENERAL INCREASE YET
(Continued from First Papre.
coast, cither rode on the train or
watched . from the side of the track
the operation of the new automatic
device for stopping trains when en
gine crews have disregarded the warn
ing signal.
The experiment was conducted for
the benefit of a joint committee of
the American Railway Association, of
which F. C. Rice, of the Burlington,
Is chairman. The joint committee is
made up of members of the train rules
and safety device committees of the
association, '
Shortly before the experiment was
tried, the operating men listened at
tentively while the most complex train
orders known were transmitted a dis
tance of 118 miles, received, repeated
and OK'd by telephone Instead of telegraph.
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Great Embroidery Sale
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Lace Clearance Sale
' All varieties of Lace for every purpose,
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Owl" Cut-Rate Drug Sale
All of yesterday's great bargains continued today. See two
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Sale of Printed Wash Goods
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BRYAN
APPROVED
ROOSEVELT'S ACT
Dismissal of the Brownsville
Troops Just if Facts
as Stated.
RAISE) KATES IX SOUTHEAST!
All Railroads South of Ohio, East of
Mississippi Agree.
LOUISVILLE. Kj-.. July 17. That
freight rates shouM be advanced In the
territory of the Southeastern Freight
Association and Southeastern Mississip
pi Valley Association, which takes In
all ot the territory south of the Ohio
River and east of the Mississippi River,
was decided upon at the meeting of
the executive officers of all of the rail
road systems, which closed today. The
advance, it is said, will be from 4 to
10 cents a hundred pounds horizontally,
to correspond with the advance decided
upon by the Southwestern Freight As
sociation recently.
The advance was decided on after
considerable opposition on the. part of
certain railway executives, who main
tained that an advance of rates at pre
sent was impolitic. It is considered
probable that the tariffs will not be In
shape for filing before August 1 and
will not be In force until September 15.
HONOLULU CHEERS JACKIES
(Continued from First Page.)
fleet, which Is going on at La Halna. Is
proceeding rapidly. Almost the entire
population of the Island of Maui, on
which La Halna Is situated, has gathered
at that town to greet the flest. Tonight
a ball under the great banyan trees that
mark the site of the ancient fort at La7
Halna will be given in honor of the
officers and on Saturday night a dance
for the men has been arranged at the
same place.
Games for the Visitors.
Various entertainments were furnished
the men of the fleet ashore today, sev
eral thousand being given shore leave.
There were baseball and football games
betwen chosen teams from the fleet and
local organizations.
Two thousand men were given shore
leave last night. The streets were splen
didly illuminated, and were thronged un
til midnight.
The third division of the fleet will sail
for Honolulu on Sunday. The Nebraska
Is still In quarantine here owing to the
appearance of several new cases of scarlet
fever during the voyage from the coast,
and unless other arrangements are made
It fa possible she will go to La Haina to
coal.
The refrigerator ship Glacier will sail
for Fiji and the repair ship Panther for
Samoa on Sunday in order to enable the
fleet to maintain wireless communication
continuously during the voyage to Aus
tralia. The supply ship Culgoa will sail
for Auckland on Tuesday.
The Schroeder Board of Inquiry, which
Is considering the plans for the. tiro posed
naval station at Pearl Harbor, went an a
visit to the site selected for the location
of. LhM a r ml inn loliaa.
SAID -SO TWO YEARS AGO
Only Denies Having Discussed Af
fair in This Campaign Will
Meet Subcommittee
Chicago Saturday.
in
FAIRVIEW. Lincoln, Neb.. July 17.
Following his declaration of yesterday to
the Baltimore Sun that he had not dis
cussed the Brownsville affair or the ques
tion of the appointment of negroes to
office, Mr. Bryan announced today that
he did not wish to be misunderstood. He
said that he did not mean to convey the
Impression that he had never talked
about the Brownsville case In any man
ner, but that he had not discussed it as
an issue in the present campaign.
He read an editorial written by him
two years ago In which he made the
frank assertion that, if the facts were
as stated, President Roosevelt was fully
justified In his course.
Visitors to the Bryan home were less
numerous than on yesterday. The princi
pal caller was John E. Lamb, of Indiana.
Tonight Mr. Bryan received at his home a
large delegation from the local Central
Labor Union
Mr. Bryan will leave Friday afternoon
for Chicago, where he Is to meet the sub
committee of the National committee.
He will reach Chicago Saturday morning.
The length of his stay will depend largely
upon the desires of the subcommittee,
although he believes it will not be neces
sary to remain there more than one day.
APPEAIy TO FARMERS FOR CASH
Bryan am) Kern Ask for Funds for
Campaign.
FAIR VIEW, Lincoln, Neb.. July 17.
The first appeal for campaign contri
butions by the Democratic candidates
for President and Vice-President was
made today. In a formal message di
rected to the farmers of the country,
Bryan and Kern urge them to con
tribute according to their means, and
In other ways assist in restoring
Democracy to power. The appeal is as
follows:
"To the Farmers of the United States.
The first contribution made to the
Democratto campaign fund this year,
so far as we know, was made by an
Iowa farmer. Just before the Denver
Convention met this man, who modestly
prefers not to have his name mentioned,
Journeyed more than 100 miles to Lin
ooln with his contribution of $100,
which he left with Mr. Bryan to be
given to the committee when organised
for the campaign.
"This farmer was born in Sweden,
and for some time after he was natural
ized was a member of the Republican
parry, Bnt he was a student of publio
questions, and in the course of time
became a Democrat. To manifest his
uurut In the success of the Bart?
and In the triumph of Democratic prin
ciples, he made this free-will offering
to the campaign fund.
"It is very appropriate that the first
donation should come from that great
body of our population known as agri
culturists. The farmer has nothing
to gain by privilege and favoritism;
his hope is in the application of the
doctrine of equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. He has been
the victim of all special legislation,
and has suffered from the control of
politics by the great depredatory cor
porations. Now that the Democratic
party has announced its determination
not to accept contributions from cor
porations, not to accept excessive con
tributions even from Inidvlduals. and
to publish all contributions above a
reasonable minimum, it ought to be
able to secure a sufficient campaign
fund from those patriotic citizens who
ask from the Government nothing but
protection to their rights and consider
ation for the general welfare. There
are hundreds of thousands of farmers
who are abundantly able to contribute
to the campaign fund. There are thou
sands who could give J100 apiece with
out feeling it; there are tens of thou
sands who could give $50 apiece with
out sacrifice, and stilt more who could
give $25 or $10 or $5.
"As the National Committee has not
yet been organized, we will ask the
Commoner to call for subscriptions to
this farmers fund. Those giving may
Indicate whether they are willing to
have their names mentioned, and If the
contribution is not more than $100 their
wishes will be complied with. All con
tributions above $100 must be made
known, no matter from whom they
come.
:'The farmers' fund will be turned
over to the National Committee as soon
as its permanent officers have been
selected. Who will be the first to
respond? The Denver Convention was
a people's convention; it adopted a
strong, clear, honest platform, and its
nominations were made with practical
unanimity. Our fight Is a fight for
the whole people. Our aim Is equal
and exact Justice to all; our purpose
Is to restore the Government to the
hands of freely chosen representatives
of the voters. How many farmers will
Join in furnishing the fund necessary
to present the issues? '
"WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
"JOHN W. KERN."
LOSES ROOM, SUES HOTEL
Woman Solicitor Alleges Property
Was Lost and Feelings Injured.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 17. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. C A. Moore, an advertising
solicitor, has brought suit against
Griffin & Johnson, proprietors of the
Hotel Washington, for $2850 damages,
on the ground that she was excluded
from a room at the hotel, her personal
property damaged, her feelings Injured
and her health Impaired.
Mrs. Moore recently registered at the
hotel and was assigned a room on the
third floor. According to Mr. Griffin,
she paid her bill at the end of the sec
ond or third day and it was presumed
that she Intended leaving the hotel.
She did not pack her grips, however,
and when the room was assigned t
another her baggage was placed else
where. Mrs. Moore declares that she
had not given up her room and asks
$350 for property alleged to be de
stroyed and $2500 for injuries to her
feelings.
Will Enlarge Dayton School.
DAYTON, Or., July 17. (Special,)
At a school meeting in this city yester
day it was voted to contract a $10,000
bonded debt for an addition to the pres
ent city school building, which Is in
adequate for the accommodation of the
rapidly increasing number o-f pupils.
It is hoped to have the addition eem
njeted. act late t fifth Kove.rn.be 1,
PRINCE HALF DEAD
Zu Eulenberg's Trial Suspend
ed Against Protest.
OBJECTS TO UNCERTAINTY
Growing Weaker Dally Under Strain,
He Begs That Sword Fall ,
on Him or Be Taken
Away.
BERLIN, July 17. The trial of Prince
Philip zu Eulenburg on charges of per
jury in connection with the court scan
dals of last year was indefinitely sus
pended today because the Prince is in
a halfdying condition. He has been
growing steadily weaker during the IS
days of the trial. fThe court probably
would have postponed the trial before
today had it not been for the fact that
the German newspapers insisted that
no consideration be shown the fallen
favorite of the Emperor that an aris
tocrat should not be permitted to defer
the verdict of the court by what they
intimated was a pretense at illness.
The Prince, lying on a cot today In
front of the row of chairs placed at one
end of the room for the five Judges, told
Dr. Hoffman that he desired to be taken
from the Charity Hospital to the Moabit
prison, where accused persons are usuaiBy
confined. Dr. Hoffman replied that this
could not be done because of the Prince's
condition. The prosecuting attorney, Dr.
Isenblel, thereupon mo-ed that the trial
be indefinitely suspended. The Prince
querulously objected to a postponement.
He raised himself with difficulty on one
elbow and said in a shaky voice:
"I am both mentally and physically
quite well enough to go on with this
trial. The sword has swung for so
long over my neck that I wish It would
either fall or be taken away."
Princess Zu Eulenberg In the mean
time had privately represented to the
presiding Judge' that her husband was
In no condition to undergo a further
strain. The Judges then withdrew for
consultation, and soon announced that
Rheumatism
Is one of the constitutional diseases. It
manifests Itself In local aches and pains.
inflamed Joints and stiff m nicies, but It
cannot be coxed by local applications.
It requires constitutional treatment, and
the best Is a coarse of the great blood puri
fying and tonic medicine
Hood's Sarsaparilla
which neutralizes the acidity of the blood
and builds up the whole system.
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the trial had been deferred without
date, the prisoner not being in condi
tion properly to defend himself.
The Prince broke down and sobbed
when the Judges refused to continue a
trial. In a weak voice he urged them to
go on and put an end to his long agony.
"It is true enough that I am 111," he ex
clalmed. "but what matters that when a
man contends for his innocence and his
honor." Then, rising up, he struck the
table at the side of his cot with his fist
and exclaimed violently; "I object to the
uncertainty! The trial Is now postponed,
leaving the public in doubt as to whether
I am guilty or innocent. I beg you to be
merciful. I may never live for the con
tinuation of the trial."
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company
BULLETIN NO. 8 .
Motormen and Conductors
During the year ending December 31, 1907, over SO, 000.000 people.
Including transfer passengers, rode on the cars of this system. This
gives a good idea of the responsibility that devolves upon motormen
and conductors of the various lines, and indicates the' care that must
be exercised in the selection of men for these positions.
The closest attention is paid to this branch of the business of the
Transportation Department, because It is realized that it is necessary
to have men who can be relied upon to meet any and all emergencies,
as well as to go through the day's work with a pleasant and accommo
dating spirit. Rules have been adopted regulating the employment of
men for these places, which reduce to a minimum the chance for an
incompetent person to secure a position on the cars.
EMPLOYING MOTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS.
The course that applicants go through is very interesting, showing
as it does the care taken to get good men. The Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company employs over 800 car men. Applications for
positions as motormen and conductors are received at the offices of
the Superintendents of Transportation, at First and Alder streets and
East Water street and Hawthorne avenue. Applicants are received per
sonally by the Superintendents, and applications are accepted from those
giving suitable references. The applicant is then subjected to an exam
ination by the company's physician as to his general physical condition,
and particularly as to his eyesight. After the examination is con
cluded, the physician's certificate is returned to the Superintendent,
and, if satisfactory, the applicant is eligible fcr employment. . A com
plete record of the applicants is kept, and as fast as they are needed
they are placed under the instruction of competent men familiar with
every detail of the duties which they will be required to perform.'
INSTRUCTION OK MOTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS.
An applicant for position, after having been examined and found
physically suitable, is placed In charge of a competent motorman or
conductor, who gives him thorough instruction: first, regarding the na
ture of the vehicle and apparatus thereon which he Is to handle. Later
the operation of the car Is placed gradually in the hands of the student
under the direct supervision of the Instructors. This period of instruc
tion covers from ten days to three weeks, after which the student Is
examined by the General Inspector, who fllss a certificate of efficiency
with the Superintendent. If this is satisfactory to the Superintendent,
the applicant then receives further Instructions from the General In
spector and later from the General Office.' From this latter point he
receives Information regarding accidents and kindred subjects, and Is
thoroughly examined in order to determine his general efficiency for
the position he is to fill. If he successfully passes this examination, a
certificate is issued which he flies with the General Inspector, and his
name is then entered on the eligible list.
The details of Instruction cover for a motorman: first the general
rules of the company: and second detailed Information regarding the
nature of the apparatus upon the cars and the methods of handling the
same with the highest economy of time, power consumed, wear and tear
on equipment and other similar points; also with regard to the safety,
comfort and convenience of passengers.
For conductors: first the general rules of the company; and' sec
ond signals. Issuance of transfers, names of streets, locations of parks,
public buildings, railroad stations, steamboat wharves and other points
upon which passengers may require Information.
WHAT THB COMPANY REHUntBS OP ITS MEN.
One of the most important requirements from the street railway's
point of view Is that all emploves shall be courteous to passengers and
patient at all times. The position of a public service employe is fre
quently a trying one. Some people feet that they have" a right to abuse
him. At times it becomes necessary to dismiss men. This may be for
any one of many reasons. While men may otherwise be competent,
their manner may be discourteous to passengers, or they mav not pos
sess the requisite patience. Discourtesy, laziness, complaints of pas
sengers, lack of Interest and the many things which render men in
competent in other lines, make them undesirable for employment by the
railway company. v
MERIT AND DEMERIT SYSTEM.
After employment, it Is endeavored to hold the best men In the
company B employ. Wages are adjusted according to the term of serv
ice. A system of Discipline bv Record is employed, under which the
car men receive credit marks for meritorious acts, such as exceptionally
good operation, avoiding accidents, deeds of valor, etc. Conversely,
demerit marks are placed against their records covering Infractions of
rules In proportion to the nature of the offense. This system is of
recent adpption, being plaoed In effect May 15. 1908. and has been
adopted in lieu of the old svtem of suspension, which cpused a loss
of time to the employe and suffering to both him and his family. The
effect is already noticeable and Its continuance will. It Is believed,
rapidly increase the efficiency and morale of the platform men.
The company Is proud of Its employes and of the ability and eour-
tesy generally displayed ty them, we believe that, as a Body, they
pave jho superiors in me country.