PORTLAND. OUE(iO. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, . 1910.
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SHERMAN BY 55, SAYS ONE
Roosevelt 570 Out of Total o
1015 Rival Estimate.
WORD FROM ROME AWAITED
Rrtnrns May Show Oof cut of Vice-
President a Delegate Home
Precinct. Ward and District
Tail to Give Support.
NEW YORK, S.-p. 3X Conflicting
claim are made tonight by the rival
manager of the camrlRn tor the chair
manship of the Republican stale conven
lion.
fjord C. Grlscom. for the Roosevelt
forces, asserted that Roosevelt mould
hare 570 vote out of a total of 1015 for
th. temporary chairmanship.
William Barnes. Jr.. sent out from Al
bany a claim that Vice-President Sher
mn would have a clear majority of ii.
Vice-President Sherman waa defeated
in his own election precinct, his own
ward and his own assembly district by
the "progressives" at the primaries In
I' lira today.
He carried the city hy gaining dele
gates In a scant majority of the wards.
Of the three assembly districts in Onei
da County. Sherman won the first, lost
the second by an overwhelming vote and
will lose the third If the City of Rome
falls to support him. The "progressives'
claim a victory there.
ROOSEVELT MADE DELKGATK
Colonel Head Delegation from Xa-
an County to Convention.
M1NEOLA. N. T.. Sept. I". Theodora
Roosevelt waa today chrsen to head the
Nassau County delegation to the Repub
lican state con rent kin.
4 ORCHARDS REPLACE WILDS
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Big Crop of Choice Apples Gladdens
W hit Salmon Growers.
WHITE SALMON". Wash.. Sept. 3X
(Special.) Where once were tall plno
and fir trees, the Slade orchard now
bends low with fruit. In this orchard
Mr. Slade has Just made a picking of .19
boxes of apples from three trees, with
out using a box or ladder to reach the
upper branches. In the North White
Salmon district Henry Waldron has
picked 40 boxes from two 10-year-old
trees.
Just across the White Salmon River.
Keeley & Dubois gathered 1000 boxes
of peaches from 70 trees. M. C. Martin
has 4-year-olds that will yield two
boxes each of Winter bananas and
Spitz. Further up the White Salmon
Valley the McCTackens will cart to
market 8000 boxes of choice apples.
AUTO TAKES SEASIDE MAIL
Service Is Arranged While Railroad
Is Tied l p.
ASTORIA. Or- Sept. 20. (Special.)
Arrangements were made by Postmas
ter Carney this afternoon whereby
flrst-rlass mall will be taken by auto
mobile to Seaside once each day and by
steamer to Warrenton. Hammond and
Fort Stevens, while traffic on the rail
road is tied up as a result of the smash
ing of the railway trestle and draw
bridge rest In Youngs Bar.
Repairs to the trestle are now under
way and it Is expected that trains will
be in operation to west side points some
time tomorrow.
At present, however, there is no
means of communication between here
and Seaside and the beaches, except by
teams and automobiles.
ROSEBURG COUPLE WEDDED
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Goodman Spend
Honeymoon in Portland.
IIOSEBI'RG, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.)
Miss Luetle Ragsdale and Glenn Good
man, of Roseburg. were married Sun
day at the home of the bride's brother.
Le Nolr Ragsdale. The ceremony was
performed by Rer. Mr. McCallam. pastor
of the Christian Church. A wedding
breakfast followed.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodman are spending
part of their honeymoon at Portland,
where they have relatlvesj They ex
pect to return here about October 13,
and will occupy a. beautiful cottage on
Lane street.
Mrs. Goodman is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Buchanan and is popu
lar In social and musical circles. Mr.
Goodman is a member of the Churchill
Hardware Company.
BOND ISSUE THE QUESTION
Vancouver Must Decide on Spending
SS 15,000 for Water.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 10. (Spe
cial.) Vancouver voters will decide
whether the city shall be bonded for
I J IS. 000 to bring water from the Lewis
River, a distance of 2J miles, and In
stall a complete and modern gravity
water system.
Daughter of Lieutenant Comfort, In
hcrltlng Filipino Mother's I-ove-lincss.
Is Accomplished.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. :0 Special.
Traveling alone, little Miss Anita Ch
cago Comfort arrived yesterday in the
big steamer Manchuria from China, on
the way to Chicago. There she will be
met by her father. Lieutenant J. H
Comfort, recruiting officer for the Navy,
who left the child in the Orient and later
made arrangements for her trip of 9000
miles to her future home.
Anita Comfort Is 7 years old. Month
ago she waa left in the Orient by her
father -when her mother died. He
mother was a Filipino and Anita Inner
Ited all her loveliness of looks.
Anita sneaks English. French and
Spanish with equal fluency al she sur
prised everyone on the Manchuria by
her Intimate acquaintance with hooks
that are talked about. Anita for the
Inst three years has been a student of
the French Catholic Convent at Shang
hal. where her "only trouble was her as
sertive Americanism.
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. F J. Face, mis
slonarlcs. who are returning from tlv
Philippines, will accompany Anita on he
way to Chicago. "I think I remember
my American father." Anita explained,
"but I'm not quite sure. J. 11 have to see
him llrst."
THRIFTY BABE SAVES $40
2-Year-Old Youngster Puts Father'
Money In His Own l ittle Bank.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. (Spe
cial.) When 8. G. Werschkul. a news
paper agent, presented his 2-year-old son
James, with a hank some time ago, the
gift Inculcated Into the youngster's head
Ideas of thrift that caused his father
some unaappy moments last night.
Coming home from his day's work
yesterday. Werschkul brought with him
in a canvas sack $10 in silver that he
had collected from subscribers. He put
the nick containing the money on the
parlor table and went to dinner. An hour
later he returned to find sack and money
K"ne. and the most thorough soarcn
failed to reveal them.
There have been several robberies faf
the neighborhood of late and Werschkul
tlnnlly decided that a burglar had got the
money and that he would have to take
his loss philosophically.
Hut this nomliig when he got up he
stumbled .er something heavy ling on
the floor. It turned out to be his son
James hank and inside it the father
found all ills silver dollars. The young
ster had discovered the sack full of
money and transferred the crt:h to his
own strong box.
FINGERPRINTS ONLY CLEW
Chicago Negro May Be Murderer.
Window Sash Marks Correspond.
CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Police Captain M.
. Evans, chief of the bureau of identi
fication, announced late today that
humb and finger prints found on the
window sash of the lllller home, cor
responded exactly with those of Thomas
ennlngs. the negro under arrest.
harged with the murder of Clarence J.
Hller. at Washington Heights, early
Monday morning.
The finger prints are the only di
rect evidence which the police now hold
gainst Jennings, although he has been
Identified as an ex-convict and was
found with a revolver near the lllller
home shortly after the murder oc
curred. FATHER 0LLIVIER IS DEAD
Paris Priest Noted as Preacher of
Christian Socialism. I
PARI 3, Sept 20. Father Olllvler. who
delivered a sensational sermon at the
funeral of the victims of the charity
bazaar fire In May. died today.
Father Olllvier was a strong and fluent
preacher of Christian socialism. Tears
ago he made a (our of America and
preached In New York. . The Investiga
tion of the causes that led to the charity
bazaar fire, when scores of lives were
lost, developed criticism of the manage-
mont of the entertainment and murh
bitter feeling. Father Olllvlcr's out'
spoken remarks on the subject, lncorpor.
ated in a funeral sermon, caused his res.
ignatlon from the pulpit of Notre Dame.
CANTON, 0., GROWS 19,550
Census Figures Show Increase for
Ohio Town of 83.7 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. The follow
ing census figures were given out to
day:
Canton. O.. 50.317. an Increase of 19.
150. or 63.7 per cent, as compared with
30.667 In 1900.
Little Rock. Ark., 45.941. an Increase
of 7634. or 19.9 per cent, as compared
with SS.307 in 1900.
La Crosse, Wis., 30.41", an Increase of
1322. or 5.3 per cent, as compared with
in 1900.
BALLOONS ARE ABANDONED
Germany Discard ZZepelln's Dlrrlgi-
blcs for Aeroplanes.
BERLIN. Sept. 20. (Special.) Be
cause of many accidents which have
befallen Count Zeppelin's dirigible bal
loons, the German government has
abandoned them for military purposes.
In their stead, aeroplanes will be
used.
William J. Refuses Sup
port to Dehlman.
LIQUOR ISSUE DIVIDES MEN
Statement by Commoner Edi
tor Apologetic in Tone.
OLD FRIEND V,:cSERTED
Regretting First Departure n
Political Regularity, Bryan Says
He Feci He Is Doing His
Duty Looks to Future.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 20. In a state
ment In which he declares that the
crusade which he feels Impelled to
wage against the liquor interests of
the state and Nation overshadows a
personal and political friendship of 20
years. William J. Bryan this evening
announced he had bolted the head of
the Democratic state ticket In Nebraska
and would not support James C. Dahl-
man for Governor.
Mr. Bryan says he regrets that he Is
compelled to take the stand he does
his first departure from political reg
ularity but says he feels It his duty
to do so because 6f the position taken
by the Demorcatlc nominee on the
liquor question.
Opponents N'ot Supported.
The statement, which In a way is
pologetic in tone, does not indicate
that Mr. Bryan will support the candi
date of any other party, but announces
that he Is a pronounced advocate of
county option and the early saloon clos
Ins; 'law. both of which he Insists are
menaced by Mr. Dahlman's candidacy.
The statement follows:
I am Just leaving for Missouri, and
shall be absent practic.-Uy all of ine time
for about a month, campaigning In Mis
souri, Kansas, Iowa. Indiana and Illinois.
After that I shall be at liberty to speak
for Mr. Hitchcock, -the Democratic can
didate for Congress, and for the state
Icket In Nebraska.
Support Denied Dnhlnian.
"In speaking for tho state tlrket. how
ever. I shall not be able to present any
arguments In favor of the election of
Mr. Dahlman. His position on the liquor
question makes thru Impossible. I regret
his exceedingly, for he has ben a politi
cal and personal friend for 20 years, and
it would give me pleasure to support him
If I could indorse the policy for whlcn
he stands, but he has chosen to make the
liquor "question the paramount is&ue and
make his nppal on that Issue.
In spite of the fact that the last
Democratic state convention voted
own a declaration against county op
tion by a vote of 63S to 202, he says
that he will veto a county option bill
if passed, and In spite of the fact that
he state convention indorsed the 8
clock closing law by a vote of 710
H'onclufled on Face 2.
I (111 I . ,' 1 . MWt I mr ""WftasSL U sr. . ' 1 i VL' - V A I
Hydrophobia Scare Canses Drastic
Order by Commandant Dogs, if
Tied Vp, Allowed to Stay.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Sept,
20. Every cat in Fort Leavenworth res
ervation, the largest military post in the
country, muat leave or suffer the death
penalty, by ordei of General Funston.
issued today. The order also curtails the
liberties of any dogs that may conclude
to remain at the fort.
The order was prompted by the fSct
that a dog with rabies recently bjt an
officer and then a cat developed the
same disease.
General Funston's order eayw:
"No cats, confined or unconfined, will
be allowed on the reservation. All per
sons having family pets of that descrip
tion which they do not wish to have
killed may send them to some place oft
the reservation for keeping until the
provisions 1 of this order relative to
cats may be rescinded. Persons who
prefer to have their cats killed, but do
not wish to do so themselves, may take
them to the veterinary hospital, where
they will be humanely put to death by
means of chloroform."
If cata cannot be caught, the order
estates that shot guns may be used by
officers and members of the guard. As
to dog?, all pets must be muzzled at all
times, and none will be allowed to run
at large between retreat and reveille.
The order concludes:
"Until further orders, no person'on this
reservation will acquire any further
dogs or cats."
FORGERIES REACH $100,000
Seattle Really Broker I'sed Out
siders as His Victims. '
SEATTLE, Sept 20.-Dewery M.
Peeples, the Investment broker, charged
with forgery and sale of mortgages on
Seattle real estate, was released on
ball today. Steps were taken for the
extradition of D. A. Hatfield, alleged
to be Peeples' partner, and who Is
under arrest In Arlington. Or.
The amount of forged mortgages sold
is now estimated at $100,000. The vic
tims were mostly non-resident of Se-
attle. Sale of a fraudulent mortgage
to a Seattle man led to Peeples' arrest.
NEGRO RESCUED FROM MOB
Missouri Officers Protect ex-Convict
Accused of Incendiarism.
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SEPAL! A. Mo., Sept. 20. Citizens of
Greenrldge, Mo., 20 miles north of here,
made an unsuccessful attempt early to
day to lynch Rufus Allen, an ex-con-vlct,
charged with Incendiarism.
Officers rescued Allen from the moh
and brought him here, where he was
placed In Jal.
Allen Is charged with setting fire to
the lumber In a lumber yard at Green
rldge, causing a loss of $16,000. He is
also charged with setting fire to a
Christian Church, but this blaze was
extinguished with small loss.
FRENCH- LINER LAUNCHED
Mcumshlp France Will Ply Between
New York City and Havre.
ST. NAZAIRE. France. Sept. 20. The
steamship France, built for the Com
pagnle Generale Trans-Atlantlque line
for its New York and Havre service, was
launched here today.
The France Is the largest ship In the
French merchant marine. She will be
second only In size and speed to the
Lusitanla and Mauretania.
WHICH IS THE SLATE?
Pilots Await Awards by
Aero Club. .
WINNERS NOT KNOWN YET
Farmers Shoot at Air Craft,
A Nearly Hitting Occupants.
LIGHTNING BOLTS DODGED
Iialloonists Tell of Their Experiences
High in Air, in Competition
for Championship of 'Ameri
ca, Just Closed.
NEW YORK. Sept. 20: All of the 13
balloons which started in the free-for-all
races for the American championship
from the Indianapolis speedway Satur
day afternoon, have alighted, but the
winners will not be known until the Aero
Club, of America passes upon the reports
of the pilots, it is understood that dis
tance alone will count in making the
awards. The three victors will represent
America in the international meet to be
started from St. Louis. October 17.
Three balloons which came down Sun
day and Monday were reported today,
news of them having been delayed be
cause they lit in regions inaccessible to
telephone and telegraph.
Balloon Lights on Mountain.
The balloon Buckeye came down on
Monday on a mountain 35 miles south
west of Roanoke, In Floyd County, Vlr
glnia, where there are no railroads or
telegraph" lines. Pilot Wade was unable
to reach a telephone until today.
The pilot of the Miss Sophia, which
came down at 6:10 P. M., Sunday, i
the mountains of Calhoun County
West Virginia, had a similar expert
ence. He was unable to report until
today. The balloon New York also re
ported today, having alighted at Ports
mouth, O., at 5 o'clock Sunday after
noon.
Captain Thomas S. Baldwin, of the
balloon New York, returned here to
day.
Adverse Conditions Many.
"I have never made a voyage in
which so many adverse conditions were
encountered," said Captain Baldwin,
"We encountered hot sun, cold winds
thunder, lightning and rain in rapid
succession. It kept us guessing to
manage the ballast under these condi
tlons, and when we dropped Sunday
evening, at 5 o'clock, near Portsmouth
O., we had used It all up but a few
pounds.
'On Saturday night we were en
veloped by violent'rains and were gen
erally wet and uncomfortable. On
Sunday morning, however, the sun
shone out. our gas expanded and we
rose to a height of 2500 feet and kept
rapidly rising till we were at an alti
tude of 6000 feet or more.
"About noon Sunday we encountered
one of the worst thunderstorms I had
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Just Because It Was Said She Would
Give Demonstratipn, Miss Rus
sell Stays Away.
CHICAGO. Sept. 20. (Special.) Lillian
Russell, the blonde star, is so exasperated
by the publication in a paper here that
she would appear before the modistes'
convention, undress and drese. to show
what could be done in the way of sup
plementing an already fine figure by tu
dressmakers' art, that she will not even
attend. The dressmakers are sorely dis
appointed, for they expected a short talk
from Miss Russell and also to get a lin
on her graceful carriage and superb
appearance.
Two hundred dressmakers from sur
rounding towns who had gathered here
to s,ee the new Fall styles, were told
yesterday that there would be a "mati
nee" Thursday at which Lillian Russell
and Daisy Lehay, both now attractions
In Chicago theaters, would be present
with Mrs. Idsh McGlone Gibson, editor
of a woman's magazine, who would speak
on "women and the stage."
New the blonde star has "called it
off." She won't speak and she won't
even appear and it is all because morn
Ing newspapers said that she would give
the dressmake'rs a practical illustration
of how a theatrical star changes her
clothing.
"It Is terrible," declared Mrs. Gibson
today. "Miss Russell will not talk
about it, but we certainly cannot have
her now, and that beautiful meeting is
spoiled. Miss Russell Is awfully indig
nant and I don't know yet what she will
do about it."
MONOPLANE IS WRECKED
Tacoma Man's Machine Refuses to
Fly at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Sept. 20.
(SDCcial.) Arthur Tunlson, of Taco
ma, who has been attempting to make
flights at the County Fair here In his
monoplane, came to grief this after
noon, when after two runs across the
field, he hit a ditch, and smashed the
rudder plane.
Part of the frame was also put out
of commission, and the aviator, and his
mechanics spent the rest of the after
noon trying to patch it up. The ma
chine was not badly damaged, and they
announced that a flight would be made
tomorrow.
This was woman's day at the fair,
and a floral parade at 1 o'clock was
the feature. Beautifully 'decorated
carriages, and automobiles were the
first part of the parade and the Hu
mane Society's Workhorse section made
up the second part.
In the fourth rare this afternoon,
Jockey Boynton. riding Captain Billy,
fell from his mount trying to force
his way through the bunch at the
quarter pole, and was badly injured.
He will not be able to ride again in
this meet.
CHINESE PRINCE GOES EAST
Though III With Bronchitis, Tsal
Hsun Leaves San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 20. Al
though suffering from an attack of
bronchitis and threatened with conges
tion of the lungs. Prince Tsai Hsun,
uncle of the Emperor of China and
head of the Chinese naval establish
ments, who arrived here yesterday, de
cided not to alter his previously an
nounced Intention of leaving for the
East this morning. ,
The condition of the Prince's throat
showed improvement after a night's rest,
and he expressed himself before his de
parture as feeling fully capable of un
dergoing the ordeal of the Journey across
the continent.
With his entire suite he left this
city at 10:40 A. M., in a special train
traveling as the first section of the
regular overland limited. The train
equipment consisted of one compart
ment sleeper, two standard sleepers,
the 'private car of Charles M. Schwab,
president of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, who is acting as host to the
Prince, a diner and a baggage car.
The route taken is by way of Ogden to
Chicago.
ATLANTA SENDS INVITATION
Unveiling of Gate City Guard Monu
ment Will Be Brilliant Event.
NEW YORK. Sept. 20. The invitation
xtended through Colonel J. F. Burke,
f Atlanta, Ga., who was accompanied
y Colonel Daniel Appleton, of the
Seventh Regiment, of this -city, on be-
alf of the old Gate City Guard and the
Chamber of Commerce committee of At-
anta, to attend the unveling of the gate
ity guard monument in October, 1911,
Atlanta, was enthusiastically ac
cepted by the board of Alderman of New
ork today.
The invitation was the result of offl-
lal courtesies shown to the Gate City
esterday when they visited many East-
rn cities on a fraternal mission after
the Civil War, for the purpose of al
laying sectional animosity and to join
hands for a prosperous union of the
states. ' .
BAKER'S LETTER OFFENDS
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Acting Mayor Recommends Removal
of Police Commissioner.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Acting Mayor
Mitchell has recommended that Police
Commissioner Baker be removed on the
ground of unfitness In permitting gam
bling to flourish In the city. Mr. Mitchell
said that Commissioner Baker In a letter
to hiin had shown Insubordination.
Commissioner Baker this afternoon gave
out a statement, in which he said his let
ter to, the acting mayor contained
"nothing but a straightforward state
ment" of his attitude, and there was no
Intention on his part to "criticize or im
pugn the action of the acting mayor."
Acting Mayor Mitchell was the first
witness called by the grand jury today
when it took up the gambling situation
Investigation.
Manipulation to Hide
Income Alleged
OFFICIALS UNDER HOT FIRE
Interesting Facts Brought Out
at Rate Hearing.
"FAIR TARIFF" IS HIGH ONE
Manage? Says Railroad Should Pay
Expenses, Declare Dividend, and
Have Big Surplus to At
tract Moneyed People. i"
CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Alleged manipu
lation of a railroad's Income to cover
up earnings and to compound its in
come was inquired into today by at
torneys for the Western shippers, of
officers of the Illinois Central Rail
road, before the Interstate Commerce
Commission In the rate hearing now
In progress.
Interesting opinions upon the pro
priety af the disposition of earnings
were given by General Manager Park..
Mr. Parks told the commission he
thought a proper freight rate was on)
that recorded a fair return for serviea
to the shipper and which, after paying1
reasonable dividend on the capital
stock, paid for charges and operating
and maintenance expenses,, and wou'd
also give the company a. yearly sur
plus of six or seven millions, "to make
the Investment attractive to the peo
ple with money, and to give the com
pany a credit."
Surplus Subject to Capitalization.
"And what would you do with this
surplus, just hold it?" inquired Attor
ney John H. Atwood, of Kansas City.'
representing the general shippers com
mittee. "No," was the reply, "I would use
it for bettering the road. For Instance.
would devote a part of it to new
depots, etc."
"But." asked Mr. Atwood. "when that
epot was built, you would consider
t a part of the actual property of the
company, a proper subject for addi
tional capitalization wouldn't you?"
"Of course," was the answer.
'Then, when you later had capitalized.
ou would say you ought to be entitled
o a reasonable dividend upon that capi
talization?"
"Yes."
Surprise Is Sprung.
"The simple fact Is, you think you
ought to be entitled to charge shippers
r.ough to bring In sufficient earnings so
that you can devote a pert to new capi
talization and then get a big return on It
in the shape of dividends, do you? Is
that your idea of what constitutes a 'fair
tariff' for the shippers?"
The witness did not answer.
Attorney W. H. Horton, of the Illinois
Central, sprang a surprise on Attorney
H. C. Lust, of the Illinois Manufacturers'
Association. The attorney asked:
"Mr. Lust, will you give me the names
of four or five of your largest shippers?"
"Why do you want them?" returned
Lust in surprise. "We represent ship
pers who pay $150,000,000 annually in
freight rates."
"Railroad Intuition" Xew Term.
"I want them," retorted Attorney Hor
ton, "to produce statements similar to
ours In which we show our returns on the
investment is only 4.6 per cent and see
what their returns are. Do 1 get the
names?"
"We will have a' consultation,"
answered Attorney Lust.
Manager Parks Introduced a new term
in railroad nomenclature "Railroad in
tuition." He had been asked by Com
missioner Clements on what he based his
opinion that the present physical valua
tion of the road was far in excess of its
$2S5.000,000 capitalization.
"Why, I haven't any exact data by
which to -determine the physical valua
tion," said Manager Parks. "I depend
upon what I might call railroad intuition
yes, that's it, railroad Intuition.
Physical .Valuation High.
"You see, a man can't do nothing for
55 years but ride over railroads, compare
property valuer and buy new lines with
out gaining an Intuitive value apprecia
tion. I couldn't name any definite figures,
but It is much higher than the capitaliza
tion." A. S. Baldwin, chief engineer, who
followed Vice-President Parks, said that
because of the so-called panic of 1907,
millions of dollars' worth of repairs, new
buildings, and "many other expenditures
that would have been wise to Incur and
which It was falfa economy not to do "
so," had been deferred and now de
manded attention.
"When I call your attention to your
controller's figures, showing your com
pany did not have $1,300,000 and $533,000
surplus In 1908 and 1909, respectively, will
you say It was poor business manage
ment?" persisted Mr. Atwood.
Labor Efficiency Decreases.
"I don't wish to give an opinion on
the wisdom of the management without
knowing what their problem was." was
the reply.
Engineer Baldwin commented on the
effect of the wage increase on labor ef
ficiency. He said:
"In ten years we have raised certain
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