MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, JANUARY
3.
1911.
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BOAD MANAGEMENT
RAKED OVER GOALS
Brandeis Says Higher Stand
ard of Efficiency, Not
Rates, Is Needed.
FAULT LIES WITH LINES
Countrl tor Atlantic , Commercial
Bodies Says That If Income Is
Insufficient lie tier Manage
ment Shoo Id Be Had.
WASHINGTON. Jan. I Higher stand
ras of etneiency. not Increased freight
charges, ars the paramount naeda today
of American railroads. This proposition
Is the essence of the brief filed today with
lbs Interstate Commerce Commission by
Louis Brandeis. of Boston, counsel for
tit traffla commission of commercial or
ganizations of the Atlantic seaboard In
t.-ie lnTeatUratloa of ths Commission In
ths proposed adranea In freight rates In
the official classlacatlon territory that
part of ths country east of the Mississippi
and cortn of the Ohio and Potomae
rlrers.
Railroad managers. Mr. Brandeis con
tends. In an effort to meet exlstln needs
should not look without, but within.
Bottrr Manafrmrnt Needed.
If their net income is Insufficient'
he says, "the proper remedy Is not higher
rates resulting In higher costs and les
sened business, but eclenuno manage
ment resulting in lower costs. In higher
wases and Increased business.
"If their credit Is Impaired, the proper
remedy la not to apply the delusive stim
ulant of higher rates but to strengthen
their organisations by Introducing ad
vanced methods and eliminating ques
tionable practices. Thus they will main'
tain credit by deserving It.
The nmpoeed advances by the lines In
official classlacatlon territory would af
fect only the class. The total freight
tonnage of the lines for the calendar year
1 was exasi.TX. Less than S per cent
of this moved under class rates, yet of
the freight revenue of these railways
for 1 nearly 3 per cent (tlud.in.S3) was
derived from class rates.
Many Articles Affected.
These rates govern In the shipment of
ever articles of commerce. Including
most of the net-esalUes of Ufa and ar
ticle of competitive commerce. The pro
posed Increases vary from per cent to
B per cent averaging aprroziraately 14
Kr cent.
Mr. Brandeis Indicates that be consid
ers the great question involved In the
investmtlon to be the statement of Pres
ident lllard. of the Baltimore Ohio,
that "the tendency of rates will be to
continue upward" that Is. that there will
be a nroarresMlve Increase In rates.
The law places the burden of proof of
the reasonableness of the proposed ao-
vsnces upon the railroads. Mr. Brandeis
maintains that the roads "have railed ut
terly to sustain their burden of proof
save failed so completely that the appU
ration of the railroads for approval of
(he new tariff should be denied.
Shippers Held Slighted.
In response to ths contention that the
proposed increases in ciaas rates an
reasonable. Mr. Brandeis- brief was
an Increase In any class rate properly
ran d niaa wuhwbi k 1 " s -"
pers an opportunity to be heard, and
that the pending Increases were fixed
without affording the shippers such an
opportunity.
Am . n .. -tim-nt, fhmt the rail
roads need additional revenues on ac
rount of required Increases m wages. Mr.
Brandeis submits uiree propositions:
First Pome railroads, at least, do
not need additional income.
" tn anm m vailrnarfe. an tf
Istlng need of additional Incomes Is due
to causes other than wage Increases or
acts of Congress.
Third Kvery railroad which l prop
erty nnaenaaea luu nnnirvu caw lueri
any existing needs without rate In
creases, by the addition of scientific
management.
In support of these propositions, facts
end figures from official reports of the
reuroetts memseives are cuea Dy sir.
Brandeis.
. Koads ThemselTes lo Blame.
The contention of the railroads that
greater Income Is Imperative In order
to secure new capital for extensions and
improvements Is met by the asser
tion that "If the credit of the Ameri
can railroads Is In any respect Im
paired, the impairment la either due to
unwarrantable attacks by the railroads
and their associates or to their Indi
vidual mismanagement, and that It Is
not the result of any unnecessary In
crease In operating expenses or of Got.
ernment re emulations. "
As another reason for the Impairment
of the credit' of railroads If such Im
pairment exists It Is pointed oat that
the car repair graft of the Illinois Cen
tral, the embesslement of the treasury
of the Big Four, the graft on the Ienn-
ytvanla and Baltimore Ohio, the
Chicago A Alton scandal. Including the
great Insurance scandals, "necessarily
shake confidence, particularly as the
controlling financial powers are largely
the same In the railroads and Insurance
companies.'
The general distrust of railroad In
vestments, he says, will be found
caused not by the Increased burdens
of wage advances, or by Oovernment
regulation, but In a distrust of the pur
poses and judgment of "lose who con.
trol the management of the great rail
road pro pert l-a.
TEAMSTER STABBED IN HIP
IUrhard Badd I Hart During
Brawl Blansett Is Held.
During a drunken brawl at the cor
ner of first and Madison streets last
night. Richard Budd. a teamster, living
on I'pper Front street, was stabbed la
the hip. policeman Porter arrested O.
R. Plaasett. a hanger-on around the
Madison-street resorts, on suspicion of
having stabbed the teamster. A charge
of drunkenness and vagrancy was
lodged against Blansett and he was
locked up.
The Injured man was taken to St.
Vincent's Hospital In an ambulance
where Ir. P. C Moore and City Phy
sician Zlegler attended him. The
wound Is quite deep and was evidently
made by a sharp weapon. The Injured
man was weakened by the loss of blood,
but will recover.
BULLION THIEVES LOCATED
Two Men Who Have Confessed Are
Said to be In Seattle.
-V FRAXCISsr-o. Jan. X Numerons
arna; and the recovery of at least ISa,-
000 of the gold bullion stolen from th
steamer Humboldt several months ago are
imminent In Washington and Oregon, ac
cording to advices received here from
private detectives in Seattle by the Fire
men's Fund Insurance Company, which
insured the shipment of the gold.
Confessions from two men employed to
dispose; of the bullion, and who are re
ported to be In sweret custody in a Se
attle hotel, are said to be In the hands
of the northern authorities.
It la said the method ueed to dispose
of their loot by the ring of gohl thieves,
the names of some of whom are known
to the Seattle detectives, wss to sell it
In bulk, thus leaving an open trail.
Margaret Henry and Elmer Smith, the
suspect arreMed In this city, are alleged
to have made admissions that directed
the pursuit to the neighborhood of Se
at tie.
According to the Information received
here, the alleged bo-betweena captured
In Seattle gave the names of the ring
leaders of the thieves who ar handling
the bullion, and they will be arrested s
soon as the hiding place of the loot
discovered.
Seattle Police Deny Arrests.
SEATTLE Jan. X The police and the
detective who have been working on the
Humboldt gold robbery deny that any
arrests have been made in Seattle in
connection with the theft of the bullion
and profess to have no knowledge of any
Impending cant urea The detectives work
ing on the case decline to discuss ths
progress of their Investigation.
JAMES GOES TO RELIE
REVOI-TmOXIST EDITOR'S UOS
DOX AGE-NT HELD.
Edward Myllus Accused of Rerlvln
Exploded Charge of Bigamy
Against King George.
PARIS. Jsn. J. Edward II. James,
nephew of the late Professor "William
James, the psychologist, of Harvard Uni
versify, and editor of the Paris Libera
tor, the sale of which was suppressed re
cently In London because of Its alleged
anarchistic tone, arrived here today from
Lisbon.
When the paper was suppressed ths
London police arrested Edward F. My
llius, who. James says. Is being held In
default of Uoo.OOt ball, charged with sedl
tion in connection with an article pub
lished In the Liberator accusing King
Ucorge of bigamy.
Janes says be Is going to England to
take up the cause of Myllus. who. he
says, was merely the distributor of the
Liberator, which Is a monthly publlca
tl on devoted to the extension of repub
licanism.
James is the author of the recently
published sensational book which seeks
to establish that Christ was the founder
of demnrrvr and thAt he was reallv
condemned to be crucified for the crime of
less majeste.
MYLICS PCIJIJSHED SCAXDAL
Exploded Charge of Bigamy Against
King George Is Revived.
LONDON. Jan. J. Edward F. Myllus.
who Is connected with Edward IL
James publication, the Liberator, was
arrested, taken before a Judge of the
high court and remanded 'last week. The
proceedings were In camera. The ex-
art charges against him have not been
divulged, but It Is said he was connected
with the sals and distribution of ths
Liberator.
The police bars been watching for
sn opportunity to lay those responsible
for the Liberator by the heels, on ac
count of scandalous and seditious at
tacks upon the royal family.
In the November Issue an article ap
peared reviving the scandal long ago
disproved, that King Oeorge was mar.
rled at Malta In 1S90 to ths daughter
of a British Admiral. This was fol
lowed by a statement signed by Edward
A. Myllus. indorsing the attack upon
ths King and suggesting the only way
he can be dealt with In this country is
by a revolution.
BOY KILLS HIS PLAYMATE
Quarrel Over Christmas Presents
Ends In Tragedy.
REDDING. Cel.. Jan. X (Special.) Ten-
year-old Carl vN agner is dying at his
home, and U-y ear-old Etlward Nleberger
Is la the local Jail as a result of shooting
his young companion yesterday afternoon.
The lads quarreled over some play
things they had received as Christmas
gifts. Among them waa a 23 -caliber rifle.
The dispute resulted In a rough-and-tumble
tight, while the rifle lay on the
ground. Suddenly Wagner picked up the
toy and made a motion as If to club his
older adversary over the bead.
Nleberger, being the stronger, wrenched
ths weapon from the younger boy and.
placing it to his shoulder, declared be
would shoot Wagner. With a screi
Wagner ran and sought shelter In a barn.
Just as he was about to enter the build
lng Neiberger commanded him to:
Halt, or 1 will kill you. Terrified and
pale, the boy stood stock stilL
"Throw up your bands, -shouted M-
berger. As he stood with his banda above
his bead. Nleberger pulled the trigger
and the bullet was burled In Wagner's
abdomen. Wagner fell In a heap and
Nleberger, realising the seriousness of
the situation, ran home and told of the
hooting.
HOBSON JOINS REFORMERS
Wonld-Be Representative and Par
sons of Portland Elected to Office,
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 1 Represents
rive Richmond Pearson Hobaon. of Ala
bama, was elected vtoe-rreiident of the
National Reform Association today at a
meeting of the sub-corn mitt re appointed
t the annual meeting last tail. Among
the other vlce-prestdrnts chosen waa Dr.
William Parsons. Portland. Or.
TTie committee decided to call s con
vention tor the latter part of February
t Ilarrlsburg. Pa., to urge the amend
ment of the school code of Pennsylvania
so that the action pertaining to religion
hall not be construed to exclude the
Bible from the public schools.
BROTHER KILLS BROTHER
Beaver I .ad of 7 Accidentally Shoots
Tooth of 1 7 Tears.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. Jsn. r-(8pecUl.)
Roy Johnson was accidentally killed by
his brother. Warren Johnson, at Beaver
esterday when they were returning to
their homes from milking.
Warren waa shooting at a tree, when
Roy stepped in front of him, the bullet
striking htm In the side and lodged
against the back bone. He lived only a
few minutes. The lad who did the shoot
ing was S years old. his brother 17 years.
Ends tVlaters Trewblsa.
To many. Winter Is a season of
rouble. The frost bitten toes and
Inicers. chapped hanJs and lips, chil
blains, cold sores. red and rough
skins, prove this. But such troubles
fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A
risi convinces. oreeieat neaier o&
urns, bolls, piles, cuts, sores. Ecxema
and Sprains, Only lie at all drug
C3RAYSS
GREAT SALE OF CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
Begins Today (Tuesday) An Important Event to Wearers of Good
Clothes All Suits and Overcoats Included in This Sale
No Reserve Stock
Suits and Overcoats at Following Reductions:
$15
$20.00 Values at
$22.50 Values at $1
$25.00 Values at $ 1
$30.00 Values at
6
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$23.50
$35.00 Values at
$40.00 Values at
$45.00 Values at
$50.00 Values at
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26.50
9
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IS Per Cent Discount on Blacks and Blues
Special Sale on Men's Fine Trousers
$5.00 Trousers at $4.00
$6.00 Trousers at $4.50
$7.00 Trousers at $5.00
$7.50 Trousers at $5.50
$8 00 Trousers at S6.00
$9.00 Trousers at $6.50
Come Today While Selections Are Good
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GRAY
273-275 Morrison, at Fourth
COAL BUSINESS BIG
Despite Strike in Illinois and
Southwest, Good Showing.
PARKER MAKES ESTIMATES
Many Properties Idle for Six Months
Daring Suspension, but Work
ers Went to Other Mines and
Swelled Total Business.
WASHINGTON. Jan. !. The produc
tion of coal In the United States In
110 was between 475,000.000 and 486,
000.000 short tons, a considerable In
crease over the output of 459.01S.704
short tons In 190 and near the previ
ous record of 480,363,024 tons, produced
In 1907.
This estimate was made by Edward
XV. Parker from reports received oy
the United States Geological Survey
from coal mine operators and others
familiar with the Industry.
The most ImDOrtant factor lnflu
encins; the coal mining industry In
110." says Mr. Parker, "was the pro
longed strike In Illinois ana ins ooum
ir states. This strike or sus-
nenalon. which started on April I. pend
log an adjustment of the wage scale,
waa not settled, until September 16,
and after that, much time was lost In
putting the mines Into condition for
operation, so mat me periou m iiuv
ness wss fully six monms.
"The aettlement was a practical sur
render to the demands of miners, with
an Increase of 6.55 per cent in wages.
"A similar Increase was granted in
other states, either before the strike or
during the suspension or subsequent to
It. During the idleness, many of the
miners who were on strike tn Illinois.
obtained employment In ths mines of
competitive states, and helped to in
crease ths output there, which offset
the shortage In the states affected.
"No tablea of Increases In produc
tion were made tn the western coun
ties of Kentucky. In Western Pennsyl
vania and In Ohio. West Virginia. Ala
bama. Colorado. New Mexico and Mon
tana.
"The states whose production wss re
duced by the strike were Illinois. Kan
sas. Missouri and Oklahoma, it was
asserted by the miners that on June 1,
910, 70.000 miners were laie in Illinois
nri IS. 000 In ths Southwest, that is.
Kansas. Missouri. Arkansas, Oklahoma,
and Texas.
"Other mines also were operated dur
ing the strike, so that from 25 to 10
per cent of ths normal output of Illi
nois was being produced at ths time
the strike ended, and this continuous
production was a potent factor In
bringing the operators to terms with
the miners.
"Of the total production In ItlO. the
anthracite miners of Pennsylvania con
tributed nearly 81.000.000 short tons,
and ths bituminous mines between 390,
00,000 and 400.000.000 tons."
COWGIRL MAKES BIG HIT
Alberta Claire. Tells of Her Travels
at I.yrlc Theater.
who Is making a trig from ner bonis u
New Tork by way of Portland and San
Francisco on horseback, is appearing at
the Lyric Theater this week with her
pony. Bud, and her collie, Mickle. She
tells Interestingly of her travels and re
counts the various hardships she has
gone through. She left Wyoming with
only 12. and if she arrives in rew ion
bv Summer of next year, having earned
the money needed to take her through
and having traveled the whole distance
on her oony. she will receive 31000 be
sides a ranch pledged by her Wyoming
admirers.
The Lvrlc Musical Comedy Company
this week Is appearing in a hodge-podge
entitled "Dillon and King, in Mexico."
The skit la built to afford opportunities
for Dillon and King and for the .Lyric
beauty chorus to wear some fetching cos
tumes and sing pretty songs.
Fred Lancaster, as Don Jose, the land
lord, sdheres to the traditions as to what
a Mexican should look ' like, and Maud
Rockwell. In the character of Senorita
Ivmlae. Is a veritable Carmen. Anna
Cassell Is fetching as Dottle Dimple, an
American belress. Bob Hamilton helps
the comedv In various rulsea.
Of course, the chorus makes a big hit
with the audiences, which were large at
both performances last night. Buster
Williams, the sprightly and good-looking
soubrette. received a good hand for her
song, "Kiss Yourx Minstrel Boy uooa-Dy,
In which she Is assisted by the chorus.
Dillon. King. Miss Lancaster and Miss
Rockwell srive a travesty on grand opera.
which follows the accepted idea of such
travesties.
FOOTRACE FRAUD WORKS
SCMAS MAX SATS HE LOST $700
OX PAKE RTJX.
REVOLT HAS BROKEN
Everett Police Take tn Two and Xow
Are Looking for Others In
Alleged Swindle.
EVERETT. Wash., Jan. 1 (Special.)
Ths same old footrace game was worked
successfully here, and Matt Contln, for
merly bartender In the Capital saloon. Is
out on $700 ball: George Small, a race
track habitue, s at liberty under a like
bail, and the police are searching the
highway's and byways for a man named
Morris and another "John Doe" John
son, who are accused by James McAdam,
of Sumas, of having "fixed a footrace
Saturday afternoon that separated him
from S7U0 of his savings.
Morris and McAdam had been friends
In Sumas. Friday, according to Mc-
Adam's story. Morris sent word to Mc
Adam to lose no time in coming to Ever
ett, as be had arranged to run a foot
race with a man named Johnson, who he
knew would be an easy mark for him.
This arrangement- coming from a friend,
looked good to McAdam, who came here
with $700 to wager on the proposed trial
of speed.
The principals, said McAdam. Journeyed
to the fair grounds, where Morris and
Johnson stripped to their running togs.
Morris looked every Inch a sprinter.
Well, the race was run. and, of course.
the right man, the man McAdam backed.
failed to cross the tape a winner.
Without stopping to don his clothing
Morris, accompanied by Contln. it is said.
sprang into an automobile and beat it for
ths Capital saloon, where the money had
been placed. James McAdam proved
something of a sprinter, even though the
man he backed did not. for ne not-rootea
it to Prosecuting Attorney B C. Bell's
office and straightway swore to a com
plaint charging the men who defrauded
him with larceny.
The case will be tried in the justice
Court tomorrow.
Bonilla's Weil-Armed Force to
Move on Honduras.
GOVERNMENT WILL FIGHT
Loyalty of Troops Is in Doubt, How
ever, and Soldiers May Turn In
surgentsCruiser Tacoma to
Protect Americans.
PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras. Dec
28, via New Orleans, Jan 2. The long
expected revolt of the adherents or
Manuel Bonllla against the Davlla
government in Honduras has broken
out and a decisive battle is expectea
In the vicinity of this city in the next
few days.
Re-entering the country over which he
formerly ruled and from which he was
practically banished after being deposed
three years ago. Manuel Bonllla today
proclaimed himself "Constitutional Pres
ident of the Republic of Honduras."
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is Informed that the revolution
ary gunboat Hornet was sighted by
land and sea.
Accurate Information says there are
somewhere In the neighborhood of 200
Bonllla soldiers, well armed, on the
Montague bar in the disputed territory
between Honduras and Guatemala.
Further south, along the Guatemalan
border. It is reported that the revom
tionlsts. 500 strong and including many
Americans, armed with modern ririea
and two field pieces and a plentiful
supply of ammunition, are preparing
for a march through Santa Barbara to
Tegucigalpa, the capital.
Another body of revolutionists is re
ported near Las Quebragas. where an
engagement is said to have taken place
yesterday. These soldiers, it is be
lieved here are to be used in the at
tack upon Puerto Cortes. In a two
days' march a Juncture could be ef
fected near here with the Bonllla
troops at Montague bar.
From all indications, the government
intends to make a strong fight here,
but there Is grave doubt as to the
loyalty of the troops. It is believed
that the mere presence here of Manuel
Bonilla or General Lee Christmas will
result in a general "turnover" ard
cause an alliance of the government
troops with the revolutionists.
Captain Davis, of the United States
cruiser Tacoma. which lies far out of
the harbor, has said that immediately
upon the outbreak of hostilities, he
will land a sufficient number of- blue
Jackets to protect the lives of Americans.
Auto Crushes Messenger Boy.
GUTHRIE. Okla., Jan. 2. Fred Cut
ler, a messenger boy, was run down and
probably fatally injured here today by
an automobile carrying State Treasurer
James Monefe. The car nsed emergency
brakes. It was demolished.
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