Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 14, 1911, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXG OREGOXTAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1911. 10 , naugh. Adam. Coleman. Stewart. Grls well and lietser, of the Northern Pa cific FRAUD IS La Grande C. XI. Andrew. E. J. Walsh. H. W. Swart. S. i. Irwin, E. A. Hackett and F. O. 'VVlese, of the O.-W. It. & N. IH ' V Other dispatchers who hare approved i the demand for higher par are located Lin The Dalles. Starbuck. Roseburg-. Collins Springs Owner Says VanrouTer. Ellensburg, Pasco and Walla Walla. Water Is Steam Heated. ! Formal Demand Will Be Pre DAY'S HOODOO IS TRIPLE sented to Railroads on Monday. FIDF fNciiPAtfCE-1 Twas Friday, ISth of Month and of ' Year, Too. RETURN OF MONEY ASKED DISPATCHERS ASK FOR HIGHER WAGES GHARGED fji NEGLECT FELT 'BY THEM lit Bequest Is Not Granted, Workers Will Form Labor Organisation as Means' of Secnrtns; In to Pay. crease .,. ,.nral managers of all rmiimiJ comDtnlti In the ortn- Mt enter their omces moraine;, they will find on ther desks :. rctltlon entitled -Taxation Without Remuneration." In which Is made a for:nl demand DT tne train . - n inoraM in salaries. The rettttona have been printed and ik. hands of the dispatchers ' .... in deliver them to Tim i ii mi ... their superior orticors promptly - oriork Monday morning-. ti - j.mnii of th dispatchers In the v... .k ..r fnr Mffher oar Is In accord ance with the pj'icy rectni'j .y the dl-fpatcnor througaoui l a.tirr states. The essence of the uispaicners t i...nn contained in io ..n.rr.i f-om the srtltlon: . . i I . , ... .Lam -if rftsnatcriers are oinciaiw. in have an official" salary, which mara amount areater man is recei-u 'j these they direct. IT tney are noi o fk. iais. then let tlirm oonvert their or a . - ' 1 Arr.nlf Jllnil it i.Tion i ii 1 1 m and secure contracts with the railroads which will raise their aaJary equal o that paid to mmMrl ot omer oriiu lis. Lions. Dispatcher Feel XeRleetrd. According to the petition, there Is n.r.i feeKnf anions train dis patchers that they are beinsr neglected ih. different ril road companies In ii,. w. v of an increase In wases. Th petitioners declare that the office f- a I..I. ritsnafener is one ot dibit. spoDslblllty end requires the perform- . n .-a n r m.nv on'in in lamuuu tending to the tr.eetlnT ana passing m trains. It Is poiniea out irai me n.irh.n must bo familiar with the rontracts of trainmen. ens-inemen, switchmen and other railroad employes. n.i h.ndle the trains with a view 01 avoiding; an extra expense to the com pany. other reasons or which the dis patchers believe they are entitled to an Increase In pay are contained tn the rniinvlnr aectlon ef the petition Twenty years ago. the train dis patcher received east of the Mississippi an average of $10S a month and west of the Mississippi 1110. They now re ceive east an average of $110 and west of the Mississippi an average of H0. Tim train dtsDatchers contention is that the organizations of the engln conductors, trainmen, switchmen have been gradually receiving an In crease In wages until the amount that can be earned by a member of any of the above organizations Is so far la advance of what the train dispatcher can earn that It places the train dis patcher as an official In an embarrass ing position. Furthermore, they con tend that traffic on the railroads 10 rears ago was only about half what It Is today. This means that the tram dispatcher of today must be much more efficient than the dispatcner ot zu years ago. Pl.tpatrher lleld Kesponslble. "We ha.ve Federal laws regulating the hours of train and englnemen on duty. This Is a law that requires constant attention from the train dis patcher and he Is held responaible for any violations. There are many acci dents and delays to trains that ex empt them from complying strictly with the law. with all of which the di patcher must be perfectly familiar. The livestock law. placing limitations on the time livestock shall remain in the car. the many state laws, among which are advacce notice of late passenger trains, stock quarantine, electric bead lights. Federal safety appliance. In fact, all laws pertaining to operation of trains, must be thoroughly under stood by the dispatcher, as he Is the man who protects the railroad com pany and sees to It that these laws are not violated. Twenty years ago, the train dispatchers bad nothing- like this to contend with. "There Is not another office on a railroad that Is run more scientifically, and when so run can save mora money to the company In economical opera tion of trains and the handling of ton nage than the train dispatcher's office, The dispatcher Is a prime factor to maintaining discipline. After consid erlng his many years of service In or der to become efficient, the standard of education necessary and especially I. Is duties, which are so Intermingled with those of the official that they cannot be separated, you cannot blame Mm for awakening from his slumber and coming forth Into the limelight asking for recognition. The demand for Increase In salaries In ether parts of the country was made last montn and It was desired by to dispatchers to receive recognition by the railroads so that the rise In pay rould become effective generally on January 1. The request baa not been recognized by Eastern roads. It Is un derstood, but the dispatchers believe that they will gain their end In short time. Labor Body Is Planned. If the matter Is not settled by next June, the dispatchers say that they will organize into a union labor body at the National convention which will fee held In Baltimore June 11. and they There stood in the lobby of the City Hall yesterday a tall and a short man discussing various superstitions, and more especially the ill luck tnat is deemed to attend Friday and also the thirteenth day of the month. " believe I am one of the moit sup erstitious men alive, although I hate to confess It," said the tall man. "But I think I have discovered that when Friday comes on the 1-1 tn of the month It Is positively lucky." That s a new Idea, said tne snort man. "How do you rigure mat out. "Why. br Just following the general rul of things," was the reply. "You know that. If you take a dose or one kind ot poison. It will kill you, while If you tak two different kinds of poison, the react on each other ana vou will probably live. Following similar rule In logic, we find that double negatives In a sentence do not rlv. a negative meaning, but coinbln ta make an affirmative. Do you see, then, how two unlucky things coming inr.ihnr serve to counteract ear other's effect, and the day Is lucky? "That's a clever Idea, but suppose three unlucky days should come onre. what would be the result?" "Well. I never thought of thst. out how rould such a thing happen r That's what has happened toaay. This Is Friday. It Is also the thirteenth day of the month and Is the tmrteenin day of the year." -WelL I'll be Jiggered. commrnea the tall man. "Come to think or it. guess that muat be a bad combination. x nrwav I arucss. being as you called my attention to it. i u not piij the building permit for my new house mat 1 nau come nore iw DOTY WILL GET Y. M. C. A Washington Lumber Town to Have Building for Workmen. J. A. rtoodell. industrial secretary o the Toung Men's Christian Association, hn. .mncnl for the erection of the first Industrial T. M. C A. home, to be hnllt In a sawmill town west of tn MlaslsslDDl River. The building will be erected at Doty. Wk., and will be followed br the extension of the i. M C. A. work to other lumbering commu nttles of the Pacific Northwest, inclua Ing several in Oregon. Increased Interest centers in tne new project because the plana are to be pre' pared by members of the class In ar chitectural drawing of the Portland T, M. C. A. The student whose plans aro adopted will be awarded a prise of 120. The specifications are to be submitted by January 27 and will be pasaed on by a committee of Judges, composed oi F B. MacNaughton. H. W. Stone, K. C French, I. B. Rhodes and Mr. GoodelL Heads of several lumber companies along the Columbia River are also thinking of erecting T. M. C. A. build Ings for their employes. Secret Pip From Steam Plant Is Solution of Mystery, Avers Fred A. Tonne In Suit Against T. Belcher. Captain C. Good Things in Markets 7Y BOUT the most Interesting lntelli a. gence to be learned in a tour of the city markets is that eggs are down to 15 cents a dozen. Butter Is quote at 85 cents a roll for the best creamery. Poultry Is rather scarce and. conse quently, continues firm In price. Broil ers are SO cents a pound. Turkey still keeps np to 35 cents. A considerable number of wild geese are being brought tn. which, along with domestic ducks, bring 30 cents a pound, Tiie cold weather Is quite welcome to the fish dealers, and the stocks are latre and varied. Sea trout. 30 cents pound; catfish, 20 cents; halibut. 20 cents; salmon. 16 cents; California shad and sole. IS cents; perch and black cod. 12V) cents, and fresh her r'.pg. from Puget Sound, at 10 cents a pound, offer a tempting selection. Crabs are abundant at 16. 20 and ii cents each: lobsters, (0 cents a pounl Shrimps are 20 cents and prawns 30 cents a pound. In the meat markets prices remain unchanged. Ham Is quoted at 1 to 20 cents a pound; Eastern bacon, sliced and rind loss, 46 cents a pound. Bo legna. link and Frankfurter sausages, at 20 cents, and bead cheese at 16 cents a pound, offer variety to the house- keeter On the vegetable tables the highest priced article was decidedly Florida green corn, at 12 V cents for a single ear, or 11.60 a dosen. It was mora likely to be looked at as a curiosity than Invested Is as a staple of diet by people of ordinary income. How ever, California fresh green peas, a four pounds for a quarter: hothouse cucumbers, 20 cents each: sweet pot a toes, four rounds for 36 cents: egg plant. 26 cents a pound; cauliflower 16 cents a head: artichokes, two for 26 cents, and green and red peppers, t 20 cents a pound, presented an ex tremely Inviting and attainable array. This list was supplemented by to matoes, at 20 cents a pound, or 76 cents for a basket of five pounds; Hubbard squash. 6 cents a pound; bead lettuce, at 10 cents a head, and celery at 10 cents a bunch, besides Brussels sprouts, red and white cabbage, turnips and parsnips and all the accessories to the family soup pot in fresh lusty aouna- n the displsy of fruit the latest arrival waa Florida grape fruit. Iwj for 26 cents. The California seedless specimens were three for a -quarter. A few choice pineapples were offered at 10 cants a pound, and bananas (which are reported scarce), at 30 to 36 cents dozen. Imported Malaga grapes are 30 cents a pound. Oranges whlcn win be tne most Important arrival amongs fruits f.r the next few months range from 24. 10, 40 to 60 eents a dosen; lemons. 6 cents a dozen. Apples OTtley. Newton. Ben Iavl, will be In a position thee ro enter into Spltxenbergs and others, run from 30 contracts with the railroads, by which they expect to obtain such pay as they eelleve themselves entitled to. Among the dispatchers la the North west who are interested In the move ment and many of whom have signed the petition are: Spokane J. J. Blair. Pen Johnson. W. J. Mai lor. J. K. Cornwall. E. L. Pari- Ing. O. Darling. J. Lytle and W. a. firulth, of the Northern Pacific; S. II. Brown. C U. Nlchola. J. Q. Luersohn. . L Trtpletts. F. H. Livingstone, T. Daley. T. F. Mllllgan and J. B. Fmlth. of the Great Northern: W. H King. J. Cn- ket. P. E. Raftla and H. C Ingram, of toe tspoaane international: W. B. La.T. be rt. C. H. Earlywlne, H. M. I sard and J. W. Donovan, of the Fpokane A Inland: J. S. Ellison. J. A. Walsh and A. H. Blnrose. of the O.-W. R. N. Portlsnd C H. Spencer. J. L May and J. v. ttoaey. ot tne southern Pa cific: F. F. Spauldlng. H. C Adams and W. A. MUner, of the 0.-W. R N.; E. D. Lackey and R. J. Hubbard, of the Astoria A Columbia River: E. M. Her ring, K- B. Heath and S. A. CSagnon. of I the Oregon Electric Tacomsj J. M. Fiynn, Thomas, Cava- to 40 centa a dosen. and still make a brave display against oranges. From 3160 to $3.60 per box Is the current price A few alligator and prlcaiy pears tne former to cents eacn. ana the latter m cents eacn como-nt to furrlsh salads for the tables of ihose t. whom money Is no object. A coi- sicnment of rather pale Calirnrnia strawberries, at 26 cents a box. looked a little like rushing the season. An cfferlng of nuts, large and small. naturally winds np the menu. Cocoa nuts, at 10 cents each; new. bulged walnuts, at 30 cents a pound; Texas pecans, filberts, almonds and "nigger toes," at 26 cents a. pound, and hickory nuts, both the large variety ana i.-ie small "scaly-bark" species, at 20 cents a pound, made a display sufficient to satialy the most fastidious. -T had been troubled with constipa tion for two years and tried all of the best physicians In Bristol. Tenn.. and they could do nothing for me." writes Thoa. E. William". Mlddleboro. Ky. -Two packages or inamnenain stom ach and I-lver Tablets cured me." Kor sale by all dealers. Edlefsen'S coal satisfies. C 2303. E. 301. That Collins Hot Springs, a health re sort up" the Columbia, which' draws most of its patronage from Portland. Is a fraud and that the water is only lukewarm and has been artificially heated by a cunningly-devised heating arrangement which has remained un detected and unsuspected for years, was : charged by the owner of the property, Fred A. Toung, In a suit filed yester day with the State Circuit Court. Mr. Young accusses Captain CVT. Belcher, for years owner of the place, of hav lng practiced fraud and deception not only upon the public but in effecting the sale of the property. Yonng bought the place less than five months ago, paying i.,z.utiu. lie paid Captain Belcher 152.600 for the buildings and fixtures and the O. IC & N. Company 140.000 for the land, which theretofore bad been merely leased. While, negotiating for the place. Toung charges. Belcher assured him the mineral water sustained a normal heat of 11S degrees Fahrenheit. Belcher showed him the springs and the large feed pipe which carried the hot water to the bathing tank. Toung says he felt the feed tank and found it very hot. but this fact, rather than arousing his suspicions, served to reassure him at the time. The sum of $65,000 was asked by Belcher, but Toung finally drove a shrewder bargain and got the place for $52,500. lie took immediate pos session and prepared to open a health resort on a big scale. Unexpectedly the temperature began falling off from his springs. This struck him as unusual, for he says Belcher had represented to him that all the heat was supplied by nature and that the water never dropped be low the 11$ point. He began an in-1 vestlgatlon and then found that his bargain had been something In the na ture of a J. Rufus Walllngford ro mance. Examining the supply pipe running from the springs to the bathing tsnk, he says, he found that a smaller pipe was secreted Inside for the purpose of carrying a Jet of steam from the heat ing plant. This was the secret of the hot springs. So now the new owner charges that the property is not worth a cent more than $12,600 and in his suit he asks a Judgment against Belcher for $4o,000 on that score. As a separate cause of action, he charges that Belcher, after having transferred to him all the personal effects and stock on the place, made away with 300 chickens, billiard balls and other effects having an aggregate value of $2500. He asks- additional Judgment for that amount. At THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO. Fire In 6uran.ee Adjustment Sale, there are many op portunities to buy a piano or player piano at a price considerably un der its intrinsic value. 304 Oak St. Bet. Fifth and Sixth. JOB MYTH, SAYS COMPLAINANT Alfred Wnt.ion Sues Edward E. Gcrlinger, Charging Fraud. Edward E. Gerllnger was charged 'in the Circuit Court yesterday with bav ing masqueraded as a theatrical man ager In order to separate Alfred Wat son from what money he had. The charge was made by Watson in a suit to recover $1100 damages. Watson met Oerllnger several months ago, the complaint recites, and a posi tion as treasurer of the Garrlck Stock Company was offered him. Watson Im mediately accepted, left his old Job and gladly announced the news among his friends. He was to receive $35 a week. Oerllnger impressed upon him the responsibility of handling the funds for the stock company and got him to put up $300 security. He also made a small loan of $20. The Job did not ma terialize. Watson found out that the stock company is a myth and now he wants his $320 back with interest, plus the salary he would have earned had Gerlinger's proposal been genuine. 4 WIVES, HCSBAXOS FREE Violence, Perversity and Jealousy Are Grounds for Divorces. Four disconsolate wives and two un happy busbanda were relieved of their calling matrimonial bonds by Circuit Judge McGinn yesterday. Bertha A. Campbell's husband. Ernest L. Campbell, threw a lighted lamp at her recently. Her clothing caught fire and she had a narrow escape from death. Campbell followed this by deserting her. When a bride of three months, Selma Jones was deserted by Casey Jones, so she told the court. She was only 16 years old when ehe was married to Jones and did not know any better. He began mistreating her at once and disappeared shortly. They were married hree years ago in North Dakota. Louise E. Scott said Walter J. Scott amused himself frequently by beating her. Once he knocked her completely out. Scott recently charged that his wife tried to shoot him and that she slept with a knife under her pillow but he was not in court yesterday to contest the case. L. E. Gibson said he was tired of an unreasonably Jealous wife. Mrs. Gib son was accusing him continually of liking other women. And there was not the least truth in it, ho said. They were married two years ago in Alabama. Because he could not take ber to the theaters very often, Alfred Hartness wife left him, so the husband com plained. They were married In 1S94 and lived together until two years ago, when Mrs. Hartness departed because of the lack of entertainment provided by Hart ness. Robert McKem Is too sulky to be a good husband, so Stella McKern testi fied. When in a sulky fit he would not speak to her for weeks at a time. The custody of their u-year-oia son was given her, together with the divorce. MONEY GONE, JjOVE IS COLD Working in trie open, in the appetite provoking air of the mountains, working with brain and muscle to find nature's hidden wealth of precious metals, the mining man must choose his foods carefully. At times he is far from supplies, and he cannot afford to mako ' experiments on his health and strength. In the great mining camps of the west Bride of Five Months Asks Return of Maiden Name. Complaining, that her husband mar ried her-solely for her money, speedlly acqulred what she had, then abandoned her, Laura May Turner, a bride of five months, 'sought a divorce in the Cir cuit Court yesterday from Herbert J. Turner. She had $1400 when she met Turner In Denver He Immediately professed deep affection for her, she says, and a marriage was speedily arranged. As soon as they were wedded he ob tained an initial loan. Thereafter his demands for money were many and In sistent. If she demurred he would abuse ber. - It took her husband Just 60 days to spend everything she had. Then ho suddenly developed a liking for other women and would have nothing to da wttb her. She confronted him on one occasion in the presence of his friends and he turned the incident off by un blushlnglr branding her as the wife of another man who was pursuing him and said she used tobacco and liquor. Privately he told her she was too good t) be alive and ought to be a nun or a deaconess. She says she wants her maiden name of Randolph back, for she has ttteun to suspect that Turner is rather an unfit person and she says she doesn't want to carry his name any longer. In fact, she says he told her the name wculd not prove a credit to her. Wife Charges Non-Support. Oscar Dlstler is too busy gambling enjoys a tremendous sale. It is known as the most popular and satis fying of all beverages. Its delicious flavor, its absolute purity, its economy and the great percentage of nourishment it contains, more than any other food, all contribute to this popularity. It is just as wholesome and desirable for the delicate growing child as for the rough and ready miner. v Costs less than a cent a cup D. Ghirardelli Co. ;. ' Since 1852 and drinking to pay any further at tention to bis wife, so Mrs. Dlstler charged in a divorce complaint filed with the Circuit Court yesterday. They were married 28 years ago and Dlstler did fairly well the first 16 years of I he started going the pace and has been aaa if?,. Tlinn ,ha iharr.R. I at If fllnre. ' For Our Pork Special Today We Offer Pork Roasts, Legs and and Shoulders, the 1 Cg pound 1 J Choice Bacon, lb., 20$ Eastern . 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