THE 3IORXISG OREG ONI AX, TUURSDAT, APHID 2, 1914. RAILWAYS' LIVING COST INQUIRED INTO Impaired Credit Declared to Have Lessened Command of 2. Labor and Supplies. CONSUMER IS FAVORED Representatives of Roads Saj Addi tional Receipts of $78,544,061 j, Annually Are Required to . Meet Xormal Growth. WASHINGTON", April 1. A decision by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion on the freight rate increases asked by the Eastern railroads is expected much earlier than had been planned. It may be handed down within a month. President Smith, of the New York Central, testified today before the Commission concerning recent neces sity for curtailment of expenditures. "W. H. Williams, third vice-president of the Delaware & Hudson Company, submitted a statement of the general financial condition of the railways. Xew Capital ot Reunited. "The average amount annually ex pended by railroads during: the last six years, for additions and betterments,' he said, "has been substantially 9600, 000,000, and to earn 4.10 per cent on this amount would require additional receipts of $78,644,061. Notwithstand ing the large capital expenditures made by railroals, the economies and in creased traffic resulting therefrom have not been sufficient to offset the increased cost of wages, materials, sup plies and taxes, so that with a sub stantial increase in their fixed charges the railroads have had a less amount with which to meet such charges. "If the railroads are to secure suf ficient funds, their credit must be im proved and this can only be accom plished by a larger excess of current earnings over the current cost of op eration and taxes." W. C. Wishart, statistician of the New York Central, testified concerning "a railroad's cost of living." Consumer Receives More Than Ever. "Rates of pay for transportation have gone down sharply," he said. "The consumer of today can obtain more transportation for a given amount of goods than he ever could before, and the carrier continues to sell at declin ing prices regardless of cost of pro duction. "While transportation rev enues, per unit of traffic, appear since 1902 to have remained fairly constant, it is estimated that the actual com pensation to the carrier is 40 per cent below the level of that of 1896. The ability of a railroad to purchase labor, supplies and credit has been impaired by the general increase in commodity prices, in the face of a fixed rate of return per unit of service. While av erage revenues have declined some what, wages have risen 24 per cent per unit of traffic and other expenditures and taxes about 12 per cent per unit of traffic. " - "Wages have risen as a result of arbitration, mediation and the general demand for higher pay in all branches of industry, but stockholders have not received relatively as high a return as they received in the late '90s." Cost of Repairs Grows. J. T. WalJis. general superintendent of motive power of the Pennsylvania, testified that system was obliged to pay far more for repairs, supplies and general maintenance of equipment than ever before. He presented technical details of the increase in cost of repairs, attributing them in part to the increased cost of labor and in part to changed condi tions of equipment. ELGIN BOARD HOLDS OUT Only lart or Government's Condi tions Are Agreed To. WASHINGTON. April 1. Unless the Elgin Board of Trade promptly accedes to demands made by the Department of Justice it is probable that the at tempt to settle the anti-trust suit against that organization will prove unavailing and that the Government will push the case to a conclusion in court. Word has been received here from United States District Attorney Wil kerson. at Chicago, in charge of the negotiations with the Elgin Board, that it had agreed to certain demands but refused to accept others. It had been the belief here that an agreement would be reached, that the suit would be discontinued and a decree granting thf demands in the Government's orig--inal complaint be entered in the United States District Court at Chicago. It was tha understanding here to night that the negotiations would be dropped. HEAD OF POLICE RESIGNS Aew York Commissioner Wants to Be Relieved by April 15. NEW YORK. April 1. The resigna tion of Douglas L McKay as Police Commissioner has been in Mayor Mitehel's hands since last Friday. The fact became known today. The Com missioner desired to retire at once, if possible, but asked that he be retained not longer than April 15. Commissioner McKay declined to give his reasons for resigning. It was assumed that he wished to re-enter private business. His reasons were contained in his letter, McKay said, and the executive was at liberty to make the communication public. ECONOMIC VIEWS ARE BAR Confirmation to Commerce Commis sion Held Vp in Senate. WASHINGTON. April 1. Confirma tion of tne nomination of Winthrop M. Daniels, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission was blocked today in the Senate by Senators La Follette and Cummins. The Senators asserted .that there was no personal attack on Mr. Daniels in volved, but said his economic views unfitted him for the task. They pointed to hia record as public utilities ofn c'al in New Jersey to sustain their contention. TOLLS ISSUEJTO BE FORCED Continued Krom First Pie.) to impede the progress of the bill. That some members of the committee who oppose exemption repeal desire to have public hearings on the bill wag apparent, but Administration Senators insisted that such hearings were un necessary and there could be no other reason for them except to cause delay. "Public hearings on this issue are unnecessary." Senator Owen said to night, "and would unnecessarily pro long this controversy, which is a clean cut issue and thoroughly understood by every Senator. We are entitled to get away from Congress early this time and intend to do it if possible." Request May Brlag Test. Senator O'Gorman has said there would be no unnecessary delay in the committee considering the bill, but it Is expected that a request will be made of him to grant hearings. On this the committee may be forced to act and it would be considered as a test on the real Issue. Just how the committee stands is uncertain, both sides claim ing a majority of one. An unfavorable report would be followed by a minority report and this would bring the con troversy before the Senate on a motion to adopt the minority report. Many complications are possible in the situation. That there wll be a persistent effort to amend the repeal bill as It passed the House is certain, but friends of the President assert nothing but flat repeal of toll exemp tion will be accepted and in support of this they claim a safe majority. Many polls of the Senate have been taken by Democrats and Republicans and estimates of the majority in favor of the repeal vary from 2 to 24. GIRL GRADUATES IH LEAD FEWER BOYS EDUCATED I2f HIGH SCHOOLS OF OREGON. Institutions Outside of Portland Baud Dlplemas to 1470 PupUs Effort Made to Attract Yeans Men. SALEM, Or., April 1. (Special.) Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill announced today that there would be 1470 students graduated by four year high schools outside of Port land this year. The list includes 940 girls and 530 boys. "Some of the schools," said Mr. Churchill, "will graduate the same number of boys and girls, but in a ma jority of them the girls are far in the lead. I believe that our changing the rules so that there will be more f rti- dom in the pupils electing their studies win increase the attendance of boys. We hope to gradually increase the at tendance of boys until it equals that of the girls." Eugene leads with 106 students to be graduated: Salem is second with 7 and Corvallis, Baker and Medford each have 40. The census as compiled by Mr. Churchill, is as follows: Weston 9, Dufur 5, Albany 36. Flor ence S. Lakeview 9. Joseph '8, Bandon 11, Dundee 1, Cottage Grove 17, Niddle 6. Balston 1, Merrill 6, Tangent 1, Sil verton 24. Oakland 2. Glendale 7. I'nrPi Grove 4. Bend 3, Wood bum 12, Dayton . ntwpers d. Marsnrield 20, Pleasant Hill 7, Corvallis 40. Ontario 21. Fall City 7, Sutherlin 3, Springfield 1, Con don 7. Yoncalla 2. St. Johns 17, Hood River 35. Monroe 6, Hillsboro 16. Free water 16. Richland 18. Salem 81. Sea side 3, Wasco 4, Tillamook 11. Bay City liCDMon zi, Bauer 40. Cove 6. Astoria 25. Union 15. Mosler 1. . Sheridan K Sumpter 5, Balls City 2, Perrydale 2, Athena 3. Scotts Mills 3, Myrtle Creek 6, Independence 6, Junction City 14, Ger- vais c, Aisea a. fossil 7. Nyssa 7, Brownsville 9. La Grande 2R. Snrinir. field 10. rGants Pass 24, Coqnille 13. Bethel 10. lone 3. Heonner 12. rcntr.1 Po'nt 6, Pendleton 28, Eugene 106. Rose- nurg. a, iialnler 4. Amity 8, Dayton 7. Jefferson 2, Medford 40, Creswell 7. urownsvuie is. canby 8, Shedd 5. Mil waukle 4, Scappoose 6. Philomath 5. Monroe 4, Toledo 6. HarriBburg 6. St. Helens 5. McMlnnville 4 5, Hermlston 3, Stanfield 2, Oregon City 37. Dallas 16, Gold Hill 4. Coburg 3. Clatskanle 9, WiUamina 4. Ashland 33, Enterprise 11. The Dalles 25, Echo 23, Elgin 17. R1ES WILL NOT RESUME OHIO OPERATORS STAMD BY ORIG INAL INTENTION. Fifty Tuauaaud Ma Meaanhlle Signify Intention af Awaiting Result . of Referendum. COLUMBUS, O., April 1. Ohio bitu minous coal miners will not resume operations tomorrow after the "eight- nour aay-- holiday or today, according to operators of this city. The operators said tonight they had decided to stand by their decision to suspend operation until & new wage' scale is agreed on. No attempt has been made thus far by either side to effect a new working agreement, the 50,000 miners having signified their In tention to mark time until the results of their referendum vote is known. It was reported tonight that the miners in some districts may carry out their intention of reporting at their usual places of employment tomorrow as if no difference existed with their employers. Action of this sort, the miners pointed out, would emphasize their willingness to continue under the old wage scale pending the outcome of their referendum. FALL KILLS TRAPEZE GIRL Circus Performer Meets Death When Practicing in New York. NEW YORK. April 1. Ella Hackett. a 19-year-old performer, was killed by a xau or au leet from a trapeze In the arena of the Barnum Ac Bailey Circus in Madison Square Garden today. While attempting a "revolving swing." she fell head downwards. Only a few of the circus performers were present at the time as she was re hearsing after the afternoon perform ance. Miss Hackett was a daughter of Dr. Clarence L. Hackett, a dentist of this city. LABOR BUREAU REAL HELP Los Angeles Finds Work for 3 209 M-n, 3 2 Women, in March. LOS ANGELES. April 1. (Special.) The municipal labor bureau is making good. In March 3209 men and 326 wo men received employment. This was the report made today by Superinten dent Davenport. Fifty per cent or the women took up house work. The total number for whom this bureau has secured work in the past three months is S606 men and 954 women. Natchez Bankers Indicted. NATCHEZ, Miss!. April 1. Investi gation into the affairs of the First Natchez Bank, which closed October 30, 1913. resulted in the indictment to day of A. C. Campbell, president; H. M. Lowenberg, first vice-president, and K. Lee Wood, second vice-president, on charges of accepting deposits after the bank was insolvent. NEW ARMY CH1EF0F STAFF DESIGNATED General Wotherspoon, Who Is to Retire in November, Suc . ceeds General Wood. SCOTT IS NEW ASSISTANT Officer Him Settled Navajo Uprising in Arizona Promptly Makes Fa vorable Impression, but Remains Brigadier. WASHINGTON. April 1. Major-Gen. eral William W. Wotherspoon. now As sistant Chief of Staff of the Army, has been selected to succeed Major-General Leonard Wood as Chief of Staff at the end of General Wood's term, April 22. Brigadier-General Hugh L. Scott, com manding the troops at Fort Bliss. Tex., will be Assistant Chief of Staff. General Wood will assume command of the Eastern Department, with head quarters at Governor's Island. N. Y. The appointment of General Wother spoon had been fully expected, as It was In accordance with the practice which has obtained for some years past of promoting the Assistant Chief of Staff. General Wotherspoon will re tire on account of age next November. I'ot Dwllie4 by Bllaa. A short time ago it practicallv had been settled that the position of As sistant Chief should be tendered to Brigadier-General Tanker H. Bliss, in command of the Southern Department, with headquarters at Fort Sam Hous ton. Texas. Later a report was cur rent that this tender was declined by General Bliss and within the past week it appeared the choice would fall upon General Scott. The latter made a fa vorable impression upon the Adminis tration by the dispatch and thorough ness with which he personally settled the recent Navajo uprising in Arizona. He already was well known to Presi dent Wilson, whom he had met on visits to his brother, a member of the faculty of Princeton. General Scott was su perintendent of the Military Academy when Mr. Wilson was president of Princeton. Brigadier's Rank Retalaed. Unlike his predecessor. General Scott will become Assistant Chief of Staff with the rank of Brigadier-General. There is now no vacancy in the grade cf Major-General. and in order to pro mote him to that rank when General Wotherspoon retires it would be neces sary to promote him over the heads of nine Brigadiers who are his seniors. No selection has been made of a suc cessor to General Scott as commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade at El Paso. USE FOR ALDER IS FOUND Wood Suitable for Making Clothes pins, Says SluKlaw Supervisor. EUGENE. Or., April 1. (Special.) Twenty-five million feet of red alder stands in the Siuslaw Valley tributary to Eugene ready to be manufactured into clothespins, according to the an nouncement of H. B. Rankin, supervisor of the Siuslaw National forest, fol lowing a series of experiments by the Government to determine the proper use for this wood which is found all through the forests of the, Oregon coast. Birch and maple have been the only woods available in the Northwest suited to the manufacture of clothes pins, and they exist in limited quali ties. A general demand for such a wood exists, says the forestry department. COTTAGE, GROVE MAN DIES Matthew 15. Wilson, Stricken. In 'isht. Succumbs In Two Hours. COTTAG13 GROVE. Or.. April 1. (Special.) Matthew Riley was stricken with apoplexy Saturday night and died about two hours later without" regain ing' consciousness. He had been in his usual health and the family had start ed to move into a new home recently purchased in West Cottage Grove. Be sides the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Org G. "Warner and Mrs. C. A. Lynch, of this city, and an adopted daughter. Mrs. IL Xj. Veits, of .Saskatchewan, Canada, survive. Funeral services were held at the Mills chapel yesterday afternoon and Interment .was made in the Oddfellows' peinetery. i t TWO HAVE NARROW ESCAPE Match Thrown in Box of Dynamite Causes Kxploslon. COTTAGE GROVE. Or, April 1. (Special.) J. S. Benson and his as sistant were "extracting" stumps with dynamite a few days ago on Mr. Ben son's ranch. The assistant was sitting; on the ground beside the box of dy namite and in lighting his pipe care lessly threw the match Into the dyna mite box. His attention was attracted by what sounded like a sputtering fuse, but he did not stay to Investigate. - When the explosion came he had put about 20 feet between himself and the box. Mr. Benson was working about the same distance away, but did not know of the danger until the explosion took place. Neither man was hurt- LIQUOR QUESTION ISSUE Cornelius Election Turns on right Between Vets and Drys. CORNELIUS. Or, April 1. (Special.) At the city election here Monday. April 6. the question of a wet or dry city will again be the chief issue. Kor Mayor and city offices there will be a contest. Thomas Talbot will run on the Citizens' ticket. P. K. Phelps and A. S. Hendricks are can didates for Recorder. The Prohibitionists are active in registering. A year ago the dry ele ment was defeated by 13 votes, but this time the leaders of the Prohibi tionists say they will carry the city by twice that majority, and this is the accepted indication. Policemen Must Be Swimmers. NEW YORK. April 1. All New York policemen hereaf te'r must know how to swim and to rescue drowning persons. Police aJommissioner McKay today re ceived permission to use the public baths for swimming schools. Swim ming and life-saving will be a part of th examination all future policemen will be obliged to pass. Next Week Is Styleplus Week We are the Styleplus Store ENJOY A NEW SUIT for Easter S when new clothes count. We are Li making a special showing of mm? Styleplus 7 r?l Clothes. 'The Hnc arte tha araHd evar. ALL THE NEW PATTERNS. Every. variety of style that is correct. You pick out the suit that best becomes you, knowing the price is only $17 and that the quality is guaranteed. THIS SUIT IS FAMOUS much talked about. If you don't know the Styleplus quality-points, you ought to pome in, even if you don't need a new Easter suit. We will gladly show you. The big two page advertisement in the 5&!&;s17 Saturday Evening Post advised you to look for the Styleplus Window in the Styleplus Store. Notice our fine display and come in. The Styleplus Store r zr x Tm v; raw ff" -J r . f I 'NJ, . f 14 i l l. v . .1 iw ft a iv- V7 ; . fctx. wmt If liiii Mi IT .--"M (Margaa BaJIdlag) 342 Wuhingtra Street. 1 mtas&miPTs&ziigziBsizcxKxrrx - 1 m laraig&iaaaMiaaaaat B TREATING TO BE BARRED CANDIDATES' V'XIOJi PROPOSES TO ABOLISH OLD CUSTOMS. Bntte Cooaty Democratic Caaamlttee Isaura Protocol Aaklaff Co-opera-Hub of Other Parties. OROVlliLK. Cal., April 1. (Special.) There will be no cigrars and no drinks soft or hard for men voters, nor candy nor chewing gum tor women voters, if the Butte County democratic central committee has its way. In a .resolution passed at today's meeting of that committee all the time-honored practices of campaigning; were placed under the ban. IvlssinA tha babies is only one left amonir the customs found effective in past years as a means of winnln? votes. Not content with abolishing- these methods of campaigning from their own party, the Democratic county cen tral committee has issued a protocol to the county central committee of the other parties asking- that similar ac tion be taken. To enforce these offi cial declarations a sort of candidates' union is planned. In which all shall agree that twofcrs," spearmint and cocktails, grape Juice and otherwise, shall be declared unfair. ALBANY NAMESMAY QUEEN Miss Jtutk Knowlc-s Given One of Highest Honors Among Co-Eds. ALBANY. Or., April 1. (Special.) Miss Ruth Knowles has been chosen as Queen of the May for the annual May Day festivities at Albany College. She Is a member of the Junior class and her home Is in Florence. Or. To become Queen of the May is rated as the high est honor of the school year among the co-eds. This will be the sixth annual Miv Day exercises at Albany College an3 elaborate plans will be made for the event. The observance of May Day was Inaugurated at the college In 1S0K. when Miss Wllletta Wright was Queen CLEANSES YOUR HAIR, MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL It becomes thick, wavy, lustrous and all dandruff disappears. Surely try a "Danderlne Hair Cleanse" if you wish to Immediately double the beauty of your hair. Just moisten a cloth with Danderine and draw it care fully through your hair, taking one small strand at a time: this will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or any ex cessive oil. In a few minutes yon will be amazed. 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