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THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1914. 5 PULLMAN SERVICE REFORMS ORDERED California Commission Aims Shafts at Tipping, Which Manager Defends. IDEA DECLARED REVOLTING 6 Orricial Dissatisfaction With Re forms Thus Far Inaugurated Expressed OfficiallyUni formity Demanded. BAN FRANCISCO, June 11. "Can a man live on $25 a month?" "Our pay rate is based on the as sumption that the traveling' publio is willing to contribute something toward the support of those -who serve its com forts." In that question by Commissioner Loveland. of the State Railroad Com mission, and the answer by Richmond Dean, general manager of the Pullman Company, were summed up today the Commission's reasons ror Its absolute dissatisfaction, frankly expressed by Commissioner Eshleman, presiding, with the reforms instituted by the com pany in its California service. Uniform Service Demanded. "My mind is made up," declared Eshleman, looking straight at Dean. "Tour company is not doing right by its porters, nor by the American public. You are 'passing the buck' to the Com mission, and if it lies within the power of this Commission to force your con cern to give the people of this state adequate and uniform service, and to Its porters a living wage, the Commis sion will certainly do so." Mr. Eshleman's statement was made after Manager Dean and the Pullman Company's g-eneral counsel, G. B. Ker nald, had sought to prove that the cor poration had done a great deal to im prove the service and that its porters were better paid than similar employes of any other company, made to do right remains to be seen," Mr. Eshleman went on. "It is not your privilege to say the men are satisfied just because they work. The public is paying for your service and it is en titled to get service. It does not make any difference whether you know the American public tips or not, it is your "The Pullman Company is not doing right by its porters. Whether it can be duty to pay your porters a living wage. "If you are not paying your porters what they are entitled to in order to render adequate service to the public and you allow your porters to accept tips which the public is forced to pay to get service, you are taking money to which you are not entitled." Attitude Declared Revolting. Commissioner Eshleman ' declared Manager Dean's attitude was "revolt lng." It went, he thought, to the root of the complaints against the company, both from its employes and the travel ing public, and explained why the list of reforms, betterments and measures of relief and promotion submitted were found of less weight than the continu ance of one evil the tipping system. In a word. Commissioner Eshleman found the company willing to make any Improvement that did not cost money, and that, he said, was not enough to convince the Commission that a sincere effort' was being made to meet half way its recommendations for the cor rection of abuses. "You can't stop tipping," argued Mr. Dean, "when the public can get better service by tips. It's human nature to bid for gijod service." Minimum Tip Suggested. Commissioner Eshleman suggested that a minimum tip might be pre scribed. General Manager Dean replied that the company had considered put ting out placards which should rjad: "Customers are not supposed to give tips. Employes are not prohibited from accepting tips. But employes are prohibited from soliciting tips." Consideration for the feelings of the commission had dictated the suppres sion of the placards. Commissioner Eshleman admitted that the commis sion would have considered them offen sive because, he believed the publio would have interpreted them to mean that the commission acquiesced in the practice of tipping. The exchange became more personal. "Mr. Dean, would, you want to take part of your - salary in gratuities?" asked Commissioner Eshleman. Manager Would Accept Tips, "Yes," answered Mr. Dean, "if they were received under the same condi tions that obtain in the service of the Pullman) Company. Then our standards of patriotism are vitally different," rejoined the com missioner. "A man is entitled to what is right and what he earns. Your idea is revolting to me. I want ' my money when and in the amount 1 earn it. "These practices will bring about an ultimate settlement much severer than would ordinarily result. Mr. Dean my mind, is absolutely made up on this question. I frankly confess it is not open." Mr. Dean answered that although the company nau no effective competition ii Buuiuiaie ii, nevertneiess it was ahead of its competitors, such as thev were. It had spent more money for equipment man tney, he said. Forty lour per cent of its cars were all eceei, wnicn was ahead of the per cent owned by any of the railroads. The company paid higher wages than anv of its competitors. Eighty per cent of its employes who left it applied for reinstatement. Minds Fall to Meet. Some men, commented Commis sioner Eshleman, "want to get back into jalL Our minds don't meet on this question. You don't want to act on our suggestions. True, you don't l ave to comply, but this commission win take every step possible to im prove the service." Mr. Dean protested that the com rany was honestly doing its best to i.-r.prove its service, which it kept as uniform as it could, and that any atcempi to make it appear other wise was unfair. Complaints Are Summarised The Commission summarized the complaints against the Pullman Com pany as follows: 1. Double Belling of berths and fail tire to honor telegraphic reservations, 2. Overheating cars. 3. Favoritism in allotting lower berths to passengers who tip the con- ouctor. 4. The reservation of lame numbers of berths on high-class trains by hotel porters, who sell them at a profit. 6. Less attention pajd to women than men because men tip more lib erally. 7. Dirty tourist cars. 8. Inferior attention in tourist cars because tips are smaller. "We feel," replied the company to day through its counsel, "that the Com mission has based its report on inac curacies and unreliable information, and we come now to ask a modification of that report, based on the evidence we are going to submit. Improvements) Are Outlined. Since April this "is what the com pany has done: 1. Given receipts for reservations. 2. Arranged that reservations may be made at 200 intermediate Cali fornia stations, where formerly they were not procurable. S. Devised a system to avoid dupli cate sales. 4. Forbidden subordinate salaried officials traveling on passes from sleeping in lower berths. In addition it was submitted that to its 6500 porters and 2500 conductors the company, "of its own initiative and not because of any effective com petition," pays higher wages than any of its rivals. That it has a relief department which makes on an average ana mommy aia- p. tiry bursements. amounting to about $40.-:Ol(JD ooo annually. That after 15 years of service it pays its conductors a 4 per cent Increase and its porters a per cent increase. That a year of perfect service is re warded with a bonus of a month s salary. That after 30 years employes are eligible to pensions. , That 80 per cent of the employes who leave it seek reinstatement. That it spends more money for mod ern equipment tnan the railroads or its competitors. That its service in California was fully up to that given in the remainder of the country. None of these things nor all of them weighed in the balance with the Com mission against the company's admis sion that its wage system was based as a whole on tips discounted in ad vance. In only one particular did the Com mission retire from its stand. When General Manager Dean explained that subordinate salaried officials were no longer permitted to occupy lower berths while riding on passes Commissioner Eshleman interrupted promptly: "I am sorry if this Commission's activities caused you to put your con ductors Jn upper berths. I think you ought to give your conductors and porters decent sleeping places. They have a hard enough time of It." "An upper berth is a . good enough place for anyone to sleep in." retorted Mr. Dean. "Our rule is not a result of the Commission's activities." OR FROM EDIE HEAT IN CHICAGO Slight Relief Comes After Day of Suffering With Air Moisture Laden. WOMEN COMPLAIN PARTY'S RANK IS ISSUE PROGRESSIVES WANT VOTES THREE TICKETS COUNTED. ON Colorado Republicans Insist on De duction of "Roosevelt" and "Bull . Moose" Ballots From Total. DENVER, June 11. Jesse F. Mc Donald, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, and E. P. Costigan, a Progressive leader, today requested Attorney-General Farrar to pass on the question whether the Re puDiicans or Progressives are the sec ond party in size In Colorado. On final decision of the controversy hinges the right to name election judges in cities of 5000 or more to co-operate with Democratic appointees at the coming state election. At the last general election Mr. Costigan, who was a candidate for Gov ernor, received more than 66.000 votes. Clifford Parks, the Republican candi date, received more than 63.000 votes. The Republicans contend that th vote received by Costigan waa divided by three tickets; Progressive. Roose velt and Bull Moose. The Progressives hold that the three tickets named the same candidates -and in reality .. were branches of the same party now known only as Progressive. At the hearing today Chairman McDonald Insisted that the "Roosevelt ' and "Bull Moose" bal lots received by Mr. Costigan be sub tracted from the total he received in determining the rank of the Progres sive party in Colorado. ERUPTION IS CHEMICAL FOREST SUPERVISOR EXPLAINS ACTIVITY OF LA5SE.V. Boulders Weighing Ton Ejected by Ac tlon of Water on Lime or Acid, Says Official Report. Temperature at Cincinnati Goes to Xearly 100, Font Persons Suc cumb and Work on Build ings Is Suspended. CHICAGO, June 11. (Special.) Weakened by the heat, which has killed 14 persons in this city in the last four days, six additional victims died to day, only a few hours after the weath er bureau had declared the end of the heat wave was at hand. Even while policemen were carrying the body of one victim to the morgue, a cool breeze from the lake swept over the city. The first victim of the day was Edward Ru bottom. 56 years old, a telegraph oper ator for the Pennsylvania Railroad, who fell dead when he reported for duty this morning. Fitful breezes from the lake brought some relief and much hope that the torridity would be lessened, ' but by 2 o'clock this afternoon the mercury was again hitting the high places and the fireworks were again in full blast. Official forecasters explained that the winds had veered to the southwest and there will be no relief until they veer back again. Humidity Is High. The heat was not so Intense as on the first two days of the present siege, but the humidity was high, mak ing everything "sticky" and murky and caused difficulty in breathing. Reports from down state and ad joining states tell of much suffering from the heat. In this city the bath ing beaches and parks were densely populated and the ghetto and other congested districts dispensed. with clothes, so far as children were conr- cerned. Among the delegates attending the National Federation of Women's Clubs there was considerable complaint of weather conditions, more especially on the part of visitors from the South and West, who cannot endure the humidity. The majority of the women, however, managed to keep cool, as they are dressed for hot weather, while filmy clothing predominates. Government forecasters predicted slightly cooler weather during the night and a fur ther drop in temperature tomorrow, providing the winds shift from the southwest to the lake. Four Die In Cincinnati. At Cincinnati thermometers gradual ly rose today to near the 100 mark, causing untold suffering, four deaths and 30 prostrations. Work on several large steel buildings had to be sus pended following several workmen be ing prostrated, one falling to his death from the sixth story. The only ray of hope offered by the weather bureau is that unsettled weather may prevail tomorrow. ; At Evansville, Ind., Adam Wagner, a farmer, while working in his field, was overcome by the beat and fell dead behind the plow. The body was found later by one of his sons. He is survived by a large family. Harvey Greeg, a young business man, was prostrated by the heat and is in a serious condition. Several other prostrations were reported. The Government kiosk at Evansville snowed 110 degrees at 2 o'clock this afternoon, this being the hottest day of the year. A 'hard rain fell between 6 and 7 o'clock tonight, which lowered the temperature several degrees. BEFORE you out-of-town men get away, come in and see these wonderful Twenty and Twenty five Dollar Suits at Ben Selling's! Just this week we received a lot of new pencil stripes in blues and blacks. A multitude of other smart patterns in grays, blues, tans. Suits from Stein-Bloch and Atterbury System that would ordi narily sell at higher prices. Models for young men, business men. men with narticular whims to crratifv. See this special Rose Festival Week display at $20 and $25 its nen if its smart in StraVf Hats, you nnll be sure to find it here! -High crowns, in rough braids, pearls, Milans, sennets, etc Panamas and Bangkoks. Exclusive Agents for Brewer Straws $3,00 Dtmlap Straws $5.00 Sale Prices on All Boys' Suits Visiting parents here for Rose Festival Week should know of thene extraordinary savings at Ben Selling's on all Boys' Wash Salts and Knickerbocker Suits. Norfolk Suits $ 5.00 Norfolk Suits at $ 3.95 ' $ 6.60 Norfolk Suits at $ 5.10 $ 7.60 Norfolk Suits at $ 5.95 $10.00 Norfolk Suits at $ 7.85 $15.00 Norfolk Suits at $11.85 Wash Suits $1.00 Wash Suits, special, ' 75 $1.50 Wash Suits, special, $1.15 $2.50 Wash Suits, special, $1.95 $3.00 Wash Suits, special, $2.25 $5.00 Wash Suits, special, $3.95 Extra Special One Lot $5 to $70 Boys Double-Breasted Suits, $20 BEN SELLING Lreading Clothier Morrison at Fourth BUSINESS BASIS SOUND VAXDERLIP ADVISES VIEWING CONDITIONS BROADLY. ALBANY WILL PAVE STREET Bid SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 11. In the opinion of Supervisor Rushing:, of the United States Forestry Service, the eruptions of Mount Lassen are not truly volcanic, but are "the result of water reaching a bed of chemicals, such as lime or acid, that creates steam. "The blowouts," he continued, writ ing from Mineral, CaL, under date of June 9, "are caused by the caving in of the sides of the vent, plugging it up. The steam then generates suffi cient pressure to throw out the plug." rtanger .Harvey Abbey, who investi gated the crater on May 31, after the first eruption of May 30, found the crater to be a hole 25 by 40 feet and of uimnuwu aepin. "Sand, rocks as large as a sack of flour, and mud had been ejected," con tinues the letter. "The heavier ma terial was thrown over an area 300 feet across, while the ash or cement-like material was scattered over an area a quarter of a mile across. The sandH thrown out was granite in character and sharp and contained mica. No mol ten material was thrown out at . all. "At 8:05 A. M. June 1 a second out burst occurred, throwing out large quantities of the same material. Some boulders weighing all of a ton were thrown out. The vent was enlarged to 60 by 275 feet. The fumes escaping were said by Forest Assistants Boerker and Macomber to be arsenic, hydro chloric acid and sulphur. . At no time have we been able to see any flame or indication of fire." Supervisor Rushing writes that he has been moved to send his observa tions because of the wild stories circulated. Accepted la for Thoroughfare That Is Part of Pacific Highway. ALBANY. Or.. June 11. (Special.) The City Council accepted the bid of, the Asphaitic Machinery Company, of Seattle, for the paving of Ninth street at an adjourned meeting tonight. There has been a controversy over the paving of this street. The cheap est pavement that has been laid was put down at a cost of $1.50 per square yard. The property owners along Ninth street were not satisfied with this price and submitted a petition asking for competitive bids. The bid of the Asphaitic Machinery Company is $1.15 per square yard. An ordinance will be passed author izing the Council to award the contract at the next meeting. Ninth street is a part of the Pacific Highway and is a much-traveled thoroughfare. Banker Say If Faycaolosieal Factor Were EUmlaated, Bis; Crops Would Instil Optimism. NEW LONDON, Conn, June 11. Frank A. Vanderlip, in an address be fore the New Tork Bankers. Associa tion here today, said he believed the present business depression was large ly due to a state of mind. "The obstacles in the way of busi ness recovery may perhaps be truly described as psychological," he said, "and still be a manifestation of sound business sense in apprehending the true meaning of the political-economic situation." He said the question people were ask ing now. was not how crops would de velop, or what fundamental conditions were underlying business, but how new laws would work and what other new laws, would be passed. He con tinued: "If such psychological factors could be eliminated for a moment and the old view taken, we would see looming large the prospect of a great agricul tural yield, giving promise in some di rections of bumper crops, now almost assured. "I believe if business men will get themselves into a state of mind where they view conditions broadly, with a historical and social sense, rather than only from their individual point of view, they will apprehend better the direction in which the whole current of political thought is flowing, and will feel less impatience with this legis lative movement and vastly less pessi mistic concerning its results." . whom the employers said they had a contract, first resulted in the declara tion of a lockout, but before it went into effect an agreement to arbitrate was reached. By the terms of the arbitrators award, the painters will receive an in crease of 25 cents a day, or $4.75 for eight hours. They asked $5. Nine Graduate at Military School. A class of nine boys was graduated from Hill Military Academy last night. C. N. McArthur delivered the gradua tion address. The following were the graduates: Lynn C Bigelow, Moscow, Idaho; Erlol C. Brlggs, New Westmin ster, B. C; Brubaker N. Hutchinson, Portland; Ralph A. Ramsay, Van couver, B. C. : Richard B. Stlnson. Port land; Adolph L. Frledenthal, Portland: Brooks L. Pendleton, Everett, Wash.: Jacob A. Rlsley, Milwaukee, Or., and Leonard T. Woodland. Portland. CRIME'S SECRET KEPT NAVY PAYMASTER PUNISHED) REC ORDS ARK WITHHELD. Neither DeMla of Gnllt Nor Insrta of Seaten.ce Revealed, Bat Error Mar GIto New Trial. SAN FRANCISCO, June 11. (Spe cial.) No prisoner ever has been ad mitted to the Paciflo branch of the United States military prison on Alca tras Island with as much secrecy as has Edward M. Chase, formerly a pay master's clerk in the Navy and now a Government convict sentenced to serve for a long term for a crime pronounced I "unprintable" by Navy officials. The gates of the prison have Just elosoA on Chase and with their closing the records in the case also seem to havo been locked away beyond the sight of men. Nothing will bo given out as to the exact nature of his offense or the length of his sentence. All that is known is that Chase got into trouble when he was stationed at Tutuila. Samoa, an Island said to. number only seven white women among its population. It is said unofficially that before a courtmartlal last October Lflve Samoan girls appeared against Loaso, Probably Chase would have been in carcerated and forgotten by the outside, world until his sentence had expired were it not that certain errors in the original trial have been discovered and because ot these the case probably will bo reopened and Chase be tried again before a courtmartlal. Successful wireless telephoning has been carried on In Germany and Austria over a distsnee of 800 miles. LOCKOUT IS ARBITRATED General Cessation In San Francisco Building Trades Averted. SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 11, threatened lockout by the Building Trades Employers' Association of all construction workers employed in San Francisco has been satisfactorily settled, according to announcement to day, by arbitration. A demand for higher wages by the painters, with MUNICIPAL DOCK IS USED Cannery Supplies Arriving by Rail for Shipment to Alaska Plants. Rail freight arriving from the East and Columbia River wbasin points is being assembled on Municipal Dock No. 1 for shipment on the Portland-Alaska fleet, and, in addition to several cars unloaded there, 16 others are en route. Besides cannery supplies from the plant of the American Can Company, adjoining the dock, are being handled over It to the Alaska vessels. - There was no session of the Com mission of Publio Docks yesterday owing to a lack of a quorum. Rose Festival attractions proving too strong for all but F. W. Mulkey. chairman of the Commission, and Ben Selling A meeting will be held early in the week. . J. A. llafer Convicted. OREGON CITY, Or., June 11. (Spe cial.) J. A. Hafer was convicted by a Jury in the Circuit Court this even ing on a charge Involving, it is alleged, his daughter, Mrs. Charles Hobertson. He will be sentenced Saturday morn ing by Circuit Judge Campbell. Go to the Arcadian Garden Tonight After the Electrical Parade See the great Parisian spectacle, "BALLOON NIGHT." The fun and excitement will be a fitting finale to the great Festival Week. The balloons used for this event axe specially imported and will be pre sented, together with special Rose Festival Souvenirs, to everyone present. Special ISdusical Program in the Arcadian Garden Multnomah HoM Ytt 1 I Bllill - I IS IBS iliff flHs vmm mm mmmm Order a. Case Today W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., Distributor 32 8-3 3 O Clisan St., Portland, Or., Phones Main 1265, A 4423