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OREGONIAX. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1915.
STONE SAYS ROADS
ARE ABLE TO PAY
Enaineer Asserts Fictitious
Securities Absorb Gains in
Operative Efficiency. .
MEN'S RIGHTS ARE URGED
Trocecds or Land Grants and or In
creased Business Capitalized.
Control or Finances Is De
clared Necessary.
r.TiTrnn morMi 5 Warren S. Stone,
grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Knglneers, uaj
. . . . - - rH rr Arbitration
which is hearing the Western railroad
wage case, a statement in it.'
the testimony of the railroad managers,
in which he charged that the issuance
of fictitious securities had absorbed
past, present and future revenue gains
of the Western railroads, and that
"there Is no hope for the rauroao. em
..i . an enuitable oarticlpa
tion In the fruits of their labor so long
as the present financial control anu u
rninlstratlon of the railroads is unregu
lated." Mr. Stone pointed out that the em
i n.c.iT.tmna found economic
Justice for their demand for increased
wages in the productive ciiiticnw
their work, but that the constant con
tention of the railroads in reply to this
argument was that revenue gains aris
ing from increased productive etiiciency
were absorbed by increased operating
costs and by the payment of interest
charges on additional capital invest
ments, which have been incurred in the
attempt to develop greater efficiency In
operation, and because of public de
mand as to safety and quality of
service.
Acn Securities Absorb !.
"It is now our purpose to disclose
that any decline in operating or net
Income has not been due to the causes
set forth by the railroads." said llr.
Stone. Statistics aJready read into the
testimony by the employes had shown,
he said, the remarkable gains in rail
road revenue and the amount available
for the increased compensation of labor.
"We shall show," he continued, "that
the constant tendency has been for those
in financial control of the railroads to
absorb revenue gains arising from in
creased productive efficiency by the is
suance of fictitious securities. The pro
ductive efficiency of tho men working
today, the operating officials as well as
the employes, had already been hy
pothecated and capitalized before we
were born. Measures have already been
taken by the issuance of fictitious capi
talization to absorb the increased work
and productive efficiency of our children
and our children's children. There is no
hope for the engineer and fireman and
other classes of railroad employes to
oecure equitable participation in the
fruits of their work so long as the
present financial administration of the
railroads is unregulated.
rroflt Conservation Suggested.
"finally, we shall show that if gains
from past productive efficiency liad been
properly conserved and administered,
enormous advances could be granted to
all classes of railroad employes, both
organized and unorganized, without
prejudice to the interests of the owners
of the property, and the financial status
of Western railroads today from the
Investor's standpoint would be all that
"The points we shall submit in this
connection are:
"First, that the proceeds from tin
muniflcient grants of land made by th'
Federal and state governments to as
sist in the building of Western rail'
..-J. n..nA. iun1 Kilt thai
JV4.ua Wtl? IK.fc K 1 1 U01.U, WUk
value, as well as the increased business
arising from the development of West
ern territory, was capitalized by the
flotation of fictitious securities.
Small Banking- Group Blamed.
"Second, that the direct financial con
trol of Western railroads and the po
tential control of the economic welfare
of their employes now rests with
small group of bankers and financial
institutions, which make and unmake
railroad presidents, and which, by their
methods of administration of the rail
roads, have absorbed present and fu
ture revenue gains of employes by the
assistance of fictitious securities;
other words, employes and operating
officials are the victims of financial ad
ministration.
"Third, we shall show from the pub
licly expressed opinions of eminent
financiers and financial experts that this
present inequality in the distribution
of the output of the industry Is wrong.
"Fourth, we shall conclude by saying
that, despite the financial excesses ot
railroads in the past, they are still
financially able to pay reasonable and
fair Increases in wagei."
"SALES DAYJWONTH PLAN
Albany Now Is Arranging for Event
on Larger Scale.
ALBAXT. Or., March 2. (Special.)
Encouraged by the great success of its
first '"public sales day, Albany Is
planning a monthly sales day and will
make arrangements to hold them on a
larger scale. The chief fault of the
first sale, held last Saturday, was that
not enough people could get around
the auctioneers stand. To remedy this
defect, 'a large platform will be built
or an amphitheater arranged.
The public sales will take place here.
after on the last Saturday of each
month. AH will be conducted like the
successful event . Saturday, with the
city paying all expenses of the sale
and the goods being offered by farmers
residing in this vicinity.
north side loon. Is at 6:55 A. M.. five
minutes later than the former schedule,
and the first trip from St. Johns is at
5:45 A. M. 14 minutes later than the
former schedule. By way of the outb
side loop the first trio from Portland
Is at 6:10 A. M.. 20 minutes earlier
than the former schedule, and the first
triD from St. Jdhns is at 5:41 A. M., 1
minutes earlier than the old time. The
7:20 P. M. car from St. Johns, via the
north loon, and the 6:22 and 11:31 A. a
cars from St. Johns by way of the south
side run to the Piedmont barn only.
ORDERLY DIES IN BATH
Inquest Held at .North Bend Hos
pital Over William Sweeney.
MAKSHFIELD. Or., March 2. (Spe-
oial.) An Inquest was held last night in
riOEEIt RAILROADMAN t
PASSES AWAY, AGED 60.
WINTER FISHING IS OVER
Catch at Astoria Excellent and Fish
ermen Await Spring.
ASTORIA. Or., March 2. (Special.)
The Winter fishing season on the Co
lumbia closed at 12 o'clock Monday and
has been one of the best in years. The
catch of steelheads was good and re
cently there have been quite a number
of Chinooks taken.
The Spring fishing season will open
May 1 and in the meantime it is ex
pected that vast numbers of the early
Chinooks will be able to reach the nat
ural spawning grounds.
ST. JOHNS SERVICE BETTER
Four Additional Trips on Daily
Schedule Except Sundays.
ST. JOHNS. Or., March 2. (Special.)
A new time card was put into effect
Monday on the St. Johns carllne for
dally service except Saturday evenings,
Sundays and holidays, which provides
tor four additional trips, as follows:
The first trip from Portland, via tie
I ;
: 4 i
H
William Lovelock.
William Lovelock, aged 69. who
died at his home in Kast For
tieth street on February 22, was
an employe of the Meier & Frank
Company. He was a resident of
Portland for more than 30 years.
Before coming to this Coast he
was employed by the Canadian
Pacific Kailroad and was at one
time a conductor on the Grand
Trunk. He leaves a widow, Mrs.
in-1 u v ; f TjiupMpk. nnri several
step-children. His brother, Harry
Lovelock, resides in Toronto,
Canada, and his sister, Mrs. James
Ellis, lives in Ontario. Canada.
SETTLERS MAY WIN
Congress Favorably Inclined
in Sherman County Cases.
EARLY ACTION IS UNLIKELY
North Bend over the death of William
Sweeney, an orderly who had Deen at
the Mercy Hospital for the past two
months, coming from San Francisco. He
araa 14 VPItrfl nlH HOd the hOSDltal SU-
thorlties say his heart was weak.
Sweeney had gone to tne batnroom, 11
Is said, to prepare to aid in an opera
tion nnH heiner e-one loneer than he
ought, was sent for and found dead.
The inquest was held before Justice
K. E. Shuster, and tne Doay was exam
ned this afternoon by Ers. Kaiser and
Bartle.
Hotel Centralis Changes Hands.
CENTRALIA, Wash., March 2. (Spe-
.1-1 Tl. n Pontralilt T J Tl( & Hotel
Company, a $15,000 corporation just or
ganized, has taken over the Hotel Cen-
ralla from Jiiy & n.iy.
nceforth be under tne management ul
nter. the latter
being' instrumental In the organization
. .. .. wkfAh will nlEfl
me new compaa, ..... -
. v. A-it Kiiuln pss. Samuel
engaKt: in i " j .
Stillwell, a Seattle capitalist, is presi-
lent or tne new concern.
I nm roved Condition or National
Treasury to Bo Awaited; Modi
fled Measure Designates Bene
ficiaries by Their Names.
riTjirnnVT AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
itio-rnn March 1. The modified Sher
man Countv settlers bill, recently re
ported to the House of Representa-
a ttn flnnronriation
live, uiiijNi6 ' '
of $94,707, is likely to receive favor
able consideration at the hands of the
House when the state of the Treasury
is such as to permit of the adjustment
of numerous claims ksbiuhu "
ernment. That this bill can pass this
session, however, is hardly to be ex
pected.
Time and again me subhuou v......,
settlers bill, in one form or another,
i .. , Cnrntu hilt TieVfiT the
HK3 iJoaoru . - - , -
House. Usually the Senate has passed
. ... . .r'.Tn .nnrnnrta.
a Dill carrying an i'' "
i .oka tnn niif never has the
LIU II Ul ' ' " , .
Senate taken the time or the pains to
go into the sUDjeci 10 epecnj
claims shall be paid and what shall
not. Last session the Senate passed
the Chamberlain bill which authorized
the payment or "an claims eiiumci
n the report OI fepeciai as-l
Neuhausen. of the General Land
Office."
Indivldnal Claimants Named.
. ' . v. i - viii wK!tn wntt renorted
11 Wits una i-t. 1 '
by the House committee, but the report
is In the nature 01 a suuhulu
it all along the lines of the Senate
measure. ...v.
The House substitute, which will be
reintroduced next session by Repre
sentative Sinnott, if it does not be
come a law this session, givca mo
name of each individual claimant who
has been found to have a valid claim
.gainst the uovernmeni
ipeclties the amount each is to re-
CeTlve House substitute contains
another feature which is new, and
which is important. Jnis new okuui.
jj v. -1 ai.Ti. nr attornev
yruviutss ' . , .
engaged heretofore or hereafter in
preparing, presenting or prusiis
- v, BTi.trntin f'nnrtv claims to
Congress shall directly or indirectly
receive or retain for such services
more than 5 per cent of the amount
allowed by Congress under the bill.
Land Attorneys Interested.
It is a notorious fact in Washington
that at least one land attorney has
been interested In pressing these
claims. .
In reporting the substitute bill, the
House claims committee points out that
all previous bills to settle the Sher
man County settlers' claims have failed
in the House "because they proposed
to pay claims which were without
merit. Indeed," continues the report,
"it is doubtful whether the report of
Special Agent Neuhausen has ever been
read by any one representing the Gov
ernment." Theft or "Roundup" Horse Charged.
PENDLETON, Or., March 2. (Spe
cial.) Cvrus Noble, one of the famous
outlaw horses owned by the Round-Up
Association, has proved the undoing ot
another man. Clyde Slmms is lodged
In the county jail, charged with lar-
ceny. It Is alleged that Simms sold the
bucker to James Huston, representa
tive for a Denver firm, for the French
army.
TIETON SCALE SUGGESTED
$1.25 for. First Acre Foot of AVatcr
and 25 Cents for Next Urged
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., March 2.
(Special.) Trustees of the Tieton
Water Users' Association adopted a
resolution yesterday asking the Recla
matlon Commission to fix$Jr.25 for the
first acre foot, 25 cents for the second
and 75 cents for the third as the
amounts to be paid on that project
under the new plan, whereby the water
users pay at the end of the season ior
water actually used.
The water users are to be asked to
meet March 9 to elect conferees to
discuss with the trustees. March 13,
nue.stions relating to the cost of the
nroient. Government management of
the smaller laterals and other sub
iects.
A resolution accepting tne terms oi
the reclamation extension act for non
resident owners and others who have
not been reached was adopted,
CHEHALIS CORONER CLINGS
Fight for Salary to Be Basis for Re
tention or orficc.
HOQUIAM. Wash., March 2. (Spe
cial.) Dr. R. F. Hunter, of this city,
i 1 fAiir v'nra Coroner of Che-
halis County, has begun a fight to re
tain the position despite tne law passcu
two years ago by the State Legisla-
nrV,h ahnliaheri the office Of
County Coroner and placed the work in
the hands or tne j'rosecuiins uu""j
and the Justice of the Peace located
at the county seat. He is basing his
.i . . i. n .nte;n nt th Kunerlnr
Court of Snohomish County, which held
the law unconstitutional.
Dr. Hunter yesterday submitted to
tho rntintv Commissioners a bill for
his salary for two months. The bill
AaAtzw4 , nri it will take the mat
ter into the courts in an effort to en
force payment.
GIRL WED TO INSTRUCTOR
On Return to Pendleton High School
One Goes to Class, One to Work.
PENDLETON, Or., March 2. (Spe
:lal.) Miss Lois Curl, a senior stu
i t in rtondioton Hisrh School, and
Clarence Tubbs, one of her instructors,
; .i at tho AfnthorliKt narson-
wei c mm 1 1 -u at ...... 11. :
age in this city yesterday. The bride
is a daughter ot Mr. ana Mrs. r run.
Curl, among the most prominent of tne
local residents.
In addition to being one of the blg-
...V. 1 n.Aiirara In tho rniintV. Mr.
Curl is chairman of the County Repub
lican Central committee. Atier mo
wedding the couple returned to school,
the bride going to her classes and the
bridegroom resuming his work.
COUNTY INVESTIGATION ON
Yakima Oficers Directed to Turn
Over Accounts to Examiners.
lUX.in illUJKm
ii TntrAotivatlnn nf the ftC-
toyewiew. .- "
counts of all county officers by County
. .. i : . u.natt onri PmnV Knn in ac-
AUU1LU1 ' " " " ,
countants for the Board, has been di
rected by the Board of County Commis
sioners. The investigation is to be
commenced at once.
The officers under investigation are
directed to turn over to the examiners
their bank books and other records.
Banks where they have done business
are asked to permit examination of ac-
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Special values at $25
Look at Varsity Fifty-Five
Sani'l Rosenblatt & Co.
The Men's Shop for
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Northwest Comer Third and Morrison
counts. Particular attention is directed
to road construction and right of way
matters.
BLACKMAIL SUIT BROUGHT
Portland Woman Has Taconia Man
Arrested but Case Is Settled.
TACOMA. "Wash.. March 2. (Special.)
Henry Schllck, a bookbinder, was ar
rested yesterday by county ueiecuvu
Shaw on a charge of blackmail made by
Mrs. William Days, or portiana. jvirs.
Days sent her son, according to her
story, to be cared tor Dy ocniicK m
Tacoma.
Schllck is alleged to have sent Airs.
Days a threatening letter nemanaing
$50 board for the boy, who, he told her,
would not work and had been guilty of
some petty offenses. After the parties
to the snit got together the case was
dismissed and all agreed to hunt for the
boy, who is missing.
Walla Walla Pioner Pusses.
wait. a WALLA. Wash.. March 2.
(Special.) John II. Martin, who drove
here behind an ox team 51 years ago
rom Iowa, died yesterday, lie was a
well-known rancher. His widow and
six children survive. They are: James
M., of Colfax; Samuel J., of Kettle Falls;
J. C, of Orovllle; William u., or po-uno-
C! Tt. of Pullman: Cleve. of Col
fax; Mrs. Margaret Winship, of Athena:
Ada B. Gardner, of Starbuck, and Mrs.
Kffle Haworth, of Athena.
that the legislature Just closed re
pealed the law providing for a uni
form system of accounting for coun
ties, he Intended to keep the books
that were now in uso in his offire.
In speaking of the system he now
uses he said, "The present system Is
the. only one we have ever hnd in our
Woman Stops Husband
From Using Tobacco
Am Ohio Wife Broke Her Husband of
the Tobacco Habit With a Recipe
She tiave Secretly.
She Tells Whnt She I ncd.
Klamath County Clerk Keeps Books.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 2.
(Special) County Clerk C. It. Dc Lap
Sunday stated that in spite of the fact
A well-known Ohio woman, whose
husband has been a heavy user of
tobacco for years, broke him of the
habit by the use of a simple home
recipe that she gave secretly. She very
gladly told what she used but request
ed that her name should not be made
public, as her husband docs not know
why ho quit using tobacco. She said:
"The recipe is Inexpensive and can be
obtained from any drug store, and
given secretly or with the patient's
knowledge. To 3 oz. of water add 20
grains of muriate of ammonia, a small
box of Varlex Compound, and 10 grains
of pepsin. Give a teapoonful three
times a day at meal time. In the food or
in the coffee, tea. or milk. This recipe
is perfectly harmless and has no color,
taste or smell, and will be found ef
fective for the tobacco habit In. any
form." Adv.
office, and it Is an excellent one. Un
der It taxpayers can eimily tell what
their money Is spent for. nnd I in
tend to retain It as long us I ran." Mr.
Do I.ap hHS been County Clerk for
many yenr.
EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
You Can Brinff Back Color and
Lustre With Sage Tea
and Sulphur.
When you darken your hair with
Sago Tea and Sulphur, no one can tel.
because it's done so naturally,
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at homo Is musny and trouble
some. For 60 cents you can buy at any
drugstoi'O the ready-to-nso tonlo cnllol
"Wyetl.'s Sage and Hulpliur Com
pound." You Just dampen a rpotiK
or soft brush with It and draw tlil.H
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. By morning all aray
hair disappears, and, after another ap
plication or two, your hair bocomot
beautifully darkened, kIosk and
luxuriant. You will iilno dlMcovor dan
druff is gone and hair lias stopped
falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dljcrai-c.
Is a sign of old bc and an we all de
sire a youthful and attractive appear
ance, get busy at otu-o with Wyoth's
Sage and Sulphur and look yoars
youn g r . A d v.
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