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TRAINMEN OPPOSE
SEATTLE PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL OF ST. JAMES LUTHERAN
CHURCH HERE.
COST OF CLOTHING
AHAN
MEASURE
FOR MEN ADVANCES
MUST MOVE!
Many Prominent in Brother
hoods Censure Wilson for
. Playing Politics.
Prices Are Raised or Inferior
Goods Are Used in Suits,
Says Dealer. v
EIGHT-HOUR DAY IS MYTH
HATS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1016.
ADiSOf!
rormcr deader of Engineers De
nounces Law as "Bribe" to Get
2,000,000 Workers to Vote
for President Wilson.
It is growing- more and more ap
parent as tho election approaches that
the members of the four railroad
brotherhood for whose ostensible
benefit the Adamson law was passed,
are not at all unanimous in attesting
its advantages.
In fact a great many prominent
brotherhood men have come out openly
in opposition to it. They are not only
attacking the law on its merits, for
they can plainly see that it doesn't
jrrant them an eight-hour day, but
are censuring President "Wilson and
members of Congress who voted for it
for "playing politics."
Edgar Jay Dwyer, of Bayonne, N. J.t
x-chief engineer of the central divi
sion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Kr?lneers, in a recent communication
to the New Yorlc Sun, sets forth the
views of many of his brother workers
when he accuses the President of "the
undisguised motive of bribing 2,000.000
railroad men to vote for him in No
vember. Free Trade Harts Railroaders.
ITe appeals to the railroad men not
to listen to the brotherhood chiefs in
their urgent pleas for votes for "Wil
son and points out that even were the
-Adamson law all that its proponents
claim for it, the brotherhood men could
ill afford to vote for Wilson because
the unsound Democratic tariff policies
would increase foreign competition fof
home manufacturers, thereby decreas
ing the volume of the railroads busi
ness and throwing many trainmen
out of employment.
Air. Dwyer does not spare the ex
ecutive heads of the railroad organiza
tions when he "calls attention to the
fact that the law originally was in
tended to go into effect October 1.
"Why was the time changed? he
SFk.o. "It looks as though they were
afraid to test it before election." He
then proceeds as follows:
Nrly M tb raTlroads pay for train
net-vice by the mile and not by the day; the
lcst-pay'in runs are genrrally completed In
3n3 than eight hours. This fact makes the
Adamson law very confusing. Durinp the
last month I have personally Interviewed
many Intelligent railroad men regarding; the
probable effect of the law. with ecarccly
an exception they do not protend to under
stand it.
Com mimion I CritU'ifted.
The Adamson law as adopted requires the
"President, to appoint a committee . of three
to observe and report on the actual workings
of the same, and not merely to reflect the
personal opinion of President Wilson. I be
lieve the general public is not satisfied with
the committee as appointed by the Presi
dent: An eminent engineer, an Army officer
who Is a recipient of favors from the
President;
A member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, to which place he was ap
pointed as the open and pronounced friend
of railroad employes;
A fawning sycophant of President Wil
son's who was rejected by the Senate as a
member of the Federal Trade Commission.
What is the use of trying to delude the
public with the report of such a com
mission ?
Let Woodle do it; he will be sure to take
the popular side, provided he does not un
derrate the practical common sense of the
people.
If he had appointed as- members of the
committee. first, an Intelligent, broad
minded farmer; second, a man thoroughly
conversant with the manufacturing, mining"
and transportation business or the country.
and third, an able, unprejudiced constltu-
tlonal lawyer of undisputed probity, the re
port of such a committee would be ac
ceptable.
No American objects to high wages In the
United Mates : they are the true basis of
American prosperity and the real source
of our great National wealth. But they do
object to W oodrow W ilson forcing an illegal
war? Increase through Congress with the
undisguised motive of bribing the two mil
lion railroad men to vote for him in No
vember. "
Business Decrease Forecast.
The inevitable effect of Wilson's election
at the close of the European war will be a
marked ani decided decrease In the volume
of railroad business and employment. .No
' Try r mm
Portland soon will have & new pastor In St. James Lutheran Church, to
fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Rev. J. Alien Leas, who
went to Chicago to assume a new pastorate. Rev. W. E. Brink man, of
Holy Trinity English Lutheran Church, has accepted the call to St. James
Church and will assume his new duties the first Sunday In December.
Dr. Brinkman has been in Seattle five years and before that time wan
in charge of a pulpit In Morgantown. W. Va., for five years He preached
in the local church about three weeks ago and made a favorable Impres
sion. He is one of the leading Lutheran Ministers of the West.
matter what your rate of pay Is, tt you ;
have no work your Income will be omitted
from the payroll. Every Intelligent railroad
man should learn the undisputed fact that
the prosperity of bis business cannot be
separated from the Industrial and .mining
prosperity of the country. The great volume
of inland transportation Is furnished by
these industries, and whatever reduces their
business strangles the business of the rail
roads. A tariff tlfat increases foreign competi
tion reduce home production and decreases
the volume of railroad business. Ask any
old-time railroad man If he remembers the
four years from 1S9H to 1S97, when there
were no promotions in the tram service for
the whole period and thousands were de
graded. That was the Cleveland low tariff panic.
A low tariff lay always brings railroad de
pression. Look back to the Winter of
1 14-1 5, before the war babies began to
prrow. under President Wilson's un-American
tariff law. Just read your official or
gans at that time; they tell the story, and
tell it clearly.
Look at the long list of expulsions for
non-payment jot dues, which means out of
work. At that time more than 400.000 were
unemployed, while there was a string; of
empty freight cars that would reach on a
single track from New York City to Denver,
com. itemeraDer tnat w oodrow Wilson is
asking; for a re-eTectlon on a platform that
indorses tnat tarirr. I appeal to my fellow
railroad men not to vote for a return of the
hard times that were created solely by the
Underwood -Wilson tariff law.
FEEL FINE! DON'T
BE SICK, BILIOUS
OR CONSTIPATED
Enjoy Lifel Stop the Head
aches, Colds, Bad Breath,
Sour Stomach.
10-Cent "Cascarets" Is Best Ca
thartic for Men, Women,
Children.
bridge is of standard construction with
concrete piers and cost approximately
$16,000. . Pa vies on the highway
through McCleary is to be completed
this weeK. '
ARGENTINA CORN GOMES
PRODUCT TO COMPETES WITH ILLI
NOIS OTt OWX GROUND.
MR. WEST AT LA GRANDE
Ex-Gorernor - Talks Prohibition,
Omitting Partisan Politics.
LA GRANDE, Or., Oct. 24. (Spa
cial.) Ex-Governor Oswald West car
ried his battle against the brewers'
amendment and his propoganda on
rural credits and tax exemption, into
union County this afternoon and to
night. There has been a slip up in his
itinerary but he fulfilled engagements
at Union this afternoon and La Grande
tonight. He probably will spend to
morrow in Wallowa County, but can't
remain for the entire trip which was
planned for him.
Tonight Mr. West and C. E. Spence.
master of the state granges spoke in
the Methodist Church. Mr. West an
nounced at the outset that he would
speak "Little on Democracy and much
on prohibition." He predicts defeat of
the brewers' amendment by 60.000.
vv alter M. Pierce Democratic candi
date for Joint Senator, is managing
the tour.
One Advantage Lira In Lack of Mois
ture, Said to Be Worth Ten Cents
a Bushel to Manufacturer.
PEORIA, 111.. Oct. 24. Two sensations
struck the Board of Trade here today.
The first was Illinois corn selling for
1 a. bushel and the second that a
targe shipment of Argentine corn was
en route to a local commission-house.
The first shipment of Argentine corn
is expected to arrive here tomorrow.
and will be offered in competition with
grain grown in Illinois. The first hint
that Argentine corn would be placed
in competition with Illinois corn came
yesterday, when an agent arrived and
beifan taking orders for the Argentine
product.
It is said that Argentine corn has an
advantage over Illinois corn for the
first four months after harvest, be
cause of its lack of moisture. Illinois
corn .shows 23 per cent moisture up
to that time, whereas Argentine corn
shows only.. 11 per cent. The differ
ence amounts to 10 cents a bushel for
manufacturing purposes in favor of
the imported corn.
It is understood here tonight that
the imported corn will be used by lo
cal ooncerns which have large con
tracts for the manufacture of alcohol
for the allies. Local distillers have
been the heaviest buyers in this mar
ket for the past several months.
TARGET PRACTICE TO BEGIN
Hood ItlTer Artillery Corps Expects
Outside Range Soon.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 24 (Spe
cial.) Within the next few weeks
members of the Twelfth Company.
Coast Artillery Corps, composed of local
business and professional men and al-
ey orchardists, will begin target prac
tice on an indoor range in Heilbron-
ner Hall used by the military organiza
tion as a temporary armory. The in
door range will be for 2-caliber rifles.
The Government will lease local land.
according to officers of the company,
and an open-air rifle range, will be pro
vided by February 1. The new organ
ization, mustered in last Summer, will
receive full equipment by November 15.
BEND SEEKS ELKS' LODGE
As soon as Jteqnred Population Is
Shown Unit Will Be Installed.
BEXD, Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) An
Elks' lodge is to be established In Bend
If plans now under consideration are
carried to a. satisfactory conclusion.
Until the present time the town has
not had the population required for
the Installation of a lodge, but its re
cent growth has brought the necessary
numbers. Thies fact has been recog
niaed by the higher officials of the or
der, who are now arranging with local
members to attend to the necessary
preliminaries for the establishment of
a lodge here.
In order to provide confirmation of
the fact that the necessary population
Is" living here. It is expected that the
commercial Club will arrange to take
a c msus at the time when the school
census is taken next month.
Cascarets are a treat! They liven
your liver, clean your thirty feet of
.' bowels and sweeten your stomach. Tou
' cat one or two Cascarets like candy
before going to bed and In the morn
ing your head is clear, tongue is clean,
stomach sweet, breath right, and cold
gone and you feel grand.
Get a 10 or 26-cent b,ox at any drug
tore and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liv
er and bowel cleansing you ever expe
rienced. Stop sick headaches, bilious
spells, indigestion, furred tongue, of
fensive breath and constipation. Moth
ers should give cross, peevish, fever
ish, bilious children a whole Cascaret
any time. They are harmless and never
gripe or sicken. Adr,
Courthouse to Get Flags.
HOOTTTA'VT Wni - rfr 9A re.
cial.) After having been without flags
since it was built, the Courthouse at
Axoutcaanu is ig nave tnree nags. The
County Commissioners have decided to
erect a flairtinl. n . v, 1
-e,.v. o
at the front entrance and have ordered
a uas ir iu xney also nave oraerei
bier flap, tft Vi m hunt, .fn th. c .
perior Court rooms. In the past there
ub3 uecu io lias in me courtroom
wnen new citizens were being ex
amined for their final papers. '
Satsop River Bridge Finished.
HOQUIAM, Wash, Oct. 24. (Special.)
The new bridge over the Satsop
River on the Olympic Highway has
been computed and Is In use. The
Dyes In Cheaper- Grades Are Xot
Good and Wearing Quality Is
ReducedBoys' Clothing Also
Is Much Higher Now. ,
Further indication of a rising scale
of prices was given yesterday by a
prominent dealer in men's wear. Re
cent experiences in the wholesale mar-
Vet had proved to this merchant -that'
the cost of all items In the man's ward
robe is Increasing.
Many standardized articles, such as
socks and suspenders, have advanced In
wholesale costs without being sold for
higher prices in the retail market.
Other goods, like suits of clothes and
hats, are being sold at prices approxi
mately the same as three years ago.
while the quality of the goods is far
Inferior.
Significant changes in prices were
pointed out as follows:
Sock Coat More.
Suspenders have gone from $3.87 to
I4.12H a dozen, wholesale. Men's cot
ton socks are being sold for J 2.4 6,
while formerly the price was only $2.15.
Wool socks, which were sold at $2.15,
have advanced to $2.85. Overalls, which
were sold at $1.00 and 90 cents a pair,
are now held for $1.50, without any lm
provement in quality.
Important differences will be noted
in the prices of men's suits. While the
scale of prices for men's ready-made
suits seems to have remained the same,
the difference is that quality has de
clined, m
"There is no doubt." said the mer
chant yesterday, "that a man has to
pay more for a suit now than he did aj
year ago. The ascent In prices has I
been so decided that now a man must
pay $25 for the same suit that three
years ago would have cost him only $20.
Goods New Inferior.
Many of the salts look- the same as
they did before when they were offered
for sale in the stores. But a close ex
amination would prove that the fabric
and the workmanship is not the same.
For the same quality of goods & man
must pay at least $5 more than he did
a year ago.
"Boys' clothing is now being sold at
the same increase in prices. Where
there was a former standard price of
$5 for a good boy's suit, the same qual
ity cannot be found on the market to
day for less than $6.50. People who
buy at the old price are getting cheaper
goods than they did before. .
Hail Rise In Price.
Men's hats are being sold for in
creased prices. A five-dollar hat is not
what it used to be. Some of the big
makers have raised their scale of prices
all around. Others that have kept
their prices have cut the quality of
their goods. A man that Juya a two
dollar hat at this time gets nothing for
his money. The dye used is not per
manent, and the material will not stand
many months of wear.
There is no alternative but- to pay
more money, just as Is being done for
every other class of goods."
Wasco Rally Planned.
THE DALLES. Or.. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) The Wasco County Democrats
are planning to hold a tremendous
rally next Kriday evening at tbe Vogt
Opera-House. Senator Chamberlain
will be here and will address the rally
upon the vital points in the present
campaign. Mrs. Alexander Thompson,
candidate for the Legislature, also will
make a short address.
The government oT Ecuador has estab
lished seven land wlrelens stations and
equipped three war vessels with radio
tR'graphy.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL DIES
Miss Dolly White, of Athena, Dead,
After Illness of Two Days.
PENDLETON. Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.)
Following an illness of two days.
Miss Dolly White, popular 17-year-old
Athena High School girl, died this
morning from an unknown cause. MIhs
White was injured two years ago tn
an' automobile accident near Walla
Walla, and suffered concussion of the
brain. Her last illness was attended
by an abcess in the head, but whether
there was any connection between that
and her former injury has not been
determined.
Miss White was a member of the'
high school basketball team. She s
survived by her mother, Mrs. F. M.
White, of Athena; six brothers, of
Athena, nnd 'a sister living In Durkee.
N II X AT ED IRON
Increases strength
of delicate. .nervous,
rundown people 20e
per cent -In ten days
in many instances.
$100 forfeit if It
fails as per full ex
planation in large
article eoon to ap
pear In this paper.
Ask your doctor or
druggist about It. The Owl Drug Co.
always carry It In stock.
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EDISON
MAZDA LAMPS
IN YOUR HOMES
More Light Less Current
10-40 Watt : : . . 27c
. 28c
36c
. 65c
50 Watt . . : : ;
60 Watt . . : : :
75 Watt, Nitrogren
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We Deliver
Eveready Offers $3000 for a New Name
We Have Contest Blanks
With a Whirr and a Hum This
Sale Is Under Way Tremen
dous Savings for Everyday
Needs A Bold, Daring Price
Cutting in the Face of a Rising Market
10c
Canvas
Gloves
5c
50c
Cotton Blankets
Pair
39c
Up to 50c
Ladies'
Neckwear
lc
Lily White
Laundry Soap
3 bars
10c
Mennen's or
Colgate's Tal
cum Powder
10c
Children's
White
Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs
lc
Ladies'
26-inch
Umbrellas
39c
Children's
Rubber Rain
Capes
98c
Men's White
Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs
2y2c
GO DOWN THE LINE; THERE'S
SOMETHING HERE FOR EACH
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
Men's Dress Shirts, soft or stiff cuffs,
broken sizes, 75c to $1.00 values. OQ
Removal Sale-Price OJ7C
Men's Heavy Ribbed Underwear, Shirts
or Drawers, big 50c value. Re- OQ.
moval Sale Price .
Men's Fleece Lined Underwear, Shirts
or Drawers, all sizes 34 to 46, best 50c
value. Removal QQr
Sale Price 7. O i7C
Men's $1.00 Wool Mixed Underwear,
Shirts or Drawers. Removal 7Qn
Sale Price f S7C
Men's Gray Rough Neck Knit Sweaters,
extra heavy, $1.00 values. Re- CQr
moval Sale Price
Men's Heavy Cotton Ribbed Union
Suits, all sizes, 36 to 48. A sen- Otp
sational Removal value .07C
Children's Wool Knit Romper Suits,
Oliver Twist style, cardinal and gray
combinations; $2.00 value. J QQ
Removal Sale Price ipLmOZJ
Children's Blue Denim Coveralls, red
trimmed, sizes 2 to 5 years; 65c A g
value. Removal Sale Price t:OC
Ladies' Well Made Medium Bust, Long
Model Corsets, all sizes; TScQQe
value. Removal Sale Price
Ladies' Outing Flannel Night Gowns
with high or low neck, pink or blue
stripes; 59c value. Removal Ifi
Sale Price .'tOC
Ladies' $2.50 V-Neck White Wool
Sweaters, a splendid, well made, well
finished garment; great Re- QO
moval special OC
Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits, serges, bro
cade and fancy mixture materials. Ab
solute values to $20, for a sensational
Removal Special, JQ QQ
choice...... -.. t0.t0
Ladies' Heavy Winter Coats, good va
riety of styles and patterns, excellent
materials, values to $10. Jf QQ
Removal Sale Price ipt.SJO
Ladies' Long Winter Coats, a varied se
lection of good warm materials, serv
iceable and durable, values QQ
to $12.50. Removal Sale . . . P vJ X7 O
Extra splendid values in new stylish
Winter Coats, all the late novelty ef
fects, trimmings and materials, priced
for a speedy Removal at
$8.48, $9.98, $10.98, $11.50, $12.98
Open Saturday Evenings
Black Shoe
Laces, per pair
lc
Boys'
Fleece Lined
Union Suits
29c
10c to 12 c
Outings and
Flannelettes
7V2c
Fancy
Dress Ginghams
8c
Lace
Applique
per yard
zy2c
Chiffon and
Maline
Neck Ruffs
25c
25c
Silk Moire
Ribbons
per yard
15c
Ladies'
.Gingham
Coverall
Aprons
29c
Extra Large
Turkish
Towels
22x44, at
15c
144-146 Third St., Between Alder and Morrison
After January 1, Dekum Building, Third and Washington.
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