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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1918)
the ruonxixG oregoxian; tuesdat, may h, iois. PRICETO BE PROBED r Let's Get at the Fact Investigation of Milk Problem to Be Launched. COST OF LABOR IS BLAMED II Ialr;rucn bcrlare Creamery and Dairy- Worker Ix-mand High Witfi Consumption of Milk fcaiil to H Greatly Ilcduced. ' A thorough In vfjt Igation of th milk I distribution In Portland with a view of eliminating duplication of root's and reducing the coat of handling; milk will be launched Immediately br the' Milk Commission. through JL B. Hasttnsr. Mr. Hastings ha been appointed to conduct the probe without pay and In adiiltlon has agreed to furnlKh ail , clerical help necessary without cost j to the city. The high cost of labor In handling ! mi lit for distribution Is the cause at tribute- by T. Wilcox. manager of I th rerawood dairy, for the Inability of the dairymen to reduce the present coat Of milk. Can uhTi who formerly worked for I.- ste'kiy must be paid l: week, according to ilr. Wilcox. Cream err workers are now paid Ii to JJ 1-3 rer rent htshcr wiiti than prevailed one year ago. The dairy worker are I-avlng the coun!ry to encase In ship building and tit-work In loifinc camps. Mr. Wilcox states. These workers were J formerly paid II and tit a month with! room and board Now many refuse tol work on the dairies at $ a month and keep, be saya. The roasuinotlon of milk- In Ttarilanrf has fallen from :. gallons a few' Tear ago to It.t'Mp cations a day at' the present lime, according to U Cl Calloway, city milk chemist. Tortland people have reduced thai milk consumption because" of the In-1 creased cost." he said. "This reduction Is a mistake and future generations will be forced to pay the pries. Milk I essential to the children and Is ex tremely beneficial to adults. Corn tared In food values with other foods, anllk Is cheaper at lbs present pries than are many other food articles used I in everv borne dally. The "front door-" delivery is a con- tributing factor to the high cost of milk. .Mr Calloway believes. Deliveries of milk In Portland are In the majority I mad to the rear door steps. This neces- j siiate an a vera are walk of 100 feet fori each delivery of milk, consuming time which contributes materially to the cost of delivering milk, according tol Mr t alloway. The average persons, he said, refuses) to allow the dairyman to deliver thel milk to the front door step, but If thel war continues, the milk users will be I forced to submit to this plan. Elimina tion of duplication of routes. Mr. Cal. loways aajs. Is another partial solu tion of the milk problem. BOYS TO BE DIVERTED M:rr rmi:D igiit- at hkilig TIIKtTliR RRlCED. Idlers Slalleaed at Taacstavee- Will Be Lsnli of Portlaad People Tsasrrsw Mht. Tomorrow nizot will be "Meet Friend Night" at the Helllg Theater for ta soldiers stationed at Vancouver. Th ntrrtalnmtnt has for Its objec the bringing together In an Informal manner of the ftopla of Portland i visiting soldiers. It Is to be given tin nr the auspices of th Young Men Christian Association. Therrlans.- of Sal'jn. will travel to rortland for th occasion and will tag a minstrel show as their eon trlbutmn lo th entertainment. Tw military bands from "Vancouver will furnish mtiste. Other features of inert also will be presented. Soldiers mrni International T. M. C. A. secretaries say the treatment accorded tiie soldiers by th people of Portland end th officers slitioned her hs ben nioet cordial and hospitable. "Th was mad possible." said on of these secretaries yesterday, "by th splendid eo-operatlon of the peopl with th T. M. C. A. authorities. The affair has met wih hearty ap proval on the part of officers at Van eouver and they have given materia aid In Its furtherance, "cm of the greatest needs of the AraiJ," salj an officer recently. "Is to bring th sol dters together with th best eitlxens and create a normal social life." Reserved seats for the entertainment will be on sal after 4 p. M. today at th T. M. C. A. service department. Men ard women are Invited, but no on under :i years of age will be admitted. GUARD TO BE RECRUITED Men Xot Fitted for Oversea Doty Acrepubl la Xnr Branch. Orders t- assist In ths recruiting of men for tb Cnttd Prates Ouard reached th offtc of Colonel George jj. Toung. in charge or th rortland Army recruiting station, yesterday, lo'ir battalions of the new military organization are to be obtains. Hi the Western r-epartment. which embraces urrgoa. Men will b taken who are not fitted for active duty overseas, and equip ment will be furnished bv th ordnance department and quartermaster corps. r.nusimem os ;j.riw iniiea estates tards throughout th Nation ha been authorised ry congress. WIFE SHIES AT PORTLAND Jtrfual to Live Here Bring Salt for Plvorcr. With th allegation that his wife refused to leave Man Francisco to com to Portland to live with him. Wade If. Johnson began suit for divorce against Little May Johnson in th Circuit Court yesterday. Desertion , th technical charge. They were married In Fan Francisco In January. ltt7. Fthel Frazler wanta a decree of di vorce from Harry Albert Frailer, al leging desertion. They wer married In this county in 110. Fhe aska to be allowed an resume her maiden nam. Kthel Gray; QUINAULT SALMON RUN ON Oraj Harbor Canneries Begin Op erations for It 18 Season. HOQCIAM. May 11. f Special.) Th annual run of Qulnault salmon has started In th Qulnault JUver and urn i i I II m ' I I t II Ik 1 J 7J , k 1H i iv w ;A . v ii J 1 1 l 5 J J :wtsi i t it, r i f.f i. h i i ii I 1 1 til I I J i -2 i 1 If i II . aV . ' a II ..;! i I re : r - t I a. sat, j I II b-v m 1 V Head and it Shoulders ' CA a- V w r - "w-Vl Tk I rest of them That's the way men ftool in Mnihis Clothes Superior Quality of Fabric and Finish is our constant watchword in selecting thes garments for you. Try -them on before our mirrors. You will find a' style "here particularly suited to your build. Moderately Pricqd $20 to $5712 K&tfiis Corbett Bid?. MENS WEAR Fifth and Morrison already some of th Harbor canneries have begun to pack the fish. The run so far Is light, and is not expected to reach its height until about May 20. and after that time Is expected to be heavy for about three weeks. This Is the first year the Federal hatchery at I-ake Qulnault will affect th run. Th hatchery was built four years ago, approximately 3.000.000 eggs being taken and propagated. However, that season the hatchery was without rearing ponds, and the fry had to be turned out as soon as possible. The loss by this method Is very high. Since that time rearing ponds have been sput In and a large part of the eggs taken and hatched now are fed until the fish reach th flngrrllng stage, or are about two inches In length and able to take care of. themselves and escape from their enemies. MUST PAY FOR STATEMENTS RACE BRINGS 530 FINE AlTOIT HAS EXCITING ni WITH NORTH BANK THAI. la Last U of Tbrllllag Ride. With victory .ear. rlleesaaa Halts Mr. P. R. Bell. As Mrs. r. R. Bell was driving down the Llnnton road Sunday afternoon she was challenged by the engineer of a North Bank train for a race. The train was going at a fast clip and Mrs. Bell decided to test out her big touring car. She was speeding along at 40 miles an nour ana was scout to Deal in train, when a motorcycle policeman dashed upon th acene. Thus did Mrs. Bell ex plain to Municipal Judge Iiossman yes terday why she was moved to exceed the speed limit. Th court agreed that It was exclUng fun. but also a bit hax ardoua to th public, so he Imposed a fine of 13. Roy Freeman, a grocery clerk, bought a motorcycle Ave week ago. but failed familiarize himself with th traffic law, lie waa arrested for operating his marhln carelessly and too fast. Th court will hold his motorcycle for J days until b brushes up on th raffle regulations. He paid a i On besides. T. Oba. a Japanese motorist, drove his car In recklesa fashion on South Third street and barely escaped collld- ng with an automobile, it cost him a lie fine. Others "speeders and traffic law vio lators wer fined as follows: A. J. Ross man, til: H. r. White. SIS; Carl Hen- son. J I. Kebernack. :o: J. M. liar r. tie: 8. Jacobson. 115: Karl Guist. 10: William North. t!0; Bert Nash, 0; . O. Cromer, t IS: S. A. Stookall. tlO; W. P. Dickey. lt; J. W. Powers. 115; Andr Hillebrg. tlO; Will Jnsal. tlO: D. Webb, til: V. Wlrtx. 110; Oeorg Mathews, tie: Mary Ka-eberg. :: Art onaldson. lit; John Broks. IIS; K. Bryant. 5. IVHISKY "TOTER" IS FINED George Hurlhurt Pay $10 for Hav ing Bottle In Ieion.. V George Hurlbirt no relative of the Sheriff paid a 110 fin In District udg layton'a court yesterday for avlng a pint bottle of whisky in his possession. He was picked up on the Columbia Highway by Deputy Sheriff Schlrmer. P. C. I.ewl. a youth, was showing a Irl on the rear seat of his motorcycle Just how fast he could travel. He was Itting It up to 45 miles an hour when Deputy Kherlff Taylor stopped him. He paid 17.50 for speeding, and R. A. Rus sell donated IS for riding a motorcycle 1th his muffler wide open. Read Harley s article, pag t. Adv. A Protest and a Warning:. If the privately-owned press Jn polit ical campaigns published with impartial fairness and fullness Items of news re garding all candidates and their progress. It would not be necessary to buy advertising space In order that the people might know facta which ought to be supplied to them by the press as news. Do you think that the only news which the people have a right to know occurs In connection with the favorite candidates of particular newspapers? i you suspect that "there- a rea son" for certain newspapers failing; to give readers Information in their power to give, it rair play to the public were even dreamed of by them? Do you realize that th old newspaper gam In Portland Is to auppress as far as possible news Items about a candi dal whom they do not favor? Do you remember that four, years ago. when eight candidates were run ning, four be lei g from Portland, two from Oregon City and only two from other parts of the state, this same press, professional political prophets and fake bettors loudly proclaimed that Senator Moser would not carry Moltnomah County, and would finish fifth or sixth? Tet you can recall that under those condition Moser received nearly four thousand plurality In Mult nomah County, and was second In the tat totals. Do you appreciate that In this cam paign Moser is the only candidate for Uovernor from Multnomah County, and mat tner are rive others In the fieM from other counties? Do vou under stand that th people of this state can no longer t misled by certain "big business" Interests, against Senator moser a record of actual performance? uon, t overtook th fact that the r.eo. pie of thl state do not exnect to he -delivered" to any candidate for Gov ernor because of promises In lieu of any experience In Stat affairs, nor be cause or lavish expenditure of monev among politicians and newspapers In a nme or war crisis like the present orasa oanns. special tralna and excur slons. theaters, paid managers, nub ncuy men. etc.. cost monev which mignt better be spent In other dlrec tions Just now. lag atraager. Meaer Crawl From everywhere in fhe aiii. - biased reports Indicate that Moser is mucn stronger than four years ago, and canvasses, checked and verified. warrant the conviction that Moser will carry tils own county of Multnomah. wnere nis pluralities have Increased with each succeeding election, by not ies man nin tnousand plurality, and will win In th state by upwards of six to seven tnousand. and his lead la llkelv Mo bo twice that. But will the Interested and cartiaan press give you that Information, which they, too, know, but the effect of which they fear? No they will tell you the fight Is between their particular candi date and someone they do not fear. In the hop that by spreading such fake reports, they may discourage Moser's friends and supporters throughout the state. They will fall. MOSER WILL WIX Because the people know his record and are with him. (Paid adv. by Moser Campaign Com. Hamilton Johnstone, chairman; Dr. T. U Perkins, Sec'y, '1S54-9 Teon Bldg.) v Phone your want ads to The Orero- clan, Main 7070, A 095. . ... . k How Costs Have Climbed It Takes $1,465 Today to Cover Last Year's Dollar : r J ? To furnish streetcar service in Portland it is now costing us ' ? 46 Vz per cent more in operating expenses than one year ago. As you must know, operating costs in all industries have advanced enormously, and the limit has not yet been reached. The street railway is not sacred and is not protected in any way from the rising costs of fur nishing transportation represented by the higher wages paid and the greater costs of materials required and used for repairs. ' A Big Jump of $304,133.13 Think of it ! - During the five months from November, 1917, to March, 1918, inclusive, the direct operating costs of furnishing street railway service in Portland increased $304,133.13 over the correspond ing period of 12 months earlier. This represents an increase of 42.4 per cent. And, mind you, no interest, depreciation or taxes are included in these figures. ! 80 Per Cent Was for Wages Alone During the month of March, 1918, the direct operating costs of the street railway were $71,631.91 more than in March, 1917. An Increase of 4614 Per Cent Of the increased costs, more than 80 per cent was paid in higher wages to employes. We cannot provide adequate streetcar service otherwise than by meeting the higher operat ing costs imposed upon us by the conditions of the times and we cannot meet the higher costs of such service except by receiving a higher fare than would suffice years ago. There Is No Return for Stockholders During the five jnonths' period, November, 1917, to March, 1918, inclusive, the earnings of the street railways were $311,733 after deduction of operating expenses and taxes and making allow ance for depreciation as determined by the Public Service Commission. . This is at the rate of 4 1-10 per cent per annurii on the values of the street railway system, as determined by the Public Service Commission. . ' ' The basis of net earnings for the five months' period mentioned is insuf f ient to meet the interest, on bonds and maturing street improvement assessments and provides no funds for improvements or dividends to stockholders, who for four years have had no return whatever on the millions of dollars invested by them in the street railways. . . v Please think this over I .......... t What Would the Jitneys Do? i - Opponents of 6-cent fare have the idea that the jitney would be a cure-all, and that their return would mean a 5-cent car ride for everybody. Now, would it? ' Suppose the jitneys do come back and put our company completely out of business. What would it cost the traveling public in jitney fares a day, as compared with the present cost under a 6-cent carfare? ' Our company carries approximately 240,000 passengers a day. Of this total, 27 per cent use transfers. In othe words, we carry them for nothing. . All right, then. Turn these 240,000 passengers a day over to the jitneys, and see where they get off financially. Twenty-seven per cent of them will have to pay two fares, or 10 cents, assuming, in the first place, that the jitneys will carry them for a nickel a ride. The other 73 per cent, or 175,200, will pay 5 cents a ride. Here are the figures: ' 64,800 passengers at 10 cents each...? 6,480.00. 175,200 passengers at 5 cents each . . . 8,760.00 240,000 total jitney fares daily $15,240.00 In other words, the average fare if the jitneys had full sway would be 6.35 cents per ride. Now take our side of the situation fora moment. - Under the universal transfer system we would carry the 27 per cent, or 64,800 passengers, for nothing. Suppose, for sake of argument, that all the rest, or 175,200 passengers, paid a full 6-cent fare (which they don't), here is the result: 64,800 free-transfer passengers 175,200 passengers at 6 cents each $10,512.00 This is an average fare of 4.38 cents per passenger, as against an average of 6.35 cents per jitnev passenger. In dollars and cents, the jitneys would be exacting from the public every day the difference between $15,240 and $10,512, or $4728. That is approximately what it would cost the people of Portland extra in carfares every day if the jitneys put us out of business. s But, there is something else to consider. We carry tens of thousands of passengers every day on 5V-cent tickets. We carry thousands of passengers every day on 4-cent school tickets, and we carry thousands ' of passengers every day for nothing policemen, firemen and other public employes. WOULD THE JITNEYS DO THAT? . Would the jitneys, or, could they, ever give a complete, safe", regular, dependable or reasonable service? And, what would they do during rush hours or in stormy weather? yOTE 100 X YES y j ... PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY. (Paid Advertisement.) Phone Your Want Ads to THE OREGON! AN Main 7070 A 609S 3