THE SUNDAY OREGOMAIf. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 1917. RAILROADER ASKS FOR LONGER TRAINS R. J. Clancy, Southern Pacific Official, Says Speedier v ' Freights No Remedy. DELAYS, EXPENSE GROW Car Shortage Can Only Be Met, He Suggests, by Faster Handling and Capacity Ijoadlng and Hauling Methods. "Longer, not faster, freight trains are needed to relieve the traffic congestion In the East and the car shortage in the "West., says R. J. Clancy, assistant to the general manager of the South ern Pacific, who was here on official business yesterday. Ever since the car situation became acute, the railroad -managers have been bombarded with all kinds of free ad vice on the subject. One theory per sistently suggested by the lay mind is increased speed for freight trains. This school of railroad philosophy found expression in about 20 State Leg islatures this Winter in the shape of bills limiting the number of cars in a freight train. One such bill was in troduced in the Oregon Legislature, but defeated. While granting the good intentions of the legislators who propose such laws. Mr. Clancy dismisses their ideas with a homely simile: "A locomotive is like a horse," he Bald. "The faster it .runs, the less it can pull. Increased speed, therefore, means shorter and more trains to move the same number of cars, or' the came amount of traffic. Meeting points be tween trains moving in opposite di rections multiply rapidly with the in crease in the number of trains. For Instance, four trains each way produce 16 meets and five trains each way 22 meets. Delays Absorb Gains. "Each meet causes a delay to one and often to both trains. These de lays soon absorb any time tbat might be gained from increased speed. "So it is readily apparent that de creasing the size of trains results not only in an increased cost of service to the public, as more trains and more train crews are required, but also in a Blower average movement for all trains and traffic." Mr. Clancy has bis own Ideas about the car shortage and the cause thereof. His Ideas are based on figures, and his conclusion is this: "Shippers must learn how to. load their cars. Nearly half the car space now in the service of American rail roads is being wasted." Then he went on to show how the shippers are misusing their freight-car space. The average "carload" handled by the railroads approximates only 55 per cent of capacity, he said, while cars carrying the "less-than-carload" traffic are loaded only la to 22 per cent of capacity. Another contributing evil Is the de lay in loading and unloading, says Mr. Clancy. Loss of efficiency in this con nection, together with the failure to load to capacity, gives the American public the use of only about 15 per cent of the available car service. Maximum TTae Suggested. Probably the quickest and most ef fective means of meeting the car sit uation, suggested Mr. Clancy, is for the shipping public to speed up and use all the car service at its com mand ant for the railroads to get the maximum service out of locomotives and rolling stock. This the railroads should be permitted to do, he insisted, and no unnecessary restrictive legis lation should be Imposed to hinder them. "If the number of cars in a. train were to be limited by law," he added, "it would throw the railroad service of the country back nearly 20 years. It would require all the surplus cap ital at the railroads' disposal to meet this useless demand. Money that could be used In permanent betterments and Improvements would have to bo spent In buying additional locomotives and paying additional train crews. "Moreover.' the public would get no compensating benefit, neither in im proved service, nor in new permanent facilities. "On the other hand. I believe the service would be seriously crippled and the efficiency dangerously impaired." STORY IS BY MISS MONROE Portland Author Has Series Run ning In Saturday Evening Post. The Saturday Evening Post, in this week's Issue, has the first of a series of stories of business life written by Miss Anne Shannon Monroe, of this city. The story is entitled "Making Business Men," and it portrays the business Joys and troubles oX the firm of Elttner & Blnks. big advertisers. The kernel of the story Is that wise bit of wisdom known as Bittner's "Fifty Business Principles." There Is much pleasant humor in the recital, and it is so bright that the story is decidedly worth reading. The second of these stories, it is announced, will PERS0NALMENTI0N. E3. M. Brooks, of Shoals', Is at the Perkins. W. R. Apperson, of Salem, is at the "Multnomah. L. Johnson, of Silverton, Is at the Washington. E. Hofer. of Salem, Is registered at the Imperial. A. I Palmer, of Boston, Is registered at the Seward. J. M. McKinley, of Bend, Is an arrival at the Perkins. M. Ahnert. of Vancouver, Wash., la at the Washington. X C Alien, of Rainier, Is registered at the Cornelius. 8. H. Webb is registered at the Mult nomah from Astoria. F. D. Hare, of Huntington, Is regis tered at the Perkins. W. T. Pinkerton, of Fairbanks. Alas ka, is at the Cornelius. Hozle M. Newsom, of Salem, is reg istered at the Seward. C. H. Osborn. of Salem, arrived at the Imperial yesterday. H. J. Felnberg, of Seattle, is an ar rival at the Multnomah. C. L. Roadhouse, of Berkeley, la reg istered at the Portland. A. B. Mystrom is registered at the Portland from Pullman. II. M. Johnson is registered at the Multnomah from Eugene. George W. Bear, of Athena, arrived at the Perkins yesterday. Mark Weatherford is registered at the Imperial from Albany. Edgar C. Frye, of Cottonwood, Idaho, is registered at the Cornelius with Mrs. Frye. S. H. Probert, of Salem, Is registered at the Carlton. Charles II. Glon. of Corvallis, Is an arrival at the Carlton. Miss B. Baker Is registered at the Washington from La Grande. H. A. Brown, of Centralla, Wash., Is registered at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lawson. of Gold endale, are registered at the Cornelius. A. F. Duslisure. of Albany, was among yesterday's arrivals at the Carl ton. O. G. Simpson, of the Oregon Agri cultural -College, is registered at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. C R. Lonergan. of Spo kane, are among the arrivals at the Portland. Farris E. Stocker and Mildred Earley, of Salem, are among the arrivals at the Seward. J. D. Benoit left yesterday for a brief visit to Astoria. He will return early this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Judd and Henry X y,? if is ?.V... Pill T y -V . '::& t Miss Laara Riley, Who Will Con duct Course for Domestic Em ployes. C. Judd, of Pendleton, arrived at the Portland yesterday. Governor Withycombe, who Is mak ing a brief visit in the city. Is regis tered at the Imperial. Friends of Mr. . and Mrs. G. R. Mackay are congratulating them on the birth yesterday of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Leonardo, of Grand Dalles. Klickitat County. Wash ington, are In Portland visiting for several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Murray. 940 Kirby street. Mrs. Murray is Mrs. Leonardo's sister. Mr. Leonardo, who Is a prominent wool grower in Klickitat County, is on his way to Olympia where he will attend the legislative ball at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crawford. Mr. Craw ford is the representative from the Sec ond District. Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo will leave tomorrow for the north and before returning to their home will tour the state, being gone several weeks. DIAMOND RING VANISHES Saleswoman Loses Valuable After ' Delivery at Hotel. The loss in transit of a gold ring, set with a small diamond, has been re ported to the Detective Bureau by Mrs. L. De Lat. a saleswoman. No clew has been found leading to the recovery of the ring. Mrs. De Lat had apartments at the Ansonla Hotel, and the ring was de livered by an express messenger during her absence. A trusted employe of the hotel, against whom no suspicion is directed, received the tiny package and receipted for it, afterward placing It in the hotel mail-box. When Mrs. De Lat sought the ring it had disap peared from the mall-box. Detective Frank Snow worked on the case. . Big Cougar Is Killed. FOREST GROVE. Or., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Charles Adklns. of the Galea Creek country, recently killed a mam moth cougar while hunting in the foot hills near this city. The animal meas ured eight feet from tip to tip. He obtained a bounty of $10 for his prize. These animals are scarce in this sec- BLANCHE DUFFIELD STAR OF "THE PRINCESS PAT" OPERA Popular Singer Has Won Renov n in Many Boles and Is Attractive to the Eye as Well as the Ear. - ,-ISS BLANCHE DUFFIELD Is the r featured member In the new -LTJ- Herbert Blossom operetta, "The Princess Pat." which comes to the Heillg March 8, 9 and 10, following Its successful long runs In New York. Boston and Chicago. Everybody who enjoyed the all-star revivals of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas remembers Miss Duffleld for the roles she sang as prima donna with DeWolf Hopper. She was also a fa vorite in Henry Savage's original pro duction of the Hungarian operetta, "Sari," for an entire season at the New Amsterdam Theater, New York. Her debut was " made as Marguerite in "Faust." - Miss Duffleld is proud of being an American girl ' and the product of American musical training. "While I have studied abroad." she said recently. "I had the same teacher there I had studied with in New York." She is a full-blown beauty ofthe brunette type and Is admirably fitted to grace grand opera. Speaking of her reputation for reliability, she laughingly said that De Wolf Hopper had accused her of having a castiron throat. This Is duo to the fact that she takes care of herself, eating and sleeping regularly and ex ercising in the open air. ESTACADA MAY GET PLANT Farmers' and Merchants' Club to Establish Cheese Factory. .ESTACADA. Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) At a meeting of the Farmers' and Merchants' Club of Estacada, a form of organization was drawn up for the es tablishment of a eheese factory at Es tacada. Subscription lists, now being circulated, are meeting with a ready response. The factory will be conducted on a co-operative basis, capitalized at $4000, shares to be issued in denominations of $10 each, no shareholder to purchase more than 20 shares. The entire industry Is dependent upon 40 per cent of the stock being subscribed and paid for by April 1, and the listing of the milk from 300 cows. A special meeting of the Farmers and Merchants Club will be held at the Hotel Adams in Estacada Monday night to consider other phases of the cheese factory work. - CDDKING GOURSESET Instruction Series for Em ployed Persons Planned. FRIDAY REGISTRATION DAY Miss Lilian Tingle and Miss Liaura Riley Will Conduct Classes, Which Will Be Free Ex cept for Materials. A new short course In cooking and serving. Intended particularly for house employes, will be organized next Friday, March 2, at the Benson Poly- ! technic School for Girls, Fourteenth and Morrison streets. The class will be in charge of Miss Laura Riley and will Include both demonstration and prac tice lessons in the preparation and service of typical family and informal company meals. ' Many employers are, or would, be, willing to allow extra time to an am bitlous girl who is anxious to Improve her methods, or who lacks training In the elementary principles of serv lng. The course is Intended for house. hold employes exclusively. Those en rolling will pay for the materials used. but tuition is free. Miss Lilian Tingle and Miss Riley will meet all students next Friday at 2 P. M. for registration. A special course of 10 lessons will then be planned to suit the particular needs of those present. Considerable interest has already been shown and a good attendance is expected. The class will meet every Friday from 2 to 3:30. The cost of materials will be $1. Miss Riley is a graduate of Staub Institute. She has been very success ful in classes for housekeepers as well as In the regular courses of the Benson Polytechnic School for Girls. A house keeper's practical course in cake, bread and- pastry baking, under Miss Riley, will also be enrolled next Thursday at 2 P. M. MRS. HARRY BEST BURIED Widow of Man Killed by Train Fol. Iowa Husband in 1 1-2 Years. GASTON. Or, Feb. 24. (Special.) At the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Briggs, of Dilley, Mrs. Harry P. Best passed suddenly after a four weeks illness of Inflammatory rheumatism, the immediate cause of her death being heart failure, the dis ease aggravating a naturally weak heart. Since the death of her husband Harry Best, about a year and a half ago. killed in a Southern Pacific train wreck near Oswego, Mrs. Best has been making her home with her parents while taking a course in a Portland business college. Her death carne un expectedly while she "was talking te her mother and the family thought her out of danger. The body was taken to Forest View Cemetery at Forest Grove for interment. Mrs. Best is sur vived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Briggs; a sister. Miss Elizabeth Brlggs, a teacher in the high school at Gaston, and a brother, Wilford Briggs, now of Portland. ORIENTAL ROMANCE IS SUNG 'The Rich Countess" Is to Be Pre sented by Chinese Tonight. A rare Chinese romance, breathing of chivalry and of love in the realm of the dragon and the great wall, is the theme of the opera, "The Rich Countess." which Is to be presented at Arion Hall tonight by a Chinese company. The presentation Is to be for the benefit of the Jung Wah Society, a Chinese charity organization. Fifteen actors require from 7:30 In the evening to 12 at night to present the theme contained in the opera, and It Is a story such as would have been worthy of the pen of any of the roman ticists of the Western Hemisphere. The company presenting the opera Is com posed entirely of Portland men, all stu dents. The opera was composed by Sang Leung. I Blanche ' Duffleld, Who Is Fra. rareo in -i ne rmcesa rat." a t I !r ' H X , . ' - I y 0 i . ; I t, - , ' ' - - I i-U j v -U l- X V l r V t f M I ?' ? U 1 1 j, f u 'X'lt X- ii 4 :: ':':v:-::'-y-:;:;:''. ,. ' - . . . ' ? I " X 1 I - i i I k:sm;0& d & i ' -ft ? -I: i X X 'i Light Four' Touring . .' Roadster. . . Country Club . ft 3 Officials Long Aware of Two- Platoon Move, They Say. DEVELOPMENT IS TRACED Mayor's Permission to Proceed to Obtain Opinion of Electors Is De. clared to Have Been Given In Writing November 4. PORTLAND, Feb. 14. (To the Edi tor.) In the Journal of the 17th and In The Oregonlan February 19 ap pear news items dealing- with the ini tiative petition now on the streets for a two-platoon system. To quote The Orefronlan: "Copies of the measure were presented to the fire officials Baturday for the first time by W. S. U"Ren, attorney for the firemen. Fire officials say the measure is broader than they expected, etc.. etc Let us cite the facts. On or about September ,3. 1916, a petition was clrcu lated Tn' the flrehouses as the Initial move for the two-platoon system. This was signed by 343 firemen. No secrecy was Involved. Every chief and official must have known of the fact. The petition was addressed to Mayor Albee and Chief Dowell, Jointly, as rule 3 of the rules sroverniriBT the Fire Bureau specifies that "no member thereof take any action or make any move affecting; the bureau without having; first re ceived the approval of the chief. Investtgratloa Is Requested. The petition read In part as follows: In accord with rule 3 of the general rules . . . the undersigned members of said bureau do hereby petition for your approval of and co-operation in investigating, together with a repre senatlve committee selected by the signers hereto from among said sign ers, the advisability and the practica bility of substituting what is common ly named the "two-platoon" system for the present system, under which the Fire Bureau Is operated, with the end in view of making such substitution if the findings warrant. On September 20 this petition to the Mayor and the Chief, together with a communication ending thus, "when a conclusion on the matter is reached will you kindly notify the chairman of this committee of same, after which, if your approval Is granted, a proper committee from among the signers will be provided for the purpose of con ferring with you and presenting our arguments, information and data sus taining the same." On September 23 the Mayor advised the committee as follows: "Referring to your letter or tne zotn instant re questing permission, ... I wish to advise you that ou are hereby granted such permission. Mayor's Permission Obtained. The committee from the firemen was appointed and Instructed to wait on he Mayor, which it did. It was learned the officials did not care to discuss details with the committee, but in formed it that permission was granted to go ahead and place the matter before the voters. This permission was in corporated In a letter from the Mayor on November 4 to the chairman of the committee. ' On November JT the committee ad MALA r- : F- ViY-a HREMEN GIVE VIEWS Success Its Value to You Overlands in use now represent a public investment of "nearly $400,000,000. During 1917 the public will buy Willys-Overland Motor Cars in excess of $180,000,000.00. All this has been accomplished in eight short years by steady, consistent, unswerving, unremitting effort and steadfast ad-! herence to publicly known and approved policies. Such progressive industrial facts should be borne in mind by you.,. .They should be considered when you buy your next car. ' For any concern that can point to such a record must be a pretty safe, sane and satisfactory house with which to do business. Think it over. $36 $SoO ?o0 Big Four Touring . Roadster. Coupe. .Sedan. $350 $835 . $1250 . SU50 Att pliemtf. o. b. Tolmdo nrf OVERLAND PACIFIC, Inc. Broadway at Davis St. Phone Broadway 5333 The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio Manufacturers of Willys-Knight and Overland Automobiles and light Commercial Cars f Made la U. S. A." dressed another communication to the Mayor and Chief Dowell saying in part: "Our executive board is now ready to take up the proposed legislation neces sary for the change and is most de sirous of having your valued co-opera tion . . . that Portland will gain the greatest possible good in all branches of the Fire Bureau." In reply to this letter, delivered by the commit tee, the Mayor answered under date of November 21 and expressed the opin ion that the time was not. propitious, "therefore I can have no part in its recommendation. The Mayor, how ever, suggested that it was decided to submit the matter that efficiency be considered, the number of chiefs dou bled and proper levy for expense be provided. Our committee presumes that the Mayor gave us his various answers after proper conference with Chief UowelL CUefa Reported Opposed. The first draft of the proposed ordi nance was submitted to the firemen in the houses on January 17 and 18, and was submitted by W. 8. TTRen to the chiefs on or about the same dates. On January 21 a general meeting of fire men was held, and suggested amend ments received. Although having full knowledge that the plans were rapidly coming to a head, no suggestion, direct or otherwise, was received from any chief or higher official. The ordinance as finally drafted was then distributed among the men In the houses and At torney U'Ren made a personal visit to each house explaining and asking for objections. If any, to th bill. It was generally approved and now is on the street in tne form of an Initiative petl tion. The Board of Fire Chiefs have seem' Ingly been opposed to the adoption of a two-platoon system from the Inception of the movement, as the following will indicate. On September 12. 1916, after listening to a report from Assistant Chief Stevens, the Public Safety Com mission, of which Chiefs Dowell and Stevens are members, adopted a reso lution condemning the two-platoon sys tem and threatening any member of the bureau who persisted In favoring such a system with the commission s displeasure, same to be visited upon the entire department. (See press reports of September 13.) Opposition Declared Unfounded. Records from ether cities where the two-platoon system has operated suc cessfully over a period of several years show and prove that all alleged reason for opposition given now by the offi cials have no foundation In truth or experience. Chief Stetson, of Seattle, a bitter opponent of the two-platoon before Its adoption In Seattle, since re ports increased efficiency and harmony In the department, reduction In fire loss and general betterment with an In creased cost of less than 30 per cent. Incidentally insurance rates in Seattle are lower than In Portland, with less fire loss by 31,000.000 during a period corresponding with a like period In Portland, during which the greatest re duction of cases was made by our de partment and its fire-prevention work. If the two-platoon will wipe out fire prevention work, it will cripple the de partment In efficiency, if the cost will be between 3200.000 and 3300.000 In ex cess of the present cost, if it turns over to the men control of the bureau, why did not the Board of Chiefs stop the Iniquitous scheme at its source, as they had the power to doT Investigation Is Expected. Intelligent voters of influence and standing as good citiens will not be prone to accept, generally, sweeping statements of either our committee or of the officials in opposition to us. The two-platoon firemen deeply regret that they are not in accord with their su perior officers In th's matter. But when a superior officer demands of a civil employe five days and nights of continuous service away from family and home it becomes a fireman's duty Light Six Tourinjj ." Roadster. Coupe. Sedan. . . 085 . $970 , $13S5 tubjtct fa changt vrtthout natlcm ' to his family to protest, when In the light of other cities' experiences, this service demand as to continuity can be modified and yet result in increased efficiency nd decreased fire losses. . Space forbids further 'detail, which will be cheerfully given, with authori ties quoted, on call, either by letter or person at our . office. 312 Gerllnger building, or by any two-platoon fire man with whom you may come in con tact TWO-PLATOON COMMITTEE. Secretary, James Irving. MR. BALE HOST TO GROCERS Lunclieon la Given and Merchants See Factory In Operation. A. J. Bale, manager of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, was host to approximately 100 of the grocers and merchants of Oregon at a luncheon served in the lactory of that concern, Twelfth and ravi wtreets. Wednesday "TIZ" FOR TIRED, PUFFED-UP FEET Instant Relief for Sore, Aching, Tender, Calloused Feet and Corns. "PuU, JoLnnr. Pnlir Ton're footstckl Tour feet feel tired. puffed-up, chafed, aching, iwaaty, and they need "TIz." "Tlx" makes feet remarkably fresh and sore-proof. TIz" takes .the pain and burn right out of corns, callouses and bunions. "TIz" Is the grandest foot- rla.ddener the world has ever known . Get a 25-cent box of "Tlx" at anv-T drug store and end foot torture for a whole year. Never have tired, aching, sweaty, smelly feet; your shoes will fit fins and you'll only wish you had tried 'Tlx sooner. Accept no substitute. : DRINK HUT TEA FOR A EAD COLD Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea. or as the German folks call It, "Mam burger Brust Thee." at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of boiling water upon It, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time. It is the most effective war to break a cold and cure grip, rs It opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once. It Is Inexpensive and entirely vege table, therefore harmless. Adv, VUIys-Knight Four Touring . $1285 Four Coupe. . $1650 Four Sedan . $1950 .Four Limousine $1950 Eight Touring . $1950 I.--3 The menu for the luncheon Included many of the products of the Biscuit Company as well as those of other Portland concerns. ' With G. C. Barlow as toastmaster a number of addresses were made and the favorable outlook for business dur ing the coming year was commented on. J. E. Dunne told a number of humorous stories. Following the luncheon the guesta were conducted ahout the factory. IF BACKACHY OR Eat Less Meat Also Take Glass of Salts Before Eating Breakfast. TJrlc acid In meat excites the kid neys, they become overworked, get sluggish, ache and feel like lumps of lead. The urine becomes cloudy, the bladder Is Irritated and you may be obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night. When the kid neys clog you must help them flush off the body's urinous waste or you'll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a dull misery in the kidney re gion, you suffer from backache, sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets sour, tongue coated and you feel rheumatic twinges when the weather is bad. Eat less meat, d "nk lots of water; also get from any pharmacist four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoon ful In a glass of water before break fast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lithla, and has been used for generations to clean clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity, also to neutralize the acids In urine, so It no longer Is a source of irritation, thus ending blad der weakness. Jad Salts is Inexpensive, cannot In jure, makes a delightful effervescent llthla-water drink, which everyone should take now and then to keep the ' kidneys clean and active Druggists here say they sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it Is only trouble Adv. STOMACH UPSET? Get at the Real Cause Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets That's what thousands of stomarT sufferers are doinar now. Instead of taking tonics, or trying to patch up a poor digestion, they are attacking: the real cause of the ailment clogged livec and disordered bowels. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the liver in a soothing, healing v,ay. When the liver and bowels are per forming their natural functions, awav goes indigestion and stomach troubles. If you have a bad taste in your mouth, tongue coated, aooetite noor. lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or energy, troubled with undigested foods, you should take Olive Tablets, the sub Stitute for calomeL Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are 2 purely vegetable compound mixed with, live oiL You will know them by their live color. They do the work without griping, cramps or pain Take ne or two at bedtime for ouick KIDNEYS BOTHER relief, so you can cat what you like 12s ni 25s Pii k5. All zizziii,