THE OREGON V DAILY JOURNAL, PO RTLAND WEDNESDAY, r MAY . 7, ;J 1919.
DADS OPERA tU
AT LOSS SINCE
FIRST OF
YEAR
Deficit of $ r92,000,000 Said to
Be Due to Business Condition
During Reconstruction Period.
HINES HINTS RATE RAISE
Loss in Freight Proceeds More
Pronounced Than in.' rassen
ger; Back Pay $6,000,000.
Washington. May T. Operations of the
railroad- for the first three month of
1-19 produced a deficit of $192,000,000.
according to arouncement tortay by
Walker D. , Hinen. director general of
railroad. The results for the calendar
year 1918 show that on' December 31,
1918. the aencit incurred vy
rond administration for the year
amounted to t226.OO0.000.
jar. nines ascnueu i
of the first quarter of 1919 to the fact
that bUHlness has fallen off and that the
expenses could not be correspondingly
readjusted, so that the loss arises largely
n mniiMinn with the period of re
adjustment through which the country
Is going. .
; "Industrial enterprises generally have
suffered embarrasnnjent on account of
the fact that business has been curtailed
so much more rapidly than expenses
could be curtailed." he says in a state
ment issued tonight.
RAILROADS FIRST TO SUFFER
"The railroad business Is probably
In Its .nature less elastic nan nj
other business and shows more unfavor
ably the embarrassments of readjust
ment.
The director general hints at a raise in
rate. He says that the present unfavor
able results naturally lead to agitation of
the question whether there ought to be an
, ' -
increase in raiea.
To this, however, he adds that in his
Judgment, present conditions are too
nbnormal to Berve as a basis for any
general ciiHiige tii iic-o..
Passenger business for the first three
months of this year was only slightly
lees than last year. The loss in freight
1'usineas was much more pronounced, as
shown by the following "total net ton
miles in thousands revenue and non-revenue"
table.
FREIGHT LOSS SHOWN
Month 1919 1918 - 1917
Jan. . 30.383,189 -27,619,867 32.652.616
WoY. OS R71 cu 79 7 ft 26 A 9a.3ftft.351
Mr.. Hlnes statement says the above
figures for 1919 are strictly comparable,
with those for 1918 but the 1917 fig
ures dp not include all the large roads
In federal operation.
T la lnIKI " tVt m atatamant
Clares, "on the basis of those (hree
months to predict the results for the
year as a wnoie, aunuugn n is ueneveu
the results wilt be very much less un
favorable If, as seems - to . be generally
anticipated, there shall be an Important
resumption of business later in the year,
especially If 'great cropsnow 1n "pros
pect, shall be realized. '
DIRECTOR SEES OPTIMISM -
"On the .trip In the West which I
have just completed. . I found the most
pronounced optimism on the part ot busi
ness and agricultural Interests gener
ally, which gives a reasonable basis
for hoping for an enlarged business
that will be relatively profitable to the
railroads, since handling it should not
correspondingly increase our costs. But,
while it is proper to mention these fac
tors. It must be admitted that in the
midst of the present post war readjust
ment It is impossible to make any con
fident statement as to the results of
railroad operations for the remainder
of this calendar year.
"The first three months of this year
liave had to bear , a burden of $6.00.
000 per month for back pay, as the result
.of retroactive Wage Increases. Approx
imately a like amount will continue for
the next few months and it will re
iluce operating income.
FXPRESS DEFICIT INCURRED
"The. railroad administration also in
curs the deficit brought about by gov
ernment operation of the American Raii
,a ay Kxpress company. Kight months
tave produced a "deficit In excess of
M0.000.000.
"It is not anticipated that the condi
tions for April will be more favorable
the the conditions for January, Feb
ruary and March. In many parts of
the country the effects of business re
adjustment were more pronounced in
April than in the earlier part of the
year. It is my policy to give the public
the . facts and, where the inference to
Jury Takes Look at .
Kestaurant Kitchen;
Proprietor ; Is Fined
One look at the kitchen ad storeroom
of .W. Tl. ' Stalker's restaurart at 554
Washington t street 'convinced a Jury,
Tuesday afternoon, that the man was
guilty, of conducting an upclean eating
house, and a verdict to that effect was
rendered. Stalker was fined $50 by
Municipal Judge Roseman, but filed no
tice of appeal.
Stalker had been ordered to clean up
his premises, but failed to do fcb. A
warrant was sworn out for' his arrest
by J. F. Singer, an agent of the health
department. Stalker demanded a jury
trial and during the course of the argu
ment Dr. Parrish, city health officer,
suggested that the jury be shown the
premises, and allowed to judge for
themselves whether the kitchen ww
sanitary enough for the preparation of
food.
An additional charge of operating a
restaurant without a license, which was
also filed agatnst Stalker, will be dis
posed of 'Wednesday. '
"JAZZ CANYON" WILL
OPEN AT AUDITORIUM
WITH FRONTIER SHOW
Mining Camp Scenes Will Fea
ture Benefit Attractions To
night and Next 10 Days.
"Jazz Canyon," a frivolous frontier
village of pioneer days as conceived In
the minds of members of the "Daddies"
club, will open its gates at The Audi
torium tonight at 8 o'clock. For 10
nights the miniature mining camp will
devote its entire time to dancing,
"gambling" with fun money, drinking
of the most "intoxicating" loganberry
juice and other beverages, voting for
pretty girls in popularity contests,
"trials" in the kangaroo courts and nu
merous other amusements.
Any soldiers arriving from overseas
today or Thursday will be admitted
free and provided with bales of "cur
rency" to spend in the dance hall and
booths. Thursday some 400 members
of the 316th sanitary train will reach
the city and march to The Auditorium,
where the women of the permanent wel
coming committee will serve dinner on
tables spread throughout the "valley"
and In. the "plaza" of "Jazz Canyon."
Friends of the soldiers will be admit
ted free to The Auditorium for the period
of the entertainment by the - welcoming
committee. '
Two Persons Hurt
By Autos Tuesday;
No Reports Made
Two unidentified persons struck by
automobiles and slightly injured Tues
day afternoon, were - taken to their
homes and no reports of the nature of
their injuries made to the police. A
truck belonging to the Acme Paint com
pany and operated by Clayton Toder of
1633 Arnold street ran -down an un
unldentifled boy about 9 years of age, at
First and Alder streets, about 4 o'clock
Tuesday. -The boy. who was riding on
a grocery wagon. ' jumped off and
stepped directly into the path of the
truck. He was taken to his home In
an ambulance.
A motorcyclist, who did not stop to
give his name, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Mrs. N. F. Norman of
the Rose Friend Apartments, at Madison
and Broadway, about 3 :30 o'clock. The
rider received cuts and bruises and the
motorcycle was demolished. He made
no report of the accident.
be drawn is doubtful, to resolve the
doubt in such a way as to avoid the
risk of making a statement more favor
able than the ultimate facts will jus
tify." KATOBABLE IX WEST
The bureau of -economics reported to
day that the government loss for op
erating class 1 roals for the first quar
ter was 8130,000,000. The roads during
this period earned only $40,000,000, while
under the terms of the railroad control
act the government Is obliged to pay
the roads 9170,000,000. Eastern railroads
were the only ones to show an actual
deficit in net operating income In March,
their deficit being Jl.283.000. Western
roads reported a net operating income
of almost $8,000,000, while southern
roads took In $4,489,000.
Constipated Children Gladly Take
CEdifornia Syrup of Fig:
For, the Liver and Bowels
Tell your druggist you want genuine
California Syrup of Figs." ; Full directions
and .dose for babies and . children of all ages
.who are. constipated, .bilious, ' feverish, tongue-
coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on "
the bottle. Look for the name "California
gv. accept no other. . "Fig Syrup.'- ,;
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refund : or, credit mer
chandise s ubject to
United ' State Govern
ment tax unleM the
OjR I GIN A L sales
check is returned with
the goods.
You
Can See for Yourself That This Great Event Was
Planned for Months Ahead For, What Other Store
Ever Offered, Every Day, Scores of New, Unusual Values ?
Has
Greatest Dress
SaleThursday
sk ,
Fine Silk Taffeta
Printeri, Plain Georgette
Georgette and Foulard
oeorgette With Taffeta
This is the "Banner Offer" so far from
the Apparel Section! These dresses have
been marked unusually close and in ad
dition to that they were sold to us t a
very great price concession.
In fact, we have made a.
great deal more "fuss
and our patrons .have, too
over dresses at consid
erably higher prices that
were not nearly so remark
able! The fact is
these dresses are be
ing sold for consid-'
erably less than their
regular wholesale
cost price.
Here are some mighty
unusual sales for you and
they're just typlcal'of what
our Men's Store has for
the big 69th Anniversary
Sale! Drop in on your
way down town Thursday!
Just 75 "Samples" Glove Silk
Underwear at Vz OFF
Vests, gloves, camisoles,' envelope chemise, bloomers and union
suits all of fine quality glove silk. Some are slightly soiled and Im
perfect! This is an unusual opportunity to save a third in buying glove
silk, underthings. '
69fh Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Street Floor.
Men's Pure Linen
Handkerchiefs
While
They
Last
25
About
Half
Price
A Wonderful, Wonderful
Untrimmed Hat Sale
For Thursday :$ 2
Not One Hat in It That Could Not Eaiily
Sell for More Than Double the Price
Sketched
The manufacturer
was 'anxious to help
make our great An
niversary Sale asuc
cess so he gave us
these extremely
smart frocks at such
a low price we are
enabled to sell them
for less than he
usually asks us.
Sketched
They're wonderfully good looking the
fabrics are excellent the 'tailoring is of
the highest order. We want you to come
expecting much- but we' feel assured that
you will find amazingly -more than you
could possibly expect to find at this price!
Plan to .come but come early for there
are so many styles tljat, of course, there
are not many of a kind!
69th Anniversary Sale Lipman,H Wolfe
Sketched
& Co. Third Floor.
There are just enough for a one-day sale. In fact,
if they're snapped up the way the value warrants, the
lot will not last through the dayl
Just think of buying pure linen . handkerchiefs
now with linen so scarce and so high priced at this
low price. All are regulation size, with narrow hems.
Better plan now to come early if you're laying in -a
supply of linen 'kerchiefs.
Men's Fine "Universal"
Madras, Poplin Pajamas
The smartest ' new
Only
300 of t
These" s
$2.59
About
Half
Price
Sketched
One of the most amazing, hat offers of the season 1
shapes in all the wanted cotors and. of course,' black! -
In Milan, lisere and all the other popular straws. They're wonderfully
smart and desirable. All kinds of shapes Tegular and irregular large, me
dium and small. With the addition of a bit of ribbon, a fancy or a few flowers
or wings you'll have a smart new Summer hat for only $21
And an extraordinarily smart hat, tool' -
69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Third Floor.
Value extraordinary in these plain and fancy colored "
pajamas. They're of good quality madras, oxford and
poplin some plain, some with mercerized stripes
all nicely tailored many with frog fastenings. Light
and medium weight. We know shopping will be
brisk for these!
69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Men's Store, Just Inside Washington St. Entrance.
A Triumph ! 250 Percale,
House Dress Aprons-
Incomparable value- the greatest in house dress aprons we
have ever offered! Of genuine Scout percale and ginghams,
, well made, and in a variety of charming styles. - :
Slipover styles with V necks, square or'round necks. Yokes
and belts some styles have elastic at waist. Plain colors and
checks.. Wonderful!
69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe. & Co. Fourth Floorf
800 Yards of Tape Edge Curtain
Marquisette Very, Very Special 29c
Just about cost price of this splendid, firmly woven marquisette with
tape edge that makes it unnecessary to hern the sides. In white cream
and ecru all 36 inches wide! Very, very special at 29c yard J
69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe & Co, Fifth Floor
vjingh
am
$i
MOTHERS' DAY May 11
Sunday is dedicated to mothers a card with a beautiful
sentiment will be appreciated. Cards, 5c to 50c.
Framed mottoes, 50c to $1.00.
69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Street Floor.
Extraordinary Offer of Shetland
orstedSlip-on Sweaters $ 3
iAV7
a w
an
A wonderfully low Anniversary price for these beautiful, soft wool slip
on sweaters-that are so-popular right now! They are in the prettiest
colors imaginable - turquoise, salmon, peacock, buff, navy, American
BeaUty, white, black and pink. Several styles - some in fancy block
stitch, all with fish-tail bottom with sailor collar or collarless! Very,
very special at $3.95. 69th Anniversary Sale Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Third Floor
Mke tuned
Sketched
New "Betty Lou"
Rompers-Creepers
On Sale At $1.00
, Adorable new rompers and creep-'
ers at t wonderfully special price.
Low neck, short sleeves, pockets
and open leg styles. White and
colors, Chambray, gingham and
madras. .
-69th Anniversary,
LIpnfan, Wolfe & Co., Fourth Floor.
As Sketched f 3.95
Sketched-
300 Ses Thin
White China
Cups, Saucers
$1.25
Ouija Boards Thursday Only 98c
Ouija boards, complete with table and they're guaranteed to
"talk." On sale forgone day only at this very special price! Just
one of the many specials in toys you'll find in the great 69th Anni
versary Sale!
69th Anniversary Sale Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Toydom, Basement.
Our Famous Dorine
Corsets Are on Sale
Thursday at $3.95
Two models of this famous and reliable make of
corsets: . : j
No. t Fancy figured batiste witljt elastic at waist
to insure ease and comfort for sports or dancing.
Very lightly boned. Sizes 20 to 28.
No. 2 Pink coutil with dainty finish at top of em
broidery. f Low bust, medium ? long Wp and back.
Eyelets below front clasp. They represent a saving of
several dollars.
I 69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe ti Co., 4th Floor.
Sketched
120 Crepe de Ghine
Envelope Chemise
Oa Sale at $1.85
We .recommend this to the most
thrifty shoppers." Five models In
firm, flesh tinted crepe de chine,
each prettier than the other. Built
up shoulder and strap styles. Satin,
, lace and French rosebuds adorn
them. -' 69th Anniversary,
Lipman, Wolfe & Co., Fourth Floor.
Set of 6
On sa'le for one day only
these thin ; white china tea
cups and saucers of -selected
Equality will create a furore!
The : quantity is s6 small
that we must limit sale to one
dozen to a" customer and can
not Hit mail, phone or C O.
D. orders.' 4 . : .-4
69th Anniversary Sale, - ,
" Lipman,- Wolfe. & Co., ''.
, -Sixth Floor..- -
New Gingham Wash
Petticoats Sale 7 5 d
W hen before have
you" been able to b u y
good, substantial ging
ham or chambray petti
coats for 75c?' This is
a value made possible
only by the Anniver
sary event.
Good quality nurses' stripe gingham
and blue and grey chambray. Gored
with tape at waist. Pleated , ruffles or
bias flounces. , ,
Sketched
New Cotton Taffeta
PetticoatsSale$ 1
T y p I c a 1 Anniversary
value new cotton taffeta
petticoats that' would ordi
narily sell for a lot more.
Fancy figures, dots and
stripes.;. Tightly pleated
ruffles e and y small frills.
Narrow and - clinging to
conform with the new slim
silhouette.
Come,' with full confidence that you will find
thebest "bargain" in petticoats you're ever
seen. - - - ' -
69th Anniversary Lipman, Wolfe & Co.,
- - Fourth Floor. .
Sketched
BED SPREAD SALE
100 $5.75 100 $4.95
Beautiful ! bed spreads In
soft satin finish. Made for
full size beds. An excellent
assortment of patterns with
hemmed or scalloped ends.
The finest quality satin fin-
ished bed spreads in a good
number of patterns. - Three
quarter and . full sizes, in
hemmed styles. ,
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Take our word for it that it's worth an extra trip
to town to get them.' Both are at about present cost.,
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