THE - OREGON r DAILY. 'JOURNAL," PORTLAND, OREGON.
THURSDAY, MAY. 25, 1922,
EXPERTS FIGURE
RATE CUT MEANS
DROP IN H: C. L.
Washington, ; May " 2S.-(uy P.)--The
nation's cost of living kill pribablywill
b reduced nearly Jl.WO.OOOjOOO a year
as the result of tb 10 xir. cerit reduction
In freight rates ordered. Jjjtne inter
state commerce j coraWdssion, govern
ment statistical experts' all today. .
'This means a-sayhirott"" year
for every person in-tha country. -
The reduction will cut the nation's
freight" bill from $300,000,000 to 400,
000,000, according to : official' figures.
The?gos-ernment experts who have been
- following the trend of the cost of liv
ing estimate a decrease or an increase
in freight charges is more than tripled
when it-is finally passed ore to the
consumer, t 1
The department of - justice, it was
learned today, has orders from Presi
dent -Harding to see that the rate cut
is "pasted down' to the consumer, Just
as rate Increases tturteff the war were
quickly "passed on." i .--
The rate reduction Is to 'become- effective-on
or before Uuly 1, and ad
ministration officials took for its reflec-
tion iiv- cost of living f igures shortly
e thereafter: 1 -
.Administration leaders also hope the
- rate cut order will have an immediate
t; stimulating effect on business.
The decision on freight rates clearly
- indicated a strong sentiment among
some' of the commissioners for a pas
senger fare reduction, Jbut the majority
apparently still is against , such a eut.
The number of railroad - passengers de
creased from 102,000.000 in June, 1920,
. to 81.278.000 in January ,M922, and it was
admitted that the thigh passenger fares
were partly responsible. V
Intimations that a I wage cut will be
ordered by the railroad labor board in
the near future as a sequel to the 10
per cent reduction in freight rates came
from a high government official today.
He stated that the administration con
sidered that a wage reduction wfiild en
able the carriers to help carry the
freight cuts.
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LUMBER 'INDUSTRY TO BE AIDED
' BY KATE CUT, IT IS BELIEVED
Seattle, May 25. U. P.) Although
business in general will be greatly stim
ulated by the freight rate reductions an
nounced , by the interstate commerce
commission, it is the lumber industry
that will receive the most signal benefit
in this section, according to predictions
today.
r Reductions in the Pacific Northwest
will average 12 per cent, it la fig
ured by J. R. Veitch. assistant traffic
manager for the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad. ,
The following figures on freight rate
reduction for lumber were given by
R. B. Allen, secretary of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association, which, reports
a big boom in business during the week
ending May 20. i
From Puget Sound to San Francisco,
a reduction of 4 cents per 100 pounds ;
Puget Sound to Los Angeles, 7V4 cents;
Portland to. San Francisco, 8V4 cents;
Portland to Los Angeles, SVs cents.
During the week ending May 20, the
130 mills of the West Coast Lumber
men's association report thaf. they manu
factured 89.395,338 feet of -lumber, sold
105.609,628 feet and j shipped 94,125,566
. feet. - - "
Vote by : Counties ; for Governor
BEPCBUCAX
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Benton .
CJataop
Colombia ' -
Orook
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Gilliam
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R All. ROAD r7TIOW CHIEFS 'WILL
MAKE IOHT AOAXS8T WAGE CUT
-Washington, May.i 25. Demands of
I railroad executives that wages of their
i . ,- employes must be reduced in proportion
,to the rate cuts decreed by the inter
state commerce commission, brought
i loud protests today from railroad labcr
L leaders here. i t
-Formal requests of the carriers for
wage reductions ranging from 10 to 2o
per cent are now being considered by
the railroad labor board at Chicago,
but labor chiefs contend the railroads
must effect economies in other direc
tions after July 1 instead of depending
upon a wage slash to cut down their
expenses. -
"It is not possible for the labor board
to order further reductions in railroad
wages," William H. Johnston, president
of the International Association of Ma
chinists,, declared today. "Even now
the average railroad worker ' does not
make a decent living wage and if ad
'ditionat cuts are mde. anything is
liable to happen. Tfcje men are in, an
ugly frame f mind. ;
"f n view of the labor board's recog
nition of the principle of the decent
living wage, we do; not expect wage
) jbuta to be ordered just because the inter
! state commerce commission has reduced
i ' the income of railroads by lowering
j freight rates." -
r Despite the protests of Johnston and
; other officials of the railroad employes
department of the American . Federation
f Labor, official Intimations have been
given that the railroad labor board will
be' expected to afford some relief to the
carriers by ordering a wage cut. .
S. P. PRESIDENT REFUSES TO
GUESS AT RULIS& EFFECT
Local offices of the Southern Pacific
'. WednlSday night issued the following
I statement received from William Sproule.
! president of the company, regarding the
I press reports of reduction in freight rates
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NO guesswork '
about Gattx It
is all Pure Havana
tojbacrt inside and
out. A leader for
half a oentury and
always the same.
They call it Old
Rdiahle,,' :
K5R SALE EVERYWHERE
A9xpatat&a$eaVndajeak
mmimimt
The Hart Cigar.Co.
- POBTLABTt ORE. 1
IHatribatera ft! Ike Xerthwest "
v
ordered by the Interstate commerce com
mission :
"I have no knowledge of the decision
of the Interstate commerce commission
ordering reductions of freight rates ex
cept as stated, in today's newspapers. The
scope and effect of Vie decision cannot
oe guessea at ana ; consequently I can
not give an opinion on it except; to sajj
that unless th reductions add j greatly
to the volume of freight traffic I carried
by the railroads the reduction may
merely increase the difficulties; of the
wads - without1, helping business in any
substantial way.; f.;--i. -.1
v "But I haire 1 faith' In the Interstate
commerce commission and the .United
States railroad labor board, and believe
they liave such knowledge of the essen
tial 'things to be done that , in the exer
cise -of their responsible ' functions they
wilU reach such an; equation ; between
operating revenues ana operating ex
penses as will leave the railroads enough
net to warrant the people in putting their
savings once "more Into railroad securi
ties. The railroads need '41,000,000,000
a year to bring them up to the needs
of this growing nation and ikeep them
up , .to ;th, .task C, serving; the people
properly. Railroad operations'' have! to
be on a ; paying- basis or the railroads
cannot get -the money because the pub
lic:! wlU not invest their money in rail
roads unless the Investment is fairly se-jcu)-e
,and pays a fair retum,l -
LOCAL SHIPPERS UXCERTA13I" j "
, ,, . , ASTO EFFECT . OP; RATE CUT
Portland shippers and ship operators
are unorrtain as to - the effect upon
water transportation between the coasts
of rail rate, reductions as ordered Wed
nesday by tile interstate commerce com
mission. They agree, that water rates
to meet rail competition must be kept
about 25 per cent below the rail rates.
But they also point puf that water rates
batvei-been yielding to a condition i for
which rail rates are not respons'ble
Ithe excess "of ship tonnage which (has
created the sharpest competition jand
nas already force! the carrying charges
in many instances below the cost of j op
eration. ' , ' !
T
U. S. Ready to Take
Up Canadian Treaty
Washington, May 25 (U. P.) ?The
United, States Jias advised tie .Canadian
.government of its reRulness toi open ne
gotiations immediately looking) toward a
treaty on the St. Lawrence waterway
project. An official announcement i to
this effect was issued today by Secre
tary of State Hughes. i
Girls, Girls,' Look!
Jack Dempsey Puts
In-Order For Wife
i-v -t I'.v.j. ;,r:.-.;a
. Los Angeles, CaL, May 25.r-(L N. S-
Homo from his European tour. Jack
Dempsey let two things be known today.
First, that his next fight probably will
be Labor day at Benton Harbor, Mich.,
with Bill Brennan. For this bout Demp
sey will get; nothing tna $275,000,
'Second, he' told the world he was in the
market to get married if he could find
Th Girl. The champion said he was even
wining to get married within the next six
' months. But, as to the qualifications of
Tha Girl , .!..
She must be a good wife, and. most
of all, a good mother that's mighty im
portant," the. champion said. "She must
not be over 25 Or under 21 years of age,
have dark hair, plenty of spirit and one
who would go to jail for her rights. No.
1 have no objection to her having had a
career in pictures, for motion pictures
don't hurt a good girl, just as pugilism
doesn't hurt, a clean fellow."
: Dempsey i plans a two weeks' rest,
after which he will complete a vaudeville
tour in this country ,and then return
again to Europe for another t vaudeville
engagement. The champion also said he
was "pretty; mad" about constant. reports
linking his name with Peggy Hopkins
Joyce and some Colorado girl, who pos
sibly does not exist.
Tokio Arranges for
" Tour of Cub Team
j Tokio. May 23. (L X. S.) Announce
ment was made here last night that ar
rangements have been completed or
the arrival of the Chicago Cubs here
la November to play leading Japanese
baseball teams, starting a tour ef the
Orient from here.
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Shaded counties went for? Hall ; the others for Oleott, whose plurality was
I 510. The vote Olcoit 4SM, Hall 42,489.
Girl, 11, Stfe Police
With-. False$tory -
'I Xrifiiii: tTTirlnnninrr
-Seattle? May ;53--ir iT.Atler nold
irg the police 'departmerU'Jtt a pute of
frensled activity for ti hours : seeKlnj
her Sllered kldnapgrrllnnle Hints, ape
11.. Confessed late Hast aidht that she
was only fool ins; and had run away from
the Washington Children's Horn to
join I her father in! Jortlan4.' ' - ' ' F
The irl was fouhd in-the O-W. depot
Tuesday nisht. She said that a womsn
who I had stolen her escaped. Petectlvt-s
watqhed the depot I w hile the prosecutor
ore out a kidnspin warrant airainst
the irl's father. The jlrl I at the home
of the superintendent . of the ; "Washlnii-
ton Children's Hom, ! , t ..,.,-:' ,.!,.
Miners Reject Move
For Separate -Pacts
; Sprlnrfleld, ifl.. May i&.-tV. F.)-ll-4lrois
miners today refused to enter inio
Separate - negotiations with mine Operr
atora to end th coal ntrlk. The etat
executive board i turned down the ( ma
neuver of operators for separate neifo
tiations. "declarlnit they would jiot enter
into! a separate acreement until permit-
tail ttw t na inrsai-nai cif BiimVi ac w w-
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Of Fine Imported and Domestic
GINGHAMS Comej Into Their Own!
r Especially When Priced
So
$
$7.95
I
Moderatelyf
5
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$9.75
T is hard to recognize the gingham
frocks of yesterday in the; dressed up
modes of the present! " For ginghams
.. are no longer synonymous with mornings
-and you can easijy imagine I yourself
playing bridge of art afternoon in some of
these gingham frocis-sashes, vestees and
. crisp - folds of io'rgandie havei so' dressed
them up! And, of course, there are some
very trim styles in gay plaids'that are par
ticularly perky
for about the j house I
.-You'll makt no mistake in choosing at
least three!
:-.f?y! (;.y ;
"a:vv--y :
fXfornSng Frocks of
Velopmz ..tretdnne- lroc---pocketed .and,.
beltedandr so' moderately
$4.50
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w t '- . ir "i-i
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Gingham Frocks, -!
In Larger Sizes
i 1- i '! : ' ' '
Crisp gingham frocks deftly styled and
so becoming to the larger woman are
here in splendid variety.
y Sizes to 44. ' ; y
J7.95 8.50 12.50
Every Day- Yovfll Wear a j
Top Coat
Here are swagger ones of tweeds, herringbone and
polo, speaally priced
;-?.-yy:4 by 'yl V .
$19M5yR
Is :.t
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Je Smarfeitt
Sporte Hats
!Ir-y-:' t!-,!'i':-
Some of them greatly reduced
i priced originally to $12., .
Felt -jauntily trimmed in a -host of -',
clever ways1;" V: ' '(
Chcn'dtc Hais-ofi, cnishafcle,' so y
.i ti appropriate , 'forf sports kxaskns.
Tagal Hoodt - cleverly trimmed J
1 'with sports yarns. T "iy:.
f y : TAe Famous ' .
Gage dMilan: Hemp! y
Sailom Are, $6.85 :
Cage Sailors uW hats of quality 1
i of fine. flexible Milan ; Hemr '
cleverly banded many smart styles.;
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- Youll need a jaunty top coat to
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when. you promenade! .ryyy
These are cleverly; tailored and the beauty of
them is that they are smart, and
that perseveres Tor many seasons
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slip on over your
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yet boast a style
"1
Sweaters Find! New
Fcinate! .v
From the most innocent looking little j tie-back v!"
sweater .to thej clinging sheathes; of silk with . its
sophisticated ' fringe every ohe acknowledges : j.
y color as its most important factor! Jade," tur
quoise, 'flame, btige. henna. Qeirer slip-over style
are particularly prominent I
of Wool, $1.98 to
$9.50 ;
Fiber said Silk, $5.50 to $27.50
And Sheer Sweater ; Blouses
They are the
$20-$3.35
yn:,
necessary accompaniment to the
deep V-oecked -slip-over and Tuxedo, sweater of :
f me dimities and voues.
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