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TnB OREGON RTATKSM.! U Y, . M.W 5, JD2. RAILROADS SEEK MORE REVENUE Seek Substantial Advances in Freight Rates to Get on 6 Per Cent Basis WASHINGTON, May 4. Th na tion's railroads will need an additio nal 11,107,000.000 to bring their Income to tfio 6 per rent basis pr- Tiaea in tne transportation act. Through the Association of Rail war .executives the roads Drooosed to tns Interstate commerce commission .today that this sum be realized through Increased freight charges, ' leaving the passenger rates at the present level. The advances in freight rates pro posed were: . i , .. Eastern roads., 30.4 per cent: to j aaaa m vs i ku.V3 a aa aii icvcuurm ua ' 21.1 per cent. Southern roads, 30.9 per cent to provide 2 0.7 per cent larger revenue. T . Western roads, 23.9 per cent to advance all revenues 17 per, cent. , Presentation of -the figures mark ed theviormal .opening of the rail- .road rate case. While detailed state - ments submitted to the commission today covered . only the eastern lines. , estimates or the, needed increase or the, western and soathrn' groaps ac companied the .initial '- suggestions, npon which the commission is to de- tennjlne an "entire, new rate struc . ture. ; Netlncome of U ,the country s rmriiT'TTi i in- ivi iw lUiUH.nAlKMM TO SAGE TEA . If Mixed, With" Sulphur It parkens Ho Naturally Nobody j Can Tell. The old-time mixture of Sage Tea ' and Sulphur 'for darkening gray. K streaked audi; faded hair Is grand- -mother's -recipe, and. folks are agin nsing' It to keep their hair a - good, even color,. which is quite sensible, as ;, wa' are living la . an age when, a .yohlhful appearance is of the great- feat advantage. . . A Nowadayathough, we don't have the troublesome task of gathering the sage and the mussy fixing at home. -All drug store TeU the, ready-to-use J product, Improved by the addition of r other 4 Ingredients, called "Wyeth'a , Sage. and Sulphur" Compound." It is very popalar because nobody can dis cover It .has been applied. Simply moisten you comb or a soft brush with It and draw this through your . aalr, taking- one - small strand at a ' time by morning the gray hair dis appears, bat what delights the ladle; with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com-, pound,- is that, -, besides beautifully 'darkening the hair after a few appli- cations, it also ' produces that soft , lustre' and appearance of abundance which fs so attractive.' - . -. - ..it MAGNETOS , '. ..'"'lv, - ,..- t We. have; one ol the best men . in this , line -.on ; ,"(the- '.west coast, and have equipped a shop for magne t to repairs, ; Also, a line of t parts. If your magneto needs ; overhauling, ship It to us or eaUr ..,.. t ,. , t . SI. H HildeliraW &Co. tuenann f.Iapieto ' r SerVice .Station' -279 North Commercial St SALEM - u...-. : ' -m -' railroads fell from. fl.Oe.OOu.Ouu In 191 S to 10.ooii.ooo last year, the railroads claim, white their in vestment lias increased more than $2.(VO,0O,M. Tnse tigtires weiH Ktven to serve as a basis from which the commission could work In de veloping a scale of rates to meet the government guarantee... An estimated valuation of$20. 616,000,000 was placed on, transpor tation systems of the country . by Daniel 1 - Willard. president of the Baltimore ft Ohio railway. While there .has been an increase in oper ating expenses of 99.1 per cent stneo 1916. the roads' basis of revenues for. the same period has-been in creased only 36.37 per cent, the ex ecutive statement delcared and the operating expenses of the lines now are 99 per cent of the revenues, against 66 per cent in 1916. Alaska Mines Close . in Wage Dispute "ANCHORAGE. Alaska. May 4. Two coal mines operated by the gov ernment at Eska and Chicaloon. on the-railroad near here, were closed today when the Alaska. Engineering commission, which manages them, announced it could not nieet wage demands of the miners. .Enough coal is on band. William Gerig. assistant chief engineer of the commission announced to supply Al aska towns until the navy depart ment follows its plan of taking over and operating the mines. The men wanted a wage 10 per cent above the Washington scale. which they said was raised recently. Gerig said he received no official ad vices that an increase had been granted in Washington. Both Qerig and the miners declared no "red element had caused the strike. About 200 men are employed at the rains?. TV Provide Penalty For Influence Women Voters WASHINGTON, May 4. A bill providing for federal enforcement of the woman suffrage constitutional amendment was introduced today by Senator Watson, Republican, Indi ana,, and referred, to the judiciary committee. It proposes a fine of 9500 and. one year's Imprisonment for' Interference with wojnen In vot ing in all elections, -including state, territorial, county. , city, parish, school district or others. A lot of folks object to wearing overalls for tbe reason that it looks too much as if they were at work at something. EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE (The Statesman la pleased to print communications upon topics of general Interest at any time. There is carcely any limit to tbe topics of "general In terest." It is asked only that corre spondent - refrain from , 'personalities and -u car that no thin 8" be written of a libelous nature. Letters must have writers' name and address, though not necessarily for publication. Ed.) r ' r '-.Error Corrected .- , Editor Statesman s i wish 1 to cor rect an error that appeared in Wed nesday morning's issue regarding an accident and runaway that occurred on East State street Tuesday after noon. It should have read C. A. Bear of Turner instead of A. Bare of east of town. Glad t& say that I am home again and will bo on my feet again. In a few-days.-:, My property damage was slight. I wish to thank those who so kindly assisted me Tuesday afternoon. A. BEAR. LADD firBUSr!, BANKERS FstAbMed 1863 General Baiiadng Botineii1 it : . t . r . i ViT. ?v . Office Hours from 10 ! ml td S t? it ,.,.. t - ... I i -. i - n i . . - , . . , .- . . OAK WOOD immediate Delivery 600 cords of finest round oak no limbs or crooked staf f. WU1 deliver in quantities of 10 cords and up $12.90 a Gord " Price on whole 500 Cords on Application1 u;' , Phone 675 GREENLAW HAD. , INTERESTS HERE Victim of Mexican Bandits Owned Half Interest in Klamath Mill liim. was the oidMt of thrre rhildred lie vaf rdne yean ld. Mr. Knight ha. re-pi v! no dtrf notice of tin trageijr. The Amriraii ronsnlale at K It 'a so has received nn advices of the luuider wf KtH,nd sn nf Creenlaw in Meiiro Monday. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. May 4. Eben Francis Creenlaw. reported killed by Mexican bandits, was a brother-in-law of P. C Knight of this city. Mr. Creenlaw owned a half interest in .the Suchi Lumber company and El Oro Mining & Rail way company, both American con cerns. The lumber plant . employed oOuo persons and was located at Paiizada. 165 miles front Mexico City. Mr. GrHnlaw"- hod.-killed.- with KX.KAISF.It TO MOVK MAY II. AMEROXGEX. Holland. May 3. May 11. which is exactly a year and a half after Former Emperor Wil liam's arrival in Holland, ha beii j tet for the day upon which he will move to I worn. Eureka, Kansas, Swept by Tornado and Six Injured WICHITA. Kas.. May 3. Six per sons were injured, two perhaps fa tally, by a tornado that swept through the center of Enreka, Kas., late today, according to a telephone message reaching here. Summer of Inactivity For Federal Farm Loan Banks WASHINGTON. May 1. Federal iarm loan official. In conference here, have lonnd no way to avoid a summer of InarMrlty In loaning op eration Tbe senMon. which were practically concluded tonight. h brought convincing evidence, mem bers aid. that no lqrthr new busi ness could be handled intll tbe su preme conn had passed on the val idity' of the farm loan act. Despite the fact that the 12 land tanks have borrowed approximated Sie.OoH.OVO from private banks to loan, mor than f7u.0on.ooo in ap plications for, loans have accumn lated. In rolnc into th opn marl-el tpr funds the banks are lowing cue-half of 1 per cent interesj. lb government rale being i i per cent, and the private rale $ pr rent. To off st thU loMS. however, the net income of the 12 tank l.av averaged 1210.000 monthly since the irt of the year. The banks have at of S3". ooo.uov. os whl-h no Hn have W-a plactt. and Commt..0a-r lxibdII id there was no reastm fur an atincs a to the financial situation. Eugene Auto Company Win Suit Against Ford Motor Co. SAX FRANCISCO. May SA Judgment by the United Stales dis trict court -of Oregon against the Ford Mnwir company for f 1 .7,7 and 1000 damages In favor of the En gene Ford Anto company of Eogeae. Oregba wa affirmed today by the I nlted States circuit court of appeals. la the watch oa tbe Rhine making on tick? Newspaperman Mamts' . Silcerton Young Wttzst Xti.VIUtTO. Or. May fw. rial lo The Stalesmaa.) CoUas a great tart r1 to S.lvrrten trkais waa the onoaceaat of tla .. din of Mt Mri Iktvta 9 r-.u O K. dc. LIch took place la pJu land last Monday. Mr. aad Mrs. O'Kan will live at Portias wker Mr. OKan kas accepted the poalttea of assistant t ports editor era Tkm Telegram. M Mrs. O'Kaae was a Jralof lU Sllvertoa high scboc-L Mr. OTUat was a member of tb fresamaa class at the 1'ntversify of Oregoa ra ta school of onraalistn.' He gra4aail from Sllvertoa tick school last priBg. . What txm 'become of tk cl4-f.ua-toced slogs a. 'Let ns eat. drtak ax4 ! merry." - - . fl 1 0 W ,) I 1 1) l L U U U LIU U LIVJ L ffl V 1- ' r Af ier Spending . two year's with Uncle: Sam in the . service, I ; am back here in Salem io open; a new Farmers Cash Store. Oiir. store "on High street was a great success, sind we are going to make this store another one. For Two Weeks Eeffkota .May 81-fe We will open the doors and give the people a treat in low prices never before seen or heard of. Come one! Come, all! LET US SAVE YOU MONEY I We. will now have two big stores, one in Salem and one in Silverton. This enables jos to buy in large quantities and get the lowest possible prices. We are going to give yon the advantage of our good bays in low prices and help yon bring down the high cost of .living. i . SSBBBSBBBBBBBBSBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBSBBJBBBBBSBB Given away absolutely FREE to the first 100 customers in our store Sadurtay buvihg $1 worth of merchandise a New Patent Flour Sifter, a thing every housewife should nave i . . - - -. A Few of Our Special Prices for the Nekt Two Weeks 30 c PEANUT BUTTER 19c lb. 50c GHIRAD ELLIS GROUND CHOCOLATE 37c lb. 40c FANCY MIXED COOKIES 26c lb. 15c CORN FLAKES 10c pkg. 5c YEAST FOAM, 3 packages 10c 10c ARM & HAMMER SODA 5c $1.50 SYRUP $1.22 65c SILVER KING COFFEE 35c 15c CARNATION MILK 3 cans 33c 15c BORDEN'S MILK 3 cans 33c 45c HIGH GRADE COFFEE 29c lb. 25c CANVAS GLOVES 16c pair 20 Bars LAUNDRY SOAP $1.00 55c SPECIAL BLEND COFFEE 36c lb. 65c. FANCY JAVA COFFEE 54c lb. It Pays to Trade at the 35 c PICNIC HAMS 23c lb. R 247 North Commercial Two Big Stores C- Burton Durdall 247 North Commercial SALEM and SILVERTON Come in and let's get acquainted again 1 11 ' ' . -J-.fn , '. - t r t