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PAGE FIVE TEN PAGES DAILY EAST O&EGOTHAr PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1922. There Ir, H. II. Ijattury returned yester day nflcr a fishing tril) to the McKen zie River. " ' tree -ij, - TiiiH. (ravelin? auditor of the .-W, It. t- XV was ti biisinejJS visitor in Pendleton today. F. V. Falconer returned this morn ing from Portland where he has been for several days on a business mission. Business took Henry AV. Collins and E. P. Marshall to Connell, Washing ton, today.' They have farming In terests there.' . Hugh' Stanfield, of Butter creew, Is a Tendleton visitor today. Mr. Stan field makes his home on the Stanfield ranch in the west end of the county. One of the pioneer wool manufac turers of Oregon is C. P. Bishop, of Salem. Mrs. Bishop, who has been here as the guest of his son, Chauncey Bishop and who left last nisht for his home,, recently returned from the east where he represented Western manu facturers at an Important confesance. With his sons, Clarence, Chauncey and Hoy 'Bishop, Mr. Bishop is engaged in the manufacture of wool goods in Pendleton, Eureka, California, and Washougal, Washington. ' Twenty years ago C. 8. (Doe) Evans r of this city, loaned $13.50 to a youth ' who , was making n nard struggle t meet financial demands at Monmouth College. During a recent trip, Mr. ' Evans stepped off the train at The Dalles and 'was approached by a man who : recognized the local citizen as his iuenef actor. Tho youth who has grown to manhood, an employe ot the telephone company of that city and yflvho to show that early confidence in him was not misplaced, sent in yester day's mail a check for $13.50, made IT .A. Cruckshank, of the firm of Cruikshank & Hampton, furniture dealers, left yesterday for the coast to .loin Mrs. Cruikshank and children. They Jiave been there for thesummer. auto trip. This morning tho boy con tinued on his way, starting afoot in the hope of "catching rides" to Salt Lake. Sam Walker was here from his ranch on McKay creek today visiting with friends. ' KAIL-ROADS NOT TtCVIXG (Continued from page 1.) C. P. A. Lonergnn has returned after a business visit to Itedmond. Mr. Ixmergan was awarded the contract for the building of four miles of con crete sidewalk in the Deschutes county city. The contract is for J20.000. Thomas Thompson, local postmas ter, will leave tomorrow by motor for Portland. He will be accompanied by his little granddaughter, Mary Hoy den, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ouy Boydon, of Portland, 'who has been a guest at the Thompson home. The generosity of motorists in giv ing tho hiker a ride is attested by Jack Tuttle, g year old youth who was in Pendleton last evening en route from California to Salt Lake. Young Tuttlo, Weary of roving, Is anxious to Join hie father and recently started walking from California, to Salt Lake. A California a brought him to Porti land and he cam here with local peo ple -whs returned yesterday from an ; New Arrivals at , The Green Grocery ; CALIFORNIA BARTLETT PEARS CALIFORNIA CRAWFORD PEACHES : CALIFORNIA GRAVINSTEIN APPLES ' y , NEW CELERY DILL FOR PICKLES ' ' : LOCAL GREEN PEPPERS Now is the time to can and preserve Tomatoes. Quality and price aue right. The Green Grocery Props. W. W. Greeir-F. V. (Happy) Graham. , . s "Dependable Market Products" i Phone 550-- f j. : 117 East Court Street a Phone 880 209 East Court I D R.SP Al Ni; . Gash Grocery DO YOU REAP OUR ADS EVERY DAY? r there's a certain amount of satisfaction in knowing that you are. not paying more for your groceries than your neighor. Every day our, ad . contains values for you that make good reading for your purse. No baits or specials just everyday bargains that will please the thrifty. that demand became niore and more insistent. Business depression, or at least the failure of business to resume its normal volume, was attributed persistently , to what were called ex cessively high transportation charges. It was quite apparent to the railroad managements that rate reductions would be ruinous unless operating ex penses, labor, materials and supplies, were lowered proportionately. "An exhaustive survey of employ ment conditions throughout the coun try showed conclusively that the wa ges of railway employes were "lai above those being paid, for compar able work in other industries, and out of line with the cost of living, which was steadily falling. Confronted with demands for rate reductions and the knowledge that these demands could not be met without further reductions in operating expenses, with the Drodf that railroad labor could contribute to the inevitable readjustment with out violating any measure of fairness or reasonableness in the transporta tion Act, the railroads took their case before the labor board just as the em ployes did when the conditions were reversed. The whole case of the rail. roads was based on the relevant fac. tors, in wage fixing as enumerated in the law. The result was the orderlns by the board of comparatively small reductions in the wages of shopmen, maintenance of way men, clerks, sta tion and signal employes and station ary enginemen and boiler room work ers. These wage reduction orders have been the subject of a great den." of bitter criticism, hut it should be kept in mind that all three of the public's direct representatives on the board have concurred in them and one of the public's representatives, tire chairman of the board; has repeated ly defended the actions. "The assertion widely circulated by labor leaders that the railroads have ut mo pay ot uicir seciionmen to 23 100.000 such men, Is not true. Indeed cents an hour affecting more than the average wage by tho hour is 32.7 cents. The 23 cent rale actually af fects fewer than 7000 yuborevs, and this only on a few roads in the south and southwest where the railroad ad ministration itself believed lower pay justified because of the difference in living conditions. This class of labor received an average hourly rate of 15 cents in 1915 and iin average hourly rate of 19.3 cents In 1917. The hourly rate of this class of employes has In creased therefore 69.4 per cent over 1917 and 11 per cent over 1915. The average pay of section foremen under the new decision is $119.7 per cent higher than It was in 1916, and the purchasing power of a section fore man's wage is more than 38 per cent greater than it was in 1915. His av erage hourly rate in 1915 was 23.3 cents, and under the new decision it is 51.2 cents." Labor leaders, Mr. Dllllon said, had proposed an economic Impossibility in demanding for all their members a ."living wage" of between (2,133 and $2,037. This amount, if paid to all the railroad employes as a minimum would cause the roads to show a loss every year in hundreds of millions of dollars which the public of course would have to make tip in some way. The railroads, the speaker declared, had accepted the decisions of the In terstate Commerce Commission mak ing rates so much lower that the roads would lose about 400 million dollars a year, compared with the earnings of 1921, and the wage awards of the Kailroad Labor Board cutting the la bor bill only 1S5 millions. The differ ence between the two, he said, can be made up only by Increased volume of traffic which means higher operating expenses, and Increased efficiency In operation, with every possible econ omy. Mr. Dilllon said the contract system complained of by some of the men had been adopted by only 18 or 20 of the 200 or more Class 1 railroads, and that all except three or four of these had voluntarily discontinued It when the labor board declared it Il legal under the board's understanding of the Transportation Act. This con cession the roads had made, Mr. Dil lon said, despite their firm belief that they were well within their rights. The system had been iscd, he $aid. In Ice Cream - s CLOVER LEAF BRAND. 0 You will like this home-made Cream, rich and ? flavored just right WE DELIVER TO YOUR HOME. Give us your .order for your next dinner party. tile interest of economy of operation I not a new device, tho speaker saiu. having been used since 1S50 by some roads. Figures were presented to prove that rate reductions had not In recent 1 years caused any increase in traffic, and that the largest grain exports in the country's history had been handl ed under the hlghost rates ever im posed. Business revival, the speaker Said, actually begun more than sixty days prior to 'the recent rate cut, and car loadings, despite the , coal strike which normally supplied one-third of the traffic, had been larger than in other years. This, Mr. Dillon said. gives rise to the question whether the railroads will be able to handle a I largely increased traffic, if offered, wnen auout 15 per cent oi uie ireignt cars and 25 per cent of the locomo tives are in had order. "If total earnings do not increase very materially,' said the speaker, "the rate riductlolis and the recent fage cuts will allow, the railroads about three and one-linlf per cent on their valuation. There is a difference of about $443,000,000 between this three and one-half per cent and the 5 and three-fourths which the Inter state Commerce Commission says the roads may earn. A national authority estimates the roads must have a bil lion dollar increase in total earnings In 1922 if they expect to get even the low return of five and three-fourths i per cent contemplated l3f the Inter state Commerce Commission. The railroads expected the Interstate Com merce Commission to continue to rec ognize six per cent as the lowest fair return to be recognized and On that! belief ordered, this spring more tlianjl 90,000 freight cars and arranged to make, other expenditures for Increased and improved facilities. No 'one sup posed the rate of return would be lowered before the roads had had chance to earn it, Now, with rates cut, also, there seems little chance of the roads as a whole getting within sympathetic touch of the new net. If the net return from yonur" huslness were reduced as to the net return of the roads has been you probably would close it out. But the railroads cannot do this, They must operate. But more than this: they must be pre pared to handle an increasing traffic when it is offered. Your business will prosper largely according to the vol 'ime the roads can handle promptely. The whole present controversy, there fore, i becomes as 'much, yoirr concern as it is the concern of the railroads, because without a fair net return, un less investorfs are assured a. reason able reward new capital will not be available and without this it will not be possible to provido adcqu.'.te faclll- llen." , The speaker discussed government operation of railroads briefly, refer ring to the larre deficits recorded In the United States and in Canada and other countries under that system, if they were to be operate in tho highest degree of officiency for the people the attitud of tho public toward tho roads must be changed. On this jS'lnt he said: "I'l'sin'ess men should familiarise themselves with tho actual conditions, keep their minds free from prejudice planted there by selfish interests; give as much time to Investigating the rail road question as they give to the ope ration of a department of their own business, which certainly the railroads are, and realize that in helping lb make the railroads prosperions they are merely assuring themselves con tinued operation wilh a fair profit. They can realize, which few do, that our railroads are not the property of a select few Wall Street financiers, but that they are owned by the people, not in theory, but In fact, that it Is true that some of tho largest roads have from 33 to 40 per cent of women stockholders on their books; that njost of the great Insurance companies havS invested the people's . premiums in railroad stocks and bonds, that the railroads are Indeed a great private enterprise conducted so much in the people's interest that they are In every rspect a public utility in which the Interest of the people never ends. GKKAT SCIENTISTS (Continued from page 1.) N A SALE cei Many have availed themselves of the opportunity to huy a new seVof Qhinaware. Our stocly is still quite complete in cer tain patterns. Others find this a wonderful time to add to their pattern. All prices are reduced from 20 to 50 per cent. STONE JARS At prices WATER SETg Pitcher that will appeal. and 6 glasses. Best glass with 1 gal, iars 25c f ' - . o 2 gal. jars . . . ....... ... 50c Cllt star S11- Set . . . $2,50 3 gal. jars ............ 75c . " ' ', r ': ' '.' 4 gal. jars . . ..... . . $1.00 CHINA CUPS AND SAU- .' '. . . ' ' . ' , CERS Plain white Nippon .BAKING DISH "- Green Clliua with gold cd decora- Guernsey ware baking casser- f , oles. Best quality. i tion. Per set ...... J2.00 si.oo , v..'.:-.,.,-' .,: v.-,;; .V , " .. '.Zili WATER GLASSES Thin TEA POTS Jet hlack jjiowl- water tumtlers, plain, earthenware pftts. Attractive , shape. Each . . .... . . 85c l crSet ' INDIVIDUAL TEA CUPS SUGAR AND CREAM. A large assortment in hand ERS Hand painted China decorated China teacups. gets. A wonderful value. Each .. ...... ...... $i,oo The pi;ir . $200 CAKE SKTS Consist? of .'.oc .,, c 7 pieces in hand painted Chi- GLASS BASKETS Small na. A"-large choice.- Thd attractive .ait, glass violet ! ' $5.00 I baskets. Each 25c SAWTELLE'S Joy when he heard over the wlro Bell's voice saying: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you." On his 29th birthday, Bell received his patent. It was at the. Centennial Exposition held at 1'hiladclphla, two months later, where men of science the world over who had come to ex amine and study the numerous inven tions exhibited, saw I'rof. Hi II give practical demonstration of the trans mission of the human voic by electri city. As for Hell himself, he had not planned to attend the Centennial at all. lie was iwor and ho had reor ganlzed his classes in vocal r.peech Toward the end of June he went to the station o see. Miss Hubbard off Riot Call in Street Car Strike Clover Leaf Dairy and Market Phone 53 521 Main St. Yours for better meat and dairy products. ' J i .. . . rt 4 i f,,p Thlladel!hia. There had 'been somo talk of his soinir, but he had put it quietly aside. She believed he was groins; when they reached the sta tion she pleaded with him and was re fused. As he put her aboard tno tram and it moved out, leaving: him on the platform, she burst out crying. Bell dashed after her and sprung- aboard the train, without baggage, ticket or any other trifles. The next Sunday afternoon Bell was promised an inspection of his inven tion by the Judges of exhibits. It was a hot day and the Judges had seen a great deal. Some of therrr vcre for going1 home; one Jeered, and there was a general boredom. Then there ap peared the blonde-bearded Emperor of Brazil, with outstretched hands. Ho had heard some of Bell's lectures In Boston; the deaf-mute work appealed to him. His greeting made a stir. Bell made ready for his demonstra tion. A wire had been strung tha length of the room. Bell took tho transmitter; Dora I'edro placed the received to Ills ear. He started up untaxed. "My God it Talks.!" Afterward Lord Kelvin plain Wil liam Thompson then took up the re ceiver. He was the engineer of th first Atlantic cable. He nodded his head solemnly as he got tip. "It does speak," he said emphatical ly. "It is the most wonderful thing I have seen In America." The Judges took turns talking and listening until 10 that night. Next morning tha telephone win bttiught to the Judrres' pavilion. It wns mob lied by scientists the remainder of the summer, i .' ' ' , The distinguished Inventor wua the recipient of many honors in this coun try and abroad. The French govern ment, ever quick to recognize science, conferred on him the decoration of the Ieglon of Honor, the French Academy bestowed on him Us valu able Volta prize of 50,000 francs, the Society of Arts In London in 1H03 gavo him Its Albert medal and the University of Wurzburg, Bavuria. made him a 1'h, D. One of the curious things about tho Invention of the telephone is that Bell,' knew almost nothing about electricity when he started. He knew ft' great deal about acoustics, thought, and thu formation of the human organs ot speech und hearing. Hell was called to Washington once when ha was In the slough of despond and took the opportunity to cH en I'rof. Joseph Henry, who knew us .Jiuch about elec tricity and tho telegraph as any man then alive. Henry told him he had the germ of a great invention, "But," said Uell, "I have not got the electrical knowledge that Is neces sary V "Get It", said Mcnry. Bell did got some of It enough. "Had I known more about electric ity and less about sound.'' he said, "I would never have invented the tele phone." While Dr. Bell will be best remem bered as the Invenor of the telephone, a claim that has been sustained through many legal contosU, he also became noted for other Inventions. He wae Joint inventor of the grapha plione with Sumner Talnter. He In vented an IngenliiR method of litho graphy, a photophono, and an induc tion balance. He Invented a telephone Legal Guarantee Giveru N nmd 9f Jtni7no psin continue wek Auk to iec Olc-o-iiii Pile Trcutmcnt. T.IIitiMAN & CO. 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