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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1916)
IMAVETITCN, WASn.'TrON C ! July 6, i:is. 1,0. 1: : " ..:'''; aUi'W..w .. .. 1 Neat- --1 t w 1 lMk';0 v . Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen nd brakemen that would impoie on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of $100,000,000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by .fefercDce to an impartial Federal tribunal. 1 . . - With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads ism no differences 'that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such ptablk body. The formal proposal of the railroadt to the employe for the cttltmco.t of the controversy ii u follows: Omt colifMn km immmtsti Art wt cuhi baimotttit mt difffrwett f opinim u4 (hit trtDtuallf tht mil it coatravertr- tau bt MMtd tipo br ottw dtuntemted umcm. Thtrtfore, wt pro pott that jrosjr fofotak ud the propotitKM of the nilwayi bt diapOMtl ti by e or ihc other of the following met boo: 1. Prtferabhjr bf tubmunoa to At Jattrttatt Commtrc CommUtiofi, the only tribuBil which, b rum of ill uiaueo nkmnuoe Mtnag oa railway ceoditiom aa in omini ot tr?s rev et tot right tod equities of iu the m teres ti tSccted, i ltd com of operation in cue your proposals ut fouod b emt tiw lAttnuat Commerce conaiMioB cannot, under cxiion Itwt. ict in tht u remit. tkm wt )ttl)' rtqunt Coofron tm take tuch actioB aa may- bt rj to toable At Commimioa m mWdtr ut i Muisur on railway ceoaitiont aa in cootroi ot tt?s revenue ot the ru with, u km to oomddtr Usd protect tbt righn tod equities of ill the ro. teres ti afiected, and to provide additioatl mwN aur M smm tM ham coat ot optntioB in cue our proposals tit touod by tbe Lomoaiutoa to be fuat aod obit; or, tm tot treat tat lAttrauat commerce c Mammon cannot, under cxiwof itwt, act la wt preMlM ateasaar at awtt tat added coat of operation in cut j arasapdy diaaott of tbt qweariona tatltd; ot I. Br atbtwaotw) ia aeoordaaet with tbe arorbtow of tat Federal law" (Tbe Newiaadt Act). . Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote ' Leiden of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held In New York. June 1-15, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether authority shaU be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as tht public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons: . No other body with sueh an intimate kaowledg af railroad conditions has audi to tuqucatioaed peat': ttaa ia tat public coandeact. Tbt ratei the railroads air chare the public for ta&aportitioa are aow .largely tixed by tim ueren- ut botri. Oat of erery dollar rtctirtd bj tht railroads from At public niarljr oatvbalf ii paid directly to At tn- plovea aa wage; and tht Booty to pay inert aaad wig Can come from oo other aoarot wan the rattt pud by Ae public. Tbt lottntttt Commtrtt Commiaaloo, with it torn tfol over rattt, is in a position to makt complett inTiatiKitioa and render tuch dedsioa at would pro tect the Internes of the railroad anpioyia, At owatn of tbt railroads, tad the public. A Question For the Public to Decide The railroads feel that they hate no right to grant a wage preferment of $100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting only one-fifth of ail the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that ( shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts. Tht single issue before tht country is whether this controversy is to bt Stttltd by fli impartial Government inquiry or by industrial warart. . National Conf ertnee Committee of the Railways tUSHALEE, AthaxtK Co it Lis fUilroi I.W. BALDWIN. Ctn'tUamMgm ' Central of Ceatfl Railway. Wmbsaa lUllfKT- ff.E CnOWLfir.il. rfcfr:H ill n NaaTsMCoaal aVtUmy. . G, H. BM BISON, t7n7 JTsMaw. CtHt NrrbswB Railway. C H. SWING. Cm1! Nmnr Fkilastalphi A Rtaatint Rtlf, B.W.GK1CR, G'iStt. Trmtp,. ' CbciipMke A Oa( Raitivar. . A. I. OKEIO. !. to Muriwn. St. Lows s Saa Praacites) lltaasL' a W. KOUNS. Cm' AfeMfsr. ' Aitbiasn.TDBekaft Sssta Ft Riiltrap, H. W- MflMASTBR, Ctm'l Mamu&r. . WaasUat Uht Bria MailnntV W. P. MAHgtt. Ptm-hmtM, : Norfolk St Waalira Railway. W. L. SBDDON. Vim-fftt., SMbsMral Air Llaa Kail way. - A. J. STONB. VifPfMiSmt Brie Raiiraat1 O. S. WAID. vurm. 9 OmVMm aaaet Ctmlral Uaet. AROUND THE COURT HOUSE Suit has been filed by W. Ii Tobey et al against James E. Scaulon for the recovery of $550 'which is alleged to be due on a noted signed by the defendant Daisy Gonghlin is suing her husband, Geo. B.- Gonghlin for a divorce, alleging that defend ant has grossly mistreated ber and has disregarded his marriage rows. She asks alimony to the sum of $1800 which is to be paid in installments of $30 per month till the entire amount has been paid, ' Another divorce suit is one in which Esther Matthews is asking for 8 divorce from Frank L, Matthews. The defendant is charged with cruel arid inhuman treatment and the plaintiff al leges that she has been compelled to work in order ttt support the the family of five children and herself. . As alimony she ,asks $500 for support for herself and the children. , , . The Leikokn Company'' a Jap anese corporation has brought $470 alleged to be due for wages earned by sevwal Japanese la borers in the defendant employ. Mary V. Cassidy vs. William D. Cassidy. Divorce, alleging inhuman treatment and nonsuu port The plaintiff also alleges that the defendant has, oh sev eral occasions, accused her falsely before friends and her famfly. Alma Ingle is suing her hus band, Earl W. Ingle, for divorce, alleging that her husband is a habitual drunkard and in the habit of coming home in a state of gross intoxication. She asks for her maiden , name and the costs of the action. Philip CiPeik.has brought a suit for damages against Louis Neilson alleging that Neilsor. as saulted him with a club, striking him upon the head and rendered him Unconscious. He further alleges that because of the as sault He was greatly injured and will suffer ill health for some time to come. As relief he asks $60 for medical expenses, $12.50 for his his loss of time, $6000 for I the humiliation and .physical pain and impairment of strength, and $1000 for punitive damages. Peik is a resident of the, Huber The Sunday school children have undertaken relief work for the stricken refugees of Belgium. Mrs. W. E. Pegg has donated the use bf a room to be used for '.he preparation bf articles to be sent. All are requested to donate something toward the work. Next week we will give more in formation concerning the Belgian relief. : . ',' WANTEDr-Tq buy a good fresil milk cow. Leave word at this office. 11 . xi Toael Rectivcs Jolt. The proposal of the local l'niber of Comment to bore a lei through the hill and-con- t Portland with the Tualatin valley using the dirt to fill Mar in'ti gulch seems to have met Mi support from several sources i Portlrnd but the Portland Council saw thingsiin another iht as the following, clipped the Oregoman will indicate: i "Construction of a tunnel bwigh the hills in South Port aid between Marquam gulch mi the Tualatin valley for road fcrposes is too big a proposition be considered at this time, sc cording to the decision of the .:itv council yesterday, ' A com. indication from the Beaverton Chamber of Commerce asking for Portland support in the pro jettwas tabled. . ffhe Beaverton organization u.ked that the Council jpin with the outside districts in asking the legislature to create an as- .otRirient district to finance the project. "... - ' '-' ' Deceased. Fannie Ha'uner, wife of Frank I. Hauner of this city, was laid td rest at Riverview Cemeteiy July 8. . She had been ill for ten days at the Emanuel hospithl with a tumor on the brain. She is survived by husband and threo children Freddie, Frances and Eugene, ; two , sisters Sophie Kraoht of Portland and Mrs. L C. Lee of Los Angelssj Cal., iIbo her father, B'. VV. Kracht. V: U . " Bennett ThompsoD Indicted. he ' Grand Jury inuicted the der suspect, Bennett Thump- iotii last week for stealing a pair - 5 . l. ....... .L. T.--,. ot BClSBors irom me jayoiicoc who were working at the Gore ranch. These with several other irtides were " known to have been '.stolen by Thompson a few days before the murder and were found along with a silk handker chief, part of the loot; near the spot where the corpse of the jit ney driver was found. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend our 'heart felt thanks to tho3e who so kind' iy assisted during the illness and death of our beloved wife, sister and daughter also for the beau tiful floral offerings. , , .. Frank A. Hadnbh, ' Sophie Krachti . ' Mhs. L. C. Lee, . by W, Kracht. . suit against E. M. Chandler and i district and Neilson runs a saw the Chandler Lumber Co. for mill near Hazeldale. wMmomiwMtuttiKi ti CHOICg. APARTMENT - STORES - OFFICES WITH HOT AND COLD WATER STEAM HEAT ItATEiS REASONABLE BETTER DISPLAY - LOWER INSURANCE 'Sanitary , .Plenty Light Basement ; Your Vacation Trip I should be spent at Tillamook, Vou will find the weather cool for it comes miles and miles from off the; Pacific. , You can find much to do at the Tilla mook County Beaches: Bath ing, dancing, hiking, picnic Ing, playing tennis or golf. Daily Train (roica Portland leaving at 7:43 A. M. and 1:40 P. M. Afternoon train haii bbseratlon car. LOW KOUNrj tRlP FARES are on tale daily from all itatlona to lillaiiiook pounty Beache.. Thee include Bjyocearf, fJelh Kah NIs, Mahzhnita and t!ie (iarnbaldl Beachea. . , . ., . v ., ' .'k'r ; .. '., t If 1 1' f, Aak agent for booklet and otjieK infoiuialioii Joka M. Saati, Aa, Paaa. Aft. . Portland! ' - c '- i r i tmmmj law . r.::n:::::::a .Francis Davia and wif h were business visitors in town Monday. J, A. and Vilas Shepard are putting some fancy touches on the upstairs of the Fred Cady building these days., The carpenters are at work this week doing some repair work on the Southern Pacific dtation platform and warehouse. Bramwell Pricei one time resident of our little city and well known among the young people, was a Beaverton caller Monday.:;':... . . Miss Anna' Peterson left the last of the week for Newport, Oregon, where' she will visit for a short time With, the R. D. Morse family. ' ' '"" Mr. an Mrs. Keeler Emmons of St. Joseph,' Ore., spent the fourth with relatives and friends at this place. A large crowd of E.avtl i people celebrated r"::. 4 holiday In Portland and Ei.Ura H. E, Weed and wifo it' ? the last of tts week t i motor trip to ' Ashland. l...y report an excellent time. A lawn social will be hold on the rhurch grounds at St Cecil id's church next Sunday evening at 8:000 p. m. - All are invited. If your local paper has failed to print all the news you think it should have printed just remem ber that unless the editor can out-dank some one and got the information it will not be pub lished, - i Why not renew thai subscrip tion? We are paying very much more today for our paper than we did a few months ago and yet we must go on and suy noth ing nor do we raise the price of dur publication. ' .''.: Miss Olive Craig left Monday forvAshlnnd where she will visit this summer with her grand mother, Mrs. W. S. Peppers, LUMBER FOR LESS THAN WHOLE SALE COST 1 We have an immense stock of all kinds of lumber, This stock we are going to move this summer and to do so we offer you a big saving, t This lumber was nought lor less thart tost of man ufacture and enables us to sell this now cheap. No-matter .where ..you. live in Washington " county we can beat any, and all competition! offered. Write us or call as up and w will show - you what a low price we will make and what you will ave. We deliver unywlu'e. Remember that this is tht1 biagoal price cut-' ting in lumber this county ever had. Send in your material list now for this year's needs. We . .fugiveJr4is..., .,, BADGER LUMBER CO. Hillsboro, Oregon Main St. and P. R. & N. Ry. Co's. Tracks. s A-B4-0-L-U.TE-LY Everything iu Building Material , Phone Main 84! 0 E3 V Typewriter Gives Busine Standing Th m-ll tniMh ttirrhaiif. (ha rural hulineii niah or the firmer who ute a typewriter hai the adfanujc over the mail I who doe not, . Thi typewrifei' hot orlly iave time in writing letters sn4' making out biili, but it idilt peitige and reputation to the titer.. The L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter I It especially adapted to ue in rural districu because it will ttand more wear and doea not reqirirc an expert operator. . He (ollow- , n the intttuctiunt we wilt giVa you', you will have no transit I i""1" i ... , ! ' Mail inia uirapon imr . .. Pteeae aaad Of 7u f book Q io not wt a typewriter It pnwol. f I tm aviiK a typimiui. and would llu to !ma about feu J tvtoal eitrr to acni; it let a ot w aiu. r.o.. in tka L, fc', Saatia a.Brot, Tirawrlici C 207 MORGAN BUILDING CCkTLArlD, CMCCM EARL E. FISHER . BEAVERTON, OR, S