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Demand Peaceful Settlement of
Wage Controversy.
MUST
BE
AVERTED.
Almott Unanimously Newspapers In
dorse Proposals of Railway Managsrs
That Wag# Question Be Settled by
Interstate Commerce Commission or
by Arbitration Under the Nswlanda
Law.
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C e n t r a l P o i n t , J a c k s o n C o u n t y , O r e g o n . T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 31. 1916
1906
WHAT EDITORS SAY
OF RAILWAY ISSUE
STRIKE
C entral
MERCH ANTS
“ AMERICA FIRST AND AMER­
ICA EFFICIENT.”
Chicago.—The proposed strike by all
railway train service employees in or­
der to secure a wage increase of $100, ■
000,000 a year is condemned by news- j
paper editors throughout the country, j
They declare such a strike would be
a public calamity and that it must be
•verted.
Almost unanimously tbe editors in- 1
dorse tbe proposals made by the com- ;
mittee of railway managers to the
leaders of the brotherhoods—that the
wage question be settled by the inter- j
state commerce commission or by ar- !
bltration under the Newlnnds law.
The following extracts from news­
paper editorials fairly reflect public
sentiment on this most important is­
sue:
Tlie interstate commerce commis­
sion should be empowered to prevent
this threatened railroad strike. Write
to your congressman about it.—Chicago
Tribune.
The great public has more at stake
than either the railway stockholders
or the railway employees.—Davenport
(la.) Times.
¡
The Interstate commerce commis­
sion represents the great public. It
was created for the purpose of holding
even the scales.—Rocky Mountain
News, Denver.
The trainmen should take prudent
thought. Arbitration is their wise pol­
icy.—Detroit Free Tress.
The public will support any finding <
the Interstate commerce commission ferlng such Intolerable wrongs that
may make.—Dallas (Tex.) News.
they cannot await the result of arid
Public opinion ought to have re-en- trntlou.—Portland Oregonian.
forced the position of the railroads
The greatness o f the power for which
long liefore now.—Galveston News.
the labor leaders nre seeking is the
The regulation of wages presents uo very strongest argument why they
more difficulties than the regulation of should not have It.—Railway Age Ga
rates.—Holyoke (Mass.) Transcript.
zette.
The interstate commerce commission
The public Is as vitally Interested In
would certainly be responsible if It
the situation ns the railways or the
permitted a strike to come.— Minneap­
employees.—St I.ouls Globe-Democrat.
olis Journal.
Either the railroads are wrong or
The train crew unions have no case
their employees are. Any Just eause
which they sre willing to try In a
will stand Investigation. — Jackson
court of arbitration or In the great
(Miss.) Clarion-Ledger.
court of public oplnlon.--New York
This Is the time when every -Ameri­
Commercial.
can who loves his country should set
The controversy Is not between the
aside Ills own schemes of aggruiidlze
railways and their employees, but be­
tween the public and tlie railway em­ ment—Kansas City Journal.
The United States government ran
ployees.—New York Glolie.
The men n#w seem to show rather a not permit any strike that would tie
consciousness o f the weakness of their up all the railroads of the country.—
position than reliance upon lis merits. Leslie's Weekly.
It Is Just as true that organized labor
—New York Times.
The Interstate commerce commission may oppress the public Intolerably as
cannot avoid regulating wages b o long that organized capital may do lt.-
as It regulates rates.—New York Trib­ Lowell (Mass.) Citizen.
une.
I Those who would suffer most from
The railroad brotherhoods are mis­ a tying up of the nation s traffic would
taken. There IS something to arbi­ get no vo(y on the question of a strike
—Lincoln (Neb.) Stnr.
trate.—New York World.
One thing Is certain the railroads,
The railway employees are plainly In
the wrong and should sense their mis­ the rnllroad employee* and the Ameri
take before they make n worse blun­ can people cannot afford such a strike
— Memphis Appeal.
der.—Oshkosh tWIs.) Northwestern.
We think the brotherhoods are tnak
Neither side could afford to take the
position of demanding jnore than tbe ing a mistake in refusing arbitration
Interstate comnier p commission would Capital must get its living wage us well
as labor.—Milwaukee Free Press
a| >prove.—Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Business can hobble along under high
The railroad employee* are not snf
"MY GOOD MAN. DON'T YOU EVER FORGET ANYTHING!*
Railways In Shakeapaara’a Tima.
An American lady at Stratford on
Avon showed even more tlinn the usu­
al American enthusiasm and fervor.
She had not recovered when she reach­
ed the railway station, for she remark­
ed to a friend as II i p v walked on the
platform, ‘‘To think that It was from
this very platform the immortal bard
would depart whenever he Journeyed
to town."
A Straight Tip.
"Say," growled the first hobo, “ why
didn't yer go ter dat big bouse an' git
a handout?"
“ Why. 1 atarted ter." replied the oth­
er, “ hut a minister lookin' guy gimme
a tip not ter. lie sez: ‘Turn from ver
present path. Ye're gold' ter de dogs.' "
—Philadelphia Press.
Early Mcrnlng Talks.
“ He Is always doing something that
causes a lot of talk."
“ Why. I never heard any of It."
“ Ho Is the only one who hears It.
He Is always staying out at night later
than his wife wishes him t o " - lions
ton Post.
CHARTING THE GREAT LAKES.
Uncle Sam Has a Steady Job In Thaea
Perilous Waters.
Summer after summer the fleet of
the lake survey sails the broad ex
pause of the the lakes and the score
' of hays him ! Inlets searching for dau
' ger spots that may claim their heavy
toll of human life and vessel tonnage.
I Sinee 1841 the United States govern
ment lias been silently carrying on
this work, a herculean fight against
the Jagged reef and the unseen shoal
that menace navigation.
Sounding
lines have been plunged into black
depths of OS,001) square miles of water,
and still today there are areas that
have not been charted In which,pass
ing barks may founder.
Probably no frequented waterways
In the world are so hazardous as the
gre.it lakes. At no lime is a steam
er on them more than a comparative
ly few hour* from shore and period
leall.v fierce storms arise, fully as
violent as those experienced on the
o- ean which play with tho steel ships
battering them helplessly about, threat
enlng to engulf or sweep them ashore
Over *5.000.000 has been spent by
the government since 1841 for the
prosecution of the work of charting
the lakes. Locked In heavy timbered
boxes, protected from fire in Immense
vaults In tbe old poslolllce bulhl lie. De
trott. are over 1,300 field charts, dating
back to 1818. when a survey of Lake
Erie was made by officer* of the Brit
i*h navy. With few exceptions tlie
maps lire the result of the scientific re
searches of United Stales officers and
surveyors.—New York Sun
Some People Never Satisfied.
We lived for awhile 111 11 Koronn
Wonderful Tree Roots.
home, etitint? Korean rl< e. pi hi h and
The Jand. a tree which grows pro seaweed, pudding iihout in 'dnckliije
fusel.v In the Indian Punjao. ii very feet. Hitting on our heels In leu of
dry region. Is chiefly remarkable for chalra, sleeping on atone lloom with
Its very long ta^ root, which was otir heads resting (?) on tfie en l«»ni n v
elglitv-four feet in one remarkable pine block« which the Koreans much
s|ieolmen and which descended vertl
prefer to pillow«. Hut we had theve
eally sixty four feet Into tlie earth
experiences only when we delilx i iteh
sought them. The orient Is (in* orient
“ I'll try" has not the genuine' metal j de luxe to those who wish it so ( ‘Ini
ring “ 1 will" puts money Into the pay (Ian Herald.
I»ninfnr»#»
:
V olum e
President W. H. P. Faunce of
Brown university is a pretty live
wire who keeps abreast of the
times, has keen powers of obser*
vation and knows a good man
when he sees him. Here is what
he has to say about the Repub­
lican candidate for the presi­
dency :
“ I have known Justice Hughes
intimately since we were stu­
dents together at Brown and
have seen him a thousand times
at work and at play. No man of
our generation has a finer com­
bination of character and intel­
lect. Absolutely fearless, unself­
ish, loyal to American ideals, \ye
is worthy of a nation's trust.
“ All his friends know that be­
hind the dignity of bearing is a
rich fund of humor and good fel­
lowship. Whether l o is climbing
a mountain, reading novels, play­
ing with his children, resisting n
political lobby or delivering tl e
opinion cf the eupremo court, he
is ever the same rugged, demo­
cratic, fair minded American.
His varied experience has given
him wide horizon and sympa­
thy wi.h every aspect of Ameri­
can life.
“ He possesses two qualities
rarely found together—tho judi­
cial temper and the capacity for
swift ond rescluto action. Un­
der his administration tho fog
which now besets many public
questions would l:e cleared away.
“ His penetrating mind goes to
the heart of any subject fie se­
lects nnd strips off the irrelevant
at onco. Such n mind is pecul­
iarly needed amid the intricate
problems that now confront
America.
“ Wo need more than good in­
tentions. Wo need clear vision,
sound judgment, strong will, un­
hesitating decision. In ehort, wc
need Charles E. Hughes.“
Cartel In New \c.rk Sun.
freight rates. Death would follow a
general railroad strike.*—Baton Rouge
(I.a.) Times.
The American people do not believe
there Is any difference between tbe
roads and the employees that cannot be
adjusted peaceably.—Bloomington (III.)
Pa trsgraph.
The railroads have accepted the per­
fectly reasonable and nnturnl sugges­
tion that tbe wage question be settled
by arbitration.—Boston Journal.
Why should a vote be taken on a
strike which the public will never tol­
erate?—St. I.ouls Post Dispatch.
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Jutland and the Sea.
Jutland Is mie of the few countries
where I k ! 111 iu I change has been avoid
od. Denmark lins I- ol e I utter the
lutes for over I " « » years without
challenge. But the sea has refused to
let Jutland alone. Like Holland it
needs the protection of dikes, and lull
for these I hole would be rousideruhD
less Jutland Even on tbe east coast,
nilli its higher elevation, the sea runs
into many Inlels One of the longest
of these, the l.yinfiorxl. was In 1825
broken Into frolli the we- t by the wa
ters of the North sea. and the north
«orner of Jutland has ever since re
iimlned a l l Island.— lamdoli Chronicle
Had Hls Tltle All Ready.
Diameli'« tirsi novel affords a euri
otis Instnnce of Intclllgcnl nuti<-l| illlon
Amoiig tIlo liost of chi!riicters In “ Vlv
ian Grey." must of tlii-ni sllglitly velici
portrall* of celebrine« of thè day.
Lord Beaconsrteld la olle of thè must
linportant In Ilio aeeonilnry rank Tho
novel wn« wrltten In 182*1, exaelly lifly
yen « beforo Ilio wrltor asKiimod Ilu­
ti t lo ho Imd Involiteli. It 1« usuai for
novelli 1« lo portra.v llieinsolvo« In Gioir
flrst hook, Init. no otlier Instauro < mi I h -
round of mi autlior elirlslonliig a oliar
si'ter wltli a nomo Hubsequeiitly lo be
conio lils ow n London Spe< tutor.
W ill co-op eia t»' w ith you on aay
proposition fo r the betterm en t
o f (!en tral Point and ita viciniti
E l e v e n
N u m b e r 18
I. 0. 0. F.
WHAT ONE BIG MAN
THINKS OF ANOTHER.
—
Ws come to state in a plain
and direct manner our faith, our
purpoaa and our pladga. Thia
rapreaantative gathering ie a
happy augury. It meant tha
etrangth of raunion. It maana
that tha party of Lincoln ia re­
stored, alert, effective. It meane
the unity of a common percep­
tion of paramount national
needs. It mean« that wi ara
neither deceived nor benumbed
by abnormal conditions. We
know that we are in a critical
period, perhaps more critical
than any period since the civil
war.
We need a dominant
sense of national unity, the ex­
ercise of our beat constructive
powers, the vigor and resource­
fulness of a quickened America.
Wa desire that the Republican
party as a great liberty party
shall ba the agency of national
achiavament, tha organ of the
affective expression of dominant
Americanism. What do I mean
by that? I mean America con­
scious of power, awake to obli­
gation, tract in self respect, pre­
pared for every emergency, de­
voted to tho Ideals of peace, in­
stinct with the spirit of human
brotherhood, safeguarding both
individual opportunity and the
public interest, maintaining a
well ordered constitutional sys­
tem adapted to local self gov­
ernment without the sacrifice of
essential national authority, ap­
preciating tha necessity of sta­
bility, export knowledge and
thorough organization as the in­
dispensable conditions of secu­
rity and progress; a country
lovad by ita citizens with a pa­
triotic fervor permitting no divi­
sion in their allegiance and no
rivals in their affoction—I mean
America first and America effi­
cient. It is in this spirit that
I respond to your summons.—
From Mr. Hughes' speech of ac­
ceptance.
THE
Odd Fellows Fienic and meeting of
tho Southern Oregon O.id Fellows A s­
sociation at- Ashland, Sept. 5th, 19H‘>.
All Odd Fellows and Kebekas, their
families and visitors are cordially in­
vited to this picnic occasion in Lithia
Dark, Rogue River Valley’s favorite
resort at Ashlahd.
Ashland Lodge No. 45, I. O. O. F .,
will furnish free coffee,sugar and milk;
visitors’ baskets the substantial*.
Special rates on the railroad will be
published later, watch the papers.
A short business meeting f the As­
sociation will be held and an entertain­
ing program for everybody is being
prepared.
| Dear Brothers and Sisters, come and
give one duy to Oddfellowship.
Resolutions
W hereas, in condolence to nur Broth­
er B. F. I’eart and family, who having
lost, thru the untimely departure, of
their wife and mother, Lucinda 1.
Peart, a devoted wife and mother, and
Whereas, it is but a just and fitting
recognition of her many virtues, there­
fore be it
Resolved by Nevita Chapter No. 33,
Order of the Eastern Star, that while
we bow with humble submission to the
Will of the Most High, we do not the
| less mourn for our sister.
Resolved in the passing of Sister
I’ eart, this Chapter lam ents the loss of
j a sister who was ever ready to proffer
I the hand of aid and the voice of sym-
* pathy to the needy and distressed.
| Resolved, that the heartfelt sympa­
thy of the Chapter be extended to her
; family in their affliction.
Be It Further resolved, that these
resolutions be spread on the records of
of the Chapter and a copy be sent to
the family of our late sister, and to the
Central I'oint Herald.
Mrs. Edna I.. Kobnett,
Mrs. I aria M. Noreross,
II. T. Pankey,
Committee
E. S. Palmer made an auto
trio to Yreka, Cal., Friday.
M A R K E T REPORT
W heat .....................
$1.10
Rye
Oate
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Barley ...................... .................. $ 2 5 .0 0
$25. UO
Corn .........................
»13.00
A l f a l f a b a l e d .............. ...............
*12.00
Grain hay baled ......
Butter....................... ............ 2fi to 26c
Egg» .......................... ....................... 25e
Steer«. .................... .................... 6*"
1 - 1 WH
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Ho**
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Sheep. . . .
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Hin-
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Its
1* lb up 15«
7c
Old cocks .................. ...................
Turkey« N o . 1 ..........
16c
Fans In Japan.
....................... 10c
Fan* «rp in ii ii I vcrsii I liso In .In pun Duck« (yourg)
10c
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Rvcn flit* .Inpiiin*«*
girl tin* n Geese
H .00
fluì fìlli niinlc of mugli fin per lo Mow Potatoes . . ............
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Late Style
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Fall Hats
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While you can get a first-class arti­
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W e would suggest “ Mt. P tt” flour
A Home Product sold on its merits.
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