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ARBITRATE WAGE
DIFFERENCES
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ClUCAaO, Kov. 30. Arbitration
ot the dltforcnccs over wanes and
hours of employment ot 08 western
tallroads and tholr 56,000 onRlncmon
began licro today beforo n board of
nrbltrators tinder the provisions of
Uio Nowlands act. It Is recorded as
tho most Important enso thus fnr to
como under tlio law.
In a TRcncrnl way It Is stated that
tlio whro Increases nought by tho men
is about 10 per cent. They wore rep
resented In court by Warren S. Stone,
grand chief engineer of tho nrothcr
liood of Iocomotlvo Engineers, and
William S. Carter, president of tho
lirotherhood ot Locomotive Fireman,
and Knglnemen. The railroads were
represented by tho 12 committeemen
of the ManaKors' association, assisted
by legal counsel. The evidence, It
was prcdlctod, will bo largely statis
tical, although It Is probable that
about 40 witnesses, divided equally
between tho two Bides, will bo heard,
Tho arbitrators aro W. L. Park,
and W. Byram, roprescntlnc tho rail
roads, F. A. Burgess and Tlmotny
Shea for tho Employes, and Judge
Poter C. Prltchard and Charles Nagel
nppolntcd by the government.
The board of arbitration today se
lected Judge Peter C. Pritchnrd ft
ohainnnn nnd II. S. Mitstend of
Wellington, secretary J nn Pn"
inR statement W. S. Stone, grand
chief engineer of tho Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, presented the
enso of tho employes.
Stono rreseats Cmo
In his opening to tho arbitration
Mr. Stono reviewed the conferences
which have preceded tho present ar
bitration of the wngc nnd servico dif
ferences between tho railroads and
their employes.
Ho laid great stress on tho hard
ships suffered by tho men, their long
hours of service, their hazards and
their responsibility.
He said thnt they were entitled to
better servico conditions nnd higher
wages than tho railroad managers
were inclined to accord them.
He said the. wage movement of the
employes was begun two years ago,
and that Inter it was decided the
lirotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
nnd Enginemcn should work with the
lirotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers in the presentation of tho re
quests to tho rnilronds. lie told of
counter-propositions submitted by
the railroad mtuiugors nnd of tho
joint conferences last winter which
culminated in the agreement to arbi
trate. Mr. Stone insisted that an- award
of tho board of arbitration should not
deerenso the present wage rates nor
impose less favorable service condi
tions on tho employes.
l)ccrilcM Hardships
After describing tho hardships of
the men in tho cab and noting thnt
traffic each year is bccomin moro
congested, that each year tho public
demands faster time nnd better serv
ice; thnt each year larger locomo
tives are built and henvior tonnage
hauled, the chief engineer said: "And
it must not bo overlooked that all of
theso increased burdens full on the
same men, their number not having
been increased for the purpose of di
viding thin work and responsibility."
Summing up, Mr. Stone said:
4,Vo shall endeavor to show that
during tb.e post twenty-four years the
western railroads have mado remark
able gains in productive efficiency by
tho insinuation of locomotives of
greater tractive power. By tho elim
ination of curves and reduction ut
grades, rcmarkablo increases in train
loads have been wade. Tho burden
of ull these economies in tho interests
of railroad investment is borneby
tho men in tho transportation service.
Kffect on Trainmen
"The effect on engineers and fire
men has been three-fold. Their la
bors nnd responsibilities have been
increased; their nroductivo efficieiiov
hits been increased erentl". but their
earning ennacitv. oven nt the slightly
increased rutes of payment, thov have
received, has declined.
"Wo hope to show thnt these rail
roads, not satisfied with the present
hard conditions, which have reached
tho limit of humnn endurance, aro in
tending to add further to existing
train loads, thoreb" increusinf tho !n
bors nnd responsibilities of the en
gineers and firemen."
Quoting a statement, of the railroad
managers last June, in which it was
pointed out tluit increase in tho ex
penso of railroad operation through
complinnco with tho emnloych' re
quests, would In tho long run make
the puhliii suffer, Mr. Htuuo mid:
"Jl I i of rodiiug to sen llilx chnngo
in sentiment, but It U only when some
qullon of lHrviMi of wage of cm
plnyo U concerned Hint thuy become
i)lull0ii fi;- t)i imi'-iirrVriug mb.
U, A IIUl" K"ii f flimiii'liil 'lr
MlM WU epUH rfoliio mil loud lllld
place a burden on tho public which
generations yet unborn will have to
bear, and you hear not even a whisper
of the rights or Miffcnng of the pub
lie."
ltnllnuiuV Viewpoint
Attorney James M. Slioenn, re
tnined by tho railroads, said that he
would reserve lus opening statement
until tho presentation of evidence for
the employes informed him what line
of defense would be required. He
ndded:
"We will contend, of course, that
the present rate of pay i full, fair
and adequate. Vvv have no quarrel
with Mr, Stono n to the high clus of
men required to run locomotives nor
do we uestton their responsibilities
and the arduous nature of their du
ties." He said wngvs were adjusted in
1010 by mediation nnd arbitration,
and that while in his view the present
arbitration should have to do only
with changes in the Inst four years,
Mr. Stone's opening remarks concern
ed the increased responsibilities nnd
hardships winch have leeloH'il mii
the last twenty-five venrs, and most
of which the railroads assumed were
dulv considered in 1010.
KIEL PREPARED
FOR MACK
KIEL, Germany, via Berlin, The
Hague nnd London, N'ov. 2l A jviir
of gray submarines lie along the dock
where the sonderkla.-se uiehts were
moored during their lact visit to
Kiel. The worships anchored in the
fiord wear war paint nnd have their
torpedo nets riuged. A Red Cross
flag flies from the imperial yacht
club. The skylights in the shipyard
buildings have been blackened to pre
vent lights from wi.hin being seen by
hostile nvintors and for a .similar rea
son placards in hotel rooms bear the
request thnt the shutters o the win
dows be closed before any lights arc
displayed.
As a further precaution apaiimt at
tacks by nir craft, machine guns have
been posted in inconspicuous jwsi-
tions on the roofs of the higher build
ings nnd occasionally sentinels may
bo seen on the tops of high struc
tures. A broad expanse of fortifica
tions and barbed wire entniiglemcnts
is traversed hero nnd there when one
is driving on the outskirts.
These precautions have been taken
against nnv possible attack on the
all-important Kiel canal by air or
land. Otherwise tho Kiel of these
days of warfare appear little differ
ent from the Kiel of ordinary times.
CONDITIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
L
N OHA
AN
hero today from New York. He was j bonnl. Ho was one of tlio oldest
missed at !l o'clock Sunday morning , captains in tho New York-New Or
am! passengers assumed he fell over-1 leans pasHcmrer service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.- The bond
market opened dull nnd listless on the
New York stock exchange todav the
first full dnv of trading of any sort
since the iwehum'o was closed on
July J10. 1'nusual interest was mani
fested ainuiiir brokers who thought
that the two-hour sessions of Satur
day did not afford a full test of con
ditions and feared that there might
be a general tendency to liquidate by
foreign holders.
Nothing of this sort developed dur
ing the first quarter hour of trading.
For a full minutes nfter the opening
the ticker remained silent; not a sin
gle bond was sold. Five minutes af
ter the oneniti" gone only nine bonds
with n face value of $0000 had been
sold. The market appeared to be in
a state of staiMintioii.
I'nited States Steel fts rose ' ' to
!)03t Southern Pacific convertible Is
and Distillers' securities fs were off
's. sellini at 80a4 nnd CuilU respect
ively. Westinihouse conveitiblcs de
clined 3 points and Central Pacific -Is
declined ll1-' points.
All fears of a flood of liquidation
from nbrond seemed to vnnish within
the first ounrter of an hour. Indica
tions were that the second dnv of un
restricted trading in bonds would be
much like the first.
UTILITY BOXES
alio, 36-ln. long, IS In. high, 16 In. deep.
Fitted with castors, handles nnd binned lid. Theso
chestR nro mado ot eednr and are Intended to bo
covered. Every homo needs ono or moro of them.
This Is your opportunity to gut ono clienp, Wo ot
ter thorn ut $-.7i1.
Pacific Furniture G Fixture Factory
113 !$OUTH HOLLY BT11EET.
BAGLEY'S APPLE JUICE
A healthful hourehold bevorngo, pasteurized and put up In sani
tary cans by new process. Absolutely freo from preservatives. Clear
pure Julco from sound clean apples. Buy It by tho caso or can; al
ways sweet and fresh. A drink for all tho family any month In tho
year.
BAGLEY'S APPLE BUTTER
Hns purity, flivorand prlco to recommend It for your vine ih a con
venient, tasty, table delicacy. ANk your grocer.
THE BAGLEY CANNING CO.
TAIiKNT, OltF.OO.V.
Mr. Diogones with his lantern
may not have been able to find an honest man
but YOU can find lots of good Lumber cheap at
MEDFORD LUMBER CO.
Fir nnd Third Streets
Tlio School of
Modern Method.
MEDFORD
H, II. I1AUMAN
II. I. VA.NUUjDKH
wmmefamift
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Collcuo llulldliig. .11 North (Irnpo .St.
Hay and Nlxht School Now Pupils May Untor at any Tlmo
HusIuchs, Hlmrtlinnd i(nd KiiKlbih Connies
Night School
'1v1tion iiatks
hy tiii: .month
$5.00
NKV YOKK, Nov. 30. The New
York eoffeo exchange opened todnv
for unrestricted trading after having
been dark four months ns the result
of the Kuropcnn war situation.
Opening prices were 130 to 1-10
points below the cloMng bids of July
30 nnd the market's tone was steady.
TIPPERARY SONG
HMD
m NAVES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Secre
tary Daniels todav expressed ap
proval of the action of Lieutenant
Commander P. T. Evans, commanding
tho naval training station at New
port, It. I., in forbidding the singing
of "It's a Long Wv to Tippcrnry'1
by naval apprentices. Secretary
Daniels said as "Tippcrnry" was the
marching song of the lliitit.li forces,
that it ought not to be sung or played
by American sailors, no more than
should tho "irarseillaihe" or "Wacht
nm Ithein."
JIM HILL CONTRIBUTES
$50 000 TO COLLEGE
HELENA, Mont., Nov. 30. An
nounccmcut was made today by
Bishoo John P. Carroll of the Helena
dioceso that James J. Hill of St. Paul
has given him a check for ."jO.OOO for
the endowment fund of St. Charles
college in this city.
LADIES! SECRET 10
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Bring back color, glou and thickness
with Grandma's recipe of Sage
and Sulphur.
Common garden cage brewed into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
ndJwJ, will turn gray, itre&ked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxuri
ant) runovo every bit of dandruff, atop
sculp itching and falling hair. Hiring
tho Kage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home,
though, la troublesome. An easier way is
to get the ready-lo-use tonic, catting
about CO cents a largo bottle, at drug
k'yeUTs Sage and
"Wyeth's Bace
Sulphar Ilalr llainedy,'1 thus avoiding a
stores, known
lot of muss.
as
faded balr la not
sinful, we all oWre to retain our youth
ful appcaranoo and attractireiuxM. 11
While wispy, gray,
darkMiIng your hair with WyeUt'rJ Saga
and Hulphur, no one can Ull, because It
doe It so naturally, m evenly, u
lust dampen a stongt) or soft brush with
It and draw this throuub your hair,
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(M.
Afttr anothar application or two your
balr lMtM4H uauuiuny oara, KII,IM7.
oft UH-I luxuriant ud you j'jx yean
younjr, i
taklnit ono small strand at a timet I
morning all gray halra have dlar
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30. Tho
Philadelphia stock oxchanrc had n
quiet nnd orderly opening today, af
ter having been closed since July 30.
Trading was confined to local stocks.
Conditions were about normal.
CAPTAIN OF STEAMER
FALLS OVERBOARD AT SEA
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 30. J. S.
Royd, captain of the Southern Pncifie
steamship Monius, was lost nt sea
some time during Sunday night, it bo
enino known when the boat arrived
A MEDFORD REPORT
Fully CorroloratoI nnd Iiwlly I lives
(tented Do you need a good kidney medi
cine. Then read tho reports In these
very columns of Mcdford persons
cured or benefited with Doan's Kid
ney Pills. You won't have to go far
to find out If they aro true. This
Mcdford caso Is an example. Others
will follow.
S. Colbert, farmer, 902 N. Central
avenue, Medford, Ore., says: "A
short tlmo ago kidney trouble camo
on mo suddenly. I had terrible
pains and weakness across my back.
I coutd hardly stoop or straighten. In
a few days I was knocked out com
pletely and I thought I was drno for.
The kidney secretions were unnat
ural and I had to get up often at
nlghL I lot much sleep. Someone
advised mo to try Doan's Kidney Pills
and I did. They brought mo wonder
ful benefit. I can now do my work
without pain and weakness and I get
my proper rest at night. Tho kidney
secretions aro natural, too."
Prlco GOc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the samo that
Mr. Colbert had. Foster-Mllburn Co..
Props., Uuffalo, N. Y. Adv.
CALL 645Y
h. V. Iloot FOR II. O. Krntner
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Guaranteed -Fresh and Mude From
Selected, Wu.shrd Apples
plli ii.h M H
vose
A Distinctive Tone
The sweet, clear, beautiful tone of
the VOe Is something to remem
ber. You recognize it instinctively
wherever you hear It.
Over Sixty Years
of patient effort arc behind that
tone. That is why it Is so different,
so deeply Impressive.
It you wish to have In your homo
a piano which has distinctive tone
qualities, buy the VOSC
Sold for tatli ot on llm paymtntt by
Hale Piano House
PIANOS
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CASH CASH CASH
FOR YOUR PROPERTY
, Wc have n cash buyer for a nice, up-to-date
house, with or without furniture,
six to eight rooms. Also a good Btoek
ranch with water for irrigation and
some distance out from Mcdford. The
amount of money which you have in the
property cuts no figure. The proposi
tion is, mi you offer them for what
they are actually worth to the man with
cash'? Sec us at once.
Page-Dressier Company
320 East Main Street.
TH.REE GOOD REASONS
for using I ho
OGDEN ROUTE EAST
(1) It is the shortest and quickest routo
from San rVuncisco to nil the prinuipnl
cities east, Denver, Kniisnn City, Omaha,
t'hicago, WnHliipgton, Ilostou and New
t York.
(2) Three choice tiaiim with comforts nnd
conveniences for nil classes of trav- ,
i'lem.
(3) You can visit tho Panama-Pnclfio In
ternational KxHHitiou ut San Finn
cl.'ico on the way east
via the
SOUTHERN PACIFIC-UNION PACIFIC
All trains from Portlnnd connect nt San
Francisco with trnins via the Ogdrn lloute.
WW particulars, fares via this route, do
seriptivo literature, i enervations and copy
of tho "Salt I.nke Cut-Off" booklet from
any agent of tho
Southern Pacific
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
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