MTwrcmr) mAtt: TT,TTttjtfK nsPFOTiT), omwox, nmhr, mammm u, iom
VTJWj IOT5
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NKy YOIIK, Dee. II. In n mwiech
opposing government ownership f
rullroniln before thn Nnllotuil Civic
Kcdornllon, linn, .lounthau lloiirno,
Jr., formerly l.'nlltut 3latr rteitnlor
from Oregon, made the following
M-rlloiiN.
V'J'lm denldiiriitiilii or nil govern
liK'ii Miolilil liu Din protection of It H
rl(lrv'in ami only nucli rem ruin t ot
lliiifylilunl action iih In absolutely
necen&hry to lumiro dm iliHlril pro.
trrljon of nil ltd rllUiMiN,
fyhi limit of tlic Inillvldtinl'n r
nlfnlnt should be clearly opienned by
law nml not left to (hit whim or fancy
of nn executive, u touimlnnlon, a de
cnilmeiit or n bureau.
, IVurn llliieaiicmcy
'" government of ruin unil regu-
liillon. u bureaucratic government
inicli. as oiirH In lupldly trending
inward, cannot Iuiik endure.
"I urn MlroiiKly opposed to govern
ment ownership of railroads beratine
of I ho following three objectiens:
"Flml: TiD fiidamoutnl objection
tlilil It Mould In nhnolulely dentrur.
Ilrt' of populp- nml roprehentnllvo
gerernmeut:
"Second. Tim iinniiv. ..ruble oh.
Jicllon IIim.1 government inwiemhlp
liiirennltutin government i crtiilutluii;
Hint I hi' failure of government regu.
Intlou ni-cennltnten the (ulluro ot gov
ernment ownership; Hint the mic
renn or government rKilntloii lf tnl
nutoH thn nerennlty or denlrnblllty or
government ownernhlp,
"Third: Thn rtonomlc objection
Hint government ownership would bo
more dilatory, lens efficient mid fur
more costly to the people or tint eoitn
try. Moiv i:hii.ii'
"IJxperleiiro linn deiiiounlruted Hint
It rents the government morn to per
forin work than It doon nn Indlvldiinl
or-prjyale (onrerii. Thn lucreahed
rom of operation, would, therefore,
m-ceturiuto Increased freight or pan
houger laten. Thn superior service
no w( rendered under private compoll
Hon would not bo enjoyed under gov-
eminent ownership, liecnuno tho In
rentlvo (or Improved service would he
BOURN
OPPOSES
PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP
0 RALROAD
LINES
removed.
"While government ownership
would remove some of the problem!
which the Interstate comomrco com
nilenlon now linn to solve, It would
present othrrN Jimt an ilKMrnlt. nnd
government regulation would hn Just
iim i-Mhontlnl oh It In toduy. Tho pro
Miiiiih of rate und conditions of trans,
portntlon would still he prenented and
tho managing board would ho flood
till with demands from every com
in un It y (or morn dequeui senlre,
bottoi eiiulpnient nnd lonntriictlon of
new linen. Tho anuuni rallrond ap
propriation bin would ho of nucli u
character hh to require the. coining of
a ii'in word to taku tho plucu of the
Inndeiiunlo 'porl; hurru)',"
HffnC, I'jxm Nation
Hut tho offoct of nutlonallzntlon of
tho railroad upon tho Koverniucnt It
nef, Heuutor llojirno deemed tho
moNt norlouH nnd vltul objection.
"(Jovornmont owncmlilp of rnll
roailn nieana ftlintlur ownervlilp of
teleKraph, lulephono and c.xprtMi
compnnleii, thereby IncreuhliiK tho
proHont number of I6U.000 govern
f meiit empln)ex to over 3,000,000, nil
HiihJflCt to promotion, demotion,
truDiifir or romovul hy tho ndmlnln
(ration In power. Tho last ten prea
Idehtlal olootloim have been carried
hy popular plurnlltleu of from about
7000 to u lltllo over 1!,500,000. Three
million government employeH und
tholr rolfltlveM could, therefore, con
trol nny nntlonnl elecjlon, with tho
Inevitable reHtilt of Increa-ieil rom
poiiHation to Kovernment employeH,
with ohh reHUltn In tho wny of, nor
, vice, ntvndy IncreOBo In tho number
. of pmployB whothor needed or not,
u itondy Incrvnao In compoiiHullou
whiither warranted or not, probubly
nt leaHt douhlliiK tho remuneration
for Kovorumont ner.vjfe ovor that of
Himiiur private norvico, vvuu rumuitt
tlvo dlHHiitltfactlon und discontent
upon tho part of all cltUenH viiKUKod
In jirlvate utorprnu' and labor.
"(Vntrullrntlon or power In tho na
tional executive In tho greutust mo
nuco to popplar und ropreneutatlvo
goveriimput, nud, If tho prcnont tend
ency. contlnuuN, nuiBt Inuvltulily lend
to complete buroaiicrucy and dictator
whip.
nihtrlbutlon KhMiitUI
Vll)ltitrlbiitlon rather thuu contrail
zntldu or powor Ih enHontlal to truly
popular und repreiu"'
niont.- CentralUed powor Ih up Indi
vidual .eun only protlnco reHultH com
niouaurnto with ho Indlvldual'H Integ
rity, ability, oxporjoncp nnd unBoUUh
jipku. While I believe (ho .InlerHtftto
cofuninrc commlHHlon Iicxh nccom
plliVt( nud Ih uccompllHhlnK iioli
good; huvo ravored ItH receiving tho
powor o regulate railroad mica; yot
1 iVfcHif Jhut It l yot to ho demon
f Htritetl fh)lhr tho powera It already
itt-)i6ul(l bo enlurtfed or curtailed,
mid I nm appalled r.t the reulUnttou
tlint tho leglnlntlou of the punt two
yonm Iiiih ho c'it trxiUV. 1 government
iih to place the luterhtntn hiifilnenn or
thlH cotinliy pnivtlenlly In tho liiuidn
or 10 men, or poxMlily of ton; the In
te'rntnto Oommoiee coiiiiiiIhhIoii, i:od
NlHtlug or Hnveu member, or it miijor
t(y or roiir. prnctlc'nlly dntermlnlng
rnteif affecting the welfnie or the
whole nation! tile federal tenervn
honrd, coiifllMtltiK of he memhorH, or
n majority of three, practically the
tornltnlng currency iixpnniiloii or con
traction affrcllnic nil iHlHliicwt ,of the
country the trnde cuiiimlano'n, con-
alntlug of five mouther, or n majority.
of Ihiee, f hut will pmctlcnlly die
Into llio lollrlni of inO.iMH) of the
Inrge lorporatloiiH or thin country,
with the luovltnble reHiili Hint nti
(erpptn mI bo made to umi tlwlm
IiohmIh an polltleal mnehliieiy for (ho
udvmitur.e or dliiudvniitiiKe of nomo
i ImliilMratlou and ultimately pf nome
IndlvldiinlH."
L'w IVw J'lgiiivH
Kenntor llouitie expinlued Hint he
would ute few ktnilKtlin In dlncuw
Ing tho aui'Mtlon of government own
enililp,- for bin pemonul oliM-rvatlon
hint deinonilrateil thn unreliability of
hlatldtk-K. le cited the hhmtiIoii of
I'oiitmuiiter (Icnernl llltcicock t lint
the pOMtal Hrrvlre had been placed
on a Kolf-mipportltig himln and the
insertion of I'ONtmuNter (leuernl
Durlccon that Hitchcock' "nurpluit"
of 1219,000 wan the reiiiili of u fault)
method of accounting and that tlmm
um In reullt) a deficit of JT.-.L'.OOD,
u difference or ut'.irly a million dol
larn In tho Miitlntlca of theio two
liiniU or the pout office department.
"If MutlHtc'reRi-vl iif; the operation
of government oWim -allronda of
other rountrh'H nro ojmh to almllnr
tiiehtlon," declured Hcontor llourne.
"I are uothlng in ho gained by bnnlng
nny argument upon them.' lie riled
numeroun InManceji In the hearlngf.
tx'fore tho Joint congreiulonal rom
mlttee on railway moll pay In which
officials of tho pout office department
had been compelled to ehango their
figure when Hiomj flgureh were nub
Jerted to critical nrrutluy.
IIKrrlliiliintlnii Hhomi
"If ou think Kovernment owner
nblp will end dlnrrlmlilntlon In nerv
Ice, read und reflect upon the order
of the poMmnHier general, directing
that rertuln perlodlcaln be nent hy
freight tralun while nlmllar publlca
tloun competing for tho nnmu trade
nod pnlug exactly tho namo rate of
pottage were ablpped hy fast mall.
When a pontmnntor general make,
Much n dlicflmlnatlon without ex
'prenn nbthorlly or law, we ouve overy
reaton (o believe that grorir dUcrlm
Ipatlons would be wllnr'ed when nu
Indlvldiinl has ben plnced at the head
of tho government-owned rnllroadn.
"Covernment ownernhlp of tele
graph nud telephone linen would re
Hull In Intermittent prow rennorahlp
mid eoutlniioun prenn nubncrvlenco to
the ndmlnlitratlon In power, there
by utterly dentrolug our xenlounly
guarded 'freeilom ot the prenn.'
"Kncourapoment rather tlw.n dlh
courugeuiunt to honoit, legitimate en
terprlne, Induntry, nnd nppllcatlon
nhould he extended an far nn prac
llcacblo by every government. Tho
nrope of government nhould be In
nured eitial legal opportunity to all,
with inhibition of tho Individual
projlpg on or exploiting the rlghtn or
property, pf otlivrn."
SWEEPS EAST
WASHINGTON, Dee. 11, Cold
weather qver nil partn of tho country
In Indicated for nt leant (ho next 3ti
houra In todny'n weather bureau pre
diction. Delow rero temperaturen
wore recorded In tho northwest und
the lino of, freezing extended toduy
far ouh ovor the gulf 8aten. Snow
flurries continued In tho upper Minn,
tunlppl nud K Ohio vnlloyH, the Great
Lukes region nnd (ho middle Atlnntla
atutea, A dlnturbauce ' covern (ho
region went of tho, ltorty .MountnltiH
attended hy annwn In the plntenu reg
ion and ruliin In Ca'lfornla.
CUnite tailed:
Medicine Effective
KufTuiurn (rani 't'uliii-uUlH often
think (hut ineillcln will nut liolu
liiom, J'rculi ulr. rt'Kulur liuliltn uiiu
iivPU food utu
ula In irnturliiK buultli.
it in
I1IDI u lit urten llteilud. Mi.nv
uuva uuoii icviorvu i nvunn n
U'ukiiiau'n Altermlvij, Ituutt llilm
Wrl.loM. III.
-(.rutlrMirai Thruugli your l
IrumrntnlKy I be ltrH rnl
Cruui m immature uravt. I).-m.
larrkH, IOiH. I uaa takrn nil. T
kold I'nr.Miml., Mhlrh dvvrlupnl
luto Tubarruloala (larllll urrr
fuHHil), In February. IUJ.. 1 wral
o Kert Worlh, fviaa, mid latfr o
t'naua ClO'.JCwiurntlo. Altrr lieluv
larrp itiw 'vk. uy k)l'laB lu-
JuijMrd uia (hat my raar a huer
aa. TUrrr Mcrka later I rrlururil
horne, vrlnMnK IUU euunUi., the ileo.
lur IihvIou ultea lae um aaauraiire
uf rarhuK Urrr-allTm on Jul
H, IIMffl. I Itenrau takluK KrkaiHu'a
tundvrful mxiriir Kir l.uaif Tmulilr.
No I ant alout aad nrlf nail ti .
tlauy.kla of work about ruy irrata
elrvatoV," (bbretlatrdl.
tAMilavIt) t , AllTIII'll WKIIB,
Nakuiun'H 'AltDrnllvo U tiuint
eillrnelmin In brunehlul uiurrb Ami
nuveiu. Uirnat unit Iuiik urfuotfaiin
una utkliiiiliiiiH- tli fcyntoui. ,Cnn
titlnn no hiiriuful or hnUli-foriiilnw
ilriiKn. Accept no nubntltutOH. Hinnll
fine, llf ruKOlnr nine. I. , Hold y
cnillng drUKKlntn. VrU for book
lt of recnverlan.
rlrkaiau l.almratorr, I'kllaiUliililn.
l-rko i una ftt A Dottle,
COLD
WEATHER
BUN
HEARS
OF
HCltl.l.V, via Loudon, Dee II, 8:30
n. m - In a Htuteineiil Innued today
tho Herman admiralty mnkeH thin
comment on the llrltlnh naval victory
In Hie houth AHautfc off the Falkland
iNluudn: '
. "Tho llrltlnh ndmlrnlty doen not
ray In llnntateiiient of the battle that
our Hipiadron had been on the high
Mian for four moiitliH without ineiiiiH
of communication, either cable or
othorwlne, und had been without uny
port wheie It could put In for repulrn
or nuppllen, Denplte thin It nlwn)H
obtained coal."
In n prevloun official Ktntemwit the
udmlrnlty reproduced tho commuui
cation of tho llrltlnh admiral!) re
garding tho nlnklug of Hie Ornian
erulMTH nnd added:
"Our lonnen miii to have been
great Concerning the ntrength of the
enemy, whone lonnen nro reported, to
he nmiill, the Iviigllnh dlnpntchen nay
nothing,"
IAP WARSHIPS
SEEK WARSHIPS
TOKIO, Dee. ll, 0:0S p. m. Ac
cording to reliable Information reach
ing Toklo today n nquadron of Japan
one wnrnhlpn seeking the Herman
converted crulner I'rlnx Kltel Fried
rich off the count or Chile.
Tho Menmer I'rlnz lMtel Frledrlch
belongs to (lie North Oorman Lloyd
c'oinpnny. Karly In the war gunn
were mounted on board her and nhu
wnn troiiHfurred Into an nuxltlury
miner Heceully nhe ban been active
off the coant of Chile mid one of her
mont recent exploltn wun the nlnklng
early In December or the llrltlnh
learner Chnrcan off Fort Corral
Chile.
ALL ACCUSATIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -American
Mlnlnter Sullivan at Santo Do
mingo cubled the white liout-e today
offering to meet any definite charuo
agulunt him. Hln cablegram, which
wna rofcrred to Secretury llryan fol
Iowh: "I clu-erfully Invite mont ilgld ex
amination of am- or all my public or
private actn ntithln pant nnd bo glad
to meet nny definite charge made
against me. ' deny emphatically
nnd unqiinllfledly having nny Interent
(o nerve except tho Interent of my
government, which service han been
imuto difficult by nlnlnter Influences
nnxloiiH to exploit here without re
ntralnt, '
FINAL PASSAGE OF
FILIPINO BILL SOUGHT
WASHINGTON, Dee. Jl. When
the senate Philippine eoinmittee toiluv
nnnnuiieeil hearings ne.t .Momlny on
llio nilininitrntion hill to grant u
larger ineuspie of .ulf government to
the people of (lie inlauiU, Cliaiimnii
Iliteluioek ileelaieil ii wn the Hir
pose (n piihli Die hill to final passage
at this hensinii of eongiv-s.
Secretavy (liuriMin, founer Presi
dent Tnf(, Dead ('. Worcester and
former (loveinot" flenernl Cnmeron
Foihes are a he tmkel to letitifv.
WE SELL
M.J.B.
Coffee
Phone
OLMSTEAD'S
, Wo givo S, & IT. Qrcoi.
. i'radbig Stmia
NEWS
NAM
LO
ATLANTIC
SULLIVAN
DENIES
Tomorrow
Is the Last Day
You Can Buy
At Our Special
Money-Saving Prices
After tomorrow M'J'B' will
sell at the Regular Prices
Order a
5-lb. Tin
30cts.
A Pound
iJMft Most Economical Siz
You Take No Chances
Remember Our Guarantee
t: .. I
Packed by Special Process
In Airtight Tins
To Preserve Its Flavor
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V I IIITTi ' '"t"'"1 ' ""rTTTafflllJ
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Ground Just Right to Make
The Best Cup of Coffee
BAGLEY'S APPLE JUICE
A hvulthlul lioitEclioUl liovcrngo, pnstourized anil put nip In sanl
tjjry cans by now process. Abholutoly free from pronorvutlvea. Clear
pure Juleo from sound eleuu apples. Huy It by llio cuso or can; al
ways sweet ami ficbh. , drink for nil tho faintly any mouth In tho
year.
BAGLEY'S APPLE BUTTER
linn purity, flavor nud prlco to recommend It for your uso ns a con
venleut, Uisty, table dollcacy, Ask your grocer.
THE BAGLEY CANNING CO.
TAr.UXT, OIIKGON.
N'oIIiIiik Xlrer or
Xmas Presents
Pictures
Wo Imvo up-to-ilnte lino of framed pictured nnd motto, from 25o
iii; nlno sheet picture., and do nil kinds of plcturo frnmlnK.
Waters' Paint & Wall Paper Store
We Olve 8. & II. flreen Stamp
IS.
IT IS APPARENT
to all procrosnlvo buslneas men that .payment by check Is
the safe, economic and convenient way to pay.
Your checking account, largo or small. In cordially Invited.
OVER 22 VEARS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT
m
Well Worth Knowing
To know you can find Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at this store every
day is a fact well worth knowing
Green Onions
Lettuce
Spinach
Celery
Cucumbers
Oranges
Tangerines
Grape Fruit
Special Display Calarab Figs. See window.
MARSH & BENNETT
Second Doer East of First National Bank.
Monday, December 14th
Is Oregon's Prosperity Day
On the stroke of 10 o'clock A. M. Monday, tho 14th Inst., you aro urge
to pauso a moment and reselve: "Henceforth I will give preference to tho
article umdo at home, whero prlco and quality are equal."
niado nt home, where prlco and quality aro equal."
This Is a small thing for each to do, but with everybody doing it, It
will save $1,000,000 lu December alone for Oregon manufacturers, revlvo
prosperity In Oregon and furnish employment for 125,000 more workers In
side of GO days.
Therefore, patronlzo Oregon Industry, and especially patronize the fol
lowing concerns whoce subscriptions make this campaign passible.
HANKS,
The United States Natlonnl Hank,
"5 Third St., Portland, Or.
"PSSSbuerovr
" WOOLEN MILLS
CAN 1) V YOGAX'S CHOCOLATES,
Modern CoCnfectlonery Co.,
Portland, Oregon.
ci:ki:als "fioi.M'.N iton,"
Oolden Hod Milling Co.,
Portland, Oregon.
COLOllHA HA.MS, 11ACON, LAKI),
And Puro Pork Sausage,
Union Moat Company,
Portlald, Oregon.
CKAOKRRS- "SVI'llKMK nit.VM).
P. V. Ilaradon & Son,
Portland, Oregon.
KLKCTIUC1TV Made In Oregon.
Portland Hallway, Light & Power
Co., Portland, Oregon.
kiui: IXSUHAXCK,
Paclfle States I-'lro Insurance Co.
Chnm. of Com, Hldg., Portland. Or.
1'lXTl'KKS NLKOTItlOAL AXD
GAS,
J. C. English Co,,
1C5 Union nvo., N Tortlaud, Or.
I'l'U.MTl'HH 1IAXI..MAIK,
K. A. Taylor Co,,
130 Tenth St., Portland, Or.
OAMHUINUH
HrowliiK Co., Portland,
Slurp Appropriate for
Than
8
Sweet Potatoes
Turnips
'Carrots
Cabbage
Onions
Grapes
Cranberries
Apples
Fhone 252.
GAS APPLIAXCKS AXI FUHXACIIS,
Hess Mfg. Co.,
512 Williams avo., Portland. Or.
IMPI.KMKXTS VAK.M,
H. M. Wado & Co.,
323 Hawthorne ave,, Portland, Or.
KXIT GOODS,
Portland Knitting Co..
1C0 Third St., Portland, Or.
LADDKHS,
Schles Ladder Works,
207 Second St., Portland, Or.
u:.V's siadi:-to.oudi:h cloth.
IXG,
CCharles Coopoy & Sons,
o01 Hoyal Hldg., Portland, Or.
MOXU.MI3XTS .MAIUlLi:, GKAMTH
Hlaoslng Oranllo Co.,
2t57 Third. Portland and Salem, Or.
XKCKWKAK LADIKS' AAD MKN'H
And Shirts to order. Columbia
Co. Phone Main 1087, Por(lano,
Or.
QrcWlfe Innuranc Compaiiy
"CKCUUalVBLY OHCOON"
Home Omat, CoNuerr Blbo,, Pomwhp
ItUliHKU Hi:i:i, MKCHANICAL
GOODS,
Portland Hublun- MI1U,
M$ Kant NIh(UH PwUajmI, Or,
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