Medford mail tribune., September 27, 1916, Page 6, Image 6

Something New Every Day
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Wisconsin Senator Defends A dam son
Bill Congress Not Coerced Bill
Averted Calamity Public Paid for
Publicity of Railroads Commends
Course of President
MAMSON, Wis.. Sept. 27. Oe-
t-luring that the eipht-hour law for
railway trainmen ha; been mm-h mis
represented, Senator l-a Kullette of
Yieon-in, republican, who voted for
the law, phnt in hi magazine today
a signed editoriafedefendinc theYas
ge of the measure recommended to
congress by President Wilson to avert
the railroad strike.
Although his editorial was written
before the prvidents address lat
Sdtiirday to bu-ines-s mhn at Shadow
Lawn, it adopts the same line of rea
soning. Senator La Follette denies that the
rich! -hour Inw was a 'foreed bill" as
Candidate Charles K. Hughes eon
tends, lie hays that the railroad em
ployes made their demands on the
railroads and not upon congress, and
it was only when a strike became im
minent that the president and con
gress stepped in and averted the dis
aster. iniblic I'ald for Publicity.
The Wisconsin senator chnrges that
millions of doltares were expended by
the railroads during the pendency of
their negotiations with the trainmen
in an effort to influence public senti
ment against the demands of the
trainmen for an eight -hour day.
The-e millions did not come from
the profits of the railroad managers
or the railroad owners,' says Senator
La Folietle, "they came from the
funds of the treasuries of the mil
roads. This campaign was conducted
with money that really belonged to
the public The shippers and passen
gers were made in the last analysis
to finance a publicity campaign to
influence their own judgment upon
one side of this great fue-.tion.T
Trainmen At Disadvantage.
The senator says that the trainmen
had no such resource for a publicity
campaign to shape public opinion in
their favor, nor did they have the ad-i
ditiunal advantage of placing flam-!
boyant placards upon the walls of
waiting rooms at railway stations to
influence their case with the trawl
ing public. ' !
Tnis eight-hour day law has been1
called a 'forced bill enacted under the
demands of organized railroad train-:
men," continues the senator. "This1
is nt true. The railroad employes
demanded an eight-hour day from
the railroads, not from congress.
They made no demand whatever on
congress. They said the railroads did
not grant an eight -hour day and they
would quit work.
"This was their right. They pet a
day (September 4) to quit work in
case the railroad managers refund
them the ei,'hl-hour day. Then the
railroad- inaugurated a strike against
the public. They refused to accept
freight fr shipment, especially per
ishable goods, in many parts of the
9rro. mr conns
country. Tin-, meant appalling dis
aster t fanners and jxirticuljirly to
fruit growers. It meant great dam
age to business, even to the railroads
t hem-selves.
Disaster Averted.
"The president sought to adjust the
A new train schedule is announced
by the Southern Pacific, effective
Sunday, October 1. A new train is
added lo the present schedule and the
arrival and departure of other trains
is changed slightly.
Train 13 will leave Portland here
after at S p. n).. Instead of 8:20 and
arrive at Med ford at 9.05 a. m., in
stead of 10:10, as at present.
Train 15. the new train, will leave
Portland at :20 a. m. and arrives
in Medford at 10:50 p. m.. giving
a delightful rtde through the Willam
ette Valley. ,
Train 17 leaves Portland at 1:30
a m. as at present, but arrives in
Medford. half an hour later, at 4:35
p. ni.
Train 1 4 w ill arrive from San
Francisco at S:20 a. m., as at pres
ent, and 16 will arrive an hour later,
at 6:20 p. m.
a question of snaKes, now many, ho'
big.
This man is for the mass of the
people. He really is a great demo-
trouble and avert the disaster about jcrat. He is a good hand to nip the
to be thrust upon the country. He
was not successful. The railroad
managers were particularly obstinate
and refused to concede the principle
of the eight-hour day.
"At this point the president put the
matter up to congress for its consid
eration. Centres. di:-ir.tcreUd. un
der law bo.md to consider onlv the
public good, was forced to act in the
public's interest, it was not forced to
act because of any demands upon
congress by the workingmen or by the
railroads but because (he public in
terest demanded immediate action.
"Congress acted. It passed what is
known as the eight-hour law for men
in the employ of the railroads, en
gaged in moving traffic in interstate
commerce. J he lull became a law and
averted the strike.
JtailroaU Slow to Learn.
"It is claimed that congress acted
without due consideration. Did it
The question of the eiuht-hour day
for skilled employes was not new.
Kvery congressman alive to the issue-
of the dav must have been very fa
miliar with the pro and eon on Jhei
subject of the ei-jhl-hour day.' j
Senator a Follette sj-s that when
he secured the sixteen-hour limita
tion for railroad employes he w as met
by the same argument that is now go-
z on agnin-t the eight-hour law. .
"The railroads and -nine an;e em
ployers are -lnw to learn." continue
the soua I or. "that abundant cxjeri
encc bus shown that for the trades.
prote--ims iind emits where :-ki!l.
couraue, caution and close attention
are tcquired. the eiL'ht - hour day is
the maximum for efliciencv.
"However, the railroad- generally
use no principle of progress that is
not tn-ed upon them bv legislation.
The dawn t better lays wnuld never
brighten the path of w trktnen were
it letl t' the raiiroad managers. The
railioad employes have been patieiU
and lout' ut' ferine. Theirs i-. a haz
ardous business., h,ir labor is in
formed under dangerous condition.'
Compares Jefferson and Wilson
(From Life.)
t themselves in ft for the defense of i
tariff cobra, the banking adder, the
railroad boa-constrictor when that is
necessary. It Is bis nature to fight
these creatures. It was not Roose
velt's nature to fight them. He
could slash around among them on
occasion, but he enjoyed their society.
His notion of government was always
government by aristocracy.
Miss Tarbeil is right. Mr. Wilson
is a real progressive with the neces
sary bite, the indispensable wiles, and
a remarkable gift of public discourse.
Mr. Cifford Plnchot, an excellent
gentleman with a g4ft for trees. Is a
political baby beside him.
If we are running short of snakes
and want to keep some to stock our
zoos we ought to turn Mr. Wilson out.
If we thiDk the desires of the mass of
the people are getting extravagant
and that talent, leading, light and
thrift are in danger of missing their
wage, we may prefer Mr. Hughes. If
we think organized labor Is going to
grab more than its due, that may
seem a reason for bouncing Mr. Wil
son. But. after all, the moment organ
ized labor becomes strong enough to
ride over congress it ceases to be the
people and becomes a detail of privi
lege and a snake as dangerous to the
mass of us as any other, and as sure
as any other kind to be nipped, just
where the neck be pins by a conscien
tious presidential mongoose.
Government is a sad affair, and be
ing president is a sad duty which
someone must undertake. Nobody
continues very long to make a good
job of It. but, other things being
eo.ua!, a man with four years' experi
ence at it ought to do rather better
than a green hand.
Progressiveness is a very different
thing from progress. Progressive
nesa invariably consists in taking
something away from large means to
bestow It upon small. But progress
often adds to him who hath. It fights
catch-as-catch-can and Is much less
scrupulous that progressiveness.
There will come times, of course,
when progress will sweep progressive
nes up into a pan and pitch it out of
the window.
Contributions to the Woodrow
Wilson campaign fund are corning in.
Analis made by the slate board !
of health of samples of citv water
lately .ent by Dr. TUaver, city health Moner " neded- not for huge ban
officer. how a lower dearee of con-!ncr to strin ,cr05s streeU' or ,0r
lamination than does agy previous ,orch "ft parades, but for hiring
, ... . iiii . halls, paying speaker's expenses and
analvi-os. This is nrobablv due tn . . ,
other necessary and legitimate ex
the greater body of water at Yi-h pensS
lake, whirh causes a irrvater dilution j None of tne ,rusu are contributing
and also kccis the water at a lower jt0 ald Wilson's cause. Wall street is
temperature. The following is the,oplosing hls reflection. Blgbusi
lnlest analysis: ;ness ha8 dc.iared against him and
isaciena per rui.ie feiiiimeier: ri-u ,, , u to the pnie to finance his
(it. w lo tlx innoaxe ol s. a. a-
r.. k. ruaula. S. S. S. at Your Dni,rtt.
campaign. Any amvunt. from ten
cents up. is welcomed. Money paid
lake, MO; intake, '2o0; i-itv faucet.;
100. "
I lie present unusual amount 01 t,he Mai, Tribune , nl be turned over
wood fiber and sediment in the vater;,0 Sld Broiril treasurer of the Wilson
is due to the fact that Ki--h lake is J fUnd
now beini drained for the purpose of previpusiy reported J194.00
eleanin;
water.
the
In
LTound now covered Viv i
lilKTating this
1.00
1.00
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M,rai Jar Trrlll
amount of water, sediment is drawn U.,,, RPnwn
. 1 .L 1T-1 1 (
inim ine Douom 01 me laKe. line jef f Tjeje j r,n
this sediment nnd wood tiber is not
desirable, yet it is not considered a
real source of danger. It is water
contaminated by seweraee that is the
greatest menace to public health.
Such contamination cannot be seen
and is determined only by careful an
alysis such as has been made by the
state board of health.
At present very fine mesh screens
are used at the intake, and Water .Su
perintendent Arnspiper is doing all
that is possible to keep the water
clear. According to his statement, it i
is posi-ible to keep this sediment out i
only by the use of a settling tank or
svstem of filters.
P. Vander Sluls
P. E. Wynkoop ...
Jack Aiken
Joe Rader
H. B. Patterson .
J. W. Mitchell ....
C. B. Gay
W. E. Barber
I. W. Thomas
W. E. Crews
Cash
Total ...
.. - 1.00
1.00
2.00
5.00
1.00
5.00
.50
1.00
5.00
.. 10.00
1.00
. J2S3.50
Miss Tarbeil sax Mr. Wilson is the their poer. comfort an.! iVs on- j iiiiihii CM"1
first real progressive leader this de-inot reasonably ,niwl at other peoWe , UUV WOMEN Vl
,.de ha. nroduced 1" l'r out of thej f f fl I II UITILII
cm nn t tu i ia nr ih
me trum is tnai Mr. Wilson comes ; world; so human life goes on. Jef
more and more under suspicion of be- ; fervon fought the federalists, includ
ing the greatest American progressive Ing most of the ri- h and respectable
slnco Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson .teoile In the country; Jackson fought
was an exceedingly clever man. esicc- the t'nlted Slates Hank; Lincoln
Sally In the use of language, and he fought the slarc-hoMing aristocracy
was out to beat the rich. Mr. Wilson and all its allies: Roosevelt fought
ftives more and more the Impression here and thre-the trusts, the rail
lf being out ou the same errand, road, the bankers, of; and on. but
Whenever there comes a choice of ; Roosevelt is an aristocrat and lias
courses, as lately in the threatened compassionate bowels for his own
railroad strike, he shows himself the kind.
same man ho was president of j itut Mr. Wilson l not an aristocrat.
Princeton, and at out with most of He l a Presbtterian professor. He
the nobility and gentry on his board has fought, according to his lights,
of trustees. He Is an astute, shifty, against the exploitation of the bodies
formidable person, driven all the time and energies of the common people
by an Innate and sleeSess tndisposl- to defend the interests and invest
tlon to knuckle down to the pcacr of ments of tha prosperous At the start
money or to anyone that stands on It he mould not fight in Mexico to de-
fend American investors; he mould
The rih. as representatives of the not take sids mith Rockefeller In the
vested Interests, are alas and In- Colorado strike; he hel;xd reduce the
WRITE LETTERS
To Lydia . Pinkh&m Medi
cine Co.
Women who are well often ask "Are
the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. are continually publishing,
genuine?" "Are they truthful?"
" Why do women write such letters ? "
In answer we say that never have we
published a fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
an untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent of the womafi
who wrote it-
Tbe reason that thousands of womec
from all parts of the country write such
rrateful letters to the Lvdia E. Pink-
: ham Me-iicine Co. is that Lydia E- Pink
6TH STRAIGHT GAME
B06TOX. Sept. 2 7. Boston na
tionals won their sixth straight game
1 to 0, from Pittsburg today in the
last home game of the season. Tyler
i'keut four hits well scattered and was
never In danger. Tne locals got their
lone run in the eighth inning on a
base on balls, a sacrifice hit and a
single by Magee. , Score. '
Pittsburg ...0 0 0 0 0j0 0 0 0 0
Boston 0 0000001X 0
TXTOULDN'T you
like to have a
disposition like the
OWL'S? Never chan
ges lor any reason. Of
course youknowwhy.
It's because the OWL
is made to deliver a
first class smoke to
you at any and all
times. Yes, sir!
Th Million
Dollar Cigar
at i -OUmst a co.
INCORPORATED
mUBwr
WANTE
Chickens, Turkeys,
Ducks, Pigs
or Any Other Live Stock
at CUTHBERT BUILDING on
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
AND SATURDAY UNTIL NOON
Donations of any kind will be grate
fully received by the management.
All receipts will be sold
AT AUCTION
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m.
Proceeds of all such sales will go toward
furnishing proper medical care to the
Wounded French Soldiers
Bring in what you can if it be only a chicken.
Even a small contribution may mean a bandage
or dressing for a wounded soldier
' SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"
Telephone Boudinot Conner (Jacksonville 59)
what you can and will bring to the
Grand Market and Rummage Sale
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29-30
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MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
MAIL OR EXPRESS PREPAID
HOUSE DRESSES
Our new line of Fall and "Winter
House Dresses has arrived, special
values, on sale at,
each
.$'1.25
ManrCs
TheWoman's iStcrs
14-22 NORTH CENTRAL
MEDFORD, OREGON
KIMONAS
Our new stock of Winter Kimonas
and Bath Robes are now on display
splendid values, from $1.75 up
to $15.00 each.
i f- m ' tmV ' P.rtm -w-am-w-i Kb Kmiij(it
tlnrtlvi-ly otutarlr to lollllral nror.- tsrr 'f; he a!liatJ the domination ! kith .d baniiws into tiwtr tima.
run. They are benefit larl- of the of the mon trust; he aould not set ; orce burdened with pain and suffering. I V
exlstln order and don't want It all into the ar. even after the l.ufi-j It has relieved women from aoine of ' $
niuaaed up. Also they hate a say tania. thoich he did rl.-k doing to. the worst forms of female ills, from di- J
ahout the conduct of life and the and thcuch !1 :or:etj-" a anted to f lawmrnts. icf.arr.rnation. uioeration, ', J
management of affair, and th. v on in: ar.d he ou!d noi side .no '"S;n"'. , nervousnesa. weaineaa.
don't want to lose it. The only rw. the railroad. in the brother- tvmA --" oi from tfce bio j
k.f e.n ., ...i... .ki hno.w ! It it imroib!e for any woraaa who '
well and wao
has never aurTered
to realire bow uee
poor, rjffennfr wo
men feel whrn re
stored to health;
their kn A In
One ran't complain of that. People 'tnonioofe. The qiticn al-oot kim'k,;. .thee women
who spend Ihelr lives lnvinn ail the '1' not aheiher he is ;.rit or ha who are suffering aj
limnoy thejr can aud ntreo'hinf and n lKvur.,5 a. but theTii
and seep their arip on the human
windpipe reasonably loose Is the pow
er of the people. Accordingly, amld
tious spirits are aiwa rearhinc out
the people.
So vou see hi i!it
You n:ay no: tre for a mongoose
for a hout.c!d ;-t. but a nonsooe
is a bulii liule amna! to Ul! snaKes !
Mr. Wilson u a kind of piwsidential
New
Coats
The Greatest As
sortment of New
Fall Coats in
Southern Oregon
Fur Trimmed Coats, $15
up to $25.
Plush Coats, $22.50 up
to $50.
Bolivia Coats, all colors,
$20 up to $35.
New Velour Coats, $50
and $75.
Silk Sale
nicest anl I'i'st stock south
of Portland,
lot) yards of crisp new Fan
cy Taffetas, in plaiLs and
stiix-s. in the many new
color -ojiil. inations. full 36
itp h.s wide, rvalh" worth
New Skirts for Fall
Featuring very attractive models
late arrivals
If a rdinpW'te a-rtmpnt of -tvle-. i ,mv
iiHluemont tn buy, yen will have no 1 i t r i -niltv
in mai kin l' ynur M-kcti.Mi lure. Kvfrv
now ty!e i nprtt ntel.
The materials are the nio-t i.leirnlile
Pojilin-'. Sen;'. Itnam.'i t'luth, (tahanline-.
Novelty ami the new Kcman StriKw.
Taff--, in piain biark aini navy Koiniin
-tripe- ami n Ireatitiiul a-'.r!iiient of hir-re
roloreU I'liiid-.
Slurrvfl ettVi t-. pii atti) mlcl wn.l (ai
Myle. trmmieil ith p.vket--. belt
anl button-.
An nnti-nal f"tnpr'hrn-ivc .hnin m all
leiiL'tlis and in WttiM bam) from -2 to 40
inehe. nuipinj; in price fmm
$5.00 to $17.50
New
Suits
100 Brand New
Fall Suits on
Sale at Popular
Prices
Special ' values at $18
and $25.
'La Vogue" Suits
$25 and $35.
at
Now is the time to buy
your new Coat or Suit,
as our stock is complete.
Come and try them on.
now
van!
lr S1.75
U ItiTNMvlR
Tust a limited nunilier of the
famous Wclworfh" Waists
These Waists sold exclusiwlv at M N'X"S
always sold at S1.00 and" S2.00 ea.'h.
The New Wirthmor
andWclworthWaists
Go on Sale Thursday
Come in and buy a new
Wirthmor tomorrow, they'll
likely not le here the dav
after, at.
each
$1.00
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