lifEDFORD MATE TRTT.tTNI., MEDFOm). OltKCiOX. WKDNKSDAV. DKCKM lil'.U 'JO. 191(
RAILROADS RUN
ON 8 TODAY
IN OTHER LANDS
New Zealand, Australia and France
Ave Operated Railroads on Eight
Hour Day Basis for Years No
Rasher Experiment Than Going to
Bed.
PACK THREE
By ('HAS. EOWAlil) Rl'SSKrX.
WASHINGTON, ). 20. Tli
Viiili'il KIsitM uf Aiut-rirn, liuldinjr off
nbniit an fitilit -htiir railroad day, is
likt' u buy lluit iii-vit learnt'il to swim
nml is iit'ruiil to cross a tvi)-foot
brook.
II,. is also Tike some oilier things
loo ignorant to bo Nii-ntioni'tl.
Last nilit I ri'ail in a daily nt'ws
jiapor nf oiiik'ioiis autborily Unit if
this iMiimlry ailopli'd an I'i.ulit-liiiar
day for railroad work it would bi1
"waking a rasli ami dani-roiis ex-vrmii'iit."
All would, it would, 0 dull and timid
'Wl just as rasli and danjri'l'ous as
Avlii'ii von oat vour dinui'r or j;o to
lii'il or wasli your bands.
AIIi'HiMl Kxi'iiscs,
Xcvortboli'ss, 1 am not able to deny
tbat tbis is a I'oiunion idiMi about it.
(Iriive and vevtrpiiil stali'sinan hold
it or think tin y do. What tbi'y arc
)li'nsi'd to call "lliu pwuliar require
mi'iits of tlip railroad business" get ill
llu ir way and nearly frighten the
nils nut of thorn. Ail eibt-bom- day
may be well enough in faetories and
that sort of lliini,', but it is different
-when you come to a railroad.
How different? Well, n railroad
must be kept running nil the time. You
can't turn oft the steam at 5 o'clock
and let everybody no home. Trains
can't stop to suit an eiidit-hour
schedule. You see, this is a different
jroposition in many ways.
It is talk of this kind that proves
that what is most needed in this
country is a Society for the Distribu
tion of Coniomn Information Amonp:
American Public Hen.
Settled lilsowliei'o.
This whole, business of an cijiht
hour day on railroads has worked
out and settled in some other coun
tries when most; of our grave Olid
reverend statesmen were, playing
marbles and wore knee pants.
For about thirty years New Zeal
and, for instance, lias oorutod her
railroads on the eight-hour principle.
With two exceptions, all of the em
ployes of the New Zealand railroads
work eight hours a lav
One of these exceptions is the ease
of the telegraphers. They work
seven hours a day.
A few years ago we thought in this
country we had done a wonder
working stunt when we got n. law for
bidding railroad engineers to "work
(or be worked) more than sixteen
hours at n stretch. When I told folk
in New Zealand about it they thought
I was joking.
Australia ami France.
Australia operates her excellent
railroads on the same principle.
Neither count rv lias ever developed
from it the slightest trouble or incon
venience. They have found a rail
road eight-hour day is exactly ns
practicable us it factory eight-hour
day.
In France the government took
over in 1SI07 the wreck and pictur
esque ruin of the Western railroad,
increased the pay of all employes
and put most of them on an eight-
hour schedule.
Since that time wise ami dilfgont
efforts have transformed one of the
worst railroads in the world into one
of the best, but up to the outbreak of
REFINANCING CITY
I
In an adjourned session held this
noon, the city council passed unani
mously a resolution ordaining the in
itiative petition asking tor the placing
of the. Hanson plan for tho refinanc
ing of the city on the ballot at the
city election January 9. Tho matter
was brought up for discussion at the
regular meeting ot the council Tues
day evening and after debate, it was
decided to dofer action on the matter
until today. '
W. E. Plilpps presented a bill of
$75 to the council for service ren
dered in the drawing of the 50-50
plan. The bill was referred to the
finance committee for action.
A movement was started by the
council for the Introduction of a bill
'in the state legislature to return to
tho city a part of the road levy col
lected each year by the county. For
merly the city received 70 per cent
of tho annual road tax levied upon
Medford property holders. This pay-
monl Itnn nnu.' hoon Avnilnl liv fiiclurl-
the war the eiglit-hiii.r principle Ktill,nB tho ron(l tllx , tn0 Benmil lcvy
held
since.
I don't know how it has fared
and the city receives nothing. The
bill to be introduced will ask that
Hut (o go hack for a moment to Un(lp t6 clt. ,,6 agai Rlven the
New Zealand, it has some other fea- -fl cent of tho amount collected
LIKELY TO CRIPPLE
E
lures about its railroads calculated to
give conservative statesmanship a
jar.
There is n board of appeals of
which the railroad workers elect the
majority and before which any such
worker can bring any complaint or
"-rievauco.
Hoard of Apiwals.
Say he has been discharged, he
can get a hearing and be reinstated
if he has a good case. Say he thinks
he has not been promoted so rapidly
as be deserved, or he has been un
justly treated by a superior, lie can
go before the hoard and get ltis cause
adjudicated.
For all injuries to railroad work
ers there is compensation immediate
and without going to law, on a fixed
seule. So much for a finger, so much
for it hand, so much for a', leg, so
much for an arm.
If a worker is killed, his widow
draws n pension for herself and an
oilier for each of her children.
If a worker is ill he is laid off at
half pay until he gets well.
per
or that the levy be discontinued.
A number of ordinances were pnss-
ed ratifying and confirming alter
ations and corrections In the various
assessment ordinances affecting prop
erty now on the city lieu docket.
These measures were passed to clean
up a large amount of business neg
lected or only partially completed by
former councils and are designed to
straighten up the old records prepar
atory to the beginning of the new fi
nancial plan for the city. Muny of
these old ordinances, though practi
cally dead, were legally alive and the
present council decided to settle the
matters definitely.
An ordinance was also passed com
bining a number ot city funds into
one general fund In accordance to
the new financial plan which aims
at tho simplification of the handling
of the city's business. '
A number ot small routine matters
concluded tho meeting.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Nation
alization of British shipping, men
tioned briefly by Premier Lloyd
George as ono of the first acts ot the
new war ministry, commands mure
interest hero from the strictly Amer
ican point of view than any other
phaso of the premier's speech. What
effect It would have on American
foreign trade and tho status of Brit
ish ships slink by German subma
rines has opened a new and unexpect
ed series of questions which officials
regard with much concern.
The taking into the national ser
vice of the whole mercantile murine,
following closely on England's an
nouncement that she could not guar
antee coal at any of her coaling bases
the world over except to ships con
serving allied Interests, is thought by
officials at first glance to turn ovor
a great majority of the world's car
rying trade to specific war purposes.
The effect on commerce for Ameri
can purposes and not of seviee to tile
alllos is problematical, especially as
to the completeness with which Lloyd
George enforces the order. Neverthe
less, there is in law nothing the
United States can do should tho wholo
Ilritish merchant marine be with
drawn from American trade und har
bors.
It is thought the effect on the sub
marine situation would be to remove
confusion between public vessels not
entitled to any guarantees and pri
vate vessels entitled to warning and
provision for the safety of those on
board. Just where tho point of dis
tinction would be drawn Is complex.
Mrs. E. D. Castle of Grants Pass
spent Tuesday in Medford visiting
With Medford trade Is Medford made I friends.
Ft
A COAL FAME
CHICAGO, Dee. 20. Kollowina a
series of conferences, Chicago coal
dealers, facing a possible coal fam
ine, today announced that an appeal
for an iiiipiiry into the local situation
had been made to the federal trade
eonunis.sion.
liailroad men and coal dealers as
scrlcd liidiiy that they saw some re
lief for the shortage, which seriously
handicapped the heating of some of
the larger buildings in the city, in
the fact that coal had begun to move
into Chicago again from the West
Virginia fields.
16,000 EMPLOYES GIVEN
INCREASES IN SALARIES
WASHINGTON, Pec. 20 Salary
or wage Increase of from B to 10 per
cent for about 1C.00O government
employes receiving less than $1,S00
a year and of $500 a year for each
representative's secretary were pro
vided for In the executive, legislative
and Judiciary appropriation bill pass
ed today by tho house without a
record voto. The secretaries now get
$1500 a year. An nttempt to provido
each representative with an extra
stenographer at $75 a month during
the session failed.
liKliLlN, Pee. 20 l?ef erring to
reports of the founding of :ir. asso
ciation for the manufacture and dis
tribution of medals commemorating
the sinking of llie steamship l.usi-
tauia, the Overseas News agency
says: .'
"J I is officially declared that in
Genua ny tbis medal is practically
unknown and that hardly 100 Derspns
ever saw it. It was coined in a pri
vate house in Munich. The manufac
turers reported that up to December
1, l!)l(i, a total of ISO of these med
als hail been sold to the trade and
that of this number seventy-five went
to foreign countries."
You Will Find
all our accessories on tho car that
Santa Clauts drives. He Is the most
exacting of men in the quality ot
things he buys tor his personal uso,
ns well as for the presents he gives.
If wo can retain his patronage, there
must ho somuthlng exceptionally good
about our supplies for tho auto.
C. E. GATES
BOSTON, Dec. 20. No license ad
vocates gained two victories in the
four municipalities outside of Bos
ton holding elections yesterday. North
Adams changed from the wet to dry
column for the first time in 2 9 years
and Fitehburg turned last year's li
cense majority of 72 to a no-llcenso
margin of 84. , Peabody and Quincy
remained in the dry column.
TO RELIEVE CATAR
RHAL DEAFNESS
AND HEAD NOISES
It you have Catarrhal Deaf
ness or head noises go to your
druggist and get 1 ounce of
Parnilnt (double strength) and
add to It Vi pint of hot water
and four ounces of granulated
sugar. Take 1 tablespoonful
four times a day.
This will often bring quick
results from the distressing
head noises. Clogged nostrils
should open, breathing become
easy and tho mucus stop drop
ping into the throat, it is
easy to prepare, costs little and
is pleasant to take. Any ono
who has catarrhal deafneBs or
head noises seliould give this
preparation a trial. Heath's
Drug Store, Strang's, Medford
Pharmocy," West Side, Haekins'
Drug Store, can supply you.
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music
Christmas'
holidays
' See that there's a VictrolainyourThome v.
when Christmas morning rolls J around, ana
jou'll have splendid entertainment for your-
..self and for your friends when they drop in
S Delightful vocal and instrumental numbers
that every one will enjoyJisteningo, Jandi
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lliusi jaiui. iwiujiP" wi a a
teto Cr,me iii nml lienr cmnpTrif TlVipTTnnwest'
turkey trots and tangos gctjicquaintedvithl
this wonderful instrument, y .
.. r: i.. i V;,-i,..-o tft Tn .tim.'W'RaBvI
I - ItlLiiliia 4i iJ y..vv. , ,fcw
terms, if desired. r ZvT
HALE'S
Fiarao House
MERRY CHRISTMAS! .
The Jackson County Bank
. OF MEDFORD, OREGON
For the 29th Successive Year, Wishes You One and All a
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
The year just closing was not as plenteous as is the usual wont of
this valley, but we are optimists and look forward to the coming
year as the most bounteous in our history. As optimists, let us
MAKE MERRY AND REJOICE
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We thank you for the patronage for 29 years last past, and once
again, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Capital - - - :
Stockholders1 Liability
Surplus and Profits
$100,000.00
100,0Q0.00
80,000.00
C. W. McDONALD, President - G. R. L1NDLEY, Vice-President
V. H. VAWTER, Cashier
Niirmi
aking Co.
This Bakery is only two years old and has
surprised the people every Christmas by .
Toothsome Pastries and Bread of the Highest Quality
We are proud to say we have the finest pastry line this
year that has ever been shown in the city of Medford
DON'T YOU KNOW it moans sonicthiiiK to the dear wil'o and
mother whore she can fret frond tilings to eat, goods iliat are made
in our clean kilelion, and are as gud ns she can make them her
self or hotter; hesidos, wc can show you and prove it is cheaper.
We Give Here a Small, But Fine Assortment
Light Fruit Cake, full of Fancy Raisins, Almonds
Cherries and Walnuts, per lb. ..... . 45c
Layers Chocolate, Walnut, Mocha, Cream, etc.
each 40c
Lady Cake that cuts white close grain slice, each 35c
Fancy Kisses, per doz. 15c to 20c
Cocoanut Macaroons a doz. 10c
Almond Macaroons a doz. 15c
Honey Macaroons a doz. 15c
Children Honey Hearts, Ginger Bread Men, etc. 5c
Place Your Order Now
"When ordering your ISroad, nay NURMI'S it's worth the trouble,
25-33 South Front St.
Medford, Ore.