MEPFOPP MAIL TRIBUNE. MEPFORP. OREGON. - FR1DAV. MAY 17, THIS
TRAFFC DELAYS
T
CAUSED BY
CAR SHORTAGE
Inadequate Terminals and Slow
Loading and Unloading Caused
Congestion Much Longer Time
Taken In Terminals Than In Mov
ingSituation Analyzed.
(!!y John E, I.atlirnp.)
""""f-ciul Corros-jKindeiiiM' from Wash
ington.) WASIIIXCTO.V, Mny 17 Why is
il ihat freight lias nmved so slowly
before ninl since tile war? RtiMness
men and the iiltimnU' i-imMHniT liavu
i.rotested for years aii'itin-t the di--la-
in deliveries of eoinrnotlities and
i' has been tate! with iruth that the
r.Mnt; eots of livin. were in -art due
to the inability of hitpirs to ;ri't
shiimientx tlinm-h within hHcified
spares of time.
The conditions were so general that
there arose a universal demand fur
more ears, and 'Var .-horta:;-" was
commonly ejven as the reason for the
annoying and e.Mnive delays.
far shtrtaL'e never was the f'linda
K.enlal i-iui-f. M was instead inade
quate terminals and slow loading and
uidoadine;, in nlim-t all instan is.
HiiM'iilitilo of I'rtMif.
This is easily shown bv faels whi.-li
the eitixen ineM-rt as to railwav
traftie regulation and movement may
widrrstnnd.
The average movement per freiyht
ear per day was '1 miles, before the
war. This was one mile an hour. Vet
freight trains move from 11 to 18
mile un Inair. The difference 111
to 17 miles an hour was caused by
tine consumed in terminals in holding
ears.
Some time must he thus taken. Tint
the use of thirteen-foiirtei ntlis of the
tnr.e in terminal delay is, on the face
' the matter, enormously in excess
of normal rcuuircmcuts.
Kour elements enter into the utili
sation of n freight ear: 1. Time
used in Inndim- it hi the shi'er. '1
(Time rcfiuircd to move it out of the
terminal. 'A. Time consumed in liaui
iiik it to the destination. 4. Time
that elapses from arrival to its un
loading and final release bv the von
svnee. . If, therefore, the time for actual
henlim; 1m- une-thirteeiitli of the time
the car was set apart for the! !nr
tintlar shipment, it becomes apparent
that it is not shortage of cars, or
lack of eniriiu motive mwer, but de
lay in terminals that lias caused the
delay.
Some Illustrations.
In Iftl.'i between llnrrislmn; and
Altoona, I'a., I saw n solid line of
freight ears on the tracks between
stations a three hour run by a pas
senger express train and these ears
were waitinc to pass the Ilarrishunr
terminal for movement to seaboard
fur export shipment.
.Assume that some one sonplit to
ruie that I'reiubt i;lut bv adding cars
ar.d eiitfincs to ibe Pennsylvania's
railway's freiubt service on that di
vision. Assume that lllll.ltlln ears
and a thousand engines had been
placed 'ii the tracks and in the ter
minals westward from Altoona. The
congestion troin there to 1 larnshnri:
Would not have been helped, lint made
worse.
If the cars nlivndv in -..ti)ini-.si,iti
nn the divi-ioii could not be moved
east, it is obvious to the tyro thai
tnii.nOll lm.iv ears could not lie mo -ed
through.
A Coal Miner's I'llclit.
In 1!H7 an Indiana coal miner ten
miles west from Kvuii-wlltj n-.lered
car of piiinpiic; machincrv linn.
I'ittsbinx". and scut a man to ride on
the freight train with the ear
probably deal out seme eitiii's o (id
the ear's uav iiIuiil' the rmitc inn!
i arrived in Kvntwvdli' in Miriis
ii'ly brief space of time.
Tin-re the ear -accelerator tln.iii.di:
his troubles had ended. that the ear
would move niii h.lv throimh the Kv -nnsville
tci'iiunal, and mi lie took a
pa-seiii;i r tram on to the mine.
The machinery netunllv unhid i.i
the mine ten miles nway several ihn
later; in the meanwhile the mini
flooded, and it cost Is, nun u -i,
it out - besides ,,ss ot production !..i
n mouth.
Instancr-i Could He Multiplied.
ne could cite ease alter case, bit!
niost persons arc familiar with the
fact of delay in freiijil moiemeiil.
Take the tr.iiiscolitinctital scruei .
It is npproxiiiiatelv a, HUH miles h.-n-l'ni'f
laud to New York, for years i!
was rvpinlrd as fjood furtiine to i :
n sliipment thniuh in otl his. That
was an nverace of four miles nn hour
far above the national aw-rau'e fm
in'i;:lit tuoiement.
Vet there were immensely Ion.
hauls ill the plains countrv where nl
ECHIL1
LONDON", May 17. The German
commission appointed to examine the
decline in the birth-rate In Germany
has reported a recommendation for
the compulsory marriage of Ger
mans before their twentieth year i
passed, accordin to a dispatch to the
Dally Express, from Amsterdam.
Final assistance would be granted
by the state, according to this plan,
which provides penalties for those
failing to comply. Provision also Is
made for the punishment of married
couples who remain childless.
A report from German sources
shows a fall in the birth-rate In Ger
many during 1915-17 equivalent to
the loss of two million infants. Forty
per cent fewer births occurred in
1916 than In 1913. These figures
are compared with a decrease of ten
per cent in the birth-rato in Knsland
and Wales.
The iufantile death rate in Ger
many has been kept well down, but
reports show it Is 50 per cent higher
than In Kngland and Wales,
RIVET DRIVING IS
DONE VERY RAPIDLY
PORTLAND, May 17. Ry drivinR
4usa rivets in nine hours, a crew at
the shipyard of the Northwest Steel
company, work ins on the SSOO-ton
st1'! .steamer, Westvlew, today estab
lished what is claimed as a new
American record. The best previous
performance In driving rivets was a
total of 3415 in nine hours, made
by a crew at the Wyandotte plant of
the Detroit Shipbuilding company.
The record claimed for today's per
formance was wired tonight to Chair
man Hurley of the I nited States
shipping hoard.
$1,600,000 LEFT
OUTSIDE ESTATE
CHICAGO, May 17. The personal
property left by Mrs. Potter Palmer,
the society leader who died last week
in Florida, was 11,600.000. This
is exclusive of the trust estate left
by Mrs. Palmer's husband which 12
years ago was estimated at $8,000,
000. Mrs. Palmer's will 'was filed
today.
The value of the trust estate
w now valued at between fr'-'O,-000,0(10
and $2.Vi00,0OQ. The in
come from it, by Mrs. 1'nhwr's
death, now uoes to the two sons. Pot
ter and Ilixmre. The will makes sev
eral important charitable Itt'tpiests as
folovvs :
LIGHTEST VOTE
To -so
thropy, IIMI.(MKI; to the Vnited Char
ities of Chicairo, lim,(itiO; to Art In
stitute, Chieai;o, Art Works, -Hm,-
otm.
Many beitiets are made to rela
tives and faithful employes of Mrs.
f'aluier's household and Florida es
tate. II. II. Kdmonds of I.os Aiiyeles.
Oil., is viven ifl.tmn.
t'nles there is a big outpouring of
voters to the polls tliu artemoon and
nicuilll, luunj a fiuiuai j citM j
promises to be one of the lightest In
the history of the city and county.
The voting booths will not close un
til S p. m.
The paucacity of the vote cast this
forenoon seemed in keeping with the i
gent, al apathy and lack of Interest
In the election all during the pre
liminary campaign. As an illustration
It can he stated that by 11 a. m. at
the South Central and South Main
street precincts but 14 votes were
in, seven at each precinct; ana at the
! city hall voting precinct but nine
NEW MINISTER TO BE.
PLAYED TONIGHT
Friday night. May 17. at St. Mark's
hall, a play. "The New Minister,"
wll be given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid of the First M. E.
church.
There Is much of the comic, some
thing of a plot, 'a lore affair, and oth
er things to numerous to mention em
braced in the performance.
The cast, as taken oy local talent.
Includes numerous organizations,
personages, etc., solos,, duets, chorus
es, dialogues, soliloquies and chatter.
All together there Is much to enter
tain and amuse.
to be used for ' phiian- J votes had been cast. Reports re-
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE
AT GOLD HILL
BELGIUM HUNGERS
SAYS HOOVER
WASHINGTON, May 17. Belgium
now Is starving anil some of the ships
supplying the allies must be diverted
to carry relief, President W ilson was
told today by Food Administrator
Hoover. 1,'nder the present plan of
pooling the ships and the food sup
plies, Mr. Hoover said other countries
are getting the food and Belgium is
being neglected.
One of the factors Ir. the present
situation is the diversion of tonnage
to ship grains to Switzerland under
America's agreement with that country.
train would netunllv move 2(1 miles an
hour, or at the rate of 'JUS miles n
day. The excess time consumed was
lost in terminals.
Not It arc- nsis,
I have not selected a tew eases
which ullliiiUL'li true arc rare. It is
of common knovleih;e that such de
hivs have been ebacactcristie of
American IniNpnrlalioii and busi
ness life for vcars.
If. therefore, the control of the rail
ways bv the iriAcriiineiit it -alt in ex
pinidiiii; terminal facilities, rendering
Ifein ailcniiale to I rat fie needs, the
one fundamental improvement de
manded tor American railways
l.ave been irivell.
Additional cars and locomothes of
course are needed to replace Worn
i iit equipment. Hut at a siveii mo
il. cut it i pl.imlv to be seen that le
ft nil of terminal handling and expan
sion of terminal capacity mid lur-iii-lnticiit
nil!,! do nail e yood, ,
Jill! Hill's Opinion.
The late .lames ,1. Mill was popu
liriy luln-vei! to know siiiuetliiu,'
about railroading. Some years be
fi re he died, lie -alii :
"A billion liuhil- a xear for ten
years lor railiv.n terminals would I
milv l.ii, p. iii- with i; rowmtf trat'ti
demands. And il is m fntunl i-a
pa.-iu a r.niii ei tii-iviicv i
The commencement week proeram
of the Gold Hill high school. May :t
::, 191S, will be as follows:
Thursday Picnic ai Ashland.
Friday Class program.
Saturday Class party.
Sunday evening - r.act alaureate
sermon by Mr. J. II. lioran of Ash
land. Monday Class day.
Tuesday Work.
Wednesday Commencement.
Supt. Hlllis of Medford, has been
selected to address the senior class.
Alva Cook, Velma Davidson, ar.d
Ada Lewis have been selected to rep
resent the class at commencement.
Klmer Cooksey, Maude Coy and
Lizzie Smith, represent the class at
the senior program, the other seniors
will deliver their orations at the as
sembly room during the week.
KERENSKY
ON WAY
TO UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, May 1 7. Alexander
F. Kerensky, who became premier of
Russia In July 1017, and was deposed
in November by the nolshevikl, is
expected to arrive in the I' lilted
States next week, according to a re
port published today In the New
York Call, a socialist organ. This
report, sent from Washington, and
said to have originated in authorita
tive sources, states that Kerensky
probably will arrive at nn Atlantic
port Monday and will go direct to the
Russian embassy at Washington,
which Is still In charge of Boris Mak
hnieteff, appointed to the United
States during the Kerensky regime.
ceived from Jacksonville and other
parts of the county this noon were
that the vote up to that time had
been eiceedingly light.
It was generally expected that late
this afternoon and early this evening
the hulk of the vote would he cast,
but nevertheless the prediction w-as
made by those familiar with politics
that 'the total vote would be excep
tionally light.
LEST YOU FORGET !
End the headaches, biliousness,
constipation, bad breath am!
bad days.
w)RK WrlLE VoU SLEEf
CJtcCrim Hand of the Law
takes a babe from a mothers
breast- fofe fa husband.
Was sh right l
WILLIAM FOX Presents
R.A.WALSH'S-tRAMA
WOMAN
ancfieLAW
ITASID Y R.A.WALSH
J?
WHAT DID
THE JURY
SAY?
Based on the internationally sensa
tional De Saulles domestic tragedy.
2 DAYS ONLY.
TONIGHT
AND
TOMORROW
5HT
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MAIL ORDERS PROMrlliY J lliliriJL) - - WE irAxjJrAx MAlli UK JiAfKihOO
IMAY SALE OF WHITE!
WE PREPAY MAIL OR EXPRESS
Stork zr.i Cupid
Cunning Plotters
Mas7 oNew Homo iU Have Q Libia
SnrV-im CO Brijhtea it.
Mr. Hill .l.-i inriv.i-.' iht. tr.tinJnad
'"!''-il.v ;N". In- wlh.lt. t-an-t-r
.c.c,! In- iin.;.'i-,..ii,!;ttr ,,f jli.- t mi -u;nm
nt;il val'.o t! tninn;.!- itlhl ivr
t um.i! -.nir'l i.i 'r. uU .-ar um-
o livr-' i the c.-tr.i. ff cf t-.J l.t:a 5tniU;'Ei
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llf.-ro a c.o t r. ir.rL.i! V l.nn.irnCiui
J vv w :."ti f.-r liver hi f a rt-r.lr.-
v:.i..rjt t';t:: .;1 r"?i;.Mtica frr n1
.! iu-i n 1 li-iv-ut. ly tln'.y u.c X. rw.r
cut t' e va!li; ? u. v.V. , !rjin ;. l-;,vi
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v.'.'i arid U.c td,u a:ia tLinjLT
7!i.-n, tf.-x, f a lit-m i-4 are rn-t tri c 1
lr:iit wi.h t! .t u-i;j.I wttik'M; r stru.r, r.:l
- i Umt.-'.j 1 u a' I iitrvt. hii.ff n .In, are
m.i:-ir t: if ''irr TiA A':tl tirhi'.tnt' ci-
H'iw v v- i v .) Ywc n I M :h-cr'
trM- i tf t!. h V .,rl tvmr'i-.
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rncr-'t a 1 I '..mp fr ir'rictinr tint it i
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LUKN FOR MINE
EVERY TIME
says w hen
it's in the form of
., POSTjOASTIES,,
FOR SALE
ltV UltllWX WH1TK
fitxtlrr In h :irm Ijind., Orrhanls and
I'll jr l'rtx-rth-!i.
10 So. Kir.
irrn, all tindor ciiltlratl 'B
cop in. pood small house, etc., va :er
rlrht. on psvi'd highway, a splen Ui?
value and the rrice Is right.
StooX ranrh fully eqiiliiped,
acres in alfalfa, two sets ot bulldlntf
trai tor, bay fcalcn, fine hand of rbe-',t
tov lth pljco at tfOv.ot) cr act
0
v
BIG, POWERLUL VALUES IN WHITE
SUMMER CORSETS
Bros, fine "Warner's back lace
SATURDAY WHITE SPECIALS
Curtain Scrim
H6 inches wide, hemstitched edges,
a good 20c grade. On sale
Saturday,' yard 4 Cp
Nifty Nainsook 3v
HO inches wide, a fine grade for un
derwear. Cheap at 25c. 1 Qp
For this sale, yard ' w
Bleached Muslin
inches wide, got id quality. Very
special fur this 1Qf
sale, yard-
Table Damask
i() inches wide, good patterns.
Cheap at Toe. For this
sale, vard "OL
Miller
quality corsets, new
summer mod- tiQp
els. pair 7t
"Warner" Bros,
new spring model,
back lace. On sale
Saturday,
pair
$1.00
Athletic corset with
the elastic gore. On
sale Satur- J Art
day, pair .. . P.VU
"La Vida," all elas
tic corset, low bust,
good quality. On
sale Satur
day, pair .
NEW SILK DRESSESAND SKIRTS
ON SALE SATURDAY
SATURDAY SALE OF BEDDING
'Ideal" sheets -72x90, White Blankets,
bleached, good quality.
Cheap at ifl.Ho. iC
This sale, each
inch. Cheap at 20c. On
Pillow Cases, 42 and 4"
sale Satur- 19if
day, each
" Kcnmvood" Sheets, hem
stitched, bleached. Cheap
todav at 1.75. Fortius
sale,
each
"Pennant" Pillow Slips,
42x:!ti. Very 0(l
special, each w"
.$2.48
$1.39
uhx i (.
Cheat) todav at
:.00. Special, pr...
Bed Spreads, good size and
quality. Cheap today at
2.00. Satur- CI CO
day, each Jl.UiJ
Summer Comforters, mad z
of soft silkoline, filled with
good cotton. On sale
;7;: $3.48
Women's Taffeta Silk
Presses, new styles, well
made, nicely triined. On
Sale Satur
day $13.50
Women's "Sport" Silk
i
Dresses, made of Crepe de
Chine, the very latest
style. On sale
Saturday ...
$25.00
w
TT-r 1 II
omen s plain ana iancy
Silk Skirts, the famous J
"Korrect" make. on
sale Satur-
$6.48
dav I..:.....: :.
Woinen's extra fine grade
Poiilin Skirts, in lilack
MAY SALE OF LITTLE GIRL S DRESSES AND ROMPERS
Children's Gingham ChildrensV lioiniH'i's,
Dresses, sizes 2 to (,
Good styles and colors,
the material is worth
more than we are ask-
'5;; 69c
Children's Gingham
Presses, (i to 11 years,
made of good quality,
nii'clv trimmed. On sale
Saturday, 1
each
Uetter Presses from
!?1.75 to $5.00.
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR AT LESS THAN MILL PRICES
made of fine ehambrv,
all sizes and fast eolors.
On sale Satur
day, each
Boys' Blouses, all sizes
up to 14 veal's, high neck
and roll collar, made of
fine materials, fast eol
ors. On stile
Saturday, each
75c
75c
( 'hildren's Sweaters in
' all sizes.
Boj's' Wash
Suits, all sizes,
made of Cham
bry and Ging
hams, special
Saturday,
and eolors. all new stvles,
"Korrect" make. On
sale Satur- T
day $8.98
69c
( lutih err 1 ni worn,
ol j:oml inaiorial.
, mndc OQ-Siwial....-
LOT 1
$1.00 values, 69c, con
sisting of women's fine
Gowns, Coi-set Covers.
Bloomers and Drawers,
made of good materials,
nicely trimmed, up to
1.00" values. For fQr
this sale, each "w
LOT 2
$1.50 values,1 98c, con
sisting of women's fine
Envelope Chimese. lu
tlerskiits and Gowns,
nicely trimmed, well
made, values up to 1.50.
For this big QQp
sale, each vOK,
NECKWEAR
June
SOAP TALCUM POW-
Colgate's Toilet DER Xow Collars, made I'signer
w.' ...i.Hilii. Ililliiii't a tli'iiiii i
,-...l.. .-nil M j;...... ........ o , S;W,,
... 1 . 1... Tl, j l..v,l.il .-l,..-,l. nt "I lliu: 1'lK.liiuu
,11 I'M I , r M . I II in - v- v., , , , i , , , . ...
side, 1 AA l.V. Tin
1VC
Patterns and
now on
cake VV sale ....
Boys' Hiits. new stvles. On
69c
'- lOc,,..... 69e;zn
Children's Siiring Cats. .fU ,"Wnmon.,
EMBROIDERY SALE
1. (XX) yards fine Embroidery
Edges and Insertions in cam-J
brie and Swiss, 2 to 4 inches J
wide, up to 15c values. A p
Siiturdiiv, only, vard ...
l.(XH) yards "d.-ynty Swiss
'and Nainsook .Embroiderire J
from 2 to (i inches wide.,
Painty patterns, up to 25c
values. This sale, ICr
yard 1
.(. yards, 18 inch Corset J
Cover Kmbroidery. Painty
patterns on Nainsook and
muslin, iij ' to 50c values. T
For this sale, jrX
yard ...i : lJv
1.0(H) yards Cotton Torcheon
and Pillow Slip Laces, up 4
inches wide. Cheap at So. J
. ....... a
saic .-Nmiruay, .Ha new styles, un (7 no ...,, values. Fortius CrX
. itch WVV Side Saturday ..J70 - Medford, Oregon !, v:ir,l jLT
4tW
For this sale.
yard
5.0(H) vards fine V.-.l Pace
TheWbman's Store' and liuisertimi, un to - 15c f
u.. uiuai values. Fortius