Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 03, 1919, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textr PXTJE SIX iMT.TFOI?T MATT. TTttBUNTC. MEDFOTCT). OTv'EfiON-, FRTTUV,- .TANTTAKV X NTADOO PLEADS FOR 5 YEARS OF RAIL OPERATiON Retiring Director-General States That Brief Test of Government 0 Dera tion, Handicapped Bv War Condl Tons. Has Not Given Public Oppor tunity to Welqh Real Value. WASIIUNQTOX, Jan. 3. Accom plishment of railroads under federal control In the last months and argu ments for a five-year continuance of . government operation to provide a fair test of, unified direction weie re cited today hy DlreetorrOeneral Mc Adoo, testifying uefore the senate Interstate commerce commltteo which took up consideration of his recom mendntlon for extension of control untll'1924. After rocltlnR reforms affected un der unified control, the dlrector ecneral said: "I believe that under the handi caps of war conditions a sufficient showing has been made to lndicnto that all the reforms I have mentioned are desirable as permanent peace measures. Yet lt is clear that the general public has not had an oppor tunity to weigh the real value of 'what has been accomplished. The public is entitled to have, before the present federal control shall be ter minated, a reasonably fair test under peace conditions of the advantages to be derived from these reforms. Not a Fair Test "It will be Impossible to review the results of even one year of fed eral control under peace conditions until the'sprlng of 1920, and it will then toe too' late for congress to legis late before the end of the 2 1 months period after the declaration of peace, provided in the present law tor gov ernment control. Operations under peace conditions with a tenure so short as the 2 1 months cannot pos sibly constitute a fair test "Indeed the difficulties with oper ation during the 21 months period en ,a,ini)a that 1 fin not SOe how the government can be fairly j asked to encounter tnem. Another reason for a longer test . period.' said the director-general, is the advisability of having adequate Information on valuation ot railroad property, now being gathered. by,.the Interstate commerce commission to guide congress on legislation. . ' ' Increases Necessary Reforrlng to the Increase In freight and passenger rates six months ago, Mr. McAdoo said that similar action would have been necessary even un der private management to prevent serious losses, and said It should be possible to lower rates materially this year. Ennitable distribution of the rate burden over all railroads regardless of the tact that some are unusually prosperous and others poyerty-strick- J en, is possible only under .. 'unified control, Mr. McAdoo urged as anoth- r er argument for the five-year crfhtin uance plan.' ; ; 7 - V '' ' Great Improvement and extensions sh'pnld be made jn terminal facilities, " said the director. This, he said,, pro vides tie' greatest opportunity for reducing railroad costs and- promot ing public convenience In the future. .'' Ioss to Government. ' '".; ; Mr." McAdoo estimated the govern . jnent's loss In operating ' railroads this year at $136,000,000;. This rep resents the difference between the amount guaranteed .to-, the railroads as. rental and the sums credited to the government in railroad Income. If the higher rates should be in ef fect the entire year he estimated the government would have made a sur- , plus of $100,000,000. . : Wage advances to railroad . em ployes last year added between $GOO,000.000 and $700,000,000 to the payrolls, : Mr. McAdoo testified. In addition the coal bill was $140, 000,000 higher for the ten months of 1918 ending November 1 than; the same period of 1917. ' "- "Many economies brought about under unified management;'such as re-routing, heavier loading and elim ination of useless competition, Mr. McAdoo explained, will not be re flected until this year. -! - -. Many of the changes In -railroad operation Inaugurated during . the last year, the director-general testi fied,' should prove of permanent value, and should continue, regard less of wl:at form of control Is de cided upon. Such reforms include; Iloforms of Value Maintenance of the permit system bo as to control tho traffic at its source; maintenance of heavy load ing for ears; pooling of repair shops; elimination of ' circuitous " routes; ' unification of terminals; mainten ance of the "sailing day plan"; con sdlldallon of ticket offices; utiliza tion of universal mileage tickets; standardization of equipment; main tenance of the uniform freight clas nlflMtlnn: maintenance of common time tables 'between important points mainlanance of high demurrage rates and, uniform rules; establishment of thru way billing freight from point of origin to destination; elimination of tho old practice of paying in mile age or per diem rental for the use of enrs of one carrier by another. ' Competition and self-interest ; ot . Individual roads would prevent the carrying out of many of these re forms under the old system of pri vate management declared Mr. Mc Adoo,, , Itue to War Conditions The1' retiring director-general told the senators how tho Kovornmont, taking over tho railroads tho first of last year at a Jime when they were threatened Willi physical and finan cial breakdown had righted condi tions gradually, moved 0,496,000 troops, and hauled great quantities of food at a critical time in February when the very success of tho war de pended on the food. "Whatever Inconveniences may have resulted to civilian travelers." he asserted, "are duo entirely to war conditions and are in no way rolatod to tho fact that the railroads were under government control." The director-general wont at great length into the necessity of pooling terminal facilities in scores of cities. This program cannot be carried out, however, he said, except undor some form ot unified control extending over a number of years. Ho emphostxed that waterways should bo used more extensively in co-ordination with railroads, but ex pressed doubt whether this would bo done if the roads went 'back to com petitive prlvato management. I Confirmation of the fact that John Greb of Kagle Point, wasot killed In France as was reported unofficial ly some time ago and which report his relatives have regarded as false, was contained in a letter just receiv ed In the city from France by a Med ford member of tho 65th artillery, written Dec. 7th. The letter also shows that tho 65th had not sailed for home up to that date. In part the letter says: "I received a letter from Johnny Greb yesterday and he is getting along fine. They never got to see any action atall. The spoils belong to the victor 'and I hope I'll be able to beat him to the interesting story. "We have been having battalion parade every day this week that the weather would permit, and yesterday we had a regimental parade and re view, going thru It three times. We are going to repeat it again this afternoon. But it all has an object, as Sunday, tomorrow, we are to have a brigade parade consisting of three regiments the 58th, 59th and 65th. This may mean another move In our rajox towards home." READY FOR FARMERS The U. S. government, agricultur al colleges, bankers, and income tax collectors have been urging- the far mers all over the United States to keep farm accounts. Statistics show; that a very low percentage of far mers keep an accurate account on record of their farm business. The county agent, co-operating with the Oregon Agricultural college and the Oregon Bankers' association, Is nutting on a project-thru -. the members of the- Jackson County Farm bureau, known as Farm Record Keeping.; Books for this work and assistance :in keeDlnK accounts can be obtained by applying to the county agent. This M a good time to start the year's work and every farmer In Jackson county should nave a Farm Account book and make it a point to keep a complete record tor tne year 1919. .... ;. ... . MAJOR PATT0N RETIRES. . FROM HO&'JIAM PAPER HOQUIAM. Wash.. Jan. 3.-"Ma- ior". H. W. Patton, veteran western Wnsliiimton newspaperman, has re tired as publisher of the Hnnuinm DauYWashincrtoninn. C. I). McUlure, editor, succeeds him. iimnrr Safe Milk For Infants & Invalid! jxuj i-.Tu;.:::,.'rH No Cookios fc Nutritious Diet for All Ages, "luiuc Lunch; Home or Office OTHERS are IMITATIONS KNOCKS OUT PAIN THE FIRSI ROUND . ."'-' f : ' ' ' Comforting relief from pain makes Sloan's the World's Liniment . .This famous reliever of rheumatic aches, soreness, stiffness, painful sprains, neuralgic pains, ana mott other external twinges that humanity suffers from, enjoys its great sales because it practically never fails to bring erieedy, comforting relief. Always ready for use, it tal;e3 littla J to penetrate vnlhout rubbing and produce results. Clean, refreshing. At all druff stores. A large bottle means economy. 283,240 HOSPITAL GF.XKKAli llKADQlWHTKHS. AMERICAN KXI'KMTIOXAHY FORCE. Xov. 21!. (I'ollosiwniU'iu'o of the Assoeiuteil 1'ivss.l The iru- ilixious effort of the mod cnl depart ment in the nrmv in Fram e is reveal ed in Ktntistirs which the Associated Press is now liermittod to innkv imh lio. When, on November U. tho arm istice suspended hostilities and the areat expansion nnd extension work on Ihn modieul depnrtment was sus pended, there were in oiuu-ntiou 283,- 240 beds in eamii nnd base hostiitnls and convnloseent camps with about. 100 000 of them vacant. There were on duty in the American exteditionnrv force nt that time 12.- !S9 doctors nnd fl.593 nurses. The authorised nurse streneth of the nrmv when America entered the war was 206 nnd of doctors 300. fienres that testify to the work the medical corps was called iiihh to perforin. The hospitalization of the nrmv in France is interesting. Basically it consists of mobile orcauizntions. To each division there arc four field hos pitals, two evacuation hospitals and one mobile sunrienl hosiiit.il nnd in Eats Like ajWood Chopper "After -many discouraging years ot suffering from stomach trouble end bloating. In which I could eat only sparlngly of the simplest food, I em now feeling entirely well. Thanks to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy which' has done wonders for me. I can now eat like a woodchopper and enjoy It." It Is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the Intestinal tract and allays the Inflammation which causes prac tically all stomach, liver and Intes tinal ailments. Including appendici tis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Sold by druggists every where. Adv. addition there is fixed hospirnlirntion. consisting of I'mnii mul base outfits nnd convnloseent camps with an nit thorined bed enpncilv of l." per cent of the stroiiL'th of tho command, There r now 'MS eimm hospitals set'vim.' trttiniiiv nnd hilletinir livens while for ticuerul service and for the lionliiient of more serious eiises and battle casualties there are 115 base mi - 1. ...... 1 !..!.. 1 nosM.inip. i ucse oast iiosiuiiiih oc casionally are siimle institutions of from 1,000 to 3.000 beds or nre vrouped in hospital centers. Twentv such center of from 2,5000 to 15.000 beds nre in operation. Convalescent eiinins nt the bed rntc of 20 per cent of minimi hospital beds nre nuthorired for tho purpose of uiviiur as eiirlv graduated physi cal trtiinimr no possible and fifteen hucIi eunips are in operation ut pres ent. Tho American hospitals are nnrllv in French barracks, school buildim.'" and hotels and imrtlv in const meted cantonment of demountable huildinus. I All the buihUiitis taken over were re modeled mid outfitted for thu' pur pose, liuhted, hunted mid inodiirhixed, while I he demountable, huts n t o mod els of their kind, NKWTOUT NF.WK. V11...I nil, 3. With leutenaiil Colonel V. W. Mvl rill of Cincinnati in command, the en i, 1'iftr.mMi"l r"iiecnt. comm! nr- - i..iui..ii.j-ii.i.m.nj-..a...i.. 11 in. 1 lillerr emus, tho I02ikI cuhiiiiI voiii imiiv, (he 7th dlviwioi eadro nnd IlllCI wounded moil and officers. ih Imrktid hem loinv from the ti'uliHpnrt Aiitliione. , ' The 7lh ilivislnn eiirdi' Is v!i"t wiw left nf thu dlviniiili when iiiiietienllv all of ItN tinils were sent as (t part of tho u nn v of iiccupiitiou into tier- WOMEN WORKERS In almost every lino of war activ ities tho women of this country have Inno well and huvu taken front rank for doing work that releuauil tbou-j sands of men for service overseas. Some women have been uvor-umbU- tous. and. at the expense of their henlth,' have tilled places once occu pied by men. Every woman who, be cause of overwork, has brought nn some ailment peculiar to her sex, should depend upon Uydla K. Pink-1 ham's Vogotnlilo Compound to ro-j store her health and strength, as Iblaj remedy Is- now recognlted as Ihsi standard and has restored multi-l tudos. Adv. i TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SAI.K Whl to wlntor seed bar ley. Call C. T. Hamilton, Central Point. 247 WANTED Grocery cterk, soldier. X, cars Tribune. prefer 242 KOR RENT Klve-room modern fur nished house. Phone 10S or 370-J. C. C. Pierce, . 24S WANTED Men to clear land and cut wood by tier by contract Imme diately. Apply Webster Ranch, phone 6S5-J3. 246 WANTED A rhone Durham or Red Polled bull, milking strain. 10 months old. M. D. Hartley, Tnl-1 cnt. 2 42 1 run oaijC lurou-Hiieuu iuuiuii iiiu-i torcycle. A bargain If taken at , once. 4 8 Quince street. 24 WANTED To rent, a small place, five or 10 acres, suitable for chick ens, cows and pigs. W. H. Ellis, 707 West Main street. 24 G A S H c A S H S . I!r "S JUST LIKE FINDING MONEY It is easy to pnni money; to snvc part of it is a much hnrdor prolilcm. Let us help you Bave. We can it' you will take advantape of our Clearanoe Sale on all Short Lines of Shoes. Start the New Year right, be thrifty. . .' . . One lot of Women's $5.00 Shoos at ....$2.15 One lot of Women's $3.00 Shoes at , $2.05 One lot of Women's $5.00 Shoes at $3.85 One lot of Women's $050 Shoes at ...$4.80 One lot of Women 's $4.50 Shoes at $3-35 One lot of Women's $.1.50 Shoes at $2.35 One lot of .Women's $6.50 Pumps at .r.'.;....'....;....;...:.'..; $5.15 One lot of Misses' $4.50 Trot-Mocs at , $3.15 One lot of Child's $0.50 Dress Klines at $2.50 One lot of Men's $6.50 Dress Oxforts $-1.05 21 North ScAZClCtJ 21 North - Central Avenue "Cood Shoes" Central Avenue I MANIAS Great Clearance Sale of Ready-to-Wear--MANN'S Every Winter Garment Must ' Be Sold f V T T t t f T f f f T f f t T t I f t t f T f T ? t ? y ? T f y T 4-)njii;:'' Don't Mlsfc This Wondeiful Opportunity j . - - . n New Suits made t)f good serge at $25.00. For this sale, each FURS Scarfs, sets and Muffs at away below cost. Sold all season $12.50 Beautiful New Suits made of all wool materials. Sold all season at $35.00. .-For this $17 Cfl great sale caeh..... ltlU Exclusive La Vogue Suits made of all , wool serges, broadcloths and mannish mixtures. Sold all season at $50,00, For this sale, 2500 Some real high class winter suits mado of beau- $37.50 SATURDAY SALE OF WARM BLANKETS Cotton Blankets, 58x 72. Cheap today at tiful materials. Sold all season at $75.00. This sale $18.00 Every Winter Coat is to be sold at greatly reduc ed prices. Women 's winter coats, sold all season nt $18.00. This sale $12.50 Women's Winter Coats made of all wool mate rials, sold all season at $22.50. For this big sale Women's Winter Coats, sold all season CA at $35.00. For this sale $61 .3V Women's Walking Skirts made of all woo! sorgo, values up to $9.00. This sale f 9 Qfi each pd.UO Women's Silk and Wool Dresses, now styles. !!l: ; ; $9.98 Values up to ij'lo.OO. sale $3.00. For this $9 P sale, pair $Uid Wool finish plaid Blankets, large size. Cheap today at $5.00. For this CO QO sale, pair vdwO Cotton Blankets in grey : only, 70x80, Cheap today at $4.50. For this- d0 QO sale, pair ,vdi0 Wool Blankets, in white only, size G6x80. Chenp today at. $10.00. For th i? $7 Qfi sale, pair WAJSTS Women's Crepe do Chenc Waists, real $5 values, now $3.95 georgette Crepe Waists, real $8.00 val ues, now $5.08 SATURDAYS ALE OF HO SIERY AND UNDERWEAR ' lined . vests and pants, nil sizes. On sale Satur- $1.25 day, each ..: Women's fleeced lined Union Suits, short sleeves and sleeveless. very & special, Z- suit ...... - $1.25 Women's Athena Union Suits, ' meri no, all styles and sizes. Cheap . at $3.50. For jrt AO thissale, suiVwO Women's lisle hose, in all colors, a 75c grade, now pair 69c Women's fiber silk hose, good 'quality, in white, gray, champagne, white and black, 75c CQp values, now UtJv Women's silk hose in fancy colors, black and white, $1.50 values,-! OP Special, paii V-l- HANDBAGS, GL0VE3 AND NECKWEAR Leather hand bags in large size, and wrist shape. Value up to $3.00. This sale ....$1.98 Women's wash-' able Kid Gloves in white, white with bl'k, gray and tan. $3.00 values. This sale . ..$2.25 Organdie Crepe and Pique Col lars and Sets, Values up to $1. Very special, Saturday, each 69. SATURDAL SALE OF .TOILET ARTICLES Colgate's Toilet Soap. Sold everywhere at 15c. An For this sale each .IvC Colgate's Talcum Powder, all odors. ' ICa Can 'Pound 'can Talcum Pow der. Best quality. f Q ... ivv SATURDAY SALE OF CORSETS 50 pairs of flesh ool- 100 pairs of good corsets, discontinu ed styles, odd sizes, Sold up to $3.00. For this sale New Brasseries, all sizes. .' Cheap today at 75c. . M00 Special Agents for Gossard ..98c oretl corsets. Real $3.50 values. tfO This sale, pair....v Scott's new- Bras scries. Best fitting and best weariijg, pr.. Corsets. 75c AFTER XMAS SALE OF HANK'F'S Women's all linen initial Handker chiefs, fine quality. Cheap today at 25c. On sale Sat- 4 0L urday, each 10 v Beautiful all linen, hand embroidered, Handkerchiefs, 50c values. Spc- OCp cial, each wtfC Men's initial Hand kerchiefs, ' good quality, worth 20c. OnsalcSat- lOl lirday, each....lfci2 Women's extra fine all linen imported Swiss Handker chiefs.Very. fiQ special, each.... Owl Special, pound . MANN'S The Best Goods for the Price No .Matter What the Price MANN'S