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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

tate The tney were not hers az all
H'ey already belonged TO this man She
hsi nothing even to sell, and at the
thought she burst into tears
OH sir" she managed TO sob. tho
sheep | was going to sell YOU must b,
yours found the mother dead and
htough, the lambs home IN my shawl
| raised them on milk in a bottle |
love them so. but was going to sell
hem 10 YOU. because father and mother
ar, both sick and We need the money
awful bad. But they're yours, | will
show YOU where they are
With the visitors following, the girl
led them to the back lot There stood
two big, fine, tat lambs with beauti
fol glossy. curly wool
They arc the very identical sheer,
Exclaimed Mr. Beverly And the finest,
specimens ever Saw-worth a cool
= 300 each Now, miss. don't YOU cry
an, more You have not lost anything
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07
g. %&B2SS&!E
Ada's Straw lnmbs-Part ri.
Ads's Stray Lsmbs-Part II.

Luuk vt an automobile horn II stopped
at the foot ct the steep, stony hill ln
II wa, a lady. but on two fine horses
rode a man and the handsome boy Ada
Lad seen dancing at the hotel Tn,
rider, camc dashing NJ the hill aud
took uti their caps gracefully TO the
blushiug mountain maid a, the broken
gate
" understood that YOU have two fine
,icer for ,ale, miss" said Mt Beverly
would like to See them | brought
u,et last TALL from A,i, a fine sheep.
the only one OF It's kind in America
and expected TO hay, a prize animal
lot the fart this hummer hui she got
lrV W. the mountains some month, ago.
and both she and her two lambs must
have died Of the cold"
Ada's hear, gave a leap Of surprise
H,i pet, must be 'ie sheep which had
wandered ava. IRON the Beverly e,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

b, a long shot You have saved my
Prize lambs. And ! will pay YOU Tor
YOUR trouble handsomely Let me meet
yCur parents
So while Mr. Beverly went IN 10 talk
matters over with the father Ada and
Paul. which vas the name oi the boy,
became friends. Presently Mir Bc,et.
J., came u smiling
Il have Just arranged satisfactorily
With YOUR father. Ada.' he said TO
come over and take charge OF my
estate need a man 10 look after. Z
while am away and a girl, too, TO
cate Tor my sheep ! have a beauu-
iu new cottage mo-, ia' from my house
YOU will have a pony OF your own and
. garden all 10 Yourself will cN.
pect YOU to keep an eve on my lambs
lot me Md as a present TO yourself.
will leave this Sln In your hand You
an are 10 move down to my place mex,
week By the way ! want YOU TO keep
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

- ARLl the next morning Ada, after
giving her father and mother
- breakfast. ttampcd down The
mountain TO the log cabin, which wa'
a pcs,oiiioe. store and blacksmith shor
Won't YOU please call up Nit Rev
ctly Tor m,l" she said tmidly The
postmaster glanced kindly at the bare
looted. sunburned maid and wondered
what this mountain waii wanted OF the
city millionaire
We'll. tell him" gaSped Ada In \
voice broken BY sobs, that Mr. Clarke
ur a, the top OF High Knob Mountain
in the cleared patch hy the peach OF
rhard. has two fine sheer he would
like to sell And tina, the best time
Tor him 10 come would be abou, J this
afternoon
That's all right" said the po,tmas.
ter. dropping the phone HE saws he
will he up 10 your house AZ J sharp lie
Il a crank ahou, raising sheer, bu,
most Of these CITY men have more
money than brains
Ada went home SADLY Every mile
SEEMED ten times a. lar a. n ever had
h, fore The two lambs met her al ,hs
gate and rubbed their white head
sgainst her hands.
Mother" she said, \ have decided
10 sell my lambs. and Mt Beverly will
b, here this afternoon 10 look Al
utm"
N, hard on YOU, child" said the
mother \ know how YOU love ihem
But there seems nothing else 10 do"
Sadly Ada wen, about her work
the music was dead IN her soul and he.
heart aching her pets Slowly the
sun cfep, toward IN. west Then there
came ny the road the sharp honk. honk,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

Meridian, HattieSburg and Laurel, Mis-
slsSippi, and Beloit and Tallahassee.
In southern Mississippi, according to
late reports. entire fields Of growing
corn and cotton were laid low and prob
ably will he ruined
Fate OF Schooners Unknown.
Mobile reports that many vessels had
been bcached or lost coming into the
bay from the gulf during the hurri
cane. MANY houses were unrooicd In
Mobile and telephone, trolley and elec
trio light services were temporarily
out OF commission.
Persons arriving today from Biloxi.
reported five schooncrS with crews 81
six men each were believed TO have
been IN the gull beyond Chandelier
Island when the storm struck and that
fate OF the schooner, was unknown
Dozens Of schoonerS and smaller craft
we're washed ashore along tho beach
at Biloxi and Deer Island
Trains Move With Delay.
Virtually all railroad, were opcra'.
ing regular trains in and out OF Now
Orleans today with SOM delay The
Louisville & Nashville ha, not attempt.
ed to send out through trains. This road
received reports early today that one
Of the local trains started Yesterday
afternoon for Mobil' had reached West
~Pascagoula. about twenty mile, from
Mobile, where It had been obliged 10
halt owing TO track conditions.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07
Mobile Suffers
1O6-Mile Wind

WASHINGTON, July THE ,ropi
cal storm which struck the gull coast
Wednesday appears 10 have about spent
itself Weather bureau reports today IN.
dicated the storm center was over
northern MiSsiSSippi with a tendency
toward a uorthcastward movement but
that It's energy va, diminishing The
first reports received by the bureau
from Mobile was ~ a m Pensacola
showed that the wind reached a maxi
mum velocity Of lOd miles an hour al
the former city and eighty miles an
hour at the latter city The barometer
at Mobile was down to 1892 inches at
Z f. m M-lueSday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

section 81 the American ambulance on
the Ncfdun front wrecked one oi the
ambulance cars and fragments oi the
shell struck two American drivers
Harry Howard Hollnshead OF Sparta,
y suffered a flesh wound IN tn"
LETT forearm and Jacob Wendell OF
New York was wounded IN the back
The Norton section " the American
ambulance was filled with French
wounded At the time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07
MAN FROM EGYPT FOUND,
ONLY HE IS A W0MA N

NEW YORK. July DR. Arthur
Warren Waite'S mysterious man from
Egypt has been found. only the man
Is a woman
Louis Sioll. answering his Wiies
separation SUIT today. protested thu,
Mrs Stoll insisted she was the astral
parsonage mentioned by the dentist
murderer a. his bad Scl''
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07
SHELL HITS AMERICAN
AMBULANCE DRIVERS

PARIS, July "A siS.inch shell
which burst near the Richard Norton
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

TO those who have never known comfort in
1 hot weather; those who are convinced that
it's impossible to look neat and stylish and still
be comfortable-to these we extend a special
invitation to visit our store. There's relief here
for sweltering, sweating, swearing humanity.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07
PROPERTY LOSS
IN HURRICANE IS
MANY MILLIONS
Crops Suffer Most While
Death List Shows No
Increase.
B BULLETIN

SELMA, Ala, July L. A mes
sage received here today from Mo
bile over a railroad wire says that
at least three or four persons were
killed there during the hurricane
OF Wednesday and that much dam
age was done to shipping and wa
teriront property. No word had
reached Mobile from Pensacola or
other gulf coast points.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07
Property Loss in Interior.

NJ the cite, along the Mississippi
coast have been heard from and dam
age ~ that section was reported not
80 severe q, had been expected Appar-
entity the greatest property losses were
m the interior Of Mississippi and Ala
baua. IN the n~clghborhood Of Jackson
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Give Gloves

NHE1 are always accept
L able and appreciated
by the recipient. Holiday
box if desired.
French kid gloves, 81 to So
Lambskin gloves, $l.50 to $1.75
Wash leather gloves,$1.75to$2.50
Mocha gloves, lined, SITS to 81
English cape gloves, $l.75 to $2.25
Double silk gloves, 81 to $1.5O
Washable leatherette gloves, 81
to SIPS
Knit skating gloves, 65c to 81
Child's kid gloves, Csc to $1.50
Child's wool gloves, 29c to Csc
Burgess-Nash Co.-Main Floor
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Monday
Evening
Special
7 to 9 p. m.

MO mail or phone orders
~ accepted and we re-
serve the right to limit
quantities.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Japanese Vases
81 to $3.50, for 69c

There's a great variety
splendid Christmas gifts. Too
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS
The Biggest
and Most
Satisfactory ..
Christmas
Business
We've Ever Had

WON M OIL T X E said:
Y "The time to win a bat
tie is before you fight it."
Likewise: The time to
take care of great Christ
mas crowds is before they
come.
While you were still en-
joying your summer vaca-
ton, we were planning
where to place extra cash
iers and wrappers, where
to gain space for extra dis
plays-and most important,
were arranging for an extra
force of competent sales
people.
When the great business
came, a trained organiza-
ton met it; the business
was, and is, handled with
out haste or worry; the
salespeople r e m EN- b cred
the injunction - to keep
pleasant-to be of the
Greatest service to the
greatest number" and the
crowds caught this contag-
ious good humor.
Early-in-the-day S h O D.
ping, now so thoroughly es-
tablished, has made Christi
mas buying the real pleas
ure it ought to be.
&..~A.~@
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Stationery

\ N appreciated and ac-
n ceptable gift, generous
stocks from which to make
your selections.
Cranes boxed stationery, CSC to
$3.50
Brush brass desk sets, So to SIS
Fountain pens, Monday, 81. so to$6
Pencil boxes for child, 1Oc to $3.50
Address books, Csc to $l.98
Bluebird candlesticks and candles
at $l.9S
Bluebird candles at soc.
1917 Calendars, Csc to $3.50
Burgess-Nash Co.-Main Floor
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Home Gifts

FURNITURE as an appre-
L ciated gift for the home
has no equal. Here are a
few suggestions.
Smoking stands, cabinets, $l.95
to $50.
Writing desks, $685. to SIS
Childrens chairs, all finishes, at
$l.95 to $12.
Sewing cabinets, $5.75 to $40.
Tea wagons, Mon, $3.50 to $40
Morris chairs, all finishes, $14.50
to $50
Cedar boxes, Mon, $7.95 to $25
Burgess-Nasb Co.-Third Floor
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13
Roll--To Whom Assessed--Description
or Property.

V. Jurtiewicz lot I. last named sub Part
is07--For Grading and Paving Dillon avonue
from the north line OF Holden avenue, 10
the south line OF West Grand Boulevard
WARD No. cap NO. 135
Il. H. Carter. lot 30. VIM Q. Mayburys sub.
Of lot No IS, OF Mandlchauu's cub. Of the
eastern part Of frac see No. &c. T s..
r. s.: r: II T.. ,.........:s...... Part l
WARD NO. Gap NO. 90.
n. II. Hoeft LOT 80. Avery and Van Husans
sub. of lot. rs and II. Mandlebauins sub
OF e.. part fract'l 36 T. /, s, r. u r.,
and e. part OF fractl sec. l. r. ?. : r. II
A = Maitbv 10, - last named sub part
a. r. starkweather, lot a. last named sub
Part l
Part I
q. oaynor. lot Sc. last named sub g.. Part
Il, c. Van Husan lot 81, last named sub
= Part
Robt Dun lot 50. last named sub. Part
r. Dun lot CO. last named sub. ...... Part
Jas. ri. Grove. lot 6e. last named sub Part
scanlon Realty Co. lot TO- and s. ! II. lot u,
last named sub ................... Part /
s0s--For Grading and Paving Edmonton
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

nue. from the east line OF Hastings street
20 the west curb line OF Orleans stroot.
WARD NO. s-CAP NO. 50
part OF o, I. 1873. Rivsrd farm. n. 81 Ere.
mont WARS NO b.cip NO. n.
sub Of part OF o. I. s Mullett form Part
Ksminski o 80 r. ~ w. 1853 a. Of ..
q 30 a.. lot 2. plat OF sub OF n. y o l.
No T. ~ Deruindrc farm ny Commits
rioners. in partition In the Est. Of Cather-
inc r. Bellair. deceased, -. rart I
WARD NO. 5-CAP NO So.
T Giooatski lot 20. VIM Taitr sub. OF that
part Of q. l.. 1873. Rvard farm. n ~ Ere.
j. Nakowsky, lot rs. and W. rs r. Iot ~
rst nsmsd sun paving iiIoico,nn ave.
nuc avenue Section 7. from the north
curb line OF Monat street. TO the south
limo OF Gratot avenue.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

100 Is ts2 Sse coo 81 l2i G.
li9 40 go 5H 75s GO lsi IS
y
81 II h55 8 % 4ala 81
81 So 80 Sa 4c g JOE %
gte q 50 tes 60 we
go g 50 t2e ca ssls
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

y A. whiting lot 90. last named sub. Part
y. A whiting, lot 81. last named sub part
7i-For Grading and Paving Goodwin street
from the north curb line or Lynn street
to the south curb line OF cnniT avenue
E Iermer n 90 ~ lot % and .. 10 q, 10
a. stanley and Ackerson sub. or o. J. -
Part
xs coy,a - az o, Ia, "a and q 20 ~ lot -
,..s 'nn,n.d .,b ..... Part
c. r,o,, ~ ., 1ot az and n 20 r. lot 90
:, nans1 suh ........... Part
N M Ackerson lot Ns last named sub
~ ~ Part
7s-For Grading and Paving Gray avenue
from the north line of Jefferson avenue
to the south curb line or kereheNal ave
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

ILL. I'LL
IL I EiEs Blu
us /" sis : -
IL /: Els: :E
rs 81 sis = -
100 IS IS sn. III :
as I" siss no
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

nue. 70 ritv Limits.
J. " rTolmea let -. Trazer ,s.nd McTssgss,
lirs sqp2 e. Tho r, lSs9 = iss ~ q =, tas
y q n. $40 n Of u sec -. 10000 acr9
V"'' whRD 40. i...cAp NO. i,s '''
nc bartlett, W. .seso Il, iot 30. over ara
R.rtlett,s .uh OF TIC ?o7 = o. y aS7 ~ ~
~. " 2 nartIcti. W $3.50 It lot az Inst .parsa
sue w'tnn 10 'i'.cAp no 10
n 20 acres ~ the y. = of 4 sec "a 600
' warn 10 car 70. i'o. -.
"co,,r av"rue in roar ~ said lo, galloway
ana Thomas r9b OF The MY z OF ne MY
a wAPp 10 or 20 rs.
p Liscezlnsli lot 30. M.I@urhlln. mn.
tho y y. Of Tho = q 81 4 sec 81 ioooe
acre tract except tho sly 20 acres thereof
A. A. Ec;g ,o' ?? l''t n'TnG 10 sub Part
81 Tho 3 9ao ~ 81 the n rs 90 the p q ~
z 500 ~ 900 sere ,rac 80 Part !
VI Austln' r =. iot ~ exccpt aiiey as
acres 81 = sec. "a ~ tho 10000 pcre fract
wApr 40 - cIr 40 ,la
ThorSs ana lv,~ner's cub of The rly O.
~ OF y s~" g ruf Tho sly fss y. ~ y
a5 irclusivc end ~ tn" - ~ iot rs %,
Motf's sub ~ prrt ~ tho g 40 nCrcs OF
Y sec 81 oil OF tho sub of tho ooa acre
tract .... ,....... =. 49,. 80. Part ]
W ryorrl lof q Naricu $ owens sub of
part OF >, srr - o 600 move tract Fart 7
1ss--ror Grsdlng. a.nd reyinc char,ey 20.
~ cevhurn avenue, 90 tho west curb linc
~ Nortciofr uvcruc,
warm vO cap No zoe
AUG winter pc y 10 - Nu'wnod sub
~ tho s1v $50 n of %. J. 81 Van pvkg
farm y I-'e ffn rud 60 |,,.,... Part
wkPD ~, ~ cap No OF
e 9 purre 81 p 40 ~ or vacated Chprievcix
street WIN ~ Nnd adioinirg lnt 10,
worcoster's suh 90 lote No 80, 70 ri ~
Van rvt0 rqru, y G. go ......,. Part I
wArp 30 i7-Chp No 90
r. W Frcdcrtrts lot ~. Nisrcr's sub. ~ Tot
rs and % ~ 81 lot 10 % Alheri Crnvr'F
suh 81 y g efi and 81 a1fi00 y ~ r
C. 72 w a 2, S No r7 az No %
]. Deisror lot % block - Neman'e md
sprague's sgh ~ that nnrt ~ p,r,
wARp no. 17.--Ctp NO. 70
,. Baby. n. 30 n. OF $. 1000 ~. lot eb5. Bran
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-21
not to plunder it. The people
viii support him in that policy.
se-s4s-s e-e-e-s-e
A RECONSTRUCTION
MEASURE

i = TORIES from Monmouth
- are to the effect that the
capacity of the town is
overtaXed by the attendance
there for the normal summer
school. Not only is the school
dormito-y overrun, but the pri-
vate homes in town are filled
with teachers and many have
been compelled to secure ac-
commodaQons in the adjoining
country while attending the
school.
The situation bears out the
oft repeated opinion expressed
by teachers that Oregon does
not have adequate normal in
IstructiOn at present and that an
eastern Oregon normal school
is needed, 1t is not right to
compel eastern Oregon stu.
dents to make the long trip to
Monmouth in order to secure
normal training and it goes
without saying that it is incon-
venient for teachers to have to
find living accommodations in
the country as they are now do
ing at Monmouth.
There must be some solution
to the normal school problem.
The old schools were closed
and since that time no practi-
cal step has been taken to i'm
prove matters. The recon-
structiOn period is now at hand
and a sane, timely measure is
being submitted under the aus
pices of local people.
The measure for a normal
school at Pendleton will have
very general support through
out the state when the matter
is understood.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-21

The brotherhood have chos-
en- a lucky moment for de-
manding increased pay and
changes in the ways of work.
The railroads have run into
good times. being reported to
have earned SI,000,000,OO0
net during the current fiscal
year. But it is insufficiently
realized that their present pros
perity is abnormal and that
longtime contracts based up
on it may prove impracticable
of fulfilment. The railroads
allege that granting the broth
erhoods' demands in full would
add $100,000,000 annually to
their expenses. This burden,
lis nominally assumed by the
roads, would be shifted to the
public. Neither the corpora.
tons nor the brotherhoods.
have the right to take any step.
that would tend toward that.
result.
An equitable compromise
between the disputantS appears
feasible. Both parties must
think again, and think first Of
the people. The interstate COM
merce commission should inves,
tigate and act. In the mean
time the difficulty should be-
referred to mediation or arbi-
tration under the Newman
Erdmann'S federal law
SpokeSman-Review.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-21
PUBLICITY MAN FOR LOCAL
CHAUTAUQUA IS ON SCENE
FRED f. KEAST WILL HAVE
CHARGE OF AFFAIRS HERE
DURING NEXT WEEK.

Fred E. Keast. advance man and
business manager for the Ellison
White Chautauqua System arrived in
town this morning to attend to the
publicity for the Pendleton Chautau-
qua which opens its doors on week
from tonight. Mr. Keast has been
connected with Ellison-W White for
three Years and knows hod to handle
Chautauqua affairs He is a gradu.
ate Of Leland Stanford University
taking his degree from that institution
this spring. While there he was pro-
minent in student affairs managing
and producing several of the produc.
tons as we'll as playing the leading
role in numerous shows Ellison
White have found him valuable to
them because of his experience and
have sent him TO Pendleton to make
this third year under their manage
ment an overwhelming success.
Tomorrow morning at $50 in the
Commercial Club rooms Mr.. Keas
with meet with the local com
.nittee and with any who an
Interested in the Chautauqua. He will
outline a plan of action for the local
organization to assist them in the sale
Of the first allotment of six hundred
season tickets. The present plan is
for ticket day campaign when all
of the tickets will be sold. Watch for
ticket day. Every citizen will he
given a chance to cooperate with the
local organization and make the
Chautauqua a huge success.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-21
IF INTERVENTION COMES
MLTHOUGH it will be stu
Y pid in the extreme for the

mLTHOUGH it will be stu
~ pid in the extreme for the
Carranza government to
force the issue with the United
States the trend of events is in
the direction of such a break.
If such a condition comes
about it will mean the sending
into Mexico of an army of paci-
fication-the purpose being to
set up a stable government,
supported by American arms
temporarily and permanently
under an American protector
ate.
How much of a task that will
be remains to be seen. 1t may
be the regular army augment
ed by the militia will be suffi-
cient for the task. Much will
depend upon the temper of the
Mexican people. If we can get
it through their heads that we
are there not to steal their
country but to save it from an
archy the opposition to our
progress may not be fOrmid-
able. However at the best the
work will require many months
and the sacrifice Of many lives.
The reward for such efforts
by this nation will consist in
putting an end to the ever-re-
curing revolutions in the be-
nighted land. 1t will enhance
our position with other nations.
perform our duty under the
Monroe doctrine and insure
our border from depredations
that have become intolerable.
The benefits from the Mexi-
can standpoint will be even
greater. Mexico will be better
off under an American protec-
torate than under the heel Of
first one warning faction and
then another. Industry and
education will be made to
thrive and prosperity will be
in store for a land that has been
long despoiled. For an ex-
ample of what an American
protectorate means the Mexi-
cans have to look only at Cuba
and Porto Rico.
If American intervention IS
TO come the Mexicans will be
fortunate in getting it from the
hand of Woodrow Wilson. He
is a president with conscience
in tune with the best American
traditions. He will not wage
war of aggrandisement for
this country. He will go into
Mexico to save that country,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-21
School Election
is Held at Rieth
Monday
GEORGE II. ROBERTS ELECTED
DIRECTOR AND +. n. LUSE
ELECTED CLERK.
east oregonian Specially

SeA1L CANSOAAA0h pPCNAoil
RIETH, ore, June 21.-The an.
nual school meeting was held at the
school house Monday afternoon
bringing out good attendance, from
the interested voters. George r
Roberts was elected director and F
~ Luse elected clerk A meeting OF
the board has been called for Friday
evening at Z O'Clock and a cordial in
vitatiOn is extended to the patrons OF
the school to be present and consult
with the board in other words, get
together in a congenial manner and
establish harmony in the district.
otto H. Falk has gone to Portland
fr a short visit with his family
G. ;. Mcclellan went to Union on
No. Is Friday, returning Sunday
night, accompanied by Mrs. Mcclellan
who has been visiting at Union the
past week
Mrs. D. ". Jackson has returned
from d short visit IN Portland last
week.
Engineer James Keane has moved
his family here from The Dalles and
will tent on the south side for the
summer.
s. A. Herring, car service agent Of
the O-W. r. & n system, visited the
local station Monday in the interest
of his department.
Mr.. Mcclellan, assistant engineer of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-21
ARBITRATION NEEDED

IT I is regrettable in the ex-
treme that the conference
between the railroads and
the brotherhoods has, at least
temporarily, broken off in dis
agreement. 1t also is more re-
grettable, if more regret be
possible, that the railway bro
therhoods have determined to
take referendum as to strik-
ing. Such a vote means that,
in case the unions ultimatum
should be ignored, their COM
mittee will be invested with au-
thority to call out trainmen,
engineers, conductors and
brakemen on every line involv-
! ed in the dispute.
The brotherhoods represent
100000 workers, the railways
528 lines. The disparity be-
tween the railroad employees
and the public served by these
roads is equivalent to that be-
tween an infinitesimal fraction
of the American people and a
public numbering over 10O,-
100000 souls. No cause on
earth, however equitable, can
Justify this tiny minority in
striking at the welfare of the
whole country. A railway
strike would bring measure
less mischief to American busi.
ness and prosperity. 1t might
easily deprive hundreds of cit
les of the necessities of life. It
would universally paralyze in
dustry and communication.