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New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
High Labor Cost
Responsible for
Shortage of Funds
Transportation Expert Ex.
plains Why Railroads Be-
came Embarrassed When
Congress Failed to Pass
Deficiency Bill

A railroad authority, asked hoqO
1t happened that the railroads avere
left in dire financial straits aohe1a
the late Congress adjourned a0ithout
passing the general deficiency bill,
prepared the folloaUing statement:
7 The first year of government
operation under Mr.. McAdoo
produced a deficit of 100000, ,0OO-
that is, the government produced net
income of $780, 100000 and had a rental
to pay to the owners of 5000, 100000.
> On capital expenditures in 1916
the government used $3.50. .OOO,-
900, Of which 100000 was the orig
inal revolving fund appropriated by
Congress on Mr.. McAdoo's statement
that it would amply meet all the re-
quirements, and s1S0,OO0,OO0 was taken
by the government out of the railroad
net receipts.
Z Mr. McAdoo increased railroad
wages so much that 5000. 900 900
was added to the payroll; and this enor.
nous labor cost together with the
high cost Of materials (duc to war
wages in other industries), raised from
$4,000, 100000 a year to about $4,000
100000 the cost of producing transpor-
tation.
Il Mr.. McAdoo increased the
freight and passenger rates
s900,OO0,OOO to OOO,OOO.0OO, OH the
assumption that the wage increase
would not be over $500, 100000; that
$250,000,000 was needed to provide for
higher labor, coal and material costs
not taken care of in 1917 rate adjust
ment; and $3.50 100000 for higher coal
and material costs in 1918, total Of
5000 .OOO,0 900; but the wage increase was
three times the expectation absorbing
nearly all the rate increasc) and, con-
sequently, the new rates paid by the
public, as high as they are, do not
meet the increased cost of government
operation.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
''Seedy" Jin''s Adpentures
In Sauing Money

At the end of fifteen years "Secdy"
Jim owned the finest hog and beet
farms in the county, and brought his
family to church in town every Sun
day in his auto. Now he supports two
beds at the city hospital, gives the
street sweepers big feed every Christ
mas and subscribed $1,000 toward a
new association building. "Speedy" jim,
with everythin' agn' him, even his
name, did not go to seed, but ripened
into thrifty, useful and prosperous
citizen.
Few young men to-day have such
handcaps as Jim Henderson. So much
the better for you. How much better
can you do with your greater advan-
tages?
The economic programme is de-
signed to help a man fit his income
and his abilities into the purposes
of a wellrounded Christian life. 1t
is promoted to enable him to bear his
full share of responsibility to his
home, employer and society and the
nation. In other words, it is supposed
to develop Christian character. And
it does. Given a man, and given also
facts as to how he earns, spends, saves,
invests and gives his money, and you
have about as accurate an index to
his character as can be found. I'M
prove his relationships to his money
matters and you definitely improve
his character.
While Bill Sawyer, our village
matchmaker, is making a watch, the
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

them at the banks. The director gen.
eral, in his most recent statement of
his necessities up to the end of June,
showed that he had to have 5000, ,OO0,-
coo. but the full requirements of the
government railroad administration for
the year are likely to be $1,000, ,OO0, 900
more than this.
The 1919 financial requirements are
about like this:
$380,0o0,000 due the railroad COM
panies on last years account;
$500, 600, 600 to be paid car and
locomotive builders for new equip
mcnt;
$500, ,coo,ooo for additions and bet
terments:
$100.Co0,000 due the railroads ON
CnrfSonnL
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Wage account Of the
RaiI,uay Brotherho0ds
Average annual earnings

Average annual earnings
man before Adamson
,u law was ............ Sl,27S
The 1917 train and yard
payroll was .......... sos, ,OGO, 900
Average number of
men, 5000.
Average annual earn
ings, 81 ,467.
Dec smber, 1917 (when
government took over
roads), payroll was on
an annual basis of. . . $565, 900, 600
(385,00O mem.
OF this amount the
Adamson law accounted
for $73 100000.
Lane Wage Board (May,
1879 estimated in
crease to these en-
ployes under it's award
at $66,000,000, but rail
road wage accountants
show that it is about
~ per cent, or. .... 16O. .OOO. 900
Making 1918 basis of
annual pay ........ $725, 100000
average per man.
$1,883
The 1919 wage award is
said to give further
increase in wages to
these employees Of go $50, ,OOO, 900
But if time and a half
for overtime is granted
there would be an ad-
ditional .... 6O.O0O. 600
Making the 1919 in
crease ......... .s12o, ,OOo, 900
And bringing the pay
roll up to............ to. $4,000, 900
Average per man. S2,194.
If time and half is not
granted the payroll
would be ........... 785,OOO,0O
Making the average
wages per man, S2,040.
On 1915 wage rates pres
ent payroll would be-. 492, 100000
If s120,000,G00 is granted
now total increase
since 1916 will be GO
per cent? ..:......... $4,000, 900
Adamson law increase. 73,000.O00
McAdoo administration. 160,00O,O00
Hines administration. 60,000,OO0
with perhaps also ..... 10000, 600
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Stopping the Leaks
IN, Ones Spending

Within a week he found himself
being initiated into the plants en-
ploycs' savings club. This was the or
ganization promoted by the associa-
tion through which most of the eco
nomic programme activities were con-
Quoted. The only condition of admis-
sion was the promise to "try to save
some part, however small, of my in.
come" Tom had to pinch himself to
realize that he belonged to an organi-
zation that stood for spending less
than ones income. But he survived
the shock and made good member. At
the first meeting plans were discussed
az to how the club could promote the
fale Of war savings stamps among the
workers in the plant and how the club
could help push investment by en-
ployes in Liberty bonds. In the last
drive, largely through the efforts of
the club, the factory had gone 100 per
cent in Liberty bond sales. Every one
of the 1,400 employees had subscribed
and the grand total had been $114,O0O.
At the weekly meeting of this club
prominent men were invited to give
practical talks on economic topics.
Tom was especially impressed by the
stereoptcon lecture on Thrift in
Recreation" given by 'Big Bill" Ed
wards, famous football coach On some
occasions motion pictures on thrift
were shown. "Stop the Leaks" was
one Of the best.
Tom read some of the books on
economic questions which had been
placed in the club library. By this
time he was doing good deal of
thinking on money matters.
"What blankety, blank fool I've
been!" he concluded "If l had only
prepared for peace in time of war
might have had fine little nest egg
for rainy day or wedding or some
thing"
Tom was thoroughly prepared to
enter the essay contest conducted by
the club. While his efforts on "Why
Save ?" failed to get first prize, it was
not without profit in his experience.
On the next payday he increased his
savings over the previous week by so
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Standard Equipment for
Unstandardized Railroads
Some Absurd Results of the Railroad Admnstra-
tions Attempt to Put All the Carriers on One
Basis, Regardless of Wide Physical Differences

DOLlT1CS, the professors remind us,
a is fast becoming science Per-
haps so, but in practice 1t occasionally
seems comedy of errors. State leg
islation reached the peak of absurdity
few years ago, when the Legislature
of Texas passed an act requiring that
when two railroad trains reached a
crossing both must come to halt until
one of them had passed. The United
States Railroad Administration, i'll al
lotting new standard equipment recent
ly, achieved results which were irri
tating to the realroad executives and
appeared in few instances ridiculous
to the disinterested observer.
In the latter months of the war the
railroad administration set out on an
attempt to purchase uniform types of
equipment, including locomotives and
cars, for all the roads of the country.
The theory of Standardization seemed
particularly attractive, especially dur
ing the war, when industrial conserva-
tion required the elimination of va
riety of styles in all kinds of commodi-
ties. But, whatever the advantages Of
the innovation were, the administration
in first making its allotment to the
various roads failed to give sufficient
consideration to all the individual va
riations and special needs
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Born, June Z, 1856
A Human;
D1ed, -, l9l-
A Wholesale Grocer"

The average American has been de-
scribed as Economically illiterate."
But this was at the time of the First
Liberty Loan. The war situation taught
US lot of things about financial mat
ters. The increase in the cost of
bread, milk, hats and shoes forced
thousands of us to wrestle with eco
nomic questions as never before. 1t
started us thinking how we could be of
more value to the boss so as to pave
the way for the next suggestion Of a
raise. We began to watch the pennies.
nickels and dimes which so easily fall
by the waysicc. We started to study
why, how, when and where to spend.
Then the War Savings Stamp and
Liberty Loan drives came along and
taught us lot of things about saving
and investing. Before the war there
were less than 10000 bondholders
in the country. After the Fourth
Liberty Loan there we're over 100000
900 war savers, an average Of one for
every adult person in the country.
Many of us who thought it absolutely
impossible to save red cent have
found, when the government needed
the money to carry the war to its
successful conclusion, that we really
could save after all. And having cx-
perienced that cxhilaration and salts
faction that come from actually saw
ing and investing, we will continue
to save and invest. Socks, used as
non-interest producing banks by
people who feared the savings bank
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
The Emotion Of Being
Dead Broke

He began to study the milk business,
and while waiting Mt the dairy barn
each morning for his daily supply
learned how to milk.
lie got along very we'll for while;
joined the church and married one Of
the girls to whom he delivered milk,
but the old name Of "Seedy" stuck to
him still
Then his old malady came on again,
sentencing him to another ninety days
in the hospital. After a while he
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Teaching Am erican Workers What to Do With Their

who is friend of mine ?" asked the
secretary.
"Fine!" replied Tom; "just what I've
been itching for"
1t did Tom lot of good to come in
contact with the successful business
man. And the bit of unselfish service
didn't do the business man any harm
The next thing was to find another
job. The employment bureau helped
him locate in industry-in shop where
the economic programme was in full
swing
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

One fellow, Harold Bennett, who had
been bounded by loan sharks. was or
dered by his boss to attend this series.
He was an unreliable worker, spend
ing his pay before he earned it; but
after about three sessions he saw the
light. Now he is a faithful employee
with saving account in the bank, and
his better service recognized by an
increase in pay.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
National Di0erences
And Property Rights

Spanish land grants conveyed merely
the surface soil suitable for agricult.
ure, reserving mineral rights TO the
were not specifically included because
their value WAS unknown. But IL min
erai oil js AZ great source Of wealth
as orc, is II not logical to apply the
legal principles governing mines In
gensraI7
From the Mexican point Of visw IL
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Making for
Ineficiency

The Atchison, Topeka & Sanae Fe
road was particularly annoyed by its
allotment of coal cars. 1t had always
encouraged large users of coal to- fit
themselves with suitable equipment SO
that the entire load of a coal car could
be dumped at once. Officers of the
roads felt that would decrease eff
cheney and be an act of bad faith,
therefore, for the road to equip it.
self, as ordered by the Railroad Ad-
ministration, with coal cars which
would require consumers to unload
part with shovels.
A vigorous complaint was made by
the Western Pacific Railroad, to which
was allocated light type locomotives,
inasmuch as it needs heavy type loco
motives for economical operation on
mountain roads.
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials
chafed because it was asked to take
fifty-fve-ton coal cars instead of
seventy-ton hopper cars which its ex-
perience has taught it is best for
carrying mineral traffic, which consti-
tutcs about so per cent of its freight
business. The assertion was made
that the lighter cars would tend to
restrict the carrying capacity of the
roads.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad too
felt that it ought not to be called upon
to take cars different from the
standards which it had adopted after
long study and careful investigation.
The Southern Pacific corporate off,
Gals contcnded that the excess weight
in the Federal design of freight car
would incur needless waste and would
displacc paying freight.
Seven hundred and fifty drop hot
tom gondola cars were allotted to the
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
By E. A. Hungerford

<<r TOW straight do you think
about your money matters 2"
This question by the gen.
.ral manager Of large corporation
wss fired at my friend, who was seek
ing position.
"Why, fairly straight, l guess" he
replied. 1t was bad guess. He had
tbougks mighty little about his money
matters, and that little had not been
especially straight, as he recalled it.
"Over 90 per cent of our applicants"
continued the general manager, "shcw
by the tests we give them that they
are careless about their financial af-
fairs. This successful business has
been built on basis Of coming out
ahead, not behind or just breaking
sven. And our employees must man
age their personal affairs on the COM
;ng-out-ahead basis if they expect to
make good for us. as we'll as for them
selves. They must do better than live
within their means. They must save.
II is essential to success"
This business man struck at vital
individual and national weakness, for
Americans have been and arc as class
loose spenders. Europeans have long
suspected US as such, and personal OBJ
servation leads to a confirmation of
these suspicious. Of course, our war
experience has taken up lot of slack
in our loose spending, but of all the
personal problems before us to-day our
money matters are among the most
yexing.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

road of New Jersey-to take an Incl
tional--was allotted ten heavy Mikado
engines, which the company would
have been unable to use on its main
line because they were too heavy to
cross the railroad bridge across the
Delaware River at Easton, Pennsyl-
vania, and the railroad company en-
planned that it would be impossible 70
have the new bridge which had been
planned completed for a year ana
half
The Chicago and Great Western ais,
complained about the Mikado engines,
which its officers asserted were TOO
heavy for their service and tracks.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Successful in Business,
But a Failure in Life

Tom Johnson was a member Of n
Wholesale grocery firm in Western
city. He had been successful in bust
ness, but not in life. He had never
learned to think straight about his
money matters. Just before he died
he called his partner to his bedside
and said:
81 want you to see TO IAN inscription
for my tombstone. You know I never
married, for l had no time to spare
from business to spend with family;
but | made money. ! never joined
social or athletic club, for | was too
busy making money. Now when l am
gone have this inscription cut:
Born, June Z, 1859,
Human.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Railroad administration
Needs Billion Dollars

The government having failed to get
from Congress the $750,O0O,00O needed
to meet it's bare necessities for the
next few months is now appealing to
it's creditors 'thc railroad companies
and the equipment Gompanies) to take
its II. D. US" and borrow money ON
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

Continued on pagc sir
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17
Record Artists Here
In Concert Next Monday

An entertainment unique IN the
airloal and musical annals IS to be
given at the Oycrholser theater Mon
dayevcnng, September ~, by group
oi artists known the world over "by
their records" The famous stars who
are 10 appear here IN a combination
big time vaudeville concert are Henry
BUR-, tenor, Billy Murray, tenor COM
cdian Albert Campbell, lyric tenor J.
H. Meyers. baritone Frank CroXton,
blsso; Monroe Silver, character mon.
0logist; Fred Van Fps bauloi't,
Frank Bania. pianist; Sterling THO
and the Peerless Quartet
why Billy Succeeded.
Billy Murray ,lyS that his success
as a record artist is due TO the fac,
that he was born IN 1877. about which
time the talking machine came into
being. He made his first record more
than twenty years ago when the talk
ing machine still had IT'S way to make
IN the world. He has had almost end
less experience as an entertainer OF
all sorts. and has sung from end t.
end OF the United States. In those
early times It was not possible T.
make a ma,tcr-rccord. from which
others could be made as many as de-
sired. One song, one record, was the
order OF the day In order to cope with
the demand. therefore, he often had
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17

TO sing the same song over and over,
hundreds OF times, in order TO max,
records enough to meet the needs OF
the music hungry public.
One OF his finest contributions 70
the cause OF record music was the
discovery OF Ada Jones, with whom
he has been professionally associated
Tor many years Al that time. il was
not though, possible to record tc-
male voice and womans songs were
all sung by men with the falsetto voice
Ada Jones was the first 20 attempt 10
WIN success as woman recOrd-makcr
and that's something OF record II
itself, since her example in record.
making has been followed by McIba
Alma Gluck. Sophia BfaSlau, Tamak
Miura, Rosa Raisa and indeed The
greatest women singers Of the age
Murray Married.
Billy Murray informs the curious
that he is no, married TO Ada Jones
nor even engaged to her, for there j.
Mrs. Murray in Brooklyn who take
no all his time and all his affections
He conicSses also that he ncithe'
drinks nor smokes.
The management Of the eight fam
ous artists, as this interesting groul
OF entertainers is known. deyolveS ur.
on the ample shoulders Of Henry Burr
Henry BUR- has only one grievance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17
WITERIDCE
WAS ON VERGE
OF GIVING UP
He Gains Thirteen Pounds On
a Taking Tanlac and Says 1t
Has Made Him Feel Like a
I Different Man Altogether.

Z "My health has improved so much
sirce commenced taking lan'ac that
/ feel like a different man altogether,
said J. A. Withcridgc, l6}j South
Hope street, Los Angeles, Cal, the
other day.
81 had been in a general run down
condition for about eight months,
he continued, "and when began tax
ing Tanac had reached the pon,
where thought ! would have 10 give
mp my position and take a long rest
7 was tired and tagged out all 'ha
time. and my appetite Was So poor that
| couldn't eat enough to keen mp my
strength What little I did eat didn't
taste right aud didn't relish It at all.
was also very nervous, and rarely
ever got a good nights sleep, and Just
kept on gong down hill until was so
weak and run down that ! could hard
ly go up and down stairs, and would
have TO lose two or three days At =
time from my work.
Zone day ! overheard some GUS
toners Ia the store talking about 'lw
good Tanlac had done them, and one
of them seemed to have about the
same trouble | did. SO thought that
il Tanac had helped him it ought to
do me some good also. and | COM
mcnccd taking it right away. That was
Just about a month AGO, and now ! am
IN as good health as | ever was ! have
gained thirteen pounds already and
feel lust fine and dandy all the tine.
Ny nerves are as steady as clock,
and | sleep Just fine every night That
tired, iayged-out feeling has left me
altogether. and | am az full or energy
and 90 AZ any man. have gotten my
appetite back, too, and ! cat three
hearty meals every day I no louec'
wonder at the enormous sale OF Tan
lac. for know that it is a real medic
inc and does the work for people"
Tanac is sold in Ok|ahma City b,
,he WeStiall Drug Co. and lcadn;
druggists and dealers everywhere
lAdv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17

aud that I, agains, those who pcrsuad-
ed him to use the name by which he /,
SO well known
u began making records fifteen
years ago, when the talking machine
wa, sill more or les, at the toy stage
i, thc time was one OF the leading
singer, At tire celebrated Church Ct
incarnation, IN New York, a position
! had won after ninc years OF study
with John Denis Mohan- one Of the
best vocal teachers in New York. |
was told that it would hurt my repu,a
ton to sing under my own name, and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17
BITTER TASTE
SOUR STOMACH
Pills and Strong Medicines
Made This Lady's Troubles
Worse, But Thedford's
Black. .Draught I'm
proved Her Appe-
tite and Took
Away Her
Bile.

NANCE ky-Mrs. Cora Waddlc.
a resident OF this place, gives out this
statement; 81 have taken BLACK
DrauRht and found il to be tho best
liver medicine | ever used, |, has lust
been fine for indigestion, sour stom-
aeh. and bitter taste in the mouth
/ used 10 get bilious and cons,ipated
and had 10 take something Pills and
other strong medicines would only tear
nv stomach up and leave me in 4
worse fix than before taking. ! began
to have sick headaches.
After learning of Black-Draugh, |
took Il and was cured OF sick head
aches One or two doses week, or
4 pinch after meals, kept the bowels
open and took away all bile. have
= good appetite. due to my use OF
Black-Draugh,"
II your liver is not acting properly
you may suffer from such symptoms as
headache, biliousness, constipation, In
digestion, etc, and unless relief is OBJ
tained serious trouble may result
In lis 20 years Of successful use,
Thedford's Black Draught has been
f0tSad 10 relieve these ailments and
stimulate the liver to do its work,
Al all druggists. ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17

women have recognized this by letting
out the mcks IN their skirts, according
to Miss lobe Collier who returned TO
Jay on the Cedric,
French women are wearing longer
skirts" said Miss Collier. who is con-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17

in the role Of Cleopatra a, the Vaude.
VILE ,healer, the theatrical journals
ANNOUNCED TODAY.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17

that is why | am known today as
Henry Burr instead of Harry Nc
Claskey."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-17

Mary Garden to Play Cleopatra.
PARIS, Sept. H. Mary Garden will
make her winter appearance in Paris