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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1914)
PHONES MAY SEND ROBINHOOD AND ARCHERS Free Knitting and Crocheting Lessons From 1 to 5 Daily Art Department on the Second Floor All Oregon Electric Cars From Willamette Valley Stop at Our Doors Parcels Checked FREE BOLD AT HEILIG TONIGHT In Dense "Woods of Sherwood Forest in Portland for Nonce Will Bessia Abott Sing Maid Marian in'Tnsieful Opera. 0.-W.R.aN. TRAIMS Picture Framing To Order At Lowest Prices Largest Stock , I-ilgh-Grade Mouldings In the City. Flag Sale Main Floor Booth Today "Will Bo in Charge of Mrs. C D. Simmons. Company Prepares for Alter native if Telegraphers De cide to Strike. Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods SSor Honrs 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Every Bonis. ess Day Saturday Included 5- ,-. K V WAGE ISSUE SUBORDINATED 6s"stem's Plan to lilinploj Other Than Kejmen for Agents Prominent in Controversy J. . Farrell Makes Statement. Trains on the entire O.-W. R. & N. ystem may be dispatched by telephone If officials of the company are unable to agree with telegraph operators now In the service on rates of pay, hours of employment and other working con ditions which now are the subject of negotlatifts. Pending the arrival In Portland of 31. "W. "W. Hangar, a mediator for the Federal Government no further efforts to reach an understanding will be made lay representatives either of the com pany or of the men. Although the subjects of wages, hours and working conditions are among those in controversy, the ques tion that, in the mind of the company, la cause for greatest concern Is the provision for future appointment of agents. The telegraphers have asked that in naming agents at stations where the agents are not required to do their own telegraphing, that men be selected Irom the ranks of the operators. The company maintains the right to vary their choice to include clerks and cash iers as well. Some Phones Now Used. But back of the contentions of the men seemingly Is the problem pre sented by the Inevitable substitution of telephones instead of telegraph in struments In dispatching trains. The company already uses telephones -for dispatching between Portland and The Dalles and has plans to extend the telephone service to all parts of the cysteru aa soon as business conditions Justify the expenditure. To bring the men who act as tele phone "operators" Into the telegraph ers' union is one of the objects of the men Involved In the present contro versy. When the company substituted tele phones for- telegraph on the line be tween Portland and The Dalles most of the men formerly employed as teleg raphers were retained as "telephon ers." They received the same wages and worked under the same conditions as tho telegraphers. It requires no technical skill or spe cial training to receive train orders over the telephone. The men fear that eventually the company will employ boys and perhaps women to do the telephone operating and that the scale cf wages will be greatly reduced. This subject really Is the principal Issue back of the present proceedings. Dispatchers Not Concerned. So far as the wages of telegraphers on the O.-W. R. & N. system is con cerned, they are on a par with other ..lines in this territory with the possible exception of the Southern Pacific, where they are somewhat higher. Telegraphers who act also as agents are paid from $60 to S75 a month, but get other perquisites, such as house rent, light and fuel. In addition they sometimes are paid commissions from the express companies and commercial telegraph companies. Telegraph operators who do teleg raphing exclusively and have no agents' duties to perform, are paid from S80 to $100 a month. - Dispatchers are paid about $125 a month, but they are not parties to the present controversy. J. D. Farrell Makes Statement. In explanation of the company's position, J. D. Farrell, president, made the following statement yesterday: A committee claiming to represent agents nd operators on our lines has been in con ference v.'lth our officers for some weeks. As Indicated by the demands made, one f the main objects Bought has been the es tablishment of a rule that no one can be appointed a station agent of the company at any of the stations except Portland, Seat tile. Tacoma or Spokane, except- a teleg rapher, notwithstanding many of these sta tion agents have no telegraphic duties to perform. The proposed rule makes it Impossible to promote to the position of station agent em ployes SUCh as cashiers at Stations nnri tork. In freight offices, many of whom are mora laminar with the duties of the agent and by training better Qualified to Mrtnm n-h duties than telegraph operators. The com pany comes in contact with the public main ly through Its station agents and it, there fore, declined to confine appointments to such positions to telegraphers and insisted upon ics ngm to appoint competent men of Its own selection. Parmount Issue Cited. The Importance of orooer aeenpv rnnn. sentatlon at local stations has led the company to mature a plan which Involves the employment of a competent man whose specific work shall be to instruct such em ployes In their attitude and duties toward the public Acquiescence In the contention of the committee would not only defeat this plan, but deprive the companv in a rreal 'xneasure of its necessary control over Its representatives. There are, of course. Involved, questions concerning rates of wages and working rules hrt:h are important alike to the men, the company and to the public, but they are by no means controllng. The paramount con. ideration Is the administration of the prop erty by Its officers to the end that Its agents, who are Important officers, may be truly representative of the company. On December 1 last the company revised Its rates of pay for operators and agents, making Increases of about 6 per cent of the total payroll for this class of service and its present rates and working mles are as fav orable as those of Its active competitors. Additional increases In pay are in. con templation. We are Informed that the Order of Rail way Telegraphers has called upon the t'nited States Board of Mediation and Con ciliation to Intervene and wo are Informed Assistant Commissioner Hanger of the board la now en route to Portland. VALUATIONS TO BE TOPIC Owners of Business Property Will Confer With Assessor. Owners of downtown property will meet at the library Friday at 1:30 o'clock to confer with Assessor Reed on his tentative valuations placed on property In the business district. With a view to the installation of the Vomers system of unit realty valua tions, Mr. Reed has placed a tentative value on the center lot on each side of each block In the business district. The property-owners are expected to discuss these tentative valuations, and as a result the formation of a com munity opinion as to the value of the epeclfio lot Is expected. With this as a basis, and by the application of the Eomer-3 system, the value of the other lots In each block will be ascertained. Mr. Reed has placed a valuation on the four center lots in each block bounded by Oak. Tenth, Taylor and Third streets. r i 5 " ' f V' 4. f - s. l, 1 : i. .-; 'SS;SH? J f lit" -''.Hr,: i .'. AI-1', ...... - i J ? i v I " : - "- BESSIE3 ABBOTT, GRAND OPERA STAR WHO WTI.Ii SIJfQ AT HEILIQ TONIGHT. AMERICA'S greatest lyrio soprano, Bessie Abott, supported by the De Koven Opera Company of 60 trained slngerB, will be the attraction at the Heillg Theater, Eleventh and Morrison streets, for three nights, be ginning tonight, with a 'special matinee Saturday. The De Koven Opera Company, which will sing this tuneful opera, is the same organization which presented the mas. terpiece last season during its long and successful run in New York. In addition to Bessie Abott. of grand opera, Paris, and Metropolitan, New York, who will sing the part of Maid Marian, Henrietta Wakefield, of the Metropolitan, again will sing "Alan-a-Dale." George Frothlngham, the origi nal Friar Tuck with the old Bostonlans, again will play the part with this com pariy a role he has performed over 5000 times. Others In the cast are Ralph Brainard, James Stevens, Jerome Dalejs Helena Morrill, Tillle Salinger, Phil Branson,. Lorena Carman and Sid Bra han. The "original chorus and production remain intact, and an orchestra of U0 picked musicians is a feature. RAILROADS DECIDE ON TODRIST RATES North Pacific Coast Passen ger Association to Use Last Year's Schedule. BEACH FARES UNCHANGED 'Back East" Tickets Will Be Sold June 1 to October &1 Every Day and Conventions Will Not Get Special Reductions. Summer tourist rates "back East" and excursion fares to Pacific beach re sorts will be the same- this year as they were in 1913. . This was agreed upon at a special meeting of the North Pacific Coast Pas senger Association in the Multnomah Hotel yesterday. The individual railroads operating to the beach resorts will be permitted to name their own sale dates, but the rates virtually have been fixed $4 for the round, trip between Portland and either Clatsop Beach, Or., or North Beach, Wash. The return limit will be the entl of the season. Special week-end rates also will be named . "Back East" fares have been agreed upon by the North Paclflo Coast Pas senger Association and recommended to the Transcontinental Passenger As sociation at Chicago. As soon as they are approved by officials of that body an order will bo promulgated making them effective. states East Begin June 1. Beginning June 1 "back East" tickets will be sold every day, with a return limit to October 31. The dally sale dates were inaugurated last year and proved successful. In spite of opposi tion by some of the lines, which com plained that this arrangement Inter fered with the sale of their regular nine-months' tickets. Following the custom of former years, the railroads in this territory will not cut below the regular Sum mer tourist rates In making rates to conventions. The daily sale dates also will preclude the necessity of naming special dates for moving con vention business. An exception will be made this year, however, in the case of the annual con vention of the Shrlners at Atlanta, Ga, May 10 to 15. As this meeting comes before the tourist, season opens, the re duced rates will be applied to cover this movement only. Portland Shrlners will have a special train to Atlanta. They decided yester day to use the O.-W. R. & N. line out of Portland and the Burlington from Denver to St. Louis. The route east of St. Louis has not been selected, but probably will be the Southern Railway. A round trip of $91.40 between Port land and Atlanta has been made for the Shrlners' meeting. Round trip fares to principal Middle Western and Eastern points as will be provided by the Summer tourist tariffs will be as follows: Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Colorado common points, $55; Kansas City, Omaha, Min neapolis, St. Paul and Missouri River common points, 60; St. Louis, $70; Chi cago, $72.50; Detroit, $83.50; Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Toronto, $92; Balti more and Washington, $107.50; Phila delphia and New York, $108.50; Boston. $110; Providence, $111.80. Other cities will take proportionate rates. These rates will apply Xrom Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and all other points in the Northwest Passenger officials who attended yes terday's meeting look for a heavyv movement to Eastern points this yeat. In addition to the regular traffic a big movement will be developed by- the large number of conventions In East ern cities. y Convention Dates Announced. In addition to the Shrlners' meeting some of the principal conventions for which the carriers are preparing to handle special parties out of Portland and other Northwestern cities are: National Electric Light Association, at Philadelphia. June 1 to 5; Modern Woodmen of America, at Toledo, O., June 12 and 13; Associated Ad Clubs of America, ab Toronto, Ont, June 25 to io .Baptist Young People's Union, at Kansas City. June 2 to 6; Knights of Columbus, at St. Paul, August 4 to 6; Elks, at Denver. July 13 to 16; Frater nal Order of Eagles, at Kansas City, August 10 to 15; Rural Letter Carriers, at vy asnmgion, u. c, August 11 to 14; Hoo Hoo, at Winnipeg, Man., September 8 to 11; Grand Army, at Detroit, in Sep tember; Royal Arcanum, at New York, May 20; American Association of Nur serymen, at Cleveland, O., June 24 to 26; Knights of Pythias, at Cleveland, O., in July; Spanish-American War Veterans, at Louisville, Ky., in September; Red Men, at Portland. Me., September 14 to 18, and Oddfellows, at Atlantic City, week of September 24. A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas senger agent of the Northern Pacific, was chairman of yesterday's meeting. Others who attended were C. W. Mel drum, of Seattle, assistant general pas- Bcnser agent oi tne threat Northern; A. J. McCarthy, of Seattle, chief clerk for the Milwaukee passsenger department; J. A. Ormondy, chief Clerk Southern Pacific; E. C. Robbins, chief clerk Northern Pacific; William McMurray, general passenger agent; A. J. Cum mlng, chief clerk, and A. F. Deigert. rate clerk, O.-W. R, & N. Company. J. W. BREWER IN CHARGE Head of New Bureau Is Selected to Manage Field Work. J. W. Brewer, of Redmond, will be appointed to work In the field for the Oregon Immigration Commission, ' In charge of a new department known as the state locating bureau. This line of work was recommended to tho Commission at Its meeting yes terday by State Immigration Agent C. C. Chapman, and he was authorized to appoint Mr. Brewer to the position. "This step on the part of the Com mission," said Mr. Chapman last night, "marks an addition to the work which we are already carrying on in co-operation with the State Bankers' Associa tion and other organizations. It Is a step distinctly Intended to be for the benefit of the settler rather than the landowner." Works Department Has 9Tcw Jobs. Tho Municipal Department of Public Works is to have five new employes. The City Commission at its regular meeting yesterday passed an ordinance Introduced by Commissioner' Dieck cre ating the following positions: One junior accountant at $105 a month, two assistant foremen at $3.50 a day, one topographical draughtsman at $105 a month, one office boy at $35. a month. Women's . and Misses' $35 Suits at $16.95 Women's $22.50 Coats at $12.98 Department Second Ilbor In this assortment of high-grade suits we include a great many models made especially for small women and misses. Plain tailored and semi-fancy styles for wear on all occa sions. Tailored, draped or peg top skirts. Serges, velours, brocades, corduroys, broadcloths, and nov elty mixtures in the season 's most C? "t i Q ff? wanted colors. Suits worth to $35 H JLJJ Department Second Tloor Not all sizes in each style but there are so many attractive models that you are sure to find one to please. . Short and 3-4 length" coats in ; handsome brown, black and gray mixtures, also in several plain colors. Many are in the latest English cut with kimono sleeves and full flare skirt. Coats in this O QQ lot selling up to $22.50. - Choice pJLr270 Special Line of Women's $1.50 House Dresses At the Main Floor Bargain Circle Today at Several attractive styles to choose from. Percales in light and dark, colors plain chambrays or striped and checked gingham3 in great variety of patterns. High or low necks, long or elbow sleeves. Trimmed with embroidery, pipings, etc. . All sizes, $1.50 house dresses DOUBLE Stamps WITH CASH PURCHASES Women's Silk Petticoats Special $3.29 Dept. Second Floor Shown in. a complete range of the wanted Spring shades. Splendid heavy quality messaline in plain and flowered effects. String tops, accordion plaited CJJQ OA flounces. Specially priced at only IDO 45-Inch New Embroidery Fl6uncings at $1.98 $1 Allover Laces 48c 60c Embroideries 19c r Main Floor Crisp new em broidery flonncings in beautiful designs all white or colored patterns on voile, 42 to 45-inch widths. Special GJf QQ Thursday, yard pJ.70 Main Floor All-over laces and shadow flonncings in widths from 16 to 22 inches. Also 16 inch Camisole laces in dainty designs. "Worth up toO-, $1.00, special at, yard"- ' Underwear and Hosiery at.Clean-Up Prices Main Floor Broken lines and odd lots to be closed out at once. Get your share of these splendid bargains offered for Thursday. Women's 75c Hose 49c Black and Tan Only Special line of women's Lisle and Cot ton Hose in black and tan shades. Regu lar and outsizes in this assortment. Standard 75c Hose, Thurs- 5 0r day only, low price, the pairTrii'C' 25c and 35c Hose at 19c "Women's fine quality Silk, Lisle and Cotton Hose in good assortment of col ors ; also in black, regular 25c Tf f and 35c grades, the pair, at $3.50 Silk Vests $2.75 Main Floor "Women's Italian silk vests and knickerbockers in standard make. Cf? 'S Reg. $3.50 grade, P 4 $2 Silk Vestsat $i.69 Odd line of sizes in "Women's Venetian silk vests. Beautifully finished and perfect fitting. Reg. $2.00 grades, J ZJQ Thursday Special P - 50c Ribbed Vests At 35c Main Floor "Women 's ribbed vests in low neck and sleeveless style with fancy yoke. O EZf Regular 50c grade, at-'-'' $2.75 Vests at $1.19 "Women's silk and wool vests in famous Zimmerli make. "White and a few colors in this lot. Regular to $2.75 JJ fj t Ck grades, now at P -1 X 2 Main Floor 18-inch embroidery flouncings, 1 to 6-inch bands and galloons and 22-inch all over embroideries. Odd lines selling formerly up to TQ 60c. Special, the yard Silk or Wool Rennants lA Price Center Circle, Main Floor . Remnants and odd lengths of plain and fancy Silks for waists, petticoats, linings, etc. Lengths 1 to 5 yards. Remnants of Wool Dress Goods in lengths from 1 to2Y2 yards, suitable for waists, skirts, children's dresses, etc. dV&.XVi Price 4:0c Coffee 29c lb. Fourth Floor Coffee de livered only with other pur chases in the Grocery Dept. Men's $1.25 Shirts Dept. Mala Floor This is our cel ebrated "Belmont" line. Shown in a splendid variety of new Spring patterns stripes and checks and figured effects, in brown, blue, black and white, lav ender, tan, etc "Woven madras and percales. Standard ChEZf $1.25 Shirts, your choice J'OC New Arrow Shirts $1.5Q to $5 Main Floor Plain, plaited or semi stiff bosoms. Coat styles with at tached or separate cuffs. Unusu ally fine selection of neat patterns. Also complete line Arrow shirts in colored negligees. GJC? ff Priced from $1.50 to pJJJ Ma nhattan Shirts $1.50 to $3.75 Main Floor Complete new stock of Manhattan shirta just received. Very latest patterns in all the wanted fabrics silks, mercerized madras. Russian cords, etc. At tached or separate (PQ C cuffs. Priced $150 to O Men's Yorke Shirts $1.5Q to $5,00 Mala Floor "Woven madras, New port madras, Russian ' cords, per cales and other materials. Full as sortment of all styles. Smart new Spring patterns. G?tT Prices from $1.50 to 11 O'Cedar Oil Given FREE Todau! at With Every $1.50 O'Cedar Mop Third Floor With wcrv 0'Poin "rT cj 1.50 we will oivo nnn.hnftlo Ci'C.oAa r;i .t,,nl..ll. "in b. & H. Green Trading Stamps with purchases of 10c or over. "Wear-Ever" Cooking Utensils Reduced Regular $3.30 grades now on sale at Sl.OO Regular $3.80 grades now on sale at $2.60 iteguiar $o.u grades now on sale at $3.95 Odd Lines Art China for Decorating at Va Price V KllUkj ROSE SHOW HEAD NAMED MRS. . E. LAWRENCE TO MANAGE FENITrSTJXA PARK EVENT. Plana l.nld for Csmpaln to RaJae Pnads for Expenaea. and Tenta tive Date la Fixed. Mrs. G. E. Lawrence, president of the Women's Auxiliary, was elected man agrer of the Peninsula Park Rose Show at a meeting: of the Joint committee from tho North Portland Commercial 'Club and the auxiliary" yesterday. Her assistant managers are J. H. Nolta and S. L. Osborne. It was tentatively de cided to start the show Monday, June 8. The plan to raise money for expenses, suggested by Mrs. Nellie K. Shadduck, was adopted. Penny boxes are to be placed In every family and places of business on the Peninsula, In which each family is expected to deposit one foot 'of pennies or more. The North Portland Commercial Club will procure and distribute the boxes. All organizations on the Peninsula will be asked to assist. Committees will be appointed in every community. A special committee wa3 appointed to see about illuminating the park with electric lights, and to obtain a search light to play on the sunken rose gar den. The rose exhibits will be placed under canvas around the sunken gardens. The "Women's Vernon Club and the W omen s Overlook Club have tendered their assistance. Mrs. Lawrence, man ager, said that she expected that every citizen and organization on the Penin sula would do their part, and on that condition sne would agree to manage tne snow. Why Yon Should Bathe Internally Under our present mode of living, nature unassisted cannot dispose of all the waste. This waste sends its poisons into the system through the blood cir culation, and brings on countless ills. That's the reason a physician's first step In illness Is to give a laxative. Physicians generally. In order to stop this accumulation of waste, are now advising the use of- the "J. B. L. Cascade," nature's cure for constipa tion, which rids the lewer intestine of all waste and keeps it healthy with out drugging. It is now being shown by Woodard. Clarke & Co., Alder and West Park sts., Portland. Ask for booklet, "Why Man of To day Is Only 60 Per Cent Efficient." Adv. Logger Samuel Fr ye Killed. NORTH BEND. ' Or., Feb. 18. (Spe. When the Children Cough Uss MUSTEROLE! $To telling how soon the symptoms may develop Into croup. And then's when you're glad you have a Jar of MUSTEROLE at hand to give, prompt, sure relief. It positively does not blls. ter tbe tenderest akin. As first aid and a certain remedy there's nothing like -MUSTEROLE, Thousands of - mothers know it. Von should keep a jar in the house. It. Is the remedy for adults, too. Re lieves Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Tonsll- ltis. Croup. Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neu ralgria. Headache, Congestion. Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches of Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles, Chilblains. Frosted Feet and Colds of the Chest (it prevents Pneu monia). At your druggist's in 25o and 60c jars, and a special large hospital aUe xor s&o. Accept no substitute. If your druggist cannot supdIv vou. send 25c or SOo to the MUSTEROLE Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and we will man you a lar, postage prepaid. (56) MRS. J. HORLICK, West Philadelphia. Pa., says: "MF 4-year-old son had severe brnochltis. I found Musterole the best thing I ever used." cial.) Samuel Frye, a logger, died to day in Mercy Hospital, having ..been brought here from Clarence Gould's camp, near Allegany, this morning, where his back was broken when he was pinioned by a falling tree. 'J-j m .j v w wr '-'7'' "'";:;r,v::rTf Medium-Priced Pianos $365 to $450 I We have carried for many years three makes of medium-priced pianos each affectionately known in thousands of homes: Kurtzmann Emerson- Estey J These three makes are built reliably the musical qualities of tone, touch, etc. are very pleasing and satisfactory the prices are very reasonable, considering their reputation and worth CJ We will sell you a medium-priced Piano and agree to take it back any time within one year, allowing tne full purchase price toward a new Steinway. tj Moderate payment terms on any Piano. ' Sherman .play &fGo. Victor Talking Machines, Pianolas. Steinway. Weber and Other Pianos. Morrison at Sixth, Portland, Opp. Post Office