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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1914. OPEN SHOP EDICT ENDS IN WALKOUT Every Plant on Harbor Stops Machinery After Order Is Given to Men. UNIONS NOT TOLERATED Manufacturers Determine to Allow No Grievance Meetings or Any Officers of Ixcals In Mills Affected by Decision. RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 21. (Spe eial.) Every shlugia mill on Wlllapa Harbor la shut down today as a result of an open shop ultimatum given the employes of the three Case shingle mills yesterday by President E. E. Case, and Joined in by A. S. Coates, of the Coates Shingle Company; Alex McCas kelt, of the Nema Improvement Com pany, and A. McGee. of the McGee Mill. Company. Mr. Case called his men together yes terday at 1 o'clock and announced his open shop conditions. He declared that- the operation of the mills must be to the mutual advantage of both the employer and the employed. He asserted that the domination of the union had caused more men to "go on the tramp than any other condition because a few hot headed irresponsibles ' were permitted to dominate the policy of the union. "From this day on our mills will be operated strictly on the open-shop plan. What I mean by that Is that we will make no distinction between union and nonunion men. "There will be no steward in the mills nor around the plants and there will be no officers of the union allowed to work In the mills from now on. "No employe will be retained who at tends any special or regular meeting for the purpose of agitating any changes or conditions in our plants. These must be taken up with the management directly. "An employe will hold his position with the company by his efficiency only from now on. The mills will be operated as steadily as possible and at all times the highest standard of wages will be maintained that is con sistent with conditions. There, will be no cut In wages. We will not arbitrate with any union committee whatever." These were the conditions and they were supplemented by Mr. Case with the expressed hope that the relations of the past might continue uninter rupted, "but, gentlemen, from now on the domination of the union with us has ceased," he said. A few questions were asked and an swered, following which the men gath ered up their belongings and departed quietly. At noon today the Coates Shingle Company's mill, to which the men had gone to work this morning, was closed down and the men given their tiine. Similar action wan taken by the Nema Improvement Company and the McGee Shingle Mills in South Bend. What the next move will be Is not known. SOUTH BE.VD MIL,!. SHUT DOWS JVIoC'asklll Company Joins in Open Shop Order and Men Quit. KOUTH BEND. Wash.. Feb. 2 4. (Special.) Employes of MeC'asktll's WEALTHY FARM COUPLE TAKE FLYER INTO VAUDEVILLE EACH YEAR. - -s, f Jfc , rt r r if ' " - " - -i I ? - 4 " - -3" ' - EDITHt! CIIAPPEI.I.K. Tim McMahon and Edythe Chappelle, headliners at the Empress this week, take a flyer in vaudeville every year as a recreation. They are the owners of 56 acres of valuable land at Port Monmouth, oppo site Sandy Hook, and are independently wealthy. Miss Chappelle in listing her property enumerated it as follows: Fifty-six acres, six pigs, 200 chickens, two horses, three rigs, three cows, four pheasants, a motor car, a yacht, four children and one husband. , Mr. McMahon Is noted in the stage world as author and producer of girl acts. These include "The Telephone Girls," "The Watermelon Girls," "The Pullman Porter Maids,' Marathon Race." "The Southern Review" and "The shingle mill walked out this morning when told by Alexander McGaskill he would not recognize the union or al low union men to continue at work. All shingle mills in Raymond closed down, and probably all will close here before the week ends. The McGee mill Is running today, but may also have a walkout or lockout. Lumber mill owners also declare they will run open shop, and union timber workers declare they will insist on the new scale May 1. CLUBWOMEN AID SCHOOLS Miusic Department Voluntarily Given to Monroe System. MONROE, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) Among the local Improvements and ac tivities inaugurated by the Women's Progress Club of this place is the es tablishment of a musical instruction department in the public schools. The club proposes, at its own expense, to employ a competent instructor, and it is presumed that satisfactory ar rangements can be made for procuring the necessary books. The proposition has met with the hearty approval of the citizens. l-ifwiston Pioneer Passes., I,EWISTON. Idaho, Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) John Cook, a pioneer and promi nent member of the G. A. R., died in this city yesterday, aged 87 years. He leaves a widow, two sons. J. A. and William Cook, of Lewiston. and one daughter. Mrs. Ella Conrads, of Iaredo. CENTRAL!! FOUND DEAD HEAD PIERCED BV BILLET AM) GU1V AND NOTE NEAR BY. No Reason Given by Frank Paee, Who, However, Sngrsettts lnaanltT In Communication to Wife. CENTRA LiIA, Wash.. Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Frank Page, a prominent young business man of this city, was found dead iu a room at the Queen Hotel here this afternoon with a bullet hole through his head and a .38-caliber re volver on the bed beside him. Mr. Page is believed to have killed himself some time last night. Failing to arouse Mr. Page by re peated knocks and becoming alarmed, the proprietor of the hotel kicked in the door. Mr. Page rented a room last night. A note was found tied to the revolver and addressed to his wife, in which he said he knew of no reason why he should kill himself unless he was crazy. A list of his debtors and creditors was found on the bureau. Coroner Newell will conduct an investi gation tomorrow. Mr. Page operated a restaurant and apparently was successful in business and his friends know of no reason why he should have killed himself. ' Mrs. Page was standing at the main corner of the city when news of her husband's death was broken to her. She fainted and was carried into a nearby drug store and later to her home. . "CURE" FOUND GOOD Cigarette Habit Broken Among Training School Boys. NITRATE OF SILVER IS USED Superintendent Hale Reports First Treatment Temporarily Cures and Several "Doses" End Crav ing Apparently. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.) After giving it a thorough trial for six weeks on boys sent to the institution. W. F. Hale, superintendent of the State Training School for Boys, announced tonight that nitrate of silver was a positive cure for the cigarette habit. He said one treatment put an end to the smoking for the time being and treatment for several days ended the braving. "Almost all hoys sent here are cig arette smokers." .declared the superin tendent, "and of course it has been our practice to break them of the habit as soon as possible. In some Instances the boys were so addicted to tobacco that it would have been unwise to take it away fcom them at once, so they were allowed to smoke in moderation for two or three days. However, when a smoker arrives now we give him the nitrate of silver treatment and that ends the habit. They Just simply cannot smoke after their mouths and throats have been swabbed with the drug. "One of our physicians heard of the treatment several months ago and we began its use about six weeks ago. We said nothing about it for a while, be cause we thought it best to await re sults, but now that we have found it efficacious we do not care who knows it. The boys who have finished the treatment say they have not the slight est desire "for tobacco. I am certain the treatment would be as efficacious for adults as for boys and that the tobacco habit in all forms would yield to it." PHONE FRANCHISES ASKED Banker Creek and Crcgo Companies Apply In Uewls County. CHEHALIS. Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Thc Bunker Creek Rural Tele phone Company and Mary E. Coffman have made application to the Lewis County Commissioners for a franchise to build a phone line along certain roads in the western part of the coun ty; also, the Crego Telephone Com pany has applied for a franchise, its territory being southwest of Chehalis. Both companies will have their ex change business through the office in this city, adding about 60 subscribers, Hearings on the two franchise ap plications will be held by the Com missioners March 2. Kansans to Unite at Ashland. ASHLAND, Or.. Feb. 24 (Special.) Former Kansans. natives and residents, plan an association here in line with the organizations of other states. Ash land has had Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin associations, but the Buck eyes are the only ones who have thus far- kept their organization intact Their membership is confined to native sons and daughters. There are several hundred ex-Kansans either residing in this city or its vicinity. First Showing of the World's Renowned Hart Schaf fner & Marx Spring Clothes Our windows reveal the newest, smart, snappy patterns of the season for men and young men. Priced Front $20 to $35 SMART HEADWEAR We're showing a much larger assortment of new styles than ever this season. Every block that is becoming to man is here for your approval. New est creations in Stetson, Trimble and "Multno mah" Hats, displayed for the first time this sea son. Priced at $3 to $5 Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Shop for Quality and Service Northwest Corner Third and Morrison Man Capyrifh Ban jraffhrt St C.T. EARLY 15 PROMOTED ECCLES' INTERESTS IX OREGON GET ASSISTANT MANAGER. cial.) Allowances for deputy hire have been made to the various Lewis County officials as follows: Auditor ?4500, Treasurer t2700. Sheriff $2160. Clerk J1560, Attorney $1500, Superin tendent $900, Assessor $2160, Engineer $1500, Sealer of Weights and Meas ures $1000. Announcement Made at Hood River Soon After President Eccles Learea for Ogden. HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Announcement, was made here today of the promotion of Charles T. Early, who at the tdeath of the late David Eccles. founaer of the company, was made managing director of the fir mills of the Oregon Lumber Company in the' state. The promotion of Mr. Early, who will now have supervision of the several pine mills of the com pany in Eastern Oregon, with the title of assistant general manager, came at the hands of David Eccles. who be came president of the lumber company. Mr. Early, who will now have charge of the Eccles Interest in this state, since the greater portion of the young president's time, he having been made administrator, will be devoted in ad ministering ' his father's large estate, began his career 26 years ago as a flumewalker. His raise has been from foreman of logging operations, of mills, superintendent of the Mount Hood Railroad Company, an Eccles interest here, and local manager of the com pany. The Oregon Lumber Company employs an army of men in the state and its annual expenditures exceed $1,000,000. . President Eccles has just left here on his return to Ogden after having passed a week looking over local prop erties of the company. Deputy Allowances Made. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Feb. 24. rSpe BULLETIN Demonstration "Everfresh" products open this morning at Morgan Bldg., 9 o'clock. Open evenings. PRODUCTS Apple Syrup. Blackberries. Corn on the cob. Corn cut off the cob. Loganberries. Pears. Peaches. Prunes, Italian. PruneC Silver. Sweet Pie 'Pumpkin. Sweet Potatoes. All the above products are packed in air-tight, moisture proof cartons, made of deodor ized asphalt. The packages are a.s tight as tin cans and perfectly sanitary. They are. made by the American Can Co. This company has added a new department to Its Portland plant Just to handle our order for these goods. DEMONSTRATIONS Thursday Apple Syrup. Friday Sweet Potatoes and Corn on the Cob. Saturday Loganberries. "EVERFRESH" PRODUCTS Fruits, Vegetables, Apple Syrup These products are equal or su perior to any other goods on the market and are much cheaper. They are pure. They are sanitary. ASK YOUR GROCER. Food Products Company Portland, Oregon. END Mr. D. Sondheim, the Merchandise Broker, has ordered to be sold the balance of his $30,000 Brokerage stock of Men's Clothing, Furnishings,Hats and Shoes before Saturday night, regard less of the price it brings Dispose of stock somehow for I must vacate before March 1, as I have no place to move the stock to. Auction Prices, Fire Sale Prices and Bankrupt Sale Prices Will Be Snowed. Under in This One Mighty Effort to Sell Before Saturday-We'll Do It, So Here Goes 4 mor: DAY These Four Days Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be the liveliest and most sensational selling days of merchandise ever witnessed in Portland. Slash! Slash! And slash again into the prices! We mean business. Goods must be sold in compliance with orders and will be sold for what they'll bring! MEN'S SUITS Broken lines of Stein Bloch, Schloss Bros. Co. and full lines of other well-known makes all go at these prices : $30.00 SUITS- lORI Take 'em away for. ... . Sp JL afG?0 Take 'em away for. . SI O.S5 $25.00 SUITS- 3 Q 9 E- Take 'em away for. ... . .Jp $20.00 SUITS T T QE Take 'em away for p Q O'O $15.00 SUITS ISOC; Take 'em away for CP 3?C2) MEN'S OVERCOATS Among these Overcoats are a' few fine Alfred Ben jamin makes, which go at these prices along with the others. $30 OVERCOATS j -g Ef iTX Take 'em away for. ... . .p JL U.OU $25 OVERCOATS Take 'em away for. . . . $20 OVERCOATS g. Take 'em away for fuffc $15 OVERCOATS Take 'em away for $10 OVERCOATS ys W Take 'em away for. . . . .J3 95 85 95 MEN'S RAINCOATS Among these Raincoats are a few good Kenyon Slip-ons. $25 RAINCOATS- (Jjl 1 ?f Take 'em away for. . . .". VP X A. J? V $20 RAINCOATS Take 'em away for. . . $15 RAINCOATS Take 'em away for . . . $10 RAINCOATS Take 'em away for. . $7.50 RAINCOATS Take 'em away for . . $ 8. $ 6. $ 4. $ 2. CLOTHING Knee Pant Suits Ages 5 to 16 Years $3.50 BOYS' SUITS Take 'em away for. . $1.95 $5.00 BOYS' SUITS Take 'em away for. . $2.65 MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS Broken lines of Cooper's Underwear, Manhattan Shirts, Oregon City Mills Blue Flannels, Etc. $1.50 Union Suits.-. 69 $2.50 Wool Underwear $1.15 25c Sox.... 11 $1.00 Night Gowns 49 $1.50 Dress Shirts .75 MEN'S and some Crossets, in all leathers and the very lat est styles. Regals in quar ter sizes. $4.00 MEN'S SHOES Take 'em away for $4.50 MEN'S SHOES Take 'em away for OLD LOUVRE LOCATION LAUGHTERED! By r1SLSLB 2EHE,.M INT. R. Corner Fourth and Alder Streets Merchandise Broker OLD LOUVRE LOCATION