THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1908.
(TROPHY MATCH
sign the contract and start on the
work. His bid was $5429 and that of
the next lowest, Leander Lebeck, was
$5482, a difference of only $53. Mr.
Lebeck has notified the court that he
is willing to do the work at the price
of his bid and as soon as the members
of the court can be communicated with
It is probable that this bid will be ac
cepted. CITY IKES OVER
WATER SYSTEM
111 ON BY SALEM
A SPECIAL T
RUM SALE
Capital City Troops Prove Best
Marksmen in the State
Competition.
WHITE TAKES GOLD MEDAL
Third Regiment Leads in Contest for
Supremacy Honors Salem Will
Entertain Soldiers With
Military Ball.
CAMP B.UGE, Salem, Or., July a. (Spe
cial.) Completion tf the state trophy
match, the state medal match and the
beginning of the individual match marked
today's activity on the state rifle range
in the annual rifle competition. Every
, event went off without a moment of un
necessary delay and a new record was
' established in the time of completing the
trophy match.
After one of the hardest-fought battles
ever witnessed on an Oregon range, Com
' pany M. of Salem, increased its lead of
' yesterday and carried away the handsome
1 trophy. Company E, of Cottage Grove,
. which was pressing the Salem riflemen so
hard, lost heavily on the final range, 600
yards slow fire, and took third place.
Company D, the crack team from Rose
burg, pulling Into second position.
Portland Team Is Fourth.
Notwithstanding a bit of very hard
luck, Company K, of Portland, took
fourth place. This team was forging
well up to the front, and as winner of
the trophy a year ago at Roseburg, was
being watched with some alarm by the
leading teams, when one of the K rifle
men. Corporal Ptomaine, got his "dope"
books mixed, and was taking Improper
observations on range condition's
through half his string before noting
the error. Five ciphers stood on his
score card when he changed books and
got on the target.
Salem got away with the gold medal
In the state medal match this after
noon, when the first prize was awarded
to Sergeant. R. L. White. Second place,
as well, went to a Salem rifleman. Ser
geant C. Abrams. White and Abrams
made 120 apiece out of 150 at three
targets, but White won, because of
making the highest total In rapid fire
at 200 yards. Sergeant A. A. Schwarz,
of Portland, got third place, with a
; score of 117, winning over Private Bet
Shields, of Roseburg, who had 117, but
who fell short at rapid fire. Shields
got fourth place.
In the Individual match, for which there
re 95 entries. Captain George E. Houck,
of Roseburg. holds first place tonght at
the completion of the first event, a sklr-
. mish run. Captain Houck leads by a
.dozen points, but there are all the ranges
yet to hear from.
However, there are few better riflemen
in the country, and he is a likely winner.
Those shooting above 35 In the skirmish
run as follows i
Borgeant J. A. Royls. 42; Sergeant E. H.
Fisher. 44: Corporal C H. White, 47: Lieu
tenant B. I Beard. 3S; Corporal J. C.
Spavle. 30; Lieutenant R. Detch. 46; Private
A. O. Ptckard, 44; Lieutenant Grover Todd,
41: Captain B. O. Scott, 39: Sergeant A. A.
Bchwara. B7; Corporal O. Romaine. 64; Ser-
' reant R. 1. White. 50: Sergeant tT. S. Rider,
S5; Sergeant C. Abrams, 43: Captain George
E. Houck. TJ: Major F. B. Hamlin. 44;
Corporal W. W. McCormlck, 53; Sergeant
Harry Sale, 37f Corporal Alex Ferguson.
67; Private Ben F. Shields. 43; Corporal
C. Fisher. .12; iLentenant H. H. Petrle. 38;
Corporal J. A. Potte. 36; Sergeant F. H.
Snodgrass. 40;. Private B. Moor.ey. r.8; Lieu
tenant E. Cunningham, 37; Private R. J.
Hardens. 37.
The standing of the carious teams In
the .various teams in the trophy match
was announced tonight, as follows:
Company M, Salem, 446; Company D,
Roseburg, 437; Company E. Cottage Grove.
43S: Company K. Portland, 419; Company
1, Woodburn, 416: staff Fourth Regiment,
Bugent, 402; staff Third Infantry, Port
land. 401; Company- I,, Pendleton. 3S8;
Company A. Eugene. 375: Company F, Mo
Minnville, 358; Company C Eugene. 347:
Company H, Portland, 346; Company C
Portland. 837; Company E. Portland. 330;
Company G, Albany, 312; Company A,
Baker City. 574.
For Regimental Supremacy.
At this time the Third Infantry has
something of a lead In the struggle
for honors, but regimental supremacy
for 1908 will be decided once for all in
the Governor's trophy match. This
match will be taken up Thursday.
Teams. of eight men will represent each
command, and the Une-up has not yet
been settled on. It is contended by the
Southern Oregon riflemen that when It
comes' to selecting so large a number
of marksmen they have the Third Reg
iment at a disadvantage, but no one
has been discovered hunting for bets
on the fourth or on the Third for that
matter. One thing sure, the match will
be the most important, the most inter
esting and the hardest fought rifle
competition ever held in Oregon.
Friday or Saturday at the latest, will
bring the 1908 shoot to an end. The
final event will be the revolver compe
titions, open to officers.-
Plan MHHnry Ball.
Salem is entertaining the officers
and men on duty at the range at such
times as they are not on the firing
line. A Salem band serenaded the
camp last night and many visitors
viewed the range. A military ball hr.s
been arranged for Thursday night by
the Salem Board of Trade and all the
camp received invitations today.
DEMOCRATS VERY SCARCE
Few Seek Oflfce in Lewis County
Contest for Sheriffs Office.
; CHEHAL1S. Wash.. July 21. (Special.)
The position of Sheriff stood open for
several days, but three candidates are
now after the nomination. Ex-Sheriff H.
W. Frquhart. W. D. Richardson and W.
R. Russell of this city have filed their
declarations. Two more candidates have
filed for Auditor. F. J. Saliger. of Coal
'. ' Creek, and Ed Lowry. of Chehalis. Two
more have also filed for Representative.
. G. Cotrlll. of Centralia, and H. O. Stone,
. of Toledo, and both have signed the
pledKO of section S7 of .the primary law.
. Two candidates for Commissioner from
the first district have filed. Frank Ipe,
' . of Ford's Prairie, and Herman Young,
. of Centralia. One more candidate from
I the Third District has filed. J. S. Ryan.
of Salmon Creek. G. W. Mehl, of Toledo.
J has filed for Justice of the Peace. Ipe
. is the only Democratic candidate in the
above list, all others being Republicans.
Goes Back on His Bid.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 21. (Special.)
John Matson, who was the lowest bid
der before the County Court for the
construction of a bridge over the
mouth of the Necanicum. notified the
uOa mornlnjc that lie would not
ELOPING COUPLE MARRIED
W. R. Williams Weds Mrs. Adeline
W. Buxman After Both Divorced.
"SEATTLE, Wash., July 21. (Special.)
An announcement was . received today
from W. R. Williams, accompanied by
the request that It be published, of his
marriage at Portland yesterday to Mrs.
Adeline W. Buxman. Williams, who was
formerly secretary of the Seattle Commer
cial Club, eloped last January with Mrs.
Buxman, who was the wife of John W.
Buxman, vice-president of the Puget
Sound Bottling Works.
Williams left a wife and two children
and his wife was afterward compelled to
go to work as a telegraph operator to
support the children. Buxman, for the
sake of their 11-year-old child, offered to
forgive his wife, if she would return to
him. She declined and both Buxman and
Mrs. Williams obtained divorces.
PARENTS OBEY THE LAW
Compulsory Attendance Increases
Enrollment at Umatilla.
PEKDLETON. Or., July 21. (Special.)
Oregon's compulsory education law has
resulted in an Increased attendance In
the public schools of Umatilla county at
least, as is shown by the annual report
of the County School Superintendent,
completed yesterday.
This shows that the number of persons
in the county of school age is 6231, while
4597 have been regularly enrolled in the
86 school districts in the county. This
report shows a percentage of 90.39 for
dally average attendance. This Is an in
crease over last year of more than 10
per cent, and this Increase is wholly at
tributed to the complsory education law,
for while there were no criminal prose
cutions as the law provides, there were
a large number of cases In which parents
were warned, but in which the warnings
were sufficient.
DROWNS NEAR OREGON CITY
Francis Harry Bauer Gets Beyond
His Depth While Bathing.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 21. (Special.)
Francis Harry Bauer, the son of B. H.
Bauer, a oarpenter employed by Mar
shall Bros., who have the contract for
the cement work on the new building at
old Station A, for the Hawley Pulp &
Paper Company, was drowned this af
ternoon. He was in bathing wltlt two
other young men, when he got beyond
his depth, and, being unable to swim,
sank out of sight. He was under water
15 minutes, when one of the workmen
recovered his body by diving. The boy's
mother died about two months ago.
Bauer came up here from Portland re
cently and his son was going to work
on the Hawley construction tomorrow
morning.
WILL LAUNCH STEAMER TODAY
Majestic Will Leave Ways at Ray
, mond Amid Elaborate Ceremony.
RAYMOND, Wash., July 21. (Special.)
The launching of the new steamer Majes
tic will take place tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock, at the John W. Dickie & Son
shipyard. Miss Florence Haggerty, of
this city acting as sponser.
The boat is designed and built especially
for the lumber trade, her capacity be
ing 1.000.000 feet. She is 211 feet in length
and has a 40-foot beam. It is expected
that the machinery will be installed and
she will be in commission within 60 days.
One thousand Invitations have been is
sued, and special boats and trains will be
run to convey the guests from nearby
cities. After the launching, a reception
and dance will be held.
Takes Poison, but Fails to Die.
WALLOWA, Or., July .21. (Special.) 8.
9ykes. a farmer living west of this city,
attempted suicide yesterday morning by
taking arsenic. ' He left his home just
before breakfast and was not found until
nearly noon. He took three doses of
arsenic but they were seemingly small
ones and he will probably recover. Busi
ness troubles and a fondness for read
ing of suicides Is assigned as the cause.
Seeks Coast Division for Lodge.
HILLSBORO. Or", July 21. (Special.)
Laurel M. Hoyt. Brigadier General
of the Oregon Brigade, Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, left today for Bos
ton to attend the National Conclave of
the military branch of the Pythian or
der. He will endeavor to get legisla
tion through the National body favor
ing a coast department, along the lines
laid down for the United States regu
lar Army. He thinks this would en
courage local interest in c6ast uniform
circles.
' Aid for Indigent Soldiers.
Scout Young Camp No. 2, of the
United Spanish War Veterans, proposes
to create a fund for the relief of indi
gent soldiers, according to a state
ment filed with the County Clerk yes
terday, addressed to the County Com
missioners. Ia thi it is stated that
the members of the camp "desire to
undertake the relief of indigent sol
diers, as provided by Bellinger & Cot
ton's Code."
Administratrix Appointed.
Charlotte Tabor' Darling was ap
pointed yesterday administratrix of
the estate of Clark Tabor, valued at
$27,000. The real estate Is said to be
worth $22,000. The annual Income Is
estimated at $1638. Tabor died July 3.
Judge Webster also appointed the ap
praisers to the estate, as follows: Ben
jamin I. Cohen. W. J. Gill, and L. E.
Carter.
Deer-Slayer In Jail.
J. A. Hogan, from the Justice Court,
charged with shooting deer out of sea
son, was placed in the County Jail
yesterday. He is said to have shot a
pet deer belonging to John F. Watts.
Covey Fays Fine In Salem.
SALEM. Or.. July 2L (Special.) H. M.
Covey, of Portland, was arrested this
evening for running an auto beyond the
speed limit. He pleaded guilty and paid
a (10 fine.
Ferryboat in Ordinary.
For the next week the ferryboat L.
R. Webster will be out of commission,
while steam steering gear Is installed.
The Improvement will cost about $350.
The Commissioners answered the
complaints that a week is too long a
time to keep the boat out of. the water
with the statement that the contractor
estimated that the connection of the
steam pump and pipes could not well be
made in less time. One Albina firm
estimates that it will lose $30 a day
(Turing the time the boat is not run
Bin sr.
Eugene Council ' Closes Deai
With Willamette Valley
. Company.
LONG CONTEST IS ENDED
Municipal Ownership Sow Reality in
University Town City Proposes
to Issue $500,000 Bonds tor.
Improvements to System.
EUGENE, Or., July 2L (Special.) The
City of Eugene purchased today of the
Willamette Valley Company, the water
system that is used in supplying the city.
Negotiations have been pending for some
time and last evening A. Welch came In
to go over the situation with the Coun
cil and make the transfer which was com
pleted this afternoon. The price paid
was $140,000.
This move on the" part of the Council
will be unanimously approved by the
citizens of Eugene, because it means
municipal ownership of the water system,
for which the people here have been
striving for several years. The gain to
the city In this deal is expressed In the
fact that it eliminates at once the ele
ment of competition, and secures a plant
which will bring in revenue from the day
it is taken over. Furthermore the trans
fer of the system includes some property,
including Skinner's Butte, which is valu
able asset, and which will eventually
make a beautiful park in the heart of
the city.
At the next meetng of the Council, the
second step will be taken toward the
completion of the gravity system, when
an ordinance will be passed calling for
an election to pass upon a charter amend
ment, which will authorize the Council to
issue water bonds to the amount of
$500,000, or so much of this amount as is
necessary to complete the big gravity
system upon which permanent surveys
are now being made.
The people of Eugene, last Fall, passed
an amendment authorizing the issue of
$300,000 of water bonds. At that time the
estimates that were given for the con
struction of the gravity system contem
plated a 16-lnch wooden pipe, for a dis
tance of 22 miles. This estimate was made
about two years ago, but now it is con
sidered wise to have a 24-inch pipe, which
increases the expense some $88,000. The
Council will ask the voters to pass on
the amendment at once so that there will
be no delay in pushing the work on the
gravity Bystem.
By the. terms of the sale, the bonds
will bear interest from July 1, and the
'city will collect all the revenue from
that date. The present managers of
the local water plant will continue in
office until August 1, when a -water
commission from the citizens will be
appointed to take charge.
In connection with the transfer, a
contract was made with the Willamette
Valley Company to furnish electricity
for the pumps used in connection with"
.the system for 1 cents per kilowatt.
The company agrees to furnish all the
power the city can use at this rate.
CHRIST'S PICTURE CORRECT
Bible School Lecturer Presents Ar
gument to Support His Assertion.
ALBANY, Or.. July 21. (Special.)
That the face of Jesus Christ as popu
larly pictured is an accurate likeness
handed down from the Apostolic era,
was the assertion by Rev. Frank A.
Ferris, of Grand Rapids, Mich., in a lec
ture last evening In. the Summer Bible
School of this city. He characterized
as erroneous the general belief that the
pictures of Jesus Christ are not correct
likenesses but are merely the imagina
tions of Italian painters of the Renais
sance. Rev. Mr. Ferris, who has. made an.
exhaustive study of this subject, sup
ported his theory by logical reasoning
and illustrated his lecture by a series
of views showing how the pictures of
Jesus Christ have been handed down
from' the days he was on earth.
The age In which Jesus Christ lived
was a day of ' portraitures, said the
speaker. Likenesses of notable char
acters were made and preserved on
coins and medallions as well as on wax
paintings. Pictures of Augustus Cae
sar, Plato, Demosthenes, Socrates, Cleo
patra and many others have been
handed down from the days In which
they lived.
It was the catacombs, the speaker
said, that had preserved the pictures of
Jesus Christ during the Dark Ages,
when art and science were dead. It is
now a common belief, said Rev.Mr. Ferris,
and one that Is supported by the ma-'
jority of theologians, that the present
pictures of Jesus Christ originated af
ter the Dark Ages In the minds or
gifted painters of the Renaissance era.
But Rev. Mr. Ferris presented pictures or
Christ taken from the historic under
ground chambers of ancient Rome,
which resembled in every detail the
modern painttngs and pictures of Jesus
and his arguments and illustrations
apparently proved conclusively that
the painters who are given credit for
the conception of the pictures of Jesus
Christ merely copied tue old portrait
ures handed down from the days when
he was on earth.
Increased attendance was noted at
the Summer Bible School today.
Classes In all of the regular courses
were held as usual and a new course in
"Home Missions" was begun by Rev.
W. S. Holt, of Portland, field secre
tary of Home Missions for the Pacific
Coast. A. H. Cross, of Toledo, O.,
who has been conducting the course in
Sunday school work, left tonight and
this course will be handled during the
remainder of the school by Professor
R. R. Steele, of Portland, president of
the State Sunday School Association.
President Mock, of Dallas College,
conducted the special conference this
afternoon on "Health and Christian
Healing: What is Legitimate?" This
conference aroused considerable in
terest. MESSAGES FROM THE DEAD
Aberdeen People Making Daily Ex
periments In Spiritualism.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. July 21. (Special.)
After a discussion of several weeks
whether the board of trustees "of the
public library should permit smoking
within the building, the attention of the
public Is now called to experiments which
many prominent persons In the city are
making with spiritualism. Various clubs
have been formed and some wonderful
results are alleged to have come from the
investigations with those in the spirit
land.
Sessions with the departed are held al
most nightly and the messages received
If yon could peer into the fu
ture you'd learn that a light
overcoat is a necessity on any
trip.
Half the fun of a vacation is
having everything right at the
start.
Here are specially designed
suits that will meet the approval
of the critical eyes of every
stranger you meet and stand the
cross-fire of your most disagree
able friend.
168-170 Third Street.
are startling in their effect. The people
have taken the matter up for Investiga
tion solely and their experiments are held
in private homes with the lights turned
on. There is no faking' about the busi
ness, but everything Is done with a view
of getting an Insight Into the spirit world.
So wonderful have been the messages
that two women who have lost daughters
and were on the verge of insanity have
been consoled by the messages and are
now firm believers In the cult.
BAR LAWYER FROM COURTS
Snpreme Bench Upholds Charges of
. Unprofessional Conduct. .
SALEM, Ot July 21. The Supreme
Court refused the application of Maur
ice O. Fitzmaurice for admission to the
bar. Objections had been made by
Pendleton attorneys and others upon
the ground that while Fitzmaurice was
located at Walla Walla he solicited
legal business, exploited himself in the
newspapers and was guilty of other un
professional conduct. These objections
prevailed.
The Supreme Court today decided
four appealed cases, none of which was
of general importance. ,The decisions
are as follows:
Z. T. Bogard, respondent, vs. A. Bar
ban and C. Barhan, appellants; from
Marlon County; William Galloway,
Judge; reversed and remanded; opinion
by Justice Eakin.
A. E. Eaton, appellant, vs. Blackburn
& Breck, respondents; from Baker
County; William Smith, Judge; opinion
by Chief Justice Bean. .
Robert Phipps et al.. appellants, vs.
William R. Willis, respondent; from
Douglas County; J. W. Hamilton, judge;
reversed; opinion by Commissioner
King.
F. V. Dillard & G. S. Clayton, re
spondents, vs. Olalla Falls Mining Com
pany appellant; from Douglas County;
L. T. Harris, Judge; affirmed April 6;
rehearing denied; opinion by Coramis
sioner King.
DRUNK; SHOOTS AT FRIEND
J. W. Hayes Bound Over for Trial at
Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE. Or.. July ..' 21 (St
cial.) James W. Hayes was yesterday
bound over to await the action of the
grand Jury next September. Hayes Is
charged with having assaulted, with in
tent to kill. J. W. Scott. A. Kameiers,
W. Jeter and C. L. McVey. These men
were at the Hayes home, where they had
gone at Hayes' invitation on a stormy
afternoon, the work In the fields having
been suspended. The four visitors were
assisting in unhitching the team at the
Haves home, .while their host, Hayes.
carried Into the house some packages he
had brought from the neighboring store.
Suddenly Hayes darted out of the house
and began shooting at the lour men with
a rifle.
Eight shots were fired, the bullets strik
ing near the retreating men, one ball tak
ing effect in Scott's clothing, cutting the
waist band. Hayes had 'been drinking
during the afternoon. No trouble had
occurred between Hayes and the men he
attacked.
Hayes was a public school teacher In
Dakota and in Klamath County. The af
fair occurred at Coles, Or. Hayes was
bound over in the sum of $i00.
MIDGET SHERIFF, PLUCKY
Whips Four Six-Footers Who Start
to "Rough House" the Village.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 21. (Special.)
Matt Starwlch. Deputy Sheriff at the coal
mining town of Ravensdale, marched four
6-foot men employed on the C. M. & bt.
P. grade. Into the Sheriffs office this
morning without handcuffs or shackles.
Starwich had a cut on his cheek and his
hands were so badly injured that he
could not close his fists.
The prisoners started to "rough house'
the town of Kanasket yesterday. Star
wlch came over from Ravensdale and
with his fists alone whipped all four. One
of them was armed with a knife.
He guarded them overnight and brought
them in this morning. Starwich Is about
6 feet $ Inches tall, and weighs about
135 pounds. He has a reputation as a
daredevil and some time . ago whipped
nine men in a saloon fight with a whisky
bottle as his only weapon.
SPEND ALL NIGHT IN WATER
Two Fishermen Have Thrilling Ex-
: perience on Clatsop Spit.
ASTORIA. Or, July 21. (Special.)
J. Bostrom and his boat-puller had a
narrow escape from drowning last eve
nlng. They were making a drift near
the Jetty and getting in a heavy fog
they ran onto Clatsop spit, where their
boat was capsized. One of the men
climbed onto the bottom of the boat
and later succeeded in rescuing his
companion, who was clinging to the
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REASONABLE PRICES ON
DRUG SUNDRIES
Gum Camphor, per oz. 10S 2 oz. 15 lb.. . . .90
Moth Balls,. per pound 5
Pure, refined Paraffine, per pound. 9
Best grade Absorbent Cotton, per pound 39
Superior grade white Vaseline, fancy jars; regu
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Sea Salt, best grade, for the bath, package 10,
15S 25, and 40
Denatured Alcohol, per pint.20, quart 35?
Pure Cream Tartar, per pound 40
ACOUSTICON
MAKES THE DEAF HEAR EASILY
Used by the United States Government at Washington, D. C.
in the hall of the House of Representatives with entire
success. We will be pleased to show the Acousticon and
explain its advantages. Surgical Department.
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net some distance away. The boat
drifted to the tide-well across the bar
and at the turn of the tide was brought
back.
After remaining- on the overturned
craft nearly all night, the two men
succeeded in reaching' the shore near
the jetty. Afterwards their boat and
net were picked up by the Point Adams
ltfesaving crew.
GOVERNMENT BUYS CANAL
Takes Over Irrigation Project In
Fort Hall Tract, Idaho.
POCATELiX). Idaho. July 21. (Spe
cial.) The purchase by the United
States Government of the canal system
of the Idaho Canal and Improvement
Company for J90.000 Is announced
from Washington, by Acting Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Tarrabee.
in a letter to J. H. Brady, principal
owner of the canal system. Mr. Tar
rabee announced that warrant for the
purchase price will be forthcoming
shortly from the treasury department.
This Is another step toward the re
clamation by the Government of 0,000
acres in the Fort Hall tract. Water
will be delivered to 10,00 acres next
year.
Ben Stanton Found Guilty.
SALEM. Or., "July 21. (Special.) Ben
Stanton, the young man who shot Coun
cilman J. F. Goode about two months ago.
was tonight found guilty of assault with
a dangerous weapon.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Wednesday morning we place on sale our entire line of
new .and strictly high-grade
nuu anodes ill bins uugc uuuwiiig, tuiu e&cn uTUHit IS gtuu
anted to Via first-class in verrr wav Snma rf tViom ore
made of three-ply veneer,
stayed and bolted in the latest and most substantial man
I ner. Many of them are hand-riveted, with extra rein-
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gether, these are a little the
CHARGE ACCOUNT
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FIGHT FOB OPEN SHOP
SEATTLE SHIPOWNERS REFUSE
TO RECOGNIZE UNIOX.
Contest With Stevedores May Spread
to Other Coast Cities Open
Employment Agency.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 21. (Specia!.)
A fight to a finish between the ship and
dock owners and the stevedores' union
Is in prospect, which may spread to other
cities on the Coast.
Yesterday the union sent a letter In
sisting on the recognition of the Tacoma
union. The shipowners contend that this
insistence is a violation of an agreement
entered into last January. Today the
owners and agents decided to open an
employment office of their own, appointed
a committee to wage the fight and raised
a fund of (3000..
Men will be employed regardless o
whether they are union or nonunion. The
shipowners declare that they will not
again recognize the union.
CONTEST IS FOR RECOGNITION
TJnion Men Declare Blatter of Wages
Does Not Enter Controversy.
TACOMA, Wash., July 21. (Special.)-:
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Trunks. There are all sizes
covered and lined, braced,
best trunks we have seen.
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Tacoma Longshoremen's Union, No. 23.
this morning decided to continue thd
strike for recognition by the stevedoring
company which has been threatening
for some time and which had Its actual
beginning yesterday in Seattle, when the
unions there refused to work on the
steamer Hyades because she was being
loaded by the McCabe & Hamilton peo
ple. Secretary T. F. Acheson. of the union.
Bays the fight of the stevedores Is for
recognition only. The" present trouble
has no connection with wages or hours. '
"An unrecognized union." Mr. Acheson
declared, "is about as good as no union
at all."
Captain W. Frank Andrews, of the
Washington Stevedoring Company, says
that the policy of the McCabe & Hamil
ton companies has been for the "open
shop ever since the strike of two years
ago. To recognize the union would mean,
he declared, that the closed shop policy
would have to be instituted and many ;
good men whom the company now era
ploys would be made idle.
A meeting of the companies compris
ing the shipping association was hell
yesterday, at which It was decided to
pursue the "open shop" policy In future, .
but not to discriminate against union
labor.
The strike Inaugurated by the Puget
Sound Council did not result In a tut-;
pension of business here today. The;
only vessels affected were the steamers'
Bertha and Montara, which have ore
for the smelter. The union men failed !
to appear, and others were secured to '
replace them.
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