- MriuTiTr: f l K KfiflXl Al- TUESDAY. AFKIIj 23, - 1912. o 1 m - . aaaaaaaa OPEN SHOP FIGHT IS Scores of Union Laborers Walk Out in- Body or Give - Notice of Strike. WAGE REDUCTION, ISSUE Employers Favor Cat In Pay for Crpntr, Mason Tender, tleo-u-icians. Paint, Metalworker and Common Iaborrr. fPOKAXE. Wash.. April 12. Impe rial) Union men of Snokan today started a f!ht ajralnst the open-shop rder of the building trade employe In a manner that promise to Involve rearly every labor organisation and hulldtn firm In the city. C ore of laborers . walked out of hops where the open-shop icn has I'een posted, more than 100 men leav ing their work up to noon. numbers, steamfitters. sheet metal workers and men of other trades icava Immediate notlre to their employers. lin In a body where the onen-shop order was posted. Many employers and firms who had not posted the open-shop notice Sat urday, declared today that they would employ workmen without unl.n cards as well as those possessing them, each employe being placed upon bis merits. That the builders, contracture and other employers are planning; to reduce mares 1n certain lines is stated today. Many favor the reduction of wastes of the carpenters, mason tenders, com mon laborers, painters, electricians and metal workers. It Is stated that no at tempt will be made to re-luce tlie wages of bricklayers, plasterers and stone masons. It Is believed that neailv every union in the city will fiRht any reduc tion of waces and the majority are planning; to call strikes uhera open shop notice has been itlven or where such cards are hung- up. "For oncouradlnB building- and griv Ir.s; more men work the majority of the contractors have deckled that It Is best .to reduce wages aliph'ly." said J. B. eiweatt. contractor. "People can not build at the present time, as wares in too high. The bricklayers, plas terers and stonemasons are not In cluded, as their wages are none too hlsh " J. OBEN TONKIN IS DEAD Wrll-Kiwron Yonng .Man at Orejron City lio Sndtlrnl. OIIKOON" triTT. Or; April SJ. (Spe ' rial.) J. Oben Tonkin, son of Mr. and Srs. "Obeh Tonkin, died at his home nv the V est Side Sunday morning at :3t o'clock. The funeral services will be conducted at St. Paul's Episcopal 'suroh W einea!v afternoon at 1:30 o'elwh. and Interment will be In tha -Mountain View Cemetery, tlio I. O. O. K. to have charge of the burial serv-4;-e at the grave. Mr. Tonkin was well known in this , rtty. and his death was a surprise to ht friends. He was employed In the , office of the Willamette Pulp Paper . Company. When he was taken 111 Wednesday bis condition waa not con sidered serious, but Sunday morning ,-he was stricken with heart failure. which caused his death. Mr. Tonkin waa married June 11. 111. to Miss Augusta Schrader. of lets city. who. with his parent. Mr. and Mrs. Oben Tunkln. and on lstr, Miss Nelll Tonkin, of the West Side. - survive. - He was a member of the I. O. O. F, Klks. Eaale and 'Woodmen of tha World, and waa one of the well-known vocalists of this city. OREGON CITY WOMAN DIES .Mrs. K. K. i'arusworth 1 stricken Suddenly Snnda). OREGON C1TT. Or, April XI. (Spe cial.) Tha funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Karnaworth. who was found dead Sun day night by her son. E. E. Farnsworth, upon his return from the paper mills. Ill be held tomorrow at 2 P. M. at 'the Methodist Episcopal Church and 'burial will be at the Mountain View femetery. Rev. T. B. Ford will offl ' riate. Mrs. Farnsworth. who was a mem ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was preparing to attend church, from all Indications, when stricken. Mrs. Farnsworth was born August ' , HIT. at Newark. Vt and for some ' tima resided at Vermillion. 8. D. From that state she came to Orecon with lier son. E. E. Farnsworth. settling; at Oregon City. She t aurvlved Ay one on. E. K. Farnsworth. of Oregon City: three nieces, one of whom resides in Westbrook. Vt one at llardwlg, Vt., and the other at Lowell. Mas. FACTIONS HIT PRIMARY llrcarli Widen Between Politicians of Kins Connly. SEATTLE. Wash, April 2. The Taft faction of the Republican party and the Harmon-Clark fartlona of tha Democratic party will not participate In the Joint primary to be held here next Saturday to elect delegatea to the Klnr County convention and the Dem ocratic state convention. The primary was arranged by a Joint committee ap pointed after the Koosevelt-La Fol- lette men had obtained control of the Republican county commute and the Wilson men control of the Democratic county committee. The objecting factions announaed last night that they wouM send as del egatea tbe men selected by tile execu tive committee before they were re maved by the county committee after trie progressives obtained control. The contest will be carried to the floor of the state conventions. MAY DAY TO BE PRACTICAL Willamette Student- Will Work Im proving Campa. ' WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem. Or.. -April :r. tSpeclal.) The Mayday vierctecs. one of the leading undergrad late events of the year at Willamette, wl'.l be mad a great deal more of this Spring than ever before. . In tha past the selection of May lay Klnr and Qtteen h been under the Jlrett supervision of the different lit HE erary sections. "These organisations have made this function a most suc cessful one In every way. but this year a change has been made, with the Idea .if making the project more democratic. A committee representative of the en tire student body will l.ave the exer cises In charge. All collegiate work will be suspended for the day and no recitations of any kind held. A twilight breakfast will be held on the lawn In front of the rtrls" dormitory, for a 1 atudents who will put In the remainder of the day, up to the time of the afternoon exer cises, at hard work improving the campus. In case auy student refuses to prom le to com through with his or her share of the day- work. Captain John smith's law of "thos who labor not shall eat not" will be enforced, aa far as the general "big feed" is concerned. In the afternoon a big track and field meet, along with a baseball game and a lawn tennis contest, with some other institution, will be held. The coronation exerciser, together with the beautiful feature of winding W1M.AMETTB FOOTBAIX sTAR - OMI V4TKI HTl BE.VT . PRESIOKXT. Harry I MeCala. WILLAMETTE! UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or April 2. (Special.) Harry L. McCain, guard on the Willamette University football team, was unanimously nominat ed for student- president at Wil lamette's rocent primaries. Mc Cain Is the strongest orator In college, having represented Wll lamejte In two lnter-eollelate oratorical contests this year, and will contest again at tlio Inter state event In May. - ' the May-pole, will be participated in by about 100 students. In the evening the day's exercises will be terminated with -the Junior class play. ''Thompson of the Varsity." HEW ROAD IS RUMORED MOIWT HOOD I.IXE EXTENSION' CO.VTE.M PLATED. Option Held on Right of Way From Cot t re II to Town or Sandy. Surveys Made. i:ii.'N1V1 fT Anrll iSnarial.) A renewal of railroad rumors la again attracting attention in Eastern Mult nomah and C'iai-kamas Counties, a prob able extension of the Mount Hood line from loureii to me iooi oi me ia cade Mountalna being the object at this time. The usual reticence In enterprise! of this kind Is maintained, but It Is re ported that the new owners of the road are preparing to make the extension wiiii'U tne juount nowi people nwu in view before the property waa sold. Option taken on right of way from Cottrell to the town of Sandy provide that the road must be finished for that distance within lJ months. These op tion are held by President Deaton. of the Clackamas County Rank at Sandy. Beyond Sandy the surveyors are at work as far as Cherryvllle and beyond, the total length of the proposed line being about 30 miles. It is reported that actual construction will begin early In the Summer between Cottrell and Sandy. On go.irt authority It Is learned thst tlie Portland Railway. Ught & Tower Company will electrify its Mount Hood branch from MontavlHa to Cottrell within the next 30 days. The new power-house at Bull Run will not be ready by that time, but power will be taken from the Portland end of the road. It Is also asserted that the road will be changed so as to enter the city over the Hawthorne bridge, by building a line from Kussellvlll to South Mount Ta bor. This route wouia lengtnen me distance some, but there would be less congestion of traffic than woold be en countered on the Montavllla line, which la now used for passenger traffic. ELBERT HUBBARD COMING Writer to Appear at Rune low Thea ter Next Tuesady Evening. Unusual interest has been awakened amonc a large class of business and professional men in the forthcoming appearance here, of Elbert Hubbard, the man of many strange titles and he of the original wit, who baa been booked to deliver a lecture or "talk" on modern business methods by the Portland Ad Club, at Bungalow Thea ter, next Tuesday night. One of the best known names In the country Is that of Mr, Hubbard, pub lisher of the Philistine, and he Is one of the cleverest coiners of epigrams In the country, a man who create smile and laughter while delivering forcible truths and who by some rare gift seems to talk to every man In the audi, enc as though that man were the only One present. Th seat sale open next Saturday, at Sherman. Clay A Company. $100 MUSIC ROLLS FREE With each pianola piano sold at re duced prices as advertised on page of The Oregonlan. 10o worth of muslo rolls will be given free. ' . L. t ' " ...- -n:i ; ' ; ' V' !' ill A ! ! h : - S xi v r l iks ', . Ji' .: ' : - 1: :fr ! -if.- ' i''Vv'p!: 1 -.. J T. ' i I i ' ssjf ' '"' CRAWFORD GIVES HEW VIEW OF LAW Primary Not Binding on Dele gates Unless Candidate Gets Majority Vote. . ATTORNEY-GENERAL TALKS Contention Made That Convention Delegate Shall Vote for Taft or Iji Follotte If They So De clared Their Intention. SALEM. "Or.. April 22. tSpeclal.) i In an off-liand opinion. Attorney- General Crawford today declared that unless Theodore Roosevelt receive the majority vote of the Republican party in Oregon, those candidate for dele gates to the Republican National con vention who were elected on a plat form which declared for Taft or La Follette are' morally In honor bound to go Into the convention and vote for Taft or La Toilette. He construes the reading ' of the Presidential Dreferenee prliflary law to man that a distinct majority oH the party for Presidential candidate must express their favorable vote for that candidate, or it in not Incumbent upon delegates to go Into the conven tion to support such a candidate. Mlaorlty Repreaeated, He Ftsmre. He further bolsters his views along this line by the provision In the Presi dential preference primary law jyhich requires that each voter may only vote for one delegat to the National con vention. "This Is apparently a pure and simple effort to eecure Troportlonal represent tation." stated the Attorney-General. "In the light of this fact the construc tion aa to oath to be taken by the dele gates means that the minority of the party must be represented. Therefore, in my opinion, those who received from the party a sufficient number- of votes to name them as delegates, and whs were representatives on the ticket of either Tafwor La Follette are, in the proportional representation theory. In duty bound to vote for those candidates whom, they declared to the people on the ballot that they woulJ represent In the National convention.'.' .-- . Delegates Express 'Views. Hoth Dr. J. N. Smith and Fred S. Bynon.-who are probably elected as del egates, and who stated on the ballots that they were favorable to Taft.. de clared today that they will vote for Roosevelt In the National convention, although Mr. Wynon plana to see the Attorney-General and abide ,by his de cision. Each declared he would abide by the people's choice. "I will vote for Roose. velt until such time as I see that he eannot be elected," said Dr. Smith. "Then I will go with the man who has the biggest -vote in the convention. When the question' of Statement No. 1 came up and the question of a Repub lican voting for a Democrat came along with It. 1 could not ee my way clear to vote for a Democrat. . But I will Stand for the choice of the Republican party." Mr. Bynon stated he would vote for Roosevelt, but Is not prepared to com mit himself as to what stand .lie will take should Roosevelt show to be losing In the convention. RAID CAUSES WILD EXIT Chinese Gambling Resort I Visited by Police, Who Arrest Six. There was a wild scramble for doors, windows and other means of egress when a aquad of patrolmen stormed a Chinese gambling resort, one of the most notorloua In the city, at Hi Flanders street. In the heart of the ne gro section, last night. The place waa crowded with negroes, many of whom Jumped to the ground through windows when the police appeared. - - Many complaints have been received by the police about the place, but here tofore It has been impossible for them to secure enough evidence upon which to make a raid. The place 1 known to be patronised by from JS0 to 600 persons dally, of all races and aoxea, and large winnings are sometlmea made there. Last week a woman won $600 on one ticket and the mxt day won 100. A complete outfit of pharaphenelia was taken. Including lottery tlc.keu is sued by 12 different companies. Be sides the lottery, various other kinds of games are said to be played there. Gong Yow was arrested In the raid and held under 150 ball for conducting a lottery game. Ah Fong. a Chinese, and Sam Walker, J. W. Graves. U.V. Roger. C, Miller and A. B. Lamb, ne groes, were arrested for visiting a gambling game. The raid waa mad by Sergeant Harm and Patrolmen Evert, Long. Sherwood and Miller. LA FOLLETTE RENEWS TOUR Throat Specialist Tells Candidate He Can Talk In Three Days. SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. Having been advised by a throat specialist that his vole would bo In working order again" within three days. United States Senator Robert M. La Follette an nounced today that he would begin in Fresno, on April- 25, hi California cam paign for the Presidential nomination. After the meeting In Fresno, Senator La Follette will go to Los Angeles, whore he will speak Friday night. The remainder of his itinerary haa not beon definitely arranged. Jl will be in San Francisco again by tha last of Apr!.- FIRE - TAKES BOY'S SIGHT Flame Flare Vp and Seriously Burn Brownierlllo Lad. . BROWNSVILLE. Or.. April J2. (Spe cial.) While starting a . fire Sunday afternoon In the kitchen atove. Henry, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Field, farmers near Browns ville, was seriously burned and hla eye sight impaired, when the flam flared up and caught him. The accident ocourrad at o'clock. It Is doubtful if the lad will ever en tirely recover bis loat sight. Besldea the accident to hi eyes, he waa pain fully burned about the face and head. HeJs under tbe car of a physician. Cannery Ship Reeichea AJa.k. ASTORIA. Or.. April 21. (Special)-- George H. Oeorg. manager oi i Columbia River Packers' Association, today received advices stating that I - special! Walk a block and see the nationally advertised and justly celebrated make of "IRONCLAD SOX at 19c Pair of 6 Pair for $1.00 f Never before sold under 25c and 35c. Today we offer all colors and all sizes in these splendid-wearing, fully guaranteed Men's Socks at 19 - Lion Clothing Co. 166-170 Third Street the cannery ship Reuce arrived at Chignik Bay. Alaska, on April 14, that all were well on board and everything was all right. He also received a wireless message from the ship St. Nicholas this morning stating that while the winds were exceptionally light, the vessel is progressing farly well. She Is approximately 2o0 miles from this port on her way to Nushagak River. WOMEN CHARGE FRAUD W. H. WHITTAKER TO BK TRIED . SECOXD TIME. Sale of $8000 Worth of Oil Stock Held to Have Constituted Swin dle Firs Trial Fail?. . . . Tried once and acquitted on a charge of swindling a woman out of about $8000 by . selling stock In an alleged fraudulent oil company, W. II White aker will be placed on trial again to morrow In Circuit Court for virtually the same offense. This action Is pos sible because two women art alleged . n ha.. KAAn .a-lnillail of olEllfl amounts by one transaction, and, having failed on the trial as to one woman, the state now will press -tne crarge as to me other. Involved in the Whlteakei trial is the contention of the "written token." a required element of the crime of ob taining money by false pretenses which i waah v.npallv tenoiinr.ri as a I1B, U ' II ..... j shelter for the worst kind of frauds. The statute requires that mere snail be aorae evidence in the handwriting of the defendant, lacking which the in dictment will not stand. . t . .rrnrt to -omn,v with this re quirement at the former trial, the state produced the manuscript written Dy r . . n .i f on il .j n f M Vrom which their prospectus was printed, setting forth their ownersnip oi acres ui wn- produclng land in California. The court ruled that this was not sufficient; that the "written token" Itself must be pre sented to the alleged victim. On this ruling an Instructed verdict was or dered and the defendants, five In num ber, were discharged. In company with U C. Hammer. C. F A. Peck and others, Whlteaker op erated the Lake Oil, Gas & Pipe Line Company, with offices in the Railway Exchange building. Emma Smith and Mary A. Cole were prevailed upon to take stock in the concern, upon rep resentations of abundant supplies of oil. The evidence showtd that the com pany had nothing bur a location on Government land which subsequently had been "Jumped." G. T. KeHey. who acted ai locator for the claimants to the land and gave the most damaging testimony against them, is in the city and will be used as a witness. Prior to the former trial, Kelley disappeared and after a sensa tional chase .was found In California. It was necessary to indict him as a co conspirator to get him back within the state. Later he was arrested for car rying concealed weapons and alleged In his defense that he was being hounded and threatened- bv person Get Rid of Piles at Home Try This Home Treatment Absolute ly Free. No matter how long you've beon suf fering or how bad you think your case Is, send at once for a free trial of the wonderful Pyramid Pile Remedy. 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Garden Hose, Lawn Mowers, Garden Accessories Ladies' Leather Handbags Now Reduced One-Fourth All New and Exclusive Shapes. Imported and Domestic Styles. Handbags to Match Spring Costumes; Also in Tailored Effects. Prices S1.5Q to $25 None Reserved -Reduced One-Fourth New Tailored Shopping . Bags hr real seal: double strap handles, good lock. Regular $8.00. Removal price. .$6.00 Beautiful new Bags in seal and walrus leathers; latest Spring shapes. Regu lar $12.00. Removal price 9.00 All other Bags in styles too numerous to mention, selling all this week at spe cial reductions. em oval Sale of These Pictures must be imnorted colored prints.' corner ornaments. Pictures cannot be duplicated elsewhere at $.3.00. Removal Sale price. See Beautiful Cut Glass Bedroom Electric Lamps Just received. Come in the new Dahlia pattern, also Star and Wheel designs; third floor, Art Section. . 75c Piver's "La Trefle" Perfume, the aluminum clothes sprinkler 5 crovi A cork attachDient to fit almost any pint op Ounce Only OJ l.pint bottle ean also be used as a plant sprinkler. You'll want one after you have 50c La Blache Face Powder. . . . . .296 seen it. Price. 25 Woodardj Clarke & Co. supposed to be in the service of the defendants. - - TROOPS RECEIVE ORDERS National Guards to Conduct Maneu ver Campaign in July. Generai orders were Issued yester day by Adjutant-General Finzer, of tha Oregon National Guard, for a maneuver campaign of the Third Infantry In the vicinity of Grays Harbor, Washington, from July 21 to July 30. The campaign will consist of long practice marches, skirmish work and general light marching order, maneuvering extend ing from Grays Harbor to Seattle. It Isflanned to send the troops. 12 companies in number, direct to either Centralla or Montesano. If they go to the former place they will march northeast toward Tacoma and Seattle. If they go to Montesano thy will be i "Th cheapness of low prices ' ,'wYWJ v M M 'IT st&$.?'4L doea not equal the blttern9" ytrA' wKkff i Sole Agents for Stacy Adams McDonald & Kiley Men's Custom-Made Shoes S3 $4 $5 $6 $8 OTJR CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT is the delight of all the kiddies in Port land. Special salesmen devote their entire time to the foot wants of the little folks. The result is perfect fit and comfort. ' KNIGHT'S MORRISON AT SEVENTH seen to be best appreciated ;16x20. All new subjects in Frames are three-inch, handsome gold, with burnished them in our Fourth-street window. sent directly north to those citie. Only light field equipment will be taken on the trip. SISTER MARYJAMES DIES Daughter of James Costello, Born at Champocg 5 7 Years Ago. Sister Mary James, of the Sisters of the Holy Names. Villa Maria, Oewego, died yesterday after an illness lasting nine months. Sister Mary James was 5T years old. She was the daughter of James Costello, and wa's born in Champeog. . At an early age she attended St. Paul's Academy, at St. Paul, Or., later going to St. Mary's Academy, Portland, where she completed her education. In 1873 she entered the Sisterhood of the Holy Names and since then has been employed in var'ous schools of great many men have resolved to come to this store for their Spring shoes. Our styles are far away from the just ordinary sort of shoes. . The swing of the crowd of men buyers comes this way more and more. Odd lot of Tailored- and Imported Fancv Bags, all different; also lot of Pigskin and Calf Bags. Regular price $6.00- Removal Price, while they last, only $2.94 Your choice of the lot tailored and Shopping Bags; all colors; strap han dles, fitted with inside purse; outside pockets. These Bags values to $2.00. Removal Price only -...68 Pictures $1.15 the congregation in Washington and Oregon. She is survived by three half-sisters and a brother: Mrs. K. Teonard, of Oakland, Cal., Mrs. James Coleman, and Miss Agnes M. Jackson, of St. Paul and H. Jackson, of Hubbard, Funeral ser vices will be held in St. Paul n Wednesday morning, interment follow ing in St. Paul cemetery. Transcontinental WalUcr at Baker. BAKER. Or., April 23. fSpeclal.) Clyde Payton, of Rochester. Wash-, who fa walking from Washington to New York on a wager, passed through here today. He received a letter from Mayor Palmer to Mayor Gaynor. Payton ''says he is in the best of health and will reach New York by September 1, a month ahead of his schedule. The nurvlvlng rpal d(ihtpr of the Amer iran Revolution are heromlnp fewrr every year, the lalet one to die beinir ra. F.m meline Walton, or HastltiEa. Mich. Her father served under Washington in the Northampton milttia.