TIIE 3IORMXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, 3IARCH 26, 1913. SAWMILL STRIKE JULY I PREDICTED I. W. W. Back of Move to Tie Up Western Washington, Says ex-Member. LOGGING CAMPS INCLUDED Crews Now Hcing Packed De clares J. W. Jennings, AVlio Avers Hnrvot Time Will Be Chosen, and Kffort Will Be Failure. CKXTRALIA. Wash., March 2. (Special.) That there will be a gen eral strike ot men employed in the o?gin? ramps and sawmills of West ern Wanhinjrton not latr tiian July 1. Is the statement made in Centralta to day bv J- W. Jenninss, an ex-lopping contractor. The Htrike is to be called by members of tiie Industrial Workers of thr World. "Preparations for this irret strike have been points on for many months.' :aid the contractor today. "Quietly, but steadily, the members of the I. W. W. bave been flowing to this section of the urate, and now every lopging camp and every sawmill has members of this organization In their crews. The Idea of waitimc until July 1 be fore t-ailinar the strike Is that at that tim? harvest in will be comment ed In i;a.tern Washington, and unskilled la bor will be in great demand. The I. W. W.s figure that many of the la borers in the mills and camps, rather than ryist a strike, will go to the harvest fields Mr. Jennings was sincere in h!s statements today. "I have held a card in the I. W. W.," he said, "but I took It out to enable me to learn Inside In formation on what was coming. The principal source from which the T. W. W.s are coming i Portland. Every time a mill or camp In thin locality vends to a Portland employment agency tor help, members of the Industrial Workers of the World are sent to fill the vacancies, members of the organi zation having been Instructed to go to Portland and hang around the employ ment agencies so that they may be sent to Western Washington. "In some of t lit- logging camps as many as one-fourth of the crew mem bers are T. W. W's. In some of the mills. especially those outside the cities and towns, half of the men belong to the organization. "If a strike is called, as it surely will be. the lumber business In this section of the state will be paralyzed. There Is no doubt but what the strik ers will eventually lose their fight, but It will not be until there has been an immense loss In business to the mill-owners." CHARTER CAMPAIGN OPENS (eorse I,. Baker Audiorlzctl to Give Draft Needed Publicity. Ceorge I. Baker was yesterday authorized by the charter committee to begin a publicity campaign among tire business men's clubs and civic or ganizations of the city to give to the voters of the city a complete exposi tion of the provisions and expected effect of the proposed commission charter if It shall be passed at the coming election. Mr. Baker will launch his campaign today at the Ad Club, where a "Com mission Government day" has been set aside and speakers will discuss the charter In Its various phases. Next week stmllar meetings will be held before the Rotary Club. Progressive Business Men's Club, Kast Side Busi ness Men's Club and similar organiza tions. Mr. Baker will open headquarters next week and will carry on the com mission charter propaganda continual ly for some time to come. Members of the charter committee and other promi nent citizens who are familiar with the proposed charter will lend their assistance as speakers at the various meetings that will be held. The . charter committee yesterday considered the two amendments ad vanced by W. C. Benbow. but took no notion beyond appointment of a com mittee, consisting of Mr. Benbow, City Kngtneer liurlburt, R. W. Montague and P. I. Willis, to Investigate and re turn a report at a future meeting of the committee. The first amendment proposes that the cost of trunk sewers be paid out of the general fund and that a refund on assessments for sewers already constructed be provided for. This amendment will be brought up for a vote as an amendment of the present charter. In case the commission charter does not pass. The other amendment Is merely formal and pro vides for the retention of the dock commission with the civil service board. MILWAUKIE PRIDES SELF High School of Importance Being Developed to Care for 4 Districts. MltAV AUK I E, Or.. March 25. (Spe cial.) Mtlwaukie is developing a high school of importance, and If the growth of the place and the surrounding dis tricts continues it will have a central high school for three coutluous dis tricts, besides Milwaukie Oak Grove. Harmony and Wichita. This year there are r in the high school class, sev eral of the students coming from these outside districts. Attendance at present ts a gain of a little more than 10 per cent over last year. There are 11 teachers In the school and ten rooms are occupied. "With the five measures approved at the recent election." said J. W. Grasle, member of the board, "and with he prospective growth, we probably shall have to provide more room. When the next building is erected it wlil be erected on the grounds we bought last year. All space in the present building Is occupied. We have a high -class school. It Is one of the assets of Mil waukie. The people are proud of their school. They insist on the best in structors. The special tax took care of the cost of the new grounds. PORTLAND JREADY TO AID tOon : Inne-I From First Ptitse. ) tliem. Train service to and through Omaha lias betn restored, although it is inr-posslble to maintain nocmal schedule?. Mayor Rushlight yesterday tele graphed to Mayor Pahlman. of Omaha, extending sympathy and pledging Portland to give assistance to alleviate the sufferings of the Inhabitants, "in every way that lies tn the power or our citizens." The Portland Chamber of Commerce was yesterday appointed by Mayor nuslilipht the official recipient of funds i-ortrlbut.-d for the relief of the sufferers in the floods, tornadoes and cyclones In the Middle West In the past few days. The Portland body telegraphed to the Chamber of Commerce of Omaha when the news of the devastation was first received here, and sent another tele cram to the Mayor of Omaha yester day afternoon. Advices are also being awaited from Dayton and other dis trlcs which are affected. It depends on the information received from the suffering cities as to whether any ac tion will be taken toward gathering relief funds. The Chamber of Commerce, however, has made the. necessary preparations to take full charge of the gathering of funds and to be of such other assist ance as may be necessary. This organ ization handled the relief work In Port land for San Francisco when that city was visited by fire and earthquake. At that time J26I.OOO was raised in Port land, supplies purchased here and oth er effective means taken to relieve dis tress tn the California city. Announce ment will be made as to whether relief funds will be collected in Portland as soon as advices are received from the afflicted cities. Constable la Amxlons. Constable Weinberger has been seek ing In vain for the past few days to set word from his parents, Mr. ana .Mrs. Andrew Weinberger, both deaf mutes, who live in Bf nson, a suburb of tumado-swept Omaha, and a portion of the city which, according to press re ports, was practically wiped out of existence. Mr. Weinberger telegraphed four times to Omaha but has been un able to get his messages through. He has had no better luck with his broth-, ers. who live in a small town 200 miles west of Omaha. Constable Weinberger also has a sister and brother-in-law. Charles and Kate Brader, in Benson. They have four children. He is wor ried about tils relatives. SAX FKAXCISCO" WILL Altl Mayor Itolph Issues Special Call to Provide Relief for Ohio. l- . v- T.-TJ i vrrcvi March '- San vr.n.-i.nn will take extraordinary steps tomorrow to raise a relief fund . .l. inn,4 anffarnr. In Ohfn and other Middle West sections. Mayor James Kolph, Jr., announced tonight that he had issued a can iur mees . .,1 tln f-lvlc anil semi- civic organizations of the city at which definite action will bo taken. The local branch of the Bed cross wiil also take steps tomorrow to af ford relief to the flood sufferers. VETERANS GIVE BANQUET STAXISH WAR RKCAt-LED SPKRCHES AND SOXGS. IX Fete of Scout Young Camp Xo. Also Celebration of Anniversary of Mu la bou Buttle. One hundred ninety-four veterans of the Spanish-American War, represent ing 87 organizations, gathered In the Oregon rathskeller last night for the annual banquet of Scout Young Camp No. 2, United Spanish War -"Veterans. The occasion was also a celebration of the Htli anniversary of the battle of Malabon, In which the Second Oregon Volunteers distinguished themselves. Five Oregonians were killed on the field, four died afterward in the hos pital, and many others bear scars as mementos of the conflict. The commissary committee, composed of Harvey Wells, chairman; Dr. I W. Hyde. H. Q. Aldrlch, Joseph Hoeye, F. A. Norman. H. A. Dusenbury and George II. Carr, adjutant, made good Its promise to make the annual "get-together feast" something gastronom- lcally worth while. When the Manilas that had been pro vided had produced a fog as thick as ever hung over a Jungle campfire, the toastmaster. Commander A. E. Cooper, introduced Comrade T. It Perkins, who represented Multnomah County as a Senator In the late Legislature. Mr. Perkins spoke of the Legislature, reciting the appropriation for three new armories, and the appropriation to pay the expenses of survivors of the battle of Gettysburg to the battlefield for the celebration of the 50th anni versary of the conflict. Comrade Jay Upton, a member of the Legislature as a representative from Multnomah County, spoke on Friend ship." Other speakers were William C. Cop ley, who made a plea for all present who did not belong to the organization to Join; Chaplain Gilbert, of the Second Oregon, who indulged in reminiscences, both humorous and pathetic, of the campaigns in the Philippines, and de clared it the duty of the United States to "clean up Mexico"; Elmer Lundberg, who dwelt on the old days in the serv ice. W. B. D. Dodson. who served both as a member of the Second Oregon anda as correspondent for The Oregonian; Colonel J. M. Poorman. Captain of Com pany M at the battle of Malabon, and Adjutant-General Flnzer. of the Ore gon National Guard. Interspersed with the toasts were tne songs that the boys sang in war time. and some of more recent vintage. Sing ers who lead the choruses were Dr. It W. Hyde, William L. Walker and Harvey Wells, who acted as all-around generalissimo of the occasion, and who was the author of several parodies that were Bung. MAN HANGS SELF IN. YARD (us Eckert Makes Good Threat Made to Amused Friends. Paneling from the end of a rope tied to the limb of a tree In his yard at 6SS Savier street, the body of Gus Kckert, a loncshoreman. a?ted 47 years. was discovered last night by Patrol man Murry. The policeman cut the dead man down and summoned the Coroner, and the corpse was removed to the morsue. Thirty minutes before. Kckert had provoked the laughter of his friends by displaying the hemp rope and warninp them that he Va tender! to commit suicide. Kekerfs divorced wife resides with her daughter on Reed street, near Twenty-second street North. His father. Charles Eckert, will take charge of the body. BEAN .TO TRY FUEL CASES Government Ready and Defense Pe- mnnds Speedy Action. SAX FRANCISCO. March 25. The date for the trial of the eight indicted officials of the western Fuel Com pany, charged with defrauding the United States in connection with coal duties, will be set Monday by Judge Van Fleet. This jurist, however, will not preside at the trial, his place on the bench being taken for the case by United States District Judge Bean, of Oregon. . As the defense nas asKea ior a speedy trial, and as United States At torney McXab announces that he is ready to proceed with the prosecution at any time, it Is expected that an early date for the hearing will be set. L DDGEHS IN HOTEL FROM FIRE Men Carried Down' Ladders on Backs of Firemen From Park Hill House. BUILDING IS DESTROYED Explosion of Gasoline in Basement Starts Blaze; Grocery, Restaurant and Tailoring Establishment Destroyed by Flames. Flames, caused by an explosion of gasoline In the basement of the Park Hili Hotel, at the northeast corner of Park and Yamhill streets, at 11 o'clock last night, destroyed that structure and threatened the lives of a dozen persons rooming in the -building. Fred Parsons, aged 57. was overcome, by smoke and was rescued by firemen. He was carried to a house across the street and later removed to St. Vin cent's Hospital. He is rot badly hurt Another roomer was recued with dif ficulty, but was able to waJk away in safety as soon as he reached the ground. Captain Heath, Ladder men Van Lorn and Fitzmaurlce and Thomas Gaven. chauffeur for Fire Chief Dow ell, effected the rescues. The building adjoins the new Era press Theater building Immediately on the west. The crowds from the theater were just leaving when the cry of fire was heard in the streets. The building is a three-story struc ture and covers a half lot. 50 by 50 feet. It was insured for $1500. The ground floor was occupied by McElroy & Shrum's grocery, the Elite restaurant and the Palace tailoring es tablishment. The second and third floors were used as a rooming-house and conducted by Homer G. Johnson. The following persons occupied the rooms: Mr. Johnson, his wife and his mother, who Is 72 years of age; David Hlnshaw, J. Silver, Bert Brown, a transient couple, who arrived two days ago from Huntington; Parsons and an other man. The entire building and contents were destroyed. Nearly all the lodgers, as well as Mr. and Mr. Johnson, were taken Into the home of Mrs. w. F. Snow, across the street. The following fire companies re sponded to the aJarm: Chemicals 1 and 2, engines 1, 3, 4, 11 and 22, and trucks 1 and 2. The firemen were directed by Battalion chiefs Holden and Young. Captain Heath, of Chemical Company No. 1, rescued Parsons from his third floor room after, the man's cnies had attracted his attention. DALLAS WINS PENNANT BY SCORE 15 TO 10 1XDEPEXD EXCE TEAM) IS DEFEATED. Special Trains Pack AVJIhtmette Uni versity Gymnasium for Game Keplcte With Features. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or., March 25. (Special.) Tonight In the- Willamette University gymnasium In a same characterized by splendid all-around work by both teams, the Dallas High School defeated Independ ence High School by a score of 15 to 10. Special excursion trains were run from both Dallas and Independence, which, together with a big turnout of Salem people, packed the big gymnasi um to the limit. The Dallas players were especially strong at the . short passing game, while the team work of the Independ ence players was featured with clever dribbling and a strong defense by the guards and center. Homer Jamison, Portland, officiated as referee, handling the game in a splendid manner. This game was the third In a series of three and gives Dallas the champion ship, as Dallas and Independence had each broken even in the preceding games. The game was played in the University gymnasium, as it was tne most satisfactory neutral floor. The score at the end of the first half was Dallas 6. Independence 6, Dallas scor ing on two field baskets and two fouls. Independence getting their points by one basket and three points on fouls. Dallas widened their lead in the sec ond half, scoring 9 points to Independ ence 5. making the final count, Dallas 15. Independence 10. The lineup: Independence Dallas. William, F uoyasion Reeves " B Mix - Russell -G "mo geeley ReferetA-Jflmlson LOS ANGELES GETS CHANGE People Increase Salaries and Turn Out Present OKicials. LOS ANGELES. March !5. The elec torate sustained the reputation of Los Anceles as a city that likes elections. when, in the charter amendment ballot vesterday. they voted to have an entire change of administration in July, al though the present city government has been in office only little more than a year. There will be. therefore, a nominating primary early in aiay ana a general election tn June. The ballot was not the exercise or recall, though in its effect upon the in cumbent municipal officials it was the same. The proponents of the charter amend ments believed the voters desired a change, and they embodied the proviso for" the new election In an amendment. which also provided for increasing sal aries generally. The campaign cry was mat tne in creased pay would attract men of more than average ability to municipal of ficer and the electorate enthusiasti cally voted for the salary Increase and at the same time to turn their present ..'fleers out. The salary amendment adopted In creases the pay of Councilmen from $1200 to $2400 a year. The new Mayor will receive J4500; the City Attorney 14000 and the City Auditor and the As sessor 3000 each. The salary Increase, coupled with the decision to have another municipal pri mary In May had the effect of bring ing out a flock of men today who be lieve they are of superior caliber for the various city jobs. Among the can didates for Mayor already announced is Charles Sebastian, now Chief of Po lice. Briefly summarized, the result of the election was: 1. To retire the present city admin- You hear and read a lot about cheap v clothes; and maybe you buy some of them; the clothes are often cheaper than the price; the burden of cheap clothes is always carried by the wearer. We've tried to standardize quality in clothes; the only way to do it is to put the quality in the goods, not simply in the talk about them; and that means that it has to be in the price also. You can get more for your money if you pay $25 for one of our suits than if you pay less. If you can afford $25 for a suit you'll be better satisfied than if you pay $18 or $zc. It's logical that a maker who wants to put all the value possible into his- goods can put in more for $25 than for $18 or $20. If $ 1 8 is all you can afford, dont be ashamed of it; you'll get a suit you needn't be ashamed of, if you buy ours. Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Mxken istration. which was elected for a four year term 16 months ago. and choose an entire new set of officers. 2. To permit the city to engage In any line of business in competition with private corporations, when authorized to do so by the electorate. 3. To publish the municipal paper, an experiment in weekly journalism which the people decided to try a year ago Bt a cost of 36,000 a year. 4. To pension firemen and police men and their widows. The people declined to return to the old system of electing Councilmen from wards. A so-called "citizens amend ment" to this effect, together with an other amendment' to make the Harbor Commission elective and withdraw Its awards of franchises and other rights from the operation" of the referendum, was defeated decisively. PRICHARD GETS "RICED" Former Portland Newspaper Man Becomes Benedict Today. ALBANY. Or., March 25. (Special.) Showered with . rice and. the good wishes of scores of 'friends who' gath ered at the depot to bid them good-bye, George A. Prlchard, until Tecently a member of the news staff of The Oregonian. and Miss Khoda -Lee Stalnaker, of this city, left Albany this morning for Seattle, where they will be married tomorrow. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. E. R. Prlch ard, father of the bridegroom, and for many years pastor of the First Pres byterian Church of this city. After passing two weeks visiting various points on Puget Sound, Mr. and Mrs. Prlchard will leave for Loma, Mont., where they will reside. Mr. Prichard passed his boyhood in this city and was educated in the lo cal schools and at Albany College, from which Institution he was grad uated in 1904. While in college he was active in all student affairs, was a member of the staff of the college pa per several years and was a distance runner on Albany College's famous track teams of 1902 and 1903. After completing his college course he took up newspaper work and was employed successively on the Albany Herald, Sa lem Journal, Baker City Herald, Morn ing Astorian at Astoria, Walla Walla Union and The Morning pregonlan. Miss Stalkner has lived in this city the past 12 years. She was graduated from Albany College In 1910, and while in school won high honors as a stu dent and in debating. She represented the college In various intercollegiate debates and was the first president of the Girls' Collegiate Degating League of Oregon. Jeffrey's Challenge Accepted. J. A. Jeffrey's challenge to debate the question of capital punishment has been accepted by Robert A. Miller, well-known lawyer and speaker. Mr. Mlllor will meet Mr. Jeffrey in debate as soon as can be arranged. Mr. Jef frey will oppose capital punishment and Colonel Miller will uphold It. EARNEST ADVICE However painful, however stub born your rheumatism may be, even if the disease is of long standing and many remedies have failed, do not despair, but give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial. The rheumatic poison is in the blood and it defies any treatment that does not build up and purify the blood. Rubbing something on your skin will not drive it out. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills attack the disease at its root, in the blood, and rheumatism cured in this way stays cured. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists at 50 cents per box or six boxes for $2.50, or direct by mail, postpaid, upon receipt oi price by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady. M. Y. T ADIES who. contemplate the purchase of a Spring- suit or coat will find in the models shown here the note of individuality which distinguishes the wearer. A variety so great you'll hardly find two models alike in style or fabric. Suits of bengaline, serge, Bedford cord, shep herd check, eponge, ratine, burlap, tweed, and other beautiful weaves. MORRISON AT FOURTH EEM SELLIMC A splendid showing of the stylish Bulgarian blouse suits adds vivid touches of color among some of the more quiet tones. MODESTLY PRICED SUITS -$19. 50 to $69.50 COATS-$15.00 to $35.00 You are cordially invited to call; if you pur chase, fitting and delivery will be especially prompt. Third Floor. MORRISON AT FOURTH.. COMMITTEES TO MEE1 BRIDGE BUILDER ASD VANCOU VER MEN TO VISIT HERE. Few Clark County Citizens Raise Ob jection to Bonds for Columbia River Span. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 25. (Special.) A Joint meeting of the two bridge committees from Portland and Vancouver will be held In Portland at 12:15 o'clock tomorrow, in Frank B. Riley's office. John Lyle Harrington. a member of the bridge building firm of Waddell & Harrington, of Kansas City, Mo., will be present. James P. Stapleton, chairman of the Vancouver committee. today tele graphed Mr. Harrington, en route from San Ifranclsco. to stop in this city and go from here to Portland with the Vancouver committee, which will be done. The committee will welcome anyone who desires to go. Those to go from here will be Mr. btapleton, ex Mayor John P. KIgglns, Bert Dorman, City Engineer; Floyd A. Swan, and ex- Superior Judge A. Tu. Miller. No arrangements have been made for the mass meeting yet and Mr. Staple ton is opposed to its being held at night, as those from other parts in the county cannot come in and return the same day, nor will they come, he contends. Occasionally someone in the country raises an objection to the bonding of the county for 5300,000, believing that such a sum would make the tax much higher. As a matter of fact it would add tut a small fraction of a mill to taxes, and if it is taken into considera tion that there is good ground for be lieving the state takes over the bonds there will be no added tax In the county. ELECTRIC SERVICE BEGINS Pioneer Buys First Ticket Out of Corvallis. CORVALLIS, OrT" March 25. (Spe cial.) The first train out of Corvillas over the Oregon Electric, leaving here at 6:30 this morning, carried 36 pas sengers. Uncle Joe Yates, pioneer, get ting the first ticket; to be first in line he was at the station at 5 o'clock. The first train into Corvallis brought Ore gon Electric officials., among whom were Vice-President Carey, Carl Gray, Jr., W. D. Skinner. W. C. Wilkes, W. P. Powers and Messrs. Crozler, Fowler and Davidson. The officials were met at the station, taken to the Commercial Club rooms, and, after an informal welcome, were conveyed to the Oregon Agricultural College campus, where the cadet regiment passed in review. Two hours were passed inspecting the institution, after which the vls- itors were taken to the Commercial Club rooms for luncheon. At this lime Postmaster B. W. Johnson voiced a formal welcome on behalf of the city, and Judge Carr, representing President . Young, responded in pleasant vein, promising that his line would merit a fair share of patronage. W. D. Skin ner also made a short talk. The Southern Pacific participated in the welcome through Local Agent C. M. Andrews, While here, the Oregon Electric officials made it clear that their bridge across the Willamette would be completed during the coming nine months and that their branch line would be completed In the city proper by July, 1914. Oregon Pioneer Dies at 80. WALLOWA, Or., March 25. (Spe cial.) At the age of 80 years and 4 . days, a pioneer of Oregon, Philip C. Buffington, diea yesterday at the home of L. H. Morris of this place. He was born in Illinois, but has lived near Fonsil, for many years. He came to Wallowa several months ago to visit his son-in-law. at whose home he died. Audience Enjoys "Every Woman." Before a large and appreciative aud- , lence. Cora Genevieve Ramsden read "Every Woman" last night In the assembly-room of the Multnomah Hotel. The reading was greatly enjoyed, aa she is a reader of great effect, and was roundly applauded. Hear Every Grand Opera Artist Daily in Your Own Home Take Your Pick of These Victrolas $15 $25 $40 $50 It isn't necessary for you to buy one of the higher-priced Victor-Victrolas to have access to all the wonderful variety of music. 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