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-.THE- MORNING OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 191S. $8.64 WAGE URGED FOR FACTORY GIRL UaatjlM ait ii ee winioie HIS 4 hold is 51 TL Industrial Commission Recom mends Nine-Hour Day as" Maximum. ' ' ' LIVING COST FOUND BY 'AD' Wide Difference of Opinion Exists is to AVhat AYomen' Should Pay for Clothing; One' Says Three Dress for $158 a Vear. The minimum weekly wage for women workers In manufacturing es tablishment ot Portland, not includ ing apprentices, should be mot less than. $8.64 a week, . according to the recommendation adopted last night by the conference called by the Oregon Industrial Commission. The conference, composed of the three members of the commisssion, three representatives of the employes, three representatives of the employers and three representatives of the public at large, also recommends that the maximum hours of employment be not more -than nine hours a day, or 61 hours a week. t These recommendations, with others. were embodied in a. report prepared by B. Ayer, chairman of the confer ence, which was only slightly amended before adoption. Living Cost Ideas Differ. To determine what should be a proper minimum wage It was necessary to ascertain the necessary annual cost of board and room and clothing, and on these two questions the findings of various members of the conference dif fered widely. Everett Ames, one of the employers' representatives, to arrive at what a factory worker, living on her own re sources, should pay for board, had. In serted in the dally newspapers adver- , vertisements, of which the following is & sample: FACTORY Rirl wants room, and board, re spectable boarding-house; ' working people only; place must bo in a respectable neighborhood, clean and sanitary and food wholesome. - Mr. Ames received a mass of replies iWhich show that board and room may be had in Portland, for from J2.B0 to JS a week. "I made the statement at the last meeting,", said Mr. Ames, "that $5 a week is a fair price for board and room. This about $22.50 a month, and my investigation shows that board and room may be had In Portland for J20 a month." Noon Meal Also Problem. Father O'Hara suggested that the cost of the noon-day lunch should be added to this figure, but Mr. Ames In sisted . that "hoard and room" meant three meals a day. - To this the employes representatives object strenuously, maintaining that if board and room were obtained for $20 or J22.30 a month it meant that the boarder must buy her own lunch. "I tell you that it is next to-impossible to get board and room, with three meals a day, for to a week," said Mrs. L.' Gee. & factory employe and one of the workers' representatives. "Board at $20 a month does not mean three meals a day." said Mrs. N. A. Fallman. another of the workers' rep resentatives, "and you'll get no lunch put up to take with you at that price, either." The clothing question furnished an other battleground on which the em ployers struggled without coming to an agreement a's to what was needed to clothe a woman wbo works in a factory. Vudernklrta Held I'selrs. The discussion went into the details of a woman's wearing apparel, and how many skirts or petticoats were needed was one of the questions that arose. "I have been observing things on the streets lately," said Chairman Ayer, "and if present styles continue 1 don't see the necessity of putting un derskirts in our list of necessaries." "Here are some of the figures from our own plant," said Mr. Ames. "Some of them are absurd. For instance, here is a girl who spends more than she earns. With an apparent income of $7.60 a week she spends $8.75." Mr. Ames encountered several in stances of this kind as he read his figures, another girl who earned $8.50 spending $9.15. I. W. Vogan, of the Modern Confec tionery Company, one of the employ ers' representatives, said that he had Interviewed 300 persons on the cost of clothing and that there was a great divergence in the figures they had fur nished. Three Dress on U5. He gave as an example three girls who lived together in a house they had bought and were paying tor in a "suburb. They were able to get along with an expenditure of $156 a year for the three. "You mean apiece?" inquired Mrs. Gee. "No, for all three." said Mr. Vogan. "Oh, horrors!" said Mrs. Gee. and the other workers' representatives agreed with her that the figure was prepos terous. Mrs. Elmer B. Colwell asked to see the list which one of the girls had pre pared for Mr. Vogan, and went over it item oy item. The list was prepared on a three year basis. For the first year it gave the following items, and Mrs. Colwell commented as she read them off: , une pair iisie gloves, 60 cents: one pair kid grloves, $1.50; two hats, $7; shoes, $7 (must mean two ralrsi: nn umbrella, $1 (a cotton one, which will not stop rain); one corset, $1.75 it will split); one pair rubbers, 50 cents (rub bers at that price will not wear; a good pair costs at least 75 cents); one dozen handkerchiefs, $1 (cotton at that price, and I'm sure every girl Is entitled to linen ones). Some Conveniences Mlsnlne. "That allows nothing for night gowns," said Miss Caroline Gleason. secretary of the Industrial; Commis sion. . r "No, not for toothbrush or hair brush, or any other toilet articles, or a change of collars, or .many other things that a girl needs.".' added Mrs. - Colwell. . In the clothes necessary to buy -in the second year of the schedule sub mitted by Mr. Vogan, a coat.wa,s given at $18 and a suit at $15. "That poorg.girl can't get av good coat Tor $18 or a suit for $15, said Mrs. Gee. and the other workers-acquiesced. "But she explained to me that she . bought her coat and ' suit after the first rush and prices had been-marked down," said Mr. Vogan. ;, "Yes. but a working girl does not want to be dressed altogether behind the times,'" insisted. Mrs. Gee. Schedule Made on Woolen Basis. "As for getting cheap things," said Miss Gleason, the schedule of the Con sumers.' League, which allows $130 a year for clothing, allows for good goods. We have been able to figure the same articles at a cost of only $27. hut there would be no wool in the coat or .suit,' and everything else wvstld be Victor-Victrola VI Oak Vita "n-' (ft A Victrola in the home makes everyone happy. It is a source of endless plea sure to the entire household. ,. .. . , . ' Sj You can afford a Vic trola. Perhaps not the $200 style, but the genuine Victrola M and even $15. We are very liberal in our terms, spreading easy payments over a number of months, so that paying for your Vic trola is forgotten iii the pleasure you and your family derive. H Why deprive yourself and family of the world of entertainment which-the Victrola affords? Visit our Victor de partment any time and select the instrument best suited for your home. With a stock and service second to none on the Pacific Coast we can requirements.- Steinway Weber and Other Pianos L. 'J.l.J,...Li. correspondingly flimsy and undepend able." "This factor must not be overlooked." said Mr. Ames. "While the employers do not wish to be placed in the posi tion of denying the workers a proper wage, this is a question of minimum wage that this conference is asked to determine, not from a - sentimental standpoint, but from a cold, hard, prac tical standpoint. We must get at what is a proper minimum wage and I want the newspapers to get this right and the question Is not what -a girl earns or what we think she ought, to have, but what she must be paid to maintain herself In health." Mr. Ames referred to the law to bear out . his stand, as he Jid frequently throughout both meetings of the' con ference. He insisted that the. confer ence adhere strictly to the letter of the law. He said that not only the inter ests of the employer -and the employe, but of the public, or consumer, : must be considered by the conference. -: "For," . he said, ""whatever is -added to the cost of production must come from the consumer.";- Consumer Mnst Fay. "Mr. Ames," asked " Mrs. T"allm,an. "you say the Increase In cost must be borne by the consumer? Do you mean that the manufacturer must have his certain percentage of profit anyhow?" "Any increase in the cost of produc tion must be paid by the consumer. If this movement become Nation-wide," was the answer. ' ' "Then," said Mrs. Fallman,' "we might as well keep the wage we have now. Mrs. Colwell submitted a list of the clothing she thought a factory worker should have, showing '-a. total" yearly cost of $160.- One of her items was "silk petti .coats." ' -. ' "Do you think .silk petticoats come within the law as-' necessary to frugal living?" asked Mr. Ames.- "Yes. I do," answered Mrs. ColwelL "I don't see why working girls shouldn't have them. I don't see why they should be ground down to cot ton." Conference Make. Suggestion. The following is the recommendation of the conference, any- of whose pro visions may be accepted or rejected by the Industrial Weltare commission: To the Industrial Welfare Commission ot the State of Oregon: In establishing a minimum wage for women workers in factories, consideration should -be given to the character of the oc cupation, and to the permanence ot the em ployment; consequently each industry should be considered by tseir. it is apparent, however, that there must be a, minimum below which it is unwise for society i whole to permit its workers to be employed. In the establishment ot sucn a minimum general in its application, consideration must also be jclven to industry as it exists, and care must be taken that injustice is not inflicted in an effort to remedy abuses that have lone existed. With a full realization of the Importance and far-reaching influence of our decision we recommend: First That the dally houfs of work be limited to nine iiuuib m. uu ,ui uuuib week. Second A standard minimum of. $3.64 week In manufacturing establishments of Portland, any lesser amount being lnadS' quate to supply the necessary cost of living to women workers and to maintain them in health. Third That the length of the lunch period be', not less than three-quarters, of an hour. Fourth That the - Welfare Commission call a conference composed of the members of tho state Health Board to determine and recommend the provisions that are neces sary to cover the sanitary arrangements ana health conditions ol ail estaDiisnments em ploying women workers throughout the state as a whole. This because such provisions should be' considered by experts and not by laymen, arid because the necessity of such regulation is as great In one occupation as another, and in every section of the state as in the City of Portland. Fifth We further recommend that in fac tories operating under .the piece work sys tem., cither In whole or in- part, that the basis of piece work payment shall be de termined by requiring that the average wage received by all piece workers shall not be less than the minimum recommend ed above, and that more than three-quarters of tne number of such piece workers shall revive not less than said minimum. The above recommendations areintended ;-T'-.t' take care of your Victor i! illill Morrison at to apply to" the -"regular women v.-orkers," and- do not cover the minimum- wages tor "learners, and apprentices." - Conditions of occupation and the time required to become proficient are so varied In diferent indus tries that we recommend that the Commis sion Itself ' gather information covering all occupations and submit "all such informa tion and. evidence" to a conference created for the purpose of considering same. Sat- sileo tnat such course is the only satisfac tory method of arriving at an equitable set tlement of the period for learners and ap prentices we make no specific recommenda tion covering industries assigned to us for consideration, but do recommend that the minimum wage for such learners and ap prentices In manufacturing establishments of Portland be fixed at $1 per day. t,noer the law the question of wages for minors Is left to the Judgment of the com mission without the intervention of a con ference.; We have, therefore, not considered this phase of the industry. Kespcctrully submitted. (Signed) W. B. AYER, Chairman. .. ' MRS. ELMER B. COLWELL, Secretary, v. ..-.C CHARLES M'GOXIGLE. " .": A."1. HUOGINS. V ' ' 1 EVERETT AMES; W. VpOAN. MRS. L. GEE. ' NINA A. FALLMAN. MISS A. BOLUA. LONG WAR IS PREDICTED CHINESE REBELS PROFIT BY MISTAKES OF PAST; Dr. Vu- Regards Yuan's VnconiDro- mlsJrtjj Policy as Dangerous, bnt ..." Blanies Both Sides. LONDON,. July' 29. 'The Southerners, profiting by their earlier mistakes, are repairing defects and getting in large supplies of ammunition," says the Daily. Telegraph's Pekin correspondent A long and wearisome war seems cer tain. 1, understand 100 Japanese of ficers will Join the Canton army, which consists of 40,000 good, troops." The Daily Telegraph's Shanghai cor respondent had. an Interview with Dr, Wu Tingr Fang, former Chinese Minis ter of Washington, who thinks Presi dent Yuan. Bhl Kai's uncompromising policy dangerous, but blames both sides to the warfare for rejecting pro posals for a compromise. . in anotner- interview with the cor respondent. Dr. Sun Yat Sen declared that he would leave southward In few days on business. He was quite unconcerned, according to the corres pondent, "with a settlement of the war or the threat of expulsion against him. He said he regarded Wu Ting Fang's peace, mission as hopeless- - -. Reports From Vessels. . By Marconi Wireless.) - feteamer .Catania, Portland to Port Ban Luis, off Astoria, July 29. 8 P. M. Steamer Enterprise, Honolulu to San franoisco, 00 1 miles out July 18, 8 P. M. '.v.: - . Steamer Sierra, Honolulu to San Francisco, 1245 'miles out July 28, 8 Steamer eHyades.- Honolulu to San Francisco, 1335J miles out July 28, 8 P. M. - V Steamer Chanslor. Port San Luis to Kaanapali, 985 miles, from Honolulu July 28, 8 P. M. Steamer Santa Rita, Port San Luis to Honolulu. 907 miles out July 28, 8 P. M. Steamer Korea, Orient to San Fran Cisco,-1591 miles out July 28, I P. M. Steamer Bear, San Francisco to Portland, oft Point Arena July 29, P. M. " Steamer Honolulan, Hon61ulu to San Francisco, 70 miles out July 29, 8 P. M. Steamer Norwood, off Santa Barbara, southbound, July 29, 8 P. M. Steamer Multnomah, for Portland, 40 miles north of Cape Mendocino July 29 Steamer Lucas, barge 91 in tow, Rich mond, to Columbia River, 217 miles north of -San- Francisco, -July- 29. more Viciro la j m hi - Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, N. J. liUkss4saL t'- Jy?s'rf'jriiiiiMr IssVl comes in styles at Sixth KING OF 'SUM PINES American Heiress Only Will Soothe Aching Heart. MONARCH IS MOTOR-MAD Potentate Still Grle-res Because He Was Refused by Mabel Oilman. Poetry Still "Written to Her. Slam Dotted With Garages. SAN FRANCISCO.'July 29. (Special.) That -King Vagiravudh. of Siam. still clings to his Intention never to wed un til he secures the hand of an American heiress is the report brought from Bangkok by Mrs. Clara Williams, wife of wealthy rice planter of Siam, who arrived at San Francisco today on the Pacific Mail steamer Persia. Mrs. Williams is on her wav to her home at Seattle, and after a brief visit will return with her husband to Bangkok. 'You know," said Mrs. Williams, who a striking brunette, "the King de parted from custom when he refused to marry his cousin. What is more, it was said that he had also been attracted by Mabel Gilman, who afterward married Corey, and that it broke him all up when she refused to accept his "proposal. It Is said that he still writes poetry to her and that his declaration never to wed -until an American woman, consent. ed to be his wife was actuated by .this inciaent. wr Williams also went on to say that, while the white elephant is still regarded a8 being sacred In Siam, the K.mg has nevertheless placed, the same interpretation on the herd that Ameri cans have. "He is motor-car mad now " added tfe passenger, "and has garages with fancy cars throughout Siam." Aside from bridge and motoring. Mrs. Williams said, the social life of Bang kok had little to recommend It to the American -woman. She said she was pleased to return 4o her home after an absence of four years. CANNON AUTOS INTO LAKE Ex-Speaker. Holds Past to Stogie In Surprising Accident. UANVJL.L1S, ill., July 29. Not for a second did ex-Speaker Cannon relin quish his grip on the big black stogie he was smoking, when his automobile plunged down a steep bank and alight ed right side up in a small lake in Spring Hill Cemetery tonight. "Uncle Joe" was out riding with his daughter, Mrs. E. X. LeSeure, when at a sharp bend in the roadway along the laKe DanK the car went down the 10 foot declivity.' The water was shallow and the passengers waded to the shore. Neither Mr. Cannon nor his daughter suffered, any injury. DANIELS URGES TEAMWORK Grave of Xaval Hero Is Decorated by Secretary's Wife. SPOKANE. Wash., July 29. Secre tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels,, ac. companled by Mrs. Daniels, passed -the 2&ms (fm,tt FT (fniK p ceeerrai is playing. Entertainment for -whenei every on and as often as it s wanted. Daily demon strations at all Victor dealers. Various styles of Victors and Victrolas $10 to $500. itftt-J"- $75, $40, $25 jL.'jffii''--LiliJil"ii,i lltiL greater part of the day and night in Spokane. The Secretary made two ad adresses and reviewed the soldiers at Fort George Wright. , Mrs. Daniels honored the memory of a classmate of her brother by placing a wreath on the monument of Ensign John R. Monaghan, a Spokane boy who was killed when attempting to rescue friend and fellow officer in the Sa- moan uprising, April 6, 1899. The main purpose of Mrs. Daniels' making the trip across the continent, the Secretary said, was to honor the fallen hero of the Navy. In one of his addresses Secretary Daniels spoke of the necessity of citi zens working together and cited the successful baseball team as the best example of team work. He said that people living in inland cities show great interest in the Navy and he pre dicted that it would continue to grow. Mr. Daniels departed late tonight for the East. 70 ACRES OF WHEAT LOST Fire Destroys Two Crops, Burning 30 00' Bushels or Grain. . PENDLETON, Or., July 29. (Special.) Seventy acres of wheat were burned today about two miles west of Adams, In the largest grain fire in Umatilla County in several seasons, the loss being estimated at about 3000 bushels, valued . at $2200. A high wind was blowing when the fire started from an unknown cause in I. A. Christopher's field, where the wheat was threshing from 40 to 45 bushels to the acre. About 40 acres were destroyed. The blaze ran into J. J. Rouleston's field, destroying 30 acres. Great smoke clouds spread the alarm over the coun try and. farmers hastened in automo biles to the scene and assisted in beat ing out the blaze, saving about 600 acres, which was menaced. BRYAN'S LECTURES NEEDED Del Valle Says Secretary's Talks Would Stop Mexican Bandits. WASHINGTON, July 29. (Special.) All that Is necessary to settle the ban dits and robbers in Northern Mexico, Is for Secretary Bryan to deliver a few Chautauqua lectures down there. The revolutionists are such simple-minded persons that Bryan's silver voice would charm them into laying down their arms. This was the opinion today of Regin aid H. Del Valle, of Los Angeles, the Administration's secret agent, who has investigated the Mexican situation over the head of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson. Whether Del Valle gave the opinion In a sarcastic vein, or whether he was merely joking at Secretary Bry an's expense could not be learned. It is reported that Del Valle is dis pleased with Bryan because the Admin istration has decided to send another than Del Valle as Ambassador to Mex lco when Henry Lane Wilson quits. LOAN COMPANY IS REFUSED Incorporation Papers Not Issued to Western Free Association. SALEM. Or., July 29. (Special.) Corporation Commissioner Watson to day notified Morris A. Goldstein, or ganizer of the Westen Free Loan As soclatlon in Portland, that the com pany could not be incorporated as at present constituted. It was the plan of the company, through a system of assessments and dues, to lend poor persons money without interest. Will Wright, superintendent of batiks, notified the corporation com wnien ver " "titliL,: :- Ik lh i' - J'" '. ', . t .-."! . ;'. I, '." ;-' V-i v Victor-Victrola XI . Mahogany or oak JiiBllltllfllJ iffiir Opposite Post Office missioner that he had made- an ex amination of the affairs of the pro posed .corporation and that he did not believe it conld be Incorporated as a charitable Incorporation. Mr. Wat son informed Mr. Goldstein if he would make the articles of incorporation con form with the law. he would be glad to receive and file them. LISTER APPOINTS NEW AID Irwin W. Ziegaus, of Taconia, to Be Governor's Secretary. OLYMPIA. Wrash"7j"ly 29. (Special.) Irwin W. Ziegaus, assistant secretary of the Taconia Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce, will succeed C C. Dill, of Spokane, as Governor Lister's secretary on August 1. Gov ernor Lister made the announcement today. Mr. Ziegaus and the Governor were intimately associated when Lis ter was president of the Tacoma Com mercial organization. Dean of Reichstag Dead. SASBACH, Germany, July 29. Dr. Franz Xavier Lender, the oldest mem ber of the Reichstag, died today. His death occurred on the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Sister Killed as Burglar. ELBE RTON, Ga., July 29. Believing he was firing upon a burglar. Mack Guest emptied a revolver at his 17-year-old sister here today. She died be fore medical aid could be summoned. Cleveland now claims a population of T22.- 50U. Dasea on scnooi census figures showing 144.427 children of school aee. Hofbrau- Quelle The superiority of the Hofbrau Crawfish has earned for this popular grill a reputa 1 1 o n e x ten ding from coast t o coast. Large, juicy Yam hill Crawfish, fresh every day, await your pleas ure here, served to your taste at all hours. A phone call will get them delivered to your home promptly call Main 919 or A 6238, The Saxons, the re nowned Concert Or chestra, renders af ternoon concerts for tne special benefit of women shoppers. They also entertain during dinner and after the theater, as sisted by Miss Ham ilton, the soprano. Sixth and Alder Sts. the i. 4 WW : 1 'tni'ikmllmtmii ianola Player Pianos IF YOUR SKIN ITCHES, JUST USE RESIN QL The moment that Resinol Ointment touctes itching skin, the itching stops and healing begins. That is why doc tors have prescribed it successfully for more than eighteen years in even the severest cases of eczema, tetter, ring worm, rashes and other tormenting, un sightly skin eruptions. Aided by warm baths with Resinol Soap, Resinol Oint ment restores the skin to perfect health and comfort, quickly, easily and at lit tle cost. Resinol is also an excellent house hold remedy for pimples, dandruff, sun burns, insect bites, ivy poisoning, sores, burns, bruises, boils and a score of other uses where a soothing, healing application is needed. It contains nothing cf a harsh or injurious nature and can be ussd with confidence on the tenderest or most irritated surface. Practically every druggist sells Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. Trial free; Dept. 2-P, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. It is a good habit to use an antiseptic mouth wash. Regular, daily use may prevent serious illness. Typhoid and other germs are introduced into the system through the . mouth. Food and drink are impregnated with infec tion. You protect yourself against these evils if you rinse mouth and teeth regu larly. The best antiseptic is It goes further than Per oxide of Hydrogen by unit ing with that most efficient germ . destroyer the healing properties of Thymol. Menthol and Eucalyptol Its action is thus healing as well as cleansing. Ast your druggist for LISTOGEN. Use it daily. You will delight in the purifying, refreshing sensation it gives. 25c, 50c and $1 a bottle at THE OWL DBTJG CO. Portland, Or. If your druKKlst does net carry LISTOGEN we will send It postpaid on receipt ot price. Bolton Chemical Cory.. X58 W. Ud St., Naw York, ll P.JF!pffv':::': mmmmm mmmmm H R EM E D I A C B-TiiTuMlliT-J IIST0.GEN Eii-icMi Antiseptic; I