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5 TIIE MORNING OREGONI AN WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1913. LOWER COUNTIES HELP RAISE FUND Robert Yount Collects $325 for Road Survey in Rainier in Less Than Half-Hour. OTHER TOWNS WILL GIVE Farmers in Columbia and Clatsop Enthusiastic Over Proposed Highway to Be Built From Portland to Seacoast. Residents of Rainier anil other Co- llllnhin River nnlntR ere 80 enthusiastic over the projected construction -of the Columbia mgnway irom roniuu i sea that they are voluntarily subscrib ing to the $7500 fund that is to be used for a survey of the proposed road 1y the state highway engineer through Columbia County. In less than half an hour yesterday Robert Yount, a prominent business man of Rainier, collected 323 from rest dents of that city. People at Scappoose, St. Helens and Clatskanie also are en thusiastic over the plan and are con tributing substantial amounts to the fund. ' Residents of Multnomah County, however, are so far the heaviest con tributors. They are ea;er to have the highway built In less than a year end are showing their good faith to the people of Columbia and Clatsop coun ties by paying a liberal share toward the survey. Officials of the Columbia Highway Association met yesterday in the of fice of Julius U Meier, president of the organixation. and discussed the plans with Major Bowiby. Btate high way engineer. Others present at the meeting were A. S. Benson and E. E. foovert. both of whom are among the moft active supporters of the move ment. TSey expressed confidence that the funds for the survey by the state highway engineer will be forthcoming, and Major Bowiby Is preparing accord ingly to place a force of men to work In Columbia County as soon as tue fund is raised. It will require about two months, he estimates, to complete the survey. Meanwhile the people of Columbia County can proceed with the bond elec tion. It Is proposed to vote on the bond issue November 4. the date of the state referendum election. This will provide funds for the actual construction of the road. It will be possible then to pro ceed with the permanent work. If the bond Issue carries and no delay is experienced In selling them It is believed mat the work can be com pleted within a year, the time limit set by the Columbia Highway Associa tion at Its meeting at Gearhart last week. More than 13600. or nearly half of the $7500 that Is needed to make the survey already has been pledged. In this sum Samuel Hill heads the list of contributors with $li0. He was the first to give. Subscriptions of $300 each have been made by A. S. Benson. H. K Plttock. Paul Wessingo-. the Oregon Journal. James Muckle and the Meier & Trank Co. The McCormfck Lumber Company has given $",0. Several other substantial contributions have been promised and will bo delivered within the next few days. "The people along the Columbia are mightily in earnest In their desire to get this road built." said Robert Yount In a telephone communication with Mr. Meier yesterday. "Everyone in Rainier is enthusiastic over it. I have been talking to the farmers of the county and tney are eager to have the work done. We propose to do a lot more road work than that required by the Columbia highway. We want to build laterals connecting the southern part of the county with the main highway along the river. "I am glad this fund has been started. 1 have had little trouble in collecting money for the survey among the people of Rainier. If I can get $325 in less than half an hour I am sure that I can greatly increase that sum if I de vote half a day to the work." Active committees also are at work in the several other towns along the Columbia. Their efforts combined with those of the officers in Multnomah County Is expected to provide the necessary funds before the end of the week. MINIMUM WAGE IS FIXED (Continued Krora First Plte. vides a Denalty for conviction of viola tion of the commission's ruling of a fine of not less than $2 nor more than $100 or imprisonment in the County Jail for not less than 10 days nor more than three months, or by both fine and Im prisonment. Any employer who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employe because she has testified or is about to testify, or because the employer believes she is about to tes tify, in an investigation or proceeaing under the law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $lu0. Any woman worker who is paid by her employer less than the minimum wage to which she Is entitled under the Commission's ruling may recover in a civil action the full amount of the minimum wage, less what she has al ready been paid, together with such at. torney's fees as may be allowed by the court. Any agreement for her to work at less than the established minimum wage shall be no defense in such action. The commission will call separate conferences as soon as possible for each of the several industries affected by its ruling, to determine what should be established as a proper minimum rate for piece work for average work ers in those Industries. The minimum wage of $3.64 a week for straight time work will be considered so far as prac ticable as a basis for the determination of the proper piece work rate in each Industry. The question of apprentices will also be taken up later by the commission ami it will be determined by confer ences for the various industries what stall constitute the apprenticeship prriod for workers of average ability. The question of the lenght of lunch period was put before the meeting first ly Chairman O'Hara. of the commis sion, as being the least important of tho three things to be considered. Miss A. Bolda. who served In the fac tory conference as one of the three representatives of the workers, said that she did not consider 45 minutes sufficient for the lunch period, as many of the workers have to walk some dis tance. She said that she did not be lieve the lunch period should be less than an hour, but hers was the only voice raised against the recommenda tion. Passing to the question of hours, a spirited discussion was precipitated. G. 11. Mayes, of Lowengart A Co., whole sale milliners, called attention to the fact that the commission, on its own Initiative, as provided under the law, l as already rendered a ruling that the maximum hours for all minor workers ball be 8 hours and 20 minutes. He. said that this would cause conrusion in factories employing both adult and minor workers. "For instance, with both classes of employes employed in the same depart ment," he said. "It will be neecssary. if both rulings are in effect, to allow the minors to go 40 minutes before the adults. The balance of the working day will be disorganized in conse quence, and we will be unable to get team work and results." Chairman O'Hara suggested that the discrepancy In the rulings would not prevent the employers from cutting down the time of all employes to 8 hours and 20 minutes. E. J. Hammond, a working man, who appeared at the meeting as an interested member of the general public. Indorsed, the sug gestion as being the way out of the difficulty. Mr. Mayes said that many piece workers would want "to work the full nine hours, and asked if the wage could not be adjusted on an hour basis, with a wage of 16 cents an hour. W. B. Ayer, -who acted as chairman and was a representative of the public in the conference which made the rec ommendation, explained that it was the understanding of the conference that if an employe worked less than nine hours a day she should be paid at a rate of 16 cents an hour. Everett Ames, manager of the Ames-Harrls-Xevllle Company's bag factory, said that the existence of the two rul ings would mean one of two things either the factories must dispense with the employment of minors, or all em ployes must work a day of 8 hours and 20 minutes. "Would it be possible for the com mission to rule that employes could work 9 1-2 hours a day. with a half holiday Saturday afternoon, making a 54-hour total for the week?" asked Mr. Mayes. He explained that this system is now followed in many places, particularly In Summer, and that the employes wel come the chance for a day and a half holiday at the week-end. He said that from personal observation he had found the Plan to be of great advantage, as it gives the workers an opportunity for a touch of outdoor life,, and also gives the owner of the plant an opportunity to overhaul machinery and make re pairs without loss of working time. The question as to whether the hear ing could make a recommendation to to the commission came up on Mr. Ayer's motion, seconded by Miss Bolda, for the adoption of the conference rec. ommendatlon Chairman O'Hara explained that, while such a motion might be adopted, .1 luin nnnl art On itS OWn judgment In making its ruling. However, he aliowea xne rauu i uc made, and when he put it there was a faint "Aye." Mr. Ayer's and Miss Bolda's voices leading, and a distinct "No" from a number of manufacturers' representatives. Then It was that Mrs. Nina A. Fall man, whose testimony as a member of the factory conference was a feature of Its meetings, broke silence. "I worked for the Pacific Coast Bls sult Company two years ago," she said. "It is true that it was under different management then, but we were to get this weekly half-holiday. In nearly four months' work I got it twice, and even worked Sunday to help out in the L .. 1 1 .1 . ........ 11, nvo thld Firn. IlUlluaj " c u -t " i . ...... ...... r - posal looks like a joker to me. I would rather work nine nours siraigm nu . . I. .... hnlf-knlUa " Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, secretary ot the State Child Welfare Commission, took a lively part in the discussions, particularly in that referring to the em. ployment or transient irimmera, mr. v. .1.1.1 th.l hr ar niH hut $6 a week, while In the wholesale house learning the styles before going to the season's work in the country towns. CLARKE FAIR ON; EXHIBITS ARE LARG E Grange Displays of Higher Standard Than on Pre vious Occasions. 500 BIRDS MAKE SHOWING Britlc of Three Months, Mrs. Cor don Stuart, Has Best Loa' of Bread on Exhibition Races Today for $50 0 Turses. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) The fourth annual Clarke Coun ty Fair started today in reality with the weather all that could be wished . l. 1 i,.o-o Thnt Wednesday and Thursday will be twice as large i ,3 .... aa Tiipitrlav is the l re in aiii-iiiiu.'v ' . " diction of J. O. wing, mauasei. au:.. were so many features today that it would be hard to pick out the leading one, outside of the good races. . i ,..,.- . t t Vi ii ni-ane and in puts juusiiift 1 -m mhlhllQ hV DOintS Will U V III Urtl Act, ,i, v ........ J , not he comDleted before tomorrow. The Grange exniDits ana me iuui,.a. . vk i Hi , a th a vpjr are mifuer standard than last year, though there are not so many larmers eineieu. ii- i v. ., ,. nrrrtxA mnn and sDecial rttuiuaua ii , t v. . . . - ' - prizes in addition to the liberal cash prizes offered by the lair muaKtiutNi. The poultry show Judging will begin hut cannot be completed in one day. owing to the large number of birds about 600. AVhile the chickens i . ; - thiH RpR&on of tho A1C IUUU1HH6 - -- i rrWrt th Khnw unusually buwu. awv. livestock exhibit is one that draws ad miration from those who take the time to pass through the stables. The best loaf oj. bread on exhibition na huked bv Mrs. Gordon Stuart, a bride of three montns. D.tvin rnrpa t h 1.4 I lemOOIl a .-.!.. .Lin. hnca curt team won ABlUMtt ft" 'J race from a team composed of men on the racetrack in ironi 01 m e,i stand, and, too, after three of their number had fallen out, one being run over and two others had fallen down near the finish. The girls also gave an exhibition after all of the races had been run. They will give an exhibi tion tomorrow. -. of the hie- features of the fa wilt hA n. rontne contest of a steer .ntnmnhiia Thursday and Frl jo- ft.rnnnni bv Archie West. The steer will be liberated and chased and a mnrhine. something ropti . i v 1 " never before attempted in this section of the Nortnwest. The races tomorrow will be: Harness 2:12 pace, pur $500 Entries. Ma- M., Daniel S.. Harold, Welcome, Haledo. 2 25 trot, purse S.TOO Entries. Katie Guy. Duford Boy. Pong Sparrow. Benton Boy. Zonlta. Prince Seattle and General B. Running rare Entries. Dave Webber, Hec tor. Arnold, Bhaon and Pearl. The "Gulileleaa Wonder" will give an ex hihitmn half-mile run and return In front of the grandstand. the a H ANFORD, BRY ANDOUBLE, TAKES BRYAN'S STATION Noted Actor Relates How He Tooled Colonel Blethen, of Seattle, at Grid iron Club Bano.net, When He Sat in Seat Set for Secretary of State. BY LEON'E CASS BAER. THE olUest Inhabitant is out of the running with Charles B. Hanford, lecturer for the Captain Scott Antarctic pictures, now at the IJelllg. When it comes to reminiscences, Charles B. is there. His annals of ;arly Portland days, when he trouped up and down this Coast and the more recent years when the younger genera tion has met him across the incan descent in Shakespearean guise, are more accurate than some of our best little local historians hit it off. He looks so much like William Jen nings Bryan that I felt It was up to me to comment on It Mr. Hanford gave a complacent smile and said: "I am often mistaken for Mr. Bryan,, al though it has never come to my hear ing that he has been mistaken for me. We live on the same street in Wash ington, D. C. within a block of each other, and are friends of many years' standing." Then he told me a funny little inci dent which will fit right in here. It seems the Gridiron Club at Washing ton a club made up of newspaper men gave a big banquet, at which the guest of honor, besides President Wil son, was Mr. Bryan. Now, the Great Commoner couldn't get to the banquet before 10:30. He was probably lectur ing at a Chautauqua somewhere, or figuring up the week's expense with the hired help. Anyway, he couldn't Join the festive banqueters until 10:30, so the newspaper men hit on the bril liant idea (ideas are always brilliant In story-telling) of having Charles B. Hanford. also a guest, to Impersonate William J. With the aid of a bit of makeup. Mr. Hanford made himself Into a perfectly correct imitation of the Secretary of State and sat at the left of the clubs president, Rudolph Kauffman. managing editor of the Evening Star. Everyone but the Washington newspaper men thought it was W. J. B. "Among others present who were fooled. ' only for a minute, however. In this Instance, was Colonel Blethen of the Seattle Times. He and Bryan have been friends for years, and when he passed Hanford's chair Mr. Blethen bent over and whispered something of i 11. a tifArii sir a personal nature, anu wim out-spoken greeting passea on to ma u rj-,i mrlv howed in a most seat, iinuiv.u . . . j . , -,. hcrmifte. of course, he didn't know who Colonel Blethen was. "And last week tn sseaiue u.i-mci Blethen told me." laughed Mr. Han ford. "that he was highly Indignant for a minute and that upon taking his seat had remarked to his neighbor: ,T., milium Bryan for wen, xj " .... - a good many years and I never saw him so up stage as tonight' and then the neighbor, who was one of the news paper men, told mm to an - " n.i,..i.. he'd see why Mr. Bryan was so set In his demeanor. "When the real Bryan rn surprise was stupendous, said one ban- j ... " "Why that s the secretary oi oiic i . i . ii.. .-h That is not. said Mr. Bryan, 'that is my good friend it Vi i m nA Charles B. tianioro, ana i " .......... cannot break into American politics as my understudy. " "What lid you say men.-- i Mr. Hanford. "Well, someone Just then asked me whatever had induced me to practice w J.niinMnii unnn tViA anRm bl affe. B 111. II I' W 1. ...w - and I hastened to answer that it was my professional ambition. William Jennings Bryan is the only classic role I've never played, and I'm anxious to add to my repertoire." " "You'll have to find your regular seat now said the club president and to that I quoted irom one ot orya b-'.v.ii'-vts-3'.''6'.? ;.-a;v;i.,.-"-:ji- v.- . .. .'. ... . ... ... ..' . ..... . Charlea B. Hanford. Actor, Who Often I Mistaken for Hli Good Friend, William Jennings Bryan. speeches, 1 yield reluctantly but with no harsh feelings toward any man. "It was some satisfaction to recall that I was not the only man 1n thu Democratic party who has had to get up to give Bryan a seat." "Then what did you do," I asked. "Oh, we shook hands, someone shouted 'the two Dromeos' and we were given an ovation,'. said Mr. Han ford. smiling as he remembered it all. And then President Wilson leaned over and said: "Mr. Secretary, your under study has had a hard time since he's been here. He hasn't been able to drink a drop of anything but Apollin aris Water." . , How to Absorb an Unlovely Complexion (Pkyllia Moore In Town Talk.) 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Mitchell resigned ver bally and this was followed by the res ignation of Mayor E. T. Elmer and Councilman Charles Counsell. The license was granted at the special meet ing by the votes of Councilmen Mitchell and Counsell. The meeting was the most exciting ever held in the town. More, than 250 men and women filled the hall. The resolutions adopted by the Milwaukie Grange . and the East Milwaukie Club condemning the Council for granting the license to reopen the Tavern were read. Then a remonstrance, signed by several hundred citizens, against the license was read by the A'uditor, de manding that the license be revoked. Councilman Mitchell made a personal explanation. He said he thought he was working for the interest of Milwaukie In voting to grant Mr. Gratton this license, as Mr. Gratton had agreed to make it a respectable, high-class resort, take out the bedrooms, keep women away from it, and, in other words, "re. deem the Milwaukie Tavern." "I have been criticised, and my char- acter has been attacked, for the first time In my life,'" declared Councilman Mitchell, "and I will not stand it. I am dene. I submit my resignation. I am out I did not want this place, and now I am out." i Following this came remarks to the same . effect from Mayor Elmer, who said that he thought he was working for the best interests of the town. "I submit my resignation as Mayor," said Mr. Elmer, "and you can elect a new Mayor." "Well." said Councilman Charles Counsell, "I give my resignation also. I don't think I can do anything here with these out." Whether the resignations of Mayor Elmer and Councilmen Counsell and Mitchell will stand remains to be seen. All were made verbally. If they do. a special election will have to be called to fill the vacancies CLARK EXPLAINS DELAY Opposing Counsel and Defendant, He Says, Drew Wrath of Judge. Attorney Clark, of Seitz & Clark, called attention yesterday to the fact that it was opposing counsel and the defendant, not nls firm, who drew the wrath of Circuit Judge Davis because of failure to proceed w.tih a case re cently set for Monday .morning, thus leaving the Judge without anything to do for the day. Seitz & Clark repre sented the plaintiff. "The oposing attorney told me on the eve of trial that his client was away from the city and that the trial could not go on,' said Mr. Clark. "Judge Davis was willing for us to take judg ment by default, but I refused. In stead I took a non-suit wtihout preju dice.' " San Francisco May Get Branch. A branch, office of the National Chamber of Commerce for the Pacific Coast will probably be established at San Francisco after the lirst of the year. A. H. Averill, president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, says that when the. National Board of Di rectors visited, the Coast recently and k.u V. i .. annual meet in? 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ROSE DISPLAY TO BE BIG Rosarians Will, Bo Consulted Re garding Entertainment for Out-of-Town Visitors Decorations to Extend to Residences. With quarters in the Morgan build ing, the Rose Festival Association will launch its preparations for the 1914 Festival next week. The building will not be entirely completed before Octo ber, but arrangements have been made whereby the Festival Association will be able to move In before the builders move out. J. A. Currey, president of tho Port land Rose Society, is outlining plans for the show, and efforts will be made to unite all districts of the city in a movement which will culminate next June in the greatest Rose Show ever held. W. E. Coman, director of entertain ment and a member of the Royaf Rosar ians, will hold a meeting next week with the Rosarians to lay plans for the entertainment of out-of-town visitors, and C. V. Cooper will begin to prepare for the river sports, over which he has charge, by a conference with the Yacht, Rowing and Motorboat clubs. W. F. Woodward, who has charge of decorations, plans to have homes as well as business houses bedecked next year, and will call a conference with the Portland chapter of the American Association of Architects to map out a general plan for the dressing of the city in proper holiday garb for the occasion. This part of the work, being one of the most comprehunsivo and elaborate features of the Festival, will be given the first attention of the Fes tival Association. Before the end of the present month it is thought that the general outline for the entire Festival will have been mapped out and the work of prepara tion will be ready to proceed through out the Winter. -COLUMBIAN OPTICAL COM PAN Y COLUMBIAN OPTICAL COMPANY "We Insure Your Glasses And repair them promptly, No matter where they were bought. No matter how they're broken! 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