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TTTR MOTtNTNG OUEGOXTAX, TUESDAY, TOVEMITEI? 18, 1913.
CONGRESS
URGED
TO PROBE STRIKE
American Federation of Labor
Approves of Walkout at
Mines in Michigan.
CONDITIONS DECLARED BAD
Vnions Called On to Aid Strikers.
Matter Solidifies Delegates at
(Seattle and Fight Against
' Samuel Gompers Subsides. .
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 17. A Con
gressional investigation of the condi
tions at the copper mines about Calu
luet, Mich., where miners are out on
strike, was demanded in a resolution
adopted today by the American Feder
ation of Labor, in convention herd.
The resolution and the speakers who
preceded its adoption, charged that the
mine owners had obtained their hold
ings through fraud; that they have
Ignored the demands of the ' men;
fcpurned their attempts at conciliation
and treated them with contempt; that
the owners have imported gunmen and
o-callod detectives, who have delib
erately killed strikers in cold blood,
assaulted women and beaten and ter
rorized children.
Militiamen Are Accused.
The resolution further ..charges . that
2500 militiamen, who have been sent
into the district, have ridden their
horses over men, women and children,
beating them with guns, bayonets and
words and outraging women and girls.
The Federation makes an appeal to
organized labor to contribute to the
aid of the strikers and approves of the
strike. All of the speakers said they
personally had been at the scene of
the strike.
John D. Walker, president of the Illi
nois miners, said the conditions at Cal
umet would be a disgrace to a barbar
ous country. He declared that the men
worked nude at the 8000-foot level,
without proper ventilation. '
John B. Lennon, treasurer of the
Federation, said he had Been Intoxicated
militiamen carrying revolvers on the
streets of Calumet; had witnessed their
Insults to women and watched them
break through the parades of the
strikers, in attempt to move the latter
to violence.
Strike Solidifies Delegates.
The Calumet matter seems to have
nolldlfied the delegates and tonight
there was little talk of changing the
policy of the Federation or of retiring
President Gompers.
The fight between the factions of the
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was
touched with the adoption of John
Mitchell's motion that the resolution
rending on the Pacific Gas & Electric
C6mpany strike be referred to the com
mittee on resolutions and taken from
the committee on adjustment.
Other resolutions were adopted as
follows:
Advocating construction and repair
of all naval vessels In the Navy-Yards.
Urging the industrial relations com
mittee to investigate conditions on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Condemning Sunday work and declar
ing opposition to the movement for
Sunday opening of , postoffices; sym
pathizing with the postal clerks in their
struggle for shorter hours, and aboli
tion of night work so far as possible.
Itlse for Government Man Asked.
Urging higher wages In Navy-Yards
and a Saturday half holiday for all
Government employes.
Instructing the executlye council ;1 to
endeavor to have legislation enacted
tlircctlng the Postoffice Department to
abolish the contract system and to em
ploy men to handle the mails direct.
Requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to enforce the law against
importation of convict r labor - made
goods.
Demanding Government regulation
and supervision of unloading of vessels
to protect the lives of longshoremen.
The report that President Gompers
was considering retirement and would
ho offered the position of historia.n cf
the Federation and editor of the offi
cial paper was contemptuously denied
by Gompers, and John Mitchell denied
that he aspired to the presidency.
PASCO PAYMENT STOPPED
Old Trouble Over Water Rights In
Court Again.
PASCO, Wash.. Nov. 17. (Special.)
Fred Kurtzman and Lee DaCoss, ,two
local business men of Pasco, today com
menced action in the Superior Court to
restrain the City Council from dispos
ing of the $50,000 bond issue to pay
the Pasco Reclamation Company for a
water right with which to Irrigate the
City of Pasco. The plaintiffs ask that
the city be restrained and the Council-men-
held liable for any amount paid
out until the matter is Anally adjusted
by the courts. This water right has
boen a bone of contention in Pasco af
fairs for the past four years.
A contract which citizens signed,
guaranteeing $50,000 for water -was de
clared illegal. The matter is now going
into the courts for the second time.
clallzation of Country Life," Professor
Taylor; 7:30 P. M., "The Regeneration
of a Rural Community . Through the
Church," Dr. Warner; 8 P. M., "Rural
Progress," Professor Taylor.
Sunday 10 A. M., Sunday-school
rally; 11 A. M.. preaching service. Rev.
Andrew Warner; 2:30 P. M., men's
meeting, addressed by Rev. J. S. Bell,
of Asotin, Rev. G. F; Finkham and
Rev. Andrew Warner; 6:30 P. M
young people's rally; 7:30 P. M-, sermon
by Rev. J. S. Bell, of Asotin,
In connection with the Institute
there was an exhibit of work of school
pupils.
The Aid Society served midday din
ner Saturday.
This movement was started by
Theodore Roosevelt when President,
having as its aim an attempt' to create
a new interest in all things relating to
country life.
GOVERNORS TO BE GUESTS
Committees Xamed to Meet Execu
tives at Livestock Show. .
LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) Among the prominent visitors to
Lewiston during the Northwest Live
stock Show will be the Governors of
Idaho, Montana and Washington. It
is the wish of the general livestock
show committee to give these, as well
as all other- guests, appropriate atten
tion, and to this end Chairman Henry
Heitfeld has named the following com-
APPLE SHOW OPEN; i
KING PIP VI RULES
Visitors by Thousand Are Wel
comed to Spokane Fruit
' Exhibition.
MAYOR CALLS IT FINEST
Portland Man, One ot Judges, Says
Oregon and Washington Are ;
Working Together in Be
half of Industry.
SPOKANE, Wash,- Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) A million apples blushed their
BANKER BECOMES MAYOR AND WOMAN TREASURER OF
SPRINGFIELD.
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Charles I. Scott.
Miss Lillian Gorrie.
SPRINGFIELD, Or., Nov. 1?. (Special.) A new city administra
tion was installed tonight when Charles L. Scott, cashier of the First
National Bank, assumed the duties of Mayor here. At the same time
J. W. Coffin and M. M. Peery became Councilmen, Miss Lillian Gorrie,
Treasurer, and Herbert E. Walker, Recorder. The hold-over Council
men are Carl S. Fischer and Melvin Fenwick.
Mr. Scott came to Oregon in 1882 and was a school teacher for 12
years and for four years was a Deputy Sheriff. For 13 years he has
been engaged in the banking . business in Eugene and Springfield.
Miss Gorrie has had experience In her office, having served as a
deputy under A. A. Morrison and Mr. Lemley.
mlttees to act as special reception com
mittees: To receive Governor Haines, of Idaho,
George H. Black, Lewiston; Evan
E. Evans. Grangevllle; Mark A. Means,
Lewiston.
To receive Governor Lister, of Wash
ington, D. S. Troy, Chlmacum, Wash.;
E. E. Flood, Rosalia, Wash.; George W.
Tannahill, Lewiston.
To receive Governor Stewart, of Mon
tana, Robert Jones, of Wisdom; Mon
tana; Eugene A. Cox, Lewiston; George
ti. trD, jewision.
INSTITUTE WORK ARRANGED
Teachers to Hear. Talks on Agricul
ture ' and Home Economics.
PASCO, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.)
The County Superintendent's office has
announced the regular county teachers'
institute for November 24, 25 and 26.
Professor Klemme, of the State Normal
School; Professor Thom. soil physicist
of the Washington State College; Miss
Sutherland, assistant in' the domestic
science department - of Washington
State College; Miss Wheelock, primary
critic of the Cheney State Normal
School; Dr. E. W. White, of Pasco;
Professor Ricks, of Pasco, and Profes
sor Busch, of Mesa, will compose the
corps of instructors for the institute.
A feature of the institute will be the
work in agriculture and home econom
ics, and much of the old line ot lecture
work will be done away with.
AGRCULTURIST IS WANTED
rasco School Teacher May Be Em
ployed by County Through Summer.
PASCO.. Wash, Nov. 17. (Special.)
The local School Board has adopted
resolutions asking the County Commis
sioners to Join with the Pasco schools
In employing an agricultural expert for
Franklin County to assist the farmers
next Summer. The plan Is to employ
A. L. Strausz, who teaches agriculture
in the local high school, as county agri
culturist during the Summer months.
It is expressed in the resolution that
such a man could be of great assistance
to farmers throughout the county, es
pecially to those who have located re
cently and are not acquainted with
conditions.. The resolution will be pre
sented to the County Commissioners.
COUNTY INSTITUTE HELD
Anatone Has Two-Day Session Ileal'
ins With Rural Conditions.
ASOTIN, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.)
Anatone, Asotin County, held a coun
try life Institute Saturday and Sunday
under the auspices of the local church.
following was the programme:
Saturday. 10:30 A. M, introduction,
"Purpose of the Institute," by Andrew
Warner; 11 A. M "The Business Side
of Agriculture," by Professor Taylor.
of Washington State College; 1:80 P.
M, "A Modern School," Professor
Jerome, Asotin County, Superintendent
ot Scnools; a I'. M, "Evolution of
Country Community," Andrew Warner,
superintendent of Walla Walla district
of-the Methodist ChurchJ J. JL, "Bo
APPLE LECTURES PLANNED
Hood River Editor and Banker to
Speak at Spokane. "
HOOD RIVER, Or, Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) E. H. Shepard, editor of Better
Fruit, and Truman Butler, vice-president
of the Butler Banking Company,
will represent Hood River this week at
the Spokane -National Apple Show and
Horticultural Congress. Mr. Shepard
left tonight. He will deliver an art
dress Tuesday on the necessity f
maintaining a standard pack. Mr.
Shepard Is chairman, of the committee
on standardization of pack.
Mr. Butler will deliver an address
Friday on methods of finance in mar
keting the apple crop. -
most cheerful welcome when the main
gates of the sixth National Apple and
Fruit Products Show were thrown open
at 10:30 o'clock this morning and King
Pip VI, surrounded by his escort of
apple show trustees and counselors,
took formal possession of the . Apple
Palace for a week f Jubilee.
Even Old Sol peeped from under a
bank of gray clouds and, for the first
time In many hours,, burst Into a smile
of appreciation as a good omen for
the beginning of the sixth dynasty of
Inland Empire apple kings. At 11
o'clock practically every exhibit was
in place -and scores of the late exhib
itors had a hard time to procure space
when the doors were thrown open to
the public. Thousands of visitors and.
growers were present at the opening
hour and at night.
Mayor Hindley, in making the wel
coming address, complimented the
trustees on the location 'of the show.
'This is, the finest apple show we
have ever had." said the Mayor: "The
show has taken a -more educational
trend than In other years and It will
mean more to the growers, to the dis
tricts and to the Northwest than any
previous event"
The Mayor called attention to the
big map of the United States speckled
with lights showing the different sell-
ng agencies of the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors' Association and com
mended the organization for its ex
cellent work during this season and
for the great benefit it will be In fu
ture years to the growers of the Northwest.
A. P. Bateham, president of the Ore
gon Horticultural Society, of Portland,
who responded, said:
'The growers of Oregon an-oreciate
the work of the Spokane National 'Ap
ple snow. As one of the Judges whose
task It -will be to make the awards,
I want to state that I am appalled at
what lies before me. The competition
is such that It will take the most care
ful scoring to make the selections in
the various classes. ,
"I want to tell you that Orearon Is
with you and the states of Oregon and
Washington are working . together
much closer than ever before."
ROADS URGED BY LEAGUE
Idaho Federated Commercial Bodies
Consider Proposition.
MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov. 17 (SpeciaL)-
Discusslon of proposed North and
South wagon and rail roads was the
most . Important feature of the Idaho
League of Commercial Clubs at Its
recent session in Boise.
That the league will extend its
efforts in the direction of those matters
is indicated in a letter receivel by Sec.
retary Burke, of the Chamber of Com
merce, from H. Barton, commandant
of the Soldiers' Home at Boise, who
represented the Chamber as a delegate
at the meeting. Mr. Barton says the
League Is extremely anxious to bring
about the bun-ding or the roads.
Portland1 Masons Visit Hood River
HOOD RIVER, Or- Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) Thirty-four members of Wash
ington Masonic Lodge. of Portland.
were guests of the local lodge Saturday
night, having come here to participate
in the Initiation of Rev. w. B. Young,
pastor of the Asbury Methodist Church
of this city and brother of Rev. Benja
min Young, of Portland. The visiting
Masons were tendered a banquet and
yesterday were taken for an automobile
tour of the Hood River valley.
Pasco Socialists Will Have Aid.
PASCO, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.)
Bruce Rogers, a Socialist of Seattle,
will be In Pasco next Tuesday to open
the campaign for the local Socialists'
ticket in the city election. Rogers was
a candidate for Attorney-General of
this state at the last election. R. B,
Martin, of Spokane, and Joseph Gilbert,
of Seattle, will follow Rogers In assist
ing the local Socialists. , .
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SUIT DISMISSAL ASKED
E. T. J t VULVAL PILES AMENDED AN
. SWEH TO DITUND'S ACTION.
HIGH SCHOOLS IN 'DEBATE
lie 1 so Team Wins and. Loses In
Meeting; With. Kalama.
The first Southwest Washington debate
between high schools, on the subject.
nesoivea, TMt unskilled Immigrants
from Southern and Eastern Europe,
should be excluded from the United
States. WAH VlAlri Inflt FriH.v njcht n
Kelso. Kalama' s team successfully sus
tained ine amrmative, but lost on the
negative.
The next debate will be at Van
couver. December 12. sltA TTnlor. will
again uphold the negative.
MOVE TO DISBAR AT END
Clarke County Bar Association Acta
In Swan Case.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 17. (SD6-
claL) The Clarke County Bar Associa
tion today decided not to take the dis
barment proceedings against Edgar M.
Swan, a local attorney, before the Su
perior Court.
The findings of fact of the grievance
committee of the association, compris
lng J. P. Stapleton, Q. R. Perclval and
Frank E. aughan, were read at a se
cret meeting held at the Courthouse.
Walla Walla Apples Are 1 la nested
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 17.
(Special.) Picking and packing or the
apples In the valley have been com
pleted and the last few cars are being
sent out. Orchardists have begun to
spray for fungus growths on their
trees.
John Percy Parkinson Dies.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17. John Peroy
Parkinson, publisher of the Railway
and Marine News, and formerly city
editor of the Seattle Fost-Intelllgencer,
died today of heart disease. He waa
44 years old. He was a native of N
vada and was well known In California
and Alaska, ...
Lltlsratlon Based on Alteration of In
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Decided. Says Reply.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nov. 17.
(Special.) E. T. Juvenal filed an
amended answer in the Superior Court
Saturday, asking that the latest suit
of A. A. Durand against him be dis
missed, maintaining that the case has
already been decided in his favor. The
action is scheduled to be tried before
a Jury, commencing Monday afternoon.
Juvenal gave Durand two notes total
ing $3326 for digging a well. 4The notes
bore Interest ' at 7 per cent. Durand
changed the ' "seven" to "eight." He
said he did it with Juvenal's knowledge
and without objection on Juvenal's part.
Juvenal claims he had no knowledge of
the change and that it was made with
out his permission. Owing to the
change the' case was thrown out of
court several months ago.. Durand re
cently started another action averring
that he had not accepted the notes as
full payment of the debt, and that the
account still stands.
The Oddfellows will run a special
train to Pomeroy Saturday to accommo
date the lodgemeh who will attend the
convention of the 16th district The
train will leave here at 8:30 ' Saturday
morning and return after the meeting.
Delegates from Attalia, Dixie. Prescott,
Waltsburg, Dayton and Starbuck will
make the trip.
A feature will be a contest between
teams from Dayton and Walla Walla
for a trophy. The teams are composed of
past grands and will confer the initi
atory degree work for a trophy. ' Offi
cers will be elected in the afternoon.
Present officers are: A. R. Olds, Wal
la Walla, president; J. W. Morgan,
Waltsburg, vice-president; A. C. Moore,
Walla Walla, secretary.
The T. M. C. A. membership cam
paign will start Tuesday morning. No- !
i o. xcn x. xxiu la general cnair
man and captains of teams are Sabln
Rich, Homer Tilly, Howard Miller, D. F.
Baker and E. F. Baker. The contest
will last three days.
" - juidipijo J-i got judKmeni II.
Justice Court Saturday against Robert
TvT .or t.t . .
.lun.uiui iui f jj, ncwuian naving run
his auto- into E'Alla's wagon. E'Alia
asked 50.
S. B. L. Penrose, John Hoffman, H.
A. Reynolds and H. H. McLean have
been appointed a committee to repre
sent the farmers' union at the state
good roads meeting in North Yakima
Tuesday.
A meeting of the Board of Education
will be held this week to further con
sider the preliminary sketches of the
proposed new high school building-. The
building will cost about $175,000. The
present plans call for a two-story brick
and stone structure built in the shape
of a rectangle. The buildings will
contain 40 classrooms. The assembly-
room will be in the shape of a rotunds
-ind will be an addition to the new
structure. The new high school and
the old are to be connected by a pass
ageway, according to the plans. The
election to decide on the building, will
be held the latter part of December.
Business and Trade
Schools
Advertising...' 15.00
Assaying. ....... , 80.00
Automobile. . 51.00
Bookkeeping............. 6.00
Carpentry. 10.00
Electricity. 17.50
Pharmacy. 30.00
Plan Reading Cost Engineering 15.00
Reinforced Concrete Construction 20.00
Salesmanship 20.00
Show Card Writing 12.00
Shorthand 6.00
Surveying and Mapping 10.00
Telegraphy and Dispatching 12.00
Typewriting 6.00
Wireless Telegraphy (course)... 60.00
Architectural Drawing. 7.50
Freehand Drawing 7.50
Mechanical Drawing. 7.60
Boys' School 7.50
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Abatement Law Ruling Made.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.)
Private citizens bringing actions un
der Washington's new "red light"
abatement law are entitled to have
their papers filed without fee, and can
not ordinarily be taxed with costs if
the prosecution is unsuccessful, the At
torney General's office has ruled. Costs
may be taxed against the citizen bring
ing prosecution only If the court finds
the action was brought In bad faith or
without reasonable grounds.
Officer Kills Street Preacher.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17. James Waters,
35 years old, a street preacher, was
shot and killed on the waterfront early
today by Policeman C. H. Shively, re
cently appointed. Waters, who had long
hair, waa halted by the policeman, who
says the man talked Incoherently of re
ligion, saying he was "not of this
earth." struck the policeman and
threatened to shoot him.
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