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TTTE MORXTNG OKECxOXIAN, THTJIiSPAY. NOVESFBER 19, 1914. FEDERAL SEIZURE OF MINES-IS URGED Labor Federation Insists on Forcible Settlement of Colorado Strike. GOMPERS' SALARY RAISED Measures Advocated to Prevent Im migration of Unfit From Europe After War Is Over Liter acy Test Is Indorsed. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 18. The American Federation of Labor, In an nual convention, today unanimously adopted a resolution calling: upon the President of the United States "to in sist that the Colorado fuel coal opera tors Immediately comply with the Fed eral plan of settlement" of the strike In that state, and "in the event they refuse that he take such steps as are necessary to have a receiver appoint ed for the mines affected and operate them In the- interest of the people un der Federal supervision." The resolution was reported to the convention by the committee on the ex ecutive council's report and was adopt ed without discussion. The committee expressed sympathy for the strikers - and assured them support until the strike was settled. The convention also adopted by ote of 150 to 33 a resolution raising the salary of the president of the Fed eratlon from $5000 to $7500 a year and that or the secretary from $4000 to $5000. President (rompers, before the matter was put to a vote, asked the delegates not to vote the increase. With regard to the trouble within the ranks of the organized mine work era in Montana, the convention in structed the executive council of the Federation to use its efforts to bring about industrial amity and union soli darity in that state. In connection with the approval by committee of the executive council's action in supporting the immigration bill before Congress containing the lit eracy test, the committee submitted the following to the convention: "Tour committee desires to call your attention to and Impress upon you the almost assured certainty that the cessation of the present war in Europe will bo followed by a flood of migra tion from those military-dominated countries as the world never witnessed in the change of a people from one. home to another. "The war itself has done away with the sophistries that were used for years to support the military establishments of the great nations of Europe and the people thereof can no longer be de ceived by the fallacious arguments that have been now so thoroughly exploded. "It may be well understood that the governments of Europe will exert them selves to the utmost to the end that those who are fit and who survive the destruction of the present conflict will not bo permitted to leave their native countries, but will be seduced by what ever promises are necessary to remain and aid in the restoration of those countries to their lost position in com merce and industry, at the same time offering whatever inducements or as sistance they may to the migration of the unfit to the United States. Canada or any other country that may receive mem in oraer that their native land be relieved of the burden of their sup port. "Therefore, It is the duty of the workers of America to see to it that they be protected in every possible way, to the' end that they will not be forced into competition with these bits of wreckage tossed on our shores or left stranded in Europe when the wave of war recedes." on the steel bridge yesterday succeeded in getting the City Council to pass an ordinance starting proceedings for the . widening and extension of Benton street from the southeast line of Mc Millen's Addition to the intersection of Hassalo and Adams streets, an im provement which if put through will be a direct connecting link between the steel and Broadway bridges on the East Bide. The Council - passed an ordinance starting proceedings but held off tho making of a aepoelt to cover the cost until the first of the year. The im provement has both supporters and op ponents and they have been apart al most as they are now -tor the last de cade. The improvement is desired be cause it will form a direct connection between the approaches of the two bridges and will distribute traffic from the outer Peninsula districts, including St. Johns, when the proposed new Wil lamette Boulevard is constructed. The improvement of Benton street involves the purchase of some property owned by the Anglo-Pacific Realty Company. The company has asked $15,000 and the city has fixed the valu ation at $11,000. Neither side is willing to waver fro mthese figures. The extension, if put through, will be under what is known as "the additional method" for street extensions. It in volves the settlement by a jury of the value of the property to be taken for the street. The city is required to de poslt the money with the court before PROMINENT- COAST BROKERS ACCUSED Warrants Charge J. C. Wilson and Associates With Embez zlement of $40,000. PORTLAND WAN ONE LOSER beveral Other Northwest Persons Declared Victims Head of Firm L-aya Bankruptcy to Strin gency Good Intent Told. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IS Warrants were issued here today for the arrest of J. C Wilson and IX A. Wilbrand, mem FILMED DRAMATIZATION OF ST. ELMO OPENS AT HEILIG THEATER TODAY. Kf - i t .iff" Ls-h. .. .-.T,M,M t ax.. , - AUUl'STi J. EVASS, AUTHOR OF ST. ELMO. JU A"r.Usa- Evans' novel, "St. Elmo." is so well known throughout the United btates that the mere mention of it Is enough to awaken the interest of old and young, for all generations have read and en Joyed it. Now comes St. Elmo," visualized in the form of motion pictures in a -six-reel photoplay, which is to be offered at the Heilig Theater in this city. The run will begin today and continue throughout the week and Sunday and Monday of next week. The photoplay is produced with an all-star cast and the scenes are reproduced with the deepest sentimental regard for the esteem with which the world regards the great mystical novel. the jury acts. Later the property ben efited reimburses the city. VALUATION COMES FIRST COMMISSIONER SAYS RATE SOLU TION MUST "vAIT. Qnratlon of Government' Ownership, Ue- clr Mr. Pronty, Is Que That L Must Soon Be Met. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. Final solu tion of freight rate problems, as well as the question of Government owner ship, must wait for completion of the physical valuation of railroads in the opinion of Charles A. Prouty, director of valuation of the. Interstate Com merce Commission. . Judge Prouty addressed the National Association of Railway Commissioners here today, telling the members that the treatment of railroads probably was the most important practical question before the country and declar ing that the question of Government ownership must soon be met. . The total cost of ascertaining the value of all carriers' properties he es timated at something over $50,000,000, of which the railroads would spend about 35.000;000 in preparing maps and other data. "This valuation is national, but 'Is to be made along state lines," said Judge Prouty. "When completed it undoubtedly will supersede all state valuations that have boen made. It will be the basis for the making not only of interstate, but of state freight rates." WEST LURES BOYS TO JAIL New York Youths on Adventure Bent Anxious to Go Home. CHICAGO. Nov. 18. Three New York youths, Harold Montague, Willard Fox and Carl Espe. who started for Cali fornia as freight In a converted pinno box, but who were deterred here Sat urday and arrested, are going home to warn New Tork boys against going West, they said today, after they had been discharged from custody. "Here stand three boys - who ran away from home with great ideas of the West, but who were intercepted at Chicago, where the court was good and issued a discharge and told us to go home," said a statement signed by the boys and given to Judge Hopkins in the boys' court. "This has been a good lesson to us boys of New York and should we ever get back home, we will stay there." The railroad's attorney said the boys would be put to work to enable them to raise money to return Bast. BENTON EXTENSION VOTED Ordinance to Start Proceedings Passed After 25 Years. After 25 years of waiting, residents of the district near the east approach ARMS MAKERS ACCUSED WAR ' IS THEIR BUSINESS, DAVID STARR JORDAN. SAYS Manufacture of Gnu by Governments Advocated Means of Stop ping Alleged Agitations. NEW YORK. Nov. 18. Responsibil ity for the European war in a large measure was laid upon the makers of arms in the nations involved, by David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Leland Stanford University, in an address at a meeting of the New York Press Society. Dr. Jordan said the United States should not think of entering the con flict, "if only for the reason that on this one great Nation of ours must fall the duty of saving all that is to be saved from the catastrophe. If we get into it, then nothing at all may oe ' saved. Not only would I have us Keep out oi it. Dut X would have us cease loading up for war. "First of all. as an immediate pro gramme," continued Dr. Jordan, "I would have our own land take out in surance against war by taking out of the hands of those who make money from arms the business of making arms. If we must go ahead fighting and making tools to fight, then let the Government make the tools, so the pri vate manufacturers won't need to em ploy diplomatic agents to make war sentiment to sell their goods. "This applies to every nation Ger many, England, France, Russia. Their arms makers are the financial backers of the war party in each nation." HAVEN OFFERED LOUVAIN NOTRE DAME INVITES FACULTY AND SOME STUDENTS. Indiana Institution Willing to Permit Use of Facilities and Care for Belgians Free of Cost. SOUTH BEND. Ind., Nov!. 18. The faculty of the University of Louvain, Belgium, as well as several students of that institution, are expected to take refuge at the University of Notre Dame until conditions in Belgium permit the resumption of university classes there. President John Cavanaugh, of Notre Dame, today cabled Cardinal Mercler, the Chancellor of Louvain, extending the hospitality of the American Insti tution and offering the facilities of Notre Dame for a continuation of classes and research work without ex pense. The cardinal has been requested to select several of the more promising members of the student body to spend several years here in the study of language taking up their work where It was interrupted by the war. These students will be cared for without charge for board, lodging and tuition. "Weight" Social Is Popular. CLACKAMAS, Or., Nov. 18. (Spe cial.) The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Church gave a "weight" so cial at the church Friday night. The men had to pay for refreshments one fourth of the weight of his fair part ner computed in cents. A large crowd turned out in spite of unfavorable weather, and women of ample girth were much in demand. i hers of the failed broker firm of J. C. Wilson & Co., one of the best known J establishments on the Pacific Coast They are charged with the embezzle ment of $40,000. Gilbert Boalt, the at torney who caused to be issued the warrants against Wilson and Wilbrand, asserted today that a number of men in Portland and Seattle are losers through the defection of the stock brokers. So far only two of the North ern victims have complained and nei ther have caused to be issued warrants That they will do so and that they will be joined by others of Portland and Seattle is the assertion of Attorney Boalt. H. J. Jordan Is Lover. The only names that Mr. Boalt would make public today as those of victims of Wilson were those of H. J. Jordan, of Portland, who, according to Boalt, gave the stock brokers certificates to sell and who has Deen unable to" get the return of tne certificates or the cash for them. The certificates were given months before the bankruptcy proceedings. The value of the certifi cates in question was not made public Milton Phillips, of Seattle, lb the other victim named by Mr. Boalt. According to the attorney Phillips is mourning the loss of securities worth $12,000. This sum he is said to have sent Wilson In payment of stocks WUson Raid he had bought at the direction of Phillips. It is the assertion of Mr. Boalt that -the stocks never were purchased, but that Wilson sent 'the money to New York and had it deposited there to his personal account. Firm In Several Exchanges. Before the firm went into voluntary uauni uyitj, owing to tne suspension of the New York Stock Exchange and the financial stringency that set in shortly after the outbreak of the war, it held memberships in the New York Stock and Cotton exchanges, the Chicago Board of Trade and the San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange, and main tained offices here, in Los Angeles, San Diego, Coronado, Cal., Portland and Seattle. The warrants were sworn to in police court by A. B. Busey, Jr., Louis Rosen thal and George F. Hatton, former cus tomers of the firm. Accused Make Statement. J. W. Wilson, when he learned that a warrant for his arrest was in the hands of the police, sail: "We suspended business August 18 and since then have "been waiting to liquidate our debts and clean up- our accounts. The law provides, however, that in case of the failure the accounts shall be liquidated within one business day following the closing of th doors. Owing to the fact that the New York Exchange is still closed there has been no business day sinea and we havecon sequently been unable to liquidate.' "We are not only willing but eager to liquidate that we may reimburse our creditors. I am perfectly sure that we can meet the credits which are the basis of the present charges 'when we are given "the opportunity of liquidating." r HESS OUR boy's Thanksgiving- . A suit like $yfl this for . . .. . . 4t. (with extra knickers) 9h Arrived Tuesday right in good time for Thanksgiv ing: special, the finest lot of boys' $6 Norfolk suits this store ever unpacked! Tweeds, cheviots, cassimeres and fancies in new Norfolk mod els; the coats are self -faced and have attached belts; the knickers are full-lined and taped. Hand some, well made and serviceable. Today, Friday and Saturd ay, these regular $6.00 Norfolk Suits will be on sale for only $4.95. Second floor Ben Selling' Morrison Street at Fourth COOKED EAT SAFE Danger From Diseased Cattle Is Nil, Says Government FEDERAL INSPECTION RIGID Although there were an unusual number of forest fires on the National forests of Oregon and Washington this year, the loss of merchantable timber has boen relatively small. Sixty Fer Cent of Product Eaten Carries Official Stamp of Pu rity Thorough Sterilization of All Is Advised. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 To reas sure consumers who fear to eat meat because of the foot and mouth disease, the Department of Agriculture issued a statement today saying that if thor oughly cooked the meat of an infected animal was not dangerous. "In the case of meat, as in the case of milk," the statement said, "it must be remembered that all herds which ac tually show the disease are quarantined and neither milk nor meat from the sick animal can be sold. Sixty percent of the meat used in this country is produced in the nearly 900 , Federally inspected slaughtering and packing es tablishments, located in 240 cities. Federal Stamp Conclusive. "In these establishments no animal is slaughtered until it has passed an ante-mortem inspection and also a most rigid post-mortem inspection by a vet erinarian at the time of slaughter, After slaughter its meat cannot leave the establishment until it has been carefully examined and stamped 'U. S. inspected and passed.' In all the es- taDiisnments no animal showing any symptoms whatever of foot and mouth disease is allowed to go to slaughter and no meat which, on post-mortem in spection, shows any suspicious symp toms of this complaint can be shipped out or the establishment. "All meat suspected of coming from an animal suffering with this com plaint is sent, under Government seal to the tanks to be rendered into, fer tilizer. The Federal inspection ffcamp on meat, therefore, means that it is entirely safe. Cooking Makes Meat Safe. "The Federal Government, however. Das no jurisdiction over local slaughter-houses which do not ship meat out side of the state in which it is slaugh tered. If, however, meat from such an animal did escape from one of these local slaughter-houses, which are pure ly under state or municipal control, all danger of its communicating the dis ease to human beings would be re moved when it is thoroughly cooked and sterilized. "Those who are located near an In fected region and wish to be absolutely certain of the safety of their meat should cook it thoroughly." JAPANESE AND WHITE WED vented from marrying: here in Oregon through a law forbidding mixed mar riages, went to Weiser, Idaho, where a Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony last Saturday evening. The couple returned to Baker today and will live here. Otherx prominent Japanese learned of the wedding with disfavor, declaring that ouch alliances would do no good to their race in America. Miss Allen has lived in Baker only a short time. Albany Lodge Memorial Is Sunday. ALBANY, Or.. Nov. 18. (Special.) Blnger Hermann, of Roseburg, for many years Representative in Congress for the First Oregon District, will deliver the memorial address at the annual memorial services of Albany Lodge of the Elks Sunday, December 6. Mark V. Weatherford. of this city, will- pro-' nounce the eulogy on the members of the lodge who have died during the past year. Pupils See Citizenship Examinations. CATHLAMET, Wash.. Nov. 18. (Spe cial.) (The advanced grades of the Cathlamet school, under the charge of their teacher. Miss Helen Meaghan, en Joyed a practical lesson in civics today by attending the Superior Court during the examination of aliens for citizen HIGH OFFICIAL ASSAILED ATTITUDE OF SKCRETARY WILSON DECLARED OBJECTIONABLE. President of Founders' Association De clares Pro-Union Stand Arrays Labor Against Labor. NEW YORK, Nov. IS. In a report presented today to the National found ers' Association in session here. Will lam H. Birr, president, assailed what he called the partisan attitude of Sec retary Wilson, of the Department of Labor. "A regrettable feature of the labor situation," said Mr. Barr, "is the par tisan attitude of Secretary Wilson, which was unmistakably announced in his initial speech before the American Federation of Labor of Seattle last November, and his pro-union sympa thies since that time undeniably con firm the thoughts to which he gave utterance. Wo urged the Secretary to remember that he represents all classes of labor and that in supporting union ism in Its efforts to secure the closed Marriage of Baker Couple Criticism of Orientals. Sleets BAKER, Or- Nov. 18. (Special.) Harry Arata, a-prominent Japanese of Baker, woed and won Miss Harriett Allen, also of Baker, but, being pre- T "I ffl ftttH 'ul"M?iill-ilSm USH .& LAN IS' sTnsT A. M0 Are the nest pianos in, every respect that can be bought THOROUGHNESS Is the keynote of our manufacturing policy. Portland Branch 433-435 Washington St. BIG RE TAIL STORE The Baron- Fulop Co., Wholesale Clothiers, Buy Out the People's Store A deal w as consummated yesterday -whereby the 'Baron-Fulop Co., one of Portland's big wholesale concerns, took over the lease and stock of the People's Store, at 104-106 Third Street. This store was recently purchased by M. Schultz & Co., of Chicago, from the admin istratrix. For years the People's has been one of Portland's greatest men's stores, being established over 18 years ago. In speaking of the transaction yesterday, Mr. Nate Fulop, Vice-President of Baron Fulop Co., the big wholesale concern, said: "A few days ago we were served with a notice to vacate our wholesale store at 32-34 N. Fifth Street. "We have tremendous over stocks on hand, caused by a somewhat stag nant Avholesale market, and after deep thought and consideration we decided to sell the stocks out to the public. In looking for a suitable location, the opportunity to take over the People's Store was presented. This was the very location in our judgment for the great sale of the wholesale stocks to the people. Not only is it centrally located but the floor and selling space is ample to permit 'of the showing of our immense wholesale stocks. That's the story from our side and tells why the transfer of this big concern was made yesterday." Portland people, as ' - well as people throughout the Northwest, are requested to watch for the sale of these great stocks. A SENSATION IS PROMISED. shop he is party to the warfare direct ed as much against the SO per cent of Independent non-union workmen' as against their employers. The Secretary fs therefore laying himself open to the possible charge of arrayiug labor against labor." BAKER NEARER PORTLAND Taking orf or Local Train Gives C'hanco to I'se Vast Mail. BAKER, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) The local train between Baker and Ia Grande has been ordered taken off by the O.-W. R. & N. Company tomorrow. The result'will be to bring Baker al most an hour nearer Portland. A sleeper will be attached to the fast mail, passing through Baker at 7:55 P. M., and this will reach Portland at 7 th'e next morning. Heretofore the sleeper has been attached at La Urande and Bakerltes have taken tho local train at 7 o'clock and stayed over at L.a Ursnda until the fnst mnil arrived. TIME CHANGE EAST-BOUND SERVICE of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. Effective Thnrsday, November 19 th Portland and Puget Sound Ex press for Chicago will leave Union lepot 6:30 P. M., one-half hour earlier than at present. Cor responding train westbound will arrive 12:15 P. M. Salt Lake Express will leave Union Oepot 12:01 midnight, in stead of 12:30 A. M., as at pres ent. Local train for The Dalles at present leaving Union Depot 4 P M. and arriving from The Dalles 10 A. M. will be discon tinued. 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