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TTTEMOT?XTNO OTIEOOXTAN, MOSDAT, NOVEMBER 30, 1914. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OREGOJJIAJf TELEPHONES. f anaclnit Editor Main 7070. A 6095 City Editor Main 7070. A OU5 Puntlav Editor Main 7070. A 6095 Advertising; Department ...Main 7070, A 6)95 City Circulation Main 707O. A 0o3 Composing-room Main 7070. A 6095 FrintinK-room Main 7070, A 6095 Superintendent Bulletin . ..Main 7070, A 6095 AMCSEJIXSTS. HEILIG (Broadway, at Taylor) "The Bird of Paradise). Tonight at 6:15 o'clock. BAKER (Broadway and Sixth, between Al der and Morrison) Baker Players. In "Ready Money." ThU afternoon at 2:15 and tonight at 8:15. lYHir il-ouith and Starki Musical com edy, "Money to Burn." Thla afternoon at 2:30 and tonight at 7:80 and 9:10 o'clock. Vaudeville. ORPHEUM Broadway at Stark. Thla af ternoon at 2:15 and tonight at 8:15 o'clock. PANT AGES (Broadway, at Alder) Performance-at 2:30, 7:80 and 9:30 P. M. JIARCLS LOEWS EMPRESS (Broadway and Yamhill Continuous performance from l:SO to 6:30; 6:30 to 11 P. M, Movlnjc-Plcture Tneatera. KATIONAL Park and Stark. PEOPLE'S West Park and Alder. MAJESTIC Park and Washington. NEW STAR Park and Washington. ' SUNSET THEATER Wash, and Broad'ay. St. Johns Names Movib Censors. The St. Johns Commission on films and billboards composed of Mayor Vincent, City Treasurer Rice, Recorder Dunsmore, City Attorney Parker and Chief of Police Poff, announced movingr plcture censors yesterday to serve until April. The censors are: T. J. Monahan, H. W. Bonham, Rev. J. -A. Goode. S. W. Rogers, A. W. Markle, O. J. Gatzmeyer, Mrs. J. M. Shaw, Mrs. William Edmond eon, Mrs. Fr&d Valentine, Mrs. Alice Learned, Mrs. F. Day and Mrs. H. W. Brice. The board has retresentatives from the Commercial Club, the School Board, Parent-Teacher Association and the churches. The censors will serve without compensation. They are em powered to pass on motion pictures, billboard advertisements, vaudeville and other public performances. North Portland Club to Elect. The North Portland Commercial Club will meet next Tuesday night in the North Portland Branch Library at Klll lngaworth avenue and Commercial street Annual election of officers will be held and arrangements will be made for the annual banquet. The banquet committee has ascertained that the cafeteria of the Jefferson High School may be obtained for the banquet and the club will be asked to select that place. Business men of North Port land In the Alblna district have been asked to meet with the club. The project of making the organization a community club of the Peninsula Park Will be considered at the meeting. Granob Wars on Infected Potatoes. Pleasant Valley Grange took action Saturday against the importation of Infected potatoes into Oregon, and ap pointed a committee to meet with other Grange committees In Portland Decem ber 12 to consider the subject. Letters were read at this meeting from the Oregon Agricultural College anil from other sources showing the danger of Infected potatoes and urging speed action. T. J. Kreuder, deputy state master, spoke briefly on the work of the Grange in Multnomah County. Seven members were initiated.1 Many visitors from other Granges of Mult nomah and Clackamas counties at tended the meeting. Fajrvtew Woman Resident Dies Here. Mrs. Louise O. Stewart died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. Jack son on Belmont street, Saturday. Mrs. Stewart lived at Falrvlew, Or. She is survived by her husband, Charles A. Stewart, of Fairview, and two daugh ters Mrs Mae Harris and Mrs. Olivia C. Jackson, of Portland. A sister, Mrs. Anna Niles, of Oswego, and three brothers David S. Stearns, Joseph Stearns and Andrew J. Stearns, of Port land also survive her. The funeral will be held this afternoon from the residence. Scotch Will Celebrate. St. An drew's day will be observed tonight by the St. Andrew's Society of Oregon at a banquet In the Hotel Portland beginning at 7 o'clock. Among the speakers will be W. D. Wheelwright, Omar C. Spencer, W. P. LaRoche, Dr Calvin S. White and W. G. McPherson. Patriotic songs will be contributed by Rev. Frank W. Gorman, J. Claire .Mon. teith and Walter J. Stevenson. All Scotchmen are cordially invited to be present. Community Sins Scheduled. A "Community Sing" will be held tonight at St. Johns In the high school audi torium. The first half of the programme will be devoted to singing by the choruses of the high school, grammar grades and teachers and there will be a vocal solo by Mrs. A. E. Johnson, as well as Instrumental and orchestral music. In the second half there will be general singing under the leadership of Mrs. L. Coovert music supervisor of the St. Johns schools. Mas. Schmidt to Bb Buried. Mrs. Ada H. Schmidt, aged 58 years, who died November 16 at her residence in Berkeley, Cal., was the daughter of Mr and Mrs. William Weatherford, Ore gon pioneers. Her husband and a son. Frank Schmidt, survive. Funeral serv ices will be held at 10 A. M. tomor row in the F.- S. Dunning funeral parlors, East Sixth and East Alder streets. Interment will be In Lone Fir Cemetery. The services at the grave will be private. Pupils Follow Citt Government Plan. Students of the Central gram mar school, of St. Johns have or ganized a student city government modeled after the St. Johns City Coun ell with a full set of officers. Meet ings are held Friday mornings. A savings bank has been started and already $17.29 has been saved. Every depositor receives a slip showing the amount of his deposit. Reed College Courses Meet Today. In Reed College extension course No' 12. natural science. Dr. William Conger Morgan will lecture thia afternoon at S o'clock on "The Commoner Elements in Nature." This course meets In the biological lecture room of the college This evening at 8 o'clock, the Reed College normal class In physical educa tion, extension course 24. will meet In the college gymnasium. Three Chinese in Toils. Ah Toey, a Chinese, was arrested yesterday charged with conducting an opium den by Patrolmen Miller, Wellbrook and Special Officers Sherwood and Sandifer In a raid on a house at 82 Second street. Ah Sing, another Chinese, was arrested for visiting the place, and Chin Quoy on a charge of smoking opium. Holm an Circle to Meet. Holroan Parent-Teacner Circle will hold Its monthly meeting Tuesday at 2:30 P. M. In the school assembly hall. Mrs. Evans will speak on "The Food Value of Candy." A Christmas story will be another feature, together with a pro gramme by the pupils after which re freshments will be served. Railroad Coaches Robbed. Officials of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. last Sat urday reported the theft of a num ber of toilet articles and light fixtures from their cars in the Northern Pa cific terminal yards. The loot Included iwo como and brush baskets, several lamp fixtures and two stepladders. Church Bazaar Announced. The women or the First Methodist Church will hold a bazaar in the church parlors. Twelfth and Taylor streets. Tiieinv and Wednesday. Dinner will be served on Tuesday at 6:30 and luncheon on weanesaay at 12 o'clock. Mexican Concessions to Be Topic. "How to deal with the foreiirn con cessions In Mexico" will be discussed at the meeting of the department of revenue ana taxation or the Oregon Civic League tomorrow at 12 o'clock In the college room of the Hazelwood. Roslyn Cascade, the coal that cokes. Portland & Suburban Coal Co. ' Phono Mala 358, Adv. Federal Examination Announced. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces the following ex aminations: December 22. baker, male and female, for a position In the Indian Service.' salary $500 per annum; editor in farm management, male, for a posl tion in the Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D. C. salary $2250 per annum. January 6. veterinarian, male. to fill vacancies In the Bureau of Animal Industry and Quartermaster Corns United States Army at entrance salaries or 1400 and 11200 oer annum. Com plete information and application blanks may be obtained from T. V. Hutchins, local secretary, Postoffice building, Portland, Or. Budget Committee Meets Tonight. The seven members of the advisory budget committee who are framing a list of recommendations to be presented to the County Commissioners for guid ance in fixing the tax levy for 1915 will meet at the Courthouse again to night It is hardly probable that the committee will complete Its work at this meeting, but members of the com. mittee announced yesterday that they were nearly through with their task. Bible Study Circle to Meet. The Bible Study Circle under the leadership of Rabbi Wise will meet in room A of the Central Library at 8 o'clock to morrow. All persons Interested are welcome. Halt Soles, 76 Cents. While you wait; waterproof work; J. Sen wind, 161 West Park, near Morrison. Adv. Low Prices on Printing of all kinds. F. W. Baltes & Co. Main 165. A 1165. Ad. HELPING HANDS ARE OUT CLUBWOMEN WORKING TO BRING CHEER. AT C1I RISTMASTIDE. Offerings) of Various Descriptions Being; Brongnt to Meeting; for Distribution to Poor. For the next fortnight It will be no unusual thing for the prominent club women of Portland to be seen carrying bulky packages and awkward bundles to their afternoon gatherings. The leading women's clubs of Port land are getting in line with the army of organizations that are taking up the campaign for Christmas cheer among the poor and needy of the city. To many of the meetings to be held this week and next the club mem bers will take useful articles, glasses of jelly, bright pieces of ribbon suitable for bairbows and articles of clothing suitable for distribution among those who without the aid of some friendly visitor would find Christmas one of the gloomiest days of the year. Mrs. G. J. Frankel, president of the Portland Woman's Club and of the Mon day Musical Club, has' appointed on the philanthropic committee of the former organization, Mrs. C. J. Smith and for the latter, Mrs. J. E. Bonbright. Other clubs are taking up the work and will gather and distribute Christmas gifts and cheer through their philanthropic departments. The Monday Musical Club will meet at 3 o'clock today in Eilers' Hall to hear an address by William R. Boone on "The Symphony Orchestra." Music students of the city will be their guests. After the pro gramme the members will arrange for their share in the Christmas giving which will take the form of a book shower. Each member will be re quested to b-ing an interesting book and these volumes will be distributed among the various homes and institu tions. The "grown-up" stories will be given to the employes of the homes to read and pass along at their discre tion. Next Friday the psychology, art and literature departments of the Portland Woman's Club will assemble in the Women of Woodcraft Hall and each member will take with her a mysterious bundle In which will be some suitable article to be turned over to the philanthropic department TICKET CAMPAIGN OPENS MULTNOMAH CLUB TO CANVASS FOR PLAY SOON AT HEILIG. Work Starts Today to Sell Admissions to "Colonial Beanx and Belles In Dixieland" Players Enlist. Like a hive of bees members of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club to day will swarm the city selling tickets for the big operatic comedy perform ance "Colonial Beaux and Belles in Dixieland." to be staged the nights of December 14 and 15 at the Heilig Theater. At a meeting of handball players yesterday morning at the club house many volunteers for ticekt sell ing offered their services. Members of the women's annex also are interested in the work. The production is to be given for the purpose of raising funds for new handball courts. The ticket committee Is working un der the supervision of Edgar E. Frank, chairman. His associates are: O. B. Coldwell, W. W. Banks. A. O. Jones. J. E. Davidson, C. Ben Riesland, Dr. George Ainslie, C. P. Osborne, Lane Goodell, David Atkinson, Dr. Bilder back, F. B. Upshaw. A. J. Lampert. Ray Watkins, Harry Livingston, Ferd Smith, F. E. Harrigan and Rex H. Conant The committee from the women's annex Is headed by Mrs. Hattie K. El- lery, and is composed of Mrs. D. P. Mason, Mrs. C. C. Moore. Mrs. A. C. Gowdy, Miss Mildred Raab. Mrs. L. Streicher, Mrs. H. B. Jeffertes. Miss Mil dred Timms, Mrs. Harry B. Clark, Mrs. C. G. Sabin, Mrs. M. B. Mackay, Mrs. (jr. Mooson, Mrs. hi. j. Carl, Mrs. H. E. Carr, Mrs. J. D. McCord. Mrs. Harry Young, Mrs. Fred Bailey, Mrs. Hilbert R. Foster, Miss Nellie Peterson, Mrs. Miles Standish. Mrs. Arthur H. Meyers, Mrs. Charles G. Arnold, Miss Mary Wassell, Mrs. E. H. Batholomew, Mrs. w. i. Rountree. Mrs. J. S. Winters and Mrs. Hattie K Ellery, chairman. one or the features of the perform ance will be the singing by an octet composed of Mrs. Pauline Miller Chap man, soprano; Miss Goldle Peterson, soprano; Mrs. Charles Henney, con tralto; Mrs. Delphine Marx, contralto; Norman G. Hoose, tenor; C. E. Patter son, tenor; O. W, Davidson, basso, and Hartridge G. Whlpp, basso. These sing ers are all well known as soloists in Portland churches. ROAD PAVING PROPOSED Hard-Surface From Portland to ' Gresham Is Plan. A movement has been started J.o ob tain hard-surface pavement on either the Section or Powell Valley road from Portland to Gresham next year. Reso lutions favoring hard-surfacing of one of these roads, connecting with the Columbia Highway, will be presented before the Gresham Commercial Club next Monday, and If carried will be submitted to the County Commis sioners.' The plan to lay hard-surface on the Base Line road was defeated by the property owners early this year. The plan is to have the cost of the hard-surfacing met by county bond and not by direct assessment of the adjacent property. George W. Staple ton, a Portland attorney, will attend the Gresham meeting and explain the legal phase of the bonding- plan. f S LIFE BUSY Miss Marie Barnett Directs Bank and Farm. BUSINESS CLOAK DROPPED Work Forgotten at Day's End, She Says, or Strain Would Be Too Much Automobile and Insur ance Agencies Managed. "When I leave work or the day, I am through with all that has to do with" business until the next day if It were not for that I never could have stood the strain." Miss Marie A. Barnett, of Wasco, who has prospered in a business career, thus remarks as she "drops In" on Portland for a short visit. She Is at the Hotel Oregon. At the age of 13 Miss Barnett first helped her father. W. M. Barnett, In his work. Today she is cashier of her father's bank In Wasco, handling all the loans and the larger part of the banking business, has the Wasco agency for an automobile of heavy sales, attends to Insurance business for her father, and owns a large farm which she has purchased with her own money and is working to profit. From wheat to hogs and cattle. Miss Barnett Is versed not only In the finan cial management of the Industries, but In the methods by which success In raising is secured. The farmers about Wasco are coming to the conclusion that diversified farm ing pays better than sole reliance in the wheat for which Sherman County is noted, says Miss Barnett. Yet she estimates t,hat nearly three-fourths of the county was In grain this year, with prices good. Stock-Raising Increases. "Many of the farmers now are feed ing hogs and cattle." she says. "Some feed as many as several carloads of cattle or hogs, principally hogs, to be shipped Into Portland. Even the small er farmers feed half carloads by ar rangements with neighbors who com bine on the shipments." "Fully 80 per cent of the wheat this year was sold before the harvest for from 72 to 75 cents," she continued. "The rest Is being held for better prices. Our bank has much money out that has been loaned on wheat. Inci dentally our bank has a record of not losing a dollar on a loan In 15 years or of ever suing for collection In that period. "If a new fertilizer that is being in troduced In Sherman County proves as successful as It has been In other sec tions of Oregon, I can see a greater future for the farmers. It will enable them as shown by experiments, to raise two crops in succession, whereas at present, grain can only be sown on al ternate years. The fertilizer cannot be secured at present as the potash ele ment comes from Europe." "Horsebreeders about Wasco hope to profit by the demand for horses In Europe, but expect little as most of those raised In this country are too heavy for war purposes. "The demand is for 1200-pound horses," says Miss Barnett- "There are not many of this weight raised In Sher man County. The horses there, which are among the best in the Northwest, are mostly between 1400 and 1600 pounds. Yet we are hoping that the heavier breeds may be needed as well as the more light. In Europe." Art Occupies Leisure. Miss Barnett has been In Portland on business for nearly two weeks. As a rule, she explains, she could not get away at this time of the year, but col lections were two months earlier than usual this year and the bank is well ahead in its work. In addition to her many business du ties, Miss Barnett recently took a spe cial college course in literature and art and is fond of her studies, which she continues in her leisure moments. And when Bhe declares the business day to be closed for her, it is closed, for she will not allow business thoughts to interfere with her other pursuits, which are mainly along lit erary lines. It is only that she can put business completely from her when she wishes that she has escaped a nervous breakdown from the stress of work, she explains. Miss Barnett iati young and quite pretty. She does not intend to follow business all of her life, but it has a fascination for her, and while she Is In it she is making a success of it. BOND SUIT IS PROPOSED QUIBBLE OVER ADVERTISING OF BRIDGES ISSUE TO BE DECIDED. Question for Courts to Decide If Pub lication In Daily Paper Is Required Every Day of Period. Facing the possibility that the recent sale of Interstate bridge bonds to the amount of $250,000, to Morris Bros., of Portland, and a Chicago bank may be declared invalid because advertisements of the securities are held to have been inadequate, an injunction suit will be filed todajr to test the law points In volved. The case will be taken to the Su preme Court after the lower courts have passed upon it in the effort to establish beyond question, the validity of the action of the bonding committee of the Interstate bridge committee and of the consequent legality of the sale of the securities. The suit will be a friendly one, brought, probably, by some one who represents Morris Bros. The action will be not unlike that of setting up a straw man and knocking him down, for the suit will ask that the sale of bonds be enjoined, alleging the insufficiency of the advertisements. The suit is brought upon the suggestion of Dis trict Attorney Evans, who expects to be able to knock out the Injunction and have the Supreme Court sustain him in it, thus establishing the validity of the advertising and the consequent legality of the sale beyond cavlL The point Involved appears to be that the law prescribes that the sale of .the bonds shall be advertised for two weeks. As dally papers were used 11 Only Company 'Exclusively Oregon" Best for Oregonians Home Office, Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison, Portland A. L. Mills, President. L. Samuel, General Manager, to a large extent by the bonding com mittee, it is now contended by the legal firm of Storey, Thorndyke, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston, legal advisers for the purchasers of the bonds, that the ad vertisements should have appeared in every Issue of the daily papers during the required two weeks, instead of at intervals, as was the case. Had the advertisements been placed In weekly papers exclusively, it Is held, the ap pearance of the advertisements once each week would have sufficed. District Attorney Evans believes this point is untenable and will attack it. He believes the Injunction suit can be argued and passed upon by both the lower and the Supreme Court promptly so that it will require no longer to get a decision than it would to go through the perfunctory motions of re-advertising and selling the securities all over again. This was the conclusion of the bond ing committee, which met Saturday to consider the matter, and the exchange of telegrams between District Attorney Evans and the Boston legal firm were read. It Is a possibility. If the point raised Is well taken, that the sale may have to be re-advertised. BOND BROKERS PLEASED DAWN OF BETTER TIMES SEEN IN RESUMPTION OP TRADING. Only Indirect Effect Expected Here, um Fevr Bonds Dealt In on New York Exchange Are Held Here. Bond brokers of Portland read hope ful signs in the reopening of the New York Stock Exchange for restricted trade In bonds, after a lapse of four months. Although only a few of the bonds handled In Portland are listed on the New York board, indirect bene fits may be expected from the general awakening of the market In New York, the central exchange point of the coun try, they say. "Anything that makes for a freer market wil help trade generally, for what helps one market helps all of them. Indirectly at least," said John A. Keating, president of the Lumbermens Trust Company, yesterday. "Before conditions are restored to normal all artificial restrictions must be removed. The reopening of bond sales Is an important step in the right direction. The next step will be the opening for stock sales." "The reopening of the bond market will be helpful to us in Oregon, es pecially because many banks carry bonds among their assets and any strengthening of the bond market will make the banks feel freer In making their loans." said Wilfred Shore, of Wil fred Shore & Co. "Indirectly it will have a tendency to restore confidence generally and m that way it will help the situation here in Oregon. As New York becomes more assured financially investment oppor tunities will be reopened and munici palities and corporations all over the country will feel more like going ahead with Improvements." "The municipal bonds that are sold here extensively are not listed on the New York exchange and consequently the reopening of the exchange will not affect the bond trade here directly." said C. K. Williams, Portland manager of Morris Bros. "Beneficial results wll be felt here, however, sentimentally. Just as any en couraging trend helps general confi dence. Wealth In Oregon is vested largely in property and business and kindred lines, although some railroad bonds are held by Portland residents." HYMNS BO MP, IRON SON MURDERER SAYS HE LIKES MUSIC BUT NOT REVIVAL AIRS. Slayer of Emma Ulrlcb Declared by Jailers to Have Hallucinations Regarding; His Victim. Fred Tronson, now Imprisoned in the County Jail as the confessed slayer of Emma Ulrich, a stenographer. Is fond of music, he says, but has no love for the hymns sung in the County Jail services. "Yes, I believe In churches, some times," he said yesterday, "but I didn't care for the services this morn ing." He spread his legs In a wide "V," placed his elbows on a rail In the cell bars, and covered his face with his hands. He peered out through his fingers with an uncanny effect. "I like some kinds of music, too, but I didn't care for that this morning. Neither do I expect any pleasure from the services tonight. I like good music, but I am not fond of the revival variety." With his heavy features half covered by his hands, and his eyes gleaming through the apertures between his fingers, he looked Indeed, as if he might have a passionate love for music, pas sion of some kind was written in the lines of his face. It -might have been passion for a woman, or a devotion to music, books or flowers. Deputies in charge of Tronson say that he has hallucinations concerning Miss Ulrich. "Every time he sees a woman he thinks she looks like Miss Ulrich, or Emma, as he calls her," said one. "She is on his mind all the time." Tronson is allowed the liberty of a large cell in company with a number of other prisoners. Yesterday he pro fessed himself sleepy, and was disin clined to talk. The deputies say that he has a good appetite. WOMEN TO APPEAL FOR LAD Early Hearing Sought for 1 6-Vear-Old Who Killed Playmate. RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. Nov. 29. (Spe cial. Alvah Tower, the 16-year-old lad who shot and killed 12-year-old Matthew Harris while hunting near Sara several weeks ago, is held on a complaint Issued out of the Juvenile Court and is charged with second-degree assault. On conviction, the max imum penalty is 15 years in the peni tentiary. Members of a woman's organization have Interested themselves in this case and will see if the boy cannot .be given a hearing or his case brought to trial. The lad has been In the Sheriffs quar ters since the shooting. 'KING" COAL. The cold weather fuel. Coal & Ice Co. Main 780.- Independent -Adv. Insurance Comp any- C. 8. Samuel, Assistant Manager, Orpheum Theater Management Makes Public Correspondence and Agree ments Upon Which the Portland Building Trades Council Raised the Boycott of the New Theater at Broadway and Stark Street. Ill II.DIXG TRADES COUNCIL. PORTLAND, Or.. Nov. 30, 1814. In con nection with the controversy Just closed concerning- the Orpheum Theater, at Broadway and Stark streets, the Building Trades Coun cil, o Portland and vicinity, desires to make the following statement to the public. In tho beginning or the controversy on the Orpheum Theater, the fact that the Hurley-Mason Company had secured the con tract and that company refused to deal fairly with organized labor, and the owner and former lessee ot the building refused and failed to secure for organized labor, equitable settlement of the matter, tho Building Trades Council were then com pelled in defense of their principles and rights, to place the building on the "un fair" list. Although every effort by or ganized labor and the present lessee was made to bring about adjustment of the mat ter and the fight against the building was not abated in the least, the building was finally completed under unfair conditions and with unfair workmen. We believe from the fact that the build ing Is now completed and the Hurley-Mason Company are no longer in a position that we can reach them In the matter of this par ticular building, we feel that to further prosecute the boycott would result in In Jury to the present lessee. We feel that from the fact that honor able dealing is the basic principle of our movement, we are sure that if we continued the fight on the building under the present circumstances, would be evidence of wrong dealing with those Innocent of any attempt to deal unfairly with organized labor. We are sure that the strength and unity or organized labor In the City of Portland has been demonstrated by the fact of failure to open the theater as scheduled and the moral effect of this demonstration of strength will be an everlasting evidence of the fu tility of owners or contractors in construc tion or erection of buildings without ' recog nition of labor's rights. (.Signed.) C. A. 8ANML, PXes. Building Trades Council. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 2&, 1914. To the Officers and Members of the Building Trades Council of the City ot Portland. Oregon : Gentlemen In view of the boycott which was placed on the Orpheum Theater by the unions of Portland, I feel that some state ment from me is necessary. I was desirous of having a suitable loca tion for the Orpheum Circuit in Portland, and while in Chicago last April I received a telegram from Portland to the effect that Mr. Noon an, wno had the Blodgett property under lease at the corner of Stark and Broadway streets, upon which a theater was being constructed, had died suddenly, and that possibly I could secure a lease of this property, as it was a very desirable loca tion. I immediately got In communication with the Blodgett Company and practlca.ty closed the lease by telegraph. A few days later I made a hurried trip to Portland, where I met the Blodgett Company's at torney from Chicago, and signed the lease. At that time I was not aware of any labor trouble, and did not know of any difficulty of that sort until about two days later, when a representative of the labor unions of Portland called upon me In Seat tle. I Immediately made what efforts I could to try to get the theater built with organized labor, but was ensuccessful I came to Portland on the 20th of this month and took up with the Central Labor Council the question of the boycott. 1 visited their body and gave them my side of the issue. They had never had the mat ter fully explained, as they supposed I was at all Limes fully aware of the labor troubles before leasing this property, but upon my explanation, they immediately appointed committees, who visited the various unions and the question of the boycott was submit ted by referendum and, accordingly, in one week's time, the unions at their regular meetings or specially-called meetings, voted to lift the boycott. This was done largely upon my past record in the employment of union labor. For the past 26 years I have emploved more or less labor, and at all times favored the unions. In the pa.it, I have built 19 theaters. They were all built by union labor. I strongly favor union labor wherever it la possible to obtain it. as I consider that I not only get better work, but cheaper work, where or ganized labor is employed. Unless union labor is employed, there Is no competition, and In order to get the best and cheapest work, strong competitive bid ding among contractors Is required. I firm ly believe If the present Orpheum In Port land had been constructed by union labor, the cost would have been reduced from $18,000 to t'23.000. and the building would have been completed earlier than It was, for the reason that those employed on the building were unorganized and a great cum ber were not skilled mechanics. The situation as viewed by me was that organized labor was not trying to work any hardships on myself, as they entertained nothing but the best feelings for our firm, by reason of the fact that In all of the buildings we have constructed we have al ways used organized labor, but they were trying In some manner to punish the Hurley Mason Company, the firm who constructed tho building. Under present circumstances It was impossible to hurt them without working a hardship on us. This, organized labor did not want to do; and It was at considerable of a sacrifice on their part that they have agreed to lift the boycott, for the simple reason they did not want to Inflict punishment on one who had always been friendly to them and their cause. And, so far as 1 was concerned, I did not want .o make an attempt to open the theater with non-union labor as I have never In all of my business life attempted anything of the kind, and I did not feel Justified In making the attempt at this time, as In enterprises of our kind It Is necessary for us to have the friendship and good wilf of all the people. In comhurton. I desire to say to organized labor that, whereaa I have been ' put to some considerable Inconvenience and ex pense. I appreclnte the fact that there was a principle Involved so far as their organi zation Is concerned, and that they did what they thought was rlcht In the matter, and I have none but the kindest feelings for them. Very sincerely. JOHNW. CONSIDIJfE. ORIHECM LABOR AGREEMETtfT. This agreement, made and entered Into by and between John w. Consldlne, of Seat tle. Washington, party of the first part, and the Building Trades Council of Portland and Vicinity, the party of the second part, wltnesseth, as follows: That, during the month of April, 1914. John W. Consldlne leased from the John W. Blodgett Company, of Grand Rapids. Michigan, a certain theater, located at Stark and Broadway streets, said theater being in the process of erection at the time of leasing; and. Whereas, the contract for the construction of said theater, prior to the time of the leasing thereof by the party of the first part, had been granted to Hurley-Mason Company, a corporation; and. Whereas, the said Hurley-Mason Company constructed aid theater with non-union labor, against the consent and wishes of the party of the flint part and the party of the second part herein, and as a result of the said Hurley-Mason Company Insist ing 01 the construction of said building with unorganized labor, the party of the second part boycotted said building, which said boycott still remains upon said build ing, apd the party of the first part being desirous of having said boycott removed by the party of the second part, the said partv of the first part hereby agrees that. In the future as in the past, he will employ none other than union labor In the construction or operation of any of his theaters, or In the alteration or repair of the same. This agreement is to apply not onlv to all people engaged In the building Industry, but also to all those engaged In the operation of a theater; and this also applies to sub-lessees In consideration of the foregoing cove nants by the party of the first part, the party of the second part hereby agrees to remove from the Orpheum Theater and the building the boycott now existing, and keep the same removed as long as the terms of this agreement are fulfilled by the party of the first part. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals this 8th day of November, 1014. (Peall JOHN' W. CONPIDTNE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL OF PORT LAND AND VICINITY. BY C. A. SANDEL, . . President. Executed In presence of: W. M. DAVIS. W. A. HIMSTREET. COPx" OF TELEGRAM. PORTLAND. Oregon, Nov. 14, 1914 Mr. John W. Blodgett. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Because of long-standing conflict here be tween union labor and Hurley-Mason's open shop policy, boycotts are maintained on sev eral buildings constructed by them, similar boycott has been placed on your theater for some months, and on eve of opening stage handlers' and musicians' unions went out on strike. Consldlne was unable to open Or pheum Sunday night pending negotiations for settlement. Consldlne secured two nights at Heilig Theater for his performances, but cannot get another place for It now He is under expense of $70o per day. Even If Consldlne Is able to open with non-union labor, the uti ion boycott on tho t h?ater would very seriously endanger its future. Consldlne is in desperate situation. He la trylnjc to settle the matter with the union. He has just received a proposition sayin that his full settlement will be accepted, provided he can g-et an agreement from you that all future bulldlnps to be erected by you In this city, also all alterations and re pair work upon property you own in this citv shall be done with union labor. This ajcreement to be Riven to the daily press. I think Consldlne has done everythinir which he can to get out of this trouble, and that hie attitude towards us has been very fair. I think he should have your support and urgently iecommend your acceptance of the above agreement. P. S. BRUMBY. COW OF REPLY TO ABOVE TELEGRAM. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 24, li3-4. P. S. Brumby, Lumbermens Bid?., Portland, Oreeou: Xeu aja vutliufiied to do m you. Cabaret Hit of The First National Bank FIFTH AND MORRISON STREETS. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 53,500,000 Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposits Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets. 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Whereas, the said party of the first part Is now the owner of that certain building located at the" corner of Stark and Broadway streets, in the City of Portland, Oregon, aaid building being known and designated as the Orpheum Theater; and. Whereas, said building was constructed by the Hurley-Mason Company with non union labor, and as a result of said build ing being constructed with non-union labor, the party of the second part caused to be placed thereon a boycott, which applied to the building; and. Whereas, John W. Consldlne was the lessee of Eaid building and desired to conduct a theater therein ; and. Whereas, as a result of the boycott. It was his opinion that said theater could not be operated to a financial success; and Whereas, It is the desire of the party of the first part to assist M.r. consldlne in every way possible to operate his theater; The party of the first part hereby agrees that. In the future, all buildings erected by or on behalf of the party of the first part, and also ail repairs and alterations which are to be made upon any buildings which have been constructed, or which may here after be constructed, by the party of the first part, shall be performed by union labor. This applies to buildings In the City of Portland and vicinity; That, in consideration of the terms, as aforesaid, which are to be performed by the party of 'the first part, the party of the second -part hereby agress to remove the boycott placed upon the aforesaid build ing. Nothing in this agreement shall ever be so construed as to interfere with any obligations which the Building Trades Coun cil of Portland and Vicinity owe to the American Federation of Laoor. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above-written. BLODGETT COMPANY. Ltd.. of Grand Rap ids. Michigan. By P. S. BRUMBY. 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