Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1915)
TTTT3 3IORXIXO OREGON! AN. WTDXESDAT, JULY 21, 1915. COG SUPS; STRIKE FAILS TO COME OFF SCENES AT BIG 102-ACRE AMMUNITION PLANT AT BRIDGEPORT WHICH HAS BEEN THREATENED CZAR TO GET 20. Willi SfcKIUUS LABUK 1 KUUULL. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers GARS, 400 ENGINES man vvoue co xk "MercUnd.s of J Merit Only" Union Leaders Outwitted by Manager of Remington Am munition Works Transportation Facilities Due Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6673 to Reach Vladivostok With in Two Months. New 1ib FrocRs For Women ADVANCE GRANTED MEN WAR MUNITIONS PILE HIGH 000 13 "l " Call Reaches Some of Other Plants, However, and Small Numbers of Machinists Walk. Out, Esti mated at 20 In All. BRIDGEPORT. Conn.. July 20. (Spe cial.) Contrary to the announcement of the directing labor leaders, the big machinists' strike, which was counted on to tie up operations In the Rem ington Arms & Ammunition Company's factory and the plants of the four Bub-contractors at noon today and ul timately to spread all over New Ens land, did not develop. When the noon whistle blew, the ap pointed signal for the walkout of the 300 machinists In tne arms factory, there were gathered the 20 or more international heads of labor unions. John A. Johnston, international vice president of the Ironworkers' Union, and J. J. Keppler, vice-president of the machinists, were on hand to inaugurate the strike with the walkout of the machinists of the arms plant. No Machinist Walked Oat. All of Bridgeport's available police men were on duty at the plant, but not a machinist issued from the por tals of the small arms factory. When the whistle blew calling back the 2000 other workers, Keppler and Johnston left in wonder. This is how the cog slipped: When the noon whistle blew. Major Walter G. Penfield, works manager of the Remin lon plant, placed guards at all the exits of the arms works to tell tlie machinists to wait a few moments. AVhen the few moments had expired the foremen told the men that on be half of the Remington companies. Ma jor Penfield had given assurance of a permanent eight-hour day, beginning August 1, and a guarantee of more money for an eiglit-hour day than had been paid for the 10-hour day. This meant $1 a day more to the machin ists, $300 a year, and the rent of a home for his family. Man Vote Not to Strike. Meals were sent to them from the company 'restaurant by an underground passage and during the dinner hour they pondered. They finally voted not to strike and sent Major Penfield a vote of thanks. By this action, the machinists, 70 per cent of them union men, repudi ated their leaders and the vote they took last Friday to strike. The strike leaders succeeded in get ting the strike call to the machinists In the plants of the Bridgeport En gineering Company, where 28 men Btruck; to the Gaynor Manufacturing Company, where 12 men walked out; to the Middle Street Remington plant, where 12 struck, and to the Columbia Bolt & Nut Company, where eight men went out. These are the figures of the labor men. James G. Ludlum, presi dent of the Manufacturers'- Association, issued a statement tonight in which he said that a poll of' all the manufac turers in Bridgeport showed that 28 men went on strike. Strike Declared "Fliile." "The strike is a fizzle," said Mr. Lud lum. " It has been placarded from one end of the country to the other' that we were to hav an enormous strike here that would paralyze everything. As president of the Manufacturrs' As sociation. I hope the same publicity will be given to the failure of the labor agitators to make good their promises." While tonight there are 400 men on strike in the construction works of the arms plant, where 3000 are employed, and while the labor leaders declare there has been no change in their plans, it is said by Bridgeport manu facturers that the moral effect of the refusal of the Remington machinists to strike will deal a death blow to the industrial conflict. They say that a few days will see all the strikers back at work. At the plant today 100 brick layers were laid off because the ab sence of ironworkers who struck a week ago today had made it impossible for their work to go further. COUNTRY HOMES FOUND Fl'SDS NEEDED TODAY TO SEND FAMILY OUT OK CITY. Associated Charities Receiving Indi vidual Offers to Provide Outings for Needy Persons. STANDING OF RELIEF FUND OF ASSOCIATED CHARITD2S. Amount ' still lacking yester day $1014.90 Donations A friend . . . .' 5.00 Oregon City friend 2.50 Charles T, Early............ 5.00 Amount still needed to - complete fund .....$1002.40 Contributions should be sent to V. It. Manning, 411 Commercial block, cr to R. S. Howard, treasurer of the Associated Charities, at Ladd & Tilton Bank. Although the Associated Charities has been obliged, owing to the lack of funds, to abandon its Fresh Air cam paign this Summer and devote itself solely to the local relief work, demands are coming In from many places out side of Portland, which co-operated in the Fresh Air work last year, and several children may be sent out for vacations in the country after alL Mrs. Keith Abraham, of Gaston, has written the association expressing her regret that the campaign has been abandoned and asking that a mother and child be sent to spend the Summer at her home. A home has been found lor tne toummer in the country for an invalid woman with five children and the Charities Is trying to secure the funds necessary for transportation. The woman must be sent out tomorrow. A place in the country is also needed for another convalescent woman and child. Tne woman is Just out of the hospital. In the local relief work a house is needed, rent free, for temporary relief of a destitute family that is to be evicted for non-payment of rent. The campaign for the relief fund will be closed Saturday and, although the fund is still $1000 less than the amount needed, officials hope that later con tributions will bring It up to the de sired, totals """"V 1 lyV" . . it ABOVE POWER PLANT AND BUILDINGS IN ITS VICINITY. UELOW NORTH END OF WORKS. WELSH WILL WORK Coal Strike Settled, Subject to Ratification Today. LLOYD GEORGE IS PRAISED British Public Keels Relief From Humiliation Growing Oat of Menace to Navy's Tiiel Supply in Crisis. CARDIFF, Wales, July 20. Subject to ratification by the miners' delegates. who will assemble tomorrow, the repre-. sentative of the government coal min ers on one hand and the executive committee of the South Wales Miners' Federation on the other agreed today to terms which it is thought will end the coal miners' strike which since last Thursday has tied up the South Wales coal fields and menaced the fuel supply of the navy. The terms arrived at grant a sub stantial increase in wages and Involve concessions to the strikers, which are considered by their executive com mittee as tantamount to an admission of the miners' claims on nearly all the outstanding points. The delegates were visiting their district tonight can vassing the sentiment preparatory to tomorrow's vote. If tomorrow's meeting should bring a settlement of the strike, the thanks of the country will go chiefly to David Lloyd George, the Munitions Minister, for it was his arrival here that paved the way for breaking the deadlock between the miners and the mineown ers. The chief cause of the miners' un rest was what they considered the ex cessive profits the mineowners were making in the sale of their coal at war prices profits in which they were not sharing. They also deeply resent ed enforced arbitration, as authorized by the application of the munitions act to coal miners. Though it is now a law this measure was not actually in volked against the miners when they laid down their picks and no mention is made of the future scope in the pro posed settlement. ' If the vote tomorrow is favorable to ending the strike. 200,000 men will re turn to work immediately and agree to abide by the terms of the settlement until six months after the termination of the war. The hopeful turn of affairs has been received with a sigh of relief all over Great Britain, for the humiliation of the public that a strike should have taken place at such a time was keen. This humiliation was reflected in all sections of the press and there was growing talk of the government tak ing over the mines. ZAPATA AGAIN IN CAPITAL (Continued From First Page.) order. President Chazaro and the con ventionist government have not yet re turned. Flylns; Column Takes Qneretaro. "The department has received from one of the towns on the Mexican border a report saying that the last report General Villa had received -from bis flying column was that it had taken Queretaro. His instructions were to give full protection to foreigners and their interests." At the Cabinet meeting today the un certain Mexican situation was discussed briefly. Some move on the part of the United States In pursuance of Presi dent Wilson's message to the Mexican factions two months ago urging peace is expected in the near future. Capture of Naco Confirmed. Confirmation was received today of the capture of Naco by Carranza troops yesterday. The attack on Naco. Villa's agents here said, was a violation of the border agreement negotiated at the instance of Major-Oeneral Huch T . Scott, chief of staff of the United States. War Department officials' indi cated, however, that so long as no one on the An.erican side of the boundary was injured, the agreement had not been violated, and the Mexican factions would have to settle the differences among themselves. Late reports indicate that Maytorena Ls massing forces at Nogalea to most an attack from General Calles and Colonel Cardenas at the head of the invading Carranza forces. IVELIlP OF PEOPLE HOPELESS Red Cross Manager Says Neither Side Co-operates Is Any Way. WASHINGTON. July 20. Brigadier General Devol, general manager of the American Red Cross, returned from the Texas border today with the announce ment that attempts to relieve famine and suffering among non-combatants in Mexico were hopeless under present conditions. "There is no practical outlook for the relief of Mexloo through the Amer ican Red Cross under the present con ditions," said General Devol, "although reports from all over Mexico Indicate the necessity of distribution of relief supplies throughout Mexico. The phys ical condition of the railroads and the lack of co-operation of the military authorities in charge make it practi cally impossible to relievo the people in need of help. "Neither the Carranza authorities nor the Villa authorities are co-operating in relief work in any way, though Car ranza did not Interfere with supplies to Monterey. The authorities on both sides will not permit shipments of food of any kind within their territo ries. When the Monclova situation was acute we could buy relief supplies on the Mexican side cheaper than in the United States. "We found that, while it would cost 49 cents a bushel for corn on the American side, we could get it at Sa bine, on the Conclova line, at 46 cents a bushel, but the military authorities would not allow its. sale, and we had to buy it at the higher price on this side of the border. The authorities said they needed it all for military purposes, but at this same time Mexico was exporting both corn and beans." XOGALES NOW IS THREATENED Maytorena Now Reduced to Single Border Town and One Seaport. NOG ALES, Ariz., July 20. Governor Maytorena, the Villa chieftain, who a few days ago controlled) practically all of the State of Sonora, Mex., with the exception of Agua Prieta, opposite Douglas, made preparations today to defend Nogales, Sonora. the only bor der point he now possesses, from an attack by Carranza troops under Gen eral P. Elias Calles. The taking of Naco and of Cananea by Carranza ' forces, in addition to other mining camps, has left Mayto rena with Guaymas, on the west coast, as his only port in Sonora, and though he denied today Calles' assertions of victory at Villa Verde, the Villa chief announced that he would concentrate all Villa troops at Nogales to plan a new campaign. General Acosta. one of his Generals, who was defeated at Villa Verde, is expected tonight with 2000 troops. According to reports from Carranza agents, Calles. whpse troops took Cananea last night, will attempt to capture Nogales at once. In addition to Acosta's command. Maytorena expects the Yaqui chief Urbalejo, to come in with 1500 men, and the previous reports said that Urbalejo and all the Indians who re mained friendly after the "bronchos" of the Yaqui Valley declared war on all Mexican factions, had definitely abandoned the Villa cause. AMERICAN FLAO TRAMPLED OX Carranza Troops Subject Emblem to Indignity Near Border. BISBEE, Ariz., July 20. Carranza troops who captured the-town yester day, while engaged in removing liquor from an American saloon in Naco, So nora, late today, found an American flag, carried it to within a few feet of the international border line and tram pled it into ribbons. According to reports of American mining men who reached the border late today, the 1400 Villa troops evacu ating Cananea last night on the ap proach of General Calles' forces caused damage approximating $50,000. One block of buildings was burned and many chests were looted. tFive Chinese are reported killed. On their way through Puerta Citas, the troops looted the store of R. L Hawes, an American. Cananea would have been sacked by Villa soldiers, it is reported, but for the efforts of their officers, who ordered an attack on the looters, in which several were killed. Optometrists Condemn Fee-Splitting . SAN FRANCISCO. July 2-. The practice of splitting patients' fees be tween oculists and physicians was frowned upon here today In a resolu tion passed by delegates to the World's Optomerty Congress. . WAR CREDIT VOTED Commons Makes New Appro priation of $750,000,000. LOAN IS NOT INVOLVED Asquitli Announces Expenditures for First 17 Bays of July to Have Been $(240,000,000 Anelst i anee to Allies Provided For. LONDON, July 20. A new vote of credit of 150.000.000 IT50.000.000) was introduced today in the House of Com mons. Thla second supplementary vote will bring the sum actually appropri ated by Parliament for war expendi tures to the total of 650.000,000 ($3,230,000,000) during the current financial year. With the amount voted between August 5 and March 1. the grand total is 1.012,000.000 ($5,060, 000.000). The amount thus provided will tide over the period of the forthcoming parliamentary recess. The vote of credit does not involve a new loan, but merely sanctions expenditures out of funds on hand. In moving the new vote of credit in the House of Commons Premier As qulth announced that for the first 17 days of July the war expenditure had been 54,000,000 ($240,000,000), and that the rate of expenditure showed daily a natural tendency to rise. The item of loans to allies of Great Britain might also, the Premier point ed out, grow with the adhesion to the allied cause of states not yet partici pating in the war. The Premier estimated ithat 100, vuu.uuv iDuu,uuu,vuu) would carry Great Britain to the end of September, but in view of possible contingencies, he ad vised the House to Increase the total to 150,000.000. The Premier drew special attention to a change in the wording of the vote of credit, which in the present case empowers the government to expend money in loans or grants to other states than those falling within the category of "His Majesty's dominions, protectorates or allied powers." The Premier significantly empha sized that the limitation was purpose ly omitted in this case. "We think it desirable In the exist ing condition." he said, "that we should have rather wider powers in respect to countries or states to which advances may possibly be made, and I am sure that the Ho.usewill agree that the government should in this matter have a freer hand." Premier Asquith touched on the cot ton question. "The government ls not without hope." he said, "that we shall obtain without much delay a more satisfac tory and more adequate solution of the various difficulties surrounding the cotton question than has yet bee: pos sible. I am not satisfied myself witn the existing state of things. I believe a great deal of this material, which is a necessary ingredient In the manufac ture of some formidable kinds of am .n.nitlon, reaches the enemy whlcli ught not to reach him. Cm the otner hand, we have to be caieful in the exercise of our bilLg ercc rights not unduly to infringe on tne trading interests and legitimate susceptibilities of neutral powers with which we are on terms of perfect amity with which we do not desire c Iiovoke anything in the nature of an unnecessarily gratuitous quarrel." FRENCH TURN IN THEIR GOLD Enthusiastic Response Made by People to Request for Deposits. PARIS. July 19. Reports from all parts of France indicate that there has been a general and enthusiastic re sponse to the request of Minister of Finance Ribot for deposits of gold to add to the country's reserve. The mu nicipal governor of Paris deposited to day 800,000 francs. ' Up to July 17 the Havre branch of the Bank of France had received 1.388. 550 francs from 2329 depositors: Mar seilles reports 2.S13.000 francs: Rouen, iip to July 1. 1,160,000 francs; Nancy, more than 2.500.000 francs. The pupils of one class in a public school collected 2790 francs from their relatives and friends. Shipload After Shipload of Supplies for Military Arrive at Siberian Port, Ready to Be Sent to Army Fighting Germans. VLADIVOSTOK. July 25. (Corre ftondence of the Associated Press.) Twenty thousand American freight cars and 400 American locomotives are due here fromthe United States with in the next two months, to relieve the congestion of supplies destined for the Russian armies at the front. Guns and rifles and ammunition . are arriving from Japan and the United States by the steamship load.! Armored motor cars are coming by the hundreds from the United States. They are being made at Detroit and Cleveland and other points, and they are coming out here mostly by way of Seattle on ressels which sail direct to Vladivostok. So also are lead, cop per and dynamite. Naval Gnsis Included. From Great Britain have come guns for the navy. They arrive by steamer and then they are shipped by rail to the Black Sea, to be mounted on the warships Russia is building. From France has come ammunition. From the United States have come several nine-inch guns, also to find their places on Russian warships in the Black Sea, and above all ls coming barbed wire from America, and an amazing quantity of It, to protect the trenches of the Russian armies. Ships bringing these vast, supplies are arriving in such number and with such rapidity that they cannot be ac commodated at the docks. A plan of permanent enlargement of the port has been temporarily put aside in favor of provisional enlargement. Huge gangs of men are building pon toon piers and makeshift docks. Ves sels unable to squeeze into the piers are transshipping their 'cargo to light ers, but a shortage of lighters has re tarded even that means of discharg ing. So the Russians are building more lighters. Ners Armies Are Trained. Vladivostok, they believe. -Is to save the day for the Russian armies and every possible effort is made to for ward these precious supplies to their destination at the fropt. The feverish activity at the water front is duplicated elsewhere in this great port, which, while ueaeerul In itself, is the very incarnation of war. Kvery month new armies are sent away to the West. For 600 miles to the north of the fortress of Vladivos tok proper extends a series of forti fied places. All these, when not used as prisons for German prisoners of war. serve as drill grounds for Kus slan recruits. The reservists come in from all points In the eastern part of the empire and within six months are turned into soldiers. Then they are hurried off across Siberia. The mushroom war growth of Vladi vostok as a port of commerce, together with the extra occupation of looking after detained civilians and the Inter ests of prisoners of war. has given the American Consulate great prominence and responsibility, as well as work. VESSELS LOADING ON SOUND Much rtailroad Material to Go to Kussla In Next Three Months. SEATTLE. July 20. The Japanese steamship Kelshtn Maru arrived from Kobe last night with 5000 tons of Jap anese goods. After discharging her load the Kelshin will take on steel rails for Vladivostok and then sail for Vancouver to receive war supplies to complete the cargo. Vessels are under charter to carry 3S.000 tons of railroad material to Vladivostok from Seattle within the next three months. The Minnesota Is loading 10.000 tons of rails and a great quantity of copper. LEO FRANK IMPROVING DOCTORS CALL CONDITION -GOOD UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES." Prisoner Has Reatfnl Night, bnt At tendants Have Dlfflenltr In Pre venting His Talking. MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga, July 20. Physicians attending Leo Frank, whose throat was cut by another con vict at the prison farm here Saturday night, said today Frank had passed a restful ntght and they considered his condition good unde.' the circumstances, lie Is able to take nourishment, but at tendants have difficulty in preventing him from talking. 0 Physicians attending Frank issued a report-saying Frank's temperature was 100. pulse 80 and respiration 20. Frank today was removed from the prison hospital to a private room. He Flood the trip well, according to the doctors. ATLANTA. Ga , July 20. Governor Harris announced here tonightthat he would accompany the Georgia prison committee to Mtlledgeville Saturday to Investigate the attack on Leo M. Frank. "It will be a complete inquiry into affairs at the State Prison farm." said the Governor. "I want to know how one prisoner was able to make an at tack on another." SLATON SAILS FOR ALASKA Leo Frank's Preserver, on Pleasure Trip, Is Glad Prisoner Improves. SEATTLE. July 20. Ex-Governor John M. Slaton, of Georgia, sailed for Southeastern Alaska tonight on a pleasure tour. He will return to Seat tle July SI. He expressed satisfaction upon read ing the Mtlledgeville dispatches tell ing of the Improvement in Leo M. Frank's condition. PRIZE HEARINGS RESUMED Britain Contends American Lard Intended for German Munitions. LONDON. July 20. The hearing of the American meat packers' case In the prize court was resumed today. Letters were read from the Swift Pack ing Company protesting .gainst tb At Three Special Clearance Prices Four new model dresses of all-white voile, navy blue and white stripe, black and white stripe voile. The striped dresses with flounces on the skirt edged with velvet libbon, collar and cuffs of hemstitched ruffle nets. The white dresses are embroidered, with flounce or straiaht full skirts. Special) $6.35 Special $4.85 Special $7.75 L Belts of colored silk Dresses selling to $7.00. Of voiles and crepes. In tailored styles with pockets on the skirt. And novelty styles with flounced skirts embroidery collar and cuffs. In plaiiv, striped and figured voiles. Here is a special lot of regular $10 dresses. Of fancy voiles in ruffled style in gray, pink and Copen hagen. Also of striped and flowered voiles with three flounced skirt. Waists with bolero jackets with net vest and collar. ' Third Floor New Striped Blazer Jackets In Style as Illustrated Very Special $1.75 The most popular of middy jackets or blouses here in all sizes from 16 up to 44 bust measure. Made of striped galatea in dark blue and white, light blue and white, red and white with plain white collar, cuffs and wide belt, and pocket on each side. Fourth Floor A Special Summer Clearance of Cool Undermuslins PRINCESS SUPS AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES Sale 59c, 98c, $1.19, $1.69 and $1.98 . For Regular $1.00, $1.75, $2.25, $3.50, $4.00 Slips In a great variety of styles, made of extra good longcloth and nainsook, trimmed with the daintiest of laces, embroideries, medal lions, headings, edgings and ribbons. Also of colored lawns. Other Princess slips at half price, which sell regu larly at $5.00, $5.50, $7.00 to $10.00. Now $2.50, $2.75, $3.50 to $5.00. Muslin Drawers at Marked Reductions Made of excellent quality longcloth in ruffle or flat-leg style. Trimmed with the finest of laces or embroidery inser tions. Open and closed styles. Regular 50c, 75c, $1.25, $2.75, $3.50 and $4.00 Special 39c, 44c, 59c, 98c, $1.39 and $1.79 FourUi Floor A. Silk. Glove Sale $1.00 Extra Quality Silk Gloves, in colors, the best makes for 69c $1.00 Elbow-Length Silk Cloves, with double fine tippings, white and pongee shades, for 79c 75c Elbow-Length Tricot Silk Cloves, with double tipped fingers. In white only . .59c 75c Women's Two-Clasp Silk Cloves of the best makes. In an assortment of colors. Clearance o9c $1.50 Pure Silk Gloves, in 16-button length, in as- sorted colors. Extra quality. Sale 9oC first Floor The Lowest Prices in the City on Fiber Silk Sweaters, Clearance $5.95 seizure of lard, bacon and other sup plies shipped by It to Scandinavia. Dwelling; on the Immense quantities of lard In the seized goods, tlr Fred erick. Smith, sollcitor-aeneral. con tended it was Intended for warlike pur poses, lie said It was destined for Uerraany. where it would have been used to make glycerine. The president of the court. Sir Sam uel Evans, suggested that lard was not absolute contraband. The solicitor general replied that the fact that glyc erine could be made from lard was a recent discovery. ' MERCHANTS PICNIC TODAY Nearly All Vancouver Stores to Cloc for IVstlvllle. VANCOUVER. Wtih. July 20. (Spe cial.) Practically every store in the city will be closed all day tomorrow while the merchants 40 on their an ribbons. That Sell Regularly at $7.50 In style as illustrated. Of a quality that rivals the real silk in beauty and durability. Shown in the most popular and wanted colors. $7.50 All-Wool Sweaters $3.95 Striped effects and plain colors, in ruff-neck style with rolling collars and V neck. And Norfolk models with turn-down collars, belts and two side pockets. In wanted colors. Third Floor nual picnic. The Bailey Gatzert will carry the crowd to Stevenson for the picnic. The Stevenson merchants win also close their stores and Join In the celebration. About 1200 In prizes will be awarded for various contents and a Lasebai; Fame between Vancouver Titters and the Stevenson team. This Will Remove Hair or Fuzzy Growths (Toilet Tips) A safe, certain method for ridding: the skin of ugly, hairy growths Is as follows: Mix a paste with some pow dered delstone and water, apply to hairy surface about 2 minutes, tfcn rub off. wa-h the skin and the hairs are gone. This Is entirely harmless and seldom requires reprallnR. tut to avoid disappointment it i ar.vlsabie to that ; on get genuine delatoce. Adv. I