3 ' " " " ' ; TIIE MORNING OBEGQXIAJ; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS,' 1916. '
mini 1 1 i rn i tnnn 1 general view of Germany's largest prison camp, where thousands of allied pris- 11.- . 1 m.- - '"-""-r - gaj
UNSKILLED-LABOR - , - 0XEBS y -. hso,,., . .i j
SHORTAGE LOOMING gj ffj :fZfS?:.S'- ' CK i
GENERAL VIEW OF GERMANY'S LARGEST PRISON CAMP, WHERE THOUSANDS OF ALLIED PRIS-
. , . ONERS ARE HOUSED. ;
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Supply of Skilled Workmen
Still Exceeds Demand.
Wage Advance. '
Timelv and Unmatchable Underpriced Of f er-
LUMBER INDUSTRY AWAKES
ings tp Rouse the Store to Greater Activity
TT,Tb- fclU-Tj lltlfHlffilI Marshall The Most in Yalu tKe Best in Quality A 2112 ,
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Prospective Great Activity Fails
to Extend to Other Lines of In
dustryLittle' Construe- '
' v " tion Work Is fn Sight.
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Although Portland mustered fully
2000 unemployed men to work on the
streets during the "big snow- two
weeks ago. a serious shortage of labor
ton tile lumoerinff and logging Indus
try Is threatened before the middle of
March'. m
For the first time in more than Ttve
years employers of labor actually are
concerned over the problem of secur
ing enough men. . "
Tins situation applies exclusively to
the unskilled and semi-skilled labor
market. The city has ah the skilled
men. craftsmen, mechanics and arti
sans that it can employ.
In the face of this situation the prioe
r.f lohni- In advancing. Day labor went
from 2 to 12.25 a day within the last
two weeks. The market is nrra .
f 95 v.mnlnvers tiredict that it will
be 2.50 before the activities of early
iipring. are fairly inaugurated.
Lnnibrr Industry Demands Men.
The principal demand for men today
comes from logging camps and small
lumber mills.
Kxnro. nf lnirirlnsr camDS along the
Columbia River and in various parts of
Western Oregon and ioutnwesiem
Washington have hpgun work wKhln
the last few days. Jr are preparing, to
start within the next tew aays.
Hundreds ' of men are leaving Port
land every day to take up work there.
Additional hundreds are being - re
cruited in the villages and towns in
the immediate vicinity of the camps
and mills.
The Nehalem Timber Company at
1 Scappooso will begin operations today
with about 150 men. More men wjll
be taken on later in the month.
The Benson Logging Company at
Clatskanie is preparing to start work
soon. The advance guard of men went
to work a few days ago. More than
200 will be employed when thte season
is in full blast.
The Cathlamet Timber Company at
Cathlaniet, Wash., also is starting
work and will require a large force.
Box Company Starts Mill.
The Standard Box & Lumber Com
pany has started activities in its new
mill at dcofield. Tillamoojc County, and
lias recruited scores of workmen from
Portland and from towns on Tilla
mook Bay.
- A large force of men has been en
listed by the Western Cooperage Com
pany, near Astoria. Activity is prom
ised throughout the Summer.
Another scene of activity on the
Lower Columbia River is the plant of
the Bis Creek Timber Company at
Knappa. "
Over at Brookings, on the Oregon
coast, the Brookings Lumber Com
pany has started activities on a large
scale. Three big mills and their con
nected logging camps have been con
solidated and are under the active di
rection of Mage Nutting, formerly su
perintendent of the Silver Italls Tim
ber Company at Silver Falls.
Larkin Bros, are working -a large
force at Blind Gulch, near. Knappa.
They will require fully 300 men be
fore the end of the Summer.
" Near Rinearson. on the Lower Co
lumbia, the Noyes-Holland Lumber
Company has put a crew of men to
work. They will cut over a large area
of timber.
Coates Company Starts.
The A. F. Coates Lumber Company
at Tillamook has started operations
with 150 men and expect to increase
their forces within a short time.
Other mills and other camps are get
ting ready now to begin work later in
the season. The demand tor logs con
tinues and the price promises to ad
vance. Activity also will be resumed
on plants in the Willapa Harbor and
Urays Harbor districts of Southwest
ern Washington.
While the price of common labor has
advanced substantially as a result of
this wholesale activity, the price of
aomi-skilled. help has gone up corre
spondingly. The following scale was
offered yesterday to men to work in
the logging camps: Choler setters, J3;
rigging workers, $3; sniperB. J2.75;
donkey firemen. ?3.50; swampers, 2.50;
chute greasers. z.tu; signal 00 ys,
12.50; dishwashers and flunkeys, 35
per menth and board; cooks, 50 per
month. 1
Yardmen in the mills now are get
ting $2.25 a day. A year ago the price
was $1.73. Rig rustlers in the camps
pet 13.25; a-year ago the wage was
$3.75; fallers are paid 13.25; last year
they got 2.50 and 2.78. f
Other Lines Are Quiet.
It is apparent, however, that com
paratively little work will be dohe in
the Northwest this year aside from
the logging camp activities. Not much
railroad construction work is promised.
A. Guthrie & po.. who are lining the
St. Johns tunnel in Portland for the
o.-W. R. & N. Company, now are em
ploying about 250 men -on that work.
It is probable that TwohyBroa. will
put a force to work later in the year
on the new line between Grants Pass
and Crescent City, Or, and the South
ern 'racific Company will need a small
fopce for electritication work between
Whlteson and Corvallis.
Road work in various parts of the
state will call for only small forces.
The men generally will be recruited
locally where the work is done.
Building construction in Portland
v will not be as active this year as in
. ome years of the recent past. Jt is
vossible that work will be started on
the auditorium and on the new post
office before the end of the Summer.
The Benson Polytechnic School will
lie under way within a short time,
hut none of these jobs will require
large forces.
.Several factors contribute to pro
duce this unaccustomed situation, in
, th local labor market.
Fimt, the demand is heavier than
usual; second, a substantial element
Of foreign laborers has gone to Eu
rope to take part in the war; third,
tome of tiie semi-skilled men have
i.-ona East to enjoy the high wages
prevailing in the steel plants and allied
industries; fourth. prohibition ' has
driven some of the shiftless and least
desirable element of common laborers
out of the Northwest.
Employers and employes are unani
mous in their verdict that prohibition
has brought about a decided improve
nient in the class of laborers now in
the local field.
Photo by Underwood.
SCEXE IX PRISON STREET AT KOXIGSBRT.CK.
Germany has shown t'he same spirit of organization In her prison, camps for war Prisoners s-she has in the rest
of her military plans. At Koenigsbruck. Germany, is located the largest prison camp in the country. Here over
10 000 allied prisoners of war compose the population of a newtf-erected city where the prisoners do useful work
and live with tolerable comfort, at least safe from the bursting bombs and whistling Tmllets. .
TVVOZEPPELINSLOST
Air, Rafts to Cost Germans
More, Says Kitchener.
WARMING GIVEN CITIZENS.
Juneau Land Olficiuls Named. .
WASHINGTON. Feb. T7. President
W'lljon today nominated Frank A.
'j?oyle. of Juneau, Alaska, as receiver
-of pblic moneys at Juneau, and Clyde
,;T5. Walker, of Juneau, as. register of
iihe land office there.
Promise of Perfect Defense Is Im
possible, Declares Secretary
for War, but Methods Are ,
Showing Improvement,
LONDON, Feb. 17. Earl Kitchener
announced in the House of Jjords to
day that during the last Zeppelin raid
it was certain that the English ac
counted for one airship, which was lost
at sea. and that there was good reason
to believe a second airship had been
put out of action. .
He probably referred to the Zeppe
lin L-19, which was Wrecked In tne
North Sea shortly after the last' raid.
Lord Kitchener added:
JJd to the nresent a hostile air In
vasion .of England has had no influence
whatever on the military conauci 01
the war. and. recrettable as is the loss
of citizen life and damage to private
property, I do not believe the people
desire to give too great imporuui m
these attacks nor to allow mem 10 i
fect military operations.
"It must be realized that in war it
is not always possible to insure safety
vwvwhfrt.' and some risks must be
accepted in order to be strong at im-!
portant points. . .
Assurance Is Impossible.
It is bevond our power to guar
antee these shores from a repetition
of these air Incursions, but we, shall
make them more costly each time.
The srovernmemt will leave no stone
unturned in the efforts to prove to the-
utmost our defenses against Zeppelins,
declared Lord Kitchener. "The respon
sibility for defense will be in the hands
of Viscount French, with Sir. Percy
Scott as his chief adviser."
In reply to a question regarding the
use of aeroplanes at - night. Lord
Kitchener said no order had ever yet
been sent to a pilot of the Royal Fly
ing Corps to make an ascent at night
to attack a Zeppelin. He added:
"Notice is given to each station when
the time comes to ascend to intercept
a Zeppelin. The decision as to whether
to fly or not is left to the senior offi
cer on the spot. If he decidesVthat the
weather conditions are favorable, he is
the first to .ascend." ' x
' Defense Is Threefold;''
Outlining the system of our -defense
in Great Britain Lord Kitchener said:
"The defense - is threefold: First,
good avance information regarding
the movements of hostile . aircrafts;
second, defense by anti-aircraft artil
lery; third, attacks on raiders ty aero
planes. "As regards the first, we now have
a system which gives us, ' sufficient
warning of impending arrival and
probablelnovements of the enemy. As
to artillery, the construction of air
craft now has precedence over other
ordnance. and ,now the guns as fast
as produced will be distributed "to the
best advantage throughout th'acountry.
"Attack by aeroplanes at night is
attended -with great difficulties, but I
believe that with more extended prac
tice we shall overcome the difficulties."
SWEDEN ASKS FOR HELP
Continued rrom Ptrst Pasre.)
commerce and navigation, and which
are being violated by Great Britain.
"The violation of existing rules of
International law has, regardless of
protests. Increased until . at present
only a few rules, serving as protection
to neutral commercial intercourse, are
observed by Great Britain nd it is
feared that also these remaining few
will be violated.
- "His majesty's government, -which is
deeply conscious of its responsibility to
not omit. any measure tending to prer
vent suqh an eventuality, and well
aware of the danger for the future if
these rules, which are of Infinite worth
to civilization as a whole, are not pre
served, desires to herewith make a
renewed presentation to Your Excel
lency, in this respect.
"Of lateThe British authorities have
violated the mail traffic Parcel post
from one neutral country to another is
belrTg ifnloaded in British ports and the
contents are being seized. While
parcel post is not. protected through
The Hague postal convention, it never
theless seems to his majesty's govern
ment that the British procedure, in the
form and - extensiveness practfeed.
would be invalid, even with regard to
ordinary" express goods, and thatthis
seems particularly evident when the
seizure of parcel post is directed
against a means of conveyance under
guarantee of sovereign powers. Be
sides, great personal inconvenience is
connected with seizure of this kidd.
"However, England's present practice
of censoring also first-class mail, sent
by neutral vessels from one neutral
country to another, is an even greater
violation of theighfs accorded neutral
powers by the rules of international
aw- ...
rracuce von wary mo
"It is not necessary to point out how
contrary this practice is to the stipula
tions in the above mentioned Hague
convention, which stipulations or rules
must be considered to have been in ex
istence even be?ore the promulgation
of this convention.
"The royal government, therefore,
now appeals to the. Government of the
United States for co-operation for the
purpose of seeking . .to bring about a
discontinuation of the violations of in
ternational law, at least so far as the
same cortcern first-class mail, and it
solicits as early an answer as possible.
whether vour Excellency is willing to
take appropriate action in co-operation
with the royal government, and, even
tually, the governments of other
neutral countries, -for the purpose of
causing that tne rule wnicn me ques
tion involves and which is one of the
fundamental stipulations In interna
tional law be observed."
BULGARS ARE PILLAGING
GREEKS AT RfONASTIR PLACED IX
' ' . DIFFICULT POSITION.
AIR RAIDS OPPOSED
Church of England Is Against
Reprisals "on -Germans.. .
ONE BISHOP FAVORS IDEA
Men In Faomlnent Positions Are . De
ported to Sofia Mpney. Extorted
and Villages are Looted.
PARIS. Feb. 17. A'Havas dispatch
from Athens dated February 16 says
that the French nave occupied all the
.bridges over the'Vardar River and that
the Greeks have .occupiea tne river
from Topsin down to its mouth, accord
ing to a telegram received from Sa
lonikl. The Greek newspaper Patris has re
ceived word from Fiorina that the situ
ation of the Greek inhabitants of Mon
astir and of the neighboring vlllege
has been made exceedingly difficult by
the operations of Macedonian Bulgar
ians, who are extorting money and pH
laging villages of the Greeks without
Interference from the Bulgarian au
thorities. , Many Greeks of prominent
positions, the newspaper's correspond
ent says, have been deported to Sofia.
. It is added that in explanation of
their action in sending away the neu
tral Consuls from Monastlr, the Bulf
garian authorities declare that they
took this measure because they now
consider that Monastir is within the
tia r,e ttiA mtlitarv ODerations in con
sequence of its bombardment by French
troops.
Topsin, on the Vardar river, about 15
miles northwest of Saloniki and about
lT.mlles from the mouth of the river,
is the principal point from which it has
been announced that the line of de
fenses of the Saloniki camp of the al
lies berans to the west. From there it
mounts the river to Karasuli and sweeps
thence in a semi-circle to tne southeast,
enclosing Saloniki.
la Prevent the Grin,
Coid cause Grip Vxatlve Bro-no Quinine
removes the causo.' Tber is only one "BROMO
OU1NINK " B VT nmvV, l"nruron box.25e
ENRICH. THE BLOOD ;
Ilod'd's Sarsaparllla, a Spring Tonic
Medicine. Is Necessary.
Everybody is troubled at this season
with loss of vitality," failure of appe
tite, that tired feeling, 01-, with bilious
turns, dull headaches, indigestion and
other stomach troubles, or with pim
ples and other eruptions on the face
and body. The reason is that the blood
is impure and impoverished.
Hood's Sarsaparllla relieves all these
ailments. It is the old reliable medi
cine that has stood the test of. forty
years that makes pure, rich, red blood
that strengthens every organ and
builds up the whole system. It is the
all-the-year-round blood-purifier and
health-giver. It" embodies the careful
training, experience and 'skill of Mr.
Hood, a pharmacist fp- fifty years,' in
its quality and power to cure.
Ask your drugget for it today, 5
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Blockade. Is Declared, to Involve
--War on Women and Children and
Bombs Are ' Advocated to
Arouse Foes to Own Tactics.
LONDON, Feb. 17. Tha Church of
England today- took a. stand against
a policy of reprisals. The- bishops in
convocation at. Canterbury Cathedral
adopted a resolution'against air raids
"which have as a deliberate object the
killing or' wounding ' of non-combat-ants."
.
The archUlahep of Canterbury, in
moving the resolution, said the bishops
desired to encourage all possible 'en
ergy in the prosecution of the war, but
that there was danger of drifting into
ways which wduld have unhesitatingly
been condemned as dishonorable a few
years agt - -;
"We feel," said the archbishop, "that
one of our foremost ojesires- surely is
that, when by the mercy of God this
fearful conflict comes to an - end, we
should enter upon a discussion of a
settlement with clean hands that we
should have nothing of which to be
ashamed." ,
The Bishop of Bangor alone opposed
the resolution.. '
"In a war like this," said the bishop,
"we cannot separate combatants from
non-combatants. The strengthening of
the blockade against Germany in
volves the making of war on women
and children. If we could send a hun
dred aeroplanes to drop bombs on the
business part of Frankfort the effect
produced would be felt from end to
end of Germany, and the sending of
Zeppelins to this country would be de
nounced as a blunder, as inexcusable,
as a crime. 1 If a son of mine were
asked to join In a punitive expedition
on a German town I would advise him
to go and do his duty." '
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elegantly appolnld hotel, possessing
one 01 ine roos. oeaumui cuiuw Ru
bles In the Northwest. Located at
loth and Alder sts.. opposite Oldi
W ortmaa & King's Ms department
store in heart ot retail ana tnenter
district. Rates. l and np. Bus
meets sji trains. "W" car also runs
from Union iepol direct to
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let These Items Speak for Themselves
The seasonable offerings should loosen tight pocketbooks without discussion or argument.
A Sale that -will accomplish the double purpose of making quick and greater sales and to
provide room for additional Spring stocks. We gladly -give a partial list of the offerings.
30,000 Yards Ztv Embroideries
A Special New York Purchase In
cluding Baby Edges and Sets, Hand
Loom Edges, 9-Inch Skirtings, gibbon
and Plain Insertions and Galoons, Etc.
Qualities Worth to 25c. On Sale To
day, at '....i
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Trio mnnv hnvincr advantages and money-saving possibilities
tnir Embroidery Section have placed it first in line for the patron
age of economical shoppers-but at tkis sale, values will be'greate
th,an ever, before, due to a very important and lor tunate purcnase
of some 30,000 yards of crisp, new Embroideries at an out-of-the-ordinary
discount. Included, are the new Spring patterns in line
baby edges and sets, cambric edges, convent hand-loom edges,
;nch skirtings ; narrow and wide ribbon galoons and insertions ;
also Swiss plauen wide galoon bands, etc., in fact, all wanted styles
of narrow embroideries for underwear and baby clothes.
Qualities worth up to 25c a yard. On sale Bargain Friday 1 UC
36-IncR Nets at 10c Yard
35c to 50c Grades
Colored Cotton Nets, full 36 inches wide, cable and
Bretonne meshes in black, brown, navy, grayand
pink; qualities regularly sold at 35c to 50c 1 rj '
a yard, priced for Bargain Friday at 1J
Silk Nets at 9Sc Yard
Fine Silk Nets in 36-inch width in black, white
and Shantung, with silk embroidered patterns in
gold and white. Handsome floral and conventional
effects.v A quality regularly sold at ?2 W QQ
a yard; Bargain Friday at. ... , VOl
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KTigM Gowns '
Neatly and Attractively Trimmed Garments Shown in all
Popular Styles. All Well Made and of Fine Materials.'
Three Lots to Select From as'Shown in Our Third-St. Window
Lot 3, 1 (q
ChoiceatPlUy
Lot 1, CnoiceEJ3c
For Lines Regular
ly Sold Up to 85c
Lot 2, Choiceg)c
'For Lines Regular
ly Sold Up to $1
For Lines Regular
ly Sold to $1.35
Many women like to renew their supply of Muslin Gowns about this time of
the year, that they may-frave a generous supply for the coming seasons. Here is
an exceptional opportunity to do so at a splendid saving. The showing includes
all popular styles, neatly and attractively trimmed with laces, embroideries,
tucks, ribbons; all are well made, of fine materials. Come, look at these gar
ments, then go mid see what other stores offer, at like prices. We know you
will be back and purchase here. Regular values run from 85c "P-Cll QQ
to ?1.35, and Bargain Friday you have choice at (tl( and fXW
Men's -&egligee. Shirts
With .Military and
Regulation Ttirn
Down Collar
Oil
Both Xight and
Dark Stripes and
- in Plain Blue
A Ferguson & McKinney Guaranteed 75c Shirt ,
Through a special .price concessiop we were prompted to purchase a splendid lotyf Men's Negligeo
Shirts and at this sale we turn them over to our patrons and store friends at the same big saving.
Thev are made of excellent wearing materials, guaranteed not to fade and to wear to your satisfaction
they come in styles with military or regular turn-down collar and in all sizes in plain blue chambray,
or in light or dark stripes. A Ferguson' & .MtfCinney guaranteed 75cShirts, on sale Bargain JQ,
Friday at. . ......v...........
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Extraordinary Offering:!
Sample Pairs of Curtains and Portieres,
-Sample, Couch Covers, Table Covers and
Remnants of Drapery Olf Pvir
rtnofU nn .Sale Fridav lc1A 1
. . , , ,i i. i. ol of fVn'cj cv.-f. ivpp niinnn icfil hv anv Portland
This is, witnout aauDt, tne greatest vaiuc-si.iiiis ---- - - -
. , . .. f Sumnla Pairs nf T.nr-p. Net and Madras
store, iou navecnoice irom an iuuiom towh.iu,. --,
Curtains; 11 sorts of Portieres, Sample Couch Covers, Table Covers and Remnants of Drapery Goods,
hrm,- ia Hft PvtPnsive and so varied that every taste and need may be suited, l our great
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lots to select from, as follows:
Lot 1 $4.50 to $12.00 Portieres, Friday at $2.23
to $6.00 the pair.
Lot 3 $3.00 to $9.00 Couch Covers Friday at
$1.50 to $4.50 each.
Lot 2 $1.75 to $9.00 Curtains, Friday at 8S to
$1.50 pair.
Lot-4 $4.50 to $10.50 Table Covers, Friday at
$2.25 to $5.25 each.
Calol Dust-Absorbing" Mop
(Glomes in a Good
r.arge Size
II VVWfl '
M Has 52-In. Smooth
ssv rCT
Wood Handle
Mop Sold Everywhere at 75c, and as an additional inducement Friday we will include with each pur
chase, without charge, a 1-oz can of Calol Liquid Gfos&-a peerless polishing oil.
The Calol Polish Mop is an improved mop comes in triangular shape in a good large bize the cloth is
black and is. exceptionally soft and absorbent, and can be easily removed and cleaned; comes in a tin
"container the handle is of smooth wood and full 52 inches long. It is the most satisfactory mop
for Cleaning or polishing hardwood floors, pianos, furniture, automobile bodies, and all finished wood
work comes already treated with Calol Liquid Gloss, ready to use. No housekeeper can afford to be
without one many will purchase two or three, so don't delay your coming. You may purchase ACk'p,
a 75c Calol Polish Mop and a 1-oz. can of Calol Liquid Gloss FRIDAY AT "TV.
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