Morning Oregonian., September 14, 1916, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OKEGONIAJf. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916.
TRACT ON GOHPAHY
"KING OF STRIKEBREAKERS," WHO IS TRYING TO BREAK NEW YORK STRIKE.
WILL NOT SEHLE
Three sArting TODAY
Proposal to End Strike Flatly
" Rejected by Employers
in New York.
DYNAMITE PLOT FOUND
With the Entire Cast of Fine Art Kiddies in a Stirring; Romance
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Detectives Discover Powerful Explo
sive on Car Tracks Union Of
i . , ficials Accept Suggestion
of Arbitration.
" NEW YORK. Sept. 13. The Inter
borough Rapid Transit and the New
York Railways Company formally re
jected today the Public Service Com
mission's recommendation for a strike
settlement made yesterday. The two
companies, controlling- the subway, ele
vated and "green car" surface lines,
declined to hold further conferences
with representatives of the union, and
announced that It Is their intention to
continue to operate their lines on the
present basle.
The ity tonight was still In the grip
of the transit strike, now in its alxth
day. Suspension, of traffic on all sur
face carlines in Manhattan and the
Bronx at New York during the day has
packed subway and elevated lines and
caused great inconvenience to the
traveling public.
Bases May Be Operated.
Mayor Mltchel'a plan to have the
Board of Estimate grant a. franchise
to the New York Motor Bus Company,
permitting omnibus traffic throughout
the city, did not give much hope to
night, as it takes 30 days for the fran
chise to be granted and to put buses in
operation.
William B. Fitzgerald, organizer of
the Carmen's Union, tonight accused
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company,
of fearing defeat; by his refusal to ar
bitrate the strike.
Samuel Gompers and other labor
leaders will address a mass meeting
tomorrow after a parade of the strik
ing carmen, who will march to refute
the assertion of railway officials that
the number of men union leaders de
clare are on strike is exaggerated.
Brooklyn detectives. It was disclosed
today, are investigating a reported plot
to damage property of the Interborough
with an explosive. A cylindrical pack
age was found by a track walker near
the borough hall subway station In
Brooklyn late last night. It contained,
according to the Bureau of Combusti
bles, dynamite - of the powerful kind
generally used la undersea operations.
Contracts Are Cited.
The formal rejection, presented by
Richard R. Rogers, general counsel to
the two companies, read:
"The Interborough Rapid Transit
Company respectfully represents to the
Commission that It cannot arbitrate its
rights to enter into agreements with
10,306 of its employes out of a total of
11,800, when the employes who have
signed- are content with those agree
ments and are endeavoring to carry
them out in good faith." ,
The agreements referred to are the
"master-and-servant" contracts, which
bind the men not to ask for wage in
creases or betterment in working con
ditions for two years. The distribu
tion of the contracts among the Inter
borough and "Green Car" employes
forced the strike, union leaders claim.
Following the reply of the traction
companies, the strikers, through Mr.
Fitzgerald Informed the Commission
that the strikers could not accede to
the request of the Commission to bring
the strike to an immediate conclusion,
in view of the stand taken by the trac
tion companies. He accepted in behalf
of the union the recommendation that
the questions at Issue be submitted to
arbitration.
BISHOP T0VISIT IN EAST
Delegates to Convention of Episco
pal Churches Named.
Bishop Walter T. Sumner will leave
Sunday, September 24, for the East. He
will be accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
Charles D. Sumner, who will return to
her home In New Hampshire. The
bishop will attend the general conven
tion of the Episcopal churches in St.
Louis. October 11.
Last night Bishop Sumner announced
the rouowing- delegates to the conven
tion: Rev. Thomas Jenkins, of St.
David's; Rev. J. E. H. Simpson, of St.
Mark's: Rev. Robert S. Gill, of Salem;
Rev. W. A. M. Breck, chaplain of St.
Helen's Hall; Frank Spittle, of Astoria;
Dr. S. E. Josephl, Rodney Gllsan and
H. D. RamsdelL Mrs. James Muckle
will represent the Women's Auxiliaries.
DINNER DANCES' ON FRIDAY
Hotel PorJand to Hold ' Affairs
Every Evening Except Sunday.
Dinner dances at the Hotel Portland
will begin again on Friday. Dancing
will be in the large dining-room and
will last from 6:15 to 8:15 P. M. PrasD's
novelty orchestra will furnish the music
every day except Sunday. There will
be no admission fee. The lobbies and
the verandas of the hotel will be used
for informal receptions and - prome
nades.
The dining-room is one of the largest,
with dining and dancing space, In the
country. Last . year the dances were
held only twice a week, but this Fall
the management, decided to continue
the festivity the entire week.
SECOND ROBBER ARRESTED
Connection Witli Murder of -Widow
Is Confessed. '
NEW YORK, Sept. 13. Joseph Mul
holland, 27 years old, was arrested
' today In connection with the murder
here September 8. 1915, of Mrs. Eliza-
. beth Nichols, a wealthy widow. In
formation obtained by detectives, who
yesterday arrested at Ironwood, Mich.
- Arthur Maltonen, alleged to have par
ticipated in events which led to the
death of Mrs. Nichols, aided the police,
It was said, in their search for Mul
holland.
; Mulholland. the police assert, con
fessed that he had a part in the rob
bery of Mrs. Nichols of about $17,000
rorth of jewelry.
Dwelling Is Burglarized.
When Mrs. A. M. Buzan, East Fifty
second and Curtis streets, returned
from a shopping trip downtown last
night she found her house had been
broken into and everything of value
taken, she reported to the Sheriff's of
fice. Deputy Sheriff Ward was dis
patched to make an investigation
Among the articles taken were several
pieces of Jewelry, a gold pin and some
Valuable lace.
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JAMES T. WADKLI.
James T. Wadell. "King of Strikebreakers," specially posed at his desk In hi
September 8. Mr. Wadell arrived in Isew York from Chicago by special train
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s suite at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria,
to do bis utmost to break the strike.
WILSON MEN MEET
League Speakers Say Presi
dent Will Carry Oregon.
WOMEN'S VOTE IS CLAIMED
State Organizer Declares Railway,
Streetcar and Laboring Men All
Are Taking Interest in Dem
ocratic Campaign.
G. T. Harry, state organizer for the
Woodrow Wilson League, declared at a
meeting-- of ' 1 the Woodrow Wilson
League, of, Portland, held at Library
Hall last -night, that if the election
were held tomorrow he was confident
Mr. Wilson would carry the state by
6000 to 30,000 votes.
He said that be was surprised at the
Wilson sentiment. Accessions to the
Wilson ranks in Oregon in the past
three weeks, he asserted, would total
10,000 votes.
"Nine out of ten voting women will
vote for Mr. Wilson." declared Mr.
Harry. "And labor Is on fire for him.
Railroad men and streetcar employes
come to our headquarters in their uni
forms and get buttons and literature
to distribute. Laboring men come
there in the evening after working all
day. They Vant buttons and litera
ture.
"And that Is something they never
did before for any other candidate for
President."
A. K. Flegel, Democratic candidate
for Representative in Congress in 1914.
was another speaker. His topic was.
What Is the Issue of This Campaign?"
He attacked the Republican party with
emphasis and vigor.
"The real issue. declared Mr.
Flegel,- "is privilege vs.' equality. The
Republican party stands, as it always
has stood, the party of privilege.
Sometimes it is not called the party of
privilege, but the party of protection,
or some other name, but it is always
the party of privilege, for protection
is privilege.
"I have been surprised that the Re
publican party has put so much em
phasis on the tariff in this campaign,
for a. protective tariff is always priv
ilege. Protection and privilege are
synonomous terms.
"So at this election, to my mind, Mr.
Hughes stands . for the privileged
classes, and he cant stand for any
thing else and oe leader of Jthe Repub
lican party. Mr. WilBon stands for the
treat mass of the American people, and
he can't stand for anything else."
Mr. Flesrel went on to say that It
seemed to him that Mr. Wilson voices
the great sentiment of true Ameri
canism. "President Wilson has primarily the
welfare of men at heart, and secondar
ily ther financial Interests at heart. I
think the Republican party has pri
marily their financial interests at heart
and secondarily the welfare of men,"
said he.
"The Republican party is dominated
and ruled by the owners of the Nation
al banks of the United States, and the
Republican party can't do anything
that 95 per cent cf the National banks
don't want. I think that goes to show
that the Republican party is dominated
by the privileged classes. The Na
tional banks always have been the
privileged classes.
"For the first time you have had
legislation designed for the betterment
of all the people of the United States.
The issue of this campaign is. and the
issue always will be, and cannot be
anything else, privilege against equality."
and expressed the opinion that the Gov
ernment would begin construction of
its own establishment when a satisfac
tory site had been selected.
Keenest competition was evidenced
by spokesmen for the various cities.
Large delegations In many instances
headed by state officials. Congressmen
and presidents of boards of trade and
other organizations, appeared to press
the claims of New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati. Birmingham,
Savannah, Louisville, Baltimore, St.
Louis, Brooklyn. Buffalo, Raleigh,
Toledo, Cleveland. Pittsburg, Norfojk
and many other cities.
The hearings were held in Secretary
Daniels' office before the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. Admiral
Benson, chief of operations, and mem
bers of the .general board with whom
rests the question of selection.
Alabama delegations were first to
appear and were followed by the other
states in alphabetical order until the
hearings recessed tonight. Rhode Island
cities will be the first considered to
morrow. The speakers laid particular emphasis
on the question of transportation facili
ties, climatic conditions, character of
population, natural resources, cost of
living and of production of armor plate
at given points. These considerations
will play an important part when a
final choice Is mode.
PLANT SITE UP
9fOREl THAJT lOO OFFERS maije to
3VAVY DEPARTMENT.
Competition Between Cltlea of Southern,
Middle Western and Eastern
States la Kern.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. Offers of
sites for the projected $11,000,000 Gov
ernment armor plate plant were made
to the Navy Department at hearings
here today by more than 100 cities and
rural localities In the Middle West and
the East. Others will be heard to
morrow.
No proposal for sale of private plants
was held, although representatives of
the principal armor plate manufac
turers were present. Naval officers said
tonight they regarded it unlikely that
any plant would be offered for sale
INTIMIDATION IS HINTED
BILLIXGS JXTRY IS QUESTIONED BY
COURT FREQUENTLY.
BEDS FEW FOB SICK
Tuberculosis Patients Said to
Be More Numerous.
COUNTIES MAY HIRE NURSES
Prosecution Offers Evidence That Bul
lets In Man's Room Were Similar
to One Used in Bomb.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. Evidence
d-esigned to prove that bullets and ball
bearings found in the room of Warren
K. Billings, alleged bomb-planter, were
similar in size and make to those con
tained in the suitcase bomb which ex
ploded during a preparedness parade
here July 22, was Introduced by the
prosecution here today at the Billings
murder trial. Billings is the first of
five defendants to go to trial for the
murder of the 10 people who died as a,
result of the outrage.
Detective Sergeant Stephen Banner
testified that he searched the room and
found bullets and bearings, as well as
a rifle, - revolver, .clothes and papers.
Earlier in the day souvenir hunters
Identified bullets, bearings, fragments
of pipe and scraps of steel they found
on the street near the scene of the ex
plosion. Questions made by Billings'
counsel Indicated they will contend the
bullets were used for rifle shooting and
the bearings were used by Billings in
his labors at a local garage.
Possible intimidation of the Jury was
hinted at today by Superior Judge
Dunn, before whom the case Is pro
ceeding, when, Just before adjournment,
he asked the Jury three times, "Have
any attempts to intimidate you been
made by letter, word of mouth, tele
phone or otherwise?"
Portions of Billings' pasfrecord were
revealed today when two Sacramento
detectives. Henry Balsz and William
Kramer, testified they arrested him for
carrying dynamite in 1912. - For this
crime he served two years In the Fol
som Penitentiary. The detectives de
clared they believed he was on his
way to dynamite a powerhouse of the
Pacific Gas Electric Company, whose
employes were on strike.
J. HAM TO SPEAK HERE
SENATOR LEWIS TO ARRIVE IN
OREGON SEPTEMBER 27.
W. J. Bryan Will Also Tour Central
and Western States In Behalf
of WUson'a Candidacy.
CHICAGO. Sept. 13. William J. Bry
an and Senator James Hamilton Lewis,
of Illinois, will begin extended speak
ing trips through the Central and
Western states in behalf of Wilson and
Marshall next week.
Mr. Bryan will open his tour Sep
tember 18 at Reno, Nev., and speak as
follows:
September 20. 21 and 22, Wyoming;
September 23. 25 and 26, Montana; Sep
tember 27, North Dakota; September
28, 29 and 30. South Dakota; thence
through Nebraska. Kansas, Iowa, Ok
lahoma, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michl
gan, Illinois and close In Nebraska Oc
tober 29 to November 6.
The route announced for Senator
Lewis is as follows: Minneapolis, Iowa,
South Dakota; September 22, North Da
kota: September 23. Montana: Septem
ber 25, Idaho; September 26, Washing
ton; September 27, Oregon, and thence
East by way of California.
A memorandum written on an almanao
was recognized as a will at Holcomb. N.
T., and $7500 wu disposed of according to
Legislature to Be Asked to Pass New
Law Granting Aid to Sufferers.
Vigorous Campaign Planned.
Lectures May Be Given.
That in the state of Oregon there are
less than 150 beds available for tuber
culosis sufferers was a startling fact
brought to light by the report of Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, secretary of the Ore
gon Association for the Prevention of
Tuberculosis yesterday. It was the
first annual meeting of the association.
The large number of members that at
tended the meeting at Central Library
agreed with the speakers that new
laws, with greater provisions for the
tubercular poor, and those able to pay
as well, must be secured.
At the coming session of the Legis
lature the association will present a
law asking for greater appropriations
from both the county and state In pro
viding institutional care for tubercu
losis sufferers, along with many other
reforms in regard to the prevention and
care of the disease.
Plague Greater In Country.
The war on the "white plague" will
be continued with more vigor than ever
before. Educational and infection
measures, will be undertaken. The
speakers yesterday agreed that the
county tuberculosis hospitals must
cease to be a part of the county
poor farm. The reports showed that
in the country tuberculosis was greater
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by far than In the city. One feature of
the new law to be brought before the
Legislature Is' a provision "granting
the County Commissioners authority to
employ visiting nurses." The need for
more Institutions to care for tfie "white
plague" sufferers was the keynote of
the session.
The Association is preparing a survey
of the' counties of this state. Two have
been surveyed and the third Is under
way. Another plan being worked out
Is for a public health lecture bureau in
the extension division of the University
of Oregon.
The following are the re-elected of
ficers: President. A. L. Mills. Portland:
vice-president. Leslie Buttler. Hood
River; secretary. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dun
bar. Portland; treasurer, A. O. Jones,
Portland; assistant secretary and treas
urer, Dn'G. C. Bellinger. Salem.
Lackawanna Steel Dividend Out.
NEW YORK, Sept. IS. The Lacka
wanna Steel Company, one of the Indus
trial concerns In this country which
has profited by the war, today declared
four quarterly dividends of per cent
out of current earnings, placing the
common stock on a 6 per cent basis.
The only previous dividend declared on
this issue was I per cent lfi 1913.
U. S. TO WATCH WARSHIPS
State Department Requests Report
of Foreigners Entry.
WASHINGTON. Sent. 13. At the re
quest of the State Department customs
collectors were ordered today to re
port to the Treasury Immediately the
entrance of any foreign war vessel into
American waters.
It was understood the step was taken
as a further precaution against viola
tion of neutrality laws.
Skandinavian Singers at Pair.
The Skandinavian Singing Society
has been engaged to sing at the State
Fair at Salem Friday. September 29.
This organization will sing at the
grandstand In the afternoon of that
date and at the horse ehow the same
evening. Word to the effect that the
society had been engaged was received
in Portland from the fair management
yesterday. A large number of people
will be Interested, it Is expected. In
hearing the society members sing.
Senator Page Renominated.
BURLINGTON, Vt.. Sept. 13. Returns
from the First District primary held
yesterday in Vermont showed that Car
roll S. Page, Republican, of Hyde Park,
had been renominated for the United
States Senate over two opponents.
Governor Charles W. Gates and ex
Governor Allen M. Fletcher.
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