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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1916)
7 FEWER HURT IN MILL Safety Campaign Reduces Number of Accidents. 7- MEN WARNED TO REST Mr. Evans at Crown Willamette's Plant Tells Employes Danger Iiles In Going to Sleep at Post Signs Are Heeded. CRarnsfctButScfcaOMi Msa.' THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1910. fetv V OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) The success of the safety-first doctrine In reducing- accidents is shown by figures prepared by B. T. McBaln, of the Crown Willamette Paper Com pany, pioneer among- the big indus trial plants of the Pacific Coast In the safety-first movement. In its mills here the company employs more than 300 men, yet Mr. McBain's figures show that the average number of accidents In a month is only 28, although a slight cut or scratch is counted. In October there were 33 accidents in the mills, In November 26 and this month, to date, 14. There was only one man injured on a three months' construction Job alone: the dock, a - piece f work in which 665,539 feet of timber were used. Mr. Evan Warns Careless. The company conducts a contlnous campaign against accidents by means of warning signs about the plant, safe guards on machinery and meetings, when the employes hear talks by prom inent men. Walter Evans, District Attorney of Multnomah County, apoke yeateroar. "One of our most undesirable citl sens is a negligent workman," said Mr! Evans. "Men of that class not only endanger their own lives, but that of their fellow workmen as welL In most cases where a fellow workman Is In Jured by the careless operative the Injured man has no recourse at law against the employer, except where he can show that the employer knew that the man causing the injury was care less, inattentive, unreliable and ineffi cient, or not at the time in proper physical or mental condition. Rest Necessary for Safety. "Such a man endangers the life, limb, happiness and future of not only nls neighbor, but also of himself. "Above all things, keep wide awake. Don't go to sleep at your post. Re member that the full knowledge of danger does not stimulate you. Phys ical and mental rest are absolutely nec essary for safety." F. J. Lonergan. a Portland attorney. declared that any effort on the part of legislatures or mill managers to cut down industrial accidents was use less unless the co-operation of em ployes was obtained. "Let every man keep his eye on the gun," he said. "Safety first is a necessity from an economic and from a humane point of of view. PASCO'S SUIT IS HEARD Case Against Casualty Company Is Taken Under Advisement. PASCO, Wash., Dec. 21. (Special.) The case of City of Pasco vs. Paciflo Coast Casualty Company, for default on A. R. Garey, the contractor's bond has been completed and taken 'under advisement by Judge Linn. The city claims $3400 due from the eurety company, for which amount they had secured Judgment against Garey, while the surety company contends that they were relieved from liability on the grounds that the contract was substan tially and materially changed, and that the city overpaid Garey when it paid to the contractor the 15 per cent which they were obliged to hold under the contract. The City Hall has been in litigation since its erection in 1911. IDAHO BOYS ARE EXPECTED Elaborate Preparations Made at Boise for Returning Soldiers. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 21. (Special.) Elaborate plans are under way here for the reception of the Idaho troops expected to arrive tomorrow pr Satur day. The city will be gaily decorated and extensive entertainment provided, while the demobilization is going on This will require 10 days. All cities and towns having companies in the regiment have been asked to appoin committees to work with those in Boise for the reception of the troops. Major J. B. Burns and Captain Max B. Garber have returned from Nogales where they checked the regimenta property. No shortage was discovered they report, and the property will check. IF you want something extra fine, something new and different; that men and young men wear, come to this spe cialty store for men. r iFor a Man's Christmas Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits Hart Schaffner & Marx Over coats House Coats Lounging Robes Bath Robes. Raincoats Sweaters Mackinaws Fancy Vests Dress Vests Hart Schaffner '& Marx Dress Clothes Cravats Suspenders Mdse. Orders Garters Belts Monogram Belt Buckles Silk Reefers Gloves, kid, silk, dress Shirts Collars Night Shirts Pajamas Hats, derby, soft, silk Fur Caps Silk Shirts Canes Handkerchiefs Half Hose, in boxes, cotton, lisle and silk Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Portland's Largest Exclusive Men's Store Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder Sts. SLAND SALE RATIFIED DANISH tTPER HOUSE COMPLETES ACTION ON TREATY. PRICES OF PELTS RISE Grays Harbor Hunters Get $5 to $7 for Coyote Furs. ABERDEES, Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) War prices have hit the poor coyote. His pelt a year ago was bring ing from $1 to $1.50, and now furriers are offering Harbor hunters from $5 to $7 for coyote skins. This is making the hunting of coyotes more profitable and spurring the hunters on. The State Legislature will be asked by the Grays Harbor Rod and Gun Club to provide funds for the paying of bounties of $2.50 on coyotes; $20 for cougars, and $5 for wildcats. The bounty law was in force the past year, but through lack of funds no bounties have been paid. United State Senate Already Baa Taken Favorable Action Xaval Base for Large Fleet Planned. COPENHAGEN, Dec 21, -via London. Both houses of the Danish parliament now have approved the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The Landsthing, or upper house, voted favorably upon the proposition today, 40 to 19. The bil: for ratifica tion of the treaty providing for the sale was adopted by the Folkethlng yesterday. The treaty fixes the price at $25,000,-000. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Approval by Denmark's Parliament of the treaty by which the United States will acquire the Danish West Indies opens the way for a prompt exchange of - ratifications between the two- governments and con. summation of negotiations that hava been in progress intermittently since cue civil war. The United States Senate already has given its approval and as soon as the formal exchanges have taken place the Administration will press measures In Congress appropriating the purchase price, $25,000,000, and providing for the institution or an American territorial government on the islands. American naval strategists for years have regarded possession of this little archipelago, lying 50 miles east of Porto Rico, as absolutely necessary to prevent any European power from ac quiring it and moreover to. establish there a great naval base and coaline station for United States fleets. Com mercially the Islands are regarded ai of comparatively little value. There are three of them, St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, and on their 142 square miles live some 33,000 people, nine- tenths of whom are negroes employed on sugar-cane plantations. MAN KILLED BY LIVE WIRE ARTHUR COACH ACQUITTED Marslifield Man Freed of Charge of Threatening Lives of Three. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec 21. (Spe cial.) Arthur Coach, indicted on a charge of threatening to kill A. J. Sherwood, District Attorney Liljeqvist and Leo J. Jary, his brother-in-law, was acquitted today after 15 minutes' deliberation by a Circuit Court Jury. The trial lasted four hours. Vera Clink and Pearl Vernon were tried yesterday, and the Jury deliberat ing on their cases has been out for 24 hours. The women were charged and Indicted for maintaining a nuisance. George Oulles, of Pasco, Lives Only Three Minutes After Shock. PASCO. Wash., Dec. 21 (Special.)- deorge oulles, a loreman at the round house here, was electrocuted Tuesday when he came In contact with a high tension wire of the Pacific Power & Light Company. Oulles was assisting in unloading a car of coal at the sta tionary power-house, and was In the. act of handing a pinch bar to a fellow employe, when the bar came In contact with a 6600-bolt wire. He lived about three minutes after receiving- the shock. Mr. Oulles has been a resident of Pasco for several years, and owned val uable business property in this city and also in Portland. He was 35 years old and Is survived by a brother and cousin In Pasco. . The body was sent to Port land. . LINN WANTS LOOP HIGHWAY Petitioners Ask Legislators to Work for Government Aid. LEBANON, Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) A petition Is being circulated In thl county asking the Linn County delega tion In the Oregon Legislature to work to route one of the state highways which will get Federal aid from Th Dalles to Bend and to the Willamette Valley by way of the Santiam Pass, Cascadia, Lebanon and Albany to con nect with the Pacific Highway. The triD from Portland to The Dalle gives the Columbia River Highway from The Dalles to Bend a glimpse o the Inland Empire: from Bend to Leb anon a mountain route and streams of rare beauty, and from Lebanon to Port', land the best of the Willamette Valley can be seen. FOREST GROVE HAS TICKE Citizens Nominate Men for Munlcl ' pal Flection January 8. ' FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec 21. (Sp cial.) Thus far there is but one ticket in the field for municipal officers here. At a mass meeting of the citizens the following were nominated for the elec tion to be held Monday, January 8: For Mayor, George G. Peterson, Incumbent for Recorder, W. P. Dyke; for Treas urer, Edwin S. Sparks; Councilmen for one year. Dr. S. E. Todd and C. W. Mertz; Councilmen for two years. Dr. C. E. Hawke. Dr. Charles Hlnes and Frank Gordon. Seattle Slayer Convicted. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 21. John Soudas, proprietor of a cigar store, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Blanche Coleman in a downtown hotel June IS was convicted today. The woman was stabbed to death with a knife. She was formerly Miss Blanche Grosvenor, of Council Bluffs, la., where her father Is a street railway employe. Federal Food Inquiry Started. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 21. The Fed eral grand Jury today began to investi gate alleged combinations to increase the prices of food products. A number of produce dealers test-lfled. Linn High Schools to Debate. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) The first debate of the season in this section will take place tomorrow night when the Albany, Scio and Lebanon High Schools will meet In a triangular contest. Albany will debate Scio at Albany; Lebanon will debate Albany at Lebanon, and Scio will debate Lebanon at Scio. The teams which are meeting In Albany will be composed of Mabel Anderson and Velma IClzer represent ing Albany, and Lovina Bauman and Florence Smith representing Scio. Those delightful . Ha waiians, also new songs, new novelties today and tomorrow. The tar Made - in - Oregon ; crammed fl with thrills all new 1916 ." Pendleton Round-Up The greatest Wild West pic ture ever made "let 'er buck" "Everybody is giving this sensible present this year; I shan't have enough to go 'round HIS is the last Christmas 1 that you can buy the new Encyclopaedia Britannica print ed on the famous India paper. This great Library of Knowledge is the supreme gift for business partner, friend, family or yourself. 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