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THE MORNING- OREGONIAJN, FRIDAT, JANUARY 12, 1917. 3 60MPERS E FOE OF COMPULSION MPHATIG Suspension of Railway Men's Right to Strike Pending i Arbitration Opposed. MILITARY CLAUSE PUZZLE tentlary. lie said the burning area re sembled a. gigantic display of fire- Works. As hundreds of huge shells ex ploded, the flaming metal soared sky ward to a great height, emitting myriads of sparks like giant sky rockets. "I don't want to see any more fire works as long as I live," he said, over the telephone. Can t you hear the explosions now? Listen, there they go. The walls are shaking badly and broken glass is fall ing with every explosion." The warden said the alarm was given to persons in the Snake Hill neighbor hood by 500 negro employes of the plant, who were running for their lives and shouting to everybody to leave the vicinity. Aaylnm Patients in Terror. It was said that unless searching par ities were organized promptly there would be no estimating how many 4t '- iff" fai.. ,.- I GOVERNOR CURBS iBGipn-riTn-i-. ir-vr- ! IB IN KENTUCKY Hfs. I nnt t i ! Executive's Firm Stand Pre vents Violence by Men Bent on Killing Ofticials. TOWN'S CITIZENS SOBERED Extent of Proposed Powers to Be I Vested In President Not Known to Senate Committeemen, Who End Pnblic Hearings. vTASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Public hear ings on the railroad legislation recom mended by President Wilson to supple ment the Adamson law were concluded by the Senate commerce committee to night and tomorrow consideration of what measures shall be put before the eenate for action will begin. Bills on which the hearings have Been conducted include one to forbid strikes or lockouts during investiga tion of controversies between railroad employers and employes; another giv ing the President authority to take over the railroads in case of military necessity, and a third to give the In terstate commerce Commission power 10 nx railroad wages as well as rates. Gompen Opposes CompulNlon Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, the last witness before the committee, pro tested strongly against any measure to compel arbitration of disputes between employer and employe and said to his mind a measure which suspends dur ing investigation the right to strike is but a step that will be followed by others toward driving the workers back Into involuntary servitude. Senator Cummins asked Mr. Gompar's what he would do if he were clothed with all the power of government and a strike, peaceful, but effective in tying up all transportation, had become fact. Xon-Interference Is Favored. "I would not interfere." he replied, mi&ht die- as 11 would be impossible it tne power or government was in Address in Courtroom Lines T7p Public Sentiment People En- jfc, raged Because Judge Put O. Stanley, Governor of Kentucky, Who Curbed Mob by GoIhk in Per ' iod to Scene of Rlotlns. me. I. with my concepts and love of American freedom and American hopes, would not interfere even though there was some inconvenience and suffering. The railroad men are not barbarians the railroad managers, I do not believe, are barbarians. 1 have no doubt that there would be. an adjustment of the controversy." Mr. Gompers said an act providing lor investigation of railroad contro versies but not forbidding a strike or lockout and which provided for pub lication of the results of the investiga tion through advertising paid for by the Government could not be objected to, but from it ho could "anticipate no good." Military Clause fiot Vnderstood. "W. N. Doak, vice-president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, asked the committee earlier in the day if it interpreted the military necessity bill to give the President power to draft railroad workers so that it might be used to end a strike as such power was used in France several years ago. "I don't think." said Senator Cum mlns, "that any member of the com mittee knows whether it would give eueh power. I have asked myself that ouestion." An effort will be made tomorrow to nave the Senate adjourn over until Monday so as to permit uninterrupted executive sessions of the committee. for those lost in the darkness to find their way out of the meadows. The asylum buildings about two miles from the scene of the fire were being shaken intermittently, he said. Dr. King said there are 900 patients in the asylum and that at the height of the terrific cannonading the inmates were in constant terror. He asserted they believed the world was coming to an end and were calmed only after they had been assured that peace had been declared, the war was over and that they had nothing more to fear. Railway Traffic Suspended. It was necessary to suspend all traf fic on the Boonton branch of the Lackawanna Railroad, where tracks run within 300 yards of the burning plant. As this occurred in the rush hour, it was estimated by an official of the line that about 1000 commuters were held up by the delay. An official of the Erio Railroad said that although their tracks nearest the plant were a mile away, windows in their trains were smashed by the force of the concussion of the first explosion. Off Trial or Xegro. MURRAY, Ky., Jan. 11. Re-estab lishment of law and order through the personal efforts of Governor Stanley, of Kentucky, continues here tonight. after a periods of excitement that at one time threatened the destruction of Circuit Judge Charles Bush and Com monwealth Attorney Denny Smith at the hands of a mob which had become angered because the trial of Lube Martin, a negro, charged with the mur der of Guthrie Duiguid, a white man, had been deferred. After a turbulent night. during which the mob threatened to dyna mite a hotel, the refuge ofthe Jucfee, Governor Stanley came to Murray to plead with the crowd for the preserva tion of rder. His presence early in the day sobered the citizens and his later address to a throng in Judge Bush's courtroom lined up public sen timent with him. His declaration that he had come fo Murray to uphold the law and protect the court "with mv body If necessary" moved a. brother of the man the negro was charged with killing openly to Indorse bis appeal. Before noon the Governor aDDarentlv dominated the situation and ehortlv thereafter left the city on a special tram with the Judge and the prose- SOUND CITIES VICTORS The Linen Sale Featuring for Friday the Great Bedspread Section With Very Exceptional Economies SWISS WANT SEA SAFETY EXEMPTION OK OWN SHIPS FROM ATTACK PROPOSED, NOTED EDUCATOR TO SPEAK J. Adams Puffer, of New York, Is Billed for Address to Teachers. J. Adams Tuffer. of New Tork. noted educator and authority on the topic of vocational education, will visit Portland today and tomorrow. Super Intendent Alderman has proposed a ceneral meeting of teachers in the auditorium of the Lincoln High School at 4 o'clock this afternoon, where Mr. Puffer will speak if it can be arranged. It is also hoped to arrange for a vo cational institute on Saturday morn ing, at which teachers, supervisors and all interested in educational matters xnav attend. ' While here Mr. Puffer KXCl nSION RATES VIA SAN" FRAN CISCO HELD IXEftUlTABLE, O) Government freed to Open l'ecot!a tiona With Germany o Food May Be Imported "Without Lom, GEXBVA, via Paris. Jan. 11. The weue iuncner z.eiiung, which is sup ported by several other leading Swiss newspapers, demands that the govern ment open negotiations with Germany to secure a guarantee that German sub marines will not attack vessels undtr the Swiss flag, Switzerland at the same time to give a guarantee that the ves sels shall carry only foodstuffs, espe cially cereals, for use in Switzerland. This step is desired, the newspaper says, because the problem of feeding will be shown the Portland schools and not only the Swiss people, but a large he will undoubtedly be especially in- number of Interned prisoners nd ref terested in the vocational work carried ugees from all nations, daily is becom on here. ing more acute. A riisnatrTi fmm n.,.a A : f vnif EXPLOSION PROVES FATAL kaV? a PrJe for the purchase by the Railroad Ordered to Charge No More for Excursion From Seattle and Tacoma Than From Portland. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 11. The' Interstate Com merce Commission today held that the Great Northern, Northern I'acific and other round-trip, all-year excursion and Summer excursion passenger fares from Seattle and Tacoma to Chicago and other Eastern points, with return by way of San Francisco and Portland, ara unjustly discriminatory to the ex tent that they exceed the round-trip fares over the same route from Port land to the East by way of the Sound cities and return by San Francisco. The decision is based on complaints filed by the transportation bureaus of the Seattle and Tacoma Chambers of Commerce. Round-trip fares to Chicago, by the Northern routes, are the same from Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, but when the ticket reads by way of San Fran cisco in one direction the fare from Seattle is 15.60 over the Portland fare, and from Tacoma $4.35 over Portland. The commission points out that the Portland passenger may travel through Tacoma and Seattle on the going trip and return via San Francisco, or re verse the circuit, for $128. A Tacoma passenger covering this identical route must pay $132.45, and a Seattle pas senger $133.60. In view of the fact that passengers from all three cities travel the same route, the commission holds that the trin fare from all three cities fhnuiri he the same, and an order Is entered directing the carriers on and after March 15 to charge no more for .n.,.tr n tlckstr. irom heatiie ana T.mo than from Portland if routed hv wav. of San Francisco in one dlrec- J I . . . I .k.Am- irtT, Thu excursion taiea nt. mc- selves are not snown to De unreason able. 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Perfect spreads that will come out like new with one washing. Secfnd Floor. I J Merchandiso cf Merit Uny i (Continued From First Page.) flames. Dense black smoke covered the countryside for miles. Buildings Shaken for Two Mllea. Buildings within a radiU3 of two miles were shaken and almost all their windows were shattered. Many struc tures were badly damaged by falling shells and several were set on fire. There was a literal reign of terror throughout Union Township, In which the plant is situated. Sheriff's Depu ties and police from Kingsland, Lynd hurst, Rutherford, East Rutherford and other places surrounded the plant and gradually spread out for a distance of HOME CONFERENCE REGARDED AS two miles in all directions, warning the Swiss government of steamships to enable the government to bring in the nation's food supply under tne protection or tne Swiss flag had been taken up by the federal council. Several days later another dispatch from Berne said the Swiss government had directed its commercial depart ments to charter a number of neutral steamers exclusively fqr Swiss importa tions from the United States and Ar- entina. ENTENTE IS IN HARMONY npi.lVKRY OF BATTERIES OF AR TILLERY IS BEGUN. .4 residents of their peril. Within an hour after the fire started the highways were filled with refugees of all ages. Many of the women carried babies- and others were pushing baby carriages. Flaming; Metal Soars Skyward. Warden Kelly gave a vivid descrip tion of the conflagration, of which he had an excellent view from the peni- BRONCHITIS SUFFERER SATISFACTORY r Cured by a Simple Remedy. Columbus, Ga. "I am telling every noay wnai vinoi nas aone for my husband. He had a bronchial cough his system was run-down and I felt sure he would die. His father insisted on his trying Vinol, and I am so thankful he did, because it cured his cough and built him up. My doctor highly recommends it and eaid he could not take anything bet ter." Mrs. Thomas Monk.' Vinol, you know, contains beef and cod liver peptones, iron and manga nese peptonates and glycerophos phates. It enriches and revitalizes the blood and conveys to the system the vital elements necessary to strengthen the body and throw off the disease. That is the reason it was so - successful in Mr. Monk's case. Anyone in Portland who has bron chitis, a chronic cough, or needs build ing up, may try a bottle of Vinol, with the understanding that .his money will be returned if he is not satisfied. The Owl Drug Co., Portland; also at the leading drug store in all Oregon towns. Council May Prove Turn in a; Point Wkt. Sj London Tlmeaj Unity of Action Is Decided On. LONDON. Jan. 11. The Times in an editorial today regarding the recent war council held in Rome says: "The conference Just concluded in Rome may well- prove one of the turn ing points in the war. More than one vital decision was reached with com plete harmony. The road to victory, though it may be long, is now running straight to the appointed end." The Times in its news columns says corning the conference; "The British delegates regard the conference as the most satisfactory of the series of allied war councils. The allies already had achieved unity of aim but were less successful in secur ing unity of action. The conference. however, marKed an advance in con verting the theory of a common front into a reality." p Teutonic Alllea Said to Have Been Re inforced on Left Wins, for Pur pose of Aidlne Constantine. . ATHENS. Jan. 10. via London, Jan. 11. The government has formally ac cepted the ultimatum of the entente powers. In accordance with the agreement made with the allies on December 1. King Constantine today began deliv ery to the entente naval authorities of six batteries of mountain guns. tie gave orders to the troops to suppress all hostile demonstrations. LONDON, Jan. 11. In connection with the Greek situation the news naoers today give prominence to a dis patch from Serbian headquarters dated January 7, in which it is said consid erable reinforcements have joined the armies of the Teutonic allies on the left wing, which is due north of Thes salv. The dispatch says a Bulgarian regiment which was lately in Dobrudja has arrived, ana ii is reported otnei Bulgarian regiments and an Austrian regiment are moving thither. The dispatch adds an indications point to some energetic action by the forces of the .central powers in that quarter, apparently , with the purpose of supporting King Constantine. Knabe World-Famous Piano and Other Well-Known Makes The absolute satisfaction that accompanies the purchase 'of a piano or a player piano in our Music Store cannot be measured in dollars and cents. The elimination of fictitious coupons, prizes and all forms of rebates, insures you protec tion against abnormal, unreal prices. Our merchandising policy that governs pianos, the same as other merchandise in the store, guarantees you the same satisfaction, the same real rvorth, the same economical basis as is so tvell known to the public. 77hs alone should be reason enough to convince you that this is the logical store to look o for pianos. Pianos and piano players to suit every purse. Liberal terms to suit your oivn convenience. Seventh Floor. Crucible Steel President Dead PinsuuiMi, Jan. 11. tnanes Cyrus Ramsey, president of the Crucible Steel Company of America, died In a hospital here early today after an ill ness of six weeks of pneumonia, aged 54 years. . m ' Germany Confiscates Organ-, Pipes. LONDON, Jan. 11. The Gorman gov eminent, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to Reuter's, has confiscated all the organ pipes for. .the use of the government. Read The Oregonian classified ads. FRENCH JDEA UNALTERED ALSACE-LORRAINE AM BELGIUM'S DELIVERANCE DEMANDED. President of Deputies Says Procedure Can Be Accelerated "W ithout Radi cal Chance of Laws. PARIS, Jan. 11. Paul Deschanel. In addresslngr the Chamber of Deputies today after his re-election as President POSTAGE BILL DEFENDED xtVucles of our programme remain in the deliverance oi Belgium Chairman 'Moon Says elimination of Most Magazines Desirable. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The dis puted section of the annual postofftce bill which would increase rates on second-class matter by creation of a zone system was defended in the House to day by Chairman Moon, of the post office committee, who declared present rates on newspapers and magazines were unreasonably' low and that through them the publications of- the country were "plundering the Treas ury." To protests from Western Represen tatives that the zone system would greatly increase the price, of magazines in that territory. Chairman Moon re plied that "it would be a good thing if about 99 per cent of the magazines w.ould go out of business entirely." He also urged for. the bill provisions for local penny postage and curtail ment of the pneumatic tube system. and the restitution of Alsace-Lorraine This Is the only programme that can recompense us for our sacrifices and assure to our children a durable peace worthy of France and the republic." Speaking on the work of Parliament. M. Deschanel took occasion to reply to certain criticisms, saying: Some reproach you with interfering too much in diplomatic and military affairs, but if there were failures they would seek to make you responsitSle. since it is you who have supervision. it hi desired to shorten the war, but when you propose measures for greater activity of effort which would abridge it. your initiatives are criti cised" Ii apparent allusion to the request of the government for authority to is sue decrees, in anticipation of legisla tion on urgent questions, M. Deschanel said: "Since the war Is prolonged. It la our duty to adapt our methods and accel erate our procedure. To maintain or der and discipline In our debates also is a form of patriotism, but to that end it is not necessary to throw our insti tutions into confusion. It will be to the eternal honor of our country to have faced the greatest upheaval of all the ages without changing our laws." Read The Oregonian classified ads. 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