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THE MORNING OREGONIAIT, THURSDAY, - AUGUST 30, 1917. 7 (Number 4) BEAVERS NOW BEARS 69 Oregon Engineers Transfer l to California Unit. ORDERS ABROAD EXPECTED Company B and Company C to Re new Recruiting In Portland. Rosters of Company as Now Constituted Given. CAMP LEWIS, American Lake, Wash.. Aug-. 29. (Special.) When the California Engineers, formerly Com pany B, but now known as Company E of the 117th United S-tates Engineers, departs for parts "unknown" shortly, t9 members of companies B and C. of the Oregon Engineers now stationed here will be listed on the Bear state roster. The change was made to fill up the Los Angeles organization, to its full strength of 250 men. Thirty-five from Company B and 34 from Company C changed over. Orig inally 35 were taken from Company C, but one of the changes secured a re cruit and as a result he remains with his original company. It may bo that eeveral other boys will try the same tunt. although their change to the California, contingent was entirely vol untary on their part. Because of the transfer of the men, the Oregon companies are recruiting again in Portland. Company C has Corporal Frank II. Kirkland stationed in the Worcester building in Portland, while Sergeant Marvin Jordan is look ing after the Company B end. The fctrength of each company is 165 and considerable recruiting will be neces sary to bring them up to time. Jn all probability if there are not enough volunteers to enlist, then the remain ing portion will be made up of drafted men. . . Following are the men who have transferred to the California Engineers, as well as the roster of Company B end Company C as & result of the change: Volunteers From Company B. A. Damours, K. "Damours. R. E. Russell, . M. Wentz, Hoy Fordyce. (i. JB. Smith, .1. tl. JIark.l. W. B. Lister. J. A. Petri-, :. R. Hewitt. M. W. Robertson. William JJophina. DivtKht Alderman. Joe Talafous. A. Kaltus. G. K. Buehler. Kd L. Kowln. Fred K. Burgtra, I.rst-r I,. Savaje, Joe Mulholand. J. K. Pool. H. F. llackird. Frd F. Bryant, Jlcnry Lystrup. W. Bolllger. C. W. Jensen, F. E. Kohl. F. L. Selby. II. A. Schacht. N. B. Francis, ii. E. Frederi-kson, G. V. Ktrubet. W. F. lfeadrlck. 11. L. Bernhardt. B. L. Van Cleve. Volunteers From Company C. William A. Merriott. William G. Pollock. William L. Deaton. Arthur T. Iloylc, Victor J,. Luci.r, Victor J. Brant. Rowley M. Met calf. Guy E. Whitney, Clyde A. Curtin. Carl A. Thomsen. Georire A. Schuld. Howard I', wetland. Wilber Tharker. Ralph E. Alvord, Oscar Bergbom, Howard 31. Woodward. Alvin H.. Lorenz. William H. Klellng. Kdgar Jfobere. Ivan A. Jones. Wesley H. Allison. Koy I. Sumner. Frank E. Cantrlll. Homer A. Armatronn. Donald Eastham. Telford R. Ward. Paul Jessing. Megr Kirlshtan. Dan t. McKinnon. Hal U. Hill. John O'Brien, Reubln Nesvold, Herbert E. Kunz, Ralph R. Hender son. Roster of Company B. First lieutenant Robert J. Chrisman, Commanding company; Alfred IX Collier. First sergeant Samuel P. Stewart. Supply sergeant Donald B. Minor. Mess sergeant Ralph E. Jarkson. Stable sergeant James C Moran. Sergeants, first clans George H. Brewster, Arnold A. Clausen. William '. Clubb. Sergeants George B. Evans, Marvin OPERATING PAYROLLS COVER BY FAR THE LARGEST ITEM ENTER ING INTO THE COST OF OPERATING THE STREET RAILWAY. This item includes the compensation of all employes engaged exclusively in the operation and maintenance of the street railway and a proportion (less than one-third) of the compensation of general officers having supervision over the city railways as well as the other departments of the company. TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE STREET RAILWAYS OF PORTLAND THE SERVICES OF APPROXIMATELY 1800 PERSONS ARE RE QUIRED. This includes trainmen, shopmen, carbarn attendants, inspectors, trackmen, rail way linemen, clerks and superintendents. The trainmen represent about two thirds of the total number. In 1903 the average rate of wages paid conductors and motormen was 22 cents per hour for approximately a 10-hour day. Since 1903 wages of city line trainmen have, from time to time, been increased, and from June 1, 1913, to March, 1917, the rate of wages ranged from 26c per hour for the first six months to 31c per hour after the fourth year of employment. ON JULY 1, 1917, WAGES OF CITY TRAINMEN WERE ADVANCED TO 28c PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF SERVICE WITH ANNUAL INCREASES TO A MAXIMUM OF 34c PER HOUR AFTER FIVE YEARS' EMPLOYMENT. As nearly as practicable, the trainmen have been employed on the basis of a 10-hour day. ' AT ALL TIMES WAGES PAID PORTLAND CITY TRAINMEN HAVE BEEN EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE PAID FOR LIKE SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. The cost of living in Portland was lower during the years 1913 and 1914 than at any other time during the last decade and the daily wages then paid trainmen were not unreasonable. Our city trainmen have presented to us a request for wage rate of First six months of service 36c per hour Second six months of service. .... .38c per hour Second year of service 40c per hour After second year 45c per hour on a basis of 8 hours per day instead of 10 hours as at present. Portland Railway, 1 " ' 1- : : : Jordan. Carroll F. J. .Kurtz. James T. Lang man. Fred E. Ries. James W. Crawford. Corporals Richard J. Bucklev. Alfred J. Castillo, Roy H. Flaherty. Albert Gibbons. Norbert T. Koch. Hubert W. Little. Walter W. Larwood. Alexander Matheison. August W. Peterson. Harold A.- Smith, Amos West, Charles W. Wllllums. Guy R. Swagor. Cooks William R. Miller. Ross fence. Musicians John W. Fagan, Harold W. Poling. Saddler Irving C. Turner. Privates, first class Floyd IT. Blackburn. Earl R. Corson, Thomas Cominl. Donald N. Campbell, Ernest E. Duncan. Gustave Pe spkrios. Angus J. Harblck, "William .1. How ard. John R. Hieb. otto D. Fruiht. Fred Fendall, John H. Frazler, Alois Krepela, Ar thur R. Knouff, James A. Lawson. Otto Lystrup. John E. Marston. Glen R. Martin. Max I... Mt-Conneli, Henry C Nielson. Ray E. Parker. Charles L. Phillips, Dewitt E. Russell. Elvin W. Smith. Privates Aldcn B. Abbey, Alan K. An drews, Ambrose Brownell, Wallace O. Baker, Craig C. Condit, George E. Chase. Albert E. Clarne, Arthur B. Coughlan, Harlow M. Douglass. Allan G. Frisbie. Fred F. Hailman. John E. Hargreaves. Edmund E. Hand. Ar thur A. Hlckson, Hans Jensen. Ellas E. Knebel. George Knebel. Harry J. Kunkle, John L. Melvln. Frank C. Malony, Chester B. Miller. James P. Reddy. Horace I. Sherman. Francis E. Taylor, Franklin W. Tower, Louis J. Wirfs, Ford B. Williams. Router of Company C. Captain Stanley E. Borleske. First Lieutenants Mason H. Roberts, Fred C. Bidwell. Second Lieutenant Irving I. Niles. Sergeants, first class Allen C, Fletcher, Urchal E. Nelson. Mess sergeant Leo .T. Harris. Supply sergeant Donald .T. Cawley. Stable sergeant Lincoln W. Wheeler. Sergeants Eugene 11. Emery, Broncel R. Mathis. Corporals Leo J. Roy, Walker Range. Leanord Mahan. Frank Lyons, William H. Stelwcr. George B. Howe, Reginald H. Prld eaux, Fred J. Dunbar, Carl F. Freilinger. William C. Howe, Palmer Rude, Walter E. Roberts, Frank M. Kirkland. Cook Paul I. Lansbery. Bugler Elmer J. Shlpton. Privates Elton L. Alexander. Elmer W. Balderree, Laurence 1,. Benbow. John O. Berridge. Frank G. Bell. Clyde D. Binkley. George W. Borman. Herbert H. Brecht, George Buesing. Keith A. Caldwell barber. F. Paul Campbell. Allan B. Chambers, Joe T. Cotton. Alien D. Cutler, Norman V. Cor nell. Thomas J. Clohessy.- Dewey Cox. Ellis S. Coman. Chester A. Dailey, Seth B. Dodge, Jr., Herschel L. Driver, Victor J. Fleblger, Rav Fordyce. John Forsythe, James For sythe. Hugh H. Glen, Walter o. Griffin, Don ald V. Hanson, Claudi H. Harreschou. Ver non M. Heckart. George A. Helms. Louis Henry, William A. Hensley, Donald D. Hill. Louis L. Hoeffel. William F. Jenne. Mel ville - S. Jones. Barney Johnson. James C. Kane. Joel M. Kenney. George S. Kerr, Henry Kirkpatrick. Hallie R. Klbler. Charles E. Laing. Walter T. Lund, J. Harold Lyons, W. Joe Lyons, Ralph B. Madison, Charles K. McFerren. Chester R. Morrow, Wlllard M. Montgomery. Arvld C. Nelson. Claude M. Newlln. Melvin J. F. O'Shea, Otto J. Rick man. Fred J. Rodby, George Rotegard, Ector C. Roe, Edwin S. Holston, Albert C. Splids boel. Lansford R. Stebbins. Edwin D. Strow bridge. Clarence J. Bwank. Chauncey Gold Pwltzer. Wilfred P. Watklns, T. Harold Webster. Charlie Wilson. Charlie O. Wilson, Byron Whitfield. Howard R. Woodburn. SPOKANE I. V. W. EMERGE New Hall Is Opened After Soldiers Close One in Raid. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug:. 29. The L W. W. whose hall was recently raided by State Guardsmen, opened new head quarters hero today, with Joseph Tur ner in charge. The attorney for the I. W. W. announced that the military authorities will be asked to permit the closed hall to be reopened. Major Clement Wilkins is still hold ing James Rowan, district secretary of the I. W. W., who signed the call for a general strike. 1 1 Spokane Slackers Sentenced. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 29. Eleven men pleaded guilty in the United States lMstrict Court here today to having failed to register under the selective draft law and were sentenced to from one day to six months in jail. Three other men Indicted for having failed to register pleaded not guilty. EARL GREY IS DEAD Ex-Governor-General of Can ada Constructive Reformer. HOPE FOR EMPIRE GREAT Britisli Statesman Was Democratic in Sympathies and Was Lea dins Spirit in. Move to Curb Use of Intoxicants. LONDON, Aug. 29. Karl Grey, former Governor-General of Canada, died at 6 o"clock this morning at Ilftwick House, Northumberland, after a long illness. The funeral will be held at Howlck on Saturday, when a memorial service will be held in London. Lord Strathcoma described Ea-rl Grey as "a statesman and a philanthropist in the best sense." His active career comprised not only the administration of the government of Rhodesia and representation of the British govern ment as Governor-General of Canada, but industrial and financial operations in the development of South Africa. One of the most noted movements to which he gave his support and in which he was a leading spirit was the Public House Trust Company of England, an enterprise designed to supplant the or dinary saloons for the sale of Intoxi cating liquor by the establishment of well-conducted public houses and to discourage the use of intoxicants by Substitution of tea and coffee. I,ove for America Held. Earl Grey was an intimate friend of the late Joseph II. Choate, American Ambassador to Great Britain, often vis ited the United States, called upon Presidents Roosevelt and Taft at Wash ington and declared that he was a lover of America. This sentiment he gave as his reason for restoring to the United Srates a picture of Benjamin Franklin, which had been In the pos session of his family since Earl Grey's great-grandfather, Major-General Charles Grey, was quartered in Frank lin's house in Philadelphia as an offi cer of General Howe's staff during the Revolutionary War. The restoration of the picture was announced by Earl Grey at a banquet tendered to him in New Tork while he was Governor-Geji-eral of Canada. In making the an nouncement he said he believed there were higher laws than the laws of possession. Born November 28. 1851, Alfred Hen ry George, the fourth Earl Grey, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married, in 1877, Alice Holford, of Westonbirt, England. Two daughters. Lady Evelyn Grey and Lady Sybil Grey, were the result of the union. Cecil Rhodes Was) Associate. By profession Earl Grey was a law yer. He was a member of Parliament from Northumberland for six years be ginning in 1880. On the death of his uncle. General Sir Charles Grey, in 1894, he succeeded to the title and took his seat in the House of Lords. For two generations previously the Earls Grey had been prominent in the politi cal affairs of the British Empire. His grandfather had been Prime Minister of England and his uncle private secretary to Queen Victoria. Becoming associated with the late Cecil Rhodes, Earl Grey entered enthu siastically into plans for the develop ment of South Africa, was promoter of Light and Power Company By FRANKLIN T. GRIFFITH, President. the South African Chartered Company, was concerned in the Jameson raid, amassed a fortune and in 1896 became administrator of Rhodesia, where he proved to be a capable and constructive administrator. He was one of the ex ecutors of Cecil Rhodes' will and In fluential in the direction of Rhodes' scholarships at Oxford. Social Reform Championed. Succeeding his brother-in-law. Lord Minto, Earl Grey was appointed Governor-General of Canada In 1904 and occupied that post for six years. His administration was described as a quiet but uniform success. He was a strong advocate of imperial federation and urged Canadians to share the burden of England's defense. Although born an aristocrat. Earl Grey was very democratic in his sym pathies. This found chief expression in his almost life-long activity as a social reformer, in his efforts to re form the saloons of England and in the establishment of a co-operative part nership system on his estates tn North umberland. He was not an idle bearer of a great name, but was imbued with restless energy and a spirit of enthusl asm in all his enterprises, constituting a multitude of interests. Cecil Rhodes found him full of passionate enthusi asm for the growth of the British Em pire and that he was willing to bend every energy to the achievement of that object. One of his most profound con victions was that a union of the English-speaking people would be of world wide benefit. Lean and bald, with shoulders trifle rounded. Earl Grey was of dis tinguished appearance and interesting personality. By his democratic manner he made thousands of friends during his administration In Canada. His home was at Howick Hall, Northumberland, England. NIGHT WATCHMAN ACCUSED Frank IiOgel, of Portland, Charged With Plot to Blow Vp Mill. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Aug. 29. (Special.) Frank Logel, about 65, who wn sent by a Portland employment ly.how that esinol stops the itching! Only those who have themselves suf fered with eczema or similar itching, burning; skin-trouble can appreciate the relief that the first touch of Resinol Oint ment brings. Usually the suffering stops at once, the skin becomes cool and com fortable, and the trouble soon disappears. From the very first you can see that it is going to get well ! Resinol Ointment is an excellent healing dressing;, too. for burns, scalds, cuts and stubborn little sores. Sold by all druggists. JK THE PROPOSED WAGE SCALE WOULD RESULT IN A MINIMUM DAY'S WAGE ON AN 8-HOUR BASIS RANGING FROM $2.88 FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS TO $3.60 AFTER THE SECOND YEAR. Compared with the wages in force March 1, 1917, the proposed schedule would represent an increase in DAILY wages of a minimum of 16 per cent. The proposal, however, represents an increase in HOURLY wage of a minimum of 45 per cent, occasioned by the reduction in hours from 10 to 8 per day. We cannot reduce the number of hours of car operation and give the character of service demanded by our patrons. The granting of the proposed schedule therefore would mean to the company an increase of 45 per cent in the amount of wages of the trainmen. THIS ONE ITEM OF INCREASED COST WOULD REPRESENT MORE THAN $500,000 ADDITIONAL ANNUAL EXPENSE. Our trainmen assert they are entitled to a shorter day than 10 hours, that the 10-hour day is unreasonably long and the 8-hour day has been adopted as the standard for all workmen employed by the Federal, state and municipal gov ernments and has been adopted in many industries. OUR TRAINMEN CLAIM THE INCREASE NOW ASKED FOR IS NECES SARY TO PROVIDE A DAILY WAGE SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE INCREASED COST OF LIVING AND THEY ASK THE PUBLIC'S CON SIDERATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF THEIR REQUESTS. Considering all elements entering into street railway operation have been steadily increasing in cost, that wages of the trainmen cover only a part of the story and that the revenues of the street railway are insufficient to meet the legiti mate requirements without adding any additional burdens, can you doubt the accuracy of our statement that THE NICKEL CAN NO LONGER CARRY THE LOAD? Number 5 will appear Friday. agent to Appleton to work as night watchman at the sawmill operated by Francis M. Cox, has been arrested by Sheriff Henderson on a charge of at tempting to blow up the plant by tam pering with the engine-room water system and allowing the boiler to run dry. An explosion was narrowly averted. Logel is being held pending action by Federal authorities. Workmen at the mill say he is an T. W. W. sym k 1 tl ff II f I Admission the. t. hu , 7 , T Children 5c V .f " Holding Over I f.SMA Iiaavaa -uuiyMa.uu.7 f M ?i - ' 7 ,v -x-wi frf jl JnutS i K gLJ .tLj. tfL-L aLJs3sJ By REX BEACH I REMEMBER, ONLY THREE MORE DAYS I pathizer. He wore the garb of a work- ingman, but had several finely tailored suits, two red flags, a pistol, a code card and several tools were found in a steel trunk belonging to him. Farmers' Organization to Market. MORTON, Wash., Aug:. 29. (Special. A farm markets concern in Eastern Lewis County is being organized. At torney A. It. Rutherford went in fllym- r.iwJwt v a-X - yg j x; r i w I pia Tuesday to file incorporation papers with the Secretary of State. Each mem- ber loans his credit, in the form of a f j.Z promissory note, to the association, and the notes thus obtained are used as collateral. This Is the tirst organi zation of this kind in the state. An attachment for two-wheeled hand trucks has been invented that holds Ibacs open as they are being filled.
