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niK 3IORMXG OREGOmy, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917.
ADJUSTMENT BOARD
HAS LITTLE VOICE
Chairman Hurley Seems to Be
, in Favor of Advances in
Yards and Closed Shop.
SEATTLE BUILDER WAITED
Corporation That Is Blamed for
, Labor Troubles of Coast Is
i
i to Be Represented at Con
ference Wednesday.
OREGON-IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Sept. IS. Portland and Seattle
shipbuilders and representatives of la
bor employed in Oregon and Washing
ton shipyards, summoned to Washing
ton to discuss their differences with
the Labor Adjustment Board, are find
ing that Chairman Hurley of the Ship
ping Board, and not the adjustment
board. Is to determine the question of
wages and the question of open or
closed shop in Northwestern shipyards.
Conferences thus far held, which
bave been fruitless, so far as results
are concerned, have shown that the
Adjustment Board has been shoved
into the background.
Rise and Closed Shop Favored.
In the preliminary conferences
Chairman Hurley has indicated clearly
bis disposition to grant the demands
for increased wages, and he has quite
as strongly Indicated his inclination
to apply the closed shop principle to
the shipyards of Oregon and Washing
ton. Before any decision la announced,
however, it la likely that Mr. Hurley
will await the arrival in Washington
of Mr. Skinner, of the firm of Skinner
sr. Eddy, of Seattle, who is due here
Wednesday.
The Skinner & Eddy yard, held re
sponsible by Admiral Capps for pre
vailing labor troubles In Northwestern
shipyards, is said to be paying higher
wages than any other private ship
yard in the United States. This yard
Is able to pay unprecedented 'wages
because it is now working on con
tracts for the Japanese and Norwegian
governments, the terms of which are
far more liberal than the Shipping
Board will allow on Government con
tracts. Absorption of Advance Asked.
Competing shipbuilders Insist they
cannot pay the wages current in that
Seattle yard, under contracts on which
they are now engaged, and both Port
land and Seattle builders have asked
the Shipping Board to absorb any in
crease in cost of construction due to
any increase of wages the board may
grant. Mr. Hurley has refused this
proposition, so far as commandeered
ships are concerned, proposing as a
compromise that the Government pay
half and the yards the other half. As
to ships contracted for by the Ship
ping Board, the disposition is to have
the Government absorb the Increase.
Frar Kelt for Industry. .
It is asserted by some of the Pa
cific Coast builders that if the Skin
ner & Eddy wage scale is generally
applied throughout the Pacific Coast,
these yards will be paying from $1
to $1.50 a day more for labor than
competing yards on the Atlantic Coast,
and the consequence will be that the
Pacific - Coast- yards will-not get fur-:
, ther contracts from the - Government,
t after existing contracts have been com
. pleted, as the Shipping Board will
sanction building for foreign govern
? menu on terms higher than the United
- States will pay for ships, there Is fear
. that the entire shipbuilding industry
of the Pacific Coast may be snuffed
but.
MRS. CASTNER ON BOARD
Hood River Woman Indorses War
Library Objects.
HOOD RIVER, Or.; Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Charles H. Castner, of this
city, president of the Oregon State Fed
eration of Women's Clubs and chairman
of the woman's committee of the Ore
gon division of the National Council of
iJefense, has just been notified of her
appointment to the State War Library
Board.
"I want to indorse the movement,"
aald Mrs. Castner yesterday, "not only
as an Individual, but as executive head
of the clubwomen of Oregon and as
chairman of the women of Oregon who
have organized to work along patriotic
lines in the service of our Nation. I
hope the women of Oregon realize the
sincerity of the war library movement
and will assist in every possible man
ner. Oregon clubwomen can aid
greatly in the work, and I would sug
gest that all of the machinery of the
women's department of the Defense
Council be placed at the service of the
War Library Board."
TOWNS ARE DEPORTED
Eelg? ans Forced to Work on Some
Defenses at Tonrcolng.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 16. According
to the Handelsblad. the population of
the Belgian city of Roulers, behind the
German front, has been removed, and
the transportation of the inhabitants
at Ostend has been begun. The news
paper says 2000 persons have departed
from Courtrat and that many Belgians
have been forced to work on the de
fenses of Tourcoing.
This dispatch is in line with advices
received on September 4 from Haze
brouck. Northern France, by the semi
official French news agency, that West
ern Flanders was being evacuated by
the Germans as far as the Courtrai
Thourout line.
Progress of the War.
A RUSSIAN republic has been pro
claimed. The provisional govern
ment, under date of September 14, is
sued a proclamation declaring that to
strengthen the organization of the
state, a change to a republican form of
government was necessary.
Danger still threatens Russia, the
proclamation says, although the rebel
lion of General Korniloff has failed.
The plan of a Russian republic has been
one of the chief aims of the radicals
and the councils of soldiers' and work
men's delegates and was given ap
proval by the recent Russian congress
in Moscow.
A Cabinet of five members, including
Premier Kerensky. has been named to
take care of all matters of state.
Whether the action is a German at
tempt in force or only a feint is un
certain. Petrograd. however, reports
that the Russians are valiantly repel
ling attacks.
On the Bainslzza plateau, northeast
of Gortzla. and in the region of Monte
San Gabriele. the Italians on Saturday
advanced their lines on the southeast
ern edge.
In Champagne and in the Verdun
region the German Crown Prince has
made ineffectual attacks against the
French lines.
Northwest of Rhelms the French re
pulsed a strong German attack in the
region of Lolvre. Northeast of Verdun,
on the right bank of the Meuse. the
French fire drove back the Germans,
who essayed an attack north of the
Caurierea wood.
Increased activity is noticeable on
the various fighting fronts, especially
near Riga and on the Isonzo. A stub
born battle is in progress near the
Ze-gevold farm, on the Riga-Pskoff
road. 30 miles northeast of Riga-
British troops. In a successful raid
into the German lines near Cherisy,
southeast of Arras, wrecked dugouts
and defenses. Berlin officially sees in
this effort an attack In force and an
nounces its. repulse with heavy losses.
In Flanders, Berlin admits the success
of a local British attack on the Ypres
Menine road.
MEXICO HAS NATAL DAY
SISTER REPUBLIC IS SOUTH CELE
BRATES INDEPENDENCE.
Cannons Boom, Bella of Old Mission
Church at Juki Clan a at Day
break Friendship Fiesta Held.
. JUAREZ. Mexico. Sept. 16. Cannons
boomed, and the bella of the old missoin
church clanged at daybreak today to
usher in Mexico's anniversary of her
Independence from Spain.
Diez sets de Septembre (September
16) is known throughout Northern
Mexico and the border as the Mexican
Fourth fo July. It is celebrated in
much the same manner that the Amer
ican Independence is observed and for
the aame reason.
September 16, 1917, was planned as a
friendly demonstration and "friendship
fiesta" for the American people living
on the border. The Mayor and city
officials of El Paso, Tex., opposite
here, as well as other civil and military
officials were invited to attend the
exercises incident to the Iedependence
day celebration and a number of pa
rades of workmen from the American
side of the border took place through
the streets of this historic old Mexican
town.
The celebration Included the firing
of salutes in honor of the President and
other national heroes, the parade and
review of Mexican troops, exercises by
school children in Liberty caps and
costumes, athletic sports at the hippo
dromes and a bullfight in the Plaza de
Toros. In the evening the military
band played a concert in the Plaza of
Peace, while the maidens walked
around the park in one direction and
the Mexican gallants in the opposite
directions. A big dance at the theater
or custom-house followed, with the
military band furnishing the music
and all of the society of both the
American and Mexican border present.
The September 16 celebration always
is preceded by a midnight meeting in
the plaza, when the "grito" or cry of
liberty is given.
GERMANS TWICE ATTACK
ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE LENS OUT
POSTS REPULSED.
Extraordinary Caarace and Self Saeri
' - fice of Western Canadians Hon- -red
by Military Medals.
CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 16. Early today, after
heavy preliminary bombardment with
trench mortars and artillery, the Germans-
twice attempted to capture one
of our outposts in the St. Laurent sec
tor of Lens, but were driven off. A
considerable quanity of gas was pro
jected shortly before dawn into the
enemy's cellars in Lens.
The renewal of the activity of the
enemy reveals a desire to regain the
higher ground on the west of the city
so as to alleviate conditions that are
well-nigh intolerable.
So numerous were the cases of ex
traordinary courage, resourcefulness or
self-sacrifice at the battle of Lens that
it has been found necessary to recog
nize them by awarding an exceptional
number of military medals. The corps
orders yesterday contained the names
of almost 90 men from Western Can
ada who were, thus honored.
8000 MAY WALK OUT
LABOR LEADERS HOPE TO MAKE
SWITCHMEN STRIKE GEMJUAL.
A Heard Importation of Strikebreakers
to Handle Freight nt Kanaaa
City Said Be Citn.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 16. Nu
merous efforts were made today to
make general tomorrow the unofficial
strike called yesterday by the union
switchmen of two roads here, many of
whom quit their posts yesterday be
cause of the alleged importation of
strikebreakers in the freight handlers'
strike here on nine roads.
Nearly 8000 switchmen are employed
by the 16 railroads here, and an effort
will be made, labor leaders declare, to
have all walk out tomorrow morning,
the time the unofficial strike is sched
uled to begin.
No .formal vote for a strike had been
taken by the union switchmen early
tonight, the men already out merely
asking their comrades to refuse to
handle freight cars which might be un
loaded by strikebreakers.
ITALIANS MAKE GAINS
Massed Forces of Enemy Bombard
ed by Squadrons of Airmen.
ROME. Sept. 16. Italian troops
gained ground yesterday along the
southeaastern edge of the Bainslzza
Plateau, it is announced officially.
More than 400 men were captured.
"Troops massed in the Ravnlca area
east of Monte San Gabriele were bom
barded with about two and one-half
tons of bombs by two of our aerial
squadron." says the statement.
Oregonians Officers or Marines.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Sept. 16. The President has
nominated the following citizens to be
Second Lieutenants In the Marine Corps
for the period of the war: From Ore
gon. Ralph McN. Wilcox and Albert G.
Skelton; from Idaho. Norman E. Bur
bidge; from Washington. Jonathan Lu
cas. Jr.. Leo D. Hermle. Walter E. Law
son, Leland I. Tolman. Carroll F. Byrd.
George T. Hall. Frank C. Young. Har
old Moore and Eric A. Johnston.
STRIKERS TO PICKET
WOODEN SHIPYARDS
Operators Will Open Plants
Today and Expect to Be
Able to Fill Up Crews.
BOTH SIDES REMAIN FIRM
Real Question at Issne Is Open or
Closed Shop Workers Appear
Divided on Policy of Pushing
Blatters at Present Time.
The strike in Portland's wooden ship
building plants, which went into effect
Saturday, was without developments
yesterday. Watchmen on guard at the
various plants affected reported no
demonstrations on the part of strikers,
and these. In turn, assert that the strike
will continue peaceful in all respects.
Operators of the Portland plants will
attempt to reopen their yards this
morning. At the same time the local
carpenters' union will adopt a picketing
policy. Officials of the union declared
yesterday that no disorder or violence
of any character would be tolerated,
and that attempts to restrain workers
from accepting employment at the
yards would be limited to peaceful
argument and the weight of example.
Yard managers are confident that no
difficulty will be experienced in gath
ering crews to carry on the shipbuild
ing Industry, and announce that no dis
crimination will be made against men
who have gone on strike. These will
be taken back. If they care to resume
work, and other applicants will be ac
cepted until the forces are again re
cruited. Men Thought Plentiful.
"We have 'hundreds of applicants,
both skilled and unskilled, on our
waiting lists," aunounced one superin
tendent, "and are firm in the belief
that the work will be held back only
momentarily. There will be no diffi
culty in getting plenty of men. The
strike is doomed to be futile insofar as
it may affect the wooden shipbuilding
industry."
At Labor Temple, headquarters for
the striking carpenters, the committee
awaited telegraphic advices from the
East, and admitted that several mes
sages had been receive. These, they
announced, had no material bearing on
the issue, nor would a negative order
on the part of the officials of the In
ternational Carpenters' Union have any
effect on the local situation, If re
ceived. "The International Carpenters' Union
has no concern in the Portland strike."
it was asserted. "Although we are ex
pecting advisory messages from that
source, such wrll have no bearing upon
our determination to carry on the
strike. The only authoritative word
must come from the Shipping Board at
Washington, where the matter already
has been taken up by a committee."
Washington Advices Expected.
Advices from Washington, it was
said, are expected sometime today.
Meanwhile the progress of the strike,
according to the plans outlined, and
the policy of the plant owners will re
main unaltered.
The feeling that violence will be
avoided is general. Police Captain
Moore has arranged for the detailing
of one patrolman to each plant this
morning, and, although the situation
will be closely watched for possible
acts of intemperate hotheadism, the
police believe that a single patrolman
will be able to cope with any diffi
culty that may arise.
At least one protestant among the
shipworkers appeared at Labor Temple
yesterday afternoon; where he sought
by argument to advise for conference
plans with the operators, and minimized
the necessity for the walkout.
"You've got a nerve to come to this,
of all places, with such advice," hotly
asserted one burly carpenter. "You
were at one of our meetings yesterday.
Let me tell you. if we had known how
you felt about it. you'd never have
got in!"
The plants Involved by the strike, and
which will reopen this morning as
though nothing out of the ordinary had
taken place, are: Supple-Ballin. Kier
nan & Kern, Coast Shipbuilding, Penin
sula Shipbuilding. Grant Smith-Porter-Guthrte,
Standifer - Clarkson (two
plants), Columbia Engineering Works,
all of Portland; St. Helens Shipbuild
ing Company, of St. Helens; McEachern
Company and Wilson Bros., of Astoria.
At the Columbia Engineering Works
and the Coast Shipbuilding Company
the strike has had little or no effect.
In the former no men have left work,
and in the latter comparatively few
heeded the strike order. H. E. Pennell,
of the Coast Shipbuilding Company,
declared that general satisfaction pre
vailed among the concern's 200 opera
tives, and that no trouble was apparent.
The Inception of the strike is said
to have arisen from the alleged lockout
of unionized employes at the Mc
Eachern and the Wilson yards at
Astoria last Friday, but operators of
these plants deny any such policy.
It is apparent that the real under
lying Issue is the insistence of union
officials upon the closed-shop policy,
to which the owners are wholly un
willing to agree. The plants have been
operated on an open-shop basis, and it
is the Intention of the employers to
stick to that policy.
Wages Subordinate Point.
The strike was called at the in
stance of the Carpenters' Union and
other unions, all of which are affiliat
ed ' with the Metal Trades Council,
which has held a session to canvass
the situation and announced that mat
ters are shaping to the satisfaction of
the unions.
A slight in'crease in wages is among
the demands of the strikers, calling for
a 96 wage for carpenters, correspond
ing Increases all along the line and a
minimum wage of $4 a day for common
laborers. The eight-hour day does not
enter into the controversy, as it already
is In practice, with double pay for
overtime.
Both parties to the controversy are
confident of ultimate success, but it is
admitted that intervention from Wash
lngon may result in arrangements per
mitting a return to the plans of the
men on strike, pending conferences
and attempt toward mutual satisfac
tory adjustment.
Upon the privilege of employing any
labor they may see fit to employ the
operators stand firmly. They assert
that they have no objection to the em
ployment of union men. but that the
open-shop principle must be retained.
The strike affects work on more than
50 Government ships in various stages
of completion, all of which were rush
orders for the tonnage needed to carry
supplies to the American and allied
forces in France.
VANCOUVER YARDS TO OPERATE
Six Vessels in Course of Construc
tion, One Being Outfitted.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.; Local shipyards are to open for
work as usual tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock and it is thought that there
will be an ample number of men to
carry on the work. The G. M. Staadi
fer Construction Corporation has a
large number of men who have applied
for positions and it is believed there
will be no shortage of labor.
Six ships are in course of construc
tion here and one is being outfitted
with machinery. All of the ships built
by this company in and around Port
land will be outfitted with machinery
here.
CHARGE OF LOCKOUT DENIED
Manager of McEachern Yard at
Astoria Makes Statement.
'ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.)
E. W. Wright, manager of the McEach
ern .shipyards, takes exception to the
statement that the ship carpenters',
strike was caused by a lockout at the
local yards. He said:
"The charges made by the Carpenters'
Union officials in Portland that the
shipyard strike was precipitated by a
lockout at the Astoria yards are errone
ous as far as the McEachern yard is
concerned. On Thursday some of the
employes Informed me that a walkout
had been planned for 10 A. M. Saturday.
I called in the leader of the striking
forces, who had previously asked me
what I intended to do about the de
mands made, and asked him if it was
true that the men wero going out Sat
urday morning. He said it was true
and voluntarily Informed me that the
men in every yard on the Columbia and
Willamette would walk out at the same
time. As the two hours' work we
would get between starting time at 8
Saturday and striking time at 10 would
hardly pay for starting up the plant,
I posted a notice Friday evening stat
ing that the plant would be closed until
8 A. M. Monday. No lockout was in
tended nor will there be any against any
union or non-union man who desires
to work. I do not know what action
was taken at the Wilson yard, but on
Thursday the Wilson brothers informed
me they were not getting supplies and
as they had also been notified of the
strike for Saturday, I presume they
thought it advisable to close a little
ahead of the time selected by the
strikers."
FEW MILLS REMAIX IDLE
Logging Camps in Grays Harbor
Country Also Resume.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept 16. (Spe
cial.) The America, mill, one of the
only two Idle plants in Aberdeen and
Hoqulam, will be reopened Tuesday,
and the other mill, the Bay City Lum
ber Company plant, will be reopened
as soon as repairs to it are completed.
The Bay City mill is being remodeled
so that it can cut long ship timbers.
The only other large mill in the coun
ty now idle is the Copalij Lumber
Company plant at Carlisle.
Several shlnglemlll managers will
attempt to resume operations during
the coming week-end and these aay
they will have full crews.
More than 20 logging camps In the
county are in operation, including
three of the eight camps of the Pol
son Logging Company, which plans to
start up other camps next week. .All
of the camps, however, are still short
of men.
MINES RESUME TODAY
A3TACONDA COPPER FIRES ARE
STARTED FOR. WORK,
Company and Labor Federation Of
ficials Believe That Bntte Strike
at an End.
BUTTE, Sept. 16. All is in readiness
here for the reopening of the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company's mines
tomorrow. Today the tools and horses
were lowered into the mines. Fires
were started and by 8 o'clock tomor
row morning there will be sufficient
air and steam to start the lowering
of men.
Company officials believe that pres
ent plans will be carried out and that
sufficient men will report for work to
Insure a steady production of ore.
There were no union meetings tonight
and nothing to discount the confidence
of both American Federation of Labor
officials and company officials that
the strike is ended.
About 9000 miners were at work in
Butte at the time of the shutdown of
the smelters at Anaconda and Great
Falls, following a walkout of the mill
and smelter men.
The Anaconda smelter will resume
operations at half its capacity with
the 7 o'clock shift Monday morning.
Only about 1500 men will be given
work until the output of the Butte
mines begins to reach the smelter,
which is expected to be before the
end of the week.
GAMP READY FOR 18,000
SKELETON ORGANIZATION WILL
ABSORB NEWCOMERS. -
Men of Various Stntea Will Be Grouped
Together Arrival WU1 Total
Abont 3SO0 Daily.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 16. Orders
have been received at Camp Lewis to
break up the companies into skeleton
organizations of 30 men each to pre
pare for the new draft of 18,000 men
who will begin arriving next week.
Men of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Alaska will be grouped together when
the new draft arrives, and as far as
possible the men of the same cities
and towns will be together.
Northern California will be a dis
trict by itself and Southern California
another district. The fourth district
will include Nevada, Utah. Wyoming
and Montana.'' The arrivals will total
3500 a day. Arrangements have been
made for a large receiving shed near
the entrance. It is thought the entire
18,000 will be handled as easily as the
first 5 per cent.
Fourteen hundred of the 2400 men of
the first draft have been musterea into
service and given their physical exam
ination. Rejections have been a little
more than 5 per cent.
Captain F. J. Rosenberg has been
transferred from the office, of Camp
Adjutant to the Quartermaster's de
partment, and will have charge of administration.
A Mirror Betray Lottery
G&mes to Police.
"Blaocnlar Squad" Discovers Game
Keeper and Five Patrona nt Piny
Across From City Jail.
A MIRROR, hanging on the wall of
their room, last night betrayed
Ah Sing and five Chinese companions
into the hands of the police on lottery
charges.
The room in which the alleged
gambling game waa conducted la on
the third floor of a bulling opposite
the police station, at Second and Oak
streets. Curious police saw the mir
ror through the uncurtained window
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Never in all ; clothes-making history
were cotton-adulterated fabrics so nu
merous, never were pure-wool fabrics
so rare Yet in our Fall and Winter
Kirschbaum Clothes
there is no taint of cotton to steal away
the lustrous, tailorable qualities which
wool and all-wool only; possess
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PHEGLEY & CAVENDER
Cor. Fourth and Alder Sts.
and beheld the reflection of the room's
occupants. .
The prying patrolmen were suffi
ciently curious to make use of binocu
lars. The mirror told the story of a
busy lottery game going on in a hidden
corner, or seemed to. To make assur
ance doubly sure, the binocular espion
age was kept up for several nights.
Last night, when the signs were
right, six patrolmen crossed the street,
pounded up the stairs and burst into the
room, arresting Ah Sing on a charge of
conducting the lottery game, and his
companions on charges of patronizing.
The prisoners gave bail and were re
leased to appear before Municipal
Judge Rossman.
Members of the binocular squad were
Patrolmen Schum, Burkhart, Spaugh,
Miller, Schmidtke and Van Valkenburg.
TROOPS WILL BE ASKED
San Francisco Streetcar Company to
Resume Full Schedule Today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. Federal
troops to protect substitute carmen of
the United Railroads, a majority of
whose' platform employes are striking
for higher wages and an eight-hour
day, will be requested if 24,000 members
of unions affiliated with the Iron
Trades Council here walk out tomor
row morning, according to announce
ment tonight of a company official who
has charge of the substitutes.
President Lillenthak announced that
plans for additional police protection
tomorrow and tomorrow night, when
the company said It would resume the
full schedules abandoned August 11,
were being discussed.
TTncIe Joe's Niece to Wed
DANVILLE. 111., Sept. 10. Mrs. Eliz
abeth Cannon has announced the en
gagement of her daughter Miss Mildred
Ann to Russell Tuttle Elwell. a bond
broker of'Chicagro and New York. Miss
Cannon is a niece of "Uncle Joe" Can
non. She is a graduate of Knicker
bocker Hall at Indianapolis.
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business, have installed Elliott-Fisher Bookkeeping Ma
chines in the past two years. We have on file hundreds
of letters from satisfied users testifying to the value of
Elliott-Fisher The Bookkeeping Machine and proving the
claims of what it does as an economizer of time and energy
and as an eliminator of human bookkeeping worries.
There are Elliott-Fisher offices in all principal cities and a 'phone
call or letter to your local office will bring without cost to you full
particulars about the possible application of Elliott-Fisher to your
business. Address Elliott-Fisher Company,
305-307 Oren-oa Bid sr., 5th nnd Oak Sta.
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