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VOL. LVII. NO. 17,729. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, lili ?. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 25.000 LAY DOWN TOOLS III BAY CITIES EDISON MAY HAVE SOLVED TORPEDO STRIKE BLAMED Tn BELGIAN AVIATOR lU tdipic m ant mr JURY STRIKES FOR epcpm CCQCinM.nC lilHU l! ZA nAV D! IT I flCCQ Ui LUinL ULUUIUll Ul M-T Jr I JJ I LUULO Mil I UPSETS TRADITIONS LEGISLATURE URGED SEW DEVICE SAID TO HAVE SAVED BIG L1XEB. ENEMY FORCED TO FIGHT AT JUDGE SATS JAIL AWAITS IF 20,000 FEET ALTITUDE. MEX REFUSE TO SERVE. MAD MONARCH GERE TRIGUE Strikes in Ship Yards Spread to Other Shops. MARINES GUARD IRON WORKS Saloons. Are Closed in District When Sentries Are Posted. EACH SIDE BLAMES OTHER Tonnage Valued at $150,000,000 Involved on . San Francisco Bay Alone Minor Disturbances -Mark First Day of Walkout. Sjpx FRANCISCO, Sept. 17. Two companies of United States Marines were placed on tuard duty here tonight In the -vicinity of the Union Iron Works, one of the largest concerns in volved in the strike of approximately 25,000 iron workers, called today after representatives, of the employers and employes had failed to reach an amic able settlement of the demands of the latter for a SO per cent increase in wages. Orders to close Immediately all sa loons within a half mile of the plant were Issued to the police by Captain II. G. Leopold, commander of the First Company of Marines that arrived for duty near the iron works. Cmm Factories Are Hampered. The strike which threatened to tie up indefinitely Government shipbuild ing contrasts to 1150,000,000, also af fected can manufacturers, whose output is regarded as vital to the food conser vation programme. More than 100 au tomobile repair shops, pump and gaso- line manufactories, boiler shops and pipe works also were affected by the strike order, as well as shipyards, foundries and machine shops in San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda. The strike was declared to be the roost serious labor difficulty In the history of the Pacific Coast in the num ber Of Industries affected and number of men made idle. Each Side Blames Other. Strike leaders in a statement Issued tonight declared that conferences to bring about a settlement of the differ ences failed "because employers would not share with. the workers their war profits." Employers asserted that the confer . ence failed because the unions confer ence committee conditioned acceptance of arbitration on the right to strike If "the result of the arbitration did not suit them." After rejeetln the offer of 10 per cent increase in wages made by the employers, the conference, committee offered "to accept an Increase of 10 per cent for those workers receiving more than the minimum wage, 12.25 a - day, and 20 per cent for those receiv ing the minimum." This offer was re fused by the employers, the conference committee asserted. Power to Raise Wage Denied. Authority to grant or '.eny the in crease In wages demanded by the metal trades mechanics is vested in In the United States Shipping Board and the question at issue in the strike called today can oIjr be settled by that body, according to a statement issued today by R. S. Moore, of the Moore & Scott Iron Works, of Oak land, one of the concerns involved In the walkout He said that in making contracts with the Shipping Board for steamers to be built by his firm it was express ly stipulated that the price was based on the prevailing scale of wages. Skipping: Board to Act. "It provided that any Increase of wages should be paid by the Govern ment." Mr. Moore said, "but that no increase would be allowed unless au thorized by It before hand. The Ship ping Board now has this matter under consideration. If it authorizes the in creased wages asked the strike will H nriilv over." The strike, which was said to have caused a tleup of J150.000.000 in Gov ernment shipbuilding and engine con struction contracts, followed the fail ure of eleventh-hour efforts to avert the walkout. Proposals to arbitrate which emanated from both the employ ers and representatives of the United States Shipping Boards were rejected by the conference committee of the Iron Trades Council, composed of 25 unions, on whose authority the strike was called. Strike Spreads tm Small Plants. Most of the disturbances which took place today occurred in the vicinity of the Union Iron Works, the largest con cern affected by the strike. Smaller plants. Including boiler and garment factories, molding plants and laundries were affected when the strike began to spread before noon today. Approximately 100 plants were said to have been affected when the workmen obeyed the strike order early today, and this figure was reported to have been Increased considerably when employes walked out at other places. The workmen who went on strike today do not forfeit their claim to exemption .from, draft' as a result of their action, according to Warren J. Olney. Jr., chairman of district board No. 1 of Northern California. Employers said that if the strike is f long duration probably 150,000 per- (Concluded od raf 2, Column 3.) Washlngton Expresses Hope Tliat Submarine Efforts Soon Will Be Set at Naught. . . WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. (Special.) If America has not solved the sub marine problem, it has cut down the danger from it to a tremendous extent, it was declared here today, through the torpedo deflecting device Invented by Thomas A. Edison. This is said to have been tried out effectively with torpedo boats and to have been in stalled on several liners. The most spectacular test of the de vice so far, it is declared, resulted in saving a big American steamship, which arrived in an Atlantio port yes terday. - The passengers arriving on the ship, including some Army offi cers, who were not in the secret, as serted that the mechanism of the tor pedo went wrong Just before it should have struck the vessel. The' torpedo was described as hav ing leaped Into the air and gone off on a tangent when it re-entered the water, passing to the stern of the ship. This torpedo, it is confidently as serted here, was- deflected by Mr. Edi son's device which had been installed on that ship and a few others. The work of installing the devices, which are. declared to be. inexpensive, when the service is taken into consideration, will proceed with great rapidity. Secretary' of the Navy Daniels de clined to discuss the situation at all when asked about it .tonight. Since arming of merchantmen it has been necessary for the submarine to expend a much larger percentage of torpedoes in proportion to sinkings by shell fire than previously. It is hoped here that the new Edison invention will result ' in making the torpedo a useless weapon and compel submarines to fight with their guns altogether. CHINAMAN IS DRAFTED Clarke County's Men to Be Dined ' Tomorrow Morning. VANCOUVER. Wash-, Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) One Chinaman, Moo Wing, born in Oregon, will be among Clarke Coun ty's drafted men who will march off to Camp ' Lewis here on Wednesday morning after a breakfast is tendered them at the First Methodist Church by the women of this city, all arrange ments having been made today at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. There will be 74 men in the contin gent, five of whom are alternates. They will be under the command of Lester Shobert, of Rldgefleld. All food for tho breakfast has been donated, and each person attending will be charged B0 cents, the proceeds to go to the Red Cross. The Fourteenth In fantry Band will participate in the march to the depot, where J. B. Adams will make a patriotic address. R0SEBURG TO FEED ' 7500 Allowance of 6 0 Cents Made for Each Soldier's Meal. ROSEBURG, Or, Sept. 17. (Special.) Roseburg will have the distinction of supplying meals to the largest number of troops between Ashland and Salem from September 20 to 25, the number allotted tor this city being 7500 men. Arrangements have been perfected whereby the hotels and restaurants will serve meals to the troops, the Gov ernment allowing SO cents for each meal. 10 cents of which will go to the local Red Cross fund. From October 3 to 8 approximately 10,000 more will pass through Rose burg and be fed here. POTATO SURPLUS LARGE Carl Yrooman TTrges Such Use as Will Release Other Food. WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. With a po tato crop at least 100,000,000 bushels larger than the country needs for its table. Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secre tary of Agriculture, said last night the United S-ates would be guilty of an Inexcusable military blunder if it did not provide the warehouse necessary to make use of this surplus In such a way as to release products of equal food value to the Army. The Initiative. Mr. Vrooman said, must come largely from local associa tions of business men and farmers. FATHERLAND PARTY FORMS Political Organizations Work to Maintain Germany's Honor. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 17. One of Germany's most Important political or ganizations, the Bundder Landwlrte. has sent out a manifesto extending an invitation to Join the new Fatherland party. It Intimates that all who desire to contribute to the maintenance of Ger many's honor and future should sup port the Fatherland party by all mrans. U. S. CONSULATE WRECKED Dunkirk Agency Bombed by German Air Raiders. WASHINGTON. Sept. IT. Destruction of the American Consular Agency at Dunkirk, France, by a German bomb on September 7 was reported today to the State Department. The consular agent, Benjamin Zlorel. was not injured. The archives of the consulate were saved. Washington Unable to Understand Walkout. HURLEY WILL VISIT COAST Chairman of, Shipping Board Would Settle Trouble. SERIOUS SITUATION FACED Nation' Must Have Ships If Army Abroad as Well as Allies Are to Be Kept Supplied With Needed Food, Ammunition. BT CHARLES MICHELSON. WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. (Special.) In the Pacific Coast Ironworkers' strike the United States Is up against the most serious emergency It has met since it went to war. We must have ships; all the ships that can be built, regardless of price. There must be no Interruption of the programme to supply the deficiency in the world's shipping caused by the sub marine destruction. Our Army abroad, as well as our allies, must be kept In food and ammunition. German Intrigue Suspected. The allies are satisfied that they have the measure of the U-boats and can keep them relatively harmless by the defensive armament of the mer chant ships and the convoys of de stroyers. If our shipbuilding pro gramme is not interrupted the German submarine campaign will be an abso lute failure and the end of the war will come In a comparatively short time, for on land the Germans are steadily failing. Naturally there Is deep suspicion that the sudden outbreak of labor trouble in San Francisco, Just when the Government was congratulating itself that a way had been found to satisfy the Puget Sounds shipyards operatives, is-duo to German intrigue, rather than to desire to enforce wage demands, for the Government has made provision for settling every labor difficulty .by arbi tration, and it was the understanding that pending an agreement the men were to continue at work. Navy-Yard Scale Increased. ' The- N-avy-Yards have just increased the wage scale approximately 10 per cent. . The San Francisco demand for SO per cent increase comes out of a clear sky. So grave is the situation that Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the Shipping Board and head of our whole merchant marine programme, is to start for San Francisco tomorrow or next day to make an effort to straighten out mat ters. Hurley was in the midst of confer ences with representatives of Seattle and Portland employers and employes when the word came of the events in San Francisco. The men had asked that a representa. (Concluded on Page 7, Column S.y jp. COOK HAS ?rCrSr-f& roZ JfT JSC EF liJ ATANVrAf litiortd ...... h" 5:?Y" T 0 uwj&yrs-yoorsy goes fOAH CMAM .PC?OSES YXE fWl yr'v svjp.JTZ- -rr Huge Biplane lied Toward Bel gian' Lines, Then Sent Crash ing Down With Crew. WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. How Ad jutant Maurice Medaets, of the Belgian flying corps, tricked a monster Ger man two-man airplane into a fight at an altitude of 20,000 feet, riddled it with machine gun fire and sent it crashing to earth behind the Belgian lines, killing the - pilot and observer, was told in a message today to the Belgian legation. Medaets. In a. swift Neuport, was cruising about Dlxmude on September 11 when he saw a German machine with two men trying to escape gunfire and gave chase, but could not overtake his enemy. . "Finding that the Germans either would not fight or were endeavoring to lead him into a trap," the legation's statement says, "the Belgian decided to try a ruse. Medaets started slowly toward the Belgian trenches at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Ho saw the German turn and follow him. Keeping above his adversary. Medaets con tinued to watch him until they were over Dlxmude. then, turning quickly, opened fire with his machine gun. He could see that . the German observer was severely wounded and had sunk down in his seat and that the German machine was . evidently out of control. "The Belgian machine was approach ing the enemy at such a rate of speed that Medaets had only time to fire a few shots point blank and to make a perilous loop to avoid a collision, be fore the German plane, riddled by bullets, crashed down within the Belgian lines. "The German airplane was found to be an enormous 'Rumpler of the latest model, put into service at Johan nisthal .on August 9. propelled .by a 260-horsepower Mercedes motor and armed with two machine guns." ITALIANS TO FLY IN U. S. Number of ' Planes in Service Rise From 80 to 3000 During; War. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Fifteen Italian aeroplanes piloted by Italian army aviators are to fly from Langley Field, at ' Hampton ' Roads, to Wash ington, Just as soon as the weather clears from the recent coastal gale. At the declaration of war between Italy and Austria there were about 80 machines, all of a French type, in Italy. Now the .Italians have 3D 00 ma chines. There are 25 factories making airplanes. Several more Italian planes are ex pected to arrive soon, including one capable of a speed of 157 miles an hour. DOG GONE; LICENSE IN AIR Portlander Asks S3 Returned Short : Iy After Getting Word of Death. . When 1918 dog licenses came due September 1, F. ' S. Blaser, of 288 Hamilton avenue, put up S3 for his dog. No sooner had he paid the license than he got word the dog had been killed by an automobile. He now wants his license money back. Whether or not the city can return the money is a question which will have to be settled by the Council and City Attorney LaRoche. NOW THAT THE LADIES HAVE VOLUNTEERED Vice-President Talks of New Problems. HEREDITY'S CHAINS STRONG America Learns That Patriot ism !s Not Loyalty. CRITICISM AIDS ENEMY United States Is Drawn From Isola tion by World War, but Con cern Should Be Only That Pop ular Role Prevails. NEW YORK. Sept. 17. Vice-President Marshall, speaking here tonight at a golden Jubilee celebration of Scot tish Rite Masons, urged a deeper sense of American obligation in the war. . In the belief that the United States could never become Involved in European politics, he said, the question of dual citizenship was not raised until the war, in spite of the great tide of im migration. "No one ever doubted the loyalty to the flag of all these people, whether foreign born or the sons of foreign born," said the Vice-President. "Our Isolation made it immaterial to us whether there was any difference be tween loyalty and patriotism, and we did not face the question until It be came of moment. American Ideas) Ckuxcd. "The years drew us closer and closer to Europe In the ties of commerce and in the friendly relations of travel. More and more we became a part of the world; and suddenly a mad monarch, drunk with military power and crazed with the idea that he was divinely or dained to rule the world, plunged Europe into a war so awful that all wars which preceded it passed into in significance. "Still we stood by our ancient Ideas of isolation, but in two years and a half we discovered that there was a Vast difference between loyalty and patriotism. The hearts of men flamed up very largely in response to the blood that flowed in their veins. Pa triotism showed itself as dependent, not upon place of residence nor polit ical Ideas, but rather upon heredity. Patience at last was exhausted, and there was nothing for a self-respecting people to do if their republic was to be true to its traditions, save in the war on the side of democracy. Anarchy Not Safe for World. "I do not care to engage in any hair-splitting, although there seems to be discussion as to whether this war Is being waged to make the world safe for democracy or 'to make de mocracy safe for the world." Of course. It was meant by the President when he spoke of making the world safe for democracy of making it safe for real democracy. "We all know that liberty is not (Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.) FOR SERVICE. Jurors in Clatsop Declare Present $3 Wage Insufficient for Them to Pay Expenses. ASTORIA. Or, Sept. 17. Not to be outdone by the striking ship carpen ters, the Circuit Court Jury made a mild demand for higher wages when the court opened today. Tho Jurors. however, did not ask for a closed shop. shorter hours, trained nurses or walk ing delegates. They said that the cost of living had Increased so much that the members who lived outside of the city were unable to pay their expenses, while attending court, at the wage of 3 a day now allowed. The Jurors asked if the pay could not be increased to 4. Judge Eakln Informed them that the Legislature fixes the compensation for Jurors and that the court had no Juris diction In the matter. He said also that they could serve at the old wage or walk out, and the latter would be contempt of court, which would mean a term In the-Couny Jail. The jurors decided to serve, but the next Legislature probably will be asked to increase the wage. COSTA RICA ENTERS WAR Germans Interned, Congress Called, Relations ' Are Virtually Broken. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Sept. 17. Diplomatio relations between Costa Rica and Germany are considered sev ered, as the result of steps taken by tho government today. General Tlnoco, the President, discovered - that German residents here had Joined with some of the followers of former President Gon zales in conspiring against the govern ment. Three of the most prominent Germans here, ICumpel, Altschui and Orllch, have been .arrested. All Germans residing in Costa Rican ports have oeen- ordered interned. President Tinoco has called Congress In special session and will lay the matter before it. . MOSCOW COW DOES HER BIT Eight Calves , Produced In Little More Than Three Years. LEWTOSr, Idaho. Sept 17. (Spc cial,) P. L. Smith's Red Poll cow, on the Smith ranch, 11 miles south of Mos cow, has produced the fourth set of twin calves, the oldest pair being a few months more tha.n'tb.rere' rsara. ' ' The first pair were -.eifers and each of these has two calves, a yearling and one of a few months. The second pair were ' bull calves and - went to the butcher, "he third pair were heifer calves, now yeai lings. The last pair, five days eld. wera a bull and heifer. INDEX. OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 76 . degrees; minimum, 59 decrees. TODAY'S Fair; generally light westerly winds. War. Mistreatment of war prisoners in Germany culminates In death of Captain. Page 4. Belgian airman tricks foe into battle and wrecks plane. Page 1. Premier warns Baltic fleet that its acts endanger republic Page 4. British airman scatters 000 enemy infan . try men by gun tire. Page 7. foreign. Berlin sends verbal regrets to Argentina, Page 6. National. . Administration may back moratorium for soldiers. Page 4. German Intrigue blamed for Pacific Coast shipyard strikes. Page 1. Edison said to have invented torpedo, de flector. Page 1. ' President to see Oregon wheatgrowers. Page 6. Shipping Board plans to establish standard . wage tn Coast yards. Page 2. Iomestic, Vice-President Marshall opposes entangling alliances as result of war. Page 1. California resumes fight for $6,000,000 tax on Henry Miller estate. Page 3. Ironworkers to number of 25.000 strike In San Francisco 13ay cities. Page 1. Viscount Ishii speaks for closer friendship between United States and Japan. Page 7. Sport. Oaks due today for seven-game series with . Beavers. Page 8. Captain Herxog, of Giants. suspended. Page S. Hockey prospects not very bright. . Page S. George Berts appointed Multnomah football manager. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Volume of wheat selling In Northwest is In creasing. Page 17. Exports of American wheat to neutrals are halted. Page 17. Bear selling causes sharp losses In Wall street. Page 17. Hogs advance again at local stockyards. Page 17. Llxzie Vance to take lumber after under going repairs. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Clatsop Jurors strike for wage Increase but lose. Page 1. Clarke calls on 60 drafted men to leave .tor camp. Page 7. Portland mad Vicinity. City figuring on cost of engaging in fuel business. Page 11. Alleged white slave ring among Portland chauffeurs will be Investigated as result of disclosures made by lo-year-old girl. page 13. Government' commandeers liners Great Northern and Northern Pacific Page 14. Shipyards expect strike to be over soon. Page 2. Chamber calls for special session of Leg islature to provide for soldiers' families. Page 1. Witnesses recite details of killing of Tee Guk Page 0. Only 15 per cent of Portland women reg ister. Page 12. Timber owner says I. W. W not Germans, set forest fires. Page 13. Eric V. Hauser pledges all personal profits from war contracts to nis country. page d. Livestock exposition to be given this year and tio.uou tuna to do raj sea. page 5. Ambulance for Third Oregon finally paid for. Page 9. California liquor Interests blamed by Mu nicipal Juage zor Dootlegglng. page 18. Dobson-Donahue concert pleases. Page 0. Jewish New Year Is observed. Page a. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14. Care of Soldiers' De pendents Is Aim. CHAMBER ACTION UNANIMOUS Members Expected to. Serve Without Recompensed W. F. WOODWARD IS AUTHOR Plea Made That Women Bear Great est Burden of War in Gift ol Loved Ones : and Should ' Not Be left to Face Want. By the ' unanimous - adoption of si motion, offered . by William . F. Wood ward . and vigorously seconded - by Mayor Baker, the Member's Council of the Portland Chamber of Commerce at its weekly luncheon yesterday re quested Governor Withycombe imme diately to convene the Oregon Legis lature in special session for the pur pose of enacting appropriate legisla tion for the financial assistance of the dependent relatives of the soldiers and sailors who have enlisted from this state. It was suggested that the State Council of Defense and other patrlotie organizations should be asked to co operate with the Legislature in draft ing the desired relief measure. The luncheon was attended by about 100 men prominent in the business and professional life of the city. E. L. Thompson was chairman of the day. Committee Differs . on Plans. The subject of caring for the needy relatives-of enlisted men came before the Counci- on the report of a special- committee that had been named pre viously to investigate and report a feasible plan. ... The members, of the committee did not agree on a plan. A. JT. Flegel and William F. Woodward advocating Im mediate action by the state through, i taX.cgi si am re, while- Ruf us C. Holm an. the other member of the committee present at the meeting, argued that the problem could be met and solved satis factorily through the organizations al ready available. Mr. Holman'3 chief objection to the state aid plan, which would involve a meeting of the State Legislature, was the expense of such a course, but when assured that under the plan proposed the cost of holding the Legislative ses sion would not exceed $5000, he sup ported the motion of Mr. Woodward. Duty to Dependents Urged. After speaking of the matchless sac rifice woman makes in ariving husband or son to her country, Mr. Woodward, who led the argument for a Legislative session, recalled his experience as a member of one of the exemption boards when of 14 candidates examined, only one did not claim exemption because of physical disability, dependent rela tives, or by reason of his Industrial or agricultural pursuit. He predicted that unless the dependent relatives of en listed men were taken care of in ad vance of the next draft, the problem would be more, serious than ever. "The real sacrifice in time of war Is borne by the woman whose sacrifice in giving her husband or son ' to her country transcends any other sacri fice," said Mr. Woodward, "and it is not tmly the duty but the solemn obli gation of every citizen to see that such a woman never suffers want. Either the state or the nation must see that such dependents are adequately pro vided for." Mayor Wants - Action. "It is action that' is wanted," de clared Mayor Baker. "It is the plain duty of every citizen living in peace and comfort here at home to do his part in caring for the dependents of the soldiers. The state should take care of the situation and I wish warm ly to commend the Governor for pro posing to convene the Legislature in special session to consider the ques tion." Replying to an inquiry from Chair man Thompson as to the probable cost of an extra session of the Legislature, Gus C Moser, President of the Senate, said in his opinion the necessary busi ness of such a session easily could bo transacted in 48 hours, and that the total cost would not exceed $5000. Services to Be Donated. "If the Governor should call a spe cial session." ventured Mr.' Moser. "I am satisfied that the great majority of the members of the Legislature would attend such a meeting without collecting any mileage or per diem and only a minimum of clerical assistance would be necessary." The same opinion as to the expense of a special session of the Legislature was given by W. Lair Thompson, presi dent of the Senate at the 1915 session. Mr. Thompson strongly urged immedi ate action by the state through its Legislature as opposed to waiting for the Federal Government to act. Although the motion declaring for a special session - of the state's . law makers expressly provided that the Governor "immediately" convene the Legislature. Mr. Woodward, author of the motion, last night said there was no disposition to urge too precipitate action by the Governor. "It will be advisable, of course, in advance of the convening of the Legia tConcluded on Page 7, Column 1.1