Morning Oregonian., October 04, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1917.
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FREIGHT INCREASES
HELD UP FOB TIME
Intermountain Rate Cases
Practicaly Reopened for
Further Hearings.
NEW RULE IS IN FORCE
Shippers Are to Be Advised of Pro
posed Kate Increases, so Pro
test May Be Made Before
Commission Issues Order.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. By an order
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion today, the celebrated intermoun
tain rate cape was practically re
opened for consideration of new tar
iffs proposed by the railroads, which
would effect increases ranging from
10 to 60 per cent on about 70 per
cent of the present schedules.
The commission also notified the
railroads of the country that it pro
posed hereafter before granting; appli
cations for increased rates to place
inch application before the shippers
interested in their operation.
Increase Are. Suwpendrd.
Ky a blanket order last June, which
"Was expected to close up the lons
eontested case, the railroads were au
thorized to increase some rates, re
duce a few others and permit the re
mainder to stand.
The suspended rates propose in
creases from - Kaslern cities to inter
mountain territory on agricultural im
plements, canned jroods. clothing, cot
ton, Klas.. hardware, iron and steel,
leather, machinery, paper and books,
plumbers' goods and tin and tinware,
tobacco and a long list of minor ar
ticles. riv Rule in Korce. .
The Commission's notification to the
railroads was made public in a pro
posed order upon which argument will
be heard October 15, containing: detailed
m?2estions concerning the method of
dealing with all applications for in
creases. The change is to be made to
meet the situation arising out of the
recent amendment of the act to regu
late commerce, providing that no rates
shall be increased without the Com
mission's approval.
The order will not bo made final until
after the railroads, shippers and other
interested parties will have had an op
portunity to state their views to the
Commission.
Shipper to Be Informed.
"The Commission has in mind," the
order reads, "arranging; to mail weekly
to accredited representative organiza
tions of shippers, chambers of com
merce or boards of trade lists of the
applications (to increase rate) received.
Indicating those that may have been
acted upon.'
Heretofore the practice has been in
many minor instances for the railroads
to file new tariffs containing increases
of rates which become effective upon
not less than 30 days' notice without
formal ratification by the Commission,
where no objections to the increase
have been made.
CANAL'S . EtFKCT MAINTAINED
New Intermountain Freights Sus
pended by Commerce Board.
Tienefits believed due to Pacific Coast
terminals by reason of their location
on deep water and the competition of
ships between the two coasts of the
United States, via the Panama Canal,
with the railways, are not to be nulli
fied by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, as proposed, by ordering into
effect increases in transcontinental
freight rates, although orders to this
effect had previously been made by
the Commission.
The increased tariffs were fought by
Pacific Coast interests and the conten
tion that war conditions have operated
to eliminate competition through the
canal by water so that the former ar
guments for lower rail tariffs are no
longer effective was overcome largely
through the efforts of J. N. Teal and
others of this city in co-operation with
other commercial interests of the Pa
cific Coast.
The suspension of the order of June
SO by the Commission has the effect
of keeping the former rates in effect,
and by reason of this Coast jobbers will
be able to maintain their favorable po
sitions as distributors to the inland
cities of the Northwest.
ir?. which was empty. The stock in
the stores was mostly lost. One of
these was used as a postoffice. The
Uiephone exchange also was burned.
This it but one of a long series of
fires which have swept the beach re
sorts here during the past few years,
wiping out buildings almost before
they became a season old. These fires
have cost beach residents considerably
more than $100,000.
WAITSBURG RANCHER DIES
Deceased, Stricken by Apoplexy,
Abandoned Jr'arm.
PENDLETON", Or., Oct. 3. (Special.)
W. C. Smith, of Waitsburg, Wash..
who has been ranching in Idaho, died
here this morning as he was. passing
through on his way home.
He was stricken by apoplexy some
time ago and failed to recover. He
was accompanied by his wife, a daugh
ter, Mrs. James Graham, of Portland;
a son, P. A. Smith, of Montana, and a
brother. C. W. i-ir.ith. of Liayton. who
had been summoned to his bedside in
Boise.
Other relatives surviving are: Mrs.
M. W. Cowan, of "Waitsburg, a daugh
ter, and two sons. Earl J. Smith, of
Miles City. Mont., and Edgar Smith,
of Pomona, Cal. He was almost 80
years old and was well known in
Walla Walla, where he formerly taught
school.
WOMEN TO SERVE MEALS
lied Cross Gets Concession at Whit
man County Fair.
COLFAX, Wash.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
The Whitman County Fair Association
has given the Red Cross women of Col
fax the exclusive pale of eatables at
the Whitman County Fair, October 10,
11, 12 and 13. The women expect to
serve meals of all kinds.
Professor Hickman and Dean Id
dings, of the University of Idaho, will
bring a class of 12 students from the
college to Judge the horses. The class
will explain the judging lo horsemen
and farmers. The race programme will
be. a special feature. The business
houses will close and the Home Guards
will give an exhibition drill on Colfax
day, October 10.
LABOR UNREST IS
'S
NATION
PROBLEM
Government Is Striving to Find
Means for Stabilizing
All Industries.
PRODUCTION IS HAMPERED
GOETHALS TO MAKE PLANES
Ex-JIanajrer of Fleet Corporation
Heads Aircraft Company.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. Ma jor-General
George W.- Goethals, who resigned
some time ago as general manager of
the L'nited States Emergency Fleet
Corporation, will devote himself to the
manufacture of airships for use in the
war. Announcement of his election as
president of the Wright-Martin Air
craft Corporation was made here today.
Major-General Goethals said his ac
ceptance was actuated by a sense of
duty and was effective "for. such time
as I can be helpful or during the period
of the war."
Hawkins to Fight Grain Smut.
PENDLETON', Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
J. C. Hawkins, of the Department of
Agriculture, is here for the purpose of
working with the farmers of Umatilla
County In seeking a remedy for smut,
which damages grain to a considerable
extent each year.
German Town Objects to La FoIIctte.
GLEN WOOD, Wis., Oct. 3. Although
nearly one-half of the population of
this town is of German descent, the
City Council yesterday unanimously
adopted resolutions demanding the expulsion-
of Robert M. La Follette from
the United States Senate.
Peru Considers Break.
LIMA. Peru. Oct. 3. The Peruvian
Congress is considering the interna
tional situation as effects relations
with Germany. The Foreign Minister
and the Minister of War have been
summoned before Congress to give in
formation it desires.
Commission Headed by Secretary
Wilson" Starts West and Its
Work May . Largely Deter
mine Future Action.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. The Govern
ment is working to develop some com
prehensive system of dealing with the
labor unrest which threatens to hamper
war production. It is concerned over
the pronounced upward movement of
wages, disproportionate for various In
dustries, and the difficulty of stabiliz
ing conditions without doing injustice
to workers or employers. Nearly, all
production now is directly or indirectly
necessary for the prosecution of the
war, and the output of war materials
Is curtailed by strikes, extraordinary
movement of workers from one indus
try to another or from plant to plant
and other unsettled conditions. On the
recommendations of the commission
headed by Secretary Wilson, of the De
partment of Labor, which left today for
the West, will largely depend the Gov
ernment's eventual policy. Meanwhile
it is understood the Government's
course will be:
To extend to a number of industries
having war contracts the present sys
tem of wage adjustment boards- which
have been created for cantonment con
struction, shipbuilding, longshoremen's
work and Army and Navy clothing pro
duction;
To increase the number of War De
partment contracts containing clauses
providing that in case of suspension
of work by strikes the Secretary of
War shall settle the disputes;
A crrrntfnt to Re Enforced.
To enforce agreements with indus
tries for whose products standard
prices are fixed not to reduce wages;
To encourage employers to form as
sociations by industry groups to deal
collectively with labor demands, and
To press informally for adjustment of
disagreements before they reach the
strike stage, under the implied pres
sure of the Government's war power
to commandeer and operate plants.
These practices already are in effect
on a small scale, having been developed
gradually to deal with specific labor
problems as they arose. They have
failed to prevent many walkouts, how
ever, despite the Government's recogni
tion in most cases of the 'right of la
bor's demand for higher pay to meet
the increased cost of living.
Continued evidence that employes
and employers were not working in
harmony led Government officials and
their advisers of the Council of Na
tional Defense to look for a more
fundamental solution. With this end
in view, special ntudy is being given
British government methods by many
American officials, including Secretary
Baker, Secretary Wilson, Samuel Gom
pers, chairman of the Defense Council's
labor committee, and Felix Frankfurter,
special assistant to Secretary Baker for
labor adjustments and secretary of the
new labor investigating committee.
While recognizing that British meth
ods may not be adaptable entirely to
American labor conditions, officials
here are giving special attention to
the following British practices:
Centralization of administration of
all labor matters affecting war pro
duction in a single government depart
ment. Entrusting of mediation of troubles
reaching the strike stage to another
branch.
Government promotion of the organ
ization of labor now unorganized and
of employers by industries, to make
collective agreements possible.
Heavy tax levies on war profits,
which some observers consider a prime
cause of labor unrest.
(lomprri Will Co-operate.
The Defense Council's labor commit
tee, headed by Samuel Gompers. will
co-operate in any movement to ta
bilize labor conditions, but cannot be
expected. officials say, to prevent
strikes or force mediation, except by
ts general advocacv of industrial peace
as a war policy. Efforts, of the sub
committee on conciliation, of which
V. Everitt Macy is chairman, have been
limited by the fact that it lacks Gov
ernment authority.
Considerable effective work looking
to avoidance of strikes and consequent
suspension of war production has been
done by contracts specifying that the
Secretary of War shall adjust contro
versies in case they interfere seriously
with production. In many cases also
they have been able to mediate threat
ened labor disputes and avoid strikes.
The Shipping Bord la considering
an attempt to organize shipbuilders
under an agreement not to lure work
men from one plant to another, and
there has been considerable discussion
among officials of other departments
of a Nation-wide movement to stabilize
labor conditions in that way. Labor
leaders are hostile to the plan.
Conference Im Vrged.
Employers' interests represented ba
the National Industrial Conference
Board are urging the Government to
call a conference of labor leaders, in
cluding those not affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, to ratify
an agreement which Includes a pro
vision against changing conditions of
open or closed shops during the war.
Since this would virtually suspend the
labor organization movement. It Is op
posed by labor leaders.-
The Federation of Labor has no well
formulated new features of a pro
gramme to promote harmony between
employers and employes . for the war
emergency. Most leaders advocate a
more thorough organization of em
ployers in each industry in order that
wage scales might be uniform through
out the industry and any Government
proposal for employers' associations
probably will receive strong support
from the labor men.' Union leaders
also look with favor on the system of
adjustment boards representing in their
membership the Government, the em
ployer and the employe, having found
that the few boards of. this kind al
ready established have settled disputes
satisfactorily. '
for some time. - He was- a, graduate of
Ann Arbor and was the son of the late
Captain J. M. Weatherwax, owner of
what is now the Anderson-Middleton
mill.
EXTRA SESSION OPPOSED
Lister Says There Is No Necessity of
Convening Legislature Now.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Oct. 3.
Governor Lister, who ts attending a
meeting of State and County Councils
of Defense here, said today that he did
not think there would be any necessity
for a special session of the Legislature
in the near future, though one might
be necessary later.
Ninety-eight per cent of the people
of the state do not want a special ses
sion, he said.
Cattle Break Into Alfalfa; 3 Die.
BAKER. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
Greediness on the part of his cattle
yesterday caused the loss of three milk
cows valued at $300 to K. L. Moody, a
local dairyman. Mr. Moody's herd of
30 cattle broke onto an alfalfa field and
three of them had died from founder
ing before they could be located. Oth
ers were foundered but were saved.
Gasoline Starts Fire; Youth Dies.
HEALDSBURG, Cal.. Oct. 3. Frank
Giando, Jr.. whose home is in Oakland,
was burned to death at the Constantino
ranch near here today. The lad had
poured what he thought was coaloil
on a burning fire. The contents of
the can proved to be gasoline and his
body was aflame almost instantly.
Clyde Weatherwax Dies.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 3 (Spe
cial.) Clyde Weatherwax, once promi
nent In mill and business circles here,
and a brother of Jay and C. M. Weath
erwax, of this city, died In South Bend
today, according to word received here.
He -was 52 years of age and had been ill
Afraid to Eat
Wealthy Dyspeptic Dies of
Starvation.
An Inquest was recently hld upon a
wealthy man. who had died of starvation.
He was a victim of digestive trouble and
afraid to eat becajse of the pain whih
nlways followed. This tragic proof of the
folly of dieting ehould serve as a -warning:
to those readers who experience pain
and unpleasantness after eating. It should
be remembered that Indigestion, dyspepsia,
heartburn, flatulence and wind are usually
but symptoms of ' excessive acidity and
food fermentation. The a':ld retards diges
tion, turns the food sour and causes fer
mentation and wind. Obviously, therefore. It
is acidity which Is the root cause of prac
tically all forms of digestive and stomach
trouble, and that Is why physicians advise
srfferers to t-ike Bi-nesia after meals. Bi
iiesia Is not a drug or a medicine, but an
antacid and food corrective which can be
obtained in cither powder or tablet form
f rem high -class chemists everywhere. A
teaspoonful of the powder or li or 3 of the
tablets taken in a little water aftr meals Is
sufficient to inst intly. neutralise acidity . and
pre ven all possibility of the food tfrment
insr; and if dyspeptics would only adopt this
simple precaution' they would soon find
drug talcing and dieting unnecessary. - JHl
iiisia would enable them to eat liearty
mals without ff-nr of pin to follow. Adv.
LAURIER GIVES UP POST
lll-IIcalth Compels Relinquishment
of Tarty AVork.
OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 3. Sir "Wilfrid
J.auner has announced to leadinc Lib
erals whom he summoned to Ottawa
that he proposes to retire from leader
ship of the Opposition and the Liberal
party. Sir Wilfrid has been head' of
the Canadian Liberal party alnce 1887
and led the recent fight against con
scription in Canada.
Mr Wilfrid will celebrate his 77th
birthday in November. His health has
driven way recently to such an extent
that he feels unable to go through the
hardships of a Winter election cam
paign.
CANTALOUPES BUY BONDS
A'ctcran Cultivates Tract, Invests
in Loan.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
S. F. Blythe. Civil War veteran and
pioneer publisher and editor of the
Hood River Glacier, the first news
paper established in Hood River, today
celebrated the anniversary of the Bat
tle of Corinth, in which he participated,
by purchasing a liberty bond. Mr.
-Blythe will apply the total returns from
a tract of cantaloupes, which he him
self cultivated on his Twin Oaks ranch,
to the liberty loan. He was one of the
first local citizens to buy a bond dur
ing the first liberty loan campaign.
BEACH BLAZE SUSPICIOUS
I'lrc Destroys AVest port - Hotel . and
( Three Store Buildings.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Oct! 3. (Spe
cial.) Fire, supposed to be of incen
diary " origin, destroyed a hotel build
ing owned by I. P. Callison and three
stores owned by S. II. Cox today at
Westport. The loss is estimated at
upward of $5000. Little of it is covered
by - insurance.
The fire started in the hotel bulld-
fvantiseptic Boon . to Mothers.
Soothes and relieTes rhafed. Irritated (kins of In
fants. Keeps skin fresh and sweet. Fine for
baby's tender skin.- 60c All druggIets,Adv
Madame Matzenauer
Uses the
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Madame Matzenauer may challenge comparison
with the greatest and best critics have said "She
has the most beautiful voice heard upon the stage.
Madame Matzenauer, like so many really great
artists, prefers the Chickering Piano to all others.
The mere mention "Chickering Piano Used, is
of more than passing interest.
Whenever, an artist or musical organization
uses the Chickering Piano it -is solely for the rea
son that he or she believes it to be the finest piano
made. Their choice is not influenced by a finan
cial consideration. Chickering & Sons will not
pay any artist even the greatest to play their
pianos. In this respect Chickering & Sons stand
alone. They are the only house that does not en
gage salaried artists to play their instruments.
Chickering tone, peculiarly its own, has never
been approached by any other makers. The Chick
ering has been the world's leading piano for 94
years. Chickering pianos today are better than
ever.
: Sold exclusively by
Broadway and Alder
ANN UAL HARVEST
:ale
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f Many "Harvest" Specials Tcday
Tailored Hats
Special Thursday
$1.95
Hats of Lyons Velvet and Panne Velvet -In
the Smartest of Netv Styles
Many of these hats are trimmed with bands of grosgrain ribbon, and
others need a band or fancy to make them complete, but all are in the
very newest styles and shapes; many with tarn and corded crowns. See
them today at only $1.95. Third Floor Lipman. Wolfe & Co.
Second Day of Our
oreat Sale of SHEETS
Housewives, Hotel and Boarding House
keepers Are Profiting by This Great Sale
COLONIAL SHEETS AT SAVINGS
Good, strong sheets of fine yarns, entirely free from dressing. The
nearest approach to pequot sheets you can get.
Sheets 72x90 Inches, $1.15
Sheets 81x90 Inches, $1.25
Sheets 81xS9 Inches, $1.35
ECONOMY SHEETS UNDERPRI CED
i Seamless sheets of very fine quality.
Sheets 72x90 Inches, $1.00
Sheets 81x90 Inches, $1.10
Sheets 81x99 Inches $1.20
And Pillow Cases and Many Other Sheets
at Savings You Should Not Miss
Second Floor Lipman. Wolfe & Co.
CORSET WEEK
is proving of the greatest interest
and benefit to the women of Port
land. We are showing how very
important CORSET FITTING
is. Our fitters are specialists and
experts. Come in today the
Last Day of Sale of
Regaliste Corsets at
$3.95
And "Regalistes" are made
especially for the most critical and
fastidious. They possess beauty
of line and material, and the most
careful attention is given to every
smallest detail.
Sizes 20 to 28, but not all sizes
in every style. Very special, $3.95.
Fourth Floor
Lipman. Wolfe Sr Co.
( Our Enlarged
I Art Needlework Section
I is the largest and best equipped of any art needlework section on the
0 Coast. You will find the newest designs and stitches here always, and
1 many exclusive novelties.
? Miss Grey, from the Minerva Yarn Mills, is here, show-
I" ing models and giving demonstrations of the newest wool
work. She has just come from the East and says our assort-
2 ment of yarns are the most complete she has seen any-
where that good yarns are scarcer now than ever before.
s Come in to the demonstration ; it is most interesting and in-
structive. Fifth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
! Decorated Candy Boxes 75c
1 in boxes, tapestry covered, in two ana tnree-pound sizes. Covered
with tapestry, in beautiful colors. Very special at 75c.
READY-TO-USE FANCY PIN CUSHIONS, 35c
Made of fine scrim and lawn, embroidered with filet ribbon and fiber
silk. Very dainty. Special, 35c. , Fifth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
The Winter
Fashion Boor
illustrating Pictorial Review
Patterns in conservative ma
terials serges and broad
cloths, allied with silks, satins,
georgettes in new and de
lightful ways, now here. Also
the new embroidery, braiding
and crochet book.
Second Floor
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Today Only!
Special ! 40-Inch
Georgette Crepe
$1.25 Yard
Was ever any event more
timely than this special Har
vest Sale of georgettes? Just
when you'll want several
yards at least of one or more
of the lovely shades to be
found in this assortment.
Main Floor
Lipman, Wolfe 6- Co.
3Sc
98c
$1.98
Big Sale
PICTURE
FRAMES
25c, 39c, 59c
69c to $1.S8
m
Wall and stand frames in
every size and style imaginable,
fitted complete with glass and
back. Bring your pictures. We
will fit them. Sixth Floor
Lipman, W olfe & Co.
"Seconds" of Women's
Silk Lisle
Stockings 29c
, Four pairs for $1.00. High
grade silk lisle stockings of the
famous "Luxite" brand. In
black or white. With double
grip or deep-ribbed tops. Im
perfections very slight.
No mail or C. O. D. or
ders. Limit, eight pairs
to customer. Alain Floor
Lipman. W olfe & Co.
It Continues Today!
Sale of Black Silks
And. judging from the en
thusiasm with which so many
women are buying these silks,
half the women in Portland will
have at least one black silk dress
in their wardrobe this Winter.
And at these prices it's no won
der! 40-inch Crepe Taffetas
$1.59
, 35-inch Peau de Soie
$1.78, $2.19, $2.29
35-inch Duchesse
$1.69, $2.19, $2.29
35-inch Chiffon Taffeta
$1.5S, $1.69
40-inch Heavy Duchesse
$1.S8
Second Floor'
Lipman, W olfe & Co.
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