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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
SCENE IN FRONT. OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AT WEST PARK AND ALDER STREETS, TAKEN
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
IS NEARLY NORMAL
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J. A. Halliday, for Company,
Makes Statement; Strike
Committee Is Satisfied.
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ACTUAL SITUATION PUZZLE
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TV. D. Qulnn, Chairman of Strikers'
Organization, Saya He 'Must See
Order to Go Back to Work Be
fore Commenting on It.
"The service is practically normal,"
aaid J. A. Halliday, district commercial
superintendent of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company, last night.
"We are holding every man and
woman who went out and gaining:
scores in addition and are entirely sat
isfied with results," was the statement
of "V. D. Quinn, chairman of the strike
committee of the Electrical Workers'
end Operators' locals.
General reports from all sources yes
terday were that the service was not
quite so good as Thursday, the first
day after the strike order became ef
fective. . Real Situation Unknown.
Both sides to the affair were "kept
on needles and pins" throughout the
lay and night by various telegrams
and up to a late hour last night no one
here could be found who seemed to
have positive information as to just
what is the actual situation, except
ithat the strike here Is still In progress.
No such order as that referred to in
Associated Press dispatches from San
Francisco, ordering the strikers back
to work, had been received by union
officials at a late hour and they were,
on the contrary, executing every de
tail of strike duty as originally planned
and announced that their pickets have
been continually winning over those
engaged to take the places left vacant
toy strikers.
At Woodlawn the strikers have set
up a tent, raised a big American flag
and have installed pickets and provided
a membership book. Mr. Quinn said
last night that a number of girls em
ployed there since the strike have been
"won over" and now are members or
the operators local.
. Force Practically Same.
"About all that I can say is that
the service is being maintained practi
cally at normal, with about the same
force as Thursday," said Mr. Halliday.
"Having added to the operating staff
enough girls to bring the total number
up to about 500 in all of our exchanges,
affairs have continued the same as on
the previous day, with all calls well
cared for. Very few of those employed
following the strike failed to return
this morning. We engaged some more
and still others, I understand, have
Joined the union. However, the aver
age has been held and we are able to
liandle the situation quite satisfacto
rily, although we could use some more
girls."
"We have received no order to return
to work." declared Mr. Quinn. "We
would have to see such an order first
before I could say what action would
be taken. It would have to come from
the right source and would have to
be considered. I might say, however,
that it is our information that the
whole Coast is going out tonight and
that, unless the company recedes from
its present attitude of refusing to rec
ognize the operators, everything on the
Coast will be tied up."
Picketing Still On. j
Picketing continued unabated yester
day, while policemen were posted at
each exchange to maintain order,
which was easy; there was no disturb
ance, eo far as reported up to a late
hour.
A favorite feature of the day, ao far
as the striking operators were con
cerned, was that of taking photographs
at the exchanges, of those who have
taken their places at the switchboards.
At West Park and Alder streets a bat
tery of cameras was trained on the
girls by strikers as fast as they came
out after shift changes.
In many Instances girls shielded their
faces to keep from being "taken." Girl
pickets were busy at every exchange
and continually pleaded with those who
came out or went Into an exchange not
to work.
The company maintained its system
of taxlcabs and touring cars for bring
ing girls to and taking them from the
exchanges. Efforts have been made by
the strikers to persuade drivers to re
fuse the work, but, so far as is known,
nothing was accomplished in this re
gard. Situation at The Dalle9 Qnlet.
" THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) The local telephone strike situ
ation remained unchanged here today.
The company is managing to handle
the calls fairly well. Manager B. L.
Carson said today that he would have
the routine at normal fully by the
first of next week. The girls appear
Xo be confident, and while maintaining
a small picket line there has been no
disturbance. The company is import
ing girls from Portland and expects
to have its full quota in a. few days.
Strikers at Aberdeen Replaced.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) Determination to break the tele
phone strike on Grays Harbor is evi
denced today by an announcement of
the Pacific Telegraph & Telephone Com
pany, which says that the company is
preparing to replace the girl operators
who walked out. Girls who are hired
to take the places of the strikers, the
company announced today, would be
assured places as long as they desired
Jo work.
, Strike Report Made by Delegates.
O. McCann, delegate of the Interna
tional Electrical Workers' Union, sub-
iriitted a report to the Central Labor
Union at Its regular meeting in the
Labor Temple last night, outlining
conditions which led up to the strike
of the operators and electrical employes
of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company. The Central Union took no
action on the report.
Centralla, Service Improves.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) The telephone strike situation
in Centralla was unchanged today and
the strikers are being replaced as fast
as possible. Sufficient girls were at
work today to permit business tele
phones being used. .
2EPS START FOR ITALY
Fleet of Gernvtn Dirigibles Leave
Lake Constance.
GENEVA. Nov. 2. The newspaper La
Euisse's Lake Constancl correspondent
says a fleet of Zeppelin airships left
there Wednesday for the Trentiuo front
pi the Austro-Itauan theater.
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STRIK1M, OPERATORS PICKET BlILDIXG A I PHOTOGRAPH C.1RI.S WHO
GIRLS ORDERED BACK
Mediator Urges Nation to
Take Over System.
UNION BACKS UP ARBITER
Conciliator Advises Drastic Step
When Company Declines to Meet
the Unions Second Appeal
Is Unhedeed.
(Continued From Flrt Page.)
efforts to bring about an agreement
with the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph Company that it and its sub
sidiaries would agree to a settlement
of the strike difficulties on the same
terms agreed to by the strike leaders,
I received at 12:30 today a letter from
the company, which already had been
feiven to the press by the company,
stating the company's willingness to
co-operate with the Commission In
reaching a satisfactory solution of all
matters, with the exception of recogni
tion or treating with the girls' unions.
Second Appeal Unanswered.
"I. Immediately addressed as strong
an appeal as I am capable of writing
to the officials of the . company, re
questing them to reconsider. In the in
terest of National defense, and at 2:35,
having received no answer, I telephoned
to one of the officials, who repeated
that the company would not recede
from its position. As I am reliably ad
vised by others than interested parties
tnat a general strike will take place
tonight unless the workers are assured
of firm and immediate action upon
the part of the Government, I am giv
ing this message to the press, as it will
thus reach the workers faster than in
any other way.
"I have Just wired to Secretary ofj
T.aHni. WIIII.m X HM1 1 , 9
uc&wv. -u. ITUDVI1 miu Illy CUL-
leagues on the Commission advising
them of my failure to reach an agree
ment with the telephone company and
unqualifiedly recommending to the
Commission that it unanimously rec
ommend to President Wilson that he
immediately order. In the Interests of
the National defense, the commandeer
ing of all the plants and properties of
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company and its subsidiaries that may
De needed ior the Nation s defense, and
that he also commandeer Into Govern
ment service the officials, superintend
ents, foremen and employes, whether
at work or on strike, to such an extent
as may be necessary- to maintain full
efficiency of operation, such coia
mandeerlng to be upon such conditions
as he may determine, and to continue
during the period of the war. I expect
that every operator, as soon as he or
she receives this news, will continue!
at work, or report for wor'k, until such
time as the action of the President is
known."
DRAFT 385; 1088 ENLIST
GRAYS HARBOR DOES NOT RECOG
NIZE! QUOTAS.
Both Liberty Loans, Red Cross Fond
Far Oversubscribed I Men Build
Ships Cat Aeroplane Spruce.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) The departure today of 65
drafted men for Camp Lewis brought
Grays Harbor's total contribution to the
Army and Navy to 1473 men. Of this
number 385 are drafted men and 1088
enlisted men. The county's population
is but 50,000. so that had every other
section given in proportion to her pop
ulation Uncle Sam today would have
approximately 3.000.000 fighting men.
Despite the heavy drain made on this
territory ever, since the outbreak or
the war, last month showed no slowing
up in recruiting; 65 men enlisted in the
Army here during October.
Sergeant W. X. Schuster, recruiting
officer for the Army in this section,
with a total of 434 enlistments to his
credit since he. took over the local of
fice on February 28 an average of
nearly two volunteers a day is be
lieved to have the best recruiting rec
ord of any officer in the Northwest out
side of the large cities.
This record is all the more remark
able, as big recruiting campaigns for
the Navy, Murine Corps, submarine
chaser service. Naval Militia and Na
tional Guard have been conducted here
during; the same period.
Grays Harbor now has In the service
four Naval Militia divisions and one
company of infantry. A Seattle medical
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unit of 150 men contains 55 Grays Har
bor boys.
Besides giving 1473 men, the county
oversubscribed its quota in the first
liberty loan by 20 per cent; oversub
scribed its maximum quota in the sec
ond liberty loan by 32 per cent and
oversubscribed its Red Cross drive fund
nearly 60 per cent. In the latter Aber
deen gave $27,500, as against a quota of
$18,000.
One thousand of the county's work
men are employed In shipyards, pro
ducing tonnage to ship supplies to Eu
rope. Hundreds of others are engaged
cutting spruce for airplanes. One would
have to look far for a community in
the United States where a larger per
centage of its people are "working to
win the war.
AID TO NEIGHBOR COSTLY
Farmer, Helping: to Put Out Fire,
Finds Own Home in Flames.
ALBANY. Or.. Nov. 2 (Special.)
While Frank Clingman, residing north
west of Halsey. .was hurrying to as
sist a neighbor whose house was on
fire, his own residence was burning.
This occurred last Sunday and neigh
bors related the experience here today.
The residence on the farm of Joseph
Drinkard caught fire about 1 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Clingman went with other neighbors
to assist in removing goods and fight
ing the fire. At a turn of the road
he looked back and saw smoke issuing
from his own house. When he reached
there it was too late to save the build
ing or very much furniture.
EARLY PEACE ' PREDICTED
Senator New lands Gives War Six
Months to Run.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2. Senator
Francis G. Newlands, of Nevada, in a
speech at the Press Club here today,
said he believed it was likely that the
war would be over In six months.
He feared, he said, that if peace
came within that time with the con
federation of the central powers still
intact the confederation would consti
tute a pressing menace to the con
tinued peace of the world.
Strike Resolution Defeated.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 1. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the Commercial
Club held here tonight a resolution
was Introduced asking that the strike
of the employes of the Crown-Willamette
Paper Company be referred to the
State Board of Conciliation for settle
ment. The resolution had the indorse
ment of Representative Carter and
Senator Dimick. : It was opposed stren
uously by B. T. McBane. manager of the
Crown-Willamette Paper Company, and
T. W. Sullivan, manager of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power Company.
Mr. McBane said men were now en
route to Oregon City and the mills
would.be in operation in less than a
week. The resolution was defeated
when placed to i. vote.
Women Help Raise Fund.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Nov. 2. (Special.) Aid in securing the
$100,000 fund for the women's memo
rial gymnasium, to be erected on the
campus, $16,000 of which has already
been subscribed, was pledged by the
Women's Federated Clubs at their an
nual meeting held In Prineville. Seven
members of the federation have been
appointed to carry on "the work of
securing subscriptions in different
parts of the state.
Former Portland Man Is Dead.
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) John W. McNamara died in a
hospital here late Wednesday after an
Illness of four days. He formerly
lived in Portland, where he was en
gaged in business for many years. He
was at one time Exalted Ruler of the
Portland Lodgre of Elks.
LADD
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If AVE TAKEN THEIR POSITIONS.
AUTOS .TO BE FEWER
Makers Voluntarily Offer to
Help in War Work.
OUTPUT TO BE CURTAILED
Portion of Factories Will Be
Turned to Orders for Govern
ment First of Important
Conferences Held at Capital.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. Conscrip
tion of industries to supply the needs
of the Army was discussed today by
the War Industries Board with automo
bile and accessories manufacturers, who
pledged their full co-operation to the
Government in whatever is necessary
to win the war. The plan is to divert
a part of each plant to the production
of war material. It" was arranged to
have the manufacturers represented In
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce and the Motor and Acces
sories Manufacturers' Association ap
point a committee to work, with the
automobile motive produets secretary
of the hoard in planning how the big
automobile factories of the country
can be of the greatest service.
Today's conference is the first of
many to be held with makers of non
essentials as the progress of the war
makes greater demands on the coun
try's resources. All such industries
probably will be called upon to fall in
line behind the Government in curtail
ing the production of everything not
making a. direct contribution to the
Nation's lighting efficiency.
Curtailment of production of motor
vehicles was said to have been taken
up first because of the manufacturers'
voluntary offer of co-operation; be
cause of the highly organized nature
of the Industry and because the problem
of obtaining raw materials also used
in the manufacture of munitions had
become serious for the automobile men.
The extent of the decrease in produc
tion probably will be very substantial,
to be effected gradually as portions
of the plants are diverted to the manu
facture of shells, airplanes and other
war necessities.
Particular attention was paid today
to the question of employing men now
at work in factories where products
may be curtailed and it was stated
authoritatively that no action will be
taken in any case until a definite plan
has been formulated as to how the
labor affected is. to be employed in
the home territory, thereby preventing
costly and disorganizing migrations.
Red Cross Officers Named.
ALBANY, Or., 'Nov. 2. (Special.)
Chairmen of the various committees of
the local chapter of the Red Cross So
ciety, who. by virtue of their positions,
will be members of the executive board,
have been named as follows: Finance,
J. C. Irvine; finance promotion, Mrs. J.
J. Llndgren; military relief, D. S. Smith;
civil relief, W. V. Merrill: publicity.
Mrs. C. B. Winn; purchasing, W. B.
Stevens; branch and auxiliary organ
izations, Mrs. F. E. Livlngood; chair
men of the three departments of work
at headquarters, Mrs. Gertrude Leigh.
Mrs. Nellie Myers and Mrs. Harry B.
Cusick.
'School Budget Election Today.
OREGON CITY. Or. n 5 fSn.
cial.) A special' school election to vote
on me -j.-oi.su scnool budget ror thi
coming year will be held tomorrow af
ternoon. The Judges appointed for
election are A. J. Wilson, Mrs. Ida Eg
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t.
Prices in this charming residential
district are based on present-day val
uation, and not on a fictitious future.
We invite Inquiries regarding "THE
LADD THRIFT WAY" to a home here.
ESTATE COMPANY K
Stark at
Second.
SIMON'S CONTINUES TO GIVE THE MOST for the LEAST IN SUGAR
Full 16 lbs. Pure Cane Sugar for $1 with purchases of $1 or more of Dry Goods, Fur
nishings and Shoes only, excepting Rubbers. Limit, 16 lbs. Sugar to a customer. Sugar
Special not good after 6 P. M.
THE BIG SIMON'S STORE
IS ALIVE WITH BARGAINS
These for Saturday Get Your Full Share :
PANCAKE FLOUR, A 0
No. 10 sack, for only. ZsC
SOYA BEANS, Special r rf
Saturday, 4 LBS OC
3-Crown MUSCATEL f
RAISINS, lb........ HJC
Limit 10 lbs. to a Customer.
Rin M AMI? V
isiv if 1 J liii 1 .
Men' "duett" and Silver" Brand
COLLARS, reirularljr 20c. now 1 f
for 1UC
Mf' HATS, formerly 1
priced o S3, for 1 .iD
Men' llilm Heavy
GLOVES, the pair
WORK
85c
II c n v y. Waal - Mixed. Tvro
I'lcce INDBRWKAH, theO OC
alt at 3i0
CORSETS
formerly priced
op to 3.SO, now for
... Vli70
ni-ANTS' (ASHMKIIK HOSK,
merly pncea at JOc tbe pair,
now at
19c
RIBBONS,
formerly vrlceit to
.10c
ue yard, now, the yard,
SILK POPLINS aper tally l nr;
priced at, the yard (DIiAO
VERY SPECIAL FOR MEN
One lot Men's Very Kine Wool-Mixed UNION SUITS,
all aixea and well worth to &4.UO the suit. of
dw at.
BLANKETS! BLANKETS!
You can well
Afford to
keep warm at
THESE BARGAIN PRICES:
Extra Heavy BLANKETS now J
Full" Slie' Heay COTTON ' IILA N- fl f QC
KKTS at I L ZJ ij
Extra Heavy WOOL-NAP BLANKETS priced
o"." $3.95, S3.79 and $3.50
Extra Heavy WOOL-MlXEOflje ("r
BLANKETS at DiJ.JJ
Beautiful White Wool-Napf f-fk
blankets wt.OU
MEN! SEE THESE SUITS
AND OVERCOATS at
A sample lot of Fine Suits and Overcoats which
we secured at an nttrnctlve price. All new and
well worth to 23.
SOMETHING BIG WILL VERY SHORTLY
SIMON'SWATCH FOR IT AND DON'T
HON'
Kleston, L. P. Horton, Frank Moore and
James Koake.
Red Cross Chapter Organized.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Nov. 2. fPne-
cost Substitute a
7 k:
aV H aV V 4AA
Chocolate daily for more expensive and less nu
tritious foods, v
Comes in K-lb., 1-lb.
D. GHIRAROELU COMPANY
Sine 1852 San Francisco
"REX" BRAND PURE LARD
A limited quantity only. Better-buy
early.
No. 5 Size Pail
for
No. 10 Size Pail
for
$1.30
$2.55
C AyrDC Dry Goods
JJr. V Jui IV O
and Men's Wear
White OUTING FLANNEL 1 Q
Saturday at the special, yard 1 O C
SOUTACHE BRAIDS yon 1 1
can buy them tomorrow, bolt X J C
White TABLE OILCLOTH atf)rk
the special, yard. 4UC
Get the boy one
of these WARM
TRENCH
OVERCOATS
nn
for
Very Special
?.7J
$4.95
Simon's the Biggest
BARGAIN SHOE DEPT.
in Portland. Real Shoe Economy Here
One lot Nlehoff LOCKER, BOOTS.
Inch, formerly SS.SO.
Full Line MEN'S DRESS SHOES, bar.
ICS In priced at
One lot MEN'S DRESS SHOES, har
Ksln priced at
One lot LADIES' DRESS SHOES,
formerly 413.30 pair
Another lot LADIES' SHOES, for
merly 15 pair, now
Bljr lot MISSES' SCHOOL SHOES at
the special
Another Bin; Lot at 81.98
Blur lot BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES at the
special
Lot of Boys' PATENT LEATHER
SHOES at
$
14
.95
cial.) At a meeting held hero last
nlgrht the women of Oregon City or
ganized a chapter of the Red Cross.
The organization will have Jurisdiction
over a larsre part of Clackamas County
its tike
In these food conservation times it
is necessary to use a larger degree
of discretion in the purchase
Chocolate served as the most de-
licipus of all food
than a million homes in the West
In war, and peace, it per
. ; forms the added service of
; economy a food contain
ing a maximum of nutri
ment at the minimum of
CUD of Ghirardftlli'ss CI
and 3-lb. cans'
(SUGAR
1 Bythe$749 I
' SACK. I
Limit two MrkH
to a c u a t o mrr.
Delivery only I
with parrhaseH J
of 92 or more of I
other Kood. Sie
cln I not k o o 1
after 1. 91. Sut- 1
Cut Out This List of
SPECIALS
FOR NEXT WEEK
As Advertised In Alder-
Street W indows.
For Monday
Carnation i fl
MILK, can JLXJK,
For Tuesday
CREAM of - Q
WHEAT lOt
For Wednesday
LOG CABIN SYRUP
Small size " rr
priced at. ... . -- '
Medium size
priced at....
34c
For Thursday
SNIDER'S 1l2
CATSUP
For Friday
CRISCO, OK
the can.
.. out
$3.98
$2.45
$3.65
$3.19
$2.98
$2.85
$2.49
$1.98
TAKE PLACE AT
MISS IT
FIRST and ALDER
SECOND and ALDER
and will bo affiliated with the Port
land branch.
There has been an enormous decrease
In the amount of sulphur exported this;
year from Sicily.
fo$
1b.it!
and use of foods. In peace
Ghirardelli's Ground
beverages in more