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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917. 3 PRESIDES TASK IS TO AVERT STRLE Transportation Vital Part of Nation's War Machinery, Railroad Men Told. OPERATION NOT TO STOP If Necessary, Jlr. Wilson Says, lie Is Prepared to Take Required Steps to Sec That Traffic Is Not ' Tied " Vp. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Once again President Wilson has undertaken per sonally to prevent a general railroad strike. He has called the heads of the four great railroad brotherhoods to meet him in conference November 22 and will insist that patriotism be put ahead of private interest; that there be no attempt to handicap the opera tion of a vital part of the. Nation's war making machinery. The President is confident that noth ing unpatriotic will be done, but if the necessity arises, .he. Is. prepared to take the required steps to prevent a tie-up of transportation. Faith Had In Patriotism. Tn announcing today the coming con ference with the union chiefs. Judge William L. Chambers, chairman of the Board of Mediation and" Conciliation, made public a letter from the President which said: 'It is inconceivable to me that patri otic men should now for a moment contemplate the interruption of the transportation which is so absolutely necessary to the safety of the Nation. . . . The last thing which I would wish to contemplate would be the pos sibility of being obliged to take any unusual measures to operate the rail ways, and I have so much confidence that the men you are dealing with will appreciate the patriotic motives under lying your efforts that I shall look for ward with assurance to your success." Emergency Operation Planned. At the time of the threatened strike averted by the eight-hour law last year, it was understood that the Gov ernment had developed plans for emer gency operation of the railroads, if that becomes necessary. President Wilson's letter was sent to Judge Chambers two weeks ago, be fore the mediation board chairman left for Cleveland, O., to confer with the union leaders. It is understood the conferences held there were productive of substantial agreements, but that the engineers, conductors, trainmen and firemen were unwilling to commit themselves unconditionally to arbitra tion, although welcoming mediation. Agreement Is Expected. An adjustment at the White House conference next week is hoped for which will dispose of the possibility of a strike, at least for the duration of the war, either by an agreement to sub mit the differences to an arbitration board whose findings would be binding or by postponing a wago contest until the enemy overseas has been defeated. The Switchmen's Union of North America has agreed to arbitration and It is understood the Order of Railway Telegraphers also is willing to put their . case in the hands of an impartial tri bunal. The new demands of the railroad workers would add J109.000.000 yearly to their pay envelopes, according to calculations of the railway manage ments. President Outline Position. The following letter from President Wilson to Judge Chambers expresses the President's attitude toward the sit uation : "My dear Judge Chambers: May I not express my very deep and serious inter est in your efforts to bring the railroad executives and the brotherhoods en gaged in train operation to an agree ment that there shall be no interrup tion in- the relations on either side un til ample opportunity shall have been afforded the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation to bring about if possible an amicable agree ment and that in the event of a failure to bring about such an agreement any controversy that may have arisen will be submitted to arbitration in accord ance with the provisions of the New- lands law. "I take it for granted that your ef forts will succeed, because it is incon ceivable to me that patriotic men should now for a moment contemplate the in terruption of transportation, which is bo absolutely necessary to the safety of the Nation and to its success in arms as well as to its whole industrial life, but I wanted, nevertheless, to express my deep personal interest in the matter and to wish you Godspeed. "The last thing I should wish to con template would be the possibility of being obliged to take any unusual measures to operate the railways and I have so much confidence that the men you are dealing with will appreciate the patriotic motives underlying your efforts that I shall look forward with assurance to your success. "Cordially and sincerely yours, "WOODROW WILSON." Judge Chambers issued this memo- " randum: "As a result of the efforts of The board of mediation to bring the rail road executives and the brotherhoods engaged in train operation to an agree ment that there shall be no interrup tion in their relations on either side un til ample opportunity shall have been afforded the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation to bring about, if possible, an amicable agree ment and that in the event of a failure to bring about such an agreement ay controversy that may have arisen will be submitted to arbitration in accord ance with the provisions of the New lands law. Commissioner Chambers has held conferences with leading railroad officials and chief executives of the brotherhoods. "At a conference in Cleveland, O., Thursday last, between Judge Cham bers and Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers; W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen; L. E. Sheppard, first vice-president. Order of Railroad Con ductors, and W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, it is understood certain substantial agree ments were reached. Judge Chambers declined to state what these results were, but the rumor is that the excu tives of the labor organizations agreed to the mediation features of the proposal, and it is inferred that the conference with the President which is planned for 2:30 P. M.- Thursday will have refer ence to the arbitration features of the proposed agreement. It is understood that these labor executives are unwill ing to commit their organizations un conditionally to arbitration, but that at the White House conference on the 22d the executives will be ready to discuss with the President some plan by which it is hoped an adjustment will be reached which will, at least for the duration of the war, prevent any inter ruption of railroad transportation." Word From Unions Awaited. . Operating heads of railroads center ing in Portland have as yet no ad vices as to demands reported now In the process of formulation bv con ductors, 'brakemen and firemen of American roads. Such demands bv the various rail unions will be country wide In their scope and will, presum ably, affect the Pacific Coast lines as well as the East. No trouble here is as yet anticipated and it is said here no actio n will be taken until official com munications are received from the unions. 80 Years Old, Bathed Internally for 20 Years Mrs. D. C. Newcomb writes Dr. Chas A. Tyrrell, of New York, a follows: "My next birthday is July 13th 80 years old. Have used Tyrrell's 'J. B. L. Cascade for more than 20 years. Best and only remedy that brings relief with out the use of drugs. My experience proved that it always relieves. No danger from It. My ailments were principally Uric Acid, Biliousness, Costlveness, etc. This Is by no means an exceptional letter for Dr. Tyrrell to receive, as there are now over half a million Americans using Dr. Tyrrell's "J. B. L. Cascade" with like results. By the scientific use of Nature's cleanser warm water1 It eliminates all poisonous waste from the lower intestine and gives Nature & char.ee to work unhampered. You will be astonished at the difference In your feelings the morning after an Inter nal bath. The J. B. L. Cascade" will be shown and explained to you by Woodard-Clarke & Co' a drugstores, Portland, who will also give you free on request an interesting booklet by Dr. Charles A. Tyrrell, "Why Man of To day Is Only 50 Efficient." Get this booklet and know just why Internal Bathing Is so effective In the pro motion of better health. Adv. GOMPERS PLEADS FOR FAIR DEALING WAR SAVINGS PLANNED CERTIFICATES TO BE MADE APPRO PRIATE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Campaign Opening December 3 Is Ex pected to Raise Government Loan of Two Billion Dollar. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Newly ap pointed state directors of the war sav ings movement at their first conference tomorrow with treasury officials will formulate plans by which they expect to make war savings certificates or stamps the most popular Christmas gift throughout the entire country. It is planned to conduct an intensive campaign in every state beginning with the holiday season from which the Gov ernment hopes to reap loans aggre gating $2,000,000,000 within a year. The campaign will open formally De cember 3. The state directors will listen to ad dresses tomorrow by Frank A. Vander- lip, chairman of the war savings com mittee: Secretary McAdoo, Postmaster- General Burleson and Basil P. Blackett, of the British treasury, who has direct ed a similar war savings plan in his country. They will also confer with their district directors, six of whom have been named. Friday the state di rectors will -call on President Wilson, who is expected to give hearty indorse ment to the war savings plan. MISSIONARY IS SUICIDE Woman Returning From Leaps From Steamer. Cliina VICTORIA, B. C. Nov. 16. Miss A. P. Davis, an American missionary home bound from China, who has been suf fering mental derangement, jumped overboard from a Canadian liner No vember 4, the first day out of Yoko hama, according to reports reaching here. Nothing was seen of her body. Miss Davis was being taken to her home in Virginia in care of two nurses. She evaded them and crawled through a porthole to her death. CANDIDATES SIGN PLEDGE Clichalis Makes Sure Its Officers Are Loyal to Government. CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. 14. (Spe cial.) A meeting was held here today of all candidates for city office, the purpose being to ascertain If they are in sympathy with the United States Government. All candidates were present excent T. J. Long, who was out of the city. They signed a pledge that they are for America, and if elected will use the power of their office to bring of fenders against the United tSates to justice. OPIUM DEALER, SENTENCED Frank Bassett, of Camn Lewis, to Serve Five Years in Prison. TACOMA, Nov. 14. Five years' con finement, which will probably be at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., was the sen tence passed today on Frank Gion Bas sett, private in Battery C. 347th Field Artillery, convicted on two of three opium charges filed against him. Jack Gillis and Arthur Moore, also found guilty of having opium in their possession, were sentenced to three months confinement, with a forfeiture of three-quarters of their pay durinsr tne term. President of American Federa tion Addresses Business Men of Buffalo. TRIBUTE PAID PRESIDENT Pendleton Woman Asks Relief. PENDLETON, Or.. Nov. 14. (Special.) Alleging that her husband is making preparations to go to war and that he has entered into a pact to transfer his property to his father, leaving her without means for support, Goldie La v ontalne, wife of George La Fontaine, well-known young Pendleton farmer, has filed suit here for separate main tenance of 1150 a month. She also se cured a restraining order preventing the transfer of her husband's prop erty and the Bale of an automobile which she claims. 'In Recasting Industrial Conditions, Old Ideas Must Be Thrown on Scrap Heap and New Con ceptions' Reached." BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 14. While the thirty-seventh annual convention of the American Federation of Labor was marking timo today awaiting the re ports of committees. President Gom pers addressed a Joint meeting of the executive club and the Greater Buffalo Club. He old the business men that the long-standing problems affecting capital and labor are virtually insolva ble. "All that can be done." he said, "Is to solve problems confronting us from day to day, so that, day by day. e may be better prepared to reach a solution, if solution be possible, of what has been a riddle for ages. "We can allay all disputes during this great war in which we are now engaged by you gentlemen bearing In mind, that all the virtues are not on your side and the vices on ours. "Neither side can claim all the pa triotism, but it is possible to obtain a better understanding so that the standards of American life shall not be lowered and to the end that our boys at the front may be supplied with all that is needful, not only for fight ing, but for their comfort when they are not fighting. "To me this war has quite another significance than the mere winning of battle. It Is to bring a rejuvenation of the democratic peoples of the nations of all the world." Gomp'rs 1, audit President. Speaking of President Wilson and the problems that faced him, Mr. Gom pers said he was proud to serve un der the leadership of "that great man who la now voicing the aspirations of the whole civilized world." "What we aim to do," Mr. Gompors continued, "is to advise employers of labor to bear In mind that, in recast ing our industrial conditions, old Ideas must be thrown on the scrap heap and a new conception reached on the rights of others. 'Some ground must be reached on which the industries of our country may be speeded up so that the war may bo speedily won. Of Its result I have not the slightest mental reservation." The morning session of the conven tion lasted about an hour, adjourn ment being taken until tomorrow when word came from the committees that no reports would be ready until tomorrow. Two unions the steel workers, on strike at Beaver Valley, and the Arizona miners asked the convention to help settle their trou bles along the lines which President Gompers and his associates nave ioi- owed in other differences navmg to do with industries that might nave a bearing upon war supplies. Both com munications were referred to committees. Bmtoii Report Causes) Flurry. The news from Boston late In the afternoon that the strikers at tne Watertown arsenal and faquantum baa decided to continue the strike regard less of the orders issued by the in ternational officers here caused a flurry, and it was at first thougnt tnat the situation there had developed from misunderstanding. J. F. Toomey, secretary of the Car penters' District Council, who went from here to Boston, sent a telegram stating that no information had been received from the general presidents by any Boston local. This was taken to mean that some one nad iauea 10 forward proper Instructions and steps were taken to straighten out the tan- le- . .. . After an Informal meeting oi me general presidents the Boston situation was explained by Vice-president, jonn Duncan thus: "We find that some of the general presidents did not forward their In structions to the Boston locals until today. Some of the messages were sent so late that they undoubtedly did not reach Boston prior to the meeting held this afternoon. A e expect that the order to return to work will be obeyed when it la received in due form." Arizona Miner Complain. The following message was received from the president of the Globe Miners' Union, Globe. Ariz.: "Conditions in Globe very unsatisfac tory, although miners involved agreed to abide by ruling of the President s special commission. The copper com panies are not keeping their part of the agreement. Many or our active members have been refused employ ment, and this organization requests that the American Federation of Labor demand that President Wilson insist on the mining companies living up to the terms "of settlement." A telegram was read from Mrs. Car rie Chapman Catt thanking the federa tion for its assistance in the cause of equal suffrage and asking as the next step the adoption by the convention of resolution urging favorable action oy Congress on a National suffrage amendment to the Constitution. The convention adjourned until to morrow morning, word coming from the committees that no reports would be read today. Lieut. Tom Greenwood Advanced. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. 14. (Spe cial.) Second Lieuteant Tom Green wood has been advanced to fill the vacancy in company j, inira regi ment, Washington State Guard, caused by the recent removal of First Lieu tenant S. M. Williams to Idaho. Ser- Chilblains TO CURE IX ONE NIGHT USE Blainine BO - Cents at All Drug Stores) or Direct Postpaid. E. DON McCRARY, R. PH, Livrrmore, California. Boston Mechanics Stay on . Strike. BOSTON, Nov. 14. Strikes of union mechanics on Government work in this city. Chelsea and Watertown will be continued "until open-shop conditions are eliminated." according to a vote of the Joint councils of the building trades unions here today. After the meeting a statement was issued deny ing a report that officers of the Amer ican Federation of Labor had ordered the men to return to work. Colds Cause Headache and Crip LAXATIVE BKUMO QUININE remOTes tne cause, inere la only one tJromo Qui nine." E. W. GKOVE'S signature la on box. 30c Aav, I They're Here! j ALL THE LATE j PLAYER ROLLS Musical Floor Seventh I 6 I W "Ba:! Ml. . - J II. 1 1 T"a Ef'r KsA NT P Hear These New Ones "Some Sunday Morning" "You Have a Wonderful Way" "While the Incense Is Burn- ing and other, popular Jazz Rolls. Player Pianos -Note that our prices are all below the usual amount in mind to pros pective player purchasers. $387, $435, $465, $495 and up Easy Terms of Payment Are Yours for the Asking. t Seventh Floor. Merchandise ofoMeril Only OUR HANDSOMEST SUITS on Sale Today Being the Most Important ANNOUNCEMENT From Our Suit Section i uptnanlQct!e cS (3 CManJmdin fO Merit Onj? geant O. C. Nordlund has been ad vanced to the second lieutenancy in the company. Lieutenant Nordlund was formerly a non-commissioned officer in Company M, Second Washington In fantry. Six more recruits enlisted in Company G last night, bringing the total enlistment to 104. WOMEN TO BE ISOLATED SEATTLE TO CONVERT CITY LODGING-HOI SE INTO HOSPITAL. Major, Council, Health Co mm inn I on. Favor Plan to V"e Six-Room , Building aa Home. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 14. (Special.) A building opposite the county stock ade, erected as a home for jobless worklngmen when the city was con fronted with a problem of the unem ployed, will probably be repaired and used as an Isolation home for immoral women found to be a menace to the health of soldiers and sailors and res idents. Dr. J. S. McBrlde, City Health Commissioner, will recommend the re pair of this building for the purpose; Mayor Gill favors the plan and a ma jority of the Councilman are under stood to be committed to an appropri ation to carry it out. Dr. McBride said today the building contained about six rooms that could be used as wards, giving a capacity of 50 patients. The Mayor declared it could be put into good condition for use as an isolation hospital for $300 or 400. He added that the employment of three matrons at $100 a month each would be necessary, as well as the addition of one or more assistant bac teriologists to the" staff of the City Health Department. This Season Today We Place on Sale at $33.50-$43,50 Suits Reflecting the Finest Art in Man-Tailored, Smart Winter Garments Burella, Velvet, Broadcloth and Serge IN PLUM, BEETROOT , ROOKIE, GREEN, NAVY AND BLACK. These Suits represent' the most fashionable models now in vogue They are i i i i i i i i i single models, and suits of which we have only one or two of a kind Suits used g 5 for our regular Fall opening, and having served their purpose are now offered in j this sale. From One-Third to Half Price I j Jefferson Fam ous ,mon m $ 1.98 suk I utts I ASYRIAN DISROBES TO VOTE J. Paul, 3 7, Misunderstood and Now He Is in Army. TACOMA, Wash,, Nov. 14. (Special.) J. Paull, Butte Asyrian, thought it odd when he was called before an ex emption board and the examining phy sician went over him thoroughly. It was the first time in his life that he had been told to take off his clothes when he went to register for the bal lot. That was what he thought the procedure meant, and it was not until he was on the train for Camp Lewis that the thought dawned on him that he might have made a mistake. Now Paull is seeking to get out of the Army. He is 37 years old and has been in the country a number of years. He said that fellow Asyrians told him he would have to register to vote and that when be was asked his age he did not quite understand. Evidently he believes the members of the board mis understood him also. Fall Carloads Required. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.," Nov. 14. (Special.) Apple shippers 'must load heavy or get no cars,, according to in formation received by railroad offi cials here. A letter from S. A. Herlng, car service agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Co., to the company's representative here stated that the National Food Ad ministration has requested report of the names of all shippers who refuse to load to the capacity of cars. Belgium to Set Milk. CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. 14 (Spe cial.) Shipment of 20.000 cases of con- Quality Same as Ever San Felice Cigar Now 6c v As long as it was possible to do so we have kept down the price of the San Felice Cigar, so that it could be retailed for 6c. However, it becomes imperative for us to increase the price to 6c Taxation, raw material and wages have advanced so much during the past year that it is no longer pos sible to sell San Felice at the old price. To those smokers of fine taste who recognize in ban fence a cigar of un usual merit we ask your continued patronage. It is unnecessary to state that the same high standard of San Felice quality will be maintained. San Felice Cigar now 6c The Deisel-Wem mer.Co., Lima Ohio. Adv. . You know this nationally and justly famous underwear for men. But you cannot ex- J pect to buy these union suits at this sale price until wool drops back again to normal 2 and this may be years. I f To the Wise i We Suggest That You Buy Z All the Union Suite A you Need I At This Sale j UpmarfW te & fix t'rWUnJiM dtU Merit Qy Natural Gray Three Weights All Sizes Strictly High-Grade . Finely Tailored Underwear I T I J EN C in IN IF THIS Is Not One of the Best Sales of Shirts at $ 1 .29 We Shall Never Ask You to Attend Another. Heavy Repp, Heavy Oxford, Imported Woven Madras, Percale, Russian Cord and Crystal Cloth Away Underpriced KnUlN Merit Ontf" 9 i 9 ft densed milk to Belgium to be dis tributed by the Belgian Relief Com mission has been started by the Che halis plant of the Carnation Milk. Prod ucts Company. Counterfeit Money Circnlated. HOQUIAM. Wash., Nov. 14. (Special.) In the neighborhood of $400 in coun terfeit $1 pieces was placed in circula tion here Saturday night and Sunday, according to the officers. This is the first time counterfeit money has been reported in circulation here for several years and the circulators apparently operated quite extensively. Read The Oregonian classified ads. Just a Young Man An older man en couraged him. He took heart, saved and became a success. We welcome the young man with the moderate income and much ambition. ,.! ::. ;..! .i,,,5 1 J 'u,i,,'V':t-liL" 'Mil'' '" THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK With' yrhicli is consolidated the CUMBERMENS NATIONAL "BANS. Resources oyer 25,0 0.0 00 mmm What Physicians Prescribe for Nerves THE USE OF ORGANIC PHOSPHORITE Something over sixty years ago Pe louz, a French scientist, discovered a. form of organic phosphorus which, when taken into the human system, was quickly converted Into nerve tis sue. Nearly half a century later Robin, a distinguished French physician, be gan a scientific Investigation of tha use of this organic phosphorus and Its effect upon the human system, with, results that amazed the scientific ami medical world, and today it is an ad mitted fact that in the treatment of those ailments, directly or indirectly due to depleted nervous vitality, sucli as neurasthenia, nervous weakness, premature old age, insomnia, lack ot energy, fatigue, nervous debility, thin ness, etc.. it is unequaled. Today physi cians and hospitals everywhere recog nize its merits by its use in ever-increasing quantities. It is therefore a. matter of more than ordinary interest to all such sufferers to learn that this organic nerve-building phosphorus is now obtainable of druggists every where In the form of 5-grain tablets of pure bitro-phosphate, at a cost so low as to be within the reach of everyone. One of these tablets should be taken with each meal, and the results in many instances are little short of marvelous. Dull eyes become bright, sleep is re stored to the sleepless, the nerves re gain their strength, thin people put on flesh, and the whole system becomes charged with that strength, vitality and energy which makes life so truly wortav while.Adv. LITTLE ONES AND OI I) ONES. James Kdwardn, 2UX Harriett St.. Mont gomery. Ala., writes: "I sleep all night and cough but little. I feel like a new man now from UHtng Koley's Honey and Tar. My whole family Is using It now the little ones and the old ones. It has cured our coughs and broken our colds." Foley's Honey and Tar clears stopped air passages, removes phlegm, heals raw. inflamed membranes, soothes sore chest, makes difficult breathing easy, and relieves those deep-seated, rack ing coughs, Sold everywhere.-? Adv.