TIIE 'MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY. JUL.Y 19. 1918. WAGE QUESTION TO RECEIVE ATTENTION Scale for Shipbuilders Will Be Fixed at Philadelphia Con ference in August. COAST TO SEND DELEGATES JVIessrs. Schwab and Piez Take TTp Iiabor Conditions and Macy Award at All-Day Hearing "With Seattle Builders. SEATTLE, "Wash.. July 18. (Spe cial.) Charles M. Schwab, director general of shipbuilding: operations for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and Charles A. Piez, vice-president of that branch of the United States Shipping Board, will meet with Pacific Coast delegations of both shipyard operators and the employes who build the ships, and the United States Shipping Board's wage adjustment board at Philadelphia on August 5 to settle the wage ques tion now affecting the shipbuilding programme. This was the programme agreed upon after an all-day conference par ticipated in by Mr. Schwab during the morning, and carried on for the rest of the day by Mr. Piez and Mr. Cuthell. the latter being the Shipping Board's counsel. 3Ionter Lnncheon Given. Mr. Schwab, accompanied by Eaton and a number of shipbuilders, most of wham were from the Grays Harbor district, left at 2:40 this after noon for a visit to that section, but be fore their departure they attended a monster luncheon given under the aus pices of the Seattle Chamber of Com merce and Commercial Club at the Arena at noon. The labor situation, which had been in a more or less unsettled state ever Since the findings of the Wage Adjust ment Board, known s.s the Macy com mission, made last Fall, is now ger erally admitted to have reached a more satisfactory stage for complete adjustment than has been the case at any previous stage since the Govern- ment entered into its gigantic ship building programme. Today the wage question, working conditions in the various plants and differences in the scale paid in the Skinner & Eddy plant and the Macy award formed the principal topic dis cussed. Adjustment ot Arranged. During the morning conferences both Mr. Schwab and Mr. Piez frankly In formed the representatives of the Metal Trades Council, and later in the day the latter imparted the same information to the shipyard officials, that they were not in a position to arrange any read justment of the wage question by them selves, as that particular matter rested virtually entirely with the adjustment board comprising V. Everett Macy Charles A. Coolidge and .A. J. Berres. There were, however, several working conditions called to their attention which they promised to remedy, or at least Charles M. Schwab, as Director of Shipbuilding, did. The nature of the labor requests as well as the tentative rearrangement of certain conditions were withheld pend ing the return of the visiting shipping board officials to Philadelphia, where they contemplate the framing of an entirely new shipyard schedule em bracing the new conditions as well as the satisfactory portions of the exist ing schedule. BABIES AVERAGE HIGH PORTLAND INFANTS MAKE RECORD IJT FEDERAL TESTS. Dr. Allen P. Koyes Lectures on Proper Feeding Before Large Crowd at Liberty Temple. Mayhap It is the crystal water of Bull Run that lends to Portland babies stature and stamina beyond their years, or tha celebrated Oregon clime, or both. At any rate. It is certain that many of them have raced ahead of their ages, according to the records which are being made at Liberty Tem ple during "better babies" week, which closes tomorrow. In one family the . investigators found a trio of such examples yester day, and the smiling mother bore away the official testimonials to the very superior young Americans she has given to the Nation. The children are Belva Tobin, Celsey Tobin, and Louis Tobin. of 46 North Sixteenth street. Belva, the eldest, is 5 years old, but has the development in height and weight of an 8-year-old girl. Louis Tobin, her brother. Is ZVz. but in weight and height he is far beyond the third-year average. The real infant of the family, Celsey. thousrh not S months of age, has the weight of an average child of 11 months, and the neignt or an 8-months-old babv. Yesterday at the free clinic Dr. Allen P. Noyes lectured on the proper feed ing of children, answering many ques tions as they were asked by attendant mothers. The clinic conducted this afternoon will be under the direction of Dr. W. G. Patrick. Tomorrow after noon, the conclusion of the week, will mark the visit of Mrsl W. K. Davis, of the Department of Agriculture, who will speak on foods for children. PIANOS 1 $195 This Piano is a bargain. It is a standard make and we give with it our guarantee and written exchange agreement. We also have: Large size Hardman at $285 Another standard make at $265 An excellent practice Piano. .$125 Terms to Please You. G.F. Johnson Piano Co. ' 149 Sixth, Bet. Alder and Morrison. ftlEHLIX PACKARD BOND PIAKfOS. VICTROLAS AAD RECORDS. TV .llllMiiiiiM f " - ! 'T v TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Liberty William Russell, "Up Romance Road. Majestic William Karnum, "True Blue." Peoples Dolly Sisters, "The Million-Dollar Dollies." Columbia Dorothy Dalton, "A Soul for Sale." Star Mae Murray, "Her Body In Bond." Sunset " Doug" Fairbanks, "American Aristocracy"; Bill Hart. "Hell's Hinges." Globe Frank Mclntyre. "The Traveling Salesman." Liberty. TTP E I I stor for P ROMANCE ROAD" Is the story of a young man looking excitement and thrills, and the audience will experience the same excitement and thrills in watching the picture. It Is a regular "Daredevil Dock" story of plots and counter-plots for kidnaping a girl: the hero foiling the plot of the villain, and his won derful fight against the gang of crooks who are attempting to hold him and his fiancee prisoner while they blow up the warehouse, and also the ship, which is starting forth loaded with supplies for the allies. William Russell, athletic star, whose popularity has been increasing rapidly of late, contributes many a strong-man feat to the thrills of this picture. The plot is highly colored, but one is not expected to take it too seriously, and it can't fail to amuse and thrill at the same time. Gregory Thorne and Marta Millbanke (Charlotte Burton) are a pampered young engaged pair, but are opposed to conventional engagement and mar riage, so decide upon an elopement. Gregory hires four second-story men to effect an abduction at the same time an emissary of a foreign gov ernment decides to abduct Marta to hold her as hostage, until her father. a shipper, promises to stop shipments to the allies. In the darkness Gregory's men and Eckstrom's meet and complications en sue. The arrival of the police adds to the excitement. Marta mistakes one gang for the other and permits her self to be carried off. Gregory, who pursues, is captured and the two held as hostages. Eckstrom threatens to blow up the Gregory warehouses and a ship, but Gregory outwits Eckstrom by a clever ruse, saves Marta from death and compels Eckstrom to reveal the hiding places of the infernal machines. For once the young people are sated with adventure. News pictorial offers as a special feature the funeral of the late Mayor Mitchel, of New York, with its air plane escort. A "Smiling" Billy Par sons comedy Is also shown. Sunset. There's a new show at the Sunset Theater today, Owner-Manager Jen nings deciding to offer his big Fair banks-Hart double bill this morning Instead of waiting until Sunday, "American Aristocracy" will be the Fairbanks comedy-drama, while Bill Hart will. appear In "Hell's Hinges." The bill partakes of an all-star of ferlng,, for In addition to Hart and Fairbanks their supporting casts In clude Jewel Carmen, Portland girl Louise Glaum, Clara Williams and Rob ert McKlm. "American Aristocracy" is a clever satire on the society side of the life of the Industrial barons, with Fair banks in the role of a Southerner and bug-hunter who falls In love with a daughter of a hat-pin aristocrat and wins her through a series of episodes involvfng smugglers and a United States gunboat. "Hell's Hinges" Is a dramatic tale of the West, with Hart as a bad man who falls victim to the Innocence and beauty of a preacher's sister and from preacher-baiter becomes an ardent champion of the small religious crowd in the wxld frontier town. Italians Like Yankee Films. According to information received in Portland by J. W. Palmer, eecre tary in charge of war work recruiting for Oregon and Idaho, Italian soldiers take to American comedy films like a duck takes to water. The Y. M. C. A. war workers here have secured Happy Hooligan, lt.razy Ivat and Fatty Ar buckle films and the Italians laugh as heartily as American audiences. "Give us 'H Commendatore Spac cone," they shout. Translated, it means Happy Hooligan. The titles have been made over Into Italian. Other films shown are the Drew com edies, Mable Normand, Victor Moore. Booby Bumps and Sid Chaplin. Later Charlie Chaplin will, be Introduced. The Chaplin films are having a run at the American front. Screen Gossip; .Pauline Frederick, soon to commence work for Goldwyn, where her husband Willard Mack, is head of the scenario department, will bid farewell to cos tume drama and return to modern emo tional roles. Herbert Rawlinson and Milton Sills are "Jerry" Farrar's first two leading men in her pictures for 1918. Rube De Remer, who was one of the big figures in Rex Beach's "The Auc tion Block," is now leading woman for Harold Lockwood. Hal is back in New York after a long filming period in California. Some big news in the shape of star acquisitions is due from Fox some of these days. Rumor has it that Vir ginia Pearson, June Caprice and Jewel Carmen are to De supplanted by other players. They say Bessie Love got $40,000 from Pathe to break the contract which bound her to that concern. m m m Shirley Mason, new Paramount star, asserts that she wants to play in noth lng but happy pictures. m m m Lasky Is beginning to brag about Wanda Hawley, but one can hardly blame the studio, for she's the prettiest little blonde you ever saw. Wanda be gan to steal hearts from the minute she appeared timidly before the lens, and you ought to see the way even a bunch of jaded studio workers gaze upon her. so Nell Shlpman, who made such a hit in "God's Country and the Woman" two seasons ago, has another big North west snow picture in "Baree, Son of Kazan," written by James Oliver Cur- wood. Pearl White has enjoyed a remark able career. At the age of 7 she was a child ac tress in an obscure "Uncle Tom's Cabin" troupe playing in the mountains of the Southern states; at 12 she was a trapeze performer in a small circus; at 18 she was a leading woman in a dra matic stock company. m m m Douglas Fairbanks next Artcraft picture to follow "Say. Young Fellow," will be "Bound in Morocco." the story of which, written by Allan Dwan, Is described as a snappy, high-geared, ro mantic comedy-drama of the 20th cen tury. The production is now well on the way toward completion under the direction of Mr. Dwan, this being his third picture with Fairbanks as star. Geraldlne Farrar has a baby grand piano in her dressing-room at the Gold wyn studios, which accounts for the fact that the apartment Is twice the size of any under the big glass top. While Mary Garden used to play soli taire between scenes. Geraldlne Farrar sings. Snatches of song float down the corridoV and harmonious chords echo through the building. The other stars now have music while tbey make up. m Vivian Martin, who has Just com pleted "Her Country First for Para mount under the direction of James Young, has picked out Banff Hot Springs, in the Canadian Rockies, as her Summer resting place. Miss Martin has earned her vacation and expects to remain in the Switzerland of America' for some time. . mm Peggy Hyland, 'William For star, takes many precautions to guard her eyes from injury from the lights dur lng the making of a picture. Chief among these is her Insistence that de fusers, or ground glass, be placed be fore the lights so that the glare will be somewhat decreased. She uses an eye wash after every appearance be fore the camera. William Farnum spent his abort va cation between pictures on a most suc cessful fishing trip at Cata.lia Island. Having finished "Riders of the Purple sage," he has started "The Rainbow Trail, which is also by Zane Grey. Donald Gallagher, who is supporting Nazimova in her own picture. "L'Occi dent," has joined the Aviation Corps and will start training as soon as his work in the picture is completed. Clfford Bruce, remembered In "Blue Jeans," is war working, too. He has purchased a farm and has turned over one of his cars to the Junior Naval Re serve for use between Ngr York and Camp Dewey. . The newest recommendation for "go ing into pictures" is, according to the casting director for World: "I am the young lady who holds the record for selling the greatest number of liberty bonds in Cordele, Ga." The Chicago studios of the Sellg Poloscope Company have been closed, confirming rumors that were current for over a year. It is stated authori tatively that practically all the studio activity will be concentrated in the Pacific Coast studios. Ruth Roland won a $300 prize for the I design of a riding habit. GORST E NTERTA1NS WITH Chautauqua Auditors Held Spellbound by Forest Music Imitation." ZEDELER QUINTET PLAYS James A. Burns Speaker at Evening Programme; Thavlu's Exposi tion Rand Is Billed for Ap pearance Today. TODAY AT CHAI'TAIQCA. Morning. 8 Physical culture. 9 Mother Goose Chautauqua. 9 Industrial Club work, direc tion Miss Parker. 10 "The Church of History." Dr. Bralnerd. 11 Forum. Programme in charge Women's Press Club of Oregon. Instrumental solo, Mrs. Carlln Dewltt Joslyn; vocal solo. Miss Edith Beyer; dramatic read ing, Mrs. Lucy Edwards Bruce: music, violin solo, selected. Frank Sngihara; humorous reading. Miss Aileen Brong; address, "Pen Women In War Service," Mrs. Lucia Faxon Addlton. president Women's Press Club; "America," by audience. Afternoon. 2- Thavlu's Exposition Band. 4:30 Portland All-Stars vs. Wilsonvllle. 5 Symposium. "Boys" and Girls' Clubs." Miss Alice Joyce, state leader. Evening. 8 Grand concert, Thavlu's Ex position Band and accompanying artists. OREGOX CITY. Or., July 18. (Spe clal.) Charles Crawford Gorst held a large audience at the Gladstone Chau tauqua spellbound this afternoon while the songs of birds burst from his marvelous throat in perfect imita tion of the feathered folk. Mr. Gorst was introduced by R. Bruce Horsfall, of Portland, a persona friend of the lecturer, and himself great lover of birds. Mr. Gorst. he said, is one of the greatest authorities and critics of bird tones in the world, and through the medium of his many phonograph records has become known to all nations. In the programme also appeared the Zedeler Symphonic Quintet with number of pleasing selections. Its afternoon rendition of "The Poet and Peasant" overture called forth hearty encores. The evening numbers lnclud ed selections from "II Trovatore," the opera "Louise," "Slcillano Rigordon Chopin's "Nocturne," the third and last movements from the overture of "Will iam Tell," and the "American Fatrol, by the troupe. James A. Burns Speaker. The speaker on the evening pro gramme was James A. Burns, on "Re making the Kentucky Mountaineer.' Mr. Burns is president and founder o the Oneida Institute, the college in th hills of the old feudal territory, and has had much experience with these, people of the mountains. The Chautauqua is planning extra parking facilities and attendants to handle the crowd which is expected at the grounds tomorrow to hear Thaviu's Exposition Band, led by the magnetic Thaviu himself. The organization of 40 pieces had the honor of opening and closing the San Francisco Exposition In 1915. The band Is the largest that has ever appeared on a Western Chautau qua circuit. Ralph Errole, lyric tenor of the Chicago Grand Opera Company, with others, will be heard in selec tions from the masterpieces of the world. Forn n Hnr Announced. The forum hour will be In charge of the Women's Press Club of Oregon. The 10 o'clock Bible discussion will be led by Dr. Brainerd. with "The Church of History" as his topic. Miss Lorene Parker, of the extension department of O. A. C, will preside over the In dustrial Club meeting at 9 o'clock, and it Is expected that a large number of the boys and girls, members of the club, will attend. The baseball game tomorrow will be between the Wilsonvllle team and the Portland All-Stars. At 6 o'clock to morrow the symposium will be under the direction of Miss Alice Joyce, state leader of the boys' and girls' clubs. The Exposition Band will be heard at 2:15 in the afternoon and again In the evening at 8. Extra cars will be run from Oregon City and- Portland and a half-hour schedule from First and Al der streets will be maintained, the cars going directly to the grounds. HULL DAMAGED BY FIRE EXPLOSION OF ACETYLENE TORCH MENACES NEW VESSEL. F. W. Bathe, Employe of Shipyard, Suffers Burns While Helping Volun teers to Extinguish Flames. Fire, caused by the explosion of an acetylene cutting and welding torch. broke out in the deckhouse of hull No. SO, under construction at the Peninsula shipyards, at 10:56 o'clock yesterday morning and for a time threatened to destroy the partly completed vessel The exact amount of damage has not yet been determined, but probably will not reach more than a few 'hundred dollars. If the damaged boards can not be replaced the entire deckhouse and surrounding parts of the vessel will have to be rebuilt and will involve an expenditure of more than 81000. Ray Nlblock was operating ths torch when It exploded. He was uninjured. F. W. Bathe, another employe of the yard, was burned about the face while helping the volunteer fire department to extinguish the blaze. Several departments answered the fire alarm, but arrived on the scene just as the volunteer department, com posed of shipyard workers, was ex tingutshing the last of the blaze. Fire Marshal Grenfell yesterday praised highly the work of the vol unteer shipyard department and Is en couraging the workers In all other yards to form similar units. FATHER DILLON SUPERIOR Gonzaga's President California Head of Society of Jesus. SPOKANE. Wash.. July 18. (Spe ciaC) The Very Rev. Francis C. Dil- BIRD SONGS Inn. A T niRMnt nf Hnmnri Uni versity for two years, and one of the builders of that institution, has Deen appointed superior of - the California province of the Society of Jesus. The California province comprises the states of Washington. Oregon. Idaho. Monians, Wyoming, i;aiiiornia ana mo territory or Alaska. Father Dillon will succeed the Rev. Richard A. Gleason. S. J., who has been provincial the last four years. Word of the appointment, which came from Rome, was recetved last night by the Rev. Father James Brogan. S. J., present rector of Gonzaga. Father Dillon, who is now In Portland, will as sume his new duties Immediately. He has been treasurer of the district under Father Gleason for the last two years. Father Dillon was born In 1866 at Ha- gerstown, Md. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1887. and was ordained at St- Ignatius. Montreal. In 1896. He first came to the Northwest In 1888 and served with remarkable success In the Indian missions In the Coeur d'Alenes. He was made assistant treasurer of Gonzaga College In 1894. In 1903 he was appointed president of Gonzaga University. W. G. BARKER 111 COURT PENALTY TO BE IMPOSED OX AL LEGED IDLER TODAY. Judge Rosamaa Dec-lines Dismiss Charges Efforts to Go to Work Are Held Belated. William C. (Bill) Barker, heir to extensive timber holdings and well- known man around Portland, was tried In Municipal Court yesterday for- vio lation of the idlers' ordinance and the prohibition law. Judge I toss man heard the evidence and announced that he would take the case under advisement until this morning, when he will pass Judgment liarkcr was arrested Sunday at a bathing resort near Ross Island by Chief Engineer Prfhm, of tha harbor patrol, and Patrolman Klingensmith who testified yesterday that Barker, while bathing, made frequent trips to his locker, where he partly consumed the contents of a bottle of whisky They also, said that he admitted to them that he had not worked since the idlers' ordinance was passed, de claring that he was too ill to do' any work. Barker did not refute these statements. H. N. Hogue. Barker's attorney, asked the court to dismiss the charges against the young man and allow him to enlist In the Navy. or. in case h failed in the physical examinations, to go to work in a shipyard, which Bar ker said he was willing to do. Judge Rossman said that Barker had had the opportunity to enlist or go to work in the shipyards for more than a yea now and that it was only after he had been arrested that the idea of entering a useful occupation entered his mind. He concluded that this case should be decided so that It would not only af feet Barker but all men of his class. Judge Rossman fixed bail at 1250 on the charge of violating the prohi bltlon law and 8100 on the charge violating the Idlers ordinance. Bar ker furnished the required amount which is a reduction of the origina bail proposed, and regained his liberty, He had been in jail since Sunday aft ernoon. MAJOR MARTIN TO TALK FEDERAL SURGEON WILL ADDRESS TWO AUDIENCES HERE. Dr. E. H. Pence and Frank Branch Riley Also Scheduled to Speak at Audi torium Saturday Night. Major Franklin H. Martin, in pre war days a prominent Chicago sur geon, who has been active In all de partmental work associated with the medical programme of the war, will deliver an address in the auditorium of Lincoln High School tomorrow even ing at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the state committee of the Council of National Defense. The meeting is to be public and will be of general interest in the topics dis cussed. As for Major Martin, he is said to be a brilliant speaker with a message which he delivers as a repre sentative of the Government. Other speakers will be Dr. E. H Pence, of Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Frank Branch Riley, also of this city. who will speak on patriotic themes. Major Martin was formerly general secretary of the American College of Surgeons, and was managing editor of one of the leading medical publications of America. At the outbreak of war he was appointed by Prestdent Wilson to serve on the advisory committee of the Council of National Defense. Today Major Martin is at Camp Lewis and Seattle, and Is expected to arrive in this city tomorrow morning. He will deliver an address In San Francisco on July 22. RUSE PROVES EXPENSIVE Breaking of Quarantine Fines for Offenders. Brings G. B. Cook and Mrs. R. P. Burdette, whrf were arrested recently by City Health Officer Parrish. charged with breaking quarantine, were tried yes terday and fined $20 and $10. respec tlvely. According to Dr. Parrish. the families of both were quarantined for diphtheria. It Is said that someone called the health bureau as a blind and asked to have the health officer call that day and was told that the doctor had planned to make the call the following day. When this news was received the families, it Is said, went on a picnic. The health officer called at both homes and found both families away. HIGHWAY T0BE BUILT Aurora-Salem Road to Be Improved When Conditions Permit. SALEM, Or., July 18. (Special.) Reports In circulation here to the ef feet that the State Highway Commis sion, in postponing construction of the 18 miles of Pacific Highway between Aurora and Salem was taking a slap at Marlon County, brought the state ment from State Highway Engineer TJTJTT Trl T Days. Commencing XI 12 1 11 Vj Jlon. Eve.. July S3. THEATER Twice Daily 1:15-8:14 Following tbe Elag to France! Aucpices ol tne V. B. oot. PERSHING'S CRUSADERS Released by the Committee on Foblle Information. Ororge Creel, t fealraua Taken by TJ. . Sis- nal Corps and Ntir T" Pbotosrsnners. r,-Ti Augmented orchestra WfcJ PRICES: MAIS. sV-aS-TVTi." EVES. c-" 'Vr, 25c, 50c War Tit HIP SEATS SOW SELLING 77" " , , .. .;; ;v ..;. . ij. ... . v, .. .;, V . f ' . :'X r: - ' - r -. i I, -, , j, , : . , . :s i - m m ml ' FISH" :; . j I covert IT'S Nunn today that such reports are un founded and that the Commission will go ahead with construction work as soon as conditions permit. A number of features entered Into the postpone ment of the work, he said. F. C. DOLLARHIDE IS HURT Premature Explosion at lleppncr, Or., Injures Portland Man. F. C. Dollarhide. formerly of Port land, was badly hurt by a premature explosion while he was at work for the Warren Construction Company at Heppner, Or, Tuesday. He was rushed to Portland and is now at St. Vincent's . ' m J ; ,0 n v;t ilhtsnfllusset : and, ChdtlbRQ H mote .SbCfflMliii i i i imaasniMSMilBl . What Happened to a Hun i'lot When a Regular Yankee Butted in With a Love Affair. 'Iwas Hard to i -3 The Fiaeral Showlns: Theodore Roosevelt, t hi Mourner, and COOL Hospital. He is about 15 years old and married. The accident occurred near Jones Hill. Efforts are being made to locate his brother. C M. Dollarhide, believe! to live here. Convicted I. W. W. to Join Army. ASTORIA. Or.. July 13 (Special.) Anthony May, un avowed I. W. W.. was convicted in the Police Court to day on a charge offf criminal syndical ism In distributing literature advocat ing sabotage. The defendant was fined $.'0, but the sentence v. as suspended, as May wants to join the Army. Ho was one of four men arrested on the sr.me charge. Two of. the others have been convicted but have appealed to tha Circuit Court. The charge against the fciirlh man was dismissed. r r: 1 J V - . 1 i . - ' ' .V' Button . X1' Do, but Twas Done y ti m or Mayor Mitel Escort of Airplanes. soniQ: :CSoT? iel. I ef I