2 THE 3IORNING OKEGONIAX. T11UESDAY, .JUNE 12. 1919. MEN BACK LEAGUE OF NOTIONS Adopt ion of Covenant Favored National Brotherhood. - by MOONEY'S RELEASE ASKED tquipment Superintendent Tells Em ployes Fewer Accidents Oc- i V curred Under U. S. Control. DENVER, June 11. Resolutions en dorseing the league of nations and in structing the president of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen and En glnemen "to advise President Wilson and the premier of Canada by wire that this organization favors adop tion of the league of nations covenant" were adopted at today's session of the triennial convention of the brother hood here. An address by "Walker D. Hines, di rector of railroads, and resolutions ask ing the release from prison of Eugene V. rebs and Thomas J. Mooney were the other outstanding features of the day's session. A caution against adopting radical legislation was given to the conven tion this afternon by President W. S Carter Just before he left for Wash ington to resume his duties as directof of labor of the railroad administration. Mr. Carter called attention to the in dustrial unrest now prevalent over the world, and urged the convention to consider carefully and act wisely on all matters coming before the organization.- That more trains were run, greater freight tonnage handled and ir.ore pas sengers carried by the railroads during 1918, with fewer accidents than In any year under private management, was the statement to the convention today by G. N. Deguire, general superintend ent of equipment of the m -chanical de partment, division of labor, of tne fed eral railroad administration. He told the delegates this was because of greater co-operation betwen the rail road employes and the administration, making for efficiency. Mr. Deguire credited the railroad firemen with sincere co-operation with the government in making a success of railroad operation during the national emergency. Debs for years was a member of thfc Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, leaving the brother, hood in 1S94 to become affiliated wit the American Railway union. The Mooney resolution refers to Thomas J. Mooney as "one of the most eminent leaders of organized labor,' and declares his conviction was accom plished by perjured evidence. WORK, NOT PAYHELD NEED (Continued From First Pase the board had canceled a large number of contracts and are asking the yards to build under reinstatements for less than J160 a ton, while declining to ac cept $200 a ton for ships of the same type as some that were canceled. Senator Chamberlain tried to em phasize the poor logic of refusing to sell at $200 a ton when the money so realized could be put into - new ships at the much lower cost of $165 a ton in yards where the ways are about to become vacant. Mr. Hurley admitted that Pacific -coast builders had agreed to build ships at $165 a ton, which is under stood to have been the offer of th Northwest Steel company of Portland, Or. General Reinstatement Opposed. In the matter of reinstatements Chairman Hurley and Director-General Ackerson were firm in their stand that no general reinstatements would be made of contracts on the Pacific coast. Only individual yards, thef said, would be taken care of, the most worthy one of these being the new steel yard of the G. M. Standifer Ship building corporation at Vancouver, Wash. Assurance was given by Mr. Acker eon that two or three contracts for the Standifer yard will be reinstated in order to correct Injustices and fill up ways about to become vacant in July. The Standifer yard had suffered more than any other yard in the country, it was admitted, more than a dozen con tracts being cnaceled in the last few months, although Mr. Standifer had compiled religiously with all of his obligations and had met every re quirement of the shipping board. No member of the board appeared to be very clear on a question of Sena tors McNary and Lenroot as to whether the government and the yards would not have fared better to have com pleted the ship programme without sus pension of cancellations and trusted to the sale of the completed ships to get back the government's money. Ships Said to Be In Demand. Chairman Hurley expressed the belief that there is a good demand for ships now for spot delivery and that there will be a very strong demand for them the moment that the armistice is signed but seemed puzzled as to how to answer the question. Questioned about the demand for ships brought out the information from Mr. Hurley that France alone will be in the market for 500.000 tons of ship ping the moment the armistice is signed. As to the question of the ability of American yards to compete with the British yards. Director-General Ackerson said that the costs in British yards have grown so rapidly recently that they are almost as high as in the United States. Senators Chamberlain, Jones and Mc Nary kept pressing on a tender spot in their questions to Chairman Hurley and to John H. Rosseter. director of operations of the shipping board, by trying to show up the unfairness of the board in canceling contracts at loss of $50 or more on the ton and then asking the yards to build for less than $160. This latter figure might have been somewhat unreasonable and that there had been no offer received that justified such expectations. No Stoppage Is "Wanted. Harrison Robinson said that all that n 6 Bellans Hot water . 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Some effort was made to place the Pacific coast at a disadvantage in the argument by showing that the forces employed in- its yards had increased since the armistice was signed from 76, (.00 to 100,000 employes. This was intended to show that the Pacific coast yards were trying to build up instead of tapering a war industry. Mr. Robin- eon said some men had been added. but that 10,000 of these are discharged soldiers, who had been given places as patriotic duty, the policies of tb yards being to give employment tti every soldier that could be used. Oregron Mines Xeed Men. Chairman Hurley, in defense of can cellations of contracts, asked if it was not a fact that the interior section. mentioning Montana and Arizona, was suffering for help in railroad shops and in the mines on account of the in tensive manner in which the Pacific coast Is carrying on the shipbuilding industry. He said that the Milwaukee and Great Northern railroads were sending their engines from the west to Chicago for repairs, as they could not obtain mechanics for their shops, and that yesterday the Miners' association of Arizona telegraphed the shipping board to learn when the- shipbuilding would ease off on the coast In order that Arizona might have men for its mines. Mr. Robinson replied that the me chanics needed by the railroads would not aggregate 300 and that the Arizona mines would not use any large number of men. ' The senate committee approved Chair- man Hurley's letter to the shipbuilders removing the embargo on foreign con- : tracts. All of the Portland shipbuilders who I left here last week for New York, with the exception of G. M. Standifer. it is understood have left for home. S. B. VINCENT WINS MED CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE MAX RECEIVES AD PRIZE. Portland Well Represented- on List of Winners in Publicity Contests. Sydney B. Vincent, publicity secre tary of the Portland Chamber of Com merce, was tne recipient of the distinc tion of first place in the award for community advertising in the gigantic advertising exhibit prepared for the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's asso ciation. Los Angeles was second in the community advertising showing, and Stockton .won third place. The beauti ful exhibit by the Northwest Tourist association, which has attracted much favorable comment and widespread in terest, was not entered in the competi tion. Morris M. Rathbun, who is identified with the publicity department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, did not participate in the decision under which these awards were made. The judges of the advertising ex hibits were: Morris M. Rathbun, publicity department Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; R. M. Standish, business editor Oregon Voter, Port land; Uamiey Op-penheim, Ramsey Oppen helro company. San Kranclseo; V. H. Chat ten. Hicks-Chatten Engraving- company, Portland; Kenneth C. Kerr, editor Railway and Marine News, Seattle. Awards in the other classifications of the exhibits were as follows; Motion Picture Advertising Majestic the ater, Portland, first; Liberty theater, Port land, second; Rialto theater, Butte, Mont., third. Financial Advertisers Central National and Savings banks, Oakland, first; North western National bank, Portland, second; Berkeley Bank and Savings Trust Co., Berkeley, third. Better Business Bureau Spokane, first; San FranciHco, second; Los Angeles, third. tl'ortlana exniDlt not In competition). Manufacturers Advertising California Packing company, San Francisco, first; Cal ifornia Fruit Growers exchange. Los Angeles, second; The Bhex company, Salem, third. ttetall Advertising Bullocks, Los Angeles, first; Portland Seed company, Portland, sec ond; Fahey & Brockman, Portland, third. Special Awards Best Retail Advertlslne Display, Bullocks, Los Angeles. Best Port- ( land Advertising Exhihit, Portland Seed Co Best Specialty Store Exhibit, Fahey & Brock man, Portland. W. F. THIRD MEMBER COMPLETES COXCILIATIOX BOARD. Xew Organization AVill Attempt to Prevent Strikes and Other Labor Troubles. W. K. Woodward was elected yester day the third member of the board of conciliation authorized by the last leg islature to investigate and, if possible, avoid strikes and other labor troubles. J. K. Flynn, a building contractor, representing the employers, and Otto Hartwig, president of the State Fed eration of Labor, representing the em ployes, were recently appointed by Gov ernor Olcott to the board, from names submitted to the governor by the em ployers and the labor unions. After considering a number of names, Mr. Hartwig and Mr. Flynn certified the appointment of Mr. Woodward to the governor. No time is selected for the board to meet, except that it is required by law to organize and to await calls to adju dicate disputes at the request of either party to a labor controversy. Each member of the board is to re ceive to a day and actual traveling expenses for each day involved in the hearing of or settlement of a dispute. Broad powers are given t the board, which has all the authority of a judge of the circuit court in summoning and subpenaing witnesses. If either of the . parties to a labor dispute refuses to accept the award of th state board, then either party may apply to the state board for a board of arbitration, but must sign an agree ment to abide by the arbitrators' awards. Each party to the dispute may select one arbitrator, and the two must select a third, and if unable to do so, the state board of conciliation is to make such appointment. International Situation. (By the Associated Press.) HOPB Is again expressed in Paris that the reply of the allied and associated governments to the German counter-proposals to the demands made in the peace treaty will soon be ready for presentation to the Germans. Fri day is again mentioned as the probable day. The commissions to which were in trusted the study of various problems brought up by the German rejoinders all have about completed their work and the council of four has settled by discussion more of the Important pro visions of the treaty over which there had been divergence of opinion inside A Winning Team A hit -producing, free scoring, first division team, which has in its line-up Sampeck, Amer ica's foremost makers men's and young men's clothes, ready-to-wear and Politz Brothers, leaders in the world of clothes selling. A pennant-winning team, which has produced more "Hits" this season than ever before in its history. Exclusive Agents for "Sampeck" Clothes for Young Men, and Their Fathers, Too Washington at Sixth the council. These questions Include the reparations Germany shall make and a refusal to give Germany the man date over her former colonies. Premier Clemenceati of France, who has contended strongly against any less ening in the severity of the terms of the treaty, apparently has won his point, for advices from Paris say that the document is to remain virtually unchanged as to text and that the main changes are explanations rather than modifications. Settlement of the Silesian question has been reached. The question of Germany's-admission to the league of na tions is still under discussion, but it is reported with a tendency to accord. On the other hand, little progress is being made in drafting the missing clauses of the Austrian treaty, and meanwhile the Austrian chancellor, as head of the Austrian peace delegation. is protesting against the hard condi tions of the treaty and declaring his country is overwhelmed with despair because of them. Particular stress is being laid In the pleas of the chan cellor against the dismemberment of Austria. President Wilson is to do what he can unofficially to bring the Irish question to the attention of the peace commissioners, according to a state ment said to have been made by the president to representatives of Irish societies in the United States. tThe Russian bolsheviki are reported to have captured the town of Ufa, capi tal of the province of Orenburg, from the forces of Admiral Kolchak. NON-PARTISANS IN QUARREL Stockholders Say Xampa Paper Not Affected by Bine Sky Law. BOISE. Idaho, June 11. (Special.) The Free Press Publishing company which is backing as a state organ the Non-Partisan daily newspaper pub lished at Nam pa, states that it is not amenable to the "blue-sky" law of Idaho in that it was not organized for profit, but for propaganda purposes. A minority of the stockholders said that the publishing company had not com plied with this state law in the sale of its stock and, therefore, was not entl tied to a charter to continue business. It is said that when the company was being organized to back the paper it was claimed by W. G. Scholta, its manager, that he solicited support on the argument that the paper would not be issued for propaganda purposes. It is being freely charged that the Free Press is highly socialistic in its character because it recently published an editorial condoning the treasonable course of Eugene V. Debs, now serving a term in the federal penitentiary for treasonable acts. ORGANIST TO FACE COURT Henry Murtagh Arrested for Violat ing Peddling Ordinance. Henry MurtaW organist at the Lib erty theater, was arrested early last night at the theater by Officer Van Valkenberg on a warrant sworn to by Sergeant R. L. Crane. He is charged with addling handbills without a llcensj. He was later released on his own recognizance for his appearance in municipal court this morning. The specific charge preferred against Mr. Siurtagh is that he pasted up copies of. a song on windows of business houses in the downtown district. Tne organist disclaimed any knowl edge of violating tr. city ordinance. 8. St I. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co, Main SSS. A Blockwood. short elabwood. Rock Springs and Utah coal: sawdust Adv. BEMEMBER NU-RAY-A TEA. Closset &. Devers, Portland. Adv. , "Victor Jhinds - the perfect reproducing point for playing Victor Records Important Notice. 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And the ductile tungsten being softer than the record wears slowly away and protects the record from the injury that a hard needle would inflict. The Victor Tungs-tone Stylus is made in both full tone and half tone. It is changeable at will, thus retaining all the advan tages of the Victor system of changeable needles, and enables you to get the utmost enjoyment from every record. Packages of four, 10c Manufactured exclusively by the Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J- r Victor Records denonstxatwl at all dealers osdu 1st of each month. Trademark of the Victor Talklns tba produces o( this Compsny onl bery, knowing; that Mr. Murphy would not use the machine until nig-ht- De tectives say that this insured the rob ber several hours' use of the car be fore its loss would be discovered. The authorities had made no prog ress in the case at a late hour. Depu ty sheriffs also are working on the mystery. Accident Victim Unconscious. MONTESANO. Wash.. June 11. (Special.) Charles Clark, who was mysteriously injured when an automo TRUTH IN ADVERTISING The up-to-date merchant recognizes the fact that his ad vertising will brine results only in the proportion in which it is believed. The work now being done for Truth in advertising by the Better Business Bureau of the Portland Ad Club has the in dorsement and support of the reputable advertisers of this city. They realize that if all advertising is made truthful their own advertising will bring better results because of the in creased confidence in advertising. In the interest of good advertising this bureau will protect the public against unscrupulous advertisers. If you have been victimized by an advertiser report the facts to this bureau and a thorough investigation will be made. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU of the Portland Ad Club 308 OREGON BUILDLNG - tone -V-.-Tj mmsmniitf Fit I afttH'A Miirs Vo'C.. "to-i bile he was driving turned turtle last. Sunday afternoon, pinning him beneath the car, was still unconscious tonight. Physicians say there is but slight chance for his recovery. Women to Celebrate. Announcement is made by Mrs.-Alexander Thompson, democratic national committee woman for Oregon, that a victory luncheon, commemorating the passage of the federai amendment en franchising women will be given in honor of Mrs. George Bass, chairman woman's bureau, democratic national Stylus committee, at the Benson hotel Monday. June 30, at 12 o'clock. This luncheon will be non-political in character. Women are cordially Invited to at tend. Adivces are that prominent club women and suffrage leaders will bo present, A programme will' be an nounced later. A vacuum brush which cleans drafts men's drawings and removes the dust has been patented. Phone your want ads to The Orego nisn. Phone Main 7070. 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