THE MOUNT? G FRIDAY, JTTXE 27. 19f 9..
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NORTHWEST
.If BE 'DEI
California Strikers Ask Local
' Unions to Join Move.
MAYOR ROLPH TAKES HAND
Special Committee Invites Employ
las Orriclals Into Conference
to Arrange Settlement.
BAN FRANCISCO. June IC Nego
tiation between delegates representing
striking telephone operators and elec
trical workers throughout California
and Nevada and the officials of the
Padfia Telephone A Telegraph com
pany will be resumed tomorrow, it was
announced tonight at the conclusion of
a. conference between the delegates,
company officials, Mayor Rolph and a
committee of supervisors.
strike of electrical workers In Port
land In support of the telephone strike
in California, no action will be taken
here by the Portland union individual
ly. it was learned last night. Any steps
whicb are taken by the Portland mem
bers will be in line with Joint action
by the unions of the entire northwest.
Riley Richard, vice-president of
Portland local No. 125. International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
said last night that requests for sym
pathetic action had been received from
a number of the unions in California.
but that no action will be taken except
upon request of the international offi
cials.
It Is understood that I. G. Crasser of
San Francisco, vice-president of the In
ternational, has telegraphed the Port
land union to take no action InvlduaUy,
but to be prepared to act jointly with
the other unions of the northwest in
case any steps are taken to aid the Cal
ifornia strikers.
L. P. Bennett, who has been attend
ing the conferences in California as one
of the representatives of the local
union. Is expected back this morning,
and will speak before the union this
evening, when the regular meeting will
be held. In addition to Mr. Bennett's
report of the California session, other
important business will be taken up
and officers for the coming year will
be elected.
AMERICA URGED TO HELP
Conditions in Europe Witli Regard
to Food Production Acute,
NEW YORK. To meet the tremend-
alavor Roloh and the committee oflous demands that are being and will
. upenrisors named to Intervene "n the Da made upon America will call for the!
struts oeciarea mat a wra-jrai ""'" strongest united errorts on tne part oil
ef service for telepnone operators m labor, industry, agriculture, capital and
reach the maximum wage scale was a I eovernment according to Thomas E. I
Just claim. I. P. Kullerton. plant su- Wilson, president of Wilson & Co. Mr.
perintendent of the telephone com-viBon oas 8pent the last two months I
pur, announced the company s wining, making a personal Investigation of the I
nas to recede from Its proposed sched- I fond actuation in Kunrnnn. He states I
Vie for a seven-year period of service I tnit jt wlu De a long time before any of I
and agree to a live-year penoa. 1 tne countries affected by the war are
Seed C.afrreare Likely. again on a normal basis, and that the
w-i-w .,.nM.ridika nroiHiMd seven- tion are peculiarly acute.
year employment period "aa nothing "The problems of the American peo
Sre orles. than slavery." P " rav "''V"0" rf J
m a aw- l -.-J amnlnVM I aal.U U C cnuuiioiuiimtt ma o ucuicur
are nnable to agree at tomorrow s con- dous." Mr. llson sa d. -I believe the
ference. It was announced. Mayor RolpB solution rests largely with us. No
and the committee of supervisors again country in the world today is so well
wlfl confer with both factions. equipped to meet the situation. The
ka .. oonirt not arree to American farmer must undertake for
L.t i...-i.knni inrruu Uuniuli;'! sake the production of
mum. In doing so he is serving civil
Izatlon and himself. The markets of
the world are his if the situation other-
lAlnnhoB rates.
The bay counties district council of
carpenters, according to union officials,
has announced that every member of
the organization is being assessed si a
week to aid the strikers, ana iiui xvvu
will be at their disposal each week.
Herthweat Aard Join.
wise is intelligently -handled. Some
basis of credit must be worked out. dif
ferent from anything, now existing.
Many of the foreign countries cannot
maintain a gold basis a'ld we must
T-aoeal nnlona today appealed to unions 1 ,h.ra , .niVIrlr this nroblem. Above
In the northwest to Join the strike. i, America must approach this task
The two San Francisco unions which I with . aolid front the farmer, the la-
htat night withdrew from the confer- I borer, capital and government as well
nca of striking telepnone operators I mm Indnxtrv pon.rallv must honestlv.
and electrical woraers or tamurni- i earnestly and seriously co-operate; otn
and Nevada, today, on tneir own - erwlse failure is certain.
count, telegraphed the locals in Seat- -There is no doubt in my mind that
tie and Portland to Join mem in u there is a famine In fata and meats in
strike. ' Germany, Austria and the Balkan
Similar telerrama also were sent to states, and there is a very great sbort-
Sacramento, Reno. i Angeie.-, r r- age of such foods in the allied coun-
no. Martinez and Stockton. The mes
sages urged that all those now work
ing walk out and thoae already out re
ntal!! steadfast.
Leaders Aa'thorlty Passed.
According to official of the two
local unions, this means that these two
onions have taken out of the hands of
the International officers the question
strike in the nonnwesu
Such ."trTkeba. already been called ; c ... ot
on their own account. ero Is a gr
. .... ninni 1H an 1 ii u it ii L i u ii ui tne cunuuiuu
The two withdrawing local mlona
tesued a statement saying they were - ' - Ilvetk enoll.n
tries.
The situation that the central pow
ers were confronted with made it
necessary for them to slaughter sub
stantial ly all of their livestock in
order to maintain their armies In fight
ing condition, and that their civel popu
lation might survive.
The cows are worked in the fields
or on the roads, as well as milked, and
be spared lor market.
great shortage of milk. This
is an Indication of the condition which
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SILVER VICTORY BADGES SOW
READY FOR ISSUE.
, . . , . . . . , - erg. iner nave not iivcsiw& vuuuru
jot willing that the fn,'. H to breed so that they may again build
fered by the Pacific Telephone & Tele- I eT6n',f cattle wer0
rraoh company be submitted to refer
endum for the reason that the conces
sions offered operators were -riaic
ulous."
LOS ANGELES. June IS. Striking
telephone operators and electrical
-workers probably will take action
casting off the authority of their In
ternational officials and placing the
management of their strike under di
rection of a general conference com
mittee at San Francisco, according to
a statement today by Frederick B.
Spencer, chairman of the local strike
committee.
p their herds.
used for immediate food emergencies.-
This same condition exists, of
course, to a lesser degree, in the allied
and neutral countries, where because of
the very high prices realized for fats
and meats and the lack of cattle feeds
their herds have been reduced to
minimum. It will be a long time before
they can fully supply their own re
quirements, so their suffering neigh
bors will get little help from them.
'Spike" Vernon, Five Tears in Cana
dian Army. Enlists With
Cncle Sam.
A shipment of stiver "Victory out-
tons," issued by the government as a
distinctive mark to be worn only by
men wounded in France, has been re
ceived by the local army recruiting
offices at Third and Oak streets. These
buttons, which are to be worn in the
lapeL are circular in shape, with
'Our army of occupation is in splen- I spread wings emblazoned on the 8ur-
dld spirits, is being well fed and many face. The recruiting officers are anxious
American soldiers are sharing their I that Portland returned heroes receive
food with the children and women. I these as soon as possible, and they will
Great work has been done by the be glad to give them to all who are
American organizations over there, I entitled to them. A button, identical
BniLESOS TO REMAIX FIRM and much credit is due them espe- to the silver one except that it is made
dally to Mr. Hoover for his untiring lor Dronze, will be given to all who have
efforts to relieve the distress. With- been in the service. These have not yet
Official Xot to Recommend net urn out this relief I am satisfied the condl- been received by the local offices.
I lions when known would nave shockea I waiter B. vernon, cousin or tne
of striking uperaiors. the civilised world. famous "Tex" Vernon of "Round up"
WASHINGTON June 26. Post mas-I unrortunateiy no aeiinue pians nave i lauie, ana Known in tne oucaaroo game
r-r.nral Burleson today told a com- been perrected lor tne continuation ohm -apiae vernon, eniistea in tne
. .. f-rf..ti f this wonderful work, and without it or I mounted service yesterday. Young
th , . would not direct the adequate plans to assist these people Vernon, who gives his home as Port
..r,h comoanies to re-employ per- until they can begin to help themselves land, was born in Texas. From 1914
sons who went on strike, as he consld- the results wUl be more appalling than until two months ago, be served in
ered they had left their work in viola-
I the war itself.
tion of the rules laid down by the gov
ernment's wire control board and the
war labor board.
Mr. Burleson told the committee that
whatever strikers would be re-employed
rested entirely with the mana
gers of the companies.
-These e.jployes voluntarily left the
service of the compaules, tne post-
Market Teamsters and Chauffeurs'
Tieup Proves Failure.
NEW TORE, June 2S. The backbone
master-central said, "in violation of the I of the market teamsters' and chauf-
rules of the war labor board and tne 1 1 eurs strike, which deprived the city
of fresh fruits and vegetables since
France with the British civilian
mount service. He was- severely
wounded In I ha Arlv davA nf th war
NEW YORK STRIKE BROKEN 7?1Z"?"H? a.1p.ea.f,'i
regalia of the western cowboy.
last Monday, was effectively broken to
day. Bv tomorrow, produce dealers de- party is traveling from Kalama to
clared tonight, normal conditions would I Hoquiam taking in Chehalis, Aberdeen
prevail.
Early today produce dealers lifted the ""D"-
embargo on incoming green goods and route. The thlrd party gtarts at Ore-
fruits, which had been neia at tne ran- gon city and visits the Coos Bay cities.
road yards In New Jersey since the
strike was called.
wire control board and the postxnaster-
.reneral will not direct their re-em
ployment. Shall established govern
mental policies be abandoned or gov
emroental powers surrendered to em
ployes because or threatened or at
tempted strikes? The postmaster-gen'
ral has answered, no.
-The managerial officers of the tele
ph compsnles report to me today
that the traffic is being napaiea witn-
out delay: that their business is prac-
tlcally normal; that the machinery for
nanaiing grrieianieB rcni'ivjr, ti utr i
this time functioning and that no griev- niA55 PUWtK 15 WKUIMU
ances are penning unacira upon. aim.
made by either company of the right of Methodist Episcopal Delegate Do
Its own employes to Individual or col- v x lt nistlnetlons.
lertlve bargaining in settlement ol
rievanes." I CLEVELAND, 0 June 26. Delegates
After leaving tne postmaster-general to tne jubilee convention of the Joint
the federation committee and fe. J. I centenary committee of the Methodist
Konenkamp. president of the Commer- Episcopal church lost night declared
Others enlisting are Henry J. Cowling,
18, of Sweet Home. Or., who signed up
for the infantry: lid ward L, Blukeslee,
.8, of W auna. Wash., motor transport
corps; and Mark B. Snyder, 36. of Port
land, who re-enlisted in the medical
corps.
Three more recruiting parties left
Portland to visit nearby towns. One
and war points. A party touring the
stopping at Woodburn and Salem on
th3 way.
Young Doctor Is Wanted,
rood opening for an ambitious
young doctor, preferably Just out of
the army, has been reported to A. B.
Brown of the United States employ
ment bureau at Third and Oak streets.
According to Mr. Brown thero is a
small town in Washington which is de
sirous of obtaining the services of a
doctor. The town is situated in a
farming and stock community, and the
people of the district are reputed to
be prosperous. A drug store could also
be opened in the town to advantage
and profit.
SCUTTLERS PROUD' OF FEAT
German Sailors Defiant Until Hissed
by Women Folk.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
LONDON, June 26. (Special Cable.)
A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph
from Oswestry, Shropshire, says the
German Admiral von Reuter and his
comrade scuttlers of the German high
seas fleet arrived from Scapa flow yes
terday and detrained at Gobowden, two
miles from Oswestry.
Admiral von Reuter was taken in a
otor to Park Hall, where he is under
close guard. His men were marched
through the village to a camp ten min
utes" walk from Gobowden. They were
led by their officers, but were under
strong local guards.
Their attitude was proud, aenant
and arrogant. They marched like
haue-hty victors, singing and whistling,
until brought to their senses by women
of Gobowden, who hooted, booed and
shook their fists at the insolent pris
oners.
LAND QUIZHITS BAKER
House Resolution Asks Report of
Payments Since June 15.
"WASHINGTON, June 26. Represents.
tive Mott. republican. New York. Intro
duced a resolution today asking Secre
tary Baker to furnish the house with
detailed information concerning pur
chases of land by the war department
since June 15, when the house passed
the army appropriation bill containing
a provision prohibiting land, purcnases.
In a statement, Mr. Mott said he un
derstood Major J. J. McConnell had paid
out 15,000,000 for purchases.
Four Persons Burn to Death.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., June 26. Four
persons were burned to death Wednes-
day night In a cabin fire in the Kelso
valley, 50 miles northeast of Bakers
field, according to advices received
from that district today by Coroner
Arch H. Dixon. No details of the
holocaust were received.
cial Telegraphers' union, conferred
among themselves. Konenkamp read
the postmaster.gcneral's announcement,
but said that he would not comment
on It until later.
Mr. Konenkamp tonight made public
an open letter to the postmaster-general
expressing amazement that the
latter bad characterized the telegra
phers' strike as a violation of the rules
laid down by the war labor board, be
cause, the union chief said. Mr. Burle
son has "repeatedly dnied that board's
jurisdiction In the telegraph case." "If
the postmaster-general had agreed to
have the war labor board handle the
grievances of the telegraphers." eaid
Mr. Konenkamp. ther would have
been no strike."
"I waa told personally upon appeal
to the board." the letter continued.
that you bad denied the jurisdiction
of the board and refused to permit
them to adjuet our grievances. 1 be
lieve others will share my surprise to
learn that you now claim we have
violated the principles of the war labor
board. The records of the board will
xot bear you out."
Reports of telegraph officials that
the service waa now normal in spite of
the strike, were declared, by Mr. Kon
enkamp to be false.
PORTLAND XOT TO ACT AXOVE
Electrical Workers Here to Quit
Only if Strike Is General.
Although reqnesta have been re
ewived from aecadinr local unions In
Taltfomia ask lux tot sympathetic
that power, whether political, economi
cal or Industrial, must not be monop
olized by one class to the detriment
of the other and that class distinctions
must be abolished.
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Vancouver Shipbuilder Threw Boil
ing Tar on Worker.
VANCOUVER, Wash, June 26. (Spe
cial.) Tony Vodovija was found guilty
in police court today of throwing boiling-hot
tar in the face of Frank Goss,
a fellow-employe at the shipyards, June
17. WfSt. Derr, police judge, fined him
$100 and sentenced him to 30 days in
jail. Vodovija gave notioe of appeal.
Vodovija testified that Goss hadslapped
him in the face.
Vodovija is under bond of $500 upon
a charge of assault for the same of
fense, pending against him in the su
perior court.
Engineer Likes Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash, June 26. (Spe
cial.) In most laudatory terms 'James
E. Blackwell, engineer for the port
commission at Seattle, spoke of the
drydock and harbor facilities of Van
couver at the meeting of the commer
cial club last night. He said that be
fore the city could realize the brilliant
future before it it must take advantage
of and develop its shipping and dock
age facilities.
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