YOL. L, VIII. NO., 18,341
Entered at Portland fOreon
Poctofftce fts Second -C1rj: Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
2 KILLED, 3 HURT IN
ROBBERS CARRY SAFE
FRANCE HESITATES
TO TRY EX-PREMIER
DANIELS WILL REACH
ASTORIA EARLY TODAY
AUSTRIA PROTESTS
BUT VOTES PEACE
U. S. SOLDIER KILLED
BY GERMAN TROOPS
E.
AWAY FROM THEATER
BUT PLAYS ED ON
'CRACKING OF CHEST CONTAIN
ING $300 NOT RISKED.
SECRETARY. TO INTRODUCE WAR
SHIPS TO OREGON.
TWO DEER HUNTERS IN NEU
TRAL ZONE ARE ATTACKED.
MOVIE MEN STRIK
DASH FROM PR SON
Pair, Sawing Bars, Shoot
as Guards Enter.
2 FLEE TO YARD, THEN ROOF
Escape Again Cut Off and One
Dies in Duel on Descent.
OTHER HIT, ENTERS CELL
Illinois Reformatory Officer Dead
nd Two Others Injured; Armed
Citizens Arrive Too Late.
PONTIAC. I1L. Sept. 7. One officer
and one inmate were killed and two
officers and an Inmate were wounded
today In a revolver battle in the state
reformatory here after two prisoners
had attempted to escape by sawing: the
bars of their cell.
When two officers tried to enter the
cell the prisoners, who had secretly
armed themselves with revolvers, fired
upon them, killing: one and wounding
the other, and fleeing: from the cell.
There followed a clash in the grounds
where one of the prisoners was killed
and the other wounded. A third of
Xicer was shot In the foot.
The dead:
Charles Kruger. reformatory officer.
John Kelly. Chicago, inmate.
The wounded:
Carl Hancock, reformatory officer.
hot in forehead, condition serious.
John Frederick, Chicago, inmate, shot
In thigh.
John B. Hancock, reformatory officer,
father of Carl Hancock, shot in foot.
Escape DUeovered By Goare.
The clash followed the discovery by
Officer Krug-er that one bar of the cell
occupied by Kelly had been sawed In
two and another had been partly sawed
i Kruger called Officer Carl Hancock
and they prepared to remove the two
prisoners to solitary confinement, ac
cording- to James F. ScouTler, general
superintendent of the reformatory.
As the officers unlocked the cell
door, they were fired on and Krug-er
was killed. The prisoners rushed out
and exchanged shots with Hancock who
was wounded. Then the armed inmates
fled to the prison yard where more
shooting occurred.
Inmates Climb t Roof.
The inmates then scaled a porch and
waterspout and reached the roof of the
hospital building, from which ap
parently they hoped to drop outside
the reformatory grounds, but were dis
covered by another officer and they
then descended to the grounds again
and in the shooting: which followed
Kelly was killed and Frederick was
wounded.
Before leaving: the cell house after
killing Officer Kruger, the pair had
taken Hancock's keys and released a
prisoner of the name of Burns who at
tempted to escape with them. Burns,
however, was unarmed and soon sur
rendered. Oar. Wounded. Rf-Elfrd Cell.
The men were attempting- to return
to the cell house when Kelly was
killed. Frederick, wounded, fled back
to his cell, according: to Superintendent
Scouller and was found there a short
time later.
In the meantime the Pontiac police
and armed citizens reached the reforma
tory In response to reports that there
was a riot among- the Inmates. By that
time the trouble was over. Superin
tendent Scouller said. In all about 10
shots were fired, he said.
How the inmates obtained their saws
and revolvers had not been learned,
the superintendent said. Frederick re
fuses to talk.
Frederick, also known as Fredrico,
was sent to the reformatory in connec
tion with the robbery of a bank at
Argo. less than a year ago.
LAUNDRY DAMAGE $15,000
Blaze in Pendleton Well Cnder Way
When Discovered.
PENDLETON". Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.)
Fire which probably started in the
boiler room, caused $13,000 damage to
the Troy laundry here this morning-. As
the fires were supposed to be out when
the workers left the place last night.
the origin of the blaze is not known.
It wis well under way before It was
discovered and the laundry will be out
of business for some weeks. The build
ing was owned by R. F. Kirkpatrick,
Umatilla county farmer.
Bender & Bender were owners of the
plant. They expect to use the eastern
Oregon state hospital laundry for a
time.
Entrance to Novelty Theater Gained
.by Pass Key and Rcceptable Is
Taken to Secluded Spot.
Instead of taking- chances on being:
found "cracking:" a safe on Morrison
street, two or more ingenious robbers
early yesterday picked up the 300
pound safe at the Novelty theater, 231
Morrison street, and carried it off.
The safe contained 1300. according- to
J. G. Fleishman, owner of the theater.
Mr. Fieishman, when he opened his
picture house yesterday, discovered
his safe gone. He immediately re
ported the theft to the police, and In
spectors Leonard and Tackaberry were
detailed on the case.
The detectives found that entrance
to the theater had been gained by use
of a pass key, but there was nothing:
to show that the burglars had attempt
ed to open the safe in the theater. It
would require two men to carry the
safe, and it is . believed they carried
it out of the front door and drove off
in a machine or truck to find a more
secluded spot to open the safe and loot
it of its contents at leisure.
Police detectives were unable to find
any clew to the missing safe or to the
persons who picked it up and carried
it away.
Caillaux Mentioned in All
Treason Cases of War.
Navy Official Rests and Is Ready
for Welcome; Party to Leave
for Portland Late Tonight.
WORK AS DEFEATIST CHARGED
Deposed Leader Declines to
Ask Liberty Pending Trial.
DELAY CAUSED BY POLITICS
Senators Fear That Any Action Ta
ken in Hearing at Present Would
Be Made an Election Issue.
SOLDIERS ARE AMBUSHED
18 Attacked Near Fermoy, Ireland;
One Killed, Three Wounded.
BELFAST, Sept. 7. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A party of 18 soldiers
returning to barracks from church at
Fermoy today was attacked from am
bush. .
One soldier was killed and three
were wounded. The others were over
powered. The attacking forces, whieh appeared
to number about 20, used revolvers.
They took all the soldiers' rifles and
quickly left the scene in automobiles
which were waiting for them.
(Fermoy lies about 15 miles north
northeast of Cork.)
NEW CLUBHOUSE TO RISE
Knights of Columbus Completing
Plans for $100,000 Structure.
Plans for the erection of a new
Knights of Columbus club house cost
ing between STa.OOu and $100,000 are
rapidly assuming shape, according to
announcement made by officials of the
organization last night.
Money for the erection of the new
building, which is to be erected on the
ground now occupied by the old club
house at 364 Taylor street, is prac
tically all raised, it was reported.
Three architect firms are now work
ing on plans.
The building committee, headed by
Henry Kalvalege. chairman, anticipates
laying of the cornerstone October 12,
Columbus day.
WOMEN THANK PERSHING
City Federation Appreciates Services
General Rendered.
In appreciation of the services of
General Pershing, Portland club women
will send telegrams to the famous
American commander upon his arrival
in Nw York City Wednesday. Elsie
Janis will deliver in person the mes
sage from the city federation of wo
men's clubs, which was sent by Mrs.
G. J. Frankel, its president.
Presentation of the telegram will
take place during the home-coming pa
rade, celebrating the return of the
First division. Its text is as follows:
"Greetings, appreciation and gratitude
from Portland. Or., federation of wo
men's organizations to General Per
shing for invaluable services rendered."
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II shea Dy arrangement.!
PARIS, Aug. 20. (Special Cable.)
The French senate's commission
having finally finished its inquiry
into the charges of treasonable
conduct preferred against Joseph Cail
laujc, former premier of France, there is
apparently no reason why the most sen
sational trial ever staged in this coun
try should not be begun. That Caillaux
will face his senator judges, sitting as
a high court. In the Immediate future
however, is deemed unlikely.
Next October, Just at the time when
the trial should come up before the
senate, general elections are to take
place in France, and there is a unani
mous desire here that the trial of Joseph
Caillaux and its sequel should not be
used as a point of issue by candidates
or against them. Caillaux still enjoys
a wide popularity in France and many
are they who firmly believe in his in
nocence, while others are equally firm
in considering Caillaux, should pay the
price of his mistakes.
Case to Be Kept In Background.
With the trial still in abeyance dur
ing election time, there will be no pos
sibly of any candidate for parliament
using as his password the fact that he
voted for Caillaux's acquittal or any
other using opposite terms according
tt the points of view of their con
stituents;' "" '
Every political party in France is
anxiously watching the development of
the Caillaux inquiry and is keenly
partisan of the trial. But there is not
one party which wants to face its con
stituents with the Caillaux affair as the
principal point at issue.
Other points can easily be raised dur
ing the elections, but It is certain that
were Caillaux to be tried and either
condemned or acquitted beforo the elec
tions, deputies and senators going up
for re-election would immediately seize
this as their platform.
On the other hand, there is yet an
other reason why the Caillaux trial
will not come up before the senate as
soon as might be expected. Caillaux's
lawyers arj very much dissatisfied with
the evidence furnished them for their
purpose and they point out that many
documents which now have been used
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AT SEA ABOARD U. S. S. ARKAN
SAS. Sent. 7. (By the Associated
Press.) Secretary of the Navy Daniel
will arrive off Astoria, Or., tomorrow
morning for the first of a round of of
ficial visits which will introduce the
new Pacific fleet to the northwest
coast.
When the Arkansas had left the
Golden Gate behind her Secretary and
Mrs. Daniels devoted their time to re
laxation and rest in preparation for
the open handed welcome which they
have been assured is awaiting them
during the remainder of their trip
which takes them to Astoria, Portland
Victoria, B. C, and Seattle. Secretary
and Mrs. Daniels with the secretary's
aide. Commander Foote, attended serv
ices this morning in the after crew
space on the gun deck. The service
was in charge of Chaplain Shrum of
the Arkansas.
Following the landing at Astoria to
morrow the day will be spent in that
city and at night the official party will
leave for Portland by train early Tues
day morning. The secretary will re
turn to Astoria either by train or de
stroyer and by noon Wednesday the
Arkansas, flying the flag of the secre
tary of the navy, will lead the way to
Victoria, followed by the New Mexico,
flying Admiral Rodman's flag, and de
stroyers division 11, including Ludlow,
Crane, Anthony, Williams, Chauncey
and Sproston.
Victoria will greet the head of the
American navy at noon Thursday. The
remainder of the day and the night
will be spent in the capital of British
Columbia. Early Friday morning the
Arkansas and New Mexico will leave
Victoria and Join the remainder of the
fleet In Puget sound. The fleet will
then proceed to Seattle, arriving there
about 11 A. M. Secretary Daniels and
his official party will leave the Arkan
sas in the morning and proceed to
Bremerton navy yard on a destroyer.
The secretary will make an inspection
of the yard having In mind its possi
bilities for future development.
Assembly Authorizes Sign
ing of Treaty.
MILLS HAVE WELFARE CLUB
V: M. C. A. to Handle Recreational
and Industrial Centers:
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 7 (Spe
cial.) Definite plans to-establish rec
reational aad educational centers for
the welfare of the employes of the Peli
can Bay and Algoma Lumber compan
ies were completed last week, follow
ing the visit here of U. S. Duncan, in
terstate Industrial secretary for the
Y. M. C. A.
The Algoma Lumber company will
convert Its new clubhouse into an in
dustrial center to be under the super
vision of a secretary furnished by the
Y. M. C. A. Employes of the compan
ies will receive educational, physical,
social or religious instruction, if de
sired.
PACT DECLARED VICIOUS ONE
Nation "Bows Before Necessi
ty"; "Brute Force" Charged.
PARIS ENVOY IS NOTIFIED
Covenant Probably- Will Be Signed
Wednesday; Draft of Bulga
rian Treaty Completed.
DESTROYER STRIKES MINE
Safety of Eight British Oficcrs and
' 16 Men in Doubt.
HELSINGFORS, Sept. 7. The Brit
ish destroyer B-19 struck a Russian
mine Wednesday. The captain, another
officer and 90 men were saved.
It is feared that eight officers and
16 men were lost.
VIENNA, Sept. 7. (By the Associated
Press.) The national assembly by a
vote of 97 to 23 yesterday decided to
sign the peace treaty.
The assembly, however, protested
against the violation of Austria's right
of free disposal of herself.
The German nationalities voted
against signature of the treaty, while
ome members of the' South Tyrolese
party abstained from voting. The vote
was taken after adoption without dis
sent of the government's resolution of
protest, presented by Christian Hauser.
declaring that the territorial clauses
of the treaty grossly violate the na
tional claim to self-determination and
the basis on which the armistice was
concluded.
"Brute Force" Protexted.
v raise once more our voices
against a peace founded on brute
force, said the resolution. "As one
man we decline the dividing up of
our peoples into free and unfree. as is
cone by this peace."
The resolution also declares that ulti.
mate union with Germany is an absolute
necessity and expresses the hope that
when the hatred of the war dies down
this union will be consummated. It
nds by placing responsibility for steep
ng Europe in revolution and confusion
on the shoulders of the entente and
looks to the league of nations to re
pair the wrong done..
PARIS. Sept. 7. The Austrian dele
gation at St. Germain has informed the
Irench peace mission that it has re
celved notice that Austria has accepted
the peace treaty and that Dr. Karl Ren
ner, head of the Austrian delegation,
has been charged with signing the doc
ument.
Necessity la Recognized.
Dr. Renner is on his way to Paris.
His signature will be affixed to the
treaty at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
mg. ine notirication was sent to
the peace conference Saturday even
ing in a letter signed by Peter Eichoff,
a member of the delegation. It an
nounced that the national assembly
had authorized Dr. Renner to sign.
Two documents were attached to the
letter. The first said the national as
sembly had declared that Austria most
bow before necessity. The second con
stituted a protest to the national as-
Conipanion, Taken Prisoner and De
livered to Americans, Says Huns
Fired Without Warning.
COBLENZ, Sept. 6. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Private Reass Madse
of Sacramento, Cal., was shot and killed
today by German soldiers.
The shooting took place in the neu
tral zone about a mile from the boun
dany of the Coblenz bridgehead.
Madsen and Private Bert Balsinge
of the 8th infantry, who had been o
outpost duty, were deer hunting whe
they encountered a German patrol of
13 soldiers. According to Bal.singer, th
Germans began firing without askin
an explanation as to why the tw
Americans were in the neutral zone.
Balsinger told the American author!
ties that when he and Madsen encount
ered the Germans he was several yard
ahead of Madsen. Balsinger said h
dropped his rifle as soon as he saw th
Germans, who a second afterward be
gan to shoot at Madsen. The German
contended that Madsen fired on the
Balsinger declared that the German
fired and that if Madsen had fired h
did not see him shoot nor did he hea
the shot.
Balsinger was taken prisoner by
the Germans and later turned over to
the American provost marshal. Majo
George Cockreil. and brought to Cob
lenz. Madsen will be buried in the
American cemetery at Coblenz.
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'PREHISTORIC MAN' MODERN
"Find" Believed to Be Image Mod
eled by Convict.
JACKSON. Mich.. Sept. 7. That the
'prehistoric" man recently found in an
excavation here was an image modeled
by a convict at the state penitentiary
years ago now is the generally ac
cepted explanation of the find. It is
recalled that a convict once spent his
spare hours making such rao-lels and
that they all disappeared when he left
the prison.
Many scientists cam here to investi
gate the "man." One look was enough
for most of them.
GERMAN PRISONERS FREED
Consignment Released From Amer
ican Camps in Fine Condition.
COBLENZ. Sept. 7. The first con
signment of German prisoner of war
releasi-d from American detention
camps in France arrived in Cassell
early Thursday, according to dispatches
from that town published In the Coblenz
newspapers.
The first train consisted of 1600 men,
all of whom were In such good con
dition that the dispatches make spe
cial mention of the fact.
FILIPINOS GREET HARRISON
People Brave Tropical Rain to Wel
come Governor-General.
MANILA, P. I., Sept. 7. (By the As
sociated Press.) Governor-General
Burton Harrison returned yesterday
from his trip to the United States. He
and his bride were greeted by thou
rands of natives who braved a tropical
downpour of rain to welcome them.
The governor-general told the Fil
ipinos that congress would take no
action concerning Philippine independ
ence until a congressional committee
had visited the islands and investi
gated conditions.
Finish the. job with these
RED BARBARIANS RAMPANT
Bolshevik Atrocities at Odessa De
clared Unparalleled.
LONDON, Sept. 7. According to
Od-'ssa reports the bolshevik barbari
ties there have exceeded the record in
any other place. Several hundred
workmen have been shot for refusing
to submit to the order for a general
mobilization and 200 mercantile seamen
have been ahoc for protesting against
the order.
Thousands of cases of cholera and
typhus are reported and placards are
appearing urging the killing of "com
munist and Jewish oppressors."
It -'
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 7. The
name of Reass Madsen, reported as
having been shot and killed by German
soldiers Saturday, does not appear in
the Sacramento directory. It is be
lieved here, however, that the Madsen
referred to may be Howell Davis Mad
sen of Brighton, near here, who is in
Germany and the only Madsen from
this county with the American expe
ditionary forces so far as can be as
certained.
LABOR EVOLUTION TRACED
M. G. O'Malley Addresses Loyal Le'
gion at St." Helens.
"The Evolution of Labor Organiza
tion" was the subject of an interesting
address delivered In Liberty theater at
St. Helens Saturday night by M. G,
O'Malley . at .the ' meeting held under
auspices of the Loyal Legion of Log
gers and Lumbermen. W. A. Doyle of
Tacoma, a member of the board of di
reetors of the loyal legion, gave i
short address on organization, and mu
sical numbers by the Orpheum quartet,
Mrs. Lola Cook and S. B. Ingham were
well received.
Mr. O'Malley reviewed the history of
the working class from the period of
slavery to the present day, discussed
the various forms of labor organiza
tion from its inception down to the
"one big union" movement. Plans and
principles oi tne -four J,s were
touched upon and the speaker declared
that more benefits had accrued to lum
ber workers through its efforts than
ever before.
Mr. Doyle reviewed the accomplish
ments of the legion and reminded crit
ics that brains are required to build,
while anyone can tear down.
1766 ENGINE STILL GOES
Ancient Piece of Machinery Makes
Good Performance.
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nsnea Dy arrangement.
LONDON. Sept. 7. (Special Cable.)
The first pumping engine made for sale,
which dates from 1766 and is preserved
at Wednesdury, near Binmingham, was
put to a trial under steam this week
(in preparation for the centenary cele
bration at Birmingham.
V Th .npinA in inntinn,ie . fn.
more than 60 years, was designed for
13 strokes to the minute. The ancient
piece of machinery maintained 16
strokes to the minute at the trial.
Musicians' and Operators'
Demands Denied.
NON-UNION WORKERS FOUND
Managers Promise Continu
ance of Full Programmes.
COMPROMISE EFFORTS FAIL
Owners Declare They Will Not Con
cede Demand for Orchestras
in All Playhouses.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 68
degrees; minimum. 53 degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy; northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
All Britain now crying loudly for retrench
ment. Page 3.
Allies to Insist on change in German consti
tution. Page 3.
Germans kill United States soldier. Page 1.
Austrian assembly votes to sign peace treaty.
Page 1.
U. S. blocks reform in Mexico, says President
Carranza. Page 2.
France hesitates to try ex-Premier Caillaux.
as defeatist, page l.
National.
President Wilson leaves for northwest today.
Page 4.
Chamberlain to support league after changes
are made, page 2.
Domestic.
Secretary Glass reports record certificate
subscription. Page li.
Two killed, three hurt when prisoners at
tempt to escape. Page 1.
James W. Osborne, famous New Tork lawyer,
dead. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Secretary Daniels to reach Astoria today.
Page s.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland, 4-1;
Sacramento, u-o; han Francisco, -2, Ver
non, 0-3; Los Angeles, 6-5: Salt Lake, 3-8;
Seattle, 0-9, Oakland, 2-5. Page 10.
Winged M football squad to turn out next
Sunday. Page 11.
Coast league race has four weeks to go.
Page lu.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland movie operators strike, but plays
go on. page l.
Mrs. McMath named to rally Oregon women
to republican atanaara. page o.
Portland is possible candidate for 11)24
Methodist general conference. Page IS.
Seats for Presidential meeting sre In de
mand. Page 7.
Bobbers carry safe away from Novelty the
ater. Page 1.
Business generally booming in Pacific north
west. Page 17.
Portland furniture output for 1919 reaches
J3.000.000. Page IS.
Antl-plcketlng injunction hearing to con
tinue tomorrow. Page 9.
Lumber shipments to mount rapidly. Page 12.
Rev. R. H. Saw-yer preaches on blunder of
Solomon. Page IS.
Secretary Daniels and party Portland suosts
tomorrow. Page 8.
Forty-four musicians and operators
employed in 11 motion-picture theaters
in Portland struck yesterday as the re
sult of refusal by the treater mana
gers to adopt the new wage scale and
working conditions demanded by the
Theatrical Federation Just one month
ago. Non-union substitutes were ob
tained promptly and none of the the
aters was closed.
Fifteen theaters were named in tho
demands by the federation. Four of
these theaters the Liberty, Columbia,
Circle and New Grand will not be af
fected until today, as their union em
ployes are hired for the week ending
Sunday evening instead of Saturday
evening. It is possible that a joint
meeting of the executive councils of
the Theatrical Federation and the Cen
tral Labor Council scheduled for this
evening may change the situation.
With the exception of the Star the
ater, Sunday patrons were taken care
of. as usual yesterday. Non-union mu
sicians and operators replaced the reg
ular organists, pianists and operators
and programmes throughout the city
were given without a hitch, according
to the managers.
Star Han Wire Trouble.
In the Star theater wire trouble un
expectedly occurred at 4:50 In the aft
ernoon and the house remained dark
until 5:20. Electricians from the
Northwestern Electric company and
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
company were Immediately called. Ex
planations or tne wire trouble were not
made public by the management. Pa
trons in the theater at the time re
ceived back their admission money.
Portland will continue to see full
programmes as usual and without in-
rease in prices." was the statement
given out yesterday afternoon by C. S.
Jensen and J. J. Parker, directing man
agers of the Liberty, Columbia, Peoples,
Star and Majestic theaters, an spokes
men for the theater managers' associa-
ion. "We have had no trouble in re
placing the men who walked out. Prac
tically every theater had as many as
IS applicants for each position and
ouble crews have been put on to in
ure smoothness of operation. AH the
perators who applied have had from
two to ten years experience. We also
had a large number of well-trained
musicians to select from. In addition
we have one of the finest organists in
San Francisco en route to Portland to
play at the Liberty theater. At the
Majestic theater a fine organist from
Roseburg has arrived and is already at
the Wurlitzer."
War on Vnlons niiirlalnied.
"Motion picture managements are not
ghting the unions. They do, however.
object to the spirit of the demands
hich would force the employment in
each theater of orchestras of certain
stated numbers. The managers merely
wish to say that they have made In
vestments and that the matter of run
ning their own houses is one for them
and not others to control."
"Portland is the only city In the
country where the wage scale and con
ditions asked by the Portland musi
cians, operators and posters are not al
ready in effect," said Harry Anderson,
president of the Central Labor council,
to which the matter has been referred '
by the theatrical federation.
"C. S. Jensen belongs to the firm of
Jensen & Von Heroerg, which operates
houi;s in Seattle and Butte under ex
actly the same conditions as our men
are now asking. We ask for the consid
eration accorded by employers of other
cities and approved by the national
union organization.
I nlon Support Expected.
"As a whole Portland union men are
ignorant of the strike put into effet-t by
the Theatrical Federation. This will not
continue so, and with 30,000 members
and their families boycotting motion
picture houses it might hit box receipts
pretty hard. Again, if necessary, the
strike could easily spread into all union
lines. We are prepared to stand for
what we believe is right."
The Strand theater, which recently
has been featuring its motion pictures
over its vaudeville, is openly running
in competition with houses in which
non-union help now is employed. It is
continuing its orchestra, which is of the
number required by the union and
which is headed by the president of the
musicians' local.
Demands of the Theatrical Federa
tion provide for the immediate estab
lishment of a 10-piece orchestra for the
Liberty theater, orchestras of eight
pieces for the Columbia, Majestic and
People's theaters, six pieces for the Star
and three pieces for the Sunset, Now
Grand, Novelty, Rex, Casino, Burnside,
American, Princess and Circle theaters.
This would mean the employment of 61
musicians in addition to the 30 now em
ployed as pianists or organists.
Various proposals were submitted by
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