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TIIE MORNING OKEGONTAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919.
CREASE AVERTS
SHIPYARD STR K
E
Granting, of Demands Comes
After Hope Abandoned.
STRIKE PLANS COMPLETE
Yards Refusing to Par Nw Scale
to Be Declared Unfair and
Walkout Effected.
A strike or shipyard workers in the
Portland district was averted literally
at the eleventh hour Tuesday night by
the receipt by the metal trades coun
cil of a teleffram from James OCon
nell. head of the metal trades sec
tion of the American Federation of
Labor, to the effect that the emer
gency fleet corporation had changed
its policy and would permit builders
on the Pacific coast to pay the new
scale of wages, involving an Increase
or cents an hour.
The instructions received from
O'Connell were that no strike Is to be
called in plants paying the new scale,
but that a walkout is to take place
wterever the new scale is not paid.
As the shipyard operators agreed a
mcnth ago to pay tne new scale. It is
certain that no trouble will be en
countered in any of these plants. It
is expected, however, that some con
tract shops may refuse to pay the
increase of 8 cents, in which case
thrse shops will be declared unfair.
The decision of the conference at
Washington which averted the strike
came as a complete surprise here.
Shipping board officials, shipbuilders
and workmen had all given up hope
of such a decision on the part of the
emergency fleet corporation, and prep
arations for the strike were com
plete. Shipbuilders had told union
officials that no strikebreakers would
be employed, and no effort made to
continue work on government ves
sels. Gaarda Asked For.
Officials of the G. M. Stand ifer Con
struction corporation In Vancouver,
when waited upon fcy a committee
from the metal trades council, said
Tuesday afternoon that the plant
mould be closed upon the declaration
of the strike at midnight, and even
asked the unions for a detail of men
to guard the plant.
At the plants of the Northwest
Steel company and Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation, it was
planned to suspend all operations on
government vessels and continue
wcrk only on the vessels under con
struction in these plants under pri
vate contracts.
By virtue of the shipping board's
rmi..!'n to operator to pay the
new scale, however, work will pro
ceed in full blast in all yards. The
increase In wages will entail no ad
ditional expense to the shipping
board, but will come out of the pock
ets of the operators.
This arrangement is exactly what
was wished by all concerned. When
the new tcale was decided upon In
Aucust by representatives of the
builders, labor unions and shipping
board representatives, it was under
stood that the builders were to pay
tte increase in jrages without as
sistance from the Emergency Fleet
corporation.
; 5,000 Mm lavalveA.
The immensity of the labor tie-up
whirh was scheduled lor midnight
Tuesday night is realized by only those
closely associated with shipbuilding.
Thirteen steel ships and 13 wooden
vessel in various stages of construc
tion were to hae been left Just as
they were. One large steel plant.
the Standifer yard at Vancouver, was
to have been closed, the force of
workmen In two other steel yards,
theso of tne Columbia Kiver and
Northwest Steel companies, was to
have been reduced by half, and nine
yards building wooden ships for the
government were to have been shut
down.
The wooden shipbuilding plants op
eratlr.g solely on government ships in
this district are: Coast Shipbuilding
company. Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding
corporation. Peninsula Shipbuilding
company. Grant Smith-Porter Ship
building company (operating a small
force of men on shipping board ves
sels in the Port of Portland drydock).
G. 1L Standifer Construction corpora
tion at Vancouver. Wilson Shipbuild
ing company - and George Rodgers
Shipbuilding company at Astoria, the
Pacific Marine iron works in Portland
and the Astoria Marine iron works
The last two plants named are occu
pied only with outfitting shipping
board vessels
In addition to the plants directly
affected by the strike, numerous con
tract shops throughout Portland and
the Columbia river district would
have been forced to jelose.
The publicity committee of the
metal trades council, consisting of C
F. Kendrtgan. H. A. Stewart and R.
A- McGinnis. estimated yesterday af
ternoon that from 20.000 to 26.000 men
would be thrown out of work in this
district alone. The membership of
the affiliated unions of the metal
trades council of Portland and vi
cinity according to the committee, is
between 10.000 and 11.000. From
10.000 to 15.000 non-union workers,
according to their estimate, would
have been forced out through the
dosing of shops.
parted. Among the stolen articles
are: four groups of Ivory statuettes,
two dozen silver knives and forks
with pearl handles, five solid silver
cups, lined with gold, a large silver
platter, a dozen cut glass win
glasses, and eight cut glass punc
glasses.
The burglars cut their hands while
opening fruit Jars In the basemen
and left a pool of blood. Inspectors
Coleman and Morak. who invest!
gated, say It is possible that th
burglars stayed In the house severs
nights. The police believe the theft
was the work of persons who knew
the family would be absent some time.
The fruit in the Jar which th
burglars broke open had moulded, in
dicatlng that the crime was com
mitted a considerable time ago.
CANTEEN IS DEMOBILIZED
PORTLAND RED CROSS GIRLS
SERVE 14 MONTIIS.
Mayor Baker and Mrs. J. G. Gil
lingham Eulogize Unit; Gifts
Presented to Leaders.
After serving 14 months continu
ously in backing up the military
forces of the United States, the Port
land Red Cross canteen was demob
ilized Tuesday night.
Mayor Baker, representing the city,
and Mrs. J. G. Gillingham, represent
ing the American Red Cross, eulogized
the work of the Portland unit on the
occasion of Its retirement from active
service. Selections were rendered by
the Red Cross canteen band.
The detachment was present to the
last member at the gathering Tuesday
night. Ninety-five girls stood in for
mation while their captain, Mrs.
Ferdinand Reed, formally dismissed
them from active service, and thanked
them for loyal support and co-operation.
A silver platter, the gift of the
girls, was presented to Mrs. Reed, and
silver vase was presented to each
of the lieutenants, Mrs. E. N. Howe,
Mrs. Henry Rothschild. Mrs. R. S.
Stearns. Mrs. J. N. Wacrow and Mrs.
Raymond Gill. A beautiful trombone
was given Drum-major T. S. Frei
berg of the band, who also served as
drill-instructor for the unit.
U. S. CEREAL EXPORTS BIG
.15,59 7,000 BUSHELS OF WHEAT
SEAT IX 2 MONTHS.
BREAD PRICE BOOST
HELD PROFITEERING
Fair Price Committee Votes
for Investigation.
MILK RISE ALSO TARGET
Housewives Maintain 40-Cent Rise
In Barrel of Flour Does Not
Justify Bakers' Action. -
If bakers increase the price of
bread 1 cent, giving as their reason
yesterday's 40-cent Increase in the
ccst of a barrel of flour, they will be
profiteering, in the opinion of the
federal fair price committee.
On motion of Mrs. George L. Will
iams at Tuesday night's meeting it
was voted to request an investigation
by the food administrator of what is
believed to be the newest attempt on
he part of bakers to bring up prices.
The Increase In the cost of milk
which went into effect yesterday.
also came In for a rap and an inquiry
was asked.
While bakers have not announced
their plans, grocers have been given
to understand that the 40 cents will
be considered sufficient cause for
boosting loaves a cent. If such is the
case Mrs. F. O. Northrup. representing
the housewives' council, promised
that the women Immediately will or
ganise a campaign to patronize small
bread manufacturers to tne ex
elusion of those that adopt the In
crease,
Increase Declared I'aJostlfled.
"There is no reason for the bakers
raising," declared C E. Spence of the
committee Tuesday night. 'They have
mediately. Failure to do so will see
the Immediate stoppage of food ship
ments and credits. Not only will the
allied and associated governments
witndraw all financial facilities, pres
ent or prospective, but their nationals
v. Ill be absolutely forbidden to extend
any credits to Germany.
First Ultimatum Issued.
The dispatches published by The
Oregonian during the oast few days
from Arno Dosch-Fleurot, its special
correspondent, now at Vllna, telling
In detail the story of German inter
ests in the Baltic provinces show
the extent to which General von
der toltz has organized German re
cruits ostensibly as units in the Rus
sian white army.
This is the first time since the
armistice that the allied and asso
ciated powers have felt called upon
to send an ultimatum to the Ebert
government demanding compliance
with the armistice terms. These terms
required the evacuation of all Ger
man troops from "territories which
before the war formed part of Russia,
above defined, as soon as the allies
shall think the moment suitable.
having regard to the internal situa
tion in these territories.
Attention is called to the fact that
on August 27, Marshal Foch, allied
commander-in-chief, advised the Ger
man government that the time had
come to withdraw from the Baltic
provinces.
Germany Offers Excuse.
Instead of issuing orders for the
evacuation of German troops, the
Berlin government attempted to ex
cuse its inaction by advancing the
specious plea that none of the Ger
mans in the Baltic provinces were
in the imperial army and therefore,
were not subject to Berlin s orders.
A little investigation developed the
fact that large numbers of German
officers and soldiers had slipped
across from East Prussia and gone
through the formality of enlisting in
the Russian white army. The in
vestigation also disclosed widespread
German intrigue throughout the Bal
tic provinces and soviet Russia.
Germany, therefore, is ordered to
withdraw all German officers and
soldiers who have enlisted since the
demobilization in the Russian corps
organized in the Baltic provinces
and to withhold authorization for and
strictly forbid such enlistments in the
future.
had plenty of notice that flour was ..,...-
going up and could have stocked up PERSHING WHIPPED BULLY
Is
ROBBERS LOOT ROME
BURGLARS STRIP XOB HILL
HOUSE OF $1000 BOOTY.
Increase of 3,24 4,000 Bushels
Shown 'Over Corresponding
Period of 1918.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. A total of
3S.S97.000 bushels of wheat and 3.701.
000 barrels of flour were exported
from this country from July 1 to Sep
tember 19. the United States grain
corporation annonnced last night.
These figures are based on a report
for July and August by the depart
ment of commerce, and the loadings of
wheat and flour up to September 19.
In the same period last year 32,353,000
bushels and 4,4 1 9,000 barrels were ex
ported. Wheat received from farms In the
week ending September 19 totaled 28,-
838.000 bushels, a decrease from the
previous week of 1,989.000 and from
the same week last year of 6,097.000.
Production of flour for the week.
amounted to 3.270,000 barrels, a week
ly decrease of 15.000 but an increase
over the same week In 1918 of 436.000.
The total, stocks of wheat In eleva
tors atnd mills on September 19 was
264.779.000 bushels, a weekly Increase
of 9.962.000 and a gain of 44.219.000
over September 19. 1918.
WOMEN FIGHT PROFITEERS
Army
of 60,000 Oragnlzed
Xow York Campaign.
Tor
O. M. Clark Family Returns to
Find Dwelling Ransacked; Rob
bers Eat and Drink at House.
Jewelry, silverware, cut glass and
other articles valued at approximate
ly 11000 were stolen last month from
the home of O. M. Clark, president of
the Clark & Wilson Lumber company,
by burglars, who subsequently got
drunk and went to bed in the house.
The crime was discovered Tuesday
night when the family returned after
touring California since September 1.
The burglars- entered the Clark
home, which is at 195 Twenty-fourth
street, in the fashionable Nob Hill
district, by opening a basement door
with a pass key. The servants were
away except for a man who kept the
lawn In condition.
Every room in the large house was
ransacked. Even fruit jars In the
basement were pried open and the
contents sampled. The Intruders dis
covered a supply of liquor and evi
dently drank enough to intoxicate
themselves, for they later retired to
a bedroom and lay down In twin beds,
where they smoked cigarettes and
drank more, throwing the bottles
around the room.
They removed a Knights Templar
uniform which Mr. Clark had packed
In a suitcase, danced on the cap,
filled the suitcase with. loot, and de-
SEW YORK. Sixty thousand or
ganized women of New Tork city,
under the captaincy of Mrs. Charles
Cary Rumsey, have just been thrown
Into the battle line ' against food
prices.
Mrs. Rumsey is chairman of the
food administrator's subcommittee on
field activities. She was chosen be
cause she heads the organization of
community councils" of New York
city.
This army of women Is to be used
to check un systematically the prac
tices of all local retail food dealers to
see if the "fair price lists" made pub
lie by the food administrator are be
mg observed by the grocers, butchers
and retail dealers in foodstuffs.
"Our ranks are made up of the
members of eight community coun
ells." said M.Virs. Rumsey on the eve
cf the campaign. "We will inquire in
to the prices of neighborhood grocers,
and if we find any of them exceeding
the fair price list we shall report them
immediately.
'The chairman of the community
councils agreeing to take part in the
campaign will act as' leaders In the'r
districts," continued Mrs. Rumsey.
Any reports of overcharging by
grocers or food dealers will be re
furred to Arthur Williams, federal
food administrator for New York and
chairman of the fair price committee
under whose direction Mrs. Rumsey's
work s carried on.
A woman worker of the "fair price
food army" in the district in question
will check up the report, find out
what the grocer haa to say for him
self and report the results to Mrs.
Rumsey, who will communicate with
the food controller. In this way it is
expected to reach every single case of
food profiteering, in the big city.
"Women housewives can do mors
to stop profiteering In foodstuffs than
anybody else." said Mrs. Rumsey.
Most dealers will be fair if they
know that the few unscrupulous deal
ers are being adequately watched. We
Intend to watch them. Organized
woman power can put the profiteer
out of business.
NEGRO KILLS CONDUCTOR
Fos-s of 100 at Oklahoma City
Searches for Assailant.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Oct 1.
A posse of more than 100 men was
in pursuit last night of a negro who
shot and killed J. M. Williams, a
street car conductor. A crowd gath
ered near the police station last
evening.
At the governor's office tonight it
was denied that the national guard
units in nearby towns bad been or
dered held in readiness for possible
duty hers.
Trips to Sea Create Appetites.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Trips to
sea certainly tend to whet the appe
tite. Red Cross workers here believe.
While the men of the Pacific fleet
were In San Francisco the Red Cross
alcne gave them 29.254 ice cream
ernes, 30,943 hot dogs, 176.000 sweet
crackers, 640 pounds of coffee and
310.000 cigarettes.. Thirty-five hun
died tons of fresh vegetables, can
dies, pastries and delicacies were
purchased for the fleet while the ves
sels were here,
on it tnrougn su-aay contracts m
same as the grocers did. All substi
tutes have gone down and fats have
droDDed from two to five cents a
pound, so they have no alibi there,
If they collect an extra cent
loaf this will mean 65 cents on
the barrel, whereas it is only costing
them 40 cents more. There Is plain
profiteering. Decreases in other in
gredients ought to .offset the small
change In flour. This hasn't come
upon these bakers over night."
Mrs. Northrup voiced the sentiment
of the women. "I feel positive," she
said, "that the housewives will take
united action. Our council already
has declared its stand and will have
the support of the women's organiza
tions of the city. I think the average
woman feels that If the small baker
can put out a good loaf at a cheaper
figure that he should be supported.
Women Hold Whip Hand.
This was apparently the opinion of
the committee. "You women hold the
whip lash there." declared Emil C.
Gunther. representing the retail gro
cers. "Of course, we merely attempt
to supply the demand and if you ask
for goods from the smaller places we
are compelled to furnish them. The
retailer will not take in goods which
are not requested. As soon as you
begin asking for other bread you
compel us to keep it on hand."
The city s sugar shortage was men
tioned. Thomas G. Farrell explain
ing that several carloads are due to
arrive in the city today.
"The railroad company has prom
ised to rush it through." he said, '.'but.
of course, we have the longshore
men's strike in San Francisco bay
to reckon with. 'This sugar may be
about 25 cents a hundred pounds
higher on account of being shipped
by rail instead of water."
Sasir Shortage Won Over
Each grocer, Mr. Gunther said, is
to have two sacks of sugar for the
next ten days and this will permit
supplying wants only of those who
are actually out of the commodity.
He believes relief will come defi
nitely at .the expiration of that per
iod. He said eastern Oregon is prac
tically out of sugar and that some
places have had none for three weeks.
Mr. Farrell conveyed to the house
wives' delegates a suggestion from
Mrs. H. B. Torrey, who was unable
to attend the meeting on account of
Illness. Mrs. Torrey said that in
Salt Lake City, she understood, 4800
women banded together and com
pelled the merchants to mark both
cost and selling prices on their goods,
particularly clothing. This is said to
have been instrumental in bringing
prices down.
Boyhood Days of American Gen
eral Recalled.
ULTIMATUM IS GIVEN
WITHDRAWAL FROM BALTIC
PROVKVCES DEMANDED.
to
Germany Allowed No Latitude
Argue or Protest; Enlistments
In Russia Under Ban.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished ,oy arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. (Special
cable.) Unless th German govern
ment withdraws its camouflaged army
from the Baltic, provinces the allied
and associated powers will immedi
ately place an embargo on supplies of
foodstuffs and raw materials and re
fuse all financial assistance to Ger
many. Nor will any plea that Ger
many is unable to compel the retire
ment of this army be accepted.
This ultimatum was presented to
the German government on September
27. The text of the note was made
public tonight by the state depart
Germany is given no latitude to
argue or protest, but must comply im-
ASPIRIN FIRST '
INDIANAPOLIS. Reminiscenses of
the boyhood and early years of eGn-
eral John J. Pershing, as told by his
schoolmate. William S. Staley, 201
North New Jersey street, who is chief
clerk to the general yardmaster of
the L. E. & W. R. R. Co., in Indian
apolis, show that the general early
displayed those characteristics which
have since brought mm rame ana
made his name historical. Mr. Staley
as a small boy lived 60 yards from the
little schoolhouse. in Laclede, Mo.,
where Johnnie Pershing first went to
Bchool. and was in the first years in
the grade school, while Pershing was
ni higher classes.
I remember Pershing even before
I was in school myself," said Mr.
Staley. "The playgrounds were just
across the street from our house.
John Pershing was a leader then, but
quiet, retiring, and even shy at times.
He was what you would call depend
able, not unusually bright, but above
the average. He was devoted to his
studies, a hard worker and played
Just as hard. Bu he was always a
champion of the weak. No big boy
Imposed on a small one when he was
around. o
He was considered a boy of good
judgment," said Mr. Staley. Ques
tions coming up on the playgrounds
and in school ware taken to him for
decision. Whatever John ' Pershing
said was always all right.
'I remember that Just after he fin
ished school, he taught a small coun
try school near Laclede. A rought
element there had made a practice of
running the teachers away. Pershing
was about 18 ten. The bully of the
school undertook to whip Pershing,
and was given a whipping. Then the
boy's father came to the school. He
was on horseback, I think, and had a
gun in his hand. Pershing invited the
farmer down, and although the man
was a big fellow, he soon had enough.
There was no more trouble in that
school.
Pershing was in school in 1873 and
1874 with me. He left after that and
went to school in Kirkville, Mo., be
fore taking the country school where
he subdued the bully. The little
school In Laclede is yet standing, but
is not used now. I saw It when I was
In Laclede on a visit last June.
"I remember the general's seatmate
In the little school well," said Mr.
Staley. "It was Charles Spurgeon, now
in the clothing business in Brookfield.
Mo.
"The general's father, John F.
Pershing, and my father worked to
gether as section foremen when we
were boys. Then they both bought
farms, and lived part of the time in
the country and part of the time in
Laclede. Pershing's father was post
master after that. I often saw the
Pershing family, John's parents,
brothers and sisters, in church.
"I remember when John left for
West Point. At that time he wanted
to be a lawyer. He thought that a
military training would help him
later in the law, he told Charles Spur
geon, his former seatmate in school.
As to a military career, he said at that
time that he thought there would be
peace for 100 years. He declared that
he intended to serve long enough to
repay Uncle Sam for his West Point
training, then would take up the law.
He was sent to fight the Indians when
Geronimo was causing trouble, and
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his ability was recognized by Gen
eral Miles, From that time, his mill
tary career has been unbroken, and he
has never .returned to the study of
law."
Two nephews of !ir. Staley served
in the world war, one of them. First
lieutenant A. D. Morrison of Green-
castle, Mo., being under General
Pershing's command in the A. E. F.
for one year as a disbursing officer.
We are all very proud of what
General Pershing has done," said Mr.
Staley. "He has made good wherever
he has been placed. All' Laclede is
proud of him."
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In each package of "Bayer Tablets
of Aspirin are safe and proper dlrec
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Toothache, Earache, Rheumatism,
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Handy tin boxes containing 12 tab
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also sell larger "Bayer" packages.
Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoacetlcacldester
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the real test of a hat is quality and upon quality price should be
based, true, ninety-nine men in a hundred select by styles and colors,
yet stamina that can laugh at hard wear should back them.
knox has been making and selling more and more hats every year
for eighty-two years certainly the knox trade-mark must be sup
ported by that superior quality it guarantees or this could never
have come about.
Starts Today at 9 A. M.
The most important sale of
the season. This tremen
dous stock of Women's
Suits, Coats, Dresses,
Skirts, Sweaters and
Waists to be thrown to the
public in the greatest sale
of the season. Most up-to-date
samples arriving by
the dozens. Just think!
You can buy the best up-to-date
garments at the height
of the season at sale prices.
We are overstocked; we
want to unload, and are
glad to sell some without
profit.
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men's furnisher and hatter
exclusive but not expensive
331 Washington st., near broadway
Silk and Serge Dresses!
$12.95
Beautiful Fur Trimmed Coats!
Beautiful Fur Trimmed Coats; greatest bar
gains in Portland. Values to $1 Q
$45, at only $26.95 and tpXO.iO
Good Wool Sweater Slipovers
Beautiful Wool. Slipover Sweat- C0 QCt
erg, many samples, to close out . . O JJ
We must un
load this big
stock and to do
this, the prices
will do the rest.
Hundreds
of Silk
WAISTS
to be unloaded
at the most as
tonishingly low
prices. Cr e p e
de Chine and
Georgettes
-$3.95
and
$2.95
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