TTIE MORNING ORECONIAN, TITURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1919.
M'ARTHUH TO LEAD
LOWER RATES FIGHT
surance commissioner of the state of
Washington; Jay Stevens, in charge
of the fire prevention bureau of the
Pacific, and Horace Sykes, special In
vestigator for the state fire marshal's
office, and showing of moving-picture
films depicting fire hazards and
their costly results, featured the fire
prevention campaign In Salem today.
This morning the film was shown
in a local theater and was witnessed
by state officials, business men and
other persons interested in the con
servation of property. During the
day the men in charge of the cam
paign visited the several schools of
the city and six addresses were de
livered before the pupils.
Tonight the film was again shown
in the auditorium of the Congrega
tional church, with a large crowd in
attendance.
EMPLOYES FIRM FOR
HIGHER RAIL WAGES
Dobbs
Congressional Delegation to
Present Demands.
Men Serve Notice Fight to
Finish Is Programme.
Clear
Beaver
STEEL CHARGES OPPOSED
FIREMEN STATE TERMS
Hats
PICKERS' HEARING TODAY
Western Shipyards Willing to Pay
St'i Cents Per .Hundred; Fu
ture of Industry Considered.
Washington Fears Repetition of
Summer Crisis Hines Silent
on Official Attitude.
UNFAIR COXTROL OP OTHER
FOODSTUFFS CHARGED.
Charles C. Hart Is In charre of The
Oregonian News Bureau at Washington.
His address is at SJ'J Riggs building.)
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Washing-ton,
Oct.- 22. Representative. Mc
Arthur of Oregon was chosen today
at a meeting of the Pasific coast con
gressional delegation as a member of
a committee which will call on Traffic
director Chambers of the railroad ad
ministration Friday morning to urge
a reduction in freight rates on steel
from the Pittsburg district to the
shipyards of the Pacific coast. Other
members of the committee are Rep
resentatives Miller of Washington
and Elston and Nolan of California.
Representatives of the Pacific coast
shipbuilders attending today's "con
ference said that while the rate on
steel had increased from 65 cents, the
rate before the war, to $1.25 a hundred
pounds, the west coast yards were
willing to pay a. rate of 81 ,i cents
a hundred pounds and this is the rate
which will be asked of the railroad
administration. The present rate of
$1.25 a hundred pounds, it was de
clared, is prohibitive and will crush
.the shipbuilding industry on the Pa
'"cific coast. It will be shown that
the reduction asked would amount to
a saving of $3.48 cents a ton on
every ship constructed on the west
coast. :
It was decided also that the Pacific
coast delegation could organize to op
pose the provision in the Esch railroad
bill, giving the interstate commerce
commission power to .fix rates on
water-borne commerce between ports,
and a committee composed entirely of
California members of congress was
appointed to lead this, fight.
Eastern Oregon's lumber business
has gone tip with such a leap in the
last few months as to catch the rail
road administration unawares. it
was admitted today when Rep
resentative Sinnott presented a
petition from Charles T. Early of
Portland for more cars. Such an
active movement of lumber never has
been known before, the railroad ad
ministration said, which accounts for
the unpreparedness for the heavy
shipments. It was said, however, that
cars will be provided immediately.
Cars will be rushed to Oregon from
all directions and 1100 empty coal cars
will be turned over to the lumber
shippers at an early date for shipping
lumber.
Reduced rates on stock feed from
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Okla
homa to all points on the Oregon
Short line have been ordered by the
railroad administration, Senator Mc
Nary telegraphs to R. N. Stanfield
today. Eastern Oregon livestock men
had asked for some concessions in
rates on feed to help carry their stock
v over the winter.
- Appointment or a postmaster- at
Bend, Or., within a short time is prom
ised by the postoffice department, the
explanation being that action awaits
the report on a personal investigation
Just recently made.
Major Frederick W. Rase of Port
land, has been retained in the service
and ordered to Fort Bennings, Ga.,
for duty.
Herman Cluchie of Kelso, Wash.,
disappeared after his discharge from
company G, 20th infantry, at Camp
Dodge, la., April 18, this year, and
the war department is unable to as
certain his whereabouts, according
to a communication from the adjutant-general
to Representative Al
bert Johnson. On his discharge the
soldier gave Kelso as his future ad
dress, but his mother writes that she
has not heard from him since last
March.
MEDFORD REQUEST DENIED
Army Planes Unavailable for Lib
erty Celebration.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Oct. 22. Medford. Or..
was denied a squadron of airplanes
for the liberty celebration, which
opens there on November 11, by the
war department today.
Senator McNary had asked that six
planes be sent to Medford. The planes
. were refused under an order issued
in September that no more machines
shall be detailed on exhibition trips
on account of the curtailment in the
service made necessary by the de
creased army appropriations and the
need for all available airplanes on the
.Mexican border.
Complaint of Grocers on Advan
tage Held by Use of Refriger
ator Cars to Be Heard.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-' The complaint
of the National Wholesale Grocers'
ssociation against Walter D. Mines,
director-general of railroadr and each
f the railroad systems individually.
hearings on which are to begin here
today, before Chairman Clyde B.
Aitchison of the Interstate commerce
commission, is a case in which every
mportant wholesale grocery concern.
packing company and railroad in the
United States appears either as a
plaintiff, defendant or intervenor.'
The basis of the complaint is a
charge that the packers, through
heir control of the refrigerator cars
and other equipment, have been able
to obtain rate discrimination and
traffic favors from the railroad com
panies and a consequent unfair ad
vantage in the marketing of foodstuffs.
The grocers do not ask the inter
state commerce commission to deprive
he packers of their refrigerator cars
but demand the abolition of all al
leged discrimination ' in service and
rates to the packers.
It is alleged the packers already
exercise a dominating contrsl over
the butter, egg and cheese markets,
and are rapidly acquiring - a large
share of the general wholesale gro
cery business.
MEN HELD AS ROBBERS
Iowa Bank Looted, but Police Re
cover $8000.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Oct. 22. A band
of men alleged to have robbed the
bank at Westfield, la, this morning
was captured at noon by Sioux City
police. The men had $8000 loot in an
automobile, the police said.
The officers were coming toward
the city when they saw a motor car
containing: the alleged robbers. The
police stopped their car on a bridge,
blocking the rijrht of way, and lev
eled rifles at the approaching party,
members of which brought their ma
chine to a stop and surrendered with-
-out resistance.
ARIZONA WON'T CONVENE
Governor Declines to Call Suffrage
Ratification Session.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 22. Governor
Campbell announced today he had
telegraphed Governor Stephens o
California he would not call a spe
cial session of the legislature thi
fall to consider ratification of the
federal constitutional amendirfcn
granting suffrage to women.
This telegram was in answer to one
from Governor Stephens inquiring i
Governor Campbell would call a spe
cial session if governors of certain
other western slates would agree to
do so. '
EXPORT COMPANY FORMED
Articles of Incorporation of Astoria
Concern Filed.
3ALEM. Or.. Oct. 22. (Special.)
Conducting a wholesale and retail
grocery business, .trading in exports
and imports, engaging in packing fish
and meats and operating wharves,
warehouses and elevators, are the
purposes of the Ross, Higgins, Mason,
Ehrman company, which filed articles
of incorporation here today. The
capital stock, of. the. corporation is
$300,000 and head offices will be main
tained at Astoria. The incorporators
are J. T. Ross. William Heller Ehr
man and E. Ehrman. . .
Wakefield Music company, of Port
land, has filed application with the
state corporation commissioner 'to
change the name of the concern to
the "Cremona Phonograph company."
Notice of increase in the capital stock
from $25,000 to $75,000 also has been
filed.
Supplementary' articles have been
filed with the state corporation com
missioner asking permission to change
the name of.JSarle F. Heym, Inc., of
Portland, to the Lester-Heym com
pany.
LLEWELLYN GETS MEDAL
Former Washington Adjutant-Gen
eral Decorated at Camp Lewis.
TACOMA, "Wash.. Oct. 22. Sur
rounded by army officers on duty at
headquarters, Lieutenant-Colonel Fred
Llewellyn yesterday was present
ed with a distinguished service medal
at Camp Lewis.
Colonel Llewellyn was recently dis
charged from the national army upon
return from overseas. He is now a
member of the state industrial insur
ance commission at Olympia, Wash.,
and is a former adjutant-general of
the national guard of Washington.
The presentation at his own request
was an informal one, but the medal
was presented by Major-General John
F. Morrison, commanding general of
the camp.
APPLES PLEASE MARINES
Hood River Man Back From Guam
Says Slates Are Appreciative.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) Joe Wheeler Winchell, son of
V. Winchell, east side orchardist, has
arrived from Guam, where he has
been stationed for nearly two years
with the United btates marines. The
young man is now at Mare Island,
Cal.
In a letter to his father Mr. Win
chell states that the routine of island
life was broken on receipt of ap
ples sent out at intervals from home.
'My comrades," he says, "declare that
those fine apples will cause them
ever to hold Hood River in fond re
membrance.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22. Railroad
employes are prepared for a finish
fight. with the railroad administration
for increased wages, time and a half
overtime and improved working con
ditions before the government sur
renders the roads to private control.
Unmistakable notice to this effect
has been served by Timothy Shea of
the firemen, appearing before the
board of railway wage sand working
conditions.
"If our demands for a living wage
should not be met when the time ap
proaches for turning back the rail
roads to their prlcate owners." Mr.
Shea said in testimony which became
public tonight, "we shall demand as
a condition precedent to the change,
the realization of the fundamental
right of labor, the living wage, the
eight-hour day on all federal-controlled
roads, time and one-half for
Overtime and other principles to
which the government pledged itself
during the war, which now have been
made a part of the treaty of peace
and which so far the railroad admin
istration has neVer fulfilled."
' Shea Serves Notice.
While Mr. Shea was appearing on
behalf of the firemen only, it has been
recognized generally that wage in
creases for any one class of railroad
employes meant an advance for all
to maintain equality between the
workers. Mr. Shea said he anticipat
ed that the failure of the govern
ment's efforts to reduce the cost of
living, which he frankly expected,
would make necessary advances in
pay for all workers and predicted
that by November 1 the wage board
would be forced to consider "further
requests for general increases" from
railroad employes.
Thus it is the view here that the
government will be face to face with
in a few weeks with virtually the
same labor crisis which arose during
the summer. President Wilson then
denied the request of the shopmen for
a general increase in pay on the
ground that the "vicious circle" of
rising wages and mounting prices had
to come to an end and that the coun
try should be given a fair chance at
reconstruction after the war.
Hlnea Silent on Situation.
How" Director-General Hlnes pro
poses to meet the situation has not
been divulged. It is considered cer
tain, however, that if any wage in
creases ar given. President Wilson
first will be consulted.
Railroad administration officials
declare the relations with the union
men have never been so good as at
present and in pointing to the last
report of the labor department, show
ing a decrease of 15 per cent in living
costs in August, intimate that the
pending crisis will be solved in part
by natural economic forces, plus At
torney-General Palmer's efforts to
take the inflation out of prices.
PASTOR BUILDS OWN HOME
Hood River Man Solves Labor
Problem by Using His Hands.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) J. B. Lister, former pastor of
the Valley Christian church, has
taken heroic but certain methods to
solve the local housing problem.
CaUed on to leave the home he and
his wife are now occupying and with
no other available dwellings in sight,
Mr. Lister purchased alot. Thereon
he is now building a two-room cot
tage.
Scarcity and high wages of carpenT
ters is not worrying Mr. Lister any.
Armed with handsaw, square and
hammer, he is raising the new borne
himself.
SALEM SEES FIRE FILM
Address by State Officials Feature
Prevention Campaign.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 22. (Special.)
Addresses by J. H. Shivesly, ex-in-
UMATILLA FARMER DIES
C. H. Rosenberg Settler in Oregon
for 4 0 Vears
PENDLETON. Or., Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) Claud Henry Rosenberg, 61,
one of the county's wealthiest wheat
farmers, died at his home here last
nisht. He had been ill but a week.
Mr. Rosenberg came to Umatilla
county in 1878 and began farming
near Fulton station, where the'home
ranch is now located. At his death
his possessions in wheat land aggre
gated 1300 acres, most of it in this
county. Mrs. Rosenberg and five
children survive him.
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S12,353ALL0WANGEASKED
NEEDS OF CITY PLANNING
' COMMISSION URGED.
Cbnncil Opposition to Payment of
$500 Month to Consultant Said n
to Be Developing. -
Request for an allowance in the
city budget for $12,353.52 was made
yesterday for continuation of the
work of the city planning commis
sion. The request was made by J. P.
Newell, president of the commission
The request was referred to City Com
missioner Pier for investigation and
report at the annual budget meeting.
The request includes an appropria
tion of $6000 for the salary of Charles
H. Cheney, consultant to the com
mission. For the salary of an as
sistant city planner $2700 a year Is
requested and the council also, is
asked to provide $1380 as salary for
a stenographer. The remainder of the
estimated expenses of conducting the
work of the commission would be for
supplies. $2273.52 being requested for
this item.
Hints that opposition in the coun
cil was developing against the pay
ment of $500 a month to the consult
ant have been heard in the city hall.
Mr. Cheney is under contract to the
city until January 1. Under this con
tract he is required to give two weeks
of his time each month to the work
of the commission. The balance of
his time is spent in other cities where
he is engaged in similar work.
"The request of the city planning
commission," said Major Baker, "will
be handled in the usual manner. No
action will be taken on the subject
until the budget and the request
are considered on their merits.
"As far as I am personally con-'
cerned. and I believe each member
of the council concurs, I will not vote
for an appropriation of any kind.
unless I feel confident that the city
Is getting its money's worth and the
project is necessary. Because we
may have the money to spend will
not influence me. It would not be
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fair to condemn the work of the
planning commission or its consultant
until the full report has been made
To my personal knowledge the plan
ning commission has obtained some
excellent-results in its first year of
existence.
Kngineers of the planning commis
sion now are completing the prelim
inary report on zoning of the city,
which was the principal work of the
commission this year. This report is
to ba filed next week, after which
public hearings will be held.
HUN CLAIMS IMMUNITY
Werner Horn Calls Wrecking of
Bridge Act of War.
MONCTON, N. B., Oct. 22. Werner
Horn claimed Immunity before a
magistrate today ' from punishment
by Canada for dynamiting the inter
national bridge at St. Croix. N. B.
Having served a sentence in the
United States for illegally transport
ing dynamite, he asserted that the
blowing up of the bridge was an act
of war for which the German gov
ernment was responsible, as he was
an officer of the German army.
"I admit everything," he said, "but
in the enemy land X am acting as a
German officer under protection of
the German flag with the arms of a
German regiment. On the American
side I am responsible for transporting
unlawfully dynamite and I am pun
ished for this, but on the Canadian
side my government was responsible
it was in war time."
ASPIRIN IS SAFE .
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the "Bayer Cross."
88 CARS HELD AT DOCK
Release of Carriers Advised as
Move to Relieve Shortage.
SALEM,- Or., Oct. 22. (Special.)
The release of 88 cars, held up for
more than a week at the St. Johns
terminal in Portland, would do much
toward relieving the present shortage
of rail carriers in Oregon, according
to information given out at the of
fices of the public service commission
today.
The cars contained export ship
ments, according to the commission
ers. They arrived in Portland from
the east but the boat which was to
carry the cargo abroad had not yet
reached port. This condition caused
a delay -in unloading and releasing
the cars.
Corn. Show Committee Named.
. EUGENE, Or.. Oct. 22. (Special.)
The western Oregon corn show will
be held in Eugene again this year.
according to a decision of promoters
of the exhibition, and E. C. Simmons,
president of the Kugene chamber of
If you want the 'true, world-famou
Aspirin, as prescribed by physician
for over eighteen years, you must ask
for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin.'
The "Bayer Cross" is stamped, on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against iml
tations.
In each package of "Bayer Tablet:
of Aspirin" are safe and proper diree
tlorCs for Colds. Headache, Neuralgia
Toothache, Earache. Rheumatism.
Lumbago, Neuritis, and for Pain in
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Handy tin boxes containing 12 tab.
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also sell larger "Bayer" packages.
Aspirin Is the trademark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester
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commerce, has named a committee
to arrange details. C. D. Rorer. pres
ident of the Bank of Commerce, is
cnairman ana otner memDers are
Jessn Darling, realty dealer, and R.
H. Wood of the United States Na
tional bank.
IDAHO AFTER TWO MEN
Pair at Astoria- Accused of Taking
Autos Out of State.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 22. (Special.)
A telegram has been received by Sher-
ii rseison irom Sheriff Quarles of
Coeur d'Alene. Idaho, stating that
requisition papers are bcinir. nrocurtd
and an officer will be here in about
a week after Olaf Anderson and Wal
ter Phillips, who were arrested at
Seaside a few days ago on charges of
rL iiu larceny.
In the meantime the two men are
in jail in default of 11000 ball. They
are accused of taking mortgaged au
tomobiles out of the state of Idaho
without permission.
Shell Company Pays Tax.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 22. (Special.)
The Shell company of California paid
to the secretary of state a total of
(1776.93 for gasoline and distillate
sold in Oregon during the month of
September, according to a report filed
today. The company sold in the state
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Cottage Grove Child Burned.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Oct. 21.
(Special.) The 2 ".fc -year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hatfield
was seriously burned Tuesday, when
her clothing caught fire from a blaze
the children had started. The child'
face and a major. part of its body
were affected. The mother and father
suffered seriously from burned hand
in attempting to save their little tot.
The father was home on account of
illness.
to the state hospital from Washing
ton county last March, escaped this
morning while employed in cutting
wood on what is known as the Oar
den road, about & miles from the
asylum. He is 46 years of age and is
considered harmless by hospital attendants.
cording to County Treasurer Brown.
Nearly S5 per cent of Cowlitz county's
total tax money of $480,000 has been
paid.
Cowlitz Tax 85 Per Cent raid.
KELSO. Wash., Oct. 22. (Special.)
Tax payments have been coming
into the county treasurer's office at
Kalama better than ever before, ao-
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Hospital Inmate Escapes.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 22. (Special.)
Fred J. Sfiuster. who was committed
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