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1 TITE MORNING OTIEGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1910. MINERS PROMISE TO PROTECT PROPERTY c 3 TO ADMIT ENEMIES LABOR CONFERENCE Li Arrival of German and Aus trian Members Awaited. ONE NEGATIVE VOTE CAST Motions to Admit Mexico and Fin land Deferred ; Dutch Proposal to Change Resolution Lost. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. With only the French capital delegate opposing the actiont the international labor conference toaay decided to admit representatives of Germany and Aus tria, immediately upon their arrival here, to full membership in the world labor organization. Louis Guerin. who cast the only negative vote, holding up to view the desolation wrought by the German military machine in the invaded re gions of his country, declared that a distinction must be made between -barbarian" nations that regard a treaty as a "scrap of paper" and allied peoples who had fought for the cause of freedom. He insisted that Germany and Austria, with whom, he said, the allied nations are still at war. should not be admitted until the close of the conference and maintained that such was the view of the French senate and of Leon Bourgeois, French rep resentative to the league of nations. Labor Delegate Opposed. Sharp opposition to this view was expressed by Leon Jouhaux, French labor delegate, who said that the war was at an end, and that Germany must be admitted in the "new regime." The Belgian governmental and labor delegates asked to be recorded as vot ing favorably only because "economic conditions forced" them to do so, and Jules earlier, Belgian capital repre sentative, abstained from voting'. "I cannot vote against the resolu tion because of imperative economic reasons which are clear to all," said Mr. earlier, "and I will not vote for it because Germany has cruelly violated all its obligations to Belgium, and be cause the Germans have systemati cally wrecked all our industrial life during the four years of their occupa tion." Motion to Chanxje Lout. An effort was made by Dr. W. H. Nolens, Dutoh government delegate, to strike out of the resolution of admis sion words stating that the action was taken " in accordance with the decis ions of the allied and associated pow ers," but the motion was lost by a vote of 40 to 4. Dr. R. H. Elizalde, government dele gate from Ecuador, asked why Mexico had not been invited to the conference and moved to admit that republic, while Judge Johan Castberg, Nor wegian government representative, proposed that Finland be admitted. Both motions were deferred, under the rules, until tomorrow. The resolution admitting German and Austrian delegates as adopted by a vote of 71 to 1, follows:- "Whereas, in the course of the ne gotiations concerning the treaty of peace, the allied and associated pow ers agreed with Germany and Aus tria to accept the idea of their early admission to the international labor organization and decided to remit the question to the- Washington confer ence for its decision with a recom mendation in favor of their admis sion after the conclusion of the con ference, and at a later date the allied and associated powers remitted the question of the immediate admission of Germany and Austria to the labor conference at Washington, to the de cision of the conference itself. Delay In Asked. "Therefore the international labor conference, acting in accordance with the decisions of the allied and asso ciated powers, - "Resolved, that in anticipation of their admission to the league of na tions and in view of their expressed willingness to co-operate in the work of the labor organization, Germany and Austria are hereby admitted to membership in the international labor organization with the same rights and obligations possessed by the other members of the labor organization, according to the terms of the tveaties of peace signed at Versailles on the 28th day of June, 1919, and at St. Germain, on the 10th day of Septem ber. 1919.' On opposing the participation of the Germans in the conference, Mr. Guerin said that he left Paris with the assurance that Germany and Aus tria were to be admitted to the inter national labor organization but not until the end of the present . conference. The French capital delegate said that It was necessary to draw a line of demarcation between an enemy power who "violated the neutrality of Belgium and Introduced barbarous methods in warefare" and the nations which respect international law. Presence Held Necessary. Replying to his colleague. Mr. Jou haux asserted that it would be lm- TOASibIe to impose the principles adapted by the conference on Ger TOfUiy and Austria unless those coun tries were admitted in the delibera tions. While we are sitting and talking here, we read daily in the newspapers tljat German workmen are busy from nine to tea hours a day, he said. Alfonso Salas, Spanish employer representative, and Baron des Plan ches, representing the Italian govern ment, also spoke in favor of the ad mission of German and Austrian dele Xt. Whn the result of the vete was announced, Mr. Guerin cried dra mat ically : "it is splendid to be alone." A citizen of Lille and a leading linn manufacturer of Europe, Mr. Guerin, during the war, was in charge of the provisioning of the occupied areas through American relief agen cies, and was required by the Ger mans to make five trips to Berlin to explain the work. His family re mained in Lille throughout the oc cupation. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Demand that women be represented equally with men in all future international labor conferences called under the treaty of Versailles, was made today at the international congress of work ing women. In the first formal motion to be presented to the congress. Mile. Jeanne Bouvier, a French delegate, and also a technical adviser to the present international labor conference, asked that in the next world labor meeting under the treaty six dele gates be sent by each nation, two to represent employes, two to act for employers and two from the govern ment, and that one of the two dele Kates in each group be a woman. Baker Delivers Address. The executive committee of the congress meeting to act on Mile. Bouvier's motion, referred it to a committee. A report is expected tomorrow. 5Che executive committee also rec ommended that the congress proceed to organize tomorrow, electing offi cers and a resolutions and credentials committee. Secretary of War Baker addressed the congress today, and a series of re ports were made by delegates from Sweden, Norway, Italy, France and Belgium on the status of eight-hour day legislation in their particular countries. WILBUR APPEAL DROPPED Friar's Club Proprietor Must Go to Jail or Forfeit Bail. SALEM, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) The appealed case against Julius Wilbur, at one time proprietor of the notorious Friars club at Mil waukee, has been dismissed in the United States supreme court, accord ing to information received by Attorney-General George M. Brown. Wilbur was convicted in the Clacka mas county courts on a charge of violating the prohibition laws, but later appealed the verdict to the Ore gon supreme court. This tribunal affirmed the decision of the lower court, whereupon Mr. Wilbur appealed to the United States supreme court. Because Mr. Wilbur failed to file a f Dnei in tne United states supreme court, and has left the country, the attorney-general urged dismissal of the action. Wilbur now will have to serve a six months' term in the Clackamas county jail and pay a fine of 300, or forfeit his bail bond. Enough Men to Be Left on Jobs to Care for Mines. UNIONS DISCUSS MOVES HOOD PLANS FARM CLASS Short Course in Agriculture to Be Opened Soon. HOOD RIVER. Or., Oct. 30. (Spe cial.) The Smith-Hughes agricul tural department of the Hood River high school, in charge of Professor R. V. Wright, an Oregon Agricultural college graduate, has announced the early beginning of a short course in agriculture for boys not in high school and for adult ranchers. Mr. Wright will be assisted by faculty members of the state agricultural col lege, as well as prominent valley ranchers. Mr. Wright, since he came here a year ago, nas stimulated interest In stock raising and other forms of diversified farming. It was mainly through his efforts and those of Gordon G. Brown, horticulturist of the Hood River experiment station, that the county fair materialized suc cessfully last September. MORTON EXCHANGE GROWS Eastern Lowis Farmers' Organiza tion Extends Business, MORTON, Wash.. Nov. 1. (Special.) The Eastern Lewis County Farmers' exchange is now preparing to install a general grocery line in connection with its present business. J. A. Ulsh, president, and E. G. Bennett, manager, are arranging so that a much greater proportion of farm products in eastern Lewis county can be marketed through the exchange, and are mak ing larger wholesale buying connections. According to Manager Bennett, the exchange's business is increasing very rapidly. He says that he will have to engage more help at once, as new members are being secured at the rate of about one a day. The membership is now over 90. The new exchange grocery depart ment will be opened about November 10. FUND SHORTAGE FEARED Appropriation May Not Be. '"Suffi cient for. State Hospital. -SALEM. Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) That difficulty will be encountered by officials in keeping the population of the state hospital for the insane be low the 17S0 mark, as estimated at the time the legislature made its ap propriation for the conduct of the Institution during the current term, is the opinion of Dr. Griffith, who is in charge. "The influx of patients has been greater than we expected," said Dr. Griffith today, "and a population in excess of 1750 within the next few months is probable. In this event I fear that the appropriation based on the estimated per capita will not be sufficient to meet the demands of the institution." G. E. Norrls, Publisher, Dies. NANAIMO. B. C, Oct. 30. George E. Norris, for many years publisher of the Nanaimo Free Press, died here today. Leaders Point Out 6-Hour Day Will Create More Jobs and Increase Production. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct, 30. After dispatching to Washington a telegram to Secretary of Labor Wilson in which the president's position on the coal strike was characterized as that of an usurper, the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America to day turned to routine business. Although the actual strike wa less than 36 hours away, the governing body of the. union devoted the after noon to adjusting disputes between locals and Individual members and at the end of their session said there was "nothing of public interest" in the proceedings. Union headquarters were frankly interested in the arrival here tomor row of C B. Ames, assistant to the attorney-general in charge of suits brought under the anti-trust and fuel and food control laws. Union Leaders Confident. The union leaders learned, with ap parent equanimity, that there had been unusual activity among local agents of the department of Justice and professed faith that their every act had been under warrant of con stitutional rights which no statute could abrogate. At the office of the United States district attorney there was no an nouncement as to what proceedings might be instituted in regard to the strike. The union officials said the mine owners and public could rest assured that no act of the organization would be allowed to work physical damage to the coal-diggings. Mine Protection Promised. They pointed "out that the strike order provided that local unions must allow sufficient "men to remain at work to insure the proper care and protection of all mining properties in conformity with the provisions of the district agreements in the several fields." In reply to charges that the demand for a six-hour working day was cal culated to produce production, the statisticians of the union assembled figures which they said proved that even the country's peak production ol 685,000,000 tons of bituminous coal in 1918 was not the limit of the Indus try. They said this was dug with the mines averaging only about 70 per cent of capacity and with the skilled working force reduced by 80,000 min ers in the army and navy. Out of a possible 312 working days in the year, they said, western Penn sylvania miners averaged 260. Indi ana 249, Illinois 228, and Ohio 224. The bulk .of the bituminous tonnage came from those states. Prod action la Discussed. Against this record they set figures for 1919, which they said showed that the miners had operated at not to exceed 50 per cent of the time. Despite this reduction In time, they said the 1919 production of the coun try up to October 18 was 379.000,000 tons, only 103,000,000 tons less than in the same period of 1918. They esti mated that the mineworkers will not average more than 180 working days in 1919 and claimed that a full work ing force working steadily through out the year can produce 800,000000 tons if nei(l be. They said the esti mated needs of the country for 1920 were 550,000,000 tons. "These figures show." said Ellis Searles. editor of the union's maga zine, "that there are too many miners in the coal business for an eight-hour day. The shorter day would distribute the work evenly throughout the year and it would take only a short time to educate consumers to buy on the basis of steady, rather than seasonal production." Shorter Day Held Necessary. "Furthermore, eight hours may be short enough for men to work in the Clothes for the Young College Man and the High-School Youth These young men's suits and overcoats bearing my label are the best that American looms and craftsmen can produce. From fabric to finish they meet a young man's ideals touching proper apparel. Suits and Overcoats $25 to $60 Young Men, Second Floor IDenSellliK 'Morrison S treet at FoLrrth 3 fresh air and sunlight, but It Is too long a period for continuous labor in the dark under forced ventilation Men work themselves out quickly in dungeons." Increased wages are necessary, he said, because in 1918 Illinois mine workers of all classes averaged earn ings of 81390.38. The first six months of 1919 showed average earnings of 8572.08, he said; indicating decreased earning powers in the face of con stantly mounting Hying costs. From January 1. 1913, to July 1, 1919. he said, the mineworkers of the central competitive field had averaged yearly earnings of 8873.85. 15 STUDENTS INITIATED Websterlan Literary Society at Wil lamette Gives First Degree. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) Fifteen new pledges of the Websterian Literary society were sent through their first degree initiation ceremonies last night. The finishing touches will be added next week, when the other men's societies also will initiate. The new members of the society are: Verne Ferguson, Bremerton, Wash.; Elmer Strevey. Spokane; Harland Al lington. Tacoma; John Moody, Ta coma: Kingston Lister, Tacoma; Hugh Walker, Salem; Luther Cook, Salem; Truman Collins, Portland; William Mlckleson, Camas, Wash.; Edwin Ran dall, Salem: Elton von Eschen, Salem; Orlo Gillet, Tangent: Ray Todhunter, Salem; Dewey Probst, Eugene, and Vtrnor Sackett, Sheridan. R0SEBURG GETS HOTEL Syndicate Said to Havo Chosen City as Suitable Site. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.) According to information reaching here today, Roseburg is Jn line for an other fine hotel building next year. It is said a syndicate proposing to build a chain of hotels along the Pa cific highway route has selected this city as one of the points. It was shown that the immense tourist travel assured with the com pletion of the highway necessitates such hotels in order to accommodate the visitors to this western coast. Tourist travel during 1919, although the incompleted state of Pacific high way was a great drawback, exceeded all expectations often crowding hotel capacity to the limit. SALEM C0UNCILMEN HIT Mayor Says Members Liable for In creasing Police Force. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.) That the city council violated the municipal ordinances in authorizing the employment of two additional police officers and that the council men voting for the increased patrol service are liable to a fine of 8500 each under the state laws, were charges made here today by Otto Wilson, mayor. Mayor Wilson alleges that the city budget does not provide for more police officers and that the overdraft attendant to the Increased expense is clearly a violation of the state laws and municipal ordinances. The matter probably will come up for consideration at a meeting of the council next Monday. LAND OPENING DELAYED Representative Haw ley Asks Post ponement Until Spring. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct 80. (Special.) According to information direct from Representative W. C. Hawley it has been decided by the department of. the interior not to open the re vested Oregon and California railroad grant lands and the Coos Bay Wa;on company lands to entry until some time next spring. If opened at this time, Representa tive Hawley points out, the filing and entry of these lands would occur in the dead of winter, working a hard ship on intending settlers. By do laying the matter until ppi-ing, in the meantime making careful preparation the interests of the public will be better served. Women Are Asking This Question Today S00 it Van I Buy a Stylish Trimmed or Tailored Hat for $5.00? Here Is Our Answer: "Yes, at the Wonder Millinery" &F3 00 Hats Radically 99 Friday and Saturday Only 7 Reduced et Alder PAREL SH 293 Morrison St Near Corner of Fifth Street Next to Gunst's Cigar Store AP OP Extraordinary S A TT The Advance Apparel Shop, which is known to the public as the High-Grade Exclusive and Most Up-to-Date Apparel Shop of Portland, will throw their entire stock of Women's Garments on sale. A Saving of $10 to $25 On Coats, Dresses, Suits, Waists, Sweaters, Skirts and Silk Petticoats. ABOUT HALF PRICE. No matter what you buy at the Advance Apparel Shop it is good, but very low priced. If you are not satisfied, your money back. Odds and Ends In Suits, Coats. Dresses, Novelty Coats and Sample Suits, to be the feature of this sale. Values to 65.00 at only niiiinr Suits and N Coats M23V 3p Values to $45.00 at 23.95 and Plush Coats and Novelty Fur Trimmed Coats The greatest values in Port land. Values to $95.00 at $48.95 and $36.95 Tricolette and Tricotine Dresses Mostly samples in this lot. Values to $92.00 at only $38.95 and $28.95 Coats and Values to $25.00 at only Silk Waists and Slipover Sweaters Values to $8.50 at only 33 .95 1 s DTI 1 03.2r