THE MOIIMXG ' OREGO.NIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920
WILDCAT STRIKES
RAPPED BYGDMPEHS
Men Advised to Show Self
Restraint in Demands.
LAWS DECLARED FUTILE
Legislation Said to Have Done
'olhing Toward Solving Prob
lcjns for Workers.
CUSVELAXD, April 14. Samuel
Ciompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, here to attend
a. convention of cigar makers, today
Issued a statement regarding the gen
eral Industrial unrest. He said that
nothing practical has been done to
prevent the high cost of living and
that laws made to protect the masses
from exploitation have been turned
against them.
He urged all workers to practice
self-restraint, so that rational de
mands of labor may be secured.
The statement follows:
"The condition of the workers in
the United States has been tense
since the signing of the armistice.
That condition has been aggravated
by profiteers, by a number of em
ployers and by the action of national
and state legislators in enacting, or
attempting to enact legislation, not
of a constructive but of a restrictive
character. Not a practical thinjg has
been done to prevent the soaring of
the price of the necessities of life.
I.a tvm Prove Boomerangs.
"Laws made to protect the masses
t the people from exploitation have
been turned against them while the
profiteers and exploiters chuckle with
glee. '
"No wonder, then, that the workers
who did so much to win the war and
who are now 33 1-3 per cent worse
off financially than before the war
.are discontented and resentful on ac
count of their present conditions and
surroundings. It requires no close
social or economic student to under
stand the situation.
"Unless wages are Increased to
meet the increased cost of living, it
is equal to a reduction in wages and
a corresponding lowering of the
workers' standards.
"No wonder, then, that we find
workers, non-members of organized
labor and even some who are union
men, becoming impatient and disre
garding the discipline usually prac
ticed in labor unions.
Self-Rrstralnt Is Ursred.
"T urge upon all the workers. In
theri own interests to organize and
practice self-restraint, so that In an
orderly and rational manner the de
mands of labor may be presented and
secured. Little or nothing can be
accomplished by wildcat strikes.
"Employers, businessmen and men
In official and public life, whether
in or out of legislative or adminis
trative bodies, should also understand
the acute situation and heed the
normal demands made by the organ
ized labor movement, for the rum
blings are menacing."
Lulu Temple Shriner to Be
Assistant Police Chief.
Mayor Nominate Philadelphia Moe
tor Who Helped Portland Win
Convention.
((TT E'S from Lulu temple In Fhila-
Xl dclphia, the city of brotherly
love. He's coming all the way to
Portland to show our police boys just
how a crime detecting agency should
be operated. I'll pay his salary if
you will confirm the appointment as
assistant chief of police."
Such was the prologue given by
Mayor Baker as he introduced an
ordinance to the city council appoint
ing rr. Edwin S. Mershon. prominent
physician of Philadelphia, as assistant
chief of police of Portland at a salary
of $1 a year, to be paid by the mayor.
The ordinance passed, effective Im
mediately. It was back in Indianapolis last
June that Mayor Baker first deter
mined that lr. Mershon was excel
lent material for an assistant chief
of police for Portland. The discov
ery resulted from the following con
versation between the newly ap
pointed official and Mayor Baker:
Mayor Baker: "Will the delegates
of Lulu temple support Portland for
the convention?"
Dr. Mershon: "Of course not."
Mayor Baker: "Wonderful city,
doctor, the most wonderful in the
world, excepting Philadelphia."
Dr. Mershon: "If I vote for your
city, will you make me assistant
chief of police?"
Mayor Baker: "Most certainly, not.
You may be a wonderful fellow in
your own home town, but it takes a
real man to be assistant chief of
police in Portland."
But Dr. Mershon did vote for Port
land as did all the other delegates
of his temple, and Mayor Baker wrote
the following in his ordinance, in
dicating that he really didn't mean
all he said to the doctor:
"Dr. Mershon is a man of sterling
character, of unusual worth and i
well qualifeid to handle police mat
ters. He is especially well qualified
to detect anything thar might be com
mitted by members of the imperial
council of the Ancient Order of
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, during
the annual .session to be held in
Portland in June."
Announcement of the appointment
r i-r. .nersnon relieved a severe
tension existing in the police depart
ment, where rumors that Lieutenant
Fred West, now serving as assistant
chief of police, was to be displaced
were circulated for the past few days.
Mayor Baker announced that Lieu
tenant West would remain as first
assistant chief of police.
Under the provisions of the ordi
nance appointing Dr. Mershon, he
will be permitted to purchase his own
uniform, but the city will provide
him with an engrossed copy of his
appointment as well as a police star.
UMBRELLA COMES BACK
1IOWRV RECOVERS RAIN'-STICK
GIVEN UP FOR LOST. .
Property Inadvertently Returned
by Gentleman Known Popular
? a-s Kin? of Greece.
When John Mowry, record clerk in
the office of District Attorney Evans,
lost a silk umbrella in a barber shop
a week ago. he little dreamed he next
would see it in the possession of the
king of Greece or at least of a man
claiming that royal title. But that is
Just what happened.
Kcriakos P. Agyouros, a Portland
barber, who has written to District-
Attorney Evans and Governor Olcott
on several occasions telling of the
necessity of his remaining incognito
in this country, though he says he is,
in truth, the ruler of Greece, strolled
into the office of the district attor
ney yesterday afternoon with the um
brella swinging at his side, the silver
mounted handle showing above his
arm.
- Not only did the handle appear
strangely familiar to John but the
initials engraved thereon appeared to
be his own. Thus it was that be ad
dressed the visitor.
"King," he said, fully aware of the
visitor's royal pretentions, "where
did you get that umbrilla?"
A look of kingly scorn was turned
full blast on the record clerk.
"It was given me by a friend," ex-
ACTRESS AT ALCAZAR HAS
AOTABLE CAREER.
Miss Mar Wal.h.
Miss May Walsh, appearing at
the Alcazar theater as Kitty
Jiggs in "Bringing Up Father,"
has had a varied career in the
theatrical profession. In which
she started as a child of 10.
Later she engaged with the Ma
pelson Opera company for three
years, when she gave up opera
for vaudeville. She made her
first appearance at Keith's
vaudeville theater in Boston,
scoring an immense success.
Subsequently she was engaged
by L. Petrot to appear in the
London music halls for one year.
Miss Walsh has been to South
Africa twice in her vaudeville
career. On returning to this
country Mr. Hill engaged her to
play the part of Kitty in his
"Bringing Up Father" company.
plained Agyouros.
vho was that friend? pursued
Mowry.
"Why, he runs a barber shop In this
city."
Uh-huh I thought so. Sorry, king.
but I will have to trouble you for
hat ram-stick. Its mie. So are
those initials on the handle."
Reluctantly, Agyouros handed over
the umbrella.
"Thanks for bringing it UD to me.
king," quoth Mowry.
RADIO RESOLUTION OUT
Marine Committee Would Give N'avy
Commercial Privileges.
WASHINGTON, April 14. A substi
tute resolution providing for regula
tion and public use of the navy radio
was reported out today by the house
merchant marine committee. It would
permit the navy to handle at rates
not- lower than those charged by pri
vate concerns and at points where
commercial - facilities are inadequate
and press and commercial messages
and limit the navy's transmission of
ship to shore business to government
market.
The right of the navy to handle
outside business would terminate.
however. In two years, or earlier, if
in the judgment of the secretary of
commerce privately owned and oper
ated stations "are capable of meeting
the normal communication require
ments."
Obituary.
EUGENE, Or., April 14. (Special.)
Mrs. Hattie Collier McCornack,
member of one of the foremost fam
ilies of Lane county, died in Good
Samaritan hospital, Portland, Sunday.
She was the widow of Joel McCor
nack, pioneer business man of this
county. '
Mrs. McCornack leaves three daug-
ters, Mrs. George M. .. Miller of Eu
gene, Mrs. George Windham of Mabel,
Helen B. McCornack of Eugene, and
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two sons. George McCornack. who
lives in Canada, and Fred McCornack
of Wendllng.
The tfody will be brought to Eugene
and will be interred here Thursrday.
B. W. Cooper of this city died Mon
day evening. Mr. Cooper was for
merly a well-known traveling man
and later was associated with Mall &
Von Borstel of this city. Mr. Cooper
was 51 years old.
He leaves a widow, Anna M. Cooper,
of this city and two brothers,. C. B.
Cooper, general superintendent of the
American Railway Express company.
St. Paul. Minn.: G. W. Cooper, a trav
eling man of Mew. York, and a sister,
Mrs. Kate Stilford of Elgin, III. W.
H. Mall, Edward P. Mall,' Herman von
Borstel of this city and C. A. Mall
and Mary L. Cooper of St. Paul are
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
The funeral was held yester
day at 3 P. M. from Holman's un
dertaking chapel. Interment in River
view cemetery.
. ROSEBL'RG. Or.. April 13. (Spe
cial.) Luther G. Davis, SO, resident
of Drain for many years, passed away
suddenly at his home Saturday. He
was a member of the G. A. R., and
leaves two sons and two daughters,
Dewitt C. Davis and T. E. Davis of
Drain. Mrs. H. L. Cowles of Drain and
Mrs. R. E. Cook of this city. Funeral
services were held at Drain Mon
day. ABERDEEN, Wash., April 14.
(Special.) C. N. Mills of Oakville has
received a telegram from Jack Gib
son of San Diego, stating that the
tatter's son. Andy Gibson, who had
been ill with diphtheria and pneu
monia, had died and that the body
had been sent to Oakville for burial.
FALLS CITT, (Jr., April 14. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Miss Edith E.
Montgomery, for many years a teach
er in the Falls City schools, was held
here Sunday, Interment being made
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Montgomery was born April 6, 1881,
and came here with her parents, the
late Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Montgomery,
32 years ago. She was forced to give
up teaching because of ill health and
in . December of this year went to
Roseburg and entered a sanitarium.
Her death occurred in that city on
April 10. She is survived by her
grandmother, Mrs. Esther Mont
gomery, of this city, with whom she
made her home, and three sisters and
a brother.
ROSEBURG. Or"TApril 14. (Spe
cial.) Earl Cassidy, aged 63. died
Monday at Mercy hospital, where
he has been for the past few weeks.
The deceased resided in this -iclnity
25 years and had many friends. As
far as is known he had no living rela
tives. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Oak Creek
ceetmery.
CANTON CITT, Or., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Goss 56 years old, known
as the "Mother of Canyon City" died
March 4, after a long Illness. She
was born in the northern part of
Ireland and became a member of the
Catholic church when 18 years old.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Jennie Fountain, . and a son, Dan
Powers.
CHEHALIS. aWsh., April 14. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of A. W. Carpen
ter was held here Monday. Mr. Car
penter came to Washington territory
from Michigan late In the ' '80s and
at various times had lived In Jeffer-
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The perfect tailoring gives the
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Come in and see the
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Leading Clothier
Morrison at Fourth
son county. Wash., at Port Townsend.
Seattle, Portland, Or., and Lewis
county. Washington. He was born in
New York May 16. 1S44. He served
during the civil war in the union
army. He was a member of Ben
Butler Grand Army Republic post of
Portland, Or. A brother, George, lives
in Portland and a sister, Mrs. Celia
R. Spear, at Tillamook, Or.
MARSHFIELD. Or., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. L. H. Evans, well-known
Blarshfield woman, died at her home
here as the result of an automobile
accident several months ago. She
was in an automobile which was
wrecked in North Bend. Her spine
was injured and since the accident
she has been paralyzed.
BEND, Or., April 14 (Special.)
Frank M. Mench. aged 4 3 years, mem
ber of the American Legion by vir
tue ot nis service with the medical
detachment at Vancouver Barracks
post hospital, died" suddenly Monday
night at Shevlln-Hixon logging camp
No. 1. Heart failure was given as
the cause of death.
Mench had complained Monday of
a pain in his side, and had rtir.H
early. About 9:30 o'clock fellow-
workmen heard a gasp in the adjoin
ing Dea, and on investigating found
that Mr. Mench hart diH Th.
neral will be conducted today under
the supervision of Percy A. Stevens
post, American Legion.
Medford, Or.. ADril 14. (Sn.
clal.) Another pioneer woman nf
Jackson county died Monday nt hr
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home at Central Point. She was Mrs.
Rosannah McCarley Wade, aged 84
years. She had resided in this county
for the last 35 years, having crossed
the plains in 1863 as the bride of
Benjamin Wade to Sacramento, Cal.,
from where they moved 14 years later
to Jackson county. Three daughters
and on son survive: Mrs. Mary Potter
of Portland, Or.; Mrs. Ida Hollings
worth of Ukiah, Cal.; Mrs. OUie Pan
key of Cniloquin, Or., and Lawrence E.
Wade of San Fernando. Cal.
Mrs. Nira Smith Catching of Hunt
ington Beach, Cal., a former resident
of Portland and daughter of Peter
Smith, one of the pioneers, died at
Madera, Cal., April 7. She was the wife
of James R. Catching, formerly of
Hillsboro. Or., who, with their three
sons, survive. Benton Smith, a brother,
resides at Turner, Or.
INDEPENDENCE, Or.. April 14.
(Special.) John F. Benson who was
born June 29, 1830. in Christian coun
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married Theresa Read Cagle in 1870,
to which union seven children were
born: Frank Benson of Albany, Or.,
Raleigh Benson of Alberta, Can., Eva
Cauthorn of Independence. Or.. Olive
Pilnrer of Portland. Or.. F.mma T-arkin
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"other woman" when the
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of Newberg (now deceased), John
Benson of California, and Valentine
Benson (deceased), and one step
daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Jackson of
Corvallis, Or. He came to Oregon In
1862 and settled on a farm in Benton
county near Mount View.