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VOL. L.IX NO. JS-.l.'Jl ZntrtZ Portland (Orefon)
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PORTLAND OREGON, FRIDAY, 1VPRIL, 1G, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
25 STRIKE CHIEFS
ARRESTED IW RAID
Warrants Are Out for 30
More; 200 to Follow.
ULTIMATUM IS GIVEN
RAIL BROTHERHOODS
"BIG FOUR" GETS UNTIL SAT
URDAY TO RESUME WORK.
COMMITTEE FAVORS !
SOLDIER LAND BILL!
PRESIDENT CULLS
NEW LABOR BOARD
SPUD BOYCOTT DUE
' IN NXT FIVE DAYS
VACCINATION ORDER
PRECIPITATES STORM
L. F. POST FACED
BY IMPEACHMENT
NORTHWEST STEEL
PLANTTAKEN OVER
Shipbuilding Company Is
Dissolved.
HOUSr N jS' ACTION LIKELY
' jECOME GENERAL.
BOARD OF HEALTH CRITICISED
FOR ACTION AT LINCOLN.
TOTAL APPROPRIATION CUT
TO $300,000,000.
PRISONERS INCLUDE GRUNAU
President of Chicago Yard
men's Association Held.
ACTION IS UNEXPECTED
Men Taken by I'cdcral Agents as
Meetings Progress Resent
ment Is Evidenced.
CHICAGO, April 13. Twenty-five
leaders in the insurgent strike of rail
road switchmen were under arrest in
Chicago tonight charged with violat
ing the Lever act. -In all SO warrants
were issued and railroad and brother
hood officials declared that the last
bulwark of the local strike has been
broken. Government agents said 200
other warrants would be issued later.
Among the arrested was John
Grunau, president of the Chicago
Yardmen's association. The men were
taken by federal agents at meetings
of strikers and the action was un
expected by the men.
The prisoners, who also included H.
E. Heading, chairman of the United
Enginemen's , association, were re
leased for a hearing April 24 on $10,
000 bonds each by Commissioner
Mason.
The raids had been under prepara
tion for a week. District Attorney
Clyne said. The arrests followed
telephonic communication with Attorney-General
Palmer at Washington.
The Bectrion in the Lever, act under
which today's action was taken pro
vides a penalty of not more than a
$.1000 fine or imprisonment for not
more than two yearsi or both. It is
charged that the men conspired to
interfere with shipments of food and
the necessaries of life.
Resentment Is Shown.
The men, it was declared, generally
showed resentment against the gov
ernment action, and declared they
would continue the strike. After the
arrests 300 switchmen voted to stay
out.
Reports from western state centers
showed continued improvement in the
situation, with more men going back
to' work. Brotherhood leaders de
clared that since the peak of the
walkout was passed several days ago
almost normal conditions had been
brought about.
In Chicago, a statement by the
roads declared that the continued re
- film-of men in the Chicago district
had resulted in additional improve
ment in freight traffic. '"There were
4 43 switch engine crews working to
day as compared with 408 yesterday,"
the statement continued. "The nor
mal number is T05. A tetal of 5S5
cars of livestock, or 80 per cent, of
normal, were brought into the stock
yards. This is an increase of 267 cars
over yesterday.' There were also 176
cars of fresh meat moved out of the
stock yards, or 60 per cent, of nor
mal. The movement of Inbound coal
continues to improve."
Other men arrested in today's raids
In Chicago include: R. S. Murphy,
publicity representative of the yard
men's association." who declared in a
statement for the men that no law
had been violated and said the "whole
matter had been a mistake on the
part of the federal officials," and
.Elmer B. Bidwell, who was named
yesterday by . Attorney-General
Palmer as Grunaus successor, and
Joseph Scott, M. J. Kenney. Shannon
Jones, F. C. Lockwood, H. J. Creigh
ton, J. H. Dodgiom, H. L. Dahlby,
Michael Platke, Hugo W. Radke, F.
V. Schultz. M. L. Ellgass, O. W. Cas
seday, William Larrabell, W. L. Bond,
B. V. Miller, J. J. Cunningham, J. D.
Devoy, F. A. Feltner. J. C. Logan,
James Shannon and Alfred Proutha
he.ll. Grunau and Heading, in a statement
tonight, declareJ the walkout was not
a strike and said no demands were
sent to railroad managers until the
men had left theii work. "They were
not called out," th statement said,
We realize that these arrests are the
work of the . brotherhood officials in
an attempt to force us back to work
They will fail , in their attempt. We
still deny that we have violated any
law or committed any overt act. W
are not I.VW. W. or reds." .
NO IMPROVEMENT IS NOTED
Operatives Investigate Raft Tieup
at Los Angeles.
LOS AXGELES, Cal., April 15. No
Improvement could be seen early to
night by railroad officials here in
the situation created by the strike
of switchmen.
Operatives of the department of
Justiee- were reported investigating
the alleged connection of radicals
with the tie-up here.
Southern Pacific fieight brakemen
and conductors declined to respond
to calls.
Strikers at Winslow, Ariz., after re
suming work for a time, again quit,
and again tied up traffic on the main
line of the Santa Fe.
It was stated that members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
who voted last night to remain on
Concluded ou I'age 4, Column 1.)
Right Is Retained to Refuse to
Reinstate Employes Who Have
Showed Violence.
NEW YORK, April 15. The rail
road general managers' association of
Xew York tonight delivered an ulti
matum to the "big four" railroad
brotherhoods giving them until noon
Saturday "to have their men, report
for work." )
' After that time, it stated, the rail
roads "will themselves open their
books for a period of 24 hours ending 1
at noon Sunday, for such men as reg
ister during that period and who are
acceptable, who will be taken back
into the service, retaining their
roster rights."
"In any event," the ultimatum
added, "the railroads retain the right
to refuse to reinstate or re-employ
certain employes who have shown
during' the period of trouble by viol
ence, seditious utterances, intimida
tion or other well defined means, an
unfitness for- further railroad serv
ice."
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 15. An
ultimatum to striking switchmen here
today demands their return to work
by Saturday morning, April 17, on
penalty of forfeiture of their mem
bership in the brotherhood of rail
road trainmen if they fall to report.
The ultimatum was signed by
brotherhood chairman of the roads
affected by the strike. Attacking the
action of John Grunau. president of
the Chicago Yardmen's association,
at whose order the strike at Chicago
was inaugurated, the chairmen point
to the provisions of the transporta
tion act, under which the railroad
labor board was created as showing
that neither Grunau nor a new or
ganization can avail the strikers any
thing. "It seems inconsistent," the ultima
tum says, "for our members to re
main out of the service in violation
of their agreements and at the same
time crippling the railroad industry
and greatly embarrassing the public,
who are helpless in the matter."
SALE LAKE CITY, April 15. No
tices stating that unless employes re
turned to4 work tomorrow their con
nections with the company would au
tomatically be severed, were posted
and published here today by the Ore
gon Short Line railroad, over the sig
nature of H. V. Piatt, general man
ager. GAS FLOWS IN QUANTITY
Genuine Oil Sand Penetrated by
Drills In Washington.
PROSSER, AVash.. April 15. (Spe
cial.) What is pronounced by experts
to be genuine oil sand has been pene
trated by the 'oil drills on the north
side of .the hills 18 miles northeast
of Prosser. This aocords with the
predictions of geologists of national
repute who examined the field. Thus
far oil has not materialized, although
the signs are steadily improving.
Gas in sufficient quantity to sup
ply Spokane, Portland, Walla Walla,
Yakima and the Puget Sound district
has been flowing from at least two
wells and plans are under discussion
for piping this gas to the principal
cities.
The Washington - Texas Oil com
pany, composed of capitalists who
have achieved notable success in the
Texas field, is energetically prepar
ing to sink several wells and has a
number of standard rigs In the field.
The Waila Walla company, which
was the first to take up the oil ex
ploration, is drilling the well that
gives promise of early results.
SENATE CONSIDERS PEACE
Joint Resolution Taken Up by
Foreign Relations Body.
WASHINGTON, April 15. The re
publican joint peace resolution and
other similar measures were consid
ered today by the senate foreign re
lations committee, but no decision
was reached. It was said the commit
tee was "far from an, agreement."
Democrats were said to have crit
icised the house measure as an. alleged
invasion of executive prerogatives.
Some of the republicans favored a
simple resolution confined to a state
ment terminating the war, eliminat
ing the house provisions regarding
the treaty of Versailles and repealing
wartime legislation.
TAC0MA RAISES SALARIES
Increase of $420 Annually Grant
ed With $100 Minimum.
TACOMA. April 15. School teachers
and school supervisors of Tacoma last
night were granted a wage increase
of 8420 a year by the school board.
The new wage schedule will go into
effect with the "beginning of the next
school term in September.
The school board fixed a new min
imum wage for grade teachers at
81200 a year, which will be paid- be
ginners, and 81500 for high school
teachers.
CONVICTED I. W. W. APPEAL
l'our Drawing- 10 Years on Syndi
callsm Charge Take Action.
MONTESANO, Wash., April 15. No
tice of appeal to the supreme court
of the cases of four I. W. W. recently
convicted of criminal syndicalism and
sentenced to one to ten years in
prison, was filed today by Ralph S.
Pierce, attorney for the prisoners.
No appeal was made in the cases of
the six other prisoners, who were
fined $300 each and costs.
Body to Organize' to Fr
' "Outlaw" Strike.
SENATE CONFIRMS MEMBERS
Walkout Condition Improving,
Says Attorney-General.
60,000 RADICALS LISTED
Administration Officials Expect
Results From Newly-Created
Commission. ,
WASHINGTON, April 15. Members
of the railway labor board whose
nominations were confirmed today by
the senate, were called tonight by
President Wilson to meet tomorrow
and organize. Some of them are al
ready in the city and provision has
been made for their assembly, at the
headquarters of the railway adminis
tration.
The president's call was issued as
soon as word of the senate's action
in confirming the members reached
him. Administration officials have
felt that the board would prove an
effective agency toward ending the
outlaw" strike of railway men.
The senate apparently shared this
view. While shar-v criticism of some
of the nominations - known to have
been expressed again .ioday, final ac
tion was taken in an unusually brief
time, considering the importance of
this new government agency of the
immediate task that faces.
The action of the senate's confirma
tion of members of the labor board
will permit an early test of the theory
that the board's consideration of rail
road labor's wage demands would
ease the strike situation and work
generally to alleviate unrest in that
class of workers.
Attorney-General Palmer said to
day he believed that the chaotic con
dition created by the walkout was
Improving, but he declared that the
department of justice was not relax
ing its efforts In any direction. United
States district attorneys In every
strike area have made local arrests
of agitators and strikers, but these,
it was said, were cases where specific
law violations have occurred. Mr.
Palmer declared such matters were
not for "headquarters" consideration,
rekerating that the government ex
pected district attorneys to act on
their own initiative with respect to
prosecution of violators of laws.
Department officials practically
have decided to canvass the lists of
all strikers and was expected to ask
officials of all railroad lines affected
by the strike to furnish the" same
information as was requested of the
Pennsylvania and New York Central
lines Tuesday. Assistant Attorney
General Garvan said he expected these
lists of names to divulge the identity
of the "borers from within" in the
recognized labor organizations.
The department has card indexed
the records of more than 60,000 radi
cals, and the names of strike leaders
and agitators will be traced through
these records in an effort to establish
connections with previous activities.
Mr. Garvan said a staff of clerks al
ready had begun the work of elimi
anting the "misled from the agita
tors" through the process of compari
son of records. This work will go on,
even though the strike collapses com
pletely, he said.
3 .land Caterers Favor Doom of
Potato and Asks Hotclmcn's Aid
I In Fight on Profiteers.
. Should the Hotelmen's association
be of the same opinion as the Port
land caterers a boycott on potatoes,
In public eating places may be de
clared within the next five days.
Sentiment at a meeting of the latter
yesterday advocated action such as
taken In Seattle and Denver. It was
explained that so far as the caterers
are concerned, their motives are pure
ly patriotic, many having supplied
stored to last many months. A com
mittee has. been appointed to go be
fore the hotel, men and ask theflr co
operation in carrying out such a pro
test against potato speculators.
R. W. Price, president of the Ho
telmen's association, yesterday .de
clined to make any prediction as to
the sentiment which might be ex
pressed at the coming meeting. Per
sonally, he said, he felt people could
not be interested, because they seem
to be willing to pay any price for
the potatoes.
Last Tuesday the Housewives' coun
cil voted to initiate a potato boycott.
At a luncheon to be held by the chair
men of committees of the Portland
Women's club this noon boycott rec
ommendations will probably be made.
Mrs. Harry Chlpman, chairman of pro
gramme arrangements, has already
expressed herself .highly In favor of
decisive action.
NEW FUEL DISCOVERED
Chemist Tells Association of Fluid
Excelling Coal or Oil.
ST. LOUIS. April 15. Discovery of
a new fuel fluid, greater in heat value
than either coal or present fuel oils,
was related here today at the closing
session of the convention of the
American Chemical society.
A paper prepared by Jerome Alex
ander of New York asserted the fluid
would prove valuable to navigation.
permitting a wider cruising radius
and that it could be used for smoke
screens in warfare. The new fuel
utilizes coal waste and cheap tars, it
was explained, and mixed with a
secret process combines the heating
qualities of coal and oil.
SOLDIER'S WIFE KIDNAPED
Mrs. R. Xj. Sanford Relates Capture
and Abuse by Mexicans.
EL PASO, Tex., April 15. Mrs. R.
L. Sanford, 25 years old, wife of a
horseshoer of the 8th cavalry. United
States army. Fort Bliss, was kidnaped
by two Mexicans near an El Paso
park entrance yesterday and taken
to Juarez, where, according to her
story, told In a nervous way today
she was mistreated by 15 Mexicans.
Mrs. Sanford said she was aban
doned In the street late at night,
where, being discovered by police.
she was- seized and taken to jail. She
was released today and crossed the
Rio Grande and told her story, which
is being investigated.
TIMBER HOLDERS ACTIVE
Extensive Operations by Companies
Predicted In Near Future.
QUINCY. Cal.. April 15. (Special.
C. L. Starr, an attorney of Portland,
Or., who represents clients having
large lumber holdings in northern
California, has been in Quincy on
business connected therewith.
Three companies represented by
Starr, Curtis, Collins and Holbrook
the Soper-Wheeler company and ths
Wolf Creek Timber company own
an aggregate of 80,000 acres of tim
ber In Plumas county.
Predictions are made that these
companies will engage in extensive
operations here in the near future.
BREAKING
Dr. Parrlsh Declares Delay of Day
Makes No Difference In Spread
oT Contagion.
Vaccination orders Issued by the
city health department this week at
Lincoln high school have brought
forth a storm of protest from parents
in the district, and it was estimated
that fully one-fourth of the student
body was absent yesterday on this
account.
Small pox, contracted by Richard
Gordon, one of the students, was re
sponsible for Issuance of the orders.
which have given the school an epi
demic scare.
Objections were carried to the clerk
and to Director A. C. Newill.
Dr. E. A. Sommer, another of the
directors, was much aroused and de
clared the health bureau's, methods
all wrong, objecting particularly to
the children being permitted to attend
school an entire day before being or
dered to be vaccinated.
Explanation of the situation was
made last night by City Health Offi
cer Parrish thus: "For the past six
months we have been under a regu
lation from the state board of health
requiring us to vaccinate or have the
children remain at home three weeks
whenever, a case is found.
"The school was ordered closed
Wednesday and the children were told
to be vaccinated if they returned to
day. Many of them are flocking Into
our office for this purpose, and I do
not think the absent list is going to
continue as heavy. One day would
not have made any difference in the
spread of smallpox, because It - re
quires from seven to 21 days to de
velop after exposure."
FARMERS HIT 8-HOUR DAY
Nora Soot la ns Protest Short Hours
Will Boost Costs.
TRURO, N. S., April 15. The in
creased cost of living affecti
farmers as well as everybody else,
maintain delegates at the Nova Scotia
farmers' convention.
A resolution, was adopted today
protesting "In the strongest manner
against the eight-hour day, as it
would at once Increase the cost of
everything grown, manufactured, sold
or in any way produced.
JOHN REED NOT EXECUTED
American. Magazine Writer Re-
poretd Alive "and Well.
WASHINGTON," April 15. John
Reed, an American magazine writer,
reported recently to have been exe
cuted in Finland, is alive and well,
according to an official report re
ceived at the state department today
from the Finnish government.
Reed is under indictment at Chi
cago charged with conspiracy to ad
vocate the overthrow of the govern
ment by force. .
HOUSE PLANS RECESSES
"Gentlemen's Agreement'' Against
Transaction of Business Favored
WASHINGTON. April 15. House
leaders. It was learned today, are
planning three-day recesses, begin
ning about May 15. under "gentle
menfe agreement' that no business
will be transacted until the senate is
ready to recess for the summer.
. This Is expected to be early in June
and under present plans the recess
will continue until September 1.
BLIZZARD HITS CANADA
Snow Drifts at Moosejaw Reported
Many Feet Deep.
MOOSEJAW. Sask., April 15. The
worst blizzard of the season struck
this district last night as a result of
which traffic is almost at a stand
still today.
Houses were snowed in and snow
drifts were many feet deep in places.
HOME TIES.
: r .-gs-
Acting Labor Secretary
Hit in Resolution.
ALIEN CASES ARE CAUSE
Representative Hoch, Kan
sas, Leads Movement.
"HIGH CRIMES" CHARGED
Measure Referred to Rules Com
mittee After Holdup by Major
ity Leader Mondcll. ,
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU
Washington. April IS. A resolution
by Homer Hoch, representative, of
Kansas, looking to the impeachment
of "Lou is F. Post, acting secretary of
labor, temporarily held up in the
House this afternoon by Majority
Leader Mondell, was Introduced late
today and was referred to the rules
committee.
"The Hoch resolution grows out of
the recent sensational disclosures re
garding Post's handling of the cases
of aliens arrested and held for de
portation.
If Mr. Post has bandied these cases
as charged," said Representative Hoch
tonight, "he is guilty of high crimes
and misdemeanors and should be im
peached. In view of revelations made
since the outbreak of the outlaw rail
road strike, there is no doubt in my
mind that Impeachment proceedings
should be instituted and that Mr. Post
should be ousted with as little cere
mony as possible.
Personal Element Denied.
"There is nothing personal in my
resolution. Two cases cited by Rep
resentative Albert Johnson of Wash
ington, chairman of the Immigration
committee, in a speech in the house
last Monday look to me like suffi
cient grounds for removing Mr. Post
and I intend pressing my resolution.
"I know how the members of the
Immigration committee who. have
been Investigating the activities of
alien "radicals feel. I also know
how the attorney-general feels about
this matter and think I know how
every other good American citizen
feels about the bold attempts of these
aliens to overthrow this govern
ment." It was explained by Mr. Hoch to
night that' Leader Mondell only halted
the resolution this afternoon to pre
serve the regular order of house pro
cedure and not because of opposition
to it. An informal caucus was held
late this afternoon, attended by Mr.
Hoch, speaker Gillett, Chairman Al
bert Johnson, of the immigration com
mittee. Chairman Volstead of , the
Judiciary committee. Majority Leader
Mondell and two or three other mem
bers of the house at which it was
agreed that the resolution should have
early consideration.
Strike Enters Debate.
Radicalism and the outlaw railroad
strike grot into the house debates
again today when Representative
Foster, democrat of Illinois, and Rep
resentative Cooper, republican of
Ohio, assailed Representative John I
M. Baer, Non-partisan league repre-1
sentatlve from North Dakota, because i
of a cartoon drawn by Baer and pub- I
lished in
Labor," the organ of the
Plumb plan league, was charged by
his two colleagues with having libeled
260 members of the house who sup
ported the railroad bill.
The cartoon was accompanied by
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 4.)
AtrrTE.r rKSMfHt
Hou.sc Ways and Means Members
Approve Measure Drawn by
Sub-Organization.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, April 13. Approval was
given by all of the republican mem
bers of the house ways and means
committee today to a bill drawn by
the sub-committee, of which Repre
sentative Hawley of Oregon is chair
man, providing for soldier settlements
on lands reclaimed by irrigation,
drainage and other methods.
The only change made was the re
duction of the .total appropriation
from 1500.000,000 to S00,000.000. The
amount to be available each year for
ten years Is correspondingly reduced
from 850.000.000 to 830,000,000. This
action by the majority members will
mean the adoption of the Hawley
bill, it was believed, and will assure
the passage of a soldiers' settlement
plan by the house within the next
ten days as a part of a general bonus
bill. Some opposition to the general
scheme of bonus legislation Is begin
ning to loom which has been further
stimulated by some letters and tele
grams received in the last few days
by members of congress from indi
vidual veterans.
These letters and telegrams
threaten the members of congress
with political extermination if they
fail to support energetically legisla
tion to pay all soldiers, whether well
strong or able-bodied, cash bonuses
amounting to 851 a month for all time
in the service.
A bi-partisan organization has
been formed In the house for the
purpose of defeating the sales tax
plan for raising money to finance the
bonus and, relief legislation. Repre
sentatives Royal C. Johnson of North
Dakota. Henry T. Rainey of Illinois
and Thomas D. Schall of" Minnesota
are the leaders in the movement which
would substitute a retroactive tax on
war profits for the sales tax. Their
plan would be to raise 81,500,000,000
in this manner.
13TH PROVES LUCKY DAY
Owen Kennen Born, Enlisted. Mus
tered Oot and Married on Date.
TILLAMOOK. Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) Owen LeRoy Kennen and Ruby
Beatrice Perkins were married at the
Christian church parsonage Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. H. E. Tucker. A
number of friends and relatives were
ptesenL.
Mr. Kennen was born on the 13th
of the month, enlisted in the army on
the 13th. sailed on the 13th. the num
ber of his bunk wasil3, he was mus
tered out of the army on the 13th
and married on the 13th. He served
20 months at the rront. They will
make their home in Watseco.
All "Ads"; Are Omitted.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., April 15. The
Milwaukee Journal's mail editions
were issued today without an ad
vertisement, eight pages of solid read
ing matter. The editions for the city
and the "50-mile zone" were issued as
usual, 30 pages. This is the Journal's
way of meeting the emergency paper
shortifge. By this plan all readers
receive the news and the advertisers
get full service in the main buying
area.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY S Maximum temperature.
54 degrees; minimum. 42 degrees
TODAY'S Clearing-; westerly winds.
Foreig-a.
Sinalo invaded by Sonora rebel army.
Pace S.
Soviet regime in Russia deliberately en.
courages discontent among- all peoples.
Page 8.
VkHn.l
j PrMria.nf eaus , ,aDor boird to ,ct
on strike. Pace 1.
L. F Post, acting; secretary of labor.
faces Impeachment. Pace 1.
House committee members favor soldier
land bl'.L Page I.
Nation may finance prWate purchasers of
merchant marine. Pace 2.
Ioraestic.
Lowdn first choice of poll in Texas.
Pace 2.
25 leaders in railroad strike arrested.
Page 1.
Kate of 25 wives traced by sleuths.
Paga 2.
Ultimatum Is given rail brotherhoods.
Page 1.
Pmrifle Northwest.
Hoover petitions carried to Salem by
hydroplane. Page 5.
Doubt arises as to when term of demo
cratic national committeeman expire.
Page o.
George A. "White resumes post as adjutant
general for Oregon. Pace 7.
Adjustment of apple rate Increases is op
posed. Page 4.
Filings for nominations take spurt. Page 9.
Sport.
Joe Gorman due for real test against Eddie
Jackson. Page 14.
Coast league results: Fait Lake 0. Seattle
3: all other games postponed, rain.
Page 14.
Beavsrs and Aggies will play Tuesday.
Page 14. -
Oregon Agricultural signs. R. B. Ruther
ford as coach. Page 14.
Commercial sod Marine.
Pendleton plan for holding wool auctions
at Portland interests dealers here.
Page 23.
Stock market eioses Irregular after strong
opening. Page 23.
Ship signed in time to keep flouring mills
open. Page 22.
Swan Island Port plan meets no opposi
tion. Page 22
Strong export demand for wheat and rye
strengthens feed grains. Page 2S.
Portland sad Vicinity.
Portland likely to seal potato doom within
five days. Page 1.
Vaccination order at Lincoln school brings
storm of protest, Page 1.
New contest buds in Bourbon ranks. Pace 13.
Northwest Steel Shipbuilding plant trans
ferred. Page 1.
Miss Mary Frances Isom. Portland libra
rian, is dead. Page 12.
City seeks way to rcsulate rents. Pase s
Strikers notified by railroads to return to
work or forfeit rating as employes.
Page 4.
Prosecution of 22 ex-attendants at state
hospital .urged. Page
Contest buds in ranks of bourbons.
Page 13.
Kew high school building hangs on pass
age of tax. Page IS.
7 TANKER CONTRACTS INTACT
Northwest Bridge &
Iron
Yards to Do Work.
TWO OFFICIALS RETIRE
R. Bowles and Walter B. Beebe
Sever Connections With l'irni.
New Directors Announced.
The Northwest Steel company,
which built 36 steel ships for the
emergency fleet corporation and three
for private interests, has gone out of
business and its shipbuilding plant
has been taken over and will be op
erated by the Northwest Bridge A.
Iron company, it was announced last
night by J. 1;. Bowles, ex-president
of the Northwest Steel company.
Neither J. 11. Bowles nor Walter K.
Beebe, formerly vice-president of the
Northwest Steel company, will have
any connection with the Northwest
Bridge & Iron company, it was an
nounced.
The directors of the Northwest
Bridge & Iron company are W. R.
Bowles, W. H. Cullers and L. R.
Banks, it was announced in an offi
cial statement from that company
yesterday, 'and it is that company
instead of the Northwest Steel com
pany which will build seven steel
tank ships of 12.000 deadweight tons
capacity each for the Swiftsure Oil
Transport company, a subsidiary of
the Canada fc France Steamship com
pany. "Wsrk to Start Tats Moatk.
Actual construction work on the
tankers will begin late this month
or early In May, It was stated by a
representative of the Northwest
Bridge & Iron ccftnpany yesterday, or
as soon as the necessary changes can
be completed in the plant. The ship
building ways must be widened and
extended for at least 100 feet to acJ
commodate the big tank ships.
Details of the mechanical arrange
ments of the yard have not yet been
decided. Some of the ways of the Co
lumbia River Shipbuilding company's
plant next door may be added to the
yard, it was said, though there is no
connection between that company and
the Northwest Bridge & Iron com
pany, which will build the ships.
Only Citizens to Get Work.
The plant will be operated for
Americans only. It was stated, and no
foreigner will be employed unless he
can show his first papers. The open
shop principle will prevail with no
discrimination in favor or or against
members of the various unions. About
4000 men will be employed in the
plant.
The wage scale, according to com
pany officials, will be 8 cents an
hour higher than is being paid for
similar work by government navy
yards and by private shipbuilding
plants on the Atlantic coast. The
scale, covering the principal classifi
cations, was given as follows: Jour
neymen ship Joiners. 94 cents an hour;
pipefitters, machinists, boilermakers,
blacksmiths, ship fitters and riggers.
88 cents an hour; helpers. 66 cents,
and common labor 60 cents. Double
rates will apply for all overtime.
Mr. Beebe in Washinartoa.
J. R. Bowles, retiring head of the
shipbuilding plant, declined last night
to discuss Ilis plans for the future.
W. B. Beebe is still in Washington,
where he negotiated th'e contracts for
the seven tankers. It is stated that
in his dealings with the shipping
board, which placed the contracts for
the Swiftsure Oil Transport company,
Mr. Beebe acted under authorization
from the Northwest Bridge & Iron
company, and not as the representa
tive of the Northwest Steel company.
W. R. Bowles, W. H. Cullers and
L. R. Banks, the directors of the new
shipbuilding company, are all ex
perienced executives in the shipbuild
ing field and were prominently identi
fied with war-time shipbuilding here.
W. R. Bowles is the son of C. D.
Bowles, head of the Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation and a
nephew of J. R- Bowles. He was
formerly with the Duthie Shipbuild
ing company at Seattle, and during
the war-time activity here was con
nected with the Columbia River Ship
building corporation.
Mr. Cillers Civil Kn4oeer.
Mr. Cullers was for many years
engaged with the Northwest Steel
company as a civil engineer, and was
head of the Northwest Bridge & Iron
company during the Northwest Steel
company's operations. '
L. R. Banks was shop superin
tendent for the Northwest company,
and was previously connected with
the Canadian Northwest Steel com
pany at Vancouver. B. C.
Though the contracts for the con
struction of the seven tankers were
obtained by the Northwest Bridge &
Iron company from the shipping
board, the connection of the govern
ment with the ships ended there, it
was stated yesterday. The future
owners of the vessels will have their
own representatives here to inspect
the work, and the emergency fleet
corporation w ill have no supervision
over the yard.