THE MORNING OREGONTAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1920
WAGES AS WELL AS
LIVING COSTS FALL
Decline Is General, Declares
Packers' Attorney.
NATION IS RETRENCHING
Statistics Presented to Show That
l'aj Increase to Employes Xow
Is yot Warranted. ,
CHICAGO. Nov. 22. Statistics which
he said were intended to show that
there was a spirit of retrenchment
in the nation's industry and that
wages and the cost of living were
fcoinj? down throughout the country
were presented to Federal Judse Al
schuler today by L.. H. D. Weld, rep
resenting the packing companies- in
the hearing of demands of 225,000
lacking company employes for a
vvapre ucale increase of $1 a day.
Judsre Alschuler heard the case two
months aso, but never rendered a de
cision. The hearing was reopened
at the request of the packers, who
maintained that the "decrease in the
cost of livinfr since the previous hear
ing should be taken into considera
tion in this case, which is the first
test between capital and labor as to
whether there should be further wage
increases now that living costs are de
creasing." Stariatlca Show Trend.
Mr. tVeld declared that the packers
wero asking only that wages be not
increased. lie presented statistics
gathered by the packers from S73 in
dustrial plants in various sections
which quoted reductions in working
hours, wages, the cost of living and
number of men employed during the
past 90 days. Of these plantB five
had increased wages, 154 showed no
change, 436 had reduced forces, 2118
reduced the number of working hours
and 186 reduced wages, mainly by
hiring new employes at reduced pay.
In some cases both hours and wages
were reduced.
Mr. Weld said that in South Caro
lina 2 cotton mills had reduced
wages and that wage reductions also
had been made by 17 industrials,
mostly automobile, in Ohio, 10 in Indi
ana. 25 in Massachusetts, 8 in New
Hamushire. 17 in Missouri, 19 in
Illinois, not including packers. Th
fc7 firms on which reports had been
iralhered had reduced their worKin
forces by more than 200.000 the past
90 days, he said. Kach of the 879
indiiKiViM-ls emoloved more than 100
men, lie said.
Food and ClothlnR Kali.
In Chicago, he said, there had been
an average decrease in the cost of
food of 10 per cent in the last year
and 13 per cent in tne iast u aays.
Clothing had decreased 28 . per cent
in 90 dkvs. he said..
Kansas City showed a clothing and
food reduction of 31 per cent in the
past year and Omaha a reduction of
26 ner cent in 90 dayshe asserted.
Letters from several merchants in
St. Joseph, Mo., read at today's ses
sion, said they had made a perma
nent reduction of 20 to 25 per cent
in furniture, clothes and shoes be
cause they could buy these things at
40 per cent less than they paid for
stocks on hand.
Mr. Weld frequently was questioned
by Judge AlscTIuler as to whether his
price comparisons had been made on
the same quality of goods and he
said they hail. .
Sunday for Bert Hayes, hooktender
at Poison's camp No. 3, who died of
injuries received Thursday when a
log rolled on him. The Eagles lodge
of this city conducted the services.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.,' Nov. 22.
(Special.) Fayette Frank DeLong. 76,
died of cancer of the stomach after
a lingering illness at his home in
East Walla Walla Saturday night. He
was a civil war veteran and member
of the G. A. R. He leaves his widow,
son. Willard, a member of the fire
department, and a daughter, Mrs.
Wade H. Durham.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. R. L. Brown of McCleary,
a resident of that place for 15 years,
died Saturday in Tacoma. Mrs Brown, (
who had a wide circle of friend-3 in
the county, leaves her widower and
five sons.
VANCOUVER,. Wash., Nov. 22.
(Special.) John Henry Myers, 73
years old, a civil war veteran, died at
his home in East Vancouver yester
day. He was born In Clarion county.
I'a.. and. when IB years old joineo
company K, 148th Pennsylvania vol
unteer infantry, and was in 16 bat
tles, including: Gettysburg, Spottsyl
vania and the battle of the Wilder-
ss. He was at Appomattox court
house at Lee's surrender. January
1, 1867, he married Nancy J. Hall.
She died in 1888, and two years lat
er he married urate KemicK, wno
survives. He also leaves five sons
and four- daughters, 26. grandchildren
and four great-sraitdchildrn. The
funeral will be held from the Knapp
chapel at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon and interment will be in the
military cemetery here.
JUTTO OWNERS M TARDY
MK. KOZER ASKS FOR EARLY
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES.
Last Minute Rush Is Predicted Un
less Car Owners Send in Tncir
Requests at Once.
According to Sam Kozer, secretary
' state, there promises to be a last
minute rush for automobile licenses
unless owners of cars put their appli
cations through faster'than they have
been doing for the past several
months. Mr. Kozer was in Portland
last week checking up on state
licenses and drivers' permits with the
police and then found that there were
only some 300 applications being
taken tn daily.
"'Last year' we were deluged with
last-minute applications," said Mr.
Kozer, "and everything points to a
recurrence of the same thing in 1921.
Applications should be coming in at
present at a rate of 1500 or more daily
if all who own cars expect to get their
license plates right after the new
year. .As a matter of fact they are
coming in-at about one-fifth that rate.
Applicants should have some consid
eration and get in their forms as early
as possible."
In the matter of drivers' permits Mr.
Kozer said the state had issued about
125,000 of these cards and that he was
certain this number did not begin to
cover the persons in the state who
drive.
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SEATTLE LUMBERMAN' KILLS
SE1F AFTER BREAKDOWN.
I n defa tig-ablo Service as Chairman
of United War Work Campaign
Blamed for. Illness.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) James E. Finkham. Seattle
lumberman, suffering from nervous
breakdown caused by close applica
tion to' work on behalf of the gov
ernment during the war, died Sunday
morning from a self-inflicted bullet
wound at his home. 3160 Forty-fifth
avenue northeast. His family had
left the house a few minutes before
to attend church, the body was dis
covered by a sister-in-law.
Pinkham served as chairman of the
united war work campaign in 1918,
carrying the executive burden of the
work, which resulted in the beginning
of a physical breakdown. He spent
eoveral months in California, return
ing only wlightly improved in health.
He immediately resumed' his place
as president and manager of the J.
E. Pinkham Lumber company.
Mr. Pinkham was second president
of the Seattle Rotary club, elected in
1911, and did much to promote the
interests of that organization. He
was an indefatigable worker
throughout the war period.
Mr. Pinkham is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ada D. Pinkham, and two
children. He was 38 years old.
Obituary.
HOQUTAM, Wash., Nov 22. (Spe
cial.) Funeral services were held
TWO, 17, ELOPE;. JAILED
Parents of High School Couple In
tervene, Spoil Romance.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) Gwendolyn Chase and Claire
Armstrong, tioth lZ"and bigh school
students in Wenatcheecamo to Seat
tle Sunday night to get married.
They went, to jail instead.
The parents of the youthful elopers
missed them late-. Sunday afternoon,
and police in Seattle were notified to
be on the lookout for them. Detec
tives C. C. Fortner and E. W. Yoris
arrested them as they stepped off
the train.
Miss Chase and Armstrong were In
the detention home today and will
be returned to Wenatchee.
CALIFORNIA HAS BACKING
Montana Governor Approves Fight
to Keep Out Japs.
HELENA. Mont., Nov. 22. In re
sponse to the plea of United States
Senator Phelan of California, to pro
test to the United States departmnt
of state against any treaty which
gives foreign-born Japanese the rights
of citizenship, Governor Stewart ex
pressed himself here today as being
in "hearty sympathy with the atti
tude of Senator Phelan andl the peo
ple of California."
Governor Stewart said he had not
yet decided whether he would send
the protest which Senator Phelan requested.
Bcrdune Arrested In Idaho. '
SALEM, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.)
Joseph Berdune, formerly of Portland,
who has served two terms in the Ore
gon state penitentiary for forgery
and who was acquitted on a similar
charge by the Marion county grand
Jury last January, has been arrested
at Lewiston, Idaho, according to in
formation reaching here today. Ber
dune was pardoned from the peniten
tiary here in September, 1919. It was
reported that Berdune's operations in
Idaho netted him a large sum of
money.
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STATE SU'EKIXTEXDEST TEX.
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Con-
Retiring Official Has Been .
nccted With Finances
in This State.
SALEM,: Or., Nov. 22. (Special.)
Will H. Bennett, state superintendent
of banks, has tendered his resigna
tion to the state banking board, o
which Governor Olcott Is chairman,
to become effective December 31.
In his letter of resignation Mr. Ben
nett said he had purchased stock in
the Inland Empire bank of Pendleton
and would be associated with that
institution, in the capacity of vice
president. "His salary will be approx
imately $1000 a year more than re
ceived by him in his present posi
tion. Mr. Bennett was appointed state
superintendent of backs February 12,
1918, and had he not resigned he
would have one more year to serve.
Prior to coming to Salem he was for
two years cashier of the Citizens'
bank of Portland, and previously
served as vice-president of the First
State & Savings bank of Klamath
Falls. He also was employed as ex
aminer of banks under a previous ad
ministration for four years. Mr. Ben
nett's first actual banking experience
was in Heppner, where he was con
nected with one of the depositories of
that city for four years. During that
time he visited Pendleton frequently
and has a wide acquaintanceship in
that part of the state. Mr. Bennett
will be accompanied to Pendleton by
Mrs. Bennett and little son. Speak
ing of Mr. Bennett's resignation to
day, members of the state banking
board said: ,
"The resignation of Mr. Bennett as
superintendent of banks was entirely
voluntary on his part and came as
great surprise to the board. His
services have been uniformly satis
factory and it is with regret that we
accept his resignation."
Mr. Bennett's successor has not yet
been named.
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VIOLA DANA in 'BLACKMAIL'
TODAY TODAY
Today!
CHARLES
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"An Old Fashioned Boy"
With Peoples New Orchestra
Coming
Peoples Special Thanksgiving Concert
and starting Saturday .
Billie Burke, in "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'
Game Board . Objects to Icniency.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.)
At the request of the state game
department, District Attorney Barrett
has filed a motion in the justice court
to reopen the case of the state against
Ward Edwards and to modify ' the
judgment of the court. Kdwards was
found guilty on a charge of killing
deer during the closed season and
fined $50, but collection of the fine
was suspended. The game department
is urging that the judgment be modi
fied so as to require immediate pay
ment of the fine.
New Press Association Growing.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Nov. 22. (Special. The college pa-
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entertaining How proud you are
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pumpkin and juicy, cinnamon-flavored
apple pies with the flaky, full flavored
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like Fisher! Qranulateti Wheat
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pers of the coast now are receiving
the benefits of the Pacific Intercol
legiate Press association, which was
formed last week. The Oregon Daily
Emerald daily receives comprehensive
news from other schools In the asso
ciation. The members of the associa
tion are: University of Washington
Daily, Daily Californian, O. A. C. Ba
rometer, Oregon Daily Emerald,
Whitman College Pioneer, Reed Col
lege Quest, Washington State College
Evergreen, University of British Co
lumbia Ubyssey, The Gonzaga, Sun
Dodger of University of Washington
and Lemon Punch of the University of
Oregon.
Daylight KoWber Xets $36.
CORVALLIS, Or., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) A burglar broke into the
Nolan store in broad daylight and
escaped with the $36 change that he
found in the- cash drawers. J. B.
Thatcher, who lives on the lot back
of the store, heard the window glass
break as the thief forced his en
trance. He also saw the man climb
out the window and dsiappear down
FOR THE BALANCE
OF THIS WEEK
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the street. He did not suspect the
man and did not give the alarm for
an hour.
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Will again delight Portland's
music lovers with the best pic
ture interpretations to be heard
on the coast. Both afternoons
and evenings, starting today.
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OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY
Investigates all cases of alleged
cruelty to animals. Offices, room 160
courthouse. Phone Main 37S from
8 A. M. to 6 P. M.
The society has full charge of the city
pound at its home. 635 Columbia bou
levard. Phone any time. Wood lawn
764. Dogs for sale. Morse ambulance
for sick or disabled -horses. Small
animals painlessly electrocuted where
necessary, and stray animals cared
for. All dead animals, cows. hore
etc. citked us tree of charge.