TITE MORXIXG OREGOXTAX, TUESDAY, 3IVRCII 8, 1921 4 PlSSEiERS' LIVES DECLARED Public Held Threatened Be cause Dispatchers Overwork. BOARD ASKED FOR RULES Erie Railroad Kcbukcd for dis obeying Orders In Regard to Vag Scale In Force. t CHICAGO. March 7. The railroad labor board hearing over the request of the railroads that the national agreements be abolished was resumed today with J. G. Luhrsen, president of the American Train Dispatchers' association, presenting rebuttal testi mony. Increases of dispatchers' duties to the point where. It was alleged, the eafety of life and property was im perilled, were cited in a multitude of cases from which the employes seek relief. At Tacoma, Wash., by - reduction f forces, a dispatcher on the North- j ern Pacific must handle tne main line and the branches in two separate offices and in Sacramento, Cal.. on the Southern Pacific, the forces had been cut in half, he testified, i Kales Are Asked. Rules governing the amount of work placed on dispatchers were urged by Mr. Luhrsen. Five men now do the work formerly done by ten men at Marysville, Kan., on the L'nion Pacific, according to the testimony. Each dispatcher, it was declared, must handle six sub divisions, operate five wires, six train sheets, and four train order books, with a Jurisdiction of 675 miles. Mr. Luhrsen said. Mr. Luhr sen closed his testimony today. The board today handed down a decision ruling that the Erie railroad had violated previous board rulings in six respects, particularly in reduc ing the wages of employes and in failing to cancel these reduction when ordered to do so by the board The road had contended that th board must hold a hearing before ordering restoration of previous rate of pay. Labor See Victory. The decision was regarded as i clean-cut victory for the employes in labor circles, the board upholding labor's contention of violation of the board's orders by the Erie in every Instance. The position of the board regard lng the question of inability to pay the wages ordered, which has been the chief bone of contention in sev eral recent cases, wa s clearly set forth in today s decision. "There is a eimple, orderly and legal method open to all carriers to secure appropriate relief," the board's Statement said. "If, after failure of conference with employes to decide a dispute, the car rler is able to show thut the wages fixed by decision No. 2 are not now just and reasonable, this board will, as is its duty under the law, decide what wages are Just and reasonable Failure' of the railroad labor board to penalize the Erie railroad brought a statement from Judge It. M. Bar ton, chairman, that the board is purely a mediation body, with no power to enforce decisions. Kailroad and labor leaders said enforcement powers were not given ir. the transportation act, but that "public opinion and a desire on both bides for fairness were all the pow era mat naa Deen thought neces sary. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO CUT Hearing of Objections Will Be Held on April 7. SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. A re duction in the wages of common or unskilled labor throughout Its sys tem, effective April 16, was an nounced here today by the Southern Pacific company. The minimum will n-nge from 30 cents an hour in the southern division to somewhat higher rates in other zones. J. H. Dyer, general manager of the company, ordered the following state ment regarding the reduction posted throughout the system: "Effective April 16, 1921, this com pany proposes to make reasonable re ductions in the rates of pay of com mon or unskilled labor in all depart ments. In fixing new rates there will be taken into consideration de creasing cost of living, character ot work, etc. as well as wages paid for similar work in outside industries. "Request is therefore made for your concurrence in a minimum of 30 cents an hour in southern territory, effect ive as above, somewhat higher rates to be established in localities or zones where conditions justify. "In event there are any objections, Thursday, April 7, 1921, is the date set for hearings of any complaints or suggestions of either individual em ployes or their duly appointed repre sentative.), such meeting to take place in the general offices of the company In San Francisco." Directors Operate Train. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. March I. Di rectors of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic railway manned today the first mail train sent over the line since it was tied up by a strike last week. A. B. (Kick) Woodward, multi millionaire and owner of the Bir mingham baseball club, was at the throttle. No passengers were carried. Violinist Says Lloyd George Is England's Big Man. MIra Kathlrea Parlow Saya Tryta Days Are Ahead for Hrilixh. I English home is near Cambridge. have lost my Canadian citizenship through my owning property in Ens land." The speaker was Miss Kathleen Parlow. rne of the most eminent of the world's violinists, who appears In concert at the Heilig theater tomoiv row night under the direction of the Elwyn concert bureau. In appearance. Miss Parlow is tall and stately, and she speaks with pleasant bnglish accent. She says the practices violin technique and repertoire at least three hours daily cn her 140,000 Viotti Guarnerius vio l'.u. which originally cost 18000. She has been offered and has refused 40.000 for her violin, which, she says, id a friend and won't be sold. Miss Parlow's family is of English and Irish ancestry, and the fact that S ti. Parlow. the mother, was a solo violinist, gave young Kathleen the idea that she. too. ought to play. Her f:rst violin teacher after her mother's first lesson was a Mr. Holmes, whom she met in San Francisco, a graduate of the London Royal Acad emy of Music. When she was 14 years old Miss Parlow was taken by her parents to live in England, more par ticularly in London, and one day she hear Mischa Elman play. "I thought Elman's playing ,was about as near perfection as anyone s could be, and when I heard that the great violin maestro, Leopold Auer, had been Elman's teacher, I deter mined that Auer would also be my teacher: and it so happened. Auer taught me in England, Germany (be fore the war) and Russia," continued Miss Parlow. "I made my concert de but as a violinist in Berlin about 13 years ago, and have concertized in England, Russia and other countries. I have appeared In five tours in the United States. This is my first visit to Portland. I have been appearing lately In concerts in high altitudes, and now that we are In a low altitude, as in this city, my mother .and I feel for the time being a little drowsy. "We left England last Novembei and have been touring since. The ultimate social and political fate of England causes me anxiety. Folks over there are still suffering from lack of butter, fats, meats and sugar since the perilous war days since August, 1914, up to 1918. Air raids were frequent. You cannot expect a people to come back to normal all at once and this is the cause of much of the social unrest. "Germany yet hopes to win the war, and is far from being defeated. , der many is landing war munitions to agents of the soviet in England. Jus before we left a German ship sailed up the Thames river, London, with what was apparently a cargo of Dutch cheeses. The English officers of customs had a 'tip' that the cargo was suspicious, and in spite of the indignant swearing of the German officers and crew, a great quantity of war munitions was found at the bottom of the ship's . hold." TE OF ACCUSED I WITH JURY Malfeasance in . Connection With Bank Failure Charged. MRS. BLAKELEY IS TRIED Ex-County Treasurer at Medford First of Defendants in Jacksonville Case. 5 BALLOT TITLES READY SPECIAL ELECTION IX JOE TO DECIDE MEASURES. Attorney-General Still Has 2 More Proposals to Be Prepared for Reference to Voters. SALEM, Or., March 7. (Special.) Attorney-General Van Winkle, at the request of Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, today prepared ballot titles for five ' measures and constitutional amendments approved by the legisla ture at its recent session for submis sion to the voters or uregon at special election to be held on June 7. The most important of these meas ures will be the soldiers' bonus bill which would provide a tax to create world war veterans' state aid fund. Veterans of he war with Germany would have the option of $15 a month based on the time actually served, or a loan of nouu. Another measure provides for wom en serving on juries, inis service would be optional, however, and any woman summoned by the court may decline upon filing a proper affidavit with the county clerk. Establishing the duration of the legislature at 60 days Instead of 40 days, as at present, and increasing compensation of legislators from 3 to J5 a day is the purpose of another measure. Still another measure provides that ail applicants for marriage licenses shall undergo both a physical and mental examination. - The last of the measures for which ballot titles have been prepared pro vides that the governor may veto sin gle items of a bill without abrogating the other sections. There remain two measures to be referred to the voters at the June election for which ballot titles have not yet been prepared. CABLE FICilT TP ED ON POLICY XOT CHANGED WITH ADM IX ISTR ATI OX. Western Union President Declares Company Will Xot Make Con nections Secretly. WASHINGTON. March 7. At the state department today It was learned that the decision of (he government to prevent the Western L'nion Tele graph company from connecting up its Barbadoes cable with a short line out of Miami remained unchanged. Newcomb Carlton, president of the Western L'nion Telegraph company, called upon Secretary Denby to dis cuss the cable controversy. Mr Carlton assured Mr. Denby his company had made and would make no effort to connect the end of the cable surreptitiously. The cable ship Robert C. dowry. which was fired upon by a. subchaser four miles off Miami, was engaged I in "lawful and routine work" con ; nected with testing and buoying the I cable, he said. BY JOSEPH MACQUEEN. t( PET violin is as delicate as a ll pet canary and as capricious as a prima donna. Changes of at mosphere affect a violin as if it were a hot-house rose or lily. Steam heat In a room or sudden freezing weather adversely affects my violin. The glue becomes loose and the violin parts are apt to be separated. "Americans especially should view England Just now with kindly con cern. There is some sort of a social and political revolution brewing over thf-re, due to the late war. Bolshev ism under different names makes its evi presence active. "What the England of tomorrow will be no man or woman can tell. The nation may weather the storm end it may not. I look upon Lloyd George as the big strong man to save England in her present crisis. I think Lloyd George resembles in a measure your Abraham Lincoln. I speak as one who was born In Canada, who left that country when 5 years old, lived right years in California and since then made my home in England. My SPRUCE WILL BE LOGGED More Camps in Astoria Region to , Resume Operations. ASTORIA. Or., March 7. (Special.) Whtle the only logging camps In the lower river district which are operating are those of Big Creek Logging company, and the Crown Willamette Paper company, a few of the camps which cut spruce almost exclusively are preparing to resume. The Indications are the fir camps will not start up before the first of next month. One logger remarked today that at the rate the mills are cutting now, there are sufficient fir logs in he water to supply the de mand until July 1. VANCOUVER. B. C, March 7. Re opening Of many logging camps In this v'cinity, idle since November SO, has been announced. It is expected that approximately 4000 men (n Van couver now unemployed, will get work as the result of resumption of legging operations. MEDFORD. Or., March 7. (Spe cial.) A jury In the case of Mrs. Myrtle W. Blakeiey, ex-county treas urer, charged with malfeasance in of fU In connection with the bank of Jacksonville failure, received the In structions of the court late this after noon and began their deliberations at once. This is the . first of the so- called Bank of Jacksonville failure cases. At a late hour tonight the jury was still out. .Chief among the witnesses called by the state was W. H. Johnson, ex president of the defunct institution. who testified to Mrs. Blakeiey depos- ting county money and that he had given drafts to her for $90,000 to re duce the amount last April, when Mrs. Blakeiey resigned her office to accept another. The amount at that time was in the neighborhood of $106, 000. covered, the evidence showed, by $6000 securities. Mrs. Blakely on Stand. Mrs. Blakeiey took the stand in her own behalf and told a story of the conduct of her office. Voluminous reports and statements showing the state of affairs when the bank failed were introduced, and most of the day was devoted to ex pert testimony? At the afternoon session there was a large number of Medford club women In attendance and they brought wild flowers to the defense table. In his closing plea to the jury. Gus Newbury, attorney for the de fense, maintained that the material allegations of the Indictment had not been proved by "a single syllable of evidence," also that there "was not an iota of evidence that the county would lose a single dollar through the bank failure." County Clerk Attacked. "Why did the county clerk on the witness stand volunteer testimony?" asked Mr. Newbury. "It looks pecu liar. Is he trying to protect some body? Are they trying to mane this little woman the goat?" Mr. Newbury also called attention to the fact that the assistant super intendent of banks. In his testimony, had not been questioned regarding the assets and liabilities erf the bank of Jacksonville. Rawles Moore, county prosecutor, devoted his plea to the review of the evidence and laid emphasis on the duties of the county treasurer and the maintenance of the claim that the defendant was responsible for the conduct of her office and not other county officers. The prosecutor de clared the fact that she was a woman did not lessen her responsibilities. Mrs. Blakely while on the stand told of transactions mentioned in the indictment. She denied having re ceived any pecuinary' remuneration. She spoke hurriedly at times, appar ently anxious to get her viewpoint before the jury. She said that be fore resigning last April she asaed President Johnson to make arrange ments for a reduction of the county funds on deposit as the deposit was growing too large. On cross-examination she said that the drafts were "held up" for a few days. Johnson. she said, was making arrangements to attend a church conference in the east. During her tenure of office, Mrs. Blakely declared, she knew the exact condition of her office, but owing to the shortage of clerical help she was several months behind with her ledger posting. She testified that she had filed regular reports with the county clerk, showing cash on hand and where- the money was de posited, for the inspection of the county court. Johnson was the center of all eyes in the court room as he gave his testi mony, apparently without embarrass ment, despite his imprisonment in the county jail since last August, while awaiting trial on 29 counts. He seemed to be In good health. He was called to the stand by the state to identify records and statements. In response to queries, Johnson said the bank "would have paid the amount of county deposits with difficulty" and that the county treasurer had re duced and increased the county de posits at various times. On cross-examination he said that the deposits were increased by Mrs. Blakely upon his solicitation and that he had given drafts for $90,000 on a New York bank to protect the treas urer, but the drafts had not been honored. Mrs. Blakely had insisted on having the drafts, ha testified. In soliciting the deposit of county funds Johnson said be addressed notes to Mrs. Blakely and came to the court house to get the deposits. Regarding the securities offered he said they amounted to $11,000 and "were good. Johnson testified that Will H. Ben nett, then state superintendent of banks, knew of the dishonoring of the drafts and wrote a letter regard ing it Johnson asserted that honor ing the drafts would have reduced the county fund on deposit to about $10,000. The draft transactions were issued in May, 1920, and were Issued, it was said, in response to Mrs. Blakeley's plea for a reduction of county funds n deposit. The first witness of the day was Chauncey Florey. county clerk, who Identified records of the treasurer in troduced as evidence by the state. A spirited tilt took place during the cross-examination of Florey by. At torney Newbury over, his failure to call to the attention of the county clerk bank statements filed by the treasurer in the clerk's office. The state attorney objected to the testi mony and questioa and was sustained, ! but in his request to 'have Florey's testimony stricken from the record was overruled. . f E. M. Wilson, public accountant, identified the books and figures ob tained from an audit ot the books, as serting that on October 22, 1919. the date charged in the indictment, the county had on deposit in the now defunct Bank of Jacksonville $104, 536.50 , Marshall Hooper, ass'stant super intendent of state bank, was the third witness and testified to ex amination of the Institution and other technical deta'ls. The New Spring Woolens Are Here at Greatly Reduced Prices! CHIP CLARK IS BHD FIXAL TRIBUTES PAID TO YEAR-OLD LEADER. 71. Beautiful new patterns, radiant of spring, to choose from and it will please you to know that you can have, a suit made-to-your-measure here for much less than else where. As a matter of fact and for your own sat isfaction see these pleasing patterns so reasonably priced! Come today and make your selection. Remember Easter is March 27th. ' mm. r.Yrilliams INK PILLS FO R PALE PEOPLE v V V Your own druggist sell Dr. William Pink Pill. Write to the Dr. Williams Median Co, .Sthenect.dj, N. Y, for fro booklet'Baildlnt Up the Blood" Simple Ceremony at Bowling Green Draws Obscure and Notable to His Bier. BOWLI.YG GREEN, Ma, March 7. Champ Clark was laid, at rest today, tie 71st birthday, after a simple cere mony in the Little Mound cemetery. The services were conducted by the Rev. R. S. Boyd, Presbyterian, a r.ephew of Mrs. Clark. Prayers also were offered by the Rev. Ray Charles Jarman, Christian, and the Rev. G C. Hitchcock, Baptist, both of Bowling Green. Hundreds of men who had known Champ Clark in life and followed his political leadership stood with bared heads while the last rites were being performed. All business houses were ciosed from 10 A.- M. to 6 P. M. The forenoon was cloudy and chilly, but Just before the burial the sun shone brightly. The democratic leacfer was buried beside his father, John Hamp ton Clark, and two of his children, Champ and Anna, who died in infancy. The special train carrying senators and representatives, many friends of Champ Clark and a large delegation from St. Louis arrived at noon. More than 200 automobiles were In waiting iu icvfic me party iu n.e courinouse. The body lay in state at the court he-use until taken to the cemetery about 3 P. M. For more than two he urs a steady stream of men, women and children passed the catafalque As the special train traveled from St. L'uis to Bowling Green persons along tre route waved flags, and at Louisi ana. Mo., school children stood at the depot. The courthouse rotunda was massed with floral offerings, including one from "President and Mrs. Wilson" and ar.other from Mr. Woodrow Wilson. Others were from President and Mrs. Harding and from many senators and representatives and men prominent Jn national and Missouri politics. Tailored to Your Individual Measure Mt. Angel to Get Paper. MT. ANGEL. Or., March 7. (Spe cial.) H. E. Browne met with the business men here last Thursday eve ning and presented a proposition to start a local newspaper. His position seemed reasonable and immediate steps were taken to establish the en terprise and a committee was ap pointed to co-operate with him in the matter. Mr. Browne Is well known here and being an experienced news paper man, should have the loyal sup port of the entire community. S. & H. green stamps for earn. Holman Fuel Co.. coal and wood. Main 153. 560-21 Adv. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. $45 DlTATaC X XtXilVJT In Conservative YTTmr and Youn8T Men' UITS to 75 Guaranteed to Fit and Guaranteed to Please 1 1 Ml i feU Custom Tailoring Department, Second Floor Portland Astoria Eugene Marsh field North Bend BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN MILL STORE Entire Bldg. (S. W. Cor.), Third and Morrison Largest Custom Tailors on the Pacific Coast AUTOS SKID, 1HN HURT MRS. ROSE JENKINS, PEDES TRIAX, OXLY VICTIM. Part Owner of Bakery Is .Caught by Machine Driven by C. W. Maher, WIjo Is Meld to Blame. Mrs. Rose Jenkins, aged 43, was struck down and injured, probably fatally, early last night at the corner of Sixth and Yamhill streets. She was crossing on foot and proved the only victim of the collision of two automobiles, as none of the occu pants of either machine was scratched. Mrs. Jenkins is a partner or k. Wilson in a bakery in the Central market. She was walking in his company at the intersection of Sixth and Yamhill streets when the auto mobile driven by C. W. Maher, 312 Sixth street, struck another machine driven by J. R. Washburn, 835 Nelson street. Both machines skidded com pletely around and one of them struck Mrs. Jenkins. Maher is held for investigation without bail. Investigation by police in an effort to fix responsibility for the accident laid the blame on Maher. Police said thev found an empty bottle which smelled strongly of moonshine on the back seat of his car. Witnesses said that the Maher machine was travel ing above the speed limit as it went north on Sixth. In the machine with Maher wert his wife, his cousin, J. Maher of Ol ney. Or., and Mrs. F. Edwards, 31 East Seventy-eighth street. All were taken to police headquarters in the patrol wagon for investigation. Mrs. Jenkins received first aid at the- hands of a city emergency hos pital physician. He said that she was suffering from a fractured skull, a broken arm and indications were that she was injured internally. At St. Vincent's hospital she was also said to be in a critical condition. Sale Question to Come Up. BEND, Or., March 7. (s'pecial.) Percy A. Cupper, state engineer, will be in attendance tomorrow afternoon at a meeting of the directors of the central Oregon irrigation district to be held to decide whether or not a bond issue to purchase the holdings of the Central Oregon Irrigation com pany shall be placed before the set tlers at a special election. The amount involved shades a quarter of a million dollars. Bend Dry Law; Offenders Fined. BEND, Or., March 7. (Special.) John Bollman and Jack Emerson pleaded guilty In county court here this afternoon to the charge of having liquor in their possession. Each paid a fine of $50. They were arrested a a dance while Bollman was giving drink to a friend. At the time he de nied that the moonshine was his and accused Emerson, who admitted ownership. District Attorney Resigns. CORVALLIS. Or., March 7. (Spe cial.) George B. Denman. recently elected district attorney, today sent in his resignation to Governor Olcott to take effect March 12. Mr. Denman was induced to take this step because of the illness of his wife, whose con dition, he believes, should have his undivided attention. Mrs. Denman at present is in a sanitarium near Portland. Marriage License Issued. SEATTLE. Wash., March 7. (Spe cial.) Marriage license was issued here today to B. C. Burton, 26. and Vida M. Staggs. 22, both of Penaie ton. Or. Chambers Faces Slaving Charge. ROSEBURG. Or., ' March 7 (Spe cial.) Arraignment in the district court here this morning, on a charge of larceny, developed facts which may lead to Paul Chambers, recently brought bark to Rovphurc froir. 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