T)lE aiOftXIXG. OREDOMAX, THURSDAY, JUNE 0, 1921
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Keep Wages Up, Hours down,
1 Says Leadert
CUTS HELD UNWARRANTED
Head ot Metal Trades Department
ot American Federation Ad
dresses Denver Convention.
DENVER, Colo.. June 8. Co-opera-tion
and joint action by all the metal
working trade unions In the country
to resist either reductions In wages
or increases in the hours of labor
w ere urged today by James O'Connell,
president of the metal trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, in his annual address to the
department's convention..
Buiidins trades workers were also
warned that further wage cuts-were
not justified by William Spencer, sec
retary of the building trades depart
ment, in his address before the de
partment's convention. He placed re
sponsibility for excessive building
costs upon the building material deal
ers of the country and nof on labor.
Despite the deplorable industrial
situation. President O'Connell of the
metal trades said there was no "justi
fication for a second reduction of
wages, nor, above all, can I conceive
of any reason whereby the hours of
labor should be increased, with mil
'lions out of employment."
The labor leader asserted that the
proposed plan for united action in
the metal trades did not involve the
"one big union" Idea, but that its .pur
pose is to secure closer and more di
rect co-operation between affiliated
organizations. This would also en
able the metal trades, he said, to act
as a unit in opposing employers' at
tempts to abolish collective bargain
ing, the nonunion shop and compul
sory signing of individual contracts.
Material Dealer Rapped.
"Labor is not responsible for ex
cessive costs of building," said Secre
tary Spencer, "notwithstanding insid
ious efforts of certain cold, calculat
' ing interests whose purposes are best
served by attempting to place high
costs on the back, of labor in order
that the building-material dealers
may through duplicity continue to
reap their harvest of inflated prices.
"The curtailment of building activ
ity throughout the country is trace
able to, excessive cost of building ma
terials." The labor official said contractors
would also require agreements from
building-material dealers if they "are
sincere in their efforts to reduce
building prices and want to be fair
with the building public is well as
the worker."
While some building materials have
temporarily declined in price, Mr.
Spencer said there was no guarantee
that higher prices would not become
immediately effective with the re
sumption of business.
"When the contractors," added Mr.
Spencer, "direct their aim solely at
reduction of the workers' wages and
suffer material dealers the enjoyment
of unlimited latitude they are simply
'taking part' in a monumental game
of opera bouffe for the purpose of
duping the prospective home owner
or builder."
Lembernhlp lnereaMe Shown.
The secretary's report showed that
the membership of the building trades
department had increased to 866,735,
a gain of 6 -'.SI 5 for the year.
J. C. Bulger, secretary of the Colo
rado State Federation of Labor, in
addressing the convention, declared
that unscrupulous- employers in their
efforts to destroy the trades union
movement were directing their fight
on the building 'trades the basic
unionized trade in the United States.
Slight wage reductions are neces
sary in some places, Jlr. Bulger said,
but this is not true in all communi
ties. In the convention of the metal trade
workers. President O'Connell declared
that it was unscientific and impos
sible -to base wage reductions accur
ately on the cost of living and urged
that the metal trades organizations
discontinue any effort to base wages
on the prevailing cost of living and
devote its energies toward "deciding
on what we believe should be our
wages and conditions of employ
ment." More than 50 per cent of the metal
trades unions are employed, said Mr.
Connell. adding that unemployment
at this time is a disease "more ram
pant, more dangerous and more de
grading than any plague that evei
affected the human race."
Iiangerou t'rtwla Passed.
"It is surprising and astonishing,'
he asserted, "that we have not had
during the past year an industrial
warfare that would have made the
government officials, the lawmakers
of our country, the profiteers and
the employers lie awake nights and
wonder what the outcome might be.
That this has not occurred Is large
ly due and creditable to the leader:
of the trade-union movement."
Were it not for government work
furnished by the navy department,
the labor official said, the shipbuild
ing industry would be practically at
a standstill
Secretary Berres of the department
reported that owing to the treas
uries of the International unions
being depicted, it was impossible to
continue to resist wage reductions In
the face of overwhelming numbers out
of employment. He urged the con
vention to make plans at once to
raise funds and be ready for a new
campaign at the first sign of indus
trial improvement. .
pard, head of the conductors, and W.
G. Lee. president of the trainmen, in
opening the big four testimony in the
railroad labor board's wage hearing
today.
They were followed by W. S. Carter,
president of the firemen and engine
men, who presented data on the haz
ards of the 'men's employment and
on what he called their losing fight
to maintain an adequate wage stand
ard.
The attitude of the railroads in at
tempting to cut wages and the labor
board's reduction order were declared
to be the responsible causes if the
train and engine service men vote to
strike July 1. when they meet here in
conference, Mr. Sheppard said.
Mr. Carter declared that the board
should give attention to "the losing
j struggle" of firemen to secure an
adequate wage. Me made a lengthy
comparison with wages in the metal
and building industries since 1907.
His comparisons were challenged by
J. G. W'alber, . representing eastern
railroads.
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TILL CRISIS IS PAST
BOND ELECTION GALLED
CRESWELL TO VOTE OX $10,000
ISSUE.
Purchase and Improvement ol
Vatcr System to Be Decided at
Special Balloting July 18.
CRESWELL, Or., June 8. (Spe
cial.) The.Creswell council Monday
night adopted ordinances providing
for a charter amendment for exercis
All Civilian Guards to Be Abol
ished in Pueblo.
SUPPLIES ARE ON WAY
Refugee Camp to Accommodate
Several Thousand Persons Is
Ordered Built at Once.
WHAT CONGRESS DID AS ITS
DAY'S WORK.
Senate.
The army supply bill with a
minute vote fixing the strength
of the enlisted personnel
150.000 men was passed.
The house bill to regulate and
supervise the big meat packers
was made unfinished business.
Chamberlain was confirmed
as a member of the shipping
board in open executive session.
Investigation of the Ford
Newberry contested election
case was resumed, with a de-
ermination by the privileges
and elections committee to sit
day and night until completed.
House.
The conference report on de
ficiency appropriation bill' was
debated. s
The Porter peace resolution
was attacked in minority by
Representative Flood, democrat,
Virginia, of the foreign affairs
committee.
Dempsey - Carpentier prize
fight would be called off until
the bonus for soldiers is pro
vided, under a resolution Intro
duced by Representative Galli
van, democrat, Massachusetts.
Delay over tariff was an
nounced by Chairman Fordney
of the ways and means com
mittee, while the Mississippi
valley plans fight upon lumber
schedule fixed by committee.
at t
ing the initiative and referendum the
same as the state iaw, except time of
filing petition, which is made 30 days,
and authorizing a special election to
be held July 18 to vote on city bonds
for J10.000, with interest at 7 per
cent, to purchase and improve the
present water plant or construct a
new one.
The Income derived from the sale of
these bonds is. to be used in the pay
ment of the reasonable costs and ex
penses of operating said plant, in
cluding the needed repairs, and au
thorizing the collecting of its rev
enue: in the payment of interest ac
crued on the outstanding bonds; in
making extensions and improve
ments; In the accumulation of a sink
ing fund for the payment of the out
standing bonds, and in the payment
of the bonds issued to secure auch
plant.
Provision ' is also made for the
mayor and council to fix the rates
and provide for a governing water
board.
The judges of the special election
were appointed as follows: Judges,
G. E. Everson. X. E. Steele, F. A.
Richardson; clerks, J. E. Noland,
C. P. Caviness and William Hollis
ton. Clyde N". Johnston of Eugene, dis
trict attorney, was present with the
proposed ordinances and advised the
i council in Its procedure.
The improvement of Fifth street
was ordered pursued at once and no
tices for the contracts were ordered
posted.
RAILROADERS ISSUE WARXIXG
Strike Possibility Cited in Session
of Labor Board.
CHICAGO, June S. Railroad broth
erhood chiefs, giving warning that
the acceptance of wage reductions
was in the hands of employes, today
disclaimed responsibility if the men
refused to accept a cut and "a stop
ping of traffic" resulted. The strike
niffsreftion was made bv L. E. SheD
MURRAY WILL CONTESTED
Relatives of Capitalist Declare Doc
ument Fraudulent.
SALINAS. Cal., June S. Contest of
the will of James A. Murray, wealthy
western capitalist, was filed in court
here late today by his sister. Anns
M. Flynn. and his niece, Agnes Doyle.
on the ground that the document al
ready filed is not Murray's will and.
secondly, that the local courts have
no jurisdiction in the case, as the de
ceased was a resident of Montana.
The Murray estate is variously es
timated at from-$5,000,000 to $15,000,-000.
PUEBLO, Colo., June 8. With the
arrival of 200 additional national
guardsmen, announcement was made
here tonight that all civilian guards
on duty m the areas swept by
the floods of last week would
be withdrawn immediately and
control of the city pass directly
into the hands of the. military until
the emergency has passed. The an
nouncement was made by Colonel
Patrick J. Hamrock, adjutant-gen
eral of Colorado, in command of the
troops here. I
"A city cannot be properly man
aged with both civilian and military
in authority In a situation like this,"
Colonel Hamrock sad. "In this case
the military authority must be su
preme in police matters."
In addition to these troops 41 army
trucks are on the way, well manned,
to aid in distributing supplies and in
cleaning up.
Refugee Camp to Be Built.
A refugee camp that will accom
modate several thousand persons
today was ordered constructed at
once. Colonel Hamrock has directed
Major John I. Martin to organize the
camp. '
A seven-ward hospital is now ready,
Colonel Hamrock said, and will ac
commodate 1000 persons in case dis
eases such as smallpox and typhoid
fever develop into an epidemic. At
present the number of these cases is
not menacing, it was said. The Mexi
can population will be inspected daily
by physicians.
A military proclamation was issued
today cautioning residents of the
south side to use water for cookin
and drinking purposes only. In the
flooded district water may be used
for washing out buildings also.
Employment Bureau Ready.
The city council issued an a'nounce
ment establishing a free employmen
bureau. Wages for labor are fixed
at '4.1 cents an hour and all person
are prohibited by the council's proc
tarnation from paying more or less
than that sum until further notice.
A survey of tha havoc wrought by
flood here last week was started
today by the Red Cross.
An effort will be made to ascer
tain the needs of every victim an
emergency aid will be given to all
persons unable to help themselves
Tne Red Cross, its officials vaid, will
try to put everybody on a self-sup
porting basis and leave the rest to th
local authorities.
. Electric I.lghta Restored. '
Telephone and electric light service
were restored in a tentative way to
day. Local officials and relief wor
offices were connected up. Light
power and communication will not be
on a normal basis again in less tha
two weeks it was said. By that tim
local newspapers will be published
power., presses again, their editors
said. They are still issuing as hand
bills.
One of the difficulties in giving re
lief here was that several carload
of food standing in the railroad yard
were destroyed, leaving little surplu
The city each day now must depen
entirely on an uncertain railroad serv
ice for what it will eat the next day
2t6 Square Milra Devaatated.
Military authorities tpnight had be
fore them a report submitted by Cap
tain Bennett, a member of an airplan
reconnaissance group, in which th
captain estimated that an area of 296
square miles in the vicinity of J?uebi
had been devastated by flood waters,
The report, based, upon aerial obser
vations. stated that crops In the dis
trict had suffered heavily and In most
instances had been destroyed.
Captain Bennett said thai most
the bridges were washed out or badly
damaged for a distance of 30 miles u
and for the same distance down th
rivers. Buildings and road also were
badly damaged In many places, ac
cording to the report. Much livestock
was killed also.
Aitnougn mere were many dead -in
imals lying around in the floodc
areas, these N bodies were being rap
idly removed and the danger of dis
ease tfl tne opinion or authorities, has
been greatly overestimated. In fac
some are inclined to think that with
the passing of the first wave of sor
rw and excitement, It will be found
that the situation may not be as ser
ious as it was originally pictured.
Funerals of the identified dead
to start at once. These, officials say.
will be quiet and, without ceremony in
order fhat the sorrow may be put be
hind as soon as possible.
Investigation to Be Made. . .
All men to whom Springfield rifles
were issued by the sheriff will be
called before the board of inquiry in
vestlgating the shooting here las
Monday night of E. E. Withers,' city
water commissioner and president
the Iron City Fuel company, who was
killed while riding through the flood
district with his young son.
That announcement was made to
night by Colonel Hamrock.
"It has been determined.!' said Colo
nel Hamrock, "that Mr. Withers was
shot with a Springfield rifle bullet
The only men who had Springfield
rifles that night. were men to whom
the sheriff had issued guns and am
munition. These men will be inves
tigated."
It was understood that the inques
held today, which was secret, devel
oped the fact that none of the guards
in th9 vicinity of the place where Mr,
Withers was killed had Springfield
rules.
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? Visitors in the city should not
I fail to hear I
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1 this week. Daily demonstra-
I tions on "Our Musical Floor," I
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Knabe Warerooms, I
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OLUME
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VALUES
Some months ago, we purchased over
three thousand pieces of slightly-used of
fice' furniture from Seattle's big ship
yards. By thoroughly refinishing and going
over- these, we are able to offer you
Desks, Chairs, Tables and Filing Cabi
nets practically like new at very reason
able prices. '
103-107 TWELFTH STREET
RIVER AT DEXTER HALTS
Platte Reported Stationary During
Day District Inundated.
DENVER, June 8. The Platte river
in .Denver tonight was, stationary.
ine stream, which has inundated
large district in the Globeville, Je
rome Park and Valverde sections of
the city,' rose slowly all day but had
reached Its crest tonight and unless
lurther heavy rains occur the danger
or great losses here has passed, i
cording to city officials.
The big subject of speculation here
tonight was the water supply. All
citizens were urged to conserve water.
following the breaking of four of the
seven conduits that carry water from
the impounding reservoirs to thi
city. Fear for the safety of the re
maining conduits caused the dispatch
or many guards to protect brldj
over the Platte river on which the
conduits rest. The reserve supply of
water stored in city reservoirs to
night was 64.700.000 gallons. . The
conduits now in use have a capacity
of 30.000,000 gallons a day, while the
nominal minimum consumption here
even when no Irrigation of lawns is
done, is 45.000.000 gallons a day.
Northern Colorado points reported
flood conditions much . improved.
One Killed in AVreck.
ALLIANCE. Neb., June 8. One man
was killed and two others were i
ilired flnri three f-as-f far. TnaHo
with wild animals of a circus en route
to Hot Springs, S. D.. were thrown
into a ditch when a Chicago & North
western railroad train was wrecked
near Hot Springs, S. D., according to
information received here. The a
cident was the result of .the under
mining of a trestle by flood waters.
Freight Is to Be Free.
Contributions of food and clothing
for flood sufferers at Pueblo will be
transported free of charge to Denver
via the Oregon-Washington Railroad
& Navigation, company and affiliated
lines, according to advices given out
yesterday by H. E. Lounsbury, gen
eral freight agent of the O.-W. II. &
N. Such goods, it was specified, must
be consigned to the American Red
Cross or the mayor of Pueblo.
River Rises at Breat Bend.
GREAT BEND, Kan., June 8. A
near-cloudburst in southern Rush
county and incessant rains through
out (jentral western Kansas reported
here threatened to add to the ram
pages of the Arkansas river. The
river was six feet above normal here
today and still was rising.
Flood Warning- Sent Out.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. June 8.
Warning that a serious flood is im
minent was sent out today by the
federal weather bureau to persons
living along the South Canadian
river. A report from Union City, in
the central western part of the state,
said that the river there was out ot
its banks.
Wichita Is Facing Flood.
WICHITA. Kan., Xine S. rwellings
In Wichita and rural lowlands will be
surrounded by water Thursday, ac
cording to a warning Issued today by
the weather bureau to towns along
the Arkansas river, south of here.
ACADEMY "GRADUATES 14
Catholic Institution at Eugene Will
Add to Course.
EUGENE. Or., June 8. (Special.)
Fourteen were graduated from St.
Quarter-million cars now Security
protected, and more wearing the
big red shackle daily. Auto thieves
steer clear of them. And no wonder
public and police watch your
safely parked car if protected by a
SECURITYtWt -SIGNAL
All
Dealers
A-
Aar
The signal system and the $100 re
ward do the business. Mr. Thief
doesn't dare tackle a Security for
detection is quick and certain.
Endorsed by Courts and Police
it 8 a theft preventive
that's why. Nothing
to install, low cost,
handy and proven.
For Sale by
All Dealers
Everywhere,
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Visitors
Welcome
' The courtesies of our establishment
are at all times extended to strangers in
our city.
Use our phone. Consult our directory.
Leave parcels. Rest yourself.
Clarke-Brower Optical Co:
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Just North of Washington
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Mary's Catholic academy at the final
exercises last nijrht. These received
eighth-grade diplomas, but next year
hisrh school class will be graduated.
as the fourth year of the hieh school
course will have been added then.
Only three years of high school work
were taught this year.
The eighth-Krade graduates are
Margaret Coghlan. Eileen Colbert.
Madeline McDonough, Inez Golden,
Rose McMullen, Edith McMullen, Mar
garet O'Farrcll, Grace Maxwell, Ger
trude Koke. Gregory lranr.wa.
TONIGHT
Dance Excursion
BLUE BIRD
The Floating Palace.
Festival Visitors Welcome.
ADMISSION 35
East Morrison St., 8:45 P. M.
Charles Hoffman. Thllip Gent, John
Gallagher, Clarence Schmidt.
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FOR SEVENTY YEARS NORDYKE & MARMON COMPANY
HAS STOOD FOR HONORABLE MANUFACTURING, FOR
CLEAN, FAIR DEALING AND FOR BUSINESS FAIR PLAY
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Compare
Marmon Performance,'
as you compare price
While the Marmon 3 4, introducing 1 9 2 2 prices
now, means a saving of over 20, think also of
its supremacy in comparative demonstrations.
WE realize this fact: the re- Either start from our show-
ductionoftheMarmon34 room or telephone for a Marmon
to 3985 has quadrupled its 34tocometoyourofficeorhome.
appeal. ve present you with a simple
Our new obligation is to extend score-card, the sort of test-sheet
its acquaintance amongst the used by automotive engineers,
many who can now become On it are listed the 12 vital tests
owners of this quality car but of performance,
who hitherto have not included Let us put the Marmon 34
it in their considerations. through these tests. Sit at the
We have felt a quick response to wheel yourself, if you choose,
the price reduction. But we are Then compare the results with
still as insistent upon presenting any car yu know. Or with any
the performance of the Marmon car you are considering.
34asafundamen- Thus you gain
tal superiority M ; MARMON J4 prices complete infor
as we were when '- 7.reDrT,ri.r , N0W WA1 mation on the two
it Was $COOO. 4-PaseneerTourinar $3965.00 fSMO.OO decisive factors in
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for the opportu- ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - S performance..
mty of giving you Liou.in. moo.oo 68oo.oo Y we exPect a
a comparative TownC" ) visit or telephone .
d . . . AR prict at Truiiaruipoli and subject 1 1 j j
emonstration. towrto call todayr
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Northwest Auto Co.
Alder at Eighteenth
Nordyke & Marmon Company tMauuMim Indianapolis
Men! Here's a Good Lunch for 35e
Consisting of Frankfurters, Bal(eJ Macaroni, Pota
to Salad, Sweet Picl(le, Dread and Duller and Coffee.
If you smoke, you may help yourself to a cigarette.
Take Express Elevator No. 6 to gili Floor.
cTMercliandiso of cJ Merit Only
Today the Following Sales
Will Be Continued
Offering merchandise at such low prices
that you should set aside an hour or so dur
ing the day to profit by them. w.
The King Cotton Sale ,
Throughout the Store.
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The June Sale of Lingerie
Fourth Floor.
The June Sale of Corsets
Fourth Floor.
39c Works Wonders '
Today in Buying These
Wonder-Working Pills!
One package of any of the Following Today at
39c each.
, . The new size package of
Aspirin four dozen 5-grain tablets. 3"C
Extra Special t
5-grain Blauds, 100 in bottle.
Bak-Ake Kidney Pills.
Cystogen Lilhia.
Castor Oil Caps., 2 J2 gms.
Cardoseptic Wash.
Cold and Grippe, special.
Cascarets, large size.
5-gr. Cascara, 100 in bottle.
Dodd's Dyspepsia.
De Witt's Kidney and Bladder
Foley's Kidney, small.
Formamints.
Gas-Go Dyspepsia.
Johnson's Papoids, medium. '
Kodol Dyspepsia. '
5-gr. Litliia, 50 in bottle.
Lapactic Pills, 100 in bottle.
Lactopeptine Stomach Tabs.
Nature's Remedy, medium.
Pape's Cold Compound. '
Pape's Diuretic. Sargol,
1-gr. Thyroid Tablets, 5-gr.
equivalent, 100 in bottle.
Whitehall's Mcgrimine.
Drug Square, Street Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co,
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With Graduation Days Ahead
a New Suit Is in Order
The young fellow who is about to graduate will insist
upon a new suit, and he is entitled to it. He also is entitled
to the best suit that you can buy, provided the price is not
exorbitant, and for that reason the Men's and Young Men'
Clothing Store takes great pleasure in presenting the
. Langham-High Suits
for Young Men
These suits are of a type that absolutely fill every demand
made by the young fellow who likes to be correctly clothed.
They are suits that are noted for their general excellence and
if a counf were made throughout the high schools in tin's
country you would find that the majority of the best-dressed
graduates and undergraduates wear them.
We have handled these suits since the opening of the Men's
clothing Store, and they have provided us with a foundation
upon which we have built a big patronage and a satisfied
clientele.
They are here in an interesting assortment. Double
breasted and single-breasted models that are satisfactory for
youths of 1 5 to 20. They have a world of style in their
make-up; they fit the body Jines perfectly and have a truly
"young man's look" that is in demand.
In blue, brown, gray and a wide assortment of classy pat
terns, and of fine fabrics, such as serges, worsteds, cassi meres
and cheviots. '
Fifth Floor Lipman, Wolfe Sr Co.
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This Store Uses No Comparative Prices
They Are Misleading and Often Untrue