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li - THE 3IORNIXG OEEGOXIAX, TITTJRSDAY, APRIX- 37, 1922 COfJCILIATIDPJ BOARD GAINST LONGER DAY Eight-Hour Basis Favored for Klamath District. OPERATORS NOT UPHELD Report Says Mutual Concessions Must Be Granted to Meet Com petition of California. Increase of the working' day from eight hours for the lumber industry centering around Klamath Falls was held inadvisable in the report of the investigation signed last night by the members of the state board of con ciliation, William F. Woodward, Otto It. Hartwig; and John K. Flynn. I After a probe extending over period of nearly two months, during part of which time the employes of the mills in Klamath county were on strike, the board decided, according to its report, that the "investigation has not borne out to satisfaction the contention that the pine industry in Klamath county cannot function profitably under an eight-hour day plus a reasonable wage schedule ill accordance with living costs. Increase Held Mistake. "After carefully reviewing tie tea timony offered the board believes that at this time it would be a serious mistake to recommend or indorse an increase in the working- day from eight to nine hours. It concede the unusual conditions attaching to the pine industry in Klamath, county, that it operates under a handicap by vlr tue of its location, with competition calling for careful and sympathetic co-operation br employer and em ploye alike. Entire willingness 'of the employes to accept a reduction in thyr wage scale evidences this atti tude on their part. "It is clear from evidence submit ted that the present scale for un skilled labor will admit of no reduc tion with living costs as they are at present, below a minimum wage of S3 a day, and it is clear that un skilled labor should not be penalized in the same ratio as applies to the skilled and higher paid employe. Operators Jfot Upneld. "The board does not concur with the operators' statement that it would be impossible or even difficult to secure sufficient unskilled labor on an eight-hour day schedule at the wage which would necessarily attach thereto; that the men would seek competing plants in northern Call fornia, where the longer day in seme cases reflects larger earning power. "Further statements by the oper ators that the lumber industry la facing at this time a depression .likely to contiinue are not confirmed by trade reports. "The board cannot subscribe to the contention that an industry so vit&l te- our material interests which has established a basic working day of eight hours should now, because of local conditions, undo a work which has engaged the sympathetic atti tude of capital and labor alike, the creation of a status which makes for liettcr citizens and homes, a finer and greater degree of efficiency by the worker. . (AncpKions Are I'rRed, "To acknowledge that the eight- hour day Is a mistake, that labor can not efficiently function nor industry be maintained on this basis is to con cede error by a majority of the in dustrial leaders within our state and nation. We believe the issue at Klamath can and should be settled without an increase in the working day. mutual concessions in the matter of the waare scale constituting the true remedy fur conditions as set out." The controversy between the mill owners and employes was due to a notice friven employes by the Big Lakes Box company, the Growers' Packing and Wholesaling association. Klamath Lumber &. Box company, Algoma Lumber company. Pelican Bay Lumber company and the Ewana Box company to the effect that a nine-hour day would go into effect on ilarch 1. The employes ceased work on February 2S and for the most part have refused to return to their mills. Competition Is Blamed. The operators contended that stiff competition with California mills where the nine and ten-hour day was in effect, in addition to more favor able location and accessibility to shipping points, made It impossible to operate on a eight-hour day basis. Their complaints to the board re garding this disadvantage were not borne out by financial statements called for and only partially returned, according to the report. A recommendation was made by the board that operators and employes adjust their differences on the eight hour basis and inaugurate a system of compensation for overtime in ac cordance with the exigencies of the situation. Mill on Eight-Hour Basis. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., April 26. Speciaj.) Pending the decision of the state conciliation board, the Krause mill near Swan Lake has started on an eight-hour basis. About 24 men are employed. Employer and workers have agreed to amde by the conciliation board's decision. EUGENE ATTORNEY FINED AValter X. Jones, ex-Senator, Pun ished for Contempt. FUG EXE. Or., April 26. (Special.) Walter X. Jones, Eugene attorney and state senator for six years, to night was fined $100 by Judge Coke on a charge of contempt of court. Judge Coke in a trial several weeks ajro found Jones guilty and came to Eugene last night from Portland for the purpose of sentencing him. Jones' attorneys tonight filed a motion for a new trial on the alleged ground that the? affidavit charging Jones with the offense was insufficient, but Judge Coke overruled the motion and pro nounced centence. Jones' attorneys immediately gave notice of appeal to the supreme court. Jones was accused of giving money to Mrs. Edith Ldick to send her two daughters, who were witnesses in a criminal case, out of the state. Jones was attorney for a man found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of these girls. on February 4 last, was begun In the circuit court at Jacksonville this aft ernoon. The defense aftorney, Gr. M. Rob erts, in questioning prospective jurors asked them if they "belonged to an organization known as the Ku Klux Klan," and if they had been ap proached byanyone purporting to be an emissary of that organization to Influence their vote in the case now pending. Veniremen in some cases also were questioned as to whether they would be influenced by any per sons or organizations attending the trial. tjreat public interest is felt in this trial because of the' several arrests of Wolgamott on bootlegging charges in the last year. Tons in. is on n ASTORIA CHIXESE SHOT IN ARM WHILE OX STREET. ill IFLUEUCE S HELD IMMORTAL "Guard Well Your Pathway,' Advises Evangelist. MASONIC BODIES GUESTS Woman Lying on Bed in Room Has Narrow Escape When Bullet Ricochets Xear Her. ASTORIA, Or., April' 26. Special.) After a quiet week, following the murder of Go Tet, a Hip Sing tong man on Tuesday night of last week, another act in the Chinese tong war was staged about 10:30 this morning wiien Ah Quong, a cannery worker and also a member of the Hip Sings, was ehot and slightly wounded in his right forearm. Go Wong, a Bing Kung-Bog Leong tongman, has been arrested by Chief Carlson. Ah Quong was crossing the Inter section on Bond and Eighth streets on his way from the postoffice, when four rifle ehots suddenly rang out. One of the bullets struck Ah Quong in the right arm, inflicting a flesh wound. Two other bullets, which were copper jacketed, hit the pavement and ricocheted through, a second, story window in a building across the street and went within. a couple feet of Mm. Nellie Titus who was lying on her bed. A comparison of the shoes worn by Go Wong with the. imprints left in the dirt back of the gambling den where the shooting occurred, tallied exactly, so Chief Carlson stated. .The shoes had a peculiarly designed rub ber sole easily traced. . This afternoon, in an effort to put a stop to further warfare, the police and eheriffa departments raided all the gambling and opium joints in the Chinese quarter, removed all the para phernalia and' these places are to be kept closed. II. J. WESTDH SENTENCED CONVICTED SLAYER PLEADS CASE BEFORE COURT. Innocence Is Maintained' and Frame-Up" Alleged Life Im prisonment Meted Out. BEND, Or., April 26. (Special.) The court and a crowd of hundreds which packed the courtroom and overflowed into the halls were ad dressed by A. J. Weston, convicted last night as the murderer of R. H. Krug of Sisters. He spoke for nearly half an hour this afternoon before Judge Duffy sentenced him to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. At the words "that you be confined in the penitentiary for the remainder of your natural life," Weston bowed his head in assent and resumed his seat. His wife and daughter. Mrs. A. J. Moore, wept as Judge Duffy de clared the crime to be "one of the most atrocious in the history of cen tral Oregon, almost beyond the com prehension of the human mind." Weston maintained that a frame up was responsible tor ins convic tion and charged the sheriff with circulating false rumors concerning him to "poison the mind of the pub- " He assured the trial judge thai he had been misled and misguided. Ho sketched events for two years previ ous to his arrest and sought to show that personal enmity on the part of residents in the Sisters section had , ; i . c v. : . .. . .....! Oeeil re&puiiiuit3 iui ilia ail col auu for the evidence produced against him. In his cell this morning Weston de clared his absolute innocence of thfl crime charged. House, Barn and Store Burned. SCAPPOOSE. Or., April 26. (Spe cial.)' The dwelling house, barn and general merchandise store belonging to Tony Danese of Spitzenberg was completely wiped out by fire last r.ight. The loss may be $7000. Danese was away from home at the time and lis wife and children were asleep upstairs. On hearing the crackling noise of the fire they quickly clothed hemselves and got downstairs. The ire was so far advanced that they were unable to save anything or keep t from spreading to the other build- i:gs. A o cause tor the fire is known. Residents could not' be summoned uickly enough and it is several miles to town. Students Present Operetta. STAYTON, Or., April 26. (Special.) The operetta "Miss Cherryblossom" was presented here Monday night by the high school students. A large and ppreciative audience was present. he operetta being a success in every stail. Those taking the main parts were: Uwenith Davis, Roy Hiatt, Clyde Hoffer. George Mlelke, Floyd Day, Cans. ietllng, Sara Caldwell and Gail Missler. The cast also In- luded a group of geisha girls, and a chorus of American boys. The op eretta, which was directed by Clyde Hoffer, will be presented in Lyons in the near future. Inventors Organize Company. cial w JURORS TETSED ON KLAN A'enireinen in Liquor Case Asked If They Are Members. MED FORD, Or., April 26. (Special.) Selection of a jury in the trial of Ernc-st S. (Dud) Wolgamott. charged with the sale of intoxicating liquor MARSHFIELD. Or.. April 26. (Spe- ) C. O. ricoua and It. B. liouney, , have patented a new chemical process for treating battery separa tors, have formed a $10,000 corpo ration and on completion of their fac tory . will commence manufacture June 1. The claim is made that the local process is the best in existence. The factory will turn out 15.000 sepa rators on each working shift. White Salmon Road Aided. THE OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, April 26. The White Salmon, Husum and Trout lake road In Kittitas county, Washington, will receive $50,000 of federal aid funds for this year's improvement of 16 miles of . highway, it was an nounced today by the bureau of public roacts. "T Albany Man to Celebrate. BROWNSVILLE. Or., April 26. (Special.) William T. Cochran, who was born in 1S51 on' his father's do nation land claim north of this city, on May 6 will celebrate his 71et birthday. He is now a resident of Albany, but spent most of his life on the homestead. His father, William Cochran, was a pioneer of 1847, Reserved Section Occupied at Tab ernacle Where Dr. George Wood Anderson Is Heard. Human influence is immortal and therefore it behooves each person to mark his pathway carefully each day for fear that he might cause an other to go wrong, declared Dr. George Wood Anderson last night at the united gospel crusade tabernacle. To those who do not believe in the immortality of influence he asked how they would like to live in this world if all the great men like Dante, Shakespeare, Angelo, Raphael, Muriilo, John Wesley, John Knox, Phillips Brooks, William Booth, Mendlessohn and Beethoven were allowed to return to earth long enough to remove all their great works and destroy their influence. "No man has ever been - able to measure the power or understand the mysteries of human influence," Dr. Anderson said. Maaonie Bodle Guests. The Masonic bodies of the city headed by the Knights Templar were the special guests at the serv ice, occupying a reserved section of the tabernacle. Special music was furnished by the chorus choir undeT the leadership- of Walter R. Jenkins with Bentley D. Ackley at the piano. At tonight's service the other fra ternal Organizations of the city will be guests. These forces are being marshaled by George R. Funk, city auditor. This afternoon Dr. Ander son will continue his special talks of special interest, discussing the subject, "Mother and Daughter." The modern flapper probably will receive considerable consideration during this service.- Friday afternoon Dr. Anderson will . conclude the series with a talk on "Mother and the School." The afternoon meetings are at 2:30 o'clock and the night services at 7:30 o'clock. All meet ings are in the tabernacle, East Third and Irving streets. Human Influence Topic. "How wondertul is human influ ihce," Dr. Anderson exclaimed dur ing his sermon last night. "It is as silent and all persuasive" as grav itation, holding governments in its unseen grasp and with the power determining the courses of history through the centuries. It is as po tent as the sunbeam which when touching the atmosphere that sur? rounds each individual makes it lu- inous, revealing the vision of life and the pathway of service. It is as untiring and unmeasurable as the electric power, expressing itself in a multitude of ways. "Human influence sometimes man ifests Itself in a smile, as when Madame Malbrane smiled .upon a little street singer and inspired him to become the greatest tenor singer" of France and the favorite of the nation. Human influence." of the Alameda Community church, also speaks highly of the color book a's a means of interesting children in good pictures. He commented on its lack of grotesque pictures and its substitution of interesting, artistic sketches. He said he considered it "a step in the right direction for better pictures for- children." . , "I highly approve of the color book," said Mrs. H. C. Hodgkins, women's club work. "My child found it of great interest and I also en joyed looking at it. The cut-outs are splendid, too. It is a fine thing for a newspaper to show such enterprise in presenting a feature, which is of such real value to children." "Permit me to express my approval of the interesting and attractive color 'books you are publishing for the chil dren," writes Miss Florence Sanborn, head of the primary department of the Hill Military academy. "I am able to state with all sincerity that your book is greatly enjoyed by our young cadets. Tour interest in chil dren and schools is appreciated by the parents of the boys." Mrs. M. J. Coleman, president of the Clinton-Kelly Parent-Teacher asso ciation, said she considered the color books a superior -type of newspaper pictures for children. POLICE OET BDGUS GALL ROBBERS REPORTED WORK IXG IX DOWNTOWN THEATER. COLOR BOOK IS PRAISED THE OREGOXIAN'S FEATURE AVINS WIDE INDORSEMENT. Parent-Teacher Workers and Moth. ers Find Sketches Interesting, AVholesome and Artistic. Enthusiastic indorsement of the Invisible Color Book, the new feature for children started last Sunday in The Oregonian, is given by parent teacher workers and mothers, who find this booklet of magic both' instructive and entertaining for boys and girls. 'I think the color book is wonder ful," said Mrs. B. C. Glover, president of the Creston Parent-Teacher asso ciation. "I had just as much fun with it as my. children did last Sunday. The pictures are well drawn and are ol the type to stir the imagination oi the children. Then there is the added fascination of watching the colors ap pear. The children are eagerly look ing forward to Sunday's issue. 'It is such a relief to find pictures of the sort which can be placed before children without fear that I am sure all parents will be glad to welcome the color books in their homes. The Rev. Robert Aliingham, pastor Officers Make Record Rnn Through Congested District as Result of False Alarm. Once again the "nut" who persists in sending in "fake' police and fire calls chalked up a run against the police department on a telephone ca.ll which sent two automobile loads of police and -detectives,' with sirens wide open, through the congested traffic to the Hippodrome theater, Broadway at Tamhill street. "Send police quick; "robbers are in the office and attempting, to open the safe of the theater," the anonymous one shouted through the telephonei The manaerer of the theater couldn't have drawn a larger crcAvd more quickly with the best press agent on earth, but he was astounded when the bunch of bluecoats burst through his office door with revolvers drawn. It was the first , intimation he had that police had been sum moned to his theater. "But 1 you fellows sure show some speed," he commented. The call was turned in shortly after 4:30 P. M., at about the same time that the series of bogus calls have been received in the past two weeks. The police made a record run and were at the theater within two min utes from the time the call was re ceive'd at police headquarters. R. D. HINES JURY IS OUT Ex-President of Defunct Bank Is fcliarged With Falsely Reporting. MEDFOHD, Or., April 26. (Special.) The jury in the case of R. D. Hines, ex-vice-president of he defunct bank of Jacksonville, charged with making a false report of the bank's condition to the state bank examiner, went out at 2:30 this afternoon. It was still out early tonight. 115 Cars Broccoli Shipped ROSEBURG, Or., April 26. (Spe cial.) One hundred and fifteen car loads of broccoli were shipped out of the county this season. The last car for the year was shipped out this morBing. It is estimated that the crop- will bring returns of about $1.75 a crate and the total value of the crop will be in excess of $100,000, The successes of this season -will cause an increased acreage next year. Oddfellows Celebrate Anniversary. ROSEBURG. Ore., April 26. (Spe cial.) The 100th anniversary of the Odd Fellows was celebrated today by a picnic given by the Douglas coun ty Odd Fellows' association at Myrtle creek. This is the annual county picnic and hundreds of lodge mem bers from all parts of the county were in attendance. An all-day ses sion was held. Albany Legion Rpst Fills Vacancy. ALBANY, Or., April 26. (Special.) Frank C. ' Stellmacher, veteran of both the Spanish-American and world wars and commissioned officer of the Oregon national guard for several years, was elected vice-commander of" Alfred E. Babcock post of the American Legion of this city this week. He succeeds Robert L. Stew art, who resigned because of his re moval to Cottage Grove, Or. Game Preserve Created, SALEM, Or., April 26. (Special.) The colony farm, a tract in Polk county which is under state lease, to day was established as a game pre serve. Hunting on the property will be prohibited under the law creating game preserves. I " . I B.K.&CO. ! 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