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TO THE MORNING REGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAT 13, 1933 NURSES GRADUATED AT DODO SAMARITAN 37 Diplomas Handed Out at Commencement. CLASS RECEPTION HELD Bishop Sumner Reviews Early His tory of Hospital: Dr. Campbell Delivers Main Address. Thirty-seven nurses of the Good Samaritan hospital received their diplomas last night at the annual commencement exercises, held at St. Marks church. Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner revtewed the early history of the hospital and told of its rapid growth from the time of its founding it years ago as the first training school for nurses in the northwest. "Keep your aspirations and your Ideals and remain students in the laboratory of every-day opportuni ties." declared Dr. P. L. Campbell, president of the University of Oregon, who delivered the principal address. "The world today needs trained men and women, who can intelligently render great services to their com munities. "It is the duty of each of us to find our own field of expression and of elf-reaJizatlon and there to perform our service to the world. Through ac tion and through art, with idealism as the guide, much may be accom plished." After the commencement exercises a reception followed in the nurses' home. The graduates are: Bertha Canaday, Alice Bollinger, Bertha Car oline Propp. Margaret Esther Gid dlngs, Helen Adeline Scott, Katie Hazel Cowan, Olivia Glover Benedict, Violet Nathaniel Kirschner, Ruth Lil lian Knudson, Signa Marie Larson, "Wilhelmina Clarence Harvey, Hazel Gilbert, Mary Malloy, Ida Van Fleet. Marguerite Muller, Mary Arvilla Pier son, Mabel Dallas, Susanna Davis, Evlaena Calvert, Harriet Justice, Mary Eileen Gurr, Maude Roselyn Rice. Elizabeth McPharland, Alice Newklrk, Alma Austin. Ruth Corinne Beal. Alice Mack, Edith Pearl Alton, Ruth Jane Elliott. Stella Leighton, Esther Anderson, Bertha Smith. Mary Lucile Spaulding. Margaret Wheeler, Lottie Estelle Haskell, Juanita Clapp and Alice Elizabeth Nelson. DAY AT HOSPITAL GALA ONE Crippled Children Greet Admen and Rotarians With Smiles. , Tn observance of national hospital day yesterday more than 50 mem bers of the Rotary club and the Ad club attended the open house of Good Samaritan hospital and visited every patlent in every ward of the institu tion. The purpose of the occasion was t. stimulate interest in hospitals and the welfare of the sick and crippled. A luncheon was served the visitors in one of the dining rooms of the hos pital. Following it addresses on. na tional hospital day and the work which civic organizations might do for hospitals and patients were made by Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner, George L. Rauch, president of the Ad club: J. R. Ellison, president of the Rotary club; Dr. J. M. Short. Dr. S. E. Josephi, Dr. Alan Welch Smith, Dr. George Parrish. city health commis sioner, and Miss Emily Loveridge, su perintendent of Good Samaritan hos pital. After the luncheon all the visitors accompanied hospital guides on the tour of inspection over all parts of the institution, including the new Wilcox maternity home at Twenty second and Marshall streets. The in spection evoked much praise for the hcspital and sympathy for patients. It was a gala day for the latter, for the monotony of Invalid life was alleviated by the visits received and the large wards were converted into bowers of flowers and blossoms used as decorations in honor of the visits ol the two clubs. The ward for permanently crippled Children detained the club members the longest. Smiling, merry little waifs whose happiness hangs on the single thread of ignorance of the comfort of physical perfection because their deformities had been born with them, greeted the men and en tertained them. One little chap whose leg was suspended straight up in the air above him from an arch over his bed was so interested that he climbed up his own leg. monkey fashion, that he might better see what was going en arouiui him. PAPER DECLARED SOLD Judge Contract on Klamath Falls Record Whs Valid. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., May 1. (Special.) Dispute over the owner ship of the Klamath Record was set tled today, when the circuit court held t hat B. J. Murray's contracts to purchase the paper was valid, and ordered delivery of all the common stock to him upon payment of $1000. Don Belding and W. A. Wiest, who have possession of the Record plant and equipment, disputed the validit y Of the contract under which they agreed to sell the property last De cember. ' rabor Demand Increases. Increased demand for workers throughout the Pacific coast states was noted in April, according to the report of J. A. Kelly, district director for the employment service of the United States department of labor. Lumber and logging camps are said to be increasing their output to keep Up with increased bttiMing opera tions. "Unemployment in Oregon, out t ide of Portland," said the report, 'has been reduced considerably. Building construction, both for homes and for business, is very active in Cities and towns." Armory Custodian Up. ABERDKKN, Wash.. May 12. (Spe cial.) Unofficial information has been received here of the selection of tiood bar Jones of the firm of Jones & Jones as custodian of the Aberdeen armory- The selection was made, it was stated, 1 on recommendation of Captain Part - i ridge of the local coast artillery com- j pany. The company equipment will be moved into the new armory June 1. The dedication of the armory was set for July 4. when Governor Hart and General McAlexander are expected to be present, in addition to a number of state guard ofi'icers. Tourit Bureau Post Taken. BEND. Or.. May 12. (Special.) H. J. Overturff, candidate for the repub lican nomination for stAte represen tative from this district, today filed with the state tourist bureau his acceptance of the position tendered him as the bureau's resident representative. I ROTARY CLUB AND AD CLUB Visitors', observing national hospital day, stop for chats with crippled children in hospital ward. Photodraph shoivs group of Ad club and Rotary club members with hospital officials talking with four inmates of the ward. MR. HAWKINS EX-flTHLETE CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE AIjSO HAS RECORD IN WAR. Confidence of Attorneys and liti gants Alike Gained During District Judgeship. Martin "W. Hawkins, who aspires to the republican nomination for judge of department No. 6, circuit court, is at present one or me three district judges of Multnomah coun ty, having first been appointed by Gov ernor Olcotc to suc ceed Judg-; Dayton, resigned, and later being re-elected. Judge Hawkins is a graduate of the University of Ore gon and of the Ore gon law school, where for several years he was one of the leading ath letes. Several years ago he repre sented the Multnomah club at the Olympic games at Stockholm, where he won high honors for the American team. Judge Hawkins served overseas in the recent war, where the won the rank of captain. Upon his return he was made major in the reserve corps. He is one of the younger members of the state and county bar and dur- nsr the time he has served as district judge has gained the confidence of attorneys and litigants alike. BOARD TO ADMIT WOMEN Portland Realtors" Amendment Is Fought Vigorously. The Portland realty board! will ad mit women to membership as the re&ult of the adoption of an amend ment to the constitution yesterday at the Multnomah hotel. The amend ment was strongly fought by a fac tion la the board. The final vote was IS to 17. This amendment was up on a pre vious occasion and was defeated. as a result of which the women real estate agents in the city formed an organi sation of their own. Amendments also were adopted for the joining of the Northwest Real Estate association in a body and for increasing1 the dues to include sub scription to the National Real Estate Journal. A change was made to pro vide for a salesmen's membership in the board. The board voted to make an effort to obtain the convention of the Na tional Association of Real Estate Boards for Portland in 1925. F. E. Taylor, chairman of a special commit tee appointed' to investigate this, re ported that his committee favored extending the invitation to bring the convention here. FRAUD PLOT IS CHARGED 1 a ra son l i BC AV heel Coinpa n y Is Sued. Thomas and W illiam Wilkinson, partners in the Paragron Disc Wheel company, were accused of a con spiracy to defraud small investors in their concern in a suit filed in the circuit court yesterday by seven men who charged that they are in danger ot losing J7500 invested in the busi ness. All are laboring men who on prom ise of payments in full of all money subscribed were to receive' steady jobs with the company, it was as serted. At least one mortgaged his home to raise necessary money to put in the plant, he said. Appointment of a receiver for the company and an accounting were de manded in the suit, it being asserted that assets are not more than $10,000 with which to meet liabilities of $15,000. CANBY CALLS MEETING Candidates to fcxpress Views on Proposed Vnion High School. CANBY, Or., May 11 (Special.) Canby is to have its first political meet ing of the season next Tuesday evening, when all of the candidates of trie county wiK express their senti ments as to the proposed union high school for Canby and taxation. M. J. Uee is to be chairman. Among the speakers will be W. H. Harris and C. W. Kruse, who are to enter the race for county commlss oner; F. J- Tooze and William Stone in the race for senator, and other candidates. Many school districts will be repre sented at the school meeting. PERJURER ADMITS GUILT C. I,. MeJLees to Be Sentenced Mon day in Federal Court. Indicted by the federal grand jury on a charge of perjury in having falsified an expense account for mile- i age that he turned In to the govern- i ment. C. L. McLees intended to stand j trial on fne charge, having pleaded not guilty, until yesterday afternoon, j when his case was called before f Judge Wolvertou. Then, through his j attorney and also in person, he ' MEMBERS ATTEND OPEN HOUSE pleaded guilty. Sentence will be im posed Monday at 2 P. M. McLees was a private detective em ployed temporarily by the Anti-Saloon league to ferret out violation of the prohibition laws at The Dalles. He made an investigation and returned to Portland, returning to The Dalles with federal prohibition agents who held warrants for numerous arrests. McLees' residence was in Portland. While here he was directed to submit evidence to the federal grand jury February 27 and 28, last, and he put in a false claim for mileage to and from The Dalles, supposedly having made the trip in order to comply with the federal subpena. "We might as well make a little stake out of this," McLees was al leged to have remarked to his asso ciates when making out his fraudu lent expense account. NICHOLS Ml HELD MASONS CONDUCT SERVICES FOR IiATE ARCHITECT. Body of Vancouver Man Who Died as Result of Fall Sent to Indianapolis for Burial. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 12. (Special.) The funeral of Dennis Nichols, local architect, who died as result of a fall at the Harney school house this week, was held at 10 o'clock today at the Limber funeral chapel. There were about 200 Ma- Dennid Nichols, architect, who died as result of fall. sons present from Washington and Mount Hood lodges. Services were in charge of Washington lodge. The body was sent to Indianapolis, Ind., for burial. William M. Hodgkin, a close personal friend, accompanied it. D. E. Crandall, secretary of Wash ington lodge of which Mr. Nichols wa3 a member, today was appointed administrate.- of his affairs. Mr. Nichols was the only architect in Vancouver and had designed many of the large buildings erected in southwestern Washington the past 15 years. He had drawn plans for the Harney school, east of Vancouver barracks, and the first floor had been completed. While lnspect'ng the work he walked out on a plank of a scaffold over the basement. The plank slipped and he fell seven feet, striking on the back of his head and rendering him unconscious. He died the same night. Mr. Nichols was a bachelor, 54 years of age, and had lived in Vancouver 16 years. Steel Tugboat at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 12. (Spe cial.) Grays harbor's all-steel tug boat has arrived and is attracting con siderable attention on account of her peculiar build. The craft is the Tilli cum and formerly was a battleship tender in the navy. The tug retains her navy color and shape, which has caused many to believe that a navy speed ship has been ordered here. The ship's house is rounded, turret-like, and she has practically no freeboard. When going full speed the deck is only about a foot out of the water. The purchasers are Captain Vincent Mersich and J. M. Webb, who will use the tug in towing sand and gravel barges. Silverton Girl, 15, Is Bride. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 12. (Special.) Miss Julia M. Burch, 15 years, daughter of Mrs. Sarah E. Burch of Silverton, Or., today became the bride of Link L. Turney, 25, alSo of Silverton. Mrs. Burch accompa nied the couple here and acted as wit ness in obtaining the-license and gave her consent to the wedding. Finance Member Indorsed. THE O REGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, May 12. C. E. Kenyon of the Weyerhaenser Trust & Loan company of Weiser. Idaho, has been indorsed by Senators McNary and Stanfield for appointment as the northwest member of the war finance corporation. Read The Oregonian classified ada. . Z ; : AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL JUDGE TfflELUN HE ACTIVITY IN PUBLIC LIFE COVERS SCORE OF YEARS. Appointment to Municipal Bench Follows Service as Secretary to Senator Simon. George Tazwell, the present incum bent of department No. 7 of the circuit court. Multnomah county, is a candi date for renomina tlon and election. Judge Tazwell has been active in pub lic life for a score of years. After serving as private secretary to Joseph Simon when the lat ter was United States senator for Oregon he was ap pointed m u n ic i pal Judge. Later he was elected to the posi tion' and occupied) the bench for a number of years. Subsequently Judge Tazwell became county judge and handled the welfare cases as well as probate matters until the court of domestic relations vas created. The office of county judge was abolished and circuit department No. 7 created. Judge Tiazwell automati cally going to that position. As county judge and circuit judge he has handled the probate matters in this county for years, dealing with many thousands of probate cases involving estates ranging from mere trifling effects to millions of dollars. In sev eral important cases where appeal was taken from his decisions he has been confirmed. Judge Tazwell has had more experience with probate business than any other judge who has handled these matters in this sec tion of the state. DEPOT. CHANGES URGED OREGON CITY IMPROVEMENTS ASKED IMMEDIATELY. Public Service Commission Writes to Soutiiei'n Pacific About Proposed Work. SALEM, Or.. May 12. (Special.) Following definite location of the state highway through Oregon City by the state highway commission at a meeting held in Portland yesterday, the Oregon public service commission today sent a letter to Ben C. Dey, at torney for the Southern Pacific com pany, urging immediate improvement of depot facilities at Oregon City. The letter was signed by Fred G. Buchtel, member of the commission. "On September 10, 1921." said Mr. Buchtel's letter, "this commission is sued an order wherein certain re quirements were set forth for improv ing and rehabilitating both freight and passenger facilities at Oregon City. Thereafter, in response to a communication from yourself, exten sion of time up to and including March 10, 1922. was granted. A third extension of time permitted delay of the improvements up to and including June 10, 1922. "The commission now is in receipt of information that highway plans have been adopted definitely locating the Pacific highway through Oregon City and that this much-needed con struction will frery probably again re quire a readjustment in the present depot arrangements so that full ad vantage can be taken of the new con ditions. "May we count on hearing from you soon in that a conference may be ar ranged between your engineers and those of the public service commis sion? By this method we are expectant that any unnecessary aeiay win oe obviated." WOMEN'S COURTS INSTALL St. Agatha and St. Rose Organiza tions Hold Joint Ceremony. St. Agatha's court No. 1004 and St. Rose's court No. 947, Women's Catho de Order of Foresters, held a joint installation session at St. Agatha's hall, East Thirteenth street and. Mil ler avenue. Rose D. Rittman, past high chief ranger, instructed the offi cers and the obligation was adminis tered by Rev. John Cummisky, chap lain of St. Agatha's court. The offi cers installed wer: For St. Agatha's court Chief rang er, Rose L. Yerkes; vice-chief ranger, Anna M. Miller; recording secretary, Anna C. Coyle; financial secretary. Freda M. Volk ; treasurer, Mary B. Miller; trustees, Anna Miller, Theresa Volk, Ethel B. Fordney; conductors, Gertrude M-. 'ler, Helen Van Hoomis sen; sentinels, Adele Miller and Clara Nolten. For St. Rose'd court Chief ranger, Kate Hawes; vice-chief ranger, Mar garet LeDoux; recording secretary. Elizabeth Kelley; financial secretary, Genevieve Fallu; treasurer, Margaret Bonner; trustees, Anna Chamber. Elizabeth Burke, Beatrice Hart; con ductors, Margaret Bissett, Anna M. Roth ; sentinels, Ei Izabetn Ketchum and Margaret Weise. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95. STRIKE TACKLED DY Hearing Opens But Success Is Negligible. SUCCESS YET IN DOUBT Contempt of Court Charges and Incidents of Violence Are Dis cussed at Gathering. (Cogytinued From First Page.) porary restraining order of the cir cuit court was being violated. "Don't you know that a large num ber of our men eat, sleep and live In contempt of court under that order?" was the rejoinder of Mr. Madsen. "Even our hall is In contempt. 1 be lieve the question is one for Judge Tucker to decide, as we have already been cited for contempt, and this is not the place to decide it. I resent any questions along that .line as un fair." Hiring System Discussed. Referring to the system of hiring men through the employers' hall, the witness said such action prevented masters or owners of vessels from do ing their own stevedore work, as had been done by many in the past, mak ing it necessary tor them to contract cargo handling through stevedores. In conclusion it read: "The Waterfront Employers" union of Portland hopes it has shown in this statement that it made every ef fort to treat with the men on a fair and equitable basis before being forced, by the men's lack of response, to place in effect a system which is used at practically every other Pacific coast port and finder which I. L. A. union members are working satisfac torily at the ports in question. No at tempt has ever been made at other ports by the United States govern ment, the United States shipping board, or any other body, public or otherwise, to question the right of the employers to put such a sys tem in effect, discriminating as it does against no man but giving an equal opportunity for every citizen, whether union members or otherwise, to engage in community labor. "We respectfully submit that the Waterfront Employers of Portland should be accorded equally impartial treatment so they can counteract the iniquity of a labor union dictating terms which place our port at a dis advantage with its comeptltors and nullify all the expense and efforts of our citizens to place Portland in the leading rank with other world ports." A. J. Madsen W itness. As the longshoremens' union went to the bat with the opening of the hearing, the entire morning was oc cupied with Mr. Madsen, as witness, While he made straightaway state ments most of the time, there were interrogations in the interest of the record or to bring out more angles of certain matters. The witness testified that the call ing of the strike April 23 was a result of a meeting at which the longshoremen expressed indignation at the attitude of the employers In having arranged for a hall and made other plans for replacing the union men. The next day telegrams were received from the shipping board, he said, requesting the men to continue under the old scale on government ships and advising them If they ac cepted, Mr. Jenkins, director of in dustrial relations, would be sent to Portland; that they notified the proper shipping board representative here of their acceptance of the offer and had "stood by" ever since, ready to undertake the work. Copies of Advertisements Offered. Copies of advertisements published in daily papers were offered in con nection with an assertion that propa ganda had been resorted to and that it included alleged prejudice against ex-service meti. Mr. Wheelwright demanded the basis for the assertions and Mr. Hart wig interposed, saying he thought the purpose was to show the impression statements of adver tisements had had on men of the union and that he deemed it proper that such testimony be admitted to show the mental effect on members, also that the employers would no doubt later offer evidence as to other matters that might be of much the same character. The arrival of Mr. Jenkins, his ef forts toward mediation, refusal of the employers, as reported by him to the union, to arbitrate, and the final appeal to the state board, were sketched by Mr. Madsen. In submitting scales in effect at Vancouver, B. C, as entered Into May 1 between union longshoremen and the shipping federation there, also other data, Mr. Madsen said it was the desire of the union to go into all details of alleged inefficiency of work as compared with competitive ports, "without any of this camou flage." "We want to refute statements that Vancouver is an 'open shop' port and that the Fink system, or employers hall scheme, has been adopted there," he said. "We offer copies of this contract in that connection." The contract was shown to be for six months and to continue from month to month afterward, any changes to be taken up after 30 days' notice. Typewritten Statement Offered. It was then a typewritten state ment was offered comparing cargo handling here with Puget sound points, pointing out alleged loss of time here because of the system of tallying lumber while it was being loaded both from docks and from the water, in connection with which the accusation was made of alleged pay roll padding. In answer to questions, Mr. Madsen said the union membership was about 600, that men served an apprentice ship of six months before being finally voted on for membership and if found inefficient during the pro bationary period were not admitted; that no applicant was admitted un less he had at least his first utizen ship papers and that at the present only seven or eight members had not taken out final papers. In the membership, he said, were 76 ex-service men and that probably 100 other veterans had worked with the union during the winter, not being mem bers. More than 80 per cent of the membership were married, he added, and it was requested then that the board be furnished a list of those belonging. In the last 60 days it was said 20 had been admitted to the union and that April 23 there was a waiting list of applicants of about 150. In connection with the construc tion of a motion passed at the meet ing when it was decided to walk out, Jerry Hurly, who offered the motion, arose and repeated it from memory as follows: "That we refuse to work for any stevedore on the Portland waterfront who stands for the 'open shop policy, the same to take effect at once." It was denied that efforts were made to take in as many members as possible. "Is the union in accord that Port land must not labor under any dis advantage as to the Puget sound dis trict?" asked Chairman Woodward, to which the witness affirmed. Regard ing attacks on nonunion workers, he said the union had instructed its members to conduct peaceful picket ing; that men volunteered for picket duty and were assigned to certain places under the control of one man. He said the strike had drawn many baiters men who tried to stir up professional strikebreakers and picket trouble. In connection with a lengthy list of acts of violence and the prosecu tion of offenders, Mr. Wheelwright said no strike breakers had been em ployed, which brought forth a chorus of laughs, with ome hisses. The union offered in evidence copies of advertisements from Seattle papers, ia 1 1 i n o frtr m pn tn ivnrlr on the Port land waterfront and offerirrg to repay their fare after two weeks. Herman Larson, one of the union committeemen, who said he had been a longshoreman for 16 or 17 years, waa a licensed mariner and had sailed as mate, told of alleged padding of payrolls by making charges on time sheets against vessels. A charge for half an hour when gangs worked only 15 minutes and for an hour if they had worked for half an hour, were cited, Mr. Larson pointing out that in gangs made up of 15 men and four on a ship the difference was considerable at times. In the segregation of work aa to which should be shouldered by the stevedore or charged to the vessel, he told of more alleged irregularities, overcharges in some cases reaching an hour and a half to two hours a gang in a day. Asked as to his ability to produce witnesses, he said he could name them. The Dutch steamer Tjile Uoet, of the Java-Pacific line, was named as one instance. Use of Big Porce Denied. He denied that from 1600 to 1800 men had, been worked on the water front at times, saying he believed the peak employment was for from 1000 to 1100 men, with the ordinary force placed at 400 and in dull periods only 100 In defense of the list sys tem at the union hall, he said that before it was Instituted men were re ported to have been picked because they paid for the Jobs, not being se lected for efficiency. He testified when a man failed to answer his name when called for work the name was placed at the foot of the list so that all received equal chance for employment, men coming from jobs being placed at the bottom. The list was started at the instance of em ployers, lie said, find added that he had not heard criticism of it until just previous to the strike. O. S. Swenson, secretary of the Waterfront Employers' union, was called to refute allegations that he had attempted to recruit men in ad vance of the strike and also to deny that he now is soliciting men. He said he was engaged in dispatching employes from the hall to vessels in port. He denied knowing of strike breakers being imported. Major Cnrtwrta-ht Called. Major Cartwright was then called to the stand and read a lengthy typewritten statement in behalf of the employers, in which the entire situation was reviewed from that standpoint. It compried a resume of event3 leading up to the strike, ne gotiations under way in their various phases, object'ons to the list system of hiring men and of a public meet ing March 10, called by the Port of Portland, at which union longshore men were censured for alleged ineffi ciency that was held to have added to costs of handling cargo here. Then developments Immediately preceding the strike were gone into, as well as the success attending the efforis to obtain men to replace the un'on workers. Violence and intimidation also were discussed Acid Throwing: I Explained. As to acid being thrown on one non union worker, Chairman Woodward brought out that it was oil of mus tard, and while he expressed himself strongly against the act, he said it was far from being as severe as acid. It was set up by the union that the new schedule offered, under which work is being conducted at present, sought to establish a nine-hour day by a provision for ordering men to a ship at 7 o'clock in the morning, though over-time pay until 8 o'clock was provided for. On behalf of the employers it was insisted that the early hour was prescribed so that ar riving vessels could be rigged for discharging before 8 o'clock. It also was declared that certain union lumber gangs had received a bonus for handling cargo before the strike. They were said to have worked on vessels of the Asiatic-American line. Tally Record Is Offered. The union offered a tally record on the steamer Hektor showing one gang had loaded as high as 118,000 feet of lcmber in eight hours, 91,000 feet in 64 hours, 90,00-0 feet in six hours and similar data. W. D. Wells, for the employers, said- two gangs of non-union men had loaded 220,000 feet in eight hours. That brought a response from the union side that they had figures on the ship in question and the amount was not worked. D. A. Pattallo of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. offered a writer report to the effect that between January 1 and April 23 trucking done on the dock of the Crown flour mill by union longshoremen had cost 27 cents a ton, jd since, with the use of regular f'iour Jlll employes, the cost had been cut to a1 cents. On being Interrogat ed he s"d the wage scale of the mill employes who did the work was 66 cents an hour, whereas the longshore scale was 80 cents. SUPPORT OF STRIKE DENIED Ship Board Is Declared Neutral in Portland Dock Troubles. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 12. A published statement that the "ship ping board is supporting union labor in the Portland, Or., strike is with out foundation," T. V. O'Connor, vice chairman of the board declared in a statement Issued today. Mr. O'Connor quoted a telegram he sent several weeks ago to J. C. Jen kins, acting director of the board's division of industrial relations, who is representing the board in the Ore gon controversy, advising him to co operate with the mayor of Portland and his committee and with the stattw. board of conciliation in their efforts to adjust the differences. The telegram to Mr. Jenkins also stated that the board "would not bear any part" of the expenses in connec tion with maintaining "hiring halls for either side," and declared that "men employed in loading or dis charging shipping board vessels will not be required to obtain such em ployment through a hiring hall, nor will they be required to show any kind of a working card. The government, Mr. O'Connor's statement added, could not be ex pected "to be a party to a plan of establishing an open or closed shop," and "consequently it would be impos sible" for it to "favor a system of hiring halls." Pythians to Hold Convention. ROSEBURG, Or., May 12. (Spe cial.) The district convention of the Tommy's Tired "Tummy" is easily restored to normal action by the right kind of food but men in the eve ning of life don't find it so easy. They must coddle and coax their digestive organs. Nothing so easily digested as Shredded meat and nothing: so strengthening and satisfying;. It makes healthy tissue and rich, red blood, supplying the greatest amount of strength with the least tax upon the digestive organs. Children like its tasty crisp ness and the delicious aroma ot the baked wheat. Two Biscuits win rniHc orcresrrri MM a complete, nourishing meal. De licious with peaches, berries, raisins, prunes, sliced bananas and other fruits. Pacific Coast Shredded Wheat Co., Oakland, CaU Knights of Pythiao lodge will be held in Roseburg. Saturday, May 27. The. district includes Eugene. Cottage Grove. Roseburg. Grants Pass, Med ford. Ashland and Klamath Falls, and it is expected that more than 400 delegates from these places will be present for the convention. Government Takes Slaving Case. ROSEBURG. Or.. May 12. (Spe cial.) Warrants :'or the transfer of the case against Lee Confrey and Jack Kennedy, reported white slav trs, Into the federal court have been placed in the hands of the. United States marshal and the men will be turned over to the federal authori ties at once. Sheriff Starmer stated today. The men were arrested here by Agnes PitchfoVd, county Juvenile efficer, after they came from Los An geles to Roseburg by automobile in company wlthTtuth and Norma Gray, aged 16 and 14 years. The girls ;ire being held as witnesses and will be taken to Portland. Cemetery Benefit Big Suececs. GASTON, Or.. May 12. (Special.) The entertainment given at the high school auditorium for the benefit of the Hill Cemetery association was a b'g success. The Laurelwoad college choral club, under the direction of S. C. Hansen, presented "Queen festher the Beautiful. " a Bacred cantata, with f jtodfly WAKE UP! Bedding Time Beautify your lawn with irrowing flowers. Beddinj? plans now ready. Plans for baskets, porch boxes, lawns. GEO. BETZ & SONS Greenhouses and Store: 697-699 Williams Ave., Corner Cook DON'T FORGET OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE 70 voices, including 14 soloists. Ths chorus work was exceptionally good and the leadership of Profosor Han sen was noticeable througnout. It was a musical treat for Gaston and the house was crowded with an ap preciative audience. The door receipts 'vere $f0 and the money will be used to grade and gravel tho road leading to the hill cemetery at East Omston. which In the winter time Is almost Impassable. Mrs. V. M. Warren Better. Some improvement was ehown yes terday In the condition of Mrs. K. M Warren Sr.. who has been confined to her home with a serious illness for the past week, according to reports from her son, Frank M. Warren. Mrs. Warren Is the widow of a 'Well known salmon packer, who lost his life In the Titanic disaster Stevedore Company Dissolved. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 12. (Special.) The Vancouver Dock Stevedoring company was dissolved today by order of Judge Simpson of the superior court of Clarke county. The company went through all legal steps to have the company dissolved. Phone your want ads to The Ore- goninn. Msln 7070, Automatic jfj-fg.