THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1923
SPEEDY EHK OF
STRIKE !5S
If he. deems It -advisable, "place the
matter . before the department of
justice.
Labor Board Head Pens
Conciliatory Letter.
BALLOT FIGURES ISSUED
For First Time, Way 400,000
Members of Six Shop Crafts
Voted, Made Public. " ,
CHICAGO, July S. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Hops for the speedy
settlement of Jhe country-wide
strike of the railway shopmen was
Been tonight in statements issued
by Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the
United States railroad labor board.
, and B. M. Jewell, leader of the shop
crafts, who ordered the walkout.
In reply to a letter from Mr.
Hooper, which was regarded as con
ciliatory in tone, Mr. Jewell declared
that the strikers were willing to
consider any negotiations with any
one in authority for settlement of
the strike.
"We are willing to confer with
Anybody authorized by the railroads
to bring peace proposals to us,'' said
Mr. Jewell. "I include or exclude
nobody, but if the labor board, for
Instance, came to us with a definite
proposition,-we would not hesitate
t consider it." ,
Strike Tote Announced.
Mr. Jewell then made public for.
xne iirst ume tne exact iigures on
the strike vote taken by the 400,000
members of the six shop crafts.
The vote was divided into three
separate ballots, the first on ac
cepting a $50,000,00 reduction In
wages ordered by the labor board,
the restoration of seven working
rules altered by the board and, third,
the abolishment of outside contract
ing by the roads.
Tabulation of the ballots. Mr.
Sewell said, showed 94.7 per cent
of the men had voted to strike on
the question of wages, the heaviest
vote for a strike being on the ques
tion of outside contract labor, which
polled 97.1 per cent of the vote cast.
The ballot on rules came second,
with 96.2 for strike. Union leaders
said that the vote Indicated the rel
ative importance attached to three
points at issue by their member
ship. No Overture ttecelved.
In railroad circles it was declared
that the way had already been
cleared for a full settlement of the
gravest issue that of contract work
by the agreement of n roads to
abolish outside contracting at the
labor board meeting last Friday
when Mr. Jewell ignored an order
to appear and explain his strike
order. Mr. Jewell said that the in
tervention of the board had come
too late and that the only way to
prevent disorders "was for him vir
tually to defy the board and thus
let the rank and file of the six shop
crafts organizations involved know
that their leaders had their hands
on the brakes and were in full con
trol of the situation. He said that
so far he had received no overtures
looking toward a settlement and had
made none. He added that the
strike vote was the most represen
tative ever taken.
INTERFERENCE IS CHARGED
Trouble With Striking Railroad
Workers Is Reported.
' WASHINGTON, D. C July 5. In
terference with the movement of
United States malls by striking rail
way workers in different parts of
the country was reported today to
the office of the superintendent of
railway mall service. The reports
came from Marshall, Tex.. St. Louis,
Chaffee, Mo, Kansas City, Mo. and
De Quincy, La. I
Officials of the Texas & Pacific
lines at Marshall reported that their
trains and trains on other roads in
the same territory were being ma-
terially delayed as a result of in
terference by strikers and their
friends, who It was alleged, were
tampering with air appliances and
otherwise preventing proper move
ment of trains.
Officials of the St. Louis & San
Francisco railroad company at St.
Louis notified Washington that pro
tection was needed' for the preser
vation and operation of trains used
In handling mail matter. They re
quested that some action be taken
by the government at once. "Seri
ous trouble" 'was reported from
Chaffee, Mo. ,
The Kansas City Southern railway
company reported from Kansas City,
Mo. that the strike situation was
growing more serious and that at
De Quincy strikers had warned of
ficials in charge of mail trains not
to attempt to transfer mail njatter
during the night. '
The post office department. It
was eaid. would dispatch inspectors
to all points where trouble mdg'ht
Briee in the transmission t the
malls. The inspectors will be re
quired to make an immediate in
vestigation and transmitVreports at
once to the superintendent of the
railway mail service here, who will,
T7NI03T PREVENTS VIOLENCE
Agitator at Pasco Arrested at
Suggestion of Strikers.
" PASCO. Wash.. July 5. (Special.)
In causing the arrest of R. D.
Browning of KennewicK, Monday,
A. Thomas, president of the feder
ated shop crafts of this city, is said
to have checked the first attempt
at violence in connection with the
railroad strike. Browning, who is a
member of the railway trainmen, is
alleged to have made, an effort To
induce strikers to kidnap and as
sault In old man at Wallula who
had refused to leave his work when
the strike was called.
Instead of the enthusiastic re
sponse expected. Browning found
himself promptly thrown in Jail by
the 'Union men. Before Judge Cox
he was found guilty of causing a
disturbance and fined J25 and costs.
In speaking of his -action in caus
ing the arrest of Browning, Mr,
Thomas said: "We propose to con
duct this strike in a lawful, peace
ful manner, and we shall promptly
check any attempt at violence:",
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1LSTIE1D;
OPERATORS ALLEGE
Unions Declare 90 Per Cent
of Men Are Out.
PICKETS KEEP UP WORK
Many Said to Have Been Per
suaded to Stay Away From .
Jobs After Starting Back.
SON OF WHITE TEMPLE'S EX-
PASTOR TO FILL PULPIT.
Parent, Now Preaching at Los
Angeles, Was One of Port
land's Best Known Pastors.
The privilege of supplying the pul
pit of the First Baptist church
(White Temple), where his father.
Rev. James Whitcomb Brougher,
was pastor for six year3, will be en
joyed the last two Sundays in July
by Rev. Russell Brougher of Los
Angeles, who arrived in Portland
yesterday. Rev. Broughers father
was one of Portland's best-known
ministers, leaving here in 1910 for
Los Angeles, where ' he is still
preaching.
Rev. Russell Brougher will preach
In the First Baptist church of Ta-
coma during August and then will
go to Immanuel Baptist church. Salt
Lake City, Utah, to assume the pas
torate. Mr. Brougher is accompanied
by his. wife, formerly Miss Celeste
Foulkes of Portland. They are being
entertained at the David Foulkes
residence.
Mr. Brougher was graduated this
year from the Southern Baptist The
ological seminary in Louisville, Ky.,
tne largest theological seminary in
the world. He was an army chap
lain for two years during the war
and later spent one year at Roches
ter Theological seminary, New York.
Before leaving Portland- in 1910 Mr.
Brougher was a student in Ladd
school. . . ' '
While in Oregon Mr. and T Mrs.
Brougher will spend part of their
time at " Gearhart, where the
Brougher family has had a summer
home for 18 years. They will be
joined there by Mrs. J. W. Brougher,
James Whitcomb Brougher Jr. and
other Los Angeles friends.
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Judge D'Arcy of Salem, Makes
Principal Address Barbe
cue Dinner Served.
OREGON CITY; July 5. (Spe
cial.) Pioneer day at the Gladstone
Chautauqua today was somewhat in
the nature of a reunion and a re
vival, with memories of earlier days
stirred by fervent addresses, happy
meetings of old-time frontiersmen,
and reminescenses of those early
years of privations and struggling
when the foundation of the state
was being carved from the rough,
wild west. v 1
Judge Peter H. D'Arcy of Salem
made the principal address at the 11
o'clock forum- hour, with Mrs. Edith
Tozier Wetherred In charge of the
programme in the absence of Judere
Harvey E. Cross, president of the
Clackamas County Pioneer associa
tion. Judge D'Arcy recounted events
of early djiys, traced the careers of
some or the big men in the state
and national life, and made a stir
ring appeal for respect and appre
ciation for the pioneers whose sacri
fice and loyalV made the common
wealth of Oregon a possibility and a
realization.
Following the speaking ' In the
auditorium the pioneers-were enter
tained at a barbecue dinner, served
in the grove. Speakera-at the table
were E. C. Hackett of Oregon City,
John Revenue of Sandy. Colonel R.
A. Miller of Portland, J. L. Carter of
Oregon City and Dr. Owen Adair of
Astoria. The election of. officers.
I following the dinner, resulted in the
choice of David Caufield, ex-vice-i
president, as president. Mr. Cau
field was succeeded as vice-.Tresi
dent by Mrs. George A. Harding of
uregon uity; a. u. Caufield, treas
urer, and E. C. Hackett, secretary,
being re-elected. 1
WILSON FUNERAL HEJ.D
Large Crowd Attends Rites for
Native of Benton County.
CORVALLIS, Or., July 5. (Spe
cial.) A large crowd gathered here
today to attend the funeral services
of Bushrod W. Wilson, who acci
dently shot himself last Sunday at
Gold Beach. The story told by Dis
trict Attorney Steans of Curry coun
ty was that the two were fishing.
Mr. Wilson had just landed a big
trout and leaned over to wash it
off when his revolver fell from its
holster under his arm, struck a rock
and sent a bullet through his brain,
killing, him instantly. Captain John
Wilson, a nephew, had just arrived
in Corvallis from Seattle to spend
the lourtn or July with his parents.
He went immediately to Marsh
field and brought the' body home.
Bushrod Wilson was a native of
Benton county, his parents being
among the pioneer settlers. His
father served as county clerk for
many years.. His brother, J. O. Wil
son. is present county judge of Ben
ton county. He was an attorney
and expert accountant and was in
Curry county auditing , the county
books when the accident occurred.
Bishop Paddock Recovering.
Dr. Van Waters, the: archdeacon
of eastern Oregon, has received a
telegram from the physicians of
Bishop Paddock of the Episcopal
church in eastern Oregon, stating
that the bishop has no organic tfou
ble, only nerve exhaustion, and they
look for his complete recovery in a
few months. The bishop was taken
ill recently while on a trip in the
east, but expects to return to his
field before the meeting of the gen
ral convention . in September. ..
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Railroads and striking shopmen
each claimed the advantage for the
day last'night. Ultimatums Issued
by the Southern Pacifio and the Spo
kane, Portland & Seattle railroads
were said to have had the effect of
causing a number of men to .return
to their tasks. The operators de
clared alBO that' the fact that the
maintenance of way men, through
their national organization, re
frained from joining in the "walk
out" had a "wet blanket" effect
upon the trlkers.
Union leaders here said that they
are rapidly winning their strike,
that 90 per cent of the men are out
and. will remain out, and that the
companies are having problems in
getting their trains out of Portland
on schedule. They declared yester
day that the fact that the mainte
nance of way men had not gone on
strike had not disturbed the spirits
of the men, and that the strike
would be won without them. -
Road Isran Ultimatum.
J. P. O'Brien, general manager of
the O.-W. R. & N., yesterday issued
an ultimtaum to all of the striking
men in which he warned them that
unless they returned to their posi
tions not later than 3 P. M. Satur
day they would forfeit all pension
and seniority rights. The Southern
Pacific and the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle lines Issued similar orders to
the strikers Sunday, and it was said
that these had the effect of drawing
a number of men back to work yes
terday, the day that was set as the
final time for their return.
New men are rapidly taking the
places of the strikers, the operators
said, and the promise was .made to
them that they will have permanent
employment. The Southern Pacific,
counting the men who broke from
the striking ranks alld the new men
who have been employed, was oper
ating its Brooklyn shops yesterday
with a 60 per cent force.
Many Seek Work.
The operators said that the em
ployment offices which the railroads
have established are besieged with
applicants for work, and as soon
as capable men are found they are
dispatched to the shops or the yards.
Union leaders last night declared
that the companies were having
trouble in having their cars cleaned
and iced, but this was denied by the
railroads. .
There has been no violence on the
part of the strikers. The leaders
have warned their men to cause no
trouble while on the picket lines.
The pickets, however, have been ac
tive and have kept many from re
turning to their jobs.
REPORTS OF DAY CONFLICT
Roads Say Men Returning While
Unions Say They Are Not.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5. The
fourth day of the strike of the shop
men brought conflicting statements
as to the general situation in the
west from J. H. Dyer, general man
ager of the Southern Pacific, and
L. S. Gordon, secretary of the federa
tion of railway employes, of the
Southern Pacific system.
According to Mr. Dyer a contin
uous procession of men registered
for work in different parts of the
system during the day. Some of
these, he said, were new employes,
but many were striking mechanics
returning again to their jobs in
order not to forfeit pension, pass
and seniority privileges. i
! Mr. Gordon denied that many of
the men Who walked out ' were re
turning. "We have checked up on
reports that the men were going
back and find that, for the most
part they are untrue," he asserted.
"There was a statement that the
men were back at work at Tucson
This is not so. They are still out 1-00
per cent. At Lordsburg, N. M., where
it was said the men were back, we
found that the only persons at work
were the foreman, his daughter and
a Chinaman.
- While the railroads asserted that
all of their passenger and freight
ousiness was being handled as
usual, Mr. Gordon maintained that
this situation could not last long as
nis reports aisciosea that on the San
Joaquin division at Bakersfield and
at Dunsmuir, Cal., and other, points
on iob -orxiano division the sidings
were luojfseu wun ireigntscars need
ing attention.-
STRIKERS BACK ON JOBS
Eugene Round Souse Crew Said
to Have Abandoned Walkout.
EUGENE, Or., July 5. (Special.)
ah am one or tne original rnun
house crew of the Southern Pacific
company hare were at work today
according to A. I Ruddiman, fore
man, ana apoui aa or tne zi car re
pairers and inspectors who walked
out are expected to be bacK at their
jobs tomorrow jnoming, said George
w. monroe, ioreman jt this depart
ment. ;. . .
Nearly all of the repairmen and
Inspectors struck, but thev have
been coming .back by twos and
threes ever since, eald Monroe. He
said he would not be surprised to
see nearly all of his men back to
morrow. Equipment operating out
of Eugene is being kept up to stand
ard, said Southern Pacific officials,
and all trains are leaving- the Eu
gene terminal on time. No trouble
has occurred here, and the guards
employed by the company to patrol
the yards have had nothing to do
but walk their beats.
.
5 MAINTENANCE. MEN QUIT
Roseburg Workers Resent Dis
charge' of One of Number. ,
ROSEBURG, Or., July 5. (Spe
cial.) Because one of their num
ber was discharged for alleged in
subordination, erowing out -of a
refusal to do work classed as that
of a machinist's helper, five local
wipers, members of the mainte
nance of way' union,' have joined
the shopmen's strike. It Is said
that one of the wipers was told to
do. the work of a striker and re
fused, whereupon , he was dis
charged. As soon, as the fact was
learned others on duty walked out,
refusing to do "this class of work. .
Six men were working in ' the
shops here today. One machinist
from the local union returned to
work, which the others were men
who were sent in from Albany arid
Portland. They are given meals
and sleeping quarters inside the
yards under police protection.
The men out on strike are t
fusing to accept their pay vouch'
ers, asserting that this would mean
resignation from the service, when
such is not the case.
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK
Armed Railroad Officials Seen on
Streets of La Grande. -
' LA GRANDE, Or., July 5. (Spe
cial.) The strike situation in La
Grande remained unchanged today,
according to the railroad company
officials, while the strikers reported
that three men had deserted them
and gone .back to work while one
nonunion blacksmith was also said
by the strikers to have, gone to
work.' ,
Reports - that 10 locomotives on
the second division had been dis
abled in three days were denied by
the railroad company officials, who
with guns strapped on them in wild
west fashion of the movies walked
downtown and stepped into a drug
store for some ice cream soda.
FAREWELL
Din
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Chief . Justice' Is Honored by
Middle Temple. .
TESTIMONIAL IS UNIQUE
Ultimatum Given Strikers.
OMAHA, July 6. Notice that all
striking employes of the Union Pa
cifio system must -return to work by
Saturday, July 8, or forfeit their
pension and seniority rights is con
tained In an announcement made
publlo here tonight by W. M. Jef
fers, general manager.
RECALL PETITIONS FILED
FIGHT TO OUST SHERIFF OF
JACKSON COUNTY BEGUN.
D. M. Lowe, Farmer and Collec-
tor of. Fair Exhibits, Named
- - to Run for Office.
' MEDFOD, Or July 5 (Special.)
The long anticipated petitions for
the recall of Charles E. Terrill,
sheriff, were filed with the county
dark today and with them also were
petitions nominating D. M. Lowe,
farmer and fair exhibit collector, to
make the race as the recall candi
date. The petitions were filed by Rev.
W. Judson Oldfield, pastor of the
Congregational church of Ashland,
Stella Levitt, said- to represent the
Women's Christian Temperance
union of Ashland, and Minnie Bry
ant, said to represent the Women's
Christian Temperance union of this
city. The petitioners were accom
panied by Attorney Canaday and
Frank Redden of this city and two
women. It Vas said- that 1700 names
had been signed.
It is saidi that a large percentage
of the signers were women, and that
the largest number oi names were
secured in Ashland precincts.
MURDER CLEW EXPLODED
Body Found in Columbia River
.. Not That of Michigan 'Mani
The unidentified body found iir
the Columbia river near The Dalles
last week was not that of George
Darling of Grand Rapids. Mich., ac
cording to a statement issued last
night . by his sister, Mrs. Marie
TharpaEast Forty-second and Simp
son streets. '
Mrs. Tharp at first feared ill had
befallen her brother, as he had
started from Grand Rapids for Port
land by automobile and failed to
arrive, but a telegram sent to that
city yesterday afternoon brought
the information that he had changed
his plans and had retraced his tire
tracks. Pictures of the murdered man,
taken at the direction of The Dalles
coroner, are being sent broadcast in
the ope of-learning his identity,
and through that step revealing to
the authorities circumstances that
might solve the mystery of the
murder.
Leaders' of England's Bench and
Bar Pay Unusual Tribute
to American Guest.
LONDON, Julf 5. (By the Associ
ated Press.) England's bench and
bar said farewell to Chief Justice
Taft tonight. The leading members
of the Middle Temple, Britain' fore
most training center of lawyers,
tendered him an imposing testimo
nial in the ancient hall where
Shakespeare acted before Queen
Elizabeth and where three signers
of the declaration of independepce
took legal degrees.
Those present included - Ambassa
dor Harvey, Home Secretary Shortt,
Lord Carson, lord of appeals; Vis
count Haldane, Lord Hewart, lord
chief justice, and Mr. Justice Darl
ing, Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Harvey sat
in the gallery. '
High Tribute Is Paid.
Lord Biirkenhead, lord high chan
cellor, who was toastmaster,'' re
viewed Mr. Taft's career, coupling
his legal accomplishments, sagacity
and statecraft with those of John
Marshall and Joseph Story. Only
three Americans, he said, had pre
viously been honored by the Middle
Temple Choate, Levering and Davis.
He called attention to the fact that
there had been only seven- chief jus
tices of the United States since the
foundation of the republic, and said
they appeared to be longer lfved
than England's jurists. He hoped
Mr. Taft's tentire of the highest
bench would be longer than his
presidency. -
The English bench and bar de
sired that Mr. Taft should return to
the United States not as a states
man; judge or lawyer, but as a
warm friend and brother of his fel
low benchers of England.
Chief Justice Deeply Moved.
The chief justice was deeply
moved by the overwhelming recep.
tion. He could not express the
gratitude he had in his heart, but
realized that this greeting was ten
dered him in his capacity as repre
sentative 'of the American people.
He referred to Great Britain as the
great colonial empire of the modern
world; everybody knew the inesti
mable service she had rendered op
pressed .and alieij races. England
had shown the world that there was
such a thing as justice between man
and man, which is blind and knows
no favor.
Mr. Taft explained the powers and
operations of the American supreme
and federal courts. The procedure
there required drastic reform If
speedy justice was to be secured.
English Court Praised.
The English judicial system, he
continued, excited the profound ad
miration of American jurists and
lawyers. The chief feature of that
system was the opportunity it gave
litigants to get together before a
case was called and acquaint each
party witfi what the "other was going
to doi.thus reducing to the lowest
terms the labor required to develop
an issue before the court. i
He had been presented with a copy
of the English code of civil pro
aedure which, said Mr. Taft, if the
weather was good, he intended to
read at sea. At the conclusion of
the dinner the- entire assemblage
arose and gave Mr. Taft three
cheers, sang "For He's a Jolly Good
Fellow," and wished him godspeed.
INITIATIVE IS LAUNCHED
Petitions Affecting Utilities Body
and Phone Rates Filed.
SALEM, Or., July 6. (Special.)
Uncompleted petitions looking to
the adoption of a. constitutional
amendment at the November elec
tion authorizing the governor to ap
point the ' members of the public
service commission and approval of
an initiative measure demanding an
investigation with relation to the
reasonableness of the telephone
rates now in effect in Oregon, were
filed with the secretary of state here
today. These -petitions affect only
Marion county and were , circulated
under the direction of James Linn,
local hotel owner.
The remainder of these petitions
will be brought to Salem tomorrow
by Phil MptBcha of Portlanfl.
F. J. TOOZE HOME IS SOLD
Willianj- F. , Tipton Purchaser;
Consideration Is $15,000.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 6. (Spe
cial.) Through the real estate
firm of E. P. Elliott & Son of this
city, F. J. Tooze has sold his home
on South High street to William F.
Tipton, and taking in part payment
the home of Mr. Tipton on Sixth and
Center streets, formerly the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J., W. Cole, now of
Portland. Mr. Tooze and family
have taken possession of their new
home and the Tipton family has
moved to the residence vacated by
the Tooze family. This i a modern
seven-room bungalow. The consid
eration was $5000.
This firm also has sold to Thomas
Ray 46 acres, located on. the
Clackamas river near Logan, the
home of Mrs. Julia Cooper. This
sale includes stock and equipment.
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