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THE MORNING QREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1922 STRIKE PARLEY IS FAMILY OF FAMOUS RAILROAD KING SAILS FOR EUROPE. A IT RESULT Hooper and Jewell Do Not Settle Trouble. OPERATORS YIELD SOME Z. Kestoration of Seniority Rights and Uevision of Wage Sched ule Is Refused. Will ll iv vKNoxsm ' 1 CHICAfiO, Jul j' 14. (By the As sociated Press.) The issues involved ' in the railway shopmen's strike were clearly defined and discussed at length, but no conclusions were reached as the result, of four-hour ' conference today between represen tatives of the railroads, the shop , men and the United States railroad labor board, according to a state ment issued tonight by Chairman Hooper of the board and B. M. Jew ell of the shopmen. While Mr. Hooper did not indicate what action might be expected to j. follow today's conference, Mr. Jewell said that today's meeting was not final and that further conferences might be expected. Among those attending today's ; conference, besides Mr. Hooper and Mr. Jewell, were a number of Mr. ', Jewell's international vice-presi-1 dents; Timothy Healy, of the fire men and oilers' organization, which he authorized to strike; H. E. Byram of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Hale Holden of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; James Gor man, president of the Rock Island, and C. H. Markham of the Illinois Central. Conference Is Hented. The conference, according to some of those attending, was most heated. The railroad presidents and the union executives went to a down town hotel and met in separate rooms, where Chairman Hooper con ; ferred with each group separately. Ideas were exchanged and the issues discussed. Then the railroad repre ' vsentatives conceded to some of the ' union chiefs' demands. Others were refused and the meeting ended when the union executives refused to dis . cuss a settlement unless all their " requests were met. According to Mr.- Hooper, the unions asked that the railroads can- - eel the contract system of farming out shop work, restore seven rules which had been altered by the labor board, restore the wages in effect before the cut by the labor board and establish national boards of ad- . justment. The union representatives also asked that senoirity rights be restored to all strikers. Operators Make Concession. V The carriers, Mr. Hooper said, sug- gested that they would wipe out the contract system on all roads where it still exists and agreed to estab lish regional boards of adjustment similar to those already in effect for train and engine service men. i The executives, however, refused ' to agree to restore seniority rights and maintained that wages and working rules 'both came under the - jurisdictionlof the labor board. They took the sHand, according to Mr. ; Hooper, that the shopcrafts were at liberty to petition the board for a ' rehearing on these issues. The car riers suggested that they partici- pate in this hearing and abide by ' the result. Mr. Jewell, however, insisted on satisfactory modifications of wages ami rules before he would consent to terminate the strike: The -ex-. ecutives declined to consider this matter except in connection with board rehearings. New Hearing Suggested. It was suggested as a prelimi nary, Mr. Hoopers statement said, ' that the labor board reopen the hearing held two weeks ago when the strike was threatened and when attempts were being made to 1.' avert it. Such a hearing with an intervening recess, Mr. Hooper, con tended, would give time for nego- . tiations. He asserted, however, that such a hearing- was useless unless there was prospect of reach- ',' ing an agreement. "After a full discussion," Mr. Hooper's statement said, "it was conclusively evident that the dif ferences were fundamental." Mr. Jewell, in his statement, did not discuss the issues involved in I today's conference, but asserted that they werei fully discussed and no conclusion was reached. He blamed the "financial controllers' of the railroads for failure of the executives and the shopcrafts heads . to get together, asserting that the ' money interests controlling the . roads had embarked on an "anti labor programme." "If the active operators of the ' country were free to manage the . property according to true manage ment policy, instead of being com pelled to follow banking dictation," his statement concluded, "their do sition would not be difficult to maintain on American railroads." Adjutant-General In Strike' Zone DBNISON. Tex., July 14. (By the Associated Press.) Adjutant-General Barton of the Texas national guard, and Tom Hickman, captain of the Texas rangers, arrived here tonight to make a survey of' the strike situation at the "request of Governor .eff. General Barton and Captain Hickman held a conference with local officials of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad and to morrow will meet with officers of the local railroad unions. A pa rade of all union men is scheduled for tomorrow morning. TIMES ENDS ITS WAR aTj isiij ui,u,4 panaluoQ) , and about the reparations crisis, and if the Paris 'Wild men' are not suf ficiently chastened, as they .appear to be, the loss of their powerful ally in printing house square might well depress them. "Recent changes in management and control cannot with courtesy be discussed, but they have been of far reaching importance." The Evening Standard commented that the Times has at last come into line on the reparations ques tions with the British government. "The change in front, in fact, con stitutes little less than a revolu tion in policy," the Standard be lieved. No one in political quarters, or in Fleet street, believes Lord North cliffe will again, assume active di a rection of his great newspaper or ganization. If that is so, it will have far reaching effects on the domestic political situation, and particularly , on Mr. Lloyd George's political future. It seems somewhat premature to say the struggle between politi- , cian and publisher is over, but that Left to right Cortlandt Hill, Maud , SHOP STRIKE PEACEFUL PICKETS USE ONLY ORATORY AS WEAPONS. Railroads Report Trains Run ning on Schedule Time, With No Engine Trouble. With railroad officials compli menting strikers for their gentle-1 manly conduct and pickets using only oratory as- weapons in their battle, the railroad shop workers'; strike in Portland has 'settled down to a milk and water Bort of an affair. That the strikers and pickets are; well behaved is borne out by a statement made yesterday by E. L. King, superintendent of, the South ern Pacific lines. "I have no criticism to make of the boys," the official said. "Every thing is quiet and peaceful. As yet, there has been no disorder what ever in our system." Meanwhile, the railroads continue to recruit non-union men for their forces and the strikers' ranks still hold. No desertions have occurred in Portland, the strike leaders de clare, and the new men in the shop crews are not men who have fol lowed the work before. . Spokane, Portland and Seattle line officials claim a force that is 60 per cent of the normal crews em ployed in their shops. Trains are on time, no engine trouble has been reported and the road is not suffer ing as a result of the strike, it was said.: Union Pacific officials recruited 21 experienced machinists for the Albina shops yesterday. The South em Pacific employed 26 experienced men at the Brooklyn shops during the same period. None but trained machinists are now being hired, Mr. King stated. According to union officials the strike situation is unchanged. The men are standing fast, refraining from violence or disorder and re sorting only, to peaceful methods to induce the strikebreakers to leave their posts. Railway mall officials claim that the strike has caused no interrupt tion of mail, especially in this, dis trict, and that as far as the delivery of mails is concerned, they do not know of the existence of the strike. NO RAIL TROUBLE EXPECTED V. S. Marshal Gets Orders About . Appointing Deputies. In order that the government may not be placed in a position of favor ing either side, Attorney-General Daugherty issued orders yesterday to the effect that no person who was either a member of a labor union or an official or employe of a railroad would be sworn in as a deputy United States Marshal to serve durjng the shopmen's strike. Word of this decision was received late yesterday by United States Marshal Hotchkiss. Marshal Hotchkiss, who is In close touch with the strike situation, is Of the opinion that his office will not be called on- for help. The United States marshal's deputies, who have been called on for aid in some parts of the country, are not taking sides in the dispute other than to protect United States mails. "I am in constant communication with the heads of all roads entering Portland and with the railway mail service officials," Mr. Hotchkiss stated last night. "None of these men i3 of the opinion that any as sistance is needed. I do not look for any trouble in Oregon, and do not think that I will be called on to act. The attorney-general's or ders were broadcast to all United States marshals, as in some states they have been forced to take steps to protect mail trains." FIRES MENACE ' TOWNS (Continued From First Page.) may be some difficulty in resuming the service, however, for they de clare the repeated refusals :of the government authorities in the past few months have stated that no ap propriations have been made and therefore there is no material or personnel available to continue the air service work. Credit Given Senator. During the past several months a continued effort has been made bv the Chamber of Commerce and various other civic organizations of Portland and throughout the state to secure the re-establishment of the air patrol service, which proved of great value in locating forest fires throughout the national forests of the .northwest last., year. . It is declared by the Chamber of Commerce, officials . that Senator ' ".I'l.- LNAArTI t 1 1 Hill, Jerome Hill, tllai Mollie Boocock, l.out w. Mill Jr. and McNary has been constantly at work on the plan to re-establ'sh the service for the past month. 15 ACRES OF PARK BURNED Several Washington Fires Get 'Beyond Control ot Fighters. OLYMPIA, Wash., July 15. (Spe cial.) Fifteen acres of the 520-acre state park, seven miles south of Chehalis. were burned over today by a forest fire which crept into the park from the south side, State For ester Pape announced tonight. . The fire was beyond control until late in the afternoon, when it was believed its spread had been stopped. The blaze, was a smouldering one left from last month's fires, which was whipped into activity by the winds late yesterday afternoon. Two crews of men were sent out from Chehalis to fight the blaze. Fire was reported today to have done considerable damage at one of the Sunset Timber company camps near Raymond. This was one of -the camps which did not accede to the governor's request for suspension of operations until after a rainfall. Th fire occurred within two hours after operations were resumed. The Yeomans' fire at Pe Ell, the McCormick fire, the Snow creek fire near Littell and the Luedinghaus fire at Dryad, all in western Lewis county, broke out with new fury last, night and burned beyond con trol today. The Lincoln creek fire, west of Centralia, was kept in con trol but the Snow creek fire is sweeping toward Lincoln creek and should the two fires join a dan gerous conflagration may result. Four new fires were reported in Grays Harbor county, two of which hit different camps of Schaeffer Brothers, on the Satsop river near Brady. Losses were not reported. The third fire was on Gibson creek, on the west slope of the Black hills, and the fourth on the lower Satsop river. Wardens were too busy fight ing the fires 'to give detailed re-; ports. A fir southeast of Olympia, near Tenino, burned over about 200 acres yesterday and last night. Thio fire appeared to be of incendiary origin, as it was set in several places at once, Mr. Pape said. The fire was partially controlled today. t- Returning from the storm zone of the Olympic peninsula today. Gov ernor Hart reported that no fires of any consequence are burning in the peninsula and that the precautions taken by the state- and federal forces have so far preserved . the down timber in the storm zone. , ARMY STABLES THREATENED Every Available Soldier Is Put to Work Fighting Fire. " CAMP LEWIS, Wash.', July 14. To combat a forest fire that threatens to destroy much of the big timber in the Camp Lewis reservation, vir tually every available soldier in camp was pressed into the fire fighting force this afternoon in an effort to check the fast-spreading flames. .Dried by many weeks of rainless weather, the timber was unusually susceptible to the action of the flames which fed upon the pitchy trunks of many hundreds of the biggest fir trees. Nearly 2000 men worked all night backfiring to pro tect the developed areas of the can tonment. The flames center about two miles south of camp head quarters. When results of the all night fighting brought material checking of the fire, a large percentage of the troops were relieved to rest for work later in the day. The 7th in fantry was left to carry the burden of the fighting in the meantime. At noon today, however, word was sent back that the flames were again beyond control and all avail able men were ordered but again. - At one time the fire spread to,a point close to the remount station, endangering all the horses and other transport animals stabled there. The animals were hastily removed to a picket line established at a point sufficiently removed to be out of danger. Major Bertram Cadwallader, camp provost officer, is in charge of the fire fighting. The glare of the fire last night lighted the sky to a rosy tint visible for many miles around the district affected. LOGS AND MATERIAL BURNED Mill Will Be Closed Until Lost Equipment Can Be Replaced. FALLS CITY, Or., July 14. (Spe cial.) The most disastrous fire of the season thus far for Polk county occurred Tuesday night wOiea equip ment and logs valued at-about $2000 were destroyed at the logging camp of the Griswold-Grier Lumber com pany, three miles north of Falls City. The loss includes two logging truck trailers, the rollways at the donkey, a truck turn-table, between 10,000 a friend of the family Louis W. Hill, aon of the late James J. Hill, and M m. Lonli W. Htll Sr. and 15,000 feet of logs on the roll ways, and a number of saws, axes and other logging tools. The fire oc curred after the men had quit work and left camp for the night, so the origin of the blaz-e is not known. Griswold-Grier's small mill near the logging camp will be closed until re placements are made, which throws about 25 men out of work for a time. Around 75 men are fighting forest fires in Polk county at present, ac cording to-W. V. Fuller, district fire warden. Perhaps 4000 acres have been burned over, says Mr. Fuller, although but very little timber or equipment has been lost thus far. WIND IS PROTECTING TOWN Flames Are Reported Within 100 Rods of Aladdin. . SPOKANE, Wash., July 14. New forest fires of serious proportions were reported throughout the in land empire today, with a fire which has been burning nearly two weeks in the Aladdin district out of con trol and burning at will through the Deep creek. Meadow creek and Meadow lake districts 75 miles north of Spokane. The old fire in the Deep creek section is again out of control in a dozen places and burning at will, according to a report this afternoon from Fred Draper of the Stevens county forest protective association. "The fire has burned over two sec tions of cut-over and virgin timber,, mostly in Stevens county," said Mr. Draper, "and has swept out every thing across from Aladdin. The fire was within 100 rods of town this afternoon, but a westerly wind is protecting the buildings here. The fire has a three-mile front now and is fully ten miles long. "At least 15 fires are burning out of control in Stevens county near the Pend d'Oreyie county line," ac cording to a report from D. C Schumway at Newport this after noon. "We are rushing all avail able men to that district as the lookouts state the fire is in the tree tops and impossible to control." DISMANTLED MILL BURNED Flames-Are Checked Before They -- Reach Commercial Timber. t HOOD RIVER. Or., July 14. (Spe-cial.)-!-Fire of unknown origin, 'dis covered yesterday in the forests near Green point, today destroyed the old dismantled plant of the Stanley Smith Lumber company in the southwest part of the county. Reports tonight from Green point, however, were to the effect that Lewis Rhoades, county fire warden, who has a crew of 23 men, brought the burn under control before it reached adjaacent areas of commer cial timber; The old mill, all of the machinery of which, except a large boiler, was removed two years ago, was re cently purchased by the Hood River irrigation district, which planned on razing it and salvaging the ma terial. The loss was unprotected by insurance. ONE BRIDGE LOST IN FIRES Flames, Once Subdued, Declared to Have Broken Out Again. VICTORIA, B. ' C, July 14. Re ports today from districts on the southern end of Vancouver island at Durrance, Colwood and Metchosin indicate that forest rires. quelled by cooler weather, have again become menacing. Firefighters, exhausted after days and nights in the woods, are being replaced as rapidly as pos sible, and it is believed the situa tion is in hand. Word from Nanaimo reports the destruction of one of the largest bridges over the Nanaimo river. near Crystal creek, and another im portant bridge is believed to have been damaged. Additional men have been sent to fight the flames in that vicinity. SETTLEMENT IS THREATENED Change in Wind May Wipe Out Homes of Dozen Families. MONTESANO, Wash., July J4. (Special.) A small fire 'that started in logged-off land about two miles east of Montesano at & o clock this afternoon spread rapidly and cov ered more than 40 acres. The wind is carrying the fire directly toward a settlement of nearly a dozen fam ilies in the old Lester logging works. v Settlers, assisted by Deputy Fire Marshal Mitchell, are fighting the fire and report the flames well under control providing the wind does not raise. No damage had been done. Cut Wood Is Destroyed by Fire. THE DALLES, Or., July 11 (Spe cial.) A bad forest fire was re ported raging in the Mill creek dis trict, about four miles southwest of The Dalles, this afternoon. The fire was said to be burning in brush and scrub timber, and to have destroyed a quantity of cut wood which had been piled. Every available man in the district was said to be fighting the flames, which at a late hour this afternoon were reported to be etill beyond control. Excelsior Plant to Resume'. EUGENE, Or., July 14. (Special.) The plant of the Eugene Excelsior company, owned by Mayor C. O. Peterson, will resume operations Monday, after an idleness of several weeks. Extensive repairs have been made. AREYTONS are a quarter, again; a quarter for twenty cigarettes. They were a great Value at the greater price and they are the greatest value at a quarter. "There's something about them youTllike-0 11 1 A .KNOX Straw Hat will still be rendering "Class A" service long after less reliable straws have gone into the discard. Any $5 to $7.50 Knox Straw, Now $3.75 f The Men's Store TRIP FROM AUSTRALIA MADE WITH LUXURY. Private Beach, With Swimming Pool and Island, Furnished for Rare Creature. NEW TORK, July 14. (Special) During her entire trip from her home in Australia to San Francisco and thence across the continent to this city she was provided with ac commodations that a multimillion aire would envy. For instance, Bhe at all times, whether on boat or train, had her own private beach of fine white sand, her private swim ming pool In the center of which nestled a beautiful little island, and her bed was on the softest im ported moss. For a private tutor and guard she brought with her Ellis Josephs, the famous hunter and explorer. She is Mrs. Ornithor-Hynchus Paradoxus, nee Miss Duckbilled Platypus, and it was said she has been living rather a wild life here tofore. Mr. Josephs took her to the Bronx park zoological gardens to intro duce her to Dr. William T. Horna- day, who has heard, a great deal about her and today expressed so keen a delight at meeting her that FOR RAILROAD SERVICE AND AT WAGES AS FOLLOWS: These men are wanted to take the place of men who are striking against the decision of the United States Railroad Labor Board, and their status, and the FULL PROTECTION GUARANTEED, are explained by Mr. Ben W. Hooper, Chairman, in bis statement of July 1: "In this case the conflict i not between the employer and the oppressed employe. The people of this country, through, an act of congress, signed by President Wilson, established a tribunal to decide such disputes over wages and working conditions, which an sobmitted to it in a proper manner. It is the decision of this tribunal against which the shop 'crafts are striking. , ' "Regardless of any question of the right of the men to strike, the men who take the strikers' places are merely accepting the wages and working conditions prescribed . by a government tribunal and are performing a public service. They are not accept ing the wages and working conditions which an employer is trying to impose. FOR, THIS REASON PUBLIC SENTIMENT AND FULL GOVERNMENT POWER WILL PROTECT THE MEN WHO REMAIN IN THEIR POSITIONS AND THE NEW MEN WHO MAY COME IN." Apply W. J. HANLON, 410 Wells-Fargo Building, Portland, Oregon or A. C. MOORE, 513 Oregon Bldg or Superintendent's Office Room 29 Union Station UvQStA Sc. u or Portland m he immediately offered her luxuri ous quarters. She accepted. Tes. she may be said to be an animal, though many insist she is a bird, but if she is an animal she is a monotrematous one. The duckbilled platypus has never before been brought to this coun try. It looks somewhat like a musk rat, is fur-bearing, but lays and hatches eggs as does a bird. She nurses her young. Mr. Josephs brought with him nearly 6000 love birds, the original park spooners. They always travel in pairs, and seem to be constantly petting each other. Among the many reptiles were a water dragon and a lacemonitor, .with gills that suggest his name. He also brought back a wombat, which looks like- well, it looks like something like one of the herd we used to see just before we awoke in a cold sweat. COLLEGE SEEKING FUNDS Albany Institution to Continue Drive This Fall. ALBANY, Or., July 14. (Special.) The campaign inaugurated several months ago by Albany college to obtain a fund for the erection of buildings on the new campus and also an increased endowment fund will be pushed actively this fall. During the summer the campaign has been quiescent, but the cam paign manager and committees in charge will start out on a reorgan ized basis early in September. The quota in Albany and Linn UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Machinists . . . . ... ... ..70 Boilermakers ..71 Blacksmiths . . . 70 Electricians 70 Sheet metal and other workers in this line .... ..70 Freight car repairers 63 Car inspectors ..63 Painters, freight cars 63 Helpers, all crafts 47 Main Floor county was obtained some time ago, and the plan now is to center efforts on the amount desired to raise in Oregon as a whole. PILE SUFFERERS DUMFOUNDED That is what happens to the chronic Pile sufferer within 72 hours from the time I begin treat ing them. I cure piles and other rectal condi tions without operating. My methods are painless do not confine you to bed; do not require an anesthetic and are permanent. I ELIMINATE ALL DOUBT AS TO RESULTS BY AGREEING TO REFUND YOUR FEE, IF I FAIL TO CURE YOUR PILES. If you are interested and wish to know more about my methods, Call or Write for My Free Booklet DR. C. J. DEAN Second and Morrison Street, Portland, Or. 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