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8 THE SUNDAY OREGOJflAX, PORTLAND, JAXUARY 12, 1913.
CANNING INDUSTRY
IS UNDER INQUIRY
; Woman Investigator Says
' Conditions of Employment
Are Wretchedly Poor.
TOTS WORK LONG HOURS
.' Employes Profess to Believe Little
Children Are Only Accompany
t; lng Parents Henvy Work
Is Put on Women.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. A pitiable
'"picture of men. women and children of
" 5 and 6 years old. working under filthy
-condition? and living- In 'squalid can
i'jiing camps of the New Tork Fruit &
Vegetable Canning Company was pre-
sented to the House rules committee to
' : day by Mary Boyle O'Reilly, social
worker, and Frank C. Praete. investi
' arator for the New York Labor Depart
- ment. They supported a resolution in
jtroduced by Representative Allen, of
. 'Ohio, for Investigation of conditions in
; the canning Industry throughout the
'. ' country.
Frank Gorrell, secretary of the Na
, jtional Canners' Association, declared
. that his organization, representing
from 70 to 75 per cent of the canning
. output of the country, invited the full-
' est Investigation of conditions in the
', Industry and would assist In the in
" auiry. The committee took the resolu-
tion under advisement.
. Woman Investigator Works.
' Miss O'Reilly and Mr. Praete, from
.personal Investigation of the canning
camps In New York, gave the com-
mittee descriptions of horrible working
' conditions, filthy housing conditions
. and lack of sanitary equipment. Miss
O'Reilly spent a month in the camp as
. .. a woman laborer. She shook wth emo
tion as she described to the committee
the plight of the little children sent
Into the camps to earn a few pennies
, , a day.
"There'are children in the camps 4
' and 5 years old," she said, "and there
are children of 10 and 11. There Is no
record of child labor and the employ
' ers maintain that the children go to
' the factories with their parents.
know of a camp where three children
working together earned 50 cents
, .day. Working in the stripping shed,
under the New York law, is not con
I sidered factory labor. Women in the
camp are paid 1 cent a pound for
stripping peas. A strong, vigorous
. . woman can strip about 50 or 60 pounds
a day. A woman Is paid '$1 a day for
, . husking corn, but the work Is heavy.
Cnlldre-n Work Long: Honrs.
"I know two little Italian girls who
. are steady workers. They are sisters,
6 and 6 years old. In one cannery I
'.. visited five Italian boys from 15 to 17
years old worked 115 hours in one week.
, They ended the week by working from
7 o'clock Saturday morning until Sun
. day, never leaving the factory. One of
1 the boys. Tommy Soccoro, refused to
. go back to the factory Monday morn
lng.
, "When his mother called him he
waved her away, saying. I' going to
' cut it out. There ain't no use, because
there ain't no good.'
' ' "Did you say he worked 115 hours
, a week?" demanded one of the com
mittee.
, "Why, yes." returned Miss O'Reilly.
' "I know" of women who have worked
120 hours a week, and girls of IS and
18 who worked -0 hours a das;."
Homes Not Fit for Pigs.
'.' Mr. Praete presented the report of
Ms Investigation of nearly 50 canning
camps in New York State, Including
those at Webster, Lyons, Clyde, Marion,
Rome and other places throughout the
truck garden sections. His descriptions
of housing and factory conditions, of
filthy shacks where the workers lived
and of conditions of water and sanita
tion moved Representative Denver, of
Ohio, to ask:
"Did you see these things yourself?"
"All of the statements made here are
the result of my own Investigation,
returned Mr. Praete. "I could not find
words to describe the conditions truly.
Some of the places are so filthy that
no pig would have been at home there."
has been put -under a bond-of $1000 to I
keep the peace for one year, because
ehe threatened to shoot her former hus
band with a revolver, she pointed her
finger at George Hutchinson, and with
a volley of oaths, expressed her opinion
of him. Judge, attorneys and spec
tators hurriedly left the room, leaving
George Johnson, Deputy Sheriff, to bat
tie with the woman with the uncon
trollable tongue.
"I am compelled to inform you that
this Is in court, and that you must
cease your boisterous talk," informed
the officer.
"I don't care if it is." she quickly
yelled back, with numerous adjectives.
After threats and persuasion, she was
finally quieted, and as she had ' no
money, and no one to go her bonds, she
was taken to the county Jail, where
she will be kept one year, unless she
furnishes the required bail.
Recently' Mrs. Hutchinson, thinking
to get a settlement with her former
husband, smashed his rig and stole a
set of harness, for which she was fined
150.
The woman first married a man
named Gibson, but she learned that
the man performing the ceremony was
not a minister, nor was he authorized
to perform a marriage ceremony. Later
she was married to Hutchinson without
the formality of a divorce from Gib
son, and Hutchinson had the marriage
CENTRAL PACIFIC
BECOMES FACTOR
Tentative Harriman Settle'
ment Proposes Transfer of
Coast Outlet.
PROBLEM DEEPLY INVOLVED
Disposition of $126,000,000 South
ern Pacific Stock Now Held by
Union Pacific Remains
to Be Adjusted.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Steps will
be taken immediately by the Southern
M'MINNVILIiE COTJPLB WHO CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING
sultation with Southern Pacific inter
ests. -
WIFE SOUGHT AS WITNESS
Portland Police Hesitate About
Bringing Marsh Back.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11. (Special.)
The wife of R a Marsh, who is held
in the county Jail on request of Port
land, Or., authorities, who declare
Marsh has defrauded his wife of near
ly ? 10,000, is being sought in Los Ange
les by the police of Portland. Marsh
was arrested in Los Angeles on a tele
graphic description from Portland
several days ago. According to C. E.
Baty. captain of Portland detectives,
who arrived here today, Mrs. Marsh
swore to a complaint charging Marsh
with grand larceny and then left for
Los Angeles. Eaty followed as soon a
announcement of arrest was made, but
has been unable to find Mrs. Marsh, the
complaining witness.
Inasmuch as conviction of Marsh ir
Oregon hangs entirely upon the testi
mony of his wife, the Northern detect
ive feels doubt as to the wisdom, o:
taking Marsh back until he has had an
interview with Mrs. Marsh.
The Marshes were married in Decem
ber in San Francisco and a honeymoon
trip took the pair to Portland. -Mrs.
Marsh said she gave him 17000 and
6ome jewelry. He was to rejoin her ou
December 21 but failed to appear and
the warrant followed.
WINTER COURSE POPULAR
Attendance of 30 4 Shown In Short
Term Work at O. A. C.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis. Jun. 11. (Special.) At the
close of the first week of the Wfhter
fchort courses at Oregon Agricultural
College, the registration shows an at
tendance of 304 Winter students, 56 of
whom were also In college during
Farmers week With the lectures and
- demonstrations so arranged that one
may take advantage of the work with
out entrance requirements, a large
number of transients are expected dur
ing the remaining three weeks of the
courses, which close Saturday, Feb
ruary I.
A feature of the short-course work,
which Is attracting considerable atten
tion, is the announcement of a two
weeks' course in beekeeping, to begin
January The work is outlined for
the special benefit of the general
farmer and orchardist. The aim of the
course will be io teach the people
handling of bees with a view to se
curing the greatest return in honey and
In rendering the service of the beea
more effective in aiding the polleniza
tion of fruit blossoms.
SENIORS DEFEAT JUNIORS
Recall of Jiuljes Is Question De
bated at Corvallis Sohool.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Jan. 11. (Special.) The sec
ond preliminary debate in the Oregon
Agricultural College inter-class cham
pionship series resulted in the seniors
outargulng the juniors and establishing
the proposition: That the recall of
the Judiciary should be adopted by the
Several states of the Union."
On the senior team are: John E.
Cooler, Forest Grove; J. C. Gibbs, Grace,
Idaho, and Arthur Chase. Corvallis. The
Junior debaters were Charles L. Hill,
Berea, Ky.; Frank Kehrli. Hillsdale, and
Henry O'Deen. of Portland. To decide
the college championship the seniors
will debate the freshmen some ti-me
next month on a question to be chosen
in the near future.
COURT FLEES FROM OATHS
Vancouver Temple of Justice Made
Blue by Woman.
VANCOUVER. "Wash.. Jan. 11. (Spe
cL) When Mrs, Adeline Hutchinson
set aside.
Yacolt.
Mrs. Hutchinson lives at
GOLDEN WEDDING HELD
M'MIXXVILLE COUPLE CELE
BRATE ANNIVERSARY.
Affair in Honor of Mr. and Mrs. M.
TJ. Gortner Takes Place at Home
on January 8.
M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. M. U. Gortner, cel
ebrated their golden wedding at their
home in McMinnville Wednesday, Jan
uary 8, 1913. The home was decorated
in yellow and white narcissus and
Oregon grape. At 2 P. M. dinner was
served. When all were seated around
the table a French glass dish, burnt
In gold, containing J50 in gold coin was
presented to the honored couple. At
5 P. M., the hour in which they were
married 50 years ago, a "musical" was
given.
M. U. Gortner and Miss Ella B. Web
ster were married in Atuncy, Pa., Janu
ary 8, 1863, and came west as far as
Marysvllle, la., in 1865, where they
lived nine years. They then moved to
Oregon and settled in McMinnville,
where they now reside.
Their children are: Mrs. Carrie Turn
er, of Portland, Or; Mrs. Jose A. Clark,
of Glenn's Ferry. Idaho; Mrs. Nellie
Rogers and Miss Sadie Gortner, of Mc
Minnville, Or. The grand children are:
Roy G.. Chester and Horace F. Turner,
of Portland, Or.; Leslie L. G. Clark, of
Glenn's Ferry, Idaho, and Zonweiss
Rogers, of McMinnville, Or. Those
present at the' golden wedding besides
the children and grandchildren were:
F. E. Rogers, Mrs. M. E. Derr, Miss
Blanche Derr, Mr. and Mrs. Tilghman
Derr. These are all residents of Mc
Minnville.
Piedmont Church Shows Growth.
Piedmont Presbyterian Church in
creased its membership last Sunday by
the addition of 25 new members. The
church, under the pastorate of Rev. J.
E. Snyder, is prospering most satis
factorily, and a new church building
seems more than a possibility. The
Sunday school, under the efficient su
perintendence of Christopher McRae,
shows a good attendance.
Lane County Tax Levy 12 Mills.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.)
The County Court today levied a tax of
12 mills for the use of the country for
the coming year. This Includes the
state and general school taxes. Eugene,
in addition, will pay 15 mills for city
purposes and 6 for schoo making a
total of 33 mills.
Luther Warren, free lecture todav S
P. M., Woodcraft Hall, Tenth and Tay
Pacific Railroad to elect a board of
directors, distinctly allied with that
road, to represent it in the negotia
tions with Attorney-General Wicker
sham for the formulation of a plan
dissolving the Union Pacific-Southern
Pacific merger, in accordance with the
decree of the Supreme Court.
This fact developed today after a
conference of the Attorney-General and
the protective committee of the South
ern Pacific appointed to look after the
road's interest in connection with the
dissolution. -
Because of the present large holdings
of Southern Pacific stock by the Union
Pacific, the board of directors of the
Southern Pacific is regarded as largely
representative of the Union Pacific in
terests. The Attorney-General desires
to deal with men closely representing
both roads, in order that he may have
the benefit of the points of view of
each Interest concerned.
Tentative Solution Offered.
Today's conference between the Attorney-General,
James N. Wallace. Al
bert H. Wlggin, Frederick Strauss, J.
Horace Barding and Henry Evans, all
of New York, was the first discussion
the Attorney-General has had with rep
resentatives of the Southern Pacific
since the decree of dissolution, the ne
gotiations previously having been en
tirely with the Union Pacific interests.
Only the general phases of a tenta
tive dissolution plan were considered
today. Its principal feature, which the
Attorney-General is understood to ap
prove, is that the Southern Pacific turn
over to the Union Pacific the Central
Pacific line, which runs from Ogden to
San Francisco. This line, the $67,275,
000 common and $17,400,000 preferred
stock, which is owned exclusively by
the Southern Pacific,- would 'give the
Union Pacific an extension to the Pa
cific Coast. By the tentative proposi
tion the transfer would be accomplished
by the Union Pacific's surrendering to
the Southern Pacific a part of the $128,
000,000 Southern Pacific stock now held
by the Union Pacific and ordered re
linquished by the Supreme Court.
A complication in this connection is
the fact that the Central Pacific stock
is now reserved as collateral for the
Southern Pacific 4 per cent bends.
Problem Mnch Involved.
If this exchange is agreed upon an
involved problem faces the negotiators
In reaching an agreement as to the
disposition of the remainder of the
$126,000,000 of Southern Pacific stock
held by the Union Pacific. Officials
of the Department of Justice concede
that the Supreme Court's decision does
not forbid the Union Pacific from dis
tributing or selling a smay part of
these holdings to its stockholders. The
Attorney-General maintains, however,
that no substantial proportion can go
to Union Pacific shareholders. '
Conferences of the last few days have
encouraged the Attorney-General to be
lieve, it is said, that all the interested
parties are disposed to make a serious
effort to reach an agreement of dis
solution for presentation to the courts
for ratification. The Southern Pacific
committee which presented no particu
lar plan, but announced an attitude of
study of the situation, returned to New
York this afternoon for further con-
NEW RAILROAD PROJECTED
Northern Pacific's Map Shows Line
From KelEO to Grays Harbor.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.)
On the new map of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad, filed with the Washing
ton Public Service Commission, is i
projected line from Kelso, on the Co
lumbia River, to Grays Harbor, by way
of Wlllapa Harbor.
The road as outlined passes through
Cathlamet, Skamokawa and Brookfield
and along the east side of Wlllapa Har
bor to a Junction point just west of
South Bend, where it will join the.Cen
tralla-South Bend branch. The line
then proceeds from the Junction point
almost due north up the banks of
North River, meeting the . Olympia
Grays Harbor line at Cosmopolis. This
line if built as projected' will mean the
opening up of a vast territory now
practically Inaccessible, and will wit
ness the first railroad construction in
Wahkiakum County. The map gives
the route, but no explanation is made
in regard to the company s plans.
The map also shows the much-dis'
oussed Ellensburg - Ritzville cutoff
across the state, which if built means
the Northern Pacific will have a short
er mileage from Puget Sound to Spo
kane than is now enjoyed by the Mil
waukee line. The railroad also has
sketched Into the map an extension of
the Sunnyside branch from Grand View
to Gibbon, which would result in double
tracking between Gibbon and Sunny
side Junction.
STEVENSON IS RENDEZVOUS
Elks Will Have Reunion and Dance
Tomorrow Night.
STEVENSON, Wash., Jan. 11. Ar
rangements have been completed by the
Skamania County Elks' Social Club
for the annual reunion and dance to be
held here on Monday evening, and near
by cities and towns promise to send
Targe delegations of Elks to attend the
function. From Portland 25 Elks and
their ladies have promised to attend,
and about 40 couples will come from
Vancouver. The Dalles Lodge is com
ing down by special steamer with 75 or
80 people.
The members of the local Elks Club
have secured the best and largest hal.
in the city for their reunion and this
has been decorated for .the event in
the colors of the order, flowers and
greeneries. Refreshments will be served
In rooms adjoining the ballroom and no
guests of the club will be allowed to
spend any money In the, town, for the
invitations state plainly:
"Leave your dress suits and money
at home. We do not want the money,
and dress suits will not be worn on
this occasion."
CHEHALIS COUNTY PIONEER, BLIND FOB. YEAR, RECOVERS
SIGHT ON GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
i. ! i
MR. AND MRS. F. M. WILSON.
MONTESANO, Wash., Jan 11. (Special.) Regaining his sight,
which had been lost for more than a year, on the fiftieth anniversary
of his wedding .was the good fortune which befell F. M. Wilson, pioneer
of Chehalis County, when a large number of citizens met with the
family to celebrate the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were married
in Chlco 50 years ago, both coming across the plains in 1860, driving
ox teams.
Thirtv years ago they came to Chehalis County, where they have
since resided. More than a year ago Mr. Wilson's sight failed him.
Two months ago his son, C. N.Wilson, took his aged parent to Portland
to consult a specialist, and treatment given him brought back his
sight. Mr. Wilson is 74 years old. and Mrs. Wilson 68. Five chil
dren, only two living, were born to the couple. The children both re
side here, they being Mrs. Lydia Tuttle and C. N. Wilson, present Coun
ty Commissioner and Councilman of Montesano.
Forest Grove Woman Supported.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) What was supposed to be a Joke
may turn out to be a concerted plan to
defeat the mass-meeting candidate for
Mayor, O. M. Sanford, at the city elec
tion to be held Monday. Considerable
work is being done toward the secur
ing of a large complimentary vote for
Mrs. B. H. Coleman for Mayor. Active
workers are distributing pledge cards,
over 500 of which have been given out,
and from all reports a large number
of promises of support have ben ' se
cured. Mrs. Coleman haB been an active
worker for the cause of woman suf
frage. Forest Grove Contest Warm.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) A lively contest for the office of
City Recorder Is expected at the city
election to be held Monday. Consider
able opposition has sprung up from
the friends of the incumbent. M. R.
Markham, against the nominee of the
People's ticket. Professor G. W. Har
rington, of Pacific University. Mark
ham's name appears on the ballot as
an independent candidate, and he is
making a strenuous campaign for the
office.
Subject to Prior Sale, .We Offer ;
The Unsold Balance of ,
$60,000.00 8 Cumulative
Preferred Stock
PORTLAND MILK COMPANY
, Interest payable semi-annually, February 1 and August 1.
This company has acquired five Portland creameries and
dairies, including some of the largest plants in the city, and will
in the future operate these properties.
This block of 8 per cent Preferred Stock of the Portland Milk
Company is offered for sale for the purpose of making the final
payments on these plants.
" ' '
This Preferred Stock is issued in shares of $100.00 each, and '
each two shares, or $200.00 in Preferred Stock, carries with it a
stock bonus of one share, or $100.00 par value in the Common
Stock of the Company. In other words, a 50 per cent Common
Stock bonus is given with each share of the Preferred Stock.
The combined annual net earnings of these properties, at the
present time, are more than four times the annual interest charge.
'".
The price of this stock is $100.00 per share, par value, and
may be held on a cash payment of 25 per cent, or $25.00 per share,
the balance payable on or before February 15, 1913.
This investment has been carefully investigated, and we are
prepared to give you full, detailed information on this offering.
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SECKETARY FISHER AXD SEXA-
TOR lUXOX ACCUSED.
Mrs. Gray Says Indians Have Been
Slain to Get Them Out ot Way
and Theft Perpetrated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Mrs. Helen
Pierce Gray, who as an investigator of
Crow Indian affairs has been the cen
ter of more than one storm, created a
tumultuous scene before the Senate In
dian affairs committee today when she
charxed that Indians had been mur
dered to get them out of the way; that
Secretary Fisher and Senator Dixon
had made statements "deliberately un
true," and that if she had opportunity
to produce all her evidence "Secretary
Fisher would be connected up with one
of the most gigantic steals going on in
the United States today."
The Secretary and the Senator ob
jected vigorously to her being permit
ted to make such general charges.
Members of the committee demanded
that Mrs. Gray produce her proofs, and
Secretary Fisher agreed readily to
produce any evidence in his possession.
The hearing, which was on Senator
Townsend's resolution to send the Crow
records to the Department of Justice
for investigation, went over to next
week. .
College Staff Increased.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITT. Salem,
Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) The College
of Music of Willamette University has
increased its teaching corps by the ad
dition of Miss Thelma Waters, of New
York City, who will assist Mrs. Myrtle
Long Mendenhall, head of the depart
ment of vocal Instruction. Miss waters
s a contralto and in addition to a good
preparation in this country studied for
two years in Berlin
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