The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 19, 1913, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 19, 1913. LABOR HAS FAITH J. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark IN LIABILITY LAW Just Two Weeks More of Our Annual Clearance Sale Many Have Already Taken Advantage. It Enables Proposed Compensation Act Condemned as Bad Sub stitute in Oregon. You to Buy Good Furniture at Much Lower rnces . . . , 3 xt..- . Mi w 'Ar.ri FnrTiitnre" was never before offered in Portland at such reductions from-the actual worth. Furthermore, REASONS ARE SET FORTH . L"V LSJT wnT 'Z-rtT furniture, but in carpets, rugs, draperies, etc. Emeraber-just two weeks more. Men Engaged In Hazardous Work Prefer Fate to Best With Jury of Peers Kather Than With Commission, Says Letter. Labor organizations in Oregon have little use for the proposed workmen's compensation bill and in the past week "many associations have come out op posing It, declaring for the continuance vt the employers' liability act now in force and condemning all who have made statements calculated to give the impiesslon that organized labor in this state Is in favor of compensation as a substitute statute. The Building Trades Association, the Federated Trades and representatives vt tlie Central Labor Council have been as one in advancing objections to the proposed bill. "The compensation act is opposed by all the trades occupied in the construc tion of buildings or other hazardous occupations," says one of the repre sentatives of the Central Labor Coun cil. "Those occcupted in the sedentary and less hazardous trades are in some cases in favor or neutral. In deter mining what compensation we should receive for injuries, men employed in hazardous occupations would rather leave the decision in the hands of a Jury of 12, under the working of the liability act, than in the hands of three appointed commissioners under the compensation system." Reaaosh Are Set Forth. A letter issued from the labor or ganizations concerning the compensa tion act as drawn up and favored by the commission of nine appointed by the Governor says in part: i ne proposes auv mu uriug dijuoi c -y before labor the merits of employers' liability as we have It in Oregon vs. compensation as in effect in Washing ton and California. "Employers' liability in Oregon means simply that the employers are held responsible before the law. re gardless of the old defense of con tributory negligence, assumption, of risk, a fellow servant's fault, etc "Under this law the employe. In the eyes of the law, assumes the same im portance as the broken or injured, dis abled or dead machine; hence an In jury is treated by the law as such and the employer, in order to protect him self, must use every safeguard to pre tecr the employe. "The employer would gladly shift this responsibility to some kind of a commission law. As it is now be must protect the employe or pay the freight." Business agents of 34 building trades organizations have issued a statement of their reasons for oppo sition to the compensation act in an swer to a pamphlet issued by J. A. Madson, in which he declared that the majority of labor organizations were in favor of It. They declare that exactly the opposite Is the case. "We do not want compensation; we want protection," they declare, and say that under the liability act that has been in force for the past two years they have received very satisfactory protection. Oregon Results Satisfactory. They quote from Mr. Madson's pam phlet the statement that in the last 15 months in Oregon up to September SO, 1913, there were 5179 accidents and 164 deaths, under the liability law. but point out that in Washington where the compensation system prevails there were 13,000 accidents in 12 months. Moreover they state that of the cases arising In Oregon under the liability law, more than 95 per cent have been satisfactorily settled out of court and only rarely is it necessary to go to law. "The benefits under the liability law," they say, in summing up, "will bo at least four or five times as great as will be derived from the compensa tion law. In the matter of payment of full wages and hospital bills, and the injured employe does not have to go to much trouble to receive this, while un der the compensation act he is com pelled to make a statement of his case to the commission, whose judgment is final' and from which he has no re dress." The business agents whose signa tures "appear at the end of the argu ment against the compensation act are: Fred L. Gifford, No. 125, Electrical Wokers: J. D. M. Crockwell, No. 317, Electrical Workers: G. T. Hunt, Car penters' District Council; Will C. Sliu gart. Carpenters, 80S; L. Koltz, Car penters, 50: Oliver E. Hibbs. Carpen ters. 80S; L J. White, Carpenters, 60: R. O. Rector, Carpenters. 60; A. E. Hall. Hodcarriers; L. H. Wlsenor; George Frossard. Hoisting Engineers; K. J. Searle. Amalgamated Carpenters; T. J. Sewar, Amalgamated Carpenters: J. T. McDermont; C. M. Marsh, Cement Workers, 119; R. S. Hayner, Machinists, 3; J. A. St. Clair. Plasterers, 82; A. E. Eckerle, Elevator Constructors; J. C Stokes. Elevator Constructors: B. Gor ham. Plumbers. 51; J. Burke, Plumbers. 51; J. V. Hutton. Glaziers: A. Walker, Stonecutters: R. H. Hunt, Ironworkers; W. H. Brust, Electrical Workers, 317; Ben Osborn, Ironworkers: B. W. Solo man. Building Trades Council; Harry W. Hlllibush. Cement Workers, 119; W. Noffke. secretary Building Trades Council: E. H. Crandall. president of Building Trades Council: George H. Farrar. treasurer of Building Trades Council. BURNS LANDMARK IN RUINS Drunken Man Suspected of Starting Fire in Lochcr's Hall. BCRN3. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Locher'a Hall, a larire building familiar to every visitor to this city, was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday nigttt. - The building was constructed at dif ferent times. Tire lower story was of stone and the superstructure of frame. It was 60 feet wide and 200 feet deep. The west 120 feet contained a large hall, some office rooms and several living apartments; the east 80 feet be ing occupied as a residence by the Locher family. The tire Is said to have resulted from the overturning of a lamp in a room occupied by a tenant who was intoxi cated. The efforts of the fire fight ers were directed to saving adjoining property and getting the occupants and their effects out of the building. Locber's Hall was for many years the opera-house, dancehall and general meeting place of Burns, until the Win ter of 1911. when the new opera-house was built. The Portland delegation to tbe Development Congress was ten dered a banquet here. Tbs office of the Central Oregon Oil & Gas Company was In the front of the building and all Its contents were destroyed. Here Are a Few Items in Furniture Gathered Troughout the Furniture Dis plays. Many Other Offerings Like These piSiffS $38 solid mahogany Baby Bed, with rocking and stationery OQ ft ft base-for.... $40VV $58 large China Cabinet in best quarter-sawed golden oak; 6 feet high ' and feet wide, with oval doors and sides. A GJOQ Kft splendid bargain at.. PO.JV Three Fine Matched Bedroom Fieces of the William and Mary Period Dresser, Toilet Table and Cheval Mirror. Solid mahogany. Will be sold as a set or individ ually. $100 Cheval Mirror for 48.50 $110 Toilet Table, only $67.5Q $150 Dresser, for $95.06 solid mahogany four-poster Cowan of Chicago, for Colonial Bed, made by 3i(A ftft $78.50 $150 handsome China Cabinet in Elizabethan period design, old oak, with full mirror bacK, for Dresser and Chiffonier of Same Design: Two Fine Solid Mahogany Pieces. $180.00 Dresser with large mirror, measuring 46 inches Q'7 Kf by 32 inches for.-. . . $150 Chiffonier to match Sj57S.OO $125 Bookcase in old oak, in the SrL.f.6: $60.00 $135 Auto Valet at $97.50 the most wonderful piece of fur nltnre ever made a gentleman's piece that accommodates and keeps in shape as many as six separate suits and overcoats, besides having compartments for underwear, shirts, neckwear, in fact, a place for every thing. Made by Borkey & Gay. A Beautiful Example of the Colonial Four-Poster Style in This Solid Mahogany Bedroom Set of Four Pieces It bears the shop mark of Berkey & Gay, the famous makers of "Furniture of Character." Bed, Dresser, Chiffonier and Toilet (jJOQI Kf) Table; the set of 4 pieces reduced, from $440 to ptHJtJ All Individual Serving Tables in Mahogany, Fumed Oak and Circassian Walnut at Half Price New Pieces Coming in Are Immediately Entered in the Clearance. The Following, for Instance, in Mahogany Dining Tables $60 Mahogany Table, pedestal base, 48-inch top, 8-foot $47.50 """""""l f ' i? fT""" extension for .v 7 jj i F'ii&J $85 solid mahogany Table, pedestal base, 54-inch top; $fifl.50 aj JjPA 8-foot extension CT" I .,, i wm jj $95 solid mahogany Table with two apron leaves; pedes- $7$ 50 X'fi tal base, 10-foot extension, 54jinch top V II Jf L ' $110 Table, solid mahogany, 10-foot extension, 54-in. top, 89.50 ft'cffi Jt -sTO two apron leaves v x m3.V. $135.00 Table, solid mahogany, pedestal base, 10-foot ei- $07 Kft "eVW tension, 60-inch top; two apron leaves - , jr s Over Fifty Other Dining Table.s at Unusual Reductions Brass Beds Were Never Offered at Such Low Prices TheseTwo Priced Almost at Cost , , Full size atin Brass Bed, (IrT FTf? with 2-inch posts, Bpecial P 1 Full size Satin Brass Bed with 2-inch continuous-posts, at the 75 All Other Patterns LiberallyReduced $17.50 full size or size-"! ft Kft Satin Brass Beds, now.. P-LV,t-'u $18.50 full size Satin j- 1 7K Brass Bed, no,w P ' $27.50 full size Satin Brass Bed with continuous 2-inch posts, 7PJ $38 full size, Satin Brass Bed, with 2-inch square tube posts, 25 00 $65.00 square tube,' satin QQ ftft brass, full size Bednow t?tJ"y,u $100 full size, Satin Brass Bed, with square tubing, paneled Cft head and footboard, now PJO.UV An Opportunity for You to Save in Buying Your Floor Coverings Sample Rugs for Much Less 1 Axminster Rug, size 9x13 feet, regular 01 C ftft price $27.50 for pJ.U.UU 1 Wilton Bug, size 9x12 feet, regular price (JOft ftft $40.00 for PV.UU 1 Body Brussels Bug, size 9x12 feet, regular OQ flft price $33 for. P&0.JJ 3 Body Brussels Bugs, size 10 feet 6 inches COQ FT A by 12 feet, regular price $45 now PAO0J 1 fine Wilton Bug, size 9x12 feet, regular QAfl lift price $60 now P"U" f REMNANTS OF INLAID LINOLEUM 3 ft 6-in. piece, worth $2.50, (M TA to close at P.OU 6 ft. by 7 ft. piece, worth $8, fl A QA to close at P;'" 6 ft. by 6 ft. piece, worth AM QC $7.20, to close at putOU 6 ft. by 9 ft. piece, worth J7 Qft $10.80, to close at ?'OU. 6 ft by 10 ft piece, worth IJO HK $12, to close at P 1 6 ft. by 11 ft piece, worth CJQ Aft $13.20, to close at pt.VV 6 ft. by 17 ft. piece, worth A C A $20.40, to close at tpXsJV IN PRINTED PATTERN LINOLEUM 6 ft by 7 ft 6 in. piece, worth CJO A A $3.75, to close at p.VV 6 ft. by 7 ft 6 in. piece, worth (IJO A A $3.75, to close at pd,tf 6 ft. by 10 ft. piece, worth (IJO 7K $5, to Close at P ' 6 ft by 9 ft 6 in. piece, worth lq A A $5.40, to close at pOJJ Linoleum Remnants These to Be - Sold Entire That Most Important Matter of Interior Decoration of the Home is often overlooked by homebuilders and those remodeling their homes. Decorative schemes that are correct are produced only through these essentials; a thorough knowl edge of the art of interior decoration, skilled workman ship and the proper materials. Our Decorative Depart ment has been built upon and is maintained on these principles. Allow us to submit original schemes in color showing what the finished effect will be. Some Exceptional Values in Odd Pieces Shown in One of Our Fifth-Street Windows. Many Other Such Bargains Offered Throughout uur interior wispwys JY G. Mack & Go, Fifth and Stark All Fine Furniture Bearing the Shopmark of Berkey & Gay, Cowan and Other Lead ing Makers Is Entered in This Sale at Lower Prices Than . Heretofore i' POLITICAL BEES AT SALEM ARE BUSK Embryo. Gubernatorial Booms Get Under Way and Groom ing Process Begins. WILLING TIMBER IS PLENTY Senators SlSlIer and McCollocb Are Democratic Possibilities, and Kay, XHmlck, Smith and Thompson Talked hy Republicans. STATE CAPITOI Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) The present legislative i a rnva to be the period or gestation for numerous embryo booms for public office at me held in November, two years here with Governor West out of the way as a candidate for Governor in 1914. ac cording to frequent reiteration, of the declaration mk ne "i - -- for that office apaln. opportunities are , . .....mm IPS' eiven in tms session ir uu..---lslators who have Gubernatorial and h huzzinsr to put themselves forward as likely timber. . Many have considered in - .i;.m!n. tilmnelf for. Treasurer xva.y o ..e..... . a swins around the circle In campaign for the Governorsnip. uui posltively today that he intends to be v ....itinn to the office of State Treasurer, that he believes he has made a sooa recora n and will have no trouble in being re turned and would prefer to remain in that office rather than to make an el fort for the Governorship, even If he was certain he would have no difficulty '"number of his friends have consid ered that the result of the contest In the Senate yesterday on the question of certain vetoed bills produced tbe psy chological moment for the Kay Guber natorial boom to be sprung, but appar ently there is no such boom from the statements of Governor West. Two Democrat Feasibilities. In the realm of Democracy some have looked with longing eyes at the seat which the Governor states he will leave Ta,rhet"Leglslature presents two possi bilities in the Democratic line as can didates for that office. One la the old est member In the Senate and the other the youngest. . U A. Miller, the "Sage of Lebanon, while having In prospect the possibility . . , . v. nneltln nf Collector of Customs from the incoming; Democratic Administration, wouio "' Ueved, reject tha nomination lor the Governorship on the Democratic ticket if it was thought by him that,he was a possibility. On the other hand. McColloch of Ba ker, the youngest man in tbe Senate, has been suggested by some of his friends as an Eastern Oregon possi bility. I. 8. Smith, of Coos and Curry, in the State Senate, has been putting for ward some legislation and proposes to Introduce early In' the week a rather drastlo amendment to the corrupt prac tices act. It has been whlspereo among some of the members that he, too. may have an idea as to the possi bility of becoming the Republican nom inee. Smith's Friends Active. At first., when questioned in regard to this possibility, Senator Smith stated he had not thought of it, but later qualified that declaration by saying that with the election two years away it was too long for a man to know Just what he would do when the time comes. It Is known that some of Smith s friends have been urging him to get Into the race and it is possible that he will do so. W. Lair Thompson, of Lakevlew, also a Senator, has been mentioned as a possibility in connection with candi dacy for the Attoraey-Gene-alship. Attorney-General Crawford is now- in that office for the third time and he will step down and out at the end of his nresent term, in fact he also has bis eye on the office of Governor, as I well as some others. In that event there will be a scramble for the place of Attorney-General and Thompson may go 'out after it, although he has not expressed himself. . nimlcfc May Enter Race. Dimlck, Senator from Clackamas, has long been considering the possibility of becoming a candidate tor Congress from this district. He may step into the race two years from now. There are a number of other quies cent booms floating around the legisla tive halls, but so far none have been openly put before the people. Friends of Senator Von der Hellen, of Wellen. Jackson County, have also suggested the possibility of his be coming a Republican factor in the Gubernatorial race. Senator Von der Hellen lives on a ranch near Wellen, is interested in a bank and is consid ered a strong man in that community. Senator Von der Hellen has not ex pressed himself as being a probtble candidate, nor has he made any state ment in this regard, but a number of his friends both in and out of the Leg islature have stated that he would make a strong showing if he got into the race. . MILITARY HOSORS ACCORDED DEAD OFFICER. Immigrant Stations Proposed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18- Distribution of immigrants through the aid of Fed eral immigration stations at interior points would be made possible through a bill passed by the Senate today and already passed by the House. ; DALLAS WILL OCCUPY CARNEGIE LIBRARY, JUST COM PLETED, WITHIN NEXT TWO WEEKS. e ss m - .4 p,- - 4i v mm m BOLDIXG COSTS $10,000. DALLAS, Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) The new Carnegie Library build ing here has Just been completed and will be occupied within the next two weeks. The cost of the building was 10,000. The city faas-ap-propriated $1000 each year for its support and . maintenance. The building is located upon city property, one block from the main busi ness street of the city, and directly opposite the Gail Hotel. It ill handsome brick and concrete structure. Besides being provided with room for library purpose, it is also provided with a large clubroom. as the meeting place for the Women's Civic Improvement Clnb. Flans are being made for its formal opening within the next two weeks, and Its opening will be Inaugurated with a grand reception. The construc tion of this building in this city, its plan and the general furnishings of the Interior, are due largely to the efforts of Mrs. George Ger linger. president of the Woman's Club of Dallas. Casket; Draped With National Colors, Is Escorted by Battalion ot In fantry and Salute Fired. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, Jan. 18. (Special.) The funeral of Major Henry F. Kendall, U. S. A., re tired, of Portland, was held here to day at 2 P. M., with full military hon ors, six Captains acting as active pall bearers. The casket was placed on a caisson, and draped with a United States flag. Escorted by a battalion of the Twenty first Infantry, commanded by Major Wilson Chase, the funeral cortege pro ceeded to the post cemetery, the Second Field Artillery band playing a dirge. At the grave Chaplain James Osse waarde, of the Twenty-first Infantry, read the committal service and three volleys were fired. The pallbearers were Captains A. B. Warfield. Charles R. Howland, George S. Tiffany. William Fitzhugh Jones, Elmer W. Clark and Parker. Major Kendall died at his home, 378 East Fourteenth street, Portland, Thursday, after a brief illness. He is survived by bis wife, a daughter -of Colonel William H. Jordan, whom he married in 1887 at Fort Clark, Texas, a daughter, Adeline, 14. and a son, Wil liam E. Kendall, 13 years old. He was graduated from West Point In 1878, re tiring from the Army in 1905. He had lived In Portland since 1904. DARR0W TRIAL ON MONDAY Preparations for Second Hearing of Lawyer Made. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. Prepa rations for the second trial of Clarence S. Jarrow, the Chicago attorney, charged with Jury bribery, were com pleted today. The trial Is scheduled to begin here Monday in the Superior Court before Judge Conley, of Madera County, sitting in an extra session. It was announced that Earl Rogers again would act as chief counsel for Darrow, and that W. O. Powers, of Salt Lake City, would be associated lnthe accused lawyer's defense. W. J. Ford, assistant District Attor ney, will be in charge of the prosecu tion. District Attorney Fredericks an nounced today that he would not parti cipate in the trial. PORTLAND WILL BE TOPIC City to Be Advertised in East at Citizenship Conference. PHILADELPHIaT" Jan. 18. (Spe cial ) it was announced here today that the chief orator at the Christian Citizenship Conference, to be held on January 28, would be ex-Governor Stokes, of New Jersey. ' This conference Is a preliminary- to the great Second World's Christian Cit- I r.nnfa an tt rtO HP 11 M I r II I - I.CII.1IH1J y 11 . land. Or., June 29-July 6 next, and it Is expected that not less tnan bvuv per sons will participate. In addition to the Academy of Mu sic- the Chambers-Wylle Memorial Church will be used for the purposes of the Philadelphia conference and six .Ik, n .ho landing nrolnni H (' T 1 VP in the work of organizing for Portland will De neara wun specino retereui-is to the World's Christian Citizenship Conference and the City of Portland. All of the transcontinental railroads will havo agents In attendance to dis tribute literature and to answer ques Mnna an tA mutes to Portland, rates and housing conditions. Dr. Henry Collin Minion, presioeni of he National Reform Asosclation, win nroaxnt the claims of Portland as a convention city. $313,000 HAULED ON DRAY Vancouver Bank Bloves Into Xew Five-Story Brick Building. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 18. (Spe ciaD Cash, warrants and securities amounting to 1313.000 and belonging to the United States National Bank were hauled from Third and Main to Sixth and Main streets today in an ordinary dray, without any guard except the driver and helpers. While the steel safe containing this wealth was rolled into the building scores of people as sembled on the street and watched the new bank move Into its magnificent $100,000 five-story home of white brick. The bank will be open for business at Its new location Monday morning. The United States National Bank, of which J. M. Langsdorf is president and J. S. G. Langsdorf Is cashier, is the first bank to be organized in Clark County, with a capital of $100,000. The institution will occupy the first floor while the four floors above have been rented for officeB, having the lat est modern conveniences. WEST'S BILL TO COME UP Wood to Introduce Measure to Curb Use of Drugs by Convicts. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Another one of Governor West's bills will be Introduced in the Senate the first thing Monday, when Wood will introduce a bill making it a misdemeanor for any person to fur nish drugs to any prisoner in the State Penitentiary, or sentenced to serve a term in that prison or in any county or municipal Jail. In addition the bill provides that If any convict or prisoner sentenced to servo be found guilty of violating the provisions of the act he shall, in lieu of the fine provided, be required to serve in such Jail or prison double the minimum sentence which he Is then serving. IF S7?e HOTEL MALLORY were not more congenial than others, we would be foolish to keep on telling ypu it is. L0WNSDALE and YAMHILL Begin the Business Week with a delicious noon luncheon at The Portland. YouH find many of your business associates there some of the city's best people. We'll look after your comfort and pleasure during the luncheon hour. Main dining-room, 12 to 2, Every week-day, Fifty Cents. Our Grill is a favorite ren dezvous for many a jolly ' after-theater party. Near est the leading playhouses, and nearest the ideal of both players and patrons. Delightful music; your own favorite if you'll but ask for it. The Portland Hotel G. J. Kaufmann, Manager. N. K. Clarke, Assistant Manager. ,BIG SALE UNREDEEMED 20 TO ISO RAINCOAT!) A AD OVERCOATS FOR S5 STEIN'S PAWN SHOP, 24 North Sixth St.