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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1914)
THE SUNDAY OKEGONTAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST S, 1914. PIONEER BANK BUILDING SELLS FOB APPROXIMATELY $100,000. William Harney's Platform HERE IS ARRANGED 10 INDUSTRIAL SURVEY United States Commission Due to Hold Hearing in Port land August 19-22. ALL CLASSES TO TESTIFY Witnesses Will Be Asked to Give Views Regarding Existence and Causes of Unrest and Way to I m prove Conditions. Agents for the United States Com mission on Industrial Relations have practically completed preparations for the public hearing to bo held by the Commission In Portland August 19 to 22. Employers of labor, bankers, law yers, college professors, trades union ists and representatives of the Social ist party and the- I. W. W. have been asked to testify. Witnesses will be asked to give their views as to the existence and causes of industrial unrest and as as to what can be done to improve the relations between employer and emnloye. Commission Created by Congress. The Commission was appointed a year ago last June by Hit..i.i .. .. son under an act of Congress direct ing the creation of the Commission and ordering a three years' Inquiry Into "the underlying causes of dissatisfac tion in the industrial field." Three of its members represent the general pub lic, three the employers and three or ganized labor. In the . rst goup are Krank P. Walsh, of Kansas City, who la chairman and will preside at the hearings here; Profess" John R. Com mons, of the University of Wisconsin, and Mrs. J. Borden Harrlman, of New York City. In the second are Frederic A. Delano, of Chicago, president of the Monon Railroad and formerly general manager of the Burlington system; Harris Welnstock, of San Francisco, a merchant, and S. Thurston Ballard, of Ioulsvllle, Ky.. a flour miller. Or ganized labor Is represented by James CConnell, of Washington, D. C, head of the metal trades department and second vice-president of the American Federation of Labor; John B. Lennon, of Illinois, treasurer of the federation, and A. B. Garretson, of Iowa, president of the Order of Railway Conductors. Other Hearings Are On. The Commission is now holding a hearing at Lead, S. t). It will go to Butte. Mont., and Seattle before com ing to Portland. After the hearing here it will hold hearings in San Fran cisco and Los Angeles. Witness List Made Up. The list of witnesses for the Port land hearing Is almost complete ana will be made public in a few days. Frank P. Walsh, the chairman, in 1112 was chairman of the social service committee of the Democratic campaign. He is an attorney and one of the chief backers of the Kansas City Board of Public Welfare. Mr. Walsh has also been arbitrator in labor disputes in Missouri. Professor John R. Commons, of the University of Wisconsin, is a close ad viser of Mr. La Follette. He was in vestigated the stockyards and coal mines, was an expert on the industrial commission of 1900, and In 1905 was secretary of the immigration depart ment of the National Civic Federation; later a member of its committee on mu nicipal ownership, which toured Eu rope. He has also been on the Wis consin Industrial Commission. Woman Mrnbrr Active. Mrs. J. Borden Harrlman, of New Tork City, was chairman of the worn en's committee of the Democratic party. She is chairman of the "committee for welfare work of industrial employes" of the woman's department of the National Civic Federation. She gained the In terest and co-operation of the non union cotton manufacturers of the South in the improvement of plant and community conditions. She is credited with having brought about the White House conference in July which led to the amendment of the p:rdnian act, and to the arbitration of the demands of tho conductors and trainmen. In the labor group, Austin B. Garret aon. president of the Order of Railway conductors, has been one of the forces back of the Newlands bill amending the Erdman act. James O'Connell Is third vice-president of the American Federation of La bor and represents the metal trades. He was for many years president of the Machinists' Union. Lennon Labor I'nion Officer. John B. Lennon has been executive of tho International Union of Journey men Tailors and treasurer of the American Federation of Labor. He Is a member of the Social Service Com mission of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America. S. Thurston Ballard was, for many years, president of the Louisville Manu facturers' Association. As a member of the Louisville Man ufacturers' Association he secured the support of that body for child labor legislation in Kentucky. In Frederick A. Delano, receiver and former president of the Wabash Rail road and now president of the Monon, the Commission will secure the rail way executive who is generally recog nized as ranking first in his intellec tual grasp of the labor problem. Welnntock Student Abroad. Harris Weinstock. of San Francisco, Is a merchant, a partner of David Lu bln, the man who ia credited with hav ing brought the nations Df the world together into a new frontage on the problems of agriculture. Mr. Weinstock was a member of the American Com mission which has Just returned from a study of co-operative production in Ireland, the home-loaning system of France and other social inventions for building up agricultural communities. He is a member of the executive com mittee o,f the National Civic Federa tion. He was appointed in 1908 by Governor Ulllet to investigate and re port on labor legislation in Europe and Australia. In 1912 he was appointed by Governor Johnson a special com missioner to investigate the disturb ances over the I. W. W. at San Diego. As chairman of the California State In dustrial Accident Commission, Mr. Weinstock has been in charge of put ting into operation the new compulsory compensati-ir. law, which also provides state accident insurance for employers and which gives the Commission power to declare and enforce safety rules. FORMER HOMS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT FIRST AND WASHINGTON STREETS, BOUGHT BY E.MANliKL MAY. "For a consideration of slightlv less than J100.000 cash, the First National Bank has sold its former home on the southeast corner of First and Washington stress to Emanuel May, a Portland capitalist. Only last week the bank vacated the building after an occupancy of several decades to merge with the Security Savings & Trust Company in the Corbett building on the southeast corner of Fifth and Morrison streets. The sale was consummated by Henry W. Fries, of Wakefield, Fries & Co. The property comprises the three-story bank building and ground 7 5 by 100 feet. It is assessed at 94,500. Mr. May has not announced what disposition he will make of the property. It has been suggested that a new bank might operate successfully at the old stand and It is understood that the new owner will oiler to lease the building as the new home for the Evening Telegram. DRIVE TO BE USED Arrangements Made for Open ing of Hillside Parkway. MUSIC AND PARADE ON BILL Civic Organizations and Automobile CInb Will Participate, Burn Red Fire, Ijlsten to Band Concerts and Short Addresses. Red fire, an illumination display, a long automobile parade, a short pro gramme of speeches and a band con cert will be features of the formal opening Tuesday night of Hillside Parkway, the beautiful new boulevard extending along the crest of the side hills in South Portland. The course extending from the south end of Sixth street southward in a winding course for more than two miles has been com pleted. It will be open to traffic its full distance Tuesday night for the first time and will be illuminated for the first time with the large white lamps constructed along its outer edge. The programme for the opening has been arranged by City Commissioner Brewster and Park Superintendent Mische, assisted by the Fulton Park, the South Portland and the Bancroft Heights Improvement Clubs and the Portland Automobile Club. It is ex pected that In a parade to start In the West Side business district and move over the boulevard, there will be about 500 automobiles. Music will be fur nished by the Portland Park band and short addresses will be delivered by Mayor Albeer and Commissioner Brew ster. Arrangements for the forming and movement of the parade have been made as follows: Fulton Park Improvement Club, form on Salmon street, facing west on South Parkway. South Portland Boosters' Club, form on Salmon street, facing east on South Parkway. Bancroft Heights Improvement Club, form on Main street, facing east on South Parkway. Automobile Club on side streets, south of Salmon, facing South Park way. The band, in an auto truck, will start from Salmon street and proceed on Park to Clifton, to Broadway, to Grant, to Sixth, to Parkway. A stop will be made at the head of Hamilton avenue, where benches will be placed and several musical selec tions rendered; thence proceed to Elk Point, where more benches will be available, and the main part of the concert conducted. Improvement clubs will burn red fire while the band is playing. To avoid congestion while the programme is under way, wheeled traffic from the south will be discontinued. TRADE SHOWS GAIN OLD LAW LETSMIN0R WED Orphan Has No Guardian but Bride Is of Liegal Age. Resort was had to an old statute yesterday to permit the marriage of Frank R. Dawson, a minor, to Louise S. Dewey. His parents are both dead and ordinarily a guardian would have to be named to give consent to the lad's marriage. However, an old law was found by County Clerk Coffey's deputies that permits the issuance of a marriage license to a minor male, whose parents are dead, when the bride is of legal age and has lived in the county for a period of six months. Affidavits as to the facts in the case were placed on record by the two young people and Mrs, H. A. Dimmock, sister of the groom. The legality of the pro ceeding was Investigated and it was found proper to take these steps, al though so far as known It is the first time In Multnomah County that a minor has been issued a marriage license without the written consent of his par ents or guardian. Dun Review Shows Outlook Is Highly Encouraging. DEPRESSION THOUGHT PAS Irvington CInb Aids Monthly. Irvington Park Club held a general meeting last Wednesday night In be half of the club publication, the Ever green, which is issued monthly to pro mote the Interests of the Irvington Park community. The staff of the Evergreen was enlarged as a result. Dr. Edward' S. Adams Is the editor and Joseph R. Gerber the business mana ger. Irvington Park Club has 120 members. It has a lawn tennis auxil iary, an entertainment committee and a clubhouse committee. The club is bending every effort for Its building fund, the object of which is to obtain grounds on which a clubhouse may be built. Sluggish Markets of First Half of Year Held Due to Extravagance, Sanitary Manufacturing and Many Other Causes. While trade in the Pacific Northwest in the first half of the year has been slow, the prospects for the second half of the year are much brighter, accord ing to the seventh semi-annual trade review, which has just been issued by the local office of R. G. Dun & Co! In commenting on the condition that have prevailed, the review says: 1 ."There is no unanimity, however, as regards the origin of this depression The chief causes are the following in the order of frequency of mention Extravagant living; sanitary require ments in the manufacture of food products; diversion of capital to un productive or over-exploited fields; dis closure of lax financial methods in large corporations; lack of effective marketing systems; increasing cost o government; political animosities and legislative activity. "Probably the real cause is more sub tie and far-reaching than any or all of these. Business depression usually coincides with change in economic habits and methods. The advance of new methods must leave in its wake a multitude of derelicts. "The prospect, however, generally is regarded hopefully. Similar revolu tlons have marked the past. The world-wide readjustment of methods to conditions is considered practically complete and resumption of confidence and activity seriously is expected. The anomaly of bountiful prosperity in products of the forest, field, mine and sea and commercial stagnation should not much longer continue. "The country reports submitted from the Pacific Northwest are distinctly encouraging. Not only is there more POPULAR STRINGED ORCHESTRA FAVORITES TO BEGIN VAUDEVILLE TOUR IN CHICAGO AUGUST 10. Goldstein Makes Deaf Mnte Smile. When a deaf mute who had lost his fishing license and wanted a duplicate appeared at the office of County Clerk Coffey yesterday. Deputy Munroe Gold stein summoned to his aid a knowledge of the sign language he had learned In his childhood days and conversed readily by rapid motions of his fingers. A look of Intense satisfaction over spread the face of the applicant for a duplicate license and he went away much pleased. - ' - - - ..- m , 4 I am a candidate for the office of United States Senator because a great many people thought I ought to be. I was born in Oregon nd have lived here all my life. This is my platform: OREGON FOR OREGONIANS The people of Oregon ought to receive the bene fit of its natural resources just as stockholders receive dividends. Let those who want to share Oregon's advantages come here to collect them. RETURN $8,000,000 DUB OREGON There is about $8,000,000 due Oregon, taken by the general Government from the sale of Oregon lands and used to develop other states. Oregon needs this money. It should be returned at once. CAPITALIZE OUR RESOURCES Whether managed by the Federal Government or the state, the proceeds from Oregon's resources, lands, water power, etc., should be secured to Oregon, and, if necessary, capitalize or borrowed against, just as a private corporation would do. NO MONOPOLY Natural resources should be held in trust for the people and leased for use on flexible terms. We have the greatest deposits of soda and potash in the world in Eastern Oregon. California's de posits have passed into private hands. Make this impossible in Oregon. ROADS The Federal Government has constitutional powers to build post roads. Good roads are the very backbone of civilisation and commerce The same reasons that lead the general Government to develop Alaska apply to Oregon. IMMIGRATION We have no moral right to Invite immigration with no place for the immigrant to settle unless he is a capitalist- We should prepare land for homes by irrigation, drainage and dyking and should jar loose the lands held out of use at high speculative prices. POPULATION We talk of the high cost of living, but the root of the matter Is too many consumers In cities and not enough producers on the soil. Country life must be made more agreeable by roads and Improvements; and land must be oponed to set tlers. PORTS, PORTLAND AND ASTORIA There are too few ports on the Oregon coast. Every one should be Improved; not only the great Columbia River ports, but Cous Bay, Ya quina and all others on. our coast. A deep chan nel to the sea, and a freight rate based on actual coat of haul will give Portland and Astoria their natural advantage of the only water-grade on the Pacific Coast from the Inland Empire to the sea. TRANS-PACIFIC STEAMERS If the Columbia River ports get this natural advantage of a water-grade haul and maintain a deep channel and safe bar, ocean travel will have to meet the railroads at Portland and Astoria. (Paid Advertisement) LABOR The producing of laborers Is unlimited. Every baby is a competitor with every other baby to live. A nation is its people, not its few, and if the general Government can be called on to send Us troops to strike regions. It has the right to prevent conditions that breed strikes. Woman labor and child labor should be protected by Federal laws. CAPITAL Capital is stored up labor and goes, or should go, hand in hand with labor. R should not be reck lessly assailed by prejudice, but in the last analysis property can never be so valuable as human beings. CORPORATIONS The greatest liberty should be allowed purely In dividual enterprises, but where the right to do business comes from the people, or the corpora tion serves the people (as public utilities aid railways), or where the people's life Is at stake In health, morals or food, the people have a right to regulate that business, but enly fairly and upon a full hearing. TRUSTS The evil of a trust Is not its else. Its bigness may be good economy. Its evil Is In the control of the markets, so that It dictates to both pro ducer and consumer. The real remedy Is denial of all monopolistic privileges and to let credits begin where the production begins with the soil. Give the farmer a chance to finance himself cheaply. I believe the new currency system will help toward this. COMMERCE Now that American coastwise ships pass through the canal on equal terms with other ships, open our ports to the competition of the world for our coastwise traffic. Let Portland and Seattle have the same chance at hiring bottoms that Van couver and Victoria have. THE CUSTOMS DISTRICT The north and south sides of the Columbia are In two different customs districts. It is absurd and costly and inconvenient to vessels. The Co lumbia River Is In one port and should be In one district. MINING Mining should receive the same encouragement that agriculture Is receiving. Geological stations should be established In Eastern and Southern Oregon at least. TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY Regardless of what the state puts up for the purpose, the general Government should com plete the topographical surveys as speedily as possible. These maps are necessary for road building, canal construction and an Infinite num ber of purposes. SUFFRAGE J have always favored equal suffrage. I favor National equal suffrage. A woman has the right to say Into what sort of a world her child shall be born. PROHIBITION I favor the strictest regulation, backed up by educated public .opinion. I do not favor prohi bition. I believe It does not prohibit. It pro motes hypocrisy and Invades for a few the per sonal liberty of all. I think personal freedom tho greatest force there Is, constructive or character. WILLIAM HANLEY WEBBER'S JUVENILE ORCHESTRA4 OF PORTLAND. Oregon is noted already for her wheat, red apples, salmon, timber and men and women exports, but it isn't every state in the Union that can boast of exporting a juvenile orchestra good enough to be en gaged to appear in professional vaudeville In the big acts 'way back East. This good fortune has just happened to Webber's Juvenile Orchestra, of this city, and It has been engaged by Pantages' Circuit to open in Chicago August 10. The orchestra will play en tour to the Pacific Coast, reaching this city about the m.lddle of October, through to California cities and home again in time for the Christmas holidays. The orchestra will be under the direction of Harold A. Webber, of this city, and Mrs. Webber will accompany the young people as chaperon. land under cultivation but through dairying and diversified farming larg er and more certain returns are ob tained. Rural industries, butter and cheese making and fruit canning are being developed in many places. Apart from damage to fruit, losses of crop have been small. The farmers of al most every county are better off finan cially than one year ago. Country mer chants also are for the most part In better financial condition. The more frequent cash returns of diversified farming tend to shorten the term of rural credits and consequently pur chases are made more frequently and lighter stocks are carried. "The cities both from a business and industrial point of view present less favorable aspects. Of the total receipts received from jobbers, manufacturers leading wholesalers and retailers, 46 per cent claim an Increase in city busl ness, 45 per cent a decrease and 9 per cent no change; d4 per cent report an increase of coun.tr' business, 40 per cent a decrease and 6 per cent no change; regarding expense of business 42 per cent report an Increase, 39 per cent a decrease and 19 ner cent no change; 35 per cent report an increase of losses from failures, 39 per cent a decrease and 26 per cent no change; 37 per cent report an increase of net pro fits, 47 per cent a decrease and 16 per cent no change. The wheat acreage in the three states," says the review, "Is doubtless well up to. If not above, the maximum throughout the Northwest. The conse quence Is a large crop of good quality fairly estimated at upwards of 60,000,- 000 bushels. "From an export standpoint barley now ranks second in importance among the cereals of the Northwest. 'While the actual yield in bushels of oats this year Is probably slightly larger than In former years, the reia tive Importance of the crop is de creased. Alfalfa and corn have taken up much acreage formerly sown to oats. "Taken as a whole the fruit crop of 1914 will bring in more money to the growers than that of 1913. The fir lumber industry of the Northwest during the first half of 1914 has been in a bad way from nearly ev ery point of view. Not since 1907 has the industry been so badly demoralized. The depression has been mainly attrib uted to a lack of railroad orders, which in normal conditions take 30 per cent of the lumber cut in Northwest mills. During the six months this pro portion has sunk to 8 per cent." The review shows that the salmon canning industry of the Pacific North west had during the first six months f 1914 the most prosperous period It has experienced in three years. A com- ination of circumstances all tended to elp the demand for salmon. For in lance, the trouble In Mexico and the arm weather of the past 60 days throughout the East and South were ust what were necessary to hasten the onsumption of canned fish and get the market In readiness for the 1914 pack. The salmon Industry of the Columbia River and the Oregon and Washington Coast anticipates the largest pack for 10 years. MOTS WILL BE GUESTS 'CABIRIA" FILMS TO BE SHOWN COMPLIMENTARY AT BAKER. Movies Made From tiabrlcle D'Annun lii's Famouis Novel Declared Mas terpieces of Art. Arrangements were completed yester day between Colonel E. A. Braden, rep resenting the Itala Film Company: W. T. Pangle, manager of the Heillg Thea ter, and the Imperial Dynasty of the Order of Muts. through which the whole Mut family will be given a com plimentary exhibition of the great "Cablrla" motion-picture masterpiece at the Baker Theater next Friday night. The Order of Muts have the entire con trol of the house, and with their fam illes will be tho guests ot Colonel Braden and Manager Pangle. The "Cablrla" films are declared by all the Eastern critics to be the world's greatest motion tableaux masterwork and are a presentation of scenes taken from Gabrlele D'Annunilo'a famous novel. For the production which will be given for the entertainment of the Order of Muts next Friday night. In addition to the two and one-half hours' run of pictures, there will be an or chestra of 20 pieces and a large chorus of mixed voices. "When these pictures were first shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York, the price of admission ranged from i- down.'' said Colonel Braden yesterday, "and every news paper In New York agreed that It WSS the most wonderful exhibition of its character ever produced In that city. We are giving this exhibition for the benefit of the Order of Muts because I understand that this organisation is made up of the llvest live wire and optimists In Portland, and w ar pre pared to challenge their criticism of these pictures." The admission to the Friday night entertainment for the Muts will be by card only. Members of the order will act as ushers. The music will be contem poraneous with the picture display. ATTORNEY WILL SERVE MUNICIPAL JLDUR r : PATIENT SEEKS WARRANT Insane Woman Escapes and De mands Arrest of Dr. Ooe. Mrs. Sanford Zucherman made her es cape from the Mornlngslde Sanitarium at 4 o'clock yesterday morning and later in the day visited the District Attorney's office to get a warrant for the arrest of the sanitarium manage ment, charging she has been submitted to many hardships and much Ill-treatment during the three years she has been confined in the institution. Mrs. Zucherman was unsuccessful In getting a warrant against Dr. H. W. Coe, who conducts the Morningside in stitution, but was placed in the care of Deputy Sheriff Phelan, who later turned her over to attendants rrom the sanitarium, who returned her to her former quarters last night t Kf"' BBHHBHHbrIWbsIMbW i II" llimi ISMBSSSBSBWII Arrests in July Fewer. A decrease of more than 100 in tho number of arrests for July as com pared to the June record Is shown in the monthly report of Hecord Clark Jenkins, Issued yesterday. July had 440 drunks and June 660. Sixty-one speeders were caught, and ten wern In court for reckless driving Munici pal Court receipts for the month were 12297 comPared to J.'., i In June. Constipation causes many troubles coated tongue bad taste as Bert E. Haney. Bert E. Haney, a prominent at torney and Democrat of Port land, is to be Judge of the Mu nicipal Court for a month dur ing the absence of Municipal Judge StevenBon. Announce ment to this effect was made yesterday by Mayor Albee. In the near future the city is to have a number of other new heads of bureaus temporarily during vacation periods. Police Captain Moore is to be Acting Chief of Police during the ab sence of Chief Clark: Assistant Chief Laudenklos, of the fire department, is to be Are chief during the absence of Chief Dowell and S. Grutze will be City Auditor during the absence of Auditor Barbur. poor appetite headache pasty color "the blues" There are many cath artics which give tem porary relief but the troubles return VEGATOL LAXATIVE CRACKERS contain a laxative vegetable fibre which removes the cause of constipation They are prescribed by the best doctors At grocers and druggists 50 cents trial box 10 cents MONEY BACK If your dealers do not sell them order by mail PACIFIC VEGATOL COMPANY San Francisco 4