THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JAXUAET 21, 1917.
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WARE AND IMPLEMENT DEALERS' ASSOCIATION, WHICH
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Neither the Extremely High Prices of the Present Time Nor the
Scarcity of Good Leathers CanPrevent the C. H. Baker
C. F. Swigert Says Unorgan
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. More Than Organized.
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Leaders, Though Workers
Were Not Dissatisfied.
Open shop versus closed or union shop
was discussed at the luncheon of the
Civic League at noon yesterday at the
Multnomah Hotel, with C. F. Swigert
defending the open shop and citing lo
cal conditions to UDhold his position,
and Eugene E. Smith, head of the Cen
tral Labor Council, supporting the
union shop.
"Divided authority In the closed shop
Is one of the most Berious objections
to it in practice," said Mr. Swigert.
"The employer who Is trying to handle
his business in such a way as to make
a living and keep up his payroll can
not have his control over his working
force divided and given over partly to
a labor organizer, who is not Identified
with the shop and Is not familiar with
the particular conditions in that shop."
Mr. Swigert pointed out that of 34,
100,000 laborers In the United States
only 2.227.000 are organized, and In
sisted that the 81.844.000 or mora un
organized laborers have an equal right
to labor, free from the restrictions
which organized labor, representing
only about 7 per cent of all labor, tries
to Impose upon conditions of indus
trial employment.
Union Principle Criticised.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, representing one of the most
efficient and high-salaried lines of In
dustry in the country, he pointed out
as run on the open-shop principle, and
declared that if other labor organiza
tions would devote the same energy to
developing efficiency among their men
as they do trying to control their em
ployment through closed shop, regard
less of efficiency, there would be but
little trouble in the future between
the employer and the employe.
"Organization has done little for the
laboring men in the metal trades in
Portland in the past 35 years." he said.
"On December 1 the shipyards went on
an eight-hour basis voluntarily, but in
the past 35 years the wages of men
In the metal trades have remained
practically the same. All of this time
they have paid dues to their unions
and have been on strikes periodically
without doing more than to hamper
their own progress toward .better con
ditions. In the meantime unorganized
labor In the Bame period of years,
which has allowed Itself to develop on
a competitive basis under the law of
supply and demand, has doubled and In
some cases trebled its wages.
Agitator Is Assailed.
"The employers feel that one of the
principal causes of the difficulties be
tween employer and workman is the
professional laboring man from out
vide, who comes in and foments the
strikes. If the unions would have
Ignored the outside agitator and de
voted their energy to building up ef
ficiency In their ranks in these years
past wages would have been higher for
them, unquestionably, today."
As an Indication that the open shop
does not impair the wage scale, Mr.
Swigert presented comparative tables
of wages in the Willamette Iron &
iteel Company plant, which Is open
hop, and the plants of other cities on
the Coast where the union or closed
shop prevails. The table shows. In
practically every case, a higher maxi
mum and minimum wage and a higher
average wage In every craft in the
open-shop plant.
Eugene Smith denied that strikes are
called by officers on the outside, but
said that they are voted by the men.
and only after other methods of gain
ing the points demanded have failed.
. As to development of the unions with
an open-shop system, he declared that
there could be no development with
out a recognition of the union by the
employers. He said that in one of the
shipbuilding plants where the union
was recognized the strike has been
settled already under an agreement to
open-shop conditions, while in the plant
that has refused to recognize the
unions the strike continues.
"Employers are to blame for the de
velopment of the closed-shop Idea, be
cause In earlier days of the organiza
tion they formed the habit of discharg
ing the men who joined unions, and it
became necessary for the unions to
take some steps to protect the men
who Joined in the continuance of their
Jobs.
"The strike, the picket and the boy-
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CALOMEL
AND CASTOR OIL
Give Fruit Laxative When Cross,
Bilious, Feverish or
Constipated.
"California Syrup of Figs" Can't
Harm Tender Stomach,
Liver, Bowels.
Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on mtnr oil. calomel, cathartics. How
you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children It's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physio simply don't realize what they
io. The children's revolt Is well
founded. Their tender little "lnsldea"
are injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious "California Syrup of Figs." Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take It; that It never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor
row.
Ask your druggist for a BO-cent bot
tle of "California Syrup of Pigs," which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Beware of counterfeits
sold here. See that it Is made by
"California Fig Syrup Company." Re
fuse any other kind with contempt.'
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cott are labor's unavoidable retaliation
against the lockout, the spy system and
the blacklist used by the employer.
We do not deny the right of a la
borer to work when and where he can
and Is willing, except when his exer
cise of that right is Inimical to the
welfare of his fellows and tends to
destroy the fair standards of living,
which Is also the right of every man.
When the individual laborer's right to
work violates this right of the mass of
laboring men we believe that It should
be restricted.
"It is in the strikes of unorganized
laboring men and not of organized men
that the violence occurs.
Leaders Are Accused.
A. G. Labbe Insisted that the strike
In the Willamette Iron & Steel Works
was called by the salaried leaders oi
the labor union and not by the men,
and declared that he could present. If
necessary, ample proof from the men
themselves that they were satisfied and
did not want the strike.
"The open shop has guaranteed in
dustrial peace to Portland In the main,
while in San Francisco the continual
agitation of the labor unions and San
Francisco Is recognized as a closed
shop town have cut down the manu
factures fully 60 per cent in the past
10 years."
Mr. Smith, In - his address, asserted
that one of the members of the Em
ployers' Association had written a let
ter recently in which be said that the
demands of organized labor ought to
be answered with the rifle.
Mr. Swigert, in his reply, called upon
Mr. Smith to name the man, saying
that the association would be Indebted
to him if he could give them the name
of a man who would dare make such
an utterance. Mr. Smith did not reply.
COLLEGE TESTS ON BILL
REED STUDENTS READY FOR EN
TIRE WEEK OF EXAMINATIONS.
HARDWARE 111 DUE
Sessions of Retail Dealers' As
sociation This Week.
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LONG PROGRAMME BILLED
Honor Principle In Vogue and Warning
Given That Any Violations Will
Be Made Public.
Reed College students are facing a
whole week of "Judgment daya." for
tomorrow their regular semester-end
examinations commence andi they will
continue until Saturday.
In anticipation of the examination.
Ambrose Brownell, president of the
student council, called an assembly ot
the entire student body last Thursday
and explained the honor principle un
der which examinations are held.
Although there have been violations
of the honor principle in the past.
President Brownell holds that It has
been a success. There have been enough
students who, besides adhering to the
principle themselves, have also been
willing to report cases or those wno
did not, and the student council has
always taken drastic measures to pun
ish such offenses.
Mr. Brownell announced that In the
future the council would not only
punish such offenses but in addition to
this that the names and actions or or
fenders would be made public
Dr. Foster also spoke on the proposl
tion of student government and the
honor principle. He said' that student
government had been more successful
at Reed than even the administration
had expected.
Rosebnrg to Hear Portland Man.
ROSEBTJRG. Or, Jan. 20. (Special.)
At the annual get-together meeting
of the merchants and business men of
Douglas County to be held here next
Tuesday night. B. K. Knapp, manager
of the Portland Association of Credit
Men. will be one of the principal speak
ers, other persons wno win aenver
brief addresses are Dr. A. C. Seely,
president of the Commercial Club; Dr.
C. H. Bailey, of EWrer Creek; A. C.
Marsters and J. H. Both, of Roseburg.
The adresses will be followed by an
Informal smoker
Reformatory Sentence Given.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) Chester Branson pleaded guilty
this morning before Judge Reynolds to
a crime against a 15-year-old girl at
Randle. lie was sentenced to the State
Reformatory at Monroe for a period not
to exceed three years.
Alleged Bad-Check Man Jailed.
PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
Alfred Franz, of Athena, Is in the
Umatilla County Jail on a charge of
passing a number of bad checks. The
checks are said to have been Issued
upon an Athena bank and It Is reported
that 25 or more checks were Issued to
merchants In Athena and in Pendleton.
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sole, leather LXV heel. Simi
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gray, white, ivory or cham
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Reduced to '
As in previous years, our Clearance
Sale is the Value-Giving Sale of Port
land. This year of high prices brings
more and more people to the Baker
Stores the home of the biggest shoe
value for the least money. It will pay
you to take advantage of these prices.
Men and women who know
good shoe value and appreciate
it will welcome these high-class
shoes at such materially re
duced prices.
$40 to $6.00 Values
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reduced as low as $3J5.
Several complete lines of Nettleton
Shoes are included in our. sale prices.
Sole Agent for Nettleton Shoes
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308 Washington Street
Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago
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Convention Opens Wednesday and
Business AVill Be Interspersed
With Social Activities Ending
With Annual Banquet.
A large number of hardware men
from all parts of the state are expected
to attend the 11th annual convention
of the Oregon Retail Hardware 'and
Implement Dealers' Association, which
opens its three-day session at the Ho
tel Imperial next Wednesday.
All phases of the business are to
come up for discussion during the ses
slon, a number of specialties having
been engaged to deal with special prob
lems and conditions that are of current
importance. Beside the business meet
ings, a number of social activities are
to take place during the stay of the
hardware men here, the most Import
ant being the banquet which will ter
minate the session.
The programme which has been ar
ranged is as follows: Wednesday, Jan
uary 24. 10 A. M. to 12 A. M.. regis
tration; 2 P. M. to 5 P. M.. president's
annual address, report of secretary:
address, "Improvement of Retail
Credits," E. M. Underwood: "How to
Improve Retail Profits." W. O. Mun-
sell; "The Future of the Retail Bus!
ness." Edward Newbegin; "Can the
Retail Hardware and Implement Busi
ness Be Made Profitable?" W. O. Hud-
dleson.
Thursday, January 25. 10 A. M.. ex
ecutive session; 2 P. M.. "How Shall
We Meet the Advanced Cost of Goods?"
E. E. Lucas: "The Retail Implement
Business From My Point of View." Lot
L. Pearce; "Better Days' Profits." Ed
win A. Walton, adveitising manager
for the Burroughs Adding Machine
Company: "Trade Acceptance," T. D.
Honeyman.'
Friday, January 28. 1:80 P. M ex
ecutive session; 7 P. banquet at
the Multnomah Hotel.
Among the officers and dlreators of
the association are a number of men
well known throughout the state.
Those who have held office on the ex
ecutive committee during the past year
are as roiiows: ueorge T. Baldwin.
Klamath Falls: Charles R. Archerd.
Salem, chairman; W. A Huddleson.
North Powder; N. A. Bonn. The Dalles;
A. E. Franz. Hood River; William D.
Haven, McMinnville; F. E. Chambers,
Eugene; A. F. Stearns. Oakland; A. C
Hubbard, Medford, and George H.
Hyatt. Enterprise.
GUARD HORSES ASKED
4 ANIMALS REQXJISTIONET FROM
GOVERNMENT WITHOUT COST.
for each 10 horsea The caretakers
must be members of the mounted serv
ice. The stables, it Is planned, will be
constructed at an early date by the
state at a small cost.
WORKER INSTITUTE TODAY
Session Will Be in Millard-Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
A workers' Institute of the Sunday
School Association. District No. 9, Mult
nomah County, will be held today In
Millard-Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Among the prominent speakers will be
Rev. Charles A Phipps. general secre
tary of the State Sunday School Asso
ciation, and J- F. Ewing. educational di
rector First Presbyterian Church.
Following is the programme:
8 P. M., opening; 3:10. the Home De
partment. Mies J. H. Goljabek: 3:30. the
Cradle Roll. M!a Olive Clark; 8:50. open
dlscuaalon led by Prealdent Bradford: 4:20,
announcements, offering. Invitation for next
Institute: 4:30, reeeaa; 4:40, singing; and
special music: 4:50. address. Rev. Charles
A Phipps: 6:30. adjournment.
Evening 7. Young Peoples devotional
service: 7:30. The Relation of Young Peo
to the Sunday School. Professor J. V.
Ewlnjr: 8. muslo; 8:05. Teacher Training,
New and Old. Rev. J. D. Sprlngston.
PITTSBURG DINNER IS SET
Pennsylvania Club Plans Affair for
Next Month.
The next dinner of the Pennsylvania
Club will be held next month to cele
brate the founding of Fort Pitt, or
what Is now the city of Pittsburg.
The Pittsburg contingent of the club
will have charge of the affair, and
expects to create some "smoke." Pitts
burg products will be one of the fea
tures of the dinner, which will be
Adjmtaat-General White Desires to
Bring Them Back Front Border
Whrn Troops Return.
Government horses for the Oregon
cavalry and field artillery now on the
border were requested yesterday at the
Instance of Adjutant-General White,
these horses to be brought from the
border by the troops when they re
turn. Arrangements are also being
made by the Adjutant-General for
suitable quarters for the two organiza
tions and their horsea
.After completing these arrangements
and completing the hearing on finances
before the ways and means committee
of the Legislature it Is understood that
General White will return to duty in
command of the cavalry at Calexlco.
Sixty-four horses are asked for from
the Government. Half this number is
for the battery and half for the troop,
to be used for the weekly drills, being
sufficient to mount a platoon of cav
alry or a section of field artillery.
Under current Federal regulations
the horses would cost the state noth
ing. The Governmnet also provides for
their feed and pays for one caretaker
OLD FOLKS NED
"CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
Salts. Calomel. Pills Act On
Bowels Like Pepper Acta
in Nostrils.
Enjoy Life! Don't Stay Bilious,
Sick, Headachy and
Con rimted.
Most oa people must give to the
bowels some regular help, else they
suffer from constipation. The condition
Is perfectly natural. It Is Just as oat
ural as It is for old people to walk
slowly. For age is never so active
youth. The muscles are less elastic
And the bowels are muscles.
So all old people need, Cascareta One
might as well refuse to aid weak eyes
with glasses as to neglect this gentle
aid to weak bowels. The bowels must
be kept active. This is important, at
all ages, but never so much as at fifty.
Age is not a time for harsh physics.
Youth may occasional!; whip the bow
els into activity. But a lasb can't bo
used every day. What the bowels of the
old need Is a gentle and natural tonic.
that can be constantly used with'
out harm The only such tonio Is Cas
careta, and they cost only 10 cents per
box atany drug store. -Aav
presided over by Charles J. Schnabel as
toastmaster. Arrangements are being
made by which Mayor-Armstrong will
exchange felicitations by long-distance
telephone from his office in the City
Hall In Pittsburg with the banqueters
here.
Each member will be allowed to
bring one guest. It Is proposed to
make It a stag affair. The officers
of the club are J. A. Currey. president,
and Linn L. Relst. secretary.
posed of in the courts there, according
to Grant Clayton, who returned here
this morning from Portland. Mrs.
Tomlinson was . sister of Mrs. Clay
ton and lived on a ranch near Dillard
prior to her removal to Portland IS
years ago.
Tomlinson Boy Going to Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, or.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
Little Stanley Tomlinson. who was I
brutally assaulted In Portland recently i methods, and to satisfy the demands
by William Ormand. will be brought I made upon the faculty members to
to Roseburg ss soon as the case Is dls-l give talks In various Oregon towns.
Normal Plans Extension Service.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon
mouth. Jan. 30 (Special.) The Ore
gon Normal School is considering the
establishment of an extension depart
ment to care for numerous Inquiries
that have been made during the past
two years on scnool management and
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A
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proper care or the moutn. tnroat ana nasal
nassae-ea will go far toward making the
entire day more pleasant and more worth while.
It will not only make you more comfortable, but
it will lend a feeling of exhilaration and protect
you from all manner of germ contagion, such as
colds and grippe, as well as the more dangerous
contagious diseases.
Trv these suggestions for even two or three
mornings, and you will find them so beneficial
and pleasant that you will surely wish to con
tinue. When you first arise, go Into the bathroom
and bathe, as Is your usualcustom. Then cleanse
your teeth with Benetol Tooth Cream. This is
tne only tootn cream in tne woria mat is reaiiy
your morning
When you use Benetol as
mouth wash and gargle, we would strongly urge
that you swallow a part or It. This win steri
lize the stomach and bowels, prevent stomach
trouble, cure dyspepsia, indigestion, gas on the
stomach and ulceration of the stomach.
In fact, the more you use Benetol products.
. the more you will value them as being far
superior to any others.
One trial of Benetol Ointment will convince
you that nothing has ever equalled this prepa
ration as a tonic for the skin. It Is an absolute
physical impossibility for a man to contract
Barber's Itch" or any other contagious skin
disease ii ne uses
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"Benetol" or "Benetol Olnt-
antlseptic and germicidal (others claim to be.
but they
cannot show any real germicidal
strength).
Now put from 12 to 20 drops of Benetol In a
glass and fill it with hot water. With this, rinse
f our mouth and gargle your throat. Drink what
s left down to a small quantity. Dilute this
still further by about 4 to 1. With this, either
use a nasal douche or snuffle It up, your nose to
clear out all the accumulated phlegm and ca
tarrhal inflammation.
Try these suggestions rinse your mouth
trgle and swallow "Benetol." You will feel
antiseptically clean
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Full directions for the use of these articles
packed in every carton.
CATJTIONi Always insist that your druggist
supply you with Benetol in the original red
cartons. ,
All Druggists Sell All Benetol Products and Recommend Them as the Best
for the Purposes for Which They are Advised.
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