The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 25, 1917, Section One, Image 20

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Newspaper Page Text2 TILE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 1917. 'PHONE EMPLOYES TO WORK MONDAY Ratification of Finding by Con ciliation Board Is Taken for Granted. UNIONS ARE JUBILANT numbers: "Beautiful Willamette," an il lustrated recitation by C.C.Thomson; a fancy dance by Delight Ingold, accom panied by Miss Horner; a Spanish song; by Mrs. Marie Thiehoff; a reading by Mrs. Ponnay; the Topsy-Turvy Chorus, the Corinthian songbirds; a Scotch song- and Highland Kling by Mrs. Ma rie Riddell; an Indian duet by Miss Ruth and Agnes Agnew; a violin solo; a Hawaiian dance by Miss Bertha Holzman, and several patriotic arias by FORMER STrDET OF NORTH f PACIFIC DENTAL COLLEGE IS ABOARD U. S. S. SOUTH DAKOTA. Agreement Being Arranged With W, D. Moore, Division Superintend ent of Plants, Providing for Employment of All Strikers. Unless soma unforeseen complica tion arises, the strike of the elec trical workers and operators of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com pany is practically over. It has in volved more than 500 girls and 200 men in Portland and large numbers throughout the Northwest. Late last night a joint meeting1 of electric workers' and operators' unions was in progress at headquarters in the Selling-Hirsch building, with V. I. Moore, of Portland, division superin tendent of plants. In attendance, rep resenting the company. He had been Jn Seattle, but made the trip specially. That they have gained a big victory and are entirely satisfied with the ad justment reached through the efforts of Secretary of Labor Wilson and his commission on concilliation at San Francisco, is -the declaration" of the officers of the locals of the two unions here. All to Be Taken Back. Briefly put. the agreement grants recognition of the operators' locals as an additional classification of the elec trical workers" union, thereby grant ing to the girls who were out on strike the right to organize, and. according' to Frank Walbom, chairman . of the joint strike committee, every one of them is to be reinstated by the com pany forthwith upon acceptance of the proposal as to recognition and wages by referendum vote of the Coast locals. As to wages, he said, the concilia tion agreement grants 12 per cent increase, half of what was asked; the remainder is to become a matter of ar bitration and is to be adjusted by a committee to be headed by John E. Williams, Federal fuel administrator of Illinois; one member from the com pany and one representing the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Action is to be had within 30 days from the date of acceptance of the terms by the Coast locals. Workers Are Pleased. "We got a much better agreement than we had expected," said Mr. Wal bom, speaking for the unions involved. "Our operators' union is obsolutely recognized as a new classification of the electrical workers, the commission contending that it is not a new crea tion, but has for some years been or ganized in various parts of the' coun try and is not, therefore, outside the limitations placed upon new organiza tions by the American Federation of Labor during war times. It is specific ally stated in the agreement that every striking operator is to be reinstated. We will undoubtedly accept the pro posal, so far as Portland is concerned. and the delegates from Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, when passing through here today, told me they had no doubt their locals would do likewise. A vote Is to be taken in every Coast local tonight, and If the offer is accepted the strike is practically over. Resumption Monday Expected. Asked as to when he thought the strikers should be back at work, Mr. Walbom replied: "By Monday, I should gay." While there has been some difficulty Tvithin the past few days between some of the strikers and the police, it is believed that all of this is ended now, as the unions called off all pick ets early yesterday afternoon. "As soon as we received word that Mr. Moore, representing the company, iwas coming from Seattle to meet with us tonight." said Mr. Walbom, "we called off all pickets." The strikers asked for 25 per cent increase in pay and recognition of the operators union. 23 STRIKING GIRLS ARRESTED "7 ?t. If : V ii SOCIALS ORATOR T FINANCIAL SHARK Contract for $200 Monthly, Made With Newsboy, Left Legacy, to Be Advisor. LAWSUIT REVEALS LOANS Miss Goldie Peterson. The accom- anist for the evening will be Mrs. Bert Schoonmaker. BANKER URGED TO RUN D. CL'SICK'S FRIENDS SUGGEST HIM FOR STATE TREASURER. Uemonstration at Telephone) Ex change Calls Out Reserves. Twenty-three striking "hello girls' gathered around the telephone ex change at Park and Alder streets and refused to move on at noon yesterday when ordered to do so by Captain Moore. They were loaded into patrol wacrons and taken to the City Jail. They were bailed out an hour later by E. J. Stack, representing the Central Labor Council. Following this police interference in their activities a large number of other Kirl strikers gathered about the ex change and started a demonstration that caused Captain Moore to call in all the downtown patrolmen from their beats and rush them to the scene of the disturbance, while other policemen were held in reserve at headquarters ready to go to any other part of town at the first sign of another outbreak Between the time when the first pa trol wagonload of girls was taken away and the time the reserve police men arrived on the scene one operator who attempted to enter the exchange was waylaid by the strikers and chased around the block. Lucille DuPuy, 21, another strike breaker, attempting to enter the ex change, was set upon by Elma Taylor, 20. a striker, and a furious fistic en counter followed, until Sergeant Wade and Patrolman Anderson arrested both for disorderly conduct. The bail of all strikers arrested yes terday was placed at $10. Captal Moore announced to the girls as they were discharged from jail that here after, if arrested, they will be held for much higher bail. A serious problem confronting offl cials in connection with the strike sit uation is that the City Jail is at pres ent housing a great number of women of the underworld who are awaitln trial as the result of the recent vie clean-UD. and the authorities are loth to imprison the girls in the quarters with these women. The police say there is no alternative, however, if the girls continue to picket the exchanges and interfere witn tne BinneDreaKtrs, The irls arrested yesterday were -Rpttlf. Brown. 23: Onal Murry, 27; Lou u. Stanford. 19: Myrtle Brown, 20 Marv Evans. 22: Hazel Clark, 18: Ruth Tinmdorf. 22: Emma Tyler, 18: Evely Anrirson. 18: Lillian Harris. 22; Jun Evans. 19; Ethel Huber, 19; Margaret Nelson. 20: Darie Cayl. 21; Vivian Da vis 19: Mable Frost, 19; Jean Andre, 22: Marie Havden. 24: Catherine Geor nff. 18: Edna Oliver. 19; Alice Dean, 2t Ae-nea Browninsr. 18. and Ruth Blair, 20. Vaudeville Show to Be Given. X vaudeville show will e given on T;iesds.v nitrht at the Masonic Tempi tov the Corinthian chapter, O. E. S. The programme will include the followin R. Vetter, Pharmacist's Mate, Third Class. Mrs. Mary Vetter, of 665 Ev erett street, has received word from her son, William R. Vetter, pharmacist's mate, who is serv ing aboard the U. S. S. South Dakota off the South American coast. He has applied his three years' training at the North Pa cific Dental College by going into the dentistry branch of the Hospital Corps, and is serving in this capacity aboard ship. His letter carries a note of enthusi asm throughout: "We are going into port tomor row after being at sea for some time. "The Admiral put the fleet through two maneuvers, and it was the prettiest sight I ever saw. The ships were handled just like a squad of men in drill. About the only thing I didn't see them do was to turn around and run. Our Admiral will never give that command." Albany Man and State Senator From Linn and Lane Counties Unde cided as to Candidacy. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 24. (Special.) Without effort or, until recently, even nowledge on his part, E. D. Cusick, of this city. State Senator from Linn and Lane counties, has been receiving quite "boom" for the Republican nomina tion for State Treasurer at the elec tion next year. Several days ago the Brownsville Times suggested that Senator Cusick would make a desirable nominee for this office and recently the article was copied in a Portland paper. Pos sibly other papers in various sections of the state may have mentioned the matter, for almost every mail brings Senator Cusick letters urging him to become a candidate. Apparently the suggestion has met with favor In many different parts of the state. Senator Cusick has not given the matter serious consideration yet, and says he is not ready to answer his friends' inquiries one way or another, Whether or not he becomes a candi date, however, his friends in Albany feel complimented by the way requests have been coming in to him to enter the race. . Senator Cusick, who is a banker, served several years as City Treasurer of Albany and has held various other positions of trust and honor in his home city. He is now serving as presi dent of the Oregon State Bankers' Association. Centrally "Woman Burled. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Nov. 24. The funeral of Miss Kate Martin, who died Wednesday, was held yesterday after noon. Miss Martin was born in Wis consin in 1872, and had resided in Cen tralia since 1890. She is survived by her mother and one brother, Frank A. Martin, president of the H. H. Martin Lumber Company. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Shaver, who died early in the week at Napavine, was held in Cen- tralia Thursday. r-.-.j Total of $14 00 Borrowed, but Youth Says lie Only Got $100 and for This Mentor Sold Him Prop erty That Didn't Exist. Some interesting high lights in fin ance in which a Socialist orator and agitator and a. gullible San Francisco newsDoy are the leading figures, were brought to light yesterday in Circuit Judge Tucker's court in the case of Louise M. Wulf against William J Hickey, in which the jury returned verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of 1800. The story dates back to February. 1916, when Rev. Michael J. Hickey. a Catholic priest, died in thi city, leav ing an estate of $25,000. William Hickey, a San Francisco newsboy came across a news item in The Ore- gonian a short time later in which he learned that as a nephew of the priest. he was left a legacy of $5000. It was at this juncture that Millard Price, Socialist agitator, made his ap pearance, according to the evidence brought out at the trial. By workine himself into the good graces and close confidence of the news vendor. Price procured Hickey's power of attorney and a contract by which he was to serve as the newsboy's "confidential adviser in obtaining his legacy. The contract, which was introduced in evi dence, stipulated that Price was to re ceive $200 a month in salary and all expenses for his work as confidential adviser until the estate was closed. Loans Are Negotiated. Acting on this power of attorney and employment contract, the testimony disclosed that Price brought the news boy to Portland, where he succeeded in negotiating a loan of $600 against Hickey's interest in his uncle's estate. The testimony further showed that through promissory notes signed by Hickey, a "Louise M. Wulf," of San Francisco lent him $750, taking claims against the estate as her security. Both newsboy and Socialist orator were agreed as to the facts up to this point, but the lawsuit involves the dis position of the money obtained from these loans. Hickey contends that Price negoti ated all the loans and received all the money, with the exception of $100. which Price gave him. He further testified that with this $100 he pur chased from Price a half-interest In a newstand which did not exist, thereby losing what money he did receive. He testified that he had never seen "Louise Wulf." if such a woman existed, his contention being that Price worked in collusion with the Wulf woman to beat him out of his money. Plaintiff Not Present. Although the plaintiff in this action. Louise Wulf, was not present at the trial, her testimony being given by de position only, she is said to run a boarding-house in San Francisco, bev eral notes which Mrs. Wulf is alleged to have held were produced at the trial, and the jurors based their verdict in her favor on the appearance of these notes. It was brought out in the testimony and admitted by Price that a part of the time he was in Portland as the confidential adviser" of the newsboy. he went to Seattle, Aberdeen and other places in Washington, where he "worked as a Socialist orator during the strike troubles. He further adV mitted retaining a part of the money .secured on the various loans as salary under his written contract and for his expenses which the contract stipulated should be paid. The estate has not yet been closed although Hickey's interest in it is in tact, except for the $1400 in loans now held against his $5000 interest. is i I II u 3 II U n M mm MS STATEMENT OF CONDITION AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 20, 1917 yiTheHorthvestern National Bank HoetftwMternBankKldl. PortUnLOrcti RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 7,500,413.48 United States Bonds 271,150.00 Due Us on Liberty Loan Subscriptions 602,276.32 Federal Reserve Bank Stock 18,000.00 Other Bonds and Securities 1,868,348.99 Furniture and Fixtures 80,850.00 Customers Liability Under Letters of Credit and Acceptances 952,846.51 Cash on Hand and Due From Other Banks.... 3,948,963.15 Total $15,142,848.45 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in $ 500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 199,525.23 Circulation 50,000.00 Commercial Letters of Credit 523,853.03 Acceptances Based on Imports and Exports.... 254,331.13 Acceptances Executed for Customers 174,662.35, Acceptances of Other Banks Indorsed 484,390.45 Commercial Paper Rediscounted 293,516.44 Bills Payable (Liberty Loan Account) 500,000.00 Deposits 12,162,569.82 . Total $15,142,848.45 .jt..a.-f- wristlets, socks. Many "over there" are yet unprovided for. It was on August 15 Major Murphy first cabled of the urgent need for knitted goods. Yesterday the demand was reiterated. The American Red Cross has purchased every available sweater in the market. But those are only sufficient for the troops about to leave. Says Major Murphy: "It is imperative that all the sweat ers, socks and wristlets that can pos sibly be made by the women of Amer ica should be turned into the supply department as early as possible. The colld weather is coming on and this has caused a demand for sweaters that has taxed our resources." I. Lowengart, manager of the Red Cross workroom, issued an appeal yes terday to every auxiliary in the Port land chapter to make a grand knitting effort up to January 1, at least, to supply the demand. In the first 20 days of November, the knitting department. including the auxiliaries, of the Portland workroom made 6472 pairs of knitted socks, 385 sweaters, 385 scarfs, 180 helmets, 180 wristlets and 172 pairs of knitted bed socks. Dufur Rebeccas Have Visitor. DUFUR, Or., Nov. 24. (Special.) Mary E. Lancaster, of Astoria, presi dent of the Rebecca Assembly of Ore gon, paid an official visit to Star Re becca Lodge No. 23, of Dufur, tonight. Star Ladge exemplified the work in full ceremonial form, after which the president extended the official greeting from the State Assembly. A banquet was served after the meeting. KNIT SWEATERS WANTED MAJOR MCRJPHY CABLE SFOR WARM GARMENTS. Families of three persons constitute 19 per cent of the total number and are the most numerous in England, fami lies of four make up 18 per cent, fami lies of five 14 per cent and families of six 10 per cent of the total population. Portland Auxiliary I'rged to Make Spe cial Effort to Supply Demand fey January 1. Knitters! A clarion call has come from France. Soldiers and sailors in France today actually do need sweaters. Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, Red Cross Com missioner to France, cables ".hat the "need has never been fully met." All the resources of the American Red Cross have been strained to pro vide the troops leaving with the neces sary knitted garments, sweater, helmet. Statement of Condition of LADD & TILTON BANK At the Close of Business, Nov. 20, 1917 RESOTTRCES Loans and Discounts $11,754,329.46 Bonds and Stocks 2.933,000.11 Customers' Liability on Letters of Credit.. 367,237.01 Customers" Liability on Account Accept ances 534,148.62 Real Estate 101,535.87 United States Bonds and Treasury Certificates $1,648,772.60 Cash and due from Federal Reserve Bank and other banks 4,581,477.70 6.230.250.30 321.920,501.37 LIABILITIES Capital Stock fully paid $ 1,000,000. 00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,585.734.07 Reserve for Interest and Taxes 65.000.00 Letters of Credit 867.237.01 Acceptances 534.148.62 Cashier's Checks 72.397.45 Certified Checks 107.872.32 Demand Deposits $11,317,211.38 Time and Savings Deposits 6.870.900.52 18.188.111.90 $21,920,501.37 UNIQUE ITALIAN ORCHESTRA WHICH FURNISHED MUSIC FOR ICE CREAM MAKERS' CONVENTION. l far?. t A" KT'A xjow- iS 1 V1 4 son. , , : 5 5 Front Row. Left to RlRht Mike Ferrantlno, C. Btanca. Ceslro Carbnrlno. V. C. t'aoola, Francis Decrlstofolo, Vito Casola. Back Row. Left to Rlgbt Matt Morano, Albert Decrlstofolo, S mm Berardlnelll, Kick Veclno, Mike Tanzell. One of the Instantaneous hits of the midnight smoker given in the Port land Hotel Wednesday night by the ice cream manufacturers during their annual convention in this city was the music supplied by this unique Italian orchestra of 11 pieces under the direction of Signor S. Berardlnelll. The orchestra, which consists entirely of wind instruments, was arranged for the occasion by the Hmelwood. We take this opportunity to thank the people of Portland and the Northwest for the interest shown by them in the Stock Show at North Portland. Statement of Condition of the LIVE STOCK STATE BANK At the Close of Baslnesa November 20, 1317 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts.......... .$677,917.11 Bonds. Warrants, etc 22,500.00 Furniture and Fixtures 5,573.63 Cash on Bland and Exchange 229.701.86 Total $935,692.60 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid In $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 14.524.10 Deposits 721.168.50 Bills Payable 100,000.00 Total $335,692.60 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF State Bank of Portland of Portland, Oregon, At the Close of Business, Kovember 20, 1917 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 927.403.05 Bonds and Warrants 607.196.02 Furniture and Fixtures 15.000.00 Cash on Hand and Due From Banks 672,747.77 Total $2,222,346.84 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 100,000.00 Surplus 17.500.00 Undivided Profits 3.410.20 Deposits 2.101.436.64) Total .$2,222,346.84 CONDENSED STATEMENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND, OREGON, At close of business November 20, 1917. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $15,365,245.48 U. S. Bonds at par 4,156,959.43 Other Bonds, etc...'. 3,299,918.59 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank .." 105,000.00 Bank Premises and Other Real Estate 1,109,337.15 Customers' Liabilities Under Letters of Cr.edit 7,151.43 Due From U. S. Treasurer 75,000.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks 7,615,254.09 Total $31,733,866.17 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 2,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,201,231.95 Circulation 1,474,495.00 Letters of Credit 18,901.43 Deposits 26,289,237.79 Rediscounts 250,000.00 Total $31,733,866.17 Charter No. 4514. CONDENSED REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND, OREGON. Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Business November 20, 1917. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $12,863,638.12 United States Bonds at Par 1,780,600.00 Municipal and Railway Bonds........ 3,856,714.53 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 96,000.00 Bank Premises and Other Real Estate 791,301.88 Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit. . . 45,000.00 Cash on Hand in Banks 5,961,999.61 Total $25,395,254.14 LIABILITIES Capital $ 1,500,000.00 Surplus 1,000,000.00 Undivided Profits 473,674.72 Reserved for Interest, Taxes, etc 100,047.34 Circulation 1,027,600.00 Letters of Credit 54,788.20 Deposits 21,239,143.88 Total $25,395,254.14 HIBERNIA SAYINGS BANK OF PORTLAND, OREGON. Statement at Close of Business November 20, 1917. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $2,144,014.58 Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 101,905.20 Stocks and Securities 11,807.91 Bonds and Warrants U. S. Government Bonds $209,927.50 City of Portland Impvt. Bonds. 206,651.75 Other Bonds and Warrants.... 59,379.29 475,958.54 Cash on Hand and Due From Bank3 918,186.76 Total . . $3,651,872.99 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 200,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 122,537.11 Dividends Unpaid 1,560.00 Savings and Time Deposits $1,966,521.82 Demand Deposits 1,361,254.06 Total Deposits , , 3,327,775.88 Total ...... ... . . ..... . ..v ... . ... .$3,651,872.99 Condensed Report of THE CITIZENS BANK PORTLAND, OREGOV. At the Close of Bnslness November 20, 1917 nESOURCES. Cash and Due from Banks v $224,753.29 Loans ...................................... .1H,isi.o4 City of Portland and State Bonds 171.230.00 Building: and Fixtures ?-j'S2S S2 Other lieal Estate 10.200.00 Total $980,484.93 LIABILITIES. Capital Paid In 1S2'??S S2 Surplus and Profits .t'S?V2 Deposits 8a4,934.73 Total $980,484.93 Statement of Condition of the Peninsula National Bank OK PORTLAND At the Close of Basinesa November 20, 1917. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts 625.660.67 Overdrafts 24.67 United States Bonds 22a,901.00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 3.300.00 Bonds and Securities .184.818.11 Furniture and Fixtures..., .-i'?7.'?! Cash and Exchange... .................... 198.ol4.St $1,245,436.93 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 100.000.00 Surplus and Profits. S5'9i2Si Circulation ?I'5 22 Deposits 1,013, o3t. 27 Rediscounts with. Federal Reserve Bank 9.330.00 $1,215,436.93 1