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4 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 2, 1917. 40 PER GENT RISE ASKED BYTRI1IH Jwo Organizations Present Demands to Practically Ev ery Railroad in Country. MONTH'S-TIME IS ALLOWED AH Wages Based on Eight-Hour Day and Provision Made for Over- time Guarantee for Pas- eeugcr Employes Sought. CLEVELAND, Dec. 1. Demands were presented to practically every railroad in the country today for Increase in wages for trainmen and conductors, which are approximately 40 per cent higher than the present scale. The gen eral chairmen of the two labor organi zations presented the wage schedules to the general managers of the rail roads throughout the country today. The railroads are asked to make an swer to the demands by December 31 at the latest. The railroad managers are requested to enter into a collective movement for the purpose of handling the proposition j at one and the same time through a Joint committee representing: all rail roads and the two labor organizations stand ready to do likewise. It is expected that the railroad man agers and the representatives of the employes will meet in Joint session in about two weeks, probably in the East, in an effort to reach an agreement on the wage question. Referendum Vote Taken. Today's demand for increased wages Is the result of a referendum vote taken by the two labor organizations follow ing the approval of the proposition by the executive committees of the several associations representing the two or ganizations, which met in Chicago No vember 1 to 4, inclusive. The new wage schedule Is signed by W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and A. B. Gar retson, president of the Order of Kail way Conductors. Article A of the schedule refers to passenger service as follows: "Kates to be paid employes on steam trains or upon trains propelled by other motive power, on runs of 155 miles or less, per day: Conductors, not less than 3.6 cents per mile, 5.'S per day, of J162.90 per month. All miles In ex cess of daily minimum and extra serv ice to be paid for at the above rates. "Overtime in all passenger service i per hour shall not be less than one eighth of the daily rate." Klgnt-Hour Rale Demanded. Article B reads as follows: "Passenger trainmen on short turn around runs, no single trip of which exceeds 80 miles, including suburban and branch line service, shall be paid overtime for all time on duty or held for duty in excess of eight hours (com puted on each run from the, tira-e re quired to report for duty until .released from duty and responsibility at the end of that run), .within ten consecutive hours and also for all time in excess of ten consecutive hours computed con tinuously from the time first required to report until finally released at end of last run and will be computed for each employe on the basis of actual overtime worked or held for duty. Time hall be counted as continuous service in all cases where the interval of release from duty at any point does not exceed one hour. Speed finals Provided. "Other passenger trainmen shall be paid for overtime on a speed baBis of not less than 20 miles per hour comput ed continuously from the time required to report for duty- until released at the end of last runs. Overtime shall be computed on the basis of actual overtime- worked or held for duty." Article C reads as follows: ."Regular assigned passenger train, men who are ready for service the entire month and who do not lay off of their own accord shall receive a monthly guarantee as set forth in arti cle A as a minimum for the calendar month; exclusive of overtime and extra service." Article D reads: "Reduction of crews or increase in mileage in passenger service from as signments in effect November 1. 1917, hall not be made if such change af fects any portion of these increases in wages." Article E. paragraph 1. refers to freight service, as follows: "Through and irregular freight, snow plow and circus trains, to be paid as follows: "Conductors, .053 per mile; flagmen and brakemen, .0381 per mile. "Runs of 100 miles or less, eight hours or less, either straightaway or turn around, to be paid for as 100 miles; overtime pro rata; actual min utes to be counted." Article E. paragraph 2: "Local, way freight, mixed pickup or crop. mine, roustabout, pusher or help er, work, wreck and construction serv ice to be paid as follows: Conductors, .0o8 per mile: flagmen and brakemen. .u29 per mile. Runs of 100 miles or less, eight hours or less, either straight away or turn around, to be paid for as 100 miles; overtime pro rata; actual minutes to be counted." For yard service, the following mini mum rates will apply: Conductors or foremen, $5.30 per day and $5.50 per night. Brakemen or helpers, $5 per day and $5.20 per night. Eight hours or lsss to constitute a day's work; overtime pro rata; actual minutes to be counted. MRS. DE SAULLES SET FREE Continued From First Page.) smile overspreading her features and a confident air. characterizing her manner. A moment later the jurors filed into their box. Apparently there was something significant In their RECIPE TO DARKEN GRAY HAIR This Home-Made Mixture Darkens .Gray Hair and Makes It gi Soft and Glossy. To a half pint of water addi Bay Rum ......I os. Barbo Compound .........a small box Glycerin - H oa. These are all simple ingredients that you can buy from any druggist at very little cost, and mix them your relf. Apply to the hair onee aty for two weeks, then once every other week until all the mixture is used. A half pint should be enough to darken the gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. It Is not sticky or creasy, and does not rub off. It should make a gray-haired person look JO , years youneer. Adv ,' , manner for Attorney Uterhart leaned over to an .associate and was heard to say: "Everything's all right." Everyone stood up as the Justice walked to his bench and without seating- himself said: Court Gives, Warning. "I desire to say that, regardless of what this verdict may be, no expres sion of approval or disapproval will.be tolerated. There must be no raising of voices and everyone must remain seated until the court has adjourned.' No one is to leave the room until that time. Anyone violating these instruc tions will be remanded to jail." Each juror answered in the affirm ative when the clerk asked each if he had agreed to the verdict. Mrs. de Saulles was instructed to stand.. ' "Jurors, look upon the defendant. Defendant; looks upon the jurors,"- the clerk said. Gentlemen, what is your verdict?". ' "Not guilty," came in chorus from the jury box. t "The defendant is discharged." an nounced the justice, rappingr his gavel to signal adjournment. Mrs. de Saulles Goes Home. A short time later Mrs. de Saulles motored to her home, "The Crossways," which she had not visited since the night of the tragedy and which had been prepared in anticipation of her coming. Attorney Uterhart announced that In case members of the De Saulles family refused to yield custody of Mrs. de Saulles' son he will apply on Monday for a writ of habeas corpus to compel them to give him into his mother's custody. Mrs. de Saulles. who. prior to her marriage, was Miss Blanca Errazuriz, was born near Santiago, Chile. April 29. 1894. She spent three veara in an English convent, and after returning to her home met De Saulles, who had won laurels as a Yale football star, at a racing meeting in 1911. They were married in Paris late the same year. Family Distinguished One. Miss Errazuriz was a member of one of the most distinguished families in South America, two of her relatives, having been Presidents of Chile. The defendant maintains that when she gave her husband $100,000 worth of securities which she inherited from her father, he said Jt was "absurd to call you an heiress," and that his attl- tude toward her from that date was one of "indifferent neglect." Infidelity la Alleged. She said on the witness stand that his infidelity, unfaithfulness and the means to which he resorted to get pos session of her propeHy eventually led her to apply for a divorce. Joan Sawyer, a dancer, whom De Saulles is alleged to have "entertained" in a New York apartment throughout one Winter, was named by the defend ant in connection with her husband's alleged unfaithfulness. She said her husband also "cabareted about" with the Duke of Manchester and that their conduct brought her distasteful noto riety. The verdict of acquittal, Mrs. de Saulles' . lawyers say, automatically gives her immediate possession of her son. . Whether De Saulles' family will re fuse to yield custody of the boy by resorting to legal proceedings has not been stated by attorneys representing the family, who have been associated with District Attorney Charles R Weeks in the prosecution of the case. Defendant Mentally Unsound. The evidence on which the Jury based its findings included a plea on behalf of the defendant that she was mentally deranged when she did the shooting. This was supported by a mass of testi mony submitted through alienists and other medical experts. Hy pothy reosis. disease of the thyroid gland affect ing the brain and nerve centers, formed the basis for the Chilean heiress' claim of temporary mental irresponsibility. A series of "psychic shocks" resulting- from her domestic difficulties, a skull fracture sustained some years ago and -which Is claimed to have re sulted in pressure on her brain which was never . relieved by a trephining operation, were other facts which these experts swore contributed to this unusual condition. Other specialists, called by the prosecution, contradicted these asser tions. They maintained the alleged skull fracture was not a fracture at all, but that the depressed area of skull bone shown in an X-ray photo graph of Mrs. de Saulles' head, merely marked the "healing over" point of what is . commonly, . called- "the baby spot. Trouble Rlaea Over Child. According to the defense's claim, the shooting resulted from a contention re garding the custody of John L. de Saulles, Jr., aged 4i years. When the boy's mother obtained a divorce decree in 1916 it was shown the court stipu lated that the father was to have cus tody of his eon during five months of each year and the mother to have charge of the child the other seven months. Subsequently the parents agreed they would' divide the custody of the boy, each having him during alternate months. . .... The defense maintains that on Au gust 3, the 'date of the shooting, De Saulles "borrowed" the boy, who was then in his mother's care, explaining that the boy's grandfather. Major A. H. de Saulles, . of South Bethlehem, Pa., was going to visit his home on that date. The defense declares De Saulles promised to turn the boy over to. his mother early the same evening. Mrs. de Saulles, on the witness Btand, declared that when her former husband failed to keep his promise she called an automobile and drove across five miles of countryside to De- Saulles home, hoping to regain possession, of her aon. Mother Demands Boy. When she reached De Saulles resi dence, the defense alleged, the mother found De Saulles. although a servant had Informed her over the telephone a short time previously that he was not at home: she demanded her boy be returned to her custody and that. upon the father's refusal to accede, a mental blankness overcame her. during which she committed the shooting. Mrs. de Saulles testified that stie re covered consciousness to find' herself a prisoner in the Nassau County Jail 10 days later. Witnesses called for the defense said Mrs. de Saulles' actions immediately after the tragedy gave grounds for be lieving she was not rational. Sheriff Phlneas Seaman said the condition alarmed him and that he was afraid she would harm herself. When the jail physician examined the prisoner the morning following the shooting, he addressed a note to the Sheriff declaring it would "not be wise," in view of Mrs. de Saulles' "mental condition and extreme ner vousness," to confine her to a cell. Witnesses; called by the prosecution, however, testified that by giving at tention to such things as "lawyers, maids and money," and by stating "I'm glad that I did it I hope he dies," and by giving instructions that the police be called, Mrs. de Saulles in dicated she was of sound mind imme diately after the tragedy. These witnesses also said that on en tering de Saulles' home the defendant ignored her son, who was then coming down stairs near her. and passed on to the room where she found her hus band. This evidence was introduced to offset the claim of the defense that Mrs. de Saulles went to "The Box" for the one purpose of obtaining possession of her boy. Billions Xow in Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Total cash in the treasury of the United States today reached the unprecedented sum of 14,772,031, 78L- - HOARY TO' RUN Senator Announces Candidacy for Re-election. STATEMENT TELLS AIMS Primary Wheat Market la Oregon, Wooden Ships, Military High way From Canada to Mexico Favored. SALEM. Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) On the eve of his return to Washington United States Senator McNary today announced "his candidacy for re-election to the office. In making the announcement Sen ator McNary issued an - authorized statement in which he set forth some of the measures of more Importance which he states he will advocate dur ing the coming session of Congress. In his statement announcing his aims Senator McNary says: "Owing to the brief time allotted me In Oregon, I have been unable to visit all parts of the state. However, I feel that I am acquainted with Oregon con ditions, and its needs, ana my efforts during the coming session of Congress will be directed along as comprehensive a line of action as is consistent with ef fective and resultfu) work." "I shall offer an amendment to the food control bill to establish a pri mary market accessible to the wheat growers of Oregon, so that they will be on equal footing with "the growers In other sections of the country, thus removing the unfair conditions that obtained during the present year," he continued. "At the special session of Congress I proposed an amendment to the food bill which provided for Gov ernmental assistance in the develop ment of present and prospective recla mation and irrigation projects in East ern, Central and. Southern Oregon. Having a knowledge of the latent pro ductive possibilities of this vast em pire, I shall renew my efforts to Induce the Government to lend Its aid In ex tending the area of the productive en ergy of our state. "In view of the annual car shortage which has been rendered doubly acute by reason of war conditions, the wood en ship, as a vehicle of commerce, has become a National necessity, having passed the point of merely a state in dustrial activity, and for that reason, an effort to encourage Governmental participation in this industry merits the support of every official who has his country's welfare at heart. What ever energy I possess will be exerted toward further and. still further wooden ship building. Our Western coast cov ers an area larger than any of the na tions Involved in this war save Rus sia and has numerous harbors and landings that are unprotected which situation in my opinion should be met by the construction of a military high way from the northern boundary of the state of Washington to the southern boundary of the state of California, along which a military force and equip ment could be moved expeditiously in case of an emergency. I shall agres- slvely support the measure now pend ing In Congress which has for its pur pose the construction of the Pacific Coast Military Higtiway. "In the present world struggle, me chanical power is as Important and as necessary as any other one war factor and for that reason, I iam In terested in the development of public water powers in the public Interest and I will support some measure designed to utilize the millions of horse power now running Idly at sea. As a mem ber of the public lands committee. took much interest in legislation tend ing to promote the development of Alaska. At the coming session, I ex pect to devote some of my work calcu lated to develop the mineral, coal and oil resources of Alaska, which in my judgment will invite the establish ment of additional industrial enterprise- In Oregon and relieve the Na tion-wide coal famine. I shall co-op erate with the other members of Con gress in procuring a naval base for the Lower Columbia River, and the further improvement of the harbors along the Western Oregon coast. Replying to the question as1 to whether he would return to Oregon for his primary campaign. Senator McNary said: "If Congress Is in sessipn during the primary campaign I shall remain at Washington, as 1 believe my odii gation to my country and to my con stituents transcends any political am bition I may have, and for that reason I shall leave my cause to the verdict of the voters upon my course in Con gress." HIP BENEFIT IS FRIDAY MORM5G PERFORMANCE PROCEEDS ALL. (JO TO RED CROSS. Actors. Stale Hands, Musicians Give Services; Several Local At tractions Added. The Hippodrome Theater will stage a benefit performance next Friday morning at 10:45 o'clock for the benefi of the Red Cross. The actors and actresses, the stage hands, the must clans and everything In connection with the theater has been donated and every cent which Is taken in at the doo will be given to the Red Cross. In addition to the regular programme there will be several local attractions. COOS WORKERS TO ENL1S Logging Camp Being Canvassed by Captain V. A. Arnold. MARSH FIELD. Or., Dee. 1. (Spe cial.) captain W. A. Arnold, of th Signal Corps of the United States Army, has arrived - here to make a persona canvass of all logging camps, ship yards and lumber mills of the county, witn a -.view or enlisting the men members of the Loyal Legion of Lum bermen and Loggers. The workmen here are patriotic, and the plan, so fa as presented, has met with approva About 3000 men are employed In th lumber Industry in this county. Mos of them are engaged either In th production of airplane spruce, ship tim bers or in building vessels. Every man will be given an oppor tunity to enlist In the new service, organized to speed up the production of the lumber needed for the war. FRUIT MEN FEAR RATE RISE Increase In Freight Tarlfrs Will Ruin, Industry, Is Asserted. SALEM. Or.. Pec. 1 (Special.) A 15 per cent increase in freight rates would -ruin the fruit industry, accord ing to a communication received from the Willamette Valley Fruit Exchange of Corvallls, in filing a protest with the Public Service Commission and asking that body to interfere in the matter of the proposed increase now before the Interstate Commerce Com mission. The exchange states that every box of fruit shipped to Eastern points now pays the railroad 50 cents, and the 15 per cent increase would be 7Vi cents more. The communication says that very few fruit men are now receiving an adequate return on their invest ment. The Apple Growers Association, of Hood River, also has asked the Com mission to take action in fighting the proposed Increase. GOAL UP WITH WAGES PRESIDENT AUTHORIZES 85 CEXTS PER. TON INCH. EASE. Proposed Advance In Pay for Miners Met by Price Rise In Anthracite, Putting; Burden on Consumers. WASHINGTON, Dec 1. A general ncrease of 35 cents a ton was added to the price of anthracite coal at the mines today by President Wilson, to meet- a proposed wage increase for anthracite miners. The new prices are effective beginning today .and will add more than 330,000.000 to the public's annual coal bill. The wage increase was agreed on by operators and miners' representatives here' two weeks ago, contingent on higher coal prices to absorb the raise. When their negotiations were ended the operators" and miners turned over to the Fuel Administration their agree ment and estimates of what It would add to the cost of production. They asked that prices be raised at least 46 cents a ton. Fuel Administrator Garfield said to night he gave the problem the most careful consideration, hesitating to de- lde whether it would be worse to add o the burden of those who buy coal or permit workmen to leave the mines for higher pay elsewhere, thua reducing the coal output. It was evident, he said. hat the producers were ready to fight the wage increases. If forced to pay the ntire amount themselves. - The situation in the anthracite indus try and the factors influencing his de cision that prices should be increased were set forth by Dr. Garfield in a let ter to the President recommending that the increase be put at 35 cents a ton. 00T SEVERED BY SHOTGUN Edward Sandine, Aired 22. la In North Bend Hospital. NORTH BEND. Or.. Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) While lifting a 12-gauge shot gun from his boat late this afternoon, Edward Sandine, aged 22, accidently discharged the .weapon. The charge struck his right foot Just above the ankle and almost severed It. the foot being held only by the tendons. Friends who saw the accident took him out from his boat and rushed him to a hos pital, where amputation of the foot followed. He was en route across the bar to visit his parents, and brought the gun with him. to shoot ducks. He will probably recover. CLATSOP QUOTA UNFILLED 15 of 55 Men, Rejected. Board No. tlfled More Needed. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.) The Jocal exemption board has been notified by the commanding officer at camp Lewis that 15 of the 65 drafted men sent from this county have been rejected. Fifteen men to fill these va cancies are being notified to report at the Courthouse at 1:30 o clock Tuesday ana to start lor Camp Lewis on Wednesday morning. Notice was received this morning from the district board that Andrew Sund and Fred E. Eyenden, of this city, and Wenning E. Parker, of Fernhili, have been certified as eligible for mil itary service. Deschutes Men Rejected. BEND, Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.) Two more Deschutes County men sent to Camp Lewis with the county draft quota have been found physically un fit, and a call has been received for men to take their places. John R. McKenzle and Harry Thomas are the two men who will return from the camp. The total number of men re jected, out of a quota of 39, is placed at- four. Girls That Were Plain, Now Beauties "Wonderful Effect of Stuart's Calcium Wafers That Rid the Face of Skin Eruptions and Bring Matchless Beauty. SEND FOR, FREE TRIAL PACKAGE. "Believe Me, I Am Glad Those Plmplea Are Gone." Maybe'you are discouraged, but chee up. No matter how bad your skin may be, Stuart s Calcium Wafers will Quick ly work wonders with It. And then pood-bye to blackheads, pimples, acne, boils, rash, eczema and a muddy, sallow complexion. Calcium Sulfide, their principal In gredlent. Is the greatest blood cleanse known to science. 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At the request of the Federal Government, the Oregon Agricultural College is estab lishing- a school for the special pur pose of training part or the la.uuu radio and buzser operators immediate ly needed by the Government. Admis sion Is limited to men, subject to the second and succeeding drafts. A course of instruction will be begun on the campus as soon as possioie. probably on Monday. December 10. This 111 offer opportunities to men sub ject to draft to prepare themselves for definite skilled service. Instruction will be given In the morning, after noon and evening and, as the work Is largely individual, students may com plete it as soon their skill and ability permit. When the students have passed trie final tests they will be given a certifi cate to the commandant of the canton ment to which they are assigned and then will continue with more advanced instruction until assigned to active field service. Applications must be made in writing to the president of the college. President Kerr is also desirous of learning immediately of any persons qualified to give instruction in the In ternational code who are available as instructors. Compensation will be al lowed for Instructional assistants. Brazil to Send Flyers to Europe. RIO JANEIRO. Dec. 1. Brazil Is soon iTifii i-ri iJ ly mil L2J i& Ini NUMBER ONE is the mysterious leader of a band of conspirators who, for a secret reason, seek to ruin, then to slay a millionaire inventor, q Kathleen Clifford, the bravest girl in fUmdom, is the heroine of this baff ling story. J It is Kathleen who risks her life, battling against the forces of hate. It is Kathleen who flashes through thrill after thrill in this, the finest melodrama of the year. Will Consider selected this Holiday Season ent spirit a higher purpose moves each and all. A half century of careful, experienced buying is at your service. Originality, beauty and fitness mark every display within our store, with a corps of skilled, courteous salespeople to aid but not urge the visitor. Military Accessories in a hundred different forms, afford a most un usual opportunity in solving the Christmas Gift Problem These items are made of Regulation Khaki and adapted to the soldier's kit: Military Fitall A toilet case adjustable to your own fittings. A most convenient accessory- Military Mirrors each one encased. Pipe.and Tobacco Cases Military Hair Brushes Cigar and Cigarette Holders snttXTAT WIST PWX MARSHALL TOO -HOME A 6171 J Always "S. & H." Stamps First Three Floofs. to make her first contribution to the fighting forces of the allies. In re sponse to an Invitation from the Brit ish government that Brazilian aviators complete their eoure of Instruction In Students' Special Irani for Corvallis and Eugene O. A. C. Sunday, December 2 Leave North Bank Station . . . Leave Jefferson-St. Station. 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