The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 31, 1919, Section One, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE SUNDAY OREGON! AN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 31, 1919. " EAGER T1GKET- , RIOT HI LOS Order Restored by Police at Railroad Offices. TRAirtMEN BACK ON JOBS Eight-day Tie-up Ends With "o Gain Made by Union Men Who Walked Out. . LOS ANGELES. Aug. SO The police department bad to be called upon to restore order at tbe general ticket of fice of the railroad administration on Broadway here today, when the large room was crowded by would-be pa trons, while hundreds more struggled on the sidewalks to get near the door. Order was quickly obtained. The ticket offices will remain open all day tomor row and Monday, a holiday, it is announced. ITacticalljr all striking steam road engineers, conductors, brakemen, yard men and switchmen were reporting back to work this morning following a vote to discontinue their strikes here which was completed last night. The first train to leave Los Angeles sin.e August -2 was a Southern Pa cific valley line passenger that pulled out for San Francisco today at 7:45. The next trains were three sections of an overland limited dispatched by the Salt Lake at 1:50. Tbe Santa. Fe started trains north and south before o'clock. Traffic Tied F Eight Days. The resumption of work on the steam roads this morning brings to a close a complete tie-up of all trains except a few interurbaa electrics, that has held commerce at a standstill here for eight days. The four great brotherhoods walked out here eiuring the night of August 21 and the following day. and sim-e that time freight and passenger traffic has been at a standstill. The "big four" strike here spread In all directions in southern California. For a brief period the strike also inter rupted steam road operation at San Francisco and Oakland. All Interme diate points in California were corre spondingly affected. Tbe original rail strike was said by the men who left to be an Individual move and not the result of votes by local bodies of the orders. They said they were "resigning" as individuals only. They never made a formal statement of grievances, but announced repeatedly that they were out because they would not bandlo freight from the Pacific Electric lines, where members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen bad preceded them on strike, seeking a higher wage scale. The Pacific Electric men struck on Au gust Is. That system however, was never entirely paralyzed, and within la few days re-established a service of about SO per cent of normal, which, it is said by the company, baa since been increased to normal. ' , Casualties Namber Tws. . - The first strike of transportation men here was that of employes of the Los Angeles Street Railway company, who went out on August 1. The strikes have been conducted with little disorder and only two serious casualties. A switchman was shot in a street clash the second day of the 1 rouble and died recently. Yesterday Mrs. Sylvester W. Lowe, an elderly woman, was killed by a Pacific Electric car. and the crew waa roughly handled by atrike sympathizers before the po lice cculd rescue them. The steam road men have returned without gaining a single concession. bot without losing any rights. Their seniority and runs were restored with out prejudice. The electric line men are still out and the managements of the two companies have announced that the strikers will be taken back only as new men by individual employment at the old terms. Both companies claim that they now have more than SO per cent of tbe normal force and are pre pared to re-establish night service whenever they feel that the cars can run without danger to passengers or employes. Chirrs Influence Prevails. The men admitted they were greatly Influenced to return by the vigorous statements of Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the engineers, and W. G. Lee, head of the conductors, and also by the firm stand of the railroad adminis tration. Messrs. Stone and Lee noti fied their striking members that if tbey failed to return by today their places would ba filled and they would be expelled from the order while the brotherhoods would help to run the roads In the atrike zone. The railroad administration, speaking through Director-General Hines. said that the gov ernment would operate tbe roads from this morning, using any means neces sary. The resumption of steam road opera tions today found the yards here Jam med and packed with freight of all descriptions. a marine commission by which labor at sea can be watched and the sailor pro tected against unfair and underpaid competition. An international union card has long existed. The treaty looks to raising labor condition to their highest present level in all lands and ending the competition of nnfalr con ditions In the future so that there shall be International conditions as well as International cards. Treaty Delay Opposed. - "This cannot come in a day. In year or in a decade; but It is possible to turn the world of nations in tni direction, to give the command of To ward march, to keep the world moving until this great end. is won. This can not be done if the treaty is amended or delayed. Senator Fall of New Mex ico has already proposed that the labor articles of the treaty be cut out unae the pretense that they level flow They do not. The article of the treaty creating conference of labor in which all na tions are represented provides that th article shall be Interpreted in accord ance with the following principle: In no case shall any member be asked or required as a result of the adoption of any recommendation or draft conven tlon by the conference to lessen thi protection afforded by its existing leg islation to workers concerned. Tha labor articles of the treaty were draw by labor men for labor. They will stand." BAKERS -ARE DESPAIRING GLOOMY OCTLOOK PICTURED AT AX.MAL ASSOCIATION MEETING Mounting Cost, Tendencies of House wives to Make Own Bread, Enter Into Problem. PERSHING REFUSES HELP fVm?nueJ From P1rt Pace. at a time when tbe world should be come normal and be governed not by armlea or individuals but by law.' Caatesant far Prsple Alleged. Representative Bland's . statement reads: -All I car to say personally about General Pershing's refusal to testify before the congressional committee and I speak for myself alone Is, that he and his army are bigger than our deputy sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives, and he. of course, can avoid giving us the Information we lestrc. I think It is apparent that the war department has during the entire war shown Its Indifference and con tempt for the wishes of the people and their representatives, and this Is only . a clear-cut. concrete example of that set. tlment. "For the time being we will try to get along In our investigations here without General Pershing's aid." Althouah General Pershing said he had no further comment to make upon tbe incident, it was learned at his headquarters that all documents of the general staff were shipped to Brest on August IS and were In the hold of the transport Leviathan before be received notice that he was expected to appear aa a witness before the committee. GOMPERS URGES SPEED f Continued From Ftrtt Pace. mner U universal Justice to all labor everywhere. The covenant and treaty delayed so long in the senate proposes to sain this. Ib-r B Create!. Thy declare labor Is not a com modity. They make it the rljrht and duty of every land to bring before a world tribunal conditions anywhere which are perilous to its own labor. They create a central international labor bureau to learn what these con ditlons are and whether laws as to labor are enforced. Every country binds Itself to make no agreement with any other country lowering the stand ard oX labor. The covenant provides . Conditions that face Portland bakers are not bright on account of mounting production costs and reduced volume of sales, according to reports made at the annual meeting and election of the Master fiakerr Association of Oregon, which was held the latter part of the week. Several bakers declared that they were losing heavily. The work of the last year was re viewed and It was stated that the bakers' work in obtaining enactment of a state law compelling the production of & standard loaf had gone far in pro tecting the public against bakers who had previously turned out short-weight loaves. All tbe officers were re-elected for another year. They are: William B. Heusner. president; Burt Holcomb, sec retary; H. F. Rittman, treasurer; E. F. Davidson, first vice-president; Harry Korn. second vice-president; Bert Franz, third vice-president, and A. San den, fourth vice-president. One change was made in the director ate. John Wright succeeded C. K. Johnson, resigned. In reviewing the activities of the as sociation. President Heusner said that the transition of the bakery business from a war to peace basts has resulted in heavy loss of business. In regard to its effects on income he said: "During the war the volume of bread sold made a heavy increase because the housewife could not make bread with substitutes and had only limited flour supplies. As a result of this great amount of business it was possible to meet the big additional costs and over head and still make money. "This year, however, conditions are reversed. The housewife is making her own bread again. The average output of the bakeries has dropped about 60 per cent, while overhead has increased. As a recult, our bakeries face a grave situation and many of them are losing heavily. It Is a situation which each individual baker must meet in his own way." - $75,000 JUDGMENT GRANTED Los Angeles 'Woman Wins Suit Against Ex-Portland Man. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 30. (Spe cial.) Judgment for 175.000 and In terest from January 9. 1919, was awarded to Anna G. Walters by Judge Z B. West in superior court in Santa Ana today. The verdict was directed against George A. Fox, formerly of Portland, and was the culmination of a civil suit growing out of a fast and furious love affair In which it was said that Fox. after a three-day court' ship, induced Irs. Walters to marry him and to deed her orange grov-e to her prospective husband. Fox later sold the ranch and re ceived as part pay an apartment house at a beach nesort. Money received in the trade was said to have been re tained by Fox, who was arrested and convicted In the Los Angeles courts on a charge of embezzlement. SIGNE LUND TO SING HERE Norwegian Composer to Give Church Recital Wednesday Xlght. Madame Signs Lund, noted Norwe gian composer, will give a recital next Wednesday night at the Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran church. Aladame Lund waa born at Christlanla, Norway, but has made her home in America since 1902. She waa decorated In 1914 by King Haakon of Norway with the gold medal Pour le Merlte, as a token of appre ciation from the people of Norway. In 1917 she won the prise awarded by the National Arts club of America for the best war aong. Her contribution was entitled The Road to France." and was selected in competition with 600 composers. 1 3 For sunburn windburn freckles or tan For a clear, soft, lovely skin, un spoiled by sun, wind or weather, use CyiTISEPTr It keeps the skin cool and smooth, and imparts to it a wholesome, velvety texture. It is delightfully soothing and refreshing. Pre pared both scented and unscented. with powder In tints of white, flesh and brunette. A Medicinal Toilet Preparation Agreeable and Pleasant to Vac At All Drug and Department . Stores GOMPERS WORKING FOR PEACE IN STEEL Hope Still Held That Strike May Be Averted. PLUMB PLAN NOT ACTED ON Labor Federation to Xame Special Committee on Subject Actors Out to Be Aided. WASHINGON. Aug. 30. Samuel Gom pers, president of the American Federa tion of Labor, announced today that ef forts were still being made to effect a settlement of the controversy between the steel workers and the United States Steel corporation. Hopes were enter tained, he said, -that an "amicable ad justment" could be reported, making a strike unnecessary. . . Mr. Gompera announcement was made after a three days' meeting of the executive council of the labor federa tion, at which many labor problems were discussed. Action on the Plumb plan of the rail road brotherhood for tri-partite con trol of the railroads waa deferred by the council, Mr. Gompera said. The matter was regarded of such transcend ent importance to labor, to the people and to the country that It was thought best to name a substitute committee to gather all the facta and evidence and submit them to the council. Mr. Gompera said the council had dis cussed the actors' strike and had issued new charter to the Actors' Equity so ciety and the White Rats' association under the name of Actors and Artisans Association of America. The executive council. Mr. Gompera said, pledged tbe full support of the federation to the actors now on strike. NO RAINFALL SINCE APRIL Fossil Ranchers Must Drive Cattle Several Miles Daily for Water. FOSSIL. Or.. Aug. 30. (Special.) General alarm is felt over the exceed ingly dry condition in this vicinity. There has been no rain here since April, and stockmen are having trouble in getting water for their stock. Wells that have never been dry oeforo in the history of the country have been without water for weeks. - Stockmen are obliged to drive stock several miles each day in order to have water for them. The water in the city reservoirs Is so low that citizens of Fossil are feel ing considerable concern. There has never been such a drought in tbe history of the county. Indians predict a hard winter, with a great deal of snow. - Satsop-Elma Road Open. ABERDEEX. Wash., Aug! 30. (Spe cial.) The Olympic highway between Satsop and Elma, which has been closed for the past six weeks, has again been opened to travel, and probably will re main open until spring. Shortage of cars has made It impossible to get ce ment for all the county road projects and It has been thought best to rush the Aberdeen-Montesano road and the stretch west of Hoquiam, temporarily abandoning work on the Elma-Satsop line. The opening of the line eliminates a bad stretch of detour. Labor Day Off for Railroaders. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. Regional railroad directors were instructed to day by Director-General Hines to ar range to give as many railroad em ployes a holiday on Labor day as con sistent with the conduct of necessary rain movements. 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The Only School with a sep arate step room and extra teachers. here backward pupils receive special ttention. The Only School with a svs- em where you dance with dozens of liferent partners, teaching the gen- eman to lead and lady to follow cor rectly (the only way to become a prac- cal dancer), lie uniy scnooi wnere ach pupil receives a printed descrip- ion of all dances free. We do not teach before danclna parties begin, or trive short one-hour lessons, and I consclen- ouslv believe one lesson from us Is worth six in the average echool. The ost backward pupil will not become embarrassed and is sure to learn. You ill eniov yeurseir. as the social fea- ure alone is worth double the price. PRIVATE LESSORS AT ALL HOURS. If you desire the most simple ball room dance or most beautiful atage dance, call afternoons or evenings. SELECT DANCINO PARTIES every Saturday evening. Best music, popular prices. Clip this out. Tell your friends. 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