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10 TITE SUNDAY OliEGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 10, 1920 MUSICIANS HONS TRY FOR INJUNCTION Temporary Order Is Issued) ; but Later Dissolved. HEARING IS HELD LACKING Action Regarded as Test of Con tracts Between Movie Organ ; lsts and Labor Bodies. have conformed o the union regu lations." EXCELSIORPLANT CLOSED Factory at Eugene Awaits More Favorable Market. EUGEXE. Or.. Oct. 9. (Special.) The Eugene excelsior factory was closed yesterday on account" of the slump in the market. C. O. Peterson, president of the company, said the plant would remain closed two or three weeks while necessary repairs and alterations were made. Twenty men are temporarily out of employ ment. The factory has been operating and shipping steadily for a long time. The warehouses are now full of the manufactured article and it was de cided to close down until business becomes better. Shortly before closing hour yestrfr day afternoon W. S. ITRen, counsel for the local union of the American Federation of Musicians", presented ar. injunction petition to the circuit court, demanded an immediate hear ing and obtained a temporary order restraining union organists from playing in the Jensen & Von Herberg moving picture theaters until the re turn of the writ next Thursday af ternoon. Judge Tazwell. before whom the matter came, issued the restraining order, and for a matter of two hours or more the theater owners and or ganists were in something of a dilemma. However, when legal coun sel for Jensen & Von Herberg reached Judge Tazwell they quickly uc ceeded in having the restraining order dissolved. Dissolution of Order la Won. dissolution of the order, which would have made It a natter of con tempt of court for any of the seven defendant organists to perform at their respective posts, was won on the ground that none of the defend ants had received "due notice" of the petition seeking Issuance of the re straining order. The whole matter was, by the judge's later action, put over for hearing at 2 P. M. next Thursday. The restraining order was sought as a test case to try out the strength of n. contract between the unions and the organists, and was brought In the r.ame of local No. 99 of the musicians' union, through E. E. Pettingell, presi dent, and Bruce Keith, secretary, against Cecil Teague, Henri A. Keates, .Nellie Barry, Nellie Kennedy, H. Q. Mills, Mrs. Harry Hobbs and Ernest Jxordstrom, the organists. The petition contended that the de fendants entered into a contract when tney affiliated with the local union of musicians prior to July 1, 1920. and agreed, in return for their admission to the union to support fts constitu tion and by-laws and "to obey all its mandates." One of these mandates was the walk-out order of last July, which the organists refused to obey. 7 Union Explains Coarse. Instead of euing the organists for the alleged breach of contract, the union stated in its plea to the court that the defendants are insolvent and could not respond to monetary dam ages; that the plaintiff is suffering irreparable injury by the continued playing of the defendants in the Lib erty, Majestic. Columbia, Peoples and Star theaters, and that it has no remedy except by injunction. Presiding Judge Tazwell granted the temporary restraining order, say intf! that he could not consistently deny it, though he realized that it would work considerable hardship on tha ' defendants, in view of the fact that earlier in the day he had re fused to dissolve an injunction which merchant tailors' of the city had ob tained against the use of union la bor in the tailoring shops of Ray Barkhurst and Herbert Greenland. The tailors asked that the tem porary restraining order in their caee be dissolved pending the hearing of the case, but the judge asserted that he . did not believe special damage would be done and that he would continue it in force to insure a speedy hearing. ' ; Memberships Are Restored. Orsnists in the Jensen & Von Herberg houses were informed by union representatives Friday that their memberships in the Portland Theatrical Federation and the Musi cians' union, of which it is a part,. had been restore-- They were told also that the fines levied at the time the strike was first called and the organists refused to walk out had been wiped off -(he elate and their regular dues had been paid for them. On this basis the organists were urged to come back into the union and again invited to stop work in houses alleged to be "unfair." Nominally, the musicians did not object to this gratuitous reinstate ment in the unions, but. they did not heed the request that they quit work. The sole object of their reinstate ment, charged Dan J. Malarkey, at torney for the theater firm, was to Btop them from working, and when orders to this end were ignored the restraining order move was launched to force them off their Jobs. 7 Union Lenders Scored.- Action of the union leaders was last night scored by Mr. Malarkey. "Unions have always denounced in junctions," he eaidi "They have al ways preached against the 'iniquity of Injunctions.' yet here we have a case where they employ this very Instrument In an attempt to gain their ends. "This action by the unions Is what I call an outrage. "Why. they are trying their est to prevent these musicians, from earning a living. When it came to a question of leav ing the union or giging up their jobs last summer, the musicians decided to keep their jobs. Today the union made it look as though, once you Joined, you could never drop out. "It's certainly a most remarkable sit uation, especially in view of the fact that the whole thing grows out .of Bome trouble in Tacoma theaters tin which Jensen & Von Herberg are not directly Interested, and that no one denies that salaries and wpsking conditions in the Portland theaters are entirely satisfactory and always DRAFT EVADERLEFT AUTO Car in Which Bergdoll Escaped to Canada Found by Officials. PEMBINA, N. D., Oct, 8.An auto mobile abandoned in St. Vincent, Minn., early this spring, is the car used by Grover Bergdoll. Philadel phia draft evader. In escaping into Canada, according to federal official. DISASTER PREDICTED FROM INTEREST DILL Measure Held Most Radical Ever Put Before Voters. RUIN TO STATE SEEN Passage of Amendment, Says E. C. . Sammons, Would Impair Credit of Oregon. SALEM. Or., Oct. 9. (Special.) No more radical measure was ever submitted to the ' voters of Oregon than the constitutional amendment which proposes to limit the legal rate of interest In this state to 5 WELL-KNOWN RESIDENTS CELEBRATE FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. i . i r- j- ii i i. r r- , . vs a u r ,- I In! 1 'l i J V A ' J s 'X T 2 1 1 1 x - ? II J? fW-0 k & MR, AND MRS. A. An event of the month was the c niversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tru Chalet, on the Columbia river higH and Mrs. Trueblood have resided in dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. L. R. S Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Philips, Miss L Lou Phelps, Marion Pier, all of P Trueblood of Oakland, Cal. Markham photo. E. TRUEBLOOD. elebration of the golden wedding an eblood. A dinner at Crown Point way was given for the occasion. Mr. Portland since 1SSS. Present at the tanley, Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope Pier. ou Trueblood, Dorothy, Donald, Betty ortland, and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. loan money in Oregon for 5 per cent" when 6, 7 and 8 per cent is easily obtainable in every other state in the Union "The results of disturbing the fi nancial conditions ' of Oregon at the present time would be far-reaching considering that the state is in an era of development and demands for credit are being made on every hand. If you were denied the privilege of borrowing money for your needs, if your friends and neighbors were in the same boat, and if the industries were compelled to close down for want of funds to carry on their operations, Oregon would be forced to turn her clock back 700 years. "Money Is a commodity the same as sugar and flour and the man or woman who places this commodity in the reach of others .is entitled to a reasonable profit. When the voters of any state place the rate of in terest at a figure so low that it will not return a? fair profit, the financial market will tighten and hard times will be the natural consequence. '"On its face the amendment may appeal to the borrowers, who, through misrepresentation, have been led to believe that they will be able to ob tain money at a rate of interest not to exceed 5 per cent, but this is not the truth, for as quickly as the interest rate ti lowered to the extent that loans will not pay a profit, the money will be sent out of the state never to return." Other speakers discussed the meas ure proposing to divide the legislative sessions, tho marketing bill and the non-partisan league. Tonight the speakers went to Woodbufn, were they addressed a crowd at that city. HOLDING WHEAT URGED (Continued From Flrat Page.) stabilized at $3 a bushel for good wheat at the growers' terminal mar ket, this being the cost of produc tion on a 10-year average yield. "Wheat growers' expenses for la bor and equipment in raising this year's crop was the highest average in the last ten years. Now that the price is cut in two, he stands to lose half his investment. "As the average consumer pays only one and a half cents a day to the wheat grower for every dollar a bushel of its price, or one-half cent a meal, 3 wheat would cost the consumer only ihi cents a day or lhi cents a meal as the wheat grow er's share. That could not be a hardship on anyone.- "This proclamation and action is to stop this scheme of the gamblers in wheat to hold up the public for hundreds of millions of dollars in tribute to profiteering wheat dealers and to give a fair wage and over head expense to the growers of wheat who began investing 'both in this wheat more than 15 months ago." CALIFORNIAIMS READY TO FINISH ROAD JOB Crescent City-Grants Pass Connection Desired. DELEGATION IN PORTLAND Southern Men Here to, Confer With Head of Oregon Commission. Funds Held Available. ' California is ready to Improve the road connecting Crescent City. Cal.. with Grapts. Pass. Or. A delegation from Crescent City arrived in Port land this week to take up the matter personally with S. Benson, chairman of the Oregon state highway commis sion. The delegation consisted of G. H. Douglas, Joseph McNulty and John McNamara. They represented the harbor commission and the Crescent City chamber of commerce. According tn tu ,inin.t: 000 is available for work in Del Norte m tne California bond elec tion 1400.000 was set aside for the highway work In Del Norte, which adjoins Curry county, Oregon. Del Norte has raised a sum and with gov ernment aid $800,000 can be used. South of Crescent City road work is now in progress and the residents of the town nn th K.o,r ,l. - - uoj " out iu see Lua road over the mountains, . leading to ra, improveri. steam shov HARDING HELD FOR PACT (Continued From Flrnt Page.) Bergdoll, according to belief here, went to Winnipeg from St. Vincent and there obtained a passport from a returned soldier which enabled him to cross tot Holland. Four pistols and two bottles of whisky were found in the car, which has been shipped to Philadelphia. Rockefeller Foundation Makes Gift. MONTREAL, Oct. 9. A gift of $15,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation to the American Hospital association on condition that $5000 Is obtained from other sources was announced at the closing session of the assoeia tion's 'convention yesterday. per cent, declared E. C. Sammons. Portland banker, in an address be fore a large crowd in the armory here this afternoon. "The passage of this amendment would mean ruin fer the state through impairment of credit," said Mr. Sammons, "and much of the money now being used for the in dustrial benefit of Oregon would be sent to distant localities. The bor rowing power of every corporation, individual and industry in the state would be destroyed and it is not unreasonable to suppose that every loan now outstanding would be called in. when it becomes due. It is utterly foolish to believe that any one will the amalgamation of the Grand Trunk and Canadian Northern railway, are Sir Walter Cassels of the Canadian exchequer court; Sir Thomas White, ex-minieter of finance, and A. W. At water, K. C, ex-treasurer of the province of Quebec. "Cox has asked me how T can sup port Harding when the senator has denounced the league of nations," said Mr. Taft. "Cox is not quit right if he says Harding Is opposed to the league of nations idea Harding wants a league that will be consti tuted more like a court. He wants a league.' but not Mr. Wilson's league. "Obviously there will have to be some compromise, and it may very well be that the kind of league Sen--ator Harding supports -will form the basis of the compromise. I believe that the election of Senator Harding will mean the adoption of a league of nations with reservations and the ending of all further dispute." 0.,'M,,,,,,H tlllllilMllIlllIlIllIilllJIIIflllllllfllltlllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1 II 1 II l-Jf FOR TLAND has els and other equipment are being as- i sembled at Crescent City. From Gasquet. on the present grade, there is a steady Increase In elevation until the mountains are crossed into Oregon. , The present grade Is steep, winding and so nar row tnat big cars sometimes have to back up when negotiating a sharp curve. The Californians intend to establish a new route which will provide better grades. The. proposed route will come to the summit at Elk creek and materially shorten the dis tance which the Oregon commission will have to build. It is said that on the Oregon side a 3 per cent grade can be obtained and that there is comparatively little heavy construc tion. What ' the delegation wished to know was whether the Oregon com mission would build to connect. If the road is constructed on the Cali fornia side. Mr. Benson replied, and then confirmed the conversation in writing, that personally he favored having the Oregon road system con nect with the California road system on the coast. Mr. Benson explained that he could not speak for his col leagues on the commission. x Track Freighting- Factor. One point stressed by the delegation was that the Increased freight rates on . railroads would Increase the de mand for transportation of freight by auto trucks. The Californlans said that steamers could bring freight to Crescent City, where It could be us loaded and then trucked the 90-odd miles over the mountain range into Grants Pass and distributed from that point throughout the Rogue river valley. Trucks cover the distance over the present road in a day, and the time could be materially reduced over the proposed road which the Del Norte county people wish to have built, it was said. ". The attitude taken by the Oregon commission heretofore regarding the Crescent City-Grants Pass road was that of watchful waiting. The Ore gon commission has not felt inclined to commit itself until it was officially informed as to the programme of the California highway people. Various rumors have been heard by the Ore gon commission, but never, until this' delegation arrived a few days ago, has there been a definite statement. From time to time California highway people have been reported as saying they would build, and the Oregon department has requested - data, but none has be,en forthcoming. Com- missioner Booth was in Crescent City I IS months ago in the hope of learn ing something tangible and made the trip over the present road. Commis sioner Kiddle went over the Crescent City-Grants Pass road within the past month to familiarize himself with it. Part of the present road. in Josephine county, has been worked on by the county court and the gov ernment has let a contract to reduce the grade on the Hayes hill section. In pioneer days the present road was used to pack freight from Crescent City to the mines of Josephine and the road now meanders through half a dozen abandoned gold camps. Del Norte county also wants to im prove the road from Crescent City north to tha Oregon line, near Harbor, in Curry county, where there is now a road running along tho Oregon coast to Gold Beach. MINING ACTIVITY RESUMED BRAKE IN DM! CITY START OF IIFE SEXTEXCE IS 11EXD UP TENDING APPEAIv. Many New Properties In Josephine Connty Expected to Be Producers. GRANTS PASS. Or., Oct. 9. (Spe cial.) Mining activity in Josephine county is being resumed and it is ex pected that during the winter many new properties will become producers. The Josephine Mining & Development company has taken over the Dailey group at Panther bar on the lower Illinois river and will develop this placer property, which is one of the largest in Josephine county. Machin ery is being sent in to the mine now. The Western Metal Mines company has purchased the Standard Iiirt&l mine at Almeda. which contains a large ore body and several acres of placer ground. This company also contemplates the development of other properties In the county. Attorney Scores State Officials for Alleged Laxness in Carrying: Out Court Order. SALEM, Or., Oct. 9. (Special.) Acting upon an order issued by G. G. Kinpham, judge of the Marion county circuit court. Russell Brake, under life sentence for the murder of Harry Dubinsky, Portland for-hire car driv er, has been returned to Oregon City, wntre he will remain pending the disposition of his appeal to the su preme court. He was originally tried and convicted in Clackamas county and has been surrendered to thesher iff there. Thomas H. Garland, attorney for Brake, today scored the state offi cials for what he termed laxness in carrying out the order of the court and asked Judge Bingham to take some action o have his mandate en forced. Garland then was informed that his client already had been re turned to Oregon City. Grants Pass Women Active. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Oct. 9. (Spe cial.) Mrs. C. L. Clevenger has been elected president of the women's aux iliary to the Grants Pass chamber of commerce. A flower show will be held next year. The women also voted to work with a committee from the chamber of commerce and the Ameri can Legion to secure a community house for the city. The subject of child welfare is being given a large amount of attention. Phone your want ads, to The Orego nlsn. Main 7070, Automatic 5fiO-95. 1 Fresno Paper Changes Hands. FRESNO. Cal.. Oct. 9. 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