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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 23, 1923 15 10 PUT HEARTS LOTTERY Lonely Lovers to Get Mates by Chance. NAMES ARE TO BE DRAWN Final Match-Making of Widows and Widowers, Maidens and Ypuths to Be August 16. HAMMONTO?J, N. J.. July 22. (Special.) "Widows and widowers, maidens young and old" bachelors bald, and youths of promise will be exposed to matrimony ' here on August 16. The Cupid lottery of the Ham- monton Lovers Co-operative union has been arranged. More than 500 men and women, widows and wid owers and those who have not ven tured into the state whose nether border resounds with tinkling bells have written to the founders of the union asking that their names be placed in fate's hands so that their loneliness of life may be no more. It all came about because two wia owers of the town lunched together in a restaurant's unromantic atmos phere not long ago. Louie S. Con- ley, proprietor of the leading cigar store on the town s main street, then and there expressed his views to Thomas B. Dolker, editor of the South Jersey Star and Hammonton correspondent for several big city papers. Hail Grows Voluminous. "It's a shame." said Conley, "that we have 200 lonely widows and widowers In this fine town. Do you know what we ought to do?. Put the names of the widows In one box and the widowers In another and draw them out to match them up. Editor Delker was struck by the philosophy. Correspondent Delker saw some space In his big city pa pers. He wrote a story about it. Within a week Conley"s mall began to increase. Today It Is so volu minous he hardly has time to at tend to his cigar business. From that mail evolved the Ham monton Lovers' Co-opexative union. Conley became the president and Delker the secretary. The first thought was to confine the union's patronage to widows and widowers. But as the mail Increased and youth took its pen In hand to de scribe unbelievable loneliness the two widowers relented. They de cided to take In all comers, be they fat or lean, tall or short, fair or not so good. Eagle Theater Reserved. The Eagle theater was reserved for Aueust 16. Little Miss Vir ginia Cockrell Greis, daughter of Lawyer B. Greis, formerly con nected with the Continental Trust company of New York city, was selected as Cupid. The original plan was just to place the names of the men in one box and the women In another, draw "and make it a catch-as-catch-can affair. But Editor Delker had a better thought. Next Wednesday a questionmme will be sent out. The "lotteryites" will' be asked to tell their name, age and beauty marks; physical and mental makeup; religion' and pre vious experience, romantic and matrimonial. Broken engagements and reasons therefore must be set down. And then, the most important answer of all financial status. , Judgment to Be Used. All those who answer fully will be placed In "class A," all others in "class B." Those in class A will not have to wait until August 16. Edi tor Delker and Merchant Conley will go over class A carefully and match up the couples. They will be in- formed immediately that they have been drawn, be given each others' addresses and then nature will be left to take Its course. The same will be done as far as possible with class B. "But they," explained Editor Del ker, "will be left to chance rathe! than judgment." All the left-overs will be disposed of on August 16, when the original lottery plan will go into effect. But even then precautions will be taken. Mismatea Are Not Wanted. Where the age of the man draw Is more than 60 per cent higher than that of the woman, he will be thfown back for another draw. And where the man is younger than the woman he will also have to go back for another chance. "We don't want any mismates on account of age," explained Delker. The letters have come from New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Jer sey, Tennessee (very heavy returns), Indiana, Ohio, Maine and the dis trict of Columbia.- In desirability they range from a miss of 18 sum mers, whose home is in Philadelphia, to a southern gentleman who lays claim to the honor tf having fired the last shot in the civil war. And the best thing about it is thai no fee is charged for entrance. to settle the rail and mine strikes,' J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation,! the greatest organization of the! farmers in the country, today indi- cated when he sent two lengthy telegrams to President Harding, urging him to take whatever steps were necessary to maintain trans portation and mine operation. "The federal law," said President Howard, "must be respected. The Interests of the whole people are greater than those of any part or parts greater than those of the miners or the mine owners greater than those of the railway unions or the railroad executives. "Therefore we believe we have an" absolute and legitimate right to de mand that the law be upheld; that the decision of the railway labor board be enforced." MELON CAUSES FRAGAS TWO MEN. STEAL .FRUIT . FROM STAND. Proprietor, Threatened for Time by Crowd of 200 Persons, Is Put Jnder Arrest. One watermelon nearly caused a riot at the corner of Sixth and Couch streets late last night, the ensuing fracas drawing a crowd of more than 200 persons, and a threat from one man to use a gun before the police arrived .and quelled the uprising. . . - Two men, who escaped after being knocked ' down, removed a water melon from the -stand in front of James Riges' confectionery store at 35 North Sixth street and ran across Couch street toward Broadway, Riges in hot pursuit He caught up with them and knocked down first one and then the other and was going the rounds a second time before a crowd collected and Inter fered. Then Riges retreated to his store and called the police. The crowd followed him back, making threats at Riges. Captain Inskeep sent one man down, who found a situation more serious than he expected. The crowd had taken to rolling Riges' water melons around on the street and daring him to come out and get caught. The patrolman hurried back to headquarters for reinforce ments, which were sent a patrol wagon and two motorcycles full of specials, jailers and drivers. L. E. Beach, special deputy sher iff, happened to pass by in the meantime, heard that Riges had been fighting, and placed him under arrest, which satisfied the crowd. They dispersed. Riges was locked up on a charge of disorderly con duct, but without a complaining witness. Beach could not complain because he had not seen the fight, and the men who had stolen the melon picked it up after they picked themselves up, and made off. Con sequently Riges was released on $10 bail. LS' PffYSiqiAN ACCUSED OF IL LEGAL OPERATIONS. ID COMMISSION TOUR REVELATION Oregon's Size, Scenery and Resources Unfolded. 2600 MILES TRAVERSED State Found to Be Veritable Won derland, and Yet Onljr Part of It Surveyed. ' . Eastern, Me., Office Believed Cen ter for Traffic Which Attract ed Terror-Stricken Women. (By-jOucago Tribune Leased Wire.) v EASTON, Me., July 22. This town Is aroused by the greatest upheaval in its history. Today the authori ties or Aroostook county exhumed the bodies of four girls buried here. All are believed to have died as the result of illegal operations per formed by a physician of Easton. The proceedings relative to the charges against the physician have been cloaked with considerable mys tery. It is said that his office was the headquarters for a traffic in il legal operations which brought terror-stricken young woman patients from all over New England. ThwTour bodies exhumed today are but a part of those who died as a result of the operation, it is said. The physician fled to St Johns, N. B., when 'a warrant for his arrest was sworn out by the parents of the alleged victims. Eastern police, with extradition papers, went to St. John, only to find that the physician had left there for Boston. Later he was arrested in Everett, Mass., and brought here on a war rant charging him with the murder of a 20-year-old girl. He' is Dr. John F. Dilling, aged 60. He was arrested at the home of his sister. He waived extradition. One alleged victim is Melvina Oak, 20, who died following alleged sur gical treatment by Dr. Dilling on May 25 last. inspection of the proposed road, which is now in bad condition,' by the state highway commission, the Umatilla county court and George Cecil, district' forester. The high way has been approved by the com mission and the forest service road department, the latter appropriating ;0,OO0 to meet with Umatilla ana Grant county funds. Announcement has been made by the district forester that a survey of the highway, which taps a virgin territory in south Umatilla and north Grant counties, will be com pleted this year by the forest serv ice, and perhaps a forest contract let The highway runs between the Umatilla and Wentaha national for ests and is important to forest patrol. CHAIRMAN TOOZE WILL TOUR STATE i Republican Leader Seeks Strong Organization. MDOMSffl $15 WANTED FROM EACH MEMBER IN SALEM. EDITORS REACH NEWPORT Visiting Scribes Welcomed at Ban' quet of Sea Food. NEWPORT, Or., July 22. (Spe cial.) A special train carrying 150 newspaper editors, some accom panied by their wives and sweet hearts, arrived at Yaquina at'4 P. M. today. The passenger boat Newport quickly transported them to New port, where they were welcomed by a committee representing the New port community club. Autos stood waiting to take the visitors to their hotels. At 6:30 C. C. Presley, president of the club, welcomed the visitors at a banquet of sea food. COW IS WORLD BEATER Ayrshire Produces 18,078 Pounds of Milk in 300 Days. BRANDON, Vt.. July 22. Maple Leaf Jean, an Ayrshire cow, owned by Captain A. Henry Higginson ol South Lincoln, Mass., has established a new world's record for her class by producing 18,078 pounds of milk in 300 days, it was announced to night by the Ayrshire Breeders' as sociation. Maple Leaf Jean won first prize at the national dairy show and is a former Canadian grand champion. FARMERS BACK HARDING Support Pledged by Farm Bureau Federation Head. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.). CHICAGO, July 22. President Harding is assured of the undivided support of the farmers in his efforts BONUS LOANS $30,000 Oregon City Attorney Reports on Approvals for Week. OREGON CITT, Or., July 22. (Special.) Bonus loans amounting to $30,000 have been approved dur ing the past week by Philip Ham mond, local bonus attorney, and it is expected that within ten days the loans approved will aggregate $45, 000 or about 30 per cent of the total appraisal of land,' to date, which amounts to $20,000. All but three of the loan have been taken out to buy homes. Of these three one has been taken out for the purpose of building and two for paying off old mortgages on homes already owned by the appll' cantB. .- WOMAN IN FIRE RESCUED Home Burns ;' Neighbors Save , . Helpless Tangent Resident. ALBANY, Or.. July 22. (Special.) Mrs. Mary Parker, aged 86, who has been ill for the last seven months, was saved by neighbors this morn ing when her residence at Tangent eight miles south ofhere, burned to the ground. People discovering the blaze, which is believed, to have started from a defective flue, went to the rescue of the helpless woman.- About 50 men formed a bucket brigade to combat the flames, but the house was totally destroyed. , Abrahamson Funeral Set. Final rites for Rev. Robert Abjam son, .pastor -emeritus of the Congre gation Ahavai Sholom, will be held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the synagogue at Park and Clay streets. Honorary pallbearers will be Joseph Shemanski, Alex E. Miller, S. Livirsky, Ben Selling, H. Gersen and Dr. Daniel Meyers. Active pall bearers will be Adolph Phillips, John Dellar, A. Rosenstein, Georga Berkham, Louis Gevurtx and Louis Kraus. Members of the Portland B'nal B rith are especially Invited to attend. CONDON, Or, July 22. (Special.) Oregon's Immensity, Its infinite variety of climate, scenery, re sources and possibilities, have been unfolded in part during the tour of the state highway commission, which will close tomorrow. Eigh teen days In a machine driven 15 hours a day failed to exhaust the enchantment of a veritable wonder land or. enable the commission to see all of the states road system, The commission accumulated a mileage equivalent almost to a trip across the continent, and yet left more than half of the state un touched. This gives some idea of the extent of Oregon. Oregon is a great state, but few Oregonians realize it. During the inspection tour, the commission has not been able to traverse more than 60 per cent of the state road system,' and it has been riding from dawn to dark, with no time lost save for meals, Of the' 4500 miles of state roads, the commission has reeled off about 2600 without a puncture. With the ex ception of less than 250 miles of pavement all the mileage covered has been roads graveled, under con struction or in their, natural state. One of the noteworthy features has been the remarkably intimate knowledge displayed by the com missioners of the details of their work. They appear to be thor oughly familiar with every problem presented by delegations at hear ings. ' Vast Work Accomplished. The automobile in which the com mission travels, with the secretary and engineer, is an executive cham ber on wheels. Local and , general problems have been debated and dis posed of en route. Projects have been approved or rejected. The final decision of the commission has in variably been unanimous. No dne who has not personally covered the road system can realize or ap preciate the vast amount of con struction accomplished by the com mission. - People who-confine their motor activity to hard-surface pavement have no conception of the gigantic network of roadways threading the state; Even those who have followed the road game since the system was launched five years, ago are unable to grasp the comprehensive pro gramme without a personal inspec tion. Millions of dollars have been spent and the tour of the comms sion plainly demonstrates where and how the money was used. Much re mains to be completed, but the main traffic arteries are practically fin ished. Here and there" on important roads of the secondary system are gaps and these must . be taken care of. - - As for the future, the commission says that foreign cars will have to contribute something for using the uiBiiwaya ana gpeea limns on mac adam roads must be strictly ob served or their lives will be short ened. There must also be a finan cial plan devised for co-operating wun reaerai aid for the next few years. Much of Oregon Seen. Consider what the commissioners have noted as secondary to the main object of the tour. They have viewed such magnificence as the Oregon- coast highway in Curry county, the Grand Ronde valley. Crater lake an-i Wallowa lake. They saw 10,000,000 bushels of wheat growing from the Umatilla loop near Pendleton. The Oregpn marble caves were penetrat ed and they marveled at Picture gorge in the John Day. They have uaveled a road surfaced with ma terial carrying $2.50 in gold to the ton. They have traversed areas which were once scenes of cata clysmic disturbances, extinct vol canoes, lava fields and- lava rivers and caves, ancient lake beds and expanses of mineral salts resulting from receding lakes. They have fol lowed roads temporarily . surfaced with natural silver polish. A wheel barrow full and you can be a manu facturer. Coal mining, gold mining, prospectors with packs, pans and burros were seen and some of the largest sawmills in the world in the land of the sombrero and chaps. The commission has crossed the stock range and the road men have trailed through sheep ranges in the forest reserves. They 'have seen thousands ol acres of erstwhile bar ren sage land made productive by irrigation and they have observed those monuments to blasted hopes, abandoned homesteads. They have contrasted the desolation of the waterless Fort Rock country with the golden wheat fields of Union and Umatilla, and the contrast has been made between the greatest for est of pine timber in the world and rocky land where a nickel an acre would be too much to -pay. Cow boys, sheepherders, lumberjacks and miners have added local color. Picture Gorge Marvel. Today the commission passed through Picture gorge, a riot of color and cliffs thousands of feet high. Royal Gorge, Colorado, can not De mentioned in the same breath. For centuries this spot will be a mecca for" tourists and millions of snapshots will be taken. Here are the fossil beds, most celebrated in America, the only place where the three-toed horse has been unearthed, A geologist will go wild with en thusiasm over this calendar of the creator. , Until the John Day highway was constructed into this section there was no adequate way of entering the valley, and thiB month a mall service has been established giving mail to the John Day country one day earlier than before. That is one thing the road programme doing. Miles upon miles of "road are now under construction. Camps are encountered every hour or two where grading or surfacing is in progress. Governor Olcott, who has been with the commission, ex pressed his admiration today . over the thorough manner in which the commission has been performing such a monumental task. Copy of Letter Requesting Help in Election Contest Made Public by - Governor. ITINERARY IS COMPLETED iky The . iii SALEM, Or., July 22. (Special.) Each member of the Salem chap ter of the Ku Klux Klan, according to letters purported to have been circulated here yesterday. Is asked to raise, personally, at least $15 to assist in the prosecution of the elec tion contest proceedings filed re cently on behalf of Charles ya.ll, de feated candidate for the republican nomination tor governor at the pri mary election last May. A copy of the letter was given out at the exec utive offices here today. "Charles Hall Is the true and legal republican nominee , for governor of Oregon," said the letter, in part. "This is shown by affidavits and in formation In possession of the Pub lic Defense league organized by the Protestant people to prevent a mon umental injustice being done the state, the nation and the whole world. These data provide material by which we can prove that Hall's opponents have stolen the nomina tion for a candidate whose every recent act has borne the Indelible stamp of the Catholic pope in Rome. "We will contest the nomination of the present candidate In the cir cuit court of Marion county. "We must meet the situation. We must throw every ounce of energy, every thought and act into this great fight.. "Many thousands of dollars will be needed and every klansman is called upon to raise, personally at least $15, so that this county will be able to meet the quota required. "All donations should be sent to Harry L. Pearcey, Oregon building, Salem, at the earliest possible mo ment. "Remember our power is in se crecy. Read the contents of this letter, then burn it." While the klansmen are appealing for funds from their members, a committee of men interested in the defense of the election contest pro ceedings has been busy for several days rceiving contributions on be half of Governor Olcott. It " was said today that several thousands of dollars had been contributed to the defense fund and that checks were being received in every mail. Sponsors for the contest proceed ings estimated that $50,000 will be needed to defray the expense of the1 movement. Friends of Governor Ol cott have estimated that half that amount will be required properly to finance the defense. POLICE CHARGE CHAUFFEUR WITH FOUR FRAUDS. E. S. Roberts Said to Have Admit ted Paper Was Worthless. Wife Also Held. FOREST ROAD INSPECTED Contract May Be Let on Pendie- ton-John Day Highway. PENDLETON. Or., July 22. (Spe cial.) Contract may be let on i stretch, of the Pendleton-John Day. highway as a result of a tour of E. & Roberts, who bore ' in his pockets address cards from Los An geles, Seattle and Portland, bought a suit of clothes at Sam Rosenblatt's yesterday afternoon and presented In payment a counter check made out on the People's National bank of Portland, an institutidn which does not exist. Detectives Schum and Van Duzen happened to be inspecting neckties at the next counter apd followed Roberts out of the store and to his temporary home at 804 Ainsworth avenue. There they placed him un der arrest on a charge of writing fictitious checks. Roberts had made out a check on E. S. Ritchie. An automobile driver's license found in his pocket revealed his identity. After an investigation Roberts confessed to having passed three other worthless checks in the city; one on the Baron shoe store, 230 Morrison treet, for $16.40; another on the Cassidy Tire company, Broad way and Oak street, for $26.30, and the third' on the Perfection Tire company, Tenth and Stark streets, for $20. Each of the three was on a different bank, and the signatures were different and written in dif ferent script. . Mrs. Roberts was later taken to the police station for examination. Two of the checks were signed in woman s handwriting, and an other victimized store alleged that woman had passed a check. Charges will not be preferred against her until identification .is made. Meeting to Be Held With Multno mah Party Members Before Opening Headquarters. To confer with various county central committees and party lead ers of the state .Walter L. Tooze Jr., republican state chairman, will tour the state soon in the interests of the republican organization. This wili be the first time in the history of party politics that the state chairman has ever made such a trip. "I believe that proper attention to the politics ol our country is one of the most important duties at citi zenship," said Mr. Tooze. 'Tind in asmuch as under our form of gov-' ernment political parties are neces sary, I am a firm believer In the existence of two great political or ganizations,both strong and virile, one a check upon the other. -As citizens, we necessarily differ in our opinions upon public questions, and it is this difference of opinion which gives rise to political par ties. As there can be but two sides to any public question, it necessarily follows that we have room for but two great organizations represent ing the respective differences of opinion. Political parties offer us the only instruments through which we, as individuals, may apply our patriotism in times ol peace. Strong? Organization Aim. .' 'As political parties are neces sary, then it is altogether fitting and proper that such parties should be well organized, so as to better carry out the ideas of their mem-J bership. With that in mind ana re alizing that in organization there is strength, I propose as state chair man to do my utmost to matte the republican organization in this state a reality instead of a theory. We may plow the ground and sow the seed and yet not get a good harvest, but there never is a harvest unless the ground is plowed and the seed sown. There is no zone of twi light in politics. Right is right and wrong is wrong, and the same strict standard of righteous conduct must obtain as in any private business. It shall be my earnest endeavor to keep the politics of our party upon that plane, and in building an or ganization to build one worthy of the best traditions of our party." Meeting Places Listed. Chairman Tooze will hold the first meeting at Hood River July 26, His complete . itinerary follows: . The Dalles, July 27; St. Helens, August 1; Astoria, August 2; Tillamook, Au- guest 3; Dallas, morning of August 4; Salem, afternoon of August 4; Al bany, August 5r Toledo, August 7; Corvallis, August 8; Eugene, August Marshfield, August 10; Gold Beach, August 11; Roseburg, August 14; Grants Pass, August 15; Medford, August 16; Klamath Falls, August 17; Lakeview, August 19; . Burns, August 21; Canyon City, August 22; Vale, August 24; Baker, August 25; uurande, August 26; Enterprise, August 28; Pendleton, August 29; Heppner, August 30; Condon, August 31; Fossil, September 1; Prineville and Bend, September 2; Madras, Sep tember 4; Moro, September 6; Oregon City, September 7; Hillsboro, Sep tember 8; McMinnville, September 9. A meeting with the Multnomah county organization will be held prior to the opening of state head quarters the latter part of Septem ber. SsY S' 1 1 1 L T fit Valley of Peace WE cherish memories. We value recollections of pleasant things done for those now gone. And. of ten7 too, regrets are our portion when we think of many other 'things' we could have done, but failed to do little things, perhaps, that would have made the pathway brighter. - - . There is, however, one solemn duty that every rule of love" demands shall be reverently and rightly performed. WJien the spirit, freed, wings its way into eternity and the body, weary, sinks into everlasting slumber it has earned a rest that should be cleanly, protected and re spectful. . . But when we abandon it to the earth w fail, in this -last duty. Flowers above never' can hallow such a couch. Nor should we fail because there are- two incomparably better ways Vault Entombment or Cremation They are the reverent ways that give to the living, peace of mind in the knowledge that their dead truly rest, tenderly protected and cared for. Visit the irematofiums beautiful grounds any time. Portland Crematorium East 14th and Bybee rvcom par ably i,h.e b&t'ter w a,4 herd of Spokane. Mrs. de Voe said that she would proceed to organize the republican women of the state, county by county, in preparation for the elections this fall. ship and fleetmate, was started San Francisco, Oakland and San ' south yesterday with freight for Pedro, mostly paper and flour. Berries Go In Barrels. One shipment aboard the motor ship Babinda, due in the harbor tor morrow from California ports, is 1200 empty barrels in which Oregon berries are to be sent to California canneries. Another item is radio equipment, principally wire, and others are cement, paint and siliaate of soda. The Boobyalla, her sister lNU-SINK! CAMP MEETING TO OPEN Annual Evangelical - Gathering Will Be Held August 0-30. The annual Evangelical camp meetings will be held -this year at Riverview grounds near Jennings Lodge, August s-itu. according to announcement just made. The grove will provide camping facilities for all who wish to pass a few dayB there and It is planned to establish a.hall on the grounds where meals may De served. Rev. E. W. Praeroriou's, general secretary of the Sunday schools and young people's alliances, is the principal speaker for the series of meetings. In addition to the serv ices the programme of the session calls for the annual conventions of the Women's Missionary society, the Sunday schools and the alliances. A hummer Bible school also will be Tield. DEVELOPMENT IS OBJECT East Tabor Residents Lay Plans for Community Improvements. ".The East Tabor Improvement as sociation will meet In a special ses sion at the Hudson school. East Seventy-seventh and Market streets, Wednesday evening to discuss any needed improvement work on the school, playgrounds, streets- and sidewalks of the district Commit tees will make their reports.4 Flans for greater and more varied activities are being made by the as sociation and a study of the needs of the district has this end in view. The officers of the organization are: Dr. L. R. Wilson, president; C. P. Hedlin, vice-president, and Mrs. Melnecke, secretary-treasurer. Republicans Appoint Woman. TACOMA. Wash., July 22. Mrs. Emma Smith de Voe, long promi nent in suffrage and political cir cles In the state and fourMer of the National League of Women Voters, was today appointed vice-chairman of the Washington state republican committee. The appointment was made by Chairman Charles Heb- ' Contempt Case Appealed. SALEM, Or.,: July 22. (Special.) Senator Walter Jones of Eugene, who several months ago was fined $100 following conviction on a charge of contempt of court in Lane county, has appealed his case to the supreme court for final determina tion. It was alleged that Senator Jones spirited a witness in a statu tory case out of the state. ' Senator Jones -is an attorney. He represented Lane county in the state senate for two terms, but was defeated fbr re nomination at the primary election last May, Read The Oregonian classified ads. YOUR "Teeth Sleep" While We Work DENTISTRY WITHOUT PAIN Br Pwt Reliable Method X-R7 mm Bleetrleal IlAjriioia U Tear' Practice la Portland SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Watch Your Teeth Do You Know how many teeth you should have? A full set of permanent teeth numbers 32 and nature intended you to have all of them and provided a use for each one. The absence of one or more destroys nature's scheme, impairs digestion and is annoying to you, and often unsisrhtly to others. Let us examine your teeth and advise you for your -best Interests. DEIAT MBAKS ADDED EX PENSESEE YOUR DENTIST Dr. A. W. Keene Dr. E. J. Kiesendahl Above Majestic Theater Est. 351 Washington St. For Your Drain Board, Chairs, Toilet Seats, Bedsteads, Etc. For Sale by Department, Hardware, Grocery, Wall Paper and Paint Stores, or if unable t procure locally, POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT SI UHL BROS. Exclusive Dlstribatora 230 Second Street PORTLAND, OR. WALL PAPER PAINTS Northwestern Pacific R. R. Co. of California Permanent Positions For; Qualified MACHINISTS, AIRBRAKE MEN, CAR REPAIRERS, CAR INSPECTORS AND BOILERMAKERS To replace men now on strike against decision of R. R. Labor Board. Road operated under protection . U. S. Courts. - Seniority rights guaranteed. Free transportation and Free Board and Lodg ing on Premises during present emer gency. ' Apply Room 509 Oregon Bldg. MeeWatited Northern Pacific Railway Company Will Employ Men. at Rates Prescribed by the United States Railroad Labor Board as Follows: MACHINISTS ..... . . 70 cents per hour BLACKSMITHS 70 cents per hour SHEET METAL WORKERS 70 cents per hour ELECTRICIANS 70 cents per hour STATIONARY ENGINEERS .............. Various Rates. STATIONARY FIREMEN Various Rates. BOILERMAKERS 70 to 70'2 cents per hour PASSENGER CAR MEN 70 cents per hour FREIGHT CAR MEN . 63 cents per hour HELPERS, ALL CLASSES ............. . . IT cents per hour Mechanics and helpers are allowed time and one-half for time worked in excess of eight hours per day. Young men who desire to learn these trades will be employed and given an opportunity to do so. A strike now exists on the Northern Pacific Ry. Apply to Any Roundhouse or Shops or Superintendent NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY ; AT TACOMA, WASH. . V 1