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HIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 6, 1913. UO UNIVERSAL LABEL f TRADE DEPARTMENT .iiiniNGis HEEDED -I Reported That Proposition ; Might Prove Boomerang to . .Labor, V ' l t ment to establish a universal laal WW "S reported on unfavorably at a meeting t of the union label trade department of , tha A. F. of I. which mat at Labor 1 Tempi here today aa a preliminary to , tha opening of the thirty-third conven. - tlon which meets next Monday. : ij ' , Meeting 'iln. the same, building the tai trades deDartment received reao- lutiona asking for local control and mora solidarity, between unions ,. anuiaieo . . with thin hnrtv. J) :'t'r .. John WHayes. secretary-treasurer of v ; the International Typograpnioai, umuu. presided at the label trades meeting In tha absence of President John W. To. - 1 bin, who is unable, to attend tho.con- ventlon. 1 Hayes read xopin a report which the president said the movement for a universal label was the remit, of i hastily formed ' concern not borne out bv the . investigation - which baa ;. been " ' conducted since the. 1911 session, To- bin urged that each Tinioh try to popu- , larlse Its label and support other label l owning organisations.- ; . "iik . I -;'- ma-U Be Boomerang. ::: ' Mathew Woll, preiident of tha Inter. 1 national .Engravra union, and ; vica f president of the label trades department, I aald that Investigations made on this . subject showed that the addition of a universal- label was Impossible, owing to ) laws of the country covering labels, and i that it -would prova a boomerang to la- bor under the present Vade tonlon sya- , f tam f or an employer wno mrea union ' men In one branch, but not In others, 1 would claim the right to use the label. Preiident James O'Connell of the V metal, trades department.' who has Just - been appointed by President Wilson as . mmbr of tha Federal Commission on Induatrial . relations, presided at the v meetln of his deoartment.' ' Reeolutiona were' Introduced by ! the - .i Portland council asking the ; depart ment to ' Indorse- 3. F, McAlliater for atroolntroent by President Wilson aa aa alstant chief boiler inspector of U " United States; from the Seattle local : asking that all locat metal orgamxa ' tiona be compelled to affiliate with the J department; by the Boston council, re- auestlnar a change in tha by-laws glr lng mora local autonomy , and , compell ing all metal craft to support a metl trade strike called by tha majority of the members; by the Chicago amalga mated association of street and aiec " ' trio railway employee asking for ad mission to the department, and by tha Newark, N. J council, lor a change in the by-laws to prevent employers from defeating ends of labor by deal ing with one union at a time. , - Oompers Talks.'. - Samuel Gompers, ' president - of the American Federation of Labor, an. nounced here today that he will not be a candidate for reelection at tb thirty . third convention, which meets here , Monday, but that if he la chosen he will Tsarve for another term. ' .- . Gompers and Secretary Morrison in fected tha convention hall and found It tisfactory,'-" , s $t ,'-;-;t. i . In making a 'geVeraf'talk l6n labor conditions Gompers declared that the child labor situation in the -south la so serious tnat witnin anomer generation ' the negro will be the superior race, both . physically and mentally. The reason he elves 1s that the children of the whitea are becoming degenerate' through work Mn too cotton mnis, wane me negro children, throush their ability to live on less, refuse to work In the mills, grow up outside and attend school mora regu larly. than the whitea ? , t Believes in WUsoa. . i Gompers ' repeated ills belief in the femlnlat movement. k - ' "Women must be socially and indue trlally free," he said, s "The outbreaks ' ! in Michigan and West Virginia, among v unorganised worklngnven, were revolts against bad labor conditions," declared , Gompers. "In both places organised labor will hold sway in the future. ' ' "We place great confidence in Presl i dent Wilson and believe ha ' will do much to curb tha power of wealth. , Urgmg that organised .labor ..form a i i- political ! niachlna and , enter national politics as a solid : body, George U ! Berry of Rogtrsville, Tenn.; who Is In. ternattonal president of the Pressmen's , union, made an euthualastlc speech be I fore tha Central Labor, council here last , . Berry J"ears Worst. "If the federation leaders do not take j up this. phase of the situation I will 1 bring In-a resolution covering it 'before ; ',' the convention myeelf," aald Berry. "Roosevelt got a party together in a t month, - It would be possible for organ. 1 . . . t - . IIJ. . UL ,L. isea taoor i wuhiium wiw ui wv. men of the country to reach the ends of social, political and industrial Justice, and. If necessary consolidate ' with the Socialists. Such an organisation could but a labor representative In the presl- ! dent's chaW." -v, . . .., . ,.: . , i Berry was delegate to the British I Trades Union congress last year and he l declares it - will be necessary for .tha i American Federation to take some part ' in the politics of the nation or our chil ' dren will be confronted with the aama 1 political problems which now disturb .Europe. '; .- " --; c- RIVER DEVELOPMENT INCOMPLETE WITHOUT . IMPROVED NAVIGATION i' (Continued From Page Ona)' and water . transportation - and nothing is further from1 the truth than that one who. advocates improved rivers perforce an opponent of the railroads. The railroads, ha went on, would be the greatest single beneficiaries if our ri vers were rightly improved. ; . Mr. TeaJ, after alluding to the fact that water .competition on the Columbia as resuuea in a rate or bo per cent of the normal rail rate la the state of Washington. , wbera water competition does not exist, turned to the results-that have followed the Inland waterway do- veiupmeni m uermany; , . (( , . i Oarmany's Systam. " ' "The total traffic for, 1912 on the Ger man Khine," he aaid.'was r l.l.8H memo ions i:ui. ibs.) or 6,967.164 ions more thart ;ln lll Khl Showed the laraeat . oercentaa , of : in. crease, 78.1 percent and Straasburg was vui in wim a gum or o&.i per cent lilt increase on railroad, freight traffic at Strassburg Jn the same year waa only it per cent, ine growtn of Khine traf lie IS attributed to a s-enxral lncra of business in 1913 but Is ; more espe cially due to the Improvement made in the river channel during tll and pre. vious years- which has made the-stream navigable as far as Kehl at practically all seasons of the year and permits the usa oi aeeper a ran vessels. Traffic In the river , Kibe showed a corresponding JUSt to . What extent Otrmanv', mar. yelous commercial 'and Industrial devl. opment in the past few years is to be attributed to her inland waterways can not definitely be determined, but that it has been a Powerful facta bunoeaea . oy every ona familiar with conditions. It - is also lntaresilnr -fn note the traf f lo handled conaiati m,i altogether of low grade heavy commodi fi!f 1lurn ow rates and where rap. idlty. of movement was not of first' im portance. ,':; 'rV Vf .V .-::.., vn- ."W r Mr. Teal aald '.tha um, hn.!.'. k. m. v.. .7. ..' ' ay uie -"boo" canal. - i :''' : Canal's, ghowiug. v" "'' lo 1811 the tonnage Dasama" through the American and Canadian canals at Sault Ste Marie was 7J.7l,67 tons. In 1196 water borne tonnajre handind t Superior and Puluth waa B.S2s asi In 1841, 4U74,?? tons. At Superior during this period the gain was 758.8 per enure registered tonnage en tered and cleared at ' tha six largest ports in the United States, - including New York," for the year ending December 81, 181J, was 45,568.778 tonal - At Hh. perlor and Duluth during the same pe riod, 45.682,514 tons. ; Again we find it is largely heavy low, grade commodities that were handled, he stated. .' No interior waterway In the northwest has aa yet been improved having in mind tha only sort o navigation th.t can be conducted economically, Mr, Teal went on. He cited the work done above Celilo. saying that the Improvements are baaed on navigation aa it was 40 years ago. When these lmprovemente are fin lshed, Mr. Teal. asserted, the river will not be navigable in the true sense of the term. While railroads have been im proving in every way, boats, dock facil ities, eta, have actually deteriorated. "We have not as good boats or as good wharf facilities, either on the up per Columbia or-the Willamette as we had 15 years ago," declared the speaker. "In other words,' in river navigation we have gone backward, and have almost abandoned th use of the rivers the In strumentality which in the past has ex. erclsed and in the future must neces sarily exercise a profound Influence on our development .,; v'-' ' Bight Kind f of Improvements. "The 'right improvement' nf th fa. lumbia and Snake rivers will Involve large expenditures, but the remit of the improvements will amply Justify the ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP FROM WHICH 26 PERSONS FELL TO DEATH WHEN DIRIGIBLE EXPLODED 900 FEET' IN AIR t-in m fc. m..,..,.,....,..,,,.....!' i..ni .ia-ii.i wj..'..,.... iwi. ..ii4Ii.iM..iI. tiMMi !' jiiwinw ! miiii Mi aim mHitmv mmi i. n n abn m' i i nn n hp i)'"S m '-I'"1 aaana"' 5 ' u :V' V f ' ' ' m.,,r. , -r" mmm Y.-fi.m-.i 4 I mi ll'lli 4 t KW&ps'' The explosion of nearly a ton of gasoline on the new Zeppelin dlriglbla baltleshlr. while she was 900 feet .In the air at the Johannisthal Aero- . drome, October 17, caused the death of 26 praonB, ThJa photograph Is said to be the only one in the United States, having been sent to. the Auto Club of America ahortlr' after the vessel waa builC . ' ' , . "' ' ' ' . ' ' expenditure. ' But what encouragement is there for congress' to expend millions where we do not even use. tha facilities we now haver' A,, v' fX ' ' v "At a cost of about $5,000,000 between January 1 and March 1. 1815, the Celilo canal' will ba oiien'.tOtMfflcFrora. present Indications the look gates, ex cept to keep them from rusting fast, will rarely swing apart, J submit ; In all candor: ; ,WIU this i cdndl tlon : tend to encourage further -expenditures on the part of the general government ror tne improvement of our rivers T". Mr. Teal said also, regarding the locks, that they furnish a lesson that ahould be taken to heart. Tne expenai- ture to construct the docks was, as stated. about 85,000,000 -and he aald he had been Informed by those in whom he had con fidence that with comparatively litue additional 'expenditure, had it been planned originally, a water power or great value could have been created, co incident with the improvement for navigation. "Why was it not aoneT" Mr. aeai ae- manded. "Why. ahould this policy of not considering alt possible uses be con tinued? But with the plan, as adopted what have we got? An open rlver.T No. We have .taken the first and most im portant Step towards securing this greatly desired result and ltiis in mat fact the importance of its construction and completion Ilea." . . Most Important Folate. Thlm he aald brought him to what he considered the most important, point: , ' The ; future ? Improvement -and the character of our inland waterways, and tha absolute community of Interest that ; exists between all sections and all In terests in these improvements. 'Tha valleys or tne uoiumoia ana Snake rivers east of Celilo and Immedi ately adjacent to the rivers, consist of millions of acres of productive land. The climatic condition is all that could be desired and the waters of the' rivers are ample to irrigate an empire. The three great elements of development and populationland, .water and .climate are there, merely' waiting to be coordi nated, to transfer a deaert Into a gar. den. The. lay of the land is such that Irrigation by gravity Of by far the greater portion of the land is impossible. The water must be aleyated to the high er lands by pumping. Power must be developed to do this, and as a by-prod' uct of navigation,, it can be produced, and in suffiicent volume to Irrigate all this rich but arid territory." Mr. Teal called attention to the fact that when the . expenditure of about 8100,000 in improving the upper Colum bia has been made the river from Celilo to tha Snake will be officially navigable. The Deschutes, the John Day, the Umatilla Raplda and all of tha rest of the bad water will be there but unless further steps are taken the work of im proving that portion of the river will be officially finished. Certain improve raenta have been. made and some rocks and reefs blown out, but to term it a navigable river from a practical stand point la, to state it mildly, a misnomer. "Officially Bavlgable" Za Misnomer. - "With the expenditure of about $48, 000 more Snake river from Its mouth to a point above Lie wl sum. wiu also be navigable officially," sald.Mr.,TeaL "Again what has been dons and with what result? Simply thlsX That dur ing the high water period boats of high power, can get to Lewlston, and get there probably a few days, more a sea son than they Could 60 yeara ago. This Is not river navigation, it is simply the poorest sVrt of a makeshift pending a real Improvement.',' ; '- ' ' : The speaker said he was not criticis ing the engineers in charge,, but simply stating a fact and calling attention to the result, of a system which should long since have been abandoned; a sys tem as archaic as the Irrigating sweep and buoket of ancient Egypt. IfVthls policy continues, Mr. Teal predicted, not only would the Columbia river never be navigable, ;but what waa worse a large portion of the tributary valley would be oo&demed to a deaert condition forever. "Briefly, such rivers as the Columbia and Snake must be canalised," he said. "That Is, at each important obstruction the river must be dammed and locks built, thus creafThg long pools of nav igable water. But what la of equal lm portnee, every dam so constructed will create a water power which can be used in putting water on the soil and in fur nishing power for the various uses to which it can be applied, and In this way, and only in tiis way, can these rivers be made navigable and adjacent territory productive;" Bmstiar aws Criticised. Mr. Teal criticised existing laws and regulations that hamper the engineres. and that place ' a veto on proposals which would tend to solve the real prob lems that are presented for develop ment of the country. ,' There are others, Mr. Teal said, who could see the possibilities and who would .take advantage of opportunities presented if the government would not. "They doubtless," he said, "would sub mit to any reasonable regulation or re striction and will be quite willing with out cost to the government to build and maintain the necessary facilities for navigation. This, however, is not the moral of this tale. "The moral Is the statement I first made that any project for waterway Improvement should contemplate all the uaes.a river can he put to. The govern ment has assumed, and rightly. Jurisdic tion over our navigable waters. It has all the machinery and means for treating .the problem as one. - It has de partments in touch with every branch of the question and ahould, when oppor tunity offers, do its' full duty In the Interest of all the people. It should co operate, it should coordinate. In other words, there should be team play, to the end that the public should, secure the greatest possible benefit from their natural reaourcee. . "It means that we of -the "northwest must- demand such Improvements of these rivers that with navigation will at tha same time be created the Instru mentalities which will make of theae valleys . counterparts of the valley : of the Rhine, and, where now and then we find a hamlet, and here and there an oocaalonal settler, there will be cities and countless homes and hundreds of thousands of people producing every thing the world demands."' JUDGES CALLED SEWER RATS BY. MOTHER JONES Washington, Nov.. 6. Mother Jones .declared today that a general strike of an coai miners inrougnoui tne country was possible unless the Colorado mine owners stopped their "gatllng gun rule and ruthless slaughter of men, women and children." ' "All Colorado is under Rockefeller's spell," she added. "The miners must submit to trial- before sewer rats in the guise of Judges." ' . . Will Lecture on Portland, The Portland chamber of commerce today sent a . bundle . of . literature con. cerning Portland to a fair co-ed. of the Ohio State Normal school, ' who asked for information to uae in preparing an oration on Portland.' She explained that aha had been assigned the subject, with particular reference to the reasons for the city's location and growth. A letter was sent with the package cover ing additional information.- , A soft answer doesn't turn away the young man who is in love. MUNICIPAL PACiaivG PLAHTIS ADVOCATED Citizens, Aim Blow at Alleged " '-Monopoly of the Meafv '''Distributors.. vt' Believing that the present' high eoat of meats is due to monopolistic fneth-t ods of packers and distributors, who are , combined for tho purpose of keeping up prices Irrespective of laws of supply ami, demand, the Ninth Ward Protective a-' sociation at a recent meeting drew "P.; resolutions calling upon, the people of j :t Portland and Oregon to take steps tp- '. ward providing a .municipal slaughter fh: house and packing plant , . ,-;.;t' The resolution asks for an initiative' election authorising the Issuance by , city or state of 6 per cent non-aaaess' able bonds In small blocks from $30 to $100 to finance the proposition. The" association alleges that the packers een 3 their best meats to foreign countries , and reserve their cheapest .and poorest- -cuts for the local trade at exorbitant " prices. The association would provide" municipal and stata slaughter houses, stock 'yards, packing plants and public markets, and would sell' the products direct to the consumer at a moderate rate of profit " -' '.. i v The association , also' passed a resolu-" tlon calling upon the city to take over'; the repair Of the city streets out of the' general fund, believing that such a plan ,' would do away "with trust methods In competition." ' The association' allege that under the' present system property owners are assessed for the repair of the streets, whereas they are In reality responsible for the wear upon them, t Both resolutions are signed by Peter' Wikander, president; J. Landigart, vice president; William Beacb, secretary, and Anders Federaen, treasurer, - : ' Dr. . Ziegler's Dog , Found. ', 4 , City Physician Ztegler's dog has been" found. No sooner . had j the afternoon"; papers appeared on the street than' a' man on the east side called the doctor ! telling him a dog anawerlng tha descrip." . tlon of the lost canine was found in the east" elder's automobile. The oww ..'-' er of tha car allowed the dog to ride home with him. and was later turned " over to: the owner. 1 Would Sell Strawberrie Here. T Louisiana! strawberry v growers are trying to find a market for their product . in Portland, according to a letter re ceived today from the , Independence .' Farmers association by the - Portlands ; Chamber of Commerce.- Some berries, from the southern sUte already are dia.; posed of here, but the association thinks . It should sell more. The inquiry covers t amount of consumption and prices paid, v 1 Tableware Stolen.' V Rockwood, Or., Nov.- .- Rockwood" grange discovered when It gave a danee' - , Saturday that someone bad 'crawled' through a hole In the concrete basement; wall of the grange hall and stolen 45 pieces of tableware valued at $40.. The dishes were kept in aa unlocked safe.-- .- To Pave JWall Streets Y- f , Kenton, Nov. . Wall street will be' v paved between Edwards and Lombard streets and bids for materials have been received. (- . ' -? Lcesii the' Northw an Entire Hve-Story Building i ' II U H ll OH .... 7 Li-TTTFn i Mill SbbBsbbbbbbbbBBbB Charming models in plain and striped mesca lines, combined with velvet and chiffon. Soma In new yoke affects, others with smart, turn, down collars. Long and short sleeves. Regu lar $4.50 to 15.50 Waists, only............ 111 0 PORT LAWD jnnriiTr il $10 Dresses Lovely little frocks of wool matetaase. ' The colore are brown, Copenhagen navy and taupe. Some Serge Dresses in tan, brown and navy. Dresses selling regularly for SI 0.00, offered special for this sale, only oreat new Gatfmeini 400 More Ostrich Hats Worth $8.50 $10 and $12 ' from a business standpoint as well as - the development of: the country tribu tary , to. waterways, methods must be adopted that win insure consideration of all uses, and this policy la sure to prevail eespito tne opposition.' ;;,, ; Handicap to cooperation between re lated activities and departments must ceased he went. on. ! It must cease be. cause vbf the waste and extravagance and loss to- the public that la caused. .? t ' Ipeakar Bounds Warning,, !' Mr,' Teal said" he would give but a moment to the improvement at thi' ' mouth Of the Columbia,; for it seemed mat every one is convinced of its lm : portance. Now that everyone Is convinced Mr. Teal said, the only tear now is that , naving aenverea ourselvs of thousands ' of resolutions, shouted ourselves hoarse at conventions, encouraged every man, woman and child In the : northwest to participate In a campaign forits im. . provement, we will lean back with that amug satisfaction which has character. . I ted our past, and lot matters take their course, leaving the real work to two or three men. . ' i . ; :-; : ., ; ; The particular - matter the apeaker , , Impressed on his hearers was the right ; improvement' of waterwaya. ' Thia ex. ,-pression ne said ne used to remove n prevailing misapprehension. 11a asui -"there Is a natural comity between rail ! ! ,1 ''''' ill m, rrr.w' s& ! hi . 1 i mp- r w f ar.'k a x x-x a. 1 w :. , iM t . 1 1 i ! newest .ostrich ;;trimmiflgraall W$PZ'"-1Zr Z&yj. brown. No ; two alile r-'W,'l.,,;''-3V w., W; A t: -f''.V. HE most tremendous offering x)f 'ostrich trimmed hats ever made in Portland! Every one spic and span new, the1 very, latest, chic models shown .by the best milliners of New York and Paris. ; - ,. r ' . y Wg :: have jut bought huge . i i stock of ostrich plumes, fancies ;V ; ; .1 : .1 .' colors.'1 from ' a New York - im-: '! "... : porter who was heavily over , ; 1 stocked. We wish to let our 8 Jj. .... '.7 A h m M V MAM I t e I Every) Hat 1)1 trimmedis worth considerably: more than' k Be ( here promptly, on" the stroke of 9 to rriake an earl v jaj 1 ""IT y.r--v-; Selection, v The moment; the doors open, ! we know' there pH V 1) t CI K will be a tremendous rush to take advantage of; such iM siVa unusual Values! Kemember, Ostrich Trimmed -',-";' 1 Uy O J J - Hats, worth up to $12.00 for only;...,-..V...',.;..;:,' "' - -: t Capit ' SBBBSBJ .'.. aa ,..t r ,(, urn w. si ii rk ii hi ,n i t a T v u. s s i , , ii is :-. wee Is Towe jl ajiJic o o n Hundreds of Women Are Buying a New Suit or Coat at Vs. to Off! HIS week the new management is breaking all former selling ' D At- c .: . e , i i tvui u ui nauu iuii. r ram ir ana wiae, women have come to profit by the tremendous savinars made noa sible through our New , York capture of Suits, Coats and Dresses. The overloaded makers take the loss you gain. Now is the time to test our value-giving power. The savings are absolutely unparalleled, for this time of year. Coipo tomorrow. To $35 Suits and Coats at f 19.8S Only 285 of these stunning Suits and Coats left to tell the tale of this remark able purchase! All , models are : those most seen on the smartly dressed women of .New. York... The cuts are the newest, the 'fabrics are the -nobbiest! Come in and select one for; yourself. Two ex- . actly as illustrated. 1 .:. $25.00 Suits at Only Jl1 Tlslr-r- ln epon-ft I! M.DD na ai- jyit ts, navyfJll lllustra-JTii -Escactly ,V93 ' smart Suits. In this lotl - n Splendid -men s wear navy serge, In plain tailored style) also novelty suits ires, Bedfords,. poplins, cheviots agonals. v New mahogany v taupes, n4 thr attractive colfrlV Sii i 920 Suits at mini Excellent Suits 1 of blue serge, ; lined 'i with guaran. teed Skinner's satin. " Also fancy mixtures 1 In the t. $18.50 Coats Ipii95i " Tha Jauntiest new coats 1 for fall and winter. V Bou-rl,--Zlbelinea, Diagonals. Mixtures, etc. Coats In all styles, serviceable and-styl- $22,50 Coats Stunning models in Chin rhllas, Ztbellnes and Nov eity weaves. Pretty Ki mono and Bet-In aleeves. - A limited number left.- Come early. , ( mill' :"- )' V'. I