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i-E OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .THURSDAY. EVENING., AUGUST 20. 1911 if I- i JlMnilCTDIAI IIHDCQT- I ; IMUUUIUWL umu)i HEARNG IS UNDER WAY IN PORTLAND j ; ' Several Witnesses Examined i ,at This Morning's Session i ' In This City. BETTER CONDITIONS AIM t r" Vatlomal relation aaa arattonai I; X1or 2xoaaag-g Ar Tentative Jrropoaala AJitadr Mad. 4 Industrial Relation opened in Portland if this morning an Inquiry Into causes of 1' Industrial unrest in Oregon. . . Ths public hearing will continue to - , day, tomorrow and Saturday. The de i ; aire of the government Is to become so j i familiar with the elements of the prob I lem that (row out of disquiet and dl- satisfaction among working people 1 that solutions may Jbe proposed and ap f.' piled. i Tbs commission was created by act . . of congrreaa in 1912. It has power to ' ; summon find compi the presence of witnesses competent to testify In mat- ters relating to employment. National legislation, national labor exchanges, control of private and pub- lie employment agencies are tentative p reposals already made by the commls ; " slon In connection with which criti cisms and suggestions ara asked of witnesses. Wltaasses Are Called. ' Professor F. O. Young of the Unt '. varsity of Oregon; E. J. Stock, secre ' tary of the Oregon State Federation of Labor; A. H. Averlll, president of .j the Portland chamber of commerce; Isaao Swett, executive secretary of ' the Oregon Clvlo league, testified at this morning's session. Other witnesses of the day are Attorney Charles H. Carey, Ptofessor : A. E; Wood of Reed college, and A. M. Harris, editor of the Labor Press. As factors-In Industrial unrest, ques . tlans Included reference to the mini- mum wage law,-seasonal employment, , the effect of organisation or lack of organization among worklngmen, the share of the product of his labor which the worklngman enjoys, the workmen's compensation law, the at titude of municipal authorities toward free speech, and the influence of agi tators as a cause or an evidence of Industrial unrest SCore Cooperation Suggested. Professor Toung said that In Oregon there is not enough cooperation be tween employers and employes In so ; lutlon of employment problems, it would be a good thing, he suggested, if employers here better recognised ; the trades unions as an essential fac - tor In industrial development. Condl ; tlons are most chaotic In agricultural labor due to seasonal employment. A cause of unrest is that working people do not get a fair share of the product ' of their labor. Schools should include study of the vital elements of indus trial relations. There should be a competent survey of employment . Labor is greatly In excess of the do i in and for It here during the winter ; months due to seasonal employment. i The testimony e? W. C. Francis, seo ; retary of the Employers' association, was filed in written form. He had gone to San Francisco. Bemsdlal legislation Sought. ) E. J. Stack, secretary of the State ' Federation of Labor, testified that the chief activities of the federation was ; in securing remedial labor legislation. ' It has not been the habit of the federa ; tlon to name candidates for office, un til the last primaries, when three legis ; latlve candidates were selected from organised labor and support of them . asked. They were defeated. He as ; cribed the cause of Industrial unrest to .' long hours, low wages and bad work ing conditions. He declared It his be lief that employers in logging camps and employment agencies connlvo to ; keep men on the .move, charging them employment and hospital fees, . pre. . venting by shor employment oppor tunity for organization. He proposed as a remedy an honest, thorough sur vey and wide publicity of its findings. ' Among the proposed laws supported by . the State Federation he mentioned the " $1600 tax exemption, tne aDolishlng of the senate, and proportional represen--- tatlon. In Portland, he said, free speech and Mreet assembly were de ; nied. The courts dealt harshly with persons arrested in this connection, and there was bttter feeling against police ; officers and sheriffs who had aided in auppresalng free speech. ' High Wages Kandioap. Seasonal employment and the agita- tor were credited by President Aver ill of the Chamber of Commerce with being chief cause for industrial unrest. There is need, he said, for more man u factories here, but demands for high wages are one of the causes for failure to have more manufactories here. He . mentioned glass, hat. plate casting and woodworking manufactories as among those that considered locating here, but , . did not. Demands for high wages, he . added, undoubtedly handicap devel opment to a degree. Particularly on the water front Is this true. Long shoremen here get 66 cents an hour for the discharge of general cargo and $1. an hour for overtime, when on - Puget sound the straight time rate Is .45 cents an hour, with SB cents for overtime. For handling grain long shoremen are paid 65 cents an hour and tl an hour overtime; on Puget sound 60 cents an hour, and 75 cents . for overtime. Wages should be based , on efficiency of individual men. said . Mr. Averlll. Employers and employe each have the right to, and Bhould, organise. : - Asked to explain what he meant by saying agitators contribute to Indus ' trial- unrest, Mr. Averlll said: "When the soap box orator damns the government, damns the flag. damns property owners. I consider him . a very dangerous agitator." . .. Mr. Averlll said he had not examined ..Into the individual record of any of : ,-, the agitators of whom he spoke as a . class. i Isaac swett said that the Oregon . Civic league has assumed educational duties in respect to Issues of public " Importance, that when unemployment ., a gravely serious problem here last year, the league had directed the situation and secured most of the re ' lief. On Issues that all were agreed " . should be supported the league entered the lists as champion. On Issues , where there was division of onlnlon . ' the league contented itself with secur- ing ana making publio the facts. " Tive Members Present. " . .- Five or the nine members of the ; United States commission In Portland . are engaged in the hearing In Portland, ; . J together with William O. Thompson, : i counm lor me commission. Frank P. Walsh, the chairman 4s Irons- Kansas City, Mo. He is a lawyer, . MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES-COMMISSION ON 'INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS I . , - ' .. , .. . , ' r.- . i- " Left to right Frank 'PROMOTER' OF RECALL WILL NOT BE MADE THE 'GOAT' OF 'INTERESTS' Understanding, Says Allen, Was That Methods Were to Be "Daylight," "If the Interests back of the move ment to recall Mayor Albee and Com missioners Brewster and Dleck do not come out into the open pretty soon they will have to get some one to take my place, on' the committee of three," aaid A. C. Allen, who, with M. B. Gibson and C. W. Hohlt is assum ing the responsibility for putting int-j circulation the latest recall petitions. "It was my understanding," he con tinued, "that this movement was to be out in the daylight, unlike the dark lantern methods employed in the other movement, but so far those back of the movement have not come out be fore the public. I suppose they are waiting until the petitions are circu lated. "I have a clean reputation here and I feel I cannot afford to be the 'goat' and get all the publicity connected with the affair.' I think If the move ment is worthy everybody in favor of it should come out in the open, and if it is not worthy or if the publio does not want to recall the officials, then I say let the officials alone, until the next regular election." While Mr. Allen says his committee is paying no one to circulate petitions, it is explained by Ernest C Heald, notary public at recall headquarters in the Lumbermens building, that the paid circulators whp are now working are employed by persons who have pledged themselves to turu in a cer tain number of names for the petition. He says he does not know how many of the paid circulators are at work, but says it has been reported to him that there are a number of them. He say's over 100 sets of petitions are out. Mr. Allen-sald the trouble will be. to get candidates to run for the offices. He said so far as he knows candidates have not been selected as yet, although the "Interests" back of the movement are expected to come out soon with the flames. ' f . ' who sacrificed practice and the promise of political preferment to engage in his present work. John R. Commons is professor of economics In the Uni versity of Wisconsin. John B. Lennon is treasurer of the American Federa tion of Labor, and James O'Connell is vice president of fkthis organization. Austin B. Oarretsois president of the Order of Railroad Conductors. On the commission, the first two named rep resent the people; the last three, labor. Members of the commission who ars not present are Mrs. J. Borden Harrl man of New York, Frederick A. Delano of Illinois, Harris Welnstock of Cali fornia, S. Thurston Ballard of Ken tucky. Alleges Shipments Damaged. Damages of $920 to two shipments of cattle are asked by the Portland Feeder company in a suit filed this morning against the Oregon Short Line railroad. The company alleges that 119 head of the first shipment climbed the fences of the stockyard at Burley, Idaho, by means or a gravel pile and that shrinkage caused by chasing them, damage to rarm prop. erty nearby, the loss of one steer and the cost of rounding them up amounts to $366. Of the other shipment 227 are alleged to have been Kept too long in cars without food, causing a snrinKage whloh amounted to Sa54 damages. P. i iiiiii z i... T- tl 1 1 II entrance to fn i mm 1 I T IHIS mfldr.;A-nf A;n: jl e . 77 1 salon is an ideal setting ' for small private din- . - 1 llllll . I ll sfo hannnofi , " " II I Hll Mil " " , - l .,' Music Every Evening Durinsr Dinner H . X AV m. 1J a.i 1 Jl il 'Xl ill M I XI . llllll 1 II CARI. STANT.FV iCf,- Walsh, chairman of commission; John B. Lennon, Professor John R. Commons, James O'Connell and Austin B. Garretson. Woodburn Man May Run for Mayor Now James B. landon. Whose Election ' As Mayor Was Contested Xast rail, Zs Admitted To Cltlsenshlp. James R. Landon of Woodburn, who last fall was elected mayor of that city and whose election was declared invalid because of non-cltlxenship, was made a citizen in Judge Wolver ton's division of the United States district court today. Landon, who has spent all but four years of his life in the United States, had always thought he was a citizen, because his father, after bringing the family from Canada, had taken up government land. At Woodburn last fall he was elected mayor by a large majority, but his opponent contested the election on the grounds that Lan don was not a citizen. Judge Kelly in the circuit -court of Salem, who heard the case, decided that Landon was not a citizen and so the latter set about making himself one. He qualified easily. Alexander Dranges htfs spent most of the time since being In the United States in the navy, and h had two naval of ficers as his witnesses. He too was admitted without trouble. Others passing the examination werei John Benson, Norway; August Kul lama. Russia; August F. S. W. Baeke, Germany; Joseph Hiram Sullivan, Canada; Thomas Roberts, Great Brit, aln; George Harold Bannon. England, and Carl Anderson, Sweden. Food Prices Now at Practical Standstill Wheat Vp One Cent, Based on Xeport of Scarcity in Europe Swiss Cheese Out of Market. War prices still prevail in ths Port land markets today, though there were no sensational rises during the last 24 hours. Wheat advanced 1 cent fol lowing a cable from Broomhall, grain expert, that great shortages of wheat were reported throughout all Europe, particularly in Russia and Italy, with the United Kingdom the only country that has an Increase over last year. An advance in the price of hops has been a feature of the last few days, secret bidding throughout the Willam ette valley being strong at 18H oents. according to reports. Before the war began, the market was weak at IS cents. The price of sugar remained steady today at $6.05 and the opinion has been expressed that this is as high as the price will go. Eggs of the strictly fresh kind are scarce. but a second grade that passes in many stores as strictly fresh can be bought for 25 cents, with 26 cents quoted for "se lected." -, Garlio has been forced into a corner by one Front street concern and the market held at Vk to 20 cents. This odorous commodity has been selling for years around 10 and 12 cents. Company Replies to Fire Victim Suit An answer was filed this morning by the Lewis Investment company to the suit ox Lewis Balogb, administra tor of the estate of Alexander Balogh, I for $7600 damages as the result of Bglogh's death in the Northwest Door company's fire June 8. The company alleges that its property, where the Columbia Dock No. 2 was located prior to the fire which destroyed the dock March 12, is separated from the door company's plant by the ferry approach and does not adjoin the door plant. It also alleges that Balogh was warned In time to escape but negligently re mained until escape was impossible. 1JCIIHIII1 VTT"1 I I llllll I II ner..,,weU belabor- . - . .- ROMAN CATHOLICS TO ERECT BuLDINGS OLD JONES PROPERTY Church, Archbishop's Resi dence and School to Go Up at Couch anc Seventeenth. Plans are being prepared by Archi tects Jacobberger & Smith and White house & Fouilhoux for the Roman Catholic church for a group of build ings to occupy the old Jones property in the block, bounded by Couch, Davis, Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. The group will Include ultimately a school, a residence for the archbishop and a church, all designed with a view to architectural harmony, and will cost about $260,000. The first unit to be built will be the school, which will face Eighteenth street. It is expected that ground will be broken for this structure early in the fall, though only rough sketches have so far been made. In general, the style followed will be the Italian renaissance, which ex terior finishings in brick and terra cotta trimmings. The church and res idence will be connected, and in an interior court will be constructed a cloister and a playground for the school children. The school building will be two stories In height, with five class rooms and an office on the first floor, and class rooms and a social hall on the second. The basement will house the manual training department and tne boys' and girls' lavatories, to gether with an auditorium for the school. ix. was tne original plan to build a cathedral on this site, but the plan were altered to allow the group scheme. After the school is completed, the church and archbishopric residence will be erected as opportunity affords. Administrator Appointed. M. H. Lamond has been appointed administrator of the estate of Herbert W. Goddard, who died recently. In his petition he states that the property is wor,tn 6000 ana that at present the names and resldenoes of the heirs are unknown. - :The Store F t 1 THE 1 DAY A dollar will do wonderful work for you on Friday at this store. Cost or worth entirely ignored. Below are the Items you can buy Friday only, at one dollar. ; - 21 Khaki Suits and 2-piece Dresses, just the thing for. outings, worth $5.00 1 A A Friday, only , .3 1 UU 62 Dresses, in Crepe, Voile, Gingham and Marquisette, worth $8.50, on sale A A Friday; only -. .J) 1 UU 54 Lingerie and Middy Waists, low neck, short sleeves, or high -neck, long sleeves, 1 A A only 2 to a customer, Friday only dl UU 22 Wash SkirU, also worsteds ana merges, on sale Friday,- only . , 45 Summer Hats, good for present wear, to close out, .Friday only 19 Sweaters in white, red and blue, good for all around . wear, Friday 11 Outing Coats, good ing, also in Norfolk, for NEW. FALL STYLES arriving daily. The models and fabrics are bean- tiful and the prices ate 405 Washington Street, Corner of Tenth The Store IS PREPARING TO HELP Soldiers Are Drilling Every where, Says Chicago Man- on Visit. MUCH EXCITEMENT NOTED United States Placed in Position to Build tTp Tormldable Merchant Marine zs romttd Out. "Evidences of the war are to be seen on every hand," said Charles Grange Blanden, business man-poet of Chica go, this morning, speaking of Canada, i Mr. Blanden has just come from the east along the line of the Canadian Pacific and is at the Portland hotel with Mrs. Blanden. "Soldiers are drilling -In every city and town and there Is an air of sus pense and excitement everywhere, j Business is bad. however, in the tour- , 1st line. The big hotels of Vancouver and Victoria, are practically deserted. ; whereas usually at this season of the year they are packed with Americans , and others who make the trip, through the Canadian Rockies. j "As far as the United States is con- J cerned I cannot help but feel that the struggle in Europe will do us good, es- pedially as regards our shipping, j America has a wonderful opportunity to build up a merchant marine and should seize it, even if the government has to grant subsidies. We lost out j about 130 years ago, but the chance has come again to put American ship- j ping on the seas." ' Mr. and Mrs. Blanden are making' a pleasure journey in the west and will return by way of California and the. Grand Canyon. Although Mr. Blan- den is primarily a business man, being secretary of tile Rialto Trust of Chi cago, a corporation which owns a num ber of Windy City skyscrapers lnclud-. ing the Postal Telegraph building, he is also a poet of some note. Among his published works are "Tancred's Daughter," "A Valley ' Muse," "A Drift of Song,' "An Unre- ' membered God," "A Chorus of Leaves" I and "The Upper Trail." He la a fre quent contributor to the Chicago Evening Post. Hearing Is Given Slayer in France Baoul Villain, Who Assassinated Jean jaures. Socialist deader, Denies That ( He Bad Any Accomplices. Paris, Aug. 20. Raoul Villain, who assassinated Jean Jaures, the French socialist leader, had a preliminary J hearing today. . Jaures had betrayed France by his anti-military utterances, he declared. He denied that he had any accomplices. It was expected his mental condition would be investigated. I of Style1 D AY in Voile, Broadcloth, $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 for motor-.. .:A A misses, Fri. . . 9 1 ;U U the lowest in 'the city. Co. CANADA ACTIVE IN ENGLAND IN THE WAR Outfitting : of Values CAPTURES BIG TARANTULA Charley Vaughn, who does heavy I thtags down at the Southern Pacific I local freight house. Is the nero of the .Baker's Gigaimtk affords the people of Portland an opportunity of buying. WOMEN'S PUMPS AT PHENOMENAL REDUCTIONS. It' like buying sugar or flour below the market price. Every pair is of guaranteed quality, fit and style. Eleven stores join in this great sale. We must clear our stock. Baker Sales are not an every day occurrence. They are well planned events in which the shrewd buying public reaps the benefit of big cuts on staple merchandise This is a big sale with a big reason. Women's welt or turned soles Co lonial Pumps, "made of patent, colt, dull calf, with Louis or Cuban heels. Reg ular price $4.00 Women's Shoes and Pumps $3.50 AND $4.00 VALUES Positively new patterns, Colonials, with either the Louis or Cuban heels, turn soles, patent colt or dull calf. If you want a pair of good rumps now is your chance at, the pair. NETTLETON FOR MEN All regular staple shapes good the entire year, including the popular Tarsic London, Corn posit and other lasts with sizes to fit any foot. 10 Per Cent Off Regular Prices Broken and Discontinued LARGEST RETAILER OP 8HOES WEST OP CHICAGO 380 Washington Street, Corner West Park 270 Washington Street SSS Eb 270 Morrison Street iSl I . You I Oth Centaury Limitedl TO New York and Boston Lv. Chicago 12:40 Noon Arr. New York 9:40 a. m. Arr. Boston 11:55 a. m. Ten Other Fait Daily Trains Between Chicago and the East, Including the ever popular Lake Shore Limited and the fast morn ing train, Laas Shore Number Six, completing a aerrica unapproacbed In excellence. All trains arrive fa New York at Grand Central Terminal, the world's greatest railway terminal, the heart of New York, and the only terminal on all lines of local transportation. The surface cars, subway and derated renrice, are all at its very doors. Apply to your local agent for tickets and sleeping car resenrationa, or information, call on or address our PORTLAND OFFICE, 109 Third Street ... W. C 9 Threat. CanT Asjeat PiMiiHir DtpC . place today, becmuss of his sneoeasfui capture of a gigantic tarantula that w as 1 roliekinr throUB-H b carload of bananas. Vaurhn saw tVia tronlcal spider creep Into the straw on the car floor. Armed with a box, Vaughn New Colonial Pumps in black, white, pink and blue satin, turn soles, Louis Cuban heels, $3.00- $3.50 grades, at $2.85 These are broken lines of patent, dull tan and white Shoes, splendid values.. If your size is here, it will pay you to investigate. On sale at 270 Washington and 270 Morrison streets at ) 1 aD quality, stylish .$1.95 Men's Oxfords Note prices and supply your low shoe needs $5 and $5.50 An aj grades, now.,t7) $4 and $4.50 grades now . , $2.45 $3 and $3.50 An jr grades now. . J) lines High Grade Nettleton Lak4 Short Ry."Tk4 Wattr-Lntt Rout MYork&ntral Lines tlrred up the straw with a stick, dis lodged the ; venomous creature and clapped the box over It. The taran tula la now on exhibition In the frelrht . office at Park and Hoyt streets. . I on sale $1.95 SSIsl VALUES TO $5.00 EXTRA SPECIAL kfen's Rubber-Soled High and Low Shoes $5 grade now, pair. S3.45 $4 grade, or now, pair . . 0Ot) LAIRD & SCHOBER FOR WOMEN New Pumps and Boots of this famous make, including all the new and staple shapes. 10 Per Cent Off Regular Prices Shoes, Now $4. should use the Famous J I for complete - lit ii rv Mi rs i k t i M