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'THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1916. 13 TRAINMEN EMPHASIZE HAZARDS THEY MEET IN- THFIP nnriiPATinN III IIIUI1 UUUUI Their Version of Disputed . Points Lays Stress on Dan gers Encountered in Work. ARGUMENT IS ANSWERED - sr sr m Vlu VMaTtnt OiMritan' Cnntaatlom Tht Granting of Their Demands . Will Cost $100,000,000 Annually. - Iortland, May 3. To the Editor of The Journal. Much is being dene by the railroads of the United States to Influence the public against the em ployee In the present controversy be tween the railroads and their employes In train and yard service. In regard to the eight hour day and time and one half for overtime, but In doing ao they fall to state that they are dally Imposing- more and greater hardships on the men. In the Portland newspapers a short time ago were certain articles which read: "The O.-W. R. & N. has gran ted an Increase to trainmen." Getting down to the facts in ' the cane, yon will find that the whole matter was the contention of the men that cer tain parts of the agreement, previously In etfect. were not being lived up to by the company and that the company wanted to Increase the train tonnage on account of the new Pilot Rocx Coyote cutoff, and that while there Was an agreement In the old contract to limit. all trains to 65 cars, there Is now no limit to the number of cars that can be placed In a train and trains Of from 76 to 80 cars are now of dally occurrence at the same rate of pay. Conferences Are Held. The effect of this la to increase the amount of work without any Increase in compensation therefor and valley pay prevails on what was considered J - J I as mountain territory, with a corre-i ,",uo "l via-.u.... w. ponding smaller rate of pay. In or-I f rom mornin unti nigrht poring over der to protect the men at the time th O.-W. R. &. N opened the then ex isting contract, grand lodge oftlcera were called Into the conference by th men and were in session with the Olflclala of the company, for a period Of about three months and in order to aecura the reinstatement of two men and to obtain small increases on cer tain runs, were compelled to relinquish the car limit before obtained. ' The company is now at liberty to place as many cars In a train as the officials think "safe," not depending Upon the men in active service or the public to determine what "safe" is to consist of. In years past the railroads were able to pay dividends and to cover the country with new lines, besides keep ing up their repairs, on the earnings of small trains of 10 to 20 cars of a gross tonnage of 25 to 20 tons per car, but now the claim is made that with trains of from 60 to 110 cars of from 40 to 90 tons each they are unable to meet their expenses and keep up the drain on the treasury from speculative and other sources that - were not en countered by the officials of the roads In Um early days. Belief for Car Shortage, In some cases trains of E000 or 6000 I ton are being dragged over the road I and the crews are compelled to labor the full 16 hours that the "ho urn of erVlcV law" has said shall be the limit for men In train service, and the i men are "tied up" at any point where ' th time overtakes them, and It mat- i ter not whether there are facilities j for rest and food or not and then ' When the terminal is reached where I their families are located the crews are forced to return without, in many cases, seeing their families. The railroads state that It will cost $190,000,000 per year to comply with the demands of the men. but we are willing to let the reader Judge for himself, with the idea that an KO-car train using 16 hours to cover a desig nated piece of track will cost as much or more than two 40-car trains uqlng only eight hours or less. Also that In the shorter train cars will reach their destinations and be returned for reloading in the time It now takes for them to travel one way over the road, thereby relieving the car short age, mrhich ha beea the bane of the shipper's existence during the past few years. From a humanitarian standpoint there Is much to ay in favor f the shorter work day, in vfew of the fact that the lives and property of the publlo Is In the hands of men who are overworked and whose vitality runs so low at certain times that It is Impossible for them to attend to their duties as they should. Again, rail road men are almost disfranchised on ccount of the work performed away rom home, and although most of he married men own homes or are urchastng homes, they are not able o keep their homes in good condition. r not neighborly, all on account of FOR RE-ELECTION istrict Attorney alter H. Evans . REPUBLICAN Ballot No. 116 Primary May 19, 1916 . - fPaid adv.) p. 9. Evans, 8S Multnomah at. City) i w f" X" i 1 - J I- ORPET STUDIES IN' JAIL ; 1 Will Orpet, University of Wisconsin student, charged with murder of Marian Lambert. Waukegan. 111.. May 6. (U. P.) Will Orpet, the University of Wiscon sin student held without ball, for trial May 15 on a charge of murdering his sweetheart, Marian Lambert at lake TV ..A l A i 1 !-.J... I --I' "y ' his text-books and keeping up with hid classes. Orpet expects to be acquitted and he does not wish to get behlrrd in his col lege work. The poor Jail light has strained his eyes, hut he will not give up his work oespue aovice While trusties are allowed to stroll about the outer corridors which are well lighted, Orpet, because of the ser iousness of the charge against him, is confined in the "bull-pen" which Is gloomy. Attorneys for Orpet have agreed to have the trial in Waukegan and no fight will be made to take It else where. being strangers In their own com munity. Occupation Is laWsardous. The numben of injuries and fatali ties due to overwork and loss of vi tality are startling, as the records of the insurance departments of the rail road brotherhoods will show, and the cases of pneumonia, heart failure and tuberculosis induced by exposure are too numerous to enumerate here. Suf- flee it to say that the report of the Grand Lodge of Railroad Traimne the Brotherhood of ntnen for the month of May. 1916. contains a list of 186 claims, with a total of $:62.350 to be paid out of the funds contributed by the men. Of these nine are for til berculosls. 16 for heart trouble and 89 in train accidents. Loss of hearing, eyesight and insanity are of frequent occurrence, due to overwork and to the peculiar conditions surroundln ) the men In the extra hazardous em- ployment. Since the organixatlon of the rail road brotherhoods a total of at least $100,000,000 have been paid in claims by their Insurance departments, and of these at least 00 per cent were of accidental nature, due more or less to the extremely long hours demanded of the men in train or yard service. The railroads, generally, are placing a limit on the age at which a- man may enter train or yard service and the fixed ages are from 18 to 86 years, which allows only 17 years in which a railroad man can expect to earn a competence for himself and family and If, through misfortune, he loses his position after he has reached the age of 35 he must enter some other trade or become a day laborer. Wage Scale Discussed. In regard to punitive overtime, it is well understood that the men do not desire this overtime but consider It as 'blood money" and It is a common unage in many trades and occupations, as among the workers on the water front and in other places. Perhaps- It would be well to draw a comparison between the wages of the railroad man and the other work era of the locality to show what the real compensation of the men affected by this movement Is, and I will state that the foreman of a day engine re ceives 40 cents per hour and his help ers get 38 cents, while the night fore men get 42 cents and the helpers 40 cent respectively. Compare this with the plumber, ma chinist, tinner or any other special ized worker, and see the difference. not taking into consideration the ex treme hazards of the yardman's oc cupation. Compare the wage of the freight nrakeman receiving $3.14 for 100 miles or ten hours' work, on an hourly basis of 31.4 cents per hour with the wage of the laborer who re ceives $3 for a day of eight hours, three meals and regular rest. The laborer will receive compensa tion at the rate of 37.5 cents per hour without having to forego his rest and without having to pay from 25 to 33 j cents for most of his meals and will : not have to sleep in a dirty caboose, i where cars are continually shunted ! into his bedchamber, often endanger ! lng his life. ! The railroads are showing only the i extreme high salaries paid to engine- men or conductors on fast mail or other high speed trains but never pub lish the Insignificant wage of the man who handles the "drag" and makes the money for the stockholder. A. F. TOMLINSON, i Treasurer No. 130, Brotherhood of i Railroad T,rainmen. Open Air Festival Depends on Weather Weather permitting;, the open air festival and winding of the May pole but Woodstock public school will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Unfavorable weather caused the post ponement from Friday afternoon. Wbea wrtttaj er calling ca aarerUsera please Bttatloa The Journal. (Adv.) Difficulty 14 expected In getting a Jury because of the wide publicity given the case. Judge Charles H. Donnelly of Wood stork, who will shear the case, admitted today that at least 600 veniremen probably will have to be called to gpt a Jury. Deputy Sheriff Elmer E. Green thinks this estimate Is too low. lie said -ooo veniremen will be re quired The la&t man hanged In Lake county was Chris Rafflerty, who killed a Chi cago policeman. It took 2500 venire men for that jury. The state will call 36 witnesses. The trial may'last .a month. The witnesses Include relatives and Intimate friends of Orpet and Marlon Lambert, college students from Madi son, physicians, chemists and experts of all kinds, and newspaper men 'who talked with Orpet. The Orpet defense will be that Ma rlon Lambert committed auiclde. ALLIES PLAN TO ATTACK IjOES IN BIG OFFENSIVE (Continued From Page One) day. Whera infantry engagements en sued, the losses to the Austrlans were heavy. In the Carnlcs region the Austrian artillery shelled: Paluzza, In the upper Boite, causing but slight damage. We replied by shelling Mauton in the Gail valley. In the Plezro zone the Austrlai.s re peatelly attacked in force our Cukla position. Although they were repulsed time and again along the whole of this front, they finally succeeded in oc cupying one of our trenches. We cap tured In prisoners 43 Austriaas, in cluding one officer. In the Gorltz zone, an Austrian aeroplane was hit by our artillery and fell inside of the Austrian line. TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST HILL 304 IS STARTED BY GERMANS Paris, May 6 (L N. S.) Coincident with the reply of the kaiser to the Wilson note, the Verdun battle has leaped up with far greater fierceness than lias characterized It at any time since February. A terrific tornado of explosives and poison shells deluged the Mort Homme and hill 304 and during the past couple of days the crown prince has launched several divisions of his finest remaining troop (who during the last few days have been strongly rein forced), against Tilli 304, which Is two and one-half miles southwest of the Mort Homme and 1000 yards south east of Haucourt. The object of this great onslaught was to turn the French at th Mort Homme, and foree a general retreat in this region. Unspeakably awful was the bom bardment of hill 304. which was fol lowed by six infantry attacks, all of which were repulsed, except the last one, when the Germans succeeded in obtaining a footing In one of the ad vanced trenches. Everywhere else in this section the French threw back the attackers after an epic bayonet battlo which will live in French mili tary history as an engagement which cost the Germane tremendous losses. The German tactics show plainly to the French staff that a new offensive is pending. Thisi offensive. It Is fore seen, will be of terrific force, perhaps even greater than the first one in February against Avocourt. The titanic struggle for the blood drenched Deadman HUH Is to be re peated at hill '304, where the crown Prince evidently has resolved to launch battalion after battalion until he captures the position. The greatest confidence is felt here, where the new effort to break through is considered only as a political move, designed to impress neutrals and at the same time counteract the effect in Germany of the kaiser's note to Wil son. Ira Powers' Spaniel Tires of Dog's Life And Quits Rivera fK King Charles Spaniel, that r for several years has led a dog's life at the home of Ira F. Powers, at Rivera, has disap- $ peared. The Powers family 0 feel the loss keenly. The dog in about as big as a minute, and has black hair with brown 0 markings. Left home without notice. A reward is offered for his recovery! Phone Main 6278. fi BANK "STATEMENTS IN BUSINESS LINES Deposits in Local Banks Indi cate Gain of $t, 750,000 Since May 1, SURPLUS FUND REDUCED Increase in Zaoaas. and Disco nuts to Correspond Further Indication! of Improvement. Portland banks, in the showing of the condition of their Institutions on May 1, bear splendid testimony to the Improvement that has taken place in the commercial situation in this ter ritory. There is a marked improve ment shown by a comparison of the bank statements of May 1 and of March 7, only seven weeks apart. The improvement is still more marked when a comparison is made between the financial positions of the banks on May 1, 1916, and the corresponding date of 1915. Deposits in the Portland banks have increased approximately $1,750,000 since May 1 of this year and over $8, 000,000 compared with one year ago. Zioans, Discounts Oaln. The most Important testimony to the Improvement is found in the in crease in loans and discoutns. This item in the Portland banks statements has increased in the aggregate nearly $2,000,000 in Just seven weeks, and nearly 14,000,000 in the past year. When the Items of deposits Increase over a long period of time the bankers say that is a good sign. When the loans and discounts inoreasa to cor respond, the" improvement demon strated is still more marked, they as- narf f A third bit of testimony to the Im provement that has set in hereabouts, is found in the fact that the banks have reduced their surplus funds. Their cash and due from banks item shows a decrease of $600,000 in the past seven weeks, and the small gain of but $300,000, in an Increase of de posits of $6,000,000, for the year. Statements Are Given. Owing to the fact of Ki beln:; Sat urday, a statement from all of the 25 banks of Portland was not available before closing hours. Ten of the larger banks, from which figures have been compiled, show the folljwmg: May 1. 1916. March 7. 1916. May 1. 1813. Iioana aud discount $42,202,803 $40,305,483 3S,6T,622 Deposit 68. 539.952 66.880, 44 62,646,124 Casb and due from banks 2.788,554 ' 23.304,912 22,479,037 The combined statements of the 25 banks of POrilaud on March 7. 1 fl 6, showed loans anl discounts, $5 1K8, 749; deposits, $74,709,792; cash and due from banks, $26,468,930. Conditions Axe Shown. Following are the principal items in the detailed statements of banks, showing the condition of business on May 1. 1916. First National bank Loans. $11, 970,241; deposits, $19,107,960; cash and exchange, $6,098,116; total resources, $24,243,656. Ladd & Tilton bank Loans. $9,204, 099; deposits. $13,483,084; cash and ex change, $3,520,841; total resources, $16,052,313. United States National bank Loans, $5,427,839; deposits, $11,031,940; cash and exchange, $5,023,978; total re sources, $14,119,660. Northwestern National bank Loans, $4,747,832; deposits. $8,479,374; cash and exchange, $2,826,893; total re sources, $9,138,471. Lumbermens National bank Loans, $4,183,944; deposits, $6,104,234; cash and exchange, $1,571,310; total re sources. $7,613,881. Hibernia Savings Loans. $2,002,180, deposits, $3,009,212; cash and exchange, $906,704; total resources. $3,333,124. Scandinavian - American Loans, $972,910; deposits, $1,426,279; cash and exchange, $340,863; total resources, $1, 540,279. Bank of . California Loans, $2,693, 605; deposits, $4,677,908; cash and ex change, $2,265,761. Citizens bank Loans, $404,070; de posits, $618,683; cash and exchange, $200,186; total resources. $738,738.62. Security Savings and Trust Loans, $594,083; depositts, $627,254.59; cash and exchange, $88,902.78; total re sources, $1,099,948. Reconstruction of Sewer Plans Ready Tanner Creek Conduit Resolution to Be Introduced tn Council Next Wednes- day Cort Estimated at $335,000. Plans for the reconstruction of the Tanner creek sewer, the conduit drain ing the larger portion of the west side of the city, have been completed by J. C. Sharp, chief of the bureau of sewers, and a resolution instituting proceedings for the reconstruction of the conduit is to be Introduced before the city council next Wednesday by Commissioner Dieck. The cost of reconstructing the sewer la estimated nt $225,000. Of this amount about $51,000 is proposed to be assessed to districts outside of the city, but which will be drained by the reconstructed sewer. It is proposed to make this a charge on the property provided it becomes a part of the city and, if not. Commissioner Dieck would have the general fund shoulder the expense. The present Tanner creek sewer is said by the city engineers to be In danger of collapse. Logging Camps Run SHOW IMPROVEMENT . At ' Capacity" Rate Supply of X.oge Xdgbt and Demand Constantly Keeps Pace With Current Output of Columbia River. Logging ' camps in the Columbia river" district are running nearly to full capacity. The demand for fir logs is about equal to the output of the campa and tne accumulation of stock is exceedingly light. This was about the summary of the situation as reported yesterday after noon at the monthly meeting of the Columbia River Loggers' association. H. C. Clair of the Twin Falls Log ging eompany, operating camps at Ta colt in the hills back of Vancouver, Wash., stated that Indications are that the lumber and logging industries are going to be active for some time to cotne. "And we loggers are glad of it," he commented, "for we have now had several lean years.'! v , .... ,.. . . WOMAN MAYOR TO QUIT If v Y-'Sr7y?v, - "'v . ji 1 1 Mrs. Angela R. Canfield, mayor of Warren, III. Warren, 111.. May 6. (U. P.) Mr Angela R. Canfield, the only woman mayor in Illinois, Is ready to quit when her term expires next month. She says she has had a good time, but she's tired of being mayor. Mrs. Canfield, who runs a millinery shop with which to help out her yearly Income of $12 as mayor of Warren, is going to close out her business and go to California to live. "Rounding up my boys, the council men, was great amusement," Mri. Can field said today. "My aldermen decid TESTS OF FACILITIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED Naval Stations and Battle ships Kept in Constant Touch With Department. Washington, May 6. (I. N. S.) A 40-hour test of naval communication facilities, including the use of the wireless telephone for the first time to direct the movements of a battle ship, began at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Every naval station on both the At lantic and Pacific coasts and the bat tleship New Hampshire maneuvering off the Chesapeake capes, Is now in Instant communication with the navy department. Practically all the business of the department will be done by telephone until 8 a.m. Monday. Daniels Started Test. Secretary Daniels put the telephone system into operation in the presence of navy and war department officials and officials of the coast guard service. Officials of the telephone company ex plained to the guests by means of maps and telephonic devices the de tails of the system. Special switchboards have been In stalled in the offices of the secretary, assistant secretary and the heads of bureaus. From the branches there is direct communication to any of the naval posts. Stations connected direct with the navy department switchboards are Portsmouth, N. Y.; Boston; Newport. R. I.; New London, Conn.; Brooklyn; Philadelphia. Annapolis, Md.; Norfolk, Va: Charleston, S. C; Pensacola, Fla.; New Orleans, Great Lakes training sta tion at North Chicago, San Diego, Yer ba Buena Island and Mare Island, Cal., and Puget Sound, Wash. Experiments with the., battleship New Hampshire, which will hunt phantom foes off the capes, will be conducted from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. Between the navy yard and the navy department will be four tele phonic printing outfits, making it possible to send six messages in each direction at the same time over the same wire. Amy Is Represented. Telegriph and telephone messages will be sent ever the same wires at the same time. Secretary Daniels said the, test is for the purpose of demonstrating cer tain phases of naval preparedness. All messages sent between 4 o'clock this afternoon and S o'clock Monday morning will be handled exactly as they would in time of war. The rooms from which the messages are sent and in which they are received are under heavy marine guard. All com munications also pass- the censor. While the mobilization of commu nication is principally for the navy, the army is represented by officers from the general staff, the war col lege and the signal corps. - German Housewives Are Hoarding Salt , Berlin, May . (I. N. S.) One of the queer results of the war and the English blockade is that the thrifty German housewives not only try to hoard up all kinds of foodstuffs and other necessities, but also many things which will never become scares. "To save for the worst" vha become a craze with them. Theyv even store away enormous quantities of salt, al though there is not the slightest prob ability that this article will ever be lacking. Some .of the women have bought more salt than they can use In years and the money spent in these senseless purchases Is wasted. FOR COMMUNICATION ed one night that they did not want to call me mayor, and would rather call me president. I told them that Web ster says mayor formerly meant one who kept herda of cattle. They didn't put anything over on me." Here are some of the improvements Mrs. Canfield has accomplished since she took office: Abolished wife beating and spitting on streets, stopped automobile speed ing, closed all pool halls, caused th covering of all candles, meats and veg etables displayed for sale and forced economy in electric and gas lighting. TO BE SCHOOL ASSIES Such Persons Prefer 10 Hour Day Work ta Home Labor, Declares Mrs. L, Gee, "Many of the workers In canneries are high school girls who would rather work 10 hours a day In perishing fruit than to be at home learning how to be homemakers and housekeepers", de clared Mrs. L. Gee, speaking from the viewpoint of the workers before the Oregon Civic league's Saturday noon luncheon. "Mothers who permit such practices commit a wrong against the next gen eration and aealnst the workers whose Jobs these girls get. "I may step on some toes", Mrs. Oee prefaced her remark, "and if I do I hope it hurts." Emergency Soling Sought. The subject before the league was the application of fruit and vegetable cannerymen to the "Industrial Welfare commission for an emergency ruling permitting an overtime 12 hour day for women during the canning season. Such a ruling recently was made in California and the Oregon cannerymen have submitted that they cannot meet the competition unless their business is made an exception to the Oregon 10 hour law for women workers. Mrs. Gee declared that an excep tion In favor of the canning Industry will set a precedent that will work against the Interests of 80,000 women workers in the state, and against the state as a whole In the eyes of the people of the nation. Dr. Jessie McGavln. first speaker to be Introduced, described the toxic effects of over-fatigue and drew the conclusion that a M-hour day Is plenty long enough. Canneries ZUti Troubles. A. Rupert, coroners' agent, said that it is not practicable to work women in shifts in the canneries during the rush season, as there Is a dearth of labor. He said the canning Industry in Oregon is struggling against hard ships, that the production of fruit and vegetable canneries is only about $1,500,000 a year, that he does not know of canneries having paid divid ends, and that with this new advan take of a 12-hour over-time day for women In California, consequences to the Oregon industry may be seriousi "I am not in favor of overworking the women, but I believe during, the rush season women can work extra hours for extra pay and not be hurt," said he. Dr. William F. Ogburn of Reed colltege, closed the discussion with an address made from the view of the general public. Te said that recent investigations have shown alarming increase in nervous diseases, the pro portion reaching 25 per cent in a re cent survey made In -Rochester. Waukesha Man Is Burned at Stake Turks Put Dr. Joseph Shi moon rormer Carroll) College student to Deatli la Persia. Milwaukee, May . Dr. Joseph Shimoon, a former student of Carroll college, Waukesha, Wis., has been burned at the stake and beheaded In Persia, where he was doing missionary work, according to word received here from Philadelphia. No date was given In .ihe report, but It says Dr. Shimoon was seised at Urmi by Turks, who tried to compel him to acknowledge Islam. Upon his refusal and statement that "Jesus Is my Saviour,' he was seized, burned to death and beheaded. MANY WORKERS ANN ES SAID Vista House Fund- Aided bylPioneers Trail Blassrs and Their Children CMve Toward Cause t TanA Prerionsly Acknowledged as f44640. Contributions amounting to $37. B0 from pioneers and children of pioneers were acknowledged by William J. Piepenbrtnk, secretary of the Vista House association, yesterday. The fund as previously acknowledged was $4464.80. With the contribution from pioneer and with $5 from Roy Bur nett as an auiomooue owner i iouu is now $4507.80. The list of pioneers and children of pioneers represented In the contribution to Vista House fol lows : John W. Stevenson. '6$: John W. Stevenson Jr"B$; Sarah Tait Steven son, 'S3; John T. Kerns, '52; Jacob Wills. '47; Rebecca A. Wills, '63; Mrs. Bailey. '53: Wilfred Boire. Laura Boire. Marls Boire, Leo Boire, Lou si- ana Boire, C. B. Baker, '53; Fannie R. Baker, '63; James E. Baker, '53; L. H. Baker, '53: Sarah W. McTeer uaker, Mabel P. Baker Layfield, Carl C. Baker, James L. Baker, Mrs. L. Baker Allen, Una O. Baker Inch, Robert V. Baker. Preston Williamson Bmlth. Madeline Searcy Smith Charters. Susy Aubrey Smith. Henry Anderson Smith, Fay Thompson Catlln, Clare Thompson Taylor, Ethel Lesley ' Thompson, Marlon Catlln, Ellen Campbell Walt. '49. Dr. Ralph C. Matson To Leave for France Portland Man te Go as a Member of the Harvard Medical and Surgical Unit. Dr. Ralph C. Matson, well known Port land physician, will leave May 15 for Boulogne, France, as a member cf the Harvard medical and a-urglcal unit. Although appointed as first lieuten ant in the Harvard contingent, tn Bou logne he will Join the staff of Colonel Sir Almroth Wright, the celebrated pathologist, who is consulting physi cian with the British expeditionary forcea Dr. Matson studied under Dr. Wright in 1906, and at the request of Sir Almroth his eervices are to be loaned by the Harvard unit for work in the research laboratory conducted at Boulogne. Sir Almroth is an authority on tuber culosis', and has practically eliminated lockjaw from the English forces through perfection of a preventative treatment. Dr. Matson has specialized largely In tuberculosis. Mrs. Matson and a cousin. Miss Gen evieve Mateon, will accompany him to Europe. To Receive Funds For Blind Soldiers W. M. XAdd and A. Xm Mills Desig nated to Handle Contributions to Cause In Portland. W. M. Ladd, president of the Ladd and Tilton bank, and A. L. Mills, presi dent of the First National bank, have been designated to receive contribu tions irt Portland for the B. F. B. Per manent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors. The fund has been formed by Amer ican bankers, philanthropists and bus! ness men to give aid to the thousands of French, Belgian and British soldiers who have been blinded in th European war. Moneys collected are to be used In training these sightless men in prac tical, paying trades In which they can support themselves and partially, at least, support their families. The first work of the fund will he to modernise and enlarge all the blind institutions of Europe so as to care for the many blind of the war. The fund Is under the patronage of the rulers of the three countries it is Intended to embrace. Frank A. Van derlip, president of the National City bank. New York, is honorary treasurer for the United States. k TRU-BLU II HOUSEHOLD V- SODAS ' "TOUCH THE HUNGRY SPOT" j , V Substantial III FOOD VALUE" Iff y CRACKERS Iff V 10c. 25c III V and 50c if ir i.l?"-v.-:- ivj) JJud Cyy o 6 Ours are the cheapest because the best, fitted by experts and guaranteed to hold. Seeles Spermatic Shield Truss usually, closes the opening in 10 days. SoW only by LAUE- DAVIS DRUG CO., 3d & Yamhill sU., Portland, Or. Tru.s Expert INTEREST IS TAKEN IN BLAST THAT WILL IE FIRED AT KELLY BUTl Between Nine and Ten Ton of Powder to Be Used fo Blast, MAY BE SEEN FROM Cm Shot Kay Be Viewed Through Ctlasset Limited Number of People to ' Be Admitted to Butts, , Much Interest is being taken In th big Must that Is to be shot within th next few weeks at the Kelly Butt rock quarry. Between nine and .tet tons of powder will be used for" thi; blast, which Is expected to tear loof' 35.000 yards of rock and earth. j Details for the blast are being- a r ranged by Sheriff Hurlburt, who ha charge of the prisoners at Kelly Butte The chamber of commerce has beoonxt interested in the publicity feature o the big shot, and through its publielt: bureau has arranged for a motion pic ture company to take moving picture of the explosion. v.--'' j A tunnel has been run 63 feet Int? the rock hillside, and at that deptf cross cuts 66 feet from the center havf been run each way. Tha blast Will hn fired in those cross cuts. It la intend ed that the whole face of the butt.' nearly 100 feet high and XOO leet across, will be blown out. ' v t The spectacular feature or the blast has aroused general interest, and Bher iff Hurlburt will announce the hour and minute the shot Is to be fired.se It may be witnessed by as many at care to see it. By means of field glasses one may be able to see the whole thing from the tall buildings in Portland. A limited number of spec tators will be permitted on the butte. Show Is Attended By Nearly 1000 Vaudeville Be Xiuxs Given by Toufi Men's Hebrew Association Proves a,' Big Success. Nearly 1000 people attended Lthe "vaudeville de luxe", given byV"the Young Men's Hebrew association in the U Nal B'Rlth building, Thirteenth, and Mill streets, last Sunday night, in all 12 numbers wet s on the program, Which follOWS:. "fi; Venetian Musiral Trio Mr. Piet and Mis 8enn. vv-7 Leach Schas in fancy dancing. Holzman and Sh'hel. in songology, as slnted at piano by Wrn. Spellman. Dr. Emil Enna .Piano Solo Celene iAutersteln end Wm. Swett, singing and darning, assisted by Mrs. Lnuterstein, nt plnno. Short talk on "Good and Welfare," br Isaac Swett, president of th B'Nat B'Rlth Building association. Hartrldge Whipp Vocal Solo. Assisted at Piano by Mrs. Whipp, "The Northern Lights Astronomical Dissertation." by Konqucr T. K.our- tens. Athletio show (showing activities of the gymneslum). i - t Paul Duncan Rail, 'cellist, accompanied by M. Pels. Mrs. Abrams on n reading. Mrs. Herman Politz Vocal Solo, Assisted at piano by Mlcha Ptls. Another entertainment In to be given by the members of the association Sun day night. May 1 4. ', Serbian Conspirator Ile. Vienna, May 6 (I. N. .) Ned Kerovlc. one of the Serbian conspira tors who murdered Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Auftrian throne, and Ms wife, at Sarajevo, has died In the military prison of Moel lerxdorf. 1 1