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' - ----" . - THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POR TLAND. THURSDAY. MARCH 21, 1918. iniN GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM BY LARGE CROWD TSunnyside School Auditorium fc PacRed to Standing Room to ' Hear Six-Cent Fare Address. 'AUDIENCE SHOUTS APPROVAL ' t , v : .'Judge McGinn's Discussien Meets With Hearty Response From Y East Side Assemblage. ; J 1 "I want to, talk to you about Jack Day ' tand "Bed Amldon and A. A. Bailey, who ! In' rartnershtp with Day and Amldon, W want to tell you who they are," Judge McGinn told the vociferous andience, (packed -to standing room. In the Sunny . .Ma ar.honl auditorium last nlffht as It 'Eyelled its delight at the announcement t-and the promise. "Jack Day came out to our meeting- at JJWoodlawn," Judge McGinn continued, fr'and he told us about himself. lie told fine one thing- that 1 did not know. fjtnew he was on the payroll of the Port- hand Railway, Light Sc. Power company, i but I did not know he had been there - Tor 20 years. He Is the chairman of the J Republican county central committee of I Multnomah county. He is tne neaa or the Republican organisation in this coun 4'' tty. And he is on the payroll of the J Portland Railway, Light & Power com-Jpany. (: Defines an Irish Word """He and 'Red' Amldon the Irish have 4' word omadhaun and I like to think of It as 'Red' Omadhaun. I means rjackasa' In Irish. Omadhaun came out to . Woodlawn and told about himself. lle Is the secretary of the Republican : county central committee of Multnomah county. I'V "But who are they?" Judge McGinn ' tasked, and the crowd howled and waited for his definition. "They," he told them, "re the hireling wolves' of the Port viand Railway, Light & Power company, and the head of the Republican organ isation of Multnomah county. " ' '"If the Republicans elect a president (again Franklin T. Griffith is to have ; t Jack Day appointed United States ;'' J marshal. That's what the deal is. ' ', "I am a Republican, but I am not a jDay or an Omadhaun Republican. I f Would vote for the devil himself be ' jjfore I would vote for the candidates jot Jack Day or 'Red' Omihaun. Aadlence at Snnnjrtiae Large t"";"And I want to tell you. about A. A, Bailey," Judge McGinn continued, ' Sand; the audience waited In silence as lha mentioned the name. "He wants' to . "be county commissioner. He Is th , apolitical partner of Jack Iay and of . PRed' Omadhaun. and if you make him county commissioner he will b the . Jcounty commissioner of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company. I (dont now whether he will be a can iCldate or not,, but I am giving you notice now, so that you will know him If he doe" Judge McGinn,' in opening , his address before the largest and moat enthusias tic audience he has yet addressed oa the cent fare, said that from the be ginning of time man has been exploited by man. The people of Portland, he contended, had a 5 cent fare contract with , the Portland Railway, Lignt Power company until the public service commission sold them out. "They were traitors tf us." he chal lenged. "They betrayed us. But tt Is the tendency- of public service commls lons all over the country." Auditor Toice Their Approval " "Peace hath her victories no less re nowned tharvw-war,' ". Judge McGinn quoted, and continued that the time Am "to re Deal the public service commission," at which statement the auditorium rocked with the applause of Ma an 1( tor. "It is not right." he continued, "that while the boys of Portland are fighting in the trenches that their fathers ana mothers should be robbed by the Port land Railway. Light Power company at home." "Portland is the worst governed city in the United States." Judge Mcuinn challenged, and paused to let the audl hm nuUt Its asnlause. "George L. nakr w elected by the Portland Rail- r. Llsrht A, Power company. It paid his election bills when he was city mmminHioner. It financed hia cam paign. It paid hia stenographers work ing in the office of Lew Cole- It paid his bell ringers, who went from house to hnnm in the Interest of his canaiaacy. and the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib.' " And the audi rirnwned the sneaker's voice In agreement. Advises Repeal of Commission Act Juin McGinn said that he was on the job" until the Jitneys were back on the streets of-Portland, the puouc erv t commislson was thrown into the dia- card and the power to regulate publW utilities glven"back Into the hands of the municipalities. He urged that work .be commenced at once toward putting the hill nrovldine for the repeal of the com mission act on the Novemoer Dauoi ana oromlsed that if this were accomplished he would "go Into every nook and cranny of the state" to preach the gospel of repeal. If the men at the city hall had done their duty," Judge McGinn aald, "if we had had a mayor Instead oi tne Port land Railway, Light fc Power, company in the chair at the city hall, we wouia not have had a (-cent fare. Jitney Most Available' Remedy I am not criticising anybody for dis agreeing with me," Judge McGinn aald, "but I .am saying to you, oeorge l. Baker: You are indicted by the grand Jury of public opinion, and you are convicted by tne court oi pun He opinion. Jointly with Frank lin T. Griffith, of stealings cop pers from the pockets of the poor, steal ing coppers from the fathers and moth ers of our soldier boys, for Frank Is stealing the coppers within the law, of course but stealing them, Just the same." The speaker also paid his compliments to Commlaisoner Mann. "There is one thing about John M. Mann I want to. credit him with." h said. "He doesn't claim to be honest and when-1 give .him credit for that I give him credit for every virtue he has in the world." The speaker urged the ' audience to vote for the Jitney ordinance, if submit ted to the people for their approval May 17, as their most available remedy against the 6-cent fare. COUNTRY TO HEAR Necessity for U nited Effort to Beat Submarine Menace to Be Frankly Discussed. Ill PI OFLES QUALITY OUR POLICY 2Z UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT V- i .lit, ' . . ; . - - r' las AMARILLY OF CLOTHES-LINE ALLEY Brand Newana the Most Amusing Picture "Mary" Has Made Washington, March (U. P.) Abandoning its policy of secrecy, the United States Is about to Join with Great Britain in frank discussion of the ' submarine menace. To impress upon the people of this country the vital necessity of individ ual and united effort to beat the U-boat, Chairman Hurley of the ship ping board has prepared a statement to follow that of Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British admiralty, before the house of commons yesterday. Hurley will openly show the great tasks before the United States in a speech next Tuesday in New York city. British Bate Is Made' Pablle Today the British embassy made public striking figures, carefully com piled, to show the tremendous inroads the Germans are making on the world's shipping. This statement President Wilson and his "war cabinet" had be fore thenf yesterday at the long Con ference in the White House. Most of that conference was devoted, it was learned later, to the tonnage problem facing the world. And apparently it was agreed Hurley should make a statement on the serious' work ahead of the United States, including employers as well as laborers. . Figures compiled by experts of the allied nations show that since the war began, the total loss in world tonnage, due to enemy action and marine risk, is 11,827,572 gross tons, of which the loss in 1917 was 6,723,623 tons. Sew Tonnage or 1117 As against this the total output of world tonnage in the same period was only 4,606,(76 gross tons, the total for 1917 being 2,703.355 tons. In addition to the latter the total enemy vessels captured since the war began amounted to 8,689,000 gross tons. The figures given out publicly for the first time by British admiralty. "speak for themserves," it is stated. It is no longer felt necessary to hide the facts, it is explained. On the subject of losses, the admiralty "dis claim any desire to prophesy about so uncertain a thing as war in its sub marine phase." The results of the last year, how ever, show the ability of our seamen to get on terms with the submarine menace and gradually to gain the upper hand. Boom Shipbuilding Is Aim It would be Incorrect, however, to assume, the admiralty warns, that losses by submarines will continue to decrease or that production of merr chant vessels will continue to increase. It is emphasised that the publication at' this time of the. real facts regarding the U-boat threat is solely to "ensuro the vigorous cooperation of all con cerned" in booming building while "science is placing at our disposal means of offense and defense of which we have been in need." "With both the American and Eng Hsh' production records for January and February sadly hampered by bad weather and other obstacles the Eng- llsn statement and the forthcoming Hur ley statement sound an underlying note of serious warning to shipyard man agers and workers. The point where production balances losses will be post poned to a dangerous extent unless more speed is shown all around," the British statement warns frankly. And besides meeting the constant losses, the deficit of tonnage for the past must be made up. Hurley's Statemeat May Be Surprise Great Britain is about to Introduce more unskilled labor, both male and female, to meet the need for constant action. If employers hesitate to play their part," said the statement of the British. men anywnere uown tools" or ro slow for any reason, they are prejudic ing the vital interests of the comma nity." The Hurley statement will offset much of the over-advertising of Amer ica s snipbuiiaing plans. The last two quarters of 1917 showed a decline in ship losses over the second quarter, but the figures were higher man ror any other period except the lourtn quarter of 1916. Record of Losses by Tears Allied and neutral losses In 1915 by quarters were : first, 320.477: second. 380.419 : third. o-a.wi lourtn, 499,371. In 1916 they were: first. 624,194; second, 622.289: third. ozD.isi ; iourtn. S494.371. In 1917 they were: first, 1,619,373; second.. 2.236.S34: wiru, iourth, 1,272.843. No attempt was made to furnish statement of the economic loss involved. but it runs into startling figures, for it is irequenuy the case that a cargo is worm more than 11,000,000. ine allied and neutral shlnbuildinr was unown tnus: 1914. 1.012.920: 1915 x,sui,uuu; 1916, 1,688.000: 1917. firnt quarie DZ8.439 ; second, 626,440 : third 10,4m; iourth 932,023. President Wilson is nersonnliv iw,t- ing much of his time and attention to tne tonnage problem. Twice a week he receives a detailed report on progress or delay from Chairman Hurley, of the snipping do arc. Bootleggers' Booze lis Stolen, but He Has No Comeback Hoquiam, Wash.. March 2i. (I. N. S.) To suffer a 19000 loss and not be able to report it to the police or sheriff is the aad predicament in which & Hoquiam bootlegger finds himself today. He had carefully cached 900 quarts of good whiskey in the woods 15 miles from here and expected to draw on it as trade war ranted. But on a recent visit he discovered the entire lot had been stolen and he was out the $4500 he paid for it and the additional $4500 profit, he expected to realize. PARK HERD OF ELK MAY BE TURNED BULL RUN-RESERVE Special Meeting to 7 Arrange for Dances SHIPYARD EMPLOYES OWNERS AND FEDERAL ADJUSTER WILL MEET Conference Will Be Held at 4 This Afternoon; Montague Denies Summary Order. FM Action as to Disposal Seventeen Head of Animals Up to Council. of Shipyard owners and representatives of the employes will meet Richard W. Montague, official wage adjuster for the federal shipbuilding labor board, at 4 o'clock this afternoon to take up the question of wages for enginemen and trainmen at work fn the yards. The conference will be held in the office of Mr. Montague in the Yeon building. The United States shipbuilding labor adjustment board, headed by Chairman Macey, did not cover certain phases of the employment in the yards at its meet ing in Portland last year to arrange for a wage agreement. Adjuster Montague has been authorized to take up .these unfinished matters with those who nave been unable to reach an agreement at the plants affected. Denial was made yesterday by Richard W. Montague that Jie had received sum mary instructions rrom me Macey medi ation commission to settle at once the controversy between himself and tne Metal Trades council on pain t dismis sal from his post as mediator in the adjustment of the 1917 shipyard strike. Such report, published here yesterday, was branded as totally false. Mr. Mon tague said the dispute over learners' and journeymen's wages that has been going on for some time is being handled in the regular course of business and without delay on his parti The Metal Trades council has asked for Mr. Montague's dismissal, however, alleging that he is inclined to the cause of the employers as against the shipyard workers. This attitude Mr, Montague denies." Position Is Unchanged Washington. March 21. U. P.) The United States' position toward Russia Is unchanged. This government still re garas ner as an associate or "co belligerent" in the war. This was said officially today in , an informal state department discussion of Trotsky's re ported request for aid in reorganizing the volunteer Slav army. i . Seventeen head of elk. now in Wash ington nark, may De iransporxeu o Bull Run and turned into the forest re-" Serve to roam. The high cost of liv ing has made it necessary to dispose Wednesday an offer of $25 a heads was tendered by L. A. Jones. Assistant Purchasing Agent Mcintosh accepted the offer on the stipulation that final action as to the disposal of the elk remain with the city council. Mayor Baker favors the plan of giv ing the herd me freedom of Bull Run forest reserve, where there would be little if any danger of interference from the public, as the government abso lutely prohibits trespassing in any part of the reserve. Commissioner John M. Mann, in charge of the water department, also faveVs me plan of keeping the elk herd, but allowing me animals me natural freedom which would result by turning them loose in the reserve. The only objection voiced to the plan by Mr. Mann was that extensive log ging projects planned in the reserve might Interfere with the freedom of the elk. In this case Commissioner Mann declared that the herd could be turned loose in the Cazadero district, adjacent to the reserve. In the portion of this district known as the "warm springs" section, people are practically barred from entrance because of natural barriers. Sportsmen of the district would probably bear a portion of the expense incident to trans porting the elk, Mr. Mann believes, and farmers in the district would be able to guard the animals from unscrupulous hunters. , Eugene Vigilantes Make Deportation Alleged Undesirable Citizen Escorted to Border of Lane County and Warned Xot to Retarn to University- City. Eugene, Or., March 21. Unanimous approval is expressed in Eugene of the action of me Vigilantes, numbering about 200, who last night took Jake Spores, a conspicuous character about town, to the Lane county line north of Junction City and warned him not to return. Spores has been living for several years ostensibly upon a small inheri tance left him, rooming at public rooming-houses and eating at lunch coun ters. He has done no work in that time and was charged with making remarks about women who passed him on the street. He had refused to assist in any war activities and was generally deemed an undesirable citizen. It is openly stated that this is but the first of a number of deportations which will be made of chronic loafers and pro-German sympathizers. Association! ef Father et Oregon Sol dlen a4 8ajlor Will Hold Important Meeting Friday Eveaiag at Library. The Association of Fathers of Oregon Soldiers and Bailors has called a spe cial meeting for Friday night at 8 o'clock at the Central library. This is a state-wide organization and every fath er, grandfather and foster father of a boy in the service of the United States or the allies is eligible-to membership. There are no salaried officers in the association and the only cost to mem bers Is 1 ft year dues, paid at the time nnnlication for membership is made. Applications are made bymailo J. W. j Crossley of me memoersiup Kommu. tee. 270 Stark street. Final plans will be made at this meet ing for the entertainments and dances, to be given by the fathers the evenings of April S and 9 at The Auditorium. Cross had been made by school children, it ' was reported, and the children are now at work on garments, for the Bel- elans. . - Moor to Fight Extradition -Seattle, March 11. (I. N. S.) J. R. Moore, Seattle real estate broker, wanted in Chicago on a charge of larceny by bailee of $35,000, is free today under bond of 130,000 and now declares he will fight extradition. While his attorneys sought a writ of habeas corpus against his detention by the police, a warrant was sworn out charging him with em bezzlement and the court denied the petition for a writ. r S.,P.&SfCuiefCHierkv Joins TJ. S. Engineers i ; " Arthur Brown, chief clerk In the 'of fice of the superintendent of motive power of . the Spokane, Portland A Se attle railway, has enlisted in the Forty ninth engineer regiment of the United States army and will leave for Fort Myer, Va., on Monday to begin training. Because of his qualifications for engi neering work. Mr. Brown was given the rating of a first -sergeant. Me has been In the employ of the North Bank road for seven years. ' 1RT Junior Red Cross Workers in Meeting Officers and workers ot the Junior Red Cross held a meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Central library, pre sided over by Mrs. J. C. Elliott King, chairman of the Junior Red Cross com mittee of the Portland chapter. Out of town workers present were Mrs. L. R. Rutherford, St. Helens ; Mrs. J. O. Watts, Scappoose : Mrs. N. 8. Bry ant, Kewberg, and Mrs. A. L. Obst, Oregon City. Six thousand articles for the Red A Stubborn Cough Loosens Right Up This heme inade remedy la a wends for quick results. Eullf Mi cheaply made. The prompt and positive action of this simple, inexpensive home-made rem edy in quickly healing the inflamed or swollen membranes oi the throat, chest or bronchial tubes and breaking up tight coughs has caused it to be used in more homes than any other cough remedy. Under its healing, sooth ing influence, chest soreness roes. phlegm loosens, breathing becomes ! A ai . . . easier. iicKim? in tnroat stoDS and von KM a good night's restful sleep. Tha usual tirroat and chest colds are con quered by it in 24 hours or less. Noth ing better for bronchitis, hoarseness, croup, whooping cough, bronchial asthma or winter coughs. To make this splendid cough syrup, pour 2y ounces of Pinex (60 cents worth), into a pint bottle and fill the bottlewitbrplaingranulatedeugar syrup and shake thoroughly. You then have a full pint a family supply of a much better cough svruD than you could buy ready-made for $2.50. Keep perfectly and children love its pleasant taste. Pinex is a special and highly concen trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, and is known the world over for its promptness, ease and cer tainty in overcoming stubborn coughs and chest colds. To avoid disappointment ask your druggi6i for "2H Ounces of Pinex" with full directions, and don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction or money prompt ly refunded. Xhfl Pinex Co, Ft Wayne, lad, Wonder Millinery Hats are styles you will marvel at, and at prices you cannot duplicate This is not advertising talk it's fact talk which we will prove to any woman who visits our store Friday and Saturday and views our display of tailored hats marked - I 1 1 I . IN II" Autoists Bobbed by Lone Highwayman Stopping: thtr auto a Ion man robbed William Olbbons of 409 H Washington street and Lewis Dunday of .Wellington court, about three miles rrom tne city limits on the Canyon road Wednesday night while they were on their way to Portland. The men reported to the police that the robber fired a shot at mem and they stopped. After searching them he ordered them to take him to Beaverton. Gibbons lost $1.60 and Dundas 75 cents. xne Danau is described as slim, smooth faced, wearing glasses, a white mask, a black soft hat and walking with a limp. He carried a nickel plated revolver. V First Tax Period Is Nearly Expired sunday i Earle Williams . IN. THE BALANCE 1 WW Only IS days remain to. pay the first l half of the 1917 tax without incurring u invoTBBi : cnargo oi . j. per cent rxr- . monm. - Alter April , tnose who have f not paid their first half 'will be obliaed to pay 1 percent interest on that half for each month and each fraction of a roontn, - . r , The second half" may be paid' on or i before October 5. After that. 1 per cent 1 interest will te added to that half also. Tailored Hats That have no'equal Genuine Belgium Polished Straws all in two-tone combinations, trimmed with gfosgrain and cire ribbon, others with fancy ostrich stickups. e2t Alder ACTORY SAMPLE SHOP 286 Mormon, Bet 4th and 5th, next Corbett Bid. Beware of Imitators and Imitation Sales. Be sure to Look for the Big Sign, with hand pointing to 286 Mor rison Street Genuine Four -Day Sale Greatest Bargains yet offered on Most Complete Stock m Portland. Spring Suits. Spring Dresses, Easter Dresses, Easter Coats. Very important lor you to attend this sale. It will be worth your inspection DRESSES Silk Georgette Dresses, Silk Crepe Dresses some run up to $29.50, at only We Give What We Advertise W Give What We Ad vertise, Exchange Al) Garments and Refund Money Without Question SUITS- Suits mostly Samples. Some exclusive styles and very pretty modes. Some would be cheap in thU lot at $40 to $50 will go at $23.95 and $gJ5 Dress es Serge Dresses, all sizes and shades, at only $12.95 and ' COATS Coats in Velour, Jersey, Silks, Broadcloths and Poplins , at only $18.95 and $12.95. None of these Coats would sell for less than, $22.50 to $35 at retail at only $18.95 and Skirts andWaists Sample Skirts and Sam ple. Waists at only $295