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- 1 THE OREGON 'SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST, ; 4, 1918. 12 NAM FOR WAR LABOR BOARD SELECTED Government, Employers and La 1 . bor "to Be -Represented on 'State Board to Control Supply. WILL FORM LOCAL BOARDS Under Government Control All Unskilled Labor Will Be Sup plied Through U. S. Bureau. ADVISORY The following state advisory board for . , the administration In Oregon of the gov ernment's centralized war labor supply ing, program has been forwarded to the department of labor at Washington for approval by the state organization com ' trilttee : 'Wilfred F. .Smith, federal director for Oregon, TJnifd States employment serv ice, chairman : Franklin T. Griffith, state director, rDJti d States public service re serve ; Ofj?H irtwlg. K. J. fitack, F. A. Douty, U: A. I attullo; alternates, B. V. I Hieeman, Phil Pollock. J". W. Shaver. II. D. Kilham. All are resident of Portland. Hart wig aid Stack with their alternates . are the, representatives of labor and Douty and l.'attullo and alternates re'pre . sent the employers. The next step In the organization of ! the United States employment service will be the creation of the community labor boards, which In each instance are to be composed of a representative of , the United States employment service J and two other members, one representing ,jthe local employer' and. the other local ! labor. . These local boards will be organized as soon as possible. " i Govern men t to I) 1 1 tribute Labor Henceforth the recruiting anl rfsitrlbu tlon of all. unskilled labor will be done through the federal service. To this or ganisation both employer and laborer will apply. All private employment agencieswlll be eliminated, also alllbld ' -ding between employers for labor. ..The first step In puttirag the federal, , employment service Into operation is a survey of the labor situation. With fig ures In hand showing the number of .unskilled laborers available and the num ber required by employers It will be pos sible to make an allocation. One of the principal purposes of the service Is ' to strike a true balance. If certain states or communities are short they will be supplied from communities which have an excess. The supply between employ ers wlill also bo regulated. Employers Should File Needs . This survey Is already In progress. It is noted that the employers of Oregon " have been derelict In forwarding an swers to the questionnaires received by them. It is very important that they acquaint the federal government with their needs as upon this survey will da-: pend the number of laborers allocated to the state. Thus far only about 35 ner cent of the employers have replied to the federal government s query, according to the statement of Federal Director Smith. By neglecting to fwrnlsh estimates of labor needs Oregon employers are fall ing to protect their own Interests. After Oregon's quota Is determined the next step will be the distribution of It among local communities. Oregon's JTeed Is 4419 According to -the returns already made to Washington, Oregon has need for 4410 unskilled workers and Washington , 11.840. This covers the. needs up to October 1 only. On that date a new allotment will . be made and it Is hoped that every em ployer In war industry will file his estl-, mate. The harvest will be practically t over by that date and the labor supply will be larger. Aftef Oregon's quota Is determined the next step will be Its division amonc local . communities. The. local board will play an Impor tant part in the administration of the new service. It deoldos all question concerning recruiting and istributing labor In the community subject, of course, to appeal by any member to the state advisory board. It will di vide up the total of the community's quota. . assigning th industries and em ployers in non-war work She propor tlonate share which each shall stand ready to contribute. . . Great ed' for Workers The most drastic action the govern ment has taken since putting the na tional army Into effect is the lnaugura- I ' jj without attention. . - i The heat circulates completely around the oven, insuring quick and perfect baking. Investigate. Call at our salesroom. ! Your old stove taken in as part payment. .Terms on balance if desired. Telephone Main &I2 WHERE GOES THE YEAR'S INCOME - r" ; 1 z: . " ". " j ! . i , : ! Telephone Electricity tility Services Gas Car Railroad Higher living, Books, Insurance, Savings, Religious Miscellaneous Operating Clothing- -V Rent Food, takes the largest part of your annual income, Don't aste It! r Chart showing how various annual incomes are spent, taken from the family budget studies of Dr. Ellen H. Richards of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, emphasizing the great importance of the food problem. The public utility details ciation, of Public Utilities." tion of the United States employment service for the purpose of supplying skilled and unskilled labor to essential war Industries, whloh went Into effect lait Thursday. Tha war Industries of the country are short about 500,000 unskilled workers, and the ' coming requirements of war production necessitate the finding of between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 more. As the armed force in Europe grows, the Industrial army at home n&ust grow. It must be four times the slz0 of the fight ing army. Not only is ithere, a de mand for unskilled workers, but also for skilled. The time Is inot far dis tant when workers employed In non essential production must be put to work on war production. The perilous shortage ' ot unskilled labor In war Industries has been ag gravated by an almost universal prac- tice of labor-stealing and poaching Thls will now be eliminated by the cen tralization of labor employment under the federal government. President Indorses Method In Indorsing the) federal employment service President Wilson said : "There "has been much confusion as to essential products. iThere has been ignorance of conditions. Men have gone hundreds of miles In search of a job and wages which they might have found at their doors. ; "Employers holding government con tracts of the highest Importance have competed with holders of : similar con tracts, and even with the government It self, and have conducted expensive cam- -a conomize on Lang's Hot Blast Overdraft Range will, solve the fuel problem. Burns coal, wood or gas. Holds fire for hours 19W93 4th St. Fuel liNGIFGO S2ttM SIM to 2Mt - tmm mm , r ggg l m. mm wmm ill 1111 m $11 m : III i$i ! mM m mm : P0 20 mm 11 are taken from page 32 of Uyer's patgns for recruiting labor- In sections where the supply was already exhaust ed. California draws its unskilled labor from as far east as Buffalo and New York, and as far west as the Missis sippi river. Thus labor has been , In duced to move fruitlessly from one place to another, congesting the railways and losing both time and money." Under the new order of things, firms engaged In war work are to apply for help exclusively to the government agency for unskilled labor. No private employment agencies will be permitted to operate. 8he term "unskilled" Is to apply in Its broadest sense. It does not mean merely the lowest form of com mon day labor. Furthermore various grades of skilled labor will be gradually Included. K"o Poaching Permitted There is to be from the start no poaching, no attempt to secure labor from any concern engaged in war work, no matter if the employer seeking the labor is himself handling war contracts. In general the system of trying to se cure labor by advertisements made al luring to those already employed Is to come under the ban. At present the following exceptions will be allowed : There will be no ob jection to the hiring of unskilled labor at the gate providing there has been no solicitation either by advertising or otherwise. There Is a general authorization for recruiting of labor by railroads. There is no objection to hiring farm labor direct. Employers having a total force of less than' 100 employes may continue for the present to secure their help from private sources. As the service is ex tended, however, this, will be changed. Non-war industries may hire direct for the present, but regulations will soon be Issued by the war labor policies board modifying this. All employers who are in doubt are requested to apply to the nearest local office, of the United States employment service to ' learn the government's wishes. Local Supply, to Be Used The main object set forth by the service is to use the local supply as far as possible for local demands and to make movements of labor cover the smallest possible areas. Some men will have to be transported long distances. It Is foreseen, and : the receiving em ployer is either to pay the cost of transportation or advance . it by way of a loan. ' An employer engaged partially In war work will be expected to contribute from his non-war force In accordance with quota assessments. : One may have to surrender, men while another may be given extra help above the number transferred from non-war work in his own factory; When: he needs help, the employer will notify the nearest office of the United States employment serv ice of the number and kind of men wanted. The employe who wants a job or a change of position will make ap plication at this office- as he would to any employment agency. Having the figures of the men need ed by employers and the figures of men wanting Jobs, the government agency makes the distribution. Agencies Are' Established Under the operating methods 'adopted the country has been divided into " 13 federal districts. ' Oregon. Washington and Idaho are included in the thirteenth district. Agencies have been established In Oregon : at Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford and Pendleton. Each federal district is In charge of a superintend ent. The , states within each district are In turn in charge of a state di rector who has full control of the serv ice In his! state. . : In each community there is to be a' : local community labor t board consisting I of a representative of the United States ' employment service,! a 'representative of ANNUAL INCOMES S8M. to ' SltM - V 1 8S V:8Q TP m 60 mm mi? rrvfrs-.. mmm mm YE?30 r- 10 "Regulation, aIuation and Depre employers and a representative of the employed. This board will have Jurls- diction over the recruiting and iuistri- button of labor in its locality. The gen eral plan of the whole scheme ils on the same lines as the selective draft. Labor Requirements Snrreyed A survey of the labor requirements Is being made and In order that each community may be fully protected rul ings have been issued that no labor shall be transported out of any com munity by the United States employ ment service without approval Jpt the state director, nor shall any labor be removed from one state to another ' witnout tne approval or the United States employment service. Everv ef- i fort will be made to discourage any i . ... . . . .. r- movements from community to munity or state to state by any Bervlce. corn other It must be understood that farm la bor will be protected for the Industrial program distinctly Includes special ef- n forts to keep the farmer supplie with the recruiting program and the neces-1 written report of the clinical cases they tw v . ' 'Slty for mMimum production. In ex-; have observed at the college, the clinic, When the survey of labor require- j tent and character the campaign will hospitals and patients visited at home, ments has been made and the aggre- be similar to the great publicity and 1 since the clinical experience of the worn gate demand for unskilled labor In war educational drives of the treamirv Je- i t-n la a ereat factor tn determining an- work Is found, each 'state will be as signed a quota representing th com mon labor to be drawn from kmong men engagea in non-esseniiai i indus tries in that state.. Labor Quotas Assigned These state quotas will In turn -be distributed among localities. Within each ; locality employers in non-war work," Including those who are only partially In .war work! will be j asked to distribute the local quotas ' from time to time among themselves, i Quo tas by. localities and individuals are to be accepted as readily as they are for Liberty loan and Red Crosd cam paigns. All communities are pro tected - by these quotas. . 'i The three systems of boards rives WHEN ALL I !- . . i : v This little miss out Tualatin Valley snap a photograph or two X HEAVY DEMAND FOk LUMBER EPS ILLS GOING FULL CAPACITY According to Reports Received Output Was Within 1.53 Per Cent of Normal. In anticipation of Immediate heavy de mands for lumber, mills of Oregon aid Washington are running full capacity and are producing nearly their normal output. According to the bulletin of th West Coast Lumbermen's association the cut last week In 124 mills was 76. 169.780 feet, which was wUhin 1.181.220 feet or 1.53 per cent xt normal. Reports from 96 representative mills for the week of July 27 show the pro duction to have been 64,510,785 feet com pared with 67,836,142 feet for the week of February 23, the last full week of the 10 hour day. The loss due to the shorter day was 3,325,357 feet, or 4.90 per cent. Even with this volume of production the mills, are scarcely able to replenish their stocks which have run low In the last few months on account of heavy de mands of the government and of com mercial buyers. Shipments last week to taled 75,686.630 feet, leaving a net gain to the mills of only 4H3.150 feet Despite the healthy 'state of the mar ket the railroad administration is sup plying more than enough cars to meet the present demand. New business received by the mills of the West Coast association during the past week wan nearly 9,000,000 feet or 17 per cent In excess of the new business of the previous ween. Orders for the week aggregated 61,764,240 feet of which 45,900,000 feet will move by rail. 7,914,164 feet by water and 7,950,086 feet will be delivered locally. the employers and workers of each state and community a voice In the operation of the labor recruiting and distributing machinery of the federal employment service. It makes them a part of the organization that Inti mately affects their Interests and it gives to the employment service the benefit of the knowledge and experi ence of the leaders in Industrial man agement and of labor. Joint Supervision (or Efficiency The 'purpose of the Joint supervision of the revision of the present person- ; nel of the employment service and ' the selection of new members provided I Is to make sure that no influences of ; party at the central library Saturday any other sort than that of efficiency j afternoon the chairman. J. Allen Har affect the choice of personnel in any ; rlson. ruled that It did not constitute of the states. Employers and work- j a iegai assembly of electors within the ers through their representatives will ; meaning of the law. and that no nom work with the officials of the em- I lnatlons for congress could be made, ployment service in every step of the ; The meeting adjourned to meet at the program. I Central library Monday night. August 12. The community labor boards are tho ) Ex-Congressman A. W. Lafferty j Instrumentality designed to prote-jt created some stir by charging Congress local employers against unfair or un- man McArthur with selling to Mult- necessary drafts of labor and to ac- i nomah county several years ago three complish the greatest good with the leased cows. Mrs. Ada Wallace Unnib, j least harm secretary. read a letter from Eugene i tv,a t.t .,HnTO i . k.j E. Smith, formerly president of the composed- of the state director of Mhe employment service as chairman and two representatives of labor and two of management. Community Boards Important The community labor boards shall be composed of one representative of! the United States employment service , as chairman, one representative of I local employers and one representative ! of local employes. All questions concerning recruiting j and distribution of labor In the com- ! rr.untty shall be decided by the com-! munity . labor board subject to appeal kL, member of the, state advisory board Thfl rommnnltv laKrti KnaH v. . ' v; VIZ " ' caci.uiiio uuLira i)UL HU lar'as nossi- ble should assist In recruiting labor ... . " by harmonious and cooperative action j Another rigorous physical examination on the part of employers and em- wm also be undergone by. the women, for ployes. tne benefit of some who may have cor- In launching the new service the rected slight defects since first enter departmcnt of labor will carry on a ng Reed college. COaSt tO COaSt mmnilrn tn aTnlnln ; on.. .11.. .I.n ruinli1 n m . partment Tor the three Liberty loans and Red Cross. Every means of reach ing the public will be employed, papers, .'advertising clubs, large ad?er: ttsers, motion pictures and 35,000 four mjnute men will carry the message by voice, screen or printed word to every community under the American flag. Funeral Service Held Dallas. Or.. Aug. 3. Funeral services for Irving McNulty. the Dallas bov who was killed by a train while driving an auto truck for an "express company at Astoria, were held here Friday after- noon. The young man was only 16 years old and had left home less than a week before his death to seek employment. THE MEN HAVE GONE TO WAR -Ik-' - - : way, was bringing In the eows Just of attractive scenes on motor drives adjacent. to the city, passed by. JOE GABA WINS WAY INTO SERVICE 3t iu- nw&w:tiKi&:i0&: ft i vs&wfiiwsvKfwm: ieasasi jp Joe Gaba in uniform Among the very earnest recruits to Company D of the Multnomah Guard last spring was Joe Gaba, a big. hearty good-natured youth. He tried at differ ent times to get into tho service of Uncle Sam, and Captain J. Francis Dnke, commanding Company D, tried to get rid of him because he thought he would make a good soldier and his earnest de sire to "get Into the muss" was evi dently sincere. But Gaba w-aa too heavy too flat-footed, too something or other every time. He went to Canada in Juno and was joyfully accepted in a Scotch Highland regiment, and. Judging by his picture, he makes an ideal Scotchman, though his nationality is anything but that. Prohibition Party Meeting Adjourns With but 69 people present at the Cent,ral. Labo4r Council accepting the nomination given him for the legisla ture and Indorsing the principle of prohi bition. He Is one of the nominees -of the Republican party for that position. . . A J KfififlTl SlTII CT.l OTI AlflP.S File Special Blanks Personal history and special question blanks have been filled out by all appli cants for reconstruction aides' training nt Reed college, and -vlll be sent to . Washinston ,n response to the request of the Surgeon-Oeneral of the United I . . . .... - btates Army: Kererence win m maae to V. 111 e blanks when appointing women to c.tva In mllltarr hncnllnlfl I polntments. I Mexican Labor May Enter More Ports Washington. Aug. . Admission of Mexican labor to the United States has been further freed from Immigration restrictions. Now it may enter to do all kinds of i mining and common labor In Texas, j New Mexico, Arlcona and Southern I California. Immigrants may enter by ! Gulf and Atlantic ports as far north a8 Charleston, S. C, as well as along the border. ! , as the camera man assigned to -I i fit vfhs - ji I mail JS-. CAREFUL I f DRAFTED IS OF As Result of High Rejections at Camp, Close Scrutiny by Local Boards Is Required. Because of the" great number of re jections at the -various camps and can tonments in the United States of men Inducted Into the service as physically fit for general military service. Provost Marshal General Crowder has sent In structions to the adjutant generals In all states to notify local and advisory boards to carefully Inspect the physical qualifications of men called under future calls. In accordance with the order of the provost marshal. Captain J. E. Cullison has notified all local and advisory boards in this state that they must, before the entralnment of contingents under the August 5 call, assemble all registrants to be Inducted and carefully Inspect their physical conditions In order to prevent the sending to camp such as are not physically fit for general military serv- Ice under the existing standards. This ( Inspectlon Is to be made so that It will not delay the entrainments on scheduled time. The order issued by the provost mar shal says : "While It Is recognized that In local and medical advisory boards, have 'as a rule performed their work efficiently, recently reported rejections Of inducted men at camps show that many local boards and medical advisory boards have performed their work in differently. Rejections at some camps of men inducted as physically fit for general military service have been as high as 34 per cent. Many complaints are being received from camp com manders. One major general writes as follows : 'I Invite your attention to the obvious physical unfitness of many of these men, unfitness which should have been apparent even to a layman. " Captain Cullison stated that the per cent of rejections of men entrained from Oregon under the last two calls was about 8 or 9 per cent, which speaks well of the efficiency of the local and medical boards In this state. It Is believed that a large per cent of the physical rejections is due to the great number of men who are turned down in the camps In the southern part of the United States. instructions will be Issued later as to the procedure to be followed at subse quent August entrainments. " Other Wife's Ghost Bothers London. Aug. 3. (U. P.) "He told me the house was haunted by the ghost of his first wife." alleged Mrs. Bridget Dower of Tlcknock. Ireland. She is suing him for divorce because of the "spooky corespondent." r Dental advertising, above NSPECIUN MEN ORDER CROWDER suspicion. It need not De tame ana uninteresting nor confined to "talking shop," but it MUST BE HONEST, it must be decent, it must be the person DR. E. O. ATJSFLtnTD, MGR. My Practice Is Limited to High Clats P.enllntry Only at Prlcei Every One Cas Afford. Vr ' rsisi?- ' f- j What's In a man is bound to come out sooner . or titer. His ideas ideals and opinions come to the surface. 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BUT let me tell you thist If yon want a full upper or lower bridge, with only two or three teeth left for attachment it takes a man with experience in that particular branch of thai profession or you will be sadly disappointed in appearance of it( in the wearing quality and in the most important feature of it all. the chewing service it should give you. Any Dentist Can Cut Prices. But It Takes Experience to Turn Out GOOD WORK MY WORK IS GUARANTEED IS YEARS r Electro Whalebone Plate, t $15.00 Flesh Colored Plate $10.00 Porckain Crown $5.00 Fillings, from $1.00 22-K Cold Crown $5.00 22-K Cold Bridgework $5.00 Electro Painless Dentists IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING it CORNER SIXTH AND WASHINGTON 3TS-, PORTLAND OR. Public Is Urged to: Out Winter Freight Begloaal Dlreetor Alihtoa Alkt for Co ope ratios ; Chamber Head to Kta Committee to Work Oat Program. R. H. Alshton, regional "director of tha Northwest for the United Statea railroad administration, has Issued an appeal for cooperation on the part of the publlo In conserving the freight traffic service during the winter months. Mr. Alsh ton's message was presented to the Chamber of Commerce by F. H. Fogarty, assistant general freight agent of the Northern Pacific railway. A committee consisting of local ship pers will be named by the president of the chamber to work out a shipping pro gram affording the minimum tax on railway equipment during the winter. Chief of the. suggestions offered by Mr. Alshton are the storage of supplies for winter use during the summer months, i by Jobbers, wholesalers, -retailers and consumers and the practice of rigid . economy In the use of fuel, food, products and all other supplies. Railroad Man Has, Vacation on Farm C G. Sutherland, assistant to Gen eral Manager J. P. O'Brien of tha O-W. R & N. company, returned Frl- day from a twtf weeks' sty at the farm of H. Hlrschberg. -near Indepen dence, Or. Mr. Sutherland returned fully recuperated in health and re sumed his duties In, the orflce of the company this morning. The spirit of patriotism runs high in the t country around Independence, according to Mr. Sutherland. Every schoolhouse is a center fof Red Cross work, and all war activities are re ceiving heartiest cooperation amons the farmers. The absence of young men from the' farms Is most noticeable, says Mr. Sutherland, and ' the service flag is seen ! In the window of almost every home. Women are taking the places of men In farm work, he say a Moderate Fighting Is Italian Report t Rome, Aug. I. "Moderate fighting was reported by the Italian war office today. "Fighting was moderate yesterday." the statement said. 'The enemy's com munication lines on the Aslago platea-i were Intensely bombarded by our artlll- , n There were the usual patrol op- eratlona." Vienna, via London. Aug. I. Lively fighting on the Italian front and some 'progress In Albania was reported by i the Austrian war office today. "On the Venetian mountain front there was lively fighting," the state ment said. "In Albania, astride the Devoll river, we gained ground." ' all others, should be above "fathered" by the name of Who Is There Personally to Do the Work--andDo It Right -and for the Right Prices according to the advertise ments. My advertisements are different from most Dental advertisements, because my methods are different. I Open Night! We Have the ' Knowledge, Ability and Experience .1