LUiiibUt III' lilLi
WITHOUT WORK'
IS ABOUT 2400
Many Industries Clamoring (or
Men Not in General Run . xf
Those Who Are Seeking Jobs.
IMPROVEMENT IS5 NOTICED
ELEVATOR OPERATOR
. HONORED BY FRIENDS
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Almost Phenomenal Decrease Has
Taken Place in Month ; Fear
Record Will Not Be Kept Up.
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According to estimates compiled ty
; the federal employment bureau and the
employment agency maintained ror ret
turned soldiers - and ' sailors at Liberty
temple, Portland now has 2400 men who
are unprovided with Jobs. Many indus
tries, are still clamoring- for men. how
ever, though, of . a typo or degree of
training not represented In the general
Tun of work seekers..
; The employment barometer shows a
-' tendency to point toward "clear," but at
present it points only toward "fair."
An almost phenomenal decrease in the
number of men out of jobs has appeared
In the last month, but officials iare in-
dined to believe that unless some out
side agency opens up work shortly this
improvement cannot continue.
Unsettled conditions In .the ware and
time scales are noticed in several Indus
tries and particularly in tho timber in
dustry. Mills and' logging- camps are
paying between 13.20 and $8 a day for
various grades of help between skilled
and unskilled. There has been little or
no standardization in the wags scale. '
- : Men Wait Better Jobs jl
'The result is that when the employ'
ment bureau posts on its blackboards a
call for many men at a certain wage for
one company, it usually happens that a
few minutes later a call comes- in from
another company for about tho same
number and -grade of men as the first,
but with a higher wage. Unemployed
f men, standing In the offices and watch
k Ing the notices as thev are posted, feel
that If they bold oil lor a snort time
they will get a higher wage. . ,
1 In the shipyards, classes of wages are
.more or less standardized and- there is
a constant call for men. - The shipyards
lost many men as a result of the open-
lng of the farm work. . i-
In tho employment of soldiers it Is
found that if the shipyards, or somo
such outlet were not present and did not
present an almost constant demand for
, men, the situation would be very serious.
: With them running1, however, no soldier
need go hungry, because he can at least
pro there and work as an unskilled , la
borer and draw a high we go.- The sW.p
yards at present expect to continue
under the present contracts but with .a
possibility that they may cut down 'on
their demand for labor. Some other out
let for the surplus will then have to
be found.
Snrplss In Some Uses v " .
. ;. While - this outlet for the surnlns of
'unskilled ' labor ti a saving factory-ae
, coramgto wufreA.,j..,SojlUu..tcdaral
director of Oregon of the employment
service, it does not aid mntarlaiiv h
vn ir positions . Dy men trained as
office workers who arcTIhanglng back
and waiting for something in their line
4 to open up. In the flies of men waiting
for positions at the soldiers', sailors'
and marines' employment bureau at the
Liberty .Temple, it. may- e- seen that
men trained alone tho following .lines
are the ones Mho are having the great
est difficulty In securing employment i
Bookkeepers, ' clerical workerew automo
, bile driving, tractor men, locomotive and
stationary engineers and firemen, car
penters, electricians, plumbers and
iteamfitters. The bureau has little dif
ficulty in handling- requests for farm
or machinist work. - . -.vu. a
. 'A large number of. the' men who are
still waiting: for positions at the Liber-
w suu. who nave Deen
placed in the ', . shipyards ". and" have
. found the work" unsatisfactory in oho
' way or. another And have return
for replacement. They state that they
are not . experienced - in that line of
vv, uiuutu uier are in oiners. xney
feel they had better wait for positions
for which they are trained, j ,
"At present we have the greatest sur
plus in the building and mortar trades,"
says Mr, Smith. There is a strong
demand, on the other hand, for boUer-
i makers. Installation machinists: and
hull laborers or bolters up at : good
wages. 'These classes of work have
been affected considerably by the open-
; ng up of farm work. v
. Figures Pronoaneed Correct
"I think the figures given by the em
ployment bureau are as accurate as can
fce given," said Charles M. Rynerson,
wttor oi tne t oruand Labor Press, dls
. tusslng the labor situation. : "Probably
Marcus " C Steentolt P
In recognition of, 25 years of faithful
service as an 'elevator operator in the
Chamber of Commerce building, Marcus
C. Stcentoft was presented with a hand
some gold watch and chain by the
tenants of the building, Monday after
noon. : Mr. Steentoft is 'a native i of
FUbe, Denmark, and came to America
in 1884. Ho has been a resident of
Portland since 1890, and took his present
position April 6, 1894.
Every tenant of tho building contri
buted to the (ISO fund with which the
gift was purchased. On the case of the
watch is engraved a legent commemorat
ing the purpose of the recognition. Fred
V. Kolman presented the grift, and in a
happy; speech recounted many Incidents
in proof of Mr. Steentoft's efficiency and
worth.' - ' "
During his 25 years' service. Mr. Steen
toft has never had an accident. It was
recounted by Mr. Holman. that when a
fire badly damaged the Chamber of Com
merce building . some years ago, .Mr.
Steentoft called all the tenants and saw
them safely out of the building.. , : .
Mr. Holman has been in the building
Since it was first opened. - Other tenants
of long- standing- who participated in tbe
presentation were : . Judge pipes. Judge
W. M. Cake, Charles J. Schnabie, ex-i.
Senator Bourne and Mrs V. McSJlva,
superintendent of the building. .
: The engraving on the case of i the
watch reads -as folows : Presented to
Marcus C. Steentoft by occupants of the
Chamber.' of Commerce building. Port
land, Oregon, in appreciation of his
efficiency . as elevator operator for 25
years ending April 8, 1919. i.i' i
the majority of i unemployed men at
present are the carpenters let out by the
closing of the wooden shipyards. Many
of them, though,! have been able to go
into other kinds of work somewhat akin
to carpentering-, i - i -
The best relief for unemployment at
wv.ib v uj v us ma opening
of road construction and public works of
all sorts. We can hardly expect private
interests to go ahead and open up their
ind ustries rapidly until the situation - be-
conaea.i3Mffe-.etablezv::Jbt':.there arAiOiLL-
men oui oi employment, that is v Just
vu ioo many, -xnere should be enough '
";w every jnan can nave a
n coarse au, unemployed . vmen
will jiofto o - toad work . or . public
Duuawgs,v put men wui-be drawn, from
omer industries which will .leave 'onen.
Ings that the present unemDloved men I
can fill. This all helps to killrtheiplri,t1
of BolBhevUm. ' t- -i - . , 7 A ,
"I don't look, for any' material redoeV
tion in wages. B6 . far' there has- been
scarcely any reduction ! in the cost of
living, rand until there 'is. wages should
not be cut. There la a. complaint; now
against1 the timber industry1 because of
the cuts."
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; with itching-; bleeding-, protruding:
piles or hemorrhoids. , Now, gro over
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Ignore These Resaarkable
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to jiny drag- store and' set a CO-cent
box of Pyramid Pile Treatment.. Re
lief should come so Quickly you will
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end tor a free trial packagre by
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ron t delay. Take no substitute. f
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of Pyramid PUe Treatmeat, in
plain wrapper. :. . ; . .
Is'ame
Street ..
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Oyer 150 Machines f
'Arrested' Saturday !
' By Traffic Officers
Over 150 machines were "arrested" by
the police Saturday for violation of the
traffic laws in the business district. All
machines found 'parked against the ruies
were tagged and owners ordered to re
port at police headquarters. V When; the
owners appeared at headquarters, first
time offenders were allowed t6 bo with
geprimand and ;a book of traffic rules.
wnue persons whose cards are already
on file were given their choice of drop
ping a coin in the Red Cross canteen
bottle or going to court Every one
chose to convict himself: and give ko
the Red Cross. ;, -j--v i
The traffic department 1 also took re
ports Saturday on 11 accidents, none of
which proved to be serious. Three chil
dren were hit by automobiles, but their
injuries consisted more . of . fright than
bruises, according- to the reports. Rus
sell Chamberlain, 6 years ! of age, living
at the St. Paul hotel, ran out In front
of an automobile at Broadway and
Washington -streets in charge -of, W. M.
Smith of 650 Williams avenue. Ines
Ixively. 6. and Cathryn Baggs, 8,! were
playing tag at Mississippi avenue and
Shaver street Saturday afternoon and
ran out into the street directly in front
of an automobile in chanre of ! S: J.
Keegan of 201 Fourteenth street. Both
were struck by the machine, but neither
injured. Ines lives at 142 Shaver street
and Cathryn at 828 Albina avenue. ;
Columbia Full ;of
SalmonjTishernpi
Expect Big Season
The Columbia river Is full of salmon,
deputy game wardens -announced at the
state -fish and game -commission head
quarters Saturday afternoon, with' " v-
ery Indication of a fine fishing season
this year. The commission is of : the
opinion that a. few more rainless days
would 'dear, the water in the Willam
ette, river and start the fish on their
Journey to the headwaters In great nam.
The fish are -now -said to le lying in
the Columbia, until the. water is right
for their; progress farther. Fishermen
have already, reported some good patches
with hook and line, but these are com
paratively f ew, : accord! ng to the number
that should be caught this -week, the
wardens eay.V- - - , x
The fish, ladders at the falls at Ore
gon City have been placed, in cood' con
dition .to accommodate the run, which
romsey to- be large, -3 .-
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The eyes of our Boys as well as pur Nation will be upon
lis upon each person, each household, each institution
one week from tomorrow, Monday, April 21st.
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As in ithe past each person, each household, each insti
tution inrPortland; with a spark of Patriotism, of Pride, of
Gratitude, will be prepared to subscribe to the Victory;
Liberty Loan. ' ' " !.
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