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,: ; PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 22.
service of tfce Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation com
pany, under the jurisdiction of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, hare been instructed to withdraw from service at
6 ajn. November S.
. This information was made
chairman of the B. of R. T.' for
attending a meeting of district chairmen at Chicago - when
the decision to strike was reached. . ,
CHICAGO, Oct. 22. (By the Associated Press) Officials
of unions with more than half of the rail employes of the nation
in. their membership tonight announced that their men will not
be authorized to join the "big five' organizations in the strike
called for October 30 in protest of wage cuts. j
. I Announcements that they would not join in a walkout came
from eight of the 11 Vstandard"rail unions which for a week
, had been withholding final strike decisions although most of
them had voted overwhelmingly to quit mirk ; rather than
accept a recent 12 Vs percent wage reduction authorized by
; the railroad labor board. " Only one of these 11 groups now Is
1 determined to stand by the "big five" it was announced, -but
two others have not yet taken final action. sl
f Following announcement by, heads of the six shop crafts
organizations, controlling, 600,000 men that they Would not
sanction a walkout, leaders of the 375,0Qp maintenance of way
employes and of the 25,000 stationary firemen, at an; executive
"meeting voted to withdraw their authorization og a walkout,
leaving only the 75,000 railroad telegraphers positively with
the "big five" chieftains of the 35,000 clerks will make their
decision tomorrow," and . the signal men, 35,000 " strong, also
are yet to act. ' -
Officials of the clerks said .tonight they probably would not
authorize a 'strike at their meet, scheduled tomorrow, thus in
dicating union , leaders . said, that a strike, if it materialized,
would affect less;than one fourth of the country's railroad
' employes, being confined to the switchmen; conductors, firemen,
engineers, trainmen and the telegraphers. The organizations
which decided not to join, an immediate walkout will take new
strike votes after an expected labor board decision! in regard
to the rules and working conditions, it was said.
Action" of these organizations was said by labor leaders to
be the most serious anti-strike blow yet given the "big five'?
nnions,twhich have called a strike. It came with borab-like
intensity when it had been believed that the eleven groups
would follow in. with the big four brotherhoods and the switch
man, although several leaders were counselling delay. !
r :
Stone Determined
Th labor board today held an
fxecutrve session to diBcuss 1 the
action of the Intrnitlonal and
Great Northern ' Trainmen In
talking oat. bat ti meeting was
taken up largely by informal dis
ruptions, it was said. . j
Local union leaders expressed
keen interest In the announce
ment in Cleveland ' from V. S.
Stone, president ot tno . Crother
hood of Lo oa ttvi F ntfrs.
that while the brotherhood were
obeying the labor board order tp
keep the sttuauo. in .status quo.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.,. Oct. 22. Approximately 600 menvj
bers of the Brotherhood of Krailroad Trainmen on the Inter-!
national &; Great Northern Kailyway of Texas, who struck at
noon today, are being replaced by experienced men the office
of Superintendent J. R. Jones, announced today. ;
J. M. Landis, chief elerk to the superintendent, said the road
is able to get alt the experienced men it wants and it was
announced' advertisements had been ordered inserted in Sun
day's newspapers, calling for switchmen and brakemen.
At 7 o'clock, tonight, passenger
train No 7 left the terminal, ear
ning two armed guards." The
train was1 In charge of Conductor
E. M. Lewis but had no brakeman;
It had been announced earlier
STRIKE OF
Employes of the train and yard
public today by F.
D. Hobbs,
this district... Hobbs recently
that "there Is no question In my
mind that the men wili go
through, no mi-fjr what instruc
tions they get." , j ,
. The maintenance of; way union
and the stationary firemen's or'
ganizations took action following
the 4 announcement by the shop
crafts. "Timothy Healy, president
of the stationary firemen, met
with E. F. Grable, maintenance of
way president, and B. M, Jewell,
shop, craft head, and informed
Mr. Jeweirthey would hold back
( Continued on page 4)
that porters would do the brake.
men's wore on all trains.
' ; Strike Begins at Noon r
The strfke of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen's started at
noon and the 16 : switchmen and
$3000 DAMSEL
IS WEDDED TO
OIL OPERATOR
Offer to Marry Any Man Who
j Would Give Her Money for
Education is Accepted
i JOUET, 111., Oct. 22. Gathei
Hne j Peterson, 19, the "$3000
girl" who several months ago of
fered to marry any man who
would give her $3000 for an edu
cation, j was married today to John
Edward Miller of Shreveport, La.
Hen j offer drew scores of re
plies. . I
Early in her campaign, 'Mr.
Miller,! who is a wealthy oil man
of Louisiana, offered to loan
money to her with no restrictions.
Her refusal interested him and
10 dayjs ago he came here.
Upon meeting her he fell in
love, he said, and the marriage
was purely a "love match." Mr.
Miller j presented Miss Peterson
with a check for $3 000) prior to
the ceremony in a Justice court.
STRIKE Will GO
Leader of Engineers Broth
erhood Declares Instruc
tions no Deterrent
f CLEVELAND, O., Oct.
(By the Associated Press)-
22.-4--Wait-
ren 6. j Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engl
neerSj 4aid today 'there is no ques
tion in my mind that the men
will go through j with the strike,
no matter What instructions they
get'! , j. ' I ! ' !
i Stone made this statement fol
lowing! a long conference of four
Of the 'big five" railroad leaderjs
here. ;
Asked if his statement meant
that the meeting of the brother
hood: officials and railroad execu
tives with the labor board in Chi
cago Ttednesday would prove fu
tile, Mt. Stone said: "I didn't say
that.' don't know what the la
bor board or anyone else will
have to offer." I
The Railroad chief said that the
strike on the International and
Great Northern was not a "test
case.," ! !
It - was learned that at this
morning's conference of the. chiefs
it was I decided' that members oif
the executive committees of the
of the jttve train service organiza
tions vf ill appear before the rail
road labor i board iwith their leal
ders .Wednesday. j
In two statements Issued today
Presiddnt Lee of the trainmen de
nied that the railroads are seek
ing "protction of the public pocket
books") by reducing wages and
also replied to the "campaign for
repeal f the Adamson law." j
"The purpose of tne railroads
is to force (a strike," he said.
yardmen then on duty left the
yards. In all there are about 68
switChhien and yardmen employed
here and about 147 brakemen. i
Ti: D. Frame, general chairman
of the I. and G. M. trainmen, said
the strike would be 10fr per cent
by tomorrow, when the last brake
man; starting on. run before the
strike! went int effect, will have
reached a terminal.
" I DeiKit Gnardcd . i
Cuards carrying shotguns were
stationed about the depot and
about, the yards today. Everything
was quiet and orderly. i
Superintendent "Jones at noon
(Continued oil pasq )
DEMES STONE
WILLAMETiTE BEATS
CHEMAWA INDIANS
BY SCORE OF 15-7
Willamette Bearcats defeated the Chemawa Indians to the
tune of 15 to 7, Saturday afternoon on Sweetland fields, in a
game that showed and proved the condition of the two teams.
Good weather and a field that was dry and firm, gave the
two teams equal advantages.
Willamette started the game
with a 55-yard kick that placed
the pigskin in the hands ol the
Indians. From this time until the
f rst touchdown by Chemawa the
varsity seemod to be getting the
worst of the scrimmages. The line
plunges and plays of the red
skins were better and more
smoothly executed, the Bsarcats
were nervous and did not stop
the plays as they should. The
ball was fumbled and in other
ways the Willamette players
showed their nervousness. New
and untried men on the varsity
lineup was responsible tor the
lead of the Chemawa team.
Lack ot generalship on the part
of the Bearcats quarter resulted
n the Indians securing the ball
in a, block .piint and pushing.ii,
over the line for a touchdown.
Colby for the Indians made the
touchdown and Retries made the
goal kick. Laek of familiarity
with the signals by some of the
ASSESSED VALUATIONS CUT
.'lULLIONSfOREi
The total assessed valuation of
property in Oregon this year will
be from $18,000,000 to $20,000,
000 less than last year's estimate
based on valuations that have
been received by the state tax
commission from twenty-one of
the thirty-six counties. Probably
anqther two weeks will be re
quired to receive all the remain
ing reports.
Multnomah's Yaluat&n
Multnomah county alone re
ports an assessed valuation of
property that 13 ?lo,063,08S
smaller than a year ago.
In other words, the assessed
valuation in Multnomah county
this year will be 5289,221,165,
while last year it was $304,284,
250. the public utilities, nor do any of
the figares that are received from
the counties, the valuations on
these being fixed by the state tax
commission.
Reports that have been received
from twenty-one counties show in
II PROGRESS
If ROB COUNTY
Working on the market roads
prceram durine the oast favorable
season, Marion county has paved
more than 20 miles of asphaiuc
concrete pavement and rocked
graded for future paving, more
than 27 miles, according to Wil
liam J. Culver, county roadmas
ter. The plant at Mt. Angel was the
first to begin operation. This
plant paved five and one-half
miles of asphaltie concrete. 1
feet wide and four inches thick.
On the Silverton road, extend
fng from Silverton to Salem, the
plant paved two tnd two tenths
tniles. On the Silverton and Pine
trc road, beginning at Silverton,
the plant paved one and one
tenths miles, j '
On the road from Mt. Angel to
Woodbnrn, there was paved nine
tenth of a mile. From Mt. An
gel towards Scott3 Mills one and
cno-qnarter tr,iles of pavement
was laid, and from Mt. Angel to
mile. i . ,
The Salem plant paved a total
of 6.85 miles during the past sea
son. On the Salem and Silverton i
road, f connecting ' with the work
first tinv men is held as another
reason for the Bearcats' failure
at this point.
Not until the Indians had se
cured the touchdown, did the var
sity men begin to fight, lo show
more yardage gains, closer plac
ing and better team work. When
the Bearcats started for Chema
was goal post they used end
runs, punts, forward passes and
cross bucks that put dismay into
the hearts of the visitors ana
brought the Willamette rooters to
their reet.
Freshman Makes Touchdown
Dunnette, ons of the Bearcat
halfbacks made yardage with his
rushes, Isham made a five-yard
left-end run that Zelier tonowea
up with a gain of 12 yards Zel
ier and Socolofsky with their
f cross buck work won honors.
Diinnette, a freshman, mart's tne
first stouchdown for Willamette.
(Continued on page 6.)
the neighborhood of $14,000,000
less tan last year for the same
counties, ,
Mileage Taxes Less
Any decrease in assessey valua
tion .s felt more directly on in
stitutions and departments that
receive benefit of mileage taxes
than elsewhere in the state gov
ernment. Should the decrease amount to
$20,000,000 when reports from
all counties are in, it would mean,
as compared with the levy on the
li'20 valuations:
First, that the elementary
srfinnls of the state would lose
$40,000.
Second, the University of Ore
gon, $17,000,.
Third, Oregon Agricultural col
leep S20.000.
Fourth, the market road fund
$20,000.
Fifth, the soldiers, sailors and
marines education fund. $8000.
Sixth, the state Normal school
a small amount.
IS MADE IN
S
done by the Mt. Angel plant, two
and six-tenths miles of paving was
laid. This work completed the
paving between Silverton and Sa
lem, a distance of 14 miles.
On the Riverside drive, the Sa
lem plant constructed two and
two-tenths miles of paving. Thi?
road is sometimes known as the
Halls Ferry road, south of Salem.
. From Salem towards the feeble
minded institution, the plant laid
1.15 miles. On the Salem and
Turner road, thero was laid by the
Salem plant nine-tenths of a mile,
connecting with Aumsvillo paving,
thus completing a smooth sur
faced road between Turner and
Saiem, a distance of eight miles.
In addition to paving 6.85
miles, the Salem plant widened
eight-tenths of a mile ot road on
Pacific highway north- of Salem.
This old paving was 14 feet wide
and it was brought to a width of
1G feet, in addition to hain? a
new surface over all.
The Aumsville plant paved four
and two-tenths miles during the
past season. Of this mileage, one
and seven-tenths miles was laid
... (Continued on page 6.)
HIGHWAY
CAT CENSUS
BEING fTAKEN
IS REPORT
Man Going About City With
Memorandumi Book Asking
Questions About Felines
The latest job Sis that of census
taker of cats in. the city of Sa
lem. I
At least it is reported that such
a census man made several calu
a few days ago. I
JUst like any regulation census
taker, he rang the front doorbell
or olectric button, pulled out his
memorandum book and asked in
each instance the woman of the
house how many cats the family
had. ,
BANDITS ESCAPE
F
S
Men Pursued by Washing
ton Of rice rsj Fired on in
Exciting Chase
SPOKANS. OcC 22. A clash in
which firearms were used freely
occurred In the wooded hills near
Ellnsburg, Wash., this afternoon
by seven deputy sheriffs and two
men alleged ti be automobile
thieves, according to information
received by the J Prosser, Wash.,
correspondent off the Spokesman-
Review. The deputies were re
ported to have the men surround
ed. The car, which was said to
have bean stoleii at Kennewick,
Wash., yesterday! was dserted by
the imen soon aftfer the firing had
started.
YAKIMA, Wash.. Oct. 22 Two
supposed thieves with a car stolen
at Kennewick wre located in El
lenburg this afternoon and pur
snejl by the Kittitas county sher
iff nd two deputies. They aban
doned the car And escaped .Into
the-neibhborinp hills after a chase
during which bullets fired by the
officers struck the fugitive car,
which later was;! found by the
shej-iff. No shots were fired by
the two men in ihe car.
Capacity of Gallows at
i Prison May Be Enlarged
because of th(f unusually large
nurtiber of men at the state pen
itentiary who aire condemned to
death, Warden L. H. Compton
saij yesterday that he is consid
ering having a double gallows
erected at the ptison. The pres
ents scaffold, erected for the exe
cution of Neil Hart, is a single
traj) affair and would result in
much delay in event two or more
men were to be hanged in a sin
gle day.
The cases of most of those who
hare been sentenced to death are
on appeal to the supreme court.
II
DEVELOPMENTS IN STRIKE SITUATION
; (By The Associated Press) f
SAN ANTONIO (Trainmen on International and Great Nor
thern quit work in what is termed by union heads a J00 per
cent walkout. Railroad heads said passenger service was not
impaired. j: '
CHICAGO Leaders of eight of the 11 "standard"! unions
which number more than three fourths of the nation's rail
workers, announce their men will not be authorized i to Join
the "big five" in a strike, leaving the railroad telegraphers
the. only men of this group definitely with the brotherhoods
and the switchmen. The signalmen and clerks have not yet
acted. I
I LABOR BOARD announces that since workers on the Tre
hiont and Gulf Railway company in Louisiana have agreed to
installation of open shop there is no dispute and that the board
(relinquishes the Jurisdiction over this line. .
CLEVELAND Big Four union chiefs announce they are
complying with labor board's orders that the situation remain
In status quo pending Wednesday's hearing, but that they be
lieve that the walkout will take place. t
i WASHINGTON Interstate Commerce Commission orders
frieght rates in western half of United States 'reduced 16 per
cent on hay, grain and grain products. ;:
s if. -.- : ,'- a ? -
j COLUMBUS, Ohio Attorney General Daugherty completes
pecret trip into central west investigating the rail situation.
1.
Making a clean breast of the whole matter to Sher
iff Oscar Bower, Walter 0. Brinson, arrested atfAU
bany, yesterday afternoon, lifted the veil of mystery
surrounding the robbery of the Jefferson bank of be
tween $2900 and $3400, on the forenoon of Septem
ber 27 last. Brinson is held at the county jail pending
further investigation of the case. ; , j . i V I
Fearful that his illegal mortgaging of his farm near
Albany would be discovered, Brinson, according to the
confession reported by Sheriff Bower, evolved the plan
of robbing the bank at Jefferson, 4 near wUch place he
had once lived. He first visited the little city and un
der pretext of locating redl estate, made himself fa
miliar with the surroundings of the Oregon State Hank
there. j , '.
u After the robbery, Brinson told theofficers that he
made his escape in hi3 car. He claims that he only secured
$2940 while the bank's check-up show that $3318 was taken.
George P. Griffith, of this city, president of the bank,
said last night that the credit for the.detectioh of Brinson is
due to the firm of Barrett Brothers, implement dealers, Al
bany. Two days following the robbery. Brinson aroused sus
picion against him when he paid a bill of ?81 owing to thi
firm and in payment had tendered 71 silver dollars wrapped
in the original bank wrappers and $JL0 in currency. Jef
ferson bank officials were informed and the attention ol
county officials wasf directed tit this new clue.
Friday Brinson held a sale of household goods at his
farm. Detectives took L. W. Howell, the bank bookkeeper
who had been held up to the Sale, and withrjut telling him
of their suspicions, told him tq look through ihe crowd and
sec if he could f md Ithe robberi Howell at once pointed out
Brinson, identifying him positively as the man who -had
locked him in the bank vault. The arrest followed yesterday.
Labor Board is Hit
By Chas. Mi Schwab
CHICAGO, Oct. 22. A plea
against government control in in
dustry and removal off legislation
that hampers private! initiative,
was made by Charles ft. Schwab,
head of the Bethlehem Steel com
pany, in an address here today.
He urged big business to "spend
money now in enlarging plans and
facilities for business in the fu
ture which 13 bound to come."
"Do away with any sort of gov
ernment control that j would dr
stroy private initiative and the
next 40 years of American busi
ness would be one of astounding
development," he declared. "Do
away with the labor boards," he
added, in touching on the rail
road situation. I
THE WEATHER
Fair west,
east portion;
winds.
probably showers
moderate westerly
! The arrest of Brinson at his
farm two miles south of Albany
was made by a iparty of which
Sheriff : William Kendall ot Linn
bounty, Deputy Sheriff Lee More
lock of Marlon, and Frank Snod
irass of the Portland Burns' de
tective agency were members.
Brinson made a brief confession
to the Linn county officials. On
his arrival here, ;it is said that a .
complete statement was made in
the office of Sheriff Bower.
1 Brinson asserts that the money
secured by robbery has been ex
pended by him! in paying his
debts. Shortly (before the rob-,
bery he had seat his wife and
Child to California, and after the
robbery sent $2200 to her. ;Thi,
ho said, was deposited in a, bank
at Merced and aj bank draft for
warded to Brlnsoa. With this
draft, the farmer-robber claims
that one of th two mortgages
was paid. Friday's sale of per
sonal property was held for the i
purpose of raising funds ; with
which to pay the second mort
gage which Brinson is said to
have secured by Representing that
his property was unincumbered,
i 'I have had bad luck, rops
have failed for ? me during the
past two years and this seemed
the only way outj" Brinson is said
to have stated. , j
; Officials ot the Jefferson : bank
are reported to be skeptical of
Brin son's statements that the
stolen money has been expended
entirely for debts.
Canadian Schooner Takes
( Lead from; Yankee Vessel
HALIFAX. N. S."oct. 22.-The
Canadian hallrngvr Blue Nose
defeated the . American defender
Elsie by 12 minutes and 30 sec
onds in Their first race for the
North Atlantla fishing vessel
championship. 5 The Elsl lost hr
foretopmost early in the race.
The series Is for the best two
out of throe racesi The next
race is Gcbiduled for Monday.
FOC1I MILS
HAVRE, France. -'Oct. : 22.
Marshal Foch tailed for the Unit
ed States late today on the steam
er Paris. j