Si VMS Ittenmn OFFICIAL NEWSPAP1K of Klamath faliJ OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY Thirteenth Year No. 3743 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919 it? Hitfatf. : Price, 5 ertft I .. ' -. L ISTHNTD FOflGED TO DON m AND APRONS " t .Lockout," i:iPl,, "Wlk. out," Hy "ll,rM' '" H"""lo,, Tht May Iiil 0"",r :',''N of OrKn"l",l l'"uo' llwo Service of moolB In nil local outing homes procooilcil under dlfucultloH today, bocauso of abaonco of cooks Wd wnltnrB from their customary porii. Tlio slluutlon la Btylotl n Btrlko by rcHtnurnnt proprietors, a ilockout by tho lnborors. However It may bo tlio restaurant men wore doing tliotr own cooking, Borvlng nml dishwashing, serving mcnls for ti tlmo and at Intervals locklnB tho doom sbllo dishes wore washed nml tables cleared for more Horvlco. ' Tho Bltuntlon wnB precipitated lit midnight, when notices wero poatcd In various kitchens, over tho stgnn turo of nil employers, uddrcssod to tho cooks and waltora unions, declar ing establishment of nn eight hour day and iiamlnK a wago scnlo. The scnlo runs from $17. CO for waitresses to 4T for chlof cookB. According to Ross Nlckortfon, prop rietor of tho Ilex Cafe, tho wago jcalo per hour Is pro rntn tlu sumo ) wago that existed under tho fin hour !j day. i i, "Wo want to keop prlc. to tho ij public down nnd nt tlio .nmo tlmo r pay fair wages to our help," said !Nlckcrson. Help horo gotH hotter wages tbnn nnywhoro on tho const. r We agree under tho now Hcalo to pay tlmo and a hnlf for overtime ) , Under tbo ten hour ByBtom, wo paid ' a waiter- $28 for InBtnnco. Under the now scale ho would Ret $24.50 for i eight hours but If ho worked over ) time and got In tho tlmo ho did under ) the old Bystom ho would mnko 33 or moro. "So far thoro Ib no formal organiza tion of restaurant proprietors but It Is stated that thoy will tnko steps to organize to meet tho situation. Proprietors claim that In 24 hours they will have sufficient help to meet the situation and Hint they will not abandon tho stand thoy hnvo taken On tho other hand tho union, iWhlch has n charter from tho In ternational organization, clsilniH tho t employers' action has boon hasty, arbitrary and unjust nnd lias precipi tated a situation that may possibly lavolvo every unionized workor In tho city. "It Is a lockout," dcclarod Joo Ebanson, secretary of tho local union this morning. "Wo hao mado no do mands on omployera. Their nctlbn In Posting notices last' night, without. any Invitation for 'a conforonco or arbitration of differences, forced us to quit. Wo coiild not do otherwise and' maintain our solf-rcspoct or Htundlng with tho American Federa tion of Labor. Wo did not Btilko. Wo had no opportunity to strike. Our employers posted a hotlro of tholr Intention to maku a new scalu offoctlvo this morning. Wo could not accept tlit'lr terms and quit " Wm Vt Kay, oignnl.or for tlio Amorlcan Federation of Labor, who helped orguulzn tlio restaurant em ployees and also other unions that lilivo heun formed In tho pant few months mild: "Tho action of the r' taurant mm has been linHty and arbi trary and has proclpltated n delicate situation. Tho basic principle of tho Amorlcan Feneration of Labor is arbitration. The cooks nnd wiiK'Ts union have bceu'glvcii no opportunity to proBont demands. Thoy wero simply forced out. Whllo I do not any that unless this dlfforonco ,1a settled tho othor unions, members of tho local labor council, will take an actlvo hand, I do say that tho om ployera hnvo brought nhout n situa tion that all lnbor must take cognl zanco of. It In n ticklish situation." Charles McMillan, president of tho cooks and waltors' local, took u sim ilar view of tho situation. Tho local mot this morning at 11 o'clock to formulate domands and present Its side of tho controvorflary. Robert Ward, proprietor of tho Owl Cafo said that for several weeks tho kltehon help hnd been working on an olglit hour basis and tho pub lication of notices of n now scalo was merely an extension to other cater ing brnnchos. About 00 por cont of tho rcntau rnnt help In Klamath Falls Is union ized, say lenders. Tho union claim" a momhorBhlp of fir, persons at prosont. Till: UNION'S KTATKMENT Tho following statement wa3 Is sued today from tho office of Cull nary Alllanco No. 424. of tho Cen tral Labor Council, Klamath Falls: "Tho following statomont Ib Is sued In tho Intorcst of tho public: "On Sunday, October 19, 1919, at 6 p. m., proprietors of tho various rostmirnnts In Klamath Falls posted notices of n chango In tho schedulo of wnges, hours, and working condi tions. Theso notices wore addressed to tho Cooks' nnd Waltors' Union of Klamath Falls, nnd tho changes em bodied wero to tnko effect on Octobor 20, 1919. Only six hours' notlco was given. "Inasmuch as Culinary Alliance 424, of Klamath Falls (which com prises 9.r por cent of nil tho rooks, waltors and waitresses, and allied crafts) had presented no domands for n chango, and wero not consider ing doing so In tho immediate fu ture tho action of tho restaurant proprietors camo as a comploto sur prise to tho workers. "No oppoitunlty was given for discussion or consideration of tho changoB offorcd. Upon examination it speedily bocamo apparent that a substantial reduction In wage3 was Involved, In conjunction with a 30 callod 'sliding scalo, which would work a hardship upon tho omployos Involved. "Any impartial person will admit that, had tho Culinary Alllanco tak en llko nctlon upon only six hours' notlr-o, they would hnvo (nnd Vory points In Issue bctwoon restaurant CALIFORNIA LABOR Justly so) laid themselves open to proprietor and their employe", wa4' coiiHiiro by tho public i issued under authority of tho pro- "Tlio Culinary Alllanco stands. Prb'tors ready to arbitrate all tho matters coveicd, and will welcome public In vestigation of tho matter. ' "At a specially railed mooting, Culllnnry Alllanco 424, which Is nf nilntfd with tho American Federa tion of Labor, Oregon filuto Federa tion of Labor and tho Klamath Falls Control Lnbor Council, decided that tho proposed schedulo was simply a 'lockout.' Tho facts In tho caso Will be properly laid beforo tho alltllatcd labor uiiIohb at their meeting' to night. "It is vory regrettable that,. with all tbo widespread Industrial Unrest prevailing ovgr the country, any small body of inon such as tho res taurant proprietors, should daro.-by 'direct action,' to prcclpltato strife In our community. "Citizens of Klamath Falls, re member this: For tho flrBt year In mnny years thoro has been no strlfo along Industrial lines. And all blame for tho existing troublo lies s'juuruly upon tho doorstep of tho restaurant proprietors of Klamath Falls. "Respectfully, "THE EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE OF CULINARY ALLIANCE 424. "Hy G. W. Bostwlck, Jessio Bal lard, G. W. Segcrman, Lynno ?Iucl lor, It. E. Allen. "Appreved: W. T. Kay, Organlzor A. F. of L." , KMI'LOVEKS' STATEMENT "In order to establish an eight hour day for cooks, waiters, Wait resses, yard mun, etc., and at tho same time croato a Uniform scalo o.t wages, which Is one of ,tho highest sinles paid In tho United States, .vo offered tho following scalo to go Into offect October 0: OPPOSES JAPANESE "Submitted to the Cooks' & Walters' Union of Klamath Falls, Oregon; on tbo basis of. an eight-hour day ,to eat ono menl on tho house tlmo and two on their own time. "Chef, $40 to $15 a week, hours to bo open; second and fry cooks, $30; night cooks, $30 to $35; dish Washers and yard men, $17.50 to $21; wait ers, $21 to $24.50; head wait ers, $25 to 30, hours open; waitresses, $17.50. Tlmo and one-half for overtime except on special occasions, which will bo more." "When thlsbcale was posted last night there was no complaint. Later, however, a meeting of the employes was hold and, under tbo 'influence of two or three radicals among thorn, thoy wero induced to remain away from work. "Their attitude Is unfair to the restaurant owners, other union mem bers who patronizo restaurants and the public. There will bo no change In tho attitudo wo have decided Tho following statement of the' unnn." WAGES OF .RESTAURANT HEM' . Following la a tablo, prepared by restaurant proprietors, showing tho wages of restaurant help under tho oibht and ten hour schedules, computed from various angles: Eight Hours Kato For Day Per Weok S Ten Hours Per Hour Ovrotlmo Rate Per Day Per Weok ) Walter , $3.50 3.00 $2.50 - $3.00 2.50 $21.50 21,01) $17.50 $.43 37, $.05 .56 Waitresses $.3lV $.47 ' V" Dishwashers uud Vinil Men. -4H$21.00 y 17.50 $.s;o .47 $4.28 4-7 $5. GO 4.28 $30.00' $35.00 30.00 $-.37 31 '4 Second and Fry Cooks ' $,.54 $.81 Night Cooks $.G2 $.93' .54 .81 $4.80 4,18 $4.12 3.44 $5.94 $6.87 5.90 4-7 $33. GO 28.84 $2S.84 24.08 $41.31 $48.09 41. 41 Tho California State Federation of Labor, In session at Uakersflcld recently, adopted unanimously reso lutions ombodylng the following de mands: First Cancellation of tho "gen tlemen's agreement." t Second Exclusion of tho picture brides. Third Rigorous exclusion of Jap anese as Immigrants. Fourth Confirmation and legali zation of the policy that Asiatics shall forever bo barred from Ameri can citizenship. Fifth Amendment of Section 1 of Artlclo XIV of tho federal con stitution, providing that .no child born in tho United States of foreign parents shall be considered an Amer ican citizen unless both parents are of a. raco that Is eligible to citizenship. SINNOTT PREPARING SEED DISTRIBUTION Congressman W. J. Sinnott has requested The Herald to asssit him again In' making distribution of the vegetable seeds allotted to his dis trict next spring. Tho department of agriculture has, he writes us, allotted to each mem ber of congress a number of pack ages' sufficient to give a package of seed to only one person in each eight or ten in his district. Thl3 causes him to bo particularly de sirous that what seeds he has avail able 'should get into the hands of thoso constituents who most desire them and can use them to the best advantage. He states that ho be liees this can bo done bettor through the papers In his district than In any other way. Announcement will bo made In tho columns of this paper when the seeds arrive, probably soon after the first of tho coining year. ASHLAND WINS, SCORE 19 TO 0 mum RfiAii Ashland high school won the foot ball game with Klamath Falls high school at Modoc parft, Saturday aft ernoon, by a score of 19 to 0. Tho visiting team had tho advantage of more thorough training, spectators assert. W. H. Mooro, coach for the local squad, sajd today that whllo tho boys have no alibi to offer, he hardly believed that tho full strength of tho local team was represented In the contest, because of the percent age of green material among the Klamath squad. "The return match at Ashland, I am confident, will show a different result," said tho coach. The lino up Saturday was: Klamath Falls: . Montgomery, Ramsby, Beech, Keller, back field; McCulIom, right end. Miller, left end; McKendree, right tackle; Con naught, left tackle; Thomas, right guard; Johnston, left guard; Harlan, center; Williams, Peyton, Wa!rren and Case, substitutes. Ashland: Bryant, McMillan, Jones, Young, Provoste, Shuerman, Wal ters, Neeley, Small, Ross, -Bc-CBon, Felby, Keegan, Bfegef, Winne. RICE MILL TO START .SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 20. The Colusa rice mill, one 'of the eight lafgea mills In the Sacramento Valley, will commence operation October 20 and will have a contin uous run of eight months. Nearly 200,000 bags of rice will be milli.d at this place. LOCAL BREVITIES LETS GONTHACT FOR EXTENSION Work on AiltUtlonnl Four Miles of Spragne River Line to Be Rushed to Completion Contractors Are Sought for. Remainder of Roadbed ft ? IHIi! EETII IS IMPORTANT ft i i Ik fr 'Hi, '( ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL FUND it , v - c r To the Roosevelt Mrrhorlal Association, C. W. Kberlein, County Chairman, Klamath Falls, Oregon. J herewith subscribe the sum of. to the, Roosevelt MesIouiai. Fund. Name L Address J-J' ' it v . The above amoupt Is Inclosed herewith. , According to the plant of the KoofH Memorial Aisoclafe Memorial fund of $s,0jO,0OO.QO Is to be 'uti lied to erect n Nat 1. n '' Mon""' " i" Washington.!). C.) to acquire and maintain a public park at 0 .ter imy, N. .. and ultimately to Include Sagamore lllll. the It?"'1,1.,,1' " '. ",fti to endow Preierved like Mount Vernon and Lincoln1, home nl feprl s IcW ""' ," $, Rational Society to perpetuate the principle and Ideals of Ihoxlore noose en. Each contributor to the fund will receive V'Ilflte of Dm,nCl"!'l?ol2"ry Roosevelt Memorial Association. A certlDcate will also be presented to eery, cebool contributing to the fund. . The n.m. of every wntrlbutor will be placed on the lift nf name deposited In the National Monument to be erected at Washington, 1). u Questions bearing on tho various matters of legislation that aro, likely to bo taken up by tho national con vention of tho American Legion at Minneapolis,, November 10, 11 and 12, will bo taken up at tho meeting of Klamath Post-No. S tomorrow ovoning, at tho request of the sec rotary of tho Oregon Legion, who Is seeking"- expression of opinion from nil posts of the stato in order to guido tlio action of tho Orogon dolegntos at tho national conven tion. r v As tho matters aro highly Impor tant to tho dovolqpment of the Lo gion, local members aro asked tby Secretary Nicholson not to bvorlook tomorrow night's! meeting. Hero aro. n fow of tho mattors to bo brought up at tho national convention, some of "which tho local post has partly considered and sev eral It has not touchod upon! , Desirability 'of a bonus or addi tional 'pay for service mon; require ment of iinjvorsal military training for hlllans and educational insti tutions; question of national do I fonso, wliothor loft to a largo stand ing iirniy or with a woll organlzod , national guard 'of rosorvo corps; i proforenco of ox-sorvlco men" in set 1 tling public lauds and federal rflium Iclal assistance for tho purposo; ro- , strlctlon of immigration gunorally, with especial attention to yio Asi atic question; stricter naturalization laws policy toward disabled sorvlco men opening of Klamath Lake lands to sottlomont Instead of eas ing to corporations for long period; translation of Legion news through parallel paragrapho In all foreign lanBuago papers, or abolition of all foreign languago papers; amending war risk insurance act to make op tional monthly paymonts orlump sum payment proved system of vocational train ing for ex-servico men; Immediate deportation of a.ll anti-American aliens; complete investigation of all army prison camps and punish ment for those Tcsponsiblo where ' fled the clerk of the assault unjust treatment is found. Obviously all the foregoing aro mattors of importance in general de velopment and some havo very im portant bearing on local matters. In addition, questions not mention ed, on which the local post iroeda to inform the Minneapolis delegates, as well as matters , of local busi ness ,muy come up tomorrow night. MHS. ELMiX LAXDOX OALIiKl) 11V DKA'J'll Mrs. Ellen Landon died r,t the homo of her daughtor, Mrs. Harry Kluwkkert, 434 Michigan avenuo, at seven o clock last evening. Tho docoascd, who was a resldont , of Anderson, California, for thiity-slx years,-camo to this city about threo months ago, In tho hopo that she might rogaln hor falling health. She tailed to benefit, from tho change, howoyor, and, gradually failed until hor death last evening. Tho remains win oo sont to Anderson in tuo morn ing, whero tho funeral serlces and In terment will tnko placo. THUG ASSAULTS GARAGE EMPLOYE Effecting entrance by a rear win dow, an unknown thug attacked C. E. Piper, night man at tho White Pell can garage at 3 o'clock this morning, whllo he lay In bed, striking him with an Iron pipe. Piper was render ed partly unconhcious by tho blow, but recovered and escaped to the White Pelican Hotel,, where he notl- When the poilco arrived the assailant, was gone. Tho entire rear window ws smashed. If robbery was the motive, the attempt failed for nothing was taken. Piper thinks the a'ttack was inspired by personal enmity and asserts ho recognized tho man who struck him. Ho says that hero were two men Implicated as ho saw another In the building as ho fled. Piper says his assailant struck him with an Iron bar and that ho had a revolver In tho other hand. The gar ngo employee has been with (the White Pelican garago for about two months, and Is a trustworthy man, say his employers. His Injuries are apparently not serious. His scalp was gashed by tho blow. He was taken to tho homo of Will Lee, and was reported as doing nicely at noon today. ' WORlMiX MAX HEKE Grant Nelson of Worden was In tpvui Saturduy In tho lntorost of tho ijaim Bureau which Is being -established throughout tho county. Tho preliminary organization of his dis trict has been successfully offectod, and It is hoped for considerable work to bo dono In tho matter of, rabbit extermination next spring, o HEARING COXTIXUEO Tho' .hearing in thoi Justice court Saturday in the casp of Roblson- Thurlow company, against (A. V. Vogt was continued until next woak, on stipulation of counsel for tho in terested parties'. VETERANS WIRTING BATTLE HISTORY NEW YORK, Oct. '20. Histor ians aro very busy theso days at 512 Fifth Avenuo, tho newly-open-od headquarters of the Second Div ision Association, that organization of ex-regulars formerly command ed by Major General John, A. Lojouno, writing up and illustrat ing its fighting record which, It was announced today, (is to appear In look form nbout January 1. Tho offices woro,oponod here for tho additional purpose, It Is said, of enabling tho veterans to keep In touch with their qld "buddtos" whoso first annual reunion will' be held In Chicago In Novemuor, Cap tain James Sharp, formerly of the 23rd Infantry, Is In charge. Gen oral Lejoune is president of the or ganization, Brigadier General Pres ton Brown Is vlce-presldent'and MaJ ro C, Boekman Hoppln, of" 45 Waif St. is socrotary. Dan Driscoll, sheep man from Bly, was a visitor In town today. R. V. Ess Is In town today from his ranch on the Keno road. Ed. Sutton, who operates a ranch at Miller Hill, was in town on Sat urday. T. M. Cunningham and wife were In town Saturday from their ranch at Pine Grove. "" George Shell, who has a ranch at Plevna, is transacting business at the county seat today. J. H. Hobbs, merchant of Merrill, was transacting business at the county seat on Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. D. Ellis Young were town visitors and transacting busi ness with local merchants Saturday, A. Switser, who Is employed on tho Van Malkenburg ranch, is in town on matters of business today, Frank McCornack, who has a farm at the lower end of Upper Klamath Lake, is i town on business today. Edw. B. Ashurst is spending a few days on the Klamath reservation on matters of business in connection with- the partitioning of the reservation. E. L. Elliott and children spent the week end at their homestead near Malin, where Mrs. Elliott has been for some time. They returned Sunday. H. M. Edmonds, who is employed by the California-Oregon Power com pany at Yreka, is here for a few days' visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Edmonds. R. E. Strahorn, president of the Oregon, California & Eastern rail way and Mrs. Strahorn left yester day for San Francisco. They expect to return here in about a month. A. ICallna of Malin, who is erect Ing a new business block in that en terprising town, was at' the county seat Saturday. He reports splendid progress in the erection of the new building to be occupied by the new Malin State bank, Mr. and Mrs. L. Fylllng of Crooks town, Minn., arrived last night to visit tholr daughter, Mrs. A. M. Mblby, at 331 Tenth street. Mr. Fylllng Is a large ' property owner and carries on extensive business in Crookston. Miss Hazel Given returned Friday eyening front Los Angeles, where she hns been spending the last month. Whlo in the southern city she had the pleasure- of seeing the President and Mrs. Wilson. Sbe re ports a delightful time but it glad to be home again. Mrs. H, J .w inters returned home Saturday evening"" from a seven weeks' visit; in San Francisco, While in the city she,: had the pleasure of viewing the fleet 'as well as eeelag President apd Mrt; Wilson and the King and Queen.; of Belgium, who are touring the coinf,ry. An announcement of railroad ex tension that will provo highly grat ifying, not only to tho territory that will be tapped by tho extension, hut to the community at large, was mado today by R. E. Strahohn, president of the Oregon, California & Eastern railway, who said that contracts had been let for grading and culvertB for extension of the road nearly to Hiide brand, four miles north of the pres ent' terminus at Dairy, and that a further contract had been let for fur-f nishlng culvert pipe for the road clear to Sprague River, 13 miles be yond Hildebrand. Ed. Propst, who has had several previous contracts, will do one and one-quarter miles of the grading Just let. John Morgan, .another local contractor, will build the rest of the grade to Hildebrand. The company has steel on band to lay the four miles of rails, said Mr. Strahorn and ties for part of the dis tance, while "contracts are let for the remainder of necessary ties. jg "We expect the contracts to be completed by the first of the coming . year," said Mr. Strahorn, "although , the time limit set is February 1st." The Coast Culvert & FlumeCo. of Portland has the contract for tar nishing pipe for culverts sufflcleat to; carry the roaa ciear mrouga i Sprague River and also furnish" the- Bonanza branch. Indicating that construction of, this portion of the road may. follow .close ly, Mr. Strahorn said: "We are look ing for contractors to do this grading t and I wish the Herald would an nounce that, fact as it may cause some ono to make an offer on tho virork." ' The Hilderbrand extension will be an immeasurable advantage to own ers of bodies of timber both east and west of the right-of-way. One mill in the territory tho road now enters has been hauling their product teu. miles to the present terminus. When the road reaches Sprague River, Mr. Strahorn will have pom pleted his covenant with the cltlr.en of Klamath Falls, and will be en titled to a terminal site and other, "( the agreement facilities here that covers. "I have not expressed myself publlcy before on this point," said Mr. Strahorn in discussing the road plans, ''but I have cause to feel that the recent visit of Portland business men Is going to produce results ben- t eflclal to this system. I was greatly gratified at the attitude of the Port- land men and I believe something will come of tholr visit and trip over the road, "Regardless of that, however, we are going right ahead and we -ylll put the road through, either with the assistance of Portland or without if." "We have spent thousands and thousands of dollars for supplies with ' Portland dealers, " be said id refer- .' ring to the culvert plpo contract Just " i let, "and we are not through, spend- "', ing yet. I think this may be slgnifl- cant as showing our loyalty to Port- j5 land and reciprocation from Portland ,i would be highly gratifying," From Hildebrand on to Sprague River the road taps a rich timber J country and its building ytil result" t"i in the milling of many millions of feet of pine in the Squaw -Flat ter ritory, wnicn oniy awaus iraosporta- -tlon facilities to start development., ' r i SOLDIER VISITOR Robert B. Baylor, 2nd, lleutta-;' of the U. S. Marine corps, arHrad ,ln the city Saturday for a vlsltwth. ills friends, Mr, and MrsvpJ.iiC.Kiikt, 224 High St. Llo'uteniit'.BarVir va 'H Hui, mo utoyj mBg m ! the -Fifth marines bum mefc a' brtU lntcqrd' in FraBevj:wa '! wounded, in battle, .-m la at RtatioeVaMareJiUMRd,' W t. 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