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THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, MONDAY. BIARCn 14, 1910. FIREMEN'S STRIKE E BILL m SEEMS TO DUE FOR ASSAULT rV CDMMFRG Born "With a Sweet Tooth Safefuard the 'iealth of . chil dren. Insist that the candy you buy for them is pure. You are sure of wholesomeness and purity when you purchase Only Arbitration ' Will Keep 25,000 Men From Quitting, Is Ultimatum. With . Administration's Theo ries Shattered, Debate to Continue. 2 MANAGERS BELITTLE CRISIS MESSAGE TO INSTILL LIFE &8 Spokesman Says Xo Apprehension Is Feit Railroads Are Willing to Arbitrate Wage Demands, bnt Not Other Points at Issue. CHICAGO. March 13. W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Engineers, no tified the railroads today that if "the controversy with the firemen "is not eubmitted to arbitration a strike Is in evitable. Twenty-five thousand firemen on (railroads -west of -Chicago are Involved. Mr. Carter's letter of notification was Indorsed by the Brotherhood's committee, which represents the fire men or about 47 railroads west, north west and southwest of Chicago. The letter was sent to W. C. Nixon, general Manager of the St. Louis & San Fran cisco Railroad, and .chairman of the railroad general manager's committee, and reads: Text of Ultimatum Given. "Tour letter of this date (March 13) wherein you state that the managers" committee declines further to consid er the matter- in controversy, has been received, and in reply our committee instructs me to say: "If there is to be a great railway strike, responsibility must and will rett on the managers' committee. That there may be no misunderstanding con cerning this responsibility, our com mittee hereby proposes the submission of all matters In dispute to an adjust ment by arbitration. Arbitration Alleged Possible. "The public has been informed, through the press, that matters in con troversy cannot be arbitrated, because they involve the authority of railway officials' and the. discipline of em ployes, , This, statement our committee emphatically denies. " "The officials of many railways, represented by the managers' com mittee, do not hesitate to confess the gross injustice perpetrated under present practices1. "Our committee directs me to request the managers committee, through you,' it this proposition ' to : arbitrate is not accepted by the ' managers' committee, that you notify us at your earliest con venience.". : . Discipline Cannot Be. Arbitrated. . The railroads "previously announced their willingness to' arbitrate the In creased wage 'demand, w.hich the fire men say would amount' to about 12 per cent. Two other demands involved, the managers say, concern discipline, and are not open to arbitration. These points have to do with the promotion of firemen and whether, when they be come enginemen, they are still under the Jurisdiction of the Brotherhaad of Locomotive Firemen and Eng-inemen. "Does your letter mean that if a satisfactory reply is not received, a strike will be called?" Mr. Carter was askedi Situation Admitted Grave. "It looks pretty grave." he said. "We ere nearer a disagreement than we have ever been during the whole six weeks of conferenc. We do not want a strike. .We want the public to un derstand that. As to our authority to strike, we have the vote of more than 80 per cent of the men in favor of it. All the answers we have received from the managers heretofore h-ave been evasive. I hope their next reply will sot be so. It was learned that the managers have agreed to "stand pat," and while refusing any concessions. probably will invite the Brotherhood's commit i tee to another conference tomorrow. Strike Possibility Belittled. After conferring with Mr. Nixon, O. L. Dlckeson, assistant to the president of the Chicago. Burlington & Qulncy, ; gave out the following statement: "We have received Mr. Carter's let ter, which, to the layman who is not i thoroughly familiar with, the method's of labor organizations, would appear to be somewhat serious and point to a strike. "I wish to say that this is merely one of the methods unfortunately in volved in conducting such negotiations, and it Is not likely that the men would sanction the action of their leaders in calling a strike over one or two tech nical points. We do not feel the slightest apprehension over the diffi culty. The managers in time, probably tomorrow, will make definite answer to the firemen's committee and we hope for a peaceful adjustment." TAFT ATTENDS FUNERAL (Continued Prom Flr Psje.) llerron. of Clnclnna-tl, father of :Mra Laughlin and Mrs. Taft, was unable, to be present because of serious .illness; Irwin B. Laughlin, brother of Thomas Laughlin, secretary of the American Embassy at Berlin, cabled a message of condolence. Mrs. Taft sent a wreath of flowers from the White House conservatories. Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long-worth- and friends from various sections of the country sent flowers and messages of sympathy. Presbyterian Preacher Officiates. Rev. Maltland Alexander, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, conducted the ceremony at the house and at the grave. The mourning party was sheltered from the eyes of curious onlookers by & white tent . stretched above the family burial place. , r Following the funeral,, the President went for a long automobile ride. The plain .of Bean is travertea by an cient canals made by tho Romans, so that Irrigation Involves no large expense. The River Jaloud carries water enough to irrl ; gate the whole plain. Several companies have- been organized to secure 'portions of 1 this fertile but. under present conditions, unhealthy -land. - WATER BONDSDRAW Irrigation Investments Now At tract Eastern Capital- OTHER ISSUES DRAGGING Investors Timid Even in Face of High Rates Foreign Bond Pur chases Offset Unfavorable Bal ance of Trade. NEW TORK, March 13. A large ag gregation of new bond issues offered for public subscription- by syndicates last week made large requirements on the supply of banking credits and tightened the interest rates for money. The influence was felt particularly . in, the rates for time loans. Prices at which new railroad bond Issues were offered showed the expen sive conditions now controlling, and the offerings were not absorbed with such a rapidity as to Indicate any keen ap petite for investment on the part of capital. The condition is attributed to the influence of the general level of prices in all departments as the result j or a large increase in tne worm s goia circulation. ' The large number of bonds offered by irrigation companies at high rates makes an effective com petition for capital. Europe Buys Bonds. The fact that large amounts of the new bond Issues have been placid with foreign subscribers afforded relief to the foreign exchange market and re duced rates' there to below the level of profit of gold exports. In the stock market, however, foreigners continued to sell stocks in New" York, attracted by advancing prices. The merchandise balance holds against the United States by reason of reduced exports.-. The stock market in New Tork was sup ported by the powerful banking inter ests engaged in the flotation of bonds. The speculative outlook, nevertheless, was felt to be mixed, although the ris ing stock market had an encouraging effect on sentiment. Demand for steel products was reported improving. The Increase in New York Central dividend rate gave rise to hopes of other in creases. The advance in the stock market was Interpreted as' reflecting confidence of co-operation interests in the outcome of pending Government lawsuits. Industrial Activity Renewed. There was a fair volume of business in finished steel products and the pros pect is favorable for greater activity. The "railroads are developing larger or ders for equipment and the slightly lower prices prevailing for plain struc tural material and fabricated steel Is bringing out larger orders for railroads, equipment shops and contractors. Orders for rails aggregated 85,000 tons. Inquiries in the market for 18,000 and 15.000 additional railroad cars' are in a tentative state. The same is true of locomotives; new orders were placed for only 70, but there are In quiries tor about 1200, about half of which are definitely in the market. Contracts 'for fabricated steel for buildings and fridges aggregated 25, 000 tons. Railroads and car shops placed ad ditional orders for- steel plates, shapes' and bars aggregating . about 40,000 tons . for.' car -. underframee. Similar contracts are pending for larger ton nages, as well as for car wheels and axles. - W. E. DAVISJDIES AT SEA Heart Disease Claims San Francisco Artist and Clubman. SAN. FRANCISCO. March 13. Willis E. Davis, artist, millionaire and club man, of San Francisco, died Friday on board the Atlantic ilner . Oceania' -wlien two days out from Cherbourg, bound for New York. , ' The dispatch received here today by his brother-in-law, F. W. Van Schlick en, says that Davis was a victim .of heart disease- He want . to Europe on the death of his wife last October. NOSE CARVED IN FIGHT Servians Dispute Merits of Rival Benefit Societies A dispute over the respective merits of two beneficiary societies between two Servians at 8:30 last night re sulted in a " cutting affray in which Mike Krainovich's nose was almost cut ' . . i from his face by two deep slashes with a long butcher knife, said to have been wielded by Dine Zupanski, .who Is in jail on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. According to the story told by Krain ovich , and admitted by Zupanski, the two men had engaged in a dispute at 100 Stanton street, where Zupanski was boarding. Zupanski had organized a Servian society, which Krainovich had left to organize another society. The men argued and Zupanski ordered Krainovich to leave the house. Kraino vich refused to go. The men then fought, when Zupanski produced a long knife and slashed Krainovich across the face twice. Both men were taken to police head quarters, covered with blood. Zupanski admitted having done the cutting, but said he had drawn the knife merely to scare Krainovich, and when the lat ter had advanced upon him had used it. The injured man was attended by Dr. Fred J. Zeigler, City Physician, and later returned to the City Jail, where he was held as the complaining wit ness, under $50 bail. TAXES COME WITH RUSH OSLY TWO DAYS REMAIN FOR BENEFIT OF REBATE. Sherlf Urges Taxpayers to Send Checks by Mall and Avoid Stand ing Long in .Line. With little more than' half of the taxes In Multnomah County now paid, and only two more days in which the 3 per cent deduction on payments can be made, a material loss to many taxpayers is threatened through their tardy attention to this duty. The total amount paid at the time the tax department closed Saturday night was J2. 302. 702. 15, and . the total amount due. including the 3 per cent deductions that have been made on past payments, was .originally $4,394,537.22. Until 10 o'clock Tuesday night, the 3 per cent deduction will be allowed on all tax payments, but after that time and until the first Monday In April, which will be three weeks from today, the full amount will be charged. Beginning April 4, the taxes will be delinquent, and a penalty of 10 per cent will be added to all taxes not paid by that time, in addi tion to 1 per cent interest on the deferred payments. The tendency to delay the payment of taxes to the last minute, and then rush In when the office is so. crowded that they must stand in line for long periods, has caused the usual annoyance at the tax department, where lack of room pre vents the use of more than two cashier windows, The large part of last week was attended by a crush of people at the windows cf the cashiers, and Sheriff Stevens was compelled to leave his other business and personally aid the clerks. Sheriff Stevens yesterday expressed satisfaction with the way his men have performed their work. For William Mc Cann, his cashier, he expressed special appreciation, as without his constant ef fort and long hours of work the money would not have, been handled with so much dispatch, he declared. The tax department began accepting payments February 1, and the total amounts received dally from that time up to and including Saturday night, are as follows : February, . Amount Amount Date. collected. Date. collected. 1 $11.S35.10;15 $23,007.83 2 6.0O.40!l 2-.-..112.10 3 27,508.6:t'17 26,176.24 4 7.07tt.28'l8 46,326.06 5 11.704.6il9 41.209.70 7 27.110.31i21 36,430.80 14..".S4.Sti S3 31.370.17 fl 1R,226.23!24 101.lfl2.49 10 28.321.7325 59,346.45 11 31.144.8 26 25.243.50 12 14.021. Ili29 ... 61.190.71 14 61,355.70 . March. Amount I Amount Date. collected. (Date. collected. 1 t 75.171.22 8 $114,427.53 2 14.tl23.54; 9 231.. 168.19 3 65.254.17 10 203.7.13.3T 4 70.05O.14Ul 215.356.56 6 ........ lofl..-.37.S2;i2 312.009.81 7 76.641.0S! To avoid crowding at the cashiers' win dows. Sheriff Stevens has encouraged taxpayers this year to write to the of fice for their tax lists, and on receipt of these, checks have been forwarded to the office, accompanied by the tax state ments. It was stated yesterday by Sher iff Stevens that all of these communica tions had been answered and that the work was well up to date. Much annoyance can be prevented and money saved If taxpayers today and to morrow, will mall checks to the tax de partment, covering the amounts of money due, as It is certain that the lines before the cashiers' windows will be blocked much of the time. Castle Rock Girls Win. CASTLE ROCK, March 13. (Special.) The Castle Rock High School girls again defeated the Kalama girls at basketball Friday night 20 to 6. The Castle Rock High School boys also hold the county championship. The Italian-Swiss Colony's famous TIPO is made from the grapes of im ported vines, 30 years in California soil. ROOSEVELT IN GALE Wjfe and Daughter Now on Way From Alexandria. HEALTH IS REMARKABLE Noteworthy Series of Receptions Ar ranged People Hail Visitor as Man Who Has Accomplished Wonders In Africa. (Continued From First Page.) and his son, practically the only two members of the expedition among the whites, at -least, who escaped sickness. Slight attacks, such as most of the party experienced, were only natural, in view of the hardships endured, the heat of the tropics, the noisome places through which the expedition was com pelled to pass at times. - The Sesse Islands, through which the steamer threaded on the trip to Entebe, are a monument to the devastation wrought by the tsetse fly, for, once well popu lated, they are now devoid of human life, as a result of the sleeping sick ness. Throughout' the many months of hunting. Colonel Roosevelt displayed the greatest concern in the care of the party and of the native attendants. His personal interest Was shown when one of the correspondents, who has been within touch of the expedition from the very beginning, was forced to drop behind on one of the long marches between points. He was finally brought up by porters, who carried him many miles in a hammock, afterward pulling him many more miles In a rickshaw. Concern Shown for Others, Colonel Roosevelt immediately insisted that Dr. Mearns take the case in hand, and when the doctor decided that an operation was necessary, the ex-Presl-dent volunteered to assist. This was not necessary, however, but the Colonel nevertheless stood by. - At one of the stations in Uganda a native contingent, with two bands, one a fife and drum, the other composed of brasses, marched to a private house, where Mr. Roosevelt was a guest at lunch and drew up for review. Each of the bands was con ducted by a mission father, and to the distinguished American's surprise and de light they enthusiastically played the American National anthem with only a false note here and there. Natives Use Morse Code. The manner in which the training of the natives is carried out Interested Colonel Roosevelt greatly. Among other curious things, he saw uneducated na tives talking and sending messages by Morse code and by semaphore with flags, by lamp and heliograph. Although these signalmen do not know what the mes sages mean, yet they never make a mis take in sending . or receiving. Their method of checking is by counting the letters in a group. The natives display a curious instinct in following their In structions to the letter. The ex-Fresldent made the most of everything, enjoying the successes of the expedition as keenly as the others, and sharing as fully as . the others in its burdens. LIEUTENANT KILLS , SELF C. M. .Janney, Twelfth Infantry, Mysteriously Shot in Manila. MANILA, March 13. Second Lieuten ant Clarence M. Janney, twelfth Infan try, killed himself yesterday at Fort William McKlnley. It is not known whether the killing was intentional or by accident. Army inspectors are in vestigating. Lieutenant Janney, accompanied by hla wife, attended a dinner party at the house of Lieutenant-Colonel Rob ert F. Ames. Later Janney left the party and went to his quarters. He secured a revolver and returned to the house of Lieutenant-Colonel Ames on the way to which he fired one shot, presumably in the air. He entered the house and flourished the revolver. There was an explosion, and Janney fell with a bullet in his head. He died Instantly. It was first reported that Lieutenant-Colonel Ames had shot Janney and guards placed him under arrest, but he was released subsequently. Lieutenant Janney was born in Vir ginia in 1881. He was a private in the Twelfth Infantry, but was appointed second lieutenant on February 11, 1907. Morgan & Robb, 250 Stark St.. can write your contract bonds for you. President May Be Called' Upon to Demand Hurried Action by. Con gress on Features of Pro gramme Outlined. WASHINGTON. March 13. Although Identical, when Introduced into the two Houses of Congress, it is now evident that the measures to create a. court of Commerce and to amend the Interstate commerce law, will bear no resem blance to each other when' the delib erations of the two bodies are con cluded. In the House committee many of the Administration theories on the issuing of stocks and bonds and the merging of non-competing lines have been shat tered and the end is not in sight, for assaults on ' the bill will continue on the floor. Cummins to Open Battle. While the opposition to the Admin istration bill was not strong enough to amend the bill In the Senate, it is conceded that several important changes will be forced on the floor. The debate will begin either today or Tuesday. Senator Cummins will open the discussion in support of cer tain changes, advocated in the minority report of the Senate committee. Practically all the "Insurgent" Sen ators will speak on the railroad bill and there will be many speeches from the Democratic side. No one estimates that the debate will be finished in less than six weeks, and some Senators pre dict that much more time will be con sumed. An effort will be made-by the House committee on Interstate commerce to report the bill this week and it is probable debate on the same subject will proceed simultaneously at both ends of the Capitol. - Statehood legislation. which has passed the House, and postal savings bank legislation, which has passed the Senate, have been sidetracked for the Administration railroad bill. The postal bank bill, as hearings have been ordered by the House committee on po9tofflces and post roads, will not reach the floor for several weeks, and in all probability not until the session nears the close. Presidential Message Probable. Regardless of the fact that the postal bank bill, the anti-lnjunctlon measure, statehood legislation and the Adminis tration conservation measures are all a part of the Administration programme, there Is not apparent anywhere a posi tive force pushing them for considera tion. If the debate on. the railroad bill lags, it may require a Presidential message to instill life, in the other fea tures of the programme. . In the House, many matters are pending that will call out shap debate and there is a disposition to let some of them go by the board. These in clude the Mondell bill, to permit the homestead entry of. the surface of coal lands, - which would Involve 30,000,000 acres. Ship subsidy; the construction of two battleships which may be a feature of the naval bill, and the issu ance of certificates of indebtedness or bonds to the amount of $30,000,000 to complete reclamation projects. Polls are being taken on the ques tion of making appropriations to con struct battleships and the question of anti-injunction legislation along the line of the Moon bllL The preliminary count is said to be opposed to the bat tleships, but the attitude of the House on the Moon bill has not been disclosed. PUBLIC LANDS BOTHER SENATE Special Committee to Harmonize Laws Finds Hard Sledding. WASHINGTON. March 13. Senators from public land states who were ap pointed a special committee to prepare conservation bills that would harmonize the laws, are finding their task far from easy. A number of bills' are before the com mittee, but it Is giving its attention prin cipally to the measure known as the classification bill. The committee Is com posed of Senators Smoot, of Utah; Clark, of Wyoming, and Dixon, of Mon tana, Republicans; and Hughes of Colo rado, and Chamberlain, of Oregon, Dem ocrats. A majority of them are favorable to the general theory of conservation. Sen ators Clark and Hughes, however, are antagonistic to the proposed change- of the public land policy. Various Branches Inharmonious. The testimony before the Balllnger Plnchot committee has1 disclosed- the fact that the General Land Office, the Forest Service, the Reclamation Service, and the It Tastes Go6d and Creates Strength tffol the famous cod liver and iron medicine, without oil. Vinol is much better than cod liver oil and emulsions, because, while it contains all the medicinal value they do, it disagrees with no one. As a body builder and strength creator for old people, delicate children, after sickness, and for stub born coughs and colds Vinol is unequaled. W00DARD CLARKE & CO.. DRUGGISTS, PORTLAND. Cored. Only Katharlzed Keeley In stitute in Oregon. Write for Ulus tmt'Q circular. KmIpt Institute. VIE.. Mb Is- Portland. Orecoa :sj'. 3$ GeologicaJ Survey are not operating in sympathy and this makes the work of the committee more difficult. It is the opinion of the members that if the classi fication and the withdrawal bill can be passed, the way will be easy for other measures-, wMch look to the disposal andlf omit We do all our own grinding. Broken Lenses Replaced while you wait S 1 i Yoiif Eye Ten yearn In Portland and the largest practice SOME SYMPTOMS OF SERIOUS EYE TROUBLES Dimness of vision Seeing spots, specks, etc., dance before the eyes. The atmosphere seems smoky and foggy. Seeing better some days than others. Seeing better sideways than straight ahead. Seeing better in the evening or early morning than at midday. Seeing objects double or multiplied. Seeing a halo or circle about a light. Pain in or about the eyes. Constant or periodic headaches. . THE NEAR-SIGHTED EYE Xote how the ray a forna he- Shown the correction of defect fore reaching the retina, caaains with proper Klaaaes, allowing the myopia or near alsht. raya to locus on the retina. You cannot sret the right lensea ly going to an optician who con fines his examination to letting you read a string of letters and hav ing you look; at a few blacK and wliltw lines. I can show you how to be rid of all this headache and eyeache, and can brine your eyes to a normal, healthy condition. , THE FAR-SIGHTED EYE Note how tli rays focus be yond the retina, catudna; Imper fect vImIoii. THOMPSON'S ARE GUARANTEED FramM Kept in Repair and l.goifii Exchanged for One Year "Without Katra Charge. THOMPSON EYE-SIGHT SPECIALIST 2nd FLOOR CORBETT BLDd, 5th AND MORRISON Member American Association of Optometrists jr2T!3 MODERN SWEETS Making candy for children is a mission. Nothing less than the purest is good enough. Modern 'Sweets are made with this high standard in view all the time. The Modern Sweets seal trade mark is good candy insurance. Patronise the "Modern Dealer." MODERN CONFECTIONERY CO. PORTLAND. OREGON Manufacturers of CANDY of the lands under the classification bill. The principal obstacles in the way of an agreement on the classification bill are found in the provisions relating to oil lands and waterpower sites. This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to classify all public lands. Healto. Our plant is the largest, most com plete and most modern in the State of Oregon. 4 JT i i : " .::.;.;:: : '::::.:' j ' 4 In Pacific Xorthvrest. 'I'uim illuntraten the far-atsrhted eye with defect corrected. The Seal of Purffy. .A