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OREGOMAX. FRIDAY, MARCH 19V. APRIL I MAY SEE GOAL STRIKE OH Suspension of Work in Anthra cits Field Predicted by Mineworkers Chief. DEMANDS ADHERED TO Operator AIo PrlrrmlnrU 'o to (.rani l'oinprmi HoMlle l'orvr8 Will Hold CnfrrciM-e In w lark oTtUj. Nr.tv YORK. Marrh 14. "The United )Inrorliri of America will not com promise a ln;le lnianl that tne hare mart f the anthracite coal op erators." irclarel John P. White. rr l.!nt of the Mlneworkrrs. tnia after noon. "l look for a zrneral suspension of work In the anthra'-ite firld on April J." iM. The operator have notifi"! us that their reply Is final. When we meet tnem tomorrow we will file merely a formal reply. rr::iiilns our de mand. It will then b- up to the op erator. If they make no concession, every union hurrf-roal miner In Penn n'lrania will lay ilonn his tools on tne nlsht of Mjrrh si." Member of the miners' committee met earlier toiiav to consider the re f.ial bv the operators of their 1e mamla for a I per -ent Increase In wiKrR. rerocnitlon of the union arvi an etaht-hour work iay and other .hnss In coiKlituina at the mines. Thev epre-d the opinion then that the counter proposition made or the operators jesterday to continue the present aorklnz agreement for three eara. waa male to pave the way to a i-ompromlae acreement. The present agreement Is objection able to the miners, but the counter propooal of the operators. It was thought. "ye an opportunity for the mlnera to debate the matter with the operators. There also has been reporta that the hard-coal miners committee would ask. w hen they met with the operators tomorrow, for a further extension of time In ortler to wait the result of the conference between the liltuminoua operator and their miners In the West ne-it week. The question of strike will be taken up br what la known as the policy committee. This committee, made up ,f anthracite and bituminous miners, haa the power to recommend a atrlke. Ixit following such recommendation l"ie question haa to be put to a vote of the miners. lUti: MILIJONS SirrTJRING Whole families Mane as i:rult of Strike In rjtelnd. I.oNPON-. Marrh 14. The panza of hunsrr a. a result of the coal strike tori-,- are affectlns many thousands de pendent directly r Indirectly on the miners for sustenance. TMe strike has affected In a direct w-v. counting only the miners and the oter men thrown out of work, with tl.eir fimilics. more than .0oa. per son. It has paralysed practically the hole llfoof the nation. Trices of food have cone up. fuel Is virtually unob tainable, railroads have curtailed their ervlce. shlpplns has been held up and erery branch of Industry stopped to some extent. The strtkinr coal miners number a million, and tnere are more than a mil lion men out of employment because t.ie factories and "mills cannot be run altltoul fuel. The f.imllles of these men hae -o rely on their savings or on lie mall out-of-work pay provided !t the trades unions. However, there are many men nt connected with the oal trade" who don t belonc to any trade union from which to draw bene fit, and thesw with their families are among the greatest sufferers. i:in the wealthy traces unions are now beginning tj feel tl-e pinch caused h the demands on their resource by tn army of the Idle. Tha negotiation between the mine nm and tl'e miners In the coal trade dl-nute appear to be taking a favorable course. ITogress is slow, but when the Joint conference adjourned this aft- rn.on aficr a four hours" session. It w.is announ.-cd It at the deliberations would be Tc-im-d tomorrow. THREE OFFICIALS SLAIN t I'lIM nl reports of a noiesa.e slaughter went cut. Official fearless la Italy. f'!od Allen was before the bar this niornlns. convicted of taking a ptlsoner from a d-puty sheriff. .Wn l ad tru k t.:e e"irrtff over the ead with the l-utt of a rifle and the prloner e. .ape.l. Sheriff Webb had gone up Into tha mountain and taken Allen, de sp:te dire warnings of what su.-!i venture might mean. Attorney Foster J. ad prosecuted him fearlessly and a mountaineer Jury gathered from the In land e lion tfor no man in t'arroll fount) cared to K on the trial of Alien l ad ronlcted him. T'ie fa.-t that he was to be sentenced th.'s niomlrg attracted an unusually :arge gt':cnm to the roarthous in t :e .enter of the Ullage. Those who o.iij not gel Into t:i until room j eered t'irougli th.e Indoa . opened to t.i ftrt daa of fprlng. Ttms RlaVe ra Krwa llllta. Just as Allen was about to be railed up for entence. 1.1 two brother. ?!d mi and J- k. at the head of a troop uf -n mountaineers, rode up to the curt.:ot:.c. Thetr ponies, splashed wu.i i-..u!. testified to a Ions ride through lve Mils. The to brother and their turn p.tnion. some carrying rlrtea. and other armed with revolver, crowded Into the small courtroom and tood be -h:nd the rail n.l about the door. Floyd Allen ass in the dork. In his youth he aa of great strength and at SO now. hi rr l lish brown whisker turning to gray, he Is no weakling. Judge fasie rvounted the bench and Prosecutor Foster moved sentence upon Allen, who stood up. There was a shuffling of feet and a general move ment among the mountaineers In the bark of the room. srslrser la lsaat. The usual legal f-.rmslms over. Judge Massi b-rtn pronouuetnr sen tence. The last words that fell from bis Hps precipitated the tragedy. -One year at hard labor." Before the last word was concluded the fusillade began. Allen declared h.e would never go to prison, and sprang out of the prisoners dock aa Judge Maaale collapsed on the bench. Another volley of shots and "Prosecutor Tofr was on the floor In a heap. Sheriff Webb waa springing forward for his prisoner when the lead found him. Then, holding the panlc-trcken Juror and onlooker at bay. the as sassins barked out of the courthouse and across the green to the troop of ponies. .In a second they were gallop ing through the village and off to the hills. One of Head la Weaaded. With them the asaasslna half carried, half dragged one of their number, wounded. It was said that thla waa Money Allen, one of the brothers. Three Juror. Fowler. Kaddla and Kane, and A. T. Howlett. Bruce Mar shall and Stuart Worrell, bystanders, were wounded. Flovd Allen, the prisoner at the bar. wa shot several time, probably not fatallv. fhrrttt Webb's deputy, with country folk, la guarding Allen. It is reported that friends may attempt to rescue him tonight. 33 HURT IN TRAINWREGK CAli LinCHKS FROM RAILS ON CVKVE IX IOWA. Btindlns Miow Storm Kagcs and Isoctor Honrs Kraching Seme. One Pacnccr Hilled. WATERLOO. Ia, March 14. Andrew Bennett, of Bryant. S. D- was Injured mortally and Ji other passengers were hurt today when a southbound Chicago A Oreat Wesetrn passenger train was derailed three miles north of Dunker tnn. la. The train consisted of a baggage car. a mall car. three chair cars and a steel sleeper. The front chair car. while rounding a curve, lurched violently from the rails, followed by two other chair ears and theleeper. The chair cars ran on the frozen ground for a short distance, turning over on their sides CO feet from the track. The sleeping car remained upright. When the cars left the track the lighting avstem waa dlaconneeted and the passengers had difficulty In crawl ing out of the debris In the darkness. Some of the Injured ones were half an hour In making their way out of the wreck. Conductor H. M. Heck, of Des Moines, walked an hour throug"! a blinding; snow storm to Fairbanks to inform railroad officials of tho acci dent. Thcslclans were summoned from Waterloo. Oelwetn and Punkerton. but failed to reach tho scene for several hours. robbe1edTo flee MEX KILLED BY MESSENGER HAD PACKHORSE WAITING. HraTy Supply of Ammunition Con tained In rwk Saddles Trous dale to Be Rewarded. .S ANTON'tO. Tex.. March 14. The robbeis who attempted to hold up the Southern Tactile train near Sanderson yesterday and were killed, have been Identified as Fjdaard Welch, an escaped criminal, an.l a man named Kilpatrlck. Little Is known of Kilpatrlck. A pack saddle with rounds of ammunition for revolvers and rifles was found on the park horse In the rob bers' outfit. Superintendent Taft. of the Wells Fargo Express Company, haa recom mended the payment to David A. Trous dale, the messenger who killed the two robbers, or l0. the amount which the company customarily pays for each arrest and conviction of a train rob ber being Moe. Trousdale will also re ceive a gold watch, auitahlv inscribed. PARALYTIC DENIED MONEY Court Isps-luVs Kkrh Woman Needn't support Crippled Spoue. C1.KVFI.AXP. March 14 Mrs. Clara C. Churchill, daughter of J. K. I'pson. socially prominent In Cleveland and wealthy, was In the Common Pleas Court today for the hearing of th suit of her paralytic husband against his wife for support. She sat blankly star ing at a wall while letter after letter from other women to her husband, roost of them overflowing with endearing phrases, w ere read. Kugene H. Church Ill was wheeled Into court in an In valid chair. His lower limb have been useless since 10. Th coupla were married In ln. and he testified that thev lived happily until the paralytic stroke rame. after whlCi Mr. Church ill left him. Judge Vlckery Cectced against Churchill. JUVENILE FAIRS ARRANGED Clackamas Scliool Superintendent It In CTiarre. OREGON CITT. Or, March 14. (Spe cial.) County School superinienaeni iary ha completed arrangement lor th Juvenile fair to be given th latter part of August. Handsome prises have been offered and tha school chil dren are taking n active lntereat In the prospective exhibitions. Mr. Gary has appointed the following district superintendents: Molal'a. W. W. Everhardt: Clarks. J. J. Gard: Lo gan M! Mahala Oil!: Oregon City. Weorge Randall: Wllsonville. Mrs. M. C Young Fstacada. H. M. Jamea: San r. Miss Mlna H. Malar: Miss Elisabeth Buck: Canbv. C. F. Komlg. and Oswe go. Mrs. Bessie K. Pettinger. WEYMAN WILL HEAD TEAM American Aviator Invite President of Praru-e to Be Defender. NEW YORK. March 14 Charles T. Weyman. who won the International aviation cup for this country In Eng land last year, will be Invited by the Aero Club to head the American team of defenders. The invitation will be conveved to him by Cortlandt F. Bishop, es-presldent of the Aero Club, who will reach France next week. Mr Bishop Is also commissioned to purchase the best aeroplane obtainable for the us of Mr. Weyman. Weyman never has flown In the United Slates, being a resident vt France. RENT NEWPIANOS, $4. Bush Lane Piano Co , 3ii Wash. POWER TRUST 15 FEARED BY SMITH Commissioner Urges President! to Conserve Remaining Resources. BIG CONCERNS IN CONTROL Large Proportion of Developed Re sources; Declared Held by In teresta Closely IntervroTen Through Directories. WASHINGTON. March 14. Concen tration of control over water powers by large Interests in Important locali ties la Increasing so rapidly. In tha opinion of Herbert Knox Smith. Com missioner of corporation, that ha has reported to President Taft that the Government should preserve title to the remaining power sites and develop them to prevent possible monopoliza tion by public, utility companies. Commissioner Smith directs particu lar attention to the Increasing affili ation of water power concerns and public servlca agencies, such as street railway and lighting corporations and oftentimes bsnks as well. The con nection between such concerns he re gards of serious public significance. The concentration of control over water powers, the commissioner declares, I exercised partly by direct ownership of stock, but mainly through Inter locking directorates. Moaopoly of rower Poaalhle. The rapidly Increasing concentration of water power control about w-hich the Commissioner sounds a warning may become, he ays. the nucleus for a monopoly of both water and steam power. If the water power cannot meet the entire demand of a given lo cality, he points out that the owners ran acquire auxiliary fuel plants and handle water and fuel power over the same distributing lines and thus a complete commercial power monopoly might gradually be built up in fact already exist in some communities. Ten great groupe of Interests, with the General Electric Company as the most powerful, are declared by Com missioner Smith to control or strongly influence about 0 per cenv of the de veloped commercial water power of the United States. These 10 groups them selves are more or less inter-related, with resultant growing community of interests. Mr. Smith, urging the Immediate formulation of a definite policy of de veloping the remaining water power sites on the public domain, recom mends, generally speaking, that the Government retain the ultimate control of these sites. They should be devel oped at once, he declares, not only to conserve the fuel supply of the coun try, hut because they are fast pass ing Into private control. It Is esti mated that the water power now in use saves 33.000.000. tons of coal an nually and. Mr. Smith adds, the water power resource I not expended In its using. Heatal Syalesa Fevered. Th problem of development, . the Commlsioncr continues. cannot be solved by fixing by law the selling price of water power by Itself, which. In any event, will be controlled by the cost of fuel power. ReeognUing that the most efficient use of water power requires a considerable degree of uni fied control, the Commissioner make this recommendation for the develop ment of public water powers: ""The public can cither develon and operate the sites, selling the energy at market rates, or the public may lease the sites at a rental fairly rep resenting Its natural value." The Commissioner favors the rental system. The water power of the country, de veloped and practically capable' of de velopment at this time, probably does not exceed JS.000.000 horaepower. Mr. Smith says. The total developed water power todav is about s.000.000 horse power. The total stationary owcr used in the United State i-team. water and ga is probably mora than SO.im'O.OoO horsepower. The Bureau of Corporations. In Its Investigation, found concentration of water powers, according to the report. In three distinct phase. First there was a centralisation of control In each Important locality: second, large Inter ests Influenced a number of these local concerns, and. finally, there waa found a growing relationship among the big Interests. In Washington two counties control 210.000 horsepower, or about TO per cent of all developed water power, (ireat Gras Are Pawrerfal. The General Electric Interests, the report declares, control or Influence : 000 horsepow er of developed water power In It different states and 40.000 horsepower of undeveloped resources, a grand total of more than 1.500.000 horsepower. "Next are the Stone 4c Webster Interests." the report contin ues, "which either own or strongly Influence ITLOOO horsepower, chiefly in connection with public service concerns. Titer exercise control, largely through management rather than ownership, over ii or 0 companies. Klgh have water power, the largest being on the Mississippi River and in the Puget Sound region. "The other groups are the Hydraulic Power Company, of Niagara Falls, 144.. horsepower: the Pactne Gas Elec tric Company, with over 111.000 hore power developed and the ' dominating factor In a large port'on of California; the group known as the Clarke-Foote-Hodenrvl-Walbrldge Interests. 104. OQQ Milady's Toilet Table By Mate. d'HIIIe. One great advantage of a dry sham poo la that it requires only a few min ute. It takes out all the duat. excess of oil and dandruff and leaves the scalp clean, cool and refreshed. The best shampoo powder Is a mixture of a cup ful of cornmeal and a small original package of therox. Just sprinkle a lit tle on the head and brush thoroughly through the hair. A harmless, safe and sure way to re move superfluous hair is to apply a delatone paste. Mix enough powdered delatone with water to cover th hairs; leave on for to minutes, then wipe off; wash the kln and the hairs will be gone. To keep the skin smooth and soft and miles the complexion natural and attractive, rub over the face, neck and arms each morning a lotion made by dissolving a small original package of mayatone In a half pint of witch haseL Thl Is much better than powder, for It will not rub off and the complexion needs no retouching all day long. There should be a Jar of Mother's Salve in everhome. It heals minor ruts, bums and acalds without leaving a arar. It is a splendid remedy for sores, skin eruptions, pimple, ecseraa and aimtlar beauty destroyers. Adv. FORTIFY THEM RIGHT NOW Perhaps - yonr eyes show their weak ness more in the flare of the Snm a mer sun than at any ' other time. Hare them examined at once and protect them this Summer from the trouble yon. had last Sum mer. COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. 115 Sixth Street horepower, largely dominating the wa ter power situation In Michigan and also active In Maine. and Oregon: the South ern Power Company, 101.000 horse power, which owns the great bulk of the commercially developed power In South Carolina: the S. Morgan Smith Interests. Ueorgia, 76.000 horsepower: the Brady Interests, Tennessee. 70.000 horsepower: the United Missouri Rl.ver Power Company. 65,000 horsepower, which with the Butte Electric Power Company (General - Electric group), practically dominates the power situa tion in Montana, and the Tellnrlde Power Company, Colorado, Idaho and Utah. 50.000 horsepower. The last named nine interests also Include under their Influence 887.000 horsepower un developed." Carrying the community of interest to a wider range, the report continues, these great groups show more or less relationship with each other. "The two greatest, the General Electric and the tone A Webster groups, have directors In a number of the same corporations." it is added, "and the S. Morgan Smith, Westinghouse and Brady interests are similarly- connected." 'The reasons for this are obvious." says the Commissioner. "Control of the chief consumers of power both In sures a market for power and excludes others. This connection between great power groups and the agencies that di rectly serve the public is of Serious public significance." JUROR T. R. IS EXCUSED COLONEL'S PRESENCE IS DIS TRACTING, COURT DECIDES. CLOTHING' OF QUALITY AMP W OET ra H The Spring styles are now on display; every size for men every popular shape and model. Care in selection of fabrics in design ing in tailoring has produced cloth ing that reaches a higher standard of excellence than ever before. We want you to judge it -to wear it and thereby prove its worth. Priced in moderation, $20 to $35 BEM LLEM T-awjers Sat? Jurymen and Witnesses Can't Keep Mind on Case With ex-President There. MINEOLA. U I-. .March 1 4. Theodore Roosevelt'a jury duty is over. Supreme Court Justice Putnam told him today he could b excused. Counsel had con fided to the court that Roosevelt's presence In the box might distract his fallow jurors' mlndn from any cane, and for that reason they would challenge Mm. The Colonel appeared at court as usual this morning-. When a. court officer touched him on the nhoulder he stepped to the bar. I understand." said the court, "there in little likelihood of your services helns; required. Colonel Roosevelt, and on account of your other engagements I will gladly consider any request you wish to make' "Your Honor," said the Colonel, "as I have ben here two xr;:. I shall make LEADING -CLOTHIER Morrison at Fourth Street a request to be excused, if that is a proper request.-' The court granted the request, and ? hook h3nIs with the Colonel, who then departed for Oyster Bay, to remain Rll day. GIRL'S DROWNING MYSTERY Coroner Investigates. Suspecting Suieide or Foul Pluv. Wheeler, of Upper Lake, was drowned in the creek near her home under mys terious circumstances following her disappearance from home last night. The body was discovered today and the Coroner ordered an investigation, saying that he suspected either suicide or foul play. Scliucbel Files Declaration. OREGON' CITY. Or., March 14. (Spe cial.) C. Schuebei. of the law firm of U'Ren & Schuebei. today filed his dec laration as a candidate for Representa .: nr.. mvs if he is elect ed he will introduce an act providing that no person shall be compelled to work more than SO hours a. week. He is a staunch supporter of the single tax theory and will do everything in his power to have it made a law. Railroad Gets IUght of Way. FLORENCE. Or., March 14. (Spe cial.) Mr. Walker. right of way man for the Willamette-Pacific Rail road, a branch of the Southern Paciflc. is here taking up options obtained some time ago on a right of nr for e road through this section. Arrange ments are being made to remove build ings on the ngni 01 TO THE PUBL See this evening's and tomorrow morning's papers for announcement of the MOST EXTRAORDINARY 0s1 2a FUEESAL of the Magnificent $128,000 Stock of High-Grade Diamonds, Watches Jewelry and Sterling Silverware hT J OVAGE A. M. H 324- Washington Street, Between Sixth and Seventh NOTICE Our personal guarantee with every article sold 18 years in Portland