THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, OCTOBER 11, 1903. 7T
SAILORS THREATEN
will speak under the auspices of the
Commercial Club. Hia address ia to be
non-part isa n.
CHURCH CONFERENCE ENDS
tnltarians Enthusiastic Over Suc
cess of Hood River'Meeting.
HOOD RIVER. Or, Oct. 10. (Spe
cial.) The sixth annual sesaton of the
North Pacific conference came to a
cloae Friday after what Is said to have
been the most notable gathering of
those connected with this church In
the district.
The delegates are enthusiastic in re
gard to the reception given them at
Hood River "and on leaving for their
homes expressed themselves aa very
much pleased with their trip through
the apple-growing districts of the val
ley. The closing session of the confer
ence was the most Interesting of the
convention, and waa opened with a de
votional service led by Rev. N. Baker,
of Portland. This waa followed by a
violin solo by William Chandler, a
young violinist of Hood River, who
rendered one of Kubelik'a selections
with rare execution.
E. L. Smith then delivered the prin
cipal address of the evening, review
ing Unitarlanlsm on the Coast. He
told about arriving at San Francisco
In the early "0s. Just as the war was
breaking out, carrying a letter of in
troduction to Star King, the pioneer
Unitarian minister on the Coast, who
toured the state, making hundreda of
speeches and causing so much oppo
sition to General Johnson's plans that
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TO GO ON STRIKE
Action at Grays Harbor May
Affect Shipping of En
tire Coast.
efcoats
uits and
Ov
Made in New York by
FIGHTING OPEN SHOP ISSUE
Gray Harbor StTedorlng Company,
Backed by Millmen, Declares
Against Demand Made by
I'nlon 1ongshorcmen.
ABERDEEN. 'Wash.. Oct. 10. (Spe
cial.) A strike that may Involve pos
sibly all the union longshoremen and
satlora of the Coast and tie up every
tcm'I booked for Gray's Harbor la
Imminent aa the result of a decision
by tha directors of the Gray'a Harbor
(tnvrdorlng Company.
Thla decision followed on the pro
posal of the union longshoremen that
the new company adopt the closjd shop
policy and hire none but union men.
Nearly every mill on the harbor was
represented at the meeting and the
decision for an "open shop was unani
mous. The reply of the company has
not yet been submitted to the long
ahoremen. Take Xo Action I'ntll Tuesday.
A meeting of the longshoremen will
probably he held tomorrow. The sail
ors will take no acticn until after the
visit here Tuesday night of Andrew
Fursethall. of San Francisco, a leader
In the sailors" union. Whatever action
mi, be proposed by the sailors of the
harbor will have to be ratified by the
central body.
The altnatlon today la tense. Union
sailors refused this morning to work
with the nonunion longshoremen en
gaged In loading the steamer Korls.
which arrived from San Francisco
last night and Is docked at the Ho
qulam Lumber Shingle Company at
Hoqulam. There has been no trouble
today on the Claremont. aa rumored.
Shipowners Are Interested.
Back of the stevedoring company are
the ahlpownera of the Coast and the
mlllownera of the harbor and Califor
nia. Thla glvee some idea of the ex
tent of the Interests Involved. On the
other hand are the union sailors of the
Coast, and If the longshoremen here
should declare a strike, vessels sent
away from this harbor would probably
not be loaded at pointa where union
longshoremen prevail.
PMALL ritOSPECT OF STKIKE
longshoremen Declare Millmen Are
Trying to Force Issue.
HOQL'IAM. 'Wash.. Oct. 10. There will
be no strike of longshoremen on Grays
Harbor. The longshoremen declare that
they will onntlnue on In the even tenor
of their way unless unusually severe
measures are adopted by all of the mill
men of the harbor.
According to a statement of union men.
there has been an effort on the part of
employe to precipitate a strike. The
union men believe this effort aa t!e re
sult of a desire to upset labor conditions
and establish the "open shop-' on the
harbor for all time, and In as many linea
of Industry aa might be possible.
Whether or not this belief had founda
tion, the union men. after much delib
eration, concluded to ignore the situation
occasioned by the formation of the mlll
men'a atevedorinar company. This com
pany insist upon the open sliop. and,
while not refusing to employ union men.
will not consent to employ them exclu
sively. To thla matter the longshoremen
have paid no heed, further than to de
clare that they will not work for open
ahop concerns, but will continue to work
for such concerns aa employ union labor
exclusively. Aa one of the union men ex
pressed It tonight, "the longshoremen will
Ignore, the effort to Induce them to de
clare a strike."
There Is Just one chance for a strike
of the longshoremen. Should all of the
millmen exclude union longshoremen from
their docke. then a strike would ensue.
ThW ia a remote possibility.
Aa for the aallora of the Coast, they
will respect their agreement with the
schooners, according to Agent William
Gohl. This agreement is. In effect, that
union aailora shall run the ahlp. han
dling all freight aboarJ. while the own
er, take care of the docks In such man
ner aa they may ace fit. In other wor.ls.
the sailors will work so lone as non-union
men do not go aboard.
There will be no strike of sailors or
longshoremen." said Agent Ghl.
WOULD BURNMHIMSELF UP
Aged Washington County Farmer la
Adjudged Insane.
HIIJ.8FORO. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special. )
Peter Halter, a native of Germany, re
siding for II years near Ttsardvtlle. was
yesterday adjudged Insane. Halter Is 75
yeara old. and la possessed of both homi
cidal and suicidal mania. A few days
ago he tried to Incinerate himself on a
pile of straw, and he- constantly states
tn at he wishes to kill himself and daugh
ter. His daughter. Mrs. Maggie F-dwards.
resides at ill Third street. Portland. Hal
ter speaks German." French and Kngllsh.
and his mental condition ia due to senile
decay.
A warrant was Issued thia morning
charging Mra. H. C. Pearson, of Firm
lngton, with Insanity. She has threatened
to kill a neighbor. J. B. Phillips.
PORTAGE EARNINGS LIGHT
txpencs During -September Far in
Kxcea of Income.
SALBM. Or. Oct. 10. Special. The
report of the State Portage Railroad be
tween Celllo and The Ualies for the
month of September shows the following
expenditures:
rrrtdurOrtg transportation $ 4-t 3T
Maintenance 17 47
f,.w work 4109
Total
Earnings
.11.074 M
131.64
Mill Speak In Medford.
MEDFORD. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.
Through the efforts of A. H. Miller, sec
retary of the Medford tVmmereteJ Club.
John Barrett. Director-General of the In
ternational Bureau of American Repub
lican will stop over in Medford next Tues
day evening, en hla way from San Fran
cisco to Portland and address residents
of thla section, taking aa his subject
What the. Taclflc Ocean Haa In Store
for Oregon."
This Is the only atop that Mr. Barrett
will make between the two cllWa. He
ROSERIRK YOl'XG WO WAX
tiOES EAST TO STVDY
Ml.MC.
v I v
Miss Merta Bales.
ROSKBl'RG. Or.. Oct. 10. (Spe
cial.! Miss Merta Bales, of this
city, left last Wednesday for New
Tork City, where she will study
music under the best instructors
In that city. Later she will go to
Berlin to complete her studies.
Miss Bales Is an accomplished
planiste. and is very prominent In
musical and social circles In this
city. She will be absent about
two yeara.
Johnson was unable to carry out his
plans. In this work Mr. Smith said
that King became . a. martyr to the
cause, aa the aevere strain he under
went during the troublous times ruined
his health.
The speaker told of the strugglea
of the comparatively new denomina
tion to get a foothold on the Coast,
and paid a. glowing tribute to Dr. T.
1 Eliot, who was Portland's" first
Unitarian minister and who waa pres
ent In the audience. It was through
Mr. Eliot, he said, that Portland waa
largely Indebted for Its public, library
and also many reform movements In
charitable and prison work. The
broadness of the Unitarian faith made
It possible, the speaker averred, for
the most untrammeled thlnkera to em
brace it. and he called attention to the
fact that Whlttler. Emerson and Haw
thorne, who he said were the greatest
literary lights of the American conti
nent, were Unitarians.
At the conclusion of Mr. Smith's ad
dress Rev. Paul 8. Bandy, of Salem,
addressed the meeting and Miss Helen
Johnson gave a piano aolo. The ses
sion of the conference was concluded
by an address by Dr. Eliot, of Port
land. The next meeting of the conference
will be held at Everett. Wash., in
1909.
FARMER'S NECK IS BROKEN
Andrew Todd, or Hubbard, Falls I'e
ncath 'Wheels of AVngon.
HUBBARD. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.) An
drew Todd fell beneath a load of straw
today in such a manner that the wheels
of the vehicle passed over' his body
breaking his neck. Todd was a farmer,
having resided Just over the line In Clack
amas County for 18 years. He was form
erly a civil engineer and came to this
country from England. He leaves a fam
ily of six children.
Todd waa seated on a load of
atram-. and when the rack gave way he
fell beneath the heels of the horses, and
the wheels paesed over his neck.
BIRDSHGT STRIKES WOMAN
Shell Explodes While Mrs. Ireland
Is Burning; Trash in Yard.
HIUBORO. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.)
While Mrs. Arthur Leland, of Tigard
ville, was burning trash in the yard, yes
terday, a shotgun shell, which had un
wittingly been raked into the blase, ex
ploded, a number of the shot striking
her In the arms, face and breast. The
vounris are not serious. Mrs. Leland is
aged 22 years.
Astoria Marine Notes.
ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.)
The steamer Cascade cleared at the
Custom-House today for San Francisco
with a cargo of 660.000 feet of lumber,
loaded at Rainier.
Captain Vrsey made an examination
of the steamer Guernsey yesterday and
found the vessel had not been injured
by striking while en route down the
river.
During the month of September. 14
vessels were loaded with lumber at the
various mills in the Lower Columbia
River district. Their aggregate car
goea amounted to 9.845.798 feet.
Merchant Complains of Rate.
8ALEM. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.) H.
Conway, a merchant at Hood River, has
Hied formal complaint with the Railroad
Commission, alleging that the freight
rates on flour and feed over the linea of
the Mount Hood Railroad Company are
excessive. The rate between Hood River
and Odell. a distance of 9.7 miles. Is 91.90
per ton. either In carloads or less. The
Commission haa served notice upon the
company to answer the complaint.
A visit to ouf store will give you the opportunity to familiar
ize yourself with the prevailing New York fashions in Suits,
and Overcoats and will demonstrate that it is possible for any
man or young man to wear the identical styles being worn by
the best-dressed men in New York and at asmodest prices as
you have been accustomed to pay for inferior grades, which
lack the distinctive New York style.
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ADRIFT HUE DAYS
Castaways Rescued at Sea
After Great Suffering.
SIX OTHERS ARE DROWNED
Schooner Sirocco Goes to Pieces In
AVcst Indian Hurricanes Two
Survivors Keep Floating With
out Food or Sleep.
ICBWTORT. Vs.. Oct. 10. Six men are
believed to have perkshed and two others
were saved only after undergoing harrow
ing experiences while adrift at sea for
. . . , 1 aa the
five days on a oik. ui ..-e. ,
nlt of the British three-masted
achooner Sirocco going to pieces on a
reef in the West Indies ten days ago.
The two survivors. Mate Joseph Laing
and Cook G. Roberta, were brought here
on the British steamer Tiverton.
The Sirocco of Nassau, laden with rail
road Iron, was bound from Brungwick,
Ga. to Wilson City, Bahamas. She ran
Into an easterly gale that was blowing
with fearful force on October 1, when
off the Bahamas, and was dismasted, and
after running before the wind until noon
of that day atruck Mantella Reef and
went to pieces. Captain Munroe and the
unfortunate five with him were washed
away with the debris from the wreck.
Laing and Roberta graaped a portion
of the poop deck and all drifted together
until evening, when they separated. he
captain and five disappearing. The two
men on their Improvised raft were tossed
about until last Monday noon. They were
without water, food or Bleep airing- all
that time. Finally they were sighted by
the Tiverton and rescued.
MILWAUKEE AXD HILD LINES
SEND OUT SURVEYORS.
Construction Into Olympic Penin
sula North of Grays Harbor Will
Open Rich Section.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Oct. 10. (Special.)
-Returning engineer and aurveyora of
. . r:i W A. at TA.U1. whO
the cnicago. ju - - - -have
been on a trip through the Pen n-
. v. T I r-Krn- in
sula country norm ui
vestlgatlng water course.
tracts and completing surveys made by a
previous engineering party., say that the
y .ia t aii fVimnanv has
several surveying parties at work from
Moctirs norm. Buie, ..
exwtwion of the Moclips branch of the
Aether or not. a r.c"--"
Zrt. Rumor ha. It that
Milwaukee Is already c.eanng . right
of way In the Olympic Tf th's 1
Golf All Winter at
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The Paradise of the Pacific
125 miles south of San Francisco.
Affords every facility for golf,
tennis, riding, driving, motoring,
and all other sports, under ideal
conditions. Superb climate j beau
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convenience of the best city ho
tels. Stopover privileges on all
through railroad tickets.
Illustrated literature on request.
Chester W." Keller, special
Northwestern representative, Sa
voy Hotel, Seattle, until vciooer
20
Kates and reservations uiaue.
. R. WARNER, Manager.
Ull Morrison St.,
like action may be expected on the part
of the Northern Pacific, for every recent
move Indicates that the Hill line Is de
termined not to be defeated by any rival
In the possession of the territory north
of the harbor. It Is understood that an
extension of the Moclips branch has long
been contemplated by the Northern Paci
fic, and active work by tne Milwaukee
will undoubtedly hasten the plans of the
rival road.
The Olympic district is rich. It only
waits railroads to Insure Its rapid devel
opment. . Its timber has scarcely been
touched and It Is realised that the first
railroad In the field will not only tap a
profitable territory, but will gain an ad
vantage over a competing line. Rumors
on the subject are many. It is certain,
however, that the Milwaukee has its route
outlined and that the. Northern Pacific
is making surveys.
WELLS-FARG0 WINS SUIT
Douglas County Enjoined From Col
lecting Taxes on Business. '
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 10. SpeeiaI.)
The Wells-Fargo Express Company won
the suit against Douglas County in the
Circuit Court in this city today when
Judge J. W. Hamilton handed down a
decision enjoining the county from col
lecting taxes on the business done by the
company In this county, and also on the
mileage of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, over which road the company
does business.
CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE
C. W. SIcNnlty Fails to Heed Warn
ing and Is Killed.
HOQUIAJt, 'Wash., Oct. 10. (Spe
cial.) C. W. McNulty, a native of Aus
tralia, about 35 years of age. was
killed at the logging camp of the
White Lagging Company near here to
day. McNulty evidently failed to hear
the warning cry of "timber" given by
the falters, and was crushed to death
by a falling tree.
II
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Opp. Postoffice
SCHOOLS SHOW DECREASE
FEWER PUPIDS IN SEVERAL
COUNTIES THAN IN 1898.
I.lnn County Has Dropped From
7209 to 6568 Curry and Tilla
mook Report Losses.
BALHM. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.)
Though the school population of the state
has increased nearly 30,000 In the past
ten years, there are a few counties in the
state that show -an actual loss in num
ber of children during that period. Linn
County, for example, has dropped from a
school population of 7209 In ISM, to 6568 in
1S08. Curry Ceunty shows - a decrease
from 744 to 626 in the same time. Tilla
mook had 1695 children of school age in
1S98, but reports- only 1593 In 1908. Douglas
County has remained almost stationary
in school population.
A number of counties ahow but a com
paratively small increase. Sherman and
Oilliam Counties report a decrease, but
this is due to the fact that Wheeler
County has been formed out of portions
of those counties in the last ten years.
Nearly half of the total increase in echool
population is due to the increase in Mult
nomah county.
The forthcoming biennial report of
Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H.
Ackerman will show the following com
parative statistics regarding the number
of children in the several counties be
tween the ages of and 20 years in 1S98
and 190:
County.
Baker .'
Benton
Clackamas .............
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos ...................
Crook
Curry ........
Douglas .
Gilliam
Grant
Haroflr
Jackson
Josephln
Klamath
Lake
Lane
1S9S. ' lflOR.
3Si7 G.211
2.4K 2.7B
T.742 8.7HS
8.870 4.122
2.153 2.95
3.82 BOSS
1.301 2,i80
744 623
H. 37. 8.372
I. 8.VI , 1,112
1.371 l.Sf'S
913 9ft3
4.979 B.IK14
2. 4111 3.038
1,114 1.752
87(1 1,012
H.928 9.1B7
MY SAMPLE SHOE SHOP
Opened in this city yesterday. To the many people
that could not be waited upon I wish to say
that I will be better prepared tomorrow.
MY SAMPLE SHOE SHOPS NOW
RUNNING IN MOST LARGE . CITIES
ARE ALL A HOWLING SUCCESS.
THE OPENING DAY OF OUR SHOP
HERE RANKS AS A T0P-N0TCHER.
I Sell the Finest Shoes Made
For Women, $2.00 a Pair
For Men, $2.50 a Pair
I CAN FIT ALL FEET IN REGULAR $3.50 TO
$6.00 SHOES FOR THESE SMALL PRICES.
TAKE ELEVATOR
Lincoln - 123 134
Linn 7.209 6.568
Malheur . 1.179 2.170
Marion , 8 924 10.638
Morrow 1.5"2 l.4
Multnomah 23.604 36.587
Polk 3.80" 3.949
Sherrnan 1.IM I.0?
Tillamook 1.695 1.W3
Umatilla - 8 J.Ml
tnlon MM 8-492
Wallowa - 1.78 2.630
Wasco 4.089 n.319
TVnshtnirton 6.131 ' 6J8
Wheeler
Tamhlll 4.I.S9 -34
TotaI .-. .130.750 . 160,042
RIDES OUT AWFUL GALE
Ship Star of France Passes Through
Alaska Storm.
9AN FRANCISCO. Oct. 10.-The ship
Star -of France, belonging to tha Alaska
Packers' Association, arrived here today
from the Arctic after experiencing one
of the most severe storms ever passed
through by her commander, Captain
Starr. For throe days she lay on her
beam ends and her masts were stripped
Clear ui uaii.ao. .
The storm reached its height on Sep
tember 19 when it was necessary to use
a large quantity of oil to' calm the sea.
There were 100 Chinese and Japanese
cannerymen on board who were half
dead with fright during the gale.
Sends Out School Warrant.
HITJLSBORO, Or., Oct. 10.-(Speclal.)-.
. o.IW!nt.nnt of Schools, has
sent out warrants for the October school
apportionment, emDracing mo "".,
"v..... . i rtlarrlrt aoDortion-
1 I.WJ.M. A U ''SJL -
ments are: HillsSoro. 2020.60: Forest
Grove, 148; Beaverton, J969; Sr"e'
Pol.)! Sherwood. J531-90; TtgardvlUe.
$567; Buxton, t456; Phillips, $4.9.
Seven Divorces In 90 Minutes.
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 10. (Special.)
All records were broken in the Cir
cuit Court In this city today,' when
Judge J. W. Hamilton in an hour and
a half granted seven divorces. In ui
cases the wife was the plaintiff, while
the defendants were none of them
present, nor were they represented by
counsel. Cruel and Inhuman treat-
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ROOM 600
Open Saturday Nights
ment or desertion, were the charges in
all the cases.
ESTABLISHED 1896
DR.E.M.DALIAS
OPTICIAN
just returned from Europe) where he
has been investigating the ''.different
methods of eye-testing of prominent
opticians in.. France, Germany ami
England, will use the new Wiesbaden
Method, which caused so much talk hi
Europe, and is the most wonderful
science of its kind in fitting glasses.
Quick, accurate and absolutely cor
rect; no extra .charge will bej made
for the use' of this method. Always
reasonable in price, you will find the
workmanship the best, and the relief
from the lenses immediate and lasting.
Dallas
Optical Parlors
218-19 Failing Building, Corner Third
and Washington.
Second Floor. Take Elevator.
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DIARIES
Stationers Printers
Engravers
Fifth and Oak Streets ;
i PIANO VALUE I
J Fine upright piano only $198. .
Pay $12 cash and $6 per month.
J "We rent pianos..
: Sherman, Clay 6 Co. j
S Opposite Postoffice, Sixth, and
- Morrison. ..... . I
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