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n 4! VOLUME X. . IIIBOIILE ; DEIIIDS DE SUCH IS ADVICE GIVEN TO SHOPMEN BY OFFICIAL MES TEG ED TO WITHDRAW 'UNFAIR" DEMANDS TO ROADS lire rrftldent84rrlvlng at San Fran, cisco : Today Are Doomed to Disap pointmentOmaha Oulcluls . Urge -..f- jMt'M VV) JMjA -H v VI' Art) mand Illinois Central Is Stubborn. .Omaha, Neb., AuVi30.An Estate- meat to the Union -Paclfle shopniti heretoday, Assistant "General Mana ger -fuller, who has charge of the Omaha shop3, urged that( the shop men's demands be withdrawn as they ,wer$ unfair.' . He explained the' rail road's viewpoint ahdpufc 'the rirtattef up tb the workmen. - : - Vlca President Hohler. discussing the situation said the strike would mean only more men would Join those already laid :off;' owing to the slack times.. . . ' r I '.. .--. Strikebreakers Recruited. ; ' Los Angeles,. 'Aug, 1 30. Declaring that Strikebreaker James Farley is tn Los; Angeles for the purpose of re cruiting men for the Harrlman lines In the event of a walkout, President Mlsber of the Los Angeles labor coun cil came out flat-footed "today, favor Ing an Immediate strike. ; i President Reach Frlae6v ? (. San Francisco, Aiff.- 30. Int-rna tional' president-ot ! five great 'crafts will arrive here this afternoon f -..in the eaot to confer 'vith Julius K;'uU it: schuitL .toncernlnr .shoomen's de ''manl's which threaten war. They are i t . . . . . . I v 1 . Y7 .1.11m i tw'ne or ine diuikciuiiub; rrui.Kin', of the roUermakers; !Ryan, of the car men; O'Sulllvan, cf the me'al work ers, and O'GonnelJ of the machlnlstv It is a foregone conclusion that they are doomed to disappointment, unless they ehandon their position aa rep restntatives of the federation and en ter the conference as Individual heads of their crafts. Officials say that the slack business make it the worst tine la the year for the m-en to expect to in. i .' - ". - Officials In Conference., v Chicago. Aue. 30. Hlnh officials of the larges railways In the country, comprising. the American Railway as sociation on relations among railroads are holding a conference at the Black stone hotel today, endeavoring to for mulate a 'general policy; for the rail roads reeardlna; the recoenltlon of (ConUnuea on Pge Elgntj GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIX. m UO, by Arericu rr Auoclatloa. Inited States senator from" Oregon "so l one: of higher np In new fanirlrd lrnnrb nf ' th dpmnrnitlc ' Prty filing muchjW to betterlns; poiHiral conditions tlirooehout the eenntry today. .LA.GR : ' r1- - , - - ' ' y-. " Ms J IIS SAKUEL COMPERS. DIAZ OF. AMERICAN LABOR FEDERATION. President of American Fdrtion of L nnyinf ana inreaiening to uu w g Gompers" will be In Portland tomorr Jtin'lattack -today.'--:?;-;". Portland. Aue. SO. AntlclD&tlnV ' h possible-' attack on him , by' Samuel uompers, oi u American r eurauon of Labor, who .speaks here tomorrow night, Burns the detective, threw ' a few hot shots at Gompers today, Ha said the defense of the McNamaras were purchasing evidence and threat ening to kill when they can't buy U, 19 CLAPP CALSS PRE'SiDEM PEEX- , ISH A JiD FRETFUL. Believes President Rasnt a Ghost of a Shew to Win in 1912. : ; . Lone Beach, Cal.. Aug. 30. "Knowl edge that, he hasn't a ghost of a show for re-election has made President Taft ill-tempered, dictatorial and. bull headed" said United States Senator Clapp, disseminator of the doctrines of the progressive republicans, before he boarded the tram for Fresno where he Is scheduled to speak tonight. ; ' Clapp said Taft hasn't the faculty of handling people and winning and he knows it "It has made him sour, peev ish and fretful," said Clapp.. American Medical Schools Represented Berlin Aug. 20 Several of the lead.- tnr medical schools -and societies of America are represented ,by dele gats at the third International Laryn gol Penological . pongtess, . which ; as-J sembled in Berlin today fof a session of seven days. IBIEfl! ASSERTS TIFT "BULLHEAOED 1 V I i JTY. OHEGON . WI i.' abor who Is assailed and accused ; of ei viaence in aynamiung case sr. ow night, fact whJch stimulated ' 7 " E01I G ifl KILL and In toher ways attempting; to oh struct the prosecution. "He said Gomners' statements assail ing. Burns for arresting the McNam aras .before Gompers could possibly know .whether, the men "were guilty, caused him to allow the publication of a magazine story entitled, "The Dyn amiters."' ' :" " o OCEAN-TO-OCEAN FLIGHTS TO BE - MADE SOON. Start to Be Enacted on the Pacific - Coast Prises Large. i New York, Aug. 30 Three avia- IMl IW. UI IUO fUV,Uyif I offered for a coast-to-coast flight; They are Robert Fowler,, of Los Angeles, backed hy : Fred Grundy, a California sportsman; C. H. "Rogers, who carried off the distance honors at the Chicago aviation meet, backed by the Cash Register company, and Harry Atwood Is the third. The start la planned from the Pacific coast. t ; Slioafs Hat Is Fonnd. ' Los Angeles, Aug. 30. A battered hat and a bludgeon, found the morn Ing - following the disappearance ef Writer Sboaf, are today In the police department and Shoaf's father, who Is working on the case, examined them. He declined to. state whether it would helpthlm In the hunt for the man be lleved to have killed Shoat. . r v THREEBIRDU DIRE FLIGHTS 7 SDNKSI) A r'ittJGUST 30, IE ME! NEWEST CCIIELIE . OF POLITICAL SCHEM ER HIS. VIEW.' ; : 'Jj-....... BAR ASSOl'IATIOS IlEAttS . TERAXCES OF LEARNED JUDGE Recall for rprtahi; Oflicers Useful Al though Clumsy int Is a Menace to the Judiciary Judge Shonld ot B ropulurity of Masses, He Says. Boston.- Aug. 30. Declaring that the recall Is "somewhat clumsy and en' expensive device, and that It may prove of great Value In disposing of unpopular officials," Justice Brown of the United States supreme court be fore the American Bar association to day denounced the "application, -of Uw recall to the Judiciary. He said:. No Judge is a fair Judge -; without the courage to render, an unpopular decision. The recall in such cases could easily cover gross abuses.- i . , "It la said that the Idea that Judges should be compelled to vindicate their right, to a seat by appealing to ine public is the last recourse of a politi cal , fellow." He endorsed the , com- mission form'of government.; . After Brown's address the conven tion adopted a resolution urging the naaaaea of laws whereby wife desert ers should be paid salaries during Jail terms and the money to go to the sup port of their wives. .;:.: - ; Alabama O. 0. Mtinw. ' Brrmlngham Al," Aug.' 30. TTh advance guard of del-agates has ar rived in Birmingham for the republi can Btate convention which will meet tomorrow to select a new state com mittee and chairman and to : discuss preliminary plana for the next cam paign." Harmony will be the Keynote of the gathering. The oinerences which have split the party for a long time pas"t and which lor a time threat ened Its total ruination appear . to ha ve been : smoothed over and It Is be lieved the convention will be a har monious affair. -1 The rivalry, s of the wo opposing factions seeking control of the party probably will result In the selection of a compromise candidate for state chairman." The convention is expected to give a hearty endorsement to President Taft and his admlntstra- Weds Wisconsin "U" lrofesor. Washlrigtoh, Aug. 30. A wedding of considerable Interest here today was that of Miss JoBie Helen Dodson, tha daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Dodson of this city, and Professor Rollin Hen ry Dennlston of the University of-Wisconsin! The marriage took place at the home of" the; bride's parents, the Rev. Donald C. McLeod of the First Presbyterian churcli performing the ceremony.' .''::.;.' '!- " v Pal Moore and Tommy Marpuy Again New York, Aug. SO.--At the National Sporting club tomorrow night Pal Moore, the little' Britisher, and Tommy Murphy of this city are to mix it up for ten rounds in another effort . to settle the question of relative suprem acy In their last bout several montns ago Murphy had decidedly the better of it. but Moore believes that with an other Chance he can show himself to oe at least the equal of the Harlem boy.'' ;" " ' .'; ;, '.';- Oppose Re-election of Rogers. Jacksonville, Fla.;,"Aug. '30. At the annual convention here next week of the . United National association of Postofflce Clerks a strenuous effort will be made to defeat the re-election j formation was given, by C. J. Blanch- j 7t.: ' Fom there will return to Skag of President Frank T. Rogers andsaird, statistician "of" the 'reclamation' way by revenue, cutter" and then stoi other of the present national officers i service who Is here from Washing- at Juneaui They will arrive at Seat on th ground that they have been In--ton. . . , . ". ;j; September 8th.' A movement ( to active and Inefficient tn promoting log-1 ? Blanchard says that Secretary Fish-, have the government own and mine lslatlon desired by the membership, er will visit the Umatilla projects, the Its 'coal 1b growing rapidly here. , . .i . . . . ..... - .... 1 . . . Y ji r,W9. TT"' .- 19 U Chesterfield, Aug. 30. Sensational " testimony .intended to corroborate Beattie's story that a , mysterious Mil of 1 n MsA OiLiiui ' flit; qnoi Mf WM- W 1 nrpRF of mm 1 (stranger snot years the turnnlke several times before the murder but never slace. YT. B. How-i land the next witness, told the same , atom, except, that heJadded the man I carried a shotgun.' on one occasion. .-4 .. glftt Rests Case. . .' i r.i.'-.i a,..' 5oTh"-nro9e-4 cutlon Jn thj Beattie murder case rest. U ed shortly after. noon today. ..JKeavyJ ratnB today kpt the crowd away. " The testimony of young Alexander Robertson that blood spots were found at several places, Indicating that the blood had dripped from the auto,' aa the defense contends, was upheld by 1ETRETI1E0 JUDGE FRAY SISE DEFENDANTS ARRAIGNED : AT 'SEATTLE Kcarlugr Toiftined Request of the ' ( Prosecution Tb ForeuoonV . K Seattle, Aug. 30.-Francls J. Heney, It was anounced" today, will defend the nine defendants who It is alleged, "conspired to defeat Justice," by hang ing Judge Hanford In effigy, when the cases come to trial. . Over &0Q -petl- (tlons to congress asking' impeachment of Hanford have been circulates. ; The mne men charged with con. splracy to. obstruct Justice ' in tho Hanford squabble were arraigned be fore United States Commissioner Tot ten, The hearing was postponed until Sept. 25 on the prosecution's request. Erickson, Kelley and Mohr who stayed In Jail, furnished bail today. New Face Powder Found. Washington, Aug. 30. The very lat est in hand-made complexions comes in a disclosure of the secret of the Angoche women in South Africa, by U. ( 3. Consul J. O. Spence, Btatloned at Lpurengo, Marques. , N, ;. ' In order that American, women may have th6 benefit of his discoverjn Con sul Spence has forwarded to the con sular buYeau' samples of the- African wood and the grinding stone by the use of which Is produced the powder utilized in the making of the face paste of the Angoche belles. 2 Portland. Ore.. Ausr 30.-M)regoa may expect1 to receive $4,000,000' from the reclamation fund for the Umatilla project, provided the report of the supervising engineer meets the appro- val of Secretary of .the Interior Flhser nn hla rnfnrn In. Hontomhfir This In- 1 : '. i t ' ! i J V one' witness and discredited by Detec tive Jarrell. Misa Louise Reeves, a close Jrtep4 of Mr8.. Beattie identified a hutpla ' Defense Scores first Round. .-' Thg first move of the defense was a victorious one.-'un motion me juuS struck out the testimony, concorninz. the .; .fltwllngpt Irseattle's hatpla a'fid the, account of the Mood spots M.-. welLaa-.the story of the' failure to find trail of the "tall man" whom Beattie said - did the .-shooting;. ..jMLB.t ....... Paul. Beattie was called nejt, W denied;, that he talked to G .- W. Boo tb, saying .""he did not. bellevo Henry . committed the murder"'in'fi. that t'llen tf, loved his wtfe." Booth Later con tradlcted Paul., ' ' 1 ; ' "" - 1 . " '"..- JOffiSTQB BUILDINGS UNROOFED AND THE . "STREETS ARE FLC03)D Deathllst from Suniiy Kieroie tinue to Grow TUls Lat?. foB- Charlot'e, S. C Aug. 30. North Charlottes, a suburb, of this city Is badly damaged today bya hurricane accompanied by a cloudburst which wrecked a church, unroofed several buildings and flooded the streets. Sundaf Stonn' Toll Wgt' 'f:fi - Charleston, Aug. 30. With reports' from some points still to be received, the hurricane deathllst in this .vicin ity is about 20. Large crews are clear ing away the, debris. The storm-bat- ' tered vessels arriving -(report wreck age is strewn along the coast. Three ( fishing parties of young men who left Savannah are missing, according t , Savannah reports. ' Can Steal Wireless. Los Angeles, Aug. SQ-n-Superlor ' Judge Bordwell today sustained the demurrer to the charge against Edwin Earl, publisher of a morning newspa per, charged with having disclosed the contents of a telegraphic wirelesa message. . ' ' r- ': ': , The Judge held that while the provi sions of the code under which the in dictment .was brought, covered wJreV less messages, the code sought to pro. 'WWt-.,wU emploiyea;of,4be cQmpanlef . This means Eari win not oe triea tor publishing a mesgage addressed to the Los Angeles Times In which, a scheme to attack Earl's paper was stated. North Yakima and the Idaho projects before he returns east from Alaska. Fisher ; Far . ln(1tno Interior, v ( Seward! Alaska, Aug. 80. Secretary of the Interior Fisher and party left' this morjalng for a trip on the Alaska KnrthBrn ratlwnv an far aB mile DOSt STRIKE SOUTH V