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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1903.
STILL IN DEADLOCK
Electricians Refuse to Work
on Unfair Buildings..
CONTRACTORS REPLY TO MAYOR
Tiiey Refuse to Accept Union's Arbi
tration Proposal, and Will Sub
mit Q,netIo ot Wages Only
to Disinterested Board.
Tbc Electrical "Workers' Union and
Oregon Electricians' Association are In
a deadlock because tb union refuses
to work on Jobs declared "unfair."
The Master Painters and Builders
yesterday officially .refused to accept
thi union plan of arbitration. They
propose a disinterested board, but the
only issue that they will submit for
consideration Is the question o. -wages.
Fifty carpenters have left the city in
search of work, on account of the
scarcity of lumber.
Because the Electrical Workers' Union
will not agree to work upon a job on
which a nonunion painter Is employed, no
settlement has yet been reached with
their employers. A committee of three
from the union conferred with the Ore
gon Electricians' Association until
o'clock this morning, but on this on
point no agreement was reached.
The proprietors of the shops who com
nose the Oregon Electricians' Association
are willing to pay the minimum scale of.
J3.50 a day. if the union win agree to
work upon any job without reference to
other workmen employed upon it. The
union, for Its part, has agreed to the
other Items of the communication from
the employers, but upon this single point
they stand firm. They consider that it
involves all the principles of unionism.
and for this reason could not be accepted
by their organization.
The union men are willing to furnish
all their own tools, and will bind them
eelves to work for $3.50 a day for three
years, or until after the Exposition. Not
withstanding all the Inducements in the
way of pay held out to them by the asso
ciatlon members, they say they cannot
conscientiously accept the rider to the
proposal.
Until the conference yesterday after
noon, everything seemed favorable for
an amicable settlement. Members of the
association had admitted that they would
ask the electricians to work upon any
job to which they were sent, but this was
not brought to the attention of the union
in an official way until the conference yes
terday afternoon. The union men will not
admit that they expected this rider to be
placed upon the agreement. "Oh, every
thing will be settled all right." was the
sentiment of the members before the
meeting yesterday.
Will Sot Work on Unfair Jobs.
When the committee reported to the spe
cial meeting of the union last evening
that the employers would ask them to
work upon what they consider "unfair"
jobs, the committee was Instructed to re
turn to the association and inform them
that such a proposal would never be ac
cepted.
The shop proprietors also held a special
meeting at trie same time, and the com
mlttee visited them at 11 o'clock and laid
before them the decision of the union.
Arguments were presented by both sides.
A number of the employers were willing
to give In to the union's declaration that
Its members would never work with
scabs, but a majority ruled that this point
must be insisted upon. Several members
of the association It Is reported, are In
terested In the proposal to form a branch
of the National Manufacturers' Assocla'
tion in Portland, and they considered this
a good time to force the "equality for all"
rule.
No Definite Decision Reached.
On the other hand the union committee
stuck to its point, as instructed by the
union, and a warm discussion was the re
suit. The committee left the room in the
establishment of the Northwest Electrical
Engineering Company, where the meet
ing was held, whenever a vote was cast
while the employers wrangled it out. As
no definite decision could be reached, the
conference broke up at 1 o clock.
A similar conference must result In
something more decisive before the trou
bles of the electricians and their employ
ers are over.
"We have given In on all points except
tne proposal to work with nonunion paint
ers, and as that is a matter of principle,
we cannot give In. This Is the sent!
ment of the committee, of which H. G,
Greene, the president of the Electrical
Workers' Union, acted as spokesman.
"Neither side has given in at all," said
Frank Barrett, president of the Oregon
Electricians Association.
"But I understand that the union Is
willing to agree to everything but your
request that they work upon unfair jobs,'
said the reporter.
"Well, yes: you see that is the para
mount Issue, replied the president.
"We couldn't agree, and another confer
ence will be necessary." said Edward
Cannon, who constituted the press com
mittee of the association.
The employers originally asked that the
union bind Itself to work for none but
members of the -association, but as the
union men declared this to be a freeze-
out scheme, it has now been abandoned.
CARPENTERS LEAVE THE CITV.
Scarcity of Lumber Deprives Them
of Work.
At least 50 carpenters have left the city
since the scarcity of lumber deprived
them of work. Nearly that many painters
have also left for other towns on the
Coast.
"What's the use of our staying here
when we can get steady work at $3.50 to
S4 a day In other towns?" la the Invar!
able reply to all inquiries.
San Francisco, Seattle and Denver are
principally the places for which the men
buy their tickets. Though the majority of
the men who have left town belong to
the traveling branches of the unions, a
number of regular Portland men also
talk of quitting this city for a time.
"This Is my home and I hope to get
back here before long, but Just now I
might as well go where I can make more
money," said a carpenter yesterday ae he
exhibited a ticket to the California me
tropolis. "Fourteen other carpenters are
going with me, for we have the promise of
steady work for the Summer at $4 a day.
Things are a little too mixed upn Port
land to stay here when you. can make
more anywhere lse."
LUMBER COMES TO MARKET.
Contractors Get Material From
Points Outside the City.
Many have read with interest one of
Mark Twain's first efforts as a reporter
about a load of hay having been seen
coming Into town from the west, but few
of them ever Imagined that a load of lum
ber coming into Portland from the east
would attract much attention. Time and
strikes, however, change all things, and
a load of lumber coming from the East
Side across the Morrison-street bridge
yesterday was chased for blocks by a lot
of reporters and others, who wanted to
ltnow where it came from. The driver
was very hard of hearing', but, by climb
ing up on a -wheel and talking In thunder
tones. It was ascertained that he had
brought the lumber from Garden Home,
distant 23 miles from Portland. It had
been ordered, and more was to follow.
About the same time another load of
rough lumber and an. express wagon
loaded with window snutiers, paseea
down Front street and attracted as much
attraction as a circus.
Yesterday a load of assorted lumber
was delivered In front of a store on Front
street. A carpenter and contractor had
procured it from an adjoining state, the
driver said, and were going to put up
come shelves in the store. He said the
action taken by mill men here had done
great injustice to small contractors
who employ a few men and work with
them themselves, and that a good many
Independent contractors not members of
the Master Builders' Association win con
tinue to procure lumber from the State
of "Washington after the mills here are
furnishing supplies again. All tnat is
necessary In order to get lumber from
the mills now." said he, "is to say that
you do not employ union men."
Painters Elect Delegates.
J. W. Stiger and Charles Warde have
been elected delegates of the Painters
Union to the 'convention of the Oregon
State Federation of Labor. E. J. Porter
and C. D. Lash are the alternates. These
were elected at the meeting of the Paint
ers' Union last evening. The convention
meets in La Grande May 4. Once each
year ahe delegates of" every union affiliat
ed with the State Federation gather in a
convention, and this year La Grande has
been selected as the place of meeting.
J. W. Stiger Is president of the Building
Trades Council and Warde Is the presi
dent of the Painters' Union. Both are
prominent In the labor circles of the city.
REFUSE ARBITRATION PLAN.
Master Painters and Builders An
swer the Mayor's Letter.
The Master Painters' and Master Build
ers' Associations have officially refused to
accept the proposal of the Building Trades
Council that contractors and union men
compose the board of arbitration. The
executive committees of the two associa
tions have answered the letter of Mayor
Williams which suggested that they ap
point three men of the associations to act
as their representatives on the arbitra
tion board.
Their refusal has been anticipated by
the members of the Building Trades Coun
ell, as well as the other members of the
unions affected by the strike. The con
tractors believe that the existing differ
ences can only be settled by a board com
posed of disinterested men. They named
live well-known men as the entire board,
but the union men considered that they
should name at least a part of the board.
The contractors will agree only to an
arbitration of wages. The keynote of
their stand Is underlined in their commu
nication to the Mayor dated yesterday,
"The only condition Imposed by us was
that we should be permitted to employ
union or nonunion men without discrimi
nation." The answer to the Mayor's let
ter is as follows:
PORTLAND, Or., April 30. Hon.
George H. Williams, Mayor of the City of
Portland, Or. We beg to acknowledge re
ceipt of your letter of April 23, advising
us that Mr. John W. Stiger. president of
the Building Trades Council, had called
upon you officially and stated that the
Building Trades Council, represented by
him. had appointed Charles Warde, presl-
aent oi tne painters' union: ti. A. cad
well, president of the Carpenters' Union,
and H. G. Greene, president of the Elec-
ticians' Union, as representatives of the
Building Trades Council, to meet an equal
number of gentlemen to be appointed by
the association we represent to agree, if
possible, "upon the questions in dispute
between these different organizations," or,
if not. to agree upon some mode of ar
bltration by which 'these questions' may
be finally settled.
lou further advise tnat you are as
sured by Mr. Stiger that as soon as an
agreement Is made, or as soon as the rep
resentatives of the different organizations
can agree to have an arbitration, the
unions represented at this conference will
at once resume labor and await the de
ctslon of the board of arbitration, and will
be bound by that decision.
"You also express the opinion that this
seems to you a fair proposition; that you
see no reason why it may not be tried,
and ask us to consider the proposition
and appoint our representatives to meet
the representatives of "the Building Trades
Council.
"On April 25, we .caused to be published
over. our signatures in the press of the
city, the following:
" 'To "Whom It May Concern: We
hereby propose to submit to Judge Charles
B. Bellinger. Mayor George H. Williams,
William M. Ladd, Tyler Woodward and
Robert Livingstone the amount of wages
to be paid by us to our employes, with
the understanding that such employes
shall be permitted to resume work Imme
diately, and the wages fixed to take effect
from the date when such employes or any
of them shall resume work. It must be
distinctly understood that we shall be
permitted to employ union or nonunion
men without any discrimination, and that
we shall not be discriminated against In
any way whatever. No other question to
be submitted or considered. Decision to
s made by a majority.
"We have not been advised by you or
any one else Interested that there was
any objection to this proposal or to any
of the fair-minded and representative
men to whom It was by us proposed to
refer the only question of dispute be
tween us as employers in our respective
capacities and the men lately in our em
ploy the simple and single question of
the amount of wages which as employers
we should In justice pay, and which they
as employes were entitled to receive.
"This Incidentally Involved the related
question of our agreement with these em
ployes to pay no one in our employ less
than $3.50 per day, whatever his quallfica
tlons may be, or regardless of whether
he was worth such sum. When these five
gentlemen were suggested, we did not
know, and do not now know, that they
had then or now have any connection with
any of the interests affected, or that any
one of them has any impression one way
or the other as to the merits of the con
troversy. "As Mayor of the city and Its leading
official and a man of judicial temper and
habit, we cheerfully named you as one of
the board of arbitration proposed by us.
Judge Bellinger Is, as you know, the up
right and courageous Federal Judge of the
United States District Court, and is with
out bias or prejudice, and Is in no posi
tion to be Influenced by wealth or clamor,
and has been a man of the people'' during
his whole distinguished career. William
M. Ladd Is the most extensive property-
owner In the city, connected In no way
with either sld-e, a man of generous and
just sentiments, a business man of ex
ceptional ability, and one of your ap
pointees In an Important public position
in the city government. Tyler Wood
ward is a man of large experience in busi
ness, of unquestioned Integrity, Is not a
manufacturer or contractor, and Is careful
and prudent, and all his life has dealt
Justly by his fellow-men. Robert Liv
ingston is president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the city, represents its great
business Interests of trade, commerce and
exchange, and is a skillful man of affairs,
free from political or personal bias, and a
man In close affiliation with the best in
terests of the great metropolis.
"You will observe that no objection has
been made, nor can any be made to
any one of these men. and the Building
Trades Council has made no objection.
Our late employes have not indicated any
objection and It is believed that insofar
as the men named are concerned, they
arc or should have been entirely accept
able to them, or to any fair-minded body
of men. who sincerely and really desire a
settlement of the wage differences be
tween employer and employe. You will
also notice that it was proposed by us
that the men should be permitted to re
sume work Immediately, and that the
wages fixed by the arbitrators should
take effect from the date when work was
resumed. The only condition Imposed by
us was that we should be permitted to
employ union or nonunion men without
any discrimination, and that we should
not be discriminated against, and that
no other question, other than the amount
of wages to be aald should be submitted
to or considered by the arbitrators. If
our employes or the public wish to sug
gest other names than, those indicated.
we are ready to consider such names
either in connection with those there sub
mitted or in lieu of them, but they must
be men who are not partisans of either
side, and who are not on the one side.
representatives of those who seem to
have assumed to represent our employes.
and on the other side, representatives of
our associations who have been express
ly authorized to represent employers Im
mediately concerned.
' The plan submitted by you, we may
be pardoned in suggesting, is. In brief.
that the three representatives of three
affiliated unions of what Is called the
Building Trades Council who were chiefly,
if not mainly. Instrumental In causing
our late employes to discontinue their
employment, and in calling out all mem
bers of such unions where any employer
affected undertook to give employment
to any man who did not happen to be a
member of any union), should be accepted
as arbitrators, with a like number pre
PROMINENT IOWA REPRESENTATIVE VISITS PORTLAND
ROBERT B.
sumably to be chosen from our repre
sentatives, and these six men, thus par
ties to the controversy whatever It may
be, shall attempt to decide their own
cause and both parties abide by it. Ar
bitration of differences Is never left to
the disputants, and if our employes and
ourselves have been hitherto unable to
agree, it would seem futile to refer the
matter to their partisans for decision.
We must, therefore, decline to consider
the names suggested for the reasons
stated.
"In the plan proposed by you and sug
gested by these gentlemen. It is not stated
what Is to be arbitrated, but we are
asked to name a committee of three to
meet these representatives 'to agree, if
possible, upon the questions in dispute
between these different organizations; or
if not, to agree upon some mode of arbi
tration by which these questions may bo
finally settled, and we are assured that
as soon as 'the representatives of the
different organizations can agree to have
an arbitration, that the unions repre
sented at this conference will at once re
sume labor and await the decision of the
board of arbitration and will be bound
by that decision.'
"There Is not, do far as we are aware,
any question of difference other than the
amount of wages which employers con
cerned ought In Justice to pay to their
employes, and incidentally whether that
amount shall be fixed by an arbitrary min
imum scale of not less than $3.50 per day
of eight hours. There Is no other ques
tion. Because wo could not and did not
accede to this demand, our employes quit
work, as they had a perfect right to do.
if not satisfied, and If we could not agree.
If any other question has been injected
Into the controversy, it has not been sug
gested to us. While It is true that some
of our employes, who were entirely satis
fled with their wages and hours, and who
had no grievance of any kind, also aban
doned their employment and refused to
work for us as carpenters or otherwise,
we are given to understand that they were
induced to do so because required by some
rule or command of the union to which
they belonged, and that the object In view
was to effectually destroy the right of
any man to be employed by any of us,
unless such man should become a member
of the union, and the contractor and build
ing be by such union released from the
boycott or ban of being "unfair" to organ
ized labor. This question is not one that
any good citizen can lawfully submit to
any tribunal. The laws of our country
are supposed to guarantee to -every citi
zen entire freedom to contract for service,
and this right is at the foundation of ail
government. If no man, however wor
thy, upright or competent, or however
needy, can And employment or be permit
ted to labor to support himself and fam
ily, unless he first join a particular union,
there is an end to civil government. This
fundamental right has Its corollary In the
right of the employer to hire such man,
and to have the whole- power of the Gov-
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eminent to protect hire, if necessary. In
Its enforcement This right Is as valu
able to those who belong to unions as to
those who do not, and cannot be destroyed
without violence to the social order.
"The proposal submitted by you implies
that there Is a dispute between the unions
represented by the Building Trades Coun
cil and ourselves, and that upon any set
tlement the unions would, as you say, 'at
once resume labor.' We have no dispute
or quarrel with any union, and have no
contract with them or any of them. These
unions cannot, as you say. 'resume labor;'
and in the natirre of things cannot be
bound to any contract or by any decision
that any board of arbitrators may make.
As employes the members ot these unions
can contract with the employers we rep
resent, and while such employers have
a dispute as to wages, we have not been
notified by them that we should look to
their respective unions to settle the wage
question or make contracts for future em
ployment, and If so notified, we should de
cline to consider the same.
"We are putting men to work as fast as
It is possible to do so. and will employ
any and all men without regard to wheth
er they are members of any union or not.
Wo should, of course, expect to employ
union men without any discrimination.
"In conclusion. If arbitration Is really
desired by the public, or by these gentle-
COUSINS.
men whom you name, we must ask you
In our behalf to ascertain and state ex
actly what Is proposed to submit to arbi
tration, and to the end that all may under
stand, it is pertinent to ask:
"1. What are 'the questions in dispute
which it is proposed should be submitted
to arbitration?
"2. Is not the question of the amount
ot wages which our employes should re
ceive the only question In controversy?
"3. If an increase of wages by means of
the minimum scale of $3.50 per day Is not
the only demand made and Insisted upon
by our employes, will you ask these gen
tlemen to distinctly state what other
grievance exists, or has been sucgested?
"4. If the dispute Is to be arbitrated,
would it not be usual and proper and in
dispensable to suggest the names of ar
bitrators who are not disputants and par
tisans? "5. If the names of yourself. Judge Bel
linger, Mr. Ladd, Mr. Woodward and Mr.
Livingstone are in any way or for any
reason objectionable, will you or these
gentlemen suggest three other men who
are neither employers nor employes, nor
representatives of unions or contractors,
and whose refutation for probity and fair
dealing and civic courage Is equally as
well known as the five we have sug
gested? "6. When these three names have been
suggested, anu we are advised by our
employers or these gentlemen. If they are
authorized to act for them, that they are
satisfactory to them and the questions to
bo submitted have been Indicated, if the
one question we have named Is not the
J. C. O'REILLY,
FORMER PORTLAND
BUSINESS MAN,
DIES.
J. C. O'Reilly, who came to Port
land about IS ycara ago, and re
sided here continuously until 1000,
died at St. Mary's. Idaho, April 23,
of quick c;nsumptlon. His remains
were oroucht here by members of
his family on Tuesday, and burled
in the Oddfellows' cemetery.
Mr. O'Reilly was bom at Wash
ington Courthouse. O.. in J85S. he
was a member of the firm of Deal
& O'Reilly, in Portland, and aJtcr
wards was employed as traveling
salesman for the Pier Hardware
Company. He resigned from this
position three years ago, on account
of Ul-hcalih, and moved to St.
Marys, where he became Interested
In the Pearanod Hardware Company.
His death was sudden, and he will
be mourned, by a large circle d
friends In Portland and elsewhere.
Ho left a wife, who was a daughter
of W. H. Catterlln, an old resident
of Oregon, and three children.
real and only question, and we have
agreed as to what is to be submitted, we
will name three men to act with the
three you or these gentlemen or our em
ployes may name, and if these six can
not agree they may select a seventh man.
and the decision of a majority of the
seven shall be final and binding upon all
as to tne question or questions submitted.
"A, M. M'KENZIE,
"JAS. I. MARSHALL,
"W. R. GRIFFITH,
"Executive Committee Master Build
ers Association.
"H. SUTCLIFFE,
"HENRY BERGER,
"WDL.LIAM SHEEHY,
"Executive Committee Master Paint
ers' Association."
One Life Lost In Eire.
EDENSBURG, Pa., April 30. One life.
Michael Pfeff, was lost, and 510,00!) damage
done by a Are at Loretto today. Fire
which started in the residence of B. W.
Luzinger threatened for a time the entire
town. With prompt assistance from, other
towns, the fire was got under control.
One melancholy feature of the promised re
lease ot Mrs. Maybrlck is the certainty that
she will write about her ' long imprlsosment
tor the magazlnee.
NOT A ONE- IDEA STATE
IOWA HAS VARIED IDEAS ON
TRUST QUESTION.
THE
Robert G. Cousins, United States
Representative, Spealyi of Politics
In the Prosperons Middle West.
Robert G. Cousins, who has for tea
years represented the Fifth Congres3,cvtf
District of Iowa at Washington, is at tf
Hotel Portland, on his way East froro
California, where he has been visiting
relatives.
Like many other political prophets, Mr.
Cousins believes that President Roosevelt
will be nominated and elected with prac
tically no opposition. And, nevertheless,
Mr. Cousins can see the possibility of
other candidates, and strong ones, enter
ing the race for the Presidential chair
next year.
."Fairbanks, Senator Fairbanks, of In
diana, Is regarded as a very available
candidate." said Mr. Cousins, "and In a
close contest availability Is always an im
portant factor. And then there is Mark
Hanna. Mr. Hanna stands well In busi
ness circles and also with the labor ele
ment." "Do you think Mr. Hanna would re
ceive the labor vote If he were nomi
nated?" "I certainly do. He would be a strong
candidate, but he has not so far placed
himself in the attitude of bslng a candi
date." "And Mr. Roosevelt?" said the reporter.
"Mr. Roosevelt," replied the man from
Iowa, "will, I believe, be the next Pres
ident. As far as present conditions may
Justify an opinion. I think Mr. Roosevelt
Is very much In the lead. He has very
many things In his favor. But there are
some indications of other candidates, and
we must remember that In politics a year
is a long time."
From the commonly accepted view of
the recently christened "Iowa idea," Mr.
Cousins vigorously dissents.
"Iowa is not a one Idea state," said he.
What do you mean by the 'Iowa Idea?' "
"The general understanding seems to
be," said the reporter, "that to attack
the trusts by rescinding the duties on all
articles manufactured by them, is the
'Iowa idea.' Against this President Roose
velt stands as the representative of those
who claim that to do this would also in--
Jure those manufacturers who are now
competing with the trusts."
"Well," Mr. Cousins admitted, "tnat
Is to some extent correct, but I must re
peat that Iowa Is not a one idea state.
The principal Idea Just now Is to pre
serve and continue the universal prosper
ity which now prevails all over the coun
try, and which was made possible by our
present industrial policy, tariff Included.
"There used to be a Democratic idea,
and I suppose it still lingers, that a pro
tective policy promoted and fostered.
This Idea is not largely shared now, and Is
only advanced for political purposes. It
certainly does not count for much in a
state like Iowa that, has p.oflted so much
by a system of saving our own markets
for our own people and of keeping our
own good wages for laborers who live In
this country. That represents the leading
political idea of Iowa."
The- conversation veered once more to
the National election next year.
"There is some talk," said Mr. Cousins,
'that the state of New York will go
Democratic in 1904. I do not think that
this Is so. but admitting It for the sake of
argument. I want to say that it need fur
nish no great gladness to the Democrats.
Nw York is no longer the power or Influ
ence In a National election that she used
to be. Since the final settlement of the
money question in 1SS6 and the explosion
of the flat doctrine, the Empire states
onlnlon of a policy or a candidate Is not
overwhelmingly powerful. The West haa
grown so amazingly In population anu m
wealth .that It Is no longer dependent upon
isew AorK tor its prosperity, wime ew
York certainly Is dependent on the rest
of the country for Its business."
Ot ex-Representative Moody, Mr. cous
ins spoke in eulogistic terms.
"I have no wish to intrude upon your
local affairs here." said he. "but I do
want to make the voluntary statement
that Mr. Moody proved himself a strong
adherent of the Republican party in wasn
ington. and made some considerable sacri
fices for it. He voted witn tne party ar
times when it took some nerve to stand
behind the guns."
EPIDEMIC IS ABATING.
Smnllpox
SItuntlon at
Improves.
Prinevllle
The reports which come in from Prine
ville as to the smallpox situation are
cood and steadily improving. "With the
exception of one day during nis recent
attack of the urfD. the State Health
Ofllcer. Dr. Woods Hutchinson, has re
ceived a daily report by long-distance tei
ephone from C. M. Elklns. chairman ot
the health committee or .fnneviiie. xsoui
Ing could be more admirable than the way
In which the local committee nas contin
ued to crapple with the situation. Fort
unately the worst was over before one
of their chief stays, in tne person ot ur.
J. H. Rosenberg, city physician, was tak
en from them by his falling a victim to
the disease, having contracted It In his
self-forgetfulnees In the discharge of his
dutv. In his case, fortunately, on ac
count of frequent vaccination, tne attacK
was of tne muaest. a coupie oi uaya
fever and hardly enough rash to make
diagnosis possible. He simply Isolated
himself as he has done with everyone else
since the beginning of the epidemic, out
of regard for the possible danger to
others, and he Is now again actively In
eharee of his fellow patients at the
Isolation house and camp.
All the later series of cases have been
vaccinated and are exceedingly mild In
form, so much so that when on learning
of Dr. Rosenberg s illness tne btate
Health Officer asked Mr. Elklns If he
wisher! him to come or send a represent
ative to Prinevllle, and he replied' at
once: "No, nobody is really sick enough
to need a doctor now; we nave them all
well Isolated, and the popular excitement
has subsided."
How successful the fight against the
epidemic Is, Is shown by the fact that
the total number ot cases In Prinevllle
to date haa amounted only to 16; four of
these were the original cases, previous to
which there was no reason to suspect
that any smallpox existed at all, and all
the cases which have followed since have
come from the unwillingness of the kind
or mistaken friends and relatives of
those four original cases to admit the
correctness of the diagnosis and keep
themselves away from the sickrooms, or
as in several cases, from their admirable
self-sacrificing devotion to the task of be
Ing quarantined with their afflicted ones
In order to nurse and care for them.
When this condition, 16 cases In 2S days
in a population of 1000, Is contrasted with
the situation of three years ago when
about 70 miles farther north, at Moro,
where there is a population of 230, there
were 125 cases of the disease, one can
readily see to what credit the Prinevllle
Board of Health Is entitled for activity
and vigilance.
As a good method of allaying popular
excitement and quieting the baseless
rumors which have spread and do spread
through every community affected as this
has been, the local officials have been
publishing for nearly a week past a -dally
printed bulletin giving the precise con
dition and state of progress of each sep
arate case with the names of any new
cases which may have develoned. Noth
ing could have been more thoughtful, for.
in this way the public can see at once
that nothing Is being concealed and know
ing exactly who the affected persons are,
can co-operate with the authorities in
limiting the. spread of the disease. Every
one ot these 16 cases, except one, 13 di
rectly traceable to contact with one of
the four original cases during the three
r
Not a single case has developed from ex
posure to the second group of cases, al
though there has been abundance of time
for this to have occurred.
Telephone messages yesterday say there
are no new cases, and that the case of
Charles Cary, proved, after three days
of Isolation, to be la grippe. It is a mat
ter ot great regret to the State Board of
Health that the air should have been
filled with such grossly exaggerated and
often utterly baseless rumors as to the
spread of the disease in other surround
ing regions. At present there are only
three or four cases known to exist out-
:'de of Prfnevllle. rather a bad case of
confluent final pox at Lava, which orig
inated at Shanlko, one at Lamonta. one
said to be at DesChutes. of unknown
origin. All the reports as to the exist
ence of smallpox at Bend are groundless.
so far as the State Board can learn.
Following is the text of the Prinevllle
Dally Bulletin, dated April 23, which Is
Issued every morning by C. M. Elklns.
chairman of the health committee, and
which gives conditions of all smallpox
patients and suspects:
Miss Ronda Claypcol Convalescing.
Miss Laney Boyd Convalescing.
Clark Ewlng Doing nicely: scabs beginning
to drop off.
I. Dillon. Jr. Convalescing.
L. Dillon. Sr. As well as could be expected.
Robert Harrington Doing well, but very sick.
John Claypool Not so well today.
Mrs. George Summers "YVelf broke out and
disease taking Its course.
John Getz Well broken out and feeling bad.
Ralph Potndexter Doing well.
Perry Potndexter Broke out; doing well.
Dr. Rosenberg Considerable fever: tempera
ture, 102 degrees.
Mrs. Ivan Turner Well broken out: pretty
sick.
NEW CASES.
Charles Carey Suspected and Quarantined.
Robert McMurtery Breaking out well.
BADEN-POWELL AS CRITIC
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Says American Cavalrymen Are Too
Well Treated.
NEW YORK, April 30.-General Baden-
Powell, before sailing for England on
the completion of his tour in this coun-'
try, speaking of the United States cav
alry, said:
"I rather expected to find men of fine
physique In your cavalry and was sur
prised to find the reverse. They enjoy too
many luxuries in their food, and their
system of exercise is not thorough. Their
food Is far too highly seasoned. They
should be deprived of coffee altogether,
and should have only an occasional por
tion of tea. The British cavalrymen, In
barracks, have a salt water bath every
day, which keeps them In perfect physical
condition. Plain diet, vigorous exercise,
combined with regular drill, are what
have made the British cavalrymen su
perior to all other cavalrymen in the
world.
"Your cavalry have not yet had a hard
campaign like the Boer War, to show
their staying powers. I am Inclined to
think that If the chance ever comes
their mode of life will entail a long sick
list.
"Your cavalry horses cannot be equaled.
Probably 50 per cent of the horses In the
British cavalry are American-bred and
they are able to wear out 5 per cent of
their riders In a two weeks' journey.
They are especially good over a rough and
dry country.
"Your cavalryman Is more active, both
physically and mentally, than the average
British horseman, but I think he lacks the
staying powers.
I consider your Second Cavalry the
most efficient in rank and file, as well as
the best officered."
"GRAVE MORAL SCANDAL."
Bishop of London Severely Condemns
Vanderbilt'a Marriage.
LONDON, May X At the night session
of the London diocesan conference yes
terday the bishop of London. Right Rev.
Arthur F. Ingram, made a statement to
the effect that he had thrice sent for an
explanation from Rev. Mr. Hadden re
garding the Vanderbllt-Rutherfurd wed
ding, and that none had been received.
The galleries and the Aoor of the little
church house. In the shadow or west-
minster Abbey, were crowded In antici
pation of the bishop's announcement.
Arising amid Intense silence, tne prelate
said he had hoped to present to the con
ference an explanation from the officiat
ing clergyman in the matter of the "grave
scandal which recently had occurred in
the diocese." He could only surmise that
a family bereavement, tne deatn or a
child, was responsible for Mr. Hadden's
having entirely Ignored the bishop's let
ters and messages. The bishop charac
terized the use of St. Mark's Church for
the performance of the ceremony as con
stituting a "grave moral scandal," and
expressed his determination not to enter
the church until due reparation had been
made.
The bishop's remarks were vigorously
applauded and the session ended with the
passage of a vote of thanks moved by
the suffragan bishop ot xondon.
VIRGINIA TOWN BURNS.
Flnruen Have Eaten Two Blocks and
Will Take the Rest.
RICHMOND, va.. May 1. A message
from West Point, 38 miles from here and
with a population of 1500, says the town
is burning. The Aames are moving toward
the Terminal Hotel. Two entire blocks
on Main street have been burned. The
chief business Interests at West Point
are lumbering and oyster packing.
Seven Men Burned at Furnace.
PITTSBURG, April SO. Seven men were
more or less seriously burned today by an
explosion at furnace D of the Edgar
Thompson steel plant at Braddock. The
explosion was caused by a hanger.
Denman Thompson Is Stricken.
CLAREMONT, N. H., April 0. Den
man Thompson, the actor, was stricken
with neuralgia of the heart today and la
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