THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1906.
SKIDS ARE GREASED
sire to-hnow God. Strong In-body, atrong In
mind, atrong In spirit; and If you neglect
any one of these do not neglect the last.
WHEN" SATAN IS CHAUFFEUR
ou a ranch at Trout Creek, nine miles
from Republic. v .
M AS AN ATTACK
BLACK SAND PLANT BURNED
MAXWELL IS
New York Republicans Uniting
on Candidate for Renomi
nation for Governor.
DEMOCRATS - IN A SNARL
Hearst and Jerome Will Probably
Both Run for the Office, With
Latter as Choice of Con
vention at Buffalo.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2. (Special.)
The announcement of Charles E.
Hughes, cabled from Europe, that he
Is not a candidate for Governor and
has not authorized anybody to work
for him, has practically ended what
ever opposition there was to the re
nomlnatlon of Frank Wayland Hig
gin. In fact It would surprise no
body If the Governor's name was the
only one mentioned In the convention.
True, Odell and Piatt are still ap
posed to him, but they have.no can
didate to rally around, and day by day
their supporters are melting away.
For example, in the last few . days,
Timothy L. Woodruff has solidified his
lines In Brooklyn, and has induced the
few Odell leaders to climb on the band
wagon.
Sees a Great Light.
State Committeeman Jacob A. Liv
ingston, wnose "flop" gave Odell a vic
tory on the test vote recently, has seen
a great light, and lias given the most
positive promises that hereafter he
will do nothing politically unless
Woodruff first expresses approval.
William J. Beatty the leader of the
Second Assembly District, to avoid
political extermination has offered
to permit Woodruff to name the
delegations to all conventions, so long
as his own leadership is not disturbed,
and this offer has been accepted.
Michael J. Dady, the Odell leader In
Kings County, is still In Cuba, and by
the time he returns will find It impos
sible to mend his political fences be
cause he will not have any left.
With a solid delegation from Kings,
a practical certainty of a majority of
the New York County men, and no op
position th state worthy of the
name, Hlggius seems justified In" the
claim that the opposition to htm In the
convention will not be worth bothering
about.
Higglns Has Easy Sledding.
"Higglns will have a walk over" de
clares Port Warden Charles S. Adler,
of New York, regarded as one of the
best election experts in the state. "The
Democrats are in such a snarl that no
matter what they do, their forces are
eplit beyond redemption.
"I believe Jerome will be nominated
at Buffalo, and if he is Hearst will run
as an Independent, and probably poll
the larger vote of the two.
"If Hearst would be the regular can
didate Jerome will make the race as
an independent. This information 1
have received from the highest author
ity. Jerome even as an Independent
would get every vote that Mayor Mc
Clellan and his faction could throw
him In addition to the support of the
conservative Democrats.
"On the other hand Murphy and his
followers will never rally to Jerome.
Either way you look at it the Dem
ocrats are in a terrible mess and can
not hope to even make a respectable
showing, much less to be a factor in
the race.
Hearst Is Hardest Nut to Crack.
"Speaking as a Republican I would
prefer to see Jerome get the regular
nomination, for 1 do not think he
would make as good a run as Hearst.
But it really doesn't much matter, for
either one would be doomed to defeat."
The only candidate openly in the field
against Hlggins at the present time is
State .Senator Edgar T. Brackett, but
he only has the delegates from his
home county, Saratoga, Brackett Is
boomed by his friends as the "man who
started the Insurance Investigation,"
but whatever credit comes to him from
that Is counterbalanced by the fact
that for years he was the personal
attorney of Richard Canfleld, the cele
brated gambler.
With Hughes eliminated, Brackett
tiopes that the Flatt men and the Odell
men will aid him. Of course the situa
tion is complicated by the fact that
for years Brackett has been on the
outs with both Piatt and Odell. In
fact at the session of the Legislature
last Winter he Introduced a resolution,
calling upon United States Senators
Piatt and Depew to resign, because of
their connection with the insurance
fccandal, and he has made many sting
ing and unpleasant remarks concerning
Odell..
Love-Your-Encmles Campaign.
But as this stems to be a campaign
In which the motto is "Love Your En
emies" (see McClellan and Jerome: also
Murphy and Hearst) perhaps Brackett's
old enemies will help him just to get
even with a younger enemy, one Hig
gino. It's pretty hard to tell what New
York State politicians are going to do
this year, and the amount of "crow"
that is being eaten is remarkable.
DR. MOCK AT Y. M. C. A.
President of Dallas College "Ad
dresses Meeting for Men.
At yesterday's Sunday services at
the Y. M. C. A. President Mock, D. D-,
of Dallas College, delivered an address
entitled "The Spiritual Side of Man."
Dr. Mock is a distinguished speaker
and as an educator enjoys a widespread
reputation. He said:
We are living in a time when society de
mands men of moral character. The T. M.
C. A. I preparing men for the future, men
In the fullest sense -of the word, men as
Boosevelt. Folk. Jerome and LaFollette, and
when surh men rise up It is a sign of the
reawakening of the spiritual side of man.
I noticed tne sign of the T. M. c. A., the
triangle showing the three-fold nature of
man. strong In body, strong in spirit, strong
In mind. You are not a man unless you
nave all these qualities.
I honor a young man who Is striving to
attain that highest point of Intellectual su
premacy, but if I cannot urge you that
there -Is aomething higher than the mind
then my coming here is useless. You cannot
comprehend spiritual truths by intellect
alone.' Many of our most learned men are
either groping about in the darkness, or as
agnostics, saying: "There Is no Ood!" In
tellectual learning helps a man not toward
God. All Is impossible without a clean heart.
Cultivate a communion with God that you
may go out and be. strong In the world. All
these cults appealing to the occult and mys
terlous are rising from men who are trying
to find out the spirit and are vainly en
deavoring to discover the supernatural
without first having recourse to God. If you
would cultivate tnat which Is the noblest,
Vat which Is the highest, entertain a de
Dr. Brougher Preaches on "To Hell
In an Automobile."
"To Hell in an Automobile" was the
somewhat startling subject of Dr. J.
Whltcomb Brougher's sermon at the
White Temple last night. He preached
from" the text "The driving is like the
driving of Jehu, the son of Nlmshl, for he
drlveth furiously" 11 Kings, 9:20. It was
Dr. Brougher's first sermon since his re
turn from his vacation, and the big
church was crowded. In part Dr.
Brougher said:
"The automobile is a great invention.
It is a symbol of the rapid progress of
civilization. But, like everything that is
good, the devil has made use of the auto
mobile to cater to the "fast life' of many
in so-called high society. I have talked
with a number of young men who are
driving machines In this city, and while a
part of their trade is from the very best
people in the city, yet much of their ser
vice Is required at night, from 10 P. M.
to 3 A. M., in carrying those who have
more money than morals, to the road
houses and resorts beyond the city lim
its. Some of them are no better than as
signation houses. Here young women are
rul.ied and their lives disgraced.
"There are two great vital principles
that regulate life; one is the principle of
selfishness, the other is the principle of
self-sacrifice. The natural spirit of man
is selfish. This Is the very essence of
sin. Jesus Christ warns his followers to
take heed and beware of covetouness.
for a man's life consisteth not in the
abundance of the things which he pos
sesseth." If you want to find the real
spirit from which 'uncleanness, Iasclvi-
ousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities,
strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divis
ions, heresies en vyings drunkenness, rev-
ellntrs and such like' proceed, you will
find it in the spirit -of selfishness. This is
the spirit that seeks the gratification or
every fleshly appetite and passion, in de
fiance to the will of God and the law of
man.
There are also those who believe that
life consists simply in the amassing of
wealth, no difference how It may be se
cured. They drive furiously and madly
for the accumulation of money. They
speculate, they gamble, they rob the
widow and the orphan. It is only another
form of the awful spirit of selfishness.
This Is the spirit that in the past has
enslaved the sovereign on the throne, cor
rupted the judge on the bench, robbed
people of their liberty and overthrown
mighty nations.
'But such a spirit defeats Us own sen,
It will have its own reward. 'The wages
of sin is death." The man or woman who
srlves himself or herself to the enjoyment
of sinful pleasure or the acquisition of
wealth, without considering God or man,
is bound to pay the penalty. They are
rushing madly on to their doom. It Is as
tonishing how easily the devil can fool
the sinner. The most expensive thing
financially in this world issin. You can
not indulge in vice without paying an aw
ful price for it. The devil gets you cneap.
But the sad thing of ,lt all Is that a
man cannot rush on to hell alone. Others
must suffer with him. Sin is an awful
thing. It has no respect for persons. It
always means suffering, sorrow, anguish.
The pleasure of sin always gives way to
the pain of sin. He who lives to gratify
his appetites and passions will some day
be compelled to endure the torment of
being burned by them in an unquench
able fire. The selfishly sinful life can find
no permanent satisfaction. Its end comes
soon. The road to hell goes downward
and is smooth."
BISHOP OF HELENA PREACHES
Addresses a Powerful Sermon to the
Knights of Columbus.
Solemn high mass was celebrated at . St.
Lawrence's Church yesterday morning for
the anniversary feast . of the Knights of
Columbus. The Right Rev. J. P. Carroll,
D. D., bishop of Helena, delivered an ap
propriate sermon on the duties of the
members of tne order as unristians, as
Catholics and as citizens. Bishop Carroll
Is one of the leading churchmen of the
West, and is considered by many to be
the best pulpit orator of the Catholic
church In the West.
Fully 200 Knights attended the services.
The mass rendered was Clno Rosa's com
position, and lent itself admirably to the
orchestral work of D'Urbano's Royal Ital
ian Band.
The mass was celebrated by Rev. J. C.
Hughes, pastor of St. Lawrence's, assisted
by Rev. T. H. Corbett as deacon and
Rev. ii. S. Gallagher as subdeacon, and
was sung by the choir of the church.
Bishop Carroll spoke for an hour and a
half, making a stirring appeal to the
members of the order that they be as the
knights of old, without fear and without
reproach. He reviewed the works of the
order and called attention to the fact that
the Knights have as a motto "E Pluribus
Unum," iie urged them to be as one, and
not divided by petty quarrels; he urged
them to defend their faith and to be
ready at any time to explain the cardinal
points of their religion to any questioner.
The uisnop also spoke of temperance
and reminded the Knights of the fact that
the order was composed of temperate men
and that by teaching temperance by ex
ample they were upholding the policy of
the church. He encouraged the example
set by the Knights In supporting the
Catholic schools. The order in Helena,
he said, had raised $12,000 for a school for
Italian children and had endowed a chair
of American history In the Catholic Uni
versity of Washington. The bishop de
clared that if the Knights wished to be
blameless in public life they must be spot
less In private life.
CENTENARIAN TIRES OF LIFE
Attempts Suicide, but Botches Job
and Is Patched Up.
VIENNA. Sept. 2. Paul Boldavetch, a
peasant who is 115 years old, tried to
commit suicide at his home in Illutsk last
week. He tried to cut his throat, but
the knife was not quite sharp enough
and he was found before he had lost
much blood and taken to the . hospital.
There he was soon put to rights. The old
man was asked why he wanted to die and
he said the only reason; was because he
was tired of life.
Vandals Cut Down Hop Vines.
SALEM, Or., Sept, 2. (Special.) Un
known marauders entered the hopyard of
Hing Quong. near this city, last evening
and cut all the hop vines on about an
acre of ground. The hops will be of little
value.
Put an End to Family.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 2. (Special.)
Because his wife had entered a suit for
divorce, Louis Kozlofe. an Austrian,
shot and fatally wounded her and then
committed suicide by firing a bullet
into his heart today.
SCHEDULE OF STEAMER "T. J. POTTER"
The T. J. Potter leaves Ash-street dock
for North Beach, touching at Astoria, as
follows:
August 28. 9:30 A. M.; August 30, 11 A.
M.; September 1. 12:01 P. M. ; September 4
7 A. M. : September 6, 8:30 A. M.: Septem
ber 8, 8:20 A. M.
From llwaco: August 26, 6 P. M; Au
gust 29, 8 A. M.: August 31. 8 A. M. ; Sep
tember 2, 9 P. M. : September 5. 11:30 A
M.; September 7, 12:15 P. M. ; September.
9, 5 P. M. ,
Tickets at Third and Washington
streets and at Ash-street dock. Meals
may be secured on the boat.
Portland Engineer Loses His
Reason at Hood River.
CASE . SEEMS HOPELESS
After Leaving St. Vincent's Hospital
Recently, He Is Induced to Go
to Pretty Columbia .River
. Town for a Rest.. -
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.)
W. H. Maxwell, a well-known engineer,
of Portland, who has been at a hotel at
Hood River for the past week, became
suddenly insane last night, and It was
found necessary to place him under re
straint. ' Maxwell was formerly associat
ed with Oskar Huber, who was director
of works of the Lewis and Clark Fair,
under the firm name of Maxwell &
Huber, and Is a member of the Com
mercial and other clubs in Portland.
A week ago he came to Hood River,
at the suggestion of friends in Portland,
to recuperate from an attack of sick
ness, which had caused his detention
at St- Vincent's Hospital for some time.
Although it was noticed by the employea
of the hotel that Maxwell was acting
queerly, nothing was thought of it until
Saturday night, when he spent two hours
trying to hang a picture he had taken off
the wall in the office on a coat-hook
that was several times too large for an
eyelet in the top of it.
From this on Maxwell became worse,
and went about the hotel opening draw
ers and looking in dark corners, as if in
quest of something, and to inquiries he
would say nothing. It was finally decid
ed the place him under surveillance and
summon a physician, and his former
partner was communicated with over the
long-distance phone.
Mr. Huber said that Maxwell had no
relatives In this part of the country, and
that he was1 no longer identified with him
in a business way; but asked the author
ities to look after him until today.
Through the assistance of George W.
Simons, of the Pacific Bridge Company,
of Portland, who came In on an evening
train and knew Maxwell, he was induced
to go to The Dalles with Deputy Sheriff
Schmeltzer, on the ruse that he was
going there on business connected with
his profession. He was taken there on
the late train last night.
The physician who examined Maxwell
stated that he Is almost In a state of
mental collapse, having every indication
of progressive paresis and that ha thinks
he is beyond recovery. Mr. Huber, who
came to Hood River today, when In
formed of Maxwell's condition, said his
former partner had been showing a de
cline In -his mentality for several years,
but that until lately he had been able
to attend to office work. Some weeks
ago, he said, it was necessary to place
him In St. Vincent's Hospital for treat
ment for alcoholism. , While there he be
came violent, but when he improved he
left the hospital and was apparently
sane, with the exception that his memory
had deserted him, and he was unable to
remember dates, figures i or locations.
Maxwell, he said, was a fine engineer,
but that he and his friends now 'feared
that he would never be able to resume
his profession.
The unfortunate man's sister has been
communicated with in the East, anij he
will be given an examination . in . the
County Court at The Dalles.
HOOD RIVER PLANS FOR FAIR
Annual Sleeting of Association Held,
and Smith Re-Elected President.
HOOD RIVER; Or., Sept. 2. (Special.)
The annual meeting of the Hood River
Fruit Fair Association, held here yester
day for the purpose of electing officers for
the ensuing year and making arrange
ments for the seventh biennial fair, which
will be held here this year, was largely
attended. E. L. Smith, who has been
president of the association for several
years, was re-elected and the other offi
cers are: Vice-president, J. A. Wilson;
secretary, C. D. Thompson; treasurer, L.
Butler; superintendent, G. R. Castner.
Committees were appointed by Presi
dent Smith to carry out the work of ar
ranging for the fair and the entertain
ment of the State Irrigation Association,
which meets here the first two days of
the fair, October 11 and 12. A proposal to
secure funds for creating a permanent
home for the association's exhibit was
also taken up. A resolution to enlarge
the scope of the fair's exhibits so as to
include all the products and manufac
tures of the city and valley was favor
ably passed upon.
A number of state officers and other
prominent men have been invited to ad
dress the Irrigation Association and a
committee has been appointed to look
after their entertainment and furnish
transportation to points of interest.
Forty rooms will be reserved for the
association at the Mount Hood Hotel, and
other hostelries will be called on for ac
commodations, as well as private fami
lies. One of the features it is expected
to offer the irrlgationists is a trip over
the new Mount Hood Railroad.
The Hood River Commercial Club has
pledged itself to furbish the funds for
defraying the expenses of the fair, and
vice-presidents will be appointed In all
the districts of. the valley and Mosier
In order to insure a complete representa
tion of growers and their products.
GREEKS JAILED AT WOODBURN
Drunken Laborers Attempt to Cap
ture Town and Are Squelched.
WOODBURN. Or., Sept. 2. (Special.)
Five of nine Greeks from the railroad
steel gang here are in the City Jail. They
became intoxicated this afternoon, threat
ened to assault citizens and attempted to
capture the town, after a parade with tin
horns. The Marshal was absent, but a
posse headed by Mayor Poorman started
In pursuit of them as they left for South
Woodburn.
H. L. Moore headed the rioters off on
his bicycle and with a gun caused them
to halt. The others In the posse came up
behind and placed four of them under ar
rest, the others escaping. Another later
returned to Woodburn and was also
jailed. Tonight the jail is being guarded
by citizens to prevent an expected at
tempt on the part of the Greeks to lib
erate the prisoners. ' i
The Greeks had obtained their liquor
by breaking into the rear of Meehan's sa
loon and helping themselves. They also
robbed the same saloon the night before.
NECKS BROKEN IN RUNAWAY
Eastern Washington Ranchers Were
Driving Home Very Drunk.
SPOKANE, Sept. 2. A Spokesman-Review
special from Curlew, Wash., says:
Martin Wonderlich and William Fuller
ton went to Republic yesterday for a
load of lumber and started home in an
intoxicated condition. Four . mile's from
town the team ran away. ' Both were
found flead, their necks broken, this
morning. Wonderlich comes from Moran
Prairie, near Spokane. Both men lived
No Insurance on Experiment Station
Erected by Cincinnati Doctor.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 2. (Spe
cial.) Shaw's crucible iron . plant, in
which it was 'expected to make iron
from black sand burned Saturday with
a loss of 415,000. The plant had been
erected on Damon's Point on the ocean
front and was about . ready to be
started. There was no Insurance, and
the loss falls heavily on Dr. Shaw, the
originator of the scheme, who came
here from Cincinnati. ' .
- Dry Rust In Valley Hopyards.
WOODBURN, Or., Sept. 2.-HSpecIal).
Dry rust .has appeared in hopyards in
the vicinity of Mount Angel, where
there is considerable complaint, and an
immense amount of damage is liable tp
be done. This is the first appearance of
dry dust in this section. It has a
musty smell and absolutely . destroys
the flavor of the hop.
MAKES ROUND-TRIP TO . BAY
CITY IN SIX AND HALF DAYS.
Oil-Carrier Arrives After Speedy Voy
age Captain Bridgett May Do
Better Next .Time.
It remained for an oil-carrier to
break the record for the round trip by
water between Portland and San Fran
cisco. Last night the steamer Asun
cion docked at Portsmouth at 8 o'clock,
having made the voyage In six days
and a hall'. She would have arrived in
Portland harbor six hours sooner had
it not been for a delay off the mouth
of the river. The Asuncion arrived
there at night and before crossing the
bar had to wait for daylight.
Captain Bridgett. of the Asuncion, is
confident that he can break his own
record and believes that on his next
trip to the Bay City he can reduce the
time for the round trip down to six
days. '
The Asuncion left Portland at 8
o'clock last Monday morning and tied
up at her dock at 8 o'clock last
night, but six days and a half
having elapsed. She had favorable
weather both ways and arrived at
San Francisco at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, leaving the next night at 6
o'clock.
The Asuncion brings 3500 tons, or
21,800 barrels, of fuel oil. She will
leave Portland Wednesday morning
and. Captain Bridgett hopes to be an
chored in the Willamette River again
within six days from that time.
. On the way up the Asuncion passed
the log raft towed by the tug Defi
ance oft the Northern California Coast.
The-raft Is going from Columbia River
to San Diego. When sighted the tug
was making two and nine-tenths miles
an hour with her tow.
AZTEC IN THE WILLAMETTE
Is the Largest Steamer Ever on the
Portland-San Francisco Run.
The steamer Aztec, the new addition
to the San Francisco & Portland Steam
ship Company's line, left Astoria for
Portland at noon yesterday. She was ex
pected: to arrive at the Ainswortb dock
at about 9:30 o'clock last night, but is
probably anchored down the harbor.
With the arrival of the Aztec, Portland
realizes from the promise of the Harri
man interests to improve the service be
tween this port and California. The
Aztec, which will carry freight only, is
the largest vessel ever on the run be
tween Portland and San Francisco. She
has a capacity of 6000 tons of freight. -
The steamer Columbia will be put on
the line about the middle of the month,
which will give the San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company four ves
sels. With these it is believed that the
company will be able to do away with
the freight congestion. The Columbia
carries both freight and passengers. She
was badly damaged by the earthquake
and fire at San Francisco, where she was
in drydock undergoing repairs.
The two others vessels on the run are
the Costa Rica, of 1200 tons, and the
Barracouta, of 4000 tons.
The Aztec brings approximately 3000
tons of miscellaneous freight to Portland,
but will return to San Francisco loaded
to her full capacity. The work of un
loading will not be begun today, as this
is Labor Day and the longshoremen are
celebrating. All the men obtainable will
be put on Tuesday, as the steamer ex
pects to clear for the return trip by
September 8. -
FIREBUG SETS A TRAP
Old Arlington Club, Now Chinese
Lodging-House, Narrowly Escapes.
The mysterious origin of the fire which
broke out in the Japanese and Chinese
lodging-house at the corner of Fourth
and Pine streets several nights ago has
been partly solved, early this morning
when, by the merest chance, the work of
the firebug was nipped in the bud in
the old Arlington Club, opposite the
burned buildings, now occupied by about
30 Chinese men and women.
About 1 o'clock someone telephoned to
Captain Bailey that there was trouble
at 276 Pine street, the old Arlington Club,
now a large Chinese lodging-house. Offi
cer Wendorf was dispatched to the scene,
and in one corner of the kitchen, under
a pile of old newspapers, soaked with
gasoline, found a, bunch of long punk
sticks with about ten matches tied in
their middle. The ends of the punk
were slowly burning, and nearlng the
heads of the matches. The contrivance
could not fail, as when the burning end
of the punk reached the matches the
latter would light and set the paper , on
fire.
The trap was set in one corner of the
kitchen, and the whole floor was soaked
with gasoline. It was beyond any doubt
the work of a firebug. The house Is an
old frame structure, and with its wind
ing passageways and stovewood piled in
the kitchen, would make an ideal food
for the flames.
When closely questioned by Captain
Bailey, Lee To Hoy. the proprietor of the
lodging-house, admitted that the manner
In which the trap was set was that used
in China for a revenge. He feigned en
tire Ignorance of any suspect who could
have done the work and refused to say
anything about the matter. Immediately
after the trap was discovered and while
the officers were still In the house inves
tigating the occurrence, nearly 20 ?hlna
men came to the house from Second
street. Simultaneously a large. red pla
card was posted- upon the corner of Sec
ond and Oak streets. The Chinamen
would not translate the meaning of the
poster, but from their excited condition
and the way In which they flocked to the
house on Fourth and Pine streets the
police officers suspect that the work of
setting the house on fire was done by a
rival tong and that a. war may be the re
sult. -
The bundle of gasoline-soaked papers
and the punk and matches were brought
to the station by Officer Wendorf, and it
is expected the police, authorities will
make a further investigation of the mat
ter, it
Washington Congressional Del
egation Opposed to Districts.
PLAN MADE IN SPOKANE
Jones Is the-Only One Who Might
: Suffer From Proposal, but the
. Three Members Are Stand
ing Together.
' SEATTLE, Sept. 2. (Special-.) The di
vision of the state into Congressional dis
tricts will be opposed by the Congressional
delegation. There is a possibility that
Congressional districting will be suggest
ed to the coming Republican state con
vention. Even if it is not. a renewal of
the districting fight is expected at the
coming session of the Legislature.
Spokane County adopted a plank de
manding the districting of the state at
its convention this Summer, but the move
ment was not taken up by any of the
other counties of the state. Politicians
have held to the theory that the Spokane
resolution was intended to be a warning
to Congressman Jones that trouble could
be made for him if he were inclined to
mix in Eastern Washington politics too
much. If that wag the purpose of the
plank, it was unnecessary, for the Con
gressional delegation's thorough under
standing :on state politics did away with
any possibility of a conflict
Though the members of the Congres
sional delegation have been careful not
to discuss Congressional districting too
freely, it is known that the appearance
of such a bill at the next legislative ses
sion is expected. The two west side Con
gressmen would probably be uninjured,
but there is a possibility that It might
cause trouble for Jones. But in any event
the three members have a hard-and-fast
agreement for mutual defense, and they
are well enough satisfied to retain the
present system of nominating the Con-gressmen-at-large.
If Congressional division can be fore
stalled at the next session, the present
system will undoubtedly prevail until a
new apportionment Increases this state's
representation in Congress. All politicians
figure that Washington will be entitled to
two or more Congressmen after the next
census is taken, and if this forecast is
based upon a real understanding of the
state's growthj it would mean a gain In
National representation by the time the
Legislature meets in 1911. There would be
little danger with such a prospect of dis
tricting in 1909.
The obstacle that has stood in the way
of districting the state has been the im
possibility of making a satisfactory geo
graphical division, with population consid
ered. In theory, King County and the
northwest. Pierce and the southwest, and
Eastern Washington make the three ideal
divisions, but the three districts are al
together out of proportion when popula
tion is considered. Every time the Legis
lature has attempted to agree upon a bet
ter distribution of the population, the
danger of a shoestring district or of clas
sifying counties without respect to their
interests has cropped out and the attempt
has been defeated. Only once has division
been very close to adoption, and then it
was forestalled by legislative caucus.
The three Congressmen have figured
that when the census of 1910 is taken
King County will be shown to be entitled
to a Congressman of its own. It that al
lotment can be made there will be com
paratively little trouble In dividing what
ever of other representation the state
will receive. The trouble has always been
that King could not be classed with other
counties without precipitating a bitter po
litical fight or tying the couny up to a
number of smaller communities, who
would be continually outvoted.
Each time Congressional, division has
come up the Congressmen have protested
against it. They, are prepared to protest
again if the suggestion is made this Win
ter, and this time the two Senators will
aid them in killing such legislation. This
prospect indicates that the fight will not
be suggested seriously, for the Congres
sional delegation Is undoubtedly- strong
enough to win.
Confidential friends of the three Con
gressmen declare that theyf are not favor
able to an extension of the direct primary
system to the Congressional nominations.
However, they will not fight if that pro
posal is made. The three members of
Congress figure they are well enough
known to make their renomination certain
in a direct primary fight, and that what
ever of disadvantages the system might
hold for them are onset by the certainty
of continuing in office. For that reason
the only suggestion made thus far that is
interpreted as an attack upon the Con
gressmen is the districting proposal.
HOLD DOWN RAILROADS
W. R. Biiyeu Is Enthusiastic In Sup
port of Scheme.
ALBANY, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.)
"I'm in favor of it, Bryan is right,
"said Hon. W. R. Biiyeu, one of Linn
County's most prominent Democrats,
when interviewed tonight regarding
Bryan's utterances on publlo owner,
bhip. "It's a hard thing to work out,
but it is about the only way to get at
the railroads. I'm in favor of holding
them down. Bryan's right." -
County Judge C. H. Stewart said:
"We know what a menace railroads are
under present management to the pros
perity of our people. We know that
our noble President, with the help of
the Democrats in Congress, has prac
tically failed to curb them. Other coun
tries have tried public ownership and
invariably commend it, why not try
it?"
T. J. Stites. chairman of the Linn
County democratic central committee
said: "One can indorse Or disapprove
Mr. Bryan's view on Government own-,
erehip of the railroads only after
tedious and thorough investigation of
the subject, and hence I am not pre
pared now to approve or disapprove the
plan. In other respects his speech is
admirable and should meet the indorse
ment of every American citizen."
Killed by Lightning In Church.
CANTON. Ohio, Sept.. 2. (Special.)
While Attending church tonight Mrs,
James Lebau, of New Berlin, was struck
by a bolt' of lightning and instantly
killed. Mrs. Frank Fohl. sitting by her.
was badly ' burned, a shoe . being torn
from her foot. -
Killed in Street-Car Panic.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2. Mrs. Anna Edel
hartz was killed and Miss. Anna Robinson
seriously injured in a panic on a West
Twelfth-street trolley car today, caused
by a short circuit in a controller-box and
followed by the burning of the woodwork
of the car. f
Falls in Fit From Docks.
SEATTLE. Sept. 2. (Special.) Joseph
Weldfelt. aged 26, was fishing off the
Great Northern docks at Smith Cove to
day, when he was seized with an eplleptia
Jit. Ha fall into tha tuur and. waa dtawiwd.
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Pay Is Two Months Overdue, and
Threat Is Made to Begin At- "
tachnicnt Proceedings.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 2. (Special.)
Unless the striking Italian laborers on
the LeMTiston-Rlparia Railway . receive
their two months' back pay tomorrow,
the claims of the men will be pooled and
attachment proceedings instituted, which
it is intended shall tie up operation on
trains on the main line between Portland
and Spokane
So states Mike Dire, foreman of one
of the gangs of men who have been In
thlB city for five days awaiting the ar
rival of their money from Portland.
"We have been promised our pay three
different times. If we do not get our
money tomorrow our attorneys will pro
ceed at once to Colfax, where attach
ment proceedings will be begun against
the O. R. & N., and it is our intention
to have the Sheriff of Whitman County
attach an engine , on the main line of
the road.
"We will chain the engine to the track,
and no trains will operate on that road
until we get our money."
Shortly after Foreman Dire made this
statement, he was approached again for
further information, but had evidently
received a "hunch" from the lawyers
who have the case in hand, for he re
fused to divulge any more secrets.
About 150 of the Italians are still in
the city. Word came from Portland that
the J16,000 due the workmen by the In
land Construction Company would be
paid Saturday. Now It Is said the money
will arrive Monday. Manager Ledoux is
still in Portland, wfiere he is conferring
with Erickson '& Peterson. It is rumored
on the street that the Inland Construction
Company has lost heavily on the con
tract work because of Inability to secure
sufficient laborers and the high wages
which have to be paid.
This morning 75 Austrian laborers quit
the construction camps 30 miles down
the Snake River. They reached town
soon after noon and are on their way
to Culdesac, where they hope to seoure
work on the Northern Pacific extension
there. The Austrlans state that another
large force of men will quit the Snake
River camps tomorrow, when very few
workmen- will be left.
"We are charged $5.25 a week for board
by the O. R. & N. contractors," said
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CAFES ARE NOT CLOSED
Parisian Landlords Conclude to
Postpone the Day.
PARIS. Sept. 2. Contrary to the gen.
eral expectation, the order to hotels,
cafes, and places of amusement, to close
their doors was not carried into effect
today. The hotel and reataurant-kecpers
decided that they would postpone for an
other week the carrying out of the vote
of the alimentation syndicate In favor of
a complete closing Sundays arid rejecting
the proposal to give employes a day off
in retaliation.
Made Viceroy of Nanking.
' LONDON. Sept. ' 2. The Times' Pekln
correspondent says that Tuan Fang,
Viceroy of Chckiang and Fukien Prov
inces, who was one of the imperial cony
mission recently in America and Europe
to study foreign political methods, ' has
been appointed Viceroy of Nanking.
Tchou Fou, who was replaced by Tuan
Fang, is transferred to Fuchau. Tuan
Fang's appointment is generally ap
proved. Arrivals and Departures.
ASTORIA. Sept. 2. Condition of the bar
at 5 P. M., smooth; wind northwest, weather
clear. Arrived down at 3 A. M. and sailed
at It A. M., steamer Costa Rlea, for San
Francisco; arrived down at 6 A. M. and
sailed at 11:30 A. M.. steamer Whittler. for
San Francisco; (arrived down at 9 A. M. and
sailed at 12 M.. steamer Thomas L. Wand,
for San Francisco; arrived In .at 8:30 A. M.
and left up at 12:30 P. M.. steamer Aztec,
from San Francisco; arrived at 9 A. M.
and left up at 1:30 P. M.. steamer Asuncion,
from San Francisco; sailed at 6 A. M.,
steamer Elmore, for Tillamook; left up at 9
A. M.. steamer Wellington; sailed at 12 M .
schooner Taurus, for Redondo.
San Francisco. Sept. 2. Sailed at 12 M-,
steamer Joban Poulten. for Portland; Amer
ican ship Two Brothers. In tow of tua; Sea
Rover, for Columbia River. Arrived yester
day, schooner O. M. Kelloirjr. from Portland.
Sailed yesterday, bark Rhoderick Dhu, for
Portland.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2. Arrived Minnesota,
from London; Nordland. from Liverpool.
Tenerifle. Sept. 2. Arrived Steamer Her
monthea, from San Franciaco.
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Sam , Hall, who shoots on the Eaton
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terday, mostly wood ducks. He reports
that, despite the dry season, there are
many of the earlier varieties of ducks
using the lakes that have been fed.
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