THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1907. SWILL STRIKE IS II LOST CAUSE elapsed since the first of the year. At PORTLAND MKT SUE Rail passengers must go via Ogden or else go to Seattle and take ship from that port. Portland steamers sail every five days. PLAN FINAL SPURT the rate the fines are piling up against Youngferdorf & Son. or their bondsmen, the profit will, soon disappear. How ever the city seems to- be protected. so far as the contract price Is con cerned as very little money has been paid out on the building to anybody. Three Cargoes Clear From Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. March 24. (Special.) The schooner Annie Larsen cleared at the Custom House today for San Fran cisco with a cargo Of 470,000 feet of lum ber, loaded at the Astoria Box Company's mill. The schooner James Rolph cleared today for San Pedro with a cargo of 613,000 feet of lumber. loaded at Westport. The steamer J. B. Stetson also cleared at the Custom House today. She goes to San Francisco and carries a cargo of 810.000 feet of lumber, loaded at the Tongue Point Lumber Company's mill. "Stint yourself, as you think good, in other things; but don't scruple freedom in brightening home. Gay furniture and a brilliant garden are a , sight day by day, and make life blither." Buxton. At the last meeting of the. Council Vitally Interested in Test of Port of Columbia Act. Y. M. C. A. Hopes to Complete Fund This Week. v the Cement Produce Company sent a long communication and claim for ma terial, but on the advice of City At torney Greene no notice was taken of it. If the Council had recofrnized this Portland Plants .Will Re sume Operations This Morning. claim it might have let down the bars for a flood whose depth or volume no body can.estimate. ASTORIA GAINS BY DELAY ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH FIRE DRAWS BIG CROWD STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK Oh ners Say They Have Xo Difficul ty in Securing Full Crews and Idle Men Tire of Walkout. .1 STATrTWT.NTS OF BOTH RIDES IX sawmim. srnuKi;. MXIjI.OWXERS We shall start our lumber mlllii In the morning with pracltcally & full force of operatives. ORGANIZER HARE1.WOOD, of the Industrial Workers of the World The lumber mills will not resume operations tomorrow because, of their inability to (tet the required number of men. Small Blaze on Couch Street Little Damage. Does Fire in the residence of Mrs. J. Rob erts, 349 Couch street, drew a bis; crowd last night about 9 o'clock. The blaze did not result in any extensive damage, but the flames shot high in the air for a few minv.tes and from the intersections of streets on Washington it looked like a serious fire. When the alarm was turned in Wash ington street was crowded, but the peo ple followed the fire apparatus, and no While the leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World will not admit it, the death knell of the lumber mill strike in Portland will be sounded this morning when the wheels of industry in the Port land lumber mills will again be started. The announcement yesterday morning that the lumber mills of the city would resume operations today was the occa sion for general rejoicing among the resi dents of Portland. The enforced shutdown of the lumber mills of this city, because of the lockout, has been generally con sidered unfortunate for the city and" the industrial welfare of the community. The Information that former prosperous con ditions will be restored Is naturally good news to Portland people. "We will he able to start our mills Monday mornina- with comparatively a full force of men.' snld a millowner last nipht, "notwithstanding reports to the contrary by the Industrial Workers ot the World, with which a few of our for mer employes are associated. A great many of the men that left our service, largely from Intimidation, have applied for their former positions, and when we resume operations In the -morning, they will be found at their old places. It is true that some of our former employes will not report for work in the morning, hut we will be able to equip our plants with other applicants that have sought employment In our mills. Satisfied that they gain nothing by remaining out long er, a majority of our old employes have applied for their former positions and will resume their work. A three weeks' un expected vacation has effectually cured them of the strike habit and they are ready to return." Will Not Admit Defeat. "We are entirely satisfied with the sit uation," said Fred W. Haselwood. mem ber of the executive committee of the Na tional organization of the Industrial Workers of the World last niKht. "Con trarv to conflicting reports, we have not Inst a single man from our organization whii-h is standing pat for what it con siders I Its due in the way of a shorter workday and an increased minimum wage of J2..7) a day. The lumber mills of Port land, and vicinity will he unable to re sume operations tomorrow, regardless of the claims of the millowners. who have been unable not only to Induce their for nier emploes to return to work, but also to get other men to take the places of their dissatisfied workmen. We are not at all alarmed with the existing comii tion of affairs and will certainly not con cede that the strike has been lost." When the mills resume operations this morning. It is true that many of the em ployes will be new men. Some of the for mer employes of the milts have applied for their former positions and have been assured their services will be accepted. Hut the greater part of the forces at the mills will be from new arrivals "in the city who have FHKerly sought employment in'these plants since the lockout was de clared three weeks ago. That the mills will start again this morning is without question. H Is not an idle claim on the part of the millowners. A sufficient num ber of men have apptled for work to make it certain that every lumber mill plant In the city will be fully supplied with workmen. ' Men Anxious to Work. It is learned that of the men that quit their positions in the lumber mills, prob ably "00 have obtained other employment, largely with niilroad construction forces. Other than this .number the 2500 men that were thrown out of employment on ac count of the strike have been without work and are more than anxious for an opportunity to again gain employment. Disorderly conduct." said Organizer yarrow In discussing the strtee situation. "Is a condition that we will not tolerate on tho part of any man that is connected with the Industrial Workers of the AVorid. He must be a gentleman at all times and when he fails to keep order, the nut lioritles are no more prompt than the officers of the Industrial Workers of the World in informing t lie enthusiast that he is transgressing the rights of the public." It is perhaps due to Ibis discipline that only two arrests have been made among v the strikers since the trouble began. The seeond arrest took place Saturday even ing when James Kelly was arrested for distributing Mils without a license. Kelly was scattering bills on Second and Burn side street advertising a mass meeting of tho strikers to be held Sunday afternoon. He was. taken to the police station, and mer a charge had been booked against him, was released on his own recogni zance to appear in the Municipal Court this morning. The striking millhands held a meeting at Arion Hall yesterday afternoon, ad dresses being made by B. H. Williams. Vincent Harper and Fred W. Haselwood. CITY HALL A MYSTERY Official of St. Johns Ignorant of Its Status. 'The wind whistles through the City Hall at St. Johns, but the sound of the saw and hammer is not heard, and few workmen are seen about this structure. The singular feature about this build ing Is that nobody connected with the new city government of St. Johns seems to know anything about the new city hull Mayor ITlnman on being asked who was Mulshing the building, or when it was likely to he finished admitted that he knew absolutely noth ing about It. except that Youngferdorf ,v Son were Rwarded the first contract for about J7000. The contract called for completion of the building January I 1907, hut it Is far from being com pleted, and the original contractors are being Hncd at the rate of $5 a day, and already nearly three months have Fears Expressed That Clatsop Inter ests Will Not Hasten Suit They Intend to Bring to De feat legislation. Astoria's fight in the courts against the Port of Columbia act of the Legislature may cause Portland to undertake suit to determine the constitutionality of the act. In order to establish the validity of the $400,000 bonds which the new Port Com mission is authorized to issue for pur- ' Charles E. Fnlklylng Libeled. ABERDEEN. Wash., March 24. (Spe cial.) Deputy Marshal Statter of Tacoma came here today and libeled the schooner Charles E. Falklying at the American Mill Company's docks, on a claim of 1600 due F. J. Jones, president of the Chehalis County Bank. Storm Quits at Hoqulam. HOQT-'IAM. Wash.. March 24. (Special.) The storm which has been sweeping Gray's Harbor during the past five days has broken, the gale dying down. The condition of the bar Is still bad. but bar- Business Districts Will Be Carefully Canvassed by "Large Committee Starting Out Today and All will Help. The T., M. C. A. "Everybody Gives" campaign has started with a whoop. Tt was supposed to commence this morning at 9 o'clock, but things happened ahead of time and the real start was made yester day afternoon at 4 o'clock when several score young men met at the Y. M. C. A. STEAMSHIP DAKOTA, FROM A SKETCH MADE THE MORNING AFTER THE WRECK IN BAY OF TOKIO II I I MIIIWasBsWIMsTaaMlsjaMIIBsBWslWMIIIIIBIIIIII lllTTnnTMnnIITirll nTTTTTn iMTTTTfnTTniTTTTT 1 TiiiniiminnTT 14,4 h -..vf cA?V vlfe- - - fix - -life is vmS ' - - '&'mj ' ' tit Tho uccompanylng sketch of tne steamship Dakota, which went ashore at the entrance to the Bay-of Tokio on- the morning of March S, was made from the deck of the steamship Minnesota on the afternoon of the following day by H. C. Flint, who was a passenger on the latter vessel. The' Minnesota arrived in Seattle March 17. The Dakota then stood with her stern ten feet out of the water. Since then she has gone to pieces. According to Mr. Flint the Dakota made land at ten miles off shore. She altered her course and It was the intention of the captain to make the second point about six miles off shore? There was a strong inset and when the second observation was made the vessel was too far Inshore to escape the rocks. lese than 10.000 persons watched the fire men extinguish the flames. It is believed that the fire started from a defective flue, as there had been a fire in the kitchen stove. Mrs. Roberts was absent, hut one of the neighbors saw the flames burst out of the roof and imme dlatelv turned in an alarm. Only the root aa burned, while the furniture was ruined by water. The damage will not amount to more than J1000. which, it is understood, is covered by insurance. The property belongs to John Vestal. MANAGER TALBOT HOME Will Xol Discuss Sale of Corvallls & Knslcrn Railroad. Guy W. Talbot, general manager of the Hammond lines in this state, which have recently passed to the Hill and Harrlman interests, returned yesterday from New. York, where he spent several days In con ference with the former owners of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad and the Corvallls & Kastern. The former has been purchased by the Hill interests and the latter by Harrlman. Mr. Talbot says he is not in a position to discuss the re ported purchase of the latter road at this time. A conference between Mr. Talbot and C. M.- Ievy. vice-president of the North ern Pacific, will be held soon, at which the formal transfer of the property to the Hill system will be arranged. Until he confers with Mr. Levy. Mr. Talbot says he does not know what changes in the official list of the road will be made. Mr. Talbot stopped in San Francisco on his way to New York and saw A. B. Hammond, president of the two Oregon roads. Mr. Talbot is not ready to give out any details regarding this interview. Will Build Bridge at Milwaiikie. The O. W. P. is preparing to build a new bridge across Johnson Creek at Mil waiikie. to replace the present structure that hae stood since the road was first built lo Oregon City. A plledriver is on the ground ready to begin work. HOPES TO RENEW TRADE Honolulu Merchant F.ager for Steamer Idne lo Portland. Fred I.. Waldron. a commission mer chant of Honolulu, who is now In Port land, says that he hopes to see a steamer line between Portland and the Hawaiian Island successfully established and Is do ing what he can toward this end. "It Is my opinion that Captain William Matson may be Induced to put the Hi lonian back on this route." he said. "The last time that vessel was here, she made up a .cargo in ten days, so there Is a good chance for trade between this city and the l.Mands. in return for grain, flour, hay and vegetables, we are send ing out quantities of pineapples, rice and coffee. While we receive 75 per cent more for our pineapples . than do other sections which produce the fruit, we can not supply the demand." In regard to his dealings with Portland firms, he said that people 2000 miles away doing their business by cable appreciate good, fair dealing by substantial firms. Syndicate Stores Falls. A large part of the assets of the Pacific Syndicate Stores Company, of Los An geles, In which several Portland people were interested, was sold last week to the E. P. Charlton Company. The Pa cific Syndicate Stores Company went into bankruptcy. The price is such that it will bring the creditors about 75 cents on the dollar. The assets disposed of are the entire etock ot merchandise and the fixtures In the four stores of the syndi cate, located In Los Angeles, San Ber nardino, Redlands and Rivereide. Milwaukee Country Club. Eastern and California races. Tak Sellwood or Oregon City car. starting from First ana Alor atrasta. chase of pilot-boats and tugboats for the Columbia River bar. That Astoria will fight the act. there is no doubt. Citizens of Astoria emphati cally declare that the people of that city are resolved on this course, and the unanimity of public sentiment on the matter there is manifest. Astoria will contend that the Port of Columbia composed of Multnomah, Co lumbia and Clatsop Counties Is a mu nicipality; that the Supreme Court of Oregon in 1891 declared the Port of Port land district created for municipal pur poses and then within the power of the Legislature to establish; that the con stitution was amended last year under the initiative, to take away the power from the Legislature and to declare spe cifically that the Legislature shall not create a municipality; and that the Leg islature has no authority to create the Port of Columbia. The opposing argument in Portland is that the fort of Columbia is not a mu nicipality, of the kind that the Legisla ture is forbidden to establish. The question Is one of large Import ance, not alone because control of pilot age and towage Is Involved, but also be cause the validity of the bonds depends on the constitutionality of the act. Be fore selling the bonds in July, as the act requires, their validity should be es tablished, in order that the Port district should receive the highest possible price for them. The act will go into effect May 25, and the live members of the Port Commission are to bold their first meeting "at as early a day after the going into effect of tills act as practicable." It does not seem possible that the question can be taken into the courts until after that time. The act says that the "bonds shall be dated the first day of July. 107." When the Port of Portland was created 16 years ago, the validity of the act was tested at once and the act was sus tained first by the Circuit Court of Mult nomah and then by the Supreme Court, in a friendly suit. The latter court ren dered Its decision in July after the pass age of the act in February. In order to hasten the decision in the case of the Port of Columbia, some au thorities believe that the test should be instituted in Multnomah County, since, if Astorians should begin the suit, they would not be eager to press it along, and might even take it up in the Federal Courts, and thus make long delay. AUSTRALIAN' MAILS DELAYED Withdrawal of Oceanic Steamers Work Hardship on Postofflce. WASHINGTON, March 24. In conse quence of the withdrawal by the Oceanic Steamship Company of its steamers on the route between San Francisco, Auck land and Sydney, the postofflce depart ment is without means of dispatching parcels-post mails to New Zealand and Australia. Postmasters have been instructed to decline to receive such packages ad dressed for delivery in this country un til further orders, which will be issued as soon as other arrangements can be made. These are expected in the near future. STEAMER ROANOKE ARRIVES Brings Big List of Passengers From San Francisco. The steamer Roanoke, from San Pedro, San Francisco and Eureka, arrived yesterday-morning. The vessel brought 139 passengers and 600 tons of freight. She will leave for the South again tomorrow night. The washouts on the main line of the Southern Pacific between Portland and San Francisco have increased the steam ship business to a large extent. The Costa Rica sailed for tt?e Bay City with a full passenger list and about two-thirds of the accommodations of the Columbia and the Roanoke, which will sail tomor row night, have been taken. All accom modations for these steamers will be sold by tonight and after that time there will be a scramble for berths for the South. bound vessels . expect to get to sea at high water tomorrow. Marine Notes. The oil tank steamer Argyll arrived up at Portsmouth yesterday. The steamer Alliance sailed last night for Coos Eay with 96 passengers and over 700 tons of freight. The steamer Columbia arrived un last night with a full passenger list from San Francisco. She will .sail for the South tomorrow night. . The steamer Roanoke arrived yesterday morninjy with passengers and freight from san .r-edro and way. She will also sail tomorrow night. Arrivals and Departures. ASTORIA, March 24. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind, southwest, four miles: weather, clear. Arrived at 7:20 A. M-. Tub: Tatoosh. with disabled steamer Co qultle River. Arrived at 7:o A. M. Steam er Santa Ana, from San Francisco. Ar rived at 7:25 A. M. and left up at 3 P. M. Barge Rufus E. Wood, In tow of tus; Sea Rover, from San Francisco. Arrived at 8:15 A. M. and left up at 1J:30 P. M. Steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. Arrived at S:30 and left up at 10:30 A. M. Steamer Argyll, from San. Francisco. Arrived down at 10:3o A. M. British steamer Aymerlc. San Diego, March 24. Arrived 2:1. Steamer Iroquois, from New York, for Se attle. San Francisco. March 24. Sailed Whal ing steamer Herman Hanole, for Willapa. Arrived Schooner Alice McDonald, from Co lumbia River; steamer City of Pueblo, from Victoria. Tides at Astoria Monday. High. Low. 9:3fl A. M...7.S feet!4:0.T A. M....3.H feet 11:32 P. M...7.7 feet4:30 P. M O.s feet VICTIM OF WIFE'S ANGER H. A. Loftus, Stabbed in Family Koiv, Is Worse H. A. Loftus, who was stabbed by his wife during a family quarrel at their home Saturday night, is reported as bor dering on delirium at St. -Vincent's Hos pital, and unless he is better today the operation decided upon early yesterday may not be performed. Blood poisoning symptoms are evident near the cut on his arm, and the phy sicians had decided to operate, but -the condition of the patient may cause some delay. Mrs. Loftus, who is confined in a cell In the women's ward of the City Jail, was extremely nervous all day yesterday and frequently asked as to her husband's condition. A TERRIBLE TUMBLE! Elegant slightly used pianos. Kimballs (2) , Deckers. Fosters. Everetts. Steinways (3) ,-Ludwigs (4), Fischers (1), Hallet & Davis, Knabes. in fact, almost every well-known make is to be found in our exchange department. These pianos come to us from Oregon's wealthiest homes toward payment of the wonderful new Pianola pianos. -Two Steinways, a Hallet & Davis and a Pearl. Baby Grands, even a Concert Grand Steinway, are here at prices that represent real and enormous savings. Will sell for cash or on very easiest of terms with simple interest added. If you are looking for a really good piano, only used a short time, and on virtually your own terms, this is your opportunity- . Eilers Piano House, 353 Washington street. A Popular Train East. Xo. 20. over the Pennsylvania Lines' differential Pan Handle. Route, runs solid through to New York in 28 hours, leav ing Chicago 105 A. M. daily. First-class fare Chicago to New York, $18; second class, S16. Complete information about Chicago-New York trains furnished upon request, addressed to F. N. Kollock. Dis trict Agent, Portland, Or. K1SER PHOTO CO. Seen to Photos; Lobby Imperial Hotel. hall for the Sunday afternoon devotional meeting. The crowd was solicited but there was no one who had any great faith in the re sults, for the majority had given and given again and none of the men present were men of means. All were salaried men. but the total secured was about $650. Prob ably no sum given by any set of men In the city represents more of a sacrifice than the 5&0 given yesterday afternoon, and given spontaneously at that, just to send the campaign off well. Before the appeal was made to the meeting. Secretary Stone and another of the executive committee guessed as to the amount that would be given. Mr. Stone made it $175 to show his faith, while the other man guessed $10 less. It waa one of the surprises that has happened all through the campaign of late and which the solicitors hope will continue. At the same time the men In the big hall were giving so freely, the chairmen of the 21 soliciting committees were hold ing a session in the little hall below. It was an enthusiastic session, everybody was sure the campaign was going to raise the amount needed by the end of the week and several thought they would wind up their part of the contract by Wednesday night. From reports made at the meeting of the committeemen It was evident that there were hundreds of men In the down town offices who had not slven and who were ready to donate. These men had promised to give when it was seen that the campaign was going to be a success and when their donations were needed to assure the success of this campaign. The committeemen are In a position to assure these men that the time has come and these tacit promises are being regarded as one of the big elements of success, prob ably $2s,000 being half pledged in this manner already. The chairmen were assigned their dis trlcts in the business center, these dis tiicts for the most part Including some one square that is to be thoroughly gone over before another block is tackled. The chairmen without exception were present and brought word that their committee men were ready for work and would be on hand this morning. At 7:30 this morning" the 100 representa tives of the business houses who are to canvass the city this week will breakfast together at the Oregon hotel 'and after an hour and a hcJX of campaign talk will start on their roundup of the city. At noon the men will gather for lunch at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium and the chairmen will report progress. Several out of town Y. M. C. A. secretaries and general work ers are on hand for the final campaign week and men who have been through the Seattle and Spokane campaigns say that the situation here Is more encouraging than at was In either of the cities when the final campaigns were started. At the Theaters What the Press Agents Bay. PROVED GREAT SUCCESS "As a Man Sows" Makes Great Hit at Baker Theater. "As a Man Sows," day afternoon at the one of the greatest season. It is a story which thrills with 1 to end. The several trie Baker company opportunity for fine which opened yester Baker Theater, proved successes of the stock of English aristocracy nterest from beginning strong cnaracters give principals an excellent work. "A Cowboy's Girl" Suits Them AH. "A Cowboy's Girl, who came to the Empire Theater yesterday- for a week's engagement, suited everyone In the audi ence so. well that It looked like the cow boy was going to lose her. The whole piece made an, instantaneous hit and the house was never more enthusiastic. "A Senator's Daughter" at Lyric. Beginning with today's matinee and con tinuing all week, with a matinee each day, the bill at. the . Lyric will be the popular drama of Washington society life, "A Sen There is not a more im portant obligation resting" upon the shoulders of any married man that needs more consideration than the establishment of any home. Hotel life, boarding houses, rooming-places and apartment house existence are all mere pretexts for comfortable living. "A cot tage will hold as much happiness as will stock a palace," said Hamilton. However humble the structure may be, it is home, nevertheless. The man who provides himself with a roof of his own to cover his head takes his greatest step in life. Aside from the mere matter of cost, location is a most es sential feature. No wife can be happy in a manu-. f acturing district, near a railroad track or far re moved from her friends. No children should be al lowed to roam atlarge in un desirable neighborhoods. Plenty of room, lots of pure air, groves of trees and magnificent scenery, all play an important part in the making of a home. Fortunately Rose City Park has all these features and many more. A man does not have to be wealthy to live there. If he cannot afford to build his own home the building associ ation will help him. Own a home in Rose City Park if you will; but build a home of your own somewhere. Hartman & Thompson BANKERS ' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING Ground Floor. r; Phone Private Ex. 20. ator'. Daughter." The play ha bn cast and Is expected to be one o the most popular bills o the Tveek. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Advance Scat Sale at Box Office of Heilig Theater Tomorrow. Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, at 10 o'clock, at the box office of the Helllg The ater. Fourteenth and Washington streets, the advance seat sale n-111 open for the tune ful musical comedy success. "The Tender foot." which comes for three nights begin ning Thursday. March 28. with a special matinee Saturday afternoon.- Oscar I.. Fer guson, Ruth White and an excellent sup porting company are presenting this always welcome favorite. Charles B. Hanford Next Sunday. The eminent tragedian and actor. Charles B. Hanford. supported by Marie Drofnah and a capable company of players, will pre sent Cymbeline" at the Heilig Theater next Sunday night, March 31, and "Julius Cae sar" Monday night, April 1. The advance seat sale will open next Friday morning. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Pantagea' Big Comedy Act. The New York vaudeville favorites. Barr and Evans, character comedy creators, will head the new week's bill, which opens this afternoon and tonight at Pantages The ater. They have one of the best comedy turns ever put on In Portland. The Great Wilsons. Stroud and Thatcher. Hlllon Sis ters and Zo Tanzl are among the other prin cipals. The show Is a good one. May Recover From Wounds. Joseph T. Maxwell, who was shot and seriously injured Saturday morn ing at Oregon City by William H. Henderson, who killed his wife and himself, was broug-ht to Good Samari tan Hospital yesterday. Although de lirious last night, it is believed he will recover. An. . examination of the wounded man showed the bullet had struck the top of the skull, when it ranged downward and found an exit behind the ear, leaving a dangerous wound. Maxwell's condition had im proved yesterday. Funeral of C. B. Frisell. OREGON CITY, Or., Ma'rch 24.-(Spp-cial.) The funeral of the late Charlee B. Frisell was held this afternoon at the Crematorium in Portland. Special cars conveyed the body and the funeral party from here. The funeral was under the auspices of the local lodge of Masons and was" attended by many of Frisell's fellow-townsmen. Expect to Float Northwestern. VICTORIA, B. C, March 24. The wrecking steamer Salvor left today for the wreck of the Northwestern at La Touche Island, where an attempt will bo made to float her and bring her to Vic toria, for repairs. 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