THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1907.
CRISIS
REACHED
WITH TRAINMEN
Deadlock on Railroads
Broken by Long Conference.
Not
FIREMEN JOIN IN DEMANDS
Managers Asli Presidents for New
Instructions and Decisive Con
ference Coincs Today Great
Cost of Advance to Koads.
CHICAGO, March 26. (Special.)
A crisis was reached this afternoon
in the threatened big railroad strike,
which may tie up 42 Western rail
roads and put 65,000 employes out of
wtork. The railway managers and the
union representatives failed to break
the deadlock over the demands of the
trainmen and conductors for an in
crease in wages and a shorter working
day. After a three-hours' conference
between the ten representatives of the
General Managers' Association and the
192 delegates of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and Order of Rail
road Conductors, the meeting ad
journed for the day without any step
toward ,a settlement.
Await New Instructions.
Later the railway managers held a
separate meeting to secure new in
structions from E. H. Harrlman, J. J,
Hill and other railroad magnates. The
trainmen and conductors met In the
Masonic Temple to discuss the seri
ous situation. All efforts to avert a
strike are being made, but both sides
are refusing to make futher conces
sions. P. H. Morrissey. chief of the train
men, and A. B. Garretson, chief of the
conductors, declined to- say whether
any progress toward a settlement had
. been made today, but appeared to hope
for some progress tomorrow, Vhen the
managers and the men will meet
again.
Firemen Also Slake Pemand.
Representatives of the railroad flre-
. men arrived in Chicago today and,
added complications to the already
tense situation. There were 196 mem
bers in the delegation and all were
Instructed to insist upon an increased
. scale. Failure to secure this was fol
lowed with Imperative Instructions to
call a strike. Ten thousand more men
. are lnvolv.ed, and it is the belief in
labor circles that they will go out at
. once. All the union men are working
in harmony.
The strike ultimatum of 40,400 con
ductors and trainmen, which may pre
cipitate a great railway tie-up was
formally submitted to the companies.
The conference was between the com
mittee of the General Managers' As
sociation and the representatives of
the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen
and the Order of Railway Conductors.
Had Orders to Deny Demand.
. The managers went into conference
under instructions from Mr. Harrlman,
Mr. Hill and George J. Gould, it Is
said, to deny the demands of the men.
The Increase which they are asking
would add $6,000,000 annually to the
opurating expenses of the 42 roads
Involved, whose payrolls now aggre
gate $320,000,000. If the concessions
asked were to be made and the de
mand for a 12 per cent increase be
come general In all branches of the
service, it would mean $40,000,000
more.
Gazette, and during the hot political con- I
tests of I860 began writing articles over ;
the signature "Agate." He took the field i
as a war correspondent, distinguishing
himself at the battle of Shlloh by being
the only one to get his report through to
the Northern newspapers. His defense of
Grant in that "battlefield report" has
done much for the historical record of the
great Federal Captain. After a few years
in Washington he went to the New York
Tribune in 1868 and became associated
with Horace Greeley. When Mr. Gree
ley died in 1872 he succeeded to the editor
ship and chief ownership of the Tribune,
one of the most powerful party organs
ever known.
Mr. Reid doesn't mince words when
he writes editorials, and bis bitter at
tacks upon Conkling and Flatt during
the famous factional fight of the early
'80s earned for him a hatred that has
never been appeased. When Mr. Reid
went as Minister to France, he put John
Hay in charge of the Tribune. Later,
when Mr. McKlnley came to the White
House. Mr. Reid would have been sent
abroad, but the Flatt influence in the
Senate was such as to prevent his con
firmation. Mr. Hav was sent. In 1897
Mr. Reid displaced Mr. Hay by going
to England as special Ambassador to
the Queen's jubilee and four years later
he displaced Mr. Choate by his appoint
ment as special Ambassador to the coro
nation of King Kdward. He was also
honored by an appointment on the Paris
Peace Commission in 1898. But all the
time his editorials rankled In the bosoms
of New York's Senators, and Mr. Mc
Klnley could give him no permanent
honor.
Gets His Honors at Last.
When Mr. Roosevelt became President
in his own right, he swung the big stick
over Mr. Piatt, told him to be good and
sent Mr. Reid to St. James. Since 1903
Mr. Reid has had nothing whatever to
do with the Tribune management. It is
doubtful if he will ever return to active
Journalism, because he Is now 70 years
old. He loves his country home, Ophir
Hall, a U-shaped stone building. In the
court of which there grows an enormous
buckeye tree, showing that he is still
an Ohio man.
H. W. Scott's Vigorous English.
Harvey W. Scott, for half a century
the editor of The Portland Oregonlan,
has an intimate knowledge of the classics. '
of which few men can boast. And yet :
he is not college-bred. Born on a farm
In Illinois 69 years ago, he went to Ore
gon when he was a boy in the days
when est was West. All the money he
could make or scrape was saved to buy
books of instruction and to Indulge the
passion for reading which possessed him
from childhood. The languages of the '
ancients were mastered and the minds '
of all the English writers were his to
look into. In the years that followed,
this hard-gotten training showed in the :
editorials he wrote, which are remarkable j
for their strong, clear, unaffected Eng- j
lish. For 40 years Mr. Scott has made
It a practice to read a chapter from King
James' Bible and a scene from one of
Shakespeare's plays before going to bed.
No other one man deserves so much
credit for the wonderful upbuilding of
the Northern Pacific Coast region, and
certainly no man Is more proud of his
country or more interested and con
cerned in Its welfare.
Tomorrow A continuance of veteran
editors of America.
VETERANS IN CHAIR.
(Continued From First Page.)
"Marse Henry" overdraws when he likes,
It is popularly supposed that he draws
$0,ono a year, when he does not over
draw. Mr. Watterfon once said of Pren
tice "he cared nothing for money, but
had what he needed," and the same may
be said of Mr. W'atterson, who has often
refused office and has always declined to
consider offers, however attractive, to es'
tablish a connection with larger papers.
His loyalty to his paper and to the sons
or his old friend, w. N. Haldeman. Is
unswerving. Any one who will is welcome
to assail what appears in the editorial
columns of the courier-Journal, but the
man who says it is not a great news
paper is the enemy of Henry Watterson.
Halstead's Tears in Harness.
No one of the great editors whose
names were indlssolubly linked with the
history of this Nation in the ttto decades
after the Civil War had a wider range of
experience than did Murat Halstead, who
now lives in retirement at Cincinnati.
On March 2 last he and his wife cele
brated their golden wedding anniversary
They were married on March 2, 18o7, and
took the train that night for Washing
ton, where Mr. Halstead arrived In time
to report the inauguration of President
Buchanan on the 4th of the month. He
reported the trial and execution of John
Brown, at that time becoming acquainted
with Colonel Robert E. Lee. in command
of the troops at Harper's Ferry. When
the Civil War came on Mr. Halstead saw
much service as a correspondent in the
field, returning to Cincinnati to take
charge of his paper after the war closed.
Four Wars. Many Conventions.
He mas with Prince Bismarck in the
Franco-Prussian War, with Weyler In
the Cuban revolution, just before the
American intervention, and with General
Merritt In the Philippine Insurrection. He
has attended and reported every National
convention since the one held in Charles
ton in 1!60, with the exception of the last
Democratic convention at St. Louis, when
Mr. Parker was nominated. Of an In
tense nature and decided opinions, the
Halstead of the editorial page was far
rrom being a colorless writer. In his day
he probably caused more bitter editorial
controversies than any other one man In
America. As a correspondent he was al
ways fair to both sides, sometimes lean
Ing a little backward In his desire to do
justice, but always graphic and interest
ing. He is one of the few remaining
giants of the days of personal journalism
, In the United States.
Held Wins Boss' Knnill-.
Whllelaw Reid. the American Ambassa
dor to Great Britain, began his journal
istic career just oO years ago as the
editor of the Xenia fOhio) News. Tator
ho became a reporter on the Cincinnati
STOCK MARKET RECOVERS
Help of Cortelyou and Bankers
Sends Prices Upwards.
NEW YORK, March 26. A complete re
versal of sentiment from the depression
of yesterday marked today's trading in
the stock market. Although . London
prices were lower this morning, the New
Tork exchange soon after the opening
showed a much stronger tone than for
some time past and quotations were ad
vanced sharply on very heavy buying.
The bears began to retreat on rumors
that further Government assistance for
the money market was imminent and
when the formal announcement came
from Washington that such- assistance
was to be given, the shorts began to
cover up their outstanding contracts. At
the same time there was a renewal of
purchases for investment.
The result was an upward turn of prices
that was almost as sensational as was
the sharp decline of yesterday. Trading
was wild and excited, as the bears sought
to cover, and before noon stocks were
selling at from 2 to 8 points higher than
the low points of the earlier trading.
Pool to Support Market
Accompanying the upward movement
was an industriously circulated rumor
that an enormous pool had been formed
by the greatest banking houses in Wall
street to support prices. This report,
which lacked confirmation and which was
rather deprecated by conservative bro
kerage Arms, made it appear that $50.
000,000 had been subscribed by banking
Interests to buy stocks, with the object
of putting a stop to the recent declines.
Nothing whatever developed to give sub
stance to this story, but it was not with
out effect on the trading.
Except for occasional recessions due to
profit-taking, the strong tone continued
to the close and the final prices through
out the list were at substantial advances
from yesterday's closing quotations.
Most Conspicuous Advances.
Support was most conspicuous in St.
Paul, Pennsylvania. Union Pacific, South
ern Pacific. Atchison and the copper
stocks. In fact, there was a good de
mand for all the high-grade Issues. Union
Pacific touched 131 and American Smelt,
ing rose 6 points over last night.
London Market Is lleeovering.
LONDON. March 26. Trading on the
Stock Exchange today opened with prices
sensitive. The renewed weakness was
largely attributed to yesterday's decline
In New York. There was no buying
power here and very little business. Amer
icans opened above parity, but soon be
came very weak on offers to sell.
Later Americans became firmer and by
1:30 P. M. were generally about a point
above the lowest of the day. In the course
of the afternoon the general tone of the
market hardened, though considerable
liquidation of accounts caused much irreg
ularity. The quotations of Americans
further declined and the dioop in the
price of the metal caused another weak
ening in copper shares.
Arguing Copper Companies' Suit.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. March 2S.
Arguments were begun In the Federal
Court today on the application of A. S.
Bigelow. of Boston, for an injunction re
straining the Calumet & Hecla Mining
Company from voting its holdings of
stock in the Osceola Mining Company.
Attorneys for the Calumet & Hecla of
fered a prepared answer to all the alle
gations made in the petition for the in
junction. The answer admitted that the
Calumet & Hecla officials have purchased
considerable floating Osceola stock, but
denied that there was at any time thought
of a merger.
Chamberlain's rough Remedy Is Both
Agreeable and Effective.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs, colds and croup, and
the fact that it is pleasant to take and
contains nothing In any way injurious
has made it a favorite with mothers. Mr.
V. S. Pelham. a merchant of Kirksville,
Iowa, says: "For more than twenty years
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been
my leading remedy for all throat trou
bles. It is especially successful in cases
of croup. Children like it and my custom
ers who have used it will not take any
other." Fur sale by all druggists.
Easter Cards
Just received and for sale
in the stationery depart
ment, on the main floor.
Splendid assortment, mod
estly priced.
MAIL ORDERS HAVE VERY PROMPT ATTENTION
Easter Postals
Send a postal to your
friends and remind them
of Easter. We have a
fine assortment to select
from in stationery dept.
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4 Day s More To Fm Your Easter Needs
Be one of those in the "Fashion Parade" Sunday morning. It's easy to be one of the first, when you have a store like this to aid you in
dressing well. With so good a selection at your command, you may easily be one of the smartly dressed throng that will appear in parade Sun
day. But act promptly, for if anything that you buy here needs a bit of alteration, we must have the time to do it well. Come today,
then you'll have the advantage of those who put it off till the last minute, both in assortments and in service.
Laces - Embroideries
V?
VALENCIENNES LACES, in edges and
insertions, a new lot that is just be
ing marked, and will be ready for sale
this morning. These come in round
or diamond mesh, and in an end
less variety of patterns. Dainty or
elaborate, wide or narrow. Hook,
floral and star patterns, as well as many others.
Most of these patterns are splendid imitations of
real Valenciennes lace. Come in bolts of one
dozen yards each, and selling from 3c the yard, or
25c the bolt, up to 15c the yard, or, ttd
bolt...: pl.OU
CAMBRIC EMBROIDERIES, in convent-made
goods, for trimming dainty muslin wear, in eyelet
and blind embroidery designs.
NAINSOOK EMBROIDERIES For trimming
muslin wear or lingerie dresses; come in exquisite
floral patterns.
SWISS AND BATISTE EMBROIDERIES, in
heavy raised patterns, combined with baby Irish, for
the trimming and making of evening gowns and
lingerie dresses.
BATISTE EMBROIDERIES, in pink or blue, in
white with pink or blue floral effects.
SEAM BEADING, in nainsook and Swiss, Q?
at, the yard, 10c to OOC
Men 9s Easter Neckwear
EX.
REAL 50c qualities, patterns that any observing
man will quickly recognize as -the fifty-cent
kind, and colorings of splendid taste. Hun
dreds and hundreds of them still left a neck
wear sale that outshines all previous attempts,
both in numbers and in value. Rich, shimmer
ing silks, ties for dress or business wear, in
every conceivable coloring and design, and the shapes are the wanted
four-in-hands, in the French fold or reversible style. Let no man
neglect this, opportunity ; all should come and select at least two or
three. Easter neckwear will cost less this year on account
of this sale, and you'll make no sacrifice in either taste or 3 CJ g
quality. Come today, or send for your share, at, each. . .
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MEN'S GOLF ' SHIRTS, in plain or plaited-bosom effects, from the
best shirtmakers. Have attached cuffs, and are regular ff
$2.00 values. Special, now... p A mJJ
MEN'S FANCY HOSE-What re
mains of a splendid line of 50-
cent qualities. Udd as to sizes
and patterns, but remember
they are 50c values,
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS with
hemstitched borders, mercerized
goods, in plain centers, and
checked and dotted borders ; reg
ular 20c values, spe- Jlfef
Novelties in China
Third Floor Please
Many pretty little articles in quaint
Pocfo. Vrtualtioc hoino chnwn fm - tho
xiiira xiuur: v-ls i
lain, fancy shapes, with thin teas, best
quality; decorations are light blue or
pink flowers with gold embossing.
50-piece sets, $ 6.25 value 5.00
60-piece sets, $ 8.35 value. ...... .$ 6.63
100-piece sets, $12.45 value........ $ 9.95
112-piece sets, $15.50 value .$12.40
We also have these same values and prices in
small spray decoration, pink and green flowers, with
full gold lines.
Dinner Sets, of semi-porcelain, in fancy shapes,
with betded edge, decorations, light border line of
blue and gold and gold embossing.
50-piece set, $ 6.90 value 5.40
60-piece set, $ 9.10 value $ 7.25
100-piece set, $13.60 value $10.95
112-piece set, $16.50 value..... $13.65
Bewitchingly Pretty
Styles in Millinery
SECOND FLOOR SIXTH STREET
Here's where feminine interest centers these days.
The question of Spring headgear is the all-important
topic with the fair sex of Portland, and good taste
suggests this store as the logical supply center,
while common sense and eeonomy add a strong sec
ond to this suggestion, because of the small prices
at which we have our splendid productions marked.
My! But there are some pretty hats here. Some of them came from 'way
across the water, from the fashion centers of the Old World; some are from
the best millinery houses in America, and some really entrancing little conceits,
too are the products of our own clever designers.
Now that the "show" part of it is over, we want you to come a-buying, and
come as soon as ever you can. If you ere prompt and in a hurry, we might get
your hat out for you by Saturday night stilL
Smart Toggery in
The Suit Salon
Second
Floor
We illustrate here the new Jumper style Suit,
which we have in both silk and cloth fabrics. Tis
a good, sensible style, designed for an "all-round"
wear suit, dressy enough for street and afternoon
wear, and business-like enough so that it makes
an ideal costume for business wear or shopping.
There are some very tasteful numbers of this
model on display now, the first good showing
we've had of them, and you'd be more pleased
than you can imagine with the effect they produce.
New covert Jackets for Spring wear, and
the cool nights this Summer; new suits, new
waists, in silk, cloth and lingerie.
Splendid selection of Eton Suits, in plain Pan
amas and voiles, or fancy mixed materials. These
come in plain street styles, or quite elaborate
models, that make splendid reception and after
noon gowns. Quite severely plain, or richly em
bellished with lace and trimmings. Nearly all
models have the short sleeves.
v y
im.
White Goods
Better begin NOW
to seek the materials
for Snmmer srowns. for
'twill be more difficult )
latpr to find the same
o n 1 0 n AiA assortment s
v . v r-
tnat you can nuw.
Plenty of all sorts of weights,
patterns and colorings here now,
and shipments are so slow that we
can't guarantee this same splendid
assortment when you buy, if you
wait till you need the goods to use
at once.
Dainty, filmy wash chiffons,
eharmingly pretty French lawns,
Persian lawns, mousselines, and
all the sheer fabrics, as well as a
plentiful assortment of the linen
suitings, and more durable weaves.
Come today and -seek through
this unequaled assortment for the
goods for your Summer gowns.
White Goods of all sorts for con
firmation and graduation dresses
will have a special showing this
week.
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Sale of Curtains
TVfflnv diffprPTit ctvlps onriflins fnr all
j j , .
purposes: a ranee of choice so broad
that any purse or taste is readily
suited. Only from one to three pairs
of a kind. W
Curtains worth $5.00 for, pair $3.50
Curtains worth $6.00 for, pair $4.20
Curtains worth $7.50 for, pair $5.25
Curtains worth $S.50 for, pair.. $5.75
Curtains worth $10.00 for, pair. $6.85
Curtains worth $11.00 for,- pair $7.50
Curtains worth $12.50 for, pair $8.50
Curtains worth $14.00 for, pair $9.75
Curtains worth $15.00 for, pair $10. 50
Curtains worth $16.50 for, pair $11.50
Curtains worth $17.50 for, pair $12.25
Curtains worth $20.00 for, pair $14.00
Curtains worth $21.00 for, pair $14.65
Curtains worth $22.50 for, pair $15.75
Curtains worth $23.50 for, pair $16.25
Curtains worth $27.50 for, pair $19.00
Curtains worth $33.00 for, pair $23.00
Curtains worth $37.50 for, pair $26.00
Curtains worth $42.00 for, pair $29.00
Dress Goods Special
Choose between these two specials as
to -which is the best; but 'tis a waste of
time to look elsewhere for their equal.
At the wee prices that we offer these
goods for today, they are bargains un-matchable.
riRST THERE'S THE DRESS GOODS, all light
weight materials, and they come in Jhe best
Spring shades. Light or medium shades, plain
colors or fancy mixtures, and every yard in the
lot is a regular $1.25 value; special for OQ
today, the yard! OiJC
$1.25 Silks for 91c
There is the gist of the silk story in a nutshell.
Fancy Louisine Silks, in effective color combina
tions; splendid patterns and the durability of
this weave makes it a desirable fabric at all times.
Come 27 inches wide, and a grade that always
sells for $1.25 the yard; special, the yard, Q
beginning today is J. C
Easter Shoes
Women's Oxfords, in
patent leather, with
plain toe and short
vamp, Cuban heel and
invisible eyelets a
very na 1 1 y streeet
shoe; the d f(
pair yc.vl
Women's Gunmetal Oxfords, in
plain toe, medium sole and me
dium heel, for street ff
wear; the pair p J J J
Women's Patent Leather Pumps,
with medium sole and Cuban heel,
?heptabbn hOWS'$4.00
Women's Oxfords, patent kid
leather vamps, with dull kid
backs, with flexible sole and Cu
ban heel. Price, the f O Ef
pair pJ ,JJ
Women's Oxfords, patent kid
leather, with plain toe and flex
ible sole; Cuban f O Cf
heel; the pair pJiJJ
LOVING CUP TO CLEVELAND
PRINCETON STUDENTS UNITE IN
BIRTHDAY GIFT.
All Undergraduates March to ex
President's House Declares He
Is Young at Seventy.
PRINCETON, N. J.. March 26. The en
tire undergraduate body of Princeton Uni
versity paraded to the home of ex-President
Cleveland today and presented him
with a loving cup. The cup was to hare
been given to Mr. Cleveland on his 7vth
birthday, March 18, but he was in the
South at the time . In accepting the gift,
Mr. Cleveland said:
I am sure ycyi do not fully realize all the
satisfaction which this occasion affords-me.
It is, of course, within your expectations
that from a heart stirred to its depths by a
sense of thankfulness I should attempt to
give expression to the delight which accom
panies the reception of your birthday rift,
but you cannot know and appreciate the
opportunity long desired and here given me
to acknowledge to the students of Prince
ton themselves what has dally and hourly
come to me through even a limited associ
ation with their university life. I feel very
young at 70, .because I have here aspiring
young manhood. You hav created-this at
mosphere and through the providence of
God it has been given to me to breathe in
these latter days this healthy, stimulating
influence. I can only promise that during
all the time awaiting me I shall make par
tial payments by an Increasing love for
you and all undergraduates of Princeton,
and by an Increasing devotion to the badge
of Princeton wherever I find it.
TRAINMEN ARE ARRESTED
Charged" With Manslaughter for
Causing Santa l"e Wrecks.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., March 26.
Charged with manslaughter. Engineer
Kellv and Conductor Humble, of the San-
MfLK PACLK L2.
ta Fe. who were in charge ol the over
land which collided with the students'
excursion train on the bridge spanning
the Los ' Angeles River Saturday night,
causing the death of five persons, have
been arrested. There are two cases
against each of the defendants, and the
court fixed bail at J3000 in ach case
16000 for each man. j
FIGHT FOR THEIR LIBERTY
Xashville Mayor and Councilmen .
.Get Habeas Corpus Write.
NASHVILLE. .Tenn., March 26. Judge
Childress of the Second Circuit Court to
day granted writs of habeas corpus in
the case of the Mayor and members of
the City Council, of Nashville, who were
charged with contempt of the Legisla
ture and ordered to appear before the
Legislative Assembly. The Mayor and
Councilmen were charged with having
adopted a resolution bitterly denouncing
Speaker Cunningham of the lower house
for a speech in which he is alleged to
have said that the Councilmen were con
trolled by a local telephone company.
Court-Martial on Captain Swift. '
FORT MONROE, Va., March 26.-Cap-taln
William Swift, who commanded the
new battleship Connecticut when she
struck a rock off the coast 'of Culebra,
was placed on trial today on board the
Connecticut before a special court-martial.
Lieutenant E. H. Tarnell. who was
officer of the deck at the time of the, ac-
i ciuent, will ts tried by the same court
on similar charges. Rear-Admiral Snow
is president of the court. Captain Knapp
is Judge advocate and Commander.Knight
is recorder.
REDUCED PRICE TO MORGAN cfai judgment.
bonds to J. P. Morgan & Co. Fay con
tends that this price was considerably
below the price at which the bonds were
offered to the public. He considered the
action unfavorable to the best interests
of the company and showed poor nnan-
Telephone Trust Stockholder Pro
tests Against Terms for Bonds.
NEW. TORK, March 2. A protest
against the financing of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Company was
made at the annual meeting of the com
pany today by counsel for J. S. Fay, Jr.,
who is said to be a large stockholder.
After President Fish, of the company, had
replied to Mr. Fay, It was decided to take
no action upon the protest.
The protest was based upon an option
Offer 91000 for His Capture.
PHOENLX, Ariz., March 25. A Coro.
ner's jury has found that John Leicht,
of Sheboygan, Wis., was murdered by
Louis V. Eytinge, on March 17 last, for
the purpose of robbery. Circulars will
be mailed tomorrow, offering a reward
for the apprehension of Eytinge. The
reward includes an offer by the Gov
ernor of J500; by the county of J250,
1 and by the Eagles lodge of Sheboygan
of J250.
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