VOL. XLVI.-"0 14,520.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1907.
PRICE . FIVE CENTS.
OPERATORS QUIT
KEYS IN M CITY
Western Union and
Postal Men Go Out.
EMPLOYES DENIED INCREASE
Companies Will Not Recognize
Telegraphers' Union.
SMALL ORDERS THE STRIKE
Plans Are to Make Fight Strictly
local, Unless Outside Men Are
Imported Companies' Hope to
Get AVhat Men They Need.
SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 2L The tele
graph operators employed by the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies
left their keys at 3:30 o'clock this after
noon and walked out of the offices. Three
short blasts from a police whistle gave
the signal, and at the sound the oper
ators arose from the tables, put on their
coats and quit their jobs.
Both the Postal and Western Union
main Ban Francisco offices are located
Close together In the Ferry building.
Since the lire the main relayy office of
the Western Union has been at West
Oakland, where, until this afternoon,
ibout 150 men and women were em
ployed. In the San Francisco offices
ibout M operators were employed, and at
lutslde branches about 20 more.
The Postal Company had 80 operators
in its main San Francisco office. Em
ployes of both companies, with the ex
ception of 4?ne In each office, stopped
work at the signal.
The operators in San Francisco and
Oakland were dissatisfied with the letter
from President Clowry, of the Western
Union, published yesterday, and insisted
that their demands for a 25 per cent in
crease In wages should be granted.
Refuse to Recognize Union.
President Small, of the Commercial'
Telegraphers' Union, arrived here yester
Say, and after considering the situation,
ordered the strike unless the increase was
(ranted. Both the Western Union and
the Postal officials decline to grant the
Increase or to consult ' with the -union.
They expressed their willingness to con
sider and act upon any grievances pre
sented by their employes as Individuals,
but this has not satisfied the men, and
the walkout resulted.
The superintendents of both companies
have nothing to say about the strike.
They state that the matter will have to
be adjusted In New York, and have sim
ply issued notice to the public that mes
sages will be accepted subject to indefi
nite delay.
President Small, of the union, will re
main here and advise the strikers. So
tong as an attempt Is not made to bring
In operators from outside points, the
itrlke will be purely local at San Fran
;Isoo and Oakland. If, however, the com
pany attempts to bring In outside men,
perators In other cities will "be called
ut. In order that the strike may be
sonflned to San Francisco and Oakland,
ft Is announced that operators In other
;ltles will be allowed to work with so
called "unfair" operators In San Fran
elseo and Oakland who did not go out
with the strikers.
"Purely Local," Says Small.
President Small of the' Telegraphers'
Union said:
The trouble is purely local. The opera
Ion of San Francisco have been trying for
three month to set an Increase in salary
In this city and have made It clear to the
A!c1ilU of the two companies that they
nly desired the Increase to remain effective
until normal conditions have been restored
,n this city.
I hope the press will state clearly and
tronsly that we desire to confine the
itrlke to San Francisco and Oakland. We
la not desire that our members in other
?ltles join in this struggle, no matter If
Ihey have to work wires with "unfair"
telegraphers in this city.
The following letter was sent to
Superintendent Jaynes of the Western
Union today by a committee of the
Telegraphers' Union:
Operators Ask for Conference.
6sn Francisco. June 2!, 1007 Mr. Frank
laynes. General Superintendent "Western
t'nlon Telegraph Company, Dear Sir: In
(he statement of President Clowry to air.
Nelll. Commissioner of Labor, denning the
Western Vnion Company's position toward
Its telegraphers, he states that If any ques
tion arises that cannot be adjusted .by the
district superintendent, the - company is
willing to submit such questions to arbi
tration. The embodied propositions In the
schedule offered to, but declined by Assist
ant General Superintendent Miller, June 3,
other than the 25 per cent increase in
wages asked for your telegraphers employed
In San Francisco and Oakland, having been
adjusted In New York, we respectfully re
quest that you meet a committee of us
telegraphers employed in San Francisco and
Oakland and hear their arguments in favor
of the granting of a 25 per cent increase in
wages, pending the restoration of normal
conditions in this city.
We- are requested by those whom we
represent to get your reply at once. Re
spectfully jours,
DAVID AIAEN.
ARTHUR, WISHER,
Committee.
Superintendent Jaynes was out of
town, but Assistant Superintendent
Miller " received the committee. Mr.
Miller says he told the men that the
company would receive and consider
any complaints from its employes. The
men left and reported to President
Small that the Western Union., while
willing to treat with the employes as
Individuals, would ' not recognize the.
union. The men were then ordered out
at 3:30.
Superintendent Miller said:
"If the men go out, the Western
Union Company will issue notice that
business for San Francisco' and nearby
points will be accepted subject to seri
ous dela;'."
To Bring in Non-union Men.
The Postal Company will do the
same. It is understood that the com
panies have a few men who will not
strike and that with these as a nucleus,
an attempt will be made to build up
the forces with non-union men.
While stating that the strike Is pure
ly1 local, the strikers aay If any at
tempt Is made to bring In operators
from outside 'points, the strike will
spread to other cities.
The trouble that culminated today
has been brewing for a long time. The
Increase of 10 per cent granted by the
telegraph companies a few months ago
did not satisfy the employes of San
Francicso and Oakland. They claim
that the increased cost of living, since
the fire makes It imperative that they
should receive a larger Increase.
They claim that they cannot live
upon the present scale of wages.
So far only the lines handling com
mercial business are affected by the
strike. Press operators will remain at
work.
A statement signed by General Super
intendent Frank Jaynes, and applying to
all operators remaining on duty during
the strike, has been posted In Western
Union offices. It reads:
Regular Salary as Bonus.
All operators will be paid their regular
salary as a bonus and all serlvlces will be
computed as extra on the basis of seven
hours per day or night. Operators and
other employes working at West Oakland
will also be furnished free meats and
lodgings.
In the San Francisco office of the
Western Union tonight there were only
two men working. Ordinarily there are
about 10 employed at night In this office,
which handles only local business. Since
the Are the Western Union has main
tained its principal operating room in
West Oakland. In this office about 150
operators are employed. Tonight there
were but 15 at work, including chiefs.
The Postal Company tonight had five
operators. Including chiefs, on duty, out
of a total of 60 usually at work in Its
main office.
General Superintendent Lt W. Storer,
of the Postal, said:
"The Postal Company has always paid
the highest standard of wages for com
mercial operators. We are at all times
willing to consider any proposition of
employes. The local telegraphers have
asked for an Increase of 25 per cent. In
addition to the 10 per cent raise in sal
aries which was granted by 6ur company
a few months ago. This we consider ex
orbitant; it would practically mean a sal
ary of 1124 per month, instead of $99.
which we now pay."
Mr. Btorer would not venture a pre
diction as to the length of the strike, but
Intimated that if It continued a consider
able time, operators would probably be
Imported to take the strikers' places.
Asked about a strike bonus, Mr. Storer
said that it would probably be paid later
on, but he was not prepared to say how
much it would be.
In reference to Mr. Storrer's state
ment. President Small said tonight that
only a very few men got the salary of
J99 per month.
SMALL'S ACTIOX A SURPRISE
New York Officers of Union Had No
Intimation of Strike.
NEW YORK, June 21. The strike of
the Western Union and Postal teleg
raphers at San Francisco came as a sur
prise to those companies, following as it
did so close upon the supposed settle
ment of difference through United States
Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Nelll
and the statement by President Clowry,
of the Western Union, and E. J. Nally,
of the Postal Company. As late as noon
today Deputy President' J. Koenkamp, of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union, said
there would be no strike at San Fran
cisco; that evidently President Small had
not seen the report of the settlement
when he announced that San Francisco
would quit work today.
The repudiation of the settlement by
President Small therefore caused surprise
to the union officials in this city, and It
was Intimated that the National execu
tive board would be called together im
mediately to consider that official's ac
tion. No word came from President
Small, except the Interview in which he
said the strike was to take place at Oak
land and San Francisco. Mr. Koen
kamp said:
"I have in my pocket a document
from Mr. Small giving me full author
ity to act as president in his absence
in official matters, and I approve the
terms of settlement offered by the
Western Union yesterday. The teleg
raphers in New York will stand by
that settlement. We feel that we now
have the support of public sentiment,
and we shall not sacrifice that by re
pudiating the agreement. We appre
ciate the great assistance given us by
the Government through Mr. Nelll, and
we shall not stultify ourselves."
The officials of neither the Western
Union nor the Postal Teleglaph Com
panies would make . a statement; to
night. The strike did not develop un
til after office hours, and neither Pres
ident Clowry nor President 'Nally
could be reached. It was stated, bow
ever, that the companies now feel that
the action of Small at San Francisco
absolves them from any obligations
under the terms of yesterday's agree
ment. It Is not believed the telegraph
ers of New York will bo involved, at
least Just at this time.
EIGHT HOURS LONG ENOUGH
Vice-President Beattie Pleads for
Short Day In Summer Weather.
WASHINGTON, June a. W. W. Beat
tie, vice-president of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union, today telegraphed
E. J. Nally, vice-president and general
manager of the Postal at New York,
urging him "From a humanitarian stand
point to consider favorably the eight-hour
day," adding that to work nine and one
half hours dally during the heated sea
son Is a most trying ordeal. He also
tCaanliulad OA P au SLX
LAWYERS
REVIEW
CASE IN DETAIL
Motion to Dismiss Is
Overruled.
"FLIMSY," SAYS RICHARDSON
Defense, However, Avoids the
Damaging Evidence."
BORAH SHOWS CONSPIRACY
Avows It Is Proven Independent of
Orchard's Word and That Hay-
wood Is Directly Connected
With Steunenberg's Murder.
JUDGE WOOD'S DECISION.
The court Is thoroughly satisfied
that this case should be submitted to'
the Jury. If I felt differently I
would not hesitate to so rule."
BOISEl Idaho, June a. (Special.) To
day, In the Haywood murder trial, after
the. state had rested its case in chief, the
defense made a motion for an Instructed
verdict, and there followed the first pro
tracted argument of the long contest. It
occupied a long afternoon session and
was of the highest Interest, bringing out
the radical divergence between the views
of the state and those of the defense
respecting the governing law ol the case.
On the side of the defense the claim
was that there was no testimony to con
nect Haywood with the murder of Frank
Steunenberg, committed by Orchard, an
alleged accomplice of the defendant. The
law respecting the testimony of an ac
complice was quoted and commented
upon and it was claimed there was no
testimony to connect Haywood wth Or
chard Inhe. commission of this act, ex
cepting that of Orchard himself, which
could not be accepted.
Mr. Richardson made a very able ar
gument along these lines. He went over
the testimony, pf .most, all .the. witnesses,,
winding up his review of the narrative of
each crime touched upon with the dec
laration that there was nothing to con
nect Haywood with it.
Terms It a Flimsy Case.
These points were hammered In with
g-at effect. Reviewing what had been
testified to respecting the Vindicator ex
plosion, for example, trfe attorney would
wind up, "But there Is nothing in that
to connect the defendant with the mur
der of Frank Steunenberg." Down
through the list he went in that manner,
consuming two hours and a half and
winding up with the declaration that it
was the flimsiest case ever presented to a
court of justice, and that it was the -duty
of the court to apply the cold rule of law
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and end the proceedings at once without
permitting the case to go, to the jury.
Mr. Richardson carefully avoided
some features of the case, however.
He did not refer to the letter written
by Haywood to Mrs. Orchard, leading
her to believe her husband was in
Alaska. He did not refer to the fact
that on the day before that- letter was
written J. L. Simpkins, a member of
the executive committee of the Fed
eration, was in Caldwell under an as
sumed name, assisting Harry Orchard
in planning the -assassination.
He did not go into the Canon City
matter, and he touched very lightly
on the letters and telegrams by which
payment of money .has been traced,
nor did he analyze the letters sent to
the life Insurance agent in Denver,
recommending Harry Orchard, under
the name of Thomas Hogan for ap
pointment as an insurance agent,
Mr. Richardson did .not recognize
the conspiracy theory in his argument,
confining himself to the claim that
Haywood had not been connected with
.."m . a
M. Clemencean, French Premier,
Who Is Determined to Suppress
Winegrowers' Rebellion.
hls alleged accomplice In the commis
sion of the murder of Steunenberg.
Mr. Darrow did take notice of It,
scornfully, though, demanding to know
where the conspiracy was, and whether
there was anything to Indicate there
had ever been a conspiracy.
Borah Shows Up Conspiracy.
When Senator Borah began a 30-minute
reply he quickly pointed out the evidences
of the alleged Conspiracy, and he showed
that the testimony of Orchard was. to be
considered'' under such . circumstances as
had been proved. He elucidated the law
of conspiracy, holding that, having
proved the conspiracy and Haywood's
connection with it, the state was in a po
sition ' to demand that the defendant be
convicted.
He showed that the alleged conspiracy
originated in 1899 in connection with the
Coeur d'Alene troubles, and that the
hatred prompting It had since been re
flected in the official organ of the organ
ization with which Haywood had been
connected. Following are some para
graphs which show the position taken by
Mr. Borah:
"We concede, if your honor please,
that there must be some evidence here
tending to connect the defendant with
this crime, standing separate and alone
from the testimony of Mr. Orchard. But
that does not mean, if your honor
please. In the consideration of that tes-
Concluded on Page 4-)
L
TO
Standard Oil Plans
Railway System.
NEWPORT NEWS TO PORTLAND
Milwaukee & St. Paul 'Com
pletes Chain to Coast.
THREE LINKS IN SYSTEM
Rockefeller Interests Propose to
Have Great Trunk Line Under
Operation Within Two Years.
Longest in United States.
WASHINGTON, June 21. (Special.)
The Standard Oil Company will, with
in two years, own and operate a com
plete transcontinental railroad sys
tem. In the opinion of those here
familiar with such matters. This line
will extend from the Atlantic tidewater
at Newport News, -Va., to Seattle and
Portland by way of Chicago. Every
mile will be controlled by the Standard
OH Company, and from the day It opens
It will be the most potent transporta
tion Interest on the continent.
Three Links From Coast to Coast.
Three links will comprise the new
Standard Oil chain the Virginia Rail
way commonly knows as the Tide
water and Deepwater from Newport
News. Va., Into West" Virginia, and soon
to be connected with the Ohio River;
the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, extend
ing from Ironton, O., on the Ohio River
north and west across Ohio and Michi
gan; the Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul from Chicago and Milwaukee
west to the Pacific Coast.
Every road in the group is now under
Rockefeller control. "There is one gap
to be filled from Toledo or Detroit to
Chicago. This will be covered by early
purchase of a minor line.
Second Longest in World.
. The Standard Oil system, when com
pleted, will have a main line-mileage
of about S703 miles from ocean to
ocean.' It will be the longest continu
ous main line system in the United
States, and next to the Siberian Rail
road, the longest in the world under a
single management. It will be assured
from the very outset by reason of Its
affiliation with immense business in
terests all the freight it can possibly
handle.
The new road will be a strictly
Standard Oil affair. It will be in a
position to compete for the grain busi
ness which comes down from Duluth
and Chicago and for the business of
supplying coal to the Northwest. Part
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FRO M
ocean
OCEAN
of the plan Is to develop Newport
News as a great port of export.
TWO-CEXT RATE OX ALL ROADS
Railways Have Scheme Whereby
They Propose to Defeat New Law.
CHICAGO, June 21. (Special.)
After a conference between the West
ern railroad presidents today it was
freely predicted that within SO days
there would be a 2-cent rate in force
throughout the United States on all in
terstate passenger business. The
presidents met to discuss the Missouri
situation, and the lawyers met to dis
cuss the Illinois situation. The latter
practically decided that there would
be no effort to stop the enforcement
of the 2-cent rate in this state at this
time. It was also the general opinion
that there would be no difficulty ulti
mately In defeating the 2-cent legisla
tion everywhere. There are two points
on which they rely most, as follows:
The new laws are practically legis
lation in regulation and control of in
terstate rates; there is no provision in
the laws for a review of them by the
courts.
There are two other points which
have been raised, as follows:
Most of the laws practically deprive
the railroads of their day in court by
reason of punitive damages; the laws
are confiscatory in character.
In the meantime, however, the presi
dents have decided that in order to
preserve uniformity in rates and to
preserve the relations between the
various gateways it is necessary to ap
ply the 2-cent rates to interstate busi
ness. They also decided that In the
state where 2-cent laws prevailed it
would be advisable to place all rates
on a 2-cent basis and to cut out all
reduced rates for special occasions.
Western roads are considering the
advisability of absorbing switching
charges of'coal destined to Industries
in Chicago. The New York Central
lines do this for Industries situated on
their roads and the Western lines be
lieve they may have to do the same In
competition.
ASK FOR $115,000,000 ISSUE
St. Louis & San Francisco Road to
Vote on Bonded Debt,
NEW YORK, June 21. Stockholders o?
the St, Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Company will be asked at a meeting
which has been called for August 27 to
authorize an issue of $115,000,000 from the
general lien 16 and 20 years 4 per cent
gold bonds, according to an announce
ment made here today.
Of the total' amounts $67,818,009 will be
reserved to retire and refund bonds, and
notes maturing during the next 45 years.
It Is proposed to use the remainder for
additions. Improvements, etc.
Only 110,000,000 can be Issued during the
next two years for improvements. These
probably will be issued this Fall. The.
balance for improvements may be Issued
only after June 1, 1909, In small blocks
yearly.
TRUSTY TAKES HIS LEAVE
Escapes From California Jail and
Flees With Woman.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., June 21. In
accordance with an appointment previ
ously made with a young woman, Bert
Taylor, a trusty at the County Jail, yes
terday ordered a horse and buggy by tel
ephone, appropriated a revolver and am
munition from the Sheriff's office and
drove to a side street, where he met his
companion. Abandoning the rig in the
foothills a short time ahead of the posse,
which immediately began scouring the
country, Taylor was finally surprised and
captured before he could make any re
sistance. Taylor, who was serving a term
for forgery, is a former resident of Den
ver, as Is the woman, who was arrested
and served a brief term on the same
charge.
Three Years for $30,000 Theft.
MILWAUKEE. June 21. Frank E.
Woller, for 18 years Clerk of the Mu
nicipal Court of this city, today plead
ed guilty to embezzlement of 930,000
and was sentenced to three years at
hard labor.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY Maximum temperature 68 de
grees; minimum, 53 degrees.
TODAT Shower. Westerly winds.
Paclife Coast.
Washington Railroad Commission begin
Joint rate hearing. Page 6.
Aberdeen to build library Independent of
Carnegie. Page 6.
Idaho organizes for better fire protection
of timber. Page 6.
Fire destroys lumber town of Marzell,
Wash. Page 6.
Western Union and Postal Telegraph opo-
rators go on strike in San Francisco.
Page 1.
Date set for third great graft trial in San
Francisco. Page 2. -Foreign.
Detectives discover plotters In disguise In
St. Petersburg. Page 3.
Government Is supported by Chamber of
Deputies in efforts to suppress wine
growers rebellion. Page 3.
Domestic. x
Standard Oil interest will own road from
ocean to ocean. Page 1. '
Chicago Rabbi breaks from ancient tra
ditions of the church. Page 2.
Railroads have new scheme for showing
failure of 2-cent law. Page 1.
port.
Barney Oldfleld discusses Anrerlcan sports.
Page 7-
Teams on band for athletic meet at
Seattle. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Views of A. J. Ray on bop market pros
pects. Page 17.
Fluctuations in wheat at Chicago. Page 17.
6tocks hold their own In splta of lack of
demand. Page 17-
British steamship A scot dears for Orient
with record flour cargo for season,
page 16
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland's rose parade a triumph. Page 1.
Policemen prevent accident by stopping
frightened horses in parade. Page 10.
Cherry crop ruined by heavy rains. Page 9.
Prohibitionists gratified over Sunday clos
ing, but not yet satisfied. Page 13.
Six hundred public school students pro
moted from grammar .grade to high
school. Page 13.
Oregon Development League Convention
meets. Page 12.
Mrs. C H. Reynolds confesses her guilty
intimacy with Professor Herbert; kisses
dead man at morgue. Page 12.
Class of 110 graduates twom High School.
Fags 13.
Government sues prominent Portland busi
ness men, charging coal land fraud
Pax IU
PORTLAND'S ROSE
PARADEATRIUMPH
Vast Crowd Sees Gay
Floral Pageant.
CHEERS ALL ALONG THE LINE
Intense Enthusiasm Aroused
by Beauty of Display.
GARDENS YIELD THEIR BEST
Oregon Metropolis Establishes Right
to the Title "Rose City" Com
mittee Will Meet Today to
Make the Awards.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
11 A. M. Rose exhibit at Forestry
building opens for the day.
2:30 P. M. Automobile races at
Irvlngton track.
S P. M. Ball same at Multnomah
Field, bankers .vs. doctors and law
yers, benefit Flowef Mission.
9 P. M.r-Exhibition run of Are ap
paratus out Yamhill street from
Fourth to Multnomah Field.
9:30 P. M. Match ball name by
electric light between Portland and
Spokane railroad men.
One hundred thousand people thronged
the streets of Portland yesterday to pay
tribute to the festive rose. These right
loyal subjects of the queen of all flowers
craned, Jostled and crowded most ear
nestly, but withal In good nature, for
a full view of the most gorgeous and
most lavish floral pageant that ever
passed through the streets of a city in
the Pacific Northwest.
The grand Fiesta parade came as the
crowning event of the Rose Carnival.
It proved a thorough success, a pageant
that aroused spontaneous enthusiasm all
along the three miles of the line of
march and established that rose week is
destined to become one of the big annual
events In Portland's affairs. Yearly fies
tas may be regarded as an assured fact
In the light of yesterday's demonstration.
Roses, Without End.
Two and a half miles of decorated
equipages made up the imposing column.
There were roses enough in the decora
tion to embank a modern skyscraper.
And at that Portland's bounteous supply
of blooms was imperceptibly diminished
by the display. Take a whirl about the
city and you will see roses blooming in
nearly every yard quite as plentifully as
before millions were appropriated for
Fiesta decorations.
There are those who will contend the
crowd was the largest that ever lined
the streets of Portland. Certainly it sized
up well with the vast assemblage that
greeted the opening of the Portland
World's Fair. Certain It is that there
were two or three times as many people
In evidence as on the occasion of the
successful children's parade of Thursday.
All along the miles of the line people
were deeply banked. Every building,
every window, every eminence and point
of vantage was swept by the ocean of
humanity. Even telephone poles, car
tops, fire escapes and perilous copings,
high above the streets, were clustered
with gaping, applauding enthusiasts. The
whole city turned out. Only those re
mained away who were so compelled by
urgent necessity.
Fiesta Spirit In Crowd.
And the spirit of the crowds! It was not
mere curiosity that brought out the mul
titude. The broad spirit of Fiesta day
was everywhere. There was merry hand
clapping as some sightly float or decor
ated vehicle passed, there was vigorous
cheering and applause as some creation
of especial merit came into view.
Although an hour and five minutes was
required for the passing of the pageant,
there was no falling away in Interest nor
lull in the enthusiasm. From its source
near Eleventh and Couch streets and
about the streets to the point of disband
ing at Nineteenth and Washington streets
the column was hemmed in with two
dense walls of people. The Willamette
River is not more securely banked than
was the marching column along its full
course.
Ideal Weather for Parade.
The weather, too, contributed its full
share to the success of the pageant. Sun
and clouds struggled for supremacy dur
ing the early parts of the day. 8hortly
after noon a regiment of broken, black
clouds scurried across the sky and wiped
away the sun. It looked like rain for a
time, but old Jupiter's heart must have
softened at the last moment, for as the
parade moved off there was a quick rift
In the clouds and a curious sun smiled
down on the gay scene.
The infinite care and artistic Judgment
shown in decorating the various classes
of parading vehicles was the subject of
general comment. Many of the creations
must have required weeks of careful
planning. Roses dominated, but there
were many varieties of flowers, ferns
and greens.
And while there seemed an endless
quantity of these flowers, yet it lg a mat
ter of record that there were not enough
roses at hand to meet all requirements.
The roseowning public did not give of its
plenty as bountifully as had been ex
iContlmied on Page 10.