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c ) PORTLAND, OBEGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1907. VOL. XLVI. NO- 14,572. PRICE FIVE CENTS. v . ' ' ' '' " 1 CAR STRIKE WILL SOON BE ENDED Trouble in Bay City Comes to Close. ARBITRATE POINTS IN DISPUTE Men Will Return to Work as Individuals. LIFT BOYCOTT ON RAILWAY Action of General Strike Committee Will Permit 35,000 Cnion Men and Families to Ride Car. men Xot All Agreed. ! Terms of proposed settlement: 1. A nine hour day. 5 2. A daily wage of 3 on the nine hour basis. S. The ,resignaUon of Prteslder Cornelius and Secretary Bowling of f the Carmen'! t'nion. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The Even ing Post tonight says: "The car strike will be declared oft by the General Strike Committee before many hours have elapsed. The Ways and Means Committee of the General Strike Committee has made arrangements with the representatives of the United Rail ways to call off the strike. The carmen will return to work as. Individuals. "Questions relative to the union will not be asked. All differences pertaining to hours and wages will be arbitrated by the United Railways and the platform men as agreed In the submitted proposition. Let Labor People Ride on Cars. "The declaring off of the car strike hy the General .V.iike Board will glva' Cae JS.OOi; union men of the .Building Trades Council, with their families, the right to ride on the cars, despite any action that the Carmen's Union may take. "With the support of the Building Trades Council withdrawn, it would be jp to the hundred odd unions, with the Labor Council, to decide for themselves whether or not a boycott should exist against the Unltel Railways. "Secretary Tveitmoe, of the Building Trades Council, and official press repre sentatives of the General Strike Board stated today that the Board had the power to declare off the car strike and would do so on a set date. President Richard Cornelius, of the Carmen's Union, states that whatever settlement may be arrived at will be reached by the Carmen's Union. Differences of Opinion. "Thus, while the General Strike Board will declare the strike off, the president of the Carmen's organization will main tain that the car strike is on. Confusion will thus result unless the Carmen's Union abides by the decision of the Gen eral Strike Board." IX CONTROL OP ALTON WHEN GRANTED IMMUNITY. Facts Coming to Light That Con nect Him Closely With Standard Oil Exposure. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. A Washing ton special to the Herald says: That E. H. Harriman was in control of the Chicago & Alton Railroad when it made Its "Immunity" bargain with the Department of Justice and gave evidence which led to the imposition of a $29,240,090 fine upon the Standard Oil Company was established today, when It was officially learned that the promise of immunity was extended in June. 1906. The Alton, under the Joint control agreement revealed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, is now controlled by the Chicago, Rock Is and and Pacific Rallro:.d, dominated by the Moore brothers, but In June, 1906, it was controlled by Mr. Harriman. Whether Mr. Harriman knew of the im munity bargain cannot be learned here and will not be known until C. B. Morri son, who, as United States District At torney In Chicago, gave t..e promise of Immunity with the approval of Attorney General iv.oody, arrives here on Monday. The fact that It was a railroad dominated by Mr. Harriman, frequently referred to as cordially affiliated with ne Ctandard Oil Interests, that dealt the great oil cor poration a severe blow Is thought here none the less significant. It would nave been highly slgnincant had the evidence which was to convict the Standard come from the Rock Island element, but not so surprising as that it should have been supplied by a road controlled by Mr. Har riman, who, while not then being pursued by the Administration, was not regarded with any especial friendship. WHEELER APPROVES FRATS Berkeley President Says They Are Important His Advice to Girls. BERKELEY. Cal.. Aug. 21. Presi dent Wheeler gave the freshman class Its first .JUat fit imlv-eraUx iLa ea- terday morning when he delivered an address full of advice, warning and suggestions about what is good for new students on the campus. Harmon gymnasium was crowded while Dr. Wheeler spoke. Freshmen were advised by President Wheeler to become well acquainted with the university professors, as well as with each other. He counseled them to remember that professors and the president also are human and love to be treated as human beings. They are fond of students who step up and say: "My name Is John Jonea," rather than of th- type of student who stands afar off and is offended when profes sors fail to remember hie name is John Jones. Girl students received the advice from the university president to marry men who are of proved constancy, rather than men who are attractive by reason of their strength or good looks. Constancy Is the great thing in a hus band, in President Wheeler's creed. Greek-letter fraternities were ap proved by Dr. Wheeler in his address. 'I am a member of such a fraternity," said the president, "and I trust am a loyal member. The fraternities have an important place In the life of the university. Their benefits are many. Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy, Against Whom "Next Friends" Have Dropped Their Suit for Account ing. I wish that every stndent co jld avail himself of the benefits and have his home In a fraternity house." OPEN SHOP, SAYS POSTAL Strikers Will Be Taken Back as In dividuals Must Sign Contract. cVilCAGO. Aug. 21. Every telegraph operator who went out on a strike two weeks ago must make individual ap plication for reinstatement before he will be taken back. This policy of the companies aws announced today and means not only that there will be no union recognized, but that even a com mittee from the ranks of the strikers will not be treated with. The Postal Company has prepared a form of contract which every apll- cant is required to sign before given employment. The Western Union has not adopted any form of contract, but Is requiring each operator to make ap plication for work as an individual. The contract of the Postal Company reads: "I hereby afcree if given employment by the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company to render full and faithful service at all times, restraining from all agitation and tntereference with the company's business, and I further agree that I will work care fully and well with every operator, be ho or she union or non-union." President Small of the Telegraphers' Union announced tonight that he would be in New York next Saturday. ASK GUARD FOR OPERATORS Companies Call on Department Re garding Ash Fork Riot. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Represen tatives of the telegraph companies vis ited the War Department today, asking for soldiers at Ash Fork, Ariz., to pro tect the operators against another at tack. General Bell advised them to apply to the Governor of Arizona. If the Governor decided that troops are necessary, he would so request Presi dent Roosevelt, who undoubtedly would honor the request. SMALL ASKS FOR ARBITRATION Western Union Superintendent De clines to Meet Him. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. Some striking telegraphers say the object of Small's visit here Is to endeavor to bring about arbitra tion. General Superintendent of the Western Union, however, says he will not meet Small under ay circumstances, and added that he had nothing he cared to discuss with him. FERRY ENGINEERS STRIKE Service Between. New York and Long Island Badly Hampered. NEW YORK, Aug.' 21. Thirty firemen on the Long Island Railroad ferryboats struck today for an increase in wages from J65 to J70 monthly. Traffic on these boats Is badly hampered. Federation Asks Damages. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. President Gompers said today that the American Federation of Labor would probably sue the National Manufacturers' Association on the charge of the conspiracy In be ginning a concerted effort for injuring organized labor. No Clew to Mail Sack Robbery. ' OMAHA. Aug. 21. There is no clew to the perpetrators of the quarter-mil-llon-dollar mail-sack robbery. Every postoffice inspector and secret service detective In the West is working on Ltha caaay -, TO . EDDY CASE "Next Friends" Drop Their Suit. FIND BURDEN TOO GREAT Defendant's Counsel Wants Hearing on Competency. PROPERTY FOR RELATIVES (Christian Science Leader Said to Have Provided for Kindred and Arranged Property Matters for Rest of Her Life, CONCORD, N, H., Aug. 21. The cas against Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy has been dropped. The Christian Science publica tion committee made public the statement that Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton, the New York alienist who recently ex amined Mrs. Eddy, Hamilton said: "I am firmly of the opinion that she Is competent to care for herself and manage her affairs, and that she Is not coerced in any way. It would ap pear as If she takes the Initiative upon all occasions." Counsel for "next friends" announced that the suit for an accounting of the property of the Christian Science leader was withdrawn for many reasons, prin cipally on account of the "unprofitable ness of any Immediate result of a de cision in our favor upon the exact issue as now framed, compared with the bur dens and disadvantages to bee endured by us both before and after such a de cision." Streeter, defendant's counsel, imme diately moved that the masters pro ceed with the hearing upon the ques tion of her competency to manage her affairs and added: It we nr allowed to proceed, we wil show how on February 21 Mrs. Eddy began to arrange for the management of her property for the rest of her life and to provide for her kindred during that time." characterized the suit as primarily an assault upon a great re ligion by great newspapers. Said he: Collapse of All Charges. "Not a word of testimony has been introduced to show that a dollar of her money was ever misappropriated. The charge of her incompetency has completely collapsed, it is now stat ed in thA nresa that this suit has been abandoned for the purpose of awaiting the defendant s deatn ana men contest ing her will. Mrs. Eddy has a legal right to the finding of her competency upon the case as it now stands or upon further evidence she may intro duce." Judge Aldrich replied that the masters would not be justified in going SUDDEN END MRS 1 ROOSEVELT: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PRESENT POPULAR BILL, EN TITLED. THE BIG STICK VEKSIS THE UNDESIRABLE CrrlZEY WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT ANY CHANGE FOB THE NEXT 18 MONTHS." on with the expert hearing unless so directed by the court. TAFT TO MEET GARFIELD Wires for Conference at Lexington. Its Object Not Known. LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 21. Secretary Taft wired Secretary Garfield to meet him for a conference here tonight, the object of which is unknown. CINCINNATI. Aug. 21. Secretary Taft. after a quiet day at his brother's home, proceeded this afternoon to Lexington, Ky.j where he will speak tomorrow. I '- DEFINES CITIZENSHIP LAW Judge Dole, of Hawaii, Makes Im portant Ruling in Rodiek Case. HONOLULU, Aug. .14. (Via San Franciscej, Aug. 21.) r-Judge. .Sapford B. Dole, of the ,-United JHsrfes District Court, has decided that the new natur alization law of June 29, 1906. does -not repeal the section of the act creating the Territory of Hawaii, which pro vides that aliens residing in the Ha waiian Islands for five years previous to the passage of the act creating the Territory of Hawaii, may be natur alized without previous declaration of Intention to become citizens. The de cision was rendered in the application of George Rodiek to become a citizen without making previous declaration of Intention. The application was resist ed by the United States Attorney on behalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Railroad Selection Approved. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The Secretary of the Interior has approved the selec tion of 400 acres of land by the Northern Pacific Railroad in the Coeur d'Alene land district, Idaho. Hold Examination at RoIfc. WASHINGTON, . Aug. 21. The Civil Service Commission announces that clerk carrier examinations for the nostofftce service will be held at Boise, Idaho, Au gust 28. ' DE LONG'S COOK KILLED Murdered in Trinity County, Cal., for His Savings. REDDING, Cal., Aug. 2L Dan Arthur, a half-breed,, wanted for murder of a Chinaman, Ah Chong, at Hawkins Bar, Trinity County, escaped Sunday when of ficers put in their appearance. Arthur got a boat and went down the Trinity River, It is believed. Into Hum boldt County. Arthur's victim was a cook on the ill-fated Jeanette, captained by Delong, which was lost In the Arctic, and was one of rew rescued. Since then he had been mining at Trinity till Arthur killed him for his moneyi PRESIDENT RETURNS H0?1E Mayflower Delayed In Trip From Cape Cod by Fog. OYSTER BAY, L. I., Aug. 21. The Naval yacht Mayriower, with President Roosevelt and party on board, dropped anchor in Oyster Bay at 5 o'clock this afternoon. It required five hours long er to make the return from Province town, Mass., than was anticipated, owing to a heavy fog. Navy Officials Start. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Brigadier General Murray, Chief of Artillery, and Commander Spencer Wood, of the Navy, started for the Pacific Coast, where they will lay out the so-called defense sea areas, similar to those established on the Atlantic Coast. They will visit Seattle. Portland, San Francisco and San Diego. ijtMAM 2- LONDON PAPERS .TUFT Logical Successor to Roosevelt. PRAISE PRESIDENT'S TALK Two Men Regarded as Heroes in American Politics. BOTH SHOW SOUND SENSE Policies Toward Railroads and Predatory Interests Approved by English Newspapers See So lution of . Trust Problem. LONDON, Aug. 2L Special.) Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft in the British eyes are distinctly the heroes of the American political situation. The Times this morning. In discussing the Provincetown speech, rejects the view that Roosevelt is on -angeerous or unjus tifiable ground In relation to the rail ways, and says that the President merely proposes to attain that public control which has long existed In England, where no railway can Issue fresh shares or bounas without parliamentary sanction. The Times regards Taft's Columbus speech as much more sharply put than Roosevelt's and as clinc.'.ng the Ohlan's first claim on the confidence of the coun try as Roosevelt's successor In the Re publican leadership. Taft Bright and Shining Star. s Times' economic and -.. ancial ex pert agrees with Roosevelt, that while the markets of the whole world are de pressed, there Is no conclusive reason to believe i the case woula ie otherwise if the President had avoided me trust problem. The Daily Telegraph lauds Roosevelt's cool head and fine courage, and Bat's that Taft "rstands Read and shoulders above every other man mentioned as Roose i.t's successor in the wfirk 'of placing the amazing fabric of American prosper ..y on a sound basis." Monopolists Are Rebuked. lae radical press scathingly rebukes the monopolists for "creating a state of economic lawlessness and crime and then raising the cry of business peril to ward off public redress.' pinion appears to be practically unan imous here, both among Britons and Americans, that the pressure of public sentiment 'in the United States will grad ually force a just solution of the trust problem, whatever obstacles the benefi ciaries of special privileges may devise. Pipe Line Through California. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Articles of incorporation have been filed for the Associated Pipe Line Company. The directors of the new company are: E. i -gJU-t-HAAAA -- .. AA A LAUD E. Calvin, William F. Herrln. George L King. W. S. Porter and Frank H. Buck. The company proposes to op erate a pipe-line system for the trans mission of oil through the state. The capital stock Is J7.000.000. DROPS OUT OF NATIVE SONS Eugene Schmitz, Deposed Mayor, Tenders Resignation as s Member. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 21. The resignation of Eugene Schmitz. ex Mayor of San Francisco, was received last night by Niantic Parlor Native Sons. After a resignation Is received, a week is allowed to elapse before any action Is taken. The Schmitz resignation will take the usual course, and at the end of the week it will be accepted. HOLDUP MEN GET $6000 Bold Daylight Robbery In Quaker City Battle of Bullets Ensues. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Aug. 21. Wlll ilam H. Hicks, paymaster for Schaum & i i JaniM H. Hawle-y, Bol Attorney Who Has Returned From Honolulu Improved in Health. Uhlinger. a textile machine manufactur ing company, was held up this afternoon by three highwaymen in the northeast ern part of the city and robbed of a satchel containing $GO00. Pursuit ensued, and one of the robbers was captured after several shots were fired. The others escaped with the satchel. Hicks Is suffering from a bullet wound in the arm dnflicted by the robbers. HAWLEY WELL MAN AGAIN Idaho Attorney Returns From Hawaii to Resume Boise Cases. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. J. H. Hawley.'the Idaho attorney who con ducted the prosecution of Haywood, tried and acquitted of the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg, returned to the St. Francis from the Hawaiian Islands on the steamer Alameda to day, and will go directly td Boise to take up the work of preparing the case against Pettibone, who Is to be tried on the same charge. His health has been greatly improved by his trip to the Islands. DOANES DEDICATE STONE Honor Memory Pilgrim Founder of the Family in United States. PROVLN'CETOWN, Mass.. Aug. 21. Members of the Doane family . from all parts of the country today dedicated a stone in memory of the Pilgrim founder of their family, J. Doane. Willard Doane, secretary to the governor of Utah, delivered an address. Edward Dines With Clemencean. MARIENBAD, Bohemia, Aug. 21. M. Clemenceau, the French Premier, lunched with King Edward this afternoon. The results of the recent royal meetings of the King with the Emperors of Germany and Austria were discussed, with apparent satisfaction. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY 8 Maximum temperature, 70 degrees; minimum, 68 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwest winds. Foreign. London press praises speeches of Roosevelt and Taft. Page 1. Moors gather about Casa Blanca in such threatening numbers that reinforcements are required. Page 3. Jewish rabbi says at The Hague his people must yet conquer world. Page 2. National. Industrial interests deplore Attorney-General's tendency to tdlk too much. Page 3. Domestic Suit against Mrs. Eddy suddenly dropped by "next friends." Page 1. Richard Mansfleid's health improves slowly. Pag- Great excitement in Chicago; wheat reach ing dollar mark. Page Pacific Coast. 6an Francisco car strike nearlng immediate settlement. Page 1. Daniel A. Ryan again mentioned as fusion choice for Bay City Mayor. Page a. No record found In minutes of Glass' tele phone company of $25,000 payment. Page 2. Third robbery of Alaska mail In a month. Page 1. St. Benedict's Abbey, at Mt. Angel, suffers $30,000 loss by fire. Page 6. All ships at Astoria to be fumigated to guard acrainst bubonic plague. Page Commercial and Marine. George Rose says bop market is being manipulated. Page 15- Bulge in Chicago wheat market. Page 13. No excitement in stock trading at New York. Page 15- Seven witnesses examined by Inspectors in the Alliance case. Page 14. (Baker automobile ordinance will be modi fled before passage. Page 10. All firms will unite on advanced price for butter. Page 14. Striking telegraphers are seeking employ ment in other lines. Page 10.. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon Trust & Savings Bank suspends payment. Page 11. Annie Conroy, Arleta bride, left o1' at the church, P&e 7, ANOTHER ROBBERY OF ALASKA MAIL $45,000 in Gold Dust Is Secured. THIRD THEFT IN A MONTH Postoffice Inspectors at WorK on Cases. MAILS WITHOUT A GUARD Miners Ship Dust This Way to Avoid Ilifrh Tariff of Express Compan ies Robberies Thought to Bo by an Organized Gang. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug-. 21. (Special.) A Fairbanks. Alaska, special says: What la believed to be the bisrgest plot for rob bing the United States malls ever dis covered is now In operation in Alaska. Only yesterday word was received from the Coast that the third pouch miRslngr In a month had been reported at Ekagway. The sack contained $45,000 In gold dust addressed to Seattle banks. Postoffice Inspectors already in the North working on the two former rob beries, have taken up the latest loss. It is almost certain that the sacks wera stolen while in transit on the Yukon River boats plying between this point and Dawson. Several men are under sus picion but no arrests have been made. Reliable clews are scarce. Ever since gold dust shippers have de cided to use the mails for sending out their metal, instead of patronising the express companies as they previously did, because of the increased tariff, the present trouble has existed. It will neces sitate the employment of guards by the Government to watch the gold shipments. As they have been practically unguarded up to date, robberies have been easy and it is believed that the thefts have re' suited from systematic operations ol bandits working with well-laid plans. STRIKE OP FINN IiABOR FAILS 31(111 Can To Without Them (and They Must Go Elsewhere, SOUTH BEND, Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe-. cial.) All the Finn laborers in the Southi Bend Mills & Timber Company plant! have struck for higher -wages. They have been getting $2.60 a day and ask for a raise of 25 cents a day. The Mill Com-; pany has a sufficient crew to operate without the strikers, so they will eeek Jobs elsewhere. WANTS PRESIDENT'S HELP GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN ASKS ROOSEVELT SETTLE STRIKE. ! Telegraphs, Suggesting That He In-' tervene and Appoint a Board of. J Arbitration to Adjust Matters. ; SALEM. Or., Aug. 2L (Special.) Gov-! ernor Chamberlain believes it to be the! right and duty of President Roosevelt to! Interfere in the telegrapher's strike and' in an effort to secure such Interference he' today sent the following telegram: ' The President, WanhinRton. D. C. rar! Sir: I respectfully suKfirest your Intervention' and the appointment by you of a board of arbitration In settlement of difference, bp-i tween telegraphers and companies through-: out tho country. QKOROB & CHAMBERLAIN. i Governor. SELL GEMS AT AUCTION Diamonds of Late Stanford Estate Go at Low Frice in London. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. .The announce- merit was made today that almost all tha diamonds belonging to the estate of the late widow of Leland Stanford have been quietly disposed of and the proceeds will be devoted to Stanford University in com pliance with the owner's will. The sale was held at the wholesale house, London, under the supervision of a committee con sisting of Timothy Hopkins, Joseph Grant, Charles D. Lathrop and Ambassador Reld. It is said only $350,000 was realized, al though experts appraised the gems at' half a million and regarded them as espe cially valuable, as nearly all have Inter esting histories. BRYAN AGAIN IN WRECK Fourth Time on Various Journeys to Same Illinois Town. BELVIDERE. III.. Aug. 21. William J. Bryan was the occupant of one of the three coaches of the Northwestern train which was ditched near here yesterday. Mr. Bryan emerged blandly smiling and made a memorandum In his diary. "Fourth time a wreck has occurred on my various Journeys to speak at the Rockford Chautauqua." Mr. Bryan trudged with, the others a couple of miles, then took the trolley here for Rockford. The wrecil was caused by the baggage car trying to take art open switch, . C V