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VOL. XLVI NO- 14,593.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTE3IBER 16, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IRIS COLLIDE;
DEAD NUMBER 24
Awful Wreck at Canaan
.Station, N. H.
DISPATCHER BUNGLES ORDERS
Quebec Express Crashes Into
Freight at High Speed.
OVER SCORE BADLY HURT
Day Coach Crumples Like Paper
Box, Killing and Maiming Nearly
Every Passenger in the Car.
Story by an Eyewitness.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., Sept.
15. A fearful head-on collision between
the south-bound Quebec express and a
north-bound fretght train on the Concord
division of the Boston & Main Railroad
occurred four miles north of Canaan sta
tion early today, due to a mistake in train
dispatcher's orders, and from a de
jnolished passengrer coach there were
taken out 24 dead and dying and 27 other
passengers, most of them seriously
wounded.
'' Nearly all those who were in the death
car were returning from a fair at Sher
brooke, Quebec, 60 miles north.
Train Orders Are Confused.
The conductor of the freight train was
'given to understand that he had plenty
of time to reach a siding by the night
operator at Canaan station, receiving, ac
cording to the superintendent of the divi
sion, a copy of a telegraph order from
the train dispatcher at Concord, which
confused the train numbers SO and 34.
The wreck occurred just after the ex
press had rounded Into a straight stretch
of track, but owing to the early morning
mist, neither engineer saw the other's
headlight until it was too late. Those
identified up to 6 o'clock tonight were:
List of the Dead.
TIMOTHY SHACGtiNESSY, Castle Bar.
MRS. BHArGHNESST.
MISS ANNA ST. PIERRE. Isle Verte,
Quebec.
FRED M. PELLS. Ochiltree, Texas.
MRS. - A. E. WARREN. Haverhill. Mass.
MRS. F. C. BLAKE. South Corinth. Vt.
MRS. MARGARET LARGY, Manchester,
MIPS BARRETT. Manchester. N. H.
MRS. PHILLIP G AGON, Kherbrooke.
MISS ALVINA GIRON. Nashua.
MRS. WEBSTER, a dressmaker livtnn In
Massachusetts.
J. J. CONl'ROTH, Somervllle. Mass.
Infant child of Irving Glfford, Concord.
MRS. E. L. BBIGGS, West Canaan. N. H.
VOHN C. DUNCAN, Bethel, Vt.
The unidentified includes a boy 4 years
of age and a man 40 years old; a wom
an of 50 years, another of 55; a man of 35
years, and four others.
Twenty-two of the bodies were removed
to Concord during the day.
Those Seriously Injured.
The most seriously injured, who were
taken to the Margaret Hitchcock Hospital
at Hanover, N. H., Include:
Unknown boy, both lees broken, arm torn
eft and head Injured; dying.
Saunders. Nashua, N. H., legs and arms
Injured.
Mrs. S- Saunders, Nashua, head and back
Injured.
Mrs. C. N. Saunders, Nashua, wounds on
head.
Miss D. Saunders, Nashua, Internal in
juries. Miss C. Saunders, Nashua, contusion of
(ace.
Fred Saunders. Nashua, shoulder injured.
Miss Hester Saunders, Brauton, Mass.,
head and back Injured.
Charles St. Pierre. Quebec, lmernal in
juries. Arthur Jacques, Mllbury, Internal In
juries. . E. A. Batrhelder. Somervllle, leg broken.
Phillip Gagon, Sherbrooke, Internal In
juries. John Barrett, Manchester, head and
breast Injured.
Miss Abby Jansen. Nashua, broken frontal
bone.
i Making Vp Lost Time.
The southbound train was ' made up
et Sherbrooke last' evening where It
picked up" two sleepers from Quebec and
two more on the way down. It consisted
of baggage, passenger and smoking cars,
in that order, with the sleepers in the
rear. The train left White River Junc
tion today at 3:50 A. M., 40 minutes late,
and was followed 20 minutes later by the
Montreal express over the Central Ver
mont Railway. The Quebec train is
known as No. 30 and the Montreal train
as No. 39.
A train of four cars, well filled with
. tied, sleeping excurs.onists had rounded
a curve at a lively speed, when the
healight of a freight locomotive flashed
before the eyes of the engineer.
Meet With TerriHc Crash.
In another Instant there was a crash
and both engines were lying together, a
W-aivs of wreckage, in the ditch beside the
Oack. The baggage car next to the pas
senger locomotive had been driven back
O Jhto the passenger coach, telescoping it
' and crushing the lives out of half a car
load of people. At the same time nearly
everyone else In that car was injured. A
few escaped, but those who were In the
sleeping-cars In the rear were saved from
death by the more sturdy qualities of
their cars. The accident occurred at 4:24
A. M., just as the dawn was showing in
the east.
The moment after it had happened
train hands who had escaped injury and
passengers in the sleeping-cars were
looking upon one of the worst wrecks
ever Been in New Hampshire.
The locomotives lay in a tangled pile:
The baggage car, partly derailed, was
'held nearly upright by the wreckage of
the demolished day coach, one side of
which hau been completely ripped off,
while the remainder was ground to splin
ters by the' force of the shock.
A smoker behind the day coach stood
on the rails with ends demolished and
windows broken. The sleeper was prac
tically undamaged.
Hurried Aid to Injured.
In the debris of the passenger coach lay
more dead and Injured than could be es
timated at the moment. At once those
who had escaped harm saw their task.
The cries and moans of the injured
prompted speedy action. Out from under
broken beams and splintered Joists, bleed
ing forms were dragged and laid on the
broken backs of seats or blankets from
the sleeping-cars. Wounds were hastily
bound up with torn sheets from the
berths, and such help as could be hastily
provided was given. An hour elapsed be
fore physicians could be brought from
Hanover, White River Junction and
Canaan. The dead were placed beside
the track to await more satisfactory dis
position. As the sun rose the full horror
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W. E. Borah, Idaho's fernator, W hose
Recent Indictment Promises Po
litical Sensations of National Char
acter. of the disaster became apparent. Along
the side of the track lay the dead, yet
uncovered. A little further off were the
living, some stretched on the ground with
relatives, friends or strangers binding
their wounds and encouraging them,
There were comparatively few In that
crowd of rescuers who did not show
some wound from the disaster. One of
the passengers who was in the smoking.
car to the rear of the passenger coach
described the accident as follows:
Story of an Eyewitness.
"I had one of the seats In :he middle
of the car wnen the train left White
River Junction, and like everyone else,
was dozing when someone'woke up and
began to sing. This aroused nearly
everyone else in the car and some of
the men decided to go back to the next
car for a smoke. I Joined the little pro
cession. My companion In theseat
stayed and was killed. We had scarce
ly taken our seats in the smoker when
the brakes were suddenly set and we
were thrown out of our seats. The
next minute there was a crash and I
found myself on the floor, covered with
glass from the windows, but unhurt.
We crawled out from under the seats
and tumbled out of the rear door. The
front one was completely obliterated
by the end of the passenger coach.
Everyone seemed dazed for probably
five minutes. It probably was only
a few seconds. There was not a sound.
Then were heard groans, moans and
finally shrieks from the front of the
train, and running forward we saw the
wreck of the passenger car. It was
just light enough to see a little, but
it made one sick to see even that
much. Everyone began to work hard."
Both Trains at High Speed.
The passenger . train had left here
bound for Concord about an hour late.
The track to the south is a single one
to Franklin, 60 miles distant, with a
few sidings. It abounds in curves
while the greater part of it from Can
aan Is down grade. The freight train
pulled out of a siding some miles to
the south and started up the track for
this place at 4 o'clock.
The train dispatcher's sheet at Con
cord is declared to-show that the
freight crew disobeyed orders In doing
so. There are no signals on the foad
and the trains are directed from sta
tion to station. Going north it is a
long, straight track from Canaan to
the curve where the accident hap
pened, and the freight was making
good time when the passenger train
came around the curve. It Is estimated
both trains were going at a speed of
from 30 to 40 miles an hour. There
was time to put on the brakes and
both engine crews Jumped and escaped
injury.
Track Quickly Cleared.
As soon as possible after the collision
two of the passenger trainmen who
had escaped were sent to Canaan, the
nearest point, - for help, while others
sought neajby cottages and farmhouses
for assistance. In the Western New
Hampshire mountains doctors are few,
and an hour elapsed before the first
physician arrived. A hospital train
was dispatched from here within a few
minutes after news of the accident waa
received, and by 8 o'clock the first of
the most seriously injured had reached
here. Seven were afterwards sent to
Hanover to avoid overcrowding the
local hospital. Soon after daylight a
crowd from the countryside began to
assemble, and by 'the middle of the
forenoon wrecking trains were sent
from White River Junction and Con
cord and put to work and the track
was cleared.
Early in the afternoon although 10
of the 30 freight cars which had com
prised that train were derailed, and
the track was torn up for a quarter of
a mile, by noon the work of rescue
had been completed and it became
known that the number of dead was
24. Twenty-two of them were taken
by train to Concord and two to this
place. Before the removal of the
bodies, 14 had been identified.- ,
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TAFT IS CHOICE
E
Hughes Second After
Big Secretary.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CANVASS
"Conservatives" Poll Few
First Choice Votes.
FAVOR ROOSEVELT'S IDEAS
Congressmen and Editors Indicate
Popular Choice for Next Presi
dent Cannon Leads Knox
and Fairbanks.
CHICAGO, .Sept. 15. (Special.) Fol
lowing its poll of the Western States,
which showed almost a unanimous de
mand for Roosevelt, or a candidate
thoroughly in sympathy with the
Roosevelt ideas, the Tribune today
publishes a resume of its poll of the
New England States, which conserva
tive district stands for President
Roosevelt's progressive policy, more
than 85 per cent of the Republicans
flying the Roosevelt ideas. The sent!
ment for the nomination of Taft or
Hughes is overwhelming, and the gen
eral opinion favors both these men on
the ticket.
' Taft, of course, is largely in the
lead, having received the votes of 289
Republican editors, Senators and Con
gressmen for first choice out of the
total of 32.1, while Hughes was given
139 first choice preferences, a remark
able and significant showing for a
public man who has been before the
people for so short a time. A year
ago he was scarcely known, except
for his progress in the Insurance in
vestigation, while today he Is men
tioned as first, second or third choice
in 398 out of 523 ballots, while Taft is
first, second or third in the running
on 414. r
Taft Far in the Lead. v
The figures for the Secretary of War
show that In New England more than
half the ballots mentioned him as
first choice, one-fifth were for second
choice and 10 per cent were for third.
What is perhaps most surprising of all
is that while the two candidates, Taft
and Hughes, who have most frequently
been classed as progressive, were so
abundantly popular in New England.
Men like Cannon, Fairbanks, Knox and
the others of a distinctively conserva
tive type have a comparatively small
following. Taking the ballots for first
choice it will be seen that Taft has
more than all the others put together
and his only real competitor is
Hughes.
For second choice Hughes leads Taft,
and for third choice as well. A study
of the ballots themselves as they came
In, coupled with the mere arithmetic
of figures themselves, shows that in
a great majority of cases where Taft
was first choice, Hughes was preferred
as second choice. In some cases the
sections were reversed, but not often.
Few Firsts for Conservatives.
Taft had as his running mates, Knox,
Fairbanks and Cannon. There were, in
fact, but a few scattering ballots in
which neither Hughes nor Tait was
Indicated for first choice, the result of
which was that on the first choice
preference Cannon had only 15 votes,
Fairbanks eight and Knox six. Tet it
happened that all of these three con
servative candidates, if such they may
be called, gained largely as second and
third choices. Apparently the voters
ished to make it clear that they con-
eded Taft and Hughes as men of the
Roosevelt type, who would be likely
to follow up his party policies.
Having indicated their first choice in
such a way that practically only
Hughes and Taft were In the running,
the voters proceeded to register their
appreciation of the three other candi
dates in such way that Cannon,, sum
ming up his total ballot for the three
choices, shows a vote of more than 2D
per cent and leads Knox and Fair
banks to a marked degree.
OHIO IS SOLID FOR TAFT
Governor Harris Confident He Will
Secure Delegation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 15. Senator Foraker and
Governor Harris view the political situa
tion in Ohio differently, and yet both are
in a position to know what is going on.
Senator Foraker says Ohio will never
Bend a solid Taft delegation to the next
Republican convention; Harris says Taft
will get the vote of every Ohio delegate.
Foraker is perhaps biased by his own
personal prejudices against Taft; with
him the wish Is father to the thought.
Governor Harris, though a staunch friend
of Foraker, and not a particularly good
friend to Taft, has no direct interest in
the Foraker-Taft contest, and his judg
ment is perhaps worth more on this ques
tion than the view of one of the com
batants.
Foraker did not want the Ohio Republi
can State Committee to indorse Taft at
its recent meeting, but by a large ma
jority the committee went on record as
favoring the nomination of the Secretary j
NGLANU
of War. Even ' after this preliminary
skirmish. Foraker declared that the com
mittee did not reflect sentiment among
the republican voters of the state, and
declared that never should Taft have the
solid support of the Ohio delegates; on
the contrary he declared thatJTaft could
not even have a majority of the delegates.
Will Go Solidly for Taft.
Governor Harris went throughWashing
ton on his way to Jamestown and while
here was asked how Taft stood. "I feel
quite sure that Ohio will send a solid
delegation to the next National conven
tion, and every member of that delegation
will cast his vote for Secretary Taft." was
his reply. Governor Harris went fur
ther and expressed the belief that the
pending contest between Foraker and
Taft would not split the Republicans of
Ohio, but that they would patch up their
differences between now and the time
delegates are chosen to . represent the
Buckeye State at 'the next Republican
convention.' This is a decidedly opti
mistic view for an Ohio Republican to
take, in view of the bitterness that
Foraker has injected into his fight, but
Harris is close to Foraker, and It may be
that he has some inside information.
While the Governor does not say so, he
intimates that a truce may be : patched
up, under which the Taft crowd will
withdraw their ' opposition to Foraker
when he makes a fight for re-election to
the Senate, but only recently Representa
tive Burton, - Taft's right-hand man, be
came a candidate for Mayor of Cleve
land, and it was generally believed that
if successful he would use this as a
stepping-stone to the Senate.
Send Foraker to Senate Again.
It is ' possible that Governor Harris
wants to act as peacemaker between
Foraker and Taft, for the Governor ap
pears to be as anxious for the re-election
of Foraker to the Senate, as for the elec
tion of a solid Taft delegation to the
i Republican convention. He says Foraker
can hardly be considered a Presidential
candidate, but believes Ohio owes it to
him to return him to the Senate.
DAHRDW LOUDLY HISSED
REFUSES TO RISE WHEN OR
CHESTRA PLAYS "AMERICA.'
Everybody Else in the Restaurant
Stands and Sings Darrow
Calmly Remains Seated.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 15. (Special.)
Because he declined to rise when the
orchestra in the grillroom of the Spo
kane Hotel late last night played "Amer
ica," Clarence Darrow, counsel for Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone in the Steunen
berg case, was hissed by scores of per
sons in the grlil at the tlme
Cries of 'get up," "Vise to your feet"
and "be an American citizen" floated
about the room as the widely known at
torney remained frozen to his chair
calmly sipping drafts of ale while every
other man, woman and child in the large
dining room arose.
Mr. Darrow was at a table with his
wife, Fred Miller, who was an attorney
in the Haywood case. Judge Edwin Mc
Bee, of Kootenai County, Idaho, Mr. and
Mrs. McClarmont and Mr. and Mrs. J.
Robinson. When the orchestra com
menced playing "America" all the other
members at the table, including Dar
row's wife, arose with the others in the
dining room. Many of the people joined
in the National Anthem. It was known
that Darrow was in the grill and amaze
ment arose when it was observed that he
did not rise to his feet.
"I don't know as it is any one's bus!
ness whether I sit or stand during the
rendition of the National Anthem." said
Mr. Darrow when asked If he had any
convictions about rising when "America"
is sung. "It is my own business. If I
wish to stand that is my business. If I
choose to remain seated, that, too. Is my
own business." Further than that he re
fused to discuss the matter.
Mr. Darrow is in the city waiting the
commencement of the Steve Adams case
at Rathdrum. Idaho, next month. Adams
who is alleged to have been Orchard's
accomplice in many murders, is to be
tried for the murder of Fred Tyler, which
occurred two years ago. .
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 60
degrees; minimum, 58 degrees. .
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Tragic scene starts panic in prominent Ber
lin church. Page 3.
Court circles In Italy agog over sensation
involving name of late King Humbolt.
Page 3.
jDomestlc.
Twenty-four excursionists killed in wreck
in New Hampshire. Page 1.
Railroads plan to fill ranks of striking
boilermakers. Pane 2.
Cleveland recovering froni recent Illness.
Page 4-
Sensation of a National character expected
to be developed by Boise grand Jury.
Page 1.
Political.
Governor Harris counts Ohio solid for Taft.
Page l.
Poll of New England states shows Taft and
Hughes first and second choice for Pres
ident. Page l.
Eyes of politicians are turned now to
ward New York. Page 3.
Republicans hore t Meet Governor In Okla
homa. Page 1.
Sports.
Kelso Tigers win from St. John y 5-2
score. Pape 5.
Judge McCredle asked to attend baseball
conference looking to continuous base
ball. Page 5.
Multnomah Club will open Winter classes
tonight. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
State fair that opens today to be the best
in history of state. Page 3.
Japanese to be paid $7500 at Vancouver;
Hindu riots in Seattle. Fage 3.
A. T. Van de Vanter dies In Seattle from
injuries in acciaent. rage .
Portland and Vicinity.
Valley lumbermen hard hit by differentials:
barred from bait JUake territory- Page 1.
Crisis in longshoremen's strike reached to
day. Page 1.
Secretary Green of Retail Grocers National
Association arrives, fage 14.
Franklin K. Lane, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, in city; refuses to discuss
his plans. Page 8.
Rev. H. C. Shaffer tells what Satan would
do If he were a preacher. Fage 12.
Cornerstone Is laid for Young Men's Club
of St. Mary i ransn. rage a.
Rev. James D. Corby preaches against ex
clusion oi Asiatics. Fage iz.
Jack Earle. serving year sentence at Kelly
13uti6, jna.es ris escape. rgo j. 4
DIFFERENTIAL HITS
VALLEY MILLMEN
Bars Them From Salt
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Lake Territory.
LUMBERMEN FEEL INDIGNANT
Deceived by Railway Traffic
Managers as to Rates.
VITAL POINT CONCEALED
Told That Shipments West or Den
ver Would Not Be Affected by
Advance Regard Harrlnian
as an Arch-Enemy.
Willamette "Valley lumber manufac
turers are greatly perturbed over the dis
covery that the new tariff on lumber
products that has been filed by the rail
roads at Washington, D. C, imposes a
differential of 5 cents a hundred against
them on all shipments to the Salt Lake
territory. ' In the controversy incident
to the proposed advance in these rates
it has been contended by the traffic man
agers of the different railway systems
that the revised tariff increased the
schedule on lumber shipments to Denver
and other Eastern terminals only and did
not affect any of the territory west of
Denver.
This is considered an additional griev
ance by the Willamette Valley sawmill
owners and they will wage with greater
determination than before their fight
against these rates before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Have Other Indictments.
Aside from this, which they term dis
criminatory fate, the Valley shippers have
other indictments against the Harrlman
interests to present to the Interstate Com
mission. They will .contest the proposed
uniform advance of from 20 to 25 per
cent on all lumber shipments to Denver
and Eastern terminals and will ask an
explanation as to why Harrlman main
tains his rail rate of $8.25 on lumber from
Willamette Valley points to San Fran
cisco when the same commodity is being
transported by water for $4.50.
Rate discrimination is not the only out
rage complained of. Even at the ex
horbitant rates charged, these lumbermen
are equally disgruntled because of the
neglect and refusal of the railroad com
pany to supply them with cars In which
to make shipments. They report a greater
shortage of cars at the present time than
ever before known in the history of the
Industry.
Tactics Stifle Industry.
The fight against these so-called industry-stifling
tactics by the Harrlman lines
will be carried before the Interstate Com
mission by the Valley lumbermen In con
Junction with the general fight against
increased rates waged by the lumber pro
ducers of the States of Oregon and
Washington. At the same time the Val
ley men will make a special effort to
have the differential against them on
Salt Lake shipments removed and at
least placed on an equal footing with
other shippers in handling the business
of that territory.
A conference of prominent lumber man
ufacturers of the Willamette Valley was
held at the Portland last night, at which
the list of grievances was discussed and
plans considered for actively resisting en
forcement of the new rates by the rail
road companies.
Five Mills Quit Business.
The center of Oregon's lumber manu
facturing Industry is in the Willamette
Valley, where 350 lumber mills are ' lo
cated. making the adjustment of rates
and the furnishing of the necessary facil
ities for marketing the manufactured
product questions of great concern to the
state's foremost Industry. Largely on ac
count of the unjust conditions complained
of, five mills on the West Side suspended
business laBt week.
A continuance of Harrlman's hostile
policy towards the lumber industry of
this state and an enforcement of the
proposed new rates on all shipments from
the state, the lumbermen declare, will
result, t is said, in the throttling of this
industry and the throwing of several
thousand men out of employment. x
Lumberman Tells Story.
"In view of the many discriminations
practiced against us by the transporta
tion companies," last night said a West
ern Oregon lumberman, who has Investi
gated the new. tariff, "the enforcement
of this differential against Willamette
Valley lumbermen to Salt Lake points
will complete the paralysis of this Industry-
Such- a result appears to be the
determined Intention of the railroad mag
nates through the operation of their mer
ger. "Prior to the merger of the Southern
Pacific and the Union Pacific systems
the Valley lumbermen were able to reach
the Salt Lake, territory and other East
ern terminals ia the Sacramento gate
way, over the Southern Pacific and the
Central Pacific, which were then in di
rect competition with the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company. The rates
by either route were the same, 40 cents
per thousand. But after the merger of
the Harrlman lines had been accom
plished, the Sacramento gateway was
closed, and the Valley dealers were com
pelled to make all lumber shipments via
Portland, the Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation Company and the Oregon Short
Line Into the territory that was formerly
reached by the Southern Pacific and the
Central Pacific.
Rates Remain the Same.
With, this change in routing, however,
the rates remained the same. Now it is
proposed to charge these shippers with
a differential of 5 cents or $1.65 per thou
sand to that district and an additional
charge of about 10 cents per thousand on
all shipments to points further east.
"Under the proposed new tariffs,
which become effective November 1,
next, this same differential Is . also
charged against the lumber manufac
turers along the Yamhill division of
the Southern Pacific system and also
the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad.
As to the enforcement of this differen
tial against the mills shipping over the
Yamhill division, there will result a
glaring discrimination against lumber
mills, located right in the city of Port
land. Sample of Injustice.
"It means that the Oregon & Wash-
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C. 8. Pnrrow, Hlsnrd in Spokane
Cafe Because of Ills Refusal to.
Rlt.e When Orchestra Plays
"America."
ington Lumber Company, the Portland
Lumber Company, Jones' Lumber Com
pany and other plants located in the
southern part of the city must pay a
rate of 15 cents per 100 to the Salt
Lake territory, while the Inman-Poul
son mill and other plants on the river
in the northern part of the city will be
taxed but 40 cents to the same terri
tory.
"In proposing this very apparent dis
crimination one . of two objects is
sought. Either it is expected to create
among the lumbermen themselves, who
are all united in a !':ght against their
common enemy, the railroads and what
vs consider excessive freight charges,
or the plan is in conformity with some
obscure traffic arrangement that has
been formed with one of the Northern
railroad systems.
Make Flimsy Pretext.
"But this is not the only ground for
complaint on the part of the WHIam
ette Valley mlllmen, who recognize that
the future of their business is at stake,
Last April, on the pretext that It was
necessary to equalize rail rates with
the water rates, the merger announced
an advance from $5 to $8.25 per 1000
feet on all lumber shipments from
Portland and Valley points to San
Francisco.
"At that time the charter rates to
San Francisco ranged from $8.25 to
$8.75 but since then the charter rates
have decreased until lumber Is being
handled by water for $4.50 per 1000
but - the rail rate remains the same
and repeated requests that' the rail
and water rates be again equalized In
the interest of the producer have been
ignored.
Favors Portland Mills.
"Again, in the $8.25 rail rate to San
Francisco the Valley lumberman Is dis
criminated against in favor of the
Portland shipper, here Is no graduated
scale, the Eugene or Cottage Grove
dealer being required to pay the max
lmum charge of $8.25, the same as that
collected from the shipper In Port
land. "It was announced recently that or
ders had been issued by one of the
high officials of the Harrlman lines
that a sufficient number of cars be fur
nished Oregon to relieve the conges
tion at the lumber mills in the Willam
ette Valley, but those orders, if they
were ever Issued, have not been com
plied with. On the ccjitrary, there
never has been a time when Valley
lumbermen were more seriously ham
pered because of a lack of cars.
Hauled Empties Fast.
"Yet last month trainloads of empty
Portland shipper. There is no graduated
fornia over the Central Pacific at the
very time that Oregon shippers were
clamoring for facilities for moving
their lumber.
"The situation is critical with the
Willamette Valley lumbermen, and un
less some relief is granted it means
the death of the lumber Industry and
the practical confiscation of our prop
erty. Our grievances are not idle com
plaints. They present actual condi
tions, which, if not remedied, mean
serious Injury to the material prosper
ity and development of Western Ore
gon." REPUBLICANS ARE HOPEFUL
Expect to Elect Governor and Three
Congressmen in Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE. O. T-. Sept. 15. The state
campaign in Oklahoma and Indian
Territory practically closed tonight.
The election will be held Tuesday.
Tho Republicans, despite the big
Democratic majority in the state, are
hopeful of electing the Governor and
are confident of electing two and per
haps three of the five members of
Congress. Everything else is conceded
to the Democrats. The three. In the
order named, are B. S. McGulre, T. B.
Ferguson and Frank Hubbard.
The constitution drawn up for the
new fctate will be passed upon.
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BIG SENSATIONS
Politics Involved in the
Borah Case.
PRESIDENT INTERESTED PARTY
Sends Chief Wilkie to Make
Secret Investigation.
NEW GRAND JURY CALLED
Special Prosecutor Takes Vp the
Charges Against Ruick, Enemy ot
Indicted Senator Shadow oi
Good Name of Steunenberg.
DENVER. Colo., Sept. 15. (Special.)
There has been brewing In Idaho for
months a storm, which should strike this
week. It will affect the big leaders of
the Republican party in that state and
certain men connected vith the Western
Federation of Miners, and into it will
be brought President Roosevelt and other
men in Washington. One will have to
hark back to the early days of the Re
public, to the days when Hamilton and
Burr fought for place to find its equal.
The struggle in Idaho will determine
the future of William E. Borah, United
States Senator from Idaho, states a
careful observer. Should he emerge
unharmed from the ordeal he will be
one of the big " men of the West,
for he has ability , and purpose to
shine In public life. If he should fall,
and by that is included an acquittal, with
the Jury having In mind the Scotch ver
dict of "not proven," then he will go
down to oblivion.
Sensations Are Expected.
A United States grand Jury has been
summoned for Wednesday at Boise to
investigate the workings of the former
grand Jury which brought in a number
of indictments, including the indictment
against Senator Borah. This is the first
move in the offensive war undertaken by
Senator Borah against his enemies. He
is anxious to begin.
Senator Borah was Indicted by the
former grand Jury for alleged timber
land frauds. lie had been attorney for
the Barber Lumber Company, a big '
corporation which had secured a large
amount of timber land by means now
declared fraudulent, but which enabled
General Russell A. Alger to make mil
lions when he bought timber rights In the
Pacific Northwest by the thousand, and
which enabled many who followed
Alger's example to become millionaires
before Roosevelt bepan prosecuting simi
lar cases.
Borah Ready for Battle.
James H. Beatty, ex-Federal Judge, and
United States District Attorney Ruick be
gan war on Borah and the latter secured
his indictment by ' means which members
of the grand jury have now sworn were
irregular. For this Ruick has been dis
placed ,by special attorneys who will
prosecute the Borah case and Rulck's
work will be investigated.
Borah is ready and anxious for the
legal fight which will make or break him.
Ex-Governor Steunenberg acted for a time
as agent for the Barber Lumber Company
and an Indictment was also returned
against him, but he is named as John
Do! In in the bill.
Senator Borah and his supporters have
not lost any time. They undertook on
their own account an Investigation and
what they learned will he Imparted to
the incoming grand Jury called for that
purpose. President Roosevelt was com
municated with and he In turn consulted
the big men In several departments at
Washington with the result that an In
dependent Inquiry under the personal
direction of Chief Wilkie, of the secret
service, was undertaken. As a result It
Is said that the President has not lost
faith in Senator Borah.
Steunenberg's Name Dragged In.
Ex-Governor Steunenberg saw great op
portunities, and through his insistence the
Barber Lumber Company, of Wisconsin,
sent experts Into the state and examined
the field. On a pledge from Steunenberg
that he would secure sufficient timber
lands, the company invested large sums
in building plants and roads.
Steunenberg did what in those days.
and until Roosevelt taught a new morality
in dealing with public lands, was con
sidered safe and within the law. He en
couraged people to take up timber lands
with the understanding that he, as the
agent of the Barber Company, would pur
chase these lands as soon as title had
been secured. A large number of people
went into this work, yulte a few' of them
have been called to pay the forfeit by im
prisonment and fines. It may be stated
that had Governor Steunenberg been alive
he would have been indicted as one of the
chief offenders.
EARNINGS SHOW INCREASE
Denver & Rio Grande Gained Over
$1,000,000 J,ast Year.
DENVER. Sept. 15. The twenty-first
annual report of the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad Company Issued yester
day, by President E. T. Jeffrey, shows
that the Income of the company for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1907. was $2L-
652.420, an Increase of $1,704,181, as com
pared with the previous year, and the
net earnings were $8,156,929, an increase of.
$574,986, , '