VOL. XLVI.- 0. 14.60JJ.
PORTLAND, OliEGOX, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1907.
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AFTER HAHRiMAN
fish's Latest in Illinois
Central Row.
WOULD PUNCH HARAHAN'S JAW
jSays Story of Loans Is Same
Harriman Told.
FOAD LOST LITTLE MONEY
Deposed Railroad President Defers
Formal Reply to Harahan, hut
Shows Bitter Enmity to Both
Jllm and Harriman.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-(Speeial.)-Etuyvesant
Fish, who was made the sub
ject of a bitter attack in a letter written
by J. T. Harahan. president of the Illi
nois Centrnl Railroad, did not Intend to
come to his office today, but when at his
breakfast table he read the serious ac
cusations of Mr. Harahan, ho left his
residence and as quickly as possible
came to the city. Some of the allega
tions were of so serious a character that
It was thought Mr. Fish would promptly
make a reply. Shortly after his arrival
in the city he put himself Into communi
cation with his. friends and legal ad
visers and afterward made up his mind
that no reply to Mr. Harahan was nec
essary for the time being.
Denies Hani ha it's Story.
A reporter saw Mr. Fish this afternoon
and asked, him what he thought of Mr.
Harahan's charges. He replied:
"They are made of whole cloth, and
my present Intention is not to notice
them. You will find them In Mr. Harrl
man's testimony, given before the Inter
state. Commerce Commission in Feb
ruary last."
"But, Mr. Fish, can you afford to pass
by the charge that the Illinois Central's
funds were loaned to the defunct Trust
Company of the Republic and that the
road had made a loss?"
"There's a ilttle In that," he replied.
"There were loans made to Daniel Leroy
rn-essor, as loans are made every day to
people who are seeking money, but that
you will find In Harriman's testimony."
"Was this money paid back and did the
Illinois Central suffer a loss?"
"Yes, the road did, lose money, but not
much. Of course. I made loans to the
Dressers, and other Individuals and bank
ing corporations made loans to them."
Would Pnnch Enemy's Jaw.
"What do you think of Mr. Harahan
now?"
"Oh, I'm not after him. He's too small.
I'm after Harriman. He's the man I
want."
"Well, If Mr. Harahan was here now
and In the light of what he has written
ahout you, would you give him a good
stiff punch on the jaw?"
"You bet I would, but the son of a gun
laid down so - easily last time that he
quickly gets out of one's reach," said Mr.
Fish with a smile.
' It was quite plain that, though outward
ly calm. Mr. Harahan's accusations had
pained his co-director greatly. Mr. Fish
evidently regarded Mr. Harahan's state
ment as a reflection upon his honor and It
seemed as though he felt It acutely.
STATE MAY PROSECUTE FISH
Troof of Harahan's Charges Means
Criminal Case.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25. State's Attorney
Healy today said regarding the charges
i against Stuyvesant Fish, contained In
the statement Issued yesterday by Presi
dent Harahan, of the Illinois Central
Railroad:
"If I obtain information that shows
that Mr. Harahan's charges are true
and that the alleged misappropriation of
funds occurred In this city, this office
will certainly take action."
LOSE MONEY AT 2-CEXT FARE
Railroads Say Amount. Is $1,500,-
000 for Missouri Alone.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 23. According to com
piled statements made by officials of the
various railroads in the state, the oper
ation of the two-cent passenger law has
caused the railroads of Missouri to lose
$1,500,000 during tho past three months.
The law became effective in Missouri on
June 17. and by agreement with Attorney
General Hartley the railroads decided to
reduce the fares and test the law until
October 1. It was announced today that
the trunk lines have joined to light the
further enforcement of the law.
RAILROADS TO PAY PENALTY
Wholesale Prosecutions for Xof Toe
ing Safety Appliances.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25. United States
District Attorneys in various parts of the
country today were instructed by Attorney-General
Bonaparte to Institute suit
against a large Lumber of railroad com
panies to recover penalties incurred by
them for alleged violations of the safety
appliance laws. The Department of Jus
tice and the Interstate Commerce Com
mission have decided upon a rigid en
forcement of the law.
The number of alleged violations ag
gregates 2S7. Among the lines made de-
Island. 6: Great 'Northern. 22; Inter
national" & Great Northern. 1: Nevada,
California & Oregon, 24: Northern Pa
Hfis. SO: Oregon Short Line, 7; St. Louis
& San Francisco. -2: San Pedro. Los An
geles & Salt Lake, 7; Southern Pacific,
19; Texas & Mexican. 4.
HOME RULE FOR ALASKA
Congressman Snlzer Emphatically
In Favor of It.
SKATTLE. Wash., Sept. 2,".. (Special.)
t'ulted States Congressman William Snl
zer, of New York, who has just returned
from an extensive trip throi gh Alaska,
declared today that the northern terri
tory Is clearly entitled to home rule and
that he will use every endeavor to bring
this state of affairs about at the next
Bession of Congress.
Congress is too big a body to act as
a board of aldermen for a country like
Alaska and the time has come for that
country to be given the privilege of se
lecting Its own governing officers and
passing Its own local laws, declared the
Congressman. "Ninety-nine per cent of
the inhabitant of the territory are anxious
Bamuri Gompen, piVsldent of Amer
ican Federation of Iabor, Who At
takn Secretary Tnft for Injunction
Terfnlons
Judge.
Rendered a j Federal
for home rule." he continued, "and in
my opinion their demands are clearly
within reason.
MAGOON FINDS REBEL PLOT
Movement In Cuba Backed by New
York Capitalists.
HAVANA. Sept. 25. A conspiracy to
start a revolutionary spirit In Cuba has
been discovered. Under instructions la
sued by Governor Magoon, a number of
suspicious persons believed to be con
nected with the conspiracy have been
shadowed for several' days past. It Is
believed that the movement Is backed by
New York capitalists.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
!
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 58
decrees; minimum, 54.
TODAY'S Showers, southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Americans injured In railroad wreck in
France. Page 8.
National.
Russia expectH United States to fight Japan
an drula Pacific Ocean. Page S.
Roosevelt returns to Washington. Papa 3.
Waste of frovernment money at Jamestown.
Pago 4.
Politics.
Gompers attacks TaXt as injunction standard-bearer.
, Page, 6.
Murphy's seat In state committee depends
on contested Tammany primary. Page 4.
Growth of Chanler boom alarms Bryan.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Standard Oil official tells how Texas anti
trust law was dodged. Page 4.
Judge Land Is order to Moffltt ridiculed by
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Standard Oil men. Page 4.
Stuyvesant Fish denies Harahan's charge
and says he is after Harriman. . Page 1.
Striking operators call out men working
under contract and may ask railroad
operators to strike. Page T.
Boilermakers' strike begins spreading to ma
chinists. Page 7. (
Millionaire meets old chum who is black
smith and enriches him. Page 2.
Ezra Meeker's cx team on Broadway.
Page a.
Wisconsin colony coming to Baker County,
Or. Page 3.
Sports.
New York Yacht Club declines Llpton's
challenge. Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
Witness in Borah trial admits that he
falsely accused another to get immunity.
Page 1.
Canada prohibits Immigration of Japanese
from Hawaii. Page 6-
Scarclty of men at Bremerton Navy Yard
may hinder repair of warships. Page 13.
Gallagher confesses receiving bribe In testi
fying at Ford trial. Page 3.
Washington Railroad Commission establishes
joint rate for wheat. Page 1.
Laborers on Guggenheim road in Alaska
shoot members of surveying party of
opposing line. Page 7.
Man comes from Boston to Spokane to kid
nap his child- Page 6.
Men wanted in connection with Seattle mur
der may have left country. Page 7.
Finding no money in Seattle, promoters of
Alaska Home Railway may come to Port
land. Page 6-
I'oinmeFcinl and Marine.
Northwestern irmefs offering wheat free
ly. Face 1
Chicago wheat market loses a cent, age
17.
Stock speculation almost at a standstill.
Pago 17.
British bark Windsor Park chartered for
outward loading at 32s 6d. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity. -Bishop
Thoburn predicts that Orientals will
soon overrun America, Page 1.
Seattle trunk murder recalls famous Brad
lay case. Page 10.
Bank depositors ordered to file claims.
Pag 9.
Northern Pacific tells Washington lumber
men Portland gateway can't do opened.
Page 16. 1
Oregon Methodist Conference holds busy
session. Page 12.
Rose Festival solicitors named. Page 10. -
Council takes garbage site selection out of
Health Board's hands. Pag 11.
Boy degenerates i"t pay $300 and lead
FOSTERCftLLEO
IN -BORAH TRIM.
Ex-Senator Must Pro
duce His Letters.
HAS LEFT TACOMA FOR BOISE
Evidence About Land Frauds
Held Important.
WITNESS ADMITS PERJURY
Froseouf ton Draws Admission From
Dummy Locator He Made False
Affidavit as Price of Immun
ity Workings of Plot.
TACOMA. Sept. 25. Ex -United States
Senator A. G. Foster, vice-president of the
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company,
was summoned to appear at Boise last
Friday and left Tacoma Monday. The
order from the court which caused his
a.ppearance at the scene of the Borah
trial also cited the ex-Senator to take
with him all papers' letters, telegrams
and even carbon copies of all correspond
ence he possesses bearing upon the opera
tions of the Barber Lumber Company.
Whether Mr. Foster has papers Of this
character In his possession or not, and
how much, if at ail, he Is Involved In the
land manipulations for which Borah Is
being tried will not develop until the trial
has advanced. It Is reported that con
siderable Importance is attached by the
prosecution to th appearance of Mr. Fos
ter. WITNESS COXVESSES PERJURY
Anything to Secure Immunity.
Money Advanced to Dummies.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25. The first
sensation In the trial of United States
Senator William E. Borah came late
today, when Albert Klanop ,'Nugent,
the second witness- produced by the
Government, admitted on cross-examination
that he committed perjury In
taking out a timber land claim, ad
mitted that he had been promised ab
solute Immunity by an officer of the
Federal Government for testifying, ad
mitted that at the request of the Fed
eral officer he had sworn to a com
plaint against a man whom he did
not know, and last proclaimed that he
believed it to be a part of his bargain
for Immunity that he should swear to
any complaint against any person, re
gardless of any knowledge that he
might have as to the person's guilt.
When the name of the Federal officer
who induced him to sign the com
plaint was asked by Borah's counsel,
the witness swore positively that he
could not remember It. ,
The day was given over to the Intro
duction of a mass of papers on file In
the land office at Boise relative to 31
alleged fradulcnt claims, and to the
evidence of two men who said they re
ceived money from John R. Wells, with
which to prove up on their timber land
claims. Wells Is one of the men In
dicted with Borah. Counsel for the
latter did not object to this testimony,
on the understanding that the trans
aclon in question would ultimately be
connected In some way with the Sena
tor on trial.
The defense scored Its first point of
the trial early In the examination of
the first witness, a man named Ander
son. He was asked by Special Prose
cutor Hush what his Intent was when
he took out a timber claim. Judge
WWtson, who Is presiding, sustained
an objection based on the ground that
a man confessing perjury, as Ander
son 6Md, could not properly testify as
to any secret Intent he may have had
lockeJ up in his breast.
Anderson and Nugent both testified
that they received from John R. Wells
$412 with which to prove their claims
and each received K50 additional for
transferring the claims to the Barber
Lumber Company's Interests. Two bills
given to the men by Wells and a let
ter from Wells to Nugent were ad
mitted ' in evidence. Anderson, an
elderly Swede, was not cross-examined,
but Nugqnt admftted that he had
made no agreement to tranifer his land
ar the time he filed upon it. He said
that there never was anything but a
verbal agreement and he could not
remember where or In those presence
such a contract was made.
Admits Affidavit M'as False. ,
Nugent said he witnessed the papers
filed by Anderson and was then con
fronted with a complaint signed by
him. charging Louis M. Prltchard with
having conspired with Anderson to get
title to the land. Nugent said he
didn't know any such person or any
thing about his connection with the
alleged land frauds. He declared that
all he knew was what he had read In
some newspaper, a story to the effect
that Pritchard was Involved.
Mr. Rush demanded to know of the
witness if any officer of the Govern
ment had ever asked him to swear
falsely. Nugent replied that he had
always been told to tell nothing but
the truth. Mr. Rush said he had never
heard of Nugent's connection with the
Pritchard complaint, and desired time
to look Into the matter before com
pleting his examination.
At this juncture the proceedings
were adjourned until tomorrow.
HOW MILWAUKEE DOES IT
Chief Campbell Studies Fighting of
Water-Front Fires.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 25. (Spe
claDDavid. Campbell, Chief of the Port
land, Or., Fire Department, Is spending
several days here, studying the manner
In which Milwaukee fights fires, partic
ularly along the waterfront. Milwaukee
has three rivers, all navigable, and to
protect this great dock line of 20 miles
has four fire-boats with pipe lines lead
ing from the river to big manufacturing
and business blocks nine and ten blocks
distant. Fire-boats attach lines to these
mains and thus thraw water on fires halt
a mile distant. Thl is the phase of Mil
waukee tire-fighting which Mr. Campbell
proposes to suggest to Portland.
Xational Bank at Springfield.
v OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. D. C, Sept. 23. The application
of. I. . B. . Bell, B. A. . Washburne. . M. M.
Peery, E. E. Kepner and Ben Ayers to
organize the First National Bank of
Springfield, Or.! with $25,000 capital has
been approved by the Comptroller of the
Currency.
JOINT RATE IS
MADE ON WHEnT
NewScheduleforWash
1 ington Railroads.
COMMISSION ISSUES ORDERS
Contention of Northern Pacific
and 0. R. & N. Denied.
GIVES ONLY 20 DAYS' TIME
Joint Rate Made on Potatoes Also
and Terminal Hates for Various
Points on Hay, Oats, Barley
and Other Mlllfeed.
STATE RAXLROAX COMMISSIONS
ORDER.
JMnt ratw on wheat.
Terminal rates on hay, oats, bar
ley and mill feed, extending over the,
Northern Pacific to Grays Harbor.
Wlllapa Harbor anl to Felllngham,
Sumaa and Intermediate points.
Joint rata on potatoes.
Joint wheat rate for the Great
Northern with the Northern Pacific,
to Tacoma.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 15. (Special.)
The State Railroad Commission has is
sued a joint rate over various Washington
railroads on wheat, terminal rates on
hay, oats, barley and mill feed extend
ing over the Northern Pacific to points
on Grays Harbor, on Willapa Harbor and
to Beinngham, Sumaa and intermediate
points; has Issued a Joint rate on pota
toes, and has ordered the Great Northern
to make a Joint rate with the Northern
Pacific on wheat to Tacoma. The or
ders, however, allow a $1 per car maxi
mum switching charge. These "orders ar
based upon testimony taken nt an ex
tended hearing here this Summer, and
will go Into effect unoar the law 20 days
after service of the orders upon the re
spective companies. ,
Accompanying the Joint-rate order on
wheat Is an extended opinion written by
Cnalrman Falrchild, of the Commission,
and approved by Commissioners Lawrence
and Jones. The opinion 'says that about
35,000,000 bushels of wheat are annually
produced In Eastern astrington and that
for years past the territory has been di
vided Into zones for the purpose of fix
ing the rates to be charged to Puget
Sound or Portland.
Distance Does Not Control Rates.
That distance alone does not control the
rate Is found In the fact that the rate'
from Delaney to Portland, 231 miles, via
the O. R. & N., Is the same as from Leon
to Portland, 630 miles, via the N. P.
It Is mentioned that from these same
zones Joint rates have been In effect by
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voluntary agreement between the O.'R. &
N. and the Northern Pacific and between
the O. R. & N. and the Great Northern,
applying only to barley and .its, al
though all thc3e roads' generally treat
barley, oats and wheat in the same clas
sification. The recent Joint rates made
on wheat by the Spokane & Inland with
the Great Northern Is also referred to.
The opinion declares that for a time
when the oats and barley rates were out
these grains brought from Jl to J2 per ton
less at non-competitive points on the O.
R. & N. than they did before, or than
they have done since the Commission
ordered tills rate re-established.
The Commission finds from the evidence
that prices at non-compctitlve points on
the O. R. & N. for wheat are from 1 to 5
cents a bushel Ices than on the line of
the Northern Pacific or competitive points.
The Commission says It Is Immaterial
whether Portland Is a poorer market or
the. better prices on northern roads Is
due to greater competition, but the fact
remains that the producer suffers P5 the
extent of $100,000 annuaiiy. The opinion
'points out that there are a number of
places in Eastern Washington where both
roads have warehouses and growers can.
Jame. T.. Gallagher, ex-PreMdeDt of
th San Francisco Board of Supervisor--,
Who Testified to Receivinc
Bribes for Fussing- United Rail
roads' Franchise.
for the same charge, send their wheat
either to the Sound or Portland. Although
the wheat stored In the O. R. & N. ware
house must go to Portland and that In
the Northern Pacific warehouse to the
Sound, the growers paironlze the ware
houses to practlcal.y an equal extent and
the prices are the same.
Farmers Prefer Northern Pacific.
The evidence shows, however, that
where the farmer can haul - by wagon
either to a-non-competitive point of the
O. R. & N. or Northern Pacific the farm
ers prefer to make even a longer haul to
i Northern. Pacific, and that the latter
railway secures at su-h semi-competitive
points more i.ian its natural share of the
wheat tributary to tne two line-?.
The opinion says: "If a joint rate were
established the farmer would store his
wheat at the most accessible point. The
more active buyer and the best hustler
would, as in other lines, get the greater
volume of business. Prices would be
equalized at non-competitive points, and
the movement of traffic would not be
materially affected. What the O. R. &
N. would lose by haviDg wheat diverted
at competitive points would be offset by
the gain in having the wheat stored In
the warehouses on its line at semi-competitive
points, which, being so stored,
would naturally seek the market, over
one road, other advantages being equal.
"On the other hand, if the difference in
price Is due to the superiority of the
Sound market over Portland, then It Is
of equal or greater necessity that the
farmer have the advantage of the better
market If this caq be procured for him
without an unjust burden being cast upon
another."
The opinion points out . that wheat,
oats and barley In the Western classifica
tion used by all roads in the West are
classed as grain, and for more than 20
years were moved by the roads In this
state at the same rate. It is pointed out
that this fact and the fact that the roads
voluntarily made Joint rates on oats and
barley and for a time on wheat and that
the Great Northern and Inland now have
such a rate on wheat raise a strong pre
sumption that a Joint rate on wheat
would be remunerative. It Is pointed out
that the Northern Pacific now hauls
wheat from points reached by the O. R.
& N. in the Palouse via Marshall Junc
tion or Pasco en route to the Sound and
that under joint rates the O. R. & N.
would deliver the wheat either at Wall
ula or Spokane to the Northern Pacific
in practically a similar haul. In , any
event the opinion says an allowance of
$1 per car for switching charges from one
road to another, to be divided by the
companies as they may agree, added to
the present Sound terminal rate, would
be sufficient for a terminal joint rate.
Does Not Apply to Gray3 Harbor.
The Joint terminal rate will not be ex
tended to points on Grays Harbor, Wil
lapa Bay and Bolilngham Bay. The
opinion says: "The Commission feels that
by reason of the additional haul It woujd
nit he Justified In extending the order
to such points."
Answering a number of legal objec
tions raised by. the railroad attorneys,
the opinion contends that although the
exclusion of lnterurban "roads might have
rendered void certain portions of the act.
this would In no manner affect the va
lidity of the act as a whole and It
would be a proper subject for amend
ment. The O. R. & N. contention that a Joint
rate order is an Interference with Inter
state commerce Is denied and ft Is as
serted that this order shows on its facrs
it relates solely to intrastate business.
It Is also contended that the Commis
sion law gives to every railroad com
pany its day in court and fully complies
with the rights guaranteed by the con
stitution and laws of the state.
Joint rates are ordered to Seattle and
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ORIENTALS WILL
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BishopThoburn Makes
Gloomy Prophecy.
BELIEVES IT IS GOD'S WILL
World-Wide Movement of Most
Tremendous Magnitude.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
Methodist Missionary Bishop. Feeble
AVith Age, Sounds Solemn Warn-lng--No
Human' Power Can
Stem the Tide, He Says.
Addressing ft large gathering of
ministers and their wives. In particular
the members of the Columbia River
branch of the Woman's Home Mission
ary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday afternoon. Bishop
James M. Thoburn, one of the most
famous missionaries in the world to
day, declared that America will b .
swarming with Hindus, Chinese, Japa
nese and Coreans within a few years.
He made the prediction after careful
deliberation, he said, and added that
h'e regards this as Indicating a world
wide movement of nations of tremen
dous magnitude. He has no fears oi
trouble, believing it to be the will of
God, he said.
Bishop Modern St. Paul.
Bishop Thoburn, who Is known In
many lands as "the modern St. Paul,"
declared to hi hearers, at Grace Metiv
odist Episcopal Church, that he has
Just discovered this great fact, and
explained that he regards It as the
most significant movement within two
or three centuries. His attention wu
attracted to It, he said, through the In
coming q the Hindus, about whose ar
rival In Puget Sound ports there was
recent trouble.
He said that after visiting Seattle
and talking with them in their native
language, he realized that they are
but the forerunners of tens of thou
sands who are to follow, not only from
India but also from China. Japan and
Corea, to say nothing of other coun
tries, including Europe.
Revelation of Great Vision.
To those who heard Bishop Tho
burn and who know his experiences,
covering more than B0 years in mis
sionary eervlce throughout the world, '
his words carried great weight, and
many remarked that it was the revela
tion of a great vision by a man entire
ly capable of accurate prophecy. The
Bishop spoke for 30 minuts. In de
fiance of the orders, of his physicians,
who have forbidden him to talk In pub
lic on account of his delicate health. He
said, however, that he regarded his
eubject as of vast Importance, and of
sufficient worth to disregard, for once,
the doctors.
Xew Era' Has Dawned.
Bishop Thoburn, in the course of his
remarks, asserted that he had ascertained
from the Hindus who were recently In
trouble on the Sound that they are in
this country of their own free will. It
was then, he said, that he realized that
a significance far more important than
usually supposed was attached to their
coming, and reflection and study led him
to the firm conviction that a new era
has dawned and that God Is to send the
benighted of other lands to this country
for uplifting.
Cannot Stem Tide.
"I hope no one will grow alarmed."
said Bishop Thoburn, "but Just as cer
tain as anything that has already trans
pired In history, the Hindus, the Japan
ese, the Chinese and the Coreans are
going to swarm to this country, and we
may as well try to sweep back the tides
of the ocean as to try to keep them out.
No matter what the rowdy element does,
they are coming, and whether they are.
a peril or not lies with us. We must
either lift them up or they will carry
us down. ,
Thinks Xo Danger Threatens.
"I do not think the movement to this
country carries any danger, for there Is
plenty of labor for those who come, and
they are not apt to work any harm to
others. It Is a deep mystery to me how
these Hindus who came to the Sound se
cured their passage, as they have to
work in their native land for from S to
12 cents a day. and how they got the
money to come here I could not learn.
They declared, however, that they are
here of their own free will, and merely
to better themselves.
"I have already had some of the) best
men of this city appeal to me to secure
some of these Hindus for work here In
Oregon, and at this time, I feel certain,
I could place 5000 of them in this state at
once, if I could secure them. '
History to Repeat Itself.
"Now, if I can do this, some one) is
going to do it in the future. I can see
now the nations of the earth turning to
this country, and I realize that the tide,
has already set in. I thank God for the)
Woman Home Missionary Society, for
''nn n ny Eh Ann In JfA. fSLaaltJk
(Conoludad on Pju 3.1
(Concluded on Pace 3.)