VOL. XLVI.-XO- 14,633.
PORTLAND, OREGOX, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31; 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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LUMBERMEN V
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THE FIRST ROUND
Injunction Prayed For
Is Granted,
INCREASE IN RATES -ENJOINED
Railroads Must Not Advance
Lumber 10 Cents.
. .
BOND OF $250,000 FIXED
Judge Wolverton, in Concurring,
Says He Is Satisfied About Jur
isdiction and Bases Decision
on the Yellow Pine Case.
SEATTL.K. Wash., Oct. 30. (Specials
Federal Judge Hanford' tonight, at a spe
cial session of court, granted the In-
Junction prayed for by the Washington
and Oregon Lumbermen's associations to
prevent the roads of the Harrlman sys
tem, the Burlington, Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railroads from plac
ing In effect the new rate on lumber,
which was to have become effective No
vember 1.
This rate was SO cents, as againBt
the present rate of 40 cents from the
Sound and Western Oregon points to
St. Paul, and the lumbermen feel that
. they have gained one of the greatest
victories of the long fight against the
railroads.
In concurring. Federal Judge Wolvefr
ton, of Oregon, practically decided the
Oregon case of like nature, which
comes up tomorrow in that state.
Judge Wolvorton said in effect as fol
lows: Judge Wolverton's Opinion.
"As far as the Oregon case Is con
cerned, I concur In all that has been
said by Judge Hanford. I was at first
Impressed with regard to the Oregon
case, where Oregon parties are suing
Oregon parties, that for a Federal
question to be Involved It must arise
through a construction of the consti
tution and the statute, but I feel in
clined to the view at this time that
where a Federal statute Is Invoked,
that does raise a Federal question, re
lying upon the 166 U. 8. Statutes,
which has been re-)d, or an excerpt
therefrom.'
"The prime matter which moves me, as
well as Judge Hanford, in this case to
grant the Injunction Is that a rate has
been in vogue for a long time since 1893
and that rate seems to have been such as
has been remunerative to the roads, so
far as the showing goes here, and under
the decision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the Central Yellow Pine
Association case, they hold directly upon
that matter.
Same Order for Oregon Case.
"I only say this, anticipating what I
shall do tomorrow, when I arrive home,
in the Oregon case. I shall make the
same order In that case, as Is made in
this case, and I presume the bond will
be the same, as t suppose the amount in
volved Is about the same as Involved
here."
Judge Hanford dealt with the various
objootlons Interposed by the railroad at
torneys and held that some of them were
matter for grave consideration, but he
further held that the present rate had
been in effect for several years, and that
he preferred to place the burden upon the
parties defendant rather than the parties
plaintiff.
He directed that the order be presented
to him for signature tomorrow morning,
at s o clock, ana fixed the bond at
$250,000 to protect the railroads in case
the Interstate Commerce Commission
takes action in their favor.
Urges Others to Intervene.
When Judge Hanford concluded, F. O.
Dlllare, special Interstate commission
lawyer for the Harrlman Roads, asked If
the, roads would be punished if-they en
forced the rate on lumbe concerns not
parties defendant to the action. The re
ply was in effect that they, would not.
and tonight the lumbermen are telegraph,
lng every lumber company not a party t
the action advising that they order their
lawyers to file suit in Intervention early
tomorrow morning.
CHARGE RATES; NOT COLLECT
Pending End of Suit, Proposed Ad
vance Virtually in Effect.
SEATTLE, Wash.,- Oct. 30. Federal
Judges C. E. Wolverton and C. H. Han
ford late tonight, at the conclusion of the
hearing of the petition of the Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Associ
ation for an 'order temporarily restraining
the Northern Paclflo Railway and other
railroads from putting Into effect on Fri
day the proposed Increase In Bast-bound
rates on lumber at 10 cents per hundred
pounds, making the rate 50 cents instead
of 40 cents, granted the injunction asked
for against the railroads pending the final
determination of the Justice of ' the new
rates by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The court held that it had Jurisdiction
and ordered that the Injunction be ef
fective only against the railroads which
are made defendants In the suit. It held
further that. In order that, the railroads
might not be subject to penalties, they
should be allowed to charge the proposed
rates, but not to collect them pending the
determination of the suit. The decree was
granted on the condition that the com
plainant lumber companies file the usual
Injunction bond to be approved by the
court.
Judge Hanford's decision applied to the
Washington and Oregon cases, are the
verton to the cases pending in Oregon.
The lumbermen are required to. pay any
difference between the existing rate and
the proposed rate which shall be adjudged
to be the final rate. The bond was fixed
at2SO.O0O.
The railroads concerned solely In this
restraining order, applicable to both
Washington dOregon cases, are the
Northern Pacific, the Great Northern,
Chicago, Burlington- & Qulncy, the
Union Pacific, Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation Company and the Oregon Short
Line. Lumber firms which are not al
ready parties to the suit will be al-
r i-
if
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Ignited States Jadore Ccrnellns H.
Hanford, Who Joined With Judge
C. B. Wolverton In Granting: In
junction Asratnst Increase In Lum
ber Bate.
lowed to enter as Intervening com
plainants' tomorrow.
The railroad lawyers suggested that
the bond be fixed at $1,000,000, but the
court deemed that amount unreason
able. MILLS , HAVE TO CLOSE BOW
Polk County Affected by Raise in
Rates and Car Shortage.
DALLAS, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
The sawmill of the Dallas Lumber
Company has been shut down. . in
definitely, and the logging crews called
in frcm the timber. , The Willamette
Valley Lumber Company's big milt Is
running only a part of the time with a
short crew, and the mill of the Falls
City Lumber Company has been closed
for tho Winter.
The lack of cars and the sharp ad
vance In freight rates are the primary
causes of the situation and unless relief
is found the mills .throughout Polk
County will probably be forced to close.
Say No Discrimination.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. The man
agement of the Southern Pacific denied
emphatically today that Oregon shippers
were being favored In the matter of car
supplies as against California shippers
because of. recent reciprocal demurrage
legislation In Oregon.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YKSTERDAT'B Maxumum temperature
degrees; minimum, 48 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
Financial Situation.
New Tork banks approach normal status.
Page 1.
Cheap stocks attract swarm of small
v storm. Page 4.
Government offers facilities for issue
mors NSflonal back noteaPage' 4. '
Bank closes at San Francisco owing to lack
of clearing-house support. Page 4.
Ntw- Orleans cotton men seek prompt pay
ment for cotton crop. Page 1.
Run on small Pittsburg bank. Page 4.
pavings depositors in Chicago recall notice
of withdrawal. Page 4.
November dividends and Interests will aggre
gate $08,000,000. Page 1.
Foreign.
Landslide, caused by earthquake, buries
Whole town In Turkestan, killing 1500
persona Page 1.
Crew of Russian destroyer mutinies and
attacks Vladivostok; all killed or cap-
turea. Fags 8.
National.
Acting Secretary Oliver orders Improvement
In condition of soldiers. Page 5.
Taft will hasten departure from Manila to
meet Kaiser in Berlin. Page 8.
Politics.
President Qompers organizes unions to fight
Cannon's re-election as Speaker. Page B.
Domestic.
uainman to divide 13OO.OOO.O00 melon
among Union Paclnc stockholders. Page 4.
New York police seek Raymond Hitchcock
on nix cnarges or. assaulting girlai
x'j&gv o.
Sports.
t-orimno. snut out try lxs Angeles. Page 1.
Pacific Coast League retains class A stand
ing, rage 7.
Portland Academy' beats East
School. 10 to 0. Page 12.
Slde
Commercial and Marine.
Local butter market to decline. Page 17.
Wheat? strong and higher at Chicago.
Fags IT.
Stock market becomes buoyant In
Page 17. .
Four iraln charters were reported yesterday.
Three round-trlppers in cement. Page 16.
, Pacific Coast.
Stormy scene In court at Ford trial. Page B.
Injunction granted restraining railroads
from putting into effect proposed increase
In lumber rates. Page 1. .
Rev. Dr. 1. D. Driver, pioneer Methodist
minister, dies at Tangent, Or. Page l.
Governor can find no way of revoking holi
day proclaimed. Page 6.
Ex-President Sam Small to be expelled from
his local union at Seattle. Page e.
Portland and Vicinity,
Banks resume business as usual; no symp
toms of panic. .Page 11.
Harrlman lines suspend construction work
in Oregon. Page 10.
Southern Pacific offers compromise in "street
trespass case. Page 10.
Blind woman beaten and robbed by man she
had befriended. Page 10.
County Judge Webster neglects duties of
office to attend to private business.
Pace 11-
DR. 1. 0. DRIVER'S
LIFE IS ENDED
Aged Methodist Divine
Dies at Tangent.
CAREER IS LONG AND USEFUL
Preacher Just Half-Century
and in Eighty-fourth Year.
FUNERAL FRIDAY AT SALEM
Selects Dr. T. B. Ford, of Portland,
to Preach SermonX-Fourtb. Wife
and 14 Children Survive Him.
Conscious Almost to Last.
ALBANY, Or., Oct. 80. (Special.)
Rev. Dr. I. D. Driver, .pioneer Methodist
minister, well-known character in Oregon
history, and theDlogian of wide reputa
tion, died at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon
at ' his farm home, near Tangent, six
miles north of Albany.
Though he had endured great suffering
for the past two weeks, he died peace
fully. For BO hours prior to death his
tongue was paralyzed, and 'he was unable
to talk Intelligibly, but he retained his
great mental powers almost to the last
breath, lapsing into unconsciousness only
15 minutes before life was extinct. Dr.
Driver's death was caused by Brlght's
disease, superinduced by a severe cold
which he contracted in July.
Since August 10 he has been bedridden.
He knew death was near, and often dis
cussed the end without fear. Els mas
terful talks on religious Questions con
tinued until the paralysis creeping over
his body ended his power of speech.
Funeral at Salem Friday.
The funeral will be held from the Fh-Bt
Methodist Church, at Salem, Friday aft
ernoon, at 2 o'clock, and by Dr. Driver's
wish, the sermon will be delivered ry Dr.
T. B. Ford, of Portland.
Dr. Driver was born at Fort Defiance,
Indiana, August 17, 1824, and ".'pent his
boyhood at Fort Wayne. , In 1S19 he Joined
the rush to California, coming northward
to Oregon In 1852. He entered the Meth
odist ministry In 1857, Just a half century
ago, preaching his first sermon at Jack
sonville. Since then he has continued in' the
ministry, having been pastor of Methodist
churches at Jacksonville, Salem, The
Dalles, and of the Centenary Church; of
Portland. He has also been a presiding
elder.
Since he retired from active ministry,
he lived for many years at -Eugene.
About two years ago lie bought a large)
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farm near Tangent, gave over the man
agement to his sons and he has resided
there and In Albany.
Controversy With Ingersoll.
- Dr. Driver's reputation as a theologian
Is well known. He once had a controversy
with Colonel Robert O. Ingersoll, and has
traveled In evangelistic work with D. L.
(Moody. He always took an active in
terest in political affairs and served one
term In the State Senate from Lane
County. Dr. Driver was married four
times and Is survived by his last wife and
the following children: Samuel Driver,
of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. T. Thompson,
of Salem? I. D. Driver, Jr., Of Salem; Mrs.
Ransome Starr, , of Ritzville, Wash.; Mrs.
Nellie Emerson, of Oakland, Cal.; James
W. Driver, of Albany; Anna Driver, of
Oakland, Cal.; Grace Driver, of Tan
gent; Lee L. Driver, of Albany; Lena
Driver and Frances Driver, of Eugene;
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Joseph G. Cannon,' Whose re-Election
as Speaker Is Opposed by President
Hnmurl Gompefi. of Anwrlaui
V Federation of Labor.
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Wiley Driver, Paul Driver and Ralph
Driver, of Tangent.
Tribute to Dr. DriTer.
Dr. T. B. Ford, pastor of Sunnyslde
M. E. Church, said last night that in
the death of the venerable Dr. Driver
the state has lost one of its most use
ful citizens.
"He was one of the ablest men in
the church and the news of his death
will bo learned with profound regret
by" all," said Dr. Ford. "Ho was In his
84th year, and has been on the super
annuated roll for some years. The ex
pressions of esteem made at the recent
session of our conference indicate the
high regard in which he was held."
Methodist Ministers to, Meet.
The Methodist ministers will meet
today at 2 P. M. at Taylor-street
Church to arrange for the funeral of
the late Rev. I. Dw Driver, to be held
at Salem Friday.
Launch Adeline in Service.
ASTORIA, Oct. 30. (Special.) The gas
oline launch Adeline, which was recently
built by Wilson Bros, for Charles Below,
of Cathlamet, went Into commission to
day. She . is constructed exclusively for
passenger traffic and will . ply. regularly
between Cathlamet and Clifton.
f. OH BANKS
MUCH RELIEVED
New York Finances
Becoming Normal.
WEST IS CALLING FOR MONEY
New Orleans Calls on Cortel
you for Help.
WANTS GASH FOR COTTON
Low . Price of Stocks Attracts Host
of Small Investors, Who Pour
Money Into the Metropolis.
Weak Banks Recuperate.
THE FINANCIAL FTATTS.
NEW YORK Eastern cities well
supplied with currency and de
mand now comes from Wet.
Arrangements being- made to
hasten payment abroad for cot
ton "crop. Immenee volume of
cash sales of stock to small In
vestors. Stock market opens ir
regular, but rallies towards
close.
BAN FRANCISCO California Safe
Deposit & Trust Company closes
because not protected by Clearing-house
and doubly exposed to
runsl Mint ordered to coin $15,
000.000 In gold.
WASHINGTON Controller Rldgeley
otters National banks facilities
for Increasing Issue of currency.
CALIFORNIA Governor Glllett will
declare legal holiday today and
every day till confidence restored.
OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN TERRI
TORY Bankers resent Cortel
you's criticism of publio holiday
and will adopt plans for re-open-lng
at convention today.
DENVER Mint coining 14S,00O;00O
In gold bars. ...
PITTSBUR3 Foreigners start run on
All Nations Bank, which pays all
4emandn.
OGLBN Banks adopt clearing house'
certificate system, owing to un
usual demands by other banks.
. LONDON Shipment of i6S4.000 In
gold starts from Bank of Eng
land. American stocks decline, -
NEW YORK, Oct SO. The financial
situation today was so nearly normal
that there were few new features of im
portance. It was stated by bankers that
the calls for money from the neighbor
hood of New York and the entire East
appeared to be practically satisfied, as
such calls for currency of an urgent
character as were being received came
from points west of the Mississippi.
These calls are being met as fast as
conditions permit.
Clark "Williams, the new State Super
intendent of Banking, gathered up most
of the cash In the suspended banks toda,y
and deposited It with going instftuttons,
thereby adding several million dollars to
the funds available In the market. The
balances against banks at the Clearing
house were smaller than usual under
normal conditions, all such balances ag
gregating only a little more than J3.000,
000 on- clearings of $266,000,000.
Financing Cotton Crop.
One of the points at which the most
serious pressure for money Is expected
Is New Orleans, In- order to finance the
movement of the cotton crop. The press
ure there Is always urgent at this sea
son of the year and promises to be even
't?eV'l'" V i
Li..-. miniiilfi nfsiinisal isiiiniiisif arfsfsisii
Samuel Oomoers, President of Ameri
can Federation of Labor, Who Has
StartetKCampalgn to Prevent Can
non's re-Electlon aa Speaker, . .
more intense this year than usual unless
special preparations are made. The New
Orleans bankers appear to be fully alive
to this situation and were endeavoring
today to arrange for transfers of money
from Europe In payment for cotton
through the fiscal agents of the .United
States in Europe and Its direct transmis
sion by cable to New Orleans.
A committee of New Orleans bankers
Is in Washington and hopes to secure a
promise from Secretary Cortelyou of the
deposit of substantial sums of public
money in New Orleans and other South
ern institutions. Mr. Cortelyou appears
to recognize that the benefits conferred
by this policy will not be limited to New
Orleans and the South, but will aid in
tha '-movement - for toe- prompt delivery
of American products In Europe and the
creation of a credit balance which will
cover the Imports of gold. Cotton bills
are being scrutinized In New York and
cannot always be negotiated quite so
promptly as Jn normal times, but where
the character is unimpeachable they are
recognized as forming one of ho best
means of covering the gold Import move
ment
Small Investors Buy Stock.
One of the most Interesting develop
ments of the situation Is the large
amount of the purchases of securities In
small lots for investment Most of the
large private banking houses which sell
stocks and bonds have been keeping the
clerical force at work overtime execut
ing such orders and attending to the
transfer of title on the books of the cor
poratlon by which they are issued. This
Is one of the decisive marks of invest1
ment buying. It is estimated by good
judges that thero are 400,000 moro names
of stockholders on the books of the rail
way and industrial corporations than
was the case a year ago. A single large
firm.' reports sales between KOO.000 and
$750,000. Another firm states that its
wires to outlying places are crowded
with small orders, directing the transfer
of. securities to the names of new own
ers, while still another firm declares that
there has not been a movement of this
kind of such volume In 20 years.
Can't Head Off Gold Shipments
The cables from Europe were not dls
quieting to those familiar with the sit
uation there. It Is generally expected
that the rate of the Bank of . England
will ba advanced tomorrow, but this will
be- too late to affect engagements of
gold already made for the United States.
The absence of any failures, either
financial or mercantile. In New York, of
any importance, except that of Kessler
& Co., a private banking firm, which op
erates extensively abroad, and the offer
of call money at lower rates than dur
ing most of the time yesterday were the
other favorable symptoms of the situa
tion. -
The Trust Company of America re
ceived on deposit today nearly 1100.000
more than It paid out. Only 438 with
drawals were made during the day.
Weak Banks Recovering.
The fact that the weaker banks In this
city are recovering from the severe
financial backset of the last week or
more was clearly shown today when
their balances were adjusted through the
Clearing-house. All but one of the five
I or six banks whose position has been
I regarded as most vulnerable had bal
ances due them at the Clearing-house
this morning, and the one having a de
ficit 'balance owed a very small one.
It Is estimated that the Interest nav-
ments due . November 1, which are being
anticipated by J. P. Morgan & Co., ag
gregate nearly J7.000.000.
COIX GOLD AT DEXVEIl MIXT
Will Turn $48,000,000 in Bar Into
Double-Eagles.
DENVER, Oct. 30. A. large force Is en
gaged at the Denver Mint in coining the
148.000,000 gold bars stored there, and more
bullion is pouring in daily from the Colo
rado and other Western mines.
The total output of the Mint for Oc
tober will exceed SS.000,000, mainly In t20
' gold pieces. The gold will be shipped to
the money, centers as rapidly as it is
coined.
MOUNTAIN. FALLS;
CRUSHES A TOWN
Catastrophe Follows
Earthquake.
ABOUT 1500 PERSONS BURIED
Huge . Landslide Wipes Out
. Karatagh, Turkestan.
FEAR FOR OTHER TOWNS
Meager News of Results of Shock
of October 21 Comes From Re
mote Region Governor and
Daughter Among tho Saved.
TASIIKEXD, Russian Turkestan, Oct.
30. The little town of Karatr.gh. In the
Hussar district of Kokhara, has been
overwhelmed and completely destroyed
by a landslide that followed the earth
quake of October 2lT According to the
latest reports of the disaster, a majority
of the Inhabitants of Karatagh lost their
lives.
The first reports of the casualties were
exaggerated, the death list being placed
as high as 15,000. Karatagh has about
2500 dwellers, and there Is reason to be
lieve that about 1500 were burled alive.
Among those who survived the disaster
are the Governor of Karatagh and his
mother.
Karatagh Is remotely situated and It
takes a full week for news to get out
from there, but according to one courier
who" has come through, an enormous
mass of the Karatagh Mountain, which
practically hung over the town, broke
loose and thundered down upon the vil
lage, which Is almost completely burled.
Karatagh Is situated In the Province of
Bokhara, In the Hazrot Sultan Moun
tains. Advices received here are of a
meager character. Other small towns
located In proximity to Karatagh in the
valleys between the high peaks of this
chain of mountains," it Is feared, have
suffered In a like manner.
FIRST KEPOUTS EXAGGERATED
Death List, However, Still Runs In
to the Hundreds .
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 30. It would
appear from two dispatches received
here that the casualty list, first given
at 15,000, has been greatly over-estimated
and that the statement that the Gov
ernor of the city and his mother were
the only persons saved, was due to an
error in translation. It is believed, how
ever, that the dead must number many
hundreds.
Karatagh, although scarcely 100 miles
from Samarkand and only 250 miles from
Khokand, Is so Isolated that news is
over a week In coming through.
In the Russian gazetteers Karatagh Is
described as being on the River Surkhen,
a tributary of the Amu Darya. No men
tion is made of its population, which
geographically stated is not over 2500.
TURN LOOSE SBS.CDO.DDO
DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAY
MENTS IN NOVEMBER.
Big Corporations Will Soon Disburse
Large Sums, 11111 Lines and the
Steel Trust Leading.
NEW TORK. Oct. 30. There will be a
total of $08,000,000 disbursed during No
vember in dividend and interest pay
ments. Up to the present $21,197,928 In
dividends has been declared, and the In
terest payments amount to 344,178,549,
making a total of 365,376,387. The divi
dends yet to be declared will bring the
total disbursements up to 368,000,000.
The following table Is a summary of
the amounts to be disbursed:
Dividends ...
Eleven railroads $ 9,030,9"
KlKhteen publlc-aorv'.ce corpora-
tionn : 2.9B3.33T
Twenty-eight lndust'I corporations 6.H4i,102
Eighteen banks and trust com
panies 1.73S.B00
Total dividend payments $21. 107.92S
Interest
One hundred and forty-one rail
roads $20,472,901
One hundred and forty-one public
service corporations 10.SH2.41T
Twenty-two lndustr'l corporations 7.17S.0S1
Total Interest payments $44, 178. 43V
Grand total dividend and Inter
est payments $03,376,439
The largest dividend payment will ba
made by the Great Northern, which
amounts to $4,861,093. The Northern Pa
cific follows with a payment of $2,712,600.
The Pullman Company will pay a divi
dend of $2,000,000 and the Amalgamated
Copper Company $1,538,870.
The largest . interest payment is that
of the United States Steel Corporation,
which will amount to $5,652,100. Other
large Interest payments, all over $1,000,
00J, are:
Pennsylvania Railroad. .2.294,823
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific l,Sa."i,21l-
Public service Corporation of New
Jersey ..1.300.483
Chicago A Northwestern 1.232.183
Atlantic Coast Line 1.211,678
TVabash 1,185.473
Missouri Paclnc , 1,110.044)
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