THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, 3IOXDAT, JUNE 7, 1909.
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Taxes for This Year Increased From Forty
to One Hundred Per Gent Over Last Year
$3,000,000
$ 450,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
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ITALIANS TO LEAVE
Agreement Reached by Consul
With McCloud Company.
OLD WAGE SCALE REMAINS
All Strikers Mho WUh to Go Back
Will Be Taken On Cabins to Be
Bought Back at Figures De
termined by Committee.
HISTORY OF M'Cl,OVD STRIKE.
May 28 1000 Italian employes or
McCloud River Lumber Company
atrurk. tying: up box factory and
eaah and door mills. rielegates In
duced all loggers to Join mlllhands"
trlke; v Italians asked for In
crease In pay of 25 cents a day.
May 29200 Italians tried to selxe
company train near Bartle.
May 30 1500 men Idle; millhanda
Joined by loggers.
May 31 Armed with rifles and
cluba. strikers Intimidate guards and
seize company's powder-house, con
taining high explosives. Forced all
men employed about mllla to lay
down tools.
June I State troops aent to scene
by Governor Gillett.
Italians employed at mills have
struck aeveral times In past few
years, and always won demands.
M'CLiOUD. Cal., June 6. Following a
conference today between Italian Con-sul-Gfiteral
S. L.. Rocca. who arrived
from San Francisco, and President Queal,
of the McCloud Lumber Company. It was
agreed the company would pay off the
striking Italian factory hands Mondav
morning, allow them to withdraw their
balances at the company bank, buy their
cabins at a figure to be determined by
a judicial committee and clear the way
for the men to leave camp.
Ail who wish to remain will he taken
bark at the old wage scale.
The strike leaders, who are charged
with misdemeanor for alleged participa
tion in a riot on June 2, were brought
before Justice of the Peace Nichols to
day and their preliminary hearing set for
June 11. Bail was fixd at $1000 each.
.FACULTY IN CAP AND GOWN
t Commencement Exercises of Vnlver-
Mty of Idaho Begin at Moscow.
MOSCOW, Tdaho. June 6. (Special.)
The baccalaureate sermon bv .Rev
Charles Edwards, of Blackfoot." Idaho
was the principal feature of todays
exercises of commencement week at
the t niverslty of Idaho. The large au
ditorium of the Methodist Church, seat-
.ing over i:oo. could not accommodate
all who wished to hear the sermon and
see the graduating class and facultv
dressed in their square, black caps
and gowns. The 50 members of the fac-
.ulty were also robed In the colors ap-
And now when we are spending '' '
for additional water service. We are also asked to vote today sf or more mil
lions of bonded debt upon ourTair city. Freak legislation and the initiative call
. for more bonds, bonejs, and consequent excessive taxation. We are asked today
to vote for
more bonds with which to change location of ivfadison-street bridge and to re
build same at Market street to benefit a few lot-owners. A gross and rank
impertinence that could only be tolerated under the fool initiative. Sensible
pedple will vote 157 X NO, 23 there has already been too much useless delay
and tomfoolery about rebuilding the Madison-street bridge.
- LIGHTING PLANT
, Bonds are also asked for a city or municipal lighting plait, the bill naming
Messrs. Dan McAUen, C. A. Bigelow and W. L. Morgan "as the committee to
provide and install the plant and have the spending of this vast sum of the
, taxpayers' money. The writer hereof would like to see keen and strong com
petition in the matter of lighting Portland, btit very' much doubts if these gen
tlemen have had the necessary special and technical business training needed
to make a success of such an undertaking, and the taxpayers cannot afford any
more costly experiments after the recent exhibition of carelessness and incom
petency shown by the city's employes in the water office upon the breaking
of oni of the Bull Run pipelines and the costly meter system, which is surely
entailing great loss to the taxpayers, as evidenced by the statement of a car
penter, who states that where he had paid one dollar per month at his house
for watery under the meter system his bill was but twenty-five cents not
enough to pay for office rent, stationery and time to collect the bill, let alone
to pay anything for the -water which, under this fool system, the taxpayers
will have to pay for. We must vote 167 X, NO.
SHERMAN-STREET BRIDGE
More than three times the entire cost of the Madison-street bridge is what we
are asked to bond the city for to benefit a few lot-owners in that part of the
city- This should be promptly defeated and given its quietus once and for
all. Vote 165 X, NO.
BROADWAY BRIDGE
More than four times the cost of the Madison-street bridge is what we are asked
to bond the city for to erect a bridge from Broadway and Larrabee streets
and thereby enrich a few property-holders in that part of the city. Let us
look into this great expense before voting for it. Judge Munly, the father of
the measure, tells us of the great growth of population on the East Side and
claims that there are 100,000 people living north of Sullivan's Gulch The
proprlate to their respective positions.
l ne tacuity entered from the rear,
led by M. E. Lewis and Mrs. Sam H.
Hays, president and secretary, respec
tively, of the board of resents, followed
by Rev. Mr. Edwards and President
James A. MacLean and other members.
The graduating class of 36 entered
from the front, and were all seated
simultaneous!;-. The programme was:
Organ prelude. Professor Cogswell; in
vocation. Rev. Mr. Koontz; hymn by
congregation; scripture reading and
prayer. Professor Morley; vocal solo.
Miss Caldwell; sermon, subject, "The
Glory of the Conquered," Rev. Mr. Ed
wards; quartet. Miss Caldwell. Mrs. So
len, Messrs. Eldridge and Farquhar.
BIG CHICAGOCHURCH BURNS
Austin M. E. Believed Destroyed by
Incendiaries.
CHICAGO. June 6. The Austin Metho
dist Episcopal Church, on Ohio street
and Central avenue, the largest in the
Rock River . conference, was destroyed
early today by a fire, believed to have
been of incendiary origin. This theory
is strengthened by the fact that the
Holiness Church, only a short distance
from the burned building, was damaged
by a fire just' before the destruct-o-i of
the Methodist Church. The loss to th
Austin Church ii? estimated
covered by insurance.
at J75.OO0,
A Champion Strawberry Plant.
ARLINGTON'. Or.. June 5 tTo the Edi
tor.) In a recent issue of The Oregoman
I noticed a new article about a record
strawberry plant. I have one on which
I counted 4-10 berries, full set. There were
some blooms on it that I did not count.
I have only about one-eighth of an acre
of land. When I counted the berries. I
had them all ready picked and went over
the patch four times. While such records
are going the rounds. Eastern Oregon
might as well claim the top one once in
a while. E. B. FRUM.
COLVILLE
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A. Crawford,. Grace Maud Stewart, Hugh lir McMillan.
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Revivalist Does Not Like Tax
Imposed at Hood River.
OFFICIALS GRAFT, HE SAYS
Evangelist TJnllmbers Heavy Artil
lery After Having Collected
$1000 and Made 350 Con
verts at Meetings. '
HOOD RIVER. Or., June 6. (Special.)
"Wherever I go when I leave Hood
River, I will tell people that they must
not go to Hood River unless thev have
the price of the poll tax." shouted Evan
gelist Dan Shannon to the audience In
the big tabernacle this afternoon, when
he was bringing to a close one of the
revival services he has been holding here.
The evangelist then launched into an
attack upon the city officials, and asked
his audience to try and find out what was
done with the money collected as a poll
tax on all people in the city. Intimating
that it was going into channels of graft.
He also charged the lumber companies
here were grafting on thSir employes,
and advocated the formation of a law
and order league, to correct abuses that
he declared existed, and to - enforce the
laws against whisky selling.
Getting Square for Poll Tax.
Shannon's criticism of the city officials
SHANNON
ANGRY
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS, 1909.
today was his- reply to the powers that be
because they made the evangelistic com
mittee take down a banner that was
hung across the street, advertising his
revival, and also becaure they collected
from him a $3 poll tax. In the course of
his remarks the evangelist also said that
the city fathers were remiss in their du
ties, failed to enforce the prohibition
laws, and winked at the sale of tobacco
to minors.
Shannon then paid his respects to the
press, saying that it was usually respon
sible for not Jiaving the laws enforced,
and that most papers were "sewers" in
which all the vileness of the world was
poured out upon their readers.
During his revival campaign here, Dan
Shannon says he has secured 350 con
verts. With collections that were taken
today. Shannon haa raised over STOCK) to
defray the expenses of erecting the big
tabernacle in which the services have
been held, and for other purposes.
At the afternoon service todav he aA-
rdressed one of the largest audiences that
nas greeted him during his stay of five
weeks, and which contributed several
hundred dollars to recompense- him for
his work, and to pay his expenses East,
as he expects to bring the revival meet
ings to a close "this week.
At the conclusion of the meeting many
in the audience went forward and con
gratulated Mm on his address.
Shannon expects to leave here Tuesdav.
and it is stated that the evangelistic
committee will endeavor to get Billy Sun
day, who is expected to be here by the
middle of June, to hold several meetings.
The meetings have aroused much inter
est all over the valley, and they have
Deen attended nightly by many
drove long distances to be present.
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rtun of Fish Falls Off.
ASTORIA. Or., June 6. (Special.)
The run of fish has fallen off consid
erably during the past few days In
the lower river, and the reports "from
other sections are also discouraging.
Whether this is a result of so much
oil In the river or of natural causes
is hard to determine, as it may be one
the lulls between runs.
writer hereof is, and has been at all times an East Sider, living north of Sul
livan's Gulch, and has as much, if not more interest there than has Judge
Munly, and believes he is as -familiar with the map and growth of the city
and the East Side. For argument's sake admit Judge Munly's claim of 100,000
north of Sullivan's Gulch. A glance at the map will show that three-fourths
of those live east of Williams avenue carline and are accommodated by the
Rose City, Broadway, Irvington, Vernon, Woodlawn and Vancouver carlines,
using the Morrison and Burnside-street bridges,, and who would not be bene
fited by the proposed Broadway bridge. As to the remaining one-fourth liv
ing west of Williams avenue and south of St. Johns (bear in mind St. Johns
is a separate city and pays no Portland tax), they will be amply provided for
by the erection of a 'new Steel bridge at or near the present location with a
wide upper deck, which the city can lease and then sublet to the streetcar com
pany, as is now done, and thus avoid adding to our bonded debt.
What we people of the East Side really need is not more bridges that
lessen and impede our harbor but better transportation. The notoriously poor
and inadequate car service given on the Broadway and Irvington carlines is
responsible for the agitation for the Broadway Bridge. The true solution for
rapid and adequate transit across the river is a set of tubes for the streetcars
under the river, which Mr. Modjeska, the engineer, in response to my question
before the City Council, said could be built for $1,250,000, giving two re
inforced concrete tubes one for the car going, and a separate one for the
car coming, thereby avoiding accidents. This the city should provide by loan
ing its credit to build and then oblige the streetcar company to pay a toll to
cover interest and provide a sinking fund that would wipe out the debt that -is
the true business way, for after all it's the transportation company's business.
Portland taxpayers are now providing four free bridges and three free
ferries more than any other city in the U. S. is doing, and taxpayers cannot
stand more debt and taxes. In St. Louis, with over 750,000 people, even pedes
trians pay toll, as is also the case in Pittsburg, with its great population, and
in New York the writer was surprised to be stopped on both the Brooklyn and
Williamsburg bridges and made to pay toll for carriage. $2,000,000 of bonds
for this bridge would mean 4 per cent interest per annum $ 80,000
5 per cent depreciation 100,000
Yearly outlay of y. $180,000
Is that not too great a price to pay to benefit a few landowners? Will the
people of the West Side, of Central and Southeast Portland, of Montavilla,
Rose City Park, Irvington, Lincoln Park, Highland, Woodlawn, tax themselves
for the next thirty years for this purpose, or had we not better take a little
more time and try to provide a tube that will last and benefit ninety per cent
of the East Side people by providing more rapid transit at less cost than will
the proposed bridge at Broadway ? Believing so, the writer will vote 153 X, NO.
CHAS. K. HENRY
COL M'CLURE DEAD
Widely Known in Journalism
and Politics..
HELPED ELECT LINCOLN
Started as Tanner's Apprentice, but
Soon Entered Newspaper Work,
and From That Branched Out
Into Politics Successfully.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6. (Specials
Colonel Alexander K. McClure, widely
known in journalism and politics and
prominent in Pennsylvania Supreme and
Superior courts, died today at Walling
ford, Del., aged 81 years.
Mr. McClure was born in Sherman's
Valley, Perry County, January' 9, 1S28.
The early years of his life were spent on
his father's farm. At the age of 14,
after being fairly well grounded in the
rudiments of a common school education,
his school days ended, and he was ap
prenticed to James Marshall, a tanner.
But the tannery business was not to his
taste.
Before he was 19 years old. Mr. Mc
Clure had quit the tannery business, ac
quired a smattering of the art of print
ing and started a newspaper of his own
at Mifflin.
It was In 1850 that Mr. McClure first
entered the "big editorial field," as it
was then considered, and became a power
in state politics. Through the Interests
of Curtin. he was given charge of the
Chambersburg "Repository." At the age
of 25 years he ran for Auditor-General
on the Whig ticket. The young editor
was hopelessly beaten, but had the
honor of being the youngest man ever
presented for this office in the state. He
was first elected to the Legislature in
1857. He was re-elected the following
year. The following year brought out the
true brilliancy of his political acumen.
As chairman of Vhe Republican Stato
Committee, be engineered the campaign
through the bitter fight of civil strife,
reached the State'Senate himself, elected
Curtin to the Governorship and deliv
ered the state to Lincoln.
0REC01M COAL PRODUCTION
Increase in 1908 State Has 230
Square Miles Coal Land.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Wash
ington. June 6. The total production of
coal in Oregon in 1908, as shown by
statistics collected by E. W. Parker, of
the United States Geological Survey, was
86.259 short tons, having a spot value
of $238,021.
Oregon, like California, is one of the
few states in which the coal production
in 1908 showed an increase over that of
the preceding year, which was 70.'Sl short
tons, the 1908 output being therefore a
gain of 15.278 short tons, or 21.52 per
cent: the value Increased from $166,304 to
$236,021, a gain of $69,717. or 41.92 per cent.
All of the coal produced came from the
Coos Bay field in Coos County, and the
increased . production in 190S was due to
an increased activity at the Beaver Hill
mines. All of the Beaver Hill coal was
washed, the operations . yielding 70 per
cent of cleaned coal and 30 per cent of
refuse. The refuse, however, contains a
sufficient quantity of combustible ma
terial to permit its use as fuel in the
operation of the mines. The coal from
this field is of a lignitic character.
Transportation is confined exclusively
to Coos Bay and the Pacific Ocean, and
the city of San Francisco is the principal
market. The large amount of - construc
tion work involved in the rebuilding of
San Francisco Is the principal cause for
the increased production of Oregon lig
nite. The average number of men em
ployed increased from 184 in 1907 to 214
in 190?, and the average number of days
worked increased from 231 to 249. There
were no labor disturbances during the
year.
According to the estimates prepared
by M. R. Campbell, of the Geoiogical
Survey, the coal-bearing formations of
Oregon are limited to an area of 230
square miles, the original contents of
which are placed by Mr. Campbell at
1,000.000,000 short tons.
Coal was first noted in the Coos Bay
region about 50 years ago. Professor j.
S. Newberry having reported in 1855 that
the coal deposits of Coos Bay had begun
to attract attention.
SUBDUE A.-Y.-P. "BARKERS"
Large Crowds Visit Exposition, and
Find Pay Streak Busy, but Quiet.
SEATTLE, June 6. The first Sunday
fit the AlnaVfl.Viiknn.TQtfin i.- : . .-
saw one of the largest crowds of the
week in attendance. The main exposition
palaces were closed, but the "pay streak"
was running in full blast. Band concerts
flirnirchori nmnoomant frt. 41.1
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not care to patronize the concessions.
uespue me oraer tnat no crying was to
be done on the Pay Streak, the "barkers"
went ahead with their announcements,
taking care, however, to keep their voices
lower than usual.
First Sunday School Parade Held.
ENTERPRISE. Or.. June 6-(SDe-cial.)
The Wallowa County Sunday
School Convention heid in this city
Wednesday and Thursday, was the
largest and' most enthusiastic of the
23 annual gatherings that have fol
lowed the first one in 1 886. The feature
of the convention this year wag the
Sunday school parade, with over 500
scholars in line, naid to be by the State
Field Secretary. Rev. Charles A. Phipps.
the first Sunday school parade ever
given itY Oregon.
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V1CTQRYISG0DSEND
Booker Washington Points to
Jack Johnson as Model.
NEGRO MUST STICK TO IT
Only Success Counts, Says Speaker,
Without Color-Line, and Black
Itace Must Enter Race With
Determination to Win. '
XEW TORK. June 6. Jack Johnson's
title- to the heavyweight championship
of the; world was the basic theme to
night in a sermon preached by Booker
T. Washington to the Negro Men's -Business
League of New Tork. The fighter s
name was not mentioned, however.
"In the last analysis." Dr. Washington
told his hearers, "success is what counts.
Success, despite race or color, makes
the man on top respect you. What the
world wants is success. Hold up your
successes. Don't herald your gloom.
"You remember when a certain mem
ber of our race went to Australia to do
a job; warnings were sounded that the
color line would be drawn. The ques
tion . was hurled at him: 'Aren't you
afraid in that white man's country?'
"Now suppose he had gone to Australia
crestfallen, saying he was a negro and
much oppressed. Would he have won?
It was a Godsend that he did win. I
shows to the negro race what determin
ation will do.
"The time has come when a negro
must get a commercial, business and eco
nomic footing and get it in this genera
tion or fail in ever getting It. Commerce,
the dollar, draws no -color line. The man
who produces what somebody else wants
gets there."
Don't be fooled by those who have an
ax to grind. Vote No 161. J. O. HOYT.
(Paid Advertisement.)
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deeper than those of a dog-
Every mother Feels a great
dread of the pain and dan
ger attendant upon the
most critical period of her
life. Becoming a mother
should be a source of joy
to all. but the suffering and