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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, .1909. UNION COALITION PHASE OF STRIKE Switchmen of Eastern Roads Will Discuss Increase With' Managers Today. ARBITRATION IS ASKED FOR (ioTcrnor Eberhart Appealed To In Minnesota Closer Bond of Men Employed by Eastern Roads Is Sought, Linking 500,000. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. (Special.) A com mittee of railroad managers headed by P". O. Melcher. of the liock Island Rail road, will mMt representatives of the Bwltchmen's Union tomorrow to discuss the local demands for a waco Increase Mid improved working conditions. The local switchmen filed demands for t cents an hour Increase In wages No vember 14, giving the companies the cus tomary 30 days in which to give a reply. It Is believed the managers will delay the negotiations until the situation in the Northwest, where the switchmen are on strike, has cleared up. The executive council of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor held a ses sion in St. Paul today and appealed to Governor Eberhart to use his influence to bring about arbitration of the strike. The railroads asserted they were moving freight satisfactorily and steadily Improv ing the service. Unions to Amalgamate. Representatives from several points throughout the Northwest brought tid ings that a. shortage of coal due to the switchmen's strike had created a serious condition. Important action was taken in Chicago toward an amalgamation of union employes on ten Eastern lines having connections in this city. . Morn than 100 delegates from various unions whose members are employed on these railroads perfected arrangements to obtain from the American Federation of Jabor charters for ten branches of the railroad employes' department of the central labor organization of the country. President Hawley, of the Switchmen's Union of North America, leader of the strike in the Northwest, was present and informed the deleagtes that roads In the Northwest territory were "beaten beyond doubt." While the coalition of the unions of the different railroad systems practi cally effected does not mean, accord ing to the delegates present, that sym pathetic strikes are contemplated or that all union employes on the lines affected by the switchmen's strike will iiult their posts, the gathering of union representatives was regarded as a most ' significant move toward a stronger combination of all union rail road workers. Strike Declared Shaky. The mooting is one of a series to be held in various cities, and when all of the federations contemplated have been formed. It is estimated more than 500,000 railway employes will be allied more closely than ever. Among the delegates at the meeting- were repre sentatives of union workers on the Nickel Plate, Michigan Central, Pere Marquette, Wabash and Lake Shore roads. , Advices from the Northwest indicate that the strike is very shaky. Since the Amorican Federation . of Labor promised financial aid, the strikers have taken new courage, but the rail road managers say they are finding plenty of men to fill all positions and that but for blizzards trains would be moving as usual. WULLNER RIVALS CARUSO Lied Singer Applauded as Much as Famous Tenor. "Dr. Ludwig Wullner, the sensation of the last musical season throughout the country, has made classical German songs 'catch on' like musical comedy nils.' " says Henry T. Finck.- dean of American music critics, in the New York Evening Post. "He affected audiences like a religious revivalist, like an orator at a fervent po litical meeting. He got as much applause concerts and gave four score. There can be no doubt that his success will con tinue to grow here as it does in Euro npnn countries. " This dictum coming from the leading American critio sums up in a few words the effect that Wullner is creating wher ever ho is heard. Mueic is to him as religion. The noblest and loftiest thoughts are given fresh, transfigured beauty, conveyed from composer to hearer through the medium of his won derful voice and presence. Wullner will be beard in Portland De- cember IB at the Masonic Temple, West Park and Yamhill, under the direction of Lois Steers-Wynn Coman. , But- when ha was 10 years old lie became the victim of a sudden illness, very mys terious, to which he succumbed so quickly that hints of poison were frequently heard. It has even been hinted that Leo pold In a fit of jealous rage at his wife gave poison to his own boy. The in difference and lack of sympathy the King displayed at the loss of his son estranged th Queen, and only the pleadings of the Belgian Ministers effected a reconciliation in the hope of another heir. No other son was born, and the next child was a girl, called the Princess Clementine. Two Other Daughters Born. Leopold had" two other daughters, the Princesses Stephanie and Louise. The latter has been involved in various esca pades something like those of her father. Through his influence she was married young to Prince Philip, of Coburg, whose profligacy and inhuman treatment of her drove her from her home to Brussels, where she appealed to her father for aid. Leopold drove her away from the palace, and compelled her to return to her hus band. Later he had her shut up in an asylum, from which she escaped after ward, and is now living in utter penury in Paris. All his children received the same 'close treatment in money matters. Th youngest. Princess Clementine, lives fecluded in Brussels and sees as little of her father as possible. Although penurious with his family, King Leopold has been enormously suc cessful in business dealings. He has been interested in all sorts of projects, the most famous of which is the Congo rubber industry. Accused of inciting hor rible cruelties to compel the natives to furnish a given amount of rubber, Leo- MINE BURNSj6 ENTOMBED Kentucky Rescue Party Trying to Save Xegro Miners. WEATHERPORT, Ky., Dec. 12. A rescue party entered the Baker mine of the West Kentucky Coal Company today In search of six negro miners imprisoned in the second level by an explosion yes terday. Fire In .. the mine has been burning steadily and It is hardly possible that the rescuers will penetrate far. KING OF BELGIANS IS ILL (Continued From First Page.) SEAL SOON TO BE EXTINCT, FEARED Secretary of Commerce and Labor Counts Many Bache lors Among Mammals. ONLY 212 JAPS REJECTED $50,000 Asked to Fight "White Slave" Traffic Shipbuilding De creases Fifty Per Cent of Craft Have Wireless. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. In the re port of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Charles Nagel, made public to- TWO PROMINENT FIGURES IN RAILROAD STRIKE NOW WANING. ! r' ' Y ! J j l V. T Hnwley, Grand President of Switchmen's Union. M. R. Welch, Grand Secretary Switchmen's Union, pold has been indifferent to the censure of the world, but has gone on taking his profits through blood. He was heavily Interested in the French Panama Canal, but got out before the crash came. Out of the Suea Canal he made an enormous amount of money. BHffi LAWS AVAILABLE NATIONAL. MONETARY COMMIS SION'S REPORT OF VALUE. Information of Importance to Fi nancial World and Students of Economics Soon Made Public. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Information of unique value to the financial world and to all students of economics regard ing the monetary and banking systems of all the civilized nations, including the United States, will be made available during the coming year through a score or more of volumes prepared by the lead ing authorities in America, England and Europe, and to be published under the auspices of the National Monetary Com mission. It will constitute a library of banking without parallel in the literature of any country, and will supply what is at pres ent practically an absolute lack of in formation in the English language regard ing the development during recent years of tile financial systems of the world. The Monetary Commission issued here tonight a statement outlining the scopo of the forthcoming publications and the exhaustive Investigation which resulted in the compilation of the material. The Commission urges all bankers, business men and students of finance to avail themselves of the opportunity thus offered to study the conditions and ex periences of other countries as well as of our own, From the statement it appears that the Commission for a year and a half has been engaged in collecting information about the banking and currency systems of the leading countries of the world, and a list has recently appeared of the pub lications Which the Commission now has in press or is preparing for the press and which will be available for the public In the near future. The National Monetary Commission con sists of the following: Nelson W. Aldrlch. Rhode Island, chair man; Edward B. Vreeland, New York, vice chairman; Julius C. Burrows, Michigan; Eu Kene Hale. Maine; Philander C. Knox. Penn sylvania: Theodore E. Burton, Ohio; John W. Daniel. Virginia; Henry M. Teller, Colo rado; Hernando D. Money, Mississippi; Jos eph W Bailey, . Texas; Jesse Overstreet, In diana; ohn W. Weeks, Massachusetts; h ert W. Bonvnge, Colorado; Sylvester C. Smith. California; Lemuel P. Padgett, Ten- night, Jl is ' announced gravely that some- seals are married and some are bachelors and are so officially recog nized by Uncle Sam. There are at least 2,000 "bachelor" seals on St. Paul's and St. George's Islands. Some 2,000 of the sals there are Benedicts of a polyga .mous temperament and have among them about fifty thousand wives, class ified by the Government experts into harems. It also appears that there are only 140,000 seals left now on the Prl byloff Islands, and the deduction fol lows that it is only a question .of time when the seal will be a memory. Off the coast of Florida, a series of experiments have proved that we can produce our own sponges. At Afognak, Alaska, a new salmon station has liberated more than 3,000, 000 young red salmon to the rivers, and during the year the government de posited in various waters of the United States more than three million fish. The effectiveness of the immigration limitations agreed upon between the Government and Japan is demon strated in the reports which show that of 2664 Japanese who applied for ad mission to the country. 2432 had the proper passports from their, home gov ernment and only 212 ware debarred. The magnitude of the foreign com merce is amazing. The total value of imports was more than $1,300,000,000. The value of exports was more than $1,600,000,000.. During the fiscal year 1909 our shipyards built only 1247 merchant vessels with tonnage of 238,090, the smallest product since 1898. Of 282 steamships that carry steerage passent- gers to and from the United States half of them have been equipped with wireless. The mainland of Alaska, the United States, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Panama Canal zone have been equipped with wireless land stations. Secretary Nagel recommends fur ther development of the bureau of cor porations. A definite Federal system of statuory publicity Js urged. This would compel all important corpora tions engaged in interstate commerce to report at stated intervals to a Fed eral agency, such as the Bureau of Corporations, the essential facts re srardlng their organization, manage ment and condition. Any attempt to solve this problem through state ac tion has been and necessarily will be futile, says the report. Rejections Increase Yearly. In all during the fiscal year lt.235 aliens entered the country and 67 per cent of them came from Russia and the countries of Southern Europe. A total of 29 per cent of illiterates i shown by the report. These aliens brought $17,331,828 into the country. or an average of $23. do each, it is be lleved that 33 per cent of them were assisted to reach this country. A table showing rejection of immigrants since 1904, embodied in the report, is as lot lows: 104. 16 Cause of Rejection. Idiots Imbeciles - Feeble-minded persons. Insanity (including epileptics) Likely to become a pudiw .,.....0 paupers and beggars Afflicted with contagious diseases Afflicted with tuberculosis Criminals Prostitutes and other Immoral women Procurers of prostitutes...... Contract laborers 1905. as lOOfl. 92 190T. 29 4.79S l,06O " " 35 9 3 . 1,601 7.898 2,198 " ' RO 4 1.164 7.009 1X15 2. SI 4 6.S6S 3.Si2 . ' "341 18 1 1.434 1908. 20 45 121 184 3.741 2,900 S3 1K6 124 43 1.932 1900. 1H 42 121 167 4.45S 2.S0S 82 27.H 323 181 1,172 Archduchess of Austria and Empress of Mexico, leaving as little as possible to his first born. The only real and pure love of Leopold's life, so far as known, was the affection he had for his mother, Oueen Louise, who died when he was 15, but not before he had promised her he would never sign a death warrant. This is one of the few promises he has kept. Because of Leopold's treatment of his familv more than anything else the other nations of Europe have turned against him. Other monarchs have been guilty of indiscretions and immoralities and have been forgiven and overlooked. Leopold has not only done these things, but throuarh them h-as brought an immense amount of unhappiness to his family. As Crown Prince he married the Arch duchess Henrietta, of Austria. She was a. beautiful woman and came to Belgium in the glow of her sunny youth and beautv only to meet with a frigid and tyrannous reception from her husband. Old Leopold I. father of the present King, was no saint himself, but he became dis gusted with the way Leopold treated the young Queen. Henrietta took refuge in passionate devotion to her son. Leopold, Count of Hainault, whom she idolized. nessee; George F. Burgess. Texas; Arsene P. Pujo, Louisiana. FOUR DROWN IN COLUMBIA (Continued From First Page.) and not much the worse for their experi ence. ' Hodies Washed Ashore. The bodies of the dead were washed ashore this morning. Anna Hendrickson, one of the dead,, had been working for Louis Fluhrer. store keeper and postmaster at Maygers. Grace Waud, daughter of Ed Waud, at Maygers. had been working for Mrs. John Larsen. Lee Barber was a son of Dr. M. B. Barber, dentist at Maygers. Pearl Proctor, the only girl of the party rescued. Is a stepdaughter of C. M. Davis. Frank Kasoer is the son of Simon Kaster. Amos Card is a logger at present en gaged in the fishing business. An inquest by Coroner Frank Sherwood will be held Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock. In one portion of his report Secretary Nagel takes up the question of "white lave" traffic. The departments in vestigation shows, that the traffic in immoral women is an established and extensive business, by no means 'Con fined to trading in imported women. It includes alien women who have en tered the country in a regular way and American women as well. The present Federal law merely prohibits i.ie bringing of women into the coun try for immoral purposes. 1 ne Secretary recommends that the law be amended to prohibit the bringing of women for such purposes from one state into another state and that $5u,000 be appropriated to enforce all Federal laws against that traffic. The need of amending Chinese immi gration laws to fit conditions existing is recommended. Secretary iMagel lays down the. prin ciple that the Government is entitled to "a day's work for a day's pay." Be cause of the low salaries established In some of the grades it was found im possible in his office, Mr. Nagel says, to get capable civilians, rte advocates the abolition of all clerical positions paying less than $900 ayear and that places paying from $900 to. J1800 be created in their stead. Only 10 More Shopping Days Before Happy Christmas 1 Valuable Hints for Monday Shopping Come Early First of importance,, big. Half Price sale of Tailored Suits, Gowns arid Opera Capes Phenomenal reduc tion in big Sample Lot of Men's Slippers Christmas Pictures for 98 Cents Amazing reductions in Lib bey Cut Glass Furs, select ed lot, One-fourth Off Holi day linens way- down Mus lin Department crowded with special valued Toys - Lower Than Ever Greatest values in Millinery ever shown : Men's Outing Flannel Night shirts from 79 Cents to 98 Cents Specials in Ladies' Neckwear,. Handkerchiefs and Alexandre Kid Gloves u n p r ecedented Biggest shopping week of the year. Old orztnan w Fancy Gowns, Opera Coats '& Tail' d Suits One-Half Off Every fancy gown in stock, priced at $75.00 and over; all opera wraps and coats, regularly sold for $50.00 and up; our entire stock of tailored suits, sold for $60.00 and above. These three lines comprise the very best we carry and will be uniformly reduced to HALF PRICE Entire stock of Lingerie, tailored, net, silk, fancy, and plain waists, as well as all Kimo- nas, greatly; reduced for Monday's selling. Regular to.$48.50 Suits cut to $24.98 Mon day This is an extra special and pre sents a greater line of values than ever. One-Fourth Off Furs This includes a special, lot of furs that has been conservatively priced . at $9.50 to $100 ONE-FOURTH OFF ygbJM i i i i f liW i intti i $12.00 Candle Stick.. $ 9.50 $15.00 4-pc. Tea Sets $12.00 $36.50 High. Ball Set. $29.15 $39.00 4-pc. Tea Sets $31.00 $39.00 Punch Bowl. . .$31.10 Special Xmas Silverware Nothing ever has appealed so strongly in Christmas giving as silverware of different kinds. Values shown here are unusual. $ 1.00 Flower Vases for 59 Hat Pin Holders. .75 Fern Dish $ 1.05 Jewel Case .... $ 2.75 Bread Trays. . $ 4.75 Water Pitcher $ 5.85 4-pc. Tea Sets $ G.25 Casserole ... .S 7.10 $10.50 do., silver cover $ 8.35 $ 1.00 $ 1-15 $ 1.50 $ 3.50 $ 6.00 $ 7.35 $ 8.50 $ 9.00 Carving Sets for Christmas Priced at $2.35 to $11.75 Here is a variety of guaranteed carving sets, making one of the most acceptable Christmas remembrances imaginable. They are listed at money-saving prices. See them Third Floor. Regular $ 3.00 Carving Set, Special for $ 2.35 Regular $ 3.75 Carving Set, Special for $ . 2.95 Regular $ 5.50 Carving Set, Special for S 4.35 Regular $ 6.00 Carving "Set, Special for $ 4.75 Regular $ 7.00 Carving Set, Special for $ 5.50 Regular $ 8.50 Carving Set, Special for $ 6.75 Regular $ 9.50 Carving Set, Special for $ 7.50 Regular $10.50 Carving Set, Special for $ 8.35 Regular .$15.00 Carving Set, Special for S11.75 Combination Suits Half Price As an unusually strong special we offer Combination Suits, either Corset Cover and Drawers or Corset Cover and Skirt or Three piece Suits MONDAY AT ; HALF PRICE. Toilet Sets at $1.50 to $5.00 Each set contains Comb, Plate Glass Hand Mirror and Drawn Bristle Brush. MANICURE SETS, with a complete set of all accessories, from ....$1.50 to $6.00 SHAVING SETS, containing soap cup, brush and mirror $1.00 to $5.00 Hair Goods Now on Second Floor The Hair Goods Depart ment, formerly on the First . Floor, has been re moved to the Second Floor in front of Washington Street Elevator. Better prepared than ever to take care of the big busi ness in this line. Christmas Pictures Only 98c A large assortment of regular $1.00 and $2.00 Pictures, variety of selections and all well framed. Big range for unlimited choice. These go MONDAY, EACH, 9S Outing Flannel Nightshirts 55c Very practical gift for men. All long, warm and serviceable. Regular 75c for 55?. Regular $1.00 for 79k Regular $1.25 for 98?. Complete line of pajamas at special prices for Monday. Regular $1.50, Special for Monday. .$1.15 Regular $2.00, Special for Monday. .$1.55 7000 Prs. Slippers A wonderful purchase. Big sample stock. 2000 pairs. Sizes 6 to 8. Also several hundred pairs of other slippers and thousands from regular stock All sizes and colors except in sample stock. Almost' half price for more than 7000 pairs. Values From $4.00 to $1.19 Marked Down to From $2.50 to 79c Sample Stock 79c to $2.50 TREMENDOUS VALUES Cushion Slips $1.98 Hand-embroidered, import ed and domestic. Jute, denim, linen or lawn. $ 5.00 Values $1.98 $ 6.00-$9.00 Values.. $2.98 $10.00-$15.00 Values $3.98 Huckaback Towels A reliable staple that is well known to shoppers. Specials for Monday : $2.00 Towels for. $1.50 $2.75 Towels for $2.10 $2.50 Towels for '.$2.00 Hemstitched Napkins Monday at $4.90 the Dozen $ 6.00 Values for, doz $ 4.90 $ 7.50 Values for, doz $ 5.75 $15.00 Values for, doz $11.25 No better values in Napkins ever offered. Italian Silk Vests Monday $3.75 to $10.50 These are beautifully hand embroidered Avith inset me dallions, Baby Irish and Swiss Lace. Come early and get good selection. An O. W. K. Gift Certificate Would Make a Good Christmas Present TRUST BILLS WAIT Congress Shows Disposition to Hurry Appropriations. TAWNEY AND PAYNE PLAN House lieatlers Outline Programme to Hasten Action on Supply Bills "While Slave" Meas- ' ure Tip This Week. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Appropria tion legislation will be undertaken by Congress before the adjournment for the holidays. There has been a sup position that all measures of, any char acter would be postponed until after January 1. Chairman Tawney. of the committee on appropriations, has upset this scheme by declaring that an appropriation bill could' be passed before Christmas as easily as not. Mr. Tawney has found a' ready sec ond in Chairman Payne, and the two have arranged a programme that will insure the passage of the District of Columbia appropriation bill and pos sibly the Army bill before Christmas. The determination to begin at once on the supply measures is an indication of the programme of the leaders for the present Congress. President's Messages Heeded. ( All recognize, however, that some ef fort probably, will be made to carry into effect recommendations of the President, whether contained in his an nual message (ft In special messages. He is laying out an extensive pro gramme and nobody believes that it will be possible to do all that he asks. His recommendations on railroad legis lation are likely to give more, trouble than anything else. Tl.e conservation. Irrigation, postal sav ings, merchant marine and other ques tions will not attract so much attention and may be more easily put aside than the railroad question. There 19 antipathy to bond issues and any measure involving such a feature will be considered care fully. , Anti-Trust Bills to Wait. No one expects any anti-trust legisla tion until- the Supreme Court passes on Important cases involving the Sherman law now before that tribunal. So sensi tive, however. Is Congress to all sugges tions on this subject that much concern is being expressed over the prospect of even a message, and it is- possible that the message may be deferred until after the action of the court. . Aside from the consideration of ap propriation bills there will be little at tempt at legislation in either the Senate or House this week. Mr. Mann will re port from the House committee on in terstate and foreign commerce his bill prohibiting the "white slave" traffic, and will make an effort to obtain action upon it. Indications are that he will succeed. when the fire was discovered and find ing a large tub of water in the room, quenched the flames by dashing the contents of the tub over the room. The damage is but slight. The fire was evidently caused by leaking gas and a slight explosion. SPILLER STAYS IN PANAMA Charge of Inducing Canal Laborers to Leave Falls Flat. PANAMA, Dec. 12. The Supreme Court decided today that the decree IsaiiPrt by President Obaldia, expelling W. D. Spll ler from the country, wan illegal, and rules that Spiller ma' remain in Panama. He was charged with inducing canal laborens to leave the Isthmus, and Lieutenant-Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of the canal, requested the Panaman gov ernment to deport Spiller. To meet the case President Obaldia Issued an execu tive decree declaring that the enticing of canal laborers from the country was a misdemeanor punishable by expulsioin. Kvon the honfiymonn tn the air is not a nw Irica. M. Plammarlon. the ri!stiiiKtii3iri French astronomer and aeronaut, took his hrirlo for a. honeymoon trip in a balloon or AURU5t 2H, 1KT4. OflE DOSE RELIEVES INDIGESTION, GAS ON STOW AND HEARTBURN - Firemen Use Tub of Water. 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