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VOL. XLIX.JTO. 15,304. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WAR IS DECLARED ON STEEL TRUST Labor Leaders Call On Unions to Help. ) 10PEN SHOP CAUSE OF STRIFE (Federation Begins Struggle for Life of Unionism. 'WILLAPPEAL TO CONGRESS Taft and Every Governor Will Be Asked to Inquire Into Violation of Personal Rights by ' Corporation. PITTSBURG. ' Deo. 14. War was formally declared upon the United States Steel Corporation by leaders of organized labor throughout the United States and Canada at the close of a two days 'con v ference today. The decision to battle against the stand taken by the steel corporation In Its policy of "open shop" was reached after hours of debate. At the conference Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, presided, and through him the measure was put upon the record books of the executive council of the federa tion. The grievances of organized labor against the steel corporation, as set forth In the resolution, have been for . warded to President Taft. to .the United States Senate and to the House of Rep resentatives. Governors of the states In which the United States Steel Corpora tion owns plants or has Interests also will receive copies. The resolution In part follows: Trust Aims to Destroy Unions. "A crisis In the affairs of labor has arisen. The gigantic trust, the United ' States Steel Corppratlon. is using Its ! great wealth and power in an effort to rob the tollers of their right of Amer ican manhood and of the opportunity to resist its further encroachment. Grown rich by the consent of the people of our country, this sweeps aside, makes and unmakes law. Its enactors and executors, and Is now engaged In an effort to de stroy the only factor the organizations of Its employes standing between It and unlimited, social and moral carnage. If there exists any virile power In our time and life to check the absolute autocratic domination of Individual Industrial and political life of our people and our re . public. It must be found in the Indom itable will and mission of the much- misunderstood and misrepresented or ganizations of labor. , Fleeh and Blood at Stake. "The United States Steel Corrwrra.Mr.Ti . has declared war on labor. In Its secret councils this corporation has decreed that the only obstacle to Its complete sway organized labor next shall be crushed. ; The labor organizations consist of Its , employes, the .workers- thelr wives and ' little ones) human flesh and blood. It Is by their labor that they live; they have no purpose other ' than safeguard ing their lives,, their character, their future, the safety of the Republic and humanity. "These factors now confront each i other. By their purposes, attitude and actions must they be Judged. "On June 1, 1908, the United States Steel Corporation proclaimed Its decree of hostility toward labor. The right of the workers to associate for their .com ' 1 mon protection was no longer to be recog nised or tolerated. Accompanying that decree was a notice of a further reduc tion In the already scant wages of the workers. Call on All Unions for Help. The decree went Into effect July 1.. 1009. We, therefore, urge that an earnest effort be made thoroughly to organize all employes In the Iron, steel and tlnplate Industry and subsidiary corelated trades. Owing to Immediate pressing necessity, .caused by the present strike and the Inde fensible hostile attitude of the United States Steel Corporation, we earnestly call on all National and international unions of Am erica, to send at least one organizer to assist In this work. "We further urge and recommend that in all places where mills are located the central labor organizations appoint spe cial committees, wlth Instructions to co operate In this work. For educational purposes we recommend that this mani festo be made a special order In all cen tral labor organizations at the first meet ing In January, 1910. "We recommend that the executive council of the American Federation of labor Issue a circular to all unions of America and appeal for financial con tributions to aid the striking Iron, steel and tlnplate workers. We further rec ommend that the amount of such . con tribution be not less than 10 cents per member. Appeal to President and Congress. "In view of the great wrongs perpe trated by the United States Steel Corpora tion, not only against the workers, but the public generally, we recommend that a committee be appointed by this confer ence to wait upon the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and such members of their houses of Congress as may be ICoaoludsd on rage 6.4 WORLD'S FINEST ART AT AUCTION DEATH OP LOTOON OOJTSTOIS- SEUR MAY CAUSE SALE. Most Valuable Treasures In Exis tence Owned by Miser Dane, Iiate George Salting. LONDON, Dec. 14. Some of the finest art treasures in existence may come into the market through the death of George Salting In this city yesterday, and art circles are greatly stirred up over the prospect. Salting was a Dane and inherited a great Australian fortune. His whole life and income were devoted to the exam ination and purchase of works of art and he became one of the best-known col lectors in Europe. Apart from this passion, Salting was miserly. He lived frugally In two rooms, which were crowded with priceless treasures. Popular report credited him with hav ing never given a cent to charity, and with never spending money unnecessarily on personal needs. Salting's collection of porcelains in the Kensington Museum is the finest, per haps, in the world. Many paintings, owned by him, now hang in the National Gallery. Museum directors made It a practice to refrain from bidding against the eccen tric man at sales because they believed that his collections would be bequeathed to the nation. However, one of the connoisseur's eccen tricities was a reluctance to make a will, and it Is not known whether he ever made one. Accordingly, museum officials are some what disturbed lest the precious collec tion be disposed of through the auction rooms. GIRL WOULD BE JOLLY TAR Illinois Young Woman Wants to Join Navy- With Fiance. CHICAGO. Dec 14. (Special.) Mis Adelaide Portwood, of Decatur, 111., pos sessing good looks, large stature and a full, deep contralto voice, and dressed as a. man, attempted to enlist in the United States Navy at 8 o'clock this morning. Her anxiety to enlist, which got the re cruiting agents out of bed at that hour, waa due to a desire to get to Philadelphia and go to Nicaragua on the same ship with her fiancee, Corporal James Li. Dixon, who recently Inherited $100,000 from his father in Toronto. She succeeded in deceiving the officers completely until they ordered her to undress for physical examination. After waiting an unusually long time, they entered the. room where she was presumed to be disrobing and found an open window, a few hairpins, and a lace handkerchief. Later in the day the girl tried her luck at the South Chicago of fice. She was brought to the main of fice, where the officers recognized their visitor of the earlier hour. She confessed. The officers were so Impressed by her pluck that they raised a purse, bought her a ticket to Philadel phia end wished her luck. JOE CANNON WON'T OPPOSE Speaker Will Be Seasonable on Irri gation legislation. ORBQONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ington, Dec 14. After a. conference with Speaker Cannon today. Senator Jones expressed the opinion that the Speaker would not Interpose any per sonal objection to reasonable legislation looking to raising money to hurry the construction of Government irrigation projects, provided the friends of that legislation unite. The Speaker, however, did not commit himself one way or another. - He indicated a preference for certifl cates of indebtedness rather than bonds. and said he would insist that money So raised be. applied exclusively to projeots now under construction and not to new work. The most unfavorable statement he made was that any such legislation proposed would be referred to the ways and means committee, whloh is under' stood to be generally unfriendly. ANTI-PASS LAW VIOLATED? (state Senator, Employe of Railroad, to Be Arrested. . WEISER. Idaho, Dec. 14. (Special.) Folks were surprised here today when Secretary of State Robert Lansdon swore to a complaint charging State Senator A. L. Freehafer, of this county, with violation of the anti-pass law passed by the last Legislature. Freehafer was one of the principal defenders of the law. The warrant has been Issued and Sheriff Courdin will go to Council to morrow to serve It. It is alleged that Senator Freehafer has been riding on a pass Issued by the Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway, operating in this county. Senator Freehafer holds the pass was Issued to him as an employe of the road. JUROR SERVES, THOUGH 89 May Linger to 100, Court Says, and Won't Excuse Him. LOS ANGELES. Dec 14. When the drawing of the county grand Jury was resumed today P. X. Auten plead to be excused because of his advanced age. "How old are- your asked Judge Wilbur. 'Eighty-nine," was the reply. After ascertaining that Mr. Auten's health was good and that he was in full possession of his faculties, the court re fused to excuse him. "Xou may live to be 100." said the J11&KB.J INTERVENTION IS BEING CONSIDERED Mexico May Join in Rul ing Nicaragua, DISORDER WILL GIVE REASON Precedents Found in Cuba and Santo Domingo. MOVE ONLY TEMPORARY Views of President Diaz Known in Washington Zelaya Has Disre- . garded Constitution In Ap propriating Monopolies. WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-;-One of the projects for the solution of the Nlcara guan situation that has been strongly urged upon the State Department is the establishment of a protectorate, either singly by the United States, or Jointly with Mexico. This may be regarded as necessary in the event that the Insurgents fail to dis place Zelaya by their own efforts, and It may follow an Insurgent triumph that would leave the country without re sponsible leaders. It is said precedent for such action could be found in the cases of Santo Domingo and Cuba. In the first in stance large sums of money, due to American citizens, could not be col lected from the Dominican government (then In a state of chaos) by diplomatic means. Precedent Is Found. In the case of Nicaragua the govern ment has defaulted In payment in agreed allotments on the Emory claim. In the case of Cuba state of disorder that threatened lives and property of Ameri cans and other foreigners was the war rant for Intervention. There is reason to believe that a for ward movement will . be adopted by the Government perhaps as soon as a suffi cient number of marines have been gathered off the Nicaraguan coast. To day's news from Managua, indicating the imminence of rioting beyond the ability of the local government forces to sup press, might serve as a basis for land lng the marines and their dispatch to Managua if necessary to maintain order. Just as was done on the Isthmus of Panama a few years ago. It is not part of the plan to maintain such a force In Nicaragua permanently, but only long enough to permit of a fair and free gen eral election and the establishment of a president pledged to observe constitu tional obligations. Diaz Offers Advice. The attitude of .the government of Mexico in the Nicaraguan situation is set forth in a document that today was placed in the hands of Secretary Knox by Governor Creel, of Chihuahua. Governor Creel, who recently arrived (Concluded on Page - PORT OP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMES EEKERS Central Oregon, contains the last large areas of fertile Gov ernment lands that are open to the homeseeker. The home stead rush is now on and thou sands of people in Oregon and elsewhere are anxious to know Just what are the opportunities . in this district that is so soon to have railroad facilities. This information will be contained In the New Tear's edition of The Oregonlan, to be published January 1, 1910. Articles have been prepared describing the land now open to entry, telling where it is located and how it may be acquired. The Annual will give much useful and interesting informa tion about Central Oregon, but it will also reflect the progress made by the entire state dur ing 1909. The "showing of ad vancement in every line will be remarkable, and the edition will be profusely illustrated with new pictures. Every resi dent of this state should not only read the Annual, but send it away to his friends. ERROR MAKES MAN CONVICT Seattle Prisoner' Thought Office Priest and Makes Confession. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 14. (Spe cial.) Harry Ervln's error in- mistak ing City Detective "William Holland for a priest and .beginning a confes sion to him before he discovered his error, is mainly responsible for the con viction yesterday afternoon of grand larceny. "He had his coat buttoned up, was dressed in black and wore a straight collar," said Ervin. "I was dazed from drink and I thought he was a priest. I guess I told him something." Holland testified, that when Ervin began confessing his sins he had diffi culty in making the man understand that he was an officer. SLEEP VICTIM BALKS AID Sixty-Hour Sleeper Refuses Physi cian's Examination. PHOENIX, Arte., Deo. 14. Charles Nelson, supposed to be afflicted with ths" sleeping sickness, awoke today after a 60-hour nap, subsequent to one of 40 hours, with an intermission of a couple of hours wakefulness. When awake Nelson is sullen, melan choly and talks but little. . He objected to being examined by - physicians, but has been removed to a sanitarium. LABOR LAW IS VIOLATED? Telegraph. Officials Charged With Employing Messengers Under Age DES MOINES. Dec 14. State Labor Commissioner Edward Van Duyn caused the arrest today of the local officers of the Postal Telegraph Company. He charged that company was em ploying mesenger boys under the age of 16 years, contrary to the Iowa child labor laws. PORTLAND COM. "CAN'T HAVE TIE VOTE HALTS LEAGUE ELECTION Baseball Men May Com promise on Hanlon. NATIONAL VOTE DEADLOCKED Heydler, Incumbent, and Ward Each Musters Four Clubs, BAN JOHNSON IS CRITICAL Election to Be Taken Up Again Today Major League Swaps to Be Many Charge Against New York Dismissed. WASHINGTON. Dec 14. In a dead lock over the election of a president, the serious situation of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs Is no nearer settlement than yester day. Only one encouragement is of fered John A. Heydler. the incumbent, and John M. Ward, the candidate bit terly opposed by Ban Johnson, each has four votes and if the tie vote is maintained a compromise candidate may be sought by National League magnates. If this step is taken Ned Hanlon, former owner of the Balti mores. stands the best chance of se lection. Each Has Four Votes. Ward commands the votes of the New York, Brooklyn. Chicago and Philadelphia clubs, end . Heydler is sure of the support of the Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Boston clubs. Stanley Roblson. of St. Louis, holds the decid ing vote, but he has not as yet de cided for whom he will vote. Joseph D. O'Brien, president of the American Association, who has been mentioned as a dark horse, said to night he was not interested In the Na tional League presidential situation in any way.. "I am a candidate for re-election in the American Association," said " Mr. O'Brien, "and am not looking for pro motion." Bribery Expose Due. The National Commission will hold another meeting tomorrow morning at which it may reopen the case of the alleged attempt, to bribe the umpires In the play-off game in October, 1908, between the New Tork and Chicago Nationals. . No Important trades between major league clubs have been negotiated, but there wlli be many before the meet ing end. It seems assured that the New York Americana will get Catcher Crlger from St. Louis, and that Nor man Elberfeld, New York American shortstop, will be sold to Washington. Minor league managers have not suc ceeded in getting any material from major league clubs, but hope to soon. Buffalo sold First Baseman Clancy to Baltimore today and is planning to get rid of Outfielder Flanagan. The (Concluded on Page 9- IT! ROOSEVELT SENDS SKULLS OF SLAVES GR-ISIilT REIilCS ADDED TO COIi- LECTTON OX WAX. Party Had Taken 6 663 Skins at Last Report Only Half Arrive. WASHINGTON. Dec 14. The Smith sonian African expedition, headed by ex-President Roosevelt, had taken 6663 skins up to December 10. Fewer than one-half have been received at the in stitution. The collection consists of 243 large mammals. 1500 small mammals and 1358 birds. The collection has a series of human skulls picked up along the line of ancient slave trails. This statement of the work of the expedition was made today by Secre tary Walcott at the annual meeting of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The regents expeoted that Wilbur and Orville Wright would be presented . today to receive medals awarded them. As they were unable to attend, the presentation will take place later. QUEEN OF P0RT0LA TO WED Iilcenew Issned in New York to Port land Girl and Italian Gripmun. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. (Special.) To wed the man of her choice, who was formerly a grlpman connected with the United Railways of San Francisco, Miss Virgilla Bogus, formerly of Portland, Or., who became famous as the Queen of the Porto la festival at San Francisco this Fall, today took out a marriage license. The wedding may take place here to morrow. The bridegroom is Carlos Baron, an Italian, said to be of a noble family of Perugia, who worked in San Francisco during the festival and there met his fiance. Baron is a good spender, when he has money, and it is said he recently received a pittance from his countess mother in Italy. Miss Bogue is the daughter of "Virgil Bogue, who has been a resident of San Francisco during the construction of the Western Pacific road, of which he 1 chief engineer and was formerly chief engineer of the Union Pacific system In Portland. LADS LOST SEEKING SANTY Portland Tonngsters "Wus Loo kin fur Santa Clans," When Found. "We wus lookin" fur Santa Oaus." was the assuring explanation made by little 6-year-old Leonard Warner, who. with Elmer, his brother, wandered away from their home at 328 Fifth street ves- terday afternoon and were subsequently picked up by the police in the toy de partment of a downtown store. "We fus lookin' in every window for Santa Claus, all at onct we did'nt know where f go an' Elmer cried an' I cried too," said Leonard. In the height of the youngsters' crv- fest a great big policeman appeared and sent them to headquarters. For four long hours Police Matron Simmons told the little wanderers fairy stories and "played blocks" with them until their distracted mother called and took her offspring Into her motherly arms. PORTLAND IN BANK PLAN few York Congressman Introduces Bill for Central Institution. WASHINGTON, Dec 14. A bill pro viding for a Central Bank of America to be established at Washington with branches throughout the country was in troduced today by Representative Fornes of New York. The bank is to have a capital of $100, 000.000. three-fifths of which is to be subscribed by the United States Treasury through an Issue of 50-year gold bonds. The remaining two-fifths Is to be offered to National banks of the country. Branches are provided for In New York Chicago. New Orleans, Boston, Denver. St. Louis, Atlanta, San Francisco and Portland, Or. HEARST FLAYS DEMOCRATS New Yorker Says Party Needs Rcsur rection Now. NEW YORK. Dec 14. William Ran dolph Hearst, In addressing a non-par tisan gathering of 1200 persons In his honor at the Hotel Astor tonight, said "I believe that sooner, rather than later, a party will be formed which will definitely ' represent progressive ideas a majority of the citizens of the United States are coming to entertain. I would like to tell the Saratago sages," he said, "that what the' Democratic party needs Is not reorganization but resurrection. It Is now being reorganized by the gen tlemen who were responsible for Its wreck." WRIGHTS SUE FOR RIGHTS World-Famous Aviators Fight Glenn ' H. Curtis in Court. BUFFALO, N. T-, Dec. 14. Three of the world's famous aviators, the Wright brothers and Glenn H. Curtlse, of the Herrtng-Ourtiss Company, Joined issue In a legal battle here today. The proceedings, before Judge Hazel in the United States Circuit Court, were in a suit brought by the Wrights for a pre liminary Injunction to restrain Curtiss and his associates 'from manufacturing and selling aeroplanes alleging that Curtiss la infringing patents of the, .WslxLta. GAMBLER EXPOSES THICKS OF TRACK Ex-Race Course Owner Tells Senate Body. HE REFORMS. SEEKS REVENGE Chances Against Bettors 25 to 150 Per Cent: COMMITTEE ON LAWS HEARS II. Brolaski. of Monrovia, Cal., In forms Solons Odds Over Wires Are Main- Evil Women Also Make Appeals. , WASHINGTON, Dec 14. With a sup porting cast of reformers galore, both men and women, Henry Brolaski, of Mon rovia, Cal., who professed to be a re formed racetnack gambler, was the star feature of a hearing today before the Senate Judiciary committee in support of -the Burkett bill to prohibit the trans mission of racetrack betting odds over telegraph or telephone lines. He told how the public Is mulcted by bookmakers at racetracks by poolrooms and by hand ' bookmakers. Gambling Methods Exposed. In most candid and picturesque fashion he gave details of the gambler's life and showed the poor chance of returns for - money invested which is given to the ; gambling public. He was one of the . owners of a Mexican track, regarded as ; the basis of gambling operations In the United States, and was put out of bust- ; ness at the instance of the Department ' of State through co-operation with the . Mexican government. Brolaski Is seek- ' lng to have tracks. In which he has no j interest, dealt with In like manner. Handbooks Are Magnet. 1 Introducing himself as having been a j gambler, poolroom proprietor, bookmaker on racetracks and a hand bookmaker, J Brolaski said he bad worked In his line ' In St. Louis, Chicago. Worth. Robey, At- j lanta, Charleston. S. C, Ntew Orleans, j San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles. ' Latonla, Louisville and Bennlngs tracks ! and had had 2a years' experience. He j roughly estimated that there are now In j the United States between 60 and 70 pool- rooms and that 60 of these are In New York City. He calculated that in the United States were nearly 1500 hand books, which, he declared, are the In centive that make the unsophisticated gamble on the horses. Gotham Evils Told. He gave at length details of methods employed by racetrack bookmakers, pool- i sellers and handbook makers. He said that In New York City there were at least (Concluded on Pas. 3- INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTKRADT'S Maximum temperature, 48.8 degrees; minimum, 33.1 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; light north winds. Forelsru. World's finest art treasurers may go un der hammer 1ft London. Page 1. Immense lou of life In storms on Japanese coast. Page 14. King Leopold undergoes operation and makes strong fight for life. Page 2. National. Government and Mexico considering estab lishment of protectorate over Nicaragua. Page 1. Reformed racetrack gambler exposes tricks of betting before Senate judiciary com mittee. Page 1. Taft's recommendations for economy tn de partments to wake up committees, page 7. Politics. Southern Democrats start Harmon boom at Washington. Page 3. Donieetto. Heads of all labor unions declare war on Steel Trust, page 1. W. Gould Brokaw first threatened suit for separation revealed In course of trial. Page 9. Michigan girl, found unconscious In Chicago. dies with secret .unrevealed. Page 8 Captaln of Balboa loses cargo, but wins race to San Pedro. Page 9. FAciflo North-west. Frozen fingers of Yukon miner decaying, he walks 150 miles for medical attendance. Page 6. Accused of obtaining damages by fraud, woman is on trial In. Seattle. Page 6. Simpson Lumber Company sells big Knapp ton mill for figure over $100,000. Page &. Marshal Snod grass, of Cottage Grove, al leged brutality In arresting logger, under investigation. Page 6. Use of water determines Irrigation rights, court says. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. Throng visits new T. M. C A- homj today ladies' day of celebration. Page IS. Kavanaugh's opinion on Broadway bridge 1 surprise to Port Commission. Page 14. Portland tailor sues rich St. Louis woman for $115 dress. Page 12. Fourth Infantry O. N". G. remains in service despite depleted ranks. Page 18. Port of Portland to meet soon on Broad way bridge matter. Page 14. J. C. Elrod and J. T. Peters sued for $1S 375 for alleged transfer of worthless telephone bonds for lodging-house. Page 12. Marshfleld, Or., carpenter in Portland court on charge of counterfeiting. Page 14- Testimony of woman with whom, man eloped moves Jury to convict him. of im personating a secret service agent. Page 7. Fat stock at Christmas auction In local yards go at record prices. Page 15. Reports of Oregon banks show great in crease In deposits, loans and cash oa hand. Page 4. J. J. Hill and Howard Elliott on way to Portland. Page 5. Bridges open eight hours; record of de lays Is broken. Page 5- Fortland architect to get portion of $20,000 Afcur beautiful, fund. Page 4. H: 1 07.2 1