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3IOXPAY, DECEMBER 12, 1910. j r THE MORNING onEGOXIA STEAMER -OLYMPIA 29,256 ENGINEERS ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S VESSEL WRECKED NEAR CORDOVA. E VOTE FOR STRIKE Gale Imperils 106 Persons, Brotherhood Officers Finish Count 97.52 Per Cent Demand Increase. Including Officials cf Alaska Court. LOCALITY IS UNLIGHTED CONFERENCE DUE TODAY ASHOR STORM Belief That Ilf ten-net- Will He Submitted to Comrolwloiwrj. Arbitration Hoard Kxpeot cd to Prrtcnt Conflict. rHICAGO. IVc. 11. Offirtal of th Brotherhood of Uoromotlve Knclnerr flntshrd th ranraaa of tho rccrnt strike nt tonight, and the ri-sult ahowrd .M prr ernt In faror of a strike and 3 41 prr cent In faror of acr-pt!n the mmpromli citrr of the railroad man ager. Ovr SO.000 ballot were rast by the men on separate railroad ttmJ running north. outh and west from f"hlcao. No hour has jret been act for a raeetlnf of the nslnerV committee with the general manaitera, but It will take place aome time tomorrow. V. S. 8t'ne. (rand chief of the engineers, anld tonlnht that the manasera had promised In notify him In the morning when they would be ready to hold a conference. tVs original demands of the engineer which were presented to the railroads in (September averad about 17 per cent. n the new M.iU-t type of enslns the demands were for an Increase of about per cent, the nvn asserting that aa the enKtnea do twice the work of tho ordinary kind, the engineer ahnuld re ceive double the pay. During the conference, which lasted from September CS to November T. the demands of the men were aral'M down to approximately 12 per cent. The tnana arera would not concede that the engi neers were rntltled to any advance, but aa an arbitration board had advanced the pay of the firemen and switchmen, the managers offered an Increase which averaged ahut a per cent. On the Mal let engines the managers offered to raise the scale from li 40 a day to $ IS. which, the engineers asserted, was less than they could make on many of the ordinary runs. That a satisfactory settlement will be reached without recourse to a strike Is the opinion of the general manager, and It la believed that they will appeal to tTialrman Knapp. of the Interstate Com merce Commission, and lnbor Commis sioner Nelll to come to Chicago at once and endeavor to adjust the differences. In the event of failure, the managers will ask that the entire matter be sub mitted to arbitration under tre Krdman law. and It Is not oieldered probable that the men would strike In the face of an offer of arbitration which was ac cepted by all the other railroad organisation. PTKIKK NOT I.OOKFD Itltl III; RE J -oca I Hal load Men Think Kngt-nee-rV Trouble- Will lie Arbitrated. With confidence born of the belief that a general strike of tiie locomotive engineers will be averted, both the railroad managers aud Hie men em ployed on the various roads entering this city are proceeding; on the theory that work wlil continue In spite of the vote taken by the men that the dif ferences will be arbitrated and that traffic will not be tied up. ITactlcally no preparations to meet a strike situation have been made here. It Is the universal belief among; em ployes and employers that none will take place. However, the result of the conference between the officials ef the ltrotherliood of I.ocomotlve Kn jrtneers and the board of railway man agers at Chicago today will be watched wtih extreme Interest by both sides. Belief on the pnrt of the men thst a suspension of work will be averted Is founded, perhaps, that behind the vote which almost unanimously demanded a strike, is an undercurrent of feeling; expressing the hope that the scale can be adjusted. The wage question Is the principal point of contention. As the difference between the demands of the men and the offers of the railroads is' great, the possibility that an agreement can not ho reached is receiving serious consideration. The men ask a general advance of IS per cent. The railroads offer an Increase of about 3 per cent. The pay of the men varies with the cla-a of engine they operate, but It averages nearly i per day. overtime counted. Another question that remains to be settled Is that deciding what consti tutes s local or way-freight train. This Is a point tii.it has caused much difficulty In the pn-t. Three classes of traina call for different rates of p.iy from that of the tiirouh freight train. As the work of the two classes fre quently conflicts. It lias been Impossi ble to determine to which class some of the trains belong. The articles that will be presented to the managers by the men today will ask thnt steps be taken to secure an amicable adjust ment of this question. The engineers will also declare themselves In favor of seeking sn ad justment of the smoke question, which has long been a cause of much conten tion. In cities where anti-smoke leg islation has been established, the rail rods have endeavored to comply with the law. but frequent clashes have oc curred between the men and the man agers with reference to the duties of the former and the Installation of addi tional equipment by the latter. While this will not be one of the causes for a strike today, efforts will be made to have committees appointed from each side to ascertain w'tat the duties of the respective sides are. The managers' committee, however, has already replied to this, as well as to the other articles, br the statement that appliance for preventing smoke are not uniform, conditions and re quirements In different localities are not the same, and t itst the committee, therefore, is not willing to define the engineer's duty. It s likely that this article will be withdrawn entirely. All or the roads entering Portland will be affected by the strike. All of them have representatives at the conference which, convenes In Chi cago today. However, no local official la present. IV. B. Scott, chairman of the managers" committee, represents the Harrlman roads. The result of the conference likely will be known here tonight, but It is believed that a general strike will not take place Immediately, if at all. The belief Is expressed that an arbitration committee wlil be appointed further to conalder the questions at Issue and to report at a later meeting, the men to continue at work lu the meantime. t J i i ' AIU: it v-V:Npi; S&JtS ( v. V - .if . "Sr., STKA.MSHIP OLYMPIA. 0RE60FJ Fill SLAIN James Graves Among Victims of Kansas Tragedy. FINGER MARKS ARE LEFT Itetrctlvrs Look for Six Men Who Itcorntly Worked on Bemliard Farm and Who May Have Com mitted Crime for Rctrcnite. Dec. 11. Re y. Is now believed KANSAS CITV. Mo. venge. and not robbery. to have been the motive of the mur der of four persons on the Kernhard farm. In Kansas. The bodies discovered yesterday were examined closely today and It was found that Emeline Bernhard and her son George had been terribly beaten about the head, while Tom Morgan and the hired man. who was Identified to day as James Graves, of Oregon, evi dently had been killed by one or two blows. Edward P. Koyle. head of the Kansas City detective bureau, was sent to the scene by Chief of Police Griffln today. He assumed charge of the search for the man or men who committed the crime, and It Is expected that an ar rest will be made here within a few dav. The first step will be to locate six men. all of whom recently worked at the Bernhard farm. When these are found the Imprints of their left hand will be taken and compared with bloody finger prints found on the white wall of a closet In which Mrs. Kernhard Is believed to have bcea mur dered. Another search was made of the house today and a strong box in which valuable papers and some money had been placed was found. In this box a deed convening all of Mrs. Bernhardt property to her son George was found. No provision wss made In It for her other children. The deed has never been Bled. . A bank book found shows that Mrs. Iternhard .opened an account with a bank about a year ago and had more than 1.1000 on deposit. The body of the hired man was lden tilled tonight by Glenn Cottner. a farm hand from Green Valley. Mo. Mr. Cott ner said the man was James Graves, and that his home was In a small town In Oregon. Graves and Cottner. accord ing to the latter, worked on the same farm In Missouri last September. FISH PEDDLER RUNS AMUCK California Hawker Attacks Parents; Captured After Fight. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Dec. 1L (Spe cial.) John Bertoli. a fish peddler, living at Oak Park, went violently Insane last night, tried to kill his family and then, after barricading himself in his home, gave the oiTicers a light before he was raptured. He attacked -his mother and fsther. who ant; escaped with their lives by fleeing to a nearby farmhouse. After chasing them for some distance. Bertoli approached a tree and began hntttng his head against the trunk. He then went back to the Bertoli ranch and. arming himself with a shotgun, threatened to kill several neighbors who approached the ranch in an endeavor to quiet him. Deputies Woods. McKlnney. Farnham and Plerson hurried to the scene in an automobile. When Pcrtoli saw them ap proaching he put out all of the lights in the house and barricaded himself within. The ofllcers battered in the front door and overpowered Bertoli before he had a chance to use his gun. MRS. PATRICK FEELY DIES Well-Known Pioneer, of Salem, Kx plres Suddenly. SALEM. Or.. Dee. 11. (Special.) Mrs. Katharine Feely. nearly ? years old. a well-known pioneer, died suddenly to night. jln. Feely Is survived by her husband. Patrick Feely. also a prominent pioneer, and a grandson, Frank Feely. both of Salem. STOCK MARKET HEARTENED Taft s Message and Court PeclMon Followed by Recovery. NEW TORK. Dec. 1L Quite the most Important event of the last week In the stock n-.srket was the decision of the United S.ates Circuit Court In the Penn sylvania district declaring the Temple Iron Company an Illegal corporation, but otherwise sustaining the main conten tions of tre several coal carrying rail road companies which control It. Toe decision freed the transportation companies from charges of general con spiracy In violation of the Interstate commerce laws and won. hailed with sat isfaction. Its Influence was felt in the recovery of the market from Its Irregular and narrow tone of the days Immediately preceding. President Taffs message gave heart to the leading financial Interests. Vnusuiil Int-reet ws manifested In the annual re port of the Secretary of the Treasury, particularly the recommendation urging reform in the banking and currency sys tems. Figures embraced In the yearly statement of the Secretary of Agricul ture called renewed, attention to the record-brfaklng corn crop. The cash outflow to western and southern points continued. Foreign ex change fell to the lowest point in four months and negotltlnns) for Imports of gold from Ixindon were under way. Com plete official returns from Washington show s'.iBht reduction of the loan ac count by National Bnnks In the West, middle West and South, hut the cash re sources of the combined National Banks are well above lega! requirements. General trade conditions are better, mercantile lines having been materially ssslstcU by the colder weather. Steel mills and fabricating shops re ceived some encouragement last week from a trgr tonnage of new orders and specifications. The Great Northern is taking bids on 973 cars. The industry as a whole is still receding snd all In terests are reducing mitput on both crude snd finished material. The Fnlted States Steel Corporation Is now running M per cent of capacity. COUfisTlSlofCLEnfi TARIFF-TINKKItlXG BY CON". GKKSS XOT STARTED YET. Hill for Reapportionment on Basis of Nc Census Develops Much Opposition In Washington. WASHINGTON. Dec 11. A week of Congress has not cleared the atmos phere as to whether there will be any serious effort at tariff tinkering: While many bills have been Introduced for the repeal of duties on lumber, food products, coal and many raw ma terials, they have come from the Dem ocratic minority and are regarded as indicating the Intentions of individ uate next aession when the Democrats will be in the majority. In the Senate.Njhe only tariff activ ity has been in connection with the proposed amendment of the rules pre sented by Senator Cummins. The change suggested is designed to permit revision by schedules and to prevent con sideration of amendments to schedules other than those specially under discus sion. The opposition to the proposed change In the rules Insists that It in volves cloture In a form that has been repugnant for a hundred years. Friends of tho Cummins scheme point to Presi dent Taffs Indorsement of tariff re vision by schedules and declare such a rule Is necessary If the President's plan 13 to carry. Chairman Tawney has promised that he can report some of the big supply bills as rapidly as the House can handle them. The rush of these meas ures through the House at the insti gation of the Administration to open the field for the President's legisla tive programme promises to break all records. At the same time there seems to be an Impression among members that the session will prove barren of results so far as general legislation is concerned. Much opposition Is developing against the passage of a bill to pro ride for a reapportionment based upon the 13th census. If this should go over until next session, some interest ing debates would result. Reapportion ment legislation, as a rule offers ad vantages to the party In power, but next session, the House will be Demo cratic and the Senate Republican and manv members think It would be Im possible to pass a law under such con ditions unless It contained a large ele ment of fairness to both parties. VESSELMAN AUT0 VICTIM Car Skids In Sand, Throwing I. M. Gray and His Dog to Deatn. SALINAS. Cal.. Dec 11. Hurled from his machine as It skidded in a stretch of sand and turned a complete somer sault. Lendal Morton Gray. 41 years old. president of the Cosmos Steamship Com pany, was killed today near here. Gray's wife and hi chauffeur. James Rooke. who were with him In the ma chine at the time of the accident, escaped with slight Injuries. His dog was killed, i Aviators Fly at Memphis. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Dec 11. Short flights across country and spectacular low-altitude maneuvers made up to day's aviation programme. The plan was to have an air craft ascend to higher levels for duration records, but unfavorable weather prevented. Mol sant and Barrier. In monoplanes, and Friable. In his biplane, participated. Garros tried out his Demoiselle, but a disarrangement of a steering gear made necessary a hasty descent after a minute la the air. UNCLE SI SECOND Great Britain Still Leads World's Naval Powers. JAPAN NOW IN 5TH PLACE Germany Fast Crowding Vnitcd States for Place and With Vessels Projected May Send America Down to Third Position. WASHINGTON. Dec 11. The United States closes another year In second place among the world's naval powers. The great navy building race between Germany and Great Britain haa not brought the former country up to the I'nltod States in the number of battle ships afloat, but in ships projected and In the total number of war vessels of all kinds. Germany will crowd the Uni ted States to third place. These facts are shown In the new Navy Tear Book prepared by Puttman Pulsifer. clerk to the Senate committee on naval affairs, and soon to be issued by the Government Printing Office. In armored cruisers, although the tech nical division mado In the United States indicates Germany to have more than this country, the actual strength of the United States exceeds that of Its Euro pean rival. Japan in Fifth Place. The compilations of Mr. Pulsifer show the world powers to rank as fol lows as to completed ships: No. Total larse ships. Tonnare. ships. Creat Britain 472 l,s.".l6a ::! United States I.V.! 717. 70i 1H6 Ciermany LM)!I C0.0:i5 J0 Krance 4nn . .v,.!.3.i ST Japan !!: 41.2!(1 tto r.usala lot 2N4.H.'! SO llaly 114 "j;9.39 2 In ships completed, building and pro vided for by various countries, Ger many's number rises to 253, w'th a dis placement of 963. 845 tons; while the United States has 177 with a displace ment of 87S.152 tons. Dreadnought Ranking Out. At present the floating navies of the leading powers have Dreadnought type vessels as follows: England 11. with displacement of 2O3.100 tons; United States four, displacement 711.000 tuns; Germany tour, displacement 72.0U0. The Tear Book shows that when ves sels now being constructed and those for which funds have been provided are completed, the Dreadnought strength of the three countries will be: England 27. with displacement of 688.1fiO tons: Germany 17, displacement "7,1X10 ions; United States 10. displacement 221,000 tons. ONE DAUGHTER FORGOTTEN Child of Common-Law Marriage Claims Part of Big Estate. LOS ANGELES. Dec 11. The fight of Beatrice Anita Baldwin Turnbull for a two-ninths share In the $11,000,000 es tate of the late E. J. ("Lucky") Bald win, begins before Judge Rives and a Jury in the Superior Court tomorrow. The contestant was born here 17 years ago. and her birth certificate on record here gives her mother's name as Lillian A. Ashley and her father's name as Ellas Jackson Baldwin. It is claimed Mrs. Ashley and the Baldwins were living under what the former at the time supposed was a com mon law marriage agreement, the origi nal of which is said to be in the hands of H. A. Unruh, executor of the Bald win estate. The validity of the marriage Is not an Issue, the contention being that under California law the child of a void mar riage is regarded as legitimate, and the failure of Baldwin to mention Beatrice In his will does not raise the legal pre sumption that he Intended to disinherit her. but that in making his will he un intentionally forgot her. Through adop tion by a subsequent husband of her mother the girl acquired the name of Turnbull. SLEDDING BADF0R PEARY Macon, of Arkansas, Puts Him In Same Class With Dr. Cook. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Representa tive Macon, of Arkansas, threatens trouble for Captain R. E. Peary, Arctic explorer, when the question of making him Rear-Admiral comes up in the House. Macon is a member of the Naval Affairs committee. He contends there Is no more proof that Peary discovered the North Pole than Dr. Cook had to prove his assertions. He threatens to fight the bill xo the last dltclu 1 So radioactive Is the water supplied the City of Belgrade that scientists are search ing its sourcs for radium. Several Vessels on Way to Rescue, but It Is Feared Smaller Ones May Never Arrive Wireless Service In Difficulty. (Continued From First Page.) it was necessary to telephone to Ka talla, SO miles east of here, to get a boat that could go to the assistance of the Olympla's people. The launch Corsair left Katalla early this morning. Word was also sent to Seward, to the westward, to dispatch the mall steamer Dora to the Olym pia's assistance. The Dora was due at Seward early today and should already be on the way to Bllgh Island. The rock on which the Olympia struck' Is one of the numerous reefs that surround Bllgh Island and make it the most dangerous spot in Prince Will iam Sound. It Is at the entrance to Ellamar Bay and is only 21 miles from Valdez. the port wklch the Olympia was seeking to make. Launching of Boats Perilous. Owing to the difficulty with which wireless communication with the Olym pia was maintained. Operator Hayes was unable to give any details concern ing the grounding of the vessel. It Is believed, however, that her machinery must have broken down, leaving her at the mercy of the storm. Operator Hayes said that the boats were all ready for launching, but that the fury of the storm made this too dangerous an undertaking except as a last resort. It is believed that the people will stay by the steamship until help ar rives, unless they are forced to take to the boats by the sinking of the ship. Included among the passengers on the Olympia when she sailed from here last night were United States District Judge E. E Cushman and hiB wife; Isaac Ham burger, his wife and two children: Dis trict Attorney George R. Walker, Assist ant District Attorneys Guy Brubaker and J. L. Green, Don Stewart, stenographer; L. M. Lakln, clerk of the court; Thomas S. Scott, deputy clerk; J. Hamilton, sten ographer, and Deputy Marshals Bouse and Brown, all members of Judge Cush man's court. MAIL STEAMER GOES TO AID Seward and Valdez Send Rescuers as Soon as Xotlfied. VALDEZ, Dec 11. News of the wreck of the Olympia was received here as soon as the military cable office opened this morning. The steamer June was at once notified, and at 10:30 o'clock this morn ing put out into the storm to go to the assistance of the ship-wrecked people. The Government launch Fort Liscum fol lowed two hours later. 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