THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26. 1911. STOCKMEN ML TO JUDGE LOVETT Men Ask Him to Confer With Unions in Order to Avoid Harriman Strike. REPLY AWAITED BY KLINE International President ot Black smiths Would Hare Head of frystera Settle Trouble. CHICAGO. Aur IJ. J. W. Kilns. In ternational president of tha Black smiths" fnion. today Mnt a tel-ram to K. S. Uovett. president of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads In New York, aaklna; for an Immediate conference with a view of bringing about a settlement of the labor dispute which threatens a strike of the 2j.00 shopmen employed by the Harriman The message sent by President Kline read as follows: -R. 8. Lorett. president of the Union PsclMc and Southern Pacific Railroads, lie Brosdwsr. New Tork: As Mr. Kruttschnltt has left for the West. thereby making; It Impossible to meet him. and as the conditions are extreme ly serious In the mechanical depart ment and the men on the Teres of a strike on the Harriman lines, which we are trrtns? to avoid. I therefore re quest that you meet the International officers of the craru inroiTea in an effort to bring about an amicable ad justment of the trouble. Please tele rrich J. W. Kline. International presi dent. 5SS Monadnock building. Chi cs" "I see no rift In the storm clouds." aid President Kline today. "Every thing now depends on Mr. Lorett. Mr. Kruttschnltt has said that he recetvea his orders from the board of directors In New Tork. so I am through with Mr. Kruttschnltt The whole matter Is now up to President LOTett and the board of directors. "Meanwhile our men out West are boillnK hot and want to walk out, I hare telegraphed them to wait until I see what President Lovett Intends to do. The International president of the various crafts Involved are scheduled to meet In Kansas City next Monday to consider the situation, but I ata trying to have the meeting place changed to Chicago." MEX WHX XOT- COMPROMISE Kequln Say San Francisco Will Be Unanimous for Strike. SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. St. E. L. Re nulru president of the Ean Francisco Federation of the Shop Employes of the Harriman lines, aald tonight that be be lieved a secret vote now being taken here by the Federation would be unani mous for a strike. The result of a vote will not be made public. "It now rests entirely with the com pany." aald Requln. "The men all over the country hare declared unanimously for a strike unless our conditions ara met. We are determined we shall be recognised as a Federation. "I have not been advised of Vice President Kmttschnltfs reported Inten tion to visit San Francisco. If be ar--Ives here Wednesday our board of ar Mtratlon will be glad to meet him. "Our men will do buslnees as a Fed eration or not at alL We will accept so compromise." Twenty per cent of the employes of :he Mission Bsy shops were dropped from the payrolls today. The men re maining will work full time, six days a meek. KLINE MAT CHANGE HIS MIXD Appeal for Conference With Krntt schnJtt Now In Order. KANSAS CITT. Aug. 25. -J. A. ranklln. International prealdent of :he bollermaker. In charge of the Federated t'nlon headquarters here, aid tonight, after a long-distance tele phone talk with J. W. Kline. Interna tional president of the blacksmiths, who Is In Chicago, that Kline ia ar ranging for a conference between Ju lius Kruttschnltt. vice-president of the Hsrrtman lines, and the five Interna tional presidents. Karller in the day. according to press reports from Chicago. Kline was said to have declared he would not meet Mr. Kruttschnltt and had telegraphed Tresldent Uovett, of the Harriman lines, asking him to meet the five union presidents personally. a. M. Irwin Burled at Salem. ALM. Or, Aug. IS. (Special.) Tuneral services for Q. M. Irwin, who died in Seattle. Wash. Wednesday, were held here today, when a large number of friends united In paying tribute to the former State Superin tendent of Public Instruction. Mr. Ir win had bsen a pastor In a Methodist church In Seattle, and his body was brought here for burial In the Lee Mis sion Cemetery. He was State School Superintendent of Oregon between t and 1SS. Among the pallbearers st the funeral was E. F. Carleton. who represented the office of the Stste Su perintendent. RequlMtlon Mart Walt. SAIXM. Or.. Aug. IS. (Special.) r.efiiKlng to allow a requisition for A. M. Kutiey. who Is nnder arrest In Chl-i-iri and Is wsnted In Portland for the e!!egd fnrgery of a check for l!4 on the Fleet National Rank of St. Johns. Miss Fern Hohbs. chief clerk of Gov ernor West, turned down Deputy Sheriff T-eonsrd today and aald nothing would done In reference to the requisition . otll th return of Governor West from frooli County, which will probably be tomorrow. It la alleged that Kutsey aUo fleeced a church out of 1100 and has committed other crimes. Webb's Chance Seem Small. SALEM. Or, Aor- SI. (Special.) It is probable that the appeal made for Jesse Webb In the Portland courts will prove Ineffectual unless a stay of exe cution is secured. Inesmuch as Webb l sentenced to hang fjeptemher and tie Supreme Court has adjouraed until that day. some extraordinary proced ure will be necessary to save Webb from the gallows. Chicago Hnases C.3C4.IS4. rHTCAOO. Aug. th. Chicago's popu lation Is Itl.lM. according to an n"'jncement made today bv the pub. lnre of the new city director. These Dgures show 7f.11 over the Federal census made a year ago. which gave he city's population as T.1S5.JIJ. VICE-PRESIDENT OF HARRIMAN SYSTEM. WHO IS HASTEN ING WESTWARD FOR CONFERENCE WITH WORKMEN. r" o . .. - - - i . f jri-ICS KRl'TTSCHJflTT. NEwesun Lee Now Says He Killed Father in Self-Defense. PARENT KILLED OTHERS Sac!. Is Story of BoonevUlo Prisoner, bat It Is Xot Believed and He la Spirited Away to Kvans- Tlllo for Safety. BOONVILE. Ind.. Aug. 25. Weaken ing nnder continuous questioning for almost JO hours. William Lea made a statement lata today In which he con fessed that he had killed his fsther, Richard Loo. In self-defense, after the father had murdered his wife and younger son. Clarence. The bodies of Lee s father, mother and brother were found in their burn ing horn early yesterday, and Lee was charged with tholr murder. Aftr bis statement today. Sheriff Scales, fearing the prisoner would be lynched, secretly took him to EvanevlIIs. . Little credence Is placed In the de tails of the confession. Lee, who Is St years old. reiterated his story that be knew nothing of the circumstances of the killing- of his family until late today, when he suddenly changed his mind and calling for paper and pencil. wrote as follows: "I waa awakened by a noise and went Into the bedroom where my father, mother and brother slept. As I opened the door I saw that my mother and brother were murdered. My father sprang at me. ax In hand, exclaiming: I will get you. too.' "I grabbed the ax away rrom nim and hit him on the head with It. I could smell coal oil and I found oil had already been poured on the bed. Just because matches were baldy . ana l didn't know what else to do. I set fire to the bed clothing and then gave the a la ram of fire." FRENCH NOTE PREPARED rEACE DEPEXPS NOW OX TEM. PEIl OP GERMANY. Exchange) of Congo Territory Of fered, bnt Right. lo Morocco Insisted Upon. PARIS. Aug. IS. Peace or war be tween Germany and France? This mo mentous Issue Is to be decided by the manner In which" the German govern ment receives the reply which the French Cabinet has authorised Ambas sador Cambon to make to Germany. The decision wss reached by the Inlsters today after a arsslon lastlnc two hours and a half, at whloh the de meanor of all concerned was most grave. Although the instructions are worded carefully, to avoid being con strued aa an ultimatum. It is seen that a most Important stand hss been taken. The Instructions endeavor to Dhrasa the French conception of Germany's po sition in Morocco and authorised Am bassador Cambon to offer specific parts of French Congo in exchange for the absolute recognition by Germsny of French rights in Morocco. Both Franc and Germany are carrying on war prep arations, and each appears desirous that the other should know It. The Cabinet waa unanimous In Its final agreement. The document was drawn by M. Deselvee. Minister of For eign Affairs, and Ambassador Cambon after long conferences, la which Pre mier Calllaux. M. Lebrun, Ministers of Colonies, and M. Cruppl. Minister of Justice, participated. PORTUND DAY SUCCESS FOLK OP METROPOLIS HOXOB G VESTS AT CE.VTE.NXIAL. Aviator's Engine Crippled by Dork log In River, and Flights May Have to Be Abandoned. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 2S. Special.) This was Portland day at the Centen nial, and several hundred people from that city were guests of Astoria. They came by automobiles, bv train and by boats from the metropolis: others jour neyed up from the various beach re o sorts, where they have been passing their outings. Among those present were it mem bers of the Portland Automoblla Club, with their families and friends, a dele gation from tha Ad. Club, under the leadership of President Mosessohn and Lewis M. Head, the members of the Press Club, and representatives of the Portland commercial organisations. Aside from the formal welcome ex tended by Mayor Henderson, no special programme had been prepared for the entertainment for the visitors, as that was their request sent In advance, but all Joined In the spirit of the occasion, and became thorough Astorlans and Centennial enthusiasts for the day. After the parade In which the athletes and the visiting autolsts participated, many attended the field and track meet, while others visited - the fair grounds. Many of the visitors have gone to Gearhart for the auto races on tha beach tomorrow. As a result of the accident which be fell his Curtlss hydroplane while mak ing; a flight yesterday afternoon, Hugh A. Robinson will probably be unable to make any further aviation exhibi tions In Astoria while the Centennial lasts. The machine Itself, while badly wrecked, could have been repaired, but an examination today showed the mag neto of the engine to be entirely ruined by the water. To get another magneto would cause a delay of fully a week, and by that time Mr. Robinson must be In Glenwood Springs. Colo, to fill an engagement. The engine waa shipped tonight to Chicago, but only small parts of the machine Itself were shipped, most of It being secured by relic-hunters as souvenirs. Mr. Robinson will remain here until tomorrow with the hope that ha may possibly be able to obtain the Ely aeroplane, which is said to be stored la Seattle. Should he succeed, he will make a flight Sunday or Monday. BOOKS CALL ATHLETES HOOD RIVER SCHOOL. DEMANDS STUDIES BE FIRST. Failure of Students Last Year Be cause of Outside Activities Basis of New Board Rule. HOOD RIVER. Or- Aug. IB. (Spe cial.) "That no student of the City High School shall be allowed to par ticipate in any form of athletic activ ities unless he or she maintains a standard of at least 80 per cent on weekly markings. Is the effect of a resolution adopted by the City School Board at Its meeting Wednesday even ing." said F. A. Bishop, Clerk of the Board, yesterdsy. The High School faculty and the patrons of the school commend the action of the Board. During the last session of the school It was clearly evident that the grades of a number of the best students were low because of too many other activ ities. Miss Elisabeth Kate Cooper, of Mount Hood, waa elected by the Board to fljl the vacancy caused by the resig nation of Miss Marie Johnston, who hss been teaching the fourth grade In the grammar school. The public schools will open here Monday. Labor Day. despite the fact thst a number of the pupils "have protested because of the fact that it was a holiday. Fire Xear Estacada Spreads. The fire on Clear Fork, near Esta cada. which has been binder control several times, broke over the lines yes. terdsr, through the Influence of heavy winds, and Forest Assistant Osborne, of the Oregon National Forest, left lest night for the scene with zS men. The crew of the Portland Railway Light St Power Company, which gave able assistance in the control of this fire a week or two ago. is practically all engaged In fighting the fire on Peavine Mountain. A more favorable report has been re ceived from the forests In Northern and Central Washington, where con siderable rain has fallen during the last few days. Fair Acres Near Hlllsboro Sold. HILLS BO RO. Or.. Aug. IS. (Special.) An important real estate transac tion this week Is the sale by D. L. Houston of the place known as Fair Acres, which ilea partly within the city limits, to R. E. Haverson, of Hood River, for III. 000. Fair Acres Is on of the show places near Hlllsboro and has a substantial modern residence, sur rounded by beautiful grounds, and alio includes a fine orchard and garden and farm land, a large pnrtlon of which Is beeverdam. The nc owner was for merly a Hood River erchardlst and re cently sold his holdings there on a basis of 11 000 an acre. It Is understood he bought the Hlllsboro place as a home. Mining Man Falls Dead. BAKER. Or, Aug. JS. Waldo Brooks. ell-known In mining circles, dropped desd todsy at Roseberrv. Idaho. The body will be shipped to his home here for burial. Mr. Brooks was about li year of age. ATWOOD SERENELY GLIDES TO GOTHAM Like. Bird, He Flies Over New York Harbor and Lights on Governor's Island. HIS FLIGHT FIRST OF KIND Bostonlan First Aeronaut to Go From St. Lonla to Metropolis. He TV11I Attempt Coast-to-Coast Dart in October. RECORD OF ATWOOD'S FEAT. Distance covered In air line, IMS miles. Total distance. Including detours around New Terk snd other places. Ml miles. Started from fit. Louis 1:05 A. St., August 14. Finished at Governor's Xslsnd S:tl P. M.. August . Flying tlms for entire trip, J8 boars, II minutes. Beats previous world's record by 11 miles, not crediting htm with the extra 100 miles which he claims for detoura NEW YORK, Aug. 25. Sailing se renely over New York's myriad water craft and ocean liners, Harry N. At wood. tha Boston aviator, arrived in New York In hla aeroplane today, the first man In history to travel from St. Louis to New York In a heavler-than-air machine. At wood's aafe landing on Governor's Island, after flying from Nyack, N. Y.. above the Hudson River, through a tog which mad him only dimly visible to the million eyes that watched him. was a notable Incident In the annals of the air. He not only broke the world'a record for distance, covering 1265 miles In an air line, or perhaps 1S65 miles with bis detours, but he flew all the way in the same biplane and suf fered no Important mishaps. Only Train's Equal Speed. Atwood's flight Is comparable only to that made by fast trains, for ha covered the distance In an actual fly ing time of 21 hours and 21 minutes. - Atwood's final lap in his long Jour ney was a glide of 25 miles from Ny ack, where he stopped over night. He landed smiling, hatless and hungry. In the arms of a handful of United States Army officers, who hailed him as America's greatest aviator. Wind Carries Cap Away. Atwood. after leaving ' Nyack. had followed the Hudson at a low altitude the entire distance. At Ycnkers, as he leaned forward to wave a silent repV to cheers, the wind clipped his cap from his head and wafted it down to the waters. Thousands clustered around Grant's tomb and the viaduct and along River side Park when Atwood passed. As be approached the recreation pit at Fiftieth street he turned his machine so that It swept In a complete circle from one side of the river to the other, and then started down stream once more. Spectacle I Beautiful. The spectacle waa beautiful. His descent at Governor's Island waa as easy and graceful aa his exhibition dur ing the closing stretch of his record flight. An hour after headanded At wood waa on his way up town. I do cot Intend to do any more fly ing around New York until I return from my trip across the continent." h aald. "I shall probably start from Los Angeles or San Francisco about October 1, bat haven't decided the ex act date yet." He will attempt the transcontinental flight for W. R Hearst's $50,000 prize. SO "Bird Hops" Made. Covering the ground from St. Louis, Atwood made 20 separate lumps or "bird hops," as he called them. The average distance of each Jump was 1K miles. His mileage in an air line waa 12S5 miles to Forty-second street. New York, but he asserts that by flying over St. Louis. Chicago, Cleve land, making detoura at other places to please the crowds and by flying from Forty-second street to Governor's Island, he perhaps covered 100 miles In addition, making the gross distance 13(5 miles. Atwood's descending place in New York Citq today for a long time was uncertain. Nearlng the Cumminspaw docks In Jersey City, Atwood, who waa flying at a height of about 200 feet, turned to the left and made a wide circle over Governor's Island and then glided gracefully to the ground. TWO WOMEX RIDE IV AIRSHIP Wife of MacVeaph's Secretary and Charity Worker Go Aloft. CHICAGO Aug. 25. Mrs. Francis Taalor, wife of the secretary of Sec retary of the Treasury MacVeagh. and Mrs. Redmond Stephens, prominent In charitable functions, were the first wo man to hasard aviation In Chicago. They made their flights at the field of the Chicago Aero Club In the biplane of C. P. Rodgers. the professional avtator. who won the duration prise at the big meet here. ' Mrs. Stephens upon alighting, went to a telephone and told her husband: "Well. I've been up. You may be a member of the Aero Club, but I've beaten you off the ground." 'SHIPPERS' COUNT' BARRED Egg Men May Not Bny Good and Bad and Candle Them. ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 25. Tha St. Louis butter, egg and poultry exchange has been notified of a forthcoming or der by Dr. W. P. Cutler, state feed and drug eommisaioner. which will put a ban on the "current receipts." or "ship pers' count." system of buying eggs in the wholesale market. - - Dr. Cutler has ruled that the practice of buying good and bad eggs mixed In consignments from the country and then weeding out the bad eggs by the candling process 4s In violation of the Missouri pure food law. MRS. MALISSA GREEN DIES Native of Clackamas County Passes After Lens; Illness. "OREGON CITY. Or.. Aug. IS. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Mailssa Jan Green, wlf of Steven R. Green, of this city, died at the family home here today after an Illness of four months. The fu neral services will be Sunday from the family residence. Rev. C. W. Rob inson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Mrs. Green' maiden name was Miss Mailssa Jane Brammer. and she was born at Carus, Clackamas County. Ore gon, December 27, 18S4. She moved, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Branrmer. to Redland, Or., where she lived until she was married to S. R. Green, at Beaver Creek. Or., December 8. 1884. She had resided In this county all of her life. Mrs. Green Is survived by a widower and the ' following children: Ethel Grace, Robert. Mary Marguerite, Laura Evelyn and Helen Gould, of this city; Mrs. Lois Tldd. of Tscoms, Wash. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Hart, lives in Ore gon City. Six sisters also survive. They are: Mrs. Lizzie Gwlnn, of Walla Walla. Wash.; Mrs. Roe Nehren. Mrs. Joseph Myers, Mrs. Ida West, Mrs. Irene Elsel, of Oregon City; Mrs. Amelia Davis, of Portland; two broth ers, James Bcammer. of Eatonvllle, Wash., and John Potter, of Redland. GALICIANS PLAN WAR ROTALISTS TO IWADE PORTU GAL, MINISTRY HEARS. Force Large, Well Organized, Well Armed . and Increasing Pro Church Rnle May Calm Trouble. LISBON, Aug. 25. General Bastos, commander-ln-chlef of the Republioan forces on the northern frontier, today Informed the Ministry of War, accord ing to newspapers at the capital, that the Royalists in Gallcia were about to Invade Portugal. , The Royalists are said to be numer ous, well organized and armed with the latest patterned rifles and artillery. A steady enlistment Is going on In the north of Portugal, where the peo ple are largely Monarchists, principally owing to the attitude of the Republic against the church. The new government, which will go Into power with President Marcel de Arrtaga. proposes to amend the sep arate law making the legislation di viding the church and state. There will be no confiscation of church prop erty and a declaration to this effect will. It is expected, do much to con ciliate the north. DR. BROUGHER IS HONORED Los Angeles Pastor Heads Southern California Baptist Assembly. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. (Special.) Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher, pastor of the Temple Auditorium. Lo Angeles, was elected president of the Southern Cali fornia Baptist Assembly for the ensuing year at the annual business meeting at Long Beach today. David P. Ward, the present president, was unable to continue In office for another year. He Is going to New Mexico. Mr. Ward has been president of the Baptist Assembly five years. During that time he has placed the organiza tion on a sound financial basis. Dr. Brougher Is now In Oregon on his annual vacation. The board of di rectors will be led this year by Dr. Brougher aa chairman. - Hlinolsan Heads Insurance Mien. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Aug. 25. Fred W. Potter, of Illinois, was today elected prealdent of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. F. H. Hardlson, of Massachusetts, was chosen vlce-preeldent. and Harry L. Cunning ham, of Montana, secretary. 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