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ILLINOIS CENTRAL REFUSES SHOPMEN Official Says Company Will Meet Unions With Which Road Has Contract. SECRET CONFERENCE HELD iprrrntatl of Separate Organ isations and Member of FVder ml Ion Get Torrther lU-ruH la 'ot Annooncrd. CHICAGO. Au 3.-W. U rrk. lce- prealdent of the Illinois Central Road, tonight Indicated that th officials of tha road have determined not to deal tth the Federated Shop Employee, rep resentatives of whom now are here from the South. Ia an official statement. Mr. Park a!d: We received a communication from the officials of tha union asking for a conference and we wired them wa would meet representatives of organisations a Ith hom we hare contracts to dlsruaa matters connected therewith. V Ire-President Park refused to ampli fy the statement, but representatives of 0 rt-a.nl jed labor onions said that the statement Indicated a refusal to recon nlse the Federation. President Mc Crrery. of the federation, who spent most of the day conferring with repre sentative or the International Cnlon. saUl that Mr. Park's statement was a reiteration of former expressions. Ha said: -We have- known that the company waa wtlllna- to meet with the Interna tional officials of the nine, unions. Some of the officials upon whom power to art has been conferred by the Interna tional presidents have not reached here. 1 expect them tomorrow and by the following- day expect that neajotiatlona will hav reached a atae where we can make public the details of our conferences.- Representatlvee of the union spent the dse In secret conferences with federa tion officials, but so far none of the organisations has met with any rail road officials. ORKOON EMPLOYES UOPEFCX Confidence Felt That Kruttuchnlt Will Hear Federation Men. Spokesmen for Harrlman rallroal employes In this territory are not dis posed to accept seriously the state Tents of Julius KrattschnltC rlce-pres-Ment of the Harrlman system, wherein he Intimated at San Francisco that he would refuse either to recognise repre sentatives of the federation of railroad employes or concede their demands. They said they felt confident that Mr. Kruttschnttt would experience a change of mind when ha meets these men In conference. "It may be depended upon that Mr. Kruttachnltt will consider his own In terests and be governed by those In terests." said F. L- Lake, representing the machinists, yesterday. In dtscusalng Jfr. Kruttschnltt's run Francisco Inter view. V a hare felt all the time that the demands we have presented for the consideration of tha directing- officials of the Harrlman system are only fair and equitable. That Is the reason w feel more or less confident that Mr. Kruttachnitt will listen to our requests. I am not prepared, neither do I care, to predict what will result tf our de mands are turned down. That la not for ma to say. It la a mater that rests sntlrely with the International of Seers nf the several trades forming our fed eration. The men affiliated with tha various unions making up this federa tion are showing- splendid loyalty to their respective ortranlxatlona. Between J and S per cent of the men employed by tha Harrlman systsm In the trade represented by our federation are union men." Failure on the part of tha Harrlman officials to displace any more of their employes la taken by the workmen to mean that the railroad will not under take to lsy off anv more men until tha roanlt of the conference between tha labor representatives and Mr. Krutt erf.nltt la known. In the meantime, the machinists, carmen and other em ployes Involved In the pending con troversy, are remaining at their post of doty. PIG IS PREY FOR BEAR Miortajre f IVrry Crop Mak.es Brains Brave Near Hoqularo. HOQCTAM. Wash, Aug. 5J.1 Spe cial.) Not alarmed at hla proximity to tha haunts of man. a big black bear this morning tore hla way Into a plit pen owned by Jack Sparling, near hla residence In the outskirts of Hoqulara. and. brfore Sparling could Interfere, had killed one of the finest -hogs In the yard. Sparling ran to tha house for Ms rifle, but before he could get It tha bear had escaped Into tha woods. There are a -treat many bears In tha woods In the vicinity of Hoqulara this season and du hit tha last few weeks they have become bold, aa a result of a shortage of tha wild berry crop. Late frosts last Spring cut. down the blackberry crop, on which tha bears aubslst In tha Fall, to almost nothing, and. driven by hunger, the beasts have been coming In close to civilisation. OREGON HOISTS HER FLAG Famous "Bulldog of Navj" Goes Into Commission at Bremerton. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. :. The famous old battleship Oregon waa placed la commission today as a part of tba Pacific reserve fleet at the Paget Sound Navy-yard, after five years' Idle ness, during- which time approximate ly fl.oe-o." has been spent In modern ising the vessel. The Oregon's flak was raised with appropriate ceremony and Captain C A. Pond, formerly of the armored cruiser Pennsylvania, waa placed In command. Toe Pennsylvania will also be as. signed to tha reserve fleet. The reita of s eenaus of the Chlneea empire complete! by the Chinee Board of lntrtor pla--e the population of the entlra errpira al - V ? -O. and that of China proper a' 3M Vo-v. The population of tha city ef Pektfl im retoraed as 1. 01 7.200. and if tbe met rnpeMtan dletrw-t outelde of Pe ats .nettber of wnlen ta Included la tha reraoe ef C'Htna proeri aa 4 A.M. Jtft. Tha wiii i'lti ef Maacaana e ,!. as 14.- 1 PROSECUTOR CONDUCTING CASE AGAINST HENRY CLAY ? BEAT TIE, JR.. IN SENSATIONAL VIRGINIA TRIAL. I I.OVIS WEJiDEMBlRTi. BOY SHAKES CASE Story of Second Gory Pool in Road Helps Defense. STATE TO TRY REFUTATION Defendant's AjflKTtlon That Blood f prlnr Wife 1 -raked Through Floor of Auto I Supported lYont "Unexpected Source. Continued From Tlret Pae.) revelation aa to the presence of a sec ond blood spot on the Midlothian turn pike, about iOO to 400 yarda from the first blood spot. He said it was about It Imhea lonx. J. R. Houehens. fatherin-law of Paul Beattie. fixed aa Friday. July 11. the oate when ha Informed Detective Jlc Mahou of Tanl Bcattie's purchssa of tha Tun. Mr. Wendenburc announced that he, would have rested the rasa for tha prosecution except thst tha revelation of the Robertson boy about the second blood spot had tsken him by surprise In asking permission to bring new witnesses concerning the blood spot, he accused the defense ef exceeding Its ptivilecea In tha case by having the Kobertson boy Introduce testimony for the dtfensa on cross-examination. Henry to Take Stand. Judge Watson ruled that the prose cution should bring Its new witnesses to court In the morning. Henry Clay Beattie. J r- Is sure to go on the stand In his own defense. This statement was made by Tarry M. Smith, Jr.. lawyer for the defense, outside the courtroom today. "It la much better, lint ltr said Smith, 'for a man to give with his own lips an explanation which dosena ef others have been testifying about. Everybody observed Henry Clay Beat tie. Jr- and noticed that he la the kind of a man to want to reply to the many conversations alleged to have been had with Mm by Paul Beattie and others." Smith characterised Paul Beattie a testimony of yesterday as "overdone." declaring It was a plain case of the witness 'Tying to save his shirt.- as It was axiomatic that If Henry Clay Beattie. J r were guilty. Paul was just as much so. John Sandifer. an Intimate frlened of the prisoner for several years, who ac companied the latter to Harry M. Smith's home two nights after the murder, followed Paul Beattie on the witness stsnd for the prosecution. Ha was expected to confirm tha testi mony that Henry C. Beattie, Jr., tele- nhoned that night to Paul to ask tna latter to carry a message to BeuUn Blnford. He did not do so and failed to give any light on the subject and practically became a witness for tha defense. Oflcer Describes Shots, a Sandifer testified the relations of Henry C. Beattie. Jr, with hla wife were pleasant so far as he knew. He said he had visited Henry and members of his family since the murder and had expressed bis sympathy lor tne accused man. Sergeant Saunders, to whom the gun found near the scene of the murder was delivered by Sergeant Wiltshire this af ternoon, described the blood-spots on the. weapon. "Tld you see a scar on Henry Clay Beanie's nose?" asked Mr. Smith, try ing to show that the blood on the gun might have come from a nose Meed that Henry was supposed to have had from his encounter with the alleged high wayman. I did." "Whit kind of spots were there on the run?" Two small spots, evidently from tha tips of the flnrers." Thomas Owen, uncle of Mrs. Beattie. also helped the defense when he testi fied that Henry C. Beattie was not re sponsible for having Mrs. Beattle's clothlna; burned. He had done himself. he said, at the suggestion of his wife. Paul Beattie Firm. Paul Beattie. Henry's cousin, could not be movea irom ni testimony unaer fierce cross-examination by counsel for the defense. He heard of the murder, he said, on the day following, reading the accounts ta the newspapers. Questioned about meeting a man named E. W. Booth on the bridge where be (Paul Beattie) worked as a watchman, the witness disavowed all knowledge of tha matter. He denied discussing tha matter with Booth or telling him he "did not believe Henry committed the crime, because he always was devoted to his wife." The witness said ba bought the gun. v v.v; on Ssturday. but that Henry said nothing- about keeping the matter of the weapon secret until after the murder. He told no one about the gun till Thursday night.- he Insisted, and admit ted that he "was In a right bad fix" when Detective McMahon found out that he bought the weapon. He said he waa "better now, with that story off my mind." Smith pointed to varying- statements In Paul's testimony before the Coroner's Inquest, but the witness maintained that he was In poor mental condition when ha testified there. Merchant Identifies Shell. Frank Mason, next called, was the first witness by whom the prosecution expected to corroborate the story of Paul Beattie. JudRe Watson ruled that since Paul Brattle's testimony ns to his acts had not been controverted or disputed there wss no reason to put on corroborative witnesses. The prosecution agreed to hold its witnesses In reserve for any dispute as to Paul Beattie arts and transactions as testified to by him. Harry Smith. Jr, then said In court that he Intended to put the prisoner on tbe stand. TV. B. Kldd. a Richmond hardware merchant, testified that Paul Beattie on the afternoon of July 15. bought three shells from bim. He Identified the shell found near the scene of the murder as similar. 60MPERS TO VISIT CITY PORTLAXD LABOR LEADERS TO CONFER WITH CHIEF. Addre9 at Armory and Public Re crptlon Tomorrow Night Are Fea tures of Programme. Organised labor of Portland and vi cinity will tomorrow have as its guest Samuel Compere, for nesrly 55 years president of the American Federstlon of Labor. At 8 o'clock tomorrow night Mr. Oompers will deliver a public ad dress at the Armory. Leaving this city Frldsy afternoon, the labor leader will go to San Francisco, where he will be the principal speaker In the Labor day celebration next Monday. Mr. Oompers Is msking a tour of the principal cities of the I'nlted States, having started from Chicago several days ago. He waa In Seattle Tuesday and will arrive early tomorrow roorn- 4 Satnael Goaapers, Labor Leader. Wke Is to Be Kalertalard la 1 Portland Tomorrow. t ,-ee-ee-eee.4 Ing from Tacoma. where he wss the truest of trades unionist yesterday. The greater part of the day In this city will be passed In conferenres with lo csl labor leaders. ' Between ( and 7 o'clock Thursday evening. Mr. Gompers will be serenaded at his hotel, the Perk inn, by a band of approxlmstely 300 pieces, representing the membership of the Musicians' Union. From 7 to 8 o'clock Mr. Com pers will hold an Informal reception at his rooms at the Perkins, when mem bers of organised labor and their fam ilies will have an opportunity to call and meet him. At 8 o'clock, escorted by the band, he will go to the Armory, where he will address the laboring men of this city. William H. Daly, president of the Oregon State Federation of Labor and president of the Central Labor Council of this city, will preside as chairman of the meeting, to which the general public Is Invited. In view of the Im pending strike of the railroad employes of the Harrlman system. It is expected that Mr. Oompers In his address will deal largely with a discussion of In dustrial conditions throughout the United States. T - a e- i ; ; - - r i f J e" " ' I I iir li i " - I 4 I SPEAKER DENIES PLAYING POLITICS Replying to Taft, Clark Extols Course of Democrats on Tariff Bills. BOARD CALLED INEXPERT Threat Made That "Supplies" Will Be Withdrawn From Commission Shortly Schedules Not . Put Together In Haste. QU1.VCT. 111.. Aug. 19. Speaker Clark's reply to the speech which rreldent Tsft made at Hamilton, Mass. last Saturday. Is that the Tariff Com mission, for whoso report the President is waiting. Is not a commission or ex j.erts. and that Congress devoted more lima to tha Drenaration and considera tion of the wool tariff at the special session than was devoted, in proportion. to the same schedule In the fayne-Aia rich bill. Clark also implies that tho tariff board Is being- used aa a pretext to oe lav tariff revision, and declares that tha days of the board are numbered. for Its "supplies" will bo cut on. The reDlv of the speaker comes In the form of a stcrned interview, given out hero today. The Speaker says that he speaks only for the Democrats, the Insurgent Republicans being able to take care of themselves, ana continues; "The President's criticism of Mr. Un derwood and myself, which Is essential ly a criticism of all Democrats In the House and Senate, because an jemo crats stood together, is absolutely un called for and is as ungrateful a per formance as I can remember: for. If It had not been for the action of the Dem ocrats in the House In both the Sixty first and Sixty-second Congresses In lining up almost unanimously In favor of reciprocity with Canada, he would have been the most thorougniy oiscreo lted and humiliated President since the days of Andrew Johnson. . Credit Claimed for Democrats, with all the Influence and patron age of his great office, he could not muster a majority oi House Kepuon cans for reciprocity In either the Sixty first or the Sixty-second Congresses. After we pulled him out of the noie in the Sixty-first Congress he wrote a let ter of thanks to Mr. McCall. of Massa chusetts, and the Republicans, and not a word of thanks to the Democrats. "When we repeated the performance of null in a- him out of the hole in tne Sixty-second Congress, he did divide the thanks between Democrats and Re publicans. That was after I and other Democrats hsd expressea our opinion with considerable force and bluntness after his letter of thanks to Mr. c- -ell The President says that we dldnt play politics about reciprocity but that we did play politics about tne tanri. The only politics we played was to keep faith with the people and to re deem the promises we made In order to win the election in 1910, wnicn is the best and noblest sort of politics. If any politics was plsyed on reel proclty, the President himself played it personal at that. Record Called Constructive. Tf we had done less than we did we would not have been worthy of such a great proportion of public confidence as we now enjoy. We made the best record of constructive statesmanship msde by any Congress In the same length of time in a generation, and that fact Is precisely whst caused the President to aesall the Democrats In Con cress. "He had said the rate of the wool schedule In the Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill were too high and ought to be re duced. We reduced them. In the teeth of his Winona speech and hla other declarations to the effect that the tariff rates are too high and ought to be reduced, he vetoed our wool bill, which largely reduced the expenses of the people by giving them much cheaper clothing and blankets. He vetoed It. thereby going over, boots and breeches, to the standpatters. "We cheerfully meet him on thst Issue. We stand for the best Interests of the masses; he standa for a hand ful of protected tariff barons, and by his veto enables them to continue to levy unjust and exorbitant tribute upon the consumers of the lsnd. He sppears to hope that the consumers will kiss his hand, which Is the hand thst smote them eorely. Board Not Expert. "We were never . In fsvor of a tariff board or a commission In the. control of the President alone, and responsive to him. The Congressional Record will fully and clearly prove my contention. "The President's tariff board is com posed of able and well-Informed men In i general way. Hon. Wllllsm How ard Is my friend. I served in Congress with him many years, and rate hla ca pacity high, but he is not a tariff ex pert. So fsr as I have been able to learn, the others are not experts. "On the other hand, several members of the House, both Republicans and Democrats, including- Mr. Underwood and myself, have spent half a life time studying and debating- the tariff. Many of us participated in debates on the McKlnley bill: many of us par ticipated later In the hearing and de bates -en the Payne-Aldrlch-Smoot bill, which the President has declared Is the best tariff bill ever passed, and which I confidently assert is the worst. Payne Bill Not So Prepared. "The service of some House and Sen- ste. members even goes back to the MrKlnlev bill, the Springer bill, the Mills bill and the Morrison bill. Then why should we wait for the verdict of the ' President's board of tariff non experts.. "It will be noted that while the President's conscience would not per mit him to sign a hill revising our one schedule the wool schedule the rates of which he declared to be too high and In need of reduction, without recommendation from his board of non-experts he promptly signed the outrageous Payne-Aldrlch-Smoot tariff bill without the counsel, advice or tuition of any tariff board whatsoever. "It might as well be understood, now as later, that If the tariff board Is to be used ss a pretext for delaying tariff revision downward, as the President is now using It, Instead of expediting genuine and salutary tariff legislation, its days will be few. for we will cut off Its supplies. This board has already cost three or four hundred thousand dollars and has not given to Congress any Information to aid in revising the tsrlff. "The President himself is a man of large general Information as well as a man of great ability, but certainly he Is not enough of a tariff expert to Jus tify him In vetoing- tariff bills, which passed the House by majorities of more than two to one. It is not a flip pant or unfriendly statement to say Mortgage Loans We want some first class mortgage loans. Security must be im proved, income-bearing properties, and three times the value of loan, required. 'MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Capital $150,000 W. n. Fear President Willard Case. . ..Vice-President, 0. C. Bortzmeyer Cashier E. M. Hulden. . . . Asst. Cashier Walter H. Brown, Asst. Cashier Open Saturday Even ings, 6 to 8. that he possessed only the 'surface In formation.' on the tariff as Mr. Dingley denominated It. which Is possessed by every citizen well-informed, in a gen eral way. Due Consideration Given. "The President implies that he re fused to sign the wool bill because It was Introduced and rushed through without due consideration. Let's sea. The caucus of Democratic members elect to the Sixty-second Congress met January 19 and selected the Democratic members on the committee of ways and means, naming Mr. Underwood chair man. They personally and with their helpers at once began to assemble In formation on the wool schedule. The bill was reported to the House about the middle of April, a period of three months on the preparation of one schedule out of 14. whereas the hearing; on the Payne bill, with 14 schedules, began November 11, and the bill was reported to the House March 18, a peri od of a little over four months devoted to 14 schedules. Any tyro In arith metic knows that as we devoted three months to one schedule and the framers of the Payne bill devoted on the aver age only 2-7 of one month to each schedule, we devoted 10i times as much time to a schedule as did brother Payne and his Republican coajutors on ways and means. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding, the president signed the Payne-Aldrlch-Smoot bill and ve toed ours. "In this connection It should not be forgotten that when Mr. Underwood reported the wool bill every line, para graph and section was thrown open to debate and amendment, and that the debate continued until the members discussed It all they wanted to. In stead of being- slapped together hastily without consideration. It was one of the most thoroughly and carefully-considered tariff bills ever pre sented to any President for his signa ture. Challenge Is Accepted. That was a queer and suggestive picture for Democrats and reform Re publicans to contemplste. the Presi dent making a standpat speech at Hamilton. Mass.. on the farm of my good standpat friend. Hon. Augustus Peabody Gardner, flanked on one side by Brother Gardner himself and on the other by Gardner's renowned father-in-law. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, chief of protective tariff highbinders. That was enough to make the angels weep. "The President rushed -in to. create ah Issue. We pick up the glove flung Into our face and the faces of tbe con sumers of the land. Wo gladly accept his gage of battle. We confidently be lieve the people will endorse our cause and give to us the victory, for we have right and truth and justice on our side." CLUB SEEKING NEW SITE COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION" IS AFTER BCILDIXG GROUNDS. Proposed Location at Seventh and Oak Abandoned Present Quar ters Prove Too Small. The proposal to purchase the half block on Oak. Seventh and Park streets as a site for the new Portland Com mercial Club building- waa under con sideration until the west quarter was purchased last week by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company. The directors of the club had planned, ten tatively, to secure the entire half block and cover It with a modern buildlnar. A FEELING OF SECURITY Tou naturally feel secure when you know that the medicine you are about to take Is absolutely pure and contains no harmful or habit producing- drugs. Such a medtclne is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedq. Theeame standard of purity, strength and excellence is maintained In every bottle of Swamp-Root. - Swamp-Root Is scientifically com pounded from vegetable herbs. It Is not a stimulant and Is taken In teaspoonful doses. It - Is not recommended for every thing. It Is nature's great helper In reliev ing and overcoming- kidney, liver and bladder troubles. A sworn statement of purity Is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-' Root. If you need a medicine, you ehould have the best. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root Is what you need, you will find It on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, fifty-cents and one-dollar. Sample Bottle of Swamp-Soot Free by Mall C-..4 a Tv VIlm.F A Cn . ntns-ham. ton. N. T., for a sample bottle, free by mall It will convince anyone. Tou iii .. i -. a mmIm a hnnblAt nf v, In, K1. Information, telling all about the kid neys. When writing op sure ana men tion Toe Portland Daily Oregoniaju BOYS9 SCHOOL SUETS - - The Ben Selling Store has always been the favorite place for buying Boys' School Suits for cause This season our stock is more complete and the selection better than ever before $BM to $IBMQ On Second Floor BEN LEADING the largest part of which was to have been used by the Oregon Hotel Com pany. Now that this plan has fallen through, the club directors are seeking- another building site of 100 by 200 feet. It Is announced that as soon as the desired location can be found the present eight-story structure at Fifth and Oak streets will be sold. A syn dicate of Portland capitalists is ready. It Is understood, to take over the pres ent club property at a consideration around $500,000. The club has been making- such a big growth the past year that the present Excursion VIADS ?.aw7i nf Li 77. uti far - -Y4 U 1 17 A C! Including Oregon Short Line, Union TO Sale s St. St. August 17, 21. 22, 23, 23, 29, 30. St. Louis $70.00 2. 4 5, 6 Boston, Mass. ....$110.00 New York, N. Y $108.50 Washington, D. C ...$107.50 September 1, and 7. ' Atlantic City, N. J. ....... .$102.40 stopovers goHie; aad retnrnlns;. Final return limit October 81, 1911. Call at our City Ticket Office, Third and Washington streets, for any information desired. Also for sleeplns-car reservations, or address WM. McMl KILAY, General Pasaenger Agent, Portland, Or. ! SELLE1MG CLOTHEER building- has proved to be too small, especially for the dininiy-room, kitchen and reception-rooms. Recently it be came necessary to chanpre some of the cardrooms into small dining-rooms for use for private dinner parties. The kitchen is entirely too small, while all other departments are cramped for space. The conditions of platinum production. JZ the United States, where the metal ts ob tained mainly as a by-product in placer g-old mining, did not change materially during 1000. and the output of crude platinum in that year waa 072 Troy ounces of the re ported value of J12.803. Fares Eas Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern FARES. Chicago ,. $72.50 Council Bluffs... Omaha Kansas City V $60.00 Joseph Paul St. Paul, via Council Bluffs...S63.90 Denver, Colo $55.00 Minneapolis direct $60.00 Minneapolis via Council Bluffs $63.90 Detroit, Mich. $82.50