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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 11, 1907.
WILL CALL OUT
ALL BAY CITIES
Small Says Western Union
Violated Agreement With
Commissioner Neill.
STRIKE WILL BE GENERAL
Operators' President Accuses Of
ficials of Intimidation Many ,
Unions Declare for Struggle
in Every City.
OAKLAND? Cal.. Aug. 10. President
Samuel J. Small, of the Commercial Tel
egraphers' Union of America, said today:
"The union telegrapners are going to
quit telegraphing tomorrow everywhere,
including Alameda County and San Fran
cisco. The prevailing sentiment Is to
strike.
"At the Western Union headquarters in
West Oakland the union telegraphers are
sitting on the edge of their chairs waiting
for me to blow the whistle for a strike.
They will be justified in striking right
now. as the company officials have not
lived up to their agreement.
"There will be a meeting tomorrow at 1
o'clock of the local union at its headquar
ters in Sunset Hall, when the Btrlke situ
ation will be discussed and a conclusion
will be arrived at. which will determine
the hour of the strike here. 'At a meet
ing the following resolution will be acted
upon: ,
Call .Out All Bay Cities.
"Whereas, by the action of the Western
Union officials in San Francisco in vio
lating both the letter and spirit of the
agreement entered Into on July 19, be
tween the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany and the Department of Commerce
and' Labor, and
"Whereas members in a number or
cities in the United States quit their po
sitions in consequence of the discrimina
tion and intimidation practiced by the
'officials of the Western Union Company
;ln San Francisco toward its employes,
(and especially the women, and deeming a
ixurther spreading of the strike inevitable;
'therefore be it
"Resolved that the local executive
( board of Local Union No. 34. Commercial
"Telegraphers' Union of America, recom
mend that Its National president call on
'every member employed by the Western
f Union in San Francisco and Alameda
"Counties to leave bis or her key at his
teall."
Further discussing the problem, Mr.
'Small said:
"The men ran out of the Western Union
effice in San Francisco when the last
strike was called. This time they will
merely walk out. I do not Intend to give
the Western Union any warning this time.
We were entirely too lenient with them.
"The strike seems inevitable here; it is
hard to say when the men will walk out.
It Is likely to be at any moment. This, of
course, will be of their own volition."
Strike Spirit Everywhere. .'
The following telegrams were received
by Mr.'Small this morning:
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 9. Western Union
went out to a man. Action ratified by
mass meeting. Committee In charge.
Wire Instructions. F. W. LAMBERT.
LOS ANGELES. - Aug. 9. Sentiment
here is making eight-hour day an Issue.
Wire all locals. We have substantial Is
sue. Keep Postal men at work. Wire
Russell to this effect.
D. D. MORGAN. Secretary.
DENVER. Aug. 9. Absolutely nothing
can deter Denver from going out In sym
pathy. Should any coercive measures be
adopted by co-operation we refuse to work
with Los Angeles and Chicago.
F. W. WESSEL.
ST. PAUL, Aus. 9. Boys here very un
easy. Please advise Just what you wish
rus to do. MVICKER, President.
STRIKE IS NO LONGER LOCAL
Small Says Settlement at Los An
geles Cannot End It.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. The Teleg
raphers' Union 34, embracing the union
operators of San Francisco and Oakland
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock
to decide whether Its members will go
on strike or remain at their keys. There
Is said to be at present no pronounced
majority either one way or the other and
the result of the vote is a matter of
conjecture. One quiet canvass is said to
have disclosed a m sentiment of opposi
tion to striking among the men who were
Idle In the first trouble with the com
panies and who. it is said, were cramped
financially by their enforced vacation.
The following telegram was received by
President Small of the Telegraphers'
Union from Ethelbert Stewart, the rep
resentative of Labor Commissioner Neill,
who Is at Los Angeles:
"I have been informed that you have
called a meeting for tomorrow for a vote
bs to whether strike shall be called at
San Francisco and Oakland. I trust this
Is not true. Even to vote on such a pro
position there inside of 30 days from
July 19, would indicate a willingness to
break that agreement and to strike there
would end all possibility of a settlement
here."
Mr. Small sent the following reply:
"Report .not correct. To hint at willing
ness on our part to break the agree
ment sounds like a huge joke. I would
respectfully suggest that you return to
Oakland and Investigate carefully. You
' will find that Manager O'Brien and Chief
Operator Jeffs have broken the agree
ment every hour of the day since July 19.
The matter cannot be adjusted locally.
bee my telegram to Wootten.
Mr. Small's reference to Wootten means
. that the latter wired him today asking
If the reinstatement of Mr. Ryan, the op-
erator whose discharge caused the walk
out would result In a settlement of the
strike. Mr. Small replied that the Los
Augeles strike had ceased to be a local
one and, it having become National, he
was no longer able to control it.
J'REDICTS GENERAL STRIKE
Kew York Leader Expects It Com
panies Are Ready.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A strike of
the 300 telegraphers in New York in
sympathy with the Chicago strike is
to be considered at a meeting being
called for tomorrow. President
Ahearn, of the local union, said early
today:
"It Is likely that New York will be
Involved in the strike, as the union
has done all in ' its power to prevent
a strike, but the company has not
acted fairly. I think the strike will
become general throughout the coun
try." Officials of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies who yes
terday expressed the belief that the
strike in Chicago would prove to be
local in Its nature, said today that
the situation was such that prepara
tions were being made to handle the
business in case the men walked out.
Minor officials and clerks of both com
panies, who have not worked at the
Hceys for yean will be called upon to
man the wires, while non-union men
who remain at work will be given op
portunities of making double time.
When a strike was threatened several
weeks ago the Western Union pur
chased scores of cots to take care of
the strike-breakers in the main office
of the company if necessary. The com
pany officials believe that they will
effectually break the strike, should it
be called, within a short time. They
assert that the union does not control
over 60 per cent of the telegraphers
here and the union treasury is empty.
President Abeam denied today that
the local union was without funds,
and said that the telegraphers could
finance a long strike.
ONLY HALF NORMAL BUSINESS
Western .Union Crippled at Los An
geles NelU's Man Investigates.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. The Western
Union had 22 operators at work today
and there was no congestion of business
in any direction. The office was working
directly with Chicago and New York and
there was only the normal amount of
business on the files. It was stated, how
ever, that the business with New York,
where the union operators were working
with the non-union men here, was mov
ing slowly. Only 300 messages were
handled yesterday against 600, which is a
normal day's business.
There were no developments regarding
the local Postal operators. The, local of
fice Is working direct with Philadelphia
and St. Louis instead of Chicago, the
usual western relay point. This is to
obviate the necessity of forcing the union
operators here to work with the men in
the Chicago Postal office who have re
fused to go out, thus endangering friction
and a possible walk-out here. Business
was heavy at the Postal office and mes
sage were being taken to Chicago sub
ject to delay.
Ethelbert Stewart, special representa
tive of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, at Washington, arrived In the
city today,' and held a long conference
with Western Union officials over strike
conditions. He said he believed that
there was a possibility of settlement of
the local differences and that he would
make such an attempt.
'I came here on the order of Commis
sioner Neill to Investigate and ascertain
the true conditions relative to this strike.
My report of local conditions will be
made to Mr. Neill direct, and I can say
nothing at this time regarding them. I
think I shall remain in Los Angeles but
a short time, as conditions elsewhere re
quire my attention."
POSTAIi MEN JOIN BRETHREN
Nearly Every Kansas City Operator
Idle Demands Are Prepared.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 10. All the
Postal telegraph operators In .this city,
with the exception of the wire chiefs,
quit work today. They demand an in
crease of IS per cent in wages and an
eight-hour day.
The executive committee or the
Western Union strikers met today and
formulated demands which will be, pre
sented to the superintendent of the
local Western Union office next Mon
day. They include an Increase of 15
per cent In wages and an eight-hour
day.
George Brownson, local manager of
the Western Union, stated that he had
about 30 operators at work at the main
office, an incruase of lo over yester
day. On the other hand Cal E. Kyle,
who has charge of the strike for the
operators, declared that none of the
strikers had gone back to work and
that the Western Union force consist
ed of the wire chiefs, the four or five
operators who failed to go out yester
day, and a few office clerks. The
branch offices were still closed. The
strikers agreed to let the Board of
Trade operators go to work, the board
and not the Western Union to pay the
salaries. Pickets were ordered at all
Western Union offices.
The two day Western Union operat
ors at Sedalia, Mo., struck today.
SEATTLE MEN AWAIT ORDERS
Ready to Strike Whenever Union
Gives the Word.
SEATTLE. Aug. 10. (Special.) Local
telegraph operators Intend to abandon
their keys the minute they receive notice
that they are expected by the National
organization to go out. A meeting of the
local union has been held and tne tele
graph operators of Seattle voted by a
bare majority to promptly obey any order
to quit that might be given. The minor
ity yielded when the vote was announced.
It has been decided not to handle any
messages coming from Los Angeles or
other centers now affected by the strike.
Helena Office Is Silent,
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 10. There is no
change in the Western Union strike sit
uation. So far as known the company
has made no effort to displace the strik
ers, and no business is being accepted for
transmission, there being no one to man
the wires. .The attention of the chief
operators is required at boards and re
peaters. The strikers at a meeting ap
pointed a picket committee, and It was
the sentiment that the men return when
the trouble was settled at Chicago and
elsewhere, there being no grievances ex
cept the demand .for an eight-hour day. .
W. U. at Standstill at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10. Business
in the local office of the Western Union
was almost at a standstill today. The
only man at work was Manager A. W.
Long, Chief Operator McDonald having
worked all night. The Postal operators
remained at work today.
The fojrce of 20 messenger boys em
ployed by the Western Union did not
report for duty today. Manager Long
having refused their summary demand
for an Increase in pay. They asked
for half a cent more on each message
delivered and an Increase of 15 per
month for district service.
Both Offices Idle at Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan., ' Aug. 10. Both the
Western Union and Postal Companies
here were partially tied up this morning.
The managers of the two companies to
day are handling the work.
Pueblo Men Follow Denver.
PUEBLO, Colo.,' Aug. 10. Because they
were asked to work with no:. union men
at Denver, the local Western Union op
erators went on strike at 1:15 this af
ternoon. Only Manager Stays at Work.
MERIDIAN. Miss, Aug 10. The West
ern Union operators struck today, except
Manager Stead, who Is taking all mes
sages subject to delay.
Nashville Men Join Strike.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10. Sixty-five
telegraphers of the Western Union struck
at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Jackson, Miss., Keys Silent.
JACKSON, Miss.. Aug. 10. The West
ern Union and Postal operators here
struck this afternoon.
Postal Men Out at Dallas.
DALLAS. Tex.. Aug. 10 The Postal
operators here struck today. About 25
or 80 men are out.
OFFER IS REJECTED
Stewart's Effort at Mediation
in Strike Fails.
NO LONGER LOCAL FIGHT
Los Angeles Operators Say - Other
Unions Must First ' Approve.
Will Draft Counter Propo
sition to the Company.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. With Ethel
bert Stewart, representative of the Cora
mlpioner of Labor, acting as interme
diary, negotiations have been commenced
in an attempt to settle the strike of tht
Western Union telegraphers. Following
the statement of the company's position
by Assistant General Superintendent
Miller, of San Francisco, that official
gave Mr. Stewart a list of the conditions
on which the men might return to work.
The proposals were laid before a meet
ing of the Los Angeles telegraphers and
unanimously rejected. Following this the
union appointed a committee." which was
instructed to formulate demands upon
behalf of the operators.
Company's Offer of Terms.
The proposal submitted to the men
through Mr, Stewart was the first reply
the local Western Union officials have
made to several communications from the
employes. Mr. Miller, according to the
statement, offered to take back all the
men who walked out ond give them their
Clarence Mnckay. Fruit dent of
PoHtal Telegraph Cable Com
piler. former -positions at their former salaries.
Exception was made, however, in the
case of Night Chief Operator E. E. Nye,
who, it was stated, would be made late
night chief, with a reduction of 110 per
month in salary, and an operator who
was employed as secretary of one of the
officials, in whose case offer is made of
a salary slightly less than he is said to
have received.
It is specified that the ease of John
Ryan, the operator whose discharge pre
cipitated the walkout 1n this city, may
be taken up by himself or a committee
of employes after the men return to
work under the terms of the letter ad
dressed by Colonel Clowry to Labor Com
missioner Neill last June. If Mr. Ryan
Justifies himself in the Investigation that
will ensue, he will be reinstated, accord
ing to the proposal, and paid for the time
that he has lost.
Await Other Unions' Approval.
Half a dozen speeches were made by
members when the offer was laid before
the meeting. The speakers were all in
favor of rejecting the offer and this was
done by unanimous vote. The operators
then decided to prepare & counter-proposition
to be submitted through Mr. Stew
art, but in appointment of a committee
Ut was stipulated that there would be no
settlement of the local strike without
first obtaining the approval of the other
unions on strike throughout the country.
Demands formulated by the Teleg
raphers' Union and which will be
given to Mr. Stewart to forward to the
Western Union officials are as fol
lows: "Reinstatement of Ryan, Night Chief
Prine and all other operators with
out prejudice: operators here not to be
asked to work on wires with nonunion
men; a 25 per. cent Increase in salaries;
an eight-hour day; the company to fur
nish typewriters; equal pay for equal
work, and, finally, recognition of the
union."
BOTH ST. LOUIS OFFICES DEAD
Refusal to Work With Non-union
Men Brings Crisis.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10. The following or
der was issued soon after 4 o'clock this
afternoon by Local President. A. L.
Ewing, of the -Telegraphers' Union:
"To all members of St. Louis No. S: In
accordance with resolution passed last
night at regular meeting of Local No. 3,
all members of this local will refuse to
work with unfair offices. Effective 4:30
P. M., August 10."
At the Postal Company's offices, shortly
after 4:30 o'clock, two operators refused
to work with offices declared to be un
fair, and one of them was discharged.
The operators walked out at 6 o'clock.
Just at the time when the day force was
leaving and about 30 or 40 men left their
keys.
Mr. Ewins said before the strike oc
curred: "We will ask for an eight-hour day and
strict adherence to the 10 per cent ad
vance in wages recently granted by
the two telegraph companies. We also
will ask that seniority be recognised in
making promotions."
At 4:10 the Western Union operators
went on strike.
OMAHA MEN BECOME RESTIVE
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Object to Long Hours and Wish to
- Help Brethren.
OMAHA, Aug. i0. With telegraphers on
strike in Chicago, Kansas City, Denver
and other important Western, centers,
Omaha has become an important center
for the distribution of Western business
by the Western Union and Postal compa
nies. Men have been called upon to work
24-hour stretches already, with the result
of much complaining. A meeting of the
local union has been called for Sunday,
at which steps may be taken to present
demands to the telegraph companies.
Union officials have coma to believe that
they should support the Chicago strike
and that encouragement should not be
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given by doing work which is laid aside
by the Chicago office. To this end it is
not improbable that a strike will be called
befora Monday.
NO GENERAL STRIKE ORDER
Small Says Many Strikes Illegal Till
He Approves Them.
OAKLAND,. Cal., Aug. 10. President
Small said today that conditions had
changed to such an extent that no gen
eral strike will be called tomorrow in
any city by him. Many of the strikes
that are being called, he says, are Il
legal, and he must take them up an(l
approve them before they "can have
the support of the National organiza
tion. Mr. Small says he will issue a state
ment tonight or tomorrow giving full
particulars as to what he intends to do.
The above dispatch was received be
fore the strike had affected the leased
wire of the Associated Press. The
strike situation has changed so rapidly
that a general strike may have been
called since messages ceased coming
over the leased wire. If Mr. Small Is
sued the statement referred to the
Strike has prevented Its transmission.
Temporary Truce at Denver.
DENVER, Aug. 10. Conditions at the
local office of the W. U. Telegraph Com
pany remain about the same today as
they were yesterday after the strike was
inaugurated. None of the 83 operators
Who went on strike has returned to work
but the Western Union officials claim
to save secured 15 operators. The Postal
operators are still working.
There is to be no immediate strike In
the Denver office of the Postal Company.
This much was decided today at a meet
ing of the union officials. The men
agreed to wait upon Superintendent
Black, who is now upon his way from
Chicago. When he arrives, the griev
ances of the men will be taken before
him and upon his answer will depend
largely whether there will be a strike in
the local offices of the company. In the
meantime the operators are not to be
asked to handle any business with the
Chicago office.
Both Lines Idle at Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Aug. 10. All of the
Western Union Company's operators at
this point, with the exception of the man
ager and chief operator, went on strike
this afternoon. The strike was caused
by the dismissal of five operators who
had refused to work with nonunion oper
ators In the Dallas, Texas, office. The
strikers also include the wire chiefs. It
is expected that the night men will fol
low the action of the day force.
All Postal operators struck this after
noon. The night men wia not report for
duty. The Postal Company employs
about 40 men.
Minneapolis Men Get In Line.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 10. With but few
exceptions, every Western Union operator
In Minneapolis left his Instrument and
walked out today. The trouble came
when N. M. Hanson was ordered to work
the Chicago wire, refusfed and was dis
charged, and alt the other union men
left the office. It is said the employes of
the North American and Postal compa
nies will strike if ordered to work with
any point where the union men are out.
Lumber Schooners Clear Port.
, ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
The schooner Irene cleared at the cus
tomhouse today for San Francisco with
a cargo of 990,000 feet of lumber loaded
at Prescott. . The steam schooner
Charles Nelson also cleared today for
the Bay City. .She carries a cargo of
750.000 feet of lumber loaded atWest
port. Day Men Go Out at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 10. All of the
operators in the employ of the Western
Union Telegraph Company walked out
here this morning at 10 o'clock In con
formlty with an order issued after
vote bad been taken at a meeting of the-
local telegraphers' union. The strike of
the Postal extended today, when the day
force did not go to work.
Western Union Manager Assaulted -
TOPEKA, Kas.. Aug. 10. An assault
tipon W. O. Carswell, manager of the
Wesern Union Telegraph . Company
here, today by an unknown man is sup
posed to. have been caused by the
strike of the operators.
Pittsburg and Boston Stay at Work
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 10. President
Small, of the Telegraphers' Union, today
ordered the union men of the Pittsburg
offices to continue work until further no
ltce. Boston operators were similarly no
tified. All Go Out at Houston.
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 10. The union
and non-union operators of the Western
Union struck here today. The men re
fused to work with the non-union men in
th Dallas offices. Fifteen operators are
out.
Night Shift Out at Omaha.
OMAHA. Aug. 10. The entire night
shift at the Western Union and Postal
offices struck at 7:30 this evening. Two
chiefs and two operators remained to
man the wires at the Western Union.
Knoxville Men Go Out.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10. The 23
Western Union operators walked out at
5:30 P. M. today. The strike. It is said,
was caused by some operators refusing
to go to Nashville to work.
All but Five Out at Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 10.
The Western Union operators walked out
at 8:30 o'clock this afternoon. About 25
operators are Involved. Five refused to
leave their places.
Augusta, Ga.t Tied Up.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 10. All operators
walked out of the Postal office here this
afternoon. Only the manager and book
keeper remained. No business is being
accepted.
Strike at Council Bluffs, Too.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Aug. 10.
The operators for both the Western Union
and Postal Companies walked out this
evening.
Slour City Men Quit.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa.. Aug. 10. AH oper
ators in the Western Union office here,
25 in number, struck at 8:15 o'clock this
evening. .
Columbus Men Go Out.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 10. Thirty-seven
union telegraphers struck here this after
noon. Postal Men Out at Charleston.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 10. The
Charleston - Postal operators have
struck. '
All W. U. Men Out at St. Paul.
8T. PAUL. Aug. 10. The Western
Union operators walked out shortly after
6 o clock-
PLOT FROM NOVEL
Romantic Elopement of Span
ish Maiden.
"MARRIAGE BY SURPRISE"
Old Custom of Saying the Marriage
Formula and Receiving Blessing
From Unwitting - Priest at
Mass Unites the Couple.
MADRID, Aug. 10. (Special.)
Love's strategy has revived an insti
tution of the middle ages, and "mar
riage by surprise," to which two
elopers have Just had recourse, is be
ing copied through the length and
breadth of the land.
Having in mind the romance of
King Alfonso and Queen Ena, parents
in Spain have treated young lovers
with more than usual leniency. Yet
in the noble house of De Conquista there
was an exception. The dauier.
Donna Petronilla, loved 'the foung
Marquis de Villa Reall. She. a girl
of 18, was an only child of wealthy
parents. He Is the son and heir to the
ancient marqutsate, a tall and hand
some figure, devoted to sport and
motoring rather than to the busy
walks of working life.
vThe young aristocrats lived In their
family palaces In this city and met fre
quently in the gay life of Madrid.
Young Noble Rejected.
The youth declared his love to the
Marquis rie Conquista and was refused.
He sought the aid of his parents, but
they, too, met with a rebuff. The op
position fanned the young couple's
love. The young Marquis met Donna
Petronilla In secret; he bribed her
duenna; a secret correspondence
passed between them. One day one of
the girl's scented love . missives went
astray. Her father read it. There was
an instant search of her rooms. Notes
by the score were unearthed, and with
them the details of the secret court
ship. The Marquis, the Marchioness
and their daughter left Madrid the
next de.y.
For weeks young De Villa Real was
in despair. No word came from his
sweetheart. Her father's servants
withstood all bribes for a time and pri
vate detectives could get no trace of
the girl and her parents. There was
no news of them in the social world
they were not at any of their country
places.
Seeks Sweetheart In Auto.
At last the youthful Marquis learned
that the De Conqulstaa had been given
the loan of a relative's country house
on the outskirts of the village of
Trujillo. Here in the birthplace of
the great Pizarro was Donna Petronilla
hidden away. Her lover disguised him
self and took a trusted mechanician
and his swiftest motor car to the vil
lage. It did not take him long to com
municate with the donna. Quickly an
elopement was arranged. Quite In the
fashion of the middle ages did the girl
steal from her bedroom window In the
old castle. A run through fields with
her lover to the highroad, where the
motor car was in waiting, and then off
to Madrid as silently and swlftiy as
could be.
The young Marquis did not scorch
He could not afford to meet with ac
cident nor run Into the hands of the
guardia civil. The Summer's sun was
up by the time the 130 miles was ended
and the car drove through the streets
of Madrid. The youthful couple de
scended and entered the church. The
organ was pealing, the priest was
chanting, for early mass had begun
The couple made their way toward the
front. They watched till the priest
faced the congregation, then they
slipped to their knees and clasped each
other's hands.
Marriage by Surprise.
As the priest with his hands uplifted
pronounced the benediction of the mass
the youthful lovers repeated a little
formula necessary for constituting the
"marriage by surprise. When a mo
ment later they stood erect they were
man and wife according to both law
and the church.
At the Villa Real home the bride
was warmly welcomed by the bridge
groom's parents and relatives. A tele
gram was sent to Trujillo. The Mar
quis de Conquista being a sensible man
made the best he could of It and gave
the pair his blessing.
The romance Is the most popular
since that of the King and Queen. In
novels and stories and other fiction
the "marriage by surprise" is well
known. But this Is the first public
case of its occurring in recent times,
perhaps, for quite two centuries. And
it has become the vogue again.
STORK AGAIN TO VISIT SPAIN
Reported That the Dons Are to Be
Presented With Another Heir.
PARIS, Aug. 10. Special dispatches
from San Sebastian, where King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria are sojourning, say
that her Majesty, who gave birth to a
NEW USE FOR BUTTER
Prevents Boiling Over.
Coffee frequently produces biliousness
and all of the accompanying distress,
such as loss of appetite, dyspepsia, bowel
troubles, etc. A lady from Illinois says:
"I had used coffee many years and
though I took great care in making it,
felt its ill effects very seriously. It made
me bilious and robbed me of my appetite
tor breakfast.
"I always had trouble with dyspepsia
while I used it. I was told by physicians
that I had catarrh of the stomach, and
came to believe there was no help for me.
Two years ago I quit the use of coffee
and began to use Postum Food Coffee. At
first I missed the stimulant, although the
taste of the food coffee was delicious.
"In a few days I forgot all about my
coffee. In the satisfaction I derived from
Postum, and soon found that my appetite
returned, the bilious condition and dys
pepsia disappeared, so that now I am
proud to say that at the age of seventy
five years I enjoy my food as well .as
when' young and all my dyspeptic symp
toms and stomach trouble have gone.
"These troubles had been with me for
most of my life and It Is really remarka
ble that I am now so perfectly well. To
say that I am grateful does not express
It. Once in a while I find a person who
does not like Postum. but I always find
it is because it has not been properly pre
pared. There is but one way to make
"feood Postum. and that Is to make it ex
actly according to directions, allowing
it to boll full fifteen minutes, not after it
is placed on the stove, but after the real
boiling begins. Use a small piece of
butter, about the size of a pea, to pre
vent boiling over." Read "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
son May 10, is again in a delicate state
of health.
WRECK IN SPAIN KILLS TEN
Southern Express Derailed and Tele
scoped by Freight Train.
MADRID, Aug. 10. The Southern Ex
press was derailed today at the tunnel of
Autsarte and later was run Into by a
freight tradn.
Both trains caught fire and it is re
ported that ten persons lost their lives.
JAPANESE RULE OVER COREA
Three Places In Cabinet Ito's
Triumphal Journey Home. .
SEUOL, Aug. 10. In the reorganization
of the Corean government, three mem
bers of Marquis Ito's staff will become
Vice-Mlnlsters of three Corean depart
ments of state. Marquis Ito. accom
panied by eight members of the Japan-
ese-Corean administration, left today for
Tokio via Chemulpo, where a large dem
onstration will be held In celebration of
Ito's late coup d'etat. General Hase-
gawa has been appointed acting resident
General and the practical restoration of
order in Corea wtlj devolve upon him.
General Hasegawa has declared that in- a
national sense, there will be no elimina
tion of the throne in the government of
Corea and believes that under the order
of things the people may possibly become
more cohesive, but will rely upon the
Japanese for the maintenance of order.
Marquis Ito and his party will sail
from Chemulpo on a warship. The Che
mulpo squadron has dispersed.
HALSEY CANNOT RECOVER
DISEASE TOO FAR ADVANCED TO
JUSTIFY HOPE.
Doctors Say Survival Would Be Mir
acle Death Would Not Affect
Graft Trials.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Theodore
V. Halsey, the indicted official who was
operated upon a few days ago for appendi
citis, was reported to be in an improved
condition tonight.
tion of Theodore V. Halsey, who was ope
rated on Thursday night for appendicitis,
is unchanged. He passed a comfortable
night, but the crisis Is not yet at hand.
Dr. Shumate called at the St. Francis
Hospital early this morning, but found
no variation in the pulse or temperature
of his patient since the bulletin Issued at
midnight. The effect of the chloroform
has disappeared and within the next 24
hours symptoms on which the final out
come may be prognosticated are expected.
The probability of bringing Halsey to
trial on the charges of bribery is slight.
The surgeons can offer but little hope for
his ultimate recovery, the disease having
advanced so far before the knife was used
that it will be miraculous if a cure is ef
fected. The loss of Halsey will not In any de
gree change the plans of the prosecution.
It was expected at one time that he
might turn on his former associates, but
wp to the time of the begining of the trial
he had fhown no disposition to brr.'k
the resolute silence which he has main
tained since his arrest in Manila. The
prosecuting officers say that the testi
mony of Halsey Is not essential for the
conviction of the other accused officials
of the telephone company. During the
trial of Olass the attorneys for the de
fense did not spare Halsey.
TIE UP CONTINENT'S WIRES
(Continued from Firt Page.)
declared that the union officials at Chi
cago had retained an attorney to begin
legal proceedings to prevent the National
executive board from Interfering with
the handling by the proper officers of
the union funds. Mr.- Likes' statement
was as follows:
"The National executive board has been
laying down on us and we do not propose
to have our cause imperiled by Its non
support. President Small ordered the
constitution suspended because that
document provides that the executive
board must approve all expenditures be
for the money in the National treasury
can be touched. The executive board
has shown a disposition to meddle with
that money and tie us up so we can not
use it. President Small's action forestalls
any further activity along that line, and
we are going Into court for an Injunction
or something for fear the executive board
will try to contend that President Small's
action is not legal."
The first -lolence in the telegraph op
erators' strike In Chicago occurred early
today when a clerk In the main office of
the Postal Company was knocked down
on Clark street as he was on his way
home from work. Two men who; he de
clared had been following him, came
out of an alley and attacked him. The
clerk refused to give his name.
Postal Men Out at Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 10. Four men, re
fusing to work with nonunion men In
Memphis, were requested by the Postal
Telegraph Company to leave the operating-room
this afternoon. With the order
a whistle was blown and the entire force
of 65 Immediately left their tables.
Both Offices Strike at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 10. The
Western Union and Postal operators
struck this afternoon.
PORTLAND OPERATORS READY
Telegraphers Will Walk Out If
Ordered by Small.
Up to last night no word had been re
ceived by the local telegraphers' union
from President Small, directing them to
go on strike In sympathy with the mem
bers of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union. Portland operators are holding
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Manufacturing Jewelers, Opticians and Diamond Importe
Fall Goods
Are Com
ing in Now
and the Free
Trouser Offer
Will Soon Be
Withdrawn
There are' two reasons why
you should drop in here at once
first, "to get a Une" on the
nobbiest), handsomest, swellest
and most exclusive display of
advance patterns to be seen in
town, of the fabrics that good
dressers will be wearing this
Fall; and second, to take ad
vantage of the special conces
sion of an extra pair of trousers
free with every suit at $22.50
or more, which inducement we'll
have to withdraw very soon
now. There's a lot to gain by
coming now. Make a point to
see to it tomorrow.
OOLE'4
D,UJC9
GRANT PHEGLEY, Manager
Elks' Building
Seventh arid Stark
themselves In readiness to go out at the
order of President Small.
Of the 75 commercial telegraphers in
Portland, all but three or four, who are
chiefs, or foremen, are staunch members
of the union and are ready, it is said,
to go out in a body. The men here have
no grievances, they say, out are entirely
filling to act in sympathy with their or
ganization if a general strike Is determ
ined to be the best solution of the pending
trouble.
The Portland operators have no means
of telling how much llklihood there Is
of a general strike order, as the local
union has not received the notice to pre
pare for a strike that is usually sent out a
few hours In advance of the actual strike
order. From ls fact It would seem
that there is no immediate danger of a
strike in this city.
The operators seem to oe with Mr.
Small to the last man. The strike move
ment has strong support among the local
key pounders and It Is apparent that,
should they go on strike, serious embar
rassment would be caused to all lines of
business until the trouble was settled.
PREFERS SERIOUS CHARGE
Young Girl Criminally Assaulted by
Appeal to Reason Correspondent.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 10. (Special.) A
warrant has been Issued here for the ar
rest of George H. Shoaf, special corre
spondent here during the trial of W. D.
Haywood for the Appeal to Reason, of
Girard. Kan., on a statutory charge. The
warrant was sworn out by Probation Of
ficer Sebern, the alleged victim being
Florence M. Abbott, 34 years of age, who
was attending school here and who
lived at the same house where Shoaf and
.his family stopped. The girl has made
a full and complete statement of her re
lations with Shoaf to the officers.
Shoaf is supposed to be In Denver and
the officers there have been Instructed to
arrest and hold him until an officer from
here - can arrive to bring him back for
trial. The maximum punishment for the
crime charged Is life Imprisonment.
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