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.I-..' ( - , '..'. - . - TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 8, 1907. LESS. MATERIAL, the carriage with their sleds. 'Spauld ing started across, the railroad tracks and as' he did so he saw an express train approaching. He whipped up the horse, but the animal balked and re fused to move. The carriage was di rectly on the track. Young Barlow saw tlie 'predicament, grasped the horse's head and after a struggle, backed him off the track Just in time. As the en gine passed Barlow was -so close that hi? .trousers were torn. " " TAFT'S MOTHER '' A ' BIG REDUCTIONS ON BOYS' and YOUTHS' Suits, Overcoats and ".." Raincoats 2 BREATHES LAST it Mayor Taylor Characterizes ,the Needs of Growing San Francisco.. . ' Death -Takes. Her While Dis , ' tinguished Son Is rjn : -;; . -World's. Tour. ? -' ' HOPGROWERS r ORGANIZE Small Growers Hold Aloof, but 4e HUMANITY CITY HAS -BECOME A-UMIT larty Lines- and', Class Distinction!: Being 'Dropped and -All Factions Working for. the Best Interest ' of -the'Town's Development,. " . -.BY. P. A. SIXSHE1.MERV .. SAN -'PBANCISC6. Dec. r.-Speclal.-Wtth the close of the year, in Sai Fran cisco life Is moving with the same tense ness that 'characterized the city of old. Christinas Shopping has begun, new stores are springing up daily with a .wealth of i holiday (roods, the theaters are playing the latest New York attractions, the Wir ter soicety whirl Is In. full sway, the graft ti'ist is grinding Jn the courts, a moment ous movement tor a greater San Fran cisco anil for. colossal public improve ments ' hH been launched, thi political caldron i. seething and all this despite the fact that San Francisco is aware of the faot that it is In the stringency, 'belt. Kvery one Is digging away-at &pme en terprise and the city 4s bounding forward under the spell of an honest and efficient administration and a united people. The bickerings of yesterday have vanished as though by magic. One hears" an occa sional echo of the class struggle, but the constant din of strife has ceased: Above nil things docs' Mayor Taylor detest any thing that suggests class animosity, and tliis was the fodder, upon which Schmitz thrived. ! 1 -. . .. Mayor Taylor's Dictum. "I will not listen' to men," says the Mayor, "who' say that they are jn vthe market for labor, as though" labor were such a commodity as beef or butter.. TVe need less of the material. We. need (he humanities, Iet us recognize the moral issue and all will be well." . . " This is the spllrt which has Infused con fidence into the people from one end of the city to the other, confidence in the Mayor and confidence in his administra tion. It is the spirit that moves;a candi date for Supervisor on the union labor ticket to write" to the Mayor-after te defeat of his own party: ' "It is better, so. San Francisco has done the right thing' and to conclude with "best wishes for your administration." It is this spirit which .has prompted the conservative members of the Build ing Trades Council to demand that their organization - be purged of the politicians that have dragged its name in the gutter. These conservative men give their Sundays to -the task they labor during the week. and every Sunday they gather In secret session and plan for the overthrow of the men they accuse of having betrayed them. Take Unions Out of Politics. . One of the objects of their struggle is the overthrow of P. H. McCarthy, who opposed htmsolf to Mayor Taylor in the last election.. They"have charged that McCarthy used the funds of the Building Trades Council for political purposes. They specify that he ex ponded the sum of $1000 of the Coun cil's money for a political parade, and they further allege that he used 15000 for the purpose of . subsidizing the Kvening Post. At the same time such leaders as Walter Macarthur have raised the cry that the unions must get out of poli tics. Let every individual workingman vote for his best interests, but the labor unions must not be used as po litical organizations, he says. The employes and employers through out the city are not falling on each other's necks by any means, but the deep feeling which the Schmitz regime fostered has. gone. , The chief danger of its revival comes from the Citizens' Alliance, nn organization of employers, which is being formed In San Fran cisco, and although the men in the concern say they do not aim to injure organized labor., the public generally and Mayor Taylor In particular Is sus picious. But it is a different atmos phere whirh permeates the city. It is a united cry for progress that one hpars. Municipal Subway Planned." Some outline has already been given pf the vast enterprises planned In the line of rehabilitation. A new one was added to the list today in a project for a municipal subway centering at the ferry, with branches into the business district, the Mission and the Western Addition. Five million dollars Is esti mated as the cost, and members of the Board of Supervisors have taken the matter under consideration. An incblr-nt fraught with Importance to the city is the opening this month of the Bay Shore cutoff of the Southern Pacific. San Francisco, as Is well known. Is constructed on the tip end of a peninsula. On . the. west of this peninsula is the ocean, on the east Is San Frnhctsco Bay. The present en trance from down the state Is by rail road along the ocean shore. The Southern Pacific has just completed 10 miles of new railroad which skirts the bay shore. This is a. shorter entrance to the city, taps the new wholesale section, and opens up a rich portion of the peninsula which heretofore was not closely Joined to San Francisco. City Growing South. The result has been a remarkable growth down the peninsula. New towns have bloomed like a bed of daisies, vast tracts have been opened for home sites, and the city has stretched Its length like a snake,- extending Its' segments into the heart of San Mateo County. No better example of this growth could be cited than South City. A few years ago when factory sites had climbed to high prices In San Fran cisco, a packing plant established itself on the bay shore on a Barren spot midway between San Francisco and San Mateo Today that spot Is South City, a thriving manufacturing town of nearly 5000 people, and between there and San Francisco proper, new neighborhoods have sprung Into existence until it Is one continuous city from here to the little manufacturing town. Sun Francisco has come to the con clusion that it is through with afflic tions. It has had graft, fire, earth quake, plague. Industrial war, and gas plpe murders. It has got Its breath and has begun to saw wood. . Hoy Saves Six lilves. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Edward Barlow, 5 years old, of Jamaica, I I... by his presence -of mind and his knowledge of horses, yesterday saved six lives. TV. H. Spaulding. his wife and a woman friend were driving. The Spauldings' three young children "hitched" behind , Larger Ones Qo Ahead. r ' SACRAMENTO, Dec. -t.-r At a meeting of prominent; hop-growers held here to day, the preliminaries were practically completed looking toward the organiza tion of a Hop-Growers' Protective Asso ciation. Arrangements were made for the Incorporation of the association,- but no information 'was "given but as to what officers .would be selected or what would be the scale of the association. ', -' Nearly all those in attendance at the meetings are ranchers who grow hops on an extensive scale, the smaller grow-: ers almost to, a man holding aloof from the association, preferring to depend, on their individual resources to market their hops at a profitable figure, - Prominent among those attending the meeting were M. H. Durst, of San Fran cisco: Messrs, Woodworth, Ballard' and Cunningham, of Santa -Rosa: Mrs.- Far? mer, 'of Oakland," and 'several "of the more prominent 'growers of, this section. It ,is said the fact that new hops are selling at six cents a pound in most In stances, and that old hops rarely . com mand more than two cents, was he basis of some speeches strongly denunciatory of the brewers, while the statement that brewers are in many Instances, using sub stitutes for hops is said' to have beert warmly deplored. . " " It is" the Intention of the promoters of the scheme to organize the growers of California and "those "6f Oregon and Washington ' into an association whose aim it will be to keep command of the hop output of the world, market the crops of ..the members and look after their in lerests In general. CONVENTION IN CHICAGO t Continued from Wrst Page.) of Nebraska, who had charge of the funds In 1904, Chairman New said he had been a member of the committee controlling fhat question, and he, could controlling that auestlon, and he could testify to the fact that Chicago had paid all of the expenses of the convention, as had. been stated by Mr. Lowden. What Kansas-.. City Offers. T. .1., Atkins, member from Missouri, spoke briefly for Kansas City, then In troduced, Senator "Warner, -of-that state. Both--Mr. Adktns and Mr, Warner w ere received with loud applause and cat calls, showing Kansas City's delegation was present in full" force. Mr. 'Warner spoke of the delightful climate of Chi cago and Denver, but said he was mak ing a big fight for .Kansas City," in which Missouri had great pride. Kan sas City, he said, had a hall which could easily accommodate 21,000 per sons.; ! ' , Mr. .'Warner dwe especially upon the political advantages of holding the con vention In Kansas City. He believed' It. would hold Missouri as a doubtful state if Kansas City were chosen. The- hotel accommodations, he said, were ample," there being 214 such insti tutions, which was double the number of the last time the Democratic con vention was held, in Kansas' City. . . -In answer to a question by Senator Scott as to whether all delegates, ;of whatsoever color, would be taken care NATIONAL, CONVKNTIONS &INCK 1880. '",- Republican. Democratic.' 1RS0 "" Chicago Cincinnati . ISM Chicago Chicago ' 1888 Chicago . t St. Louis 1882 Minneapolis Chicago J 8M ' St. Ural . Chicago 1900 Philadelphia . Kansas City 1W4 Chicago St.. Louts , 10OR ' Chicago . of In a dignified manner, Mr. Warner said If he did not feel perfectly able to guarantee that they would be he would stand before the committee and protest against the convention going to Kansas City.' - Ifeff Booms Roosevelt. Representative Bartholdt seconded Mr. Warner's speech and also urged the committee to send the convention to Missouri In the Interest of the Re publicanparty of that state. Ex Mayor Neff, of Kansas City, and chair man of tho Kansas City delegation, was introduced to present the financial aspect 6f that city's claim. but bo fore doing. so he spoke at some length concerning . the importance of the achievement of the Republicans of Mis souri in 1904, saying: "You gave us the 'horse laugh' when we told ydu we could carry the' state. We did carry It, and we paid all of our own expenses. You- can cancel that debt now by giving us the convention." He said that President Roosevelt was the only one who could have carried It. and added while Fairbanks, Knox or Hughca- might now get the "full -Rer; publican vote," it woul dtake a Roose vent to get the Democratic vote, which he had observed in the last election went to him. ; - Mr. Neff guaranteed all legitimate expenses incident to the holding of the convention, the' maximum amount of $75,000, and furnished a certified check for $50,000 as an evidence of good faith. He also submitted a receipt fo.r the use of the convention hall for the full time It might be used. Henry M. Beardsley, Mayor of Kan sas City, and National Committeeman Mulvane strongly pleaded for Kansas Cltyt ' i How -the States Voted. At 11:45 the call of the states was concluded and the hall was cleared of outsiders, preparatory to caking the ballot. ' ' Nothing was said in the committee as to the building in Chicago in which the convention should be held, beyofid the reading of a telegram from Messrs. Raymond and Upluim, guaranteeing the Coliseum, with 15,000 chairs, but It was generally assumed the convention will be held In the Coliseum. The telegram is regarded as fixing that location. The votes by states and territories were as follows: For Chicago California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illi nois, Kentucky. Louisiana, Maine. Mary land, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New , York, North Carolina,, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Car olina, Tennessee, Texas. Utah, Vermont, Virginia. Washington, . Wisconsin, Alaska, District of Columbia. For Kansas City Alabama! Arkan sas. Indiana, Iowa. Kansas. Michigan, Minnesota, Miss6uri, . Montana, Ne braska, South Dakota,, Arizona.. New Mexico. Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Hawaii, Porto Rico. Philippine Islands. For Denver Colorado, Ohio, . West Virginia, Wyoming, STEADY BREAKDOWN ENDS Secretary Started to Orient, Think a lag She Had Rallied Permanent ly Was the Widow of Grant's 'T Secretary of;' War. ; '.""- MILLBURY, Mass., Dec. ? 8.-Death, which had been expected almost houjly for- a week past, was announced this morning at. 12:20 o'clock from the "bedside of Mrs. Louisa Maria .Taft, mother of Secretary of War William H. Taft. Mrs. Taft was the widow of Alphonso Taft, Secretary- of War and Attorney-General of , the United States : under President Grant and later minister Jo Austria and Russia. i- . , Mrs.-. Taft. was attacked last July' with acute Indigestion and a gradual break down .-of her vigorous constitution soon followed. .Secretary Taft, her son.- had visited her on .Independence day and left her apparently In normal health to go to his Summer home In Canada, from which place he "was summoned on August -15 because of alarm at. his mother's condi tion. He spent- a day at her bedside, and found her in a less serious condi tion than he had supposed. - The impera tive duties of ,his office called him to Washington, where plans for a tour of the world- had been so definitely 'arr ranged-that they could hot be changed and, as his mother was reported as rally ing her strength, he proceeded to tarry out his programme. . -J Mrs. Taft resided in the old home stead, where she had lived as a girl and which is now the home of" her sister, Miss Delia Torrey. Mrs. Taft was born in Boston, Septem ber 11, 1827, the daughter' of Samuel Dav enport Torrey. She is, survived by four children, of whom Secretary.. Taf t is the eldest. The other sons, are" Henry W. Taft, at the New York law Ann of Strong Cadwallader, and Horace D. Taft, founder ' and head ' -of , the Taft School for Boys :atWatertown, ' Conn. The daughter, Fatjny L., is the wife of Dr. William A. Edwards.of Los An geles. Besides " Miss'. Torrey,- the only near .relative, is her 'Stepson, ex-Congressman Charles P.; Taft, editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star...' ; ' WAR ON MINERS' UNION (Continued from First Page:) and assisted, its members- in the crime of stealing" ore- from the mines of the district, . The union has prevented every effort, td stop these, practices, and,, In every way encouraged the ore thieves." The statement concludes. as follows: The hilneowners have notified the Gold field Miners Union that all' contracts, agree ments and understandings heretofore exist ing are jit an end. We purpose to adopt fair and - reasonable rules' for the operation of our property and employ man irrespect ive ot -whether they belong to the union. We believe enough courageous and fair minded miners In oldneld who are weary of the tyranny of the union, and we know that they will receive ample protection, will come forward and work the mines It there are these, they will be gfven the pref erence. But If there are not, we will be compelled to. .secure them from other souices. - - , -. . ' . The troops are temporarily 'encamped about' a mile from the business Center' of Goldfield. The camp is being pick eted and all . those without , business are being prevented from approaching near. The mfen have -only regular service equipment. .'Tomorrow the de tachments will, .be divided -and several camps in different parts of the city nearer to the minea'wlll be made. The weather Is clear and cold, but the men are experiencing little discomfort. Attempt to Dynamite Train. Rumors here tonight are that an at tempt was made to derail or demolish the train over the Goldfield & Tono pah foad bearing 130 Federal troops from San Francisco. The rumor is par tially confirmed by General Manager J. F. Hedden. who states.that an employe of the road made a verbal report to him this afternoon, saying .that "dynamite had been found on the tracks at a point about a. mile and a half from the Gold field 'depot. The dynamlt,. according to the report, was found last . night sev eral hours before the -train bearing Colonel Reynolds and his command f rom r Fort McDowell ' arrived here. Colonel Reynolds said tonighf that he. i,ad hoard nothing of the rumor. v' .y WILIi APPEAL TO - CONGRESS Federation Cries Conspiracy ' and Says Operators Broke Agreement. DENVER. Dec. 7. At a meeting of tho executive committee of the Western Fed eration of Miners In this city today It was agreed 'to levy an assessment upon each member of the organization for the benefit of the Goldfield strikers. The possibility .of securing a Congressional Investigation of President Roosevelt's action In sending troops to Goldfield at the request of Gov ernor John Sparks, of Nevada, was dis cussed, and It was practically decided to bring the matter to the attention of Con gress.. ' " - ; ; ''The action of the President in se'nding troops to . Goldfield was the result of a prearranged conspiracy between' Wall street interests and Governor Sparks," de clared 'Acting President Mahoney, after the executive session.- "There was abso lutely no need for such action. It seems peculiar, to say the 'least, that troops should be hurried to Goldfield before the Sheriff had made any request upon the Governor for aid. The.aetlon Is unprece dented, and some ulterior motive Is un doubtedly responsible for the outrage. The Federation of Miners will render every assistance in its . power to the striking miners." William D. Haywood, secretary-treasurer .of the Federation, declared the mine owjiers themselves were responsible for the strike, and any trouble that followed must be laid at their doors. -He said the mlneowners violated their agreement and ignored a compromise to which they had agreed. Mr. Haywood declared absurd the story sent out from Los Angeles that he had instigated the strike. "When I left Nevada," said Mr Hay wood, "the Goldfield miners and operat ors had reached an agreement. The mln ens agreed as a compromise to accept their wages half In cash and half in cash iers' certificates, and the owners accepted this compromise. It was when the opera tors refused to stick to the terms of the J bargain and declined either to guarantee , 'The genuine Santa iClaus. ' Most of the purchasing for Christmas is done by the women . of the family. " '.'..; But what to give a man is a dreadful puzzle to some people. x Our shop answers the question. . It answers with just what men want. ' ' . Send for opt "waiting list' (presents waiting for you to se ;lect.) .... ' ., ." ; '-... . ClotHirigCo , GttSKuhnProp' ;- : ; .. . . .: .. ' ..- '-' ' ' 66-168,Third' St. A V their checks or pay any part in"cah that the miners we're forced to strike. The cer tificates were accepted at only one store In Goldfield. and the miners consequently were1 without' means to live. "I had. a conference with United States Senator Nixon, of the Consolidated Com pany, in. which-he personally agreed to the terms of the compromise. The mine owners have ohly themselves to blame for this trouble."- ' -. . MORE SHAKESPEARE RELICS Old Hottae Pound and Restored as a Museum. ;i LONDON, Dec: 2. An old, house, said to have been In existence in Shake speare's time, at 7 Churcn street, near Windsor CaSie,. and formerly the King's Head Inn, has 3ust been restored and formed' Into a. museum. All the oak beams have been stripped of their many coats of " paint .and ' an In scription .of "The King 'and Constitu tion" appeared in old black lettering on one of them. The room on the ground floor contains early English oak furniture, weapons and souvenirs of Shakespeare, including a piece- of an old oak beam from "The Gar ter Inn," (where "The Merry Wives of Windsor" Is said to have -been written), old portraits of the bard, a copy of Ben Johnson's play, "SUetius" . (-W03): in which Shakespeare appears as one of the actors, and a replica of the 1623 edition of his works, etc. - , BUYS BANK AND PAYS DEBT ""-."-'.''. Alasban Miner . Aids the Institution - .. Which Staked Him. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 7. To pay a debt of gratitude and protect the. in terests of a bank which was Involved in' the- suspension of the National Bank of Commerce. In. this city, Joseph Brown, of Argentine, Kansas, who a few years ago accumulated a large fortune mining in the Klondike, today purchased outright for $40,000 the first State Bank of Argentine, which closed Its doors last Thursday for one day only. . The bank staked Brown when he started on his Alaskan mining ven ture and when he learned that the bank was in trouble he decided to go to its assistance. , LEAD FROM ARMY BULLETS Brownsville Investigation Throw3 On More Iight. , WASHINGTON. - Dec. 7. The expert analysis of the bullets submitted as evi dence in the Brownsville investigation, shows; it Is understood, that, the bullets were of the variety in use by the Army at the time of the riot. ' Piles Cured; F r e e Jet Rid of Your Piles Right Now. Pyramid Pile Cure Can Do It' .Quickly and Painlessly. FREE PACKAGE SENT TO PROVE IT Piles is a fearful disease, but easy to cure if you go at it right. An operation with the . knife is dan gerous, cruel, humiliating and unneces sary. Pyramid Pile ' Cure has cured the worst " form of piles . known. We prove it. - By every mail we get letters like this: - "Wishing to give credit where credit is due, I feel It my duty to humanity as well as yourselves to write you re garding your pile remedy. I have not finished my first box and am now wety. After the first treatment of Pyramltl Pile ture," the soreness left, and the swellings have kept decreasing. I alo used your pills and am feeling like my self again. Thanking you kindly, I am yours truly, C. Crowley, 17 3 Ninth ave., Seattle. Wash." . ' ' ' We -do not ask you to take our word. We are willing that you should try our treatment and decide for yourself. Send to the Pyramid Drug Co., 93 Pyramid Building, Marshall,. Mich., and you will receive a free trial package by return mail. After you have used the contents of this package you can secure exactly the same medicine from any druggist for B0 cents, or, on receipt of price, we will mall you same ourselves, if he should not have it. . . , . - Tou can go right ahead with your work and be easy and comfortable all the time. . Isn't it worth trying? Thousands have been cured in- this easy, painless and inexpensive way, in the privacy of their own homes. No torture. No bills. Bend today. ' $2.50 values reduced to - $1.65 $3.50 values reduced to - $2.25 ' $5.00 values reduced to - $3.35 $6.00 values reduced to - $4.00 $8.00 values reduced to - $5.35 $10.00 values reduced to $6.65 $15.00 values reduced to - $10.00 $18.00 values reduced to - $12.00 ami Rosenblatt Corner ITALY IS IN THROES Flooded With Emigrants Re turning Home. HAS HER OWN BANK CRISIS Only Spark eded to mart Social Conflagration Bakers' Strike in Rome Forces All Classes to the Same Level.' ROME, Dec. 7. (Special.) The exodus of Italians frmn the United States into Italy is assuming such huge proportions as to cause the gov ernment great anxiety. The Council of Emigration estimates the number of homecomers consequent upon the financial troubles in. America at 200. 000. To this number may be added 100,000 who intended to emigrate to the United States this season, hut who have abandoned their Intention. For these Italy must provide work and food this Winter. Up to three months ago it was dlf- A Clean, ; At Welch's Every Garment m&de from the newest models for this Winter Take Advantage of This Opportunity Now ! $15.00 Suits Cut to $ 9.75 $20.00 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Blue and Black Suits, Overcoats, Rain coats and Topcoats Reduced THESE STATEMENTS ARE We are Sole Agents for Fay's Stockings Third and Morrison flcult in many parts of Italy to get able-bodied men for Industrial and agricultural undertakings, but now the surfeit is enormous. Italian com merce and industries are badly crip pled just now, owing partly to a se vere banking crisi In Italy and part ly to the situation in the United States. The country is in such a critical state that the return of hordes from the United States may prove the turn ing point In the situation of turmoil and unrest .which Is causing the gov ernment the greatest alarm. Only a small spark Is needful to ignite a great conflagration. The bakers' strike continues and is causing extreme Inconvenience. Four great country ovens have been erected in the Square Guglielmo Popo, where squads of soldier bakers turn out the coarsest kind of dark bread. Hitherto this sort of bread has been used only by the very poorest, but now It is eaten by the classes. In default of anything better. Sullen-faced crowds of men parade the streets, cursing their masters and lamenting the tyranny of the League of Resistance, which, has brought them to their present state of .pov erty and Femi-starvation. Fears are expressed that other trades may follow the bakers' example and that there will be a general stop ping of work. BECOMES Bl'UDKX TO GERMANY Returning: Emigrants Cause Demand for Legal Restrictions. BERT,IN. Dec. 7. (Special.) The re turning stream of emigrants from the United States has caused much comment in Germany. "Those returning .crowds." Deep Cut on All Cut to $13.75 $1 9.75 $24.75 $29.75 Cut Cut Cut Cut to to to to ABSOLUTELY TRUE IF NOT RIGHT, WELCH MAKES IT RIGHT Go Streets says the Berlin Journal, "do not belong to the best elements of the American population. It In time for Germany ta think about making regulations lik those enforced In America ngalnst the In troduction of undesirable aliens. "Already the return of these emlgranti to Europe is beginning to be felt, and th police officials having charge of the des titute and others aro having Imposed upon them extra burdens which it might be well, it is argued, to ehift upon America. Besides this, the German por are being inundated by thousands who are not Germans, and whose absence from the country would be highly de sirable." k-rSlSt-: Umbrellas for Little Tots All sl7s for Children of ;( to the older Children Of 14. Complete line of our new I eddy H'-ar rmhrollafl. Most delightful gift for a youngster . SLCVtS AMD uwattC5 Morrison St., Opn. Totoffl.e. mmmm wmmmm ifiSifflWSife r WASHINGTON Near FocRTff Sz