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TUE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 19, 190S.
FIRE ON TRAIN OF
STRIKEBREAKERS
Miners Kill Deputy Sheriff and
Wound Dozen Non
union Men.
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT
Fully 1000 Shots Exchanged Be
tween Contending Forces Many
of Aggressors Injured Situa
tion In Coal Fields Critical.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 18. Robert
Gardner, a Deputy Sheriff, was fatally
wounded and at least a dozen miners
were more or leas seriously hurt as the
result of an attack on .a train bearing
strike-breakers to take the places of strik
ing union miners at Jefferson, near here
yesterday. The train was in charge of 1.1
deputies and was en route to Adamsville.
It is said the union miners attempted to
Induce the strikebreakers to leave the
train and threatened to kill them if they
went to work.
Troops Ordered Out.
Governor Comer has ordered a company
of cavalry from Montgomery to the
scene and troops already on the ground
are under amis and will patrol the district
tonight, preventing further disorders. Dep
uty Gardner, mortally wounded, was
brought to Birmingham last night. Dep
uty George Smith, accompanying him, es
timates tliat no less than lOuO shots were
fired by both sides in the attack at Jeffer
son. Strikers Attack Train.
According to Smith the engagement was
opened when a train bearing 50 strike
breakers attempted to leave Jefferson for
Adamsville. I'rior to this a number of
union minors had made overtures to the
strikebreakers to join their ranks, threat
ening at the same time to kill them In
case they attempted to work the mines ot
the operators. In this emergency depu
ties attempted to have the train run out of
Jefferson under fire If necessary. An
open switch, however, brought the engine
to a stop and in this predicament the dep
uties and strikebreakers were fired upoti.
liullcts Kiddle Cars.
Bullets riddled the train and that many
su n were not Injured and killed is due
to tha fact that they fell to the floor and
remained there. The deputies returned
the fire. They declare that at least a
dozen miners were either killed or serious
ly wounded. At this juncture, Gardner
fell mortally wounded.
The engagement was brought to an
end when the engine, having been sent
Into the main track, was enabled to
make headway.
At 9 o'clock last night everything on
the outskirts was comparatively quiet,
the milltury having reached Adams
ville. There was a sharp brush at Adams
ville In the afternoon, three strike sym
pathizers being wounded and tnirteen
arrested. The soldiers were encamped
there last night. Governor Comer has
placed the troops of the State in the
hands of Sheriff Higdon and will order
out as many men as deemed necessary.
The union miners are taking the posi
tion that they are mistreated by the
deputy sheriffs. There are about 500
of theso officers scattered through the
mining territory ami union leaders have
Implored Sheriff Tligdon to protect
them from the alleged cruelties, as
they claim, of the deputies.
William Falrley. member of the Na
tional Committee of the union, expressed
delight tonight when lie learned that
Governor Comer had called out the
troops.
Last nisht a report w-as received at
the sheriff's office that a pitched battle
hnd taken place at Blossburg and that
juimerous men had been killed or
wounded. State troops will soon be
rnroute to this place and if the guards,
lit Is reported, are in distress, they will
soon be relieved.
A number of minor offenses have
been reported in the district today. The
home of William Safford. a negro, was
dynnmited at Pratt City and partially
wrecked. At Mary J,ee. a report just
received by the sheriff says the homes
of two negroes were blown "tip and one
of the inmates seriously injured.
From Republic comes a report that
. 'three negroes were taken from their
bed"i last' night, stripped of their
clothing and cruelly beaten by a body
of men.
ATTACKS MM FRANCHISE
AGAR A-SKS SAX FUAXCIStO TO
SKEK AXXILMENT.
Bribery of Supervisors Given as
Ground for Forfeitures ITnsuc-
cessful Bidder Makes Move..
SAX FRANCISCO. July IS. (Spe
cial.) The validity of the franchise
awarded to the Home Telephone Com
pany on April 23, 1906, is attacked In
u petition filed today with the Board
of Supervisors by J. M. Agar. The peti
tioner asks that the city request the
Attorney-General to permit an action
to be maintained in the name of the
city.
The petition sets forth that, while
the Attorney-General declines to allow
a private citizen to bring such a suit,
he says that the city may do so. Mr.
Agar declares that the franchise was
sold for $25,000. paid to the old Board
of Supervisors: that all proceedings
were irregular and were the result of
the grossest bribery and most flagrant
corruption. He also says that urfder
fair bidding the- franchise is worth
$7o0.0o0. which sum, Mr. Agar says, he
and his associates are ready to pay. He
reiterates that the Supervisors who
composed the old Gallagher Board, re
ceived sums ranging from J3500 to $10,
00(1 for voting the franchise.
It would appear that Dr. Ferdinand
Butterfleld, who was in the field as a
bidder prior to the fire, is back of the
move to carry the franchise matter
into the courts. He states that his
associates are connected with the In
dependent system now doing business
In Seattle and Salt Uake. .
Denies He Wired to Hearst.
ERIE. Pa., July IS Samuel (Jompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, denies that be sent a cable
gram to William K. Hearst urging the
latter to have the Independence League
support Bryan for the Presidency.
MUTINY AVERTED ON OHIO
Pa seen sera Rea d j to Cee Force
Against Captain as Thetis Arrives.
NOME, Alaska, July 18: (Special. )
Mutiny was averted the day before the
Ohio reached Nome only by the appear
ance of the revenue cutters Thetis and
McCullougb, and a plot existed at the
time among some leaders of the pas
sengers to place a pistol point at the head
of Captain Conrad t and force him to make
his way through the Ice after the captain
had given it out that he intended to re
turn to Seattle.
That the plot existed and that It was
the intention also to seize other officers of
the vessel and force them to do the will
of the passengers became known today.
Captain Conrad i' a action In refusing to
take his vessel through the rifts in the
Ice have earned for him the hatred of
hundreds of passengers, and the great de
lay caused in reaching Nome will be
cared for In libel suits, which will likely
reach not less than $500,000.
The Ohio reached the ice pack June
8, but made no attempt to follow other
ships through. The Ohio headed for St.
Lawrence Island and anchored 36 times
on the voyage. The vessel ran out of
flour June 30. and the passengers were
put on two meals a day.
PEARY STARTS FOR POLE
Roosevelt Steams Out of Sydney, Jf.
S., Bound North.
SYDNEY, X. S., July 18. Commander
Robert E. Peary sailed yesterday on the
steamer Roosevelt, in another attempt
to reach the North Pole. His last re
mark, as he went over the ship's eide,
was that he expected to accomplish his
purpose. ,
The Roosevelt steamed away flying
the pennant of the New York Yacht
Club at her foremast and the United
States ensign at her stern. On the
way out of the harbor he exchanged
flag salutes with the French cruiser
d'Estres and the Royal Cape Breton
Yacht Club.
The auxiliary coaling steamer Eric
left about midnight for Hawkesbury,
on the Labrador coast, where she will
be Joined by the Roosevelt. At
Hawkesbury the Eric will take on
board several tons of whale meat that
is awaiting her and' then both vessels
will continue north, touching at some
point further up the coast to leave
mail.
Every available space on both, the
Roosevelt and Eric is loaded with coal.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SHORT
Franklin County Records
Careless Bookkeeping.
Show
PASCO, Wash., July 18. (Special.)
The report of the expert accountants of
the firm of Williams & Co., of Seattle,
on the accounts of Franklin County will
show shortages In the accounts of sev
eral past and present county officials.
The main item is In the case of C. 8.
O'Brien, now Mayor of Pasco and then
County Treasurer, who is reported as be
ing short in his accounts $1252.
Prosecuting Attorney Schutt said he
had seen the report and that it showed
the accounts of many men to have been
short. Most of these, he said, were tri
fling sums and many, of them were
shown to have been the result of error
in keeping their accounts. He gave a
list of the shortages, the greatest of
which was that of Mr. O'Brien, given
above.
The general opinion is that the short
ages in the accounts are the result in
every case of careless bookkeeping.
ELKS CUT PER CAPITA TAX
Also Adopt Emblem and Decide
Against Orphans' Home.
DALLAS. Tex., July 18. The Elks' re
union of 1908 closed yesterday, the grand
lodge adjourning to meet in Los Angeles
July 11, lIMifi. The last session saw various
minor changes made in the constitution.
The per capita tax was reduced from 2o
cents to 20 cents per annum, as recom
mended by the retiring grand exalted
ruler, John K. Tener: an official Elk em
blem was adopted: the proposition to es
tablish a home for the orphans of Elks
was defeated and a resolution passed,
praising Dallas and Texas for their hos
pitality. The emblem as described consists of
"a combination of the dial, showing the
hour of 11, with a white face and red
Roman numerals, circumscribed by a blue
circle containing the initiate -B. P. O. E.,'
on which dial and circle shall rest an
elk's head and antlers, which shall be
surmounted by a red five-point star."
The elk's head 'and antlers are to be in
gold, the dial, star and border in enamel.
NEW PACING RECORD SET
Minor Heir, a Green Horse, Goes
Five Fastest Heats.'
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., July 18. Minor
Heir, a green pacer, today set a new
world's record when he . reeled off
the two first heats of a 2:25 pace in 2:01
and 2:01, the fastest two heats ever paced
In a race. The Eel won the third heat in
2:05 and forced Minor Heir to finish the
race and set another record of the fastest
five heats ever paced in a race.
The Eel won the fourth heat in 2:08 and
Minor Heir took the fifth in 2:C7.
Minor Heir is a son of Heir-at-Law, and
was entered in the $3000 stake for 2:25
pacers by P. C. Isaacs, of Boyertown, Pa.
CAVALRY MEN PASS ECHO
Sergeant Palmer Will Make Contour
Map of Road as Far as lone.
ECHO. Or.. July 18. (Special.) Five
companies. A, B, C. D and E, of the
Fourteenth United States Cavalry from
Fort Walla Walla, passed through this
place on their way to Fort Vancouver,
via Portland. There were 350 men and
400 horses. Captain Polk was In com
mand. They spent the greater part of
Thursday here, leaving Friday morn
ing. Sergeant Palmer, of the company,
is making an accurate map and con
tour of the road from Echo to lone.
RATE INCREASE
CONTRARY TO
1
Railroad, Agreement Illegal
Pool, so Commission
Alleges.
POINT DECIDED IN GEORGIA
General Advance by Agreement Vio
lates Anti-Trust Law McCrea
Says Only Few Rates
Were to Rise.
CHICAGO, July 18. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
In the opinion of John, Clements, a
member of the Interstate' Commerce
Commission, the proposed general in
crease in freight rates discussed In New
York Thursday by the presidents of
many Eastern railways in the Trunk
Lane Association would constitute a vio
lation of the Sherman anti-trust law and
would render all the railroads concerned
liable to severe penalties. Mr. Clements'
explained that the Interstate Commerce
Commission as a commission Is not at all
interested in the Sherman anti-trust
law, the execution of which is entrusted
to the Department of Justice, but he ex
pressed his opinion as a lawyer and
cited a recent instance where the Su
preme Court had so decided. .
Agreement Is Illegal Pool.
"As a lawyer," he said. 'I am willing
to hazard the opinion that such an in
crease in rates as was contemplated by
the Eastern railways at their meeting in
New York would be in direct violation
of the anti-trust law. When practically
all of the Eastern roads, and for that
ir.atter all the roads in the country, by
a mutual agreement raise rates, it is to
my mind a procedure which brings them
under that clause of the anti-trust law
which prevents 'pooling' and illegal com
binations. Georgia Case in Point.
"Whether or not there is any necessity
now for an increase of rates I am not
prepared to say. If the increase should
come, the commissioners would have am
ple time to decide that point. I am
convinced, however, . that the railways
will give the anti-trust laws careful con-
sideration before they consider a general
Increase in rates.
"A similar case came up In Georgia
some time ago during some lumber
hearings. Federal Judge Speer decided
that the railroads had formed an illegal
combination in increasing the rates and
the Supreme Court affirmed the decision."
INCREASE NOT TO BE GENERAL
McCrea Says Class Rates Not to Be
Raised at Present.
PHILADELPHIA, July 18. In a state
ment issued here with reference to the
meeting of railroad presidents in New
York yesterday, at which was discussed
the question of raising freight rates,
President McCrea of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, who was present, said that the
conclusion reached was that the time is
not opportune for an advance in rates in
the territory represented at the meeting.
Mr. McCrea in his statement says:
"It appears that there is some misun
derstanding in the public mind as to the
exact question under discussion. A gen
eral advance in all rates has at no time
been contemplated, but there has been
a general feeling among railroad officials
that class rates, upon which the miscel
laneous traffic is carried, were, all things
considered, upon too low a basis.
"After full consideration and exchange
of views the conclusion was unanimous
that the time was not opportune for an
advance in all class rates applicable to
the entire territory represented at the
meeting which embraced lines east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio Rivera.
"The traffic officers, however, were re
quested to further consider the advisabil
ity of an increase in rates in specific
cases when the present rates are particu
larly low in comparison with other rates,
and in view of the service performed." v
NARROW ESCAPE AT FIRE
East Side Dwelling Burns Late at
Night.
Fire which occurred at midnight last
night destroyed the one-story frame cot
tage at 613 South avenue, near Mllwaukia
street, occupied by W. Smeets. an em
ploye of the Inman-Poulson Lumber Com
pany. The cause of the blaze Is unknown
and the family had a narrow escape from
injury. They were awakened by the
smoke and heat and escaped in their.
night clothes. None of the household
goods were saved. The homeless family
was given refuge in the house of a neigh
bor. The loss is estimated at $1000.
The usually disastrous combination of a
mouse and a box of matches caused an
other fire last night in the house of Frank
O. Ziegler, 424 East Eighth street, which
was not put -out until some clothing had
burned and about $50 damage done to the
building. The box of matches was in a
hand satchel and the mouse had to gnaw
his way through the leather to ignite
the matches.
SENATOR HAS BREAKDOWN
Clark of Wyoming Collapses, In Chi
cago on Way Home.
CHICAGO. July 18 Clarence Don Clark.
United States Senator from Wyoming,
was stricken with a nervous collapse and
general breakdown at the Auditorium An
nex Hotel yesterday. So serious was
the Senator's condition that for a time
his life was despaired of. He soon rallied,
however, and although still in a pre
carious condition the physicians stated
that they expected him to recover.
Senator Clark came to Chicago Wednes
day from Washington. He is accompanied
by J. C. Adams' of he United States
Indian Bureau, with whom he was going
to Wyoming to investigate several affairs
in connection with the Indians of that
state. -
The Senator is able to be about again
today.
GETS OVER LINE; SHUT OUT
Wealthy Yakima Resident Herded
With Asiatics, Refused Return.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 17. (Spe
cial.) Because he was born In Scotland
and !iad never been naturalised in the
United States, James Ross, a wealthy
rancher, of North Yakima, who has lived
in that place 20 years, was yesterday re
fused entrance into the United States
without payment of an entrance fee, and
when he declined to "come up" with the
necessary $4 demanded, was taken to
Seattle, herded with Asiatics and deported
to Vancouver.-
Today he paid the fee under protest.
He will take the matter to Washington
and will endeavor to mete out , punish
ment to the immigration inspectors.
Ross went to British Columbia last
week and his rejection occurred when
he attempted to return. He is reputed
to be worth $100,000.
HABEAS CORPUS FOR GREEK
Burns Spirits Away Accused Dyna
miter to Avoid Release.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. The first
move to secure the release of John Clau
dianes, held on suspicion of being con
nected with the Gallagher dynamiting,
was made this evening, when James W.
Scott, an attorney, applied for a writ of
habeas corpus. Judge Carroll Cook grant
ed a writ against Chief of Police Blggy
returnable at 11 o'clock next Monday
morning.
Tonight Detective Burns took Claudi
anes away from the city prison, where
he has been held en detenue, and ther
Is considerable mystery as to where he
transferred the prisoner. The supposition
is that it is desired to have Claud ianes
out of the custody of Chief Blggy when
the writ is served.
In Ashante ! a tree that furnishes but-
BIDS ON BUILDING SITES
Three Washington Cities Offer Land
to Federal Government.
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. July IS. Bids for public build
ing sites at Everett, Olympia and
Walla Walla, Wash., were opened by the
supervising architect this afternoon. Sev
enteen sites were offered at Everett at
prices ranging from $9000 to $24,000. Thir
teen sites were offered at Olympia at
from $7000 to $19,000. and at Walla Walla i
2S sites were offered at prices ranging I
from $5000 to $57,o00.
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