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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1907.
NO. 30.
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TELEGRAPHIC
STRIKEGROWS
Operators In Most Large Cities Are
Deserting Posts-Demand
Better Wages
Chicago Will Be Headquarters
For the Big Fight Now
On In Earnest.
I'ri'iuinitioiiH By Western Union For
Long Drawn Out Trouble
"Are Not Employes."
St. Punl, Minn., Aug. 10. West
ern Union operators walked out
bhurtly after siv o'clock.
Augusta, Gn., Aug. 10. All Postal
operators are out.
St. IjoiiIs, Aug. 10. Postal opera
tors walked out at 0 p. in. Western
Union men went out two hours be
fore. Siouv, City, Iowa, Aug. 10. All
Western Union men arc out.
Omaha, Aug. 10. The entire
night shift of the Western Union arc
out. Two chiefs and two operators
remained.
. Houston, Texns, Aug. 10. Union
and non-union operators nt the West
ern Union struck here today.
Knoxvlllc, Aug. 10. Twenty-live
Western Union operators arc out.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 10.
Operators of both companies went
out this evening.
Demand Raise and 8-Hour Day.
Kansas City, Aug. 10. The Postal
men are out. The executive committee-
of the Western Union strik
ers met today and formulated de
mands which will bo submitted to the
local manager of the Western Union
on Monday. The operators of both
companies demand a 15 jier cent,
raise and an eight-hour day
Chicago, Aug. 10. Encouraged by
their success in hampering both com
mei clal telegraph companies in Chi
cago, the striking operators are now
planning to carry tho warfare to all
parts of Canada and tho United
States. Instructions were today tele
graphed by National Secretary Rus
sel to men in New York and other
cities where they are still at work,
"To save your money and wait for
orders." Another telegram was sent
to President Small of tho Telegraph
ers Union In San Francisco urging
him to take the first train to Chica
go, as it is the announced Intention
of tho men to engineer the light from
Chicago, The telegraph companies
are preparing to meet tho Issue and
declare they will fight to a finish.
They declare they have been tempor
izing with tho union for months and
that they will hold ao further nego
tiations with it. Cots have been In
stalled in buildings of both com
panies In Chicago for accommodation
of strikebreakers and other prepara
tions for a bitter struggle are being
perfected.
Four Thousand Quit Work.
Approximately 4,000 telegraph
operators aro on strike In thirty-nine
cities- throughout tho country, and
tho list is being added to every few'
minutes. Points already affected and
total strikers are: Western Union
Chicago, 1150; Houston, 50; Kansas
City, 330; Topeka,, 8; Oklahoma
City, 10; Pueblo, 8; New Orleans,
10; Nashville, 75; Columbus. 70;
Dallas, 105; Meridian, Miss, 10;
Jackson, Miss., 15; Minneapolis, 00;
Milwaukee, 30; St. Louis, 225; Hel
ena, Mont., 40; Salt Lake City, 3C;
Colorado Springs, 10; Denver, 75;
Fort Worth, 40; El Paso, 35; St.
Paul, 100; Los Angeles, 50; Fargo,
10; Omaha, CO; Sioux City, 25;
Knoxvllle, 15. Postal Chicago,
500; Kansas City, 70; Topeka, 5;
Oklahoma City, 10; New Orleans,
GO; Dallas, 40; Memphis, 50; Jack
son, Tenn., 5; Augusta, 25; St. Louis,
80; Milwaukee, 25; Birmingham, G5;
Omaha, 25.
Places Being Filled Slowly.
Several non-union operators from
the east arrived hero today and were
Immediately put to work. The new
arrivals were divided between the
two companies. "We are filling posi
tions rapidly as possible," said T. P.
Cook tonight, "and we are In better
position than we expected. We do
not deal with any representative of
the strikers as this company treats
only with its own employes. When
men quit work they ceased bo em
ployes of the Western Union."
San Francisco Goes Slow.
San Francisco, Aug. 10. Tele
cranhers' Union No. 34. embracing
the union operators of San Francisco
and Oakland will meet tomorrow af
ternoon to dcide whether they will
strike or remain at their keys. There
is said to bo at present no pro
nounced majority either one way or
the other and tho result of the vote
is a matter of conjecture. One quiet
canvass Is said to have disclosed a
sentiment of opposition to striking
among men who were Idle In the first
trouble and who, it is claimed, were
cramped financially by their enforced
vacation.
Tho following telegram was re
ceived by President Small from
Ethleburg Stewart, who Is at Los
Angeles:
"I have been Informed you have
called a meeting for tomorrow to
vote whether a strike shall bo called
at San Francisco and Oakland. I
trust this is not truo. Even to vote
on such proposition there inside of
30 days from July 19, would Indicate
a willingness to break your agree
ment and to strike there would end
all possibility of settlement here."
Small sent the following reply:
"Report not correct. To hint at
willingness on our part to break
agreement sounds like a huge joke.
I respectfully suggest you return to
Oakland and Investigate carefully.
You will find Manager O'Brien and
Chief Operator Jeffs have broken tho
agreement every hour of the day
since July 19. The matter cannot
bo adjusted locally. See message to
Wooten."
Small's reference to Wooten means
that the latter wired him today, ask
ing if the re-lnstatement of Ryan,
whoso discharge caused the walkout
would result In a settlement of
strike. Small replied tho Los An
cnins strike had ceased to be a local
one and having become national, he
Is no longer able to control It.
HUTHliS.
liliiiico W. L. Zurawalt, Eugene;
j. W. Ross; I. P. Smith; Jos. F.
Juza, Everett, Wash.; E. J. Taylor,
Vancouver; A. Murphy, Vancouver;
L. Waters, San Francisco; C. W.
Harrison, Portland; W. H. Marvin,
Portland; J. B. Brown and wife,
Portland; Z. T. SIglin; Frank Miller,
Portland; Goe. H. Smith, Bandon;
M. H. Dwyer, Bandon; W. V. Ward,
Portland; J. Slater; Thos. G. Lowe,
S. Tacoma; A. McCue; Wm. McCa
hey; Olen Arnsplger; Steve Toga,
Boston; Georgo Toga, Boston; J. W.
Fisher, Eugene.
Central B. S. Swengel, St. John;
rc .T. Crawford. Eugene; Mr. Green
wood; S. M. Folen; J. L. Stubbs;
Mark Dewey, Seattle; S. V. Smith;
Frank Marsh; H. Rhodes; Chas.
Swanson.
just Received Hear tho opera
all next week. "Ermanl." Tho Vic
tor people's latest opera. Also the
immortal prison scene from .Gounod's
"Faust," by Emma Eames, Caruso,
Delmores and Plancon. W. R.
Haines Music Co.
' ONLY A -PAClffC DIP. '?
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"Don't bo alarmed," tays Uncle Sam,
Kh retlly friendly fervor,
"I'm only taking a quiet dip
In my nlco new life preserver."
Thorndike in Baltimore American.
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Rotten Ties oriv ttfe Great Northern
Let-Fast Train. Run Almost
Into Deep? Waterway '
TWENTY-SIX ARE INJURED
Cars Turn Turtle and Smoker is Smashed
In Pieces-Relief Train From Spokane
Takes Injured to That City
Spokane, Aug. 10. East bound
passenger train No. 4 on the Great
Northern was wrecked at 11:30 this
morning, about a mile west of Milan,
Washington. The wreck occurred as
the train was rounding a sharp curve
and was caused by the rails spread
ing. Every car left the track except
the engine, mail and baggage car.
The smoker turned completely over
and rolled down . twenty-foot em
bankment. The Interior of this car
was badly wrecked. Tho day car
and tourist sleeper lay on their sides.
The diner left the track but was not
unset. The Pullman left the track
and lays on its side just at tho edge
of the river. The injured will num
ber 2G, two being seriously hurt.
RpiiHf from here arrived at the scene
at about 2:30, bringing tho injured
back here. Traffic was resumed to
night. Many passengers say rotten
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Expert Is Investigating Every
Coal Prospect of Merit
in Oregon.
SHORTAGE IN FUEL SUPPLY
To Provide Shinning Facilities for
Heppner Coal tpon Certain
Amount of Production.
Portland, Ore., August 10. Fac
ing a serious shortage In coal
supplies, tho Harriman lines in this
territory are Investigating every
known coal prospect of merit within
tho stato. An expert is now traveling
over tho entire state and Is testing
the coal properties of Oregon with
a view to encouraging their dovelop-
HARRIMAN
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OOKS FOR COAL
ties are responsible for the wreck.
The Injured are: A. J. Bower, Plasa,
Wash.; E. J. Shernone, Spokane; E.
R. Johnson, Spokane; Edwin Mcin
tosh. Buckeye, Wash.; George Mer
cer, St. Paul, Minn.; Albert Bishop,
Westfall, Ore.; J. E. Rivers, Oakland,
Cal.; Walter Jablonski, Fancher,
Wis.; John Chance, Now Port,
Wash.; Mrs. II. M. Leavell, Spokane;
Matthew Tuncle, Spokane; Louis
Welski, Spokane, Mrs. H. M. Lea
vell, Spokane, Nick Merches, Spo
kane; Alex Maleskl, Spokane; J. G.
Shapley, Indianapolis; M. B. Hack,
Montrose, Colo.; J. B. Hack, Mar
shall, Minn.; Victor Maguson, Hat
ton, N. D.; G. F. Dennison, Elk,
Wash.; Tim Hurley, Royalton,
Minn.; S: Roberts, Spokane; L. M.
Coffee, Langdon, N. .; W. F. Oliver,
Oakland, Cal.; Joe Rossanl, one Jap
anese. v
ment." Tho Harriman lines are vi
tally Interested for they are hard
put to It to secure fuel supplies ror
the OreEon and Washington lines,
and will themselves be the heaviest
purchasers of coal from the mines of
the two states.
Julius Kruttschnltt, director of
maintenance and operation of the
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
systems, has made the statement that
it will bo the policy of tho Harriman
Interests to encourage In every pos
sible way tho development by private
Interests of the coal lands of tho
western Mates reached by the Harri
man lines. Spurs will bo run tiny
reasonable dlstanco to coal fields In
order to provide adequate fuel sup
plies and avoid, if possible, any rep
etition of tho suffering of last winter
throughout the West because of In
sufficient coal supplies.
The Union Pacific Itself will be
forced to secure coal from private
mine owners. Tho law passed by tho
last Congress forces railroads out of
tho coal business. Many thousands
of acres of coal deposits are said to
havo been deeded back to tho gov
ernment by the Harriman lines to
which it is alleged tho road's title
was not clear.
JAPAN BUYS
TRANSPORTS
Tartar and Athenian Taken Over
From the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company
Bellingham, Aug. 10. A dispatch to the Reveille from Van
couver, B. C, says, "To be used as transports in time of
war, the Japanese government has purchased the steam
ships Tartar and Athenian from the Canadian Pacific Rail
road. These crafts have been plying regularly between Aus
tralia and Vancouver. They are among the finest vessels
in the Canadian-Pacific service. It is understood the price
paid is about $400,000.
LARGE DEAL
III PROPERTY
Two Hundred Acres Adjoining
Smith Company's Holdings
Sold to Local-Parties.
WILL PLAT PART OF LAND
Property Has Coal Vein Fronting on I
Ibtlimus Inlet Will Plant
Gruvenstciiis.
The largest land deal which has
been lecorded In the vicinity of Coos
Bay for some time was completed on
Friday of this week. The salo In
cludes 200 acres contiguous to'
Marshfield and lies next to tho C. A.
Smith property on the east side of '
Isthmus Inlet. I
The Gravenstein apple talk of the '
past two weeks is responsible for tho I
transfer, according to Mr. G. W.
Carleton, who comes from Julesburg, I
Colorado, and who is a quai ter own
er in the property. The deal, while
not so stated by the purchasers,
amounted to something like $25,000.
The other men interested in tho pur-',
chase, and each of whom takes a
quarter sharo, aro: I. S. Smltn, of
Marshfield, W. S. Chandler, of Marsh
field, and M. E. Horton, who lately
came from tho east and Is interested
in the new banking institution which
Is building on the corner of C and
Broadway.
it is said the purpose of this com
pany Is to plat a part of tho purchase
and plant a considerable portion of
it to Gravenstein apples. Mr. Carle
ton, who believes there aro great pos
sibilities on Coos Bay for tho devel
opment o apple culture, says he Is
going to clear a portion of the land
and plant it Immediately to Graven
steins. On this property Is a coal shaft
which has been Idle for many years,
but which fronts directly on the deep
water of Isthmus Inlet. Tho com
pany of course, had In mind tho pos
sibilities of tho coal deposits wjien
they bought tho property, and pur
pose developing tho same at some
future time.
Mr. Carelton was oeen by a Times
representative and It was learned he
has spent over a year In looking over
tho . United States and Canada in
search of an Investment and he says
this country looks better to him than
any ho has vlBlted.
"To show how eager wo aro to get
coal," said General Manager O'Brien
yesterday, "wo havo already con
tracted for 30,000 tons of Australian
coal delivered in tho river during the
next few months. The price of this
will averago $10 per ton.
"I, havo boat n man over tho state
to Inspect tho coal properties both
of Western and Eastern Oregon.
Coal suitable for our uses will bo
purchased by tho Oregon lines wher
ever posslblo and the railroads will
aid the development of coal lands as
fully as possible."
ON THIS SIDE
Coquille and Bandon Journey
Here for League Contests
Coquille Leads.
THREE GAMES YET TO PLAY
Little Possibility of Heading Per
nidi's Hunch Coquille Would
Have to Lose All Three.
J J J Jt J $ $$ $ $ J $
STAMPING OF CLUBS.
Club. P. W. L. Pet.
Coquille 9 8 1 .889
Marshfield ... 9 5 4 .555
North Bend . . 9 4 5 .444
Bandon 9 1 8 .111
J -J J J J J $ -J J J J J J J $
Today the fast Coquille team will
com,e to Marshfield and attempt to
make a certainty of nailing the pen
nant where there Is no possibility of
Its going to any oilier club in tho
league. Coquille's claim to tho rag
Is about as complete as it could be,
yet there is an Infinitesimal chance
that it may be wrested from her by
Marshfield, which aggregation can
grab It ,away if she wins all three
games yet to bo played and North
Bend and Bandon win the other two
games from tho leadofS. Tho possi
bility of Marshflold's winning today
Is not hopeless, though It is admitted
tho Coquille boys have a good team.
The gamo takes place at 2:30 and
there should be a good attendance,
since something ut least hinges on
the result.
Bandon comes to play with North
Bend and there should be u good
gamo at North Bond. Tho Bandon
boys were somewhat at sea last week
and mado numerous blunders, there
by giving" Marshfield tho contest. But
they are capable of getting in and
making It interesting for any team in
the league, since they havo one of
the best .pitchers, who can hold his
own with any In tho league. If ho
can get. gilt-edged nupport, North
Bend will have no snap in winning
from tho Bandon bunch. Otherwise.
It will bo easy money for the boys 'a
third place. The gamo at North
Bond will bo interesting particularly
from consideration of what will bo
found in tho middlo of tho diamond.
Foote and Hohn are both leit-handed
pitchers, and their ability to fool tho
butsmon Is about on a par. Good
playing, therefore, Is apt to win tho
game, rather than the batting. Com
mander Lyons, of tho North Bend
team, hopes to take Bandon in and
beat them, in order as ho figures it,
to tie with Marshfield, which he ex
pects to bo downed by Coqulllo.
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DRAIN STAGE SCHEDULE.
Tho Drain stage boat leaves 4
Marshfield at & o'clock a. m.,
returning, urrives at 11:45.
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