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"PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, THURSDAY, AP1UL 7, IQOt. NOT INCLINED TO PROPOSAL Carpenters Insist Upon Minimum Wage Scale Being Established. REJECT CONTRACTORS' OFFER "Will Continue Strike Until More Satisfactory Terms Are Sub mitted, Is Conclusion Reached Last Night. The carpenters' union of Astoria last night rejected the proposal of the con tractors ofthe city looking to settle ment of the present strike on a basis that would make the contractors Judges of the wages paid to the mem bers of the union. The contractors bad sent a communication to the anion, agreeing to, grant the demand for an eight-hour day, provided the question of the wage to be received by the men should be left discretion ary with the employers. Last night the union met to consider this propo sition. The meeting was held at the resldenec of Adolph Johnson, and prac tically all of the union carpenters in the city were present After the meeting Secretary Souden said the union had rejected the propo sition of the contractors, but declined to go into details. Mr. Souden said: "We have addressed a letter to the contractors rejecting their proposal and pointing out reasons for doing so. It was decided at this meeting that the letter should not be given out for pub lication until after the contractors had considered it Further than to say to you the union has rejected the pro position of the employers, I am not at liberty to divulge any further informa tion on the subject "We expect the contractors will get together tomorrow to take action on the matter, and we anticipate a re ply by tomorrow night." "Does the union make any counter proposal?" was asked. "No; we have merely rejected the proposition and stated our reasons for this action. We have rot receded from the position heretofore taken by the union. That about sums up the mat ter without going into detail." From the expressions of. the union carpenters yesterday before the meet ing was held, it was plain the con tractors' proposal would not be favor ably considered. As r-as been pointed out by members of the union, there must be some standard of wages- some minimum scale and the pro posal of the contractors, If accepted by the union, would have abolished this low wage scale. It is believed this was the point upon which the proposition hinged. The contractors said some union men were worth more than others, and, consequently, that It was an injustice to require the employ ers to pay the same wages to alL The carpenters Individually admitted this, but seemed to think the matter could be easily enough adjusted by the con tractors, who were not compelled to employ men not capable of earning the wage scale. "We want an eight-hour day, and if the contractors find union men who are not worth $3 for eight hours' work it's up to them to refuse to give them work," said one of the men. It is believed the union has taken this stand, although Secretary Souden would not authorize any statement for publication last night except that ap pearing above, and accredited to him. No further action will be taken by the carpenters' union until the reply of the contractors has been received. the company's exhibit at the St. Louis tyles,prlvate, buffet tourist sleeper, chair car, day coach, compartment sleeper, parlor car, ordinary sleeper, dining and composite car. The last contains a smoking room, buffet and barber shop. In the private car Is an elaborately furnished bath room. In. stead of the brilliant varnish usual In railway cars, a dead finish has been been used. In the buffet car the woodwork Is all of flemish oak. The cost of the train was about 1500.000. SOCIETY OF PATRIOTS. It's the little colds that grow into big colds; the big colds that end in consumption and death. Watch the little colds. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Exhibit Train Leaves Shop. Chicago, April 6. An exhibition train of 10 cars left the shops for St. Louis today over the Illinois Central railroad. The cars, said to be the finest ever made at the works, will be What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in the family every day. Let as answer it to-day. Try a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No boiling ! no baking I add boiling water and set to eooL Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp berry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day. xo ots. Orgsnixation That Reaches Far to Help Jap Soldiers. Telkcg'i GunJIn Tengokwal, or an Assoclutlon .'or the Relief of Those Serving In the Army and Navy of J:.pnn which was organised In the beautiful Land of the Chrysanthe ni,ts about two months ago. Is -tn'lng Its membership to Japanese colonies alt over the world, and nott Icnlion of this fs-t was received to. lay by SuinlsaLro Takagt Portland vtoe -consul for Japan. The organisa tion spread quickly through Jaan. and Is now reaching out to take in all Japanese not livings in the home country. The purpose of the aockty is a little nmader than stated In Its title. It is to assist the families of soldiers and s-iilors who have been called to the front and who ore no longer able to provide their relatives with the neces saries of life. The fund of the asso .intion was set at 500,444 yen. but Mirch 10, when the last report of it was published in a Toklo paper, the funa had reached 620,000 yen and was lnr l easing ripidly. The officers of the association In clude the most prominent and progres. slvo soldiers, statesmen, ministers and business men of Japan, and the places where funds can be contributed are scattered throughout the world. New York, San Francisco, London, Shang hai, Hong Kong, Pekln, Tientsin, Seoul. Chempulpo, Fusan, Hangkow, Manila and Java are named as places where fund will be received aside from any of the cities of Japan. ' The statement of the objects of the association is full of lofty thought cal culated to inspire every Japanese who reads It with a sense of patriotism that will cause him to either become a member or contribute to the beet of his ability to the fund. The con tributions are not confined to Japanese alone, and many people of different nationalities, including large numbers of Americans In Japan and In this country have given money for the pur poses stated. The statement of the objects of the association after enumerating Its pur poses concludes as follows: "Compatriots, It is our duty to look to the welfare of the weak who are doar to those that are spilling their blood and risking their all in defense of the honor of the nation. Let us at least endeavor to enable them to face death in their country's cause with peaceful hearts, assurd that the spectre of starvation will not me. nac the loved ones they leave be hind. This is at once the duty and privilege of their fellow-countrymen, and we appeal to the public to co operate heartily In the discharge of the solemn obligation. "We may add that though this as sociation has been founded In view of the present crisis It may subsequently happen that the result of the work done may suggest the advisability of continuing the association as a perma. nent institution." MAY DIE FROM WOUNDS. Footpads Attack College Man, Crush ing His Skull. Berkeley, Cal., April 6 William J. Eherwood, an inspector In chemistry In the university of California is ly ing In an ucoscious condition, the re sult of an attack by footpads. While returning "to his- home late tonight Sheiwood was held up by two masked men. One of them stealthily ap proached him from behind and struck him on the head with a sandbag. He staggered away and tried to reach his residence but when within about one block of home he fell uconsclous. Assemblyman W. H. Waste found him and carried him home where it was found that his head was badly cut It is feared that his skull has been fractured and that his Injuries may result fatally. End of World Predicted. Chicago, April e. The end of the world in 90 years has been predicted by Dr. John Robertson at the Evan gelical schools at the Presbyterian church in Austin. Princess of Lippe Dead. Karlsruhe, April 5. Princess Sophie of I.Ippe, widow of Prince Gonthler Frederick WaJdemar of Llppe, Is dead. She wai a flister-ln-law of Karl Alex ander, the fifth prince of Llppe. WILL AWAIT FULL MOON Effort to Remove Steamer Ful ton From Beach Will Be Tried Later. BIGGER TIDES ARE NECESSARY Experts Nell That Attempt Sow Would le Disastrous to Both th Vessel and Cargo. Fearing that the unsettled conditions of the weather would prove disastrous to the steamer Fulton and her lumber cargo It ha been decided to let re main on the Ncs. at rort Orfort until the next full-wooa tide, which occurs on May S before any further atwmpt Is made to float ner. At that time It 1 the Intention to discharge her lumber cargo, consisting of 144, We feet on to barges and then H Is believed that she can be pulled out ret deep water with ease and absolute safety. To have adopted such a course at this time, it was feared that a storm mtpht arise and wash the lumber out to sea. It might also have been the means of the vessel being rendered more helpless than ever. The steamer Despatch, -hich arrived Tuesday night from the south, brought the first authentic account of the at tempt made to save the wrecked vessel. After spending four days at Port Or ford the officers of the Despatch deemed that It would be Inadivlwible to make any further effort at this time to move the Fulton from the prx arirm position which she occupies on the rocky beach. Captain George D. Gray, general manager of the California Oregon Coast Steamship Company's Fleet came up from San Francisco on the Despatch and stopped with her at Port Orford. It was through his advice that the date for floating the vessel was postponed. " "By waiting until the last of May," he said, "I believe that It will be pos sible to move the Fulton and save all her lumber cargo. By making the at tempt now great risks would have to be assumed of not only losing the steamer, but the cargo. A storm Is likely to come up any time and prove dls astrous to the venture. The last of next month the weather conditions ought to be settled. "The steamer has been driven high up on the beach by the storms. The Despatch pulled on her twice, but it as ImDosslble to budge her. But It could easily have been done by remov Ing the lumber with which Bhe is ttoihtBt down. This will be done when the attempt Is made next month. While her hull Is probably in bad shape I do not believe the essel will be a total los by any means.' Her ma chlnery Is all right but nothing definite will be known about her hull until she Is taken on the drydock." ROBBED THE GRAVE. A startling incident Is related by John Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol lows: "I was In awful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually In back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my great Joy, the first bottle made a decided im provement I continuerd their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of an other victim." No one should fall to try them. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, at Charles Rogers', druggist. Texas, and suit ts now pending gl"t U In the court lUrtley transferred the leases to the Texas Company, which openly ac knowledges the transaction. The Houanimt . ltrllt Company It was deceived and believed It wss dealing with a reprewnutlve of the Independent producer of Ts h are ftshtln the tttandard. It I re ported the deal Involves fahulous price LAND GOE8 TO TRUST. Gusher Fields in Texas in Standard's Hands. Galveston, Tex, April 6. The Stand ard Oil Company has at last secured a foothold In the Louisiana oil field, and It has been discovered that over 600 acres in the proven oil fields in and about Jennings have been leased to the corporation. The trust has been trying to get into this field for two years, but the Louisi ana oil producers having suffered by the Standard's operations In the early history, a Texas gusher field fought its attempt to secure foothold In that state. The leases were secured by the Housslerrle - Latrellle Company of Franklin, one of the latest oil com panies In Louisiana leasing Its hold ings, which Include 32 producing wells, to James Hartley, who Is an attorney for the Texas Oil Company, of which John W, Gates Is president. The Texas Oil Company Is recognised M s branch of the Standard, operating In VIOLATIONS ARC FLAGRANT. Closed See to si Fishing la Net ing ObeerveJ. According to etoamlvoat men, salmon nhlng has In operation all win ter along the Columbia river, notwith standing the la making H a rnUy to catch this kind of ftsh during the cKwd season. It Is said that those who have engaged In the tllcgal traffic have experienced dimculty In carry, ing on the work without being de tected. In fact, the captains mho run up and down the river state that the fishermen never appear vw" particular whether they were found out or not. They used nets and many of them occupied positions which were in plain view of the middle of the river. The Ashmen have been salting down the salmon. It Is claimed, and when the open season arrives they will exper ience no difficulty In disposing of them to the dealer Some declare thst sev eral hundred pounds of the salted pro duct have already found their way to the market A well-known navigator of the Columbia yesterday stated that he purchased a salmon recently of the chlnook variety that he la positive had been caught within the past two week He professes to be a Judge of the fish and says that this one was as fine snd fresh as though It had just been taken from the water. He and others assert that they have seen the fishermen at work. Near the mouth of the Cowllts seems to be a favorite resort U Is claimed that men can be seen almost any time catching salmon In that vicinity. When the open season comes around the evident Inten tion of those engaged at the occupation ts to rush their product on the mark and make a big clean up. It Is est mated that some of them have tons of fish already salted down, and at the beginning of the season they will com mand a big price. It Is believed thul many of the ranchers dewn the Coluin bla have spent the entire winter at th business. Although salmon is not s plentiful during the winter months as Inter on It Is claimed that they run I sufficient quantities to make the wor very profitable. TIE-UP MAY END. Building Trsdes 8trike to Be Settled By Arbitration. New York, April . A protracted conference of ths general arbitration boards of the building trades, repre senting the employers and the assocki. tlons of skilled workers, has resulted In the Adoption of resolutions likely to end the tie up which has existed sev eral weeks In the building - trades here. . Representatives of the bricklayers, whose Btrlke precipitated the trouble. concurred In the resolutions recom mending that the strikers return to work without overtime, pending a set tlement of the entire matter by arbl. ration. Agreements of a similar character previously entered Into by representa tives of the bricklayers have been repudiated by the unions, but It Is now believed they will take favorable action. More thun 10,000 men are Idle. Crushed by Wall. York, Pa April g. Three firemen lost their lives, several others were In jured and a Iohs of about $250,000 was caused by fire this afternoon which de stroyed the large pl.int of the York Carriage Company. Shortly before 10 o'clock the wall fell, burying beneath the hot bricks three firemen. Their bodies were recovered. WA8HINQ WITHOUT WATER Is Like Trying to Get Rid of Dandruff Without Herplelde. 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