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it THE OREGON DAILY JOUltifAL,' PORTLAND, MONDAY 'EVENING : JANT?ABY lDl 1903' JL .. - '..'(... -To be blind l the worst thin that could happen to any on, i To be blind when there is help that can bo obtained U a far better condi tion. But If you do not avail yoursen: of It, you are not better off than the blind person that eannot be helped. We lit classes and make a great many, people see much better than they ever did be , .fore. Oculists prescriptions filled.. ESCAPE MM Parker Touches on Labor Commissioner. Funeral of Thomas H. American Consul Ba con's Error SALE IN Tongue Yesterday. Manufacturing Jewelers and Optlclani. Comer Third and Washington Str ta. CLOAK DEPARTMENT Sensational reductions in Wrappers, Children's Coats, Flannel Waists, Eiderdown Dressing Sacques, Rainy Day Skirts, Separate Dress Skirts. Uiitcd Brotherhood of Railway Employes and Others Dis cuss Unionism. Hi!lsb?ro Crowded With Eminent Failed to Properly Sii Extradition Papers, and Sericas Com plications Result. Willamette Iron & Steel Works. 4 t 3d and GlUan SU., Portland, Or. . fecple Who Pay Respects V to the Dead. mm r h rati oii nouens NNIID i lira - V i. 1 i r. POLITICIANS Requiring a Strong Pall Should Patronize Our Logging Engine DEPARTMENT FAST TIME OF : AUTOMOBILES TO Be Adapted td Speedy Rail- ' way Service. . . ,"-- (Journal Special Service.) .PARIS. Jan. 19. Much Interest at tsvehea to the experiment to be made to morrow pf the new system of railway - traveling by automobile. Arrangements have .en made for a train of three au tomobile carriages to leave the Hotel de Yllle tomorrow morning for Dijon. The .'..train will travel 62 miles an hour. ' r The carriages will take 40 passengers aach, as well as luggage, and a lavatory and bar wm be provided. Under the system employed a small' quantity of Pctroun; converts a small amount of GREAT DUMP BALE ALL PRICES REDUCED SPECIALS For This Week: MEN'S DERBY AND SOFT HATS SI. 50 and $2.50 values SPECIAL 98c MEN'S ALL-WOOL TROUSERS $3.00 and $3.50 values SPECIAL !S' When You See It in MOV: CLOTHING COMPANY 6-. -y,ii,-i- ',.., . ' , -THIRD AND OAK STREETS. Willamette Iron & Steel Works. 3d and Ctiftaa SU, Portland, Or. water into the greatest possble propel ling power, the steam acting directly on the wheels." Thus locomotlvea are superseded and each carriage is Inde pendent. T,he promoters of the venture bselleve that,, speed of more than 60 miles an hour can be obtained for, the whole dis tance from Paris to Nice. ,, , . TEN FINED FOR PROFANITY VINKLAND. N. J., Jan. 19.-The au thorities here have Inaugurated a cru sade against "curbstone profanity," ten persons having been arrested and fined by the city recorder ' for using vulgar and profane language on the streets. Whilf" Is admitted that an epidemic of profanity la sweeping over Vlneland, It Is said in extenuation that It is caused by suffering from compulsory vaccina tion. "Neglected colds make fnt grave yards." Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup helps men and women to a happy, vigor ous old age. Our Ad. It's So. ER "I do not Indorse the action of any labor union man going before the State I eglslature, which la composed of poli ticians, und requesting that body to ap jtolnt lilm Statu L-ibor Commlsslonor. It is humiliating to our cause and contrary to the true principles of unionism. Vet I understand that such a scene Is being enacted at Salem by several labor union men. I urn opposed to a union man hold ing the position of labor commissioner, when he has to depend upon getting the olllce by influence brought to bear upon practiced politicians. It is a Klltlcal Job. and if given him by politicians, the apiKilnlec, to a certain decree, will be owned by them. I am in favor of the Hppointment of a man for tho position who is outside the ranks of organised labor, provided he Is not parllul to cup Ital. He should be a sort of a medium between the two forces, neither for nor againtft; one who caji deal fairly when action Js required. Then no political party or organisation would have any claim upon him." HIS PLAN. The above paragraph, Is an extract from a speech delivered In the A. O. l YV. Building yesterday afternoorj by (J. W. Parker, a member of the Mlllmen's Union, the occasion being an open meet ing given by the United Brotherhood of Hallway Employes. Mr. Parker was talk ing of the advantages to be gained by labor organisations, und when h touch ed upon the subject of labor commission er, und asserted that a non-union man should be given the position, It created no little turprlse among the large audi ence, which was In attendance. The bill before the Legislature for the creation of the new office, and for the appoint ment of a man to till It, has been one of the all-absorbing topics In labor cir cles for several weeks past. The mem bers of organized labor have taken the stand throughout that they are entitled to the selection of a candidate to till the position, In the event that the new office Is created, and Mr. Parker's utter ance was naturally looked upon ns a most remarkable one. At the conclusion of the meeting he was seen by a re porter, and he r'eiternted the statement. "Organized labor should keep out t politics," he explained. "I do not be lieve this position should be secured through politicians. If a union man should be elected to the office by the voice of the people.lt would be an en tirely different proposition. 'I o mat ex tent I believe In them dabbling In poll tics. It Is all right for thum to nominate' their own men and elect them, If they can, but when they have to go before a pet of politicians and ask for a Job, such a course is to bt! discountenanced. Had my way In the matter, 1 would have a committee go to Salem and protest against such nctlon." - OBJKCT OF MEETING. The United Brotherhood of Railway Kmployes' Union met yesterduy after noon In the A. O. U. W. Building and every railroad man In the city had been Invited to attend. The purpose of the gathering was to Increase the member ship of the organization. George Kates, president of the union, was 111 at the Perkins Hotel, nnd could not attend. He is making a tour jjf the West and or ganizing new union at every railroad center throughout the country. The V. K. of It. K. is less than two years old, but already has a membership ef 45.1100. livery railroad man, from the humblest section hand to the highest salaried em ploye. Is eligible to Join. The Idia Is to combine all the various railway lodges Into one powerful union, and thus have every class look out for the welfare of the other. Under the existing conditions It is claimed that very unsatisfactory results cut be obtained. At present rail way men's lodges, or unions, are divided Into 1- classes, and the officluls of the new organization say that their time is so taken up with looking out for the In terests of one certain class or branch that nothing of importance can be ac complished. They advocate the doing away with all the classes, asserting that their days of usefulness are over, and all Join the United Brotherhood of Rail way Kmuloves' Union, whlcn win soon , be In a position to work for the common I good of all railway men. EMMETT SPEAKS. The meeting was opened by singing "America." Jack Emmett, a member of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' Union, was Introduced and made a vig orous speech, which was loudly applaud ed. Among other things, he said: COMPARES TIMES. "I have a kink in my back and a lame leg, caused by carrying the full dinner pall, the true Indicator of the boasted prosperity of which you have all heard so much. During the so-called hard times I was working In Portland ten hours a day for J3. At that time I was paying 5 per month house rent, 63 cents for a sack of flour. 14 cents for a gallon of coal oil, 10 cents for a pound of bacou and $2 for a cord of wood. Now I get $2.75 per day for my services, pay $22.50 per month for the same house, $1.10 for a sack of flour, 20 cents for a gallon of coal oil, 18 cents for a pound pf bacon and J2.73 for a cord of wood. This Is a true comparative statement, and no wonder I have a kink in my back. Ev erything else I buy is at the same pro portionate rate of increase over the prices which obtained a few years ago. BUU we are told these are prosperous times. They are for the manufacturers and corporations, but worklngmen would much prefer to have the hnrd times of a few years ago. If those were hard times we would like to have them re Stored. If those were hard times, these ar d d hard times." ENGAGE IN PQLITICS. Mr Etnmett advised all union men to take art active interest In politic, stat ing that until they do so mattara aro sure to go from 'bad to worse. Frank Massea. who followed, urged that the union men get together and form a party of their own. By concentrating their forces; he said, they would soon have everything their own way. He aald that the worklngmen of California ar show ing the right aptrlt In Oils respect, and their example to worthy of emulation. Terrible plagues, thou. Itchina;. pes tering diseases of the skin. Put an and to misery. Doan'i Ointment cure At any drug stora. , Portland was well represented at the funeral of on. of OreKon leading sons yesterday. It itook a spcnul trnf coaches to Jjear the Portland friends of the late Thomas U. Tongue to lilllsboro, where tho funeral was iu Id. Accompany ing tho Portland 'purty were the Con gressmen who repreweml the United 8lalcs House of Representatives. The Portland train urrhrd at Hillsboro at 2 o'clock yesterday and was mot by fi) members of the. Kniifhts of Pythias In full uniform. As the visitors went rrom the street Into the Court House, the Knights formed a column with drawn swords, and stood at attention. Hills boro could not comfortably accommodate the crowds who came there to pay their last respects to Its most eminent son. All viewed the body as It lay In Its cotlln In the main corridor of the Court Hnusc, guarded by uniformed members of the Knights of Pythias. Afterward the Knights turned it over to the Odd I'ellnws, who took it ti the Methodist Church, where services were held. PALLBEARERS. The acting pallbearers were: D. M. C. Oault. Charles F. Taggart. James H. fewell, J. C. Lamkln, U N. Hale and N. P. Ackerman. Following are the names of the honor ary pallbearers: Mayor Williams, State Senators 11. A. Booth and C. W. Fulton, Judges Charles E. Wolverton and K. 8. Bean, Representative-elect J. N. William son, Harvey W. Scott. Gen. Summers, Chief Justice F. A. Moore of the Su preme Court. Judge W. U. Fulton, ex Oov. Oeer, Gov. Chamberlain. F. I. Dun bar. Secretary of State, and State Treas urer Moore. The small church was crowded and It tool: all the efforts of the uniformed Knights of Pythiaa to clear the aisles, so as to make way for the Odd Fellows who carried the coffin Into the church. SERVICES IN CHURCH. The services in the church were sim ple and short. Dr. C. E. Kline opened with a fervent prayer, which was fol lowed by the reading of a passage of Scripture by Jtev. R. H. Kennedy, of the Hillsboro Congregational Church. Itev. Dr. E. L. Rockwell of Portland, presiding elder of thf Methodist Church of Northern Oregdn, then preached the funeral sermon, whfch teemed with elo quence nnd lofty tributes to the dead. During the services the Portland Quar-' tet sang a number of hymns. After the services were concluded, the body was token In charge by the Masons, who es corted It to the cemetery and Interred it according to their beautiful ritual. THOSE PRESENT. Among those who witnessed the funeral ceremonies were Malcolm A. Moody of Oregon, J. H. Davidson and James K. Coleriso of Wisconsin, , J. K. Ransdell of Louisiana. R. P. Bishop of Michigan, J. D. Bellamy of North Carolina, and James E. Howard of Georgia, Gov. Chamber lain. ex-Gov. neer, Cbarles W. Fulton, ex-United States Senator George W. Me Uride, ex-Representative W. K. Kills. John F Cuples, ex-United States Minis ter to Chile; Judge M. C. George, who once represented Oregon in Congress; the members of the Supreme Court of Ore gon, George W. Bibee, S. B. Houston. Dr. A. C. Pant on, F. A. Bancroft, the newly-appointed postmaster of Portland; United States District Attorney John Hall. D. M. Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue; W. F. ltutcher. Dean FVrrln of the Pacific University. E. D. Ressler, presld 't;t of the frlate Normal School: P. I,. Campbell, president of the University of Oregon: Claude Gatch of Salem, Wil liam Calloway of Or. son City. Mayor G. It. Christiniin of ITngene. and T. H. Friendly of thu same city; R. T. Grler, George Taylor, Ira Smith, of Ontario; T. A. Wood, Otis Patterson, receiver of the' land office at The Dalles; J. C. Vea zie, ex-Secretary of State H. R. Klncald. Judge A. II. Tanner, Sam Connell, L. P. W. yulmby. State Game and Fores try Warden; W. J Clark, editor of the nervals Star: Deputy United States Dis trict Attorney Edwin ,Mays, Theodore Cameron, of Jackson County; Benton Klllln, l'hll Metsihan. J. H. Acketnian. Judge Hare of McMlnnville. Col. John McCrackeii. Dr. James Wlthycombe, 0. N. McArthur, Dr W. T. 'Williamson of Salem. H. V. Gates. J. F. Robinson, Wil liam W. M. Killlnnsworth, Speaker L. T. Harris ofthe House of Representatives, Dr. W. Tyler Smith of Yamhill, Senator Carter of Jucksun, Frank Ilavey and Squire Farrar of Marlon, Robert A. Booth of Iane, Walter id.i Pierce of Uma tilla, Henry E. McGinn, Aleck Bweek and W. W. Banks of Multnomah, J. M. Shel lev of Lane. Charles B. Galloway of Yamhill, and B. L. Eddy of Tillamook. Also a delegation of Indian war veterans, among whom were J. H. McMlllen, A. B. Btusi-t, Samuel Wishard, Howard M. Boynton and p. F. Caatteman. ALL IN MOURNING. All Oregon was In mourning yesterday on account of the death of the late Con gressman, the flags on the State Capitol, Court House and other public buildings at Salem, as weft as the public and gov ernment buildings In Portland and Ore gon generally were at half-mast, out of respect to the departed. Special trains Into Hillsboro were run from Salem, In dependence and Portland. The Portland train was In charge of W, E. Coman, general freight and passenger agnt of the Southern Pacitic, assisted by John P. Jones, traveling passenger agent, and C. W. Stinger, city ticket agent- LETTERS FROM HER BURGLAR NKW YORK, Jan. 19.-rMlss Jeannette Thurber, who had an experience with two burglars In the horns pf her father, F. B. Thyrber, at 41 West Twenty-nfth atreet, ten days ago, ha received aeveral letters recently from a man who says he Is one of the burglars. Tbe letters com pliment her on her nerve. None of them is ais-ned. and Miss Thurber baa turned them over to the Central Office detactivus who are "working on the case.'' The day after the burglars' Vtatt Miss Thurber went to Police Headquarters and Identified in the rogues' gallery a crook named Matthews as the. man who had held a revolver at her head. The un known 'Writer of. the letters saysMiss Thurber picked out the wrong mah. The police have not yet arrested any one ana they think th letters nava ioaat by some Joker. Robert Percy Moffift, alleged embez zler or IS.W from the Dairy Farm Com pany of Hong Kong, who Is now in the county lull, may escape from the clutches of the law and come out of his thrilling experiences triumphant, through the mistake of American Consul Bacon In signing the extradition papers. The error consists In the failure of the Con sul to testify to the legality of the pro ceedings of the English officers who were working on the case. He should have officially stated the official standing of the officers In the case, but instead mere ly said: "I hereby testify that the ac companying signature la true." A cor rect sot of patters haa been drawn up and forwarded to Hong Kong, and Mof fitt may be brought to Justice. M. Krner. a sergeant of police in Hong Kong, creased the Pacific to tuke Mof (itt back to the scene of his alleged de falcation, but upon reaching Portland he learned to his chagrin. &d disappoint ment of the error of the American Con sul. Krner can do nothing but go back without his man, or remain here until the correct papers arrive from the Ori ent, which will be some time In March. It Is prcbable he will cable for orders, and Inform his superiors of the mis take. KERIJJS OF ESCAPES. Moffltt has had a series of ecapes. but none of them havs thus far proved final. This time, however, there are chances of ultimate victory for him, and liberty Is all but in sight. He was the trusted agent of the Dairy Farm Company of victoria, which is in the province of Hong Kong. He collected and deposited moneys, and the Information against him alleges that he appropriated sums to himself whenever be felt like it. He Is alleged to have falsified the books, and when discovered at his alleged embezzle ment, he fled to San Francisco. Modern invention was too swift for him, how ever, and when he arrived there he found olflcers waiting for him. A complaint had been drawn up against him, but it was too vague to hold, and he got out on hatea corpus proceeding. Moffltt then took a train for the North, and the officers In San Francisco telegraphed to Portland to have him arrested. Through an error,, the officers met the wrong train, and their man went through to Seattle without hindrance. Ill Seattle Moffltt was njfain taken Into custody and he at once employed ex-Su-perter Court Judge G. Meade Emory as counsel He still retains him. and when the case comes up before United States Commissioner Sladen tomorrow. Judge Emory, will represent Moflitt, and, will undoubtedly make a strong fight for his release on the grounds of faulty Informa tion. Attorney V. T. Hume will repre sent the English Government In the ca LIBERTY IN SIGHT. There is a possibility on account of the several faulty Informations which have been tiled against Moffltt, that he may be released, and that he may be freed from his Imprisonment tomorrow. Moflitt is a small, ordinary -appearing individual, with a decided English accent in his Bpeeeh. He does not appear like the high roller he Is alleged to be. and be looked an meek as a lamb this morn Ins whtn seen by a Journal repdrter In Hie county Jail. When asked for a statement, Moffltt replied: "1 would like to, old man, but rally I csnnot, for my attorney Instructed me not to ay a word relative to the case." ADMIRAL KENNY HAS RETIRED Paymaster of Navy Is Succeeded by SpeeL - (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 19. Rear Admiral A. E. Kenny reached the limit of age for active service today and was placed on the retired list. By special order of the Secretary of the Navy, how ever, Rear Admiral Kenny will continue, to act aa Paymaster General and Chief! of the Bureau of Supplies and Account) for the rest of the period named In his temporary 1 commission. The next pay master general will be John Nlnigar Speel, recently fleet pay Inspector of the European Station. Pay Inspector Speel is a nephew of Alexander Ramsey, of Minnesota, formerly Secretary of War, and has an excellent record in the ser vice, which he entered in 1875.1 AN OLD TOWN IS NEW YORK Preparing to Celebrate 250th Mu nicipal Anniversary. (Journal Special Service.) NEJW YORK, Jan. 19. The forthcom ing celebration of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the municipal government of New York Jlty promises to be a noteworthy eve.mV Although It was not until 1808 that New York's first Mayor, Thomas De Laval le was chosen, it was In 1953 that the concession of local government was given the villages and towns in New Netherlands. Up until the present year New York has had 93 Mayors and lota In the vicinity of Hanover Square and Broad street which sold in 18S8 for $50 and 75 each now bring hundreds of thousands. SHALL FIRE THIS MORNING A Bmall blaze In a room In the second floor of a lodging house at 4 1-2 North Third street brought out the engines at :55 thla morning. The fire, which start -de in the woodwork around a chimney, waavutckly extinguished by the Chem ical and the resulting damage wa nominal. STAR SALE OF SILKS ' $1 and $1.25 Foulard Silks $1.50 and $2 Fancy Waist- PAA ing Silks at 4 J!?C -nri Reductions in all merchandise in every department, lowest prices ever known on first-class merchan dise, it All odd lines of 60c, 75c and 1 f $1 Novelty Wash Goods at ... I )C IN MEMORY OF ROBERT L LEE Great Confederate General Honored in the Sooth. (Journal Special Service.) RICHMOND. Vs., Jan. 19. The birth day of General Robert K. Lee was cele brated in all the leading cities of the 8outh today by the Societies of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States and Daughters of the Confed eracy. In this city the anniversary was observed by a closing of the state and city public offices, a parade of the local companies of militia, and the firing of an artillery salute by the Richmond Howitzers. ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 1 9. Appropriate exercises were held this morning In the hall of the House of Representatives In observance of the birthday anniversary of Robert E. Lee. This evening the Vir ginia Society holds its customary cele brat Ion when the annual address will be delivered by Thomas .Nelson Page. SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 19 Robert E Lee's birthday was celebrated today by a parade of all the white military of the city. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 19. Bus! ness was largely suspended In Nashville today In celebration of the birthday of Robert E. Lee. This evening General Fltzhugh Lee delivers an address under the auspices of the local societies of Confederate veterans ror the benefit of the fund that la being raised for the erection of a monument to the private confederate soldiers on the custom-' house grounds. CHURCH FUND GETTING BIG (Journal Special Service.) NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Methodists In this city are to be congratulated upon the generous manner In whjch they have contributed toward their organisations within the past few years. Besides the $20,000,000 thank offering which the Methodist Church of America has raised and to which New Yorkers donated gen erously, there is a distinct local fund of 11 1.000.000 of which nearly a million has been raised. This money will be devoted exclusively to needs In this city. The debts of 36 churches are to be paid from It. and hospitals and asylums of the church are to be aided. MINER'S BODY ARRIVES. GRANTS PASS. Jan. 19. -The body of J. H. Conn, who was killed while work ing in the Cleopatra copper mines of Diamond Creek district, Del Norte county, Cal., has been brought to this city and shipped to bis relatives in Ohio. Conn was working In the lower tunnel of the Cleopatra mine when he was sud denly buried beneath a cave-In of earth and rock and his life crushed out. He came here from Baker City about a month ago. .'He was a man about 40 years of age and unmarried. MITCHELL WILL WORK. A. H. Devers of this city received the following telegram from Senator Mitch ell yesterday, regarding the establish ment of a Department of Commerce by the United States Government: "The Department of Commerce bill In amended form passed House late last ev ening. It will now undoubtedly be In hands of conference committee. I shall do all In my power to secure Its passage In some proper shape at the present session. Do Not Neglect Viii. 1 -At. Phones: Or. South 2291; Col. 889. T OUr 1 eClll ?Pn evenings till 9; Sun., 1 to 12. At the first sign of a defect consult cs. We will tell you whot is need ed and we will attend to them if you wish. No charge for examination. Ail work done painlessly and guarantee boo, 909, aid, iia, cxa rauinr bid . Oor. Third aad asHlsgtoa Sta. MM tai i :.- !-", . t . . - : -. ' I WW (IMIMT Williams and Grant to Come First. Strecter, Johnson and McDcvitt Will Have to Wait Awhile Notes. Attorney W. T. Hume made another plea for an early trial of George Streeter, "Doc" Johnson and Tom McDevltt, charged with gambling, this morning, but In vain. The clients represented by him will have to wait, and the Orant and Williams cases will come first. The latter were set for trial before 'a Jury next Saturday morning. Judge Sears asked for a statement from the District Attorney relative to the gambling cases, and Deputy Spencer replied that he wanted to try Grant and Williams first. Attorney Hume, who represents tha men named above, arose and requested that his clients be tried at once. "Why can't the Grant and Williams cases be set for tomorrow, or today?' asked Hume. .,- "Because Judge McGinn represents them, and he is' absent In Salem. He's s legislator," replied Mr. Spencer. Hume was angered at the statement? and hotly retorted that he (Hume) ' wasn't a Legislator, and was not iixf .Salem. "Then why not try my cases?'4 i hp asked. i Judge Sears, probably fearing he would f be stricken with aural paralysiSgnde4 1 . n I 1 .... ....... . 1. .. , r, r, M the discussion by setting the Grant an Williams eases for Saturday morning. The District Attorney is silent as to) , why he desires to try those cases ahead ; of the others. There are six "John Does" Indicted, , but they have not yet been arrested, and I may never be, as it Is understood no one i knows who they are. OTHER CASES. The case of Alt Teung, charged wltM , larceny, was dismissed by Judge Sears, on motion of Deputy District Attorney Spencer. The man cannot be located, al though It was said by Mn Spencer that, he is known to be in Washington work- lng on a section of the Northern Pacifto. i The prosecuting witness in the case, who is a Japanese, agreed to keep trace of him and turn him over whenever tne , case came to trial, but he failed at the , crucial moment. The case of Arthur McHale, chargea with larceny, was set ior hearing: next Monday. There was considerable time devoted to civil cases, and the majority of them ' were set for next week. The Castronuovo ' murder trial will begin Thursday and will consume at least two days. fiBB-D TO READ THE JOURNAL I One man, who evidently does not read the dally newspapers, called upon the Mayor this morning to make application for an appointment under tne new cnar- ter. It seemed to be a great reiier i the city's Chief Executive offteer to tell the applicant that he must pu In his request for a city Job with tne tecutive committee. The applicant departed a wiser man and ambled down through the f corridors of the City Hall In meditation., Wise Bros., I 4, DENTISTS. X 'A , i I' 3 7: