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VOL. m. NO. 1L
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, , OCTOBER 14, 1901
PRICE' FIVE CENTS.
FOR
Oyama Reports Satisfactory Progress
' Kuropatkin Admits jDefeat ; on
I Right Flank-Left Flank Retires. .
Russians Apparently Falling Back on Old Posi-
tions While Japanese Endeavor to Strike ;
Death Blow Losses Are Appafling. .
. London. Oct. 14. ( Bulletin --a. Am
patch to the Central Mews from Rome
states the immwptr Ageoxla Libra hM
a dispatch from Chefoe statins- that ths
JapcMM have captured the lot rone
outside of Port Arthur u4 aow oooupy
ths periphery of the tows.
Boms, Oct 14. (Bulletin.)- A dis
patch from Toklo to the newspaper Ql
ornale al Horn places the Russian
losses as follows- Monday, ,0O killed
and wounded; Tuaadajr, 17.7SS killed and
vooBdad; Wadnavday, T.llft klllsd and
wounded; Thursday. IQ.OO kllM and
woundad.
iJtnml aptal SwtIob.)
Toklof Oot 14. Japan la wildly ax
itad today and alatad over tha victory
practically gained ever the Ruaslana to
tha south of Mukden, which now neada
but tha Ho (shin atrokea.
Marahal Oyama report today that
flahtlnc -eontinuea with raat deapa ra
tion and that tha Japaneae along tha an'
tire front ara Btaklnt aatiafaotory proc
. reaa.
' The eoluntna nre tww" aeea- thrown
' out Into mora open order and ara ifteet
inc the Rum lane at eeveral polnu alone
the oenter and right flank, Kurokl'a
troopa are meeting tha moat atubborn re
alatance and ara hearing the brunt of
the fighting.
A nrtvate dlapateh atatea that Oyama
Taaterday eaptored a gwa. Thia, hew
war, haa not been mcrially'nnnBied. ,
The enamy to tha aaat la ottering tha
moat stubborn flatting but tha Unea
ta tha- weat ara aadly -demorallaad and
. ara being doubled back upon the main
Ruealan column. It ta- believed that
the next determined ataod of the enemy
will be made oa nearly the aame line
' aa that which ended tha retreat from
Uao Tang, to tha aoutn and southeast
of Mukden.
there ara at those polnta numerous
an t ranch menu and temporary fortMoa
tlona made by the Ruaslana and Kuro
patkln will probably attempt to fall
back upon these untU he eaa receive
fresh levies of troopa. - -.;
Prtatls at mattia.
tMtalla received ere snow that Oa
battle yaaterday waa aa extended one.
Tha Japaneae front at the opening of
the day extended from a point five miles
northwest of the Taitse river In a ores
cent ta the slopes of the hills seat of
Teatal, a dlatanoe of about at miles. In
tha center of this frontage, which waa
near Yentat, General Nodiu oonuaanded
tha Japanese, while at tha eastern and
Kurlki was ta command.
Down toward this oenter earns the
Russian armies in a spread formation.
Rennenkampff hurled bis troopa against
Xurokl oa the east while far to the west
ward tha Japaneae general, Oku, drove
himself agalnat the Russians with such
force that they 'fell back toward the
. central line until they were brought
within range of Nodm' artillery.
In the meantime' Kurokl had been
orely harassed Ay Rennekampff.
When Kuropatkut iiacorared that his
right wing was unable to bold Its
ground he started a swinging movement
, In open field, apparently without realis
ing that his men were within the sons of
Nodsu'o fire. Kurokl was quick to see
this and la a magnlfloent attack, rushed
down upon the Ruaslana,- threatening to
break their line In two. At the aame
time Nodsu opened fire with withering
.effeot and In almost a moment's notice
the Russians wars thrown Into con
fusion. Their plan at concentration where a
rush might be made agalnat either
Nodsu or Kurokl had failed and Instead
: af being solid columns of aggressors
the men found themselves without a
turning base and In the utmost oon
fualon and In a position where they
could be raked from two aides by a with
ering artillery fire
Xatc a flap.
Tha Japaneae poeltlon had by this
time changed until It resembled a wide
spread letter "V," with Nodsu In the
apex, Kurokl oa the right point gad Oku
- on the left.
Into this letter and toward the apex.
Which rested but a short distance north
of Tental station, oams Kuropatkla's
vain column.
, Under Nodsu' Are a concentration
WENTWORTH LOST
WITH
it"'
(Joeraal Special Servtoe.)
Chatham. Oct. 14. In one Of the
' Mereeet gales that has ever raged along
this coast, the British schooner Went
worth was driven onto the north bar last
night All hands were lost, In spite of
ths heroic efforts made to reach tha
stranded vessel.
Through the inky blackness of the
night, a lookout near the bar saw a light
drlfUng la towards the shore. He at
once sent the news Into this slty hut
the wracked schooner could not be
reechoed until too late to aave the lives
of any of the crew. The Wentworth.
which was a three masted Novla Scotia
schooner, carried a crew of eight men.
t Barly watchers along tha beach, this
THE FIFTH DAY THE BATTLE
CONTINUES WITH FIERCE
was affected by tha Rueatans for self
preservation, and the column retreated,
without, however, being pursued by the
Japaneae for soma time. There waa a
complete lull In Oiing. as tha Japanese
formed Into mora concentrated posi
tions, expecting another attack.
The Russian forces apparently ware
badly demorallaad. and for a time the
retreat took almost the form of a rout.
Along ths entire line on the 8hlU river
position after position waa abandoned
without further effort, the troopa falling
back precipitately on the main column.
Which formed the central Una of retreat
The Japaneae are reported ' to have
captured more prisoners than la any
other engagement la tha war. They
also took, an entire ammunition train,
together with considerable quantities
of supplies and provisions.
'. Oyaaaa's eyers. ' "'
Oyama reports as follows on the en
gagement covering Wednesday and
Thursday: Ta the direction of Penlahu
the enemy made repeated counter at
tacks Wednesday. All were repulsed
and tha enemy showed signs of retreat
toward evening. -
"Our forces taatumed the ( offensive
since daybreak Thursday.
"The flanking movement of our strong
force of cavalry under Prlnoa Kamln
contributed largely to tha favorable de
velopments cf the . situation la that
quarter.
"Our central and left columns and
right army have both oeewpted impor
tant eminences sad are continuing toe
attacks. ;
T be opera tions of our antral army
are progresslroi favorably, dislodging
the enamy from several atrateglosl posi
tions. ... - .
"Our left army la attacking Bft-
hopu and neighboring places and has
oecumsd some important position
"Our reuforoemeats ara oenunuauy
arriving at Tental."
Nothing Is known acre or the extern
of the reinforcements, except in er-
nclal circles, and they decline to say
anything. It Is believed by many that
the Japanese have the superior rorce in
numbere, which would make It possi
ble to almost annihilate Kuropatkln de
spite his wonderful strategical ability.
A dlapateh this afternoon says tnc
contest - around Benshtu continues un
determined. The Japanese cavalry,
under Prince Kamln, made a detour of
the Russian left flank and partially
scattered the Russian supports. ,
AM
aterewea; Stcpcfal
visa off
Battle wm Vara. . .
,a (Jeerael Sperial Berrlca.)
t, Petersburg. Oct 14. In all the war
there haa never been a time whea there
was such a state of tension aa today
marks the feeling of the residents of the
capital It la recognised that oa the
fate of tnta battle there m mora de
pendent than on any other phase of ths
entire campaign. v
Report from tha front today say the
fighting continues with as great vigor aa
yesterday, but it la frankly admitted
that Thursday night fell with the laurels
on the Japaneae aide. Tha battle la not
yet over, however, and there is still no
reason in the minds of the offloera here
to dees It aa a defeat.
Kuropatkln this afternoon states that
ha la withdrawing the left flank to the
main army to prevent Its being out sff
by the Japanese, who are receiving great
reinforcements and fresh troops In such
numbers as to vastly outnumber him.
The greatest surprise Is manifested
hero over tha remarkable reeourcee of
the Japanese who were believed to be
nearly at their troop limit some days
ago. Granting that 10,009 men have
been withdrawn from Port Arthur, it
would still seem inexplicable that troops
should be constantly oomlng forward In
great numbers.
"Kuropatkln reports the battle of
Tental up to 1 o'clock yesterday aa fol
lows: -
"Two regiments on our right flank
loot heavily. The brigade commander
was wounded, a colonel killed and the
brigade retired, leaving Ita artillery be
hind. It afterward returned and re-
( Continued aa Page Three.)
ALL HANDS
V "
morning found tha bodies of two sea
men and one woman. The woman was
clutching tightly to S broken piece or
wreckage: the men were dressed, but
their knives had been lost The bodies
of all three of the drowned were bruised
seemingly by having been dashed
against floating pieces of wreckage.
The woman Is supposed to be the wife
of the eaptattn of the wrecked schooner.
The schooner waa built in Point
Orcvlllc N. a, InJSIt. and for eeveral
years was engaged In tha coasting trade
between the West Indies, American At
lantic ports and Canada. Of late She
has been carrying lumber from America
to Bngllsk seaports, Tha Westwerth
was a woodam yasssL .
M. MMM ft..,.
PRICE OF LUMBER CUT $1
'ti ' To meet a peculiar condition in the local 'lumber market the Portland Retail Lumber com
pany, which comprises ail of the mills in the combine or trust in this territory, has cut the
price of common lumber to Portland consumers $1 a thousand feet. The cut is made with a
hope of, stimulating building; operations during the next five months, and to get rid of a
large quantity ol the mill product that is now accumulating. After the. expiration of that
time prices of .lumber are expected to go up $3 or $3 a thousand .feet on. both common and'
finishing grades. . " - -
"The next few months will be the last period of low priced lumber in Portland for many
year," said a prominent mill man today. "It need cause no surprise if prices of alt kinds of
lumber advance next spring $3 or $3 a thousand feet Lumber is now too low, and mills are
operating at a loss. But we are cutting the price on common lumber for the winter months
to conform with our policy of keeping Portland retail prices close to the prices at which the
same lumber is sold for shipment. In thi instance-we also have the motive of stimulating local
building operations during the winter months, and in this manner it is hoped that a large
amount of building work will be got out of the way before the opening, of the exposition
season;" -' "-- - ' : V - - ' .
- There is no reduction in the prices of finishing lumber, such as flooring, ceiling and rustic
These grades are selling at $13 for No. 8 rustic, $119 for No, 8 flooring and $1 for No. 8 ceiling. .
These prices are close to the prices for shipment, and no cut is. considered. 9 The common lum
ber is reduced from $8.50 to $7.60 a thousand feet. . : -
"WOMEN AND DOCS
NEED BEATING"
r rv V !
William HoDtaf's Theory Pat Into
Practice Secures a Divorce for
S His Wife-Pet Cat the Cause. .
"if on tag told me that a woman to like
a dog-- that she should be whipped about
once a week la order to snake her keep
her place."
On this, testimony given by Mabel
Montag, Circuit Judge C Island this
morning awarded a decree divorcing her
from William Montag.
Mabel Montag's domestic trouble, she.
explained, began whea a pet oat got Ita
bead caught in a tomato eaa. When she
was Informed of the animal's predica
ment by a neighbor aba went to its re
ilef, she testified. For . this William
Montag. her husband, beat her severely.
His reason, aa1 aha says be gave It, was
that her duty waa to make a firs and
not keep his meat waiting while aba was
looking out for the comfort of a cat
Letters were Introduced In support of
her contention that she should be
granted a divorce, showing that her hus
band had been receiving letters from
"Brua XSyes,N a Hood River girl, and an
other who signed hereelf "M." . All
breathed affection, M" ereproachlng him
for not keeping a date," and declaring
that she waa oountlng the minutes until
she could asa him again.
Montag, who ts a barber. In the em
ploy of Chester Harris, on Fifth, street,
was at Seaslds when the letters arrived
and his wife confiscated them. .
In two letters sent hie wife ha ad
mitted, that aha was a good woman and
that ha was unworthy of her. He said
he would not be true to her and there. J
waa no further use of their trying to
live together.
Other wltnaasae testified that Montag
beat and scratched his wife.
Mrs. Montag la a daughter of former
Judge McGulre of Clatsop county, and
her friends crowded the courtroom.
Other divorcee granted by- Judge
Cleland this morning are: Belle S warts
from Henry 8 wart a, desertion; Carrie
Boater from Lorenso Boater, desertion;
Christine Hansen from Louis Hansen,
desertion; Matilda Feuk front M. J.
Feuk, cruelty.
BLAST HURLS STONES
THROUGH WINDOWS
(BeeeUl mpte Tae feersal.)
Taooma, Waab., Oct 14. Residents
of the vicinity of Seventh, C and Com
merce streets held an Indignation meet
Ing this morning. Many threaten dam
age suits on account of the destruction
of their property by a dynamite explo
sion set oft by men blasting last night
Many houses were damaged by flying
rocks, and the windows of the Congre
gational church were broken and the
reeldenta thrown into a panto. Con
tractor Burnt offers to settle and the
matter may bo amloably adjusted,
DIVORCE CANON IS
flNALLY. ADOPTED
' - I (Jeeraal Seeetel Service.!
Boston, Oct 14. The Episcopal con
vention today In committee of the
whole, adopted the report of the com
mittee on canon a, prohibiting the re
marriage of divorced persons.
KAISER'S FACER FOR
THE ANTI-SEMITES
(Joeraal Sseetal Berries.)
Berlin. Oct 14. Emperor William has
nominated James Jlimon, a Jewish mil
lionaire merchant to be a life member
of the Prussian house of peers. This
is a dlrecc blow at the anti-Semitic agita
tion la Germany. , ... , a , .-
TZMM Of maUOf.
(Special Dtopstsh e Tae JesraaL)
i Pu rail up , Wash., Oct 14. Aa In
cendiary firs destroyed the big feed
store and warehouse of H. J. Sourwlne.
Loss, $1,604. Inauranee, II. BO. This
waa tha second attempt to burn tha place
as aa Inquiry to la progress.
CREEK SEWER TODAY
Committee Wilt Hake Tour Through
The Bi( Drain ud Determine
Its Effectiveness and Worth. ? i
No time will be lost In Investigating
the construction of tha Tanner creek
sewer. Mayor Williams haa granted to
tha protesting property owners the op
portunity to make an expert examina
tion of tha Job, and this morning be
telephoned M ft. & Unthloum, the at
torney for the protestants, requesting
him to begin the examination this
afternoon. It ta eooaldered necessary
-that - the Inspection be made before
there la further heavy rain, wblck would
lnoreaae the volume of water la the
sewer and therefore make It dangerous
for persons to attempt to go through It
Both the contractor and tha city en
gineer Insist that ths work is fully op
to the reQutrements of the specifications.
and the former declares his readines
for the fullest investigation.
The persistent rumors current m con
nection with the work have received
apparent eonflrmatlon from the fact that
the cost Is nearly 911.000 In exoeas of
the engineer' a estimate. This Is ex
plained by H. C Wortman, one of the
sewer committee of the executive board.
who says that the unusual difficulties
and risk of the work made It Impossible
for the engineer to make a reliable esti
mate of the cost
'The sewer had to bo built through
made ground" said Mr. Wort man. where
the danger of the earth caving In was
far greater than under ordinary condi
tions. It waa nooessary. too, that the
work be, finishes before the beginning
of tha fair rains, otherwise the con
tractor might suffer heavy loss. . The
first bids on' ths work were altogether
too high, sod we rejected them. When
wo ceiled for new bids Rlnar offered to
do the work for ft 2.600. This was
7,400 more than the engldeer's estimate
but the mayor and tha sewer committee
went over the ground and we concluded
that la view of the unusual risks of the
work, the bid was act aa anreasonablt
cue.
, Usages f Oavtmg 2a. '
Tho contractor had to dig a tunnel
which he was obliged to timber to keep
the earth from caving In. ' The dtr en
gineer's Inspectors kept careful watch
on the work and they report that It
waa done entirely In aoeordanee with
the. specifications. The sewer commit
tee haa ao reason to doubt this, for the
only protest made before the accept
anoe of the work waa that of C C
Palmer, an attorney, who declined to
say whom hs - represented and who
would not oven state wherein the work
was defective. We gave him three days
in which to make specific charges but
he did not do so, and the committee
then aooepted the work. It was after
that acceptance that too pretest now
oa Sle was presented.
If there waa any pool among tha eon-
tractors who bid on the work, Vl knew
nothing of It and I saw no reasoa to
suspect anything of ths sort Ordinarily
the sewer committee would not let a
contract at a prloe so far In excess of
the engineer's estimate, but in this oaas
we were satisfied that the peculiar char
acter of the work aad the unusual risks
Justified the aid.'.
Collusion among the bidders on large
contracts for street and sswer work la
this city Is believed to be vary common,
and there are circumstances la this case
which Indicate -that the four original
bidders at least had formed a pool.
Their bids were rejected however and
new bidders appeared upon the second
call, whoss figures were materially lower
than those first submitted. It Is said
that Rlner was not In the pool, and bis
bid being lower than any of his com
petitors he was awarded tha contract,
PEACE CONFERENCE FOR
CAMPAIGN MATERIAL
(Joeraal sptrttl Servtfe.)
Berlin, Oct, 14 The Tageblatt de
clares that'tt has Information from high
diplomatic authority that Roosevelt In
tends to Invite the powers to an inter
national peaoa conference before the
American elections, and complete ar
rangements afterwards
It Is .further stated that tne4lme Is
believed to be ripe for overtures to be
aooepted by both of the nations that are
aow soatsDding la the far east.
SOUTH
FIGHTING AND JAPAN GAINS
A THOUSAND l
THIRD OF CATCH
" OE SEALS LOST
NlDeoJa Went Dowt With 13,000
: Skins Worth SI 82,000, the Entire ,
Year's Haul at Copper Islands, '
(Special Uspsteh ta The JosrseO '
Victoria. B. O. Oct 14. Word has
been received here by a sealing company
that the steamer Mlaecta, lost at Tlgtl
bay oa its way from Pe trope vlovsk to
Baa Pranctsoe. had oa board, the entire
season's catch of sealskins from the Cop
per hUanda for the Commercial company.
It to estimated that there may be 14,000
skins M the lot, which will make a de
cided differenoe la the market
The total catch for the year wouM
amount to about 14.000 skins, including
about 7.00 from Japan, 10,000 from the
Victoria company In Behring seaa and
1,400 from ooast catches, besides the
Falkland Island oatoh, so that II. 0D0
skins lost oa the Mlneola cut quite a
figure. With over one-third of the
world's catch of seal skins lost the prloee
of the remaining skins it to expected
will run . up considerably, The local
company therefore expects a good return
for ita year'e catch,.9 The skins loot are
readily worth 114 each In their raw
BRANDS LIQUORS AS
; CHEAP IMITATIONS
(Jearaal Special Berries.) '
Washington, Oct 14. Following close
on the whleky fatal It lea in New York
aad the subsequent revelations there.
Dr. C W. Wiley, chief of the government
bureau of chemistry, sounded a note of
warning today. In an Interview be ex
pressed the opinion that fully W per
cent of the whisky sold In this country
In hotels, restaurants, clubs snd bars
Is nothing less than a cheap Imitation,
and While not poisonous, is very danger
ous to the human system, even whan
taken moderately and Is a fraud on the
public. The government through the
bureau, has already begun aa Investi
gation of this Industry.
For a remedy Dr. Wiley suggests bet
ter laws regulating the sale of drlnka,
the most Important of which shall be a
statute compelling real and spurious
articles to be labeled. The passage of
the pure food bill now pending In ooa
greea, he says, will aid any laws the
states may aow have or formulate la the
future. .
WOMEN ARE RESCUED
BY PRIZE FIGHTER
! - . - .
' (Joqrsal Special service.
Now York, Oct 14. Fighting his way
through a hall with denae smoke and
flams snd with an unconscious woman la
his arms, Eugene 3. Garni r, the prise
fighter, last night demonstrated a cour
age not wholly of the order called for
In the ring. He not only saved the life
of Mrs. Clara Karl, but returned and
carried Mra. Julia Hemsenbuttel. 70
years of age, from a burning building
in Brooklyn.
Other persona In the biasing house
were rescued by BJdward Thome and
William Dawk ins. who were with Oercla
when they' saw the building burning.
They promptly rung the fire alarm and
began tha work of rescuing before the
firemen arrived. - (
MOTHER SEES BABY
KILLED BY A TRAIN
(Jearaal Special Strvtee.)
Los Angelas Oct 14. Mrs. 81 Robert-
sen, living a few miles north of this
city, stepped to her front door to see
the Santa Barbara-Los Angeles train
rush by, and a eight mat her gase which
shocked her so that fatal results ara
feared. Just as she looked at the engine
she saw the pilot strike her beby daugh
ter, 17 months old, and hart tt Into the
ditch beside the track, dead.
The child was playing between the
ends of two ties and the engineer mis
took tt for a piece of white paper until
too lata to stop the train. The ooroaor's
Jury exonerated tae engineer,
OF MUKDEN
"RAFFLES"
Bold Thieves Rob Custo
dian of Chicago In
-" City HalL
POLICE IN NEXT-ROOM
Enter the Basement, Saw Up Tbron.h
the Floor, Select Ploouer, Rt
V tun to tte Corridor an4 -Hake
Their Escape.
(Jearaal Special Berries.) T
' Chicago, Oct 14. From under ths
very noses of tha police and deeteotive
forces of Chicago yesterday there waa
stolsn the most valuable of the oontenta
of the city atororoom. directly across tha
hall from the oentral polloe head
quarters. The crime is oaa of the most
daring ever perpetrated. The robbery
occurred when City Custodian Crelger
was absent from his office and whoa tag
storeroom was locked. -n.
In the storerooms of the dtyv cus
todian, to which ta taken all property
found oa thd bodies af the dead, all
captured stolen goods awaiting ideatift-
oaUo sod aa lost articles foamd by or
turned over to the polloe, there often
accumulates property of great value. It
sometimes approximates 1100,000 in
value, and at the time af the Iroqaola
theatre disaster Included diamonds and
Jewelry, alone sufficient to stock a
splendid Jewelry store. The storeroom
is oa tha main floor Of the city ball
building. In the heart of the city. .,,
waard afaaa eea,
' At ths time of the robbery there were
la the oentral police station, directly
across the hall. Just SO feet away, 44
offloera and a sleeping lieutenant and
sergeant A special detective waa seated
In a chair leaning agalnat tha wall of
the room but five feet away,
Andy Rohan, the king of thief takers,
and declared by Chief of Polloe vONelll
to bo the best deteotlvo he aver knew,
waa seated but SO feet away. .Assistant
Chief of Polios Hermann Bphusttlsr, also
a noted thief taker, was sitting In his
office but 16 feat from the ousted Is a' g
room.
But 41 feet down the corridor ta the
detective headquarters, which at fhS
time of the robbery waa packed with
detectives awaiting details or making
out report a In his office op a short
flight of stairs. Just 100 feet away from
the door of the custodian's room sat
Chief of Police O'Neill.
The corridor In front of the room was,
as usual, thronged with policemen, plain
clothes men aad detectives, while every
newspaper and press association la the
city haa representatives constantly- on
the alert throughout the building. It is
estimated that at ieaat 40 officers must
have passed the storeroom while the
robbery was taking place, and yet the
burglars went on with their work and
nobody discovered them.
am tared Taromgh Fleer. '
The burglars entered the storeroom
from the basement With a finely tem
pered saw they out out a big hole la the
floor of the storeroom and then drew
themselves op Into the little apartment
Although on the ground floor they were
safe from discovery from the outside,
as tha windows af the room, which are
barred, open onto a oeurtyard which Is
locked at the front . and la seldom
used. .
The 'robbers undoubtedly took their
time and selected money. Jewelry and
such valuable property aa oaa bo readily
marketed.
- kCtagled with Fella em as.
They then passed out of the base
ment by the stairs winding around the
elevator, thence up Into tha corridor
where they mingled with the crowd of
poHoeinen - and detectives, and walked
oalmly out into the street, where they
were speedily swallowed up la the larger
crowds of pedestrians.
Chagrined by the ease with which the
(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
OUTDONE
SUBMARINES FOR
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fleerae! Sserlsl Spot's
Newport News. Va.. Oct 14,
fully guarded by company offlclala and
deteotlvee, two submarine boats that
ware constructed here are being packed
for shipment It Is generally supposed
that the boats have been purchased by
one of tha beillgvronts ta tha far east-
n war.
Throughout the conetroctiea of the
submarine the utmost -secrecy haa been
maintained by the offloera of the ship
yard. Only well known and trusted em
ployes of ths company have been al
lowed to work on the craft, and these
men were carefully guarded. Plain
clothes men -dogged their footsteps, and
even the people with whom they talked
war watched. Thla was doao to prevent
nevtiio;:e
GIRLS liERE
Telephone Compssy Ira
ports Workers From
"the "North.-
NONE PUT TO WC2K
Donse4 at Scott Hotel They Are Ready
to Ttfrjatore' Places at toe
y ' Switchboard Sboil Con- '
i-U any Order That Move. ? ;
V
Fifty-two telephone girls reached tha
city this morning, ready to assist too -Pacific
States Telephone company xa
breaking the strike that haa been de
clared by operators of the local switch
board. The sir la .are at the Boon hotel.
Seventh and Burns ids streets.
Their arrival waa a complete sur
prise to tha strikers, who aay they ara
relying oa the promises of the company
that no anion - member would be dis
charged at least until their grievances
had been fully considered snd a reply
to their demands given. They assert
that, they will resent any breach of
faith on the. part of the oomsany.
Up to a late hoar this aftarnoear aa
effort had bees made to Install ther
now girls at the switchboard aad con
sequently ao dash hsa occurred. The
rumor was circulated that at the aooa
recess the strikers proposed Visiting the
Scott hotel aad explaining ta the vigltora
that tbey were Intruding Into a,tu-'
tlon ta which they were not'' wanted.
Police headquarters waa notified to be '
In readiness to. quell any disturbance
that might ariaeT' However, aone of the ,
strikers visited the hotel, though there
were Innumerable telephone calls di
rected to the Scott hotel.
"How many 'scabs' have yota down
thereT" asked a feminine voice over the
telephone.
"You'd bettor turn that bunch suv
said another. "They are batting la and
we don't need them in Portland."
From Vos-thern OlUss.
The girls wars brought from Seattle,
rTaooma and other cities to the north.
Thsy were Induced, to oomo by offers
that were made by the com pan y. ' The
offers Included payment of railroad
fares both ways, hotel and other usees
ssry expenses while they were la this
city. They arrived la the dtr early thla
morning and were met at the station by
representatives of the company. Ser
vants af the company kept them soar
doss surveillance.
SMady to aOxep.
These "Portland girls say wo oaat
stay hare, do they?" said Clara Hlgglns.
pretty Seattle girl who assumed a
belligerent attitude aa soon aa she waa
told what the strikers bad said. TWell,
we'll see about that I'd Ilk to see
some of those flat-footed Portland girls -
make me do any thing. We'll stay right
hare In tha Boott hotel aa kmg aa wa
are wanted and If they try to start any.
thing, we'll be right there ell ths time.
And you might tell these Portland girls
that we can pull more hair la a minute
than any other girls can. In a week.
At the switchboard there waa ao dis
turbance today. Yeeterday. however,
the strikers were Insistent la their de
mands that a number of students who
were being taught how to Operate the
switchboard should be sent away. They
worked today snd declare that they ara
relying Implicitly In the promises that
ware mads by the company.
"Mr. Thatcher and Miss Cooper prom
ised as that no member of the Bnioa ,
should be discharged and that oar
grievances should be thoroughly ooa
sldered. We are depending on those
promises, but were very much surprised '
to learn today that IS girls had been Im- .
ported to take our places, we demand .
fair treatment and agreed to work-two
days on their promisee. We will have
fair treatment, too, even If we have ta
do things that we would be sorry for. .
"A great many of us believe that the
company Imported the girls merely aa a .
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ORIENT. PACKED
any possible attempt ta destroy tha
vessels by spies knows to be lurking m
the elty. Roth Russia and Japanese
spies are here, - -
The boats, which havo sees taken ta
pieces sines their secret trial trips, arc
being most carefully packed In atrew,
wooden boxes. Some of (he noses a a
marked "shoes," ethers "books," a 4
with the names of other sru s
arc shlppsd to westers sttiee
section. They will be guarr r
Sevaral days ago, freir"! ta.
rying several "knocked down" s
Tinea waa wrecked rtoar a li
In North Dakota. Tits br
constructed at sn eastern
were to have bees snipped w
from SsaiUot -
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