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r - i - I.e. a .i Worn Out by Fear "of Arrest, In Bursar TakwAcid , Cn Francltco. V C0NFECCI3 FOR ROCC2RY ! IN FORTLAND tAST YEAR 'i 1 Saye ilpCarthylWa Hie Com panion . In tht ; Crime Ad V mlt ink, Robbery Also-V , ..-. it ' &.(Joarasl ttwcUl 4Wvl.y '.- ! Bin Francisco, March I Worn ont y im( 'of arrest. ,"Matt" Cullen, i young erimlnal with record. aurrsn Oared hjmself to a policeman lata Jbj Bight and while waiting for a patrol wagon swuiiowea a quantity .- or etr bollo acid. . Ha was taken to a hospital Mrhsre ha la ' not - expected to recover. . Before- losing consciousness he aald that together with man named Mc Carthy he robbed fur atore Ih Fort land. Or., and that McCarthy -was lm. plicated In a bank; robbery at Loa An gaiee. pa awn t name the ban. -i STRIKE AT: THE FAIR . (Continued" from Page One.) They cheered loudly. .'At 11 o clock the ' government, building was deserted.. rounds Almost Pea arte. In order to reach the' gate '.the men T ihsd to pass the .Liberal Arts and Calt . lomla buildings. As they did ao they , ;mUled to the remaining workmen , on thoee bulldlnra to follow. 'The oall waa promptly obeyed -by the large majority I workman. However, a few were left II f At work on the Liberal -Arts building. ': By noon the grounds and' buildings ' were almost -deserted,.' The " regular -force of laborers waa at work scattering iffraval on the patha and roadways, and iother departments are aa.yet unaffected by the strike. . Strikers assert that the V (contracting firm ei Tinker DeOesen, sculptors, la the only on that remain ' .unaffected. , "' ; i ' Director - of Work Hater declared that he had nothing to announce with reference to what action would be taken tfo counteract the effect of the strike. jthare were plenty, of men available, he . Bald, -and work would aeon be resumed. The) trouble la the direct result of the strike on Wednesday of W ' an m ployed by Contractor-Jacobson, who la driving pilea alongside the bridge where -the Trail will be located. It waa pre- elpltated beoauae of' Jacobaon refuaal xo discharge non-union men or to aa cede to othrr deniandvot lha unioiu right Over The actual grievances, where any ex isted, arose from - the Tact . that Boa 'union wages ware paid by-certain con tractors. On the Inside Inn carpenters helpers have been employed to do the - rea-olar woih of carpentara at the Tate jof ll.ag a day. It t also said that they ; worked nine hours. The strikers also assert that agreements were made be Sore work was begun en the fair te era 'ploy none but union men and to pay anion wagea. However, the existence of . amen, agreements la denied by offiouUe.. H Union men have persistently protested asasa itpognonainln bor on the ground that it waa onenly refusal to Tecognlae tha un-ori.',They as ' , aert that unlyJ man ware forced to work side by aids with non-union men. Fr '-- ajuent rumors and threats of strlkea hays veni anaoe as a rrsuiu . , . . i Contractor Bee net t, who te oona tract . Ing the government- building, has met ' all the demands of hla employes. '.They insisted on 'the diacharge or all non .vnlon men and he yielded. They in - s'lsted that men who worked over time) should be paid at the rate of one and on hair hoar for each actual Hour or over . time labor. . Ha consented. V ' . . . o Owe Kay Ores The Inside. Ins Is being eonatruoted vr the Worcester Construction company, ,-New Tork. It was oa that building. It ta claimed.' that a scale of non-union wages was maintained. One hundred men were employed oa tha building. - i At .the grounds , strict orders have . been - Issued to tha guarde to prevent anyone) from crossing the .bridge to the island where tan govenimeat building la being erected. .The guards, have orders ' to prevent the publle from learning any - ' thing that happena on the grounds. Tha order la obeyed as far fa possible. . '.. ' W had no grlevancea, ao far aa Mr. ' Bennett waa concerned, and those of us ' whs were employed on the government ' building ejult purely out of aympathy and In order to. enforce the unionising f all tha "workmen on the grounds.' , said one of the strikers "Mr. Bennett baa yielded to all our demands, sad . there wss no cause for ua to quit work . . Ing for him except for the reason I - have stated.". . - "' : " - " '. "There la nothing that I care to aay. aald 'ZHrector of Works Huber. "Of " course the progress of the work has been 'Seriously retarded but we have plenty of men la sight and wui get - them." !'5 WANT CLOSED utemeat 1 of anraetmral klUUlaf ,1 Trades' AUlaaoa tb Sessloa Teday. He. The board of governors of ther Btrue- tural Building Trades' alliance, which ; la tha governing body of the etriking organisations, was In seeeUm during the aftemooa at headquarters,. AS. North ' Sixth street. They gave out for publics tlon - tha atatement tnat tne unions wanted to "make the work at the fair union Job that they wanted a closed ahen.. . The action of Wakefield 'and Ja , cobson precipitated tha general, issue. which has. been under discussion for '. some time. '. ' C.-H. Oram.' president of the. Oregon State rederatlon of labor, aald that the ; union men had not been treated with honesty by the macagement of tha. fair nor the contractors, sa specific promises were made at the time of soliciting sua acrtptiona that the work would be done ' by anion labor, under union conditions. , and so far aa poslblo by home people. Thle he aald bad not been carried out ' rollowlng is the statement made by .tha board of governors lata this after Boon:' - ' , -.- . f. - "On account of yeaterday morning's report In regard to tha atrlke at the Lewie and Clark felr.i Jt waa delayed through a misunderstanding of the. rep-' resentatlvea of the different organisa tlona. .r .: . '. , ' "A maas meeting waa called last oven ing which brought the matter to a final Issue thla morning. It did not take It pickets to do the work after tha men themselves learned tha details that they were eapeeted to carry out This morn trig tha details were' carried out effect sally, and at presat nearly all of the .ma on the different obe at the grounds ere out. ' We aspect .tha others to go 'out later, and perhape by thla evenng all win be out, , r . . , - rThe board bf governora will be In ejs aalna at all times and wUl have gen- arJ ca. a of i 'l ci resraaaatlaj Ca Structural Bullaln; Trades alliance, at t i t.veat - - "The direct cauee of the atrlke was the looking out of the bridge and struc tural Iron workers by Jacobaon as Wake held, who have a.contract on the elevated roadway called tha trait But -the gen era! cause Is, we want a fair day'a wage for a fair day'a work.-. and ' recogni tion or au ot the unions affiliated wi thia alliance. We want eight hours -t conetltuta a day'a work, and we want the mlaumum, aoale that la allowed by our different organisations, and than recognition or tne unions. "We want a closed shop, and that means a union Job, ,J "There waa an erroneous ststement la the morning paper regarding the meeting last evening. It was to Una effect that President Caufleld of the eleotrical workers' union was present and participated. ' He was not at the meeting and has nothing to do with the r.rlr - , 'i Members of the board said that the work -of Contractor Tinker, who has lob vn-tbe trail, wss not, dlsturbsd by the strike, as tha union inert expressly exceptea mm rrom tne orj(frs. t C- H. Oram, leader 'of the Federal Labor fofcea In the atate. made a mora general atatement, running over some of the grievances i ' ... ' ' T regret that this thing had to eome about but I reel that tha ,Lewts a Clark corporation, the state commission hnd the contra etojs are to blame. The unlona Interested have done everything In their power -ta seexia wis matter. They ha vf sent committees to-wait on the corpo ration management and contractors from the time that the first contract was let f 'T feel that they have a right to all tha eoooeaaiona tbey ask,' from tha fact mat too oommmee appoiniea cry ine board of trade which visited the vari ous unions of thla city before the Lewis and Clark association waa organised soliciting BUbecriptlone, made definite promises In behalf of union labor. "The unlona subscribed liberally to ward It . -even those . not directly In teres ted In the Building Trades alliance, feeling that they would get no direct benefit yet realising that It would be a good thing for Portland and- the peo ple of thla city. Tha - unions wanted to help a good cause along and, sub Tbat committee - pledged' themselves not only once but in every organisation of labor that they visited, that the work of. erecting the bulldlnga for tha fair would be by union .labor, and under union conditions, and that the people living in Portland and helping to build UP tha city,, being taxpayers . here, would' bo given preference. Thla pledge has not been kept".. :,.....,, -" . COODPS STATEMENT. President ef the Oerporatloal CHves PaU " . tlda of tbVOontautway. "About a month age, at the request of Mr. Oram, representing the Feder ated Trades of this city. I met repre sentatives- of several labor unions. said President Qoode. "There were present representatives from tha plumbers, elec trical workers, plasterers and painters' unions, besides Mtv-Orasa, . 'I waa under tha impression that the interview was- asked to take up with ma officially soma auestioa of wage scales or - other matters of importance connected with work at the exposition grounds. I at onca stated that I would be very glad- to be- of any assistance- in presenting any claim or grievance of that nature to-tha contractors. , It developed Immediately, bowever. from direct statements of one or two representatives that the only object of tha meeting was; to ask'me to require the, '.opntrtclors' to t employ hone but union labor la connection v with i tha aff "The siaa requ'estei 'InaTlhT VVoV SKtow agree-to ermpior union-iaDos tt elualvely in tha operation of the fair during the period that It will be open to the public. Naturally, It waa lmpoe- ible to accede to their requests ana labor matters on tha grounds of tha ex position have gone along with only slight drfflcultles until the present : . The exposition management has bean hopeful that tha exposition would be completed without trouble between the contractors snd employes. "Dnring the last month. however. many agitators from Bt Louis and else where have appeared upon the- scene. Many of these men make It their bust to follow expositions and other large building enterprises for the pur pose of making unreasonable demands upon contractors. - v .... "They hope that the necessity of com pleting the buildings on specified time will result in their securing exorbitant wagea, Tbeir 1 first efforts are to atlr local worklngtneni The eondftiona waioh ex let temporarily at tha fair are due almost entirely to the efforts of three strangers, - who have 'no Interest in Portland or the exposition. - "Contractors inform me that many of tha. aqsn - who quit . work today would gladly have remained, and ' feel quite euro that after careful coaaideratlon n majority will return to work. I asked the contractors tr they1 were showing aay preference) to non-einlon men or discriminating in any way against union men. - .They emphatically replied no. But they said that they reserved tha right to employ whom they pleased, snd would not under any conditions agree to employ union men exclusively. "Contractors also stats that they are paying tba beat wagea. First class carpenters are receiving fli for eight hours work, -and in cases or especially good workmen they receive mora. There la a,, large.. amount of Utbor Jn connec tion with the exposition that does not require -skilled help. However, these are paid mora in an- ordinary xor auon work. "Af the request of tha contractors we havavooened a labor bureau In room or .tha Administration ouiraing sere on tha grounds, where we-have installed an employer,-': Applicants may go upon tha ground and not bo seen by others,' oxo uimtwttm TVars. . . ' IK rial nuoltrk e The JaaraaLl ' Oregon City March 1. Rev. . 8. P. Davis, who years ago was clergyman 6f tha .city, and who baa marry-friends among tha old Oregonlans, will preach st ' the riret Baptist church - here next Sunday at II a. in. air. Davis after leaving Oregon City went to the eastern states, where Ja conttnueo in tne mis tstry "At the present-time be Uvea In Pennsylvania, and this la-his first visit to thev weet 'since ha relinquished hfa cnsrge.in inis, euy. v I (fpseMl IMssateb, te The fcral) Oregon City; March . This evening at the Armory halt Cataract Hose com pany No. I of this elty will give a ball. is net only the, annual ball of the company, but It will be made an aveat reramemoratlnn or President Roose velt's Inauguration, and will have eome of the features of tha grander similar event- In Washington tonight. Marry Portland people are expected, and the attendance will be very larger (serial Piseetca s The i lit Oregon City, March S. James Benaet. aa old cltlsen of this County aged U yeera, giefl at his noma near Clackamas yesterday, after having undergone -' operation hi a Portland hospital. He wilt be buried thla afternoon at Clack- mas cemetery. Rev. P. K. Maarsm Will ffieiata at Ua f aaesa at c:.ecc;i CITY Many ! Notable Persona' Con v nected With Society in This V; f Ctate to Ca Present (Bpedal rnsmtek te The JoereaL) Oregon -City, . March . S. The' session of the society of tba Toung, People'a Christian Endeavor, beginning bore thla evening, - will be attended by soma of tha most notable people connected with the society In this state. The first aa scmbling la thla evening at. tha Pres. byterlan church, and the address of wele come will be made by -Rev. E. 8, Bol linger of the local Congregational church.. This duty was to nave been performed by Rev. J. H. Wood of tho Methodist church, but his recent Illness hss prevented his appearance. -- Rev. W. S. Gilbert of Portland, who waa tha chaplain of the Second Oregon regiment In tha Philippines., will .., bo smong the visitors. He will deliver tha sermon thia evening upon the theme. "The Place of Christian - Endeavor ! Our Church." Rev. Lyman E. Rockwell, fha president of the State Christian En deavor, society, win' preach tomorrow evening.''' - - . " . ". .v : . Tha district represented by tha dele gates Includes Clackamas, Multnomah, Columbia .and Clatsop counties. , BANKER FILES SUIT IN CIRCUIT COURT C. H. and F. H. Underman De ; fendanta In Action Brought ' f ' by Portland Man. (SpacM Dbpstch te The Jooreal.l -Oregon City. March t. H, H.. New hall -f.Patllajjd yesterday . afternoon filed., suit in the circuit court here against C H. and 'M." T. Llnderman far r2.rr. From tbe complaint It ap pears that the plaintiff conducts a banking business in tha city of his rest dance, - and the defendants, under the Arm same of -Llnderman Bros, were formerly depositors 1a .the bank. It is alleged that the defendants agreed to pay interest st s per cent per annum upon all overdrafts, and that between March 1. 110!, and July 1. 104. such overdrafts amounted to the sum for Which judgment, la asked.- In addition to thla amount tha plaintiff asks inter est upon, tba same from July 1, 104. . ' ORDERS OF MAYOR - CAUSE DISCUSSION r7r--...':HisaBsBsnsne i Instructions- trr- Ucruormen Not to Sell to Certain Qnes 'yZ.rfit Questioned, v (BeeeUl DUjia trk te e fceraaLV--Oregon City, March . The recent action of Mayor Sommar In giving or dera 1 to tha- liquor dealers of this elty not to sell Intoxicating liquors to car tain, citlaens of, means has provoked muck discussion among tha liquor deal-I k Many express the opinion' that tbe mavor has net such authority -under I . 14ft. tew, eoQMKlnslsUag lAat the power to give auch order rests with the city erjoncil. but the most popular view Is that no such action can be taken by any authority, -until tha prohibited per son has been declared an inebriate by soma court of. competent jurisdiction. ACTION OF. JUDGE IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED v .... ... . .. - (Rpselal Dbsnteh te Ibe JoeraaL) Oregon City, March I. There Is soma anxiety among interested parties over tha probable action of Judge McBride upon the affidavit yeaterday filed by Henry w. Trembath, charging T. 4, Oary with acta which might be eon etrued aa resistance to an officer in tha execution of his duty. : There are two very distinct sides to the controversy, Oary contends that ha resisted the offi cer because the' latter was a trespasser. At tha same time Deputy Sheriff Trem bath went upon tha premises in " the necessary execution of the court's or der. . ,'. ,A . A Very nice legal Question Is incident ally raised, to-wit: - Is an officer a trespasser, when.' In the execution of the court's order, he enters upon the prem- Ises of some person who la no party to tba suit in which tne order wss issued. NAN PATTERSON CAN'T - SEE DYING SISTER " (Jooraal SpeeUr Berries.) . ' New Tork. March I. Nan Patterson's fathor called on Assistant District At torney Band todsy snd asked permis sion ta take' Miss Patterson to Wash ington., where her slstsr. May, Is dying. Rand refused. The 'ether's appesl to District ' Attorney Jerome si so wss a failure. Tba old white bearded rati left tha office In teara.; . . KING CANCELS TOUR TO AWAIT CABINET CRISIS (Joeroal Special service.) Birmingham, March . The Post learns that King Edward baa canceled hla arrangements-to tour the Mediter ranean, owing .to tha possibility of a ertsls In English politics. The down fall of the Balfour ministry la threat aned. : .--; ...-, OSBOO BAXU SOtTTat. , " (Operlal Disiietrb tsf The JaeraaLl ' Eureka. March . -The steamer Ore gon- Balled . for, San Francisco- at 11 o'clock. The. wreck report filed by Cap tain Warner of the Oregon and Captain Pillsbury -of the marine underwrite with the collector of euatoma thla morn ing shows the damage t&'the veaael Is Ita.ooo and the j damage to-the cargo TOJTM A Jaarsal Jperlel flarvtee.) T '." Pikesvlila. Kr- March- . In a rail road camp south of here today four men were killed, two fatally and four seriously Injured, by an' explosion of dynamite. Tha dead: WUl Vsn Hooa. foreman; Han a Adklna. Anderson Rob inson and Will McOoiro, - MATaUMOsTXaX BOXfD BBO Divorce' decrees were granted today by Judge Bears -to A. T. Nairn from Ag- s A. Nslrn; to William Pollts from I,ia B. Pollts; to Jt Ira Ira. J, McLaugh lin from W. tf. MlsughUn; to Nina Le plUt from L. Lepltlt. and to llxa B Bernlg from A. C HoraleVv ' Our Number '7 : V - f' -v. ! 109 -: ' t ii - v sa - m ar v 1 1 ' t t s7 street f wimmm '.. from ' : I I ViT - r-;ry' ; s(tm a (?OA ' 1 plaUn travelling euJvCT. y ; , T v V , the way for all men of little money to wear - r: I ' JUST HALF-PRICE. I .;,,:,;,(.;,:,,, '-ite :i' . r '1 ; We had a Big r : : day HATS AND Jiiiie f.A'i 109 SIXTH STREBTrNEAR WASHINQTON N.'fi.-WE REPAIR, CLEAN AND PRESS FREE OP CHARGE FOR ONE YEAR t, R0CKP1LE- GANG EATS . ' HEARTY BREAKFAST 'el - Threatened'to Strike and, Went . ' - 7 . . . - to Bed Supperifse ' - Night "-- -' ' --' -' - ' '".'. Though a. atrlka of .the city prisoners working on the rockplle wad expected thla morning. It did not ahow Its bead. The -men objected " to i the food served them for supper yesterday and went to bed without eating a bite, after Dr. Zan. the city physician, and Chief Hunt had pronounced tha food perfectly whole some. "The Mulligan stew Is sour." protested the prisoners. The chief, took a bits of it snd pronounced it all right.' Refusing to eat what had been placed before them, the rockplle gang. Includ ing Henry McOloln, C M. HIU. Austin Duffy, O. Keith, H. Hswell. R Mc Orery and William Wlutama, went to d. Tha men were glad to get their breakfast this morning, and want to work as cheerfully aa they have -ever done. The food may be wholesoms, but It is served in a way that would nauseate- a person with a weak stomach. It is taken to the elty prison in a hand cart from the American reataurant, and when It reaches there stews snd soups have frequently slopped over all the dishes and - sometimes on the bottom of the cart. ', .' ' ; '-'; ..' CONTROL OF CANAL IN HANDS OF PRESIDENT tf Sen ate Passes Resolution En abling Roosevelt to Change ' Commission Personnel. , . (Joarael Ssscld Brr-Wt -r Washington. - March S.-Tba senate this afternoon passed the resolution ex tending for another year tha powers conferred upon the -president by tba Speoner act,1 ta reference to the con struction of tha Panama canal -and the government canal, sons. .... ...- Under tha resolution; If approved by the house, the president ' will be able ta make any chenges he- sees fit for tha canal comotlssion. Ths. president has sent to the senate the nomlnatkaji of Will A New com. of California, to be receiver of . public moneys at Sacramento. -, . , , v PATROLMEN ARRESTS" V POLICE STOOLPIGEON Detectives snd patrolmen clashed last night when William Watson was placed under street on a charge of vagrancy. and though a truce haa been patched up temporarily, trouble will follow as soon aa the ease of William Oee is disposed of In tho police court. Watson . was arrested last night by Patrolman Gslbraith. Ha declared that be was a witness sgalnst Oee, sccused of a number of offenses .of n serums nature, and if Imprisoned would not tes tify. Chief Hunt waa reused from, hla slumber at t e'clork this morning. ind sfter hearing of whet bed occurred. i,m stractsd Captain Bailey to release Wat- eon od his awn recognisance. .. It eppearg Ua Watsea knows Grace For instance, MUCK'S CLOTHES are hand tailored, onion labor Suits and Overcoats, made to order for from $15 to $60 by Eastern taflors, , who accepted a small deposit, and the Suits were never called , for. Muclc buys them at his own price you get them for half the price for which . they were originaUy madc ;" Alterations made free when such we necesr ; :;sary: for perfect fitl:f DayWednesday - Bigger. We Carry a Complete Line FUgNISHIlS: Mmck Camp., ona of the complainants against Gee, and that he waa guaranteed im munity . by detectlvas-ror' getting the woman, to take action -against the pris oner. - Several patrolmen who heard of the affair this morning stats that they will not- molest Watson until - the ease against Oee Is disposed of, but thst as soon as that is a matter of history they will "make the town too warm for him and tha Camp woman?" ' . ', BELIEVED IMPOSSIBLE S TO SEAT PEABODY (laersal gpaeUt sarriee.) . Denver, CoL. March .Tha general assembly Is holding a Joint session hearing the arguments of the .governor ship .dispute. A vote Is expected to be reached Wedneadsy, or possibly sooner. It la now conceded that the Republican majority In the legislature Is hopelessly divided, and that It will be Impossible to sest Pea body. It is proposed by the Republicans to declare tea office vacant and seat Lieutenant-Governor McDon ald, but such action Is unlikely. I moek canned Allen A Lewis' Beet Brand. P irozes $100.00 :' AlVayg . fcaaae-'ibar tkt Full issn - ' ; JlL . c)pporh2xiity to take part in this contest This . , , will' be the, greatest- c?portuniry ever . given vcWldren to "display tfieir talents. , Bc.Sarc i acd Red Tb Sday J::rc:l f:r U Pat'; ' "WE CAHTJOT TZLL 'A felled the tree cf cjompetito Mali- FFEce - Our! 0 W. n RUSSIANS RETREAT TOWARDS TIE PASS Kuropatkin Fighting Desperate? , to Get Away Losses Art . Seven Thousand. I ...j , esrsal asocial terries.) St Petersburg, March I. Reporta from Manchuria, Indicate that tho fight Ing la now general and of ths most des perate character. Although . It la not officially admitted. It Is regarded aa certain that Kuropatkin lav directing all hla efforts to withdrawing tha army to Tie- pass and is fighting. rear guard action. , , . . ! Russian losses up to lest night were unofficially placed at T.oea, The Japa nese have not only driven In the Rue sisn left, but a column, la reported to have cross sd ths Hun. river st Kast Auahan. and at Fuahan. Ths enemy is pressing, tho Russisn senter under, cover of heavy siege guns. ' , While efforts of ths Japanese to an- 2So mm mm Journal will Reward Fifty-Boys and' Girls to le Pistributetril READ THE PARTICULARS IN SUNDAY'S JOURNaAL. LOOK FOR ON CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING . - .'- . ; . v. . ' ' ' Evwy boy .arid gu-rwhocan draw will LIE - - VeVvo with oxir Lr.3 cf . .- . x : a' - j . '1 i of MARKILLIE, Manajer Dare to Tell tfc2 Tret!) That's What THE JTTTB alwava does. THE HUB Belie things at prices It thinks are right, not. at the prices the other fellow pule n them.. That's why TUS fil's sells insss.. lamoaa . rA Packard Shoea That's tba reason see the shea -.- aan. ., . . , ., HEREAFTER I On gATOTtPAT, 1 TO 11 F. am loa. velop the Ruaaian right wing have been unsuccessful. It has been forced back almost on the Una of Mukden. ', It is snnounced officially that an Im perial rescript - regarding popular par ticipation In legislation wlU be kesusd tomorrow. .. ...... . v. mm NEXT ; " THEM ; PAGES -'". , '. have an mo "'tr '-