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11 . 4 .-1 , ;, :;'..- . - - ? '. T'-l) -e T (.... "S OOD EVENING ft-The-Clrculatl Of The Journal - ; The i Weather. ...Yesterday Was "Tonight ftnCSunJx partly cloud "with alio era; eoulh to west winds.' T5ET1V1N0. 65. Chicago's Lator War Ends In Complete Victory ' -For Employers. TO REIN$TATE WORKMEN , AS SOON AS EXPEDIENT Eight Killed, One Hundred and !ixty lniure4SinceStrike Begun Cash Loss Nearly , TThlity Millions. - (Jouratt BpacUt BottW.) il Chlcaio.. May 2fl. Th txlker Jtv " accepted our term i4 ' will g6bacY 10 work a we want them to." ann6unoed Jjtvr Mayer, attorney and spokesman for the Employers' association, -thla mominr. Immediately after a confer ence at hla office with labor leader. Thla la the employers", official announcer ment of the ending of the strike, which -wa predicted yesterday. JJJ. Thei -tee-roiosed ' t6"Th strikers sae soon as expedienC- Employera f'jm oomnlete Tletory. - Different claim mm Am hr tht tinlon. who declare ' that the aettlement 1 practically Mraedi upon, mi inw iu;i;vjjihui.v ar' terms by the teamsterr co-mmlttee wtrna repudiated by Hie refTroaum ' vote by the union. Alter the . team- sters Joint council ha passed upon -the -proposition, there 1 little probability of such "opposition to tho settlement, '' however. '! -v -- - . Bpeaklng for the employers. Mr. Mayex aid: . " . "This means the beginning o the end - of the power of organised labor; union In "Chicago; Having vanquished the giant unions, the employers are now ready for the' Pigmies., They ; will be . . l . b . m 1 .. v w , in 1 u.t 1 . r-. ' , jit z t mW t -11 ,s t'r -saw t w w arw a . 1 m 'rT" ."'" TT-.tr. .V.... r 1 h ma of j-laln. roileyhaJlanot Th,'. tSt'ro.e.L. C""r.m'1!il' ?iitwt offlceri'oT favour, nor spolfsTana recently cirtuwiwi v -vv. - - business men In Chicago are determined te crush Out all union. '. " " -i -The teamsters' strike began April I, a the result of the lockout of 17 ger taientworkere at the Montgomery, Ward '' tc Co. The total number of strikers In volved Is IT. 77 1. Eight deaths resulted and 18T persona were Injured, accord I Ing to polloe reports; 6,800 extra police and deputy sheriffs have been "on strike duty, at a coat of 170,000 to the city and ..- county. The cost to the teamsters In -wages and, assessments Is 1760,000 The cost to employers. Including the loss of ' ' business, 1 estimated at 113,000.000. At noon 12 members or tlie.Employ- ' ers association are closeted inAttorney Mayer' office with President Shea and It member of the teamsters' strike - committee. - It is understood that .the t - details f the strike settlement, are being- finally determined, and that the agreement Is being signed. - -r- At the - conclusion of--ttigeoiifereiic ' -ef labor- leaders-and employers at 1 o'olockv this afternoon, it waa announced that the proposed plan of strike settle ment would be formally submitted to the teamsters' joint council at a o'clock tonight for ratification. It is under-'"- stood that this course Is taken n order to permit the unlons--to act officially . . upon the terms and make the announce ment to their members. - ' The United Employers' Association of Wood Industries and Feed Dealer as- soclatlori this afternoon-began prepara ' tlons for a full resumption of deliveries on Monday on the assumption that the .- strike 1 off.. ' L ""SIXTEEN WARSHIPS ARE 1BDERED BT;AuIBIAteijo win - . ' - L ' . . I ' I (JoorMl Bpeelal SerTlee.) Vienna, May SO. Austria, ha ordered . six torpedo-boat destroyer and ten torpedo-boats, built . at Flume, the first of such vessels to be' built in Ifbngary. The eoet Is 13,000,000. i wamWT W01XIM fJTBKB. ; ' (lonraal Special Berrlc.) New Tork, May JO. The strike of several , hundred employe hs -led -t the closing pf a number of the largest msrble-yards trr the city. -The strikers demand a reductfonof hourj and an " Increase In Wages. . r i ' " ' " ' -r SOCIETY BELLE NOW CAPTAIN OF A SHIP .-1. : f V " , ' (Jnareal Bpeelal' gerrlee.) " -- New TOrk. May 10. Ml as Maude Jen senra belle of South Brooklyn society, ' ' has eouredt a , license u I navigator -.f" and has taken the -place on the sloop " Major. " heretofore "held by her father, Captain Julius Jensen, who is Incapacl tated by . gerloua lllnea. The sloop - Major 1 One of the craft that supply the ill yachts of the Atlantic and New Tork " .yaht cluBs with water, delicacies. When told a year ago that r father -j -- ...x-'. ' v v v ffi' 'tiJowww-w,.. " ;r . - ------- t--- . ! His Platform Is Law- Enforce- ment and Honest Govern ment and He IsDodgirig IJIoJssues. .1 -r Dr-'Harfy-ljan' plan? of campaign gn&jthesround upon whlch hi xandi dacy is baaed are clearly set forth in a BtatemehtmadrTdday'Vby H." W.-'Mdh-tague. - There will be no dodging. no .evasion, by the candidate, whose fight is upon the Issue of good government snd honest administration of the-law. Mr. MontaguejLUol-managing rrl Lane a campaign, - mad - the,- following statement: . ' . - '' "Dr. Lne willbegln hi speaking campaign at Gomes hall, In-Albtna, on tries of speeches covering alt dtatricts of thelty a far a possible. - The usual ward and .precinct organization la being perfected wHIi specter reference to .the detection- of fraudulentreglsixgt. I Uo( ld the-preTirfnoht'7raudulnt votlnr. We -expect to cooperate with the cltlsen In the main features of the work and gladly welcome their sup port and assistance. We shall expect to attend dinCently to the Infinite detail of checking; registrations, filling vacan cies In election boards, getting- out the vote and having vote and count closeln watched.. ..''".Ken, are Money. . ' "But we realise that this must be a campaign of private, not of offioers. of men. not of money. Our appeal I to who can only be -loyally served by a mayor who has not drawn hla chief sup port from any special Interest, liquor, corporate or partisan machine. "We have not money nor organised power, save a money, and work are freely tendered us without promise or hope.'of selfish reward by those whose faith and hope for better city are with e. but- we have1 been greatly cheered and heartened by the voluntary offer of both from those whose lifelong associations have been with our political opponents to a degree for which my ex perience In politics affords no parallel. Nor have I ever known a campaign in which such unit jr of purpose prevailed among all Democrats. The Battle Ground. It Is by such friends of our cause that this battle ust actually be fought. It will be won or lost In the places of business and by the firesides of thought' fnl-ana-law-abiding" mcn,nne-fcrnawTiff seldom go. to political meetings snd never make themselves heard' at politi cal headquarters and more r the pity but who read and think and act -for themselves. We shall spare no pains to lay the matter before these. In the press, on the platform and ia any other way that ur means and opportunities per mit. - .' "Dr. leans' position on every quer tlon relKTTv to the prlnolples which will govern hla office, if elected, can be had by any one for the asking. He will conceal nothing, evade nothing, equivo cate, nothing. ..." ' r.- Ziaae's Vlatf ona. -----i W pinv nrA that t h m ' fi mmra of Portland want a mayor 'who", will be under the control of no man, and no fac- enforce-the law because TawTwU I IV lei tllo aga w , fahVT bling because It is flagrant lawlessness and banefel vice, and not promote it be cause we need the money;, who will not complain that he could' not keep the city from"belng robbed because1 the robbers did 11 sncfetly, but will make it his business te find out what those who are dealing with the city are doing; who Will not be content with issuance by his chief of police of paper order to en force' ordinance whtchjhe same chief sees violated J a person sometimes and ean't - learn " aeout other times because he "can't be exberted to come1 down town late a.1 hlgtir; who will not be actuated (Contln ed o; on Pag Two.) eotild not , carry on the . business much kmaer. Maude decided to become a sailor. Accordingly she accompanied her father on all his crurse In the lower bay and vil taught the use of every line aboard the craft. She studied the channels snd bay currents and learned the , whistles snd signals of the big steamship. -- A few days ago Captain Jensen was obliged to quit the vessel. Then his daughter - secured a navigator's license. This Is Captain Maude' first day. In the bustnesi and It is proving profitable. - Plans of .Democratic f flifeiteMaii MWiOl JlailwadsJletaraLO.Le 1. 1 i v Ttitfjri t i& . w . . w mmTsr . (.,.r- .-mr m Ami v ifjf,". sj-j( a. ? t m a rm, w w mm w n r n hi i i WILL BEGIN SPEECHES k'mm 13' CP .. AUltttwtwi wrn'tL"7im NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHTKSfe., AGAINST LAW . , .. ' a. 7Tc2i.AV M - 'Kt -essS . W ' . ' . - . ; 7Zp6rtINDcTsEGO TmiX. V"::-. . ,,, - ; -yp----r--: ELLIOmOPPOSESSv RATE LEGISLATION PlMirl-nf rvf - MnrtharnPaclfift - W?pta Present 11 Laws. S'.T.r Enforced.". """'"V" - 1 :'" ...a " ; ' 1 UNCLE SAM CAN'T ' : . . MAKE ROADS EXPAND Lauds Advantage of i'rivate En terprise and Ambition In De . veloping New Country. (Journal Bpeelal 8eelee.V Washington D. C, May 20. President Elliott of the Northern Pacific, railroad today , addressed (the aenata committee Investigating Interstate commerce on the subject of, rate legislation, which he opposed. He' said that, while the federal government might give the ln 'terstata commerce commission power to fix the actual rate a railroad should charge, It could not make the railroads buy more cars, build more branch roads or Improve their property.'," If the inter state commerce commission were to use t he power now In its ha nds. k-o'ea id, muct) of the alleged popular demand for giving power to the government to fix railroad rate would disappear. , Hs ar gued that the cause Of complaints against railroads would not be remedied by government control of the rate 1 sohedulei Interstate .-Commerce Commissioner Judson Clements yesterday told the in vestigator -that- the railroad men so far heard ,by ths committee had en deavored to turn the Investigation Into a crltlolsm of the commission. He said that there waa "an aristocracy of wealth which could, hire men to advocate the theory of vested rights against ' the rights of indlvlfWls," and asserted that Rockefeller "had - a colossal fortune built up by rebates, enabling him to ob tain 'the property of competitors. ' E. H. Gray of the United States Steel corporation. F. J. Hearne of the Colorado-Fuel ft-Iron company, and Julius Kruttschnltt-of the Southern Paclflo also testified. , ; T.W.O .CENT IS 'POPULAR ' Everybody seems to buy THE - JOt'RNAL. on TtHe" trets at f r iCnts a -copy-yh . street-saleg. Of THE JOURNAL' rs climbing all the time. THE JOURNAL'S esteemed contemporary, the Even- - Ing Koho.- ts contempletlng "re- ductng Its price' ; to I cents a. . copy in order to stem the tide , which 'flows in favor of THE JOURNAL.-- I - that not rest "humor" to thus Imitate THE JOURNAL? But It ha done this-. many times" before and why not, again?. However,1 THE JOURNAL doesn't care a. rap what It does, but will continue to set "good " examples" for it contemporaries to imitate and follow.- So re member,, the price of THE JOUR nal, la TWO CENTS. A COPT on,' r the streets of Portland, Pay I0; Mor6 THE -PATIENT-REBELS ACAINSJ ANOTHER DOSET BANK-OFFICIALS SHORT $145,000 Bu6ines"M-eader8 irt' Abilene, i ' - i sai nis iHuincu m t - Embezzlers. MONEY WAS LOST IN " ' rCOTTONSPECOLATIONS President of Institution Repub lican Candidate for Governor ."v - w in Last Campaign. (Journal Bpeelal Brr?le.) Ft Worth, Tex,, May 20. C.. J, Low den, O. W. . Stefflns and W. J. Thomp son, president, vice-president and cash ier, respectively, of the American Na tional bank of Abilene were Indicted by the federal grand jury . today on the charge of embessllng the bank's funds to the amount of 1145,000, and also for making false returns to the controller of the Currency. It Is alleged the money waa' used In cotton speculations. Low-1 den waa - th Repabllcan candidate - fof governor during the last campaign. The Indictments, while, not unexpected by many who were familiar with tbe situation and the evidence laid before the grand Jury, neverthelea came a a surprise to the pisbllc generally, some of whQnrc were-inclrned to believe that the many rumors circulated were with- out foundation. i h"lndlcTe3 oTBcCT ut foundation. have been looked upon as anong the most substantial flrttlieha of the com munity In which they reside. Lowden, especially has a host of friends through out the state. - . While numerous . rumors have been afloat alnce It became known that national bank examiners were at work on the books-of the Institution the true state of affairs Was only guessed at by the public until the action of the grand Jury waa mader known today. . A semi-authoritative statement made is to the effect that the institution will not.- be seriously embarrassed by the actione of its. qYflclals and that - the present - outlook is - that the . alleged shortage will be made good and the in stitution 'continued ss before. MILlTONAIRPSSONiS SUED FOR WINE SUPPER I ' (Journal Bpeelal Service.). " New Tork, May -SO-Sun -for$3.I5 has been started in the supneme court by the Corporation which owns Rector's restaurant," against Charles -W.-CIark, son of Senator Clark of .Montana. The complaint alleges Ahat Clark ylslte! Rector's, March C, 104,' wpth a party of friends snd ' ordered nn. elaborate supper and contracted with he manaare ment fw the use -nf-an-orehestra, for which he agreed to pay. f 7t.; Clark, the comDlalnant savs. rmld for the sunoer. out ncitlected to pay for the use of . the orchestra, 1 . " .Clark again visited the restsurant on March 8, 1904, and ordered supper fot 12-wlth orchestra accompaniment.- 1'hla tlms Clark did not pay for either ,tho supper or the orchestra." The bill' for wine amounted to 1103,60, while that for fond was oniy 129.84. The orchestra was $100. . '. . . This supper ' Included 11 qu'srni tti special champagne, at 112 a quart; S Scotch- Whiskies And 12 drink pf.rye whiskey, magnum, and several quarts ol ordinary champagne. '. ' COLOaTZXj imOVS .1 OUTB. 1 ( Journal Bperlat' BtvIcs.) . ' ait. Lnu4a, Mo.. May 20. Lieutenant Cnlorief James A, Irons left last" night for Vencoiiver, .Wanblnatonv to assume command vt the Fourteenth regiment of Infantry,' . , - .. ... . ..w, :..!... YELLOfeFE-VER-IS RAGING IN PANAMA Minister-Johrr Barrett Says, That , Conditions on- Isthmus .V i : Are Alarming, i ; PROBLEM OF HEALTH IS HARDEST TO BE SOLVED Administrative and Engineering il Problems Are Secondary lto Sanitation. r, . . V " (Journal Special Bet-rice.) New Tork, , May 20. John Barrett) formerly- United States minister to Panama, arrived this morning oh his way to his new post In Bogota. ' He said: '-,;! ' Conditions on the isthmus present many difficulties, engendering adminis trative problem of secondary considera tion to the problem of health and sani tation. "The climate is against us. An alarming condition, exists, ss shown by the report of five cases of yellow fever gtColOOt "I don't believe in deceiving the public hm these matters. It Is far better that the truth be known. I -believe the aanl- taryandhealth problems will be sue. cesscully solved, r but they far over shadow all others." loans on the kstbmus have been thrown into. panic by the scourge and eanel employes as well a traveler are mak ing haste to leave the country. Many Americans are now in Panama hospitals suffering from yellow fever. -Minister Barrett had nothing to say regarding the charges made by return Ing Americans, who state that the of flclals in charge of the sanitary ar rangements of the canal sons are guilty of'woful neglect. They are accused of falling to provide the protection which they admit 1 essential to prevent con tamination. ;'..... . . v. ''.- On the same vessel that brought Bar rett came several American clerks who have reslgned'thelr positions rather than face the fever epidemic. They say that there is a shortage of medlcsl supplies on the Isthmus and that the aovern ment hospitals are nt-properly equipped rornanaim patients. YOUR Should be the one that contains something for every member of the family,' from the head of the. house to the smallest youngster. The Sunday Journal give you all '' the news; It has the only special - leased wire, service: tti Oregon; if" ha the first and finest color press In the state and publishes .the best of , color comic magasjnes. ' Happy Hooligan' and all the 'rest , are there. - It has a corps of dls .ttnauished writers.- Julian Haw thorne snd Mau,rlce M''erllck. ' sre- contributors! tomorrow's Issue. If the best I what you want buy . .- . Sunday Journal ' PAPER L'eaders Tn, State's Progress Will lUse Everyffort to Have Non Building Combination De-t v' clared Illegal. " - A "campaign 'wilt "be inaugurated by tne aevelopmenTrlcagueg: in every part of Oregon agatnst t no poin;y building that ha been declared by tbe Harrlman system. In keeping with Its sgreement with the Hill people, for the .11 vllon of - thenortnwei lerrnwry will ns ain t " r"" hnlnll In Orenon. and the railroad- pol Icy of inactivity will be fought by all mean at nana. - . .. , Th. Mmnnte-n la baaed on two propo ltlons. that the policy 1 detrimental to the interests of the state and retards lta arowth. and that the agreement under rhhrrt hi' trfcisicoBtwaT4sVir -mFMM&tti&mn working Is in ylolatlOn of the Sherman anti-trust law, and la directly In re stralnt of trade. Colonel E. Hofer of Salem, president of the Willamette Vslley Development lesgue, and chairman of the transporta tion committee of the State Develop ment league. Judge S. A. Lowell of Pen dleton, Walter Griffin of Eugene, Wal ter Lyon Of Independence, B. F. Jones of Toledo, J. H. . Bingham of Cottage Grove, H. M. Cake of Portland.and other members of the. league' committees, have been in session in Portlsnd for two days, and have arranged for issu ing an addreas to The people sometime next week. In which the situation will be set forth and the cltlsens urged to Join In a movement to force action In building branches Into regions now bot tled up and denied transportation facili ties. , .. 'r --rap-- TloUtldn of Sherman Law. i The committeemen met ' with; J. N, Teal and W. M. Killings worth, and the ground was gone over thoroughly. It la not known that the legal phases will be taken up at this time, although com petent counsel Jia been secured and their opinion Is that th territorial di vision between Hill and Hsrriman con stitutes direct violation of the Sherman law. It is contended by the lawyers who were consulted that the agreement can "be r established in any court a a In contravention of the statutory and com mon law rule that.no agreement Is valid that is based on a plan to restrain trade and JlmtT rational " development of a riven section. ' he committeemen siso iook up me seeueeaf ilia fhnsii fare promlara , Us. the Harrlman system, for visitors to the fair who desire to go to Interior points while they are in the state. It appears that the railway company agreed to give one fare for a. round trip for trips out from Portlsnd by fair vtsttors.'but. in publishing the rate, limited the rate to some of the people coming from be- ryond the Rocky mountains, and denied Its application to-all persons -coming from this side of the Rockies. ' June , at Independence, the Wil lamette Valley Development league will meet and then the state campaign will be Inaugurated, with ylgorou action promised In every part of the state. State' Growth Ketarded. 'The fight i-wlll not be conducted in the form of petty threats against the railroad Interests," said Colonel Hofer I today. J'but we wish tp make tt--t1gnl- dllea. ftrnUMi -muw -a. policy mat mis bottled tip the major portion of the state of Oregon and denied facilities to furnish which it Is the plain ' duty of the Harrlman system. The .state of Oregon, under the existing conditions, miiHt denend on the llarrlmah ivitpm for transportation. Inasmuch as that4denlcB h truth of the report. Syndicate commands the transportation situation. It owes a corresponding duty to see that development ia not throt tled. . ' "Oregon .bijjS- been eaay on the rail roads, -We hare kept -nut of Iperlxlattve flgtrtwr air nave-TreveT emtctedrigwa-Trraif (Continued onPage Two.) WEDDED BY 'PHONE, PASTOR FAR AWAY . . (Journal Bjell -rlee: . ' : Mahanoy City, Pa.; May 20." Rev. t. E. Harmon, pastor of. the West Ber wick Lutheran church, oltlclated In" a unique ceremony when over the tele phone 'yesterday he married Miss Mary I.udUlcker and John Csrrathers. .both well known' young people, " The couple went to the parsonage fo have the Rev.' Harmon tie the nuptial knot. Arriving there they were disap pointed to learn that he waa st Mont gomery, 109 miles' aj, attending the Oyama Deploying Heavy Forces Airist Strpnglyr " Fortified Positions.-' JAPANESE VICTORIOUS vV IN PRELIMINARY FIGHT: Czar Calls Representative As r sembly but Government Will Appoint Delegates Instead" t Y-yOf Popular Electicm r ( Jonrnat SpecUT BerTfce-T" -H Qunaha- Pasarlay -20. A general a gagement lsj Imminent. Marshal Oyama Is deploying heavy forces opposite the Russian left and contracting hi troops along the cent.er? His base is opposite " l lM''v'ch' right. It )a, not yet clear: wntcn. wing win .maae -tno- demonstra tion and , which ,wlll -deliver n main blow. It. is evident ' fromv' Llnlevttch's preparations that he Intends to accept a -decisive battle. The Russians' occupy a. line 42 miles In length with good defensive position ' and-arestfongIy "Irftrerictied. The Jap- anese are advancing In tkree column . from KaL.TuaiU-Changtu Jfoo and Fako rain. . - v In the eastern part of the field are' the Russians, who retreated from Tung . Hua and Shlng King, rallied ,at Wang Kal Tsl, 40 mile north, of Tung Hua. . and subsequently withdrew north. Their advanced positions are now Liu Ho ChenH and the main - position at Hul ";Lluug Chang, where General Matoriloft com mands. A battle In this' region 1 also, expected soon. - u A report . from the front states that three Russian columns advanced south ward on May 18 to" the vicinity of iiie railroad.' The Japanese engaged them and drove the Russians northward. Five hundred Russian cavalry then attacked the Japanese field hoepltal at-Kanspan and were dispersed with heavy losses. I TO CALL ASSEMBLY. Oovenment Bespoad to Popular 2e maad Will Appoint Kepreeensatlves. '(Journal Bpeelal Boreice.) - . St. Petersburg, May 20. The minis ter of the interior, at a conference to day, decided to call th proposed repre sentative assembly for which there ha been a general clamor, at the end of June. The members will be appointed try th government - Instead " of ' allowing the people to select- their own represent--" UVt.,. .' 4r',..jr. JTlfK riXIT SAXXS. - St. Petersburg, May 20. A Saigon dispatch states that the fleet of 100 Junks loaded with provisions, which ha . been oft the Island of St. John, ha sailed, supposedly to Join Rojeatvensky. Vice-Admiral Blrileff. who has been placed .In supreme naval command f the Paclflo by ,thecaar, leave for Vlad ivostok May 15 to assume charge. The admiral will have all the. rights and powers of commander of ' the army, and th garrison will be subject' to hi orders. The admiral atates that he has no- Intention of' removing ROJestvensky If the latter Is able to perform hla du ties. ' -.-, I . ... "' . , rrsAUZfa ax smtxbox. ""(Journal BeeclaL ST!ce. ) St. Petersburg, May 20. The Russian mliilil.er at'Pe'ktug hasTnTormd The Chinese governmentlhnt'-sccordlng ,to reports the Japanese Intend to remove the emperor of Korea to Japan in contravention- of, the treaty guaranteeing the- Independence of Korea. Russia has protested aanlnst such , action.' Japan. r xx vex PATxouna COAST. . (Jourwl Bpectsk Brlre.) ' fialaon. May 20. 'Admiral de' i-Jon quires sailed today on the cruiser Our Chenr Itis" understood that ne.wlll mtrk another inspection of the cot to .see if French neutrality is being infringed. 1 Susquehanna synod of the Lutheran church. Dentroua of having Dr. IJ4rmn msrry them, the couple repaired to tn . residence of W .W. Shannon snd in a short time got ntommunlcBft"n wlt, the Rev. Mr. Harmon over th telephone, lie agreed 'to marry thrm m-er th el phon. and. with Mr. Harmon nnd XV. W. Shannon as witnesses, the ceremony perf.rmed. Aa the minister read h rer that made them man ami w-if t anr bt-lrterroom gave repor. His te!;- Hi the f'aiu 4. A