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., t r - , -. . : .:- . ... .. ' : . A . -v ; , . ,,. -ryt -- - OREGON I SUNDAY - JOURNAL, - PORTL AND,; SUNDAY? MORNING - APRIi: !. 1 ftSrr- THE HALF MILUOII mil ' ' til IHCREASE ' i t ERS STRIKE FOR III WAGES- Workers Walk Put In Anthracite Reglone aa Well at tni- " tuminbua Fielde. COAL PRICES RAISED . t BY DEALERS IN EAST 'little Hop of Peaceful Solution o! Trouble at Tuesday Conference ' Many Soft Coal Operatore Haaten : - to sign Scale.,; !--yzr: rfaoeclal ntoMieii tar UM wire te Tee Jearaal) N?w To? Wsrcb II. - Coal prices '.'were arbitrarily "lead In New Tor to I.y from II to and tb. local coal dealers; the vulture-llae h rllEcr. of vthe tntt etrllie unpsndlnSi began queeaing belt a mlllloo dollars day " IrT piratical profit, out of the P"blo. Tbl half million dollars Is the escess profit which comes to them as tps unr ianied lncreas. valw .-of- coal hey U bought weeks ego. There bss pot bean Jlaa. Increase af.tJlimJUtJt-l-ecoal to the retailers. - - rrom Boat on to the 'moot southerly boundaries of the anthracite reglone preparation were made for the great 7 strike, which began this svsnlhg when "the miner cam to tho surfscs In the . vreat case, bringing th.m from the gal leries In which they had keen burrowing ' -all day.. In New Tork there wa a par tial coal panto, and the dealer were -warn pod with deluge of order, men lf which ther refuaed to fill. The great Clvlo Federation le now looked to aa the only hope of ameliorat ing the eondlttone threateed by the oike. Tble body, however, can take "" io action until after the conference on Tuesday. Oaorg. F. Baer. who wae to -.New Tor JWe morning.. return -to .Kew Tork on Monday. John Mitchell. , . . th. iTnitad Mineworkers, wlll arrive on the eame train, but they will not meet until the following day. It -may be said now that the anthracite tHke to absolutely certain. If It 1 pre . vented it will only be by concessions by the coal operator on Tueeday. kCeeely n Fnrnllty. Thle "conference on . Tueeday morning between the coal operator and mine- workers will be nothing more than n mere formality and porfunotlonary meet tng between the repreoentaUvee of the - -nnB inanuta If tha attitude of the eperatore to to be eorreetty tour- 'preted. -r- - - ' ' ' ' . ' "They have clubbed u down, ed now -atk ua to parley with them," aaid on of the operator today In discussing the conference already arranged. "1. can BM bo hope of reeulta from thle meet tng." - It can alao be eald that th oporatore are not depending In any way upon thla .conference. Their plana ware made long in advance, and they are now prepared , -to nteet the strike with the moat deter . mined reelitanc ever known In the eoat ldL . . . . - . '' ' ' A 1 1 it to now certain that an attempt -will be made throughout the anthracite " region to work the mine with rwn . union labor. Jut what thla will mean . can only be vaguely surnjlaed. s ; : Effort In tha paat to Urt up th .mine with non-union labor ha resulted . In o much riot and bloodahed as to -i blacken forever the bletory of every ; truat method In .the coal f ielde. This "year, however, there will not be the ueual aporadlo effort in n few collieries, 'but a concerted effort throughout the 'nine countleSOf the anthracite belt to work th mine with non-union labor. Ko Interference Bxpected. The coal baron expect no Interference : , fronr President Rooeevelt. One of them. etscuwing tn president s aiinuae i- lay. saia: j "For tnre ye re we nav naen pay ing the wagee declared to be reaaonaoie I and Juat by the anthracite commission after that commission had spent many "".weeks In the coal regions and examined . many miners a well aa operator. That commission was composed of men In " whom th entire country had the moat . Implicit confidence. The decision wa , unanimous and w hav abided by It ,-elnoe, and we are willing to sign an , agreement to abide by It until Hot. , "President Roosevelt Is bound by Th award of that commission as much a . we are. The men were selected by htm, , appointed by him and repreaented him . aa well aa th enure country. It 1 lm--possible to-see-wnat-arounds hs an ' have for Interfering In this strike, based I a It ia upon dissatisfaction - with the , findings of his commission. "Th only reason that can be properly iedvanced la that tha price of living has ' Increased. It must be admitted, bow- "jcadsi xv omaaoar zxinm atax itTx to lerz. A Suggestion In seeking good snd reliable optical service, oonsldsr th' experience 6f the practitioner, the modern faclllttea for frame fitting and lense grinding. IA alt these particular Our Optical Department Offers splendid advantages, which hsv been accepted by thousands on our list SHU R-ON MOUNTINGS Look well, fit right and give great satisfaction. v that some proof -of thin ehould hav been advanoed before beginning a trtk so great as this must become.". MANY SJGN UP. ' t'nr. Third and Weshlngton Pits " T5wxdgav .. auTBsaatrrara. ; "Where Quality I at IU Bt". Operator of Xemvaoky nna Other Bia kriot Agreo eo ntlnere Terms. , (gpectal Dispatch by Leased Wire to The Journal) Indianapolis, Msroh II. After sll the talk and bluater, two miner' conven tions and joint conferences, with In numerable caucuses and an - untold amount of wire-pulling, developments of today Indicate that th rouoh-mooted strike will not be of aa great propor tion a waa at first supposed. The fact that the miners have decided to make partial agreements by districts promt Ises to prsvsnt a greet hardship to the public . ...... . . , ;' . ' '-. The signing . of the contract by operator in western Kentucky today is tsksn to b an indication of what may be expected slsewhere. Application was received at the national headquarters of th United Mine W'orkere todsy.for the signing of all the mine In that terri tory and tha authority was transmlttsd at onca by telegraph. The 1,000 miners In this region will continue at worn. Quit Work at Xlaaigkt. Th national axseutlve board of the miners held an alt-day masting at their rooms at th Stat i.lfw totrtidlng-todsy arranging to carry out the polloy com mitted to tham during tha convention which eloaed yeaterday afternoon. This will be the authorisation of district and sub-district officers to supervl th msklng of contracts where operators indicate their willingness to grant tha l.lt per cent Increase In wages and the other conditions of the scale of HOI for period of two yesre. No general strike order wss Issued by the board. The district officer and board members notified th local unlona that the men might quit work at the expiration of the old contract nt mid night tonight and remain ou until may were ordered back to work underthe new contrast. 1 Indian a email Bennett Browrv repreeentlng ssveral larg mines In oouthern Illtnole, made personal application to Preeldent John Mitchell today to be allowed to sign the new contract. He waa told that the papers . would be In readiness for him en bis arrival in npnngnaia ana that the dletrlot officers there have power to act In the matter and order the men back to work. It was said at. national headquarters that all the mine In Indiana, south of the Baltlmor Ohlv railroad, 'have made application to- bo allowed to sign the new acal. President John Mitchell rofussd to discuss the outlook today and would not make any statement regarding hli declaration In convention that to per eent of the central states mines will be signed up within 10 days. He will leave Indianapolis tomorrow afternoon and wlU be In New Tork In tlm to meet the miners' members of the committee before the sub-committee meets Tuesday morning. - CONSTABULARY READY. atate Troops to Be VaeA by Coal Oper ators to Break atrlke. ; tapeela! Dlanetch by .eased Wire to The Jooraal) Philadelphia. March II. - Perfectly drilled and armed, the troop 'of the Pennsylvania atate conetabulary era ready,- under the leadership of Captain John C. Orooma. olubman and en-leader of the exclusive first city troop of Philadelphia, to work out the purpose for which the coal operators created them to break the coat strike. i .Called Into existence by a bill drawn up by counsel of the Reading railway after many conference of the big com' panlas, passed by n .legislature abso lutely dominated-by ths Pennsylvania railroad and signed by Governor Penny packer under tha Impression that the constabulary's work waa to protect the forests of the state, the troops were really deelgned to take the placea of the notorious coal and . Iron polios, thus saving the operator enormous expense and - shifting fromthelrrshoulderejto that of the state reponlblllty for vio lence and arreata. Under the terms of ths act the constabulary Is glvsn full powsr to arrsst. without warrant man who "break th peace" or threaten to break It t. They . are to be stationed at point to be decided upon by person unnamed, at possible centers of vlolenoe. There Is not n member of the etat constabu lary who has not eerved either aa a regular or seen actual war service at a mill tfama'n. They "formed tha most compact, highly organised and most capable lighting machine alnce the daye of the Green mercenaries. ONE TON AT TIME.- Wasningtoa Ooal Sealers ataadlng Pat aad Bsfnainf to BslL (leerUI niMtateb hr leeatd Wire to The Joraalt Washington. March It. Washington ooal dealers are flooded with orders from various customers todsy but are "standing pat" All have agreed not to sell but One ton at a time. Ths supply, they eay would soon be exhausted if they were to furnish coal promiscuously as ordered. The altuatlon here I prac tically In the handa of the large coal dealere and the pricea here will be regulated by orders from New Tork snd Philadelphia. REFUSE TO DIG DITCHES DESERTING FROM ARMY (SDelel Duoetrh by Leeeed Wire to The Jours 1) Denver. CoL. March II. Fifty en listed soldiers have deaerted tha army tot' at Fort Logan In 1 than a weak on account of an ordar Issued by Major Ammon A. Augur, commander of th poet and of th First battalion of th Twenty-ninth Infantry, which compel the aoldlere to dig a trench for water-pipes, TOO feet long, 10 feat wlds snd thro feet deep. Instead of employing contractor as heretofore has been the cuetom. Major Augur decided It was Just what was needed to break the monotony of the drills of the battalion. "W did not enllat to dig ditches and we will not etand for the orders of Major Augur," said on of the sol diers. "If he does not rescind his order, or If the department commander doa not change things, the 'whole battalion will desert." - " V- I f I t-..' , .. ,' ...1 ytS , "'c. I . 1 1 HALL MIRRORS I ' Monday Only ; X -t - m- n . i n 1 . v j nnuu mlal.b. u nru ,, . w i VU LLJ bJ-a. J I' CL laa-iay-iaa-iai naaT mrmm owtcamp. owcttOre. I ; Ara ' M M a w ' - ' ' . ' 1 1: i io-ht I ri I r ' s wv $1.50 Tea Kettle 90c Extra large tea kettlea, made of 14-ouno copper, nickel plated, Monday only, 00c. SOLE AGENTS FOR MONARCH RANGES , Juat 40, diamond - Shaped with f-tnch polishsd oak frame and Ixl-laoh Frsnch mirrors a 1 U nnni bottirat $viir $1.45 while ther lantr....VT . . Development Sale It i abaolutely necessary to maka room quickly, befora all otif plana for ther future can be developed and carried out. , V" There won't be an idle moment for any of our amployea In tha neat Br Increasinc demanda from cuetomer. anxloua to be waited oft; hera and there a question ia o be answered to the mechanic engaged in the i execntton of plana formuUted and developed by our manager; new atock to ha checked up and put in proper place; odda and ende considered beet to be dla poaed of, to prerent a mixup with new linea. . . . Inject, a rearrangement of tho entira ahowrooma, contdeting of fou large floorn. together with the atock taking.- - f Theee art tho probleme which have developed ainoa tha Incorporation of the IMwarda JCompany and - -......--;- :--:- ;' - ,. . ' ,t,. " : We Are Equal to the Situation - Unheaitatingly, we have decided to clear tha path, now obatructed by many articlee which have not been reordered for this or coming season. And we have every reason to believe that our policy to develop low pricea on quality goodaU meeting with the approval of Oregon'a discerning PWThYpaet week brought us many new customers who marveled at our din play and took advantage of tha bargaina offered. . v They each expressed surprise that there waa such a good place to trad in the dry, and aa a reault of last week'a business, wo have been enabled to participate in the furniehing of many new hornet for here -PRICES ARB RIGHT PAYMENTS ARE LIGHT." 1 . . , $3.50 Folding .Go-Carts $2.45 ' he ar. Just some odd aamp1e. i we hare picked for your benefit, be cause ther ar only a vary few of thoa 11.10 carte left which were ad-- vertised last weak.' But REMEMBER that have an endless variety of stylish carta, folding and reclining, that will pleas th fondest parents and the sweetest little. tots, at price rrom ss up. w wiu oem n n pi ure to enow tnem. - -, The Steel Trust i Has no . control oYtr tho price t ontheao Beds Thev-wera our chased bv us brtore iron aoared in price, but we must move them to keep the money hi circulation and to get an opportunity to take atock of them without Ion of time. A bed. aold doca not requir counting; incidentally, h meant a satisfied customer. .-.-.' " ' :'" These beds art finished fat apple-green colon have l i-o-incn posts; neavy anrie oars at bead and foot and double-braced back. Regular $6; development price $3.95 V. a 50 Pairs Ruffled Net7 ; Curtains 2V yarda-long - and-Lyard-i wide,-with 6-inch hem. Regularly you won't expect to buy tbem for lese than 60c a pair. Develop ment Price, the pair 39 c One dozen paira of Lace Curtains, abso lutely only the samples left, eo you will only find one pair of a kind. Regular $2.00 to $4.0a Some in ecru, others in white. Development Price, the pair J $1.25$2.25 "MADE IN OREGON ff Portland, March 1906, 1906 WATCH POR DEVELOPMENTS HALL TREES Are the Indicators to tho tone of your home. You will . V a. . a i Ia a S a. do sure 10 siriKe 11 ngni ,If you get one of , these ELEGANT HALL TREES Polished oak: regular $28.00. Development Price $19.00 $7.15 OAK HALL TREES Well fin . .. ished and easily selling at $10.00. Development Price,...: $&50 OAK HALL TREES Fit for any home. ana wunin m rtitu ui iuv uuh . conservative household. Develop ment Price... $6.35 Axminster Rugs I 3x6 Feet Floral Patterns Only Qood Values .at$4.50 -rp- Developniiont Prico,Ech; - " $2.95 I : Table Oilcloth Six patterns, about 90 roll or POO yards the lunch, pantry or kitchen table will . feel proud of it; so will you. - It . eella easily at 25c a yard. I - Development Price, the yard.,.. 15c ATTRACTIVE SCREENS Barely enough to make ' a baker's dozen, so come - early If you want Qood Screens Cheap 3-PANEL POLISHED OAK rKAHfi SCKJKJCNS.1 rt draped, with cretonne; regular $1.5U. Development I yJg Price . . , .1 $2.15 5-PANEL SCREENS, 'cretonne or eilkoline drape; , they aold at $3.25. Development" Price - There are only a few, to don't blame ua if you come too late ta-etone. 44-PIECE SET $2.65 SPECIAL SALE IT- 1 OC 'V VBS. aneV SWT m& aWaSaSSSBSW DINNER 6ETS A 44-PIECE DINNER SET of white aemi-porcelain, fancy oatterna. Ken. 54.3U. Development Price. . J $2.65 -wis- s A0O0 S1.ACTOTHAOt! B . ROCKERS AT LOW PRICES Aa our plana are developed we find articles from day to day which are destined to bring ua more new patron. . It will take ua several week, probably a month, to trace in our warehouse every odd aample of furniture which should find its way into aome home at Develop ment Prices. Last week we had aome excellent Rockera which wo marked 2.50. Only a few are left. Here are aome more at a 4ittle higher price, but cheaper than they could be aold for were the linea complete: ROCKERS Worth $10. Develop ment Price fT.OO $9.00 ROCKERS Price Development $5.60 $.00 ROCKERS Development Price........ ....... ;..M.SO ROCKERS Worth $5.00 to $5J5. Development Price.. f SAH 1 II- NEW SALOON DISTRICT MAY CAUSE LIQUOR FIGHT Attempt to Eatabliah Naw Boun dary at Vancouver win Be Resented. Woman la Tree Tight. . (HrUI lUepalrk to The Joerml.) ' Kernels, Or.. March II. A doien men. women and children fought with stones and ether missiles, and aa a result Mr. and Mrs.. If. J. Newootnb appeared be fore th. district attorner at Pendleton last evening-. They declared -'tht 'a nrlfbbor named McCoy had been diivlnt hiwe an their lend, snd that when they ordered him off a. fenTel fight ensued, and several persons were more or lese Injure , - . . (Speelel Ilnetrk te The JonrntL) Vancouver.' Wash., March 1 It Is believed here that ae the reault of an attempt to establish a new saloon dis trict In the western part of the, city surrounding the sits of the north. Jenk line's bridge across th. Columbia river a war la to be made against tha eetab ii.ku a ..lMina 4n th reB.ld.noa ae- tlona of tha city. At last Monday night's a ka j4w janetetssll a rainlnfinn niVVVl 110 VI mn v wh.ivbi ew e " waa Introduced by Councilman Buroh flsld, tUnff !(! & district round the Hood'o Saroaparilla Puriflea and enrichee the blood and builda tip the whole ayatem. It radically cures all blood diaeaaee, from pimplea to acroful. '' . It la tho beat remedy for catarrh, rheumatiam and dyspepsia, ' , At all time of tho year it la tha moat widely useful medicine. These eutementa are oonfirmed dally by cored men and Women. . '. " 6ver 40,000 teetimoniala received In two yeara-!- aa nnequaled record t , -In tableta. aa well aa in ueual liauid !onn. , 100 Doaovnajwouar. ; , , Columbia rlvsr bridge in which it would be possible to conduct a saloon. Al though the city clerk bad before him at last Monday's meeting a reraonstranoe signed by II residents of the district to be. affected. It was not Drought before the meeting. There Is now a second re monstranc being circulated against ex tending tha ssloon district.' Two of th committee of threa .elected by the coun cil to look Into tho matter. It Is ssld ara in favor of turning It down. It la also said that a majority of the reeldents ara against th. establishing of Uquor drlnklng places In that district. - It Is said by peopl. who ara familiar with the eltuatlon that If the council permits saloons In the district the resi dents will force the closing ef all aa loona In the city on aundaya. Tha busi ness men of the city nr. tn raver ex keeping all th. saloons In as small a district ae possible. Th. .standing f the ealoon limits to th. western part of the city, as suggested by Councilman Burchfleld's resolution, would mean more police. - CITY'S TALLEST BUILDING (Continued rrom Page One.) CALIFORNIA FRESHMEN . SUPERIOR TO STANFORD (Special Dlepatch by Leeeed Wire to The Joan) San Francisco, March II. The fresh men ef the University of California demonstrated thle- afternoon that they are the superiors of th. new men In the Cardinal university In track and fl.ld sports. When tn. run accounts of points was mad. California had 7SH and atanford 41 1. Tat in spit, of this evident un.v.nn.ss, th.re were eome Tha staircase and elevator fronts ar. to be of castlron In omam.ntal design with wrought Iron grille and naiua tradee. The main entrance ball en the first floor will be elaborately decorated. and th. walla will b. wainscoted to the plaster cornice with .itner marDie or limestone. Tn. piumoing ox in. oiu Ine- and th. electric lighting win am' brae, all the latest Improvements and Innovations. - Ths furnsces for th. beating appara tua will be located In the basement Heat will be supplied ts the various rooms by the usual mains and rleere to rsdlstora. Three hlgh-epesd elect rlo elevators are to be Jnatalled with ma chinery on tha roof and arranged with all aafaty appliances of tha moat mod ern aqulpmant. On. elevator la to run to tha ba.em.nt tor freight purpoaaa. There will be a fnall chut on each flosr. The baUdlns? will be equipped with a vaceum eweeplng ayatem, with i ha machinery In the basement and n. opening In the hall of each floor. The building wlU K ea nearly f Ir.pro.f as It is possible to meke an offlcs struc ture. There will be lines of boss oa each floor In eaae of incipient . biases. STORE FOR RENT roa a rxBST-oxAsa iutuim in conectlon with an tnr-TO-BATB CBO OZBT. East Bide; location Al. Apply VIW TOBX BlOOnTi eleventh and Morrison. ... . ..... , exciting finishes and every match was fought out to the bitter end. In fact, it, waa tha Stanford sameness) that made the day Interesting. Ball . of California cleared fl feet I Inohea In the high Jump. Thle beats tha Inter collegiate record held by Cooler ef I feet 114 tnchee. . eoeeeeee a Where Will You Buy j Your taster Hat The anawef spell "At Tha X Crown" if you but call. . 300 New York patterns have Just arrived. Never before have , ti splendid variety--tylea arid pricea J are right, for we have aold more 2 Hats nearly double than a year ago. This aingle fact ia worth a cartload of argument Don't wait until the season is Z .half oyer before you get your Hat T uet it now and get the benefit of it THE CR.OVVN HAT CO. Importers and Makera of Ladiea' Hata. ' 367-369 Morrison St X J'" SPECIAL SPECIAL To Aaanra Prompt and Careful Attention CALL ... s . - Fulton IVopd Company JONES MILL - ..''" -v ' ' Phone Pacific IM. : :' ' 'I'- ' i r Prices for tho Next 30 Dayt . : Per Load, Greea Slab Wood., ,f tJSC Dry Slab Wood. , t, .?3.2 Inaldj. Slab Wood.. ;?3." Mixed Slab Wood.., fl.TC ti ... r
