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VOL. III. NO;J,
PORTLAND'S POPULATION
WATERFRONT
ROW NEARS
SETTLEMENT
On,y Minor Differences
Remain to Be Set
tled Before the Strike
Reaches an End
Indications Are. That Exporters
and Grainhandlers Will Corns
to Terms and Men Will Return
to Work Loading Ships at the
Docks.
What the exporters will
Recognition of the union except In
caae of weighers, samplers and mac
the
machine
e? tnoreaae
What tfc STftltyisndlers will concede'
drawal of the demand for 40 cenU
an Uhlru
The only remaining point of differ-
enoe Recognition of the Union in the
ouee work known
I and iMtMbi op
per-
enty peant ed difference
which
i jwiimii i ana prevents peaoe on
the waterfront is the question aa to
whether or not some 20 men must or
may not belong to the Oralnhandlers'
union.
That such a comparatively Insignifi
cant matter shiuld be allowed, for
more than a day or two, to keep several
hundred men oot of a lob and entail the
lose of thousands of dollars a day. I
considered to be highly Improbable by
persona who have watched the progress
of the strike and the peace conferences
of the past three days.
That the middle of this week will see
the end of the waterfront strike and the
resumption of normal conditions along
the docks and In the warehouaas la the
opinion freely expressed by such ln
slvlduals. While no agreement has been
reached after four long and tedious ses
sions and while the representatives of
both sides are guarded In their state
ments and unwilling to say that they
expect an amicable settlement It Is easy
to see that both are strongly hopeful of
coming to 'terms at a fifth conference,
which will be held sometime tomorrow.
Trace Za in Force.
Meanwhile a truce, to whloh both sides
bare agreed, will be In force. .Until
after the Monday meeting the Water
front Federation will make no further
hostile movea and the Exporters' asso
ciation will take no ' further acUon
Inimical to' the Interests of organised
labor.
While the four hours' session of the
representatives of the gralnhandlers and
the exporters yesterday resulted in no
definite understanding, the points of
difference narrowed down so muoh that
they touched elbows. Tha dispute has
(Continued an Page Two.)
aa rL.
PENNSYLVANIA'S PALATIAL
NEW CAPITOL BUILDING IS
MONUMENTTO GRAFTKINGS
Nine Million Dollars Taxes Expended to Sup
ply Clerks With, Desks and Wardrobes
Paid for by the Cubic Foot
(social Dispatch by Leased Win to The Josrnal)
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct JO. draft sticks
oot from every nook and corner of the
magnificent new state capltol building
at Harrisburg. It meets you at the door
and It Is constantly with you whan you
waader through the magnificent rooms
and offices. If bangs from tha ceilings.
It stares at you from the aide walls. It
looks np at you from the) floor. It Is
graft, graft everywhere, and each day
brings revelations of what a great mon
ument to graft this handsome -structure
is, for the people Instead of getting a
building for less than Kooo.ooo, with a
few extra hundred thousands thrown In
for furniture and fixings, have to settle,
of rather have settled, to tha tuna of
about 111. 000.000. therefore tha graft, or
tha greater part of It, represents IS, 000,090
of hard-earned taxee the people of
Pennsylvania have paid.
Bevelled by
. nawspaaor. ay ae vmg into eon-
tracts ana recora
cealad by the p
greaadd comail:
s tnat nave seen con- com
nolle buildings aaaij secured
light this greatest
northwest
HENEY WILL
Fearless Prosecutor to
Probe Into Mysteries
Surrounding Recent
Events in Frisco
Wholesale Charges of Criminal
Corruption Which Have Bsen
Hurled at Bay City Adminis
tration WIN Bs Thoroughly In
vestigated. (special nuassnt or laeesd Wire to Tat Journal)
Ban Francisco, Oct. 20. At last the
wholesale char sea of Kraft and criminal
city administration In the public prlnta
and from the public platforms are to
be1 thoroughly investigated, and If they
are found to be based on facts a re
lentless prosecution of the men . who
VS been reveling In an orgie of brlb
and, blackmail wiu be instituted at
v . - l. . ... m
is charge that the police department
hail practically been prostituted Into a
mere adjunct to the organised band of
nMrfcg thcirtseaVf thte mrnu?
nlty during the past three months, evi
dently without fear of interruption, will
bs probed to the bottom and those re
sponsible for thlb condition at affairs
given .helr deserts.
Office holders who have suddenly be
come men of wealth Will find their
mysterious bank accounts of no avail
If It can be shown that they got. their
money by other than legitimate means.
And the great corporations accused of
bribing supervisors and their masters
will be treated as definitely and as
relentlessly as the corrupt officials who
accepted their bribes.
Already much damaging evidence has
been secured and the work of gathering
further material to be used in prosecu
tions will be conducted night and day.
District Attorney Lsngdon is In pos
session of this evidence and he will
place It In the bands of the new grand
fury.
Money Aocepts Task.
Francis J. Heney. who won national
fame aa the prosecutor for tha federal
government in the land fraud cases, has
consented to accept a deputyahlp .under
District Attorney i.angdon pending the
Investigation of the assertions of graft
and malfeasance In office against the ad
ministration. Aside from the reign of crime that
la now terrorising tire cltisens of this
city, the administration has given away
public franchises of a moat unlimited
value to public service corporations. It
baa been openly asserted that these
concessions were granted as the result
of. bribery. The votes and Influence of
office-holders. It has been stated, have
bean for sale. It is claimed the United
Railroads had to put up $706,000 to se-
(Continued on. Page Nine.)
Tammany Hall In Its boldest days never
dreamed of making such a swoop on a
public fund, it was not a matter of
how to save the public money that tha
commission, tha bead of which la Gov
ernor Pennypacker. strlvedt. far, but
apparently they tried to see how much
they could spend, and they certainly
have made a record.
There la no doubt but what tha new
capltol la the handsomest structure of
Its kind In the United States. Nothing
has aver approached It In magnificence,
not even tha congressional library la
Washington, but graft Is so apparent
that the good people of Pennsylvania
are overlooking the magnificence of the
structure and are clamoring for the
undoing of the grafting contractors who
hare taken millions from the state.
Whan tha former capltol homed the
legtalature passed an appropriation o
$4,000,000 to build a new structure. A
ractor, a good reliable man, waa
to undertake the work for
le leaa than the appropriation. The
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HEARST DEFENDS ASSOCIATES
Candidate Says Murphy's Charges Are Both
False and Stupid President Breaks With
Republican Campaign Managers
Mom III Mapateb by Leased Win to The JonnrxK
Saratoga. N. Y., Oot. 20 - Hearst, in
response to questions asked regarding
Mr. Murphy's appearance before the
grand Jury, by the newapaper men on
his special train today, issued the fol
lowing statement:
"The other day when those charges
were first made I said they were noth
ing more than a stupid campaign false
hood. They have proved to be exactly
that both false and stupid
'There has been much needleas and
baseless criticism of the so-called Oll
sey house clique or executive committee
of the Independence league from which
I fshve frequently been specifically ex
cluded. I do not desire to be so ex
cluded. I am proud to be associated
With the gentlemen of the Independence
league who have unselfishly given so
much of their time and contributed
from their own pockets to promote the
oause of the people in the last campaign
and in this campaign.
handsome marble stairways, frescoed
walls, stained glass windows and ready
to occupy with the exception of the
furniture, chandeliers and. some other
odds and ends to make the building
available for the state officers
After the building was finished It was
turned over to the public buildings and
ground commlslson and it was given
authority to go aheap, and furnish the
structure and draw On the state treas
urer for all moneys necessary. This
Governor Pennypacker, Auditor General
Snyder and their col leagues on tha com
mission have proceeded to do, but the
chief of their proceedings have been to
draw on the treasury.
Oo a sealed.
By carefully concealing recorda,
awarding contracts by an entirely new
syatem. they have managed to relieve
the treasury of about 99,000.000 for
trimmings for tbe capltol. The first
warning that the cost of ths building
would be nearer $15,000,000 than the
$4,000,000 of the original appropriation
waa sounded some time ago by State
Treasurer Berry, a Democrat, who was
elected by the reformers less than a
year ago. glace the dedication of the
structure whan President Roosevelt
made a notable addreea. the recorda
have bsen opened and the newspapers
have delved Into their contents with
startling results.
So great has become the storm about
tbe capltol that Governor Pennypacker
(Continued on Page Two.
MORNING, OCTOBER 21, J908. FIVE SECTIONS 52 PAGES.
'Murphy's statement Is not any more
false and foolish than other statements
that have been made, but I am dis
tinctly glad that he made the state
ment that he was put under oath before
tbe grand jury and compelled to. say
It was baseless and reckless.
"The Independence league Is endeav
oring to the beat of Its ability honeatly
and unselfishly to serve the people, to
promote the Interests of the people,
and to secure the election of men who
will be faithful to the people. Where
Democrats are Indorsed they are In
dorsed because we believe they are the
character of men who will serve the
people. Where a Republican like Judge
Rosalsky. Is Indorsed, It Is because we
believe that he has served the people
faithfully and will continue to serve
them.
"He la Indorsed for that reason and
for no other reason whatever. Wa are
willing to unite with honest man of any
party to further the people's cause, but
we make no deals and submit to no dic
tation "
President Za Worried.
The seriousness of the New York
situation from tha Republican stand
point is Indicated by the fact that
President Roosevelt and his advisers.
Including cabinet members and Chair
man Sherman of the congressional cam
paign committee, bar practically
broken with the New York state cen
tral committee, having been unable to
agree on methods of campaign manage
ment. The president, his cabinet members.
Chairman Sherman and national . poli
ticians generally believe - that tha na
tional Issues ahould be pushed to the
front In New York. If they could have
their way there would ha a lot of talk
about prosperity and good times and
how the Dlngley schedules are making
everybody rich, and the record of the
last congress, they think Is ths only
chance to save the state for their party
by a grand appeal to party senti
ment Want State bet Alone.
Quite to the contrary, Chairman
Woodruff and hie advisors, who think
they are familiar with tha situation In
the state, believe that Speaker Cannon,
the cajblnet members and tha national
Republican figures ought to be kept
out of the state. Thev think public
opinion In New York Is In such a, con
dition that U will be likely to resent
the Interference of tha big Washington
politicians In an effort to tall the people
how to vote on purely local issues.
Chairman Sherman came to Washing
ton, held a conference with the presi
dent and some of the cabinet ministers
and then went away announcing that
he would have help from cabinet people;
that Root Tart and Moody would make
some speeches In tbe state and that
Shaw waa already billed for some ap
pearances there.
An this means that there haa been a
breach between the Waablngtoa end of
New York politics and tha state chair-
iTMOST CAPACITY, AND ANOTHER. PRESS. OF STILL
ALLED TO MEET THE PAPER'S CIRCULATION NEEDS
GREAT GROWTH OF CITY IS
PROVEN BY NEW DIRECTORY
Portland nowhas 195,195 people residing in the city proper and its suburbs, ac
cording to the calculation of the R. H. Polk Directory company and outlined in the
introduction to the directory for 1906 'which is now in the hands of the printers and
practically ready fpr the binders.
This estimate of 195,195 is based not on surmise, but upon definite and certain
calculation by the compilers of the 1906 directory and the figures given are as near
the exact truth as can ever be ascertained without a federal census. The statement,
which will appear in the new directory as an introduction to the book, is the result of
careful investigation and computation, on old and accepted lines and shows that Port
land has more than doubled in population since the last federal census was taken.
The Polk directory statement outlines that the year from October 15, 1905, to
October 15, 1906, shows the greatest increase in all lines of business in Portland mat
can be found in the records of the city's history. It says that the sign seen in so
many windows, "Portland, the New York of the Pacific," is a very appropriate state
ment of the condition this city by its growth and prosperity holds in relation to the
other cities on the Pacific .slope.
DEATH LIST
WILL REACH
Damage From Storm
Reaches Into Millions.
Loss ot Life Abso
lutely Appalling
(Special Dtapatek by Leased Wire to The Journal)
Washington. Oct - 20. As the details
of the tremendous storm which swept
the Carribean aea and the southern
coast of the United States come slowly
In by crippled telegraph wires. It la
more and more apparent that there has
not only been a great loss 'so far as
property Is concerned, but a death list
as wall that will be absolutely appall
ing when tha total la summed up.
Mora than a thousand lives are be
lieved to have been snuffed out, and
the material damage will run far Into
the millions. It Is yet Impossible to
give tha boundaries of the diameter, aa
it la feared that the damage will reach
from Central America to Bahamas and
will Include nearly all of the Keys
and Islands of the Old Spanish Main.
Tha one spot that buffered most,
perhaps, was Elliott Key, a mere speck
In tha aea, where the entire population
waa 250. From lata reports It seems
certain that the Kay was swept clear
of every person living there and that
all ara dead. Elliott's Key la 25 miles
south of Miami. Tha steamship St.
Lucia, waa crushed against Eeott'a
Key by a tidal wave and IS of Its pas
senger either killed or drowned.
(Continued on Page Nina.)
MRS. SHYOER
Widow of Murdered
Leaving Oregon by
of the
Obstacles, have arisen to prevent tha
departure of Mrs. Madge Snyder from
Portland today. Mrs. Snyder, widow of
the late Carey M. Snyder, who waa mur
dered 10 months ago near Olencoe. was
extremely anxious to bid farewell to
Oregon and yesterday announced her
determination to leave this morning for
Kansas City.
But tha service of an order of court
upon her yesterday forced her to aban
don her plans and remain in Portland.
The subpoena directs her to appear at
HUlsboro next Saturday before Judge
McBrlde of the circuit court. She win
bo oalled upon to tell her atory of the
Forest drove bank robbery and the dis
appearance of her husband.
At the recent Inquisition at HUls
boro, Mrs. Snydar boldly defied District
Attorney Harrison Allen and hie dep
uty. T. H. Tongue. She answered freely
enough those questions which had little
bearing on tbe case, hat when ques
tions Intended to solve the mysterious
double crime were propounded she de
fiantly refused to reply. It Is within
the power of tha court to order tha
woman committed to the county Jail for
contempt If shs persists In her refus
als to answer questions.
slope for olatlea.
As the result of a secret conference
between Mrs. Snyder, District Attorney
OVER 110
IS 195,195
Figures Given in Book Now Be
ing Issued Show That Port
land Has Increased in Number
of Inhabitants Faster Than Any
City in the Country
The Introductory to the Polk 1M dl
' rectory, a proof -t which waa yesterday
received from the printer, speaks in
strong terms ot tbe advance Portland
has made la the past' few yeara and
gives some Interesting figures for com
psrlson. and as an Illustration of the
manner by which the Increased popula
tion la arrived at by tha compilers of
ths directory.
It la shown In the Introduction that
Portland made a larger percentage of
Increase In the value of tbe building
permits Issued during May, 190. over
those Issued during May, 105. than
any other city In the United States.
This same condition Is equally true of
the months since tbe May report was
made, ahowlng that the building growth
of the city Is something not equaled In
any other part of the nation at tha
present time.
Ta nrassi la Postal leilats.
Bank clearances and postal receipts
all tell the same tale of growth and
prosperity. Durlrrft July, 1905. while
the city was entertaining at the Lewis
and Clark exposition thousands of peo
ple from the eaat und from all parts of
the United States, the postal receipts
were 41 per cant greater than for the
corresponding month of July. 1104.
Still, again. In August, 1(06, when the
fair was at its height and the attend
ance was at Its climax, the postal re
ceipts for the month were 54 per cent
greater than during the corresponding
month of August, 1904. In the face of
this great Increase, astounding as It
mlgh appear, the postal receipts for
July and August of 1906 show a sub
stantial Increase over the months of
July and August of 1905
"Statistics," says tha introduction,
"show that tha city la very little short
of 100,000 people In population, which
la an lnorease from 90,429 since 1900.
WILL REMAIN
Man Prevented From
Service of Order
Court
Allen and Mr. Tongue at the Portland
hotel yesterday afternoon, hope la ex
pressed by the officials that the mys
tery may finally bo solved The confer
ence continued for three hours and dur
ing the entire time Mrs; Snyder em
ployed her customary tactics of talk
zing freely until confronted with a sig
nificant question, then laughingly evad
ing a reply by expressing her opinion
of the officials of Washington county.
Though great secrecy Is observed by
those who ara working on the oaae tt
la said that Information haa been se
cured that will likely result In ths Is
suance of warrants for the robbere of
the Forest drove bank and tha slayarh
of Carey M. Snyder. It Is also said that
ths return to Kansas City of Mrs. Say
der will be Indefinitely postponed.
Officials are trying to explain the al
ienee of R. M. Snyder, father of tha
murdered man. Ho Is In Kansas City at
this time and numerous letters have
been addressed to him, describing the
reticence and attitude of Mrs. Snyder
with reference to a solution of the
mystery and asking aid from him to ts
ductng bar to talk. Ha haa replied to
some of the letters, but to those ad
dressed to him by the district attorney
and Ma d
sponso.
Co
puif mere naa ueen no re
Usstsl' m JjaTeVTa-aat
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
I No other city In t he United
I ehow a .parallel to thia growth with
tha possible exception of Chicago."
ansa otf Pnnisnd
"Fortunately for tha city of Port
land," the statement continues, "tha
question of population, though fre
quently disputed and made the subject
of so many guesses. Is one that can ha
very nearly absolutely stated. In 1909
the census gave Portland 90,42 people.
Many persons at that time thought tha
population estimate ahould have been
greater. The federal census never over
estimates. These figures represented the
population of the city within tha city
limits proper.
"The ctty directory of that ammo year
took in all of the suburbs and gave Its
estimate as 112.69S, this. Increase being;
accounted for by the territory covered
by the directory people."
The Introduction then quotes from
the Oregonlan of September 9. 1909,
using an editorial treating of the sell i
sus figures. In this editorial Use Ore
gonlan concurs with the stand' I ahem
by the directory that the suburbs should
be Included In the census estimate and
points out one part of the city where
pome 5,016 people who are actual resi
dents of the city, but were not Included
In ths federal enumeration because they
were outside the corporate limits,
though to all other Intents qualified for
census enumeration.
Number of Names
In the city directory of 190. the In
troduction tells, there are 78.078 namen.
Including the residents of all the sub
urbs. With this basts, and using means
of computation accepted by all the
cities of the United States, It la there
fore estimated by tbe compilers of tha
directory that the population of tha
city for 1906 Is 196,191.
doing further In ita discussion of tbe
population question, the introduction
shows that during July, August and
September of 1900 there were lid chil
dren born in the city. During tbe same
three months in 1906 the number bora
was 669.
During July, August and fleptesiliei .
1900, thepostal receipts for tha city
were $52,157.77. For the same months
during 1909 the receipts were 8129.
928.27. From all sources of computa
tion it Is therefore a settled faot that
the population of Portland has mora
than doubled during thoae years whloh
have elapsed since the year of the last
census. Tha Introduction In dosing Its
statement of tha population holds that
a directory Is the only authority on tha
population of a city, with tbe exception
of the federal census.
Most
The article closes with the state
ment that the keyword of the city at
the present time la "prosperity," and
that the growth Is wonderful In tha
history of American cities.
Tel. despite alt evidence, the Ore
gonlan. for selfish business masons,
maintatns that the population of Port
land does not exceed 126,000.
AUTOMOBILE HIGHWAY
ASSURED ON LONG ISLAND
iskeetel Dispatch by Looted Wits to Tho Jurats?
New York. Oct. -The autornotahw
highway Is assured. It will be built,
and, what Is more to the nun-ose. It Wld
be built n Ing Island. The speedway
will be constructed on a private right Sf
way. with no grade crossing and will
be of sufficient width la secure
safety both to the public and tha.
uooer