The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 15, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text.1. VCU WILL UUOVJ. JUST - WHAT TO , BUY FOP- I-Z2R. O? HK.1 AFTER. READING TH2 SUNDAY JCU. '. : Gaoji.v.EjnHG ". the Weather. Rain this afternoon - and tonight, ' warmer tonight. .Sunday rain, freah . southerly breete. . " VOL. V. '- NO.' 244. r EVERY GAR IH EXPECTED TO STOP AT - ' -. ' '--.'... r , ..V' ' '. .. . ...,- v. v.-.. . . ";. .... General Manager' Fuller Refuses to Consider . Demands " of Employes - and Announces r Company; Will Follow Policy-:Pursued' in ControversrWithi ts - ' - v K. t. Fuller, vloe-presldeot - aa d genera! inaneger"bf the Portland ' Railway company, In a statement made -early this afternoon regarding ' the demand node, by the street car employes, said In brief: . "Thore will be n change In' the policy of the company from thai; 4a pursued during the pUier. coptroveray. . W do not consider that we $hayarceivd any demands from our employtf and we cannot "consider the commuli"cllbnentty'Bs-at-e;IL" - 1 ' ' ' , ; 'x' " At t o'clock this aftrrnooe, no word having been received from ; x tit. Fuller In reply to Its demand a, the, carmen's union decided that the strike would be called this evening a :I0 o'clock. A Portland' ' Heights car managed by the president ox the carmen's union is to be stopped at the Junction at Flfta w managing the strike will stop all ears as fast as they cpma In, and will e tie uo all cars on other Mnea as -near the-JunoUon a la possible. . ,. "A "strike on aU the Portland-street-. car. lines is -threatened for some time I - this afierpoon or evening. Holiday shoppers may be afforded inapleasttre . of walking home tn the ram and mud or of hiring private conveyances. , . v. a committee of five union men. rep resenting Uie Amalgamated Association ' of Street and v Electrle Railway Km ployes of America, Division 11. called ' uponl Manager Fuller of the Portland Railway Light tc power company at 19 o'clock this mornlnr and presented a de mand for an increase of wages amount , Ing to 1 cent an hour for all conductors and raotormen of I he company,- for- rec . ognltkm of the union and for the aboll- tlon of the photograph system of Wentl xfloaton now in vogue. ':. ' Demands Are Sejected -. ". Manager Fuller Immediately rejected 4he-denuuida,apd the committee-forth-with presented htm with an Ultimatum . tn writing to the effect that If the agree ment was not signed by I o'clook this ' afternoon a general strike of , all the -platform men would be called. The ac ' tlon of the committee was taken on the - authority of the union, which held ae . , cret meetings at Drew's ball.. 1(2 See ; ond street, yesterday afternoon,,' and evening. - At S o'clock this afternoon the union committee in .waiting atlrew a hall had received no reply end The members I immMltatelv besan maklns active nreo- I aratlons to call out the men. A striks can therefore be prevented only by the rank and u of the men remaining loyal . to the company. The dellberationa of ' the committee were- strictly secret and , the exact hour the strike will be railed 'and " the exact method to be followed ; are 'hot known. . But It wua Intimated that the' oars would be stopped In the - downtown- districts some' time early in ' th evenJog.. . -''..'s; ,.' . " ;'; ' ,' ' Committee at ria.'.'.-'ir - The eommlttoe of -five representing the union consists of K. J.'McKenney, 1 ' swretmy of the Amalgamated Asao- ., rtatlon of Street and Klectrla Railway . I Kmployes of America, Division 181; T. :,. M. Leabo, Aecreury of the Union Labor ; party, secretary of the Barbers', union, . first vice-president of the Barbers' In ' tematlonaland treasurer of tlie Port . -. Wind Fsdnrsted Trades and Labor coun cll; P. McDonald, editor of the Labor " i Press and secretary otthe OreWon State Federation of Labor; V. C. Wells, busi . ness agent of the Bartenders union, and Carl T. Fredericks, secretary of the , Cooks' and TVaiters', alllanre. The last "r three sre members of the 'executive i board of seven of the Federated Trades lcounclL- They state that the-trades council, as wen as the Tnnk and file rue ini carp " of the unions, will give the street men tneir support in the event of s Jong and bitter struggle with tba com pany. ' ' ... - - ,- Mow Xt Came About- ' ' ,The sudden and unexpected action of the carmen's union came as tV result of months of untiring energy on the part 'of the union element among theJfor the first" ear, it eents per yesr street .car amployes.- RecreUrv Mo Kinney, who took an active part In trie ' v negotiations ' which . nearly ended In a , -strike last July, remained an .vjtlre .-organlaer ..of.t.he carmen's union. For many weeks noFmore than" a "d n ' men showed up at the meetings,- nut the - strongth of the union gradually grew '. until now McKenney declares that tt)e toA.-.prganlsatlnn lsstrougr then evr be rore, that ine men win waia ut nl the comrnirtid of the commlltee and thet he expeHd to win alt the demands'made at Hue time. . The r nM.ii for thr s tilcl' IfteM of thr .'UlllU li' tioii, ;.i kciiny tulil, fiuu flial T ' t . . ,. ' ' '"IL -yj' r": ' ' ' ' '''' ' "' ' ' f Y' " " ' v; -1 " . i ' i 1 - ., i I , ,, v ' . ,-,,..,.,, , ..in i - 3 PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1806. THE CITY - Men -Las ami - Washiugton. - The powmlttee e It was desired to give the codlpaay no time la which to win Its employee ever to peace by fair promises; or by any otherineana The atUtu Je of -the oom pany In tka"past has convinced him that the company, win not treat! with the union until It la compelledto do so, snd further time waa given to Manager k Fuller i this morning only ' because it waa. desired, to allow blm an opptun Ity to once mora consider tMe matter Withodt haate and to confer with other directors of the company should be wish to do so. " v .'. - j uV railed ast Cprinr. :, lst spring the union made domanda substantially the same as are made at this time. Thece were many delaya and after the company had posted no ttce of m slight raise n, wages for most of its employes, the .union on July II voted 'not to strikd. . Vice-President Burton of -the international anion, who conducted the negotiations at that time, Is now in - San Francisco engaged In executive work for the organisation. : The ' ultimatum left with Manager Fuller this morning reads as follows: - 'Ueedquarters Amalgamated Associa tion of Street and Electric Rail way Em ployes or Amei iaa. Division ill, iu Second Street. Portland. F. 1 Fuller, Manager Portland Railway Light A Power Company, Dear Sir -We your amploycs. beg to submit to you the ac-S ninnjris "... w, juui '"- able consideration. .We have waited long and patiently before taking this final step, and now .desire to state that In the event of your falling e sigh the aocompanylng agreement by-J o'clock p. m., December It, 190t, wa shall posi tively call a general strike Of the plat form men in your employ. - -! t "There will be a committee awaiting your reply at .room 104. No. 1S Second street." Portland, Oregon . Rlimedt " ' ' ' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LOCAL! w . - ,1 NO. ltl "B. J. WKENNF.T, Secretary." Text of Axreement. Following ia a copY oTTTleruiieiil subntltted by tha union:. ' "Memorandum of agreement:- This agreement entered Into by and between the Portland Railway, Lght and Power company, parties of the first part, and the Amalgamated Association of tttreet and Elect rlo - Railway Kmployes - of Amerioa, division. No. Ill, parties of the second, part.- . ' . - j . " ."Wttnesseth: That all business per taining to the subject of thin agreement shall be transacted by the properly ac credited officers and commltteea of the flfet part, and the properly accredited officers and committees of tho second art. t . i ...... ' "(Section Ir That the parties of" the first part will not discriminate against union men. -' " i , . 4 "Section I: That the parties of the first part will abolish the system of photographing the platform men. "Hectton 1: That the scale of wageg will be as follows: 24 cents per. hour for: the-second, year, t eents per hour for tha third year 17 eents per hour for tho fourth year, and-it. cents per hour-for the firth year's' services of platform men. '.'; "Hoettosvli-.That thte agreement and provisions thereof shall be hindlnc upon the respective parties hereto from the first day -of January, 107, until tba. first day of January. Hoi." ; I Wallaee of Albany Appelated. (portal DUentli te The JwhI) 1 rViilnston. Lkic ifcCbarlos 'W. Wnllane of Alhsny hes been appolated a clork In the navy service, r ; ' ,,l -,. i 7 Ill "J . , :- ' - :: . .... , f f,-'il'.'W".ri 'OTfWT! ui M i,n i ii hi , mm , ii, mm ' - Ml '" --.f.. ,-i , ... .. .. . ... t , r 4 Above on left ia 1. M. Leabo, to rigfat K. J.; McKenney, union leaders.. "Be low, on left la F. I. Fuller, general manager; on' right H.W;- Goode, president o( Portland-RaCyray Company. r-- n . SPElllfiGIOOK ABOVE GUHS V Southern Answers Root's Cen- JEraIizationpeechandTalces Fling at Roosevelt Rights of Citizens Same Today as When Our Government wa Created. ::, ,' .. ,.'...,:,,-: " - (Joemal Bperlal BrrTlce.) New York, Dec. 15. William Barber, South' Carolina lawyer , and president of tho South Carolina society, : stirred the southern society and lta guests last night at ithe society's annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, by attacking Secre tary ttllhu ipot .for. bis anti-state's rlghta speech delivered Wednesday night before the Pennsylvania club. ' The South ' Carolinian toOk' a' little fling also at President Roosevelt, fie said in parts . ''It seems ' fashionable nowadays to discuss constitutional questions around the dinner-table. Only two nights ago. on an occasion"' like thTs,-onr- dlsttn .... . . ..i i gulshed secretary of state, speaking (a this banquet hulL gave his - bearers enough constitutional law to give aome people.. ways interesting, but especially when he speaks as the tribune of the cabinet, of which he 1s so important a part. - "It. Is pleasing--to bv reminded that since ths constitution' waa adopted our country has grown from-a narrow strip along ths Atlantic until " it stretahes from ocean to ocean and embrdeea some 15.000,000 population., But - with hts conclusion -that . increase tn area and population ' and close business Inter course demand either modification or a new construction of the constitution we cannot agree. Wa believe with' our fathersthat our people are- slow : to change, that the sUn of the country and thW ex Irene lee of trade snj less tmpot snt than the preservation of individual Ubery, We believe the rights of esch olttsen today sre the same as the rlghte of each cttlxen of the smaller country la 1717. In our schools we may aee a few sylUMes reformed eUt'of the spell ing book, but we will otaee state lines reformed out of the geography. 1 "And, too, some of us bulleve that tha Xtxlng of qualifications for admis sion to the public schools Is among the powers reserved to the states and that the old constitution will not admit the army and navy of tba United Btatea to the-Tletibera-tkm of -srthoot-boarJiC-" 7 "And, sgaln, not only because we be lieve such matters are reserved to the states, but been use we are a peaceable people, preferring the t to the rirta imff-thr rtM-bookt.o. tba.sliut gun, we respectfully npuose the strenu ous suggestion thst .thP power of con gress be used to add 'shouting galleries to tha publle achovia. . PUBLIC SCHOOL Mil HEAD OFF JAPS FROM HAWAII BY Two Regiments to Be Rushed to iMid-PacifiolsIes---Mikada Is , Trying to Purchase One ; of Islands Not Owned by United .States as Naval Station .,' '". tJoarnst gprelsl BcrrlM.) "i. Sarf Francisco, Dec. 15.-The Exam iner prints the following cable today from 'Honolulu: . "Officers of the transport Thomas have announced tnat two regiments are to be rushed Immediately , to the Inland tn anticipation of trouble with the Japa nese. It la understood that the mikado is extremely anxious to secure posses sion of tne island-of Lanal,- which Is private property. ' This Island Is-fi0 miles from Honolulu and could be used aa-aw excellent naval 'base agatnat the United States by any foreign power. It has two spKndld harbors of stiffs elent depth to 1 accommodate a large fleet of warshtne. --..': . "Last night Attorney Oeneral D. Dear secured an Injunction against Governor ihranmeTPfatt to prevent their selling the Inland to any syndicate,' It is understood that the syndicate trying to purchasa tha Island represents the Japanese."-. . . SENDIflG TROOPS Get The Sunday Journal , It is the best paper in the west; has all the news that is worth read ing from all the world; it dcpartmentsrare conducted by experts; it ha the moat valuable -hints on fashions, beanty and hraUh'fof" women of any paper in the country; it publishes a fujj record of so- civtr happenings: its music page 1 . the coast; it has all the news of the; stage; the best writers on sports Jn America, contribute to Jt; ihi special and magazine features. arc J e unexccllejjf and its funnies are funny. Tomorrow's J r SUNOmJOURN AL j I Will be better than any f its predecessors, and. besides having all i 2 th frjtttres tiat. have made the success of this paper, a notable ;x X achievement in jolirnafism will pontain a vost deal of advertising i " especially" designed W fitlThe wants of the people at , i THE CHRlSTMRS SEASOtl i ;,i 1 i . ' . . . I ' . . ' ' : '. . - 1 TWO SECTIONS-TWENTY "(nr ill)) j n) i RAY TO ESCAPE Only Disaster Can Fol low Continuation o Gobd-Times, 1 Says Secretary Shaw ; United States Growing Too Fast "and Trying to Do Business at "5Ten Fold Increase With Finan- -clal 4mplement of r Puling - Age Dire Predictions Made. ' (Joaraal Ipectal Berrlce.)!. 1 Washington. D. C. Deo, 15. "Thos of you who still pray get dowlt on your knees tonight and pray God to aave this country from its prosperity." This startling admonition waa made last night by Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the treasury, at a dinner ef the auto-.mob.tUtmattBfACiujejca.-nt... .tha United Btates at the New W II lard hotel. Colonel Pope and others of the auto mobile manufacturers heard the secre tary transmit this solemn warning. "It was a mesas tre. spoken front -the heart. . Secretary Shaw was the , guest of honor at tha dinner and wben hs spoke he voiced. what had been pent up for aome time. ' . i . 1 1 jumped AppalllAgly. " "Speaker Cannon 'has - said."" he - de clared, "that 4hls county is a 'hell of success,' and well has he spoken. But do you, gentlemen, ever. stoB..tathlnk what-suceess mayJead toT"- - '".- The moment was dramailoi Bhaw -wsae-lou-toretire-as-BecTeiary"bf the treasury and had been bombarded . by tha business interests, of all parts of tp country to realise a currency - to meet business needs. He sold: . "This country has grown aa no other country In the world has ever grown. It la advancing by leaps and bounds. I don't want to worry you with statisti cal data. Within the last ten years, however, the country has jumped to an appalling stature. We are compelled to do business at a ten-fold 'increase, with financial implements of our puling age, compered with, our present strength and capacity. . . .. .. - - r -, "I don't know what ia going to happen- te ua - - Kfvinr Too Fast, ' "It Is all right to boast of our great ness and to herald our wonderful pro ductive capacity to the world and aet ourselves up on an eminence, but, gen tlemen,' we are going too fast. - Stop and ponder. We nave outgrown out swaddflng clothea : without preparing ourselves for a- new wardrobe. Only complete disaster can rollow continua tion of this unparalleled prosperity." 0TT0 YOUNG ESTATE ; IN FIFTY-YEAR TRUST l ' tjeersal Wped! arTle. -. Chicago, Dec. 15. Otto Young's4- will, filed today for probate, leaves I40, 000 to charity. The balance, estimat ed at 130,000,000, la placed In tmot for the benefit of the widow, tho chil dren-and the grandchildren. The trust ia to etxend oyer a period of (0 years. BLIZZARDS BLOCKING LAKE REGION'S TRAFFIC - (Jrninul MomtHtX OemeaJJ . Ht. Paul, Dec. It. Terrific billiards. with snow tO feet deep Inmany places, are blocking traffic The only trains from the Pacific coast that arrive at all are arriving 24 to 48 hours lata. , is admitted to be the cleverest on iY PAGES. - PRICETWO; Li AFRAID 05 PROSPERITY-, . Secretary Lealie M. Shaw. CATHOLICS OF PORTLAHD GIVE -POPrsyfiiPAiHy Send Cablegram to' Cardinal Merry . del Va ; Expressing . , Heartfelt , Sympathy to Holy . Father In His Trouble With Regard to FrenchSituation.-s "Cardinal , Merry del Val. Vatican, P.ome, Italy Bishops, clergy andfatth fut of Ortgun pruvmcxtehdto holy father heartrelt sympathy. ' . ' "AKCHBISHOP CHRISTIE-" '. Tha foregoing cablegram ' sent by Archbishop Christie last evening to the pope, through the papal secretary, ax presses the sentiment of the church of Oregon for the pope In the present crisis between the church and state in France. The trouble which has come between the- government of Franca snd the au thority of the Vatican la arousing In tense interest throughout the United Btates. It la contended by Catholics that the merits of the controversy sre but little understood in America. The disestablishment set pssstd In France, they, say, waa not Intended to separate the church and state in that country, aa Is commonly- supposed in". America, but was to cub off all aid, to m . the chercht to take away its property and yet leavp it with the hand of the gov ernment at Its throat, in-view of these conditions the pope,-1 it is argued, had no other course open to him than to op pose the. dictum of the state. Prominent . Catholics declare . that Clemenneewi premier of Fiance.' and Brland, minister of publle worship, are both haters of the church and are really opposed to all forma of religious wor ship or observance. Father E. V. O Mara will speak at tha Cathedral at Fifteenth and Davis streets tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clook on the subject, The Keliglous Crisis la Frano." . , ,.' CASTLE ROCK DEBATERS DEFEATED BY KELSO IHwftil DUpatrk to.TD Joamal.J " "-Caiille Hock. . Washrf . Dec It. The Caxtle Rock Ulgh school debating team suffered defeat laet night tn a contest with the Kelso High school team. Cas tle Rork had ' the- affirmative . of tha question, ''Resolved, That United Ststes senators should bo . elected by direct vote of the people." , , THIEF COULDN'T RUN 'FCDK CHILI . ' ' w 1 : ' ' hi : y v - lsssasaejssaitesV.i-1 sMt g?MglilBajs. j M"e r-H I Hi Tails ffl H lllil AWAY FOR HIS BOOTY ' (Jntirml apUl arT.)' ---Omaha." Ken.." Pec. U Klllcott, Whose rent nnme Is Ssld to te llnrrla. snd Kdward WllllamK, -recently relnd from the ppnllenttary from Canyon City. Colowntu. Held up a pawnshop here and got I7.Si)1 worth ft Jeel:. A. CUT ftremHo. pufsuo.tibmr-TierM KUtcmt Iti a lntl hnsrrnont snd recovered "e entire l"t whlcli no wl vitM the thlrf down I'f cum! I not kt eny. Jfl uoun n t. .i. j i- .' . ' 1. ...... v CENTS. ta"mJivcSts 1 1 Ml T7 Northern Pacific ariU to Be Implicated in the Petition : Paclfio Coast Lumber Manufac turers' Association Now Pre-!Darin2Li3omDlaint-taBe Filed . in Federal and State Courts i and Before Commission. YriMn. t T ' T", 1 -M ci . . f - tary of tho Paclfio Coast Lumber- Iana- facturers' association, said today that, action would be taken, aaking for a re ceiver for both- the Northern "Paclfiu and Great Northern ' railroads. " Mr. Beckman Is In" Portland attending the' 1-eonferenoe of-the-lumbei mews wfclcfr -Is; being held at the chamber of commerce. In speaking, of the receivership, Mr. Beckman said: "Attorneys for ths - Paclfio 'Coast Lumber Manufacturers association, the) . Southwestern Washington Lumber Man ufacturers association, and tha Shingle- men s oureau, are at work drawing up complalnta which will be filed in the federal court, state courts, stats railroad commission, and Interstate - Commerce commission for the purpose of securing a receiver for tha Northern Pacifla and Great Northern, railroads.-. There . are many grounds on -which we will seek portent is on the manner in which tha Northern Paclfio has betrayed tho eon dltlona imposed by the government la lta land grant. 7 "Originally there were Il.oeo.OOO acres In the grant, and tha company still has , 000.000 acres that could be sold for IS an acre. That would mean an addition of 72.00O,O0O to the revenues of the . railroads. It could be used to - purchasa rolling stock and that settle the ear shortage question. Both, companies have repeatedly violated tn Interstate commerce laws, and that would also be tha basis for action, for a receiver. "boms of our evidence - la startling. W havo uncovered mora violations of tha law than wa even supposed existed ourselves. For Instance, Oregon te de prived of the right to sell her lumber in the territory surrounding Omaha, be cause of discriminatory rates. Tha dis tance from Portland to Omaha la loo v miles shorter then tho distance front Portland to St. Paul, yet tha lumber rate to Omaha la S centa'and to 8C Paul 4 cents. Thla almply meana that Ore gon men are kept out of a territory that uses 141.000.000 feet of lumber eacft year by discriminatory freight rates. -rw srot JUosdar r r Thesa three associations which are asking for a receiver, renraaent . h la ment of 110.000 carloads a year They - luv.ninvni unu are not going to. recede. -Tho railroads haver already tried to stop us- by threats. They withheld cars from threo of our millrosn. because of tho pert they wer playing in the action about te bo taken. ' As a result of that, three aults will b filed shortly asking damage la eecft case for 1100.000. . The receivership case will b stsrted in tha federal courts in Seattle wlthla a short time, possibly within the nest week. There will be no eeeeeuoiv In the fight against the railroads until w have won our points. "Our car shortage in Washington ha lasted for .IS months, and hits mesne th. loss f 40,000 carload of lumber to shippers. It is time that we to..k action of some kind. We traced 4 cars and found that they traveled on art average of tl anlles In 24 hours. The companies have a time schedule tit Hi miles In It hours. New. It can he seen thet if the actual ml)a w Increased to 149 mllee In J4 hmir-, fp,e earnings ef th company wouid be ln creased flv tiroaav or th t;,t li no w making 1,0U a rir I '' nv miles In 14 hnurs woui.l mu I . . year If It conl.1 be m:" to tr miles In ? tour If V t ' was ramM ' " s ' ' panv's roi' - t fiicre. ' i - ' ' roni'- 1 ' "'-' "'" ' an ' I IIMDCDUnc LUIilULIVIilLI. ; mm i nnnir mm a m R R Ml sas-.i- 4 ' I III UI II 1 1VIUUL 0UU1.