The Oregon daily journal., December 18, 1906, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 18, '
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CM1 MM;
Ml CENTS
PER DAY MORE
;That Is Sum Total of Monetary
demands Made Upon the Car
-Company by the Strikers -
Other Demands Are Just as
Important.- . '; ;4 "
An average Increase In wages of ,J
. j cents ft day for each or tne pianorm
man In the employ cf the Portland Rail
.iv.:Iliht A. Pottr cominny 1 the
' nunpv consideration which the ' mem
beta of the atrlking" union demand.
Th, in 60a Dlmtfurm men In the em
ploy of the company, and tb sum total
, per day which ihj au-eeti-ar company
WQUld have to pay. If tha domanda of
the atrlklns nn uitw 1 1 ana iwww. mpr.
proximatca 60. This la tha only money
consideration lnvoivra in tne striae. -
' IMatform employee at present ara
working from eight to eleven houra a
' day on a seals of wages which allo.wa
, them 14 cents per hour during- their
first year of service, la centa for cne
second year and an lncrease-of 1 rent
per hour for the next three succeeding
years, making the highest wace paid IK
centa per hour, after a contlnuoua serv
lea of Ave years. Tha highest average
1 wares which the older employes receive
on thla basis amounts to ti.St ft day on
-ie-ftour-ehlf U - Tha members of ths
striking union believe that they are not
.demanding an exorbitant raise in wages
. from the company lu ssklng for only 10
cents additional for each -man. -
"Times are prosperous, the company
la making money ss fast as it can be
taken in, and why begrudge a, paltry 10
cents ft day to men who are on their
feet from early morn until dark, out
. in ail degreea of weather, giving not
only constant service, but shouldering
as welt a responsibility of delivering
1 both passengers and money in safety."
This ta the argument back of tha re
quest for the additional 10 centa ft day.
"If loose ara not sufficient reasons
; for ' .raise, we don't want any." said
. one of the . members of ths ' union this
morning. who was good aatured
throughout tha whole discussion of thO
subject. '. . .' i- ."
- Other Important Demands.
' In the eyes of the union, the two
other demands made' in the agreement
which was presented to the officials of
ths company Ara equally as "Important
as the question of money. These em
body ths abolition of tha photograph
, system employed by the streetcar com
' pany and the recognition of the atreet
car men's union as an organisation by
the car company Itself.
- "The photograph system Is a rello of
barbarism." remarked E. J. McKenney,
secretary of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Street A Electric .Railway Em
ployes, this morning. '"Our members are
. honest and respectable cltlxens, and to
be lined up and photographed, follow
ing practically the aama proceeding as
is in vogue In criminal channels when
photographing subjects for tha rogue's
gallery, Is asking a little too much. It
- is humiliation ef the atrongest type to
say the least." '..-
An Important roiat.
, Ths Abjection to the system of making
negatives of the men when accepted
for service on the, car line was ona of
ths moat Important points of tha op-
position which sprang up in employes
circles last July when a strike was
pending. The photograph-system was
looked upon as a disgrace to the em
ployes, among whom it Is the general
.' supposition that the prints are used not
' alone for Identification in case trouble
arises, but are used as well in prevent
Ing an employe from securing employ
: ment elsewhere than in Portland after
; ha has once been discharged from the
local lines.
."This particular" feature of the de
mands which ws have made on tha of
ficials of the street railway, in other
words! to abolish completely this
rogues' gallery department, ia looked
. upon as being nearly aa Important aa
. the increase in wsges. Personal pride
and respectability among the men
themselves demand it," Mr. McKenney
said while discussing the subject thla
morning.
; . Bacognltion of Union. .
Another feature " which will be - In
eluded in the terms - between the strik
ing union and the company.- if any are
made, is the recognition of,, the union
as an organisation by the company.
Up to the present tims the officials of
the streetcar company have never per
mitted any Intercourse between them
selves and their employes when the lt-
ter appeared before them aa labor-union
members. The company has always
recognised 'their employes as such, but
In no other capacity. . .. ' ' . ,
. ' Why shouldn't we be recognised as
S union, capable-of adjusting difficul
ties and of presenting grievances and
business propositions?" ssk ths members
of-the union. Capital Is organised and
acta for others aa a combination, they
declare, here in Portland and elsewhere,
and It Is the only method by which
labor ran act Intelligently- and accom
plish good for the members of its vari
ous unions. This In a strong point with
the local union, and It Is asesrted that
even if the Increase in wsgea Is grant
ed and the photograph system abolished,
the union would not accept those terms
aiaaare-The members- will 'Insist, -upon
a recognition of their body as a labor
union, and entitled to act aa such for
those within Its circles,
AGGRESSIVE ASSUMED
(Continued from Page One.)
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:Tha company has plenty of men' to
handle Its cars at all times,", continued
Mr. Fuller. "Last night SS men em
ployed at tha Savier street barn were
dropped from ths employ of ths com
pany.'. Their places have been Ailed by
new men and a full quota of car men
are now ready to work."
Arathess new men strike breakers
ffum Tacoiia""'M r. t'olUs i was asked.
It Is reported thia-atnornlng thst 00
men hsve been brought ' from .Tacoma
to take they place of the men -who have
been or will be discharged by tha com-.
pany." , . . ' -
I have seen no men from Tacoma,
waa tha anawer Mr. Fuller gave.
"Will these SS men be reinstated by
tha company or Is there any possibility
of this being tha case?" waa the next
question.
"Well." said Mr. ; Fuller. "I don't
know. It la not usually the practice
of the company to dlagraca a man and
then hire blm again."
Waiting for the A.
Ths striking men at the . different
barns, besides ths Savier street, are
now waiting for the ax to fall. Xt Is
expected by the men who ara on strike
that the SS men at the Savier street
barn are only a beginning snd that it
is now the intention of tha company
officials to discharge every man who- Is
known to be affiliated in any ansnner
with or has glvsn aid In any way to
the strikers. - ,
When asked whether or not ths cars
would be run tonight Mr. Puller was
reticent. He said that the full service
would be maintained both day and night
as soon as tho working oarmen were
promised protection from the assaults
of hoodlums In different parts of the
city. Us did not wish to send either
cars or men out In ths night to' be at
ths mercy of another such mob as that
of Saturday night Neither did tho men
wlah to take the chances. While it was !
true, said Mr, Fuller, that the company
had aufficlent men to handle the cars
at all times of tho dsy and night, snd
could keep ths power stations running
in Ysse tho electrical workers went on
strike. It could not protect Its . men
working on the open cars from assault
and possible serious injury at tha hands
of the mob. If this protection were
given the normal service would be main
tained, but otherwise it would not.
It ia understood that an effort will
be made to run a night service ss near
to schedule as possible on at least a
part of tno system, ir it ia round that
the police are able to furnish protec
tion to the . motonnen and conductors
the regular service will Again- be., at
tempted on all lines running . through
the city. ... - .
"BIOCKEDJN BATTLE
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-- (.Continued front PagO One.) " T
DISTINCTIVELY A CREAM OF
TARTAR BAKING POWDER
v Royal does not contain an atom of
: phosphatic acid (which .' ia . the
; product of bones digested in sul- ,
phuric acid) or of alum (which is ;
.... oncthkdiilphuric acid) substan-
ces adopted for other baking pow- T""
v ders because of their cheapness, y -
ROYAL SAK1NQ SQWDwH CO NEW YORK.
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ness and every activity dependent upon
electricity would cease. x .
The striking carmen are Jubilant to
day over the action' of-the linemen and
predict an early victory.
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BUSINESS MEN QUIT
; V : XAKI.T TO
and ear'y to rise, makea one healthy,
happy and wise especially if you take
Harblne before . retiring. A positive
cure for Constipation. Dyspepsia and
all river complaints. Mrs. B , Co
lumbia, Tenn writes: "I always keep
a sup; .. of your Hsrblns on hand. Am
so pleased with the relief it gives in
constipation and all liver complaints
that worda can't express my apprecia
tion." For sale by all druggists.
per cent Is payable on or before Decem
ber 81. liftiv The aecand. Installment,
being it per cent. Is payable June 1,
167, - Tho third Installment, tietag 20
per cent. Is due December l, l$07. The
fourth installment, being 20 per cent.
Is due June 1. 1S0S. The fifth Install
ment, being SO per cent. Is due Decem
ber 1. IMS. The sixth Installment,
being IS per cent. Is difr Maroh 1, 40S.
Break In liooks.
St. Paul stock broke sharply thla
morning, indicating perhaps that Hill
has secured his necessary stock and
Harrlman haa abandoned the effort to
acquire control.
Hill people say that the decline was
due to an effort of the Harrlman road
to disguise ths real situation and tuat
the sharp recovery of St. Paul Is posi
tive proof that he is buying. .
After the' breaks of the morning to
180 St. Paul began to move upward
again, buying orders being very plenti
ful.. By swift degrees tho price climbed
upward and regained a point of ' the
early loss. Toward tho close there was
Insistent ' selling pressure -and carried
tho market lower sgaln. - The "spread"
of prices on St Paul today amounted
to about SIS a share. Its loss sines yes
terday amounts to about $11 a share. -
LINEMEN MAY JOIN
(Continued from Page Ona)
126 say that they, will be able to carry
their cause alone.
('Should the power-houas electricians
strike, the entire electric power of tho
city would bo shut off, and not only,
would the -wheels of the streetcars stop
turning, but tho. rity would bo In dark-
Abandoa Thai- TSnavaillng Sfforta to
Xave Pre east Trouble Arbitrated. ,
Business men have - abandoned their
efforts at mediation between-tha strik
ing streetcar men and tho company. Ef
forts by tho committee of business men
representing tho biggest retail houses
In th city to effect a settlement of tho
differences failed. t :
"Our efforts were a completa failure
snd have been abandoned, at leaat for
tho present." said W. P. Olds today.
Mr. O'.ds and Dan McAUen - acted - as
spokesmen for tho business men In ap
proaching the atrikers and company of
ficials. ..
'So far as results were concerned.
It was all loose talk." said Mr. McAUen.
"We thought we might do something.
and wo had a right to hope that we
might accomplish something, but thfere
wss nothing doing. So far as wo are
concerned, they, will go to 1L"
Members of tho committee declare
thst tho attitude of the company of
ficials was the. csoso of their failure.'
Union . leaders readily agreed to arbl
trate,but officials ; of tho - company
flatly refused to listen Id such propo
sitions. Insisting thst there waa no
strike and consequently nothing to ar
bitrate, i - --:
"Our committee did not repreaent any
of the organised commercial bodies of
the city." said Mr. Olds. "It was an in
dependent, somewhat spontaneous
movement on the part of retail dealers.
If tha strike had occurred at any other
time we would have paid no attention
to It, for tho reason-that - wo had no
right ta But at tha present time wa
felt thst wo had a right to take the
matter up in ijehalf of the public- and
Ourselves."
Mr. Olds snd Mr. McAUen -called up
the strikers snd various union leaders.
They explained that the strike at this
holiday season would - result la greet
.financial loss to retail dealers ftnd of
fered to use their efforts at mediation.
Strikers at ones acqnlescsd, agreeing to
arbitrate or to submit to any plan sug
gested by the business men that was
fair to both factional Mr. Fuller, how
ever, refused.
Resulting from the strike and Its
possible consequences alarm Is becom
ing general among ths business inter
ests of the city and especially in the
retail shopping districts. There win be
great loss to retailers, it Is said, if
even ft partial tie-up is maintained until
Saturday night. Holiday goods after
that time. It Is said, will not be worth
60 cents on the dollar In many in
LEABO DENIES IT
Daelaroo Strike Xs Sfo Work of Few
- leaders, as Xas Been Alleged.
The published statements to the af
fect that tho strike was called by a few
leaders and not by ths carman's union
ss sn organisation is denied by T. M.
Leabo, chairman of the strike commit
tee. "The strike wss not only voted by the
union," said Mr. Ieabo today, "but it
waa Indoraed at a meeting of the union
held the very first night at Drew's hall.
More than that, 'it was lnd3raed again
last night at another meeting of the
union and tho policy of tho strike com
mittee wss upheld. It was also unani
mously voted to continue tho strike and
to right It out to the. biter end Condi
tions look better today, oven, than yes
terday, and wo expect to win. Tonight
tho union will probably draw up a re
quest to the public not to patronise ths
oars until tho snd of the strike."
Mr. Leabo expressed tho opinion thst
tho list of carmen s names attached to
a statement that they were never in
favor of a strlks Is not genuine.
,"Why," said he, "some of those men
ere out on strike tight now. Others,
yqu. see, have no initials attached.
Would a man sign his name in that
way T' Suppose somj of them were ac
tually signed by the men and not writ
ten by the company's sgents. it mesns
nothing. The men were - undoubtedly
forced to slgnXor quit, ss ( they were
lsst July. AtXthst tiros they were
called Into tho office one at a time and
told: 'Here, sign this list,' and If they
hesitated they were told that It was
tip to them to sign. Half a dosen men
quit the '8' bams this morning and re
ports of others leaving tho company
are coming in. Wo expect to wln."
SIX- EXPERTS ON INSANITY
AGAINST SLOANE
State Now Ready to Rebut Ex
, perts of Defense Trial to .
r1 - Be Hastened.
rooo sKOivn i:i b;q licit
.- BY. G0U.1T BSTI.L
Four Officer Challenged Off
Original List Because of
Sympathy With Koehler.
Jeuraal Special tsrnee.1 '
. Leavenworth, Kan., Deo. )!. Informa
tion received at Fort Leavenworth from
t be J'hlilp pint t.nl teooirt-raartlal of
Captain Louis M. Koehler of tho Fourth
cavalry for alleged disrespect to Major-
General Leonard Wood tells that It was
sensational, and these reports, reflect se
riously on the commander.
Four officers . were challenged oft ths
original detail of tho court, presumably
becauso they were in sympathy with
Koehler. and then, under cable Instruo
tions from Washington, tho court was
not allowed to proceed until others wore
detailed to take their places ..
While on the witness stand General
Wood offered aa evidence a private let
ter sent to President Roosevelt by D.
It. Anthony . Jr.. a brother-in-law -of
Koehler. In which he asked that ft fair
and honest trial bo awarded to Koehler.
Under eross-oxa ml nation Oenoral Wood
nftniiii ii Unit ht had rnrnmmrfl'imi
Major Hugh Heott, whom Koehler had a
controversy with, because of neglect of
accommodations for Koehler soldlsra
He hsd also secured the appointment of
Scott as civil governor of Mindanao and
kept him In tho place after hi regi
ment had returned to tho states.
"' (speetsl Dlspetrh te Tse Jeraal.t
Spokane, Dec.. IS. In tho Sloano trial
today the defenae concluded Its expert
testimony and restsd. even physicians
testified for . the defense that young
Bloane must have been Inaane at the
time the crime waa committed. . baaing
their opinions upon the evidence given
by witnesses and tho hypothetical ques
tions propounded by the counsel for the
defense. - - -
The state will, now begin the Intro
duction of Its expert testimony, it being
expected that about six witnesses will
bo called.
Judge Huneke, before whom tho case
Is being tried, is determined to have It
completed If. possible before Christmas
and has lengthened the time ' of tho
dally sessions, by two houra . ,
CHARGED WITH MURDER
IN DISORDERLY HOUSE
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 11 Charged
with being an accessory to the murder
of men named Henry Newell at Mew
port last night. Prank Oolden was ar
rested ss he stepped from a train that
arrived here at an early hour thla morn
ing. The killing wss dons In ft disor
derly house at Newport, and ths arrest
of Oolden was mads on request of ths
Newport police.
Oolden says he visited tho house with
a man named Andrew Peters, and was
waiting In ths parlor while his com
panion went into an adjoining room.
He says he heard revolver shots and
rushed Into the' room to find a man
Lwhom be did not know- wounded and
aying. reters nsa not yst Deen appro-bended.
PHOENIX OF AUSTRIA
REPUDIATES ALL CLAIMS
Vienna, Dec' IS. Tho Austrian Phoe
nix Insurance company has repudlsted
all claims ' growing out of the San
Francisco disaster, ' Attorney Grleso,
representing tho plaintiffs, plans . to
test tho legality of tho repudiation. '
PLANS JAONJFICEIITr BAU
FOR FRISCO'S ELITE
Crocker Heiress to Spend" For
tune on Elaborate Function
; for Smart Set. ' -
' Vserasl Special Service.)
Sanr Francisco, bee IS. Miss Jennie
Crocker, ono of tho wealthiest young
women In tho world, is preparing to
entertain the smart set at a magnificent
ball that Is to bs he most pretentious
social affair ever given within tho
boundaries of California. It will take
place at her beautiful Burllngamo homo
on January S as a sort of welcoming in
of tho pew- year. .Flws hundred invita
tions have been Issued asd society will
gather from every corner of the state.
Miss Crocker will spend a small for
tune to make her bull ft function worth
remembering. It will rival the splendid
affaire of New York's winter season.
She is having constructed on tho lawn
of her borne a largs - temporary - ball
room of unique design, to coat more
than 16.000. She haa hired artists to
decorate it and has given them orders
to spare no expense In making tho work
a magnificent success. .
A special train, will take tho guests
from' Ban Francisco to Burlingama and
at tho little stone depot automobiles
will bo ready to take the smart set to
Miss Crocker's homo. -
TWO DYING, THIRTY INJURED
" IB MARYSIMLE FIRE: :
Dynamite Explodes, Blowing Up
' Firemen at Midnight Blaze ;
Portland Man Hurt
PRACTICAL "
Lounging Robes, : Smoking Jackets, Bath X
Robes, Full Dress Suits, Tuxedos, Opera "
Hats, Silk Hats, Silk Suspenders, Full Dress
Reefers, Mufflers, leather Hat BoxesrSuit
Cases, Traveling Bags, Silk and Linen
JHandkerchief s, Neckwear, Silk Umbrellas,
Hosiery, ufiflG weai.- PajatsrNtght-Shrrtsr
-Gloves, Shirts. :,v ' .-- r'V.;- J. 'J;
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SUITS
OVERCOATS
We issue merchandise certificates for any
v, : amount, redeemable at any time.
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269-271 Morrison Street
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(Jonrnal Special Service)
-' Marysville, Cel., Dec. 18. Fire- Chief
J. J. Bradley and R. Moran are dying
and SO others were injured, soma seri
ously, as ths result of a dynamite ex
plosion during a firs which started at
midnight at tho factory of White, Cool
ey Cutts, on E street. -
Bradley waa frightfully mangled. Mo
ran's eyes are gone, a leg is broken and
he is otherwise badly cut Tho fire
man were at work, with many specta
tors about, when fha dynamite. In tho
Iron chest exploded, hurling tho debris
into tho crowd.
Tho explosion wrecked many build
ings. Windows were broken all over
the town. Tho fire spread to adjoining
buildings, but waa subdued. Tho loss is
$30,000. -
W. U. True, a. traveling salesman of
Portland, is among the injured.
GRAND JURY TAKES UP
" THE NEW YORK LIFE
(Journal kpeelsl Rervlee.1
New York, Iec li. District Attorney
Jerome todsy took up ths investigation
of the Nsw Tork Life Insurance com
pany befors ths grand Jury. Twenty
Ove witnesses were summoned snd
hundreds of the company's books were
ordered for examination. Jerome Is
questioning ths - witnesses In person.
The syndicate operations- of ths officers
of the company will be Investigated.
toFistasis (Gife
A most ueful present is one of our SHOE ORDERS
VL'. "calling for a paiiroif the"celebratedr: ' "
Hanan Shoes
For which we are sole agents
- for - Portland. - Our - assart-,
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most complete, ranging In
price from 75 up. Spe
cial attention is called to our
SATIN QUILTED
SLIPPERS
FOR LADIES AT '.
aOOafair-
The greatest value ever offered. Shoes purchased for gifts
. x ' : v can be exchanged if they do not fit. .
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BUaiatara, BmaU Ivory JMeee, Comb aad Brass)
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This wars offers aaaay Indues
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- oat. Tke bloadiag colors and
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tamped with trade-mark and
initials of designer.
Holiday Gifts
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Tho sororal varieties) ef thla
war bre tho Iris, Sea-areem,
Tellam, Mat Olaso aad Btaad- -ard,
which are earaestlyree
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ablo gifts. It Is ft production
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peal for its decided oddity saA .
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Sole Agents for Oregon
Mail Orders
Oivea the prompt ftttontioa
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Ooid-xsadaa Oans, VmbraOa, ob, Boarf rig,
WaUst, tank Buttoma, Clothes Brash, UUitary
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Sot, Blectrlo Lamp, Xaadsonts Broase, rise hfar-
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