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' t I . ." " " 1 A GOOD E-VEIUIHS Journal Circulation Yesterday THE WEATHER. ' Bnow flurries and colder tonight; Sunday fair and continued cold; northeast winds. VOL, V. NO. 2G9. PIIIICKET elig:Rob Not Enough Money With Which to Buy His. Breakfast" : Suicide Had Lived at the Bush- . ..-.(. mark Hotel Since LastSum TmeTvand "Had , atOrie Time Owned a, Machine Shop on the East Side.' ''''.' . Despondent because he lacked even, the tundg wllh wTncrei.uyTiIs hreak fast, Bells Robinson built bltnttel-J a bed In a clothe closet its bla room' at the Bushmark, hotel, ' Seventeenth and -Washington street, this morning:, ran a Ions rubber tube from the (u Jet to the upper part of the keyhole In the closet door, stuffed the lower part with, paper so none' of the fumes could es cape, then went lnrilde, after turning; en the gas. and laid down on his pillows and comforters to sleep into death. That something was wrong a servant girt In the building discovered when he want to the room 1etween t and j It o'clock and found the door looked and bolted with the keyhole stuffed with paper. The-transom was also -closed. contrary to the custom of Robinson, who had been living at the place since the 1st of last August.'. 8 he could smell the escaping gas and suspected that Robinson hsd coir mltted suicide. The police were notified at once. . . ' "' "' Police Oaln Bntraaee. r . 'Captain Moore and Detective Inskeep went to the hotel end finding that the jlAL-r-window and transom were all 0CJiea uown, nmuTm uie winuww mn and gained entrance to the room. Rob inson's studious plan of taking his own life was seen at a glance. .. --.A 10-foot piece of white rubber tub ing .connected the gaa Jet In the center of the room with the keyhole In the 4 tot of the clotfies closet at the farther a.le. The small tubing had been thrust thrcugh the upper-part of the keyhole, and packed compactly around the aldna and In the . lower part of the keyhole were small bits of paper.' The door had been closed tight. . " - , . Robinson ley on the floor on a bed which he had made by taking his com forters and both pillows from the bed In his living room, he had -been dead some time when the officers found him. Deputy Coroner A. I Ftnley took charge of the remains and will make an effort to find some of the desd man's rela tives. ,1 '" Boblnsoa XJttle Kaowa. Little Is known of Robinson at the hotel aside f eom the fact that he has bees a roomer there sine last sum- (Continued on Page Two.) CHAMP CLARK IS WILLIAMS RIVAL $lssou Issourian May Supplant Mis- ppian as Leader of Demo cratio Forces in Coming See slonr of Congress Revolt Against Dictatorship. (Jounul (IpeeUl ar?lee.) - WeaJilnirton. D. C-. Jan. 11. John Sharp Williams, , leader of the Demo, cratle minority In the houOs reported to have Champ Clark of Missouri as a a rival for the leadership. As Williams expects to be elected senator next sum mr at the quadrennial seealon of the jllidlMlppl legislature, some oolor Is given ton rumor, although ha could not be seated In the senate before 111. . Williams, however, declares Clark Is not a candidate for the leadership and says he wilt retain ila poaltlon. He has placed Clark under obligations. Last fall be' Sid much electioneering for his fellow member, who will stand by him, viillems says. .. , Tlark la saying nothing. He has been more than willing for two years and strong Influences are working In his behalf. . ' " Williams Is accused of Ignoring hta rolleagues and monopolizing the floor pf the -bensev besides which he le charged with collusion with Speaker Cannon In making np committees. 1 -Willi new Peniocrsts coming In, WllHems may have a hard fight to hold the leadership. . . , ( . PORTLAND, Union Leaders Declare X Draymen Promised to " Agree if the Demand Was Delayed Strike of All Team Drivers ta Threatened If Employers' As sociation Doet Not Sign New Scale Sooji to Be Submitted by the Union, t " ; : ' A raise In wages of 28. cents a day, recognition of the uhTbrT; 1 tins and-ar half pay for work on Sundays,' Holidays and overtime theee are the demands' presented today to the members' of the Portland praymen's association by the Team Drivers' union. If the .demands are refused- the -teamsters - will go on str1ie. v 8uoh a strike- would' seriously affect' nearly every line of business la the city. . i - ' V' The drayman's- association ""la " "Com posed of all . the d raying firms and larger express companies of Portland. The Teem Prlvers union Is composed of practically" all of the drivers employed by the association. If has ttO members. Is backed Dy an international organisa tion and Is affiliated wltb the Portland Waterfront-federation -and "the "Portland trades and labor council.. Last night the nast named body considered - the de mands of. the union. Indorsed them and I nnlsed'lts support In .case, there should be .a battle. Teamsters' Vew Soale. ." The 'scale of wages adopted by ' the anion is a sliding one, varying from ft a day down to $50 a month. It Is as follows: ; .a ' - For truck drivers, regulsrly employed at ordinary hauling, a minimum of $1.71 a day; for regular work at moving safes, boilers, etc IS a day; for ordinary fur niture hauling, $2.75: .for moving furni ture, . pianos, et& $1; light delivery wagon work, ISO a month;- lumpers and helpers, $1.76; lumpers and helpers reg ularly employed to check freight at depots, steamer docks, etc., $$. ' The regular work day is named as it hours, the same aa at preeent, and 5 per cent extra will be charged for all overtime ' labor- or holiday work. ; The agreement further statee that union men must be preferred for all Jobs, and that when a non-union man la employed he hall be given' but It days' time in which to Join the union. This practically es tablishes the union or closed-shop prin ciple. - - , -: - ' f;.. . -.. . ffeottve Karoh X. ,. ' ... ' The new seals Is to go Into effect on March t, but the agreement, must be signed by the employers within a rea- (Continued on Page Two.) fitdj JlAVE: H0L1E Girls Employed as Typewriters Exposed to Grave Peril From Employers Who Have Lost All Instincts of Gentlemen Plan to Aid Them In Work. - (Xoursal ptetal lerrlce.) " "' New York, Jan. 1 1. Re v. Dr. W. Montague deer. Vicar of St. Paul's chapel, speaking from hla pulpit at the regular service, declared that girls em ployed in this elty typewriters and stenographers were exposed to grave perils through the enforced association with unprincipled employers and clerks. He announced bla Intention of attempt ing to start K guild for' theee girls In connection with St. Paul's church, where tney may. spend their lunch hour, get advice as to. legal redress for wrongs committed sgalnst them and seek In formation In regard to the character of mn for w.iom they propoee to work. Rev. Oeer'aald that girls te whom, under former social and business con ditions, no ' man could have . spolnn without a formal Introduction or the approval of parents, are now obliged to sustain relations of business Intimacy eight .hours or more dally . with ,me wholly unworthy of confidence. i " "Foul - advents re is - often- taken -of them," he said, "as all sense of chival ry and honor la dead In the hearts of many employers and clerks. , ; . - HE BU! STENOGRAPHERS OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1907. 3CSD "fl Day VJilh the: Common People, Mother's Heroism Saves Lives of FIRE IN JABS PITCHFORK NTO ROOSEVELT Senator Tillman ' Delivers His ' Most Violent Address Against , the President for , Brownsville . Affair Calls Dismissal of the! Troops Lawless as Lynching. (Josrnal Special Service.) Washington. Jan. It. -Senator T11V man la the Senate this morning attacked the president's action In the Brownsville affair. ' He said that Its lawlessness was equivalent ef lynching, and was consid ered the most violent addreea that Till man ever delivered on the floor of the senate.' He charged the president with having revived the race Issue to bring about conditions more threatening than those preceding 18S1. He traced the trouble to what be termed the "social recognition" of Booker Washington, and tald: r ., . "That waa a mess, but the Brownsville affair Is the biggest mess. Is the pres ident ready to act up to his own theory and bave bis children to merry into other racesT Would he accept aa . a daughter-in-law a Chinese, aa Indian or a negroT We know he would not, but while fine words butter no parsnips, coming from such a high source, they do Incalculable harm." LABOR UNIONS HAVE J THE RIGHT TO FINE Boston, Jan. 11 Judge K. Oasklll of the superior court today held that a labor union ha a the right to. fine any member who does not aocede to the de mands ef the union and quit work In an establishment where e strlkg Is la prog, ress, i. E BY GAS IN B FARM HOUSE COSTS THREE LIVES SERVANT. AHD TWO III LIYSTERIDOS LElVISTOn BLAZE Father Away From Home His Wife Awakes to Find Room Filled ' With Smoke Seizing Two Little Ones She Dashes , V; '. i . Madly Through Flames to Safety. (Bpedal' IHspatck te The JoarnaL) . "Xewlston, Idaho, Jan. It. Three lives were loet and a child was so badly aoorched that It may die. in a fire which destroyed the residence of M. F. Fuchs at Cottonwood, east of here, at 11:10 o'clock last night' The dead are: Miss Westhoff, servant In the Fuoha house hold, and two children of Mr. and Mrs. Fuchs. -.'.--,., - The origin of the fire fa mysterious, aa the house, which was a large and handsome one, wes nearly a quarter of a mile from any' other buildings. On the world's work the everyday news from every quarter; of-the globe the things that mu- - ' sicians, writers, artists, dramatists and scientists ' are doing, the happenings' in social circles, what politicians ' are talking about, the thoughts of preachers and laymen on important questions of ' the time :a'vquick; succinct, valuable view of the uniyerse;.you must '.; . ' .':,".;',; : v akerhe Sunday Journal . . . - HfHvvvHvWM f' 'r : - - I J II TWO SECTIONSTWENTY or Around the Clock HilililiiiiS Two Children But Others Perish CHILDREN LOST ' Mr. Fuchs wag in Kamlah last night, and hla wife was awakened to find the room, full of smoke. . Grabbing ttie two younger children who were In th same room with her ehe rushed through the flames to safety..- - Mies Westhoff and the other two chil dren . were sleeping upstairs and were out off from flight, perishing in the ruins of the building. Tbe house waa enveloped In flames when help arrived, and - although an heroic attempt waa (Continued on .Page Two.) , A -St .skA AAA AAAA A saw ess A sfaTsaa 4AaAAAa A w i Posted we PRICE TWO TT: With a Chump!" President Sends Special Mes sage to Congress Advocating Federal Acquisition of Irriga . tion Works In Order to Save Vast Tract of Land From Ruin (Jenraal Special aerHee.) Washington. IX C., Jan. 11. The pres ident today aent a special message to congress on tbe Colorado river matte. He says that temporary work must be done by the Southern' Paclf to, and later converted into a permanent Irrigation plant. What amount shall be paid the Southern Pacific must be determined lated. The permanent work, will coat ti.ooo.eoo. . - Until tbe complications between the California Development eompeny and subsidiary1 companies are aettled tbe president saya that 'the government would not be Justified In having any dealings with the corporation If the river Is not put back and permanently maintained In- ita course, . Progressiva back cutting, he states. In the course of a few years, will extend the stream to Yuma, and finally deatroy the Laiguna dam, thus wiping oat mil lions of dollars In property. The great Yuma brldire will" go out, and 70.000 Seres of fertile land will be converted Into a desert if the money is not eppro prlated at once. j He advocates that the entire Colorado Development property be taken over es part of the reclamation systom. To do this It will be necessary to obtain con cessions from Meait'o, as well as to pur chase the Irrigation concern's holdings. If oongrena doenn't make a'lqnnte pro visions to take up tnl work It will be lnfrr-d tht It r-ii!nr In l!ia ahan do(.uint of the orlt at Laiua. ' 1 PAGES. WOULD PURCHASE COLORADODESERT 7. CENTS. - ow mm a to irw SlAMbS. IIV CfcJfTS NaGoal in SightAIong rPugetSound ;Shi: Goes Upon Reef in ;Clallana,Bay; ; . ; . Traffic Interrupted Throuhouf Northwest Suffering From Fuel Shortage In San Fran dsco Rescues - Frorrrr Death -In Snow Reported. . ' . . ,. . . ' ', (Spedel Dtipatcb te Tke Joraal BeatUs. : Waali, - Jan. II. Twelve Inches of snow has fallen In Seattle since noon 1 yesterday: The -tempera-ture Is at the f reeslng point with pros pects of colder .t Weather.- This, com blned with the coal famine, places Se attle and the entire' northwest In a pealtlon unprecedented. . Street cars -Were run alt night to keep the tracks openv Trains are on-"uncertain sched-- ' uleev Wire- communication with '- the north Is Interrupted. The - sound steamer Allot Oortrude, ' Captain Kelstrom, ilS tons, plying be-v tween Seattle and Clallam bay, went sgrnynd On a reef 200- feet from shore In Clallam bay last night. 1 The vessel Is In a dangerous position. A neevy sea Is running. Tugs - have gone to her assistance. The boat carries a crew " of 18. ; The number of passengers is unknown. . . -.. LOST IN BLIZZARD J. D. Kirk of rkiah Loses His Way in Snowstorm on Mountains. . ... . - ' Wpr1! IMspateh te Tke JeonaL Pendleton. Or., Jan. 11. J. IX Kirk of Utah, a well-known business man, has Just been rescued from . certain death of Starvation and freealng in the mountains at the head of Birch creek. . Me waa loet for four days. On Monday he started from Pilot Rock to go to Birch Creek. ' When he reached - the high mountains snow wae falling, and obliterated the trail. A bllssard began, . he lost bis wsy, the horse became ex hausted, and he wandered about with out food or water. Finally he came te a branch ef Birch creek, which be fol lowed to a ranch house and waa rescued. (Continued on Page Two.) 1 KILLED, 4IIURT, III TOIIG CATTLE War Between Chinese Clans In Oakland Causes Street Fight Many Shots Exchanged and Wealthy Merchant Is Assas ' sinated. ? - ' ' (Josraal Bperta swvlre.) . , Ban Francisco, Jan. 12. One men was killed and four seriously Injured in a war between the Plngkong tong and the Hoy Sing tong that began In the Chinese section of Oakland at t it o'clock . last night The dead man la Lee Book Dong, a capitalist from San Francisco. The wounded are Lung Gin. Fong Lee Lang, Chin Fong and Lo Sun. all of whom are believed to be mem ber of the Hop Sings. The fighting began la Jackson alley near Alice street, and extended te ttn ond and Harrison and then to Third near Harrison snd acaln back to the second floor. of tbe building at Second, near Harrison, where Lee Book Dong was killed. - More - than ! ehots were fired by members ef the warring companies. The police placed eight or ten Chlneee unrW street, a number of whom hav been Identified by the wounded. Hroree of shotg were flrod In nous is and street 4, but bad marksmanship kept the deain list email. Lee Book Dong wae eaVnftt.) t-i his home about I 14 o'clock. Two r entered his rooms and bim , Dong fell, pierced by two t I died In four mlnut-n. This eiirU'n 'it--- l! only one of t n f"itiirw r t,, war. The f ' g pi-"- i i t . , au-1 plfrtit'-r- f t re r 1 1 -1 1 eai-h other i r I' i. cf aho'S i " I f '1 I ' i ! 4. T t 1 r t J I -v--- ft (i ! i .. ..V .1 - V I