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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
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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.
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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
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PRICE TWO
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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
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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. .
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' ', (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. .
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' 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
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died In four mlnut-n.
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