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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL'. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE , 1007. ' m STARTS RACE RIO r " ' , ; '',!' , I , . j ' i 4 i ' "' t Four .White Men" Killed and, Three ifcgroes Are Shot to Pieces jn 3IississlppI Uattle Neighborhood Up in : 1 Arms and- Sheriff Bushing to Scene. V. .( (BMnt Fwi by Longest Lmm4 Wire.) . Taaoo City, Miss., June a. Details of raoe riot on the Kirk, plantation. II t miles southeast, were reoeived this aft . . ernoon. Threo negroes vera killed, four -?! n,n !jot JS? ! and two ne roes whipped. The neighborhood la In arms and the sheriff, with deputies' li , IttjSJia ther t0 ' Prevent further 22.J.Vhar,d n,r. th lt clash be- i .V k7..V.nun tw0 ""foes ll5?.ibutKthL" waa not vanned. C .lT.ha trouble broke out when T D. ' 5hA.w5 hV1 i't 'le,d on hla plantation iraI,.ba-Jul,02 and hl" r aona 'aThiE Vh.7Ii-tnd fava them .ordere ,: about their work. Ona of tha negro ftZIlL'fcnS.fci? Cd Ktrk' """ting t 7r!lLt,-knook,d tha B,r down. Tha ?hf.' fclSFE8" w.?nt t0 th defenss of ; Brother and were about to woret hll' run Whtt h ,Urtad - Tee Johnsons. hMi mxi - .... " ?i.i0P..th.aJr 7,9,Pn. nd seising l r-d f th? "". empty" lng ona or mora loada shot into his body and bringing" hira to tha ground I Dan it wounded. - ...,...,.. ,;!,, . Kirk's brothers, Wash and Cy, and J, T, Cheatham ware attracted by the hota and hurried to tha scene. As they approached tna Johnsons urea on mam. ilium au three ana tearing cneatnam a stomach away, two loada bains dis charged Into that region of hla body, Although' ahot and on the ground, the three in en returned tha flra aa best they oouio, Killing ureen jonnson instantly. Aba Johnson and his other eons then entered the - cabin and barricaded tha doora, defying arrest and threatening death to any who should approach their dOOr. . ' ' . " Word was sent throughout tha neigh borhood of the bloody happening, and soon scores of whites wera on tha scene, all - heavily armed and breathing , dire vengeance on the blacks. They sur rounded tha cffbln and succeeded In shooting to death two more of tha John sons, i . Tha Kirk brothers and Cheatham are among tha most prominent planters In this county. Posses ara bein formed all over tha county and several of them ara now on their way to tha Kirk plan. uuoi 10 neip ir runner irouoie arises. KHO III IS FIRST PBBIDB Bridge Tender at Clackamas Structure Provided for by. Southern Pacific. WILL END HIS DAYS . AT OLD DETROIT HOME After Twenty Years' Continuous! Service for Magnate David Close Is Injured mid Will Be Cared for ' Under Direction of Ilarrlmad. 1 . Pay f r6m $ 1 .95 to $5.00 And Get a Base Ball and Bat or Catcher's Mitt Free IIISUIMIIC E i Pit 10 UNITE An Organization of Twenty 4 Tnousand Industrial, ; Agents Formed DE3&ND HIGHER RATES f OP PAY FROM COMPANY insurance Presidents Set Example v by Forming TJnion Among Thenv i selves, Say- Slen Recent Raduo tlons In Wages Without Warrant. . y-BDiumtrr ptm bT BpteUl Lnn Wlrs. . j Nsw Tork, Junt I. Twenty thousand industrial lnsuranoa agents in New Tork iTCojvoa can ioaay to meet at 150 Fifth' avenue tomorrow evening at f:o o clock, to complete an organisation wnicn may upset tha whole Industrial insurance business in tha United States, i involving soma 100,000 men. : The call . was first printed announcement of "The industrial Insurance Men's LaaguS of im,erlca,' which was formed secretly jiune i m Brooklyn. Thalr oonnaotlon With tha league already has caused th Summary , dismissal of a Jisjf dosen in : ustrlal agents. These agents collected, th premiums On the small policies taken put by peo ple who pay from to ents , per "WeeVsnd receive tit per "week. The pdrft''nirmc'iia4K wagor set "dWd . ss "The social and financial betterment of agenta.' . Thomas Irving,' president ot th league.: wno f Dn discharged by tils "'There has; been for? some 1 tiro a widespread feeling of dissatisfaction t, prevailing among Insurance men Re ductions in prices have been made in an -.arbitrary , manner, with th lama e . cuse that recent Investigations of life Insurance companies jneoessltat,- thes i reduotlons. . . ' "We have been waiting and talking j" .ui-ii au uianiiHiiun lor years, ins jn insurance preBiaents nave ror erpenslv. Everv agent should con tribute." -. ., . , - . , The eomnanies mostlr affected In New Tork are the Prudential, John Han. oocx, m. hob ton ana tne M.tropouun. HALF MILLION GONE -(Hearst Mews by Longest leased Wire.) J San Francisco, June When E. IL Harrlmaa established th Southern Pa oino pension , system about thre years ago the first man to be placed 6n its list was David Close, a bridge tender la Oregon, where th road crosses ths I Clackamas river. ' He has decided to re- turn to his old home near Detroit to I pass the remainder of his days and at I his request the company la to send his pension money mere nereaiter. I Not missing a day in 10 years. Close I used to trudge across that bridge be fore and after every train that passed to see that the structure waa safe and to extinguish any sparks left by, the iucumuuvs, lor uie unaga- waa an via i covered wooden arrair. in io the .ir TH RTO-' MTTiTi .FTRE company replaced the old structure with AAV iiu xamuu modem steel bridge that needed no watenman, out Xav Clone, who waa al Dcmpseys Lose This Outright; , Ta- uined his home at the end of the i ' ji i n j. Z. '" Ibrldge and patrolled the track for a few mnes in eacn airection on a tracK ve-i loclpede. A short time afterwards he I Such suits will cost you at least from $2.50 to $6.50 hi the high rent district Suits that are dressy and will stand'thc wear : V " a? Wash Suits Boy coma Lose Indostr- Bnt the Mill Witt Bo Rebuilt. ' (Rpeelal DIspatea ta The 7oaree!.l ' Tacoma, Wash June -The fir at th tig new ' Dempsey , lumber plant, which burned last night with the dlreot loss of IJ0O.00O, nearly all covered by Insurance, broke out at th hot box and a brisk southwest wind snread tha flames all over th building before a fire engine could reach the riant, whloh Is ott the tide flats. . The Dempsey com pany had been 18 months building the plant, which mill men here say waa the most modern of Its else In tha world. It cut (60,000 feet per day and oovered 40- acres of floor space. Logs were throughout automatically handled. The mill was Just completed. It would have employed 400 men besides the,, los-cera. The dry kiln, wharvea and l.OOf.OOS feet or logs in tne pona were not destroyed Tne uempseye will rebuild and hope be in ODaration within ona vr. Th. loss of business already on hand and fell under a train at Oregon City and I One of his legs was cut off. I ! Tne oompany then retired mm on pen i Slon and purchased him an artificial leg. Since then he has lived In his lonelvl . . . .... . ... . . . 1 Duuio, ai m. ena oi ins onpge, . . OMAHA PARTY ARRIVES , , 4 ' . ' , i t ' (Continued from Page Ona) ernors, do during a whole .term of of fice. ' - . -1. .c : h s. Governor Sheldon Is a graduate of Harvard and of th University of Ne braska, b( before ha ' was elected by th people of his state be resided on a farm at Kehawka. Borne years ago he was called, like Clnclnnatus of old, from the nlow. and sent to tha Urla.1 lainre oi jutorasKa, wnere ne caused the railroads and Standard Oil to ait up and of all styles, just thehing for vacation time 'as low as . . . - i- " ' - 41. " ti , J! ' V fx my . .'-... , , ' , When You See It in Our Ad It's So insurance nresMttnta h.va fnrau a anion among themselves, but they have denied us that privilege, discharged men Who became actively engaged in any movement ef thisjtlnd. t ."Our campaign will of necessity be that on logs, which they will be obliged to sacrifice in the markets, the Demp- seys claim, will mean tha aatnal ln.a Of 1500.000. ...... . The fire was tha most disastrous, in the ' amount of loss.' that av.r vi.niid Tacoma. aa wall aa causlna tha li.rrinat blow to the commercial Interests of the city. , - ' . ,. TALIAN AT TACOKA ' KNIFES W0RKFELL0W . u tSiwial DUsetek to The lonreaLl .Tacoma; Wash.,'" June : -Antorib Liotta.' an Italian, stabbed and lnstantlv kfllr' countryman, Giovanni Famcna, in the Northern Paclflo railroad yards here this afternoon. Both were, section laborers.!. LThe police- are Unable to learn .the cause? of the killing. 'The In stant, f-arrano sank down dead-Liotta, still carrying? his bloody knife, ran up the gulch' and at a late hour this even ing the police have 'not been able to locate him. It la possible it may re quire a long hunt to. effect We cap ture. The men were worklngwlth a number of other Italians, when suddenly the bunch :notlced them desperately strug gling:. For. an Instant thev mummi tin Be fighting over a pick, which each was trvlnv trt wranrh frnm tha ntVtat. Th.n Lfotta drew-his knife, the typical Ital ian Btiieuo, ana witn one quick move ment piungea . it in -Farrane's bosom. ciuw aim lust bel tha hart Columbia take unfavorable notice.' Early In the session the future governor took the lead in th antl-oorporatlon fight and before the session ended waa Instru mental In giving th corporations a se vere drubbing. . Mr. Sheldon did his work so welt that he was In line for tha governorship and last fall stood at the head of the Roose velt wing of the Republican party in jMoorasKa ana was seated in the execu tive chair.'. Since that time he has con tinued his anti-corporation policy. He has labored industriously . to nut anil keep the railroad interests and other corporations In bounds. : He bas ridden rough shod after the octopus of the Btandard Oil. He 'has" barred lobbyists from n capita) building where the leg islature waa In session, in order that the harassed lawmakers might listen tn th still small voice of conscience. He has ' in short been to Nebraska what Folk was to Missouri, and the people of the entire state, with the possible exception of the : corporate ; interests, are proud of . him. ' ... . v At 'o'clock this morning a general reception committee composed of repre sentatives from every eommerclal and business organisation in the city will meet the excursionists at the union de pot and bid tbem welcome to Portland. ! Governor Chamberlain and Mayor Lane will head the committee and welcome the visitors. It la specially urged by I the commercial organizations that all those former nuiManli Nhnalr n Then ' resident In Portland will make It a point 10 ne at me depot and assist in welcoming the guests, - The reception committee will leave the depot at 8:J0 and allow the visitors to mM what plans for .the observance of the day may seem best to them. Monday, however, the guests will be taken In hand and allowed to have no iaie momenta rrom . io o'clock in the mornings until their train leaves for Hood River at X In tha afternoon. At 10 o'clock the committee will meet th guests at the depot and take them on a tour of the city, returning to the center of the city at noon.' At 1 o'clock a reception wlu be tendered at the commercial club, to be followed by a luncheon at 1:30. 1 The excursionists wm leave airectiy ior their train fo). lowing the luncheon arid will leave for Hood River at 8 o'clock. Two Stores 3rd & Oak 4! -IV, if Si i f s lVi O L Ont of Uie High Rent District Toledo - SteeL Ranges 364 to 370 Easf Morrison Slreel No. I Little Rents Phonograph Co; X V AMI iA'.' sTMiJi ' fiiiiik . r m mm n t. m mm iiiv '. V-V-.'.r, , '.aUjr- aMJT a 371 11 371 Mrcct igton 4 ' - Portland, Oregon No.2 GALIiAXTRESCUE 1 Little CxpeHSC (Continued from Pae Ona) man failed to notice an ugly reef that stretones across tne cnannai in the vi cinity of the port of Oswego on the west shore of the river. Suddenly there was a crasn, loiiowea oy a grating noise, the creaking of timbers and the roar ot water rushing through the wound in the hull. The boat was sink ing, the .well showing several Inches of water. - - There were life preservers on board for everybody, but not wishing to lose the boat in some unchartered chuckhole the man at the wheel threw ham over ana eiecrea ' ior snore.' But tne dis tance was too great, and the boat fin. ana BHna m' auoui lour xeec Confuilon reigned for a few minutes, but order, was finally restored, and then me worg, or rescue commenced in dead earnest One by on th women were carried asnore. No. 3- Little Payments ISo. The party reached the city safely, but ilv those present know how. and thev will tell. The launch will be floated. patched and brought horn as soon aa a crew can oe 'sent o tn scene. BIDS FdR BRIDGES : ,' OYER TM SPOKANE s.' i ' '" ' ''!.. i (SpMlal Dlipitch . t Th. JoarnsL) ' ' '' Snokane. Wash.: June s. .itv. En. gineer Charles Mclntyre' - - today sub mitted to the board of -Dublio works an estimate of. the eost of three bridges across- the, river Tha Monroe bridge, the largest' will cost 1291,000, steel, or 1386,00(1 reinforced concrete. The board of publlo works favors the concrete ructur and the 'counnir r favors steel, built: of concrete it. would b. th largest of its kind in. the world, 1124 feet long., ; . t t- WaSHINGTQK BANKERS -'ODW!SQ. CONVENTION 8peeUI DUpatcD'to Tb. JoarnaLi I Tacoma.; .June .. fi. Secretary ft in. Kauffman of tha Stata Rnnlcera' asan- elation is sending- out nrocrams for the annual meeting- at Spokane, June i0,;li niu d $niiiiiig wiit ue hit moll mDortant of financial men ever halri .in Wshiogton.( Among those who will make addresses are: Governor Mead. a. Ij. - Mills of Portland, Joseph Chapman oi Minneapolis, joun aenraro nr Seattle, S. . M. Jackson of Tacoma. Oeorsre . N. O'Brien of Ban Francisco and others, . I' In nwgfcy II . .'v:.; 4 4- Bee fJommamlal Tnr.stm.nt OnJm advei tisemeut la "iiusineas .Chances," Lower Prices On account ot our. undisputed advan . rage , ; uw-K?liVT' t)-'- ,U-:;:"-r.l.-.-t:L H ..,. i . 'SISJSSMSM-- 13" t V'-V - ;1 It?! This solid quar-' tercd oak aoto- a tic1 Morris n a ; r upnQi? stercd with best imitation Span- ' ish leather, with roll ttop for " t ncau iC9i AUU eat Large -magazine racxi on cithe side' Special $4.75 . Celebrated Uneeda Wc's'hinMichiiie: Exactly like'eut.' . These "machine are autu igr o.oy ai over jtne coast. AUil. orucrs 'prornpny iiiiecl. JJeaJers eluded froni .this sale.'.' ". 1 T - Absolutely the best hieh-erade Range on the market. Second to nunc in , quaiuy or construction. Made throughout with the best cold roll-steel. Asbestos lined.' Plain smooth nickeled trimmings. "As to beauty it" excels all and still tn price is the' eame W last spring as we: have, a"1 contract till. 1908. All t other dealers arc, obliged, to get t about 25 .per cent more, than us. . Seasonable Porch Furniture A rood selection T f i -of $lrictly up-to-! j " date rifcci ' a MILITU TO EXC4MP. r , .; Avrrn tiie eeoulaes : (9McUi OlKpsteh to Th. Joerntl)1' Honulam, .Wasn June The ofl oers of the Kational Guard here have been notlnd that the state milHia will take part in Joint encampment with tna regular tronpa at different fortified coast points. As a result of this in formation, the local militia is reoeiv ing new membera, who ere an xi mis to parUcipata, s Uiat the roster of tie company Is . 'nearly filled r.T.e' n 10: tlce will 'soon begin and drul 1 kept up until orJer come to !i l . ' . Sam's men. -. f r