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11 Journal Circulation Yesterday Was VOL. IV. NO. 15. vV PORTLAND, OREGON SUNDAY . MORNINO, JUNE " 23, 1907. ; PRICE-FIVE CENTS, - TO EBMi .mum ' 5 Section Panes fM The Weather Partly cloudy; V V " ' Ss ' - i V warmer;' little. If any, ralji. 'f:-: Vy'''''''' - LGS' ' 7 Sr wV, -OV:V' 29,375 MS COfLEJE I-UPOF TELEGRAPH Only Traffic Chiefs and Su , perintcndcnts'Man Lines at San Francisco Four '.Western Union 'Chiefs Join the Strikers.'. . , ' Stock Exchange Does Little , Business, but Brokers Take a Collection arid Pre sent Strikers .With Fire Hundred Dollars. - - ' - (Hunt News by LoDgest Leased. Wirt.) , San Francisco, Jan JT! -The end of the second day of the - telegraphers' ' strike in this city end Oakland found - little change in the situation.- Both telegraph companies are still accepting business subject to "Indefinite delay,"' and endeavoring to handle business as best they can with the small force at work. , , At the Postal telegraph of floes the force consisted of General Superintend dent L. W. Storror, his assistant. J. G Blake, District Superintendent Hearne, .Chief Electrician . Shaw, J Traffic Chief . cwain, . (,mcr- uperatori Arnoerger three operators. - The operators . are ?Newt" Harrison., an old timer who went through' the strike of 'S3, and two women, formerly employes of the com pany, who had been recruited front pri vate life. .-!.,--.' The Western. Union had from 12 to , 15 operators working, . including chief operators'' and officials. According to division chiefs joined the strikers to- At union headquarters ln West land the day was spent -, in selecting committees - and ' outlining - their work 4or the future. President mall was on cow eiaes; os me pay during me .day conferring with the local officials, re , celving reports and telegrams, of en couragement from all outside points. . Outside of .the telegraph companies the most serious effect of the strike was on the local stock exchanges whore , communication with New York and the Nevada gold camps was cut off. The business transacted on the mining ex change board was . the lightest in its history, ever for a Saturday half holi day, without advices from New York or Ooldfield s regarding market condi .. tlons thers, and the fluctuations In i quotations, the brokers generally- felt that the risk was too great In .making many or large sales. , ".-- - A report reached union headauarteri . today that the Western Union had ea- tabllshed a "secret" office in the busi---. ness district In the poolroom establish- ment run by "Andy" Martin, a former : western union operator, who now con trols the distribution: of race news to ! the Illegal handbooks in this city and throughout the state. It was said that . the company had established duplex i wires from there - to - Los Angeles and - ether points, and that three or four well-known operators were handling Western Union business. A committee was appointed to investigate wit! view of putting the matter of Mr. Mar tin establishment., which it Is claimed run in violation of the law. to the district attorney ana tne grand jury. . . y-r-: Governor Kay Interfere. -.,'-4; Reports reoeived at union headquar ters from Los Angeles state that the telegraph companies are 24 hours behind on east-bound business, end the delay : )a Increasing. There Js a talk of Gov-J ernor Glllett being brought into the sit uation. It is known that ho has been approached with a view of combining with . International President Small In a request for a peace or arbitration con ference with the officials aiTthe Postal and Western Union. President - Small said tonight that he had heard of such a movementbut that It had not reached 1111 Ml IH FORCEmAUTO RACE Portland Today Experiences! Barney Oldf ield in Ilis Green Its First Actual Dry Sab- Dragon Cuts Out Faster hath Backed Up by Strong Pace Than Has Ever Be- Arm of the Lav Lid Is Down Tight This Time. fore Been Shown on a 3Iile Track. ' " ' Iron Screens Must Cover All Wallace, a Portland ' 3Ian, Bars and Drug Stores Dfcre Also Establishes a World Not Sell "Fire Water"- Oregon City Mayor Takes Similar Standi'. Eecord and Throws the Dust Over ,Seibel in His -BedDevU. There will be thirsty ones In Portland today; King Barleycorn la dead stale Is the beer. No red Manhattan for thai early riser, no gin flu for him who has been there before. It's a long, dry day for the thirsty and little promise of help from neighbors. District Attorney Manning says no "boose" today; Mayor Caufleld .of Ore gon City says likewise. Vancouver 0:63 ' S-6 , , Hew World's Beoords. 4 One mile breen Dragon. ' driven by i Oldfleld.. Time. 0:J3 . J-5.' Previous world's '- record circular track, 0:51. : , One mile, rolling start Green- ' Dragon, driven by : Oldfleld. atands alone this morning extending the 'glad hand" of welcome to the thirsty hnunariilM of the Oreeon metroDolls. There were tears in the eyes or loyai Hauor inen - yesterday when .Judge Cleland announed Irom "Trio " "errewt court bench that the state law would be upheld; that Mr. Manning's ukase must stand. Consequently there were prepa rations for a closing tomorrow; little packages were left on the counter to attract tnosa woo miant oe tnirsty to day, and legends were, written above tnem saying, tomorrow is ary. J7 follow the lilies, who don't care for the morrow! , trtoc waiao. au say, Previous ; World's reeord, 1;05. . ' :-,',' Three miles Green Dragon, driven by Oldfleld. ..Time, 2:62 J-6. Record for Pacific northwest., 1 v Twenty-flve ' mile, endurance, contest -Pope-Hartford.' driven by Wallace. Tlm 29:0? '4-6. 4 Previous world's record, 2:4T 4-8., e44 Portland la thankful to you, Mr. Old- field, and your little Green Dragon. Portland is also thankful to vnu. Mr. So many ; carried bottles home wlth l WaJlace,' and your Pope-Hartford and them, but many more did not.. And Thomas Flyer. The telegraph keys told therefore today is to be "dry." Mr. 1 tne woria soout you last nignt as Mnnnlni 1naue.l oi-ders to the chief of I as the keys could click.. nnlimt vAnterdav afternoon, and the chief I Today the SDOrtlng world Is well &c. issued orders to nis pairoimen. uraers I usidid who ids ia.ee mat tne two were drug keDt: olaced over the bars. It Is the law, according to Mr. Man- j day that many million people 'are talk- ning, that .saloons located in ciutara I mg about your reats. - Thanks, again, halls must be protected from , the j .Bang! The crack of a pistol and the throngs. 'Iron screens must be placed second heat In the fiesta sweepstakes tne. tnirsty i race between . Green Dragon and the n in-1 Thomas Fiver had started. A flvlnv etruciea 10 ot iiim. n il in uuua. d- i eioud or dust, u nosrse, murned roar that no liquor should be sold. Over I of you smashed three records, square tores a vigilant watch wm te i in the nose aod added a new racifje in saloons screens were oraereo I const record xor good juck. Yesterday riity nunoreo tnroais cneerea you,-to. over the bar to keen back thousands, and patrolmen have been in-1 Thomas Flyer had started. Structed to See that this is done. Sa-1 nlmut nt Hunt th hmru mi loons which have no billiard halls must I of whirling wheels and explosions, two be closed entirely from I o'clock this I panting, vibrating cara coming with w amm4m r .. (mill Q a'aIaaIt tV trV I f t i i . i j... A iiK-ntoinff epeeu iuwrus tno iapa. ana tMAnnlne . tin r 11 9 frXnr ftn 1 cr t Svri asifj huvii A m v awsw j Clubs are exempt, aocordlng to Mr. Manning and the chief of police. Up to 6.000 voices raised In applause. The rirst mile .was run. Tne ' an- anv definite shano. The ; brokers -of ' the San Francisco . stock and mining exchange today took up the collection among Its members (Continued on Page Thirteen.) this time there has been no decision ouneer was telling It had" been done Willi iciri vvj biuva. iw .uwj uio main open. i As aoon a Judge Cleland's decision was rendered yesterday Oregon City went "dry." 1 Mayor utuneid, who had apparently been waiting for the oppor tunity, - said that the real ; red liquor wa8n t good for his town and he thought tne sate ox it suouio do eliminated on Sundays. Consequently the sheriff Is sued orders to the saloon men to that affect. v. Mr. Manning stated yesterday - that mere was no - statement, mat would nound "proper from him; the saloons had Deen oroered closed, ne said ana what else could he sayT He isn't Judge of the court where they will be tried, but he or one of his deputies will be pros ecutor, r Chief Grltsmacher's orders were in accordance with his ideas, he said, and there is to be no friction be tween his Office and the head of the po lice department. , - Grltsmacher Is SetloeaK Chief Grltsmacher was equally ret!- ent -His orders were posted where he who could see could read, he said. and further than his printed word he had notning to say. - t eaaoons must close, jtsiuiara nans and clubs may remain open, but the billiard i halls where there are : saloons must .place, iron netting or" screens across the bars. - There is to be no such soft" drink-evasion of the law as was nractlced last flundav. a; - f Oregon City Is in a turmoil, not know-! mg whetner popular svmpatny should ds Destowen witn . tne closed town eie- (Continued on' fage , Twelve.) in 60 seconds, a world's record beaten by five ticks of the clock. - The mega phone was still at hl4ips. ' A roar like an approaching train, a swish of air, two figures crouched low over their wheels, another hurricane of dust and the - two cars thundered past .- on the home atreton. ' ' vastest Tints on Track. Second mile. 62 8-6 seoonds. the ' an nouncer said. Fastest ttme ever made on a mile track. But hU words, were drowned again. Green Dragon, closely followed by the Flyer, shot around the last curve, swung out towards the fenoe, jumped as It swerved back and righted Itself, than tore past for the third tlmo, its roflTLle scarcely audible amid the acclaim of the enthusiastic ana excited audience.- , - . . , i Twr world's records nad been broken an1 new onea made in 2 minutes and 61 seconds. ' Less than the time it toon timakeenera and ludaes to give their results to the announoer and he to the wnltlnor crowds; - isarney uioneid nad centered the eyes of the world on Port land and tne wonaenui new-ieats per formed by hlSs little car. , Excitement Is Intense. ' To sum all ur. It was a great meet Excitement to the tension point, of ennrae. held the vast throng wheir the race which established the two new mile records was Temg run, , out none tne less j creditable - and almost as nerve ranking was the 26-mlle endurance race won by Wallace - in a rope-artiora. FREXCH UPEISBfG DUE TO ROYALISTS WINNERS MMIDi : h,.,.,. -y rr' ' Jy a, ' S4P5' HID. Ill BIG' V : 3jf ill SIICK'S slll'ni1'J c w.u-' i-Ar . II! HI I " i ll ll III -rr ii i - .lit AUIl At the top ia a scene In the vineyards of President Fallieres. ' The sketched map shows the locality of. the troubles among the wine doors, which has resulted In one of the most remarkable strikes on record.' Be low is a picture of President Fallieres. : ' , . COUNTRY SIDE VContisJaed on Page Foarteen,) BERTHAi LERCH SAYSrSHE- WILL REMARRY GORDON Woman Who Secured Divorce and Large Sum Only One ,. Week Ago Declares Wealthy Lumberman Is the r Only Man She Ever Loved. "" Jf ; (Special-DUpitck -ia The . Joornl.) ; Oregon City; June 22. Miss Bertha E. Lerch Is to marry Edward Samuel Gor- don of Coos county. In : the society columns such an announcement wauldnt create a freat furore, but In Sari Fran cisco and Portland It will be read with ? great avidity by1 newspaper readers.- A .weelfc ago Miss Lerch recclvad a 4 decree divorce from Gordon, carrying , with It -Judgment for $6,000. She says that the , monev has . not satisfied her -?: ; and that she wlll nftvecibe hapfy u'r.tU ; "she is really and truly Gordon's wife. . Mlsa Lei-ch, as Mrs. Gordon, waa ar- rested at the Portland hotel In Port land last November on . the charge of oouxiterfeltlng. A complete outfit was found la t her apartments, , Later ahe was i tried in San Francisco on s; the charge" 'of forgery," and altogether there are many details of romance connected with, her and Gordon One of the ihost conspicuous elements is, the "dummy" wedding she performed In Vancouver, Washington, when she married a man personating E, S. Gordon, of, Coos coiinty, Washington, .whom, she Is - In reality to marry. , - She has been a prominent , figure on the streets of this city, In the past few weeks, : yesterday sh-spent most eX the'- day with Attorneys Dlmick & Dltnick. She stated that she was per fectly satisfied ! With : the divorce she reeelved In the local court and thought that with the 6,ooo she could get-along for a short time at least. : . -When asked how long this short time meant she, said mat sue would again be married In a couple of weeks, more or less, to c. man named 8: 8. 'Gordon. Miss Ijerch spoke freely of the case and said that Gordon was the only man she could reaiiy love. - ', v 1 i ; She said she would leave Portland In a few days, for Coos Bay, where she would sell considerable of the property awarded to - her, by tbe divorce and would then settle down In her home for a quiet, peaceful life. '- . v; ajuerore. sne left ane stated tnat ane ved Gordon with all his faults. -and that there, would very soon be more for the newspapers td . talk about " Miss Lerch is a conspicuous figure in this city; -. She visited many of the resorts aboutthe city yesterday and seemed in the best of spirits.-stating many times that she and Gordon, would atraln be putrrlea la a, low weaks ; , - QUIETIH6 DOlVfl Conciliatory, Attitude of the : (overnment---IJprising Is - Due to Enemies; DELIRIOUS BOY ROAMS BAREFOOT (Special -Cables by Beaist .News . Berries.) Paris, . June. 22. The .country side. In the southern provinces la quieting down and ' thS government seems . to have a good grip on the situation. ; But events happen quickly in France and 'the pres ent; may only be a lull before another storm. i; :; -. : f . -.- . It Is now a. well eatahllaheil tut hmt royalists - have had a hand In the up rising and were stirring- the peoplA to revolt r' Several of the persons arreied were memt)ri or rovallst oluha. w)Brh carries out the claim of the cabinet that pontics naa oeen mixed up with tbe winegrowers-w trounies. At -an ari hour this morning there was- a clas between troona and - rintera at Mnnt. pelier, but order was soon restored. The mob built a barricade, but the troops own UOIUVIIOIICU lit . - V '. ... (Continued on Page Fourteen.) MARQUfS . ITO SAYS AMERICA AND JAPr .' ' WILL MYER FIGHT Eeartt News by Lanreat Leased Wire. New York,, June .22. The World this morning prints the' '. following: . . . , , . ; "To the Editor of the World: ' ' ; "Seoul, Korea. June 22. In reply to your telegram I wish to state I, entertain no doubt that the able statesmen tn "power in ' both countries will find, no diffi culty in settling' the matter sat-' lsfactorily, 5 I have - too much confidence in the good sense and Intelligence of the two peoples to think It possible that ques- 4 , ttons . of this kind ' eould ever .? endanger a friendship, which has never been broken and' which Is 5 based on an . eyer growing "com m unity of political and economic ' Importance. , . j, ; (Signed) "MAKQUIS iTa1,,." Youth Supposed to Be Ear old Long Found by Log-; ger on Sauvies Island. "Harold Long, tha H-year-old youth who started last .Tuesday night to row from Washougal, Washington, to Port land In a canoe and has since been missing and , supposed to be dead, Is believed to have been found wandering about' on Sauvies Island in; delirium, The boy leit Washougal in a - canvas canoe, at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening to row to Portland. : w Wednesday morning the canoe, con taining the boy's hat, coat,- shoes and necktie, was found at Sauvies island by the keener of the lighthouse at . the mouth-of the Willamette river. There was a small puncture in the bottom of the canoe, . which had drifted onto the shore. It was believed that the canoe bad struck a - snag, throwing the boy (Continued - on Page Fourteen.) If ayor Lane Sees Injustice in llawkers Ordinance and Has Veto Ax 'Ready. "Any attempt to prevent Portland people from selling produce grown in their own gardens and disposed of from baskets In the business districts of the olty Is ' unjust and I shall veto any measure passing the council - providing for that end." - This was the statement made this morning by Mayor Lane, after a visit had been paid him by W. T. Bunnell, 280 A First street, who t rotes ted against the ordinance introduced in the council license committee meeting by Councilman John Annand. Annand ln- I troduced an ordinance to prevent hawk- ling or -peddling from wagons or bas-i Kets in the district Dounded oy An keny and Taylor streets and First and Seventh, except on Saturday afternoon after 6:40 o'clock.' The proposed ordin ance provided for a reduction of the present license of 150 to 125. The pro posed ordinance waa amended on mo tion of Councilman Rushlight leaving the license at tbe present figure, An nand thought this prohibitive and the ordinance waa not brought up in coun cil Wednesday., but will ; be further discussed at the next committee meet ing. . Mayor Lane believes that an ordin ance of the character proposed is Illegal If It takes away the right of a gard ener to dispose of his products to res idences or on the streets -In the busi ness portion. Mr. Bunnell feels that the inserting of the words "from bas kets" In the ordinance was at the in stance of the dealers and - waa de signed particularly to prevent h)n from carrying on his business. TAFT NOTvALLOWED v TO REST IN CAMPAIGN (Hearst News by Leagest Leaied Wire.) - Washington, June 22. Secretary of war uari, upon nia return to town this afternoon, waa greatly fatigued by his two ' wee as strenuous journey through the west The secretary will not enjoy much rest for the present '.Tomorrow he will leave for New Haven to attend a meeting; of the Yale corporation Monday. FAIR S Miss Vira Stuart Wins First Placed and, Is Pronounced Most Beautiful Woman in Oregon Miss Ceneth Rob- ertsonjSecond. Phot os of All Were Entered by Friends Unknown to l;incipals-Choice Made From Over a Tliousand Photographs. JESSE LEWISOHN AT 1 NEW YORK HOSPITAL ! (Hearst News by Lontest tested Wire.) ' New York, June 22. Jesse Lewisohn is a. patient in Mount Sinai hospital, af ter undergoing an operation that lasted two hours . and - 20 minutes. He was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon In his big- touring car. He was accom- lanied Ty Lillian Russell and his chauf eur. Dr. Lilllenthal operated on blm for gall stones. The judges In the Journal's beauty contest this week completed their work and awarded . prizes to these adjuoed the most beautiful womerwJn Oregon. The first prise of 75 goes WMIsb Vira Stuart, a beautiful young woman, now ' a resident' of Portland. but reared at Albany. - The second prise of ti goes to Miss Ceneth Robertson a Portland girl, at present out - of the city. The third prise of $25 goes to Miss Lena Parrlah Of , Portland, a native and un til a few years ago, a resident of Leb anon, Oregon; ' ' " ""Over 1,000 photographs were received, sent in from all sections of the state. evidencing the widespread popular In terest In the contest When the choice narrowed down -to a few contestants each was requested to submit other motographs, and from i the collection .he Judges had no illiXlculty in agreeing upon the wlnneta. ,v. .-.- : Entered Without Consent. The tictures of all of the young ladles were entered without their kjiowiedite or consent, by family frlenda and ad mlrers. As published In the supple ment today, none of the pictures do jus tice to the originals. Other pictures of each : will, be published In future numbers. . - All three winners are charming, at tractive young women. Two of them Miss Stuart and Miss Parrish, are work tng girls, who have to make tbelr own wav. In the world and assist widowed mothers too. for alt three are fatherless, . , Miss Vira Stuart pronounced th most beautiful woman in Oregon, waa born In the south, Jefferson; North Car ollna, being - her birthplace. . She haa lived In this state, however,- since she attained the age of . three years-' and generally gives credit for her surpassing; beauty to ' the freshi" Invigorating air. warm sunnhine and bountiful rains of Oregon. She has been a resident of Portland for the past three years, living at E33 Morrison street but was brought up' at Albany.- where ner mother, Mrs. J. .R, Stuart, now resides. " Miss Stuart is 24 yeara of age and more beautiful t that,, her photographs can possibly shew. She is a milliner by occupation. .The Wlnne CT Que it. . Truly a charming 'Combination Is found in the personality of Miss Stuart, who combines the soft delicacy of the south with the fearless and frank hotw esty of the open-hearted west- With her faultless features goes a beautiful oomDlexlon. Her hair -is light brown and her eyea blue. With the coloring or the rose she combines the slender grace of the lily, being quite tall. Befoae she was notified that ahe was the winner of The Journal's beauty quest Miss Stuart left for an extended (Continued on- Page Thirteen.) THOUSANDS OF MAY LOSE LOGGERS THEIR JOBS Three thousand loggers will Jbe thrown out of employment a $250,000 monthly , payroll will be stopped and 200,000,000 feet of timber alqng the Co lumbia river will remain uncut this summer If the logging Interests vote to close down at their meeting next, Tues day afternoon. Seventy-five per cent of the holdings are known to be in favor of the shutdown, which is said to be for the purpose of using up tha surplus logs and letting the market assume a normal , state. - Prices of lumber- and loga are said to have fallen so low that several - loggers will be forced to the wall later In the year unless the shut down Is made at the present time. : . -.Xiarge Xeetlng Certain. , The meeting, which will be held in the chamber of commerce rooms at 2 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon, .will uri? doubtedly be the largest meeting of log gers ever held- In . the Columbia river timber belt A larger number of the loggers could not be reached over the If Logging Interests Vote to Close Down at the Meetin - This Week Quarter Million Dollar Pay Roll Will Stop in Columbia River District. ; v rr telephone yesterday and thef will be Informed of the object of the meeting In time to voice their sentiments as to the proposed shutdown. -r . Secretary H. C Clair of the Twin Falls Logging company, the largest firm operating In the Columbia river timber belt last night made the following statement: -.-v ' - "In - addition to the ' logging firms, several sawmills Intend shutting down their logging camps after the Foyrth to continue for some time. All of these mills have large stocks on hsnd, and would be pleased to see normal condi tions In the loe mai'ct. which natur ally would, stimulate the pvlue c lum- "Since the strike in California binn ing operations in that state have t-- at a standstill, and tha awumuiatlon of lumber is the natural result. This vnu. dition has made itself felt bafk si- r the-llne to the loRger, who now i -poses to take the matter in band. i. ; by arstronir Joint movement trv to . lust matters tQ a saf en.i soun-i t ket for both loj;e and luiuix-r. - Would Frotect t "This action of t?.i 1 : taken with any Ua of ? vOf logs or ! 1 but rath.-r for t: - smaller ! .-' v
