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THE OREGON DAILY : JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' FRIDAY EVENING,. JULY 19, 1607.'
BOARD OF CHARITIES
WILL ENFORCE CHILD LAW
EMPEROR LEAVES Mum (
KUncAfj ItlKuNt
; Subpoena Issued for Members of the Holmes Packing Yi Hyung Abdicates but His
.i Company to Show Cause Why Lad 12 Years Old
lit..'. " 'as Working: in Cannery at Night.
RIDICULOUS
; Determined to e the child labor law
v enforced and to prevent the employ
nam or cnuaren unarr ino irsi
Mr. Mill In R Trumbull, registrar of
tha elty board of charities, and Mrs
. ' Sarah A. Evans paid a vialt to the pVmt
' th Holme Pnrklnir company on tlie
Mat aid at about o'clock mat night
Vand found Helmot Brodcr, 12 ynara of
h.';eg. employed In the cannery.
V Six other children were also que
, Honed by the visitors, but all nave their
'im aa belna- morn than 1 years, the
limit nlacet by law. Kuhnoenaa have
' been Issued by the district attorney'
' i office and In the morning the members
f of the firm will be questioned concern
ing condition at the cannery and the
'ages of those employed.
" R. J. Holme, manager of the can
' Ulng company, eta ten that he la not in
'' the habit of employing children under
. age. He aays that the boy found there
under age wa not working to the i
knowledge of the superintendent The
boy, however, had a permit to work and
whs occasionally employed tn the day
time, but the work of cleaning up at
night waa dona by the older handa.
Young Broder however, had a brother
employed In the cannery aa one of the
older employes and as he lived In the
vicinity waa around the plant moat of
the time whether employed or not.
A aulet Invnatla-a tlnn haa hoan vfi.
Ing on for soma time under the direction
of Stat Labor Commiasloner Hoff. He
has stated that the child labor law Is
generally obaerved and but few viola-
tlons of the statute have been reported
- ........ " i n i , iiuiroin. mat in
soma of the candy factories of the city.
In aome restaurants and In nthar lln.a
or ousiness girls and boys apparently
under the legal age are being employed.
The matter la bain looked Into and I
It is found bv the rnmmlaainner that th.
law is In reality being violated or in
such a manner that sufficient evidence
can ne secured: to convict, arreata will
be made and prosecutions commenced In
every instance.
Successor Has Not
Been Chosen.
(Journal Special Serrlra.)
Seoul, Korea. July 19. Emperor Tl
Hyung formally abolcated the Korean
throne at 11 o'clock thta morning. In
his parting words the emperor ex
pressed regret that national calamities
had marked hla entire 44 years' reign
and declared that the transfer of tn
crown was the only way to relieve the
country'a dlstrea. It Is uncertain
which of three candidates will succeed
Yl Hyung. The Imbecile crown prlnca
has the strongest backing and dissolute
Prince Wlhaut and the 11-year-old
prince are also strong The chang
S. Jforimoto, Member of Jap
anese Parliament, Says
Better Classes in Japan
Incline Towards Belief
Americans Like Them.
meana the tightening of the mikado a
hold on the country.
MATRICULATION FEES
AT STATE NORMALS
COMMANDER BEATTY THANKS
MAYOR LANE UNOFFICIALLY
Mayor Lane haa lust received a letter
from Commander T. E. Beatty of the
United States armored cruiser Charles
ton thanking the city unofficially for the
kind treatment accorded the officers and
men during the recent atay of the boat
here. Commander Beatty pays a high
tribute to Captain Speler, the harbor
master, for the efficient arrangements
made for the convenience of the visit
ors. Tha letter follows:
"17. 8. 0. Charleston, First Rate, As
toria, Oregon. July 15, 1107 The Hon
orable Mayor of Portland, Oregon Sir:
Jn a thoroughly unofficial way I wish
to thank you and the officers of your
city for all that you did for all attached
to thla ship during our stay there.
Nothing could havs been more pleaaant
for us than the visits to the ship made
by the city officials and the hospitality
shown to the officers and men on shore.
"From the nature of hla duties I saw
more of the harbormaater. Mr. J. I
(Sperlil Dhpstrfc la The JearaaL)
Salem July II At the meeting of
the stste school board of normal achool
regents yesterday afternoon It waa de
cided to fix the matriculation fee for
munenie si in per year at Weston and
Ashland. President Mulkey expresaed
the belief that the decrease of the
entrance fee would rauaa man in
dents to enter the claases and he la
tooKing rorward to an attendance of
nearly 100 for the coming year. This
large attendance la indicated bv the
acores of requeata for particulars re
garding me course or atui
S. Mori mot o, a distinguished member
of the Japaneae parliament, who haa
ben a visitor In Portland since Wednes
day, stated last night that all talk of
war between Japan and tha United
States oome from tha lower commercial
claases, who feel they have not been
receiving equitable treatment in their
trade relations with tha United States.
"Tha story published several weeks
ago," said Mr. Morlmoto, "to the effect
that tha Japanese ministry waa about to
mnign unless tn emperor t
itlatlv In bringing about hostilities
wun tn united States la untrue. When
I read the Storr I almnlv lana-hod Tha
Japanese people jo not want war with
the United States. There is no differ
ence eklatlng between the two countries
mat cannot r satisfactorily adjusted
wunoui going to war.
"Troublea arising out of the San
Francisco affair are unimportant and
trivial. They carry no weight with the
imnKing classes in japan ana the only
II ..1 J.l ..- .1 r 7 '. ...-,... -r"
Ymip BliiiSiili
-'J,
week
Speler, than of the other officials, and
rouna mm at an times solicitous about
our welfare, and most willing to make
any changes that I deemed prudent and
advisable. Through him much work
was saved the crew, and the ship was
moored and unmoored. I cannot state
more except to add that. In my opinion.
he la a thoroughly capable and efficient
officer.
"With kindest regards, most sincerely
yours,
"T. E. BEATTY.
XJommander United States Navy, Com
mantling u. . a. Charleston.
ttAim - A
vsntages offered, which have been ra. Jml or war Jieard. emanates from the
celved by the secretary. lower claaaea who Imagine Japan has
At Monmouth the present matrlcula- PP humiliated and who, fear their
tlon fee of 126 will be retained for the " Buffers from what the term the
at least, to help In defravln umrirnaiy unua or tne united (States.
Will cost you less "at Gey urtz than
elsewhere, besides you may make
easy payments. . ., ;.;"
SPECIAL THIS
We offer special inducements to
purchasers this week. AH our
S irmmmj www a
live Vellin Save b Frrt Dellirs Earnei
These are genuine reductions and are large enough
to merit the attention of every suit buyer this week.
In addition to the low price we extend our liberal
credit system, which permits of
the
running exnensea of tha ahwr 'In the better classes, the sentiment
Weston will also maintain Ita ereaent prevail that the United Statea haa only
arrangement In that regard. tn moat friendly attitude toward Ja-
i ne xouowing committee were anQ 1 "m ur" ,n same reeling pre-
elected: valla in the hearts of the Japanese to-
Executlv Committee Chamberlain. wanl America. All talk of war la
Ackerman and Ilofer. simply ridiculous viewed from the Japa-
ruint- oenaon. Ayer ana Bpence. i Hutna point. Aosura stone nave
ier and Acker-
OF 41 APPLICANTS ONLY EIGHT
Teacher Bragg'
man.
Libraries Jewell, Hofer and Ayer.
Courses of Study Ackerman, Brsgg
and Jewell. "
A visiting committee was appointed
to visit the Weston and the Ashland
schools. Messrs. Bragg, Maler and
Hofea will visit the Institution at
Weston and Messrs. Jewell, Spence and
noier win maae occasional tours of in
spection at the Ashland school.
t
ARE ELIGIBLE TO POLICE FORCE IDAH?A0.
Out of 41 applicants for patrolmen In
v the police department only eight passed
the physical, athletic and educational
- testa prescribed by the civil aervlce
commission of ths olty. The commis
sion completed the list of eligible to
day' and they were announced by Secre
- ta rr McPberson at -noon.
Before the apoplntments are made to
' tha fore, however, the Dersonal cha.ru.
tar of the auoceaaful on will be closely
' Inquired Into and If their moral stand-
llahed they will not be certified to by
the commission. Twenty lost on the
physical examination and It found the
(Special Dispatch to Tb Joaraal.)
Spokane, Wash.. July 19. Hiram Stev
ens and Sam Vesser aa-e1 rnuHvl
educational test too hard. f . B.."V-7."i Z ."Vi!
There are still a lara-e numhai- t -j.11 "Y"
varanrlea tn tha Z..V. - J 'u"u"j . miiea norm or oueur
it i. Brh .Th.r.;i.:rr:. .r " .. w- i when a
k" criTi .: 7v Jr:""V."","l".'.,; wa suaaemy
..r , . lu near iuiure to nil waa on fire. All ot out hut tha tn
uddenly discovered that the house
Following la tha Hat e kX- I Cv r. au goi out Dut tne two
rVLuef, f hi.i'.',t-Jf.uin2;e ya, who became suffocated and could
them.
who were successful in
animation required b
weorge u. Uarfle
Ing In tha community cannot be estab- Burka and Jamea M. Hunter.
Lvnton A. NeweU. Albert Blgiow, Jonn
Welibrook, John McCuIloch, Robert E.
tfKjSLtnl x not founl on account of
y tne board: smoke. They were not heard
asphyxiated
reached thm.
before
the dense
to cry or
aed they
flame
INDICTMENTS NOT
PB00F OF GtfILT
' (Jearsal Ipsdal Serrlc.)
MUwauke. Wis., 'July 19. The fed
eral district 'court today decided it
could not accent Indictments in the
Colorado land fraud cases against the
Wisconsin Coal Land company's of
ficials, ss prima facie evidence against
the accused. It declared the govern
ment must produce more evidence than
the Indictments.
WOMAN DK0WNED
MINE TETEEING OUT
IN THE CAPILAN0 5,ount Mor h AustralU Changing
From Gold to Copper.
For yeare the Mount Morgan Mining
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Kansas City, Mo., July 19. Acting on
the recommendation of the convention
of the National Livestock Exchange as
sociation. President Swift today ap
pointed a committee of five to make a
report on tuberculosis in cattle. The
electionKOf officers and the discussion
of papers, took up today time.
PTVE DEATHS FB0M
HEAT PROSTRATION
4i (Jeoraal Special Serrict.) 4
Philadelphia, July 19. Thirty-
e w Ave hundred patients, victims of
4 ' prostration while watching the
Elks' parade yesterday, were 4
4 discharged from - tha hospitals
4 today. There have been five.
4 deaths. 4
wl
(Soedal Diapatck ta Ta JoaraaL)
Vancouver, B. C. July 19. Mr. Elis
abeth Herberer, aged 16. a tourist, was
drowned In the Icy water of the Cap
llano thla morning. She waa camping
wiui irienas, and while standing on a
smau rqcic in. tha canter of the atream
she lost her balance and toppled over.
She waa carried down Immediately, and
her body waa not recovered for aoma
iima aiicrwara.
ACCUSED OF PASSING
WORTHLESS CHECKS SSSKKS '"P. Wi;-.Kffil
company of Australia haa been paying
monthly dividend of IUE.000 on its
stock. The stockholders have thus far
received nearly 126,000,000 In dividends.
A great change has come to oaas. how
ever, and It will Interest all who have
known Mount Morgan aa the most won
derful gold mine in the world.
froressor J. W. Grea-orv who ivmi-
ples the chair of geoloa-v In the Uni
versity of Glasgow, baa just lsaued his
book on Australia, which Is partly the
result of his extended studies on thut
continent for several years. He say
that the gold of Mount Morgan has
pern decreasing in quantity and that
Idly chanrlna- Into
a low grade copper proposition. The
company la preparing now to extr-t
the copper values, for it is believed that
driolnt
been printed In what are called tha ex- 1
iravagant newspapers, but these carry
no weight except in a small clrcl of
discontented people.
Mr. Morlmoto left laat night for the
'"' ne win viait in Chicago, New
York and Washington. Leaving Amer
ica, ne win go 10 ionaon and through '
Europe, returning to Japan through I
Asia ny tne Siberian railway. He will
visu in oeoui, Korea, Hong Kong.
nnangnai and other Chinese cities be-
xore returning to japan.
CUPID MAKES VACANT
HELLO GIRLS' CHAIRS
(Joaraal RpeeisI Berries.)
Sacramento. July 19. Diatrlct Man
ager Hendrlcka, of the Sunaet Tele-1
phone company, caused hla patron to
sit up and take notice by claiming that
11 was impossiDie to get enough opera
tor to fill tha vacancies made by Cu
pid. He declared that while the strike
in nan Francisco caused many girl to
accept extraordinary Inducementa to
work at the board, ha could easily fin
vacancies If It were not for the fact
that hardly a week goea by but sev
eral of the girls forsake the switchboard
for the gaa range.
The patrons themselves were to
blame, said Henarlck. many asking
for numbers, often being attracted by
the sweet voices of operators. Meet
ing xouowea ana wen entered Cupid
and there were vacant chair at the
swucnooara.
PAYMENTS
r- iv it 1
ISsW 1 If 1 1 L!
V a
:
Your Credit
is Good
t
at GEVURTZ' for any suit in the
house. Standard Goods for less
than usual prices. ::::::
(Special Dispatch to The Journal tn coppi
Pendleton, Or., July 19. C. B Roa-era tn "Ufory of Mount Morgan as a great
. 7... v T- "07r" gold producer Is practically cloaed.
Mount Morgan Is In the southeastern
part of Queensland. It Is a curloua
is in the county Jail here, charged with
forgery. He waa arrested at Echo,
charged with passing worthless checks,
one for $19 on Jess Sbuli of tha Ex
change saloon and on on the Flrat Na
tlonal bank of thia city. Rogers la 24
years 01 age, ana was rormerly a bar
tender here.
act that long ago the noor herder
named uoroon who owned it th anin
It for a pittance told the purchasers that
he had obaerved curloua green and blue
staina over the mountain and he would
not De surprised ir It contained copper
His surmise has proved true at last,
but tha experienced nrosnectors hn
xouna goia tnere did not tell ftorrion
of the Indications that fairly startled
rTHTT 1 mrnr nnrn,, iiiciii tuiu suMii; aA.-ucpi.ca meir oner
GEORGIA EXPLOSION ?' TJSM
niiun iiib vniuc 01 me prise mat naa
supped tnrough his hands.
TENTH VICTIM OF
of Kentucky, died today at the Chelsea
naval hosnltal. maJcinar the tenth victim
of the Georgia explosion.
For Those
Who Hung On
Durinp; the last year's aeitation of life insurance,
s eood many people surrendered th-ir
lloired them to lapse. Whether thia waa the result
of panic induced by sensational attacks in the press, or the
work of unscrupulous agents who sought commission for
themselves in possible transfer of policies; the effect was
most disastrous to such pol,cy holders and entailed an
irreparable loss upon many deserving beneficiaries.
The Mutual
Life Insurance
Company
belongs to all of it. i:. u-u
llii Ku,,-7 iiuiuci.
Whenever any of these fall out of tha
..crlfirL kVC brJefi,s those wh0 str in. Th.
.mount ,0 over $3,000,000'
, . Py. IP stay in. and rrrong proff ?iTa, ir
vV. .u ,.. tn m uiuai Lite, the stauflchest life
insurance company in the world.
(Joaraal 8dc!b1 SarrlM.)
B!l": "rIM"h'PSI"M- thrAuVn? oThher
tne enterprise and rive years later each
of th six men was a millionaire. The
stock haa remained in comparatively
few handa and the mine has made a
rortune ror every one concerned in it.
The army of miners workins the mine
nas usuauy numDcred about i,zoo.
The richest gold deposits were found
at the top of the mountain and until the
top had been quarried away the divi
dends amounted to more than S500.000
a month. The ore decreased consid
erably in the value of Ita gold, but later
11 remained ror years almost unirorm
In richness and it waa thou eh t lllcelv
that the entire mountain would be
worth digging away.
Recently, however, aa the level of
operations has been lowered, less gold
has been extracted and now the s-old
has largely disappeared and copper has
come into view. With copper supplant
ing the precious metal Mount Morgan
will no longer be known aa one of the
ricnesrt spots on the glob.
Tomorrow nosltlvelv tha lat Am .
uiauuuni un cui siae gas Dins.
PEDDLER PALMER
SENT TO PRISON
(Journal ".pedal Service.)
London. July 19. Peddler Palmer, for
mer bantamweight champion, was today
dcuicik'iu iu live years ror manslaugh
ter. His victim waa a stoker named
Choates.
Tomorrow positively the last day for
discount on east, side gas bills.
FREE!
cA FINE FANCY VEST
GIVEN FREE With Each
Suit This in Addition to Regular Vest Accom
panying the Suit SEE THIS EXTRA BARGAIN.
mmi 1 sows
e5x
Corner First and Yamhill
Corner Second and Yamhill
"Weddings and Strikes
are the bane of a telephone manager's life,- raid one of tha afflicted tha other day In our office,
operators, anyway, and lust when thev be-ln to be worth th.lr an It thav .tart .nm.thln.
learned that two of my best operators were going to get married soon and that
up a labor union.
"Ita hard enough to get
'mcming aoing. une day this spring I
bunch of th worst ones were framing
'That Set me thinking
about how much
out what we spend for the 01
an tnis, and
It was
we are at the mercy of these girls.
I decided that if automatic equipment would wIds out these two Items and tha nr that .,.,.i,,. .v,..
And then thev are harder tn rat from ?if n t t..,-M . ...
rrator hire, for training them and for the extras for their comfort, and how' little we get for
automatic equipment would wIdo out these two Items and th worn that nvnnnuniA.
Call of the Great North Woods.
By George T. Marsh.
mere a loneiy northland valley and a
restless, rushing stream
where the cow moose and th year-
uns; anna at aawn.
There's a stretch of broken water where
the leaping salmon gleam
And at dusk the doe comes stealing
wun per lawn.
There's a living, haunting memory of
the sweet wind In the pines,
There's a yearning for the swish of
spilt Dumooo;
And a never ending longing 'round my I
Hungry iieari entwines 1
For the wash of water 'gainst a bark
canoe.
Tnere s an Indian Impatient, and he
wonaers wny 1 stay,
For the square taH'a riaing eager for
the fly:
Whll the ouananiche Is waiting where
ins icni euiu maiiaro piay
And the days of our delight are bIId
pirg by.
'me for the automatic'
How many managers are in the same fix? Don't all speak at one, but think it over, and remember that the automatic
switches never get married or go on a strike; they are never tired, or peevish, or unruly; but they "are all there all the time
' a" .fl BhuBlatle automatic, exchange manager said recently. Their maintenance 1 small 910.24 for repair parts Ton a on'o
switches in a year and a half, in one instance and. taking It all around, they are th moat efficient and economical Operators
"It might interest you
wgJpntW lforu,tb&lfy"owihtThrco
operates the AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE STSTEM.) y' 0 " tTm" comPany
"A like sum
would perhaps take care of the repair cost on operators' chair in a manual exchange of th same slie," adds Mr. Duncan.
It occurs to us
SSSStff ??t&.VftT&a 5Sc.ngseo0u,xscTy &2S2S? at lea8t '18 ,n
That is only one
of the many oonoml of the AUTOMATIC SYSTEM. The economies all help to wU th profit. And the A TTTnxr a Tin
being the best ervlce command the hlght rat. Z.ow product ion cost plus Ugh lllxur crloi eaimia iJi-AiLliOMAn?I(;
Is what led to the adoption of the AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE STSTEM fn 1 thT following clU?: Q AlrlimA'- That
The.Time to Act is NOW.
For th ativ forma n nllt : . .
I rruiS TO
..a mm a i . m
Naw York. N. Y. J
Or ALMA.D. KATZ, Minager, Airuworth Block, Portland, Ore.
on, 1 xnow. the geese have nested, all
th laggard leave are out
And the partridge cock is drumming
In the spruce.
I can smell the fragrant odor of the
balsam all about.
For the spirit of the summer woods
. .. la loose.
There's a green, enchanted valley In th
oiuc inns leagues away,
There'a a never ceaalng call that lures
m forth; , ,
And I wait wlth leaping pulses for th
1 coming of the day
When I go to seek the magic of th
jortlv .
Aberdeen, 8. D.
Akron. Ohio. 1
Allentown, Pa
Auburn, Me.
Auburn; N. T.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Beaver FallB,Pa.
Belllngham, Wash.
Butte, Mont.
Cadillac, Mich. ,
Champaign, 111. I
Chicago, 111.
Cleburne, Texas.
Columbus, Oa.
Columbus, Ohio.
Dayton, Ohio.
Denver, Col.
El Paso, Texas.
Emaus, Pa.
Fall River, Mass.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hastings, Neb.
Havana, Cuba.
Hasleton, Pa
Holland, Mich.
Hopkinsvllle, Ky.
Jonesboro. Ark.
Lake Benton, Minn.
Lewlsfon, Me.
Lincoln, Neb.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Manchester, Iowa.
Marianao, Cuba.
Marlon, Ind.
Medford, Wl.
Miami sburg, Ohio.
Mt Olive, Hi
New Bedford, Maas.
Oakland. Cal.
Ocean Park, Cal.
Omaha, Neb.
Pentwater, Mich.
Portland, M.
Portland, Or.
Princeton, N. J.
Richmond, Ind.
Riverside, CaL
Rochester, Pa,
RushvUle, Ind.
San Diego, CaX
San Franclaco, CaX
Santa Monica, CaL
Saskatoon, Saak., Can.
Blpux City, Iowa.
South Bend, Ind.
Spokane, Wash.
Springflald, Mo.
St. Marys, Ohio.
Tacoma, Wash.
Toronto Junction, Can.
Traverse City, Mich.
Urbana, 111.
Van Wert, Ohio.
Walla Walla, Wash.
Wausau, Wis.
Westerly, R. I.
Wilmington, DeL
Woodstock, N. B., Can.
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