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you cc::;g away? Have Jovrmi fellow you to tve yoa til the news from he " Thrf Waathar Fair tonls-hr. and f tomorrow; northwest winds. , . VOL. VJ. NO. . 138 PORTLAND OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, UGUST 14, 1907. SIXTEEN ' PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. Pit TIWS tiro Vr SIAMii, 1IV C1.J1 1 ARE mmm. MBNSS 'A' Commercial Telegrams Refused by Rail road .:" Operators-Local Telegraphers 1 1 Ul 1 IV" VI 1 llIUIO ' n.0010 1 Stand Firm- Telegraph' Companies, Which May Pro voke Walkout Along ilarriman System A '1. ' Benwitlon followed, MnstUoa thl morning In the telegraph strlka situa tion. Reports svread that the strike ; was wavering and on it last legs were uprooted by developments which hare ' taken place In Portland and similar ae elonmente In . other sections ot the ' 1 country. . The situation today ' Is ' highly more . critical than at any previous time. The first surprise was sprung this morning , When word reached tne city irom me .... tli.l XTattvnal RanratlH fiulnk'a Or der to members of the KallwajrTeieg- ranherB union not to nanaie western Union business,-which was branded in .'7 published reporwt tius morning- forgery. Is authentlo and In full force ami. will be carried out- to the letter.. AClinK UllUOr limn hiwu. vy - , . ators brionffing te the fX R. T. through- ' out lilaho and Oregon and Washington ' 'are refusing to transmit the commercial buslnees of the company oyer the rail" road wires. - ..'. - , . -, v.kai tm. urutL . . When the telegram bearing this-news was read , at the meeting of the local telegraphers' union this morning, while they were -engagea ra-omwia m resolutions and grievances to. be pre- sented to the local managers of the two : companies, there was the greatest en , thualaxnt. The force of the great strike " throughout the country was reaauy ap , predated. ., '" ' ';, '7 .. -".' On top of this news came the an nouncement that the local typographical union will resent vigorously any attempt , of Associated Press officials to replace Messrs. .Bran In and Morgan, the two ex r pert operators discharged, by President . fetone this morning for having walked ,out Monday night.; i- r . i - r The local situation ha been' rendered more- critical by the actlonof W. O. Ashby, .Manager of the local telegraph 4 Birift of the O. R. & N- and Superln- , : tendent - of Telegraph A. K. Beamer of me V. MVfcll J k HUUUI last night as strikebreakers In the of 'flees oi. the Western, Union. . - .r mm ann la atrlka. i The word aroused the greatest Indlg . nation among members of the. local union this morning and the actions of the two officials will be taken up at once with the head officials of the Order oi Railway Telegraphers. Should the local men efuse to leave their posts It Is more than probable that a strike of the railway operators - will be . preoipl- tatea without loss or time. No effort will be made to get the two to desert the keys, but . notification. It Is said, will be- sent to them a once from eastern headquarters of the order as soon as the latter has been advised. ir tS.u ZZ&FS locii Trouble ; Spreads : Steadily men wno are out ona striae in aisouss lng the resolutions and schedule of grievances which will be presented to the local managers of both companies this afternoon. . ' X '" . There-ras. prevalent a spirit of falr- ni wjia jusnoa 10 . xn .. employers. Words in the open meeting to the ef- id ;V ; 1 XOCAL ,mEGRAPHEVrRESIIMT ' l ;i WALTER BRANIN. . ? teT.-?- - ,Xr . HUH Ml HHILIUUH !l I ' TIED BY STRIKE and. All Wires in Two Countries Closed. ..(JoennJ apsciat StrrlctJ wav "interfere with th n.nnM . vhicago, Aqg, .i-Bteaduy apreadjngi operatOBj; are asking., for what elieve in atmple justice should be d "them.V and the schedule f ol- the corooratleriar business 'or. : work hardshlD uron the business mvttfnrri nt ne eorapaniest were irequently ,er- The o they bel; acoorded lows very clostly .the N York de- manaa wnore icjnaitions art a ivin of the country. -The resolutions adopted - "We demand mat all .obieAtlnnm An the part of thai Western Union Tele arsnn comnanv atroinst its' Mumniuin afnilatlnjr themvelves with the Com mercial Telegraphers' union of America be - removed. ' ane' that- discrimination Because ox . sucn aiiuiaiion t discon tinued... , ..; 1 ; i That uniform i' Jours for the several tricks in all of flies, including' branch offices, be adopted ae follows; iiigni noura toiconatitute a day ton dav tricks. .Seven and one hflf to constitute a day on nixrii iricKa, for lunch.- '. ' Seven . hours to bonstitute aput and late night tricks. Beven hours to institute a day for ive nour until It has engulfed pfactleally the -en tire country the telegraphefeTstrrtce to day has tied Up communication of North America, with the exception of the twp news. senrwe United Press and Hearst, and, a fe.w -brokers' wires' which , have worxing, agreements witnr tne union. Reports are. pouring Into union head' quarters here 'from' all parts of the United States and Canada, of new local strikes, and a general strike order could hardly have been more effective than the - Independent, walkouts throughout thercountry. President Small - 1r ex pected tomorrow. On his arrival oper ators employed In brokers' of floes will meet mm to corner aDout going out. . One of the most severe blows struck In behalf of the striking', telegraphers was when 'the cable oneratora at San jrranciaco left their instruments at O'clock last -alrht. andinir .!! pommnnl. cjuaing tv minutes I cation wun me fnuippine laianas. This ; r - " i - I brings he government Into the contro- a,, aay on I versy, ana is oeiievea to oe strongly in Flvs hours to (anatltuta a SundayJ ' K'.i Four noura to oomututa a da an an legal holidays. -'' -' ff".- a . iate as mean- The terma 'VJay.M "night" an night"; tricks to be Wmstrued as (Continue'' onl Page Two. favor, of the emnloves: Tha main cltiea in 'the countrv are telearashically isolated. Small offices day on I all over are being closed and country managers neing oraerea into tne city to take the wires there. The operators are satisfied with the tleup they have ef fected, and declare that thev'are not de sirous of conferring with the companies to try and bring about a peaceful end ing of the walkout .J-..,.'; .-..s. n if ' '.f its fr 'it. i. ; ... .. I ' i 1 1 '" :al4al ' GROtfP 0P'aI" D.;T. STRIKERS, AND . VIEW OP i WESTERN' UNION OFPICEi SHOWINO PLACARD , OpFERINQ . 3 A DAY FOR MEN , , MESSENGERS. , SITUATION WORSE THAN AT ANYTIME PREVIOUS San Francisco Might as Well Be Off Map as Far as Wire ;; Communication Is Concerned Since Telegraph . Operators; Left Their Keys. Dora Jennings Claims 'PllOm PIOI mocence on Death Bed DIES EfllG Ml brother Serring; Life Term in -Penitentiary , for , t Slaying Parent ;. ": ' f'r ........ : ':"W&0:m (Special Dispatch , te The tarsal.) v" Grants Pass, Or Aug. X4j Dora Jen nlngs, twice tried for and finally ao- 1 aulted of the murder of her rather, Norman Jennings, at Granite Hill tnln- : ina camn September 7, 1905, died - at har home In this city yesterday, Be fore her death Miss Jennings made secret statement to the attending physi cian; Dr. i vove,- which has ; been piacea in the band of the district sJttorney.rV Very, little can be learned of the con tents of the document placed In the hands of th physician, but it Is stated that to the Jast . Dora declared that neither she nor her brother Jasper, con victed of murdering their father,, had anything to ao wua uran , Will prosecute Jasper. , iThe district attorney t refused .to dis cuss the case inia mwuiu ' " to state that the charges against Jas uer will be fought through the supreme pOlirL W 1' lVji v w . his conviction In the circuit court. :. Krnrmn Jennlns-s. the murdered man. was found dead in his bed September 7905. in his cabin at Granite HU1 mining cami j ,"r -r ered in the same roim In which Dora Jennings and her sister were sleeping and suspicion: was directed against the girl and her brother Jaspeh. ' ' . Dora ' was acquitted on hr second trial some 18 months ago. It was one of th most, hotly contested cases ever trle-Mm the Joshlne county court. It tha belief of every one who was at f acaualnted with the case that she would be -found 'guilty. The fact that she and her smaller sister occupied the same room and with their bed but two feet from the bed 'occupied by the father in the little room, of - the log cabin at Granite Hill mining camp In which he was murdered, seemed a cer imllrittnn thAt the airl mult at jeast have been an accomplice la the '". DORA" JENNINGS . Young Woman Who Was Twice Tried and Ac- ; quitted Dead. crime.' But she told one story and could not- be shaken from It She declared she heard no - sound durlnr -th nlc-ht and that she knew nothing of the crime tin, next morning, wnen she awoke and discovered ner ratner dead in bed. Olrl Was Self -Possessed. During her trial Dora' dlsnlaved . r. maruoui calmness ana sen-possession. The cutting- sarcasm and stinging invec tive or. the prosecuting attorney b only a pretty smile from her. She sat through, the cross-examination unmoved. and the Jury could do naught else thait acquit her, . . . r.-v 'f.L-n.- . Though given her freedom." the srlrl is -not at: ease. - Sha was ' not ' aean around Qrants Fass ror several months, When sh returned she was no longer toe ciumn. rosy-cneexeo iass wno hut laughed and smiled through- a murder trial , omy a utue while before. ., She was a mere shadow or her former- self. She ' was continually haunted by some unseen ..terror. What .this was no one knew, and no one knows yet; for the girl would Bay no word aDout tna crime. The prosecuting attorney- said the. girl would take the Stand during the second trial of Jastter. who was jointly Indicted with her and confess the crime.. But as Jasper's second trial has not vet oo- curred Dora did not take . the - stand. Those who know her best declare she would not .have done so. even had the trial occurred when- her health was still spared, her. y j, -; -i-i x ;-., OBEGON EAIEROAD v - - ACCIDENTS IN JULY rSiwelal Dtoptteb to TU loamaLI s ' Salem. Or.. Aug. 14. The railway commission bus today issued a sum mary of accidents for the month of uly In Oregon.. It shows the following: Passengers Injured. I: employes injured. other persona kllleil. L: no casaan- gers or employ killed. - . - .., ( Jooraal Soeeial SerTice. - San Francisco, Aug. 14.Today the telegraph situation la-wore than at any time since the strike was Inaugurated, San Francisco might as well be off the map, as far as communication is con cerned, -wire paralysis extending ; in ail directions. .; The . Postal Is in somewhat better : shape . than the. Western Union, but neither. company Is moving any ap preciable amount -of "business. . i ' l i - The Western Union has been almost entirely . cut off from communication with the south since Monday and condi tions nil tha wlrea to -AUitArn- nnlnta a.ra little "Better, , The Postal company suc ceeded in recovering . its : Ioa Angeles wires today,., but the congestion Is- so great that aU business Is accepted sub ject to indefinite delay. The Western Union has . been accepting business to ui pomis unoer tne same conditions, - very Uttle business Is being' trans acted on the stock exchange today and the little trading done showed decllnea . Striking operators are going away to tne seashore ana the mountains and starting for eastern cities to spend their time during-the term of the strike. The number -leaving the city today was grater tnan any aay mis week. - Reports received here today show that the strike haa spread with great rapid ity, and the entire west Is practically at a standstill today. It Is believed that .president ' small will call - a general striae oriiaiauy some time tooay. uper- THIS OPERATOR GETS MARRIED , t ' ' ' "" r ' Romance Connected , With .Young Woman Who Ee , fuses to Join Strikers. That the strike of the local telegraph operators as not without Its romances was Shewn' today, when news' leaked, out or the 'marriage July; ? of Miss Xaura Knapp, a. pretty operator at the Western Union office, to J. C. Campbell, a mall carrier working-at station B. v 3 j-1. Miss Knapp' halls from Knappa. Ore gon, ana nas a host or rrtends amoni the striking operators despite, the fact that she has refused to join them In their fight against the telegraph com pany. . Although asked to swell the ranks-or the strikers, tne male onera tora who quit their keys have not been disposed 'to show resentment at Mlsa termination to stay with tha comnanv m urn nour oi irouDia. .. ' . , When asked' whether she was really and truly married to Mr. Cainnbell. Mr. iampoeu piusnea ana aemureiy replied: i os, dui now aia you una outT James and I wanted to wait a while be fore making tha iniuninmnml -niihllAj Really, I do not think It ia anybody's business but our own, anyway. -uo your- sne asked, poutlngly. ' Then, it ' was further divulaad - that James and; Mrs. Campbell have their eyes on a pretty little cottage some where away from the rest of the world where they can live all hv thamaiva. For that reason Mrs. Campbell deter mined to stay with her work until Oc tober when she will have helned her "(Continued on Page Two.) , Telegraph Strike Is Cause of Record-Breaking Drop ia Prices on New York Ex change Today Failure of Pope Company, ... , , Panic . Follows Announce ment of Insolvency of Con cern and Latest News" of Walkout of Operators .Loss to Big Financiers, j " (Josmal Special Berrlce.) ' New Tork, Aug. 14. A. slump la val ues breaking all records) occurred today; In tha stock market " ' - , - To cause this enormous decline In the securities of all corporations listed on the local market various conditions en tered. Chief among these, of course. waa ttia almnat rnmnlt. tl tm rf (t,. :i telegraph lines of the United SUtes aa far aa comnfercial business was con earned, . Added to thla was tha report in financial circles that the Pope Man ufacturing company - had ' gone to the wau witn lubuums close to 125.000.- Zfleoa of Strike. , The strike of the oneratora Vaa taknn all the force out of financial sales, buyer being very hard to And and then are caught only by sharply declined values. . Buyers one minute today went 1 sellers the very next moment, taking their losses ana buying in again at a. still lower figure. Point after point was lost by the value of the leading , securities.-. - ;. -v - Minions or dollars were lost within tha course of a few moments, this great sum coming out of the pockets of th big financiers because few small folks could afford to stay In the market and ut up tne Dig margins askea ror by rokera In order to Drotact thamaalvtut against loss. -.. -,.. - in some instances stock market brok ers were asking margins aa high aa $20 snare ana none wouia acoeot business today unless speculators put up secur ity eaual to tlO a share for each sharn dealt in. no, matter what the price of tne secuniy was.- w j , . ' ,;'.;rt"M .f iXouaM of BtoakJb , In the trading today losses of 14 . more a share were quite common on the New Tork market. Union , Paclfio lost nearly 17 a ahare at one tlma todav. closing nearly 15.69 under the last bhi nricn of yesterday. Amalgamated Copper lost $8.28 at th close 01 toaajrs session ana probably would have lost more had the session been of greater - duration American Smelter common closed with a loa very close to $6 a share, as did Great North ern preferred. (Continued on Page Two.)!' LITHE BEHIND TH EV M ,.v , ,? -..i,;.-.., !.-",' . 111 1 .. 1,1 .5j;fci; - ' .' '.v -; - . - ,i . ,.;.! -u-. 1 - j' '-ri.- r- . --. j--. .yr. Western Union and Postal Telegraph: Managers Eeport , ;Ij6cal Conditions Better More Operators Being v v. Added 'Daily,' Is Claim of Dumars. , " ; According to ' statements Issued this morning by. the local managers of both the Western" Union and the Postal Tel egraph , company the Portland bffices are. hut little , behind In - the transmU slon of r messages. Conditions . are re ported to be Improving and more! oper ators are being, added each dayo Wil liam Dumars, manager of the Western Union of floe, stated that 16 men are at work and he expeoted t o ., Jncrease the - ' iVi 0 la'Body j1f;f. The Associated Press service' in the northwest Is demoralized. '.Practically everv onerator haa left the keys and each has received notice from the direc tors that hla services are no longer re quired. The fight within the Associated Press shows every indication of being a bitter one and the directors assert they will hot "reinstate- the operators- who walked out Monday evening. S. B; Vin cent, northwest correspondent, says T. 000 words of Associated Press matter were delivered over Western Union wires last night and there la still a slight service by i his means. -- . There is not the slightest likelihood that th Order of Railroad Telegraphers 1 will take any part In the present dif. Acuity, said Director A. O. Sinch of the order today. Their attitude- Is not of great' Importance aa the - commercial business handled by railroad telegraph ers is very smalt Only In small towns where the entire business does not de mand two operator - do the railroad telegraphers -handle any commercial messages.- Officers and directors of the railroad organisation are conservative and as their service Is of considerable vaaue to ma raiiroaas tney are bound to abide by the contracts made with the railroads or . lose : their standing . alto- : o anrnggl Xlttat One..-;'' ' t Indication are, however, that the struggle will be a hard on. - Tha nn. era tors are better organized -than ever Deiore ana ins com nan inn am ririr. mined to send their business, i -They are using every possible means to obtain Strikebreakers and in thla rltv r man aging to transmit the greater part of their message. Business is only being received with the nrevlalnn. that hr may be several hours dela in deliver- lng. s : : '.r';i. t, .. MP.. Uumars IS uncertain rairanllnv tha time that will be consumed before BEGIN ALTERATIONS I POSTOFFICE TOMORROW Contract Is Let for. Changes on First Floor People Will 1 .: Not Have to Stand in Street to Wait for . ' ... Mail on: Sunday. . , , - . ' .; ' Postmaster John W. Minto received word thla morning that the bid of Lang ford &, Walker for alterations to the first floor of the postofflce building had been allowed and work ? of tearing out partitions, :. Installing' new ' rooms - and adding other features, that Will greatly facilitate, handling the rapidly growing business - of . the office will be com menced tomorrow, or ; Friday., Not only will the change greatly help employes Of the postofflce, but will be a boon to the public. - One feature that t will relleva . the weary persons who stand In line at the stamp wlndowa will be the buildina- of a stamp room, in the . corridor on the Tamhill street side of the butlding. Three windows ' where : the publio can buy postage stamps will be kept ODen at all hours of the day . when, the new room is added. . ' . . . . . Another change for the benefit of the publio will be new - mailing windows. These will be placed on hinges so" they can be swung back and. used as dis tributing windows On Sundays. When the changes are' completed the publio will not have to stand In the street In rainy, weather on Sunday to get their malt The windows will be In the main corridor of the building. 'partitions in the registry department will be torn out and moved forward In, the Tamhill aide corridor Increasing tha pace In that department 14 by 18 feet. Heavy Iron bars will be placed la the wlndowa from the south entrance ot tha structure around to the entrance on Sixth street , . In Postmaster Mlnto's private offlea . the partition dividing his room from that hla stenographer-will be moved ao aa to Increase the site of the latter room which will be used aa the private office of Assistant Postmaster i. 3. Shipley. Mr. Shipley office will be used by Superintendent of City Delivery Z. A. Loigh. . . . . , -.-,.,..'.. , - On Sixth street a platform will ! built out to the sidewalk and the en trance room at that doorway .will, be do voted to mailing purpoaea ' : Many other - changes of importance will be made by the contractors und. r the sneclficatlona and tha work vtl.l be rushed aa rapidly as possible. Mr, ivuncu is anxious to nave tne i finished before the busy season start -t. There were four contractors who hi I on the work but Langford V!k-r, 1th their bid of $4,931), were the lowest. LABOR PARTY WANTS Vv: SGHMITZ FOR ". J. .Y .(ConUnued on Page Two.) (Journal Special CerTlceJ Ean Francisco. Aug. 14. Chalrn.-xn Eagan of the Union Labor rartv. v.,o was victorious yestsr v jn ji . r-., . tnariPs,. issued a Kt u- . r to.'iv ; . , r lng Lugene gchmin i ? t,..-j i : fnr rnnvc-r