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) THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND.) ' SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1007. Small Orders Telephone Employes to "Walk Out ' Unless Tan Games Are Said to Given Pay as Those in Chicago Broker Operators Organize. I.- Pay Weekly Sum for Per mission to Run in De fiance of the ' Law Lot teries Are Running. ,'x? . (Joral Special ferries.) " Chicago, Aug. lT-eiermlaed to make (he telegrapherf strike a complete Uh president Small U preparing two general order this afternoon ' whloh win be issued before night, Oae of thse erdsra affects the long dls- taaoe telephone relay mm uA tha ttiuiatt( cable operators throughout tho gantry . "" . v . , fV ' , !' (.' iiMt btAmt lnatraots all lour tlstaaoe telosho&e NU operators to strike maloM they seeune launooUtoi the saunas hours aal war the C11 cego lolar saea aro swttlng, ana tho seoond vQ oaU oat the cable operators la OeJvestoa, aTorth Tyansy, Oaaada, Baa rraaolsoo, Halifax, Oaaso, JTova aoova, ;' guin'", B. at XMrta Desire, V. T. Vv Tor HA Key Wast, n addittoa to ' the oablo operators ordered oat t xavaaa oexotary usseU of tao aloa ooito that M pew ooat of an ao ttetrsa . -v i. ..a uuof aro omt elaoe tao rami stake order waa Issued by f , to strikers' mtwi wffl bo swsnoa oy tao broker operators unless oloswt ) ahov Is orttowA la an ofDooa by Xoaoay aooa. Ta Moltot oporaoon aro mag ; orfaaUoA taU aftoraooa aM Aoolaro taat taoy win walk oat promptly apoa orOoc from. SmaD. - - ' CITY DRAG NET MAY SECURE i WORKERS FOR KELLY BUTTE ,Xced of Help on County Eockpile . Gives the Police an ( ; Opportunity to JM the City of an TJndesir I . " ; able Oass Who -Toil Not ' . . " V . "1 At tho XoUy Butto rockpUo thoro U ' room'.for a nnmbr, of prfoonoro, ; and bolnc uaablo to got1 prtr from Shoriff 8topa.( County Commlo ioner Uchtnor thla mornlac vlalteA too poUoo otnUon to.ooo it thoro, woro not omo cltyprloonkra ayaUabla ' ' Tho vacant bnnka at Kally Batto win probably bo taken aAvantafo of by tho pollco offlclalo at an opportunity to clear tho city of loaf ero and other n- desirable charactera, and a raid may be made In the Immediate future to elafy the demand for labor at the rockpUo. ' A number of county prloonera who are ellgiblo for tho-rookpllo aro bolag held In the county Jail at the courthouse . by Sheriff flteveno, though the prisoners - have been aentenood. Tho aherlff aara J he la In doubt whether be hea any au thority to aend the priaonero to Kelly ' Butte under the now law. which bo be lieves la la affect now,, v Sensational rumors of wholesale graft In the Chinese quarter hare been cur rent for aome time and It la believed that the municipal officials contemplate conducting a ae arching- and thorough In vestigation, to determine definitely If possible whether money la paid by tha wily heathen gamblera for protection and Immunity from arrest Tb whisperings that a graft fund haa been ralaed by tha Chinese to pavo tha way for them to gamble with Im punity have been heard la pollco clrclea for tome time, but In view of tho fact that aa regular as tha tide tho aame allegation la made every month, but lltUe attention haa been paid to tha matter. During the paat week, however. Information baa been obtained to tho of foot that the ooUeotlng of tha bribe money la aald to bo done by two men- one auppoaed to bo a patrolman, and the other a former member of tho depart ment Althonrh Detectlvea Kay. and B3en tin, who were aaalgned to' duty In Chinatown started out with a big "hur rah" to auppreae the scores 01 uiegu games In progress jet It la aa in disputable fact that recently, raids have been lew ana zar oetween. It la exDlalnod that owing to tho an nual exodua of Chinese to tho canneries in Alaska, out rew orientals are now in Portland, so consequently gambling would not bo profitable for the boss gamblera. Thla in a measure la true but from a reliable source Tho Journal haa received Information that faa tan games are running at the following Commissioner Ughtnor on hla vlalt to 'fZZ' .ft TAilV tha pollco ataUoa thla morning failed to ni. j find Chief Orttamacher In, but aaw Cap- From theoo plaoea It la said that 110 Bruin andJudga Cameroa Tha per week la exacted for orotectlon and olty poUco offtSaLj aro believed to have In addlUon It la reported that a num- Srffli. ss ,ound.h,.iwmurd the city WMMininumD: - " " .m.hV . h . wl t h la? that tt Safari ind tnTm at ain't which thVyoney l. aald to 'be obUind. yw.n Bui to break rock they give Peaplta r the cUlm of the police that &.BmucVwU ora7to5cT ym?ot.lcket? Irl were merely aent.nced to llo In )U for 'B0rTWS taaStow? wd I'?" rumor haa it that theaa organlsaUona aome alterations at Kelly Butte, which are. being delayed.. Dy me reierenuum caae now before tno supreme court Should the working of the prlaonera If SLOUGH IT. Janes of fjpokane Is SutJ- posca to.iiaye .urownea Himself Thursday-iSeYen Kinds of Patent Medicine Are Found in the Pockets. are required to pay a much higher week ly eupena in oraer to run. rne aeacnpuon 01 one 01 nm men reported to be oo 11 ec tins: the fund la known but aa yet hla identity haa not rnSSirmm N nformaUon la h 5? Uh??- .11 obtainable aa to which. If any. members B" rwu. - U . of the pollco department are receivm the priaqnera, both city and county, aa t 1 - , Tn t t ch taat aa they are aentenood. WEST PIEDMONT CITIZENS ASK ;. :: MAYOR FOR FIRE PROTECTION texeTtheditokS na the money. la tho event that Chief Oritamacher ordera an investigation sensational developments and a possible shakeup In tho department may be looked for. In the event that any tan arlble evidence la secured to substantiate the rumors, criminal prosecutions will no douDt result. EOUTB OUT OF JAIL With aevan kinds of patent medicine In the pockets of hla clothing, the dead body of Henry Janes of Spokane, was found floating la Montgomery slough at 10 o'clock this morning by two boys, Fred Hacklnaon. IS Hancock street, and H. Bailey, lit Eaat Third street, who were playing about the slough. From evidence found on the body it la be lieved Janes committed suicide by drowning. ... A streetcar transrer oatea :sw p. m Thursday, waa found on, the body and hi. w.trh atoDned at 1:16. It Is be lieved that James arrived in Portland, Thursday, took a car ride and then wan dered about until he Jumped into the slough about I o'clock Friday morning. That he did not commit the act alnoe that time la believed because he was not seeikj about the neighborhood yes terday. Further evidence of suicide waa the finding of the watch, gold apeuaciea, lit la money, papers and letters in hla clothing. Other effects found were bottles of medicine, packages of pllla and a box of salve. It is believed Janes was sickly, stow despondent and decided to ena nia me. Tw4ettera from hla eon, C H. James of Chicago, were found In the man a clothing. In one letter the son wrote that fie nao oeon maaing mue more than a living, told of the high rents In Chicago and It la believed the aon'a let ter may nave naatenea ine iainera ac tion. . Janes waa about II years of in. waa well dressed, and wore a small mus tache, Hla hair waa snow white and he waa alight of build. Tho remains were taken In charge by Coroner Finley who la of the opinion Janee came to hla death by aulcldal drowning. TELEGRAPHERS EXPEL TWO OF THEIR MEMBERS Ci E.' Stone and Ira Greenwood ; Declared to TJave, Vio I rlated Oaths hy turning: to Work Dan McAllen's ; ' ', Offer to Help the Strikers Is Accepted. ',1 ! HANDS OF COUNCIL City Attorney Karanaugh Decides City Fathers Have Care and Custody of City Hall and Inherent Eight to Eevoke Franchises. Standing and helplessly watching, two homes burn down without so much as a drop of water la sight, proved too much for the reaidenta ; of r7eat Piedmont, and thla morning a largo delegation vis . itod tho mayor, and fire chief on a mls alon of protoaf , They have a H-Inoh water .main, running "but on Kllllnga wortb avenue, but there la not a alga - of a re hydrant "or a aectloaof fire -hose, they Bay, and they want theee i provided at once. Both Mayor lane and Chief Campbell promised all they ! ould to the delegation, which waa the largest to file Into the office In months. ! : Bo acuta has become the desire of the i people for fire protection that one citl . sen went down Into hla pocket and dug out enough coin to purchase a fire hy . drant to lnotaU In tha vicinity of hla home. The delegation, which waa In ward embraces tha protesting district I Something New in htgnl Dodges Is wiu appear oeroro ine nexi nmuua w the f Ira , committee to . explain their caae Tha homes which wore burned several days ago and which spurred the resl- aents to aotion, were owneu vj j. Anderson and Alex Gordon. No water could be had to throw on tha flames and the structures burned to the ground. Prominent in, the delegation were J. H. Nolte, H. A. Buble, K. T. Breene, J. W. Albion and othera. mm th. d.l.atlon . waa about - to retire from the -jnayor'o office, one of tho members jokingly eaia: -Mr. Mayor, if w. Aan't Im them fire hvdranta In pretty soon, we'll aend a delegation of Old women to scoia you.- - Xet "era comet Let 'em comet" turned his honor. "I like the girls." Invented by Frank Balcom to Evade a Sentence. TEMPORARY INJUNCTION SECURED. AGAINST CITY WATER BOARD MUEDEE KYSTERY WAS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Aug. 17. Frank Bal com has filed a suit for divorce from bis wife, whom ho has failed to sup port Cruel and Inhuman treatment is alleged against Mrs. Balcom. They were married in 1904 and have a child aix months old. It la understood the suit was brought In hopes of securing Balcom's releaae from the county Jail, to which he waa sentenced for one year by Judge Gllll land. Under the terma of tho sentence tha prisoner la entitled to his freedom provided he gives a $S00 bond to prop erly support hla wife. It la hla theory tnat ir given a aivorce no wouia tnen be entiued to hla freedom, KNOCKED OUT QUICKLY 'Alleging that the combination of wa- tor motors and flat rates proauco un fair charges for water service. an - Councilman W. T. Masters this morning " obtained from Judge Gantenboln In cir ' cult court an Injunction restraining tho 'water board from abutting off tho wa ter at hla residence, 171 Bast Madison . BtU Masters aaya.be la aaaeeaod tho , flat rate of $3.75 for water, $1.75 for the house and $2 for sprinkling. He says ian that . meter is attacnoa to him service pipe and that when meter rate la leaa tho flat rate be la 13.75 anyway, and when than ohat-mA tha 12.7a tho meter rate exceeds the flat rate then he has to pay tho excess, Last month he was taxed $4.75 and.refuaed Head Floating In River Turned Out to pay it. to Be That of Milliner's Wax Dummy. In hla eomnlalnt Mr. Masters aaya that he tendered $1.7 S, the usual flat rate to the water board, but they would not accept It and threatened to shut the water off. Mr. Masters asks that the! water board be permanently enjoined from ahuttlng the water off. The de fendants in the ault are Mayor Lane, C. H- Raffety, Roswell B. Lam son, O. W Allen and James D. Hart, members of the water board, and Frank T Dodge, Madlaon Street bridge, tern A. Injunction issued by Judge Gan- termination Of teobein was temporary, pending the do me ault. STUBBORN FIRE AT LUMBER MILL PLANT Fireboat Succeeds in Saut ing What Might Have Been Serious Blaze. " Fire entailing a loss of $1,000, fully 4 covered by Insurance, broke out in one of the dry kilns at the University Lum- per & Shingle company's plant at Uni versity Park at i o'clock thla morning. Tho fireboat was sent to the scene and ' after several hours' hard wqrk the " flames wars finally extinguished. The ; kiln contained l.iOO.000 shingles in course of drying, but the greater por : tlon were not damaged except by water. Tho . shingle ' mill land kilns are .equipped with automatic sprlnklera and this fire apparatus held the flames in check. 1 ?;.- j '.' .- '! .-' : . Spontaneous combustion In a pile of ; oil-soaked rags In the printing establish ment of Alvln B. Hawk, 144 Second street, started a small blase last night. The flames were quickly extinguished by members of :. chemical i without otunage. , . . . . f neak Thief In Engine Hovae.; DlsMteh U The Joans!.) . j A"riii, Or, Aug. 17. The room of Joe fdi-rray,' who aleftiis at No.1 engine houi". was robbed of .$19 itt cash and a -rtlflr of deposit in the First. Na- t insi br,K ror o. Murray ; is an run man in the fire department There SUMPTEB VALLEY EXTENSION SURVEYS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or, Aug. 17. Preliminary surveys aro being made In the Interest of the Sumptor Valley railroad into Camas Prairie, extending as far as Alba, in Umatilla county. Some' believe it is the object of tho company to build from Pendleton, as tho officials aro quoted as having made Inquiry as to the prac ticability of a road from Pendleton into the Camas prairie country. It is also reported that tho Sumpter vaitey people win ouua irom ausun, the oresent terminus of tho road, to Prairie City, then to Canyon City, and ultimately continue the road aiong tno John Day, with Dale and the Camas Prairie county as its objective points, which would give It control of the best timber lands of northern Grant in cluding the Desolation Lake country and tho southern part of thla county. SEATTLE STREETCAE DISABLES PQBTLANDEB (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) - SeaUte, Wash., Aug. 17 H. B. Foley of Portland is in the hospital bora suf fering from fractured ribs and a broken Word came to tho coroner's office this morning, that tho body of a woman was floating in tho river jnst below the A boat was procured and four men aet out for the apot A dark object, was seen floating in the water and the long hair indicated that it Waa the body of a woman. Aa the boat drew nearer the occupants were norririea to see tnat no Doay was visiDie, the head alone, floating Just below the suriace or tne water. With tense nerves snd shuddering at thoughts of ths dastardly murder which the grewsome find indicated, the four men drew up to tne several head and found that they had discovered a mini ner's wax dummy somewhat the worse xor us unusual experience. . GEEB IS PRESIDENT OF THE BOOST CLUB (Special Dlwatrh to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Aug. 17. At a meeting of the Pendeton Boost club T. T. Geer was cnosen preaiaent of the organisation to succeed W. A. Crank, resigned.- Ow ing to the departure of W. D. Burford the office of treasurer in the club was also made vacant and Frank O'Garra has been chosen to flu the vacancy. The officers are now as follows: T. T. Geer. president; A. J. MoAlllater, vice president; Jack Huston, secretary; Frank O'Garra, treasurer. LITTLE GIELS FBOM DENMARK ALL ALONE (Special Dispatch to The lonroat) Pendleton, Or., Aug. 17. -Having come all tho way from Denmark by them selves, two little girls arrived here yes terday and have been at the Golden Rule notei awaiting tneir relative, Matt Dem- in, from Adams, a ahort distance from arm.- These Injuries were tho result of i tnis cuy. .-1 !, a collision between the four-horse team which Foley was driving for the Eyres Transfer company and a car of tho Puget Sound Electric company. : Foley when he recovers he will go back Afd old Portland and stay there. 7 - A similar accident occurred yesterday Foster & Klelser's wagons H 15 lnto, by car- running at a high SI J P t First and Union streets, 2!L'l!r . uttle bw but th g injure and the car badly Each wore a larar. tmr honr- Inr tha words . "Ppnrtlotnn Drairnn " ia-1 They are 14 and 16 yeara of age. They made the trip, in safety and. aay they enjoyed it very much. . ' Mrs. Walker's Divorce Snit, ' ' (Spl Dlapatcb to Tse Joaraal.) -Pendleton, Or., AOg. 17. Suit for di vorce has been filed by Mary B. Walker against James.H. Walker, deeertlon-be-Ing alleged. The Walkers were married November t, s i-,:iy-.- Upon the request of tho olty authori ties the city attorney today rendered two decisions relating to the power of the executive board. One had to do with the question as to whether tho city council or the board of publlo worka had the jurisdiction of tho city hall building; tho other related to whether the council or the executive board had the .power of revoking franchise. One oDlnlon was caused by the re quest of the Juvenile court for quarters in tne city nail ana tne question came up whether the board of publlo works or the council was the proper body to consider the request. City Attorney Kavanaugh In his opinion holds that the council is the organisation which haa the care and custodv of the city halL In the other opinion the question arose in the consideration of the mayor's request that the council revoke the fran chise of the Oregon Traction company. In this opinion the city attorney holds to the opinion that since the council Was the body which granted the fran chlse. unless there was in ths franchise a specific clause providing for its revo cation by some other body, that the in herent right of revocation would He with the council. DOCTOB'S DAUGHTEB VEBY GOOD SURGEON In an Emergency Bliss Affejr Barnes Takes the Case of an In jured Child. Charles BL Stone and Ira Greenwood, tho two members of tho Commercial Telegraphers' union, who want 'back . to work for tha Western Union yesterday, were ' expelled from the order at tha meeting of the union this morning, Ths preamble to the resolution which was Unanimously adopted stated that tho two , man ' had "violated their sacred oaths and refused to ablds by a strike order, returning , to htt employment with ths Western Union for no other than sordid motives thereby branding themselves as man who have no regard for word or honor, principle or da oenoy." Tbo two man were expelled as dishonored members of the organise tlon. ... Unbounded enthusiasm waa oreatea at the meeting by a letter written by Dan . MeAUen offering his services to the strikers in their effort to enact a settlement of tho strike as soon ss pos sible along the lino of the. demands mads by .the union. The letter of Mr. atoAllen was as follows: . afo Silas Offers errloos. "Portland. Or.; Aur. 17. Headquar. tera Telearanh ODeratora Portland. Or. Gentlemen Tomorrow. Sunday, I will be free free to lend my spirit and all the energy that I am oapablo of to your cause, out i must have some aata. Something tangible your grievance and there aro those who seem to think It outrageous for you to demand suffi cient remuneration that would enable you to live Ilka white men I aimply want a basis to work on. "We cannot remain passive. Condi tions demand that the strike be settled and as soon as possible. Suppose the printers refuse to handle stuff from non-union operators. It needs no wild stretch of the imagination to forsee tha result Respectfully yours, "DAM 14' ALLEN." Tha letter mat with a warm recep tion on the part of the operators and It was decided to Invite Mr. MoAllen to take charge of all local -arrangementa for the assistance and support of the striking operators. Ia answer to his letter President Branln and Secretary Morgan of the union were instructed to f repare a letter Mr. MoAllen outlining o him tho stand of the operators ana their grievances. Tha salient points of the leter aro as follows: Statement of Orlevanoes. "At ths present tlttys we aro com pelled to alt at the key nine hours a day with lunch relief at the pleasure of the chief or sub-chief, and relief for nature'a call when we can stand it no longer. Thla means that a man la un der a maximum nervoua atraln for from five to six houra at a stretch, not takT lng Into consideration tha distress of I not being able to get necesaary short relief,' aa we call It ' r "You understand that there ia no muscular exercise In connection with Our work, There is nothing In reserve to relieve tha atraln, No other employe In sedentary work la compelled to work auch hours under any auoh conditions. "Take, for Instance, tha typographical workera. They receive $$ a day for sight houra. To make the aame amount per oay we are compelled to work from ia to i nov from 8 a. m lar. trick and after, half an hour lunch relief, work from ' three to 'five houra extra. ; This spplles to the-highest eal aried only. - It is an Impossibility for a second class operator to make $S par day and obtain enough aleep. Company violates Agreement. "' "As . regards arbitration: ' Tha Battle ment of the operatora' atrike In San 14 houra, or In other words, work till b:jo p. m. as our regu- Frsnolseo some weeks ago waa brought aoout dv tne western union xeiea-raDit company.' Labor Commissioner Nelfl and Samuel J. Small, our president,' algning an iron-ciaq agreement to arouraie tne matter. In thla agreement the Weatarn Union promised to take all the men back and discontinue discrimination against members of our union. While this agreement, signed In good faith by our president was pending, T. F. Cook of Chicago, general auperlntendent of tha Weatarn Union, stated emphatically that tha company . would not abide by their agreement to arouraie. "The Weatarn Union continued Its dis crimination agalnat us. discharging our men on tne leaat pretext, me men were not all taken back and thoaa head' lng the movement could not get a hear ing. They treated our members ao shamefully that no human belns with a spark of manhood la his make-up eouia stay st wora. "As a consequence tha operatora rose ud and decided to fight for Justice. The present atrixe is in part cue to tnis action oz ins western union in Ban Francisco. It la directly due to the fact that eight hours enough for any man to wora. IIUUULU I.UI 'fry H niiinnnrnrn I J 1 1 1 il 1 1 1 1 III IJ ' v I - ' I il Mail Carriers Have Difficul ty in Locating; People to Whom Mail Is Addressed, Postal Clerks Opposed ; to Change in Numbering. The government know lng this, has eatabltahed an eight-hour day. Why not the telegraph oompanieaT we are sorry it is necessary to aiscom mode the publlo to obtain justice. Xold Xasa Meeting. "We would bo vary much nleased to have you max a snort aaaress in our behalf at a masa meeting of all t labor unlona which win bo held in the Orion tal building. Lewis at tiara rair srrounda. Sunday, Auust II. Several prominent buslnesa men of- Portland, including iare fence ana an tne laDor leaders. have oonaented to addreas us and arivs us advice. "We deeoiy appreciate tha kindly ac tion you are taking In our behalf and assure you. you will never regret your action. "The sanitary conditions at the West ern union are flisgraceruL The sanitary conditions at tho Postal are good." RISE IN PRICE OF BUTTER FAT PUTS UP THE PRICE OF MILK (Special Dispatch- to The Journal.) North Powder. Or., Aug. 17. The 12 year-old daughter of J. S. Burnslde, who lives at the head of Muddy creek, met with a serious accident while coming to town thts morning with her father in a waaron. Mr. Burnslde had stopped at North Powder' fiver to water and rest his team. Becoming restless tne norses began pulling back and the little girl took hold to auiet them. She was thrown violently against a wire fence. receiving an upwara gaan unaer tne right arm and a broken collar --bone. The latter was also torn loose from . i . v. n & U1U Ul OU.Dt UUUQ. The doctor being absent irom town on their arrival, his aaugnter, Alias Ar fey Barnes, attended, to the wounds, set the broken bones and drove with the child 10 miles to Rock Creek, where Dr. Barnes waa .attending a patient Tho doctor approved every part of Miss Barnee' work.,.. .V- : ' RAILROAD COMMISSION SELECTS PORTLANDER 4 Special Dif patch to Ths Jnorul.t Salem. Or.. Aug. 17. P. Roy Davis of Portland has been chosen as Official stenographer of the railroad commis sion of Oregon. Ho is a stenographer of experience and was for several years in ths Portland office of one of the big railway companies. Hla knowledge of railroad matters- enhances his .value as an employe of the railroad commission. Mr. Davis will reside In Salem perma nently and will take testimony in all hearings held before tha commission. Afflicted Italian Goej Home. (Special Dtepatcb to The joaraal.) r : Pendleton. Or.. Aug. 37. Lulgl Dovan- tls, an Italian Inmate of the Umatilla j ounty poor zarra, wiu oe reieasea. - A irother who holds a position , in the mvernment aervlca in Italv haa Sent him money to come home on. Lulgl has been badly aziiiotea witn rheumatism for some time and la a. helpless condi tion at the farm. He waa brought here irom u mat ma, wnero ne naa been em ployed on tho railroad, j - -,;,;'.- ,: c Milk dealers of Portland propose to raise tha prloe of milk tB cants a pint and tho aame amount for a quart per month, commencing tha flrat of tha coming month. This will mean that tho householder will be compelled to pay $1.60 a pint and $2.60 a quart par month from the flrat of the' month on. At a meeting of the dairymen held several months ago It was decided to make tho lnorease soma tlms In tho fall but no definite action was taken un til the recent booetlng of tha prloe of butter fat by tha creamery companies. Cloao on the heela of the offer on the part of tha creameries to pay IH centa mora a pound for butter fat cornea tha announcement that milk will also take an upward Jump. Milk and creamery men contend that there la nothing unusual In this action and point that similar advances have been made each year at this time for aomo years paat It Is argued that at thla season of scant grass and dry feed butter , fat ia hard to get Just In the proportion that tha milk supply la re duced by .the dry condition This re sults , In an advance in the prices of fered for butter fat by tho oreamerlea guided by the demand for tho product "I am not In the milk business," said C B. Merrick, secretary of the Crocery men's association this morning, "but X do not see anything startling In tha prospective rise in the prloe of milk. My milkman has not notified me that he la going to raise the price.' But if It la put up It ia done because tho dairymen can get more money for the butterfat In hie milk than he can by peddling the entire product about town. The recent lncreaaa in tha prices of fered the farmers by , ths creameries has made butter fat more valuable and because of that milk la also sble to command a higher price. In my opin ion that is all there is to it" There is one class of men all th from Portland to Chicago who do not want to see a change in street num bering In Portland. Theaa men are tha railway mall clerks with whom such a change would work all kinds of havoc, '; They would have to learn alt tha new numbers, would have to work mora cases and months would pass before they could shape their work Into tha efficient service they are rendering at the present time. Postmaster MlntO IS opposed to - tha change and believes tha presefttyatem of 10 . numbers to tho block TwsWest tnat could be devised for the cltyv MIIU nf thA am.l 1 klnnlia VT w IrinV bellevea, however, that the city ahould compel the realdenta to number their houses. Ia speaking of thla feature ha said: - -. . , - - "Many of the houses have no numbers on them, which fact worka a hardship on the oarrlera. Maay houra are loat each day because, toe houaea have no numbers on tbes-. The oarrlera wish to- gtva the peop lha beat service they can but are hluvored greatly because of tha time spent In looking for num bers. , . "Tha city ahould compel the people to number their homea If such action were taken there would be no need to change the system. It la simple, and effective. The only change needed la to make compulsory tho numbering of houaea Something should be dona la that regard. - "Aa soon as tho residents residing In tha district bounded by Hawthorne av. nua and Division street and Forty-first snd West avenue, number their nouses' I Will establish free carrier service. There are about 200 houses in that district and very few of them have numbers on them. Tha people aro en titled to two carrlera but they eould not do tha work unless tho houses wsra numbered. Similar conditions prevail in other parts of the city and the people ahould take the matter ud from a atandnoint of civic pride. Portland haa grown ao rapidly and it haa been so difficult to secure carriers tnat lew persons realise the work neceaaary to distribute tha malls. Thla la a case where every little bit helps and each realdent should that hla house - is not -only num. properly numbered.;' bored but ATTENTIVE AUDIENCE LISTENED TO HYSL0P "Science and the Future Life" Was the Subject Discussed by Noted Educator. f ' - ' Professor Jamea Hyslop's lecture last nlaht at tha . Unitarian church on "Science and the Future Life", was eag erly listened to by the attentive audlenoe which filled the church, proving that the researches of Sir Oliver Lodge and nf nthara who have been devotinr them aalvaa tn thla mvatarloua realm of thought are not unappreciated by Port land people. ' the National Sooiety of Psychical Re search, spoae easily ana airecuy on nia personal researchea in the world of aunar-normai phenomena and there la pernapa no one more wminvw) v AM thla ,..iinttnir ailhlAP.t. At the conclusion OI nis ini.ereai.ins talk, he urged tno neea or tne oocieiy n T-phlfv Research for funda to oaxry out lta work, and It is probable that a liberal contribution to this end will be forwarded from Portland. This evening Professor iiysiop wiu "pe" on "PavAhninffioju Kesearcn ana ruuuuvi at the aame place. J Tho lecture is free. ASSISTANT PARKER IS MADE A "RANGER BnaMal Diana trfc to Tha Journal.) Worth Powder. Or.. Aug. 17. rThe. pa pers have arrived announcing tne-pro motion Ot 'J. nomas . jraravr uiu , intnnt foraat ran srer In the eastern, di vision of tho Blue Mountain forest re serve at a salary of $900 a year to foreat ranger at 1 1,200. xnat r. rsrser is efficient In his service Is evident from tha fa that this is his third promotion within the past It months. He is also atata denutv same and forestry warden and state ore waraen. DEVELOPMENT AND PEACH DAY AT ONCE ' fliwdil Diana ten" to Tbt Journal.') nvoawatar. nr.. Aug. 17. In addition t tvia. Paih dav celebration, which will be held ere Auguat 28, the Third Dia trict Development league .will also meet on that date. Among guests who have assured the committee 01 tneir pres ence are Senator Fulton, Congressman Ellis and in any prominent development leaders. y 'v.-;'; Funeral of A." P. Cta&bura.V - ." '' (Special Dispatch to ,' Tne Journal) i MUtnn nr.. Aub-. 17. The funeral of A. C, Cockburn, ho filsd here Tuesday, was held yesteraay irom the' Preaby tarlan church. Mr. Cockburn was one of tho oldest and wealthiest pioneers of this section. He passed away at his home, a few mileg .from this city, after several weeks' Illness from heart trou ble. He was born in Scotland in 1829. He leavea a wife, four sons and one daugh ter. He was interred In. the Odd fal lows cemetery, .j j..' - vft-jj - f-'i'V.j-.j;.-, CHINAWARE FLEW FAST AND THICK Two Walters at Portland Restaurant Engaged in Fight During Noon Hour. . Two waiters in the Portland restaur ant on Washington, near Fifth street became Involved In an argument be tween IS and 1 o'olock thla afternoon which resulted in a few rounds of fisticuffs executed In the most approved Marquls-of-Queensbury style and event ually in the two losing their Jobs. Tho fracas occurred in the kltohen and the air was thick with flying chinaware for several moments. It was an Irishman and a Swede but not the proverbial "big Swede." The Irishman In this particular argument was the larger. They were both larger tnan ju. , rittaixau, proprietor 01 tne restaurant, whose attempts to separate tno muiiani aasn-sungera proved fruit less. - Lawton was tho Irishman's name, but tha only name known tor the Swede ia Pete. He has a name all right but It was too long for anyone In the restaur ant to remember. They were both told their services were no longer wanted by the manager. No one waa badly hurt except tho mis siles employed , which were principally china teacups of the heavy restaurant variety, with a few soup plates and mush bowls added at frequent Intervals to make things Interesting for the spec tators. . , i ONE OF THE FINEST LICENSED TO WED Cupid has claimed as a victim another of Portland's finest.. To prove his ascendency over the, big men who guard Portland's peace the little blind god thla fnornlng took Douglas Lelsy to the courthouse and. hla deputy, "Cupid" Rose, issued a license permitting him to marry Miss Isabella Rowe. Lelsy , has been a member of Chief untsmacners; -xorco ror aoout six months and is very popular with his fellow omoerawTna young couole will uvo at tapir tuaat xuigntn surest, norths SECRETARY STRAUSS RETURNS FROM HAWAII ALTON DEAL WAS SOMETHING EASY Lemcke Company Great Ex ample for Frenzied Finan? ciers,; Says MeCamant ;T "Harriman's Alton deal was tha aome of legality and fairness compared with these transactions here," declared At torney Wallace MeCamant In circuit oourt this morning, arguing to Judge Oatenbeln that a receiver ahould be appointed for the H. W. Lemcke 00m pany, on the application of J. A. Curry, one of the board director a of? the com pany. He continued: ' "If Tom Lawson had ever heard of tho way in which H. W. Lemcke handled the lease of the offices of the com pany, and secured a credit of mors than $6,000 by having the company pay its rent four years and a half in advance, he never would have paid any attention to Standard Oil. He would have had new kind of frensled finance." J. A. Curry took tha witness stand before the arguments began. He said that he had examined late in July tho books of the company that ware Intro duced in evidence yesterday morning Curry found on page SO of the Journal an erasure of nearly half a page, whlchi he testified, waa not there the latter part of June when he examined - the : books. Curry testified alao that the treasurer of the company, in' producing papers relating to a aale of water frontage at Rainier, had withheld a oopy of a con-, tract which placed the purchase price of 4,800 feet of water frontage at $4.50 per front foot He said the contract, waa signed In pencil In the handwriting of H. W. Lemcke. nurrv also detailed a eonverSRttan had with Lemcke about forgery, but on cross-examination . oy Attorney Maiar- kev. said he did not consider it aa suspicious circumstance. ne Lemcka had asked htm if It forgery to sign another manisffame to a paper, and Curry replied It would. Lemcke then asked: J- "How about it if tho paper la marked) 'Copy' " and Curry aald ne did nbt know. UNDERWOOD WANTS TO BE A STATION Rather Ship Mby Boat, or Ferry to 0- R. & Than Team to and ' From Present Stations. San Francisco. - Aug. 17. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Strauss arrived this morning on the steamer Asia and declares ' Hawaii needs more transpor tation facilities with tho mainland and more white labor. He found relatione with the Japanese satisfactory. . Japan- feso Commissioner K. lshlt is in the party auia, say a lucre im no aanger 01 war. 11.. L. ! Smith Bound Over. . Aberdeen.' Aug. 17.- The preliminary trial of L, J, Smith, held before Jus tice Fox, resulted In his being held to the superior court on the charge of as sault with Intent to kill. Hla bond waa fixed at $5,000. It is said his plea will be self-defeuse, Mochllng u doing welt (Special Piapatcb to Ths Journal.) Hood River. Aug. 17.--A movement is being made by tho Underwood Im provement club, which was organised last Saturday with 26 members, to hay that -lace aeleoted as a point for a rail-? road atation oh the North Bank railroad. Underwood being opposite Hood River, the residents of the Matter place are aalrarf n 1nln with tha former and Bend a delegation to the officials of the road With this end In view. Resident -of Underwood claim that It -will be easier and - cheaper for them to continue to ship by boat or ferry freight serosa the river msn i ? inj ; lb w jriv. Knappa Flat, where It Is said stations are to be located. Hood River realdenta are also anxious- to have a station lo cated at Underwood and the commercial club here, which has been consulted, -has appointed a committee to work with the- Underwood organisation.' BtDS OPENED FOR STREET IMPROyEMENTS - The following bids for street improve ment and . sewer construction Were . opened, by the executive board yesterday afternoon: Nehalem - avenue, Miller Bauer, $I,SS8.80; , Scott 4"rown, $2,049.10: - -.Spokane , avenue, - naf naa - Brothers, $2.065.47 East Thirte.Ji I street Bechlll Brothers, $3,059.14; BuJ oroft avsnue, O'Neill & Co.', $22,271.45. - Chain or sewers in East Stark street - Buchtel avenue, Eaat Thirty-second snd. East Thirty-third atreets, George Gor don, $1,8I,42: John Keating, 2,008.10; J. P. O'Neill, $1,948,08; Bechlll Brothers, $1,8(1.85, ' '.",.'..'.,-;'.-' "f-'f Xi.'V-r-' -'ft':' .'(..-. f i.-r-r.,C ...I' i ,--1 vv ," '.v;.v '.'iv- 1 ' -.