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VOL. IV. NO. 21
PORTLAND,',' OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST ' 18, ; 1907.;' f ',: 1 : . ' ; r 'V
PRICE " FIVE CENTS. ?
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ill": !g DUDS AlW
Night Agree. That: Pro- . s .
posed Advance on Lumber l -r . - : ir i, , ,V U ' t,
Shipments Is Injurious. . w Ujf-i1 a fJjijfir;; ; - t :1 V ;jH
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Aeronaut Falls Half Mile Lumbermen, Merchants and
Through Clouds. Dashing : Others at Banquet Last
to Pieces Upon Eoof of
BarnParachute Fails to
Open Properly.
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Eobert French Crawls Into Many Interested Persons
Cannon in Balloon. Then Present Statistics Show-
Fires Himself to Earth
With Speed of Comet-
Father Sees Accident
ing That Greed of Boads
Will Eventually Buln
Timber Industry of State.
Ultimatum Presented Asking More Pay.
Request Will Probably Be Granted.
Strike Augmented by Sympathetic
Walkout of One Hundred Electricians
Stone Weakens and Asks Conference.
(HMt r LMfMt Uw WIN.)
Nw Hren. Conn' Au. 17. Bfor
fcoror-atricken crowj of tbooMnU (
popltt Robert rrench of Wt lUvon.
10-jrMr-oli Mroiutut. wu Instantly
kUlod br a faJl of half mil from
balloon at Sarin Book. th larf amut-
mont park near bar, tbia aftornoon.
Tho failure of bla paracbuta to open
wten be waa abot out of cannon han-
tnt frpm the balloon, oauaed hla.deatn.
' Am the ronn man ahot downward
throurh the ait a (raap of terror went
nn from tha . onlooktnar thonaanda and
dniini at woman fainted.
' Tounff French had made Ma flrat aa
cenalon only a few daye ago and had
ahown auch ability that be waa reru
lirlr enfrarea by the inanacera of. the
Dark.;. Hie prevloua tripe had been
ordinary aaeenelona on the trapeae
of
a balloon ana a aeeoent oy paracnute.
I Todar he waa to make hla flrat trial
of belnc ahot from a cannon while the
I balloon waa in the air and we novel
feat had been widely adrertieed. Many
thoueanda In " addition to the reaular
Saturday erowda had gathered at Sarin
I Rock to wltneaa the acrn1on.- Every
thing waa ready for the ascenalon early
In the afternoon and at about half paat
two the neonie beaan to aurce about the
I yard, where the balloon waa tugging at
I the atringa Everything aeemed pro
Iplttoue for the aeoent.
Bmilea at Omrfc
'wiian Trench arjoeared there waa
lahout of applauae. Stepping to the
ihaiioon. ne eat unon tne cannon ana
lamlled. without the ellghteat ahow of
I fear of the outcome of the trip, when
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cniiY in
LOSE CONTRACT
State to Cancel Columbia
Southern Irrigation Proj-
ect in Crook County.
Ilatloa of the Columbia South.
ern Irrf?arg company'a contract with
the aUte to - irrigate 10,000 aorea of
arid land In the weaUrn part of Crook
county, upon whloh ft practically aban
doned work over a year ago. win m
all probability reault , upon the return
of United Statea Olatrlct Attorney Bria-
at preaent are lnreatigatlng the oom-
T(T Ja atated there la little doubt that
the oompiaini xormuia.iea y ini Miu
aaalnat the company aeveral montha
aao will be filed within a few daya
and - the company'a . contraot annulled,
in which event the completion of the
work will be undertaken by the auta
or placed In the handa of- new oom-
pany.
Trouble over the Irrigation enterprlae
aprang up piivn mo y di uTomt
Chamberlain ana tne atate iana Doara
to Crook county laat year and came to
a head Immediately upon the atate offl-
clala' arrival. The aettlera at that time
presented their grievances, which cov
ered a multitude of mlarepresentatlona
bv the company, and received assur
ance, from the board that their rights
would DO prpiecieu.
niirtno- the rast year no aareement
has been reached between the atate of
ficers and the. company and the -reclamation
work In wouaequence has been
iiMiiBwuu -nrin thii set
tlers Incensed at the continued delay,
which waa c.ruslng them considerable
financial lovi. prepared a complaint
against the company which waa pre
sented to the attorney-Kenerai. ...
jr ovum? sone.
Before the complaint waa filed, how
ever the company reorganised ana tine
hew members asked for time In which
to look over tne projeci ana n xouna
feasible they would complete the work.
This, however, haa not been done and
the result will be the forfeiture of all
rights and Interests which the present
company holds in that section of central
Oregon. The complaint. It la atated.
will be filed as aoon aa the govern
ment officials return frortr their present
tour of iJlfveBtliratlon The cancellation
of thdaTDnipany'a contract, however, will
"dlie any rights acquired by the
At a banquet of the Oregon it Wash
ington Lumber Manufacturers' associa
tion at the Commercial club last eve
ning, prominent lumber manufacturers.
loggers, merchants and others discussed
the relationship of the lumber Industry
to the general buslneis Interests of
the state, and the probable effect upon
all of the proposed adrance of the
trans-continental freight rate on lum
ber ahlnmenta to the middle west. It
was the . eonsensue of - opinion that all
lines ' of . business ' 1 should - nresent a
united front' In 'opposition to the In
crease raie.
Suehner Qnoteg figure.
M ' B. Cobb nreaided and lntroduoed
the BPeakera The effect .Of. the - ln
oreaaed rate upon the lumber Industry
phicaUy told by PhUlp 3uehner.
t of the association. He aald
resent freight ratee had been in
LOSE CHARTER OR
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Portland Eailway Company
Faces Alternatiye for De
laying ImproTements.
prea:
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the d:
effect about aeven yeara During thl
time the rate via the northern lines to
St Paul and Dulut. waa 4 cents
100 pounds; to Salt Lake the Union
ciflo rate waa 40 cents, and tne aame
to Omaha territory: and to Chicago 40
cent a ' He thouaht the Oregon menu-
facturera had alwaya been handicapped
by the higher rates via Union Pacific.
Mr. Buehner said It appeared strange
that the advance In the propoeed lumber
ratea takes effect through the states of
Iowa. Illinois and Indiana where the
railroad ' pasaenger rates have been re-
duoed to i cents per mile, on tne iu,'
000 carloads of lumber shipped east last
year the increased rate means an addi
tional J8.000.000 or S7.000.000 for the
railroad company. Tbla additional rev
enue la not needed to pay dividends on
railroad stocaa, as quoiauona snow
theee stocka are already worth consid
erable money. He was at a loaa to ex
plain why the rate la advanced.
The freight rate should get lower,
declared the speaker, aa the country
increases in population, xn washing
ton laat year the lumber cut waa 4.000.-
000,000 feet. The average profit was not
more than $1.10' per 1,000 feet. Mills
cut common lumber at less than cost
of manufacture, and have to make up
their loaa by the price of finished
grades.
Lumber on some of the railroads Is
hair of their traxrlo, and they were
making money at the old rata Port
land cut laat year more than one tenth
of all the lumber cut In the -Pacific
northwest These mills paid IS, 000,000
freight and paid 16.000,000 to labor. It
Is- to the -Interest of all eltlsena, be
asserted, to help In resisting the pro
posed Increase of freight ratea on this
commodity. . a
A. C. Dixon, of ' the Bootn-Kelley
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The Portland Railway light A rower
company will either have t abide by
orders of the city council and, cease to
hold, np street Improvements And hard
surface pavements by Ha neglect to
hasten Its track laying on streets where
Improvements are planned or tt will
face the problem of being without a
charter under which to transaot busl
nesa This Is .the discovery which Is
said to have been made by the execu
tive board and the city attorney In their
search for a remedy for existing condi
In many parte or tne city plana ror
hard-surface pavements have been
made by the city council and all ar
rangements made by the contracting
comDaniea The Improvements have
been held up, and are now being delayed
by the neglect or tne street railway
company to lay its rails and put its
tracks In the condition provided for by
the charter and franchise. The execu
tive board "and the council have been
working for some time on some aolu
t)onto the problem of how to force
the railway company' to make the
needed Improvements so that the work
of pavement could be carried on.'
It was. early found that under the
preaent charter and the franchise un
der which the company la operating
there waa no power granted the city by
which It could compel the company to
hurry up Its required Improvements In
accordance with the city'a wish.
Officials rud Semedy.
The city officials believing that
some remedy existed began a systematic
search and have now come td what they
consider a definite remedy. . The blanket
franchise under which the company is
operating was granted in ls oy tne
city council - operating under the old
charter. Going back into -this docu
ment it la found that provision haa been
made for compelling tne streetcar com
pany to maintain its lines and repair
them at the will of the council.
in defining the powers or the council it
Is provided that franchises may be
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Upper cut ihowt Western Union office, deserted except for picket! and policemen. The rear door la th
A. D. T. office and la ordinarily aarronnded by a mob of messenger boys,
of striking operators and messengers.
Lower cnt shows a group
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A TELEGRAPH TRUST
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"Apostolic Faith Mission" Will Remain JEncamped in
Present Place, Say Leaders, Despite Police .
Orders and Newspaper Talk.
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ierous settlers under the canal lines
yet Drougni unoer irrigsiion. is is ue
lleved -that the state will Immediately
take steps to place Jhe work In the
hands of a new company which will ful
(Continued on page Two.).
THe Tongues of Fire, which have
spread a flame of Indignation about
the neighborhood of East Eleventh and
Division streets do not propose to blow
up in smoke to be wafted away In
clouda from, that region. Chief Grits
macher may order them away to hla
heart's content; the neighbors may com.
plain and: consign them to regions
where their fiery tongues can get In
good work, but the "Apostolic Faith
amission" will remain encamped 'In this
vacant block with its algna "No Smoking-;"
No Dogs," to show their high at-
tJLlntrAnt-a
Will Stand Pat.
- That la what the Tonguea announce.
They Intend to remain on the grounds
till September, holding their meet
ings morning, noon and night and get
ting moved by the 'aplrlt" as much aa
they wish. -
"We have rented these grounds from
an Individual and we will exercise the
rights of individuals and remain - here
til September 1," said one Tongue who,
with Bible In hand. Is set to watch the
private - camping .groundu that no
curious pryer may pasa 'The police or
ders and the - newspaper talk are all
Just a hoax and no one can Interfere
with ua" - - -r u
So their nighty revels-will continue
until more stringent means are taken to
remove them. The neighbors have com
plained 4 Insistently of them as a nuls
nee. saylnn- that the loudest of ; their
goings-on takes place la the middle of
the night and keeps the whole neighbor
hood awake. Doubtless most of the
neighbors would prefer the tabooed
dogs to the tangled tougues.
Leader la a XTegro.
The present leader of the sect is a
negro, who shines at gibbering. The
sect has' acquired a substantial follow.
ing throughout the state, which waa
collected here for the summer montha
and is succeeding In making the night
hideous with uncouth sounds. Their
religion is based on the belief that the
"spirit" speaks to -his true followers In
person, and puts Into their mouths
words of great : wisdom, 1 regardless of
the person's Ignorance. The words seem
to be hot stuff, , for they boll out of
the system with froth. All are put' upon
an equal plane without regard to color
or education.
"By de grace of God, I am what I
am," quoted the negro teacher at Bible
meeting . yesterday, and proceeded to
ibber and slan hla thlgha with alee
every time the thought of hla greatness
overcame him. - "Jesus - Christ,- he - got
hand
irec-eah.
come down an' go tru de same gate wot
we do; Chinamen an all.'
Te aame niood wot washed ce nisy
rah have to wash de white man, hallo
lujah; an' he eaint scour It off anymore.
Dr. Brougber and Dr. Short an' all dem
doctors . over town, dey rot to come
down to de same pool wot we do, glory
overcame mm. - "jeaus- unnsv no -1
dla ting fixed so you ain't got no hs
in ltan' I'm glad of it bless his pr
lous namel He eays to all of us, "He
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(Hearst News by LoatMt Leased Wtre.)
New. York, Aug. 17, Since the first of April the not by raising them
- American people . have been compelled to pay an
advance of from 20 to 60 per cent in our already
excessive telegraph tolls. A few comparative prices
on 10-word messages will give an exact idea of the
extent of this increase.
Old rate. New York to Chicago, (day) 40 cents;
new rate 50 cents; increase, 25 per cent.
Old rate, New York to1 Chicago, (night) 30 cents;
new rate, 40 cents; 33 1-3 per cent increase.
x Old rate, New York to Buffalo, 25 cents; new rate,
35 cents; 40 per cent incraese.
Old rate, New York to points in Maine, 25 cents;
new rate, 40 cents; 60 per cent increase.
The increase from New York to St. Louis was
the same as that to Chicago. From Chicago, Cin
cinnati,' St Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha and other
like points the raise was marked, amounting often
to 33 1-3 per cent or more. The same percentage of
increase applies to all points in the United States'.
',Thl! addition to already excessive charges fol
lowed a "working agreement" between the Western
Union and the Postal, which ended competition and
practically created a telegraph trust.
The excuse given for the advance of rates is
threefold: The telephone competition, the cutting
off of race .track wires and the increase of wages.
As for telephone competition, the usual method
for : meeting competition is by reducing prices,
In resrard to cutting off the
gambling wires, it is publicly claimed that one oi
the companies still secretly maintains this service.
On the question of wages, the raise was only 10
per cent to the older operators. The telegraphers
claim that by means of the shifting of men and the
"starvation list" this increase was almost wholly
nullified. It is on this ground, among others, that
a general strike is now in progress.
The capital stock of the Western Union and
Postal is $100,000,000 each. In addition the Western
Union is reported as bonded for $53,000,000. In
1888 and 1894 experts estimated that the lines of
that company could be duplicated at from $18,000,000
to $25,000,000. It would be impossible for anybody
to show that the, actual investment of the Western
Union is now or ever has been more than $35,000,
000. With its recently issued bonds the concern is
capitalized at $153,000,000, or nearly five times its
real value. On this enormous watered stock the
American - people are required to pay dividends.
On an honest basis, with fictitious capital elim
inated, the Western Union could, afford to carry a
10-word message from New York to Chicago for
20 cents instead of 50 and still make money.
In England the rate for dispatches is a cent a
word. The same is true for ordinary distances in
Australia, where the population . is much sparser
than here. In most continental countries the charge
is about . the same; in Switzerland less.
(Hearst Mewe by teagest Leased Wtoa? '.
Chicago, Aug. IT Another strike h -threatened
against the Western Union
in una city, jl aeiegauoa oz is sxuiea
operators who are at present acting as
strike breakers In the main of floe of
that oompany called on A. B. Cowan,
chief -operator, today and demanded a
higher rate of remuneration than-was '
being paid them, declaring that their
aervlcea were nor valuable than those
of the unskilled men now employed by
u company, vowan iota mem inat ne
would take the matter up with New
Tork and that their request , would be -
granted, probably.
It la known that there ia great dla
satisfaction among the atrike-breakera.
They are being worked to death to move
the accumulated buainees and are prac
tically In a atate of insubordination.
Electricians Oo Out.
The tclearaohars rained fore toda
when 100 electricians employed bv the
Great Drainage canal were ordered out.
The proposed .transfer by the drainage
board of lta power contract to the Gen- , .
eral Electric company, affiliated wlta -the
Western , Union, nromnted the alee-
trlctans' action.
Threats or other aympathetio strikes
are ' assuming more definite - form.
The Chicago Federation of Labor at Its
session tomorrow, ia expected to act on
the demand of the strikers that unloa,
teamsters refuse to deliver food or run-
piles for the use of strike breakers or
for the use of buildings In whloh atrtke ...
breakers are lodged.
Despite
the day'a
the clalma of the companies
aeveiopmenta anowea uai
there waa an effective tle-uo of the
Western Union and Postal wires In the
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
LEASED WIRE TO
JOURNAL ALONE
Gets Only Telegraph Service
With Union Operators
in Portland.
BELIEF FUND STAETED
FOE STBTKERS' BENEFITS
Western Union Hire Detectfrea to
Carry tho Few Messages Betas;
Handled- Assistant General ; 8n
peruttendent Says Strike Is Won
TWO LIVES LOST IN COLUMBIA
Within , an arm'a- length of three
friends, who stood powerless to aave
their Uvea and with whom they had
but the moment before been laughing
and Joking during a pleasure excursion
In a gasoline launch, Sarah Weight, the
S3-year-old ..daughter of pioneer resi
dents, of Vancouver, Washington, and
Joseph Sullivan, bridge foreman for the
Northern Paclno." were drowned at' 10
o'clock laat night while alighting from
their boat at "Vancouver. Sullivan met
hla death durin- hla futile atrnrrle to
save the girl, whom he had plunged Into
the water to rescue, . , '
Tne ' ratal t accident occurred at tne
bridge landtng-below the city while the
part was - returning from a " trip : up
tne river, rouee offlcern and, a score
of eltlsena. aa aoon aa the tragedy waa
reported, began dragging the river for
tne codes; but at an early hour this
morning neither had been recovered.
Sullivan got hie launch ready for
Sleasure trip early In the evening and
. ivited Miss Weight, with whom he was
Keeping company, ber sister Ellen, and
two otners to join him. t They spent a
couple of hours . on the Columbia and
returned to Vancouver about 10 o'clock.
- At the bridge landing a scow waa
moored and 8ulllvan ateered hla launoh
alongside, .Intending that the party
should alight on the flat boat and make
their way over It to the approach. .
Miss Walght was the last to leave1 the
launch with the. exception . of Sullivan,
who remained to cloae ' the engine
valve a Aa the young woman stepped
from the railing towarda the scow, her
foot slipped on the dank boards, and
she plunged headlong into the, river be
tween the two boats.
Sullivan beard her scream - aa ahe
struck the water, as did the others who
had nearly crossed to the landing. He
Jumped from hla seat without a mo
ment's hesitation, then dived Into the
stream in the hopes of saving the girl,
who had been carried beneath the sur
face. .,, .. , v. v ? s :,..;,...
When the other members of the eartv
reached . the edre of the scow neither
was to- be seen. The swift .undemn.
rent which swirls . the water at thla
point carried both the man and the
girl -under the scow and It is believed
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In an Portland last night the only ;
place where any anion operators were -at
work waa In The Journal off loe,
where the circuit of the Hearst Leased
Wire service was started oa time wlta
union operators and continued through-,
out the night. At the Associated Press
office the northweat circuit waa cut
In about 8 o'clock, but up tn midnight
not more than four sheets of copy. had
come Into the main office, according
to the reports of the strikers' pickets,
who maintained that thla
"I northwest special news atuff off
the Western Union wires 'and not Aa
aoclated Preas : filings, v " iP:
" ?.har,i w5 .nochange in J;he locaf alt
nation last night In eithei the Wee tern
Union lor -the- postal officea The tie-up
remains practically complete. In spite
it ..MUrftnc" 01 th company of
ficials that the strike la not aeriously
hampering them In handling all the
K?"Jn?l' offr t the fact remains
that the mesaagea are not being aent
wiit1.S?jr w eortalnty of time or
delivery. , -',..
None Of the Portland nnMn ka
""J,1 b"u Un and all are en thus i-
Mwa i.nai .uiey are in fair way to win "
their demands. , ..
Strong men are being hirer by the
western Union to deliver what ntx
aagea come Into the local office, but In
some cases even theee strikebreakere
have been won over to the cause of the
union by the picketa .who surround
building. The chief aid to the com !.
In the delivery of Us messagA i i -
given by the Vaughn detective .'
which ia detaillnr men to hni'
business Is given them hy th om
and few operators now workifis
Dan MeAtlen h, hesdM a
nhr strike relief fund with
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