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THE OREGON ; DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. - MONDAY! EVENING, 'AUGUST 19, 1907. 2 GffllERS 'Journal's Expose of (Chinese ' Fan Tan Games Brings Culprits Into Court and All Are Fined Bribe- Takers Being Sought.' ' I Driven from cover by. the expose in '. I The Journal of the rumored craft eoadl I tlOns ill Chinatown and the publication of a complete Hat of the numbers of - places where fan tan waa being openly ., played, the seven Chinese arrestee: u it . : Second atreet Saturday Bight by Do 1 tectlve Kay and Special Officer Qlfford appeared In the municipal oourt thl moraine and contrary to tha Usual eus torn entered plea of guilty to ' tha ararea of gambling against them. A Ah Wong, who was booked M keeper : of tha place, waa fined $11 while the patrons or ui pi vauapw wiw m . fines apiece. The action of the gaflj - biers came as a great surprise aa al- moat Invariably a fight is maae against j, conviction, eren In case where tha evW dance is eonclualve of guilt. A It is reported that tha deetstoa to plead guilty waa reached after a eon . sulfation between tha boas gamblers, I who are greaUy perturbed over the pub- i llclty given tne -protection luna, muu ' ar eairaua of avoiding notoriety. fhtnatawa la '-now balna strict espionage and Chief Grllsmacher kept under amblers may hare the effect of mak amee of believes that by constantly harassing tne gamblers may nave tne srieei in soma of them reveal tho n tha alleged bribe takers, out of .ravens v for tho interference with their Tho Journal's bribery story Is the sole ' I topic of conversation In polio circles and there Is much speculation as to tho .identity of the -men aald to he collect . Ing tribute from the celestials. Tho Chi- natown squad for the past two nights baa displayed groat activity but the . . only successful raid so far made was tha - one on ( Second street. The Chinese have temporarily ceased operations un- til tho storm blows over ana out lew games ware running last nigh COUNT BONI DE . CASTELLANE PUBLICLY. SNUBBED BY GOULD I ( t ( H ' - . ' ' ( . ' -' niiiiiiiiwiisjjjsii .in. mm i .. i - - A" ' ' a , - , a,;; "V. ;,v;v,-f l!'.: NMl." ' j '. ffi ' . . .. v ,-. ,i',',vv.:,ui : I - . . ... - : , i . 1 ' f , , tt .. i f , ; . - V" k ' . ' 4 J ' '-.. ... A. ,, , - , I ;,; -!:;.:' );,;.' ' :. ...... f.i, -;f-v''1' r . ' :aV, -1 " v . if ; 'a- -t ; ' '- : n ...( ... i . : t . V 0orr Qonii, Principal Owner ot tad Western Union Telegraph Company COMPANIES CLAIM (Continued front Pago One.) take eastern messages subject to delay Is still in force," said Mr. Blake. -As ' (far aa tho Portland effioo Is .conceraed. levervthlna- Is la shaso to beadle al . 'bustneas that eomes along. I was In Seattle yesterday and find things sat isfactory there. As far as northwest huatneaa la concerned wa in In mod , shape, thoufh I can not speak for con- anions in us oast.- President Branln of tha operators' t .. Ion. is just as confident of success for , his side as are tho managera of tho companies. ; , ,:. ' ! ' Oatlook fof ttrik era yarorabl. r It appears a , little Inconsistent, to ma." ho said, "for the' companies to claim satisfactory conditions and to an- .j nounco- that 4hcy are handling all tho ' business offered or that they do not want any n ore -opera tore - If (bey have i ail tha men they need to work the keys ii 1 ran to see wny tney are wasting good . money by advertising for operators and offering them special inducements to - work for them.? . :j: The, operators groupod In tho head quarter! of tho strikers at tho Eemond ' hotel are all just as confident now as wben they went out a week ago tonight that success will . ultimately rest on '- f their banner. They argue that the situ- tlon is unchanged la every particular ana dm uw companies are . uea up tight.' . Tho crisis that has been predicted by l tho companies each day aincs tho open- . ln- of tho strike ahows no Indication . of reaching Portland today. Manager Pumars says ho is working ths same t number of men today that ho had on ; duty Saturday. Tho Postal company is . said to have one - additional ' operator. ' who has presumahlv corns in from out A of town, but tho officials will not state '.who tho man la or whsro ho comes , from. , rabllo Sympathises Wit afelkecav 1 - Conductor Shinaburger, who yester- day was running on U car lit with tho , company number of Sl, caused a storm " of protest from his aasoolatea by serv ' ing extra time aa an operator for tho ' Western Union. Ho deserted on fiatur- day night, however, and has aincs gons back, being kept away by the unfavor , able attitude of his associates on tho ' car Tines. It has been found that Shina ( burger was formerly In the employ of i tho western Union at Topeka under the v name ef J. C. Preseott. At Oregon City the people are all strike sympathisers apparently and forced the Western Union operator there to close his office, afterwards ' placarding tho place with various signs and documents bearing expressions fsvorable to ths strikers and hostile to !. the company. The railroad operators are still later Erupting business by grounding the Western Union wires when commercial , messages are sent The company is at- temntln to discover where these breaks are made ty the use of galvanometers. mathematical (Jearaat Special terviee.) London, Aug. II, Count Bonl da Castellans has been publicly rebuffed in tho lobby of tha fashionable Weal End hotel by his former brother-in-law, Ooorge Gould. Oould arrived In London several daya ago. Castellane arrived rrom pans toe same aay ana too a room at the hotel, not far from the one la which Oould waa staying. The count appeared at ths letter's hotel early the next morning and sent up his card. Oould sent back a polite word to the effect that ho oould not be seen. The count lingered about the lobbv. naclns nervouslv up and down. Oould presently appeared. Castellane' sprang to meet him, murmuring a few words in an apolpgeUo tone, but was checked by an Impatient geeture from Oould, who turned his back and walked away. Oould had to wait several minutes In the lobby for an auto, but did not look once In the direction of tho count He rode away without bidding Castellane rareweu. uastsuana waa percoptioiy agitated. The count mads ons more attempt to see Oould the same evening, but when he appeared after dinner in an immacu late evening dress and inquired for th brother of his formor wife he was tok that Oould waa not there. He returned to Franco tho next morning. PRESIDENT'S SIDE KICKER THANKS CLUB FOR BIG FEED , Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks, In letter to John 1 Travis, president Bf ths Portland Press club, oxpreeses his thanks for tho dinner given in his honor by tho members of the club at Hotel Sargent, July 1. Although the letter waa mailed July 17, It was not delivered to Mr. Travis until this morn- ""la hla letter TicapreOidtFjSrsalM alludes to tho pleasant evening, spent with th.epteo club and thanka tne thai entertainment. The which was written on board ths letter, train Which carried the vice-president east, follows: "The Vice-President, Washington, O. R. dfc N. R. R., July 17. 107. My Dear Mr. Travis 1. take the earlleet oppor tunity since leaving Portland to write and thank you for the very delightful banquet which was given me by the Portland Press club last night. It was ofie of the most perfect and enjoyable affairs I over attended. I shall always remember IV with the most grateful ap af.rl?iOTil C v ''With very kind regards to yourself and your aaaooiataa, I remain faithfully y0Ur' CHARLEfe W. FAIRBANKS." mora titan twenty hOUTS When found, as deeomnosition had set In and ths stench was almost unbearable. Throw Off a Viadnot. It la the theory of the poUce that tha man was murdered by being thrown off a viaduct that crosses the road near tho salooau that his pockets ware rifled and that he was then dragged Into tha Blue Ribbon saloon. Marks on tne ground near tho saloon door show that the man waa araggea to ins saiooo, qui though the resort Is opened day and night neither the , bartenders nor any ono elss heard ths body dragged in or were aware of the murder until the disoovery of the remalna at least twelve hours sfter they bad been tnrown into the wineroom. All day long the door to the wine room remained wide oven, but the body lay unnoticed until Allward and Kurt von Wettern entered during the evening. Two days before this crime, James Dougherty was drugged and robbed of bis earnings and then dragged to the mouth of the shaft of tha Surprise Raarla mine and thrown down the shaft. touahertv was frightfully injured and died soon after being taken to the hos pital. He regained consciousness suf ficiently to tell a harrowing story of be ing buried a own tne snart ana nis piti ful begging of ths thugs not to kill film. Ths residents of South Butte and East Butte are Incensed over the crimes and there Is talk of vigilance committee to assist the officers In running down the thuga. Mayor Corby has revoked the license of the Blue Ribbon and an nounces that in the future he will re voke the license of any saloon wherein a crime is committed. BEAUTY COMES (Continued from Page One.) beautiful large he: must have but owing to the lonr tests necessary to locate a break with these Instruments the operators are nbt paying much heed to the investigations. . Belief mad avows Steady. . ...... " ... Mil 'SI, TT J?yJLr. i McNalr. Miss Hannenkrat was second. eyes that won moat of her votes. Miss Marorr defeated many contest ants for the honor of being queen of BUTTER SLIPS IIP LiKEHorracunr A .... "Ah Housewives 4 Will Sooa Be Compelled to Smear Bread; With vaseline. Bread and water will soon become popular fare and bread and butter Sunday luxury unless the epicurean can put up with oold-oream or vaseline for butter. This rich commodity la Hurry Ing skyward by rapid jerks In respect to price and promises soon to hit the record line, cream sauce win nave to be made with lard and butterscotch wiu nllva nil Butter is to bo advanced to St cents a roll and already housekeepers are oegin-nine- to feel the chance and hotel and boardlnghouso keepers are raising their ins board nrices in nronortion to vanced price of butter and milk ad and Athar fnarlrat aunnllaa. One creamery has raised Its price to 17 H cents a pound wnoiesaie an or im selling -all It can make, and the retail dealera have no trouble In selling this butter at tS cants. The other cream eries appear ready to fall In line and It will be a matter of only a day or two 111 all hnttn Ja aalllntf at aa cents. Tha butter suoolr is unusually short and any price demanded can be procured. xne supply ox mux is scant in mn ann nf ahnrt naatnrSa-e and thS Sd- vanoed price for butter fat la calculated to enoourage the dairymen to sell their cream to the creamerlea. Thle has cauasd, too, an advance la the price of milk since at the old rate milkmen were aelline- their goods at a loss In ths fsce of the good price for cream. With the return or tne rains ana m mcrawu ?reen pasturage ths pries wUl probably all again. PANIC COMING (Continued from Page One.) T Ms Week's Specials' FOR THIS WEXK WL WILL OiTLR THE REMAINING SUMMER STOCKS TOR HALF PRICE AND LESST ; Any" Man's Outing Suit in the House :;-a;-";; Boys' Wash Suits, at Youths' Outing Suits at VETERAN BAYONETS HIS ARMY .COMRADE Grand Army Commander Seizes . ' Old Musket and Kills Friend. (Journal Special Berries.) Vlotoria, Mo., Aug. If. Captafn S. J. Waters, commander of Whitehead post. Grand Army of the Republic, with an old bayonet, stabbed to death George Patton, his former commander, follow ing a quarrel over arrangements for the annual veterans' picnic The stabbine- took dace in the nost hall. Commander Waters tearing the old musket with the bayonet attached from the wall. Patton was advancing upon waters with a slight switch when the latter seised tne muaxet ana slew his close rriena. The murdered man was II years old, while Captain Waters is 65. Both men had fine records in the civil war. unprecedented Interest of 7 per cant for 11 aoo.ooo. or 11.000.000. or ts.000.000. Ths security waa beyond all critlclam. That would be Impossible in this coun try if there was confidence enough to unlock the money vault of the country. Offer Xlffh Interest, t Vnnv that tha railroads of the United States today are unable to bor row money for any length of time. Formerly they could obtain it for eight or 1A veare in great amounts. They ara very weU satisfied to take anything they can get now for a short term. Reoejitlv I was offered car trusts, one o aat nnaalhla invsstments. at tne rate of to 7 per cent, and they were very gltA to give inai raMB, aiiiiuuau iui is a margin on tns iur u vi m wans. .... . "ttnAmnr the conditions or mecoun try by tnese tnings i nave iuiu jj " by others which corns directly under my notice or unaor me ouut ui "j sonal representatives, my son, and oth- Aia 'Tt I resiiy or no great raomeni w me. I am thrOUgn Wltn Business, uomu or gala no longer affects me. I am con tani aa I am today. I am In better health than I have been for many ears. I am happier than I have been for 111 years or more. Xaok of Confidence. "Why are men making these offers to me now! it is Decause oi a mc oi ouu fldence. Not a lack of confidence in the resources of the oountry. not be cause there la any danger of foreign en tana-iamanta. .not because of crop fall urea nor of the monetary policy nor of any social condition, but a lack of nnnflflAnoa in this administration, "How has tha Standard Oil company nrnanaraAT . wnat naa Deen tne secret of the -marvelous cohesive force of the mnniiiiT Nnthinf nut anaoiute confi dence in each other. Nothing but con- ,ed persuasion on every telegrapher f idencs in tho men who directed the they could reach. Under orders from policy of tne company, it couia not th officers of the union tney reirainea have lasted nan mere Deen any or wis even from calling names. hmwhaaHna- and crushtne- they sneak of. Tk. r.mn.mi) Triarranhars' union "Since 1170 wo have always pursued M tha two big companies are as far the same policy. We have not deviated apart'as they were at the moment the rrom it in one lmianra, " operators waiaea out at a wnu kmwhMim ai oruahed anyone. Always I .r.L n n,ithr aMa waa there people have realised that two men can gln 0f . yielding. While the companies do a certain piece of work better than reported Improved aervtce. the strikers one and yet one would think from the out bulletins showing the service resent annuae oi pwuy" ww "'"i badly crlDDled. . k . ....... i . . . . . . n a m a t i v i IB ina uuuuv -iavi. Ing of business, the Anv Man's $20 a ja ' asaM aassaa Suit in the House - Ladies' and Misses' Wash Coats and Dresses at HALF ' ' ' :'A. ' ' All Men's and Boys' Straw and PanamaHats at HALF Sr.- . A ". afaV at M !I HALF PRICld. HALF PRte ter Sack (tin tplU PRICE PRICE FALL CLOTHES For Men and Boys Now on Display in our Windows. Inspection Invited Lima LEADING CLOTHIER Oalatng Strength. Tva afriVa laadera found many of the day's developments encouraging and de clared that they were gaining strength with every hour. There wss an enthu .i..n mnaa .maattnar at atrlklns ODera tora in Everett nail, wnicn was zoruuuiy the carnival ner cniei competitors being Miss Nellie Hannenkrat and Miss Hazel friends insulted a woman operator of the Western Union aa haa been charged , by Manager Dumars. They state that ' the young woman In question haa been ltAaninflr AOmnanv with a 4-Aima- , the city who la in sympathy with the ,J operators and that when he spoke to .- ner on tne street nis action was con strued into an Insult by Mr. Dumars, . who was fearful that the young man i might persuade her to quit tho employ of the company. Today the following additional volun y tary contribution a were made to the strikers' relief fund; A friend, $25; an er-telegrapber, $10; Ed Schiller, $20, and ' M. Conner, $5. MURDER MYSTERY with Miss McNair third. So excltlna was the contest that the opera house al Tillamook was packed with people to hear the returns of the election come In. When the final ballot had been counted. Miss Maroff had M6 votes to her credit, Miss Hannenkrat bad S.684 and Miss McNair had 4.919. The successful candidate Is the daugh ter of the late John Maroff, a native eon of Oregon, and she has always resided in TiiiamooK county. one is popular among 4 large circle of friends, who are rejoicing la her election. Tuesday, tho iOth. will be ths last day to receive discount on east side gas bills. WRECK CAUSED BY NEGLECT OF TRACK (Special Diapatca to The Journal.) Olympla, Wash.. Aug. 19. The rail road commission today resumed its In vestigation Into ths causes of the wreck on the Great Northern at Milan, near Spokane, on August 10, and brought out testimony which appeared to clearly establish the cause of the wreck as the generally poor condition Of the track, and the lack of proper ties at the par ticular point where the train Jumped the track. TV laaifina' tha nuhllo that the svstematls- Inar of business, the elimination of waste, Is a great crime. Standard Oil Pure. "I have no more need for money. Why should I worry T My children sre well cared for. I am through with business, but vet they say I ant money mad. designated as strike headquarters. "I have been surprised st the attitude Tha officials of tho Western Union of our administration in Its recent ao- .ni postal Telegraph companies wore tlons. What with reports from Mr. a boi,j front, desplts the fact that the smitn every nvo ninum inuiciiiiiii .i- v, nrovina enormously conuy. in the courts attacks from the neads They declared that In main offices they nf vnvarnments and What not. one Cnk., .n -v.. nn-arnra ih naariail. and hardly say Just where we are at so far that the ordinary run of messages was as commerce ana nnance gv. , handled. Some of the branon or fines of both companies were opened praise Of secretary tb.ii ana ynanes ; ,. tv. a A:,nthera will, it is Hi. I1UWW. Boveruyr gi w i a. nrnmlaad. be manned tOmOITOW. HO- Both of them, no saia. -are aiio- .m -h. ftfflniala waa there crate men, wi umn. aituation. officials could So far as the learn today, no Secretary Taft. Mr. Rockefeller said "ivrJ tru" Ra rif nf wH. ha r-va 1 1 avsd T f nm m ttihti w nn wn i n nn i - . . i a. k. hi. conscience dictated and that he way Teiegrapner- tawAelV A PkA wnUM TfW T n A rlAI lTM Ann 1 oo""" w w y.. . . policies of a predeceaaor. r...tir.inn t,a nthar mihiia anr commercial messages wese being of Governor Hughes, all characterised handled ny rauroaa operators. i Both Sides Satisfied. fJnnrnal 8nMlaI Service.) Chicago, Aug. 19. Officials. Of both unmntn ti fnim mai iacuiuea mr ui f ood shape. The Western Union claims hat 40 mors non-union men went , to work this morning. Operators on strike were paid off by the Western Union today for services to the date of the strike. him as a thinking man and not an im pulsive, needless one. CHECK B0Y i . (Continued from Page One.) disorder today. Policemen were sta tioned about the Western Union and the Postal buildings on Broadway. They had nothing to do. The pickets ssnt out by tne strikers BEARS RAID MARKET. HAT FACTORY (Continued from Page One.) , ' , of the aituation and sobered immediately ' when a moment later ha waa ivmfnita4 ' 1 r1!0 ib,-iody H was taken Into cus-' ' i i , ' ".."'".."?"c DUl was soon released ' ' fe,ln15-.ldi,iyf,-6d. h"nless drunk. He Stated that he had wandered Into the ' . oom to sleep end seeing the body t on the floor concluded It waa someone - sleeping ana threw hlmeelf beside it for rest himself. ' Ths man had evidently been dead for Brains are Made 'and Repaired - by Food Cat i I San and (Continued from Page One.) Francisco eonflagratioL however, not rebuilt. ' since the firs the company haa been looking over the western territory with an eye to finally erecting a large fao- ftory at the moat favorable distributing center ana it is saia naa praouosuy uo clded upon Portland as possessing the most advantageoue location on the coast At present the hat and cap trade of the western country Is practically 8e- gendent upon factories In Brooklyn and lneinnaJJ. All orders from Portland houses are placed in one or tho other of those cities ana wnoresaiers ana roiau s ers here declare that there la no reason why the entire western territory should not be supplied by av auitablo factory erected in -Portland. i. ; of the best known manufacturing and wholesale firms in the east, la inter ested in the Tiiest-Itosenburg company and has offices In this city at 76 Sixth street. The company la represented nsro py jonn w. curran. Dr. Erwin Goe t TJnfonA ' tSseckl Pi-Mtch te The JearaaLI . Union, Or, Aug. 19 Dr. V. IX Mo BUlaa who has been a resident of Un ion for the past three years has- dls W!3 oWio ind practice to Pr. C- W. Brwin of Portland, who will as sume charra within m.iUm , tv McMillan has Dot Vat danldeA unnk hl futuro looaUon. . . . r I -: - x ' - r" 0 1 1 r 0 I I N - kSs 'a I J Ab. Blacksmiths Big Corporations Fall to Downward Tendency. Check P f f others whose work CUilX requires great physical strength and en durance need tissue build ing foods. Among these there is none so good or so sustaining as (Journal Special Service. New York. Aug. 19. The power of the big corporations was tested today arainat the downward tendency of the market due to the strike, but the at tempt to boost values was a failure and the hears resumed their raid. The bis corporations came to the aup- nnrt nf tha Western Union Telegraph company In an unexpected manner to day wnen oy a so-cajieo wwuaj i do ment" the Dig men made a last, effort to pluck defeat from victory oy rorcing un values in the stock marxet rrom si to $2 a share at the opening. This was la moat unexpected happening and It found the short interest unprepared. au tha resources of the Standard Oil Western Union crowd was said to be placed back of the big bull movement at the start of the day but that the plan WATCHES; I " nil i i w i p ON EASY PAYMENTS Our credit system is entirely different from that of ' any other store DIFFERENT because we do not charge, any more for credit accommodations than were you to pay cash, and at prices lower than any jeweler In tiie city. DIFFERENT because wa don't handle anything which we cannot fully recommend or guar antee. We are after permanent customers; that's why we double our efforts to satisfy you. The secret of our ability to sell on credit at prices lower than cash stores is wny we claim to Da a defidoas 19 8 Cocoa I M I did not carry through was due to the general public's belief that the market fs timed for another big break and that the heavy operators were trying, to get from under. . - , A bear attack followed the unexpected aharn rise of the opening and prices melted away on all sides until the big men got scared ana witnarew rrom tne trading. It is always a bad sign for the market to show a sharp advance either at the start or cioao oz tne market, this being tne case toaay. OUSTED FROM CANADA Strikebreaker Senv Back From Van couver to Tacoma. aoaraal ' SDMlal tervloa.) " Taooma, Wash., Aug. 19 Operator Miles who stayed In tho employ of the Western union, ornce nere wnen the Snlon operators went out on strike has ad a strenuous experience In Vancou ver, British Columbia, and-oomes back to the elty satisfied that the way of ths strikebreaker is hard. - j . Unable longer to atanfl the scorn of hie former associates In the local office hero Miles. was sent by the-company officials- -to Vancouver to work in the office there. Upon his arrival. . how- vac. ths moaapflgs jcura lua ih .Vsa-, DIFFERENT KIND Of CREDIT STORE MARX & BLOCHv LAHCtST DIAMOND DEALERS IN ORECON 74 THIRD ST., NEAR OAK AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA , IrVwVvVWV VwVvVVVVVVVVil couvsr nfflea threatened to go. Out on strike If compelled to carry any of the messages taken oy hum or it ne was maintained In tho employ of the office. In addition to tne noatiie atutuae or tho messengers, however, the operators took stens to have Miles deported un der ths contract labor law on the ground that his being sent to work in the Van couver office by tho Taooma office con atituted an offense aralnat the statute. Rather than be mixed un with the law tho Vancouver office shipped Miles out or tne city again ana ne cams oaca to Taooma. ; io is not worsting, now ever. CHAELES ti. COOPER OF ASTORIA DEAD (Special Dbpateh to ' The Journal. V , ' Astoria. Or.. Aug. '!. Charles ' K. Cooper, for the last thirty rears a prom tnent merchant of this city, died early yesterday from a stroke or paralysis. He was it years of ago, born at Zanes vtllo, Ohio. His wife and two daugh ters survive him. Mr. Cooper was a member of Astoria lodge No. 189. R. P. O, SU under tho auspices of which the funeral will take place Wednesday. . Tuesday.' the 1 0th. will be the last day to receive discount oa east side P1""- i hi - "f 0000'oa MAKES the KIM UK YOB WAMT fT DOES IT III A MOMENT ' " v t A liquid preparation for Faoo, Neck, Arms ,aAd Hands. :v - ! It Is neither sticky nor greasy aa, It's harmless, clean MagnOlia Cannot be deteeted.' Two colors, Pink and White. " ; . A IJie It morning, noon , and night, Summer, - ' v WlnterprlBFall. J '"8A51PtEFlKl4 Lyon Manufacturing Co..' 1 " m b mmm outf:' Brooklyn. W.T. j- - . w Hagan's Balm r -