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THE .4 OREGON 7 DAILY.' . JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY ; EVENING, AUGUST. 22, ' 1907; , rnn iiFiiifflm fUK UHINHI WHY LUWBERfIEN FIGHT HIGHER FREIGHT RATES PreSldent Of rilTnifflWtiiVDJ,,"' the rears. I W Md 10 It. sur- 1 1 .. ivuvia I Bin.' waa 1 417741 Schemers Play Upon Credu lity of Depositors in De funct Bank Will Collect Accounts for Commission. Real Estate Also Offered. No preferred creditor will be recog- ' - titled In straightening out the affairs of the Oregon Trust & Savings bank. ... which closed yesterday because of In v ability to realise on soma of Its securl " ties. Persona or parties claiming to be , In position to receive preferred atten tion In settling claims are simply play tag on the Ignorance of their patrons ' ' and cannot deliver the goods. ' ., Propositions have already been made by schemers to assist the depositors " and creditors of the bank to get their money or part thereof upon the payment of a certain percentage. The assertion la made (hat it will be to the interest .' of the depositors to sign over their - claims to these schemers, but so far as anyone or experience can . see, the ; only benefit to be accrued thereby falls to tno assignee, especially since uia latter do not take a cent's worth of . chance, should the bank never refund : a penny of the deposits. The oorridors leading to room 111. 1 Couch building, this morning were filled with people seeking admission In re sponse to an ad Informing depositors of the Oregon Savings bank that It . would be to their advantage to call. A - man' at the deak received them with a kindly smile and much inexpensive sympathy and presented his plan of ' collecting their claims against the bank. " They were requested, and many com . piled, to sign away their claims against r the bank to Arthur E. Velguth for col- - lection, and he would receive B per cent of the deposit for his pains. : The proposition looked fair on the , faoe, specially aince he offered partlc ; ularly to look after the accounts of out .' of -town depositors who could not have the advantage of residents here of ' haunting the sidewalks about the cloeed bank and so extricating their funds by froximity. Many signed witnout par ti g attention to the clause agreeing to . ' pay f per cent of the amount of the claim or "19 per cent of any sum col lected less than the full claim." A real estate firm hopes to gain some thing, too. In the way of customers and on unfortunate depositor was waylaid on her way from the first office with an offer of soma suburban lota on which the unpaid account at the- bank would be applied. A deposit within a reasonably small limit will be taken up ' and applied on these lots for full value. When payments are made by the bank the depositor will find himself with a suburban lot on his hands, which he can For the year ending June SO, 107, ita surplua was I2S,61,76I. Its common stock amounts to 1168.000,000. The above surplus would amount to 16.6 per cent on the common stock after paying all charges or every a-ma. In addition to this it has an equity In the Burlington earnings, which would TiTtz-vn-rvn-nvwa-v . I increase ill surplus- lur i v i w PROSPERITY OTP ST A TTC M1.000.000. or a little over 10 per cent , on lt8 common stocic. nor is mis an, for it has put back Into permanent Im provements curing the year and charged to oneratlna- ezDenses an amount euual to over 10 per cent or its capital stocg. In other words. Its actual surplus earned durlnc tne year, and which could nave Deen distriouted among its stoca holdera was over SO per cent, I so into some particulars In connection with the Northern Pacific because of the total freight carried over SO per cent of it waa lumber products, which fact seems to absolutely negative the Idea either that lumber Is not a profitable commod ity or that the rate named does not fur. nlsh a fair return. Bailroads Show Xnoraoas Profits. The earnings of the Great Northern Association Tells Per tinent Facts. . SCHEDULE HAMPERS " Increase Will Prove Ruinous to One ' of Oregon's Greatest Industries Present Rate in Effect for Past Ten Years and Profitable One By Philip Buehner, President of the uregon ana wasningion Atanuiac turers' Association. , I have been asked to make a state- Mal .. V 1..mK.MA.. nK4.. a - rt advancs in rate, on lumber. I will ex-wlth th0"6 of North plain by stating facts. President of Oregon Trust & Savings Bank Telephones to Police Station and Sev eral Patrolmen Are Sent th His Everett Street Home. prove ruinous to one of Oregon's great-I The Southern Pacific comnenv ahnwa The advance in rates will not only ?3uJ?lljr wtn- .irrpeia' a.rnlnars In iavv were nuoui OX.UVU.VVU. in 11V t. bout I12K.0Ofl AAA Ta . ....I... I- st lnduatrlea. but will seriously affect I 10A warn .hnnt ifinnnnnn r. tarn the business and prosperity of the en-1 $42,000,000. On this road, since its ao- lire state. . I '"V.11"". "J-- uie nam man interests. The present rate has been in errectieooui iipu.uoo.uuo Das been spent, much more t nan if years, ana is at least pre- i w n cumins- irom earnings. sumptlvely a profitable rate. On this rate the lumberman haa based his busi ness and made his plans for years. The proposed advance averages aooui Take the Union Pacific Railway com pany. In 16M It had a deficit of over 11,000.000, inatead of a surplus. In 1007, 11 yeara afterwards, Its surplus 12.60 per thousand. Can this industry I for : the year was $38,000,000. In 19 iW-.fi0""- rnings were shout S7, 000,050. In 107 they were nearly 7C, 000,000. The total surplua of the Union Paciflo system is over $64,000,000. This road pays 10. per cent dividends, and haa earned somewhat in excess of 20 per-cent after charging off an enormous amount to operating expenses, which were really betterments. piox up and sell at any moment sup . posedly. Instead of his little $60 or $100 In cash. "Everybody will be given the same treatment.- a square deal," said Re ceiver Devlin this afternoon when told that certain persons suggested ' being Able to -reach a settlement with the bank quicker- than the depositors themselves. "People are very foolish to sign over' their claims, because we bop to pay dollar for dollar and it will not benofit them one cent's worth ' to have some one else delegated to re ceive their money when it falls due. Everybody:-will get bis share and no one wui te lavored. stand this advance? Do the railroads require it on the basla either of lnaur flclent earnings or that the present rats is un remunerative 7 Tanners Will Ziose Heavily. There is In many of .the statements I have seen in print a dbnfuslon of the Issue. It is sssumed that the mlllmen are making exorbitant profits, and that tnererore tne raiiroaa, oy a raise in rates, should divert a share of these profits to Its own treasury, whereas the only possible question st issue is, sre the present rates reasonable? Are they remunerative t i his is tne only ques tion now; any other la advanced through Ignorance or to berog tne issue, lime right of a railroad to advance rates for any such reason Is conceded, then no man's business would be safe even from dav to day. But I am willing to meet even this issue, ana l state unneaitatingiy mat. taking the mills of Oregon aa a whole. tne business not only does not pay ex traordinary profits, but has not. as a whole, and is not today, paying as well ss the railroads, yet on account of Ita character and liability to loss Is en titled to a larger profit than either rail roads, which under the law are entitled always to receive remunerative rates, or business of a less hasardoua nature, warmers WUI lTose eZavlly. I farther assert that the laboring men first, the farmers in the vicinity of mills second, and the merchants and manufacturers third, and the railroads themselves fourth will be, after the mlllmen. the heaviest and most direct losers as a result of this proposed ad' vance. If this Is an end that la de sired, then the speediest way possible or Bringing it about tins Deen suggested. The mlllman ordinarily doea not own his stumpage. He buys and pays for It at the market price, and this price Is fixed by the demand and supply. In lumber mills and logging camps in Oregon in 190S 20,000 men were em ployed, who received In wages 31S.600. 000 a year. In thla city the wagea paid on thla account la $(00,000 per month, or t (.000.000 per annum. The freight item on lumber leaving Portland alone by rail Is over 32.300.- 000. Portland today Is the largest lum- Wo XMouse for Advance. At 2: JO this afternoon President Wil liam H. Moore of the Oregon Trust A Savings bank telephoned police head quarters for protection from a mob which he said' was gathering in front OX his residence at 654 Everett street and behaving in a threatening manner. Numbers of depositors and others have neen hanging around the Moore house since the failure of the bank, but they became demonstrative this afternoon ? '"sThtened Moore into telephoning yuiice. several orricers were uwauea to protect the bouse and Ita occupants from violence. "We want our money." "Say, we want our money back," "What ye done with the money T" shoutefl a chorus of boys in front of the Moore residence last evening. When the enthualasm of the injured parUea lapsed the encouraging friends and adherents supplied a little vim. This was fun for the onlookers, who hoped to rouse either a protest from the Inmates of the house, or, falling that, a cop or two. "Ain't We KOln' to set no monavT" thav howled. "Ah. you robbers?" thev nhouta1 Falling in arousing aufflclent Interest TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE TIED AS TIGHT AS EVER Strikebreaker Says Eleven ';.jorkEiiflen Hours Daily in Effort, to Handle What Little Business - i Is Offered One Press Operator at .Work. . Western Union business is tied up tight, according to the reported, state ments of Ira Greenwood, one of the two expert operatora now working Western Union wires. According to the state ments of Greenwood the local office Is now working some 11 men, all of them being on duty for practically 18 hours day. He states ' that the overland wires are congeated and working very badly, while but little business Is bolng done on local lines. The company is tied un as tlahtly now. according to the statements or tne siriaenreaKer, u i any time during the life of the strike. This statement bears out the conten tlon of the striking operators that there Is no change or improvement in the strike situation. Locally the con test has settled down Into a waiting game between the strikers and the op eratora. Strikers Work risewhere The headquarters of the strikers at tne Esmond notei is tne oniy place in the city where any certain Indications message yesterday morning at 10 o'clock to a Washington point, asking that pay ment of a draft be stopped. At S:20 in the afternoon the message had still not beeti sent, -,, .. . Western Valoa Service Paralysed. The case Is also reported of a busi ness man who, sent a message to Mos cow, Idaho, four days ago, which has mi vat hon heard from. These In stances show tnat the service is still The Oregon Railroad A Navigation ,nP'". one bolder than the rest company's JrSwrnS'WS thS'ffS'h, ft?ffiZ?VJ A"d.?.00n "LZfl? " -- Majii tuo asi a 11 is Uta-lJlCsgO warn aone, aa arter venting their rage ber port in the world. Last year the We are busv now UaMnr the Mir- I . tne mills or tnis city was one Ittea for the i.urt nrt it win K. -li 'tenth OT all the lumper cut In the states . ersl days before that work can be ac--complished. Until then It will be dif ficult to say exactly how we stand, but indications are hopeful and there are good reasons to believe that claims will oe settled in full. GROCERS ENTERTAIN ; - AT FAIR GROUNDS Ladies of Eetail Association I Given. Royal Reception in Oregon Building. Thav entertainment given by the Port land Retail Grocers' " association last night In the Oregon building Is the seo v. ond 4o be given the ladles of the asso ciation. Besides the ladies the clerks i. and Jobbers of the city wholesale houses were guests. There were over , 00 in attendance. ' The program was excellent The - Veteran Male Double quartet called forth the most applause. Judge Bul lock, the oldest man In the quartet, is , 82 years of age. The youngest man is i eged 76. The comic song, "If You Can't Be the Bell Cow, Fall Behind," sung by J. W. Dean, manager of the : t-urm r ooa snow, was exceptionally well rendered. Judge Frank Hennessy oon- ' eluded tne program with the song. "Cap After the program Ikere were refresh .. tnents ana dancing. 'The management i uie mvii ana jiara lair grounds . threw open the Coos county building, In which there is a collection of fine wooas. Big Crowds et JtosentheJ's ( Shoe sale. Greatest bargains ever. Say Meat Was Tainted, ' On Mmnlunr tit U(rm imi af-ouh Proprietor Frank L. Smith of the Frank ' Bmitn Meat company waa arrested thla morning, charged with selling taint ed meat.; Mrs. Straub claims that she purcnasea a Deer tongue Irom Smith, : wnicn was covered . with a cancerous ,t growtn. isne reported the matter to - Market Inspector Sarah Evans and ismun waa arrested, lie was released on : za pan. Children's School Shoe Beduoed at Rosenthal's big sale. Investigate. RAISING FUNDS FOR TELEGRAPHERS ,C1llcf0, AuJf- E1?ht speakers ; etarted out today to raiae funds for the telegraphers' strike. Small says the Western Union Is doing only 2J per cent of its normal business, 15 per cent of which Is by mail. Both companies tslaim business is increasing. BELIEVE DINAN HAS i C RESIGNED POSITION bf Oregon and Washington combined. Increased Sate Jeopardises Business. Should this business be leopaYdlsed by an arbitrary and practically prohio ltive advance in rates? 81xty-slx and two thirds per cent of the cost goes for labor, and 25 per cent Is paid for stumpsge, supplies ana macmnery. The following ststement prepared by R. L. McCormick. secretary of the Wey erhaeuser Timber company, was based on the ut of Waahlngton of 4.000,000, 000 feet for the year 1908. The aver are selling price was $15 per thousand. Thla was distributed as follows: Cost of logging, per 1,000 feet. ..." 4.00 Labor in sawmill, per 1,000 feet.. 3.60 Labor In handling and loading, per 1.000 feet 1.B0 Towing and driving 1.50 Interest, insurance, taxes and of fice expense 1.00 Stumpage 2.00 state, and has been constant. Its total eurpiua at tnia time la not less than 37.000.000, all i accumulated since 1897. This rosd tnrilv nut nf Ita nmln. could pay Its entire bonded debt and have several millions left, or It could loan ua surplus and not turn a wheel on its road and tav over 4 nr mnt nivi. denda on all of its stock. It is true that In the case of this road no dividends have been Paid on the nnmmnn alnlr On the other hand many mllllona more than would have paid dividends on the oemmon stock hsve been spent on permanent improvements and better ments, snd charged to oneratlns ex penses. - The question may, therefore, well be asked In view of the Increased earnings. Improved roadbed and trark. InrrMinl capacity of cars. Increased train load handled, no special equipment required, the freight loaded and unloaded for them, constancy of traffic, slow mnvA- ment. Ions haula and other tannrm mak ing lumber a particularly favorable com- moauy to nandie. what possible excuse there la for thla threntanad linn This, too, in face of the fact that the railroads at all times and under all cir cumstances claim that for a aerlan nt years past there haa been a steady re duction in rates. the boys dispersed. Pill STOCKS E HI 1BJMUJB Pacific States Shares Drop More Than Hundred Dol lars in Ten Months. of strike activity can be seen and here but a small group or men can Be round. At the Western Union office union pickets are on duty continually, but outside of this there Is no apparent activity. The greater number of the strikers have gone to the hoo fields or have found other employment pending the settlement of the trouble one way or the other. From the standpoint of the spectator, the strikers appear to still have much the best of the srgument locally. There are now 11 operators on duty at the Western Union office, while the Postal force has not been augmented. The strikebreaking operatora are working at a heart-breaking pace to keep up a sem blance of service Reports of delayed messages continue to show that the Western Union at least Is throttled. One patron sent sn urgent oongested and that the wires are now as badly tangled as at any time sfhee the men walked out. Strikers are planning to make a long siege of It, and ac cordingly elaborate plana are being laid for the ball to ba given at Murlark hall. Thursday, August 29. Committees sre st work selling tickets for ths benefit, and it Is expected that a larae attendance win ee secured. Contributions continue to come in for the striKers reuer fund, xnis morning a check was sent by the boys of the Oregon Telegraphers' union irom south ern Oregon adding 132.26 to ths fund. Other contributions sent in yesterday afternoon and toaay were H. t mil pott. $20; R. P. Efflnger. 320; Blu- mauer & Hoch. 16; E. Is. Beach, 6; Wllllum Roldt. 36: I Dixon. 31: M. Caylor, fl; a friend. 31.50. Press Operators at Work. Edward A. Robertson, a clerk for the Northern Pacific Telegraph company, la now working the Associated Press wire during a part of the night trick. His employment does not csuse much uneasiness amona- the ranks of the strikers, according to their statements, because they claim he was formerly a railway operator in Austin. Minnesota. but left the service because he could not do the work required of him on a fast wire. It is argued therefore that he will not be able to handle a great mount of work over the- Associated Press wire, which (sxtra rapid when working at a normal rate. American Vessel John Cur- nerBound From Alaska for Columbia r River, Re ported $ ost Believed That, All Were Saved. POLICEMAN ADMITS HIS STORY IS FULL OF HOLES Word was received here late this mi. . ternoon fronr Astoria to the effect that the American bark John Currier. bnnnA from Nuahagak. Bristol bay. Alaakd. ' for the Columbia river, was wrecked In.' the storm that has been raging with d nurricane force along the coast for. the past snyoral days. It is believed that most of those on board were saved, slnoe no mention la mads of Uvea being lost The John Currier left Nushsgak sev- oral weeks ago with the pack o"f the Alaska Fishermen's assoclatlosf As toria and the crewa that spent th?- son fishing and in the cannery. .ProSJ aDiy those on board, including the Chi nese and Japanese, number 100 or more, as that number went north when the bark set sail for Bristol buy last sprinz Efforts to reach Astoria by long 6in tance telephone were In vain because of wire trouble and hence details concern Ing the wreck are lurking. There la reason to 'believe that If the vessel was) lost at sen most of the men nn hnnnt were saved because the vessel Is known to carry a lurra nnmhnr nf rid. in boats in addition to the regular life boats. The John Currier Is n rniniton i of the old school and has been goine; in iui -vuihi avHHona m tne sal mon fleet She was built at Newbury- f ort, Massachusetts, in 1883, and regia ered 1812 tons net. The tui North King which went to Bristol bay Inat evening an tender to eome of the fleet returned to Astoria a couple of day3 ago, so It waa expected that th sail ing vessels would begin to put In their appearance soon. The harks Berlin and St. Nicholas are among the fleet bound for mis port from Bristol ba;-. while a still larger fleet Is bowling ulong towards the Gol den Gate. Total 31SB0 Profit to operator, per 1,000 feet.. 1.60 , X Journal Special Service) 1 ' San Francisco, Aug. 22. The Schmits police' board and Chief Plnan held ' a long conference this morning at which it is be- lieved pinaa banded In hie reslg- cation. It is said Plnan and hie friends' made a canvass of the police force and found an al- most unanimous' feeling; Jn favor of recognising Taylor as mayor.: Total 316.00 Although Mr. McCormick is a shrewd observer and experienced man, add even 31 a thousand more, and with an ad vance or 12.60 how can a mill run? Complain of Prloe. Borne comparisons have been insti tuted between the price of lumber In 1897 and 1907. There may be those who prefer conditions then to now, but let us compare cost then and now. 1897 1906-7 Logs, per 1.000 . . .34 to 36.60 39 to 311 Labor, base price . per day 1.60 2.26 Supplies 100.00 200.00 Stumpage 60 2.00 Lumber, per 1,000. . ' 7.00 14.00 Common lumber always sell for about 12.60 above the price of iocs. Now let us look at the other side. Are the railroads earning a fair return on tne investment 7 is the rate a re munerative one? Have they shared in the general prosperity, and have they traffic to their capacity? Answering the last question first it is common knowledge that the railroads have not and confessedly cannot han dle the business that is offering, and therefore it Is easily ascertained wheth er their rates are remunerative and whether they have shared in the reneral prosperity of the country. , Zi umber Tratflo Big Item. It will be remembered that In 1896 the Northern. Paciflo Railway company was I taxen out or tne nanaa or a. receiver. Psblio and Kill Balk. Ordinarily speaking, the basis of rate making in this country Is one of two things: , Either "what the traffic will bear or "what the public will bear." In thla case the traffic will not bear the Increased price and the public will not bear it because they do not have to as the yellow pine from the south in the statea to which the advance is applic able will take the place of the Oregon fir. and the lumbermen cannot bear it because It will reduce their receipts to a point where the mills will h nnra tA.l at a loss. Occasional statements find their way Into print about a combine nmmini th lumbering Interests. This combine does not exist except in the imagination of in ibo maaing tne statements. Last vm. an .nnrmnii, Haman.4 tnr lumber on the coast and aa far south as south. America, for reasons well known, was suddenly created and the buyers made the market and not the sellers of lumber. This was noticeable In the charters which raised from 34.60 to 39.60 per thousand to San Francisco in two or three months, by reason of the fact that those desiring lumber wanted to get It to market at the earliest pos sible date regardless of cost. Involves Satire State's Business. It is a fact that this fight Is not one of the lumbermen, but the proposed ex action amounting to millions of dollars per annum, la so great that It Involves the Interests of the entire state and the entire northwest, andthis fact might as well be understood one time aa another. Personally I cannot see what Mnn. tage it Is going to be to any one to at tempt to tear down one of our greatest interests. In order to create and maintain pros per! iy, ji. is necessary mat laDoring men i evoivc guua pay ana constant "employ mem. xo.Duu.uuu distriouted among 20,000 men will bring a thousand times more prosperity than 315,500.000 given If the present rate is advanced east to tne amount stated it means that lum bermen must pay 32 to 33.60 per thou sand feet more for freight whlr-h is more than the mills possibly can stand, and In order to market their output they must either reduce the wares or shut down the mills, as no large reduction can bo expected from the tumnua holders. All Should Be Treated Talrly. Is it not much better to give the la borer a fair wage, the manufacturer and logger a fair profit and the railroads handling the lumber a fair, rate, which enablea them to earn morn than 20 per i-eni on incir biock. as nas Deen tne case in the last few years, than to advance tne rates and disturb all the present conditions In order that the railroads might either, punish the lumbermen or receive more than their share of nrr. perlty? Portland will maintain her supremacy in the lumber world, nrovldnd h haa the support and cooneratlnn nt he citizens in protecting ner interests and not uinerwise. (Journal Special Serrtee.) San Francisco, Aug. 22. To lose 302 out of a market value of 3112 Is the fate that haa befallen Pacific Telephone sharea in less than 10 months. A year ago Pacific Telephone shares were commanding a fair price In the local markets. In November of last year the stock was selling at 3112 a share. Today It is exceedingly hard to move at 310 a share. Just what the reason is for this re markable drop in telephone securities Is o mystery to financial men. flnmn tS8crt that the competition of the Au tomatic people and the Inability of the company to secure ready money for Im provements are the direct causes while Others are en us 11 v nnaltlva that ih. administration bribery scandals have more to do with, the decline than any thing lse. BENEDICTINE FATHERS FLOUR filILL BURNED Fire at Mount Angel Also Destroys Valuable Water and Heating Plants. (9 pedal Dlwatcb to Tba Journal.) Sllverton. Or., Aug, 22. Fire de stroyed the flouring mill, water plant and heaxing plant at Mount Angel be longing to the Benedictine Fathers late Tuesday afternoon. In the mill were more than 1,000 bushels of wheat of the 1906 crop, and about 3,000 bushels of the 1907 crop. This, together with about 100 cords of vwwut, nciB ucairuyea. unry nara wora on the part of citizens of that vicinity saved the rest of the buildings. It Is difficult to estimate the exact loss, but it is known to be extremely heavy and waa only partly covered by Insurance. It Is understood that the water and heating plants will be rebuilt immedi ately, but it la doubtful If the mill will oe reouut tnis year. This is the second mill that haa been consumed by fire on that site. The rire is supposed to have originated from tne ooiier at tne mm. Policeman James F. Anderson (yes terday) As soon as I heard that the bank had failed I rushed over to the home of Mra, W. C. Morris, whose hus band had Induced me to deposit my wife's 37,000 in his bank, and asked her for help. She gave me her own certifi cate of deposit for 37,000 in the First National bank, so that I .have lost no money. Mrs. W. C. Morris I gave no one any money, neither Officer Anderson nor his wire, nor anyone else. I am too badly in need of money to have given anyone anything. .policeman James F. Anderson (today) Did Mrs. Morris say that she hadn't given me any money? Then she. didn't 1 11 stick by her through everything. According to Mrs. W. C. Morris, the wire or the cashier of the Oregon Trust & Savings company, the story that she had given Policeman James F. Ander son or anyone else any money since the iaiiure oi ner nuaoanu s DanK is a raise hood. Anderson Spreads Xls Story. Yesterday Anderson told a dozen per sons around the police headquarters that he had obtained 37.000 which his wife had deposited In the bank two weeks ago. The money was a legacy to Mrs. Anderson from her mother, and Anderson claimed had been deposited in the Oregon Trust fc Savings bank at the i solicitation of Morris, who is a near neighbor of Anderson's. Anderson said that aa soon as he heard that the bank had failed he went over to the Morris residence and told Mrs. Morris that if he thought he would srot out and hunt her husband up and make lose the money he waa g to start COUR HARD ns on mmm him give him some satisfaction. Where upon Mrs. Morris, according to the story related by Anderson yesterday, wnt to her private desk and took out 37,000 In certificates of deposit In the First National bank and gave them to him. Mrs. Morris Stralrlitena Klnka But thla mnrninor Mm Mnrrli rfiniii,.i 1 .. that it wouM have been Impossible for ' ted tor brlbln , supervisors, for a her to have given Anderson or anyone i wr" of prohibition restraining the su- eise any money, owing to her own I perlor court from trylna- them beran couia give money to Anderson, whv (Journal Rprclnl Rervlce.) San Francisco, Aug. 22. Arguments on the appeal of Louis Glass. T. V. Hnl aey and the heads of the United Ruil- roads and Parkslde Realty company, in- i ...Sfe.fL'X." &ala?r chM VumIcT gave Th.n!r..8: Mr. MnVrt- u" i saia . iiardeet setback received since the in- Mra. Morris. And when Anderson 1 (llCtraenta knivk na I, Waa'tnlri kl ,.,...L. ..a -V lino-- Mrs. Morris had said he declaU .i,.? contentions, no wouia suck py ner. Willing to Admit Anything. "If she said she didn't give me any money then I say so too," said he. "I am willing to stick by her In anything she wants to say about this thing." "But that makes you out in a queer light, either way you out it" Andenmn was told. "Well. I can't help that." he nM "ir she said she didn't give me any money. iiiv.il nut, uiwil I. BURGLARS FOND OF GAS MONEY SO ROB NINE COMPANY METERS Charles E. Gordon of the Portland Gas company notified the police this morning that nine meters with coin collecting attachments were broken open at 612 and 514 Jefferson street last Monday and a considerable sum of money secured. The locks on the meters were filed off with a hack saw, but no clue haa been discovered to the identity of the culprit. A burglar entered the home of M. Jones, 63S Hawthorne avenue some time during the past two weeks and carried away a while silk party gown, a tan 1 shirt, a short light o-vercoat and a silver tea set. The family have been away on a vacation and the crime was only discovered upon their return home yes terday. 'W-V ' The managers of the Willamette Tent ft Awning company notified the police today that a sneakthlef stole a 14x16 tent from in front of their establish ment yesterday. F. W. Lyon of. the Triih rinhi store has reported the theft of a gold Elks' charm, set with a small diamond fhe Jewel was screwed in the lapel of his coat and was evidently taken by a sneakthlef. TAFT WILL REMAIN BURGLAR SEARCHES HUSBAND'S POCKETS WHILE WIFE SCREAMS Following the unusual quietude in criminal circles a daring second-story burglar has . commenced operations in this city and opened his "plunderfest" at 6 o'clock this morning in the home of R. Qillahan, 1148 Hawthorne avenuew securing 390 in cash to reward him for his trouble. . ' The burglar, who' la described as being a young man' of medium build. feet 8 inches in height, dark hair and eyes, secured a ladder and climbed through a window on the second floor. Softly tiptoeing into the sleeping apartment occupied by Gillahan and his wife, the thief with the lntuitlveness of a woman decided that the trousers or the "pater families'; was the most profitable place to secure plunder and proved himself a good guesser. Although making but Tittle noise, the housebreaker's entrance aroused Mrs. Gillahan and when the thief put In an appearance in the bedroom, woman-like bub bc reamed, evidently unterrtfied by the fear of apprehension the criminal caimiy ercnea uuianans pockets and then backed out of the room. The fel low, was unmasked and nnarnuil ail. thouarh he made a mnvemant tn. ?i v.il hip pocket when Mrs. Gillahan gave the alarm. Gillahan undoubtedly la a mnat sleeper, as his wife's arouse him and it was not until the crook had made, his escape that he woke PP-., Tne. P.ollc. were notified and De tective Hellyer 1s workina- on th i A fair description has been fnmi.i. Mrs. Gillahan. WHITE SLAVE WILL 3 ' BE TAKEN TO ASYLUM ; f ,-' 4 -mm" "M "I'sfai laiaia , 4". ' Alma Church, otherwise known as The White giave." was adjudged, in sane todav t... . ... ... k. , .!,. -'.'"u6 r cuiicr, ena will I S??eR.t0 state hospital for the ui-aii- mia aiternoon. It developed la ' Rosenthal's, , If ROOSEVELT RANKS Lexington, Ky., Aug. The great est reception ever tendered to a public man in Kentucky was tendered Taft here this morning.- Garfield is here to confer. He said the conference is of his own seeking as it id his last chance to see Tart oerore Tart goes to the orient. Taft denied the report that he will retire from the cabinet as soon as he fets back. He said he had no desire to ivorce himself from RnosevBit nr. nuuneveiusm as crargea. He declares he will remain in the cabin anrf a.n. Bossntbal's Big Shoe Sale now on. All summer shoes reduced. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES 3IENACE TO COUNTRY the course of the examination that the woman, is- probably hopelessly insane. She is the wife of a Chinaman, Herbert Lee, and is said to be the mother otK 6-months-old babe, which is now at the Sisters' home In this city. fl a vPaUSWorth ss and ss. women's Oxford and party alfppers-r- 4r (Journal Special Servic.) 4 Chicago. Aug. 22. President Sager of the Chicago board of 4 trade, this afternoon said: "If conditions alleged against 4 the telegraph companies by the 4 striking Women telegraphers are true they 'are a menace to the welfare of the United States and thevmoral' conscience of the- fKCpuntry must be awakened to give them relief. We cannot at 4 tend the strikers' meetings in the day time, but wilV go at night to 4 hear the speakers and learn ex actly what the operators claim and will personally Investigate the situation." 4 WANTED HIS BODY BURNED AND THE ASHES STREWN OVER GROUND j declared the court agreed that putting iiiiu mo g-rana jury ooxes the names of 11 men who were summont-J for duty preceding the present- gr;inl Jurv wm entirely rerulnr. The court also de-' dared the issue of insuf fiolunc" of evi dence on" which the Indictments were based did not constitute p. valid objec tion The only point on which the court cured to hear arguments whs as to the prolongation of the grand Jury. Fosoirwinr ' TAKEN TO ASYLUM Arthur Fosdick, 42 years old. an ex pert mechanic, was declared insane In the county court this morning by Judge weoster. Div Williamson and Judge Webster acted as a lunacy commission and the declslom seemed to please the defendant He Svill be removed late this afternoon or early tomorrow morii'. ing to the state asylum at Snlom. It 13 believed that he can be cured. Fosdick is the man who vas arrested; some days ago by Deputy Snoriff Bul ger for persistently annoying an east oiub yuun woman, ne rorced nls at tentions upon the latter and persistent ly refusei. to keep away, although, warned tp do so. He even threatened the life of the girl. When brought to the office of Deputy District Attorney Mosher by "Deputy Sheriff Bulger Fosdick became violent and assaulted both officials. He was uiuKiy luauca. losaicK is married. dui nas not lived with his wi some time. The will of the late Karl August Wachter of this city was admitted to probate today. The estate is valued at 310.000 In money and securities. Aside from two special bequests the entire estate is willed to two living brothers, the children of each and of a third brother who expired some years ago. One hundred dollars is left to the German Aid society of Portland and a like amount is given to the public school fund of Schulkasse of Wursbach oSrSan,Um' ReU8S' Juner "inie, Deceaeed was born in Germany Oc tober 20 1842, Death occurred In Port land July 20, this year. F. J Alex Mayer Is named as executor One clause of the will reads: I direct that af Ur my death my bodv be cremated and that th. ?. 2? strewn on the lawn adjoining the crema tory, or other lawn or forest." tren,a- STRIKEBREAKERS' QUIET LIFE BROKEN BY FIGHT IN OFFICE Internal strife and the flow of blood broke, out In the ranks' of the strike breakers at the Western Union office night and resulted in a bloody nose for Charles Springer, the strikebreaker from pregon City, and various bruises and harmed feelings on the part of Oth ers of - the besieged army. According to the story told of the trouble, a dispute arose between Charles springer, tne operator, ana-wiuiam Tlnklein, a one-armed check boy work Ing in the office. ' Springer called the boy a hard name and the youth -swung on his Jaw. Springer attacked the crip- pled boy, when Thomas Adamsa sec ond check boy. smashed the operator In the nose, drawing first blood, and followed up his attack by swlnirinar"a cofPlo of uppercuts on the Jaw? At this stage of the game, Charles Anson, wire chief. Jumped into the melee, and grabbing 'springer backed W"l P &ainst a table, telling him that if he hit the boy again he wouM hrlwnrce the youn n with hi; TXn Both sides wera r.uel1 .1.. ference of the wlreM chief, but harmonV -----.. ....... 11 xuira ana stark. - I FOOD f i FACTS j Grape-Nuts f FOOD I A Body Balance ? EMPRESS IS INJURED BY SERIOUS FALL , (Journal special Bcrrlca.) Wllhelmhohe, AOg. 22. Empress Au gusta Victoria,' while walking In the park, slipped, , fell and ' broke av blood vessel In her leg. She will be confined to her bed for dome time. " ZIMMER FATE IS POSTPONED BY C5tJRT fJoaroal,, Special Strrlca.) -Satf Francisco. Aug. 22,Zimmar waa excused from appearing in court in th Glass trial until Monday morning by Jiudf?, Lawlri wants additional au thorities on the ouestlon of Zimmer's statu relating . In nn.. " ' . r..hi . u-..'..." . -i-A"' court. Only So for Woman's """11'".?"? wreiary F. W. $2.50 white canvas Oxfords at. Rosn- Mating V the power, of Glass nd Sth tnala, v ,. - ., :! M JogiciaJs - to draw checks, . ; " ' People hesitate at the statement that the famous food, Grape-Nuts, yields as much nourishment from one pound as can be absorbed by the system from 10 pounds of meat, bread, wheat or oats. Ten pounds of meat might contain mora nourishment than one pound of Grape Nuts, but not in .shape that the system will absorb-as large a proportion of. as the body can take up from one pound of Grape-Nuts. Thia food-contains. the selected parts of wheat and barley which are prepared and by natural . means predlgested, transformed Into a form of sugar, ready for immediate aaalmllatlnn. Pennle in . on parts or Jj.tie world testify to the value of Grape-Nuts. ' A Missouri man say V. " " have gained 10 pounds on Grape-Nuts food". I can ' truly recommend it to thin people." He had been eating meat, bread, 'Setc., right, alpng. but there was no 10, pounds of added flesh until Grape-Nuts food was used, . ,. One curloua' feature regarding. truoT health food is that its use will reduce tne weignt or a corpulent person with uniicttiLny iivun. .mi a win 'ant weight of a - tbiif iterson not' nourished." There UVabundanc dence to prove this. 1 Grape-Nuts balance the- nnA- 1- condition of true health. HManfW . lection of food elements mali,i JSuts -good an,r- valuable. Its; delicious t nfryflr amTpdwerf ul nourishing proper ties haremade friends that in turn have made Grape-Nuts famous. There's '