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VOL. VI. NO. 147.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1907. TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.' 'EJZFlcuZ2
LACK.
SMITH SHOPS
ORDERED TO CIO
BLUE LAWS COiAIS
M ine NOW FACE
flflllflG NEW CRISIS
STBEETCAE SMA8HUP AT CORBIN AND GIBBS STREETS, SOUTH PORTLAND
Reforming Attorney Orders Should Telegraphers' Strike
Blacksmitlis to desert lie settled at unce mere
Grimv Forces on Sabbath Would Be No Men to
Day and Join Saloonmen -JIandle Keys Operators
in Obserring Day of Rest. Find Other Employment.
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Action Takeji on Request of
Master Blacksmiths Law
"Forbids Arduous Toil and
Prosecution Will Follow
Any Violation of Statute.
Situation Now Really More
Critical Than Ever, Al
though Local -Offices Tell
Public Portland Condi-
tions Could Not Be Better.
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No more the brawny blacksmith In Managers of th offlcea of tha Weit-
Multnomah county can aweat and toll m Union and Poatal Teleffrmph com
at hit grimy forge on the Sabbath day. panics In Portland are face to face with
Henceforth he nuit don hla churchly the problem of how to eecure telegrapn
raiment en that day, and If he muat operators even should the telegraphers'
needs go near the place of his week- strike be settled next week. Practically
long labors, sit him down In the shade I every operator In the city has secured
of the spreading chetnut tree or any I a position, many of them at sucn
old shade he can find and pass the time salaiiea that they will never consider
In contemnlatlon calm ana sweet jonn returning 10 uir seys. I r ti o J-J
Manning has spoken It. Out of the TO operators who struck UttSa DIUIICU, OUrrUUIllieU l)Y
h.. th .mithv inii.r reached out n Portland at the call of National
that of the smithy toller, reached out Pre.ldent a j. Small 68 are now at
.mornAn ."om" JicT "A. work, either In Portland or In other
E:V.i,.rhi & tZ nV nf Muitno. cities. Many hare gone to Montana and
SiiJi ih.h ?h ft "aho and some further east Of the
"Ah"KSi2 ffAWi! " remaining In Portland two are the
FANATIC noons
THREATEN HIT
Mighty Army Which May
Annihilate French.
(Joornil Bpeelil gerrlce.)
Tangier, Aug. J4. -Tie hdrde Of Moor
ish and Arab tribesmen surrounding the
city of Casa Blanca ts growing dally
said in suDStance tnai ine aiasier nuni- offlplaJ of the local here and
shoers' Protective association, had re-1 vtairaJi, XSV,
auestad assistance of the district I "iT.. . r . .
;uteuaa laid down in 1 of them throfgh strnte.
the code. This section, among other Ola of Other Work.
other kind to be carried on during the ltv ta leave the service." said one of the n(I w,,n tartling rapidity, according
nours or ounaay. Accorains'7 - a- men M union neaaquaners in tne cm- 10 repuns rcceirea nere. suiiy eu.vuu
trict attorney Issued a warning to the mond hotel this morning. "We have desperate Moslem fanatics, wh display
men who pump the bellows that they been tied down so long at Jobs that have Vl .. n ...,,,,.
would havi to cease to toll, the of- no future to them that we consider the "i1 K ...l- lU- Vn-UIl":
flnlol lutlmollnn un out hv Mr Man. nraa.n attHVa Mnaalfia- ' T rival lla re nOW Desleglng tne City, Wnile the
nine U a. follows: ... ' - fhe Impetus we needed 1o force us to f' .S.
Tn tna uiacKsmitni ana iiorse- i ntrt into ouur inn more remunerative i ".r1: '
To tne BiacKsrauns ana worse- start into otner ana more remunerative ---,r"inx"-"-' , - tr- ",,,
shoers of the City of Portland: You. lines of business." w,.002,,m,nr-t J"TA "J?i.hi?iyl.n,8
and each of you. are hereby notified that Several of the large concerns having t",fBi!?pVMrt
c..n.v .. ..r km ..1 B i r. .1 i v, t.i,.. nK... I tacit, it is feared, mar overwhelm the
vmi will he oblls-ed. under section 1918 nf the afHkr Into their emnlov. sMvlns ?T?ncn toreeu at any moment Only
nf th. atnif nt nroiron to kn vonr ih.m lurmnunt nmittnna and fmm th l.uuu reinrorcements nave Deen sent to
blacksmith shops closed on each and way these men talk there Is no danger e"ch jn
everv Sunday thereafter. of their aver leavlns their nresent work .n.d ? Pow has. only about 4,000 men,
"I have received a petition from the to return to the employ of the telegraph " ,w" M VVJJLiAi'
Master Horseshoers' Protective assocla- comnaniea. mot incessant fighting night and day.
tlnn. Blmnd bv a number of blacksmiths I rVnxlilorahla tronhle wti ezTrtnf1
and horseshoers of this city, requesting by all,f the companies with wires In PPOKTT!TTTfVRS TTTnTTT
me to assist them in keeping the black- the south last evening due to a comblna- x voutU i'.iUUi
smith strops closed on Sunday. Tnere-i tion or storm and sympatnizers witn tne
lore, any man conducting a Dtacksmlttr
shop who is found working In said shop
or keeping the same open on Sunday
will be arrested and prosecuted. By
order of
"JOHN MANNING,
"Dintrict Attorney for the Fourth Ju
dicial District of the State of Oregon."
Telegraphers' union. Service with both
telegraph companies and the Associated
Press was delayed for several hours
which didn't tend to facilitate the send
ing of messages already delayed by the
lac or efficient operators.
FOR OLIVER JURORS
(Jovroal Special Serrtee.)
San Franclseo. Aug. t4. In the su
preme court yesterday Assistant DIs-
It Is believed that the Pact Ac Tele- tr'ci AS?S?r ?bb and SP"0'1 Prose-
wuiui imam .VIIU9U11 Brxuni kiliiibi
granting the application for a writ of
(Continued on Page Two.)
CRUCIFY THREE FRANCHISES
"Vvuti f immUtAA TJ o lira Tn imvt on1 Tn Ha 4ta T)i4 1 o n ri
vuuiivu iiiiiLL i ice jjavrLo aixajux aiiu xicuio vic i ui uauu
Nitoieral Electric, Oregon Traction Company and
Three Important franchises, "the Port
land General Eleotrlo company's heat
franchise, the Oregon Traction com
pany's streetcar franchise and the
market block franchise, were yesterday
recommended for annulment by the
street committee of the city council, j
In every Instance the grounds were'
thessame, failure to comply with the
terms of the ordinance granting -the
franchise. In all present franchises and
In all future franchises to be granted,
especially during the life of the present
council, the grantees will be compelled
to live up to the full terms of the frtft-J
chlse. -
fly their action yesterday afternoon In
holding the three franchises for for
feiture, the councllmen went on record
as backing up Mayor Lane and the ex
ecutive board in an effort to safeguard
the city's interests.
Irt addition to not living up to the rules
of the franchises, the mayor and ex
ecutive board found the permits so loose
that the three corporations holding them
might do a number of things to the
detriment of the people. "
Make Short Work of Grants.
Should other franchises be given bSr!
the council that body will see that the
people lose nothing in the grant.
Attorney Mooter appeared for the peo
ple who are conducting the market place i
on the city market block and suggested I
a wllllrujrness to enter Into an agree
ment with the city to pay a higher
rental for the place provided his clients
were permitted to continue their busi
ness for the next six years, the time of
the expiration of the franchise.
' He said that while the terms of the
original' rrancnise had not been carried
out In every detail It was due to the
fact that the market place had changed
hands and was operating under an
amended franchise. The question then
arose that an amended franchise wa
Invalid and the council felt that it could
do nothing- better than revoke the per
mit Traction Company DeUaqusat.
The Oregon Traction company has
not done the work In laying tracks re
quired by the ordinance, in the opinion
of the street committee,, and Its fran
chise was also recommended for revoca
tion. Councilman Kellaher thought before
the franchises should be forfeited the
representatives of "he traction company
should be given a hearing. He said
that -some of the work had, been done
and perhaps the . company could give
some valid excuse for Its delay. How
ever, his suggestion was given llttlo
consideration,- concannon noiaing tnat
the streetcar people had not shown good
faith In following out the terms of the
franohlseV" v,r i v- ..
When the Portland General Elec trio
prohibition Died by the graft defendants
Impugning the Validity of the Oliver
grand jury, in tne arternoon Attor
neys King, McEnerney 'fend Rogers re'
oiled.
A. J. Steins, former auditor of the Pa-
cmc reiepnone company, was principal
witness in the Olass case. He testi
fied to tne relations between Glass and
the company and the authority of of
ficials of the American Bell Telephone
company, which holds a majority of the
stock of the Pacific Telephone com
pany.
NEWSBOYS' DAT AT
FAIR AT JAMESTOWN
(Jonrnl Special Berrtea.1
Norfolk, Vs, Aug. 24. Today was set
aside by the management of .the James
town exposition as ' xejwsDoys day."
Thousands of newsboys or all - ages,
white and black, sound and orippled,
were on hand from Washington, Balti
more. Philadelphia, Richmond and
some from points farther distant. They
were given tne rreeoom or tne exposi
tion grounds and. the Warpath and It is
safe to say that no visitors since ..the
opening of the big fair ever enjoyed
themselves more thoroughly.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY .
CASE UP NEXT WEEK
CREW JUMPS AS
CARS COLLIDE
Men Have Narrow Escape
From Runaway Coach on
Third Street Line.
(Continued on Page Two.)
GREAT HAIL STORM
RUNS GRAIN BELT
OF NORTH DAKOTA
(Joaraul Special Service, t
Chicago, Aug". .24. A hail stonn cov
ering an area some 25 miles In length
and five miles in width visited Valley
City, North Dakota, yesterday, accord-
ing to a special dispatch from there to
a local wheat broker.'-- It Is stated that
- the storm was one of the worst that
t Tlaitad that -section and Urge
-A: r" 1 - iy- y ! v .-
part of the ripened ' grain was de
stroyed. Barnes county, North Dakota,
is one of the best wheat-growing sec
tions In the country. 4
This news supplemented by other re
ports of unfavorable harvest weather
caused the wheat market to hold very
firm all over the world today and to-
aay prices aer AW. auura : ad'
VaOCJLV-i-i'' .'.f.i-V-.,,.'
(Joarntl Special Service.)
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 24. The appeal
of the Southern Railway company In
the famous Wake county case. In which
Agent Green was fined and the company
fined 130,000 for violating the state rato
laws, will be heard at the term of the
North Carolina supreme court- which
convenes next Monday. It Is expected
that the case will be taken up early In
the term In order that It may ,bevhur
ried to a final hearing before" the
United States supreme court' i..j,.f y
TO PREVENO&itortfc
Uonrnal SdccIbI Serrtce.V ' '
New Tork, Aug. 24. Uurlng the. crop
mo vln a- neriod Seoretarv Cortelyou "an
nounces he will place government -de
posits in tne Denies or tne targe oiues as
he sees fit. to Drevent a money strin
gency. He will make these deposits
each week and will begin next week.
The intention - is to prevent a panto
rather than relieve the market -
CHINESE REBELS ARE
' KILLING AUTHORITIES
For eight blocks this morning s run
away oar on the Third street line ran
wild down the Corbett street hill, bring
ing up with a terrific crash at the
Whittaker street crossing where It col
lided with another car, smashing the
ends of both. By a fortunate ' chance
there were no passengers In either car
and the crew of the second Jumped be
fore the runaway struck.
Car No. 263. the runaway, had started
down the Corbett street hill when the
motorman noticed the air compressor
was not working as rapidly as It
should. He shut off his car and blocked
it in order to keep it from runnina-
down hill while he was investigating the
cause of the trouble. Car No. 260 came
up in the meanwhile behind 263 and
Motbrman J. B. Spivey left his car
while he went on ahead to see what
was the trouble.
Spivey had set his brake, but not
tight enough to prevent a leakage. The
wheels became loosened and 260 started
down the hill, striking 263 and driving
It over the blocks, xtarted it on its way
down the steep incline.
Spivey saw the dnager immediately
and Jumped on the forward car. The
trolley pole had been removed, how
ever, and it was Impossible to set the
brakes as the air in the cylinder had
escaped After riding a block and a
half In his efforts to stop the car the
motorman Jumped.
In the meanwhile car 240 had been
to the end of Its trip on Whittaker
street and was about to start back when
Us crew saw the wild car, coming down
the hill. They had barely 'time to Jump
when the cars came together.
Both cars were equipped with the
new airbrakes recently Installed by the i
company, vinciais siatea mis morning,
however, that no fault 'was to be found
with the brakes which' had been In
stalled by the General Electric com-
fany, out that some minor trouble with
he compressor on one car and the care
lessness of the motorman haa caused
the trouble. ' -
BLACK "HAND GANG
MURDERS TWO MEN
(Journal Bprcti Service.)
j ix. , j ' i.ij maun
Hand Is blamed for a double tragedy
here today. Frank Peknolas and Sam
uel Ambrose were walklna- toaether on
High street when they were set upon
by a gang of men and stabbed to death.
Peknolas head was almost severed
front! his body. I
ERIE SHARES Oil
DOWNWARD PATH
Railroad Stocks Prop Five
Dollars on New York Ex
change Today.
(Journal Special Strrtca.)
New Tork, Aug. 24. To drop $5 a
share within a single day Is a very serf
ous performance for Erie railway
shares, yet that loss was recorded at
the end of today's session of the stock
market by the first preferred Issue.
A loss of $1.60 and $3.26 4 share was
shown by the common and second pre
ferred issues of Erie respectively.
What Is believed to be heavy dumping
of American issues ty targe London
bankers presumably the Rothchilds
started the other day and resulted In
so heavy a loss In the preferred Issue
of Southern Railway on the New York
market yesterday. The loss in Erie
shares today is believed to be caused by
some talk of an adverse dividend In the
Erie shares. Borne believe that the
dividend will be passed altogether and
that the big ones have some advance tip
on the situation.
Following the heavy sellinar of South
ern Railway preferred by foreigners
reaterday there was a resumption or
he liquidation at the start of today's
session, and in Southern Railway this
continued through the remainder of the
session. For a short trading day, to
day's loss of almost $2.50 a share In
Southern Railway preferred Is consid
ered remarkable. j
NEW BANK
FOR CITY
Friends of D. C. Pelton, the
Wealthy Lumberman, Re
ported to Have Been Asked
to Head Institution With
Strong Backing.
Officials of Suspended Ore
gon Trust & Savings Bank
Have Been Approached
With Offers to Purchase
Lease of Their Quarters.
ARREST OF:
IS CERTAIO
District Attorney Intimates ,
That Warrants Will Issua r
Next Week Against Offi
cers of the Defunct Oregon;
Trust & Savings Bank. t
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FIREMEN EXTINGUISH
CINCINNATI BLAZE
(Journal Special Scrrlce.)
Cincinnati. Aug. 24. Fire which raged
here y-terday was put out after super
human efforts on the part of the fire
men. It was connned witnin one diock.
The Groger Grocery and Baking com
pany lost 3bu,uuu and tne remaining
loss is divided aDout equany oetween
the Eagle White Lead company, Roberts
Wholesale Liumner com' any, morriaon
& Snodgrass Window and Sash com
pany, the Williams Safe company and
the Edna Smelting & Kenning company.
ARTILLERY COMPANIES
WILL DEFEND COAST
(Journal Special Serrlce.)
Washington. Aug. 24. The war de
partment has issued orders for the
organization September 1 of four new
coast artillery companies to be sta
tioned on the Pacific coast. The nu
cleus of the companies will be taken
from the companies now stationed In
San Francisco.
' (Joanw) , Special Serrlm.)
Shanghai, Aug. 24. There is a serious
outbreak: In Ngan pwel province. The
rebels have taken possession of a
small village near Ngan Ming and are
slaughtering the authorities' and bunt-
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THERE IS NO STRIKE on The Journal's leased wires. Operators em
ployed by this paper are paid union wages and telegraphic paralysis
which has, spread througU the United States does not affect The Jour
nal news service.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS on all parts of the globe furnish special
features Which are unparalleled In the history of Journalism.
THE MAGAZINE SECTION
Of The Sunday Journal Is the greatest and most complete feature of its
kind ever seen.
BETTER STORIES BY BETTER WRITERS are to be found In The Jour
nal Sunday magasine than In any other newsnaiier In the world.
DESIGNING BOOK COVERS: Artistic and clever work of Portland girl
wins her an International reputation. Katharine White writes of the
: career of Miss Bertha Stuart.
OREGON BEAUTY PURSUED"
Gallant Kentnoklan determined to rob state of woman adjudged fairest
of all its daughters. Admirer follows Miss Vlra Stuart 1.800 miles
through .south.
HOW HENET BECAME A PROSECUTOR: Louis Honig tells some In
teresting facts about man who brought Oregon land swindlers to the
bar of Justice.
It you can read you cannot afford to miss the ...
jllurmg Sunday s Journal
Portland will soon have another
strong bank added to Its already long
list of splendid financial institutions.
If an apparently reliable report Is to be
believed It has been persistently ru
mored for some weeks that D. C. Pelton,
formerly president of the Bankers' A
Lumbermen's bank, and associates are
preparing to organize a new bank. It Is
understood that several former stock
holders In the Bankers' A Lumbermen's
bank have approached Mr. Pelton with
a view to Inducing him to head the new
institution.
Hefotlsttons for Z,ease.
. Since the failure of the Oregon Trust
and Savings bank the officials of that
concern have been approached with? a
proposition to buy the lease on the
building at Sixth and Washington
streets, together with the bank fixtures
put In by the Oregon Trust & Savings
bank.
It Is generally believed that the otter
to take over the lease and fixtures of
the defunct Institution was made In the
Interest of Pelton and associates. The
suggestion has been made that the na
tional bank charter secured by the of
ficials of the Oregon Trust & Savings
bank may be turned over to the or
ganizers of the proposed new bank.
Pelton Has Been Asked.
When asked about the above report.
D. C. Pelton refused to confirm It. He
admitted, however, that he had been ap
proached by friends with whom he was
formerly associated in the banking busi
ness and asked to assist in the organ
ization of a new bank, but said that he
had not given much encouragement to
such a move for the present
Burned While Saving Others.
(Journal Special Berries.)
La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 24. Fred Ker-
sters, aged 11, helped to get his four
brothers out of their burning home to
day, then perished In the flames before
his mother s eyes.
Eyidence Taken Shows De
posits Were Received Af
ter Institution Became In-,
solvents-Law Designates
Such Action a Felony.
Officials of the Oregon Trust A Brr
lngs bank will be arrested within a few
days, charged In Information! filed In t&e -circuit
court with having committed a
felony by allowing deposits to be mad
In the bank after its unsafe condition .
was known. This la the Inference) to .
be gained today at the office of District
Attorney John Manning, who Is contln-
nlng his Investigations as to whether or
not the officials of the Institution re- '
celved deposits after the unsound con
dition of the bank was knows to them.
During the day some to depositors
were taken into the private office of the
--". attorney and told their etories
of uwpositsv ntaUe- Tuesday. . From the
evidence collected yesterday and todar
by the district mttorney- the fact that a '
large number of deposits were made
Tuesday has been established beyond
a doubt From the statements of the ;
bank officials and the story of the trou
ble which resulted In the closure of the
Institution it Is shown that the knowl
edge of the bank's grave danger and
unsound condition was known 1 tne of
ficers and directors for several days
prior to the final crash of Wednesday
morning.
Arrests Will ToUow.
With these circumstances existlnsr the
district attorney is of the belief that
the officials come under the grasp of
tne law, and it is praquoaiiy certain .
that they will be arrested as sooa as the
remaining witnesses have given their
testimony and the papers can be drawn. '
"From the testimony given here yes
terday regarding the deposits made. It
is my belief that the officers of the
bank knew of the unsafe condition of -the
Institution when they ollowed de
posits to be made on Tuesday." said Mr.
Manning this morning. "There are
some 60 more witnesses to appear before
me today before my Investigation is) -ended.
w j,'--.
"I want to say," continued Mr. Itfan
nlng, turning to a discussion of the
law, "that the contention of soma at-
(Continued on Page Two.)
RAILROAD
Rail Laying on Riparia andLewiston Line Is Seriously
Handicapped by Crude Work of Employment '
Agencies Crews Sent Out Incompetent, '
"Not only Is the construction of the
new railway between Riparia and
Lewtston being held up because of the
lack of labor ejrj due to scarcity of men.
but the farmers and ranchers of this
section of country are greatly affected
as well. Fruit is rotting on the trees
and grain left uncut in the fields be
cause there are few harvesters," said a
railroad man today.
Magnificent peaches and pears, the
sale of which means the paying off of
debts, are being left on the trees be
cause the farmers cannot get them to
market. Ripening grain Is left uncut
fnr larlc nt hcln and the railroad that
should have been finished months ago Is
hut little more than half completed be
cause of the difficulty in procuring help.
This condition holds wun au me roaus
In coursn of construction In the north
west, added the same man.
Graft Is Cause.
Thora have heen iS miles of the road
constructed, and there are still 28 more
to bo built," said the rauroaa man, "Dut
at the present rate of construction zo
years will be required to finish the Job.
The irouDie is Que in "
cripples sent out who could not lift A
small weight or handle a' ahoveL f
"The employment agency gets 1 for
every man sent out. The more they,
send the more they make out of the Job,
Another bit of graft that comes up tn
the shipping of men is in the blanket .
buying. Each man has a blanket for hi
bed. When he applies for work the em- .
ployment agent asks him if he has a
blanket. If the man says no the agent
directs him to a second-hand store
where he purchases a blanket
This man may not even go to tho
Job, but his blankets arrive and are r
stored. As soon as a carload acmim-r
ulates they are sent back and aold to
the second-hand dealer. This round la
kept up Incessantly, and the employ
ment agent, somebody in the construc
tion department and the second-hand
dealer are supposed to divide the graft. ,
Work Crews Incompetent. r '
"A large machine is used in laying
track and requires 10 men to operate .
It. There Is seldom a full complement
of men. They work a few days then
somebody instills . dissatisfaction by
spreading stories of the hard work, Un
fair treatment and anything else that
will Induce the men to quit Tho men
sent out are mostly foreigners who can-1
not speak English. They are slothful "
employment agencies. Men are sent out and known as "blanket 'stiffs.' They will
to work who are incompetent oitemimes i , " i
to perform manual labor. I have seen I (Continued on Page Two.)
TAKES DAUGHTER OF.
BANKER IN PAYMENT .
FOR SAFE HE SOLD
(Journal Special Service.)
San Francisco. Aug. 14.- The beautl
ful daughter of Mayor John F, Overton
of Santa Rosa eloped yesterday, with C
H. Douglass, agent of a safe company,
whom she nad known Just two weeks. .
Douglass went from this city to Santa
Rosav to sell a vault t Overton, who is
a bankers He met- and' won - the dauph
Ur aCha aoupla regiatert4,t the tu
irranclsr hotel late last nl "
Jones and wife. New York J
young woman was without "
wrapr 'which arouM the "- '"
the hotel people. The cir ' . , 7
Questions, but the youri t--"i"-
that they were mwIt .
young' husband ef.J: "V -""
rled 10 yours."- 'J lie ' '"-".
reveaHed the troth. . ' ' ' "- '
la a sw;lty r-.. of i . '
la Jf years cii,