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BOTH SIS REGATTA 1 " FORCE MRMP -.:
"MY BATTLE ATTRACTS? COiPM TO DIE HERE
IIJLOSE THOUSANDS : VUpWMr H t5 T!li
Telegraphers and Companies
flacn Claim victory -All
' Kailroad Operators Will
Walk Out (Unless Some
Agreementis Reached.
business 3Ien Sign Petition
to President Asking for
Peace Strikers Belie?e
They Cannot Lose Any of
the Points A&ed.
(Joornil Special Serried)
New York, Aug. II. Following: the
slgninc of the petition by 60,000 buai
nese men asking: President Rooaevelt
to use his Influence to restore tele
graphic conditions to the state to which
rapmv vuiiuiiivna w mv bibiv w wuitu
the business Interests of the country
are entitled. It Is said some mysterious
Influence Is at work to bring about a
settlement of the strike.
There is reason to believe that unless
there Is a quick settlement the railroad
telegraphers will become Involved. 8
3. Small, president of the Commercial
Telegraphes' union, received a message
from Chicago that within 48 hours the
relations between - the railroad tele-
' graphers "and railroads have become
greatly strained, and he expressed the
opinion met uiipn conditions were
remedied the telegraphers will walk out
That the telegraphers' strike will
come to an end In four days both com
panies and striking operators agree. But
each side asserted that the other side
would give In-.
Superintendent Brooks Brags,
Superintendent Brooks of the Western
Union said he felt confident the strikers
would capitulate before next week.
"Empty pockets will send them back to
.work. In the meantime we can handle
our bualncsa as usual." he ald.
The telegraphers' strike received the
greatest boost since Its Inauguration to
day when It was announced that a con-
. ference of New Tork business men, dis
gusted with the conduct of the Postal
and Western Union companies since the
strike began, were about to appeal to
Prenident Roosevelt for relief.
This conference, according to the re
ports, declared that- millions of dollars
of business had bt,cn lost to them
through the unfounded claims of the
(Continued on Page Two.)
TURKEY MUST NOT DROP,
DECLARES SHANAHAN
Secretary of Humane Society Serves Notice on Federated
Trades Council That Aeronaut Cannot Carry Live
Fowl Up in
Corresponding Secretary W. T. Shan
ahan of the Oregon Humano society Is
determined that the dropping of a live
turkey from a balloon on, Labor day
as planned by tne committee having
charge of sports in connection with
labor's big celebration shall not take
5lace. With this end In view a letter
was sent today to P. McDonald, secre
tary of the Federated Trades counotl.
It follows: " - ,
"Mr. P. McDonald, Dear Sir: My at
tention having been called by letters
and personal interviews, also by en
closed announcement, that a live turkey
wouId be dropped from a balloon. Sep
tember, 2, therefore, as secretary of the
Oregon' Humane society, It becomes my
duty to appeal to the managers and of
ficials of the Federated Trades, with
FIRST CRUISER HAS ARRIVED
Warship Arrives at San Diego and Will Be Stationed at
San Francisco Second Torpedo Flotilla Is Defi-
nitely Selected for Pacific Service.
(Journal (Special SerrleO
Diego, Aug. 31-r-Tbe . United
ruiser St Louis arrived In this
last night, from the Atlantlo
station, being tno rirst oi me
varshlps which were ordered to Join the
fleet to be stationed In the Pacific ocean
to arrive on this coast ' "
The St Jbouls cam to; San Diego by
tway of Cape Horn and had an unevffnt-
t ul voyage from ocean Jto ocean. She
will probably leave t of Baft Francisco
this evenlnr, .where, BhejwllVrsmaln un
til orders aro. receiyedf from - U navy
San
, States c
harbor'
r
Astoria Thronged Now With , ' . 1 'y,. 18 W I
Visitors Drawn From All J -k - V' ' J i ' V V
Parts of State Who Will ' - . r n J !' r .'
Attend Water Events and : '""-' 'J V'kVT f
County Fair. , ' V ui.J
- . 'V .-A-. ; joes.. vjmmm&v- aa& r i .:
Portland Fleet Is Arriving
Power Races Will Sur
pass Any Former Event
Festivities t0pen Monday
Morning.
(Bptctal DUpatcfc to Tbs Joarnal)
Astoria, Or., Aug. II. Preparations
for the thirteenth annual regatta and
county fair are now practically com
pleted and Monday morning will see
one of the gayest throngs that ever
, ' "
v,lt1 thl" to celebrate the popu
lar event
Tomorrow afternoon and evening the
Norwegian aaengerfest will attract thou
sands or those who are now assembling
here for a few days of recreation and
entertainment and then the regatta anl
fair proper will begin in earnest the
following morning. A grand time is
promised everybody and Mayor Wise as
weti as tne oniciais or the arrair are
doing their utmost to make all feel
weloome when they arrive.
The fleet of yachts and power boat
from Portland are expected here hourly
and it is supposed that the forerunners
will arrive this afternoon. Indications
are mat the power boat races this year
will surpass anything ever attempted In
that line In Pacific northwest waters
and possibly on the Pacific coast There
are-more fast boats now In operation
than during the last regatta or ever
before and this has stimulated partic
ular Interest In these events.
Knslolans Gathering.
Word haa been received from Port
land that among the power boats will
be J. C. Ainsworth's Rochester, John
Wolffs Vixen, Walter Honeyman'S
Nancy and half a dozen others. These
boats are expected torrive here to
morrow morning and during the day.
The saengerfest Is drawing large
crowds from all parts of the PaclAa
northwest, slnsers and friendu tmm
Seattle. TCcoma, Everett and othor
Washington cities, sroinr to swell th
attendance. Several hundred visitors
came from Portland on this morning's
n urn aim numr large aeiegauon is
(Continued on Page Two.)
Balloon.
tne request that through respect for
tne state law for the prevention of
cruelty to animals and also the humane
sentiment of our community, your hon
orable confederation will kindly abandon
the announced turkey act and thereby
receive the unanimous approbation of all
humane people. Sincerely yours In the
viubo oi mercy,
"W. T. SHANAHAN,
"Corresponding , Secretary.'
Turkey Drop or nothing.
When the matter was called to the
attention of Chairman I D. Reed of
tne sports committee tne latter stated
that no attention would be paid to the
matter.
"We propose pulling off the event
Just as adVertised," said Mr. Reed. "Of
course ir we are arrested or preventod
(Continued on Page Two.)
Newport,' R. L, Aug. 81. There has
been a great deal of ; conjecture about
which torpedo-boats would be Ben to
the Pacific coast wlth the fleet to oe
commanded by Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans. This was settled when It was
announced jthls morning that the second
torpedo flotilla was appointed to the
etaiion In the Paclflo.- ' , .
The desfroyers which comprise the I,
BWUliu wiw-uu iiuvuia m ina iwrywutia,
Lawrence, il.Vhfpple, Hull. Worden and
Stewart TVese craft ' have definitely
been selecta to go to the Pacific coast
with the baf tleships which leave Hamp
ton Roads l'ecember XI sot their Jour-
ny, arouad pap Horn.
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CttARLEcS H CALLEMPEK.
ELECTROLYSIS IS
EATING UP PIPES
Dr. Kaffety Proposes a Sim
ple Kemedy to. Save Water
3Iains of the City.
Electrolysis, . an electro-chemical de
composition that is eating up water
mains all over the City, will be cor
rected If a plan suggested to the water
board this morning by Dr. C. H. Raffety,
one of the . members. Is found practi
cable. Dr. Raffety has spent oaiJiir-
able time In an effort td solve the elec
trolysis problem and when he broached
the subject at the board meeting was
promptly put on a committee to Bee
what relief can be giveu.
So far as known no city In the United
.ates has adopted such a plan, al
though many of them are complaining
of" the gradual rusting away of the
pipes. Three hundred dollars' worth of
copper and a few weeks' work. Dr. Raf
fety says, is all the expense the city
need go to.
Tne doctors pian is to Deit tne main
with copper Strips at certain Intervals
with a copper wire running the length
of the r'peo conduct the current away
from the Iron. '
Worked Wall In Alblna,
The only practical demonstration of
the proposed method so far made and
one which proved a success was that
adopted in the former Bates private
water system in Aioina. Mr. Hates
found his pipes rusting from electro
lysis and invoked the aid of copper
plates ana copper wire, i-ie was never
troubled agaiu from electrolysis.
Owing to the peculiar phenomena con
nected witn electricity, it is believed the
system will be effectual. It has been
noted bv members of the board that the
greatest trouble from electrolysis Is in
the Gresham neighborhood, where clay
beds are extensive. Moistened clay is
an excellent conductor of electricity
and as soon as a current reaches these
places It leaves the pipe and diffuses
In the earth. ' 1
In leaving the pipe the great damage
is done. The water In the pipe Is trans
formed Into pure oxygen and hydrogen,
the latter disappears but the oxygen
is attracted to the steel and causes hy
drated ox yd 8 or acute iron rust and
consequent punctures of the pipe.
Jolted With Electric Current
Every time a car crosses the Bull
Run pipe on the Mount Scott line an
electric current is sent bounding along
the main. The effect Is said to be worse
in winter, owing to the excessive moist
ure. Other mains are experiencing the
tame gradual decay and Dr. Raffety be
lieves In lime all of them will have to
be provided.
Dr. Roffety in outlining the plan to
the board this morning said:
. "Scientific investigation of the pecu
liar decomposition .caused by exposure
of w.iter mains to electric currents
shows that the pipes are only affected
where eleotrlcity enters them and where
It leaves them again. The chemical ex
planation of the phenomena is simple.
"It is an established scientific phe
nomena that when electricity Is con
ducted through water it separates the
hydrogen from the oxygen the chemi
cal elements composing Water. - As the
electricity enters the pipe it choose a
point where there is moisture, a -well-known
characteristic of electricity. The
elements are separated by the elec
tricity, the hydrogen Is freed, and the
oxygen oxidizes or rusts the Iron pipe.
This continual action . soon perforates
the' pipe, usually making-a small, hole
less thafl a half Inch. In diameter. ?
Bust Eats Very Hurt.. ,
; "The rustlne or oxidisation' of the
pipe takes place faster than the pipe
would , rust on tne suria.ee wnere it is
merely exposed to the oxygen In the
air, for the oxygen separated from the
water by the electro-chemical process
Is almost pure.
"Now. I propose to encircle the pipe
with a band of copper at places where
electric lines cross the water mains;
fasten a copper wire to the band lead
ing to a plate In a bed of coke In the
ground. This. I believe, will lead off
the electrlolty without affecting the
lpe. It is a simple device and I should
ike to see It tried."
A. H. Willets, a Grand avenue busi
ness man, proposes to lay pipes on
streets other than those on which there
are car tracks as a remedy. For in
stance, he says he sees no particular
reason wny pipes snouia not oe piacea
on East Sixth instead or Grand ave
nue wherethey would not' be exposed
to electric currents xrom a street car
line. h-.. . .
-..Three leaxs were round in tne ami
Run main yesterday and plugged up
after much difficulty. Streams.jreveral
inohes In circumference were said to
be Issuing from - the aperture" when
the workmen finally succeeded In shut
ting off the flow. All of the punctures
vera wiuun g outanoa vv ieet,
LEAPEE .OKWB G1AN 5INGBJ2$j
HANGS Oil MIL
Bf flllliES RING
Long Beach Woman Meets
With Mishap While Stand
ing on Chair.
(Journal Special Scrrlca.)
Los Angeles, Aug. SI. Mrs. Laura
Scales of Long Beach was the victim of
va peculiar mishap yesterday, while
standing on a chair placing a Jar 'of
fruit on a high shflf she lost her foot
ing. As she fell a gold band ring on
her finger caught on a projecting nail
In the wall, and for several minutes
her entire weight hung on the finger.
It was nearly cut off by the encircling
ring before she got rree, and she etui
suffers intensely.
A Jeweler had to be sent for to saw
off the ring. The nesh was torn loose
down to the tendons inside of her hand.
FORTY DOLLARS IS
PRICE OF CHILDREN
Peasant Attempts to Market
Babes at Avellino and
Is Put in Jail.
(Journal Special Berries.)
London, Aug. 31. A Rome dispatch
brings a story of an attempt to sell chil
dren in the market at Avellino. A peas
ant and his wife brought two of the
children, twins, 4 months old. and Un the
market offered to sell them for J 4 (Peach.
The babies were plump and healy
and were bought by a man who offered"
the price required. He was taking tho
children away when the police stepped
In and arrested both buyer and sellers.
GIGANTIC REBELLION
BREWING IN CltoA
(Joarnal Special Serrl
Peking. Aug. 81. The shadow of a
gigantic rebellion hovers over the Im
perial palace. With the arrival of
Yuan Shi Kal. commander of the chief
Chinese forces, there began today an
unusual series of deliberations concern
ing the condition of the empire. The
Imperial family believes the Chinese are
bent upon unseating the Manchu
dynasty.
Officials Appointed.
(Joarnal Special BmtIcb.)
Oyster Bay, Aug. 81. The president
today announced tho appointment of
William M. Cutter, coiner of the mint
at San Francisco; August E. Muenter,
collector of internal revenue in Cali
fornia, and Edward Sweeney, superin
tendent of the mint at San Francisco.
CAN YOU READ?
The Sunday Journal Is for every one who, can read, old and young.
Features to1 every one's taste will be found In thlsH greatest of all news
papers. , A few of them are submitted for. your approval. " .
Oame Fish In Oregon It is a tact that the streams and lakes of this
state afford better sport than Is to be found anywhere else In the
Union.
What Made Portland Pamoust If you want to know the answer to
this question read J. L. Wallin's Interesting story in the Sunday Jour
nal Magazine, m ;- "
Saving the forests By Herbert A. Smith. Forest service editor tells
of rigorous methods for preservation adopted by Uncle Sam.
YOU WILL LAUGH
rTJll your sides ache when you see the comlo supplement Joyful, darl
ing Maud meets with a mishap, but her revenge Is sweet Jimmy and
Zu-Zu! ! I Bunk and the Fairy and others.
Jangle Flashlights Every one likes bunting adventures and the mys-
terles of the African Jungles, in stories, Read of the actual experiences
of one man In the wilds, ;, ..ty- .ly
y' VaroDility'sOrasade Against Tloe European monarchs at last ashamed'
of misdeeds of generations and are Joining In movement . for cleaner
J morals. w .
X OnlytTnlonleasedWlreslnPortland There is no strike on The
I Journal's leased wires and It is the only Portland paper which gives you .
X all the news all the time.
Z - - , .V,-- ; " f .
I Th Captivating Sunday- Journal
II ESCAPES
Wealthy Californian Claims
That Evil Spell Held Her
Four Months.
fJoenal Spatial Berries.)
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 11. Mrs. Car
lyle Westbrook, wife of an exporter
of San Francisco and owning a big es
tate in her own-, name in California
fruit lands, has been, rescued by the po
lice from a maq giving the name of
Oscar Krueger, a student In hypnotism,
who claimed her as his wife. The cou
ple were living together in a hovel In
Houston, the woman supporting the
home.
The woman declares Krueger hypno
tised her four months ago and that the
spell was not broken until a few days
ago, when she found herself in Hous
ton. She Is the mother of three sons,
she declares, and her married life has
been happy. She met Krueger in San
Francisco In the early part of May at
a performance. sne startea ror nnme
on writing her husband of the facts.
Krueger asserted that the woman
eloped with him. He admitted that she
supported the household.
Mrs. wesiorooK speaaa several lan
guages and is nigniy accomplished.
Krueger is in Jail.
SINGER FID FOR
DISPLEASING KING
Madame Melba Mars Ap
pears in Police Court
With Her Manager.
(Josrnil Special Sarrlce.)
Marlnbad, Aug. 81. A sequel of King
Edward's displeasure at the theatrical
performance here last evening, when
his majesty left the theatre In disgust
owing to the vlleness of the songs, was
seen in police court today.
Herr Laska, managrer of the theatre,
and Melba Mars, the woman singer,
were brought to court and the latter
fined $12 for having given an objection
able song. Laska escaped, as he was
Ignorant of the woman's Intention to
sing such a song. The woman's defense
was that she believed she was making
the performance more attractive.
Peary's Hunt Abandoned.
(SdooIhI Dispatch to Tb Journal.)
New York, Aug. 31. The crew of
Peary's steamer Roosevelt will start
for home today and the Roosevelt will
spend the winter at its present berth.
This confirms earlier reports that
Peary's fourth trip In search of the pole
is abandoned ror one year.
mm
FROM
ypo
Streetcar Rails Will Be Torn
Up by City Unless Corpor
ation Lives Up to Terms of
-Its Franchise and Com
pletes Work.
Improvement of Thorough
fares Delayed for Months
by Dilatory Tactics of
Transportation Company
Council to Get Busy.
Drastlo measures are being contem
plated by the city authorities In deal
ing with the street Improvement ques
tion where the tracks of the Portland
Railway; Light A Power company are
concerned. In the past large street Im
provement projects have been held up
by the company through their failure
to lay new tracks according to the speci
fications of the street committee and
the executive board.
At the present time paving contracts
are being held up and hindered until the
proacn or winter win put their eon
etlon over for another season, but In
the future the exeoutive board will take
the situation by the horns and complete
its improvements wnetner or no, . ..-r ;
; : will VsU'trn 9i4kas:.2k
It has been decided according to one
member of the executive board the next
time a contracting company Is ready to
begin laying pavement after the con
tract has been duly let by the city au
thorities and the work provided for by
the council, that If the street railway
company has not done Its Share of the
Improvement by laying new rails accord
ing to the requirements of the city, then
the tracks will be torn up and the city
will proceed to pave the. whole street
Just as though no tracks had been on
the street
. In the belief of the executive board
the opinion recently rendered by City
Attorney Kavanaugh regarding the void
able condition of the franchises held by
the streetcar company gives the city
ample power to enforce improvements
(Continue'" on Page Two.)
ALTON GIVEN IMMUNITY
FOR STANDARD REBATES
Attorney-General Bonaparte Will Extend Whitewash to
All Kailroads Involved With Qil Trust in Cases
? Now Pending in Courts. V
(Journal Special Set-Tie. )
Washington, Aug. 31. It is under
stood that Attorney General Bonaparte
has decided that the Chicago & Alton
railroad has gained immunity from
prosecution for giving rebates to the
Standard Oil company. It was for ac
cepting these rebates that the Stand
ard Oil company was recently lined 129,-
600,000 by Judge Landls of Chicago.
According to the report, the formal
decision of the attorney general will
be announced next week. Until this
announcement Is made the course fol
lowed by Bonaparte in arriving at this
conclusion can only be conjectured. It
is understood that the assistance ren
dered by the road in convicting the
Standard will be given as tne reason
for the Immunity bath.
BLOODHOUNDS
Commissioner Bingham of New York Police "Will Add
Corps of Dogs to Force to Capture Hen Who Have r
Created Keign of Terror.'
(Joarnal Special Service.)
New Tork, Aug. 8 L Police commis
sioner Bingham has practically decided,
If experiments now being mad with
bloodhounds prove successful, to add a
corps of the four-footed detectives to
the force in this city. " .
For three weeks at a small town up
state bloodhounds have dally been set
at work following, the trails of mak
believe criminals, and when the com
missioner has . received "a complete re-
Eort as to the achievements of the dogs,
e will come to a decision as to' the
employment of the animals In running
down murderers and other criminals In
New Tork. I v -
It Is set forth that perpetrators of
many deeds! of violence that have
shocked the Tesldents in recent months,
especially crimes against women, and
children, might now be behind bars had
keen scented bloodhounds been, ready to
take the. trail immediately. .
Railroad Magnate Today Is
Touring Through Great
Wheat and Irrigation
Belts of Crook County.
Special Sent to Shaniko,
Trip Out by Way of Detrolfl
Given Up Bend, Prine
ville and Madras and Trib
utary Country Are Beingf
Visited by Party. '
E. H. Harrlman and his party touring
central Oregon will come out via. Shan
iko tonight and arrive In Portland, some
time Sunday morning. A rush order
was received today at noon from Gen
eral Manager J. P. O'Brien, who. is with.
Harrlman, directing the Southern' Pa
cific operating department to send a
special train to Shaniko. The train, in
cluding Pullman and baggage cars, left
Portland at 1:80 o'clock this afternoon.
It has evidently become desirable for
the railroad magnate to proceed north
from Madras to Shaniko rather than to
come out via Minto pass to Detroit, on
the Corvallls & Eastern, where his own .
special train has been awaiting him
since Thursday evening. The . party
reached Bend today, and from there
telephone communication with Portland -was
secured snd the order of Mr.
O'Brien were dispatched. , . . . t
Win fee Wonderful Country, ,
The Harrlman party Is today seeing;
the country In the region of -l&nd,
Prlnevllle snd Madras, where there are
evidences In plenty of the great ton
nage already there and more that could -be
developed for a railroad if built
Into that country. Their Intention haa
been to look over the Deschutes Irri
gation & Power company's segregation,
visit the great sheep ranch of the Bald
win Land & Livestock company near
Prlnevllle, and give Mr. Harrlman an
idea of what could be expected from a
country that would yield grain, grass
and livestock such as are produced
(Continued on Page Two.)
Western railroads are not to far sol
well as the Alton, according to the an
nouncement made by Interstate , Com
merce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane
this morning. Mr., Lane stated that ha
will start west in a few days to Inves
tigate the report that certain roads are
? ranting rebates and discriminating la
roisrbt rAUtx. ' l,
Chicago, Aug, SI. A dispatch to the)
effect that the Alton road will b
given Immunity for rebating to the
Standard OH company was practically
confirmed here today from the highest
official authority. It is understood that
the case will be formally - called for
&rosecution Tuesday when a motion will
s entered bv the iederal attorneys t
dismiss it. The Immunity bath will ex
tend to all railroads . charged with giv
ing rebates to the Standard In con
nection with the cases now pending.
Commissioner Bingham's experiments
with ' the bloodhounds are the result
of the total Inability of Mm present
force to cope with the reign of terror
which has held this city in Its grsn?
for months. Outrages occur dnli
which have put the people In siic-i
frame of mind, that no one's life is Mfe
at night ;
Thugs and hold-up men have bi
so much In evidence that the ml'
of people on the street go Hnn.-
the least-auspicious mov on
of a passer-by calls forth rw
Many people are recklff t'' '
are Ignorant Of the tiae of t 1 i
a great man accidents " i
to the list 'of Crimea.
Women living in ths suburb ' 'A '-'
been repeatedly attakl airi.w..o m
mob has ben form.-1 i ' ' '
nnranlt nf, th riroclral"f'
every Inatam-e tu cm
his escape. Wl'h (! H
belifved bv Mr. I 1
JUt.tO tlil SUlt .
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