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Chamberlain Urges Congress
of Irrigators to Aid in
Breaking land Monopoly
Held by Railroad King in
Oregon.
; LABOR LEADERS ffl CHARGE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S GREAT DEMONSTRATION TODAY,
State Executive Suggests
Graduated Taxation to
Force Big Corporations to
Recognize Rights of Peo
pie in West.
(Joonul Special Brrlea.)
Sacramento, Sept 2. With delegates
present from all the State west of
The Mississippi river, representing prac
tlcully every commercial organisation In
th great territory Included In the serai
arid and arid region of the country, the
National irrigation congress began its
fifteenth annual session here today to
discuss ways and means to "n the
forests, store the floods, reclaim the
deserts and make homes on the lands."
; The '.session will continue until Sat
V'urday, and during that time much im-
Iiortant action is expected to be taken
ooklng . toward the reclamation of the
...wist unsettled - territory of - the west
that but awaits the .touch of water to
'. blossom as the rose.
The live - interest taken In the con-
J cress and its objects Is evidenced by the
argo and representative attendance. In
addition to Governor Chamberlain of
Oregon, who Is the president of the
congress, the executives of several other
western states are already ,nere or are
expected before tomorrow. Others In
attendance Include several United States
senator, government experts in for
estry; and irrigation and representatives
of many commercial organizations and
colonisation movements. Heading the
liat of imminent participants and
. speakers is Charles W. Fairbanks, vice-
president -of the United States, whose
address is scheduled as the feature of
the Initial session.
Governor George E. Chamberlain
spoke to some length relative to the
work of the congress and the work
which the government is doing In its
reclamation and forestry departments.
He -referred to the national Irrigation
irojects, the great benefits they are do
ng. and then compared these with the
private contractors who are working
under the provisions of the national
Carey act He aDOke to some extent on
the great land grabbing work of rall-J
roaas ana wagon roaas wmcn nas teen
done In past years in Oregon, took up
the matter of the forest reserves and
spoke briefly on the protection of unap
propriaieu waters, in pare ne saia:
Workf Xnd Pirates.
"How unfortunate for our country
that greater care was not used in the
disposition of the public domain In the
past! i oo not Delleve In confiscation.
I am not a believer In lawlessness. But
It seems to me than, in view of the
revelations of the past-few years as to
the methods which have been used to
acquire vast holdings of the most
valuable of the publlo lands by corpora.
ana muiviauaiH. some vigorous
.rrective method ought to be de-
vlseota restore the wealth . of mine.
forest,. Held and farm and the waters
on and under the earth to the people
, wno jibtb mwn nmo oi mem oy cor
rupt land pirates, Individual and cor
porate.
"By crooked manipulation of the
Stone and timber act. the homestead
and other acts Intended for the benefit
or me actual settter ana the horn
builder, through the rascalities perpe-
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LABOR DAY
Great Editor Says Combines
are Necessary But That
They Must De Formed in
Interests of Employes and
People in General.
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B TALLANT
CROWNED QUEEN
Collision of Shells First-Ac
cident at Thirteenth As
. toria Regatta.
By J." Jj. Wallln, JStaff Correspondent
Astoria, 'Or., Sept 2. The thirteenth
- - annual regatta opened this , moraine
. under the most faverable conditions,, the
weather having turned from intermit
tent showers to fair with a clear sky.
' VuUr t.000 people occupied seats la. the
grandstands and a' still - larger crowd
saw the crowning: of the' queen and the
t aquatie sports from adjoining points of
vantage , It la the largest attendance
'T in msMry.--. s-j-i-
vt -risr crowning of the - regatta oueen.
YJxb Harriett .Tallant, was the feature
! spf the morning program, and everything
movea along witn xne precision or ciock
. work. 4 John H. r Whyte,' manager- and
t' ri secretary of . tha chamber of commerce,
made a speech formally opening the
N festivities after the-ehorus of Norwo
, glan singers bad raised their voices ' In
a grand volume as the -Viking ships bore
her royal highness and suite to the float
(Joornal Special Strvtea.)
Jamestown, Va., Sept . One of the
greatest celebrations of Labor day in
the whole nation Is being held at the
Jamestown exposition today. William
Randolph Hearst was the chief orator
of the day and his address waa at
tentively listened to by thousands of
people. Mr. Hearst said In part:
"Labor day ranks with the Fourth of
July. One celebrates the Independence
of the . United States while the other
celebrates labor, by which we receive
the prosperity which we enjoy. Wo
have no - aristocracy in this country
save that of labor and intellect
"Capital Is only created by the co
operation of em ploy era and employes.
Wages is a division of capital. Where
this is not . the case there should be
arbitration of differences In opinion.
The working man la .worthy of - his
share, the business man of his profit,
and financial promoters and organizers
worthy at reward.
"Both organised labor and organised
EVERYBODY TURNED OUT
TO WITNESS BIG PARADE
Monster Demonstration Held By Wage Earners
Surpassed UAnything Ever Before Attempted
in Pacific Northwest for Worthy Cause "
capital is necessary in the creation of
wealth. There' is lust as much differ
ence between legitimate organisation
and a criminal combination as there Is
difference between commerce and
piracy.
"Prosperity 'means, first the creation
of wealth and then Its distribution.
Through legitimate combinations of
capital operations are conducted on . a
scale Impossible to a single individual.
For this reason 'legitimate combinations
are a good thing for the country. It is
tne combinations or unscrupulous men
who do not. work together, for a worthy
purpose which create all the trouble."
Mr. -Hearst was warmiy welcomed
when he took the speaker's stand ( and
he was frequently forced ta cause In
delivering his address by the thunderous
outbursts of applause which greeted his
remarks. -
JOHN DEMOTT DROPS
DEAD AT GREENCASTLE
(Jooraat 8pclI Service.),
Greencastle.. Ind.. Sent 2. John B.
Demott the famous lecturer, ; dropped
dead of heart failure todays
With bands playing, banners flying
and its representatives out In full force
Labor celebrated its own day this
morning. For over an hour the monster
parade wound through the down-town
streets and every man, woman and child
In the city was out In gala attire to
see the procession and cheer the "men
behind the guns" of Portland.
And It was worthy of the city and the
cause that it typified. There were be
tween 4,000 and 6,000 men and women
in the pageant 'it stretched out for
over two miles and took 60 minutes,
with the men walking four and five
Lgbreast to pass a given point
In former years and less prosperous
times those takinc part in a Labor day
parade have been content to walk, but
the past year has been so prosperous a
one for Portland and all her citizens
that fully one half of the "Sons of
Martha" who were in the parade rode
In automobiles, tallyhoes or carriages.
They not only were out ' for a holt
day bat they were out to show doubt
ers Just what they have accomplished
in the work of building the greater
Portland and the share they have had
in her prosperity. Every union did
her best for the day from the long
line of plasterers mi their white shirts
and caps who headed the parade to the
lft tie band of telegraphers down toward
the rear who carried their defiant ban
ner "Stick! Stick! Stick!" and smilingly
answered the cheers of the people on
the curb.
Started Promptly on Time.
Probably never before has a parade
in Portland started more promptly on
time. When Grand Marshall I v. neea
signalled the twenty-four waiting
unions to start it was exacuy. iv o ciocn
and the carriage containing the speak
ers of the day who made the addresses
at the Lewis & Clark fair grounds thia
afternoon came near 'being left behind.
At the head of the parade were two
mounted police wno cleared tne streets
on eacn Slue to tne curonw iiu
niiinnn nt fourteen officers.
Following the squad .of policemen the
unions passed in review oi trie muu
sands of spectators In the following or
061 S :
tivr nlaaterera. hodcarrlers. lath
ers, sheet metal workers, carpenters,
bricklayers, shingle weavers, longshore
men, gralnhandlers, plumbers, steam
fitters, tile setters, bridge and structural
steel, workers, electrical-workers, paint
ers, teamsters, boilermakers, machinists
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' The Tolurae of idYertisinir carried by the three daily papers for
the week ending September 1, 1907, wag as follows:
;Vj:T Journal. Oregontan. Telegram.
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Foreign, . inches 894 896 AST
Classified and real estate, inches 2,571 3,033 1,632
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During the , week The Journal carried in its seven issues 9,381
rincjjes of paid advertising, not counting readers, paid for or other-
wisemaking a gain of 1,871 - inches tnreir the corresponding week,1.
; j-- The Journal maintains rates, jririitg-to each advertiser the benefit;
'o;ettM treatment and terms. The Journal does not make a rate of :';
M; 25 'cetfts an inch to one advertiser, while charging another in the -i
same line of-business 45 cents, hoping to? keep the fact from the1
'' overcharged customer.-..The Journal believes 4tt a "square deal" and '.
, , carries it into practice. - v
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carriage and wagon workers, telegra
phers, carpet layers, garment workers,
clgarmakers and bartenders.
Very Uttle Confusion.
Assisting Marshal Reed In keeping
the parade In line were the following
aids: L. M. Richardson, P. P. Fisher,
J. L. Ledwige, H. L. Stanton, O. J.
Henry and U. Cook.' On the whole It
was well managed. There were no long
waits fcetween divisions, the men were
well grouped, and there would have
been no hitch but for the fact that the
two ends of the procession met at Sixth
and Burnslde streets, which caused
some confusion during "the first part of
the morning.
There were six bands in the line of'
the parade, and all of them did their
best to add to the gala occasion. Most
of the unions wore handsome costumes,
the floats were many and were well
decorated, and the parade was decidedly
a success.
The plasterers were given the head
of the -parade and made a particularly
good impression in tneir wnite auen
suits and caps relieved by black bands
and black ties. Following them came
the hodcarrlers In white overalls, spick.
and span, and the lathers, with their
float, representing the steel frame of a
building under construction. They all
wore white trousers, blue shirts- and
white ties.
One of the Interesting floats was that
of the bricklayers, showing a brick wall
in process or construction, while the
sningie-weavers' noat carried a- shingle
packing machine with several packers
hard at work stowing away and binding
me aromatic ceaar snmgies.
Animated Fashion Plates.
Of course the) Beaux Brummels of the
morning were the tailors, 60 animated
fashion plates in a display of checks,
plaids and stripes of every shade. The
tailors called forth applause all up and
down the line of march It was spon
taneous and lrnsistibie.
Big muscular longtmoremen and rail
road freight handlers, plumbers In i
dazzling combination of yellow linen
dusters, soft gray hats, bamboo walk
ing sticks and patent leather boots,
bridge ana' structural iron woruers in
good-looking costumes of blue hats,
shirts and overalls; electrical workers,
GLASS POLES FOR
TELEPHONE
German Inventor Overcomes
Obstacle of Decreasing .
Timber Supply.
' (Journal Special Berries.)
Washington, Sept J. The problem of
What this country Is to do when the
rapidly decreasing supply of timber for
telegraph and telephone poles is ex
hausted may be solved by a German
architect, who has been granted patents
in the United States -and European
countries on potes maae ,or glass. -
The consular agent at Cassal reports
that a stock 'company has been: organ
ised and a factory for the manufacture
of glass poles has Dean ouut at Gros
salmerode. . '
The alass of which the poles are made
Is strengthened by interlacing and Inter
twlnlnsr it with strong wire , threads.
The- selling price of poles has not been
fixed, but. the company is willing to ac
cept S a -Pole of. the length of 2S feet
Th lmnerlal nont department whirh ham
I control of the telegraph - and telephone
Poles' In Germany has ordered the use
of class poles a one of Its tracks.
young fellows, most of them. In white
duck caps and trousers with yellow silk
shirts; painters they say they had
460 In line, counting the visiting Van
couver local, which helped to add va
riety to the spectacle.
One of the attractions of the oarada
that won applause from the spectators
were the Ironworkers and bridge build
ers wno are erecting tne north Danx
railway bridge over the Columbia at
Vancouver. There were 87 men in line
all attired in blue overalls and shirts.
The men were under the leadership of
W. J. Donahue in charge of the bridge
construction.
Cheers for Strikers.
Cheer after cheer rent the air and
reverberated alonx the thlcklv crowded
streets this morning, when the little
band of striking telegraphers passed by
In the labor union parade. The appear
ance of a silk banner in front of the
telegraphers containing the slogan:
"Stick, stick, stick!" caught popular
fancy and was the signal for instant
demonstration. Sympathy was appro
priately expressed oy tne waicning
throng In the streets and appreciation
returned In the flushed faces and
quickened steps of the keymen. The
simplicity of expressing their determin
ation to stand out until the end was
the thing that caught the crowd, and
its approval was emphatically shown.
Ten powerful automobiles carried the
members of the cigar makers' union
and a special showing was made by this
Darienaers
ILL BUILD
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Corvallis & ' Eastern and
Branch of Southern Pa
cific From Natron to Kla
math Will Be Constructed
Says Man With Harriman.
organization. The
rode In tally-hoes,
union
Bailroad Magnate Flnfls
That Population of Cen
tral Portion of State Has
Doubled in the Past Two
Years.
No Definite Anhouncemen
Made of Intention to Build
to a Section of Country
LongNeglected Specula
tors to Get No More Land.'
Both the Corvallis , A Eastern and
the branch of the Southern Pacific from
Natron to Klamath will be built," is the
assertion rf Fred 8. Stanley who. In
company with General Manager J. P.
0Brten of the Harriman lines,
spent all of last week with E. H. Harri
man touring through Crook and Klam
ath counties In an automobile.
"These two lines Into the central part
of the state will be built," he con
tinued, "because Mr. Harriman Is satis
fled that the country lg worthy of
greater development The progress al
ready made there he has seen with his
own eyes and. was hlrhlv til eased. Al
though not saying it in so many words I berlands owned by railroads should b
ne reaves as weu as tne rest or us retamed by them and conserved lor use
That E. H, Harriman has had th
time of his life" In the way of an out
lng cannot be doubted by anyone who
discusses with him the trip he has just-
made through Oregon. He has demon
strated that transportation by automo
bile is feasible from Klamath Falls to
Bhanlko, and has made the first trip on
reoord over that route In an auto. "He
has aeen enough of central Oregon to
enohant -him with - Its climate, and to -
convince him, if he waa not convinced,
before, that the country has great pos
sibilities in agricultural and railroad de-
velopraent. .:.. L
It is now pretty well understood that
Mr. Harriman adheres rigidly to at least '
one rule that he will not tell the pub
lic he is going to build a railroad until
the engineers are ready to begin throw
ing dirt. It is said he learned an abid
ing lesson alonr this line in the case
of the Columbia Southern, when he said
two years ago in a speech to Portland f
businssa men that the road would bo
imeneditaely extended from Shaniko to
Bend. - - ;'
Ucon further investigation it was de
cided to abandon the project, and tha .
people never have forgiven hint tor con
tinued neglect of central Oregon.. Every t
Indication now points to early railroad
construction into that region by another
route, for he has . just . completed his -first
personal Inspection of the country, ,
land Grants for Settlers Only
What do I think of central Oregon 7
Well, I have been asked that question,
everywhere along the route," ha said to
the Journal Interviewer this morning;
in his private car Arden, sidetracked at .
the union depot. - --
Then he discussed m a general way
the country be had visited, the climate.
the vast distances, the land grants, and
the prlnciDles of railroad building and
trafflo and wound up by declaring
that land cranta should be dlSDOaed
of solely to actual settlers; that tim-
that further development rests entirely
wun tne completion or ran connection.
.Baste Money Tied Tp.
"Mr. Harriman stated that he could
not afford to build a railroad when
forced to use 7 per cent money. All
the available money in the east Is tied
up, but as soon as the financial market
eases a trifle, there Is no Question but
that both of these lines across the
mountains will bev constructed."
The automobile .tour covered" a. dls-
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RAILROAD KING VISITS' PORTLAND.
''":jr.. $ " "7$J$s-
in furnishing ties and timbers for the
railroad building of the future; that
railroad commissions are good things
if they strive to act as mediators be
tween the publlo and the roads, and
bring both into closer harmony and
understanding; that central Oregon la
a vast country with productive a rears
separated widely by rough or desert
places; that it has climate In August .
delightful beyond compare; and that tha
country has about doubled Its -poQula- ,
tlon and development In the last twa
years. -r -:'" . 1 (.
Knows tha Country "Well. -
"We have not by any means been
without Information about central Ore-.
gm," he said. - "For several years wa
have had reports on Its conditions, and
for the last two years our engineers
have been-busy through that region. X
believe we know as much about central.
Oregon as does - any man1 In Portland.
It is not so hard to find places to build
a railroad, but when one built It must
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AWARDED MEDAL
EHHarrlman
Brave Miner Finds It Expen
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... panion's Life, ... 1
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(Jonraal apecial 8rlfa) -;.
BellevIllcV Hi;, - Sept - a. Theodora
Boettcher orBeUevIlie has just learned
that employing a lawyer to prove hlm
self a ' hero Is 1 expnalv - business.
Boettcher was awarded ' Carnegie
medal several months ago for-havinsr.
saved the life of Iwniel HoPP In a local
coal mine. . Now hasMledant in a
suit for $500 attorney' f la .which.
Thomas R. Mould is pjalntlff. . '
Hop p was entrapped in a mall fin
In which he had already, lighted a tu
to set off a shot In the mine, -Jioetf. b?
heard Hopp's erles for help and dl-tr.
.4inff his own safety ran Into (-
room and pulled the fuse out whn t ,
spark was within an Inch of 4h hor.
'Attorney Mould says he rna) ; 1
trips to Pittsburg in the Intrfn ,
Boettcher and paid fci-ew- -.-.
He also state that he (inw'ifi i . i
in an ssaault ,. and - tfit!. iv (
gainst poettehe" quashed J i t t'
tne visit oi uim tuw' i
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