'if THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENINO, NOVEMBER 9, 1907. 111 WAGES Present Standard Will Be f Maintained by Contractors ; and Builders Future Scale to Be Governed by General Conditions. FUNDS ARE PKEY (Continued from Pans One) withdrawn all his niorjpy from the lank to hla home and tiiera rob film uf avery cent that he ha. The withdrawal of mony from rand Ida tea at the laat olvll service ax aiulnatlon for patrolman. lis hna tn-en aMMianed for duty with the socoud nlant ri lli'f under command of Captain Hulley rnwt la regarded a faithful and couscl untloiis officer. llurkard represent a ChTcnro firm and hna made this city hi headquarters ror aeverai years. Ilia wife Is u native city and well and favorably banks and the presence In the city r known. As soon as dlsotisrsed from the ;. many rianKerous criminals "',a i hospital the salesman will be trl.-l In iim ponce court for dtaorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Bays Officer Was Brutal. According to M. J. Kelly, who wna an eye wittiest of the shooting- of II. Uurk ard by Patrolman N. 11. Hulttcr this morning the conduct of Burkard did not Justify any such drestlo uctlon as whs taken by the policeman. "I was walking down Morrison street," said Mr. Kelly, "when I saw In front Of the Portland meat market at Park and Morrison atreots a llttln ft row d gather about a man and a woman. It seems that the woman was trying; to compel the man to no norm wun ner. lie form a condition that might end mom unfortunately for the, timid depositor. There Is no doubt hut that inont f them prefer leaving their savin" nfo behind the bora of the hanka to risking every penny they have an well as their own lives by keeping larse amounts of money In the lioune, eapeeially when thieves have every opportunity or learning of the withdrawal of the money. XEW nAXK XOTKS TOMOHROW. JJuildings Now Under Con struction Contracted for Under Old Wage Scale Present Financial Flurry 'Slender Excuse for Cut. . That there will be no reduction In the ware scale of the building trades on til existing contracts. Is the present In tention of practically all the leading . contractors in Portland. The contract or take the position that buildings now under construction were contracted for under the wage scale that baa existed here for the paat year or two, and that , It Is not just to the mechanics and la borers, who have been and ar yet at work on these buildings, to take ad van t- Ige of the financial condition and the abor market and make a drastic, cut la the scsle of wages. Will ray Sana Wages. ' Contractor Bingham,-who 1a building the jCorbett building at Fifth and Mor rison streets, said this morning that he expected to oontinue paying the same wages to his men that he had been paying all along, regardless of the con dition of the labor market l have talked with a number Of con tractors today," said Mr. Illngbam, "and thtv in All In flunr n unnliniiln Ilk, same scale of wages that has been paid here for several months past; especially is . this the caae with contractors on what are -known. aa. the big. Jobs. . I am not going to demoralise my Trce on the Corbett building by-' reducing WB.ges.' - i. i..' J. L Marshall, who has been a con tractor in Portland for many years, , said he Intended to maintain the wage schedule now in force, that he was in favor of paying ' good' wagi 4 to good men. , Architect W. L; Morgan, who Is build ing aeverai large apartment houses, says he la stilt paying the wages for all classes of labor that he has paid tor the past year, and he does not In , tend to reduce the wages of his em ployes on any of his old contracts. "Of , course In any new business," said Mr. Morgan. "I shall have to be governed by what other contractors do." T There win be no reduction of wages on the Gerlingr building, according to both Mr. Uerlinger and the contractor. ; , Only On Seduction Made. The only wage reduction so far re ported was made by the Contracting Engineering company, who pouted a ,.. new scale at their office. Fifth and rmv streets, yesieraay, Tnis company ha am wnirict ior ine construction ol the board of trade and Beck building ivr inw urrffuu nocei annex. It was reported this morn In r at ih Carpenters' union headquarters that all tne union carpenters employed on cunnings unaer contract by the Engl , neertng construction company had quit" work and no apparent effort was neing msae to xui ineir places, A number of bricklayers and a few ; laborers are at work on the Board of Traue ouuamg. no reduction in th wages of bricklayers having been made g com lied for of Traae Dunning, out wnen told that walkout had occurred on account of reduction . In wages they refused to go on tne joo. by the Engineering Contractin ir.: beverai carpenters 'app work this morning on tha Hoard SANTA FE SENTENCE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY fTTnlted Prm LmmiI Wtr. I - Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 6. Sentencing ox tne Banta to ranroaa company zor granting rebates on shipments of freight, was this morning postponed by Judge Wellborn of the United States court until Thursday of this week. The continuance was granted upon request of attorneys representing the railroad company who desired more tlrno In ; wnicn to prepare for sentence. ' A stay ui tnree weexs Qireany naa Deen given, ,. iimn expiring toaay. i A Delightful Experience awaits the person who dis covers that a long train of coffee ails can be thrown off by using Postum Food Coffee ; The delight. comes from a rebuilding of new nerve Cells by the food elements in the roasted wheat used in mak ing Postum, and the relief from the effects of caffeine the natural -drug in coffee. t Any one can soon feel the "delight, and First ScrJe Will lie of Smaller De nomination (kh! as Gold. The new bunk note or certificates authorized by the Portland Clearing ilou.se association ami secured by ware house recL-tpta und otlmr collateral will be In the liandK of eviry clearing house baijk In the city tomorrow morning, and will be paid out over the counters .as ordinary ourrcnt-y. The money will be accented by tin- city's merchants gen erally ami by the railroad companies and other corporations doing a . local bUHlnins In Oreton. The first laxut's wU be of Small de nomination. In bills of $10, 20 and 160, to tuke cure of the city's ordinary trade. The larger bills will be printed as neeaed. to nanaie Dig transactions, The nature of the securities back of these notes Is aald to be of tha class ratod as Al in regular banking. They are based on warehouse ' receipt! for wheat, grain, canned flan,, lumber a o tually sold, and other marketable vnro- ducts or bonds approved by the finance committee of tha Portland Clearing House association.. The ratio of the securities to the amount of currency will be 61 to 100s of value at market prices. , . . ... i Considers Absolutely gate. Commenting on the secured bank notes which will become current toinor wittr Ik nlM, i 9 n.h A t 11 11 i h ... idont of tho .l'lfst National bank, said toaay: "1 look upon, these checks as absolute ly safe, and I would be willing to take them at par for. every dollar I own In the world. The adoption of this bank check system affords the means of mov ing the wheat crop, which will be the great ractor in cringing tne racuic northwest, the supply of gold which is needed to relieve the present stringency Every man, woman and child in the state la Interested in aiding the move ment of tha wheat crop, and everyone can assist by standing with the bank at this time ana by accepting these cnecks n piaoe or caeA Holiday Is Continued. Governor Chamberlain has announced another holiday, and will continue to extend the holiday season from day to nay so long as the monetary stringency lams, or until the necensary gold is oeived on account of crops In trnnslt. At the banks today the usual business activity prevails, but not in so pro nounced a degree as on yesterday, when the pay roll chocks for the first of the month were being cashed. The bulk of these checks were presented at the banks yesterday, and the cash was po ! over tne counters. The ordinary commercial business Is all that Is apparent today, and the banks are receiving the usual volume of deposits. It Is said by an official of the clearing house that tha banks are receiving near ly aa much money on deposit as they are paying out from day to day, so com plete is the public confidence In their stahle condition. Gold rrom rnrope. Large shipments of gold are on the way from Kngland to Portland wheat firms. Balfour, Guthrie & Co., of Port land and Liverpool, hnve now on the way 500,000, which will reach this city In about eight days. The first shipment of 250,000 was started on the fast liner Lusltanls, on her lat departure from English shores. The Portland firm Of Kerr, Olfford A Co. he's also on the way lnrge shipments of gold from Its foreign correspond ents, on wheat shipments made Komc weeks ago. At the savings banks' the condition of affairs is most gratifying. Depos itors who gave notice of withdrawal wna InlnilrA twl and would not go. While they were arguliiK a policeman came up I learned that it was Burner and Jumped on the mnn. apparently without any reason for do ing so. "He was very abusive, knocked him down and Jumped on him three or four times. Finally the man got up and broke away from the officer, starting over Park street, with the policeman Chasing him. They turned down Yam hill and over Weat Park, when the of fl eer ahot several times, and I heard the man groan and cry out that he had been hurt. It seems to me that the officer was very brutal In the way he handled llurkard. who was too drunk to offer much resistance." changed, with tha exception that small depositors are being paid their money on uemana. inese are mostly roreisn ers, who do not undorstand the situation and this course was decided on to pre vent the Inauguration of a run on the banks'. It is believed that the situation will soon be normal again. The action of the banks In paying only 10 on checks has had a somewhat depressing effect on trade, out It Is not expected to last long, Seattle Satisfied, (t'olted I'reu leased Wire.) 8eattl Nov. 8. The clearing houie certificate plan Is working general sat isfaction here. Mualncss men and oth ers readily fell Into the new mode of banking and financial conditions. Last nlsht at a meeting of the labor coun ell. votes wcro taken and the members decided not to make sny bank wun drawals only when absolutely neces sary. Lincoln County's Dank Busy. (Special Dlupdrn to Tbe Journal.) Newport, Or., Nov. 6. Lincoln coun ty's banks are not observing the holl days proclaimed by the governor. The banks at Newport and Toledo, are open and doing business as usual, with smplo cash for all the needs of business. OEAFT OR NO GRAFT .(Continued from Psge One.) MILLIONS TO RELIEVE (Continued from Page One.) Amounts in national banks hnve been Increased since March by 70,u00,ooo or 100,000,000. The sums held by dls burslne- officers have already been re duced to the limit of safety am) If drawn lower the government will bo short of money for payment of Ita cur rent ODiigaiions. The department said that there was absolutely no necessity for peonle of the west to worry. They should real ise that western banks are the strongeat In the country and that they have Im mense surpluses which aro temporarily retained In the east, but which are secured by gilt edae securities and that confidence and calmness only will re store the equilibrium. It is urgently declared that all the governments in the world could not restore normal eon dltlons If the people refused to do their part by leaving deposits in tne panss. LEWISTOX BANKS FiawnviTii CASH (Special Dlipatcb te Tbt Jnernal.) Lewlston, Ida., Nov. 5. The banking situation In Lcwlston, while it has not reached such a point of tension as in Spokane, Portland and Seattle, Is such that the Institutions are taking pre cautionary measures to husband their cash. While they do not refuse to cash checks, for reasonable amounts, lnrge checks are mostly paid in part. This in not carried to a point nt insistence, but as a reauest to which drawers cheerfully accede on understanding the situation. John P. Vollmer. president of the First National bank, said this morning: We have not refused to cash checks. but we have requested depositors In a friendly way to draw only such cash us 'they actually need to transact their business. This they have done most cheerfully. We have asked for no holi day In Idahft and do not want one. The mnks of the city, by mutual agreement. do not take cash from each other, and ucccpt the exchanges Instead." GATES APPALLED. have changed their minds, and prefer to leave their money In the bank tor safety. It Is realized more and more every day that with the present con dition of the labor market the provi dent depositor who has money In a bank is keeping it In a safer place than can be found elsewhere. Confidence Being Bestored. "W. II. Dunckley. cashier Ladd & Til ton, said today that the local financial situation remained unchanged except for the sentiment of the people. He said the people seemed to have come to an understanding of the present condi tions and are now behind the bankers In their efforts to tide over the stringency until the hoards of gold have been turned loose. "Everything Is quiet In Portland. The, people have come to an appreciation of the situation and are calmer than they were at first," he said. "Of course this was to be expected and is the best indi cation that there will be no panicky state. Checks can be used as well at present as they could before and tho people are learning to use them where they formerly paid cash. "Other than the change of sentiment among the people there Is no chango In the financial situation. That will have to come in New York and as soon as It does it will relieve the condition here." riunger Refuses to Talk of Present Financial Crisis. (United Treas leased Wirt.) New York. Nov. 6. "I am appalled. that's all," was the only remark John W. Gates, the plunger, would say when sked today on his arrival rrom Europe on the Kron Prlncesaln Cecelia to give his opinion of the financial situation. Former Ambassadors Porter and Choate arrived from The Hague on the stime boat. George Gould, another passenger on the Cecelia, said the currency situation was not right and that President Koose velt had a great chance to modify It by calling a special session of congress. Gould said that J. Pierpont Morgan had shown himself to be a "perfect trump" and the most wonderful financier the world had ever produced. SMALL DEPOSITORS FAID AT ABERDEEN voters are very badly split and that the worklngmen s vote lor itngaon im uui coming up to expectations. Ho Disturbances. Up to noon no serious disturbances had been reported and there had been no arrests for illegal voting. Heavy voting continued and the rap idity with which the voters cast their ballots Indicated that there had been a switch and that the straight tickets were being voted. One of the peculiar features of the election is thnt the stands outside of the 100-yard limit used in all previous elections for the display of banners and the distribution of cards are missing from a number of districts. Taylor continues the favorite In the betting, his ..dmlrers are offering odds of 10 against s that he will be returned the victor. Many bets at tnese oaas were recorded this morning. Tint renctlnn In tha betting Is con aldered significant, inaamuoh as Me Carthy was installed as a favorite laat night, odds of 10 to 9 being offered that the Union Iabor candidate would tri umph but this price did not hold. iJing dnn la atlll a 2 to 1 favorite. Earlv this afternoon, after hearing from his party managers. Mayor Taylor gave out tne roliowing statement: "I believe that tomorrow morning the whnln world will -clan its hands in ap nroval of what San Francisco has done bv the election of the Democratic and good government ticket. itvan saia "We mndo a clean fight: we will have a clean victory and a clean administra tion. Cleveland I Dam. In charge of Mc- Carthv'a f sht. stated this afternoon: "There is heavy voting m an parts or the city, hut especially In the labor districts. This taken Into consideration with the fact that straight tickets aro being polled will undoubtedly result In the election of McCarthy." According to the figures gathered from various aouvoss, Taylor was lead ing at 1 o'clock this afternoon, with McCarthy close behind. Of Langdon little doubt exists anywhere now, al though McGowan is strong In many points. Kvnn s rrienas pin tneir raitn on the final hours of voting. Bracing food for steady nerves nutritive food for heal thy appetites Strengthening food for sturdy muscles The most nourishing wheat food Uneeda Biscuit CAMPAIGN NEWS (Continued from Page One.) control of the legislature, which will elect two United States senators. Great er Interest centers in the election of members of the legislature than In the election of governor. Both sides claim a victory. Boston. Nov. 6. Governor Guild's reelection as well as that of the re mainder of the Republican ticket, is practically assured by returns received up to 1 o'clock this afternoon. Draper, the gubernatorial candidate,, is expected to run behind his ticket. Nov. S. Women and Dover, Del., children are throughout Delaware today appealing to parading the streets i the voters to "protect their homes and. 5 In moisturt and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY f . M The antiseptic qualities of Mexican Mustang Liniment Inrirt Its being the best tor use in all cases of Burns, Scalds, Cuts and all Open Sores. It expels all dangerous and foreign matter be fore beginning to heal the wound. Inflamma tion is kept down and the injured parts rendered painless . It soothes and relieve promptly and positively. Insist on getting what you ask for substitutes disappoint. For sale by all Druggists, ije., 50c. and $1. per bottle. (Special Dlapatcli to The Jonrnal.) Aberdeen, Wash.. Nov. 5. The finan cial situation remains practically un- famllles." Churches were open all day for prayer offering for the success of the antl-licensa ticket in the eloctlon. Party lines have been forgotten and liquor is the only Issue. Jackson, Miss., Nov. S. Voting Is proceeding quietly throughout Mis sissippi. E. F. Noel, Democratic can didate for governor, will receive the us ual majority. Bait Lake, Nov. 6 The vote today between the Mormon and the American party candidates Is waxing hot. Good weather brought out a heavy vote and there Is every Indication of the use of much money to Influence voters. The vote for mayor will be close. MILITARY ACADEMY MEN BATTLE IN STEEET (Continued from Page One.) There's a Reason" to frighten Burkard into submission, and when that ruse failed, it became necessary for Suitter to put a bullot into xne salesman, neroro tne unrulv prisoner would allow the bluecoat to arise from the sidewalk, where he held him. Wile seeks Jternge. It was sortly after six o'clock that BUrkard. who has been residing at the Hotel Ockley, Tenth and Morrison streets, with his pretty young wife, followed his spouse from the lodging house. The man was in a beastly tate of intoxication after a night's debauch and apparently was intent up on attacking his wife. Mrs. Burkard, fearing ror ner lire and realizing that she could not es cape her Irate .helpmeet, sought refuge In a oreaa wagon, sianaing in noni 01 fhe Vienna balcerv. To Llovd Bean. the driver of the vehicle, the fright ened woman appealed for protection and as her husband appeared Jumped from the opposite side or tne wagoo. At tnis juncture rairuiraan aumer, hn had been summoned by pedes trians who feared that Burkard would murder his sDOiise. appeared on the scene and placed the "drummer" under arrest. Burkard offered no resistance until the policeman started to telephone ior tne wagon. Fierce right Ensues. Then Burkhard suddenly wrenched himself free from the officer's grasp and started to run. Bultter quickly overtook him and after a fierce strug- gle the drunken man again broke away. Once more the patrolman overhauled Burlthard and a hand to hand battle ensued. Burkhard fighting with the strength of a maniac finally threw Bult ter to the Bldewalk and started to Punch the prostrate officer. Hliitrr fnmriiiAA . v. . m a v. In. tended to do him bodily harm drew his revolver and fired two shots into the 5J!?und cnfl3ently expecting that this - wuuia iorce ui jchwo nis nold. h,Ejih.rd waB ot easily terrified, iriTer and ag a "last "resort the po--? J!Baln "'oi'Bht his pistol into E aJ: Taking aim at his assailant's arm Sh M .1"1'? llXQ Jhe muecles below tturkhard s right shoulder. Sepraseats Caleago House. n,kh.ptr a? wag summoned and Burkhard removed to headquarters, af ter which he was taken to 8t. Vin cent s hospital. The wound was found to be only superficial and is not re garded as serious. At the station Burk hard appearwd to ' be very drunk and ieS 'vr aPPUng with the officer. :.. euluer. . .was one t ths successful 1 PORTLAND ORE. 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