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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL!. PORTLAND, : TUESDAY EVENINO, FEBRUARY 11, 1008.-' 11 -ss. X TAFT OPPRESSED BY LABOR, SAYS LEADER Koine EcasonQiveji "Why Secretary of War Has fight on His Hands 'With ,Workingmen--Canteeii vy:'-.; -; t Question: -Afira"-V'r-i-'S-d'i t K-" ' By. John E. Lnthrop. ' fv ' , fWahiBba Bursas, of Tbs JoorniU '. . , Washington, Feb. 113 Two phases of he' current political drift art known to worry the : Taft .'. managers-i-the . pro- houneed ; antHabor , court decision of he past few months, and tha growth of he temperance sentiment throughout he entire country.'. , -r It la even asserted hera that on rea on why, President Roosevelt Issued hit pedal message waa that ha feared the aborlng people would turn en masse gainst ma pouuesi protege M " ecretary. inaeea.' rnor o, uw - Voce of the message, : open announce nent was rnaoe mat adverse coun o- lilone hud caused muon apprenension ftht White House recognised head- buarters of the Tan campaign. . Tne r ciaion wnicn surrea mmara ko violently were mo supreme , ovan uiingr tnat me employers- uwmif j e unconstitutional, and that; boycott In raatralnt of trade. Btill another oourt nnaing nave, w raanlaad labor wee that oi Ul leaerai udge tn West Virginia, who held, that t waa nmawtui lor memnera oi laoor nlona to endeavor to lnauce employee o leave their employers. How indignant laboring men are, may e judged from this, that, under tha su preme courts DOyron UUimiig, u- Lloyer who has been boycotted may re over from tne noyootter tnree wms he amount he can nrove ne naa lost oy lie operation of the boycott . Talklna- with one of the leading labor loaders here, the following remarkable tafement waa mane oy mm: 1 .What Decision Kmu Do you realiae that, under the boy- ott oecision, a laoor man bhioi w ued for 'damages and lose hla home? o you think we are going to sn iuij y and have our rights torn away by a yatem of laws which palsies labors rra in tne ngnt ror .equai ngnia, ana tves the already plethoric employing liases an undue advantage over us 7 .mi tna rv nntif. on mi counirT piat we shall fight to the laat ditch, and iat these. court decisions are tne straw hirh waa needed to bring the burden ti weight up to the breaking point Any nndidate irom presidential apiriH ntn to him who wants to be dog- Ltcher in a village will be closely vised y tne laoor muni on mw inasmuch aa tne one srem duiqiwp ini Tart ramnalrn. next to that of ederal patronage uaed In hla interest nd the activity of federal office-holders r him, has been tne reeling insi air. rt. aa a. federal ludae in unio. ren- ored decisions which laboring men re ard as Inimical to them, tha recent ad rse court findings have added a eight of woa to the Tart managers oi , which tbeV.ar not dispose to makt ngnt. - ot Oamtaea Question. Tha other thing referred to, as an Irritant at Taf t headquarters, la the war' secretary's advocacy of tha army poet canteen. , In his annual report, Bao retary Taft counseled that the canteen be reesUbliahed In all army poeta. It haa been aboliahed, -haa been unlawful for several years, and, persistent effort haa been put . forth t6 Induce Ita re establlshment ' ' , . . .-. " - . One af tha remarkable developments of lata years la the growth, of temper ance sentiment Its scop may be aueaaed from tha fact that mora than one half the entire territory of the United fltatea now is under prohibition state or local option. It is alao ad mitted that no state now under either enforced prohibition or local option is at ail, Ukeiy to revert t w termer atatua. . . Ho nowerful la tha demand for main' tanance of existing anti-liquor lawa and tha extension of their application, to new territory that tbera la vcn doubt as to whether or not tha Dletrict of Columbia "W1U ' not be placed - under either one or tha other of the men tloned tntl-llQuor lawa.thla winter. Tanpaxnaaa Hosts. Never before tha temperance hosts have been ao perfectly organised. Mem bera of tha prohibition party and of the anti-saloon league, and tha proponents of temperanoa In both tha great parties who are not allied to any temperance orcaniaation. have .gotten together, and are working to a common ena in nearly all tha etatee and territories. Theae Drobabl v now a majority of tha natlon'a votersare In larae-nart averse to reestablishing the army can teen, xney are oDjecung mat to re turn to tha canteen would be to permit reaction, and reactionary movements are not nonular nowadava. apparently. It Is realised that Mr. taft's urging that the canteen be reinstated has In jured his popularity. Theae facta are not denied br tha Taft boom era here. They freely admit theae handlcape, ar guing mat in spue or mem ne will win the Republican nomination. were the preaiaent not in enonor bound to refuae the renominatlon "un doubted that today his headship of me Republican, iu, ticxet would te a surety, becausa In that event Republl' can Internecine atrlfe would be at an end: whereas, now. with the president endeavoring to force Tart s nomination. that party Is torn into fragments to join which again Is wellnlgh Impossible. To have court findings intensify labor's aversion to Mr. Taft, and to pile Pelion on Oaea by adding the opposition of the temperance forces, in the opinion of Taft -leaders in Washington, Is to add Insult to Injury. STUDENTS WILL BUILD ARMORY adets riedge Themselves f; to Donate Work on Building. (Special Olcpateb to Tbe ioornal.) Corvallls, Or., Teh. ll.There Is l-obabillty of the Oregon Agricultural liege haying; a new armory, the bulla g to be designed and constructed by e cadets of the military department, uch enthusiasm prevails and 2,60ft hys' work have been pledged c-y me lmna- men. and the Building win De- time a reality If the board of regents 111 vote tne proper amount oi money furnish the material. As planned, the bunding win ne oz enforced concrete, witn a ateei irame. lid will ba practically fireproof. It Is be soo by loo, ma main room to nave concrete floor for a drlllroom. Kach comDanv will have an office and oreroom and there will also be offices r the regimental headquarters. There ill be a large assembly hail, which HI be used lor lectures, entertain ents and dances. ANKEE, MAEEIED 64 : TEARS, IS DEAD AT 95 udge Thomas A. Mellon Succumbs on His Own and Wife's Birthday. Pittsburg, Feb. 11. udge Thomas A. ellon, known throughout the country a banker and capitalist, and one of ttsburgs foremost citizens, is dead. He was stricken with anoplexy at 6 block in the morning as he arose from s bed to participate in me ninety-nitn inlversary of his own birth and the nety-first of his wife. When the end me several nours later an tao mem re of his family were present Judge Mellon was born at Camn mil. unty , Tyrone, Ireland, ' February J, 13, ana ror 70 years naa been ldentl with tho life and growth of Pitts hrg. , He waa the oldest member of the tleghehy county bar, founder of the ellon National bank, one of the larg- l in tne uim.ru Duties, una oeiore nis tirement several years axo was anno. ntea in many ousmess enterprises. He and hla wire celebrated the sixty urth anniversary of their marrlaare mi August. SENT TO WORKHOUSE BY IISOWII ORDER Toledo Judge Imprisons Himself to See What Criminals Do. Toledo, Feb. 11. After completing his docket at the police court this morning Judge James Austin Jr. charged himself with disturbance, pleaded guilty and was taken to the workhouse, where he served the four hours' sentence he had Imposed upon himself. The usual ceremony uaed In trans ferring a prisoner from the station to tne worxnouse was gone through with, and shortly before noon Judge Austin was handcuffed to three other nrlannera and carried to. the patrol wagon which core mm to tne jau. -mere mi name was entered on the blotter and he was forced to change his clothing for the regulation orison srarb. Ha next ate dinner with the other Inmates, and after being locked In a cell for an hour, while the guards ate, he was assigned to the ice-sawing squad on the creek around tne woranouse. His hands and feet were nearly frosen. When he was told that his time was served this afternoon he left say ins it waa the longest four hours he had ever spent. His Idea In serving the sentence was to learn how me men he sentenced live. BAD MAN SOBERS UP AND REPENTS WHAT.TIIE KIDNEYS DO Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us t Strong and Healthy, AH the blood In the body passes through 'the kidneys' once every three minutes. The kidney niter the blood. They .work night and , day. When healthy they remove about 100 grains of Impure ' matter dally, when un healthy some part of this Impure mat ter la left In the blood.' This brings on many diseases and symptoms pain In the back, headache, nervousness, hot. dry skin, rheumatism, gout, gravel, dis orders of the eyesight and hearing, du llness, Irregular1 heart, debility, drowsi ness, dropsy, deposits In the urine, etc but If you. keep the niters right' you will have ao trouble with your kidneys. George K.' Parrlah, musician, of 171 H East Oak street, Portland. Or says "1 Just as gladly Indorse Doan's Kidney Pills today as I did three years ago. Time has proved that the benefits found were permanent and thla haa been very gratifying. Kidney com plaint made Its first appearance la my case so gradually that It was some time before X paid any attention to it A cold settled In my back and I began to suffer from dull heavy pains In the loins and over the kidneys. It was' then that was Induced to try Doan's Kidney Pllle, and, as stated above, was completely relieved and not a symptom bag reap peared up to this time." For sale by all dealer. Price 10 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States. Remember the same Doan's and take no other. county school superintendent of Dong Us county for two years, a latent editor of the Roaeburg Plalndealer for aome time during its - management oy tne late u. 8. K. Bulck. reading clerk of the house of representatives, chief clerk of the state senate, member of the Oregon leg islature for three years and editor of the Pendleton Tribune, in lvi ne moved back to Roaeburg from eastern Oregon and took up the profession of dentistry, which he followed for about II years, belna- located for three veara in Cooa county. In. 1804 he established the Rose burg Spokesman. He waa its editor until his health forced him to give up the work about six weeks ago, at which time he auspended the publication. Dr. Strange was a prominent church and fraternal worker, being a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city, also of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W, and the W. O. W. Besides his wife he is survrved by one son. Dale W. Strange of thle city. and the following brothers snd sisters: A. W. and F. Q. Strange of Washington, A. T. Strange of Illinois. A. C Strange run,. A m rv V fitrantfA rt Vfn. . Tabor and Mre. W,. H, Fisher of British voiumDia. The funeral will be held In this city tomorrow afternoon. KILLED AT THROTTLE IN PLUNGE OVER BANK Pottsvllle Relief Engineer Applies Air Brakes, Holding Coaches on the Track. Hendricks, Who Shot Up a Coantry Road and Ponched a Watch, Brought to Trial. XCZE1IA VOW CTTBABUL a U rtohlnjr Bkln Diseases which Are Hot Hereditary instantly Believed by Oil of Wlntergreea. Can Eczema be cured? Some physicians say '"Yea." Some say "No." Tne real question is, "What is meant KCxemn.?" If von me An thn analv u pt Ions, those diseases which make eir first appearance, not at birth, but ars aiterwara, and pernaps not until iddle age--then there can no longer be y ouestlon that these forms of Eczema e curable. . Simple vegetable oil of wintorgreen, xeo witn otner vegetable ingredients, 11 kill the germs that infest the skin. )Dlv thla nreanrlntidSi tn the akin, on A ixcunuy mat awrui itcn is gone. Tbe ry 'moment tne liquid is applied, mat rmlslng, tantalising Itch disappears. 11 conunuea applications or mis ex- nat remeay soon cureme aiseaae. We carry in stock this oil . of winter- aen properly compounded into D.D. If. escnption. wmie we, are not sure at it will cure all those cases of skfn mble which ;.are Inherited, : we posl ely know mat this D. D. D. Prescrlp B. whenever rls-htlv used, will . cur pry last case of genuine Ecsema or ier swa trouDie, wmcn aid not exist birth. - i ; We. know thla -Anyway you, you r- r, will know that D. D. D. Prescript n instantly takes awav the itch the tment it Is applied to the skin. Skid- j)re Drug Co., 151 Third street. Stop pt itch today Instantly. Just call at fr Store anri trv thla wifMhfn t.mrtA pthlng liquid; also, ask about D. V. V. (Special DitDitch to Tha Journal) Roseburf. Or., Feb. 11. Claude E. Hendricks who created such a sensation near this city a week ago last Saturdaj while under the Influence of liquor, was brought up for petty larceny in Justice Long's court Saturday and put under bond of 260 to appear next Saturday, for trial The watch that he was sun- posed to have taken from the school house was found some distance from the place. He says he had no intention of stealing and nas not the slightest recol lection of ever having taken the watch. His promiscuous, shooting on the high way caused the greatest alarm and ex citement. The South Deer Creek schdol had Just been dismissed. Miss Watson saw Hendricks and became frightened. She ran to the nearest house and gave notice of his escapade. It was during her absence that he visited the school house and took her watch. The rural telephone was kept hot un til the entire populace was out hunting for the would-be - desperado. He man aged to elude them and took refuge at hfs father-in-law's,' place la Ten Mile. From there he sent word to the officials daily that he would come in and submit to arrest, but put It off, from day to day until a week had elapsed. He is fully repentant and is willing to do any thing to square matters, DR. J. W, STRANGE OF ROSEBURG DEAD Prominent for Many rears as Edu. cator, Legislator or Editor, and in Other Lines. (United Press Uased Wire.) Shenandoah, Pa., Feb. 11. While the Pennsylvania passenger train that left here at 2:10 p. m. today, drawing two coaches filled with passengers, was go ing at high speed down the heavy grade south of Fntckvllle on me way to Potts- llle, the locomotive Jumped the track and plunged down a 25-foot embankment and rolled to the publio road below, with the engineer. Grant Slgfrled. holding to 1 me tnrottie in nis vain attempt to stop the ponderous machine, but he waa caught under the engine In Its awful plunge and crushed to death. The fireman Renus Schuck, Jumped Just as the engine left the track, and aveu nimieii irom a similar rate. The locomotive, when it left the track, broke from the two coaches, which re mained on the track above the embank ment and wreckage below, pinning Slg frled under it. When the passengers discovered the narrow escape they had they were great ly shocked. Many of the women and children went into hysterics. It is believed that tha brava ans-tnaai. applied the airbrakes as soon as he felt ma engine leave tne track, which broke the couplings and saved the coaches from plunging down the embanlrmAnt aylng the lives of the passengers, never minimis ui inmseir. Engineer Slgfrled. who resided at Pottsville, was running in place of Ezra Carey, the regular engineer, who was oii anonuing me xunerai or a relative. HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES NAVAL BILL (United Press Leased Wirt.) Washington, Feb. 11. The house committee on, naval affairs today voted to report a bill authorising only two battleships, to be of 20,000 tons each, of the Delaware class. It also decided to recommend the building of 10 torpedo-boat destroyers, ela-ht submarines and 14,000,000 for experiments with sub-surface torpedo-boat a. It decided against the proposed scout cruisers. FORMER SEATTLE MAN DROWNED AT BOISE (Special Dispatch to The Joomit) Boise, Ida., Feb. 11. W. D. Field, a prominent real estate dealer of this city, was accidentally drowned in the plunge at the Natatorium here. He dived into deep water and in doing so It is thought he struck a barrel. Field, with his wife and daughter, -came here from Se attle about three years ago. He was 44 years of age. NEPHRITIS (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Roseburg, . Or Feb. 11. Dr. 3. W. Strange, one of Roseburg's most highly honored citizens, died Sunday morning at hit home la this dtyv after a linger ing illness of several weeks, from heart trouble. .Dr. Strange .was born on a farm In Blount county, Tennessee, No vember 11, 1JS2, At 19 years of age he, came to Oregon, locating in Garden valley, about 10 miles below this city. Later he moved to Wilbur and w a. mar ried In 1880 to MISS Frances Cm? - Ifa was very, active m educational? work. Alter jus marriage ne -was, in cuccesslon. What do physicians call kidney trou ble? Nephritis, What does Nephritis mean? Inflammation of the kidneys. -I?h?r? any "Peclflo for lffllammation of tire kldneysT Up to tha discovery of Fulton's Re nal Compound there was nothing known to physicians or pharmacists that would reduce Renal (kidney) In flammation. What then have physicians given in chronic kidney disease? Having nothing for Renal Inflamma tion they gave uS trying to reach the kidneys and considered it Incurable as the books say. and treated the heart and other symptoms. Then other than Fulton's Renal Com pound there is no real kidney specific? audio is uuiiim; eise Known tnat will reduce kidney inflammation In any of its stages, either first or last But many kidney troubled people re cover : Because it commonly gets well at first But If It does not It passes Into the second stage that was Incurable up to the discovery of this compound, and that Is the reason tha kidnv .ih. have now reached 170 per day. curable by thl8 compound in about IT per cent of all cases. , Literature mailed free. ' ; JOHN . J. FULTON CO.,' ' ' ' 1 Oakland, Cal. Fulton's Renal Compound van f hail at mm, arst-eiass or us: ainraa. r TO RUSH STALLING WORLD HERALD, OMAHA, FEB. 1. 19C8 BIG CROPS VISIT INDEPENDENT PLANT Xew Vkoae Company Bniertalas sens at Formal Opening ef Jfew yiaat. ' 01ti Orchestra ruralsaes Knit aad Beau tiful SaQataMT Xs TrtHf Decorated. r That the new building of the Inde pendent Telephone company at Twen tieth and Harney, will be packed with sightseers this afternoon and evening is a certainty, Judging from the crowds and the enthusiastic approval that were In evidence there yesterday afternoon. The occasion Is me formal opening ef the new plant or rather the In formal reception of the publio la rec ognition of It Quite elaborate prep arations had been made to receive the visitors, and they came in numbers that ahowed their keen Interest In the work ings of tbe "secret wire." Everybody wanted to know how any Insensate mechanism could put up a connection between two subscribers In any por tion of me city at me will of either ef them, and keep on putting up and taking down connections without the Intervention of human hand, except as lndloated on a little dial by the party at the end of me line. They saw Just how It waa done, and then they marveled the more at the wonder of it. Women were in the majority among the sightseers, although several hun dred men mingled in the crowd of nearly 2,600 mat surged through the building during the afternoon. "I can't understand It," said one well-known society woman, "and I can't understand Just how my sewing ma chine needle picks up the thread from the shuttle, but I do know that both of them manage to do the business, and they don't make any mistakes. It takes me needle Just one stab to pick up the thread, and the flip of the dial is all there Is to It with this auto matic phone, and there is no telephone girl to get saucy about It either." The speaker did not understand why 1 feminine noses were tilted disap provingly at her remark, but It was because she did not know that a bunch of telephone girls from the Bell plant had Just come over In a body to In spect the automatlo plant During the afternoon there were numerous other delegations of Bell people who called to satisfy their curiosity, and they asked questions to their hearts' con tent They were accorded a double ' welcome. An orchestra of It '.pieces was sta-. Uoned In the lobby. on the lower floor, and the double suite of, offices as well n the main -corridors were profusely decorated with palms and flowers. There was a flood of electric light and . the beauties of tha handsome building were set ef f to excellent advantage. The tiled floors, mahogany woodwork, shining brass and ' other metal trim mings were all as spick-and-span as any one could desire. Luncheon was served in tone Of the rooms, the tables being decorated with lighted candelabra In colors; Waitresses saw to the deft serving of the guests. There was nothing wantlnf to make It a decided "function." even to the ebony, factotum at the entrance, who 'Swung the long glass doors to welcome tbe coming and speed the -parting guest . Special apparatus had been set up In the switchboard room on the second floor, in the shape of small sample switchboards. In order to enable tha visitors to see Just how the connec tions are made. Attendants were pres ent at each to make explanations and answer questions. Visitors were taken everywhere, even to the basement where ' they saw how the cables entered me building and are distributed; the re pair shop, testing department and all branches of the electrical department It was the first time that me city as a whole had been Invited to Intimately Inspect the workings of 4 telephone system and indications were that there were thousands who had been pining for Just suck a tour of investigation. The publio reception continues to day, the hours being from 2 to f o'clock this afternoon and T to 10 o'clock this evening. The same arrangements will be continued for the reception of visit ors today, and as on yesterday flowers nd other souvenirs will be presented to each guest who honors the company by accepting the general invitation to be present OF NEW TELEPHONES Independent Company Issues aa Ofdeg Fatting- Twenty-Tlve store Men, at Work. ji ,wm Try sad save the Entire 0 ubsorthed lu ta by Katea 2, 1,000 la mow, 1 An order was Issued yesterday put ting 26 additional installers at work . putting In the phones of the Independ ent Telephone company. The work will now proceed at the rate of over 100 phones a day. Manager Matthews said that orders .for new Phones were being received In' euoh numbers that little headway was being made on the sum total of nnfllled orders; and that It bad been . deeided lto put on all the men who could be used to advantage and get the phones connected up and into ao tual service. The company will not begin to charge for telephone service until March 1. At the present time the company has about L000 phones In operation, with total orders for a little over 8,000. It Is hoped ' to have the greater part of these in stalled by March L , Arrangements are being made to re ceive . the general publio at the com pany's mala building at Twentieth and Harney streets at an Informal opening of the plant on Friday and Saturday of . next week, when everybody will be shown Just hew ths automatlo system works, and how the Secret wire makes Its own connections and gives me tele phone girl a permanent vacation. On the days pf the opening provision will be made to receive visitors from a to ( and from f to 10 o'clock, and they will be shown through the entire plant and made familiar with all the work lags of the Independent systemv Oma ha World-Herald, January 14, 1 Only Four More Lots Left And They Go at $150 Each The Biggest City Real Estate Bargain Yet Offered EVERYONE OF THEM WORTH $500 EACH - WILL GO TODAY AT $150 EACH 2 BLOCKS FROM MOUNT SCOTT STREET CAR LINE 18 Lots Have Been Sold Since Last Friday SIX MONTHS AGO Ycftj WOULD HAVE PAID FROM $400 TO $500 FOR EACH ' - - Today $150 ON TERMS TO SUIT BUYERS No Better Offer for an Investment Buy today. It will be worth three times the amount in 90 days S. V. DAVIDOR & CO. Home Phone A1857, Main 8155 . 206-7-8 Couch Bldg., 4th & Washington No Cocaine, NoGas No Students Our success tm da -1 tmtform high-grade work at reasonabla prioes. NERVOUS PEOPLE And those affikted with heartwaa. ness can now have their teeth ea tracted filled and bridgework ap plied without the least pain or dan ger. , PAINXiKSS EXTRACTION J2-KARAT CROWNS OUK BEST PuAIn FlaAXSU 8.0 AiA4 LAfiXO fUATB 15,00 TEETH Examination and CtaunXt&ttoa Tree. Re-Enameling Teeth Is the srreatest Invention hi modern dentistry and has been most suooees- rui or an metnous. We extend to sll a soeclal Invita tion to call at our office and have their teeth examined free of charge. We own and control the laraest and best equipped dental establish ment In the world, having Is offices all told. We give a written guarantee with all work for 10 year Lady attend ant - , , Open evenings till T. Sunday t to 1 Union PainlessDentists aaltt Morrison St, Cornet lint. PLEADS GUILTY 0 ATTEMPTED EXTQBTI0N v Herman Haffner. - charged hrith at tempting to1 ' extort : money . from Mrs. Rscnel Hawthorne, a wealthy east side rM . mum m .imtaw up land's court this morning and will be sentenced next week. Haffner was cap tured at the telephone while attempting to threaten Mrs. Hawthorne into paying; him 18.600. At the time ofr his arrest he confessed and implicated -Leo Hou sig. Honslg pleaded not guilty this morning and his trial : waa set for Slmer Wills,' charged ' -with holding up B. J. Maxwell: and 'securing US from him, pleaded not guilty and his hearing waa set- for- April 7. U Bore eaa Tndw Yeet Ciir-fl r 1 THI HOXTSJtHOtD eTSui.ON." , TrorRlti ifm tifwr it 1H. juRXfll'S IVTIUUKI'IO UJAUV-l f.ii- UK. ml m military: ACADOIY' P0RTLANDJ5RE; A Boarding and Day School for Young ilea and Boya Preparation ' fo col leges, U. a Military and navai aesoemiea. Ae credited fj to tanfi)d, Berkeley. ' ' Cornell. berst and all Stat I -Versltle end Asrtcu!'. 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