The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 28, 1908, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextJ,-.-, -.-.f,. . . ' , - - " . , , . , ! . . V . V f THE OREGON DAILY '" JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, ' ( - 1908. RAILROADS erve Themselves for. Con test Over Wage Scale Transaction on . Chicago Board of Trade News Prom Windy City. 3pj1il CorrssVondeoes of Ths Journal.) Chlcaco. Fsb. . !. Thess ars anxious ays for ths 41 railroad having tsrmt- als In Chlcaco and for tha railroad la- or organisations which bava haadquar ra hr. Both aides ara nerving them valves for the contest over the wage fala which wlU4ake place this aprlng ,nd which nay precipitate the blggeat bor war which this countrr has ever nown. . A year ago at the wage con 3renoes held here the men were ranted advances In the scale amount g to f 100.000,000. Since then rates jrirve been lowered In many statea and -arno naa rauen on io suon an sxiem lat railway managers declare they will unable to continue the "prosperity" -ale of wagea. Labor leaders bn the ther hand declare they will fight to le last ditch rather than consent to a nt'a reduction in pay. This promises imt lively sessions ror tne wage con' srences which will take place In Chl- kgo in April. Headquarters are aireaoy eing established here by the engineers, remeni conductors snd trainmen and ora has been sent to an ins local niona to select delegates to a eonvsn- on which may be held at a later oat. i tHa meantime matter will oe rur ir complicated by the Investigation ito th ouetlnn which win be under km bv tha Intsrststs commerca com- lisslon, at the recent request of the resident. The seriousness of the sit- atlon mav be realised when It la re ismbered that there are now 1,040.000 ien employed by the railroads of the luntry- If any large portion of theee ten were called out on striae it wouia iralyse commerce and probably lead i another panic, more aisastrous man lat of laat fall. "Twentv-four veara I have watched iee men and never, not once In all jiat time have I known one of them to mat sji ODiiaaiion on a mere iminn UMy," remarked Secretary George F. tone of the Chicago board of trade, rm entering upon hFs twenty-fifth year it of flea. "When one reallsea that the j-ansactlons on the Chicago board of l-mde reach up In value into nunareos !t millions a year and that aales and jrchaaes, of course, cannot be set out i aaroementa auch as are used in real iitate transactions, such a record is re markable, lan't It? Those men in there," ,i added, pointing to the ahouttng brok-1-s on the floor busy buying and selling Train and provisions, "would not thank fiy man to allow him a technical point !f which he could evade the obligation a contract Time, and again during leae yenrs I have seen these men atrip lemaelves of everything In order to Ieet their obligations. Men take pride , meeting their contracts at whatever tt without a quibble, pride In a clean cord. Show one of these fellows who iy the. farmers' crops, for either lmme 1 ate or future delivery, a chance to irk out of a contract, and he will tell (ju and I haye heard them no air. j)t for the whole board of trade.'' j hese nve the men who have relent- ieniy rougnt tne mere gamonng or licketsbops. During the dark days of iiie civil war. the board sent several i glmcnti Into the field, and whenever hme calamity or emergency calls for 1-ompt actlcn. the man with a subscrlp jon pepcr always goes to the board of Mane iirst.v wiinm me wern o,vvi wii hllected within a short time for the re fat of the unemployed and their faml liss In the city of Chicago. Michigan to ths Illinois river. Old set tier have testified that becauss ths Desplames - was wot-navigable, goods were commonly brought from Bt. - to ths pocpl In ths iesplalnes and Il linois river valleys until ths Illinois snd Michigan canal waa completed. Ths river s ourrsnt Is very rapid at ths point where the dam In controversy is being built and provision has been, mads tot waterway locks and pool, making in fact (J0O.0OO link In ths waterway channel from Chicago to- ths- gulf, -approved by ths war department. Tns state, however, is seeking to-securfor Itself the wsterpower In ths river, if its constitution be amended neit Novembsr ss Is nscessary to permit It to do so. A despsrat : pToTTo ' overthrow ' ths present king of Servls, and seat an American on ths throne la Chicago's lat est contribution to ths gaiety of na tions. That ths conspiracy Is not taken seriously has in no war dampened ths ardor of "Prlno"' Theodore Max Straw of Iowa, tha claimant to ths thro no, and his generaliaalmo and chief of staff. Dr. Ben U Reltman, who recently achieved fame by loading an "army" of tha unemployed through ths streets of this olty. Dr. Reltman now plsns to turn these men Into an actual army, with which to bestegs Belgrade and seise the reins of government. The money for the expedition Is to corns from snonymous -wins merchants In this country who ere represented as caatlng covetous eyes on the rlehylne- Sarda of the Balkan provlncea. "Prinoe trew, the would-be founder of the Iowa dynasty, claim descent from Obllitrh, ths hero king of Bervla, who defend ant were bsnlshed from the country In 1704. Strew la at present,. It is .said, employed by' the Rock Island railroad at Numa. Iowa. Dr. Reltman plans be fore long to equip a ship and recruit 9.000 men la his csuss. Meanwhile the conspiracy continue to oonapire, in spits of the activity of ths host of Serv ian secret service agents and their re morseless system of surveillance over the ex-ttervian population of Numa, Iowa, and other middle. western states. Tha nt tha flrht over the na tional question of prohibition has sud denly shifted for the time being from the south to Chicago and Illinois, uoiri ths orohlbltlontsts and the liquor deal- era and brewers realise that ths future spread or checking of the prohibition movement is vitally dependent on the iaaue of the April elections which will be held-throughout this state. The pro hibitionists from their hesdquartrs in this city srs straining svery nerve to carry the day. Ths ilpuor dealers on the other hand have cadsed general sur prise snd eommondatlon by the new stand which they bav taken. At a spe cial meeting of theNstlonal Wholesale Liquor Dealera' association held here a few days ago, a majority of the leadUig liquor dealers came out in favor of put ting an end to any abuses now existing in the liquor trade. At the same time tl)y expressed their latention of "com ing out Into the opn" and inviting dis cussion of the entire question. This Is the policy which has been pursued by the prohfoltiontsts for SO years. The liquor deslers claim that they have more fact on their aide than the pro hibitionist and that while the 60 year' fight haa been waging, prohibition In actual practice has proved a failure wherovor It has been tried. Their evi dence should prove interesting and the facta will show whether they are right or wrong. The significant point Is the appeal to facts, for It mark the pass ing or me on aays wnen silence rather than facts waa regarded aa the proper answer to any public attack on an es tablished business. YAL1HILL BOOSTS s ALL ALONG LINE Thousands for. Advertising, and University Appropria-; tion Indorsed. (Special Dlipttch to The ' Joirstl.) ' a McMlnnvllls, Or , Feb. St. At an en thusiastic meeting at the city hall pre liminary steps were taken to reorganise ths McMlnnvllls Development ' league. Thirty-two prominent business men and other cltlsens were present. E. C Ap person was elected chairman and D. C. Wheeler, secretary. It waa sstimatsd that from 16.000 to $10,000 would ba raised for sn adverttalna- fund and a finance committee of five was ordered. John Wortman, E. C. Apperson and w, t. Macy were elected delegates io tne Yamhill county Development league. A motion was adopted unanimously In favor of ths state appropriation of H J6.000 annually for the state univer sity st Eugene, and J. c. Cooper waa sppointed a committee to prepare reso lutions to be presented to the County Development league in ravor or mis ap propriation. The County Development league met In the Commercial club rooms at 10:10 yeaterday. A constitution was adopted and the following offieers were elected: M. O. Lownsdale, president; J. It, Eakln, vice-preiaent; w. l. Macy, secretory; V. H. Caldwell, treasurer. Delegates were present from Hheridsn, DayTbn, North Yamhill, Springfield, Newberg, Carlton and lafayette. Mr. Well, advertising agent of the Southern Pacific railroad, made a prop oHltlon to asMlst in advertising the county which was accepted, and no was Invited to visit Sheridan, Dayton and North Yamhlll'where meetings will b held next wek to boost the work. In the matter of the state appropria tion for the State university, Mr. Coop er submitted the following, which waa adopted: . . "Reolved, by the Yamhill County Development league. That In the In terest of higher education, in which the progressive people of the state of Ore gon take s Just pride, and In the in terest of the DromotJon work In the Willamette valley, we heartily favor the atate appropriation of $126,000 for tbs State university, on which the referen dum has uecn called, and we aak the voters of Yamhill county to vote against the referendum and in favor of the ap propriation. If you vote otherwise, whst Is the use of boosting?" OLD CEMETERY WILL BE MADE CITY PAKK Pendleton Council Takes Steps to Preserve Relics of Pioneers and Utilize Burial Place. ys it tr j"Mlrsr Chicago and most of them are ped thoutands of times a year Is the Ust discovery of the poBtorrlce de 'krtment. Some of them are such per let disguises that they could safely t used as code, or figure on a railroad ! riff sheet for the benefit of oil trusts id' other corporation that might be I on tho secret Yet Uncle Sam's llght i ng-wltted postal clerks manage to de ipher them every day and In addition 'key will tell you In a great many cases ie nationality of the man who wrote He address. Here la ths official list of h 21 varieties Chlcagow, Checago, Chicawgo, Chlk- igo. Chiggaggo. Chlggego. Cheegago. ihlrffago, Shechago, Shlkkago, Sbcrcag . Shaknkko, 8cnuerkalgo, Psceschago, hchakko. Txstchngo. Stktschagko, jhenknkko, Zheckako, Stschaggo. , Most of the versions are evident st mpts to spell the name of the city i It sounds when pronounced and hence kould have the official sanction of the 'wjasevelt spelling reform. Others sug jsT birth in a moment of Inspiration In lie recesses of some Polish or Hun urian or Lithuanian brain and are I dec la ted to make a Slovak "hunkie" ei nomesicK at signi. as unicago nas forelgn-born population of over 500, i0 psrsons there are doubtless many her misspellings in current use but ese nre tho principal ones which so r have come to light. Legal searchlights turned backward jon the primitive transportation meth 1s during the pioneer days of Chicago id- vicinity. last week discovered old isbbona, chief or the Pottawottamies, id Faith In the commercial future of the Waterways of the country and es pecially bf the lakes-to-the-gulf deep waterway has Just received striking justification In the announcement that the Corn Products Manufacturing com pany, the so-called r'ucoeo trust. Is about to Invest $5,000,000 In a manufac turing plant and a model cltv on the banks of the Chicago drainage canal, the - first link In the deep -waterway. This le significant as the first move on the part of Industrial Interest to take advantage of the low rate offered by water carriers as opnosed to the railioada. The Corn Products company. It is rumored, will close the Peoria plants and an much aa possible of the company' manufacturing will be done it t lie new Dlant on the dralnnr ranal Dockage has been rented from the sanl- tarv aisirin ror a period of 99 veara and land has been bousht for the fac tories and the employes' quartera. The new town will be known us Argo and will be modeled somewhat after the United States Steel company's indus trial city at Gary, Indiana. ALL PENDLETON OUT WITH BROOMS AGAIN (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Pendleton. Or., Feb. 21. Definite steps have been taken by the city coun cil to convert the old cemetery In the north part of the city Into a city park. For years the cemetery has lain In a dilapidated condition, with broken head stones, desecrated graves and torn down fences, and has been an eyesore. Now the council will take legal steps to have It transferred to the city, and a park will be made there. All of the early pioneers of the city are buried there, but the remains will be removed and the f rounds leveled end planted with trees, t Is possible a monument to the pioneers may be erected In the park. Smart Styles for 1908 . t The new lines are here ; they prove we're keep ing to our purpose to supply the finest clothes for boys possible to produce. It will be a favor to us to let us show you what's here. BOYS' SUITS BOYS' TOPCOATS BOYS' NOVELTY SUITS BOYS' FURNISHINGS BOYS' HEADWEAR Prices Always (he Lowest MAIL ORDERS GET OUR PROMPT AND SPECIAL ATTENTION Last Tear's Cleaning-lip Day Such a Success That Event Will Be Repeated. (Sptcla! Dlipatcb to Tb Joorail.) Pendleton, Or., Feb. 28. So success ful were the cleanlnr ud davs Inaugu rated by the Pendleton city council last year that two days have been named for spring cleaning days this year, the council aesignating March 13 and li for that event. AH the homeowners of the city will Join with the schools, churches, city council end other organ isations or the city and on these days vacant low and private alleys. ill be cleared of rubbish and streets. premises wi a general cleaning up program will be conducted. Last year the cleaning up dnv was converted into a holtrinv and severad hundred men and a score of ! teams were engaged In a-atherlnz ud and natuiing uuv ruooisn. LOGS TO PALMEK MILL OVER ELGIN BRANCH (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) La Grande. Or.. Feb. 28. Locrc-lne- trains are now being operated bv the O. R. N. over the Elgin branch for the Palmer sawmills In this city. From 9A rt DA nan rt Iak. .- I his description of Indian travel I everv dav for the anfl avtra trnlna id portages in .days even before the hit man came. In depositions taken mcerning tho actual navigability of e pespiamcs river, in tne state s right ion a dam in tnat river built by- the conomy Light; & Power company, it as related ty a pioneer or Ottawa, D. . Raymond, that Chief Shabbona lived his home for years and often had de ribed. to him as a boy how the In- lans carried their birch canoes around e rapids in . the Desplames river - as ey had to do in going from Lnke ALWAYS HUNGRY. Ordinary rood JTsver Satisfied In. A young lady In Minnesota writes of r experience: "After a disheartening struggle for -a vears against the ills attendant on lalassimllaUon of food, I am at last 1 the hlflrh road to recovery and feel f polled to give credit where It is due. 'Some years ago I had a long Illness a tn stomach trouble. Every meal I U caused me either excruciating pain a -dull heavy misery inai was even brse. I weignea out-vu pounus, was snost hopeless, as I found that A poor- nOurlBiiea ooay alcana ih.v-k ui vrain wer and ambition. "I was always ravenously hungry and hlle I could not eat the appetizing .Mfcea on the table. I longed for them. dat longing Is what prompted me to y Grape-Nuts. The food had a flavor at 1 HKea ncn wiinoui wm i . left . off nr dally laxative as I und I did not need It, for Grape-Nuts hs so easily digested, constipation Inn rilaanneared. I found, too. that I id not grow tired Of Grape-Nuts and ntinuea to-eai h. . ... "It forms my breakfast exclusively d I also eat if with eggs and fruit fpr hv . otner meais, i aainro i unds In less than a year ana mai is thing compared with my gain In Irength and courage. 1 can now eat a neany nrnai wnu-n tlaflea Mv unnttlte and it does ; not hve me, as formerly, Reeling as though had dined pn Uoks.' ''TJiere'a a rea- Name riven by tvstum Co., Battle 'eek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well- will be run as the demand for logs in creases. The logs are loaded by a steam loader at the Palmer spur 12 miles west or Elgin and the cars are unloaded by the same means at the mill in this city. The Palmer mills em- floy about 250 men and will cut from 00,000 to 250.000 feet or lumber per day when running full capacity,. WOODCRAFT WOMEN , VISIT AT PILOT ROCK (gperiil I'lspitcb to Tbs Joarnil.) Pendleton, Or Feb. 18. Twenty-five members of the local circles of the Women of Woodcraft went out to Pilot Rock last night to meet with the Pilot Rock circle for a social evening. The members of the. girl's drill teams of Pendleton and Daphne circles of this city accompanied the excursion and gave an exhibition drill as a part of the evening's entertainment NONSUIT MOTION IN DAMAGE CASE FAILS (gpeeial Dlttcb to Tbs Journal.) La Grande, Or., Feb. 28. Considerable Interest Is being taken in the case now on trial in tho circuit court wherein the O. R. .& N. Is being sued for $7,600 as a result of the accident at Perry In which Donald Russell lost his life. At ths conolusion of the testimony of the plain tiff the attorney for the O. R. & N. filed a motion of non-suit on the ground that the plaintiffs had railed to show any neglect on the part of the com pany. Thlp motion was overruled. GETS THREE YEARS IN JAIL FOR TREASON . (Catted Press Leased Wire.) Berlin, Feb. 28. Rudolph . Oestrleh, Sociatlsv leader, who was convicted. of treason, -was today sentenced to .three years In prison. , His offense consisted of urging ths army to repudiate ths kal ssr'J auUiority, , - . i :-x :,. J.., tM. j.;.;.;-; Men's Suits $1.00 a Week Your prii Suit In wfee Is For the benefit of all who have never opened a CREDIT ACCOUNT At our store we want to say that they will be de lighted beyond measure with our simple and con venient system of liberal credit and courteous service. Our Men's and Ladies' High -Grade Spring Suits Are very chic and have an air of better ness with correct style at moderate, prices you don't find at other stores Ladies' Suits $1.00 a Week 4 fcf Pay Us a Utile Down and $1.00 a Week Elegant line of Spring Suits and Skirts at $1.00 m .week TaaJSaalr Buy the latest and smartest millinery in the cityat $1.00 a week Portland's Leading Credit Store Two Floors C "He that grasps at Bat aval a . mm MB too much holds nOthing faSt." -German There is nothing fabulous in this investment to which we are about to call your attention. The Blue Diamond Pressed Stone Company is one of the many manufacturing interests that are transforming Portland into a city of industrial importance. It is already estab- lished, is manufacturing its product, is provid ing a healthy profit for its owners, and has promise of becoming one of the largest plants of its. kind on the Pacific Coast. Nothing stands in the way of making this plant a per petual yielder of splendid returns for the money invested. The material is at hand; the facilities for manufacturing are present; the profit is large; the demand is insatiable. Hence, the investment is safe. An Honest In vestment for Honest People We manufacture concrete blocks, cement brick, and all kinds of material for concrete construction. This material is admitted to be vastly superior to any other kind of building material known. It is the material of the present and the future. j It is cheaper than stone or brick. 7 j"5 It is far more durable than both. r ! - It requires less labor to place it It is impervious to water or frost. It was used over 4,000 years ago. Ancient works are still in preservation. It has stood the test of centuries. It is in greater demand now than ever. K These Are the Facts Our plant is already in operation. It is located on the Willamette river at Sellwood. It represents a large investment of money. 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