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PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER: 6, 1908. .v.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
1, VOL. V. NO. 28.
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"ALL WORK TO EE FMSMED --HMMiviAN
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CORRUPTION
OREGON TO SEE GREATEST
EIM OF RAIL CONS TRUCTION
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.VIZARD'S PROMISE. QF RAILROAD ACTIVITY
ii .i.,tniiv nntHned for Oregon. which was checked or discontinued last fall on
ft,. fin.,M.i ritti-MBion. will be carried to completion at once. The central Oregon line
will be bnllt tit- quickly-aa the materials and money can be gotten together. That branch li ;now
out of my hands and In charge of the local trafflo managers. It will be started Immediately.
"Tha Oregon and Washington , road, which Includes the peninsula tunnel, the Tillamook exten
sion.1 the Klamath-Natron line, the removal o( the tracks on Fourth street Jn Portland, In fact all
tne work projected .when we were compelled to withdraw from the field last fall,, will be. finished
without lost of time. - , . ..... .... ' , '.,.,, 'a ,
' "With the exception of the central Oregon roaa, mese outer m c wu u ...
will besom months before we can get started on them, but all will be-ca" to completion. It Is
not our. intention to. abandon any of the projected work In Oregon."-E.. II. Harrlman.
Democratic Leader Apprised
That Corporations Haye
Millions for Aid of Repub
lican party, Contributed
as By Individuals. . .
the Centra! Oregon Line
firstNow in Hand
of Local Officers.
All Other Branches and
Extensions Are to Be
Rushed to Completion
Tor th first time slacs real,. active
railroad history Oiad its Inosptlcn 3nto
Oregon, tlw ststo as a whole, and oat
ticnlarly -ike vast oatwiEse of the lnor
lor, oces relief approaching for tSs .trying-
acd narosslnr trafflo probleais, tit
congestion of freight cad t&a handi
.caps to production. . Edward IE, Karri
man, yhoc ayatoms for two daoades
lar eoutroUca tho deatioy 'of of
th largest 00m won wealth In tfas wa
Ion, has afrtxad Ma official aeal to ti
word which apoUa tha raataat r of
.railroad ooastruction orer witnessed la
ny state west of the Bookies. , .
All the work, extensions, new Uses
and "branehM ' oontemplated fey the
Southern raolflo and O. B. S) W. sys
terns will be completed without loss
of time. Mr. Barriaan aas said so de
' finitely. ' Two weeks aro he promised
as wnoh to Governor - Chamberlain's
party who visited him at his headuar
tors at Pelican lodge. He repeated the
promise last alg-ht at the fathering of
business" men in the parlors of the
Conuneroial olnb.
Construction work on .the Tillamook
extension Is already under way. The
line into central Oregon via the Des
chutes valley la the next on the ached
Ule.' .',:!...' VI. ,
"That road will be built just as quick
lv as money and material can be (rath
ered to(rether." declared Mr. Harrlman
laat n!rht. "The matter of construc
tion has left my hands and is now- In
charge of the local offices. It will be
built immediately."
"How soon doeri 'Immediately" mean?'
the railroad ; Hercules was asked. "A
year, two months?:'
What Immediately Means.
"Work on that line may begin wltnln
S hours, it may be, nowever. a period
of several.' weeks; but- not longer. It
takes time to gather the meana neces
sary to build into that section, espe
cially when we have to look coolly at
the fact that physical conditions are
such we-- must . in reality build four
miles of road to secure one" mile of traf
fic that is one mile at a stretch where
every acre or every other acre is a
producer." ....
Mr. Harrlman Jokes short jokes
pungent in flavor. He slips them off
the end of his tonfcue.like a man count
ing a handful of dollars from one hand
to the other. He is not always the aus
tere, vindictive and vrasplng being- the
cartoonists picture him.
"What route will the line into the
Interior follow?" Mr. Harriman was
questioned, . . r ,
mblio. Boon to Know.
"Well, now, he replied, as his face
wrinkled Jn a smile, ''if I knew I'd be
foolish to tell you, and if my local
traffic men knew they, too, wooldj.be
foolish to dincloae the fact The public
will be advised regarding that matter
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! No More Fear of G. 0. P.; De
spite Big Oil Fine Honey
to Be Spent Sub Rosa,
Chiefly With Minor Part
ies in Doubtful States.
E. H. Harrlman.
S. Pi ENGINES TO BE TAKEN
OFF FOURTH STREET SOON
Harriman Says Delay in Building Oswego Cut-off Has
Been Occasioned by Tightness of Money Market
Informal Beception and Auto Ride.
Edward H. Harrlman, railroad km of
America, has .come and gone, .fie nas
seen, for anotner xime, mo vaucy
the . Willamette, has sped over , the
streets of Portland, has dined with, met
and conversed with Portland business
men, discussed the railroad situation,
given assurances of things to come.
and, leaving behind a gentle1 warmth of
recurrent hope in the hearts of nls au
ditors, has started on the return Jour
ney to his caetern headquarters. '
Yesterday srternoon tne ran roaa mag'
nate. escorted by officials of his Ore-
f:on and California lines, reached Port,
nd a short time after 4 o'clock. Im
mediately his party, took an automobile
and waa taken for a ride over the city
and its vicinity. The railroad master
waa shown the improvements that had
been made to the city since last " he
HONORABLE JAPS N
AMERICA TO SNEAK
WARSHIP COIN HOME
(SpeeUl Dispatch t The JFoaraalt .
Fresno, CaL, Sept I. From -the J sp
an esa boes contractors associatton
comes the announcement that the Jap
anee in this country sre here for the
fiurpoae of securing money with which
o build wsrshtpa and to create a great
' army for Japan. This announcement is
contained In a circular thit is being
distributed by the hundreds throughout
thla county and the other districts of
:llforala whr there is a large Jap
anese pormlailon.
The bnse contractors' asociatlon 4s
a amrt of union of the employee of Jap
anese labor, which takes large con t rax 1 1
for v'lreyr and orrhard work, dictates
wages, and heidr the gangs of labor
ers like oo many sheep. It hse en
countered trouble here through the en
trprie of throe Independent Japanese
contractors, who have takft' the con
tract for the- big Tarpevlne-ard,
ewnd by M. F. Tsrper. for many yrara
snetobee of the Dm?rUc national
rrvmism frem Csllforala and o of
the leading rtne-rardlsle of the stat.
The -ab eontrmctors teste takea the
wo-k fr II ' pr ton. while tb union
- ef the Vas eortrsrtors l II tl.
The Hrviilar of the bfe ontrsftora
arce1 1a s'l Jtr "'sent !ren"' to
ork wlta them for higher wages, Tbe
appeal for higher wages Is not for the
benefit of the men themselves, accord
ing to thla official document, but for the
Ing to thla glory of the Japanese army
and navy. This la an exact quotation
from the circular:
''Money la necessary for every un
dertaking since Japtfn te In ''need of
warships, and since she nas -no money.
wnica is absolutely . necessary tlia
whole country should awaken to the
fact, and do all In their power to raise
money. In looking over tbe situation
along tbe Pacific coast we ahould aee
Japanese doing all In their power lo
make Japan a strong ant great coun
try; but alas! not so. Instead we find
some very oowerfal men fattening thHr
oeme at
brothers.
The Ja
the expense of their felioi
Truly these ere bad men.
The Japanese newspapers of the state
have pitch Into the rght, all on the
stde of the bossea. The lndependnt
contractors are denounced as unpatri
otic, because they ara leenlng the
funds that should be nent to the Thome
fiiwi for war stores. The effect of the
circular hero is to Increase the feeling
arstneSnethe Japanese. In view of the
announcement that th little brown
men ere bore for the onrpo ef rais
ing money to boild battleship fleets'
sd eouip armies fr' tfce expected
straggle, with America. - ,
was here and was surprised at them.
Looking at the Wells-Fargo building,
the home of the northwest Harrlman
lines, he turned to General ' Manager
O'Brien and said with a smile, "we
lead the way." Mr. Harriman waa Im
pressed with the growth of Portland
and waa frank to admit it.
Dinner at Arlington Olnb.
Tha Arlington cluh claimed Mr. Har
rlman for dinner his tablemates- being
J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the
O, R. ft N.; K. E. Calvin, general man
ager of the Southern Pacific lines; vv.
D. D. Fen ton. Southern Pacific attor-
npv TDr K A. I. Markensle. John
.Muir, the noted scientist and guest of
Mr. Harrlman; F. S. Stanley, B. .
Jonselyn, C. E. S Wood and Alfred Hoi-man.
It remained for the Informal recep
tion, however, to give finishing touches
to Mr. Harrlman s visit to the city. At
the Commercial club at 8 o'clock he met
with a large number of Portland busi
ness men. talked with them informally
of Portland. Its progress, its railroad
needa and the accomplishment of ita
hopes and ambitions. To these men he
gave encouragement promised tranapor
tatlon relief and the early completion of
the Harrlman projects now under lan
or course of construction.
averytUsaT Purely Informal.
Mr. Harriman had not 'desired any re
ception bordering on the formal. He
desired to meet the people of Portland,
not as a railroad official but as a citl
en, and accordingly there waa no pro
gram and no ostentation. - He cam Into
the reception hall quietly and root the
business men assembled there as snan to
man, frankly. '
Before the evening had passed, how
ever, he was persuaded to make a short
addsess in which he promised the early
comnletion of ail Harrlman protects of
otenslnn under plan or construction, and
relief or the congestion or onrth atreet
in Portliind. He expressed sorrow that
he would not be able to pobi with Port
land as a cltisen smd not as a railroad
man In the Jollification over the open
ing of the north bonk med
TT have been at a loss whst to ay."
saH Mr. Harrlman in commencing his
talk.
"1 did not Intend to make any ad
dress to voa and heralr know now o
begin, but lead b" been In "krated to
me bv a fellow criminal here ft g.
JosselVn. president Of the Portland Kali
way, Light A Power company, to whom
he bad be talkinrt. who har sug
gested that vow ntlght like M know hw
nwm we are going off 'Fourth olreet.
Too Ttrr.sps. sorie or you. live on
Fottrta street or trsnsact fcuaine
there. I (rw there was oTn
4on akottt Fourth street, but I d4 not
(CoBttBuod on Fags Three.)
By John E. Xevlns
(Staff Correspondent of United Press.)
Falrvlew, Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.
That a mammoth corruption fund,
aggregating several millions of dol
lars, has been subscribed "to defeat
his candidacy for the presidency was
the news that reached William Jen
nings Bryan tonight. " Among the
alleged contributors, according to
the report that came to Fairview, are
the directors in every big corpora
tion that the Democratic candidate
has assailed in his speeches during
tha past four years. Further, ' the
story, goes, the .money -,was not se
cured until the entire situation had
been thoroughly canvassed and It
had been decided that the socalled
special interests" would be at least
a trifle safer under Republican than
under Democratic rule.
Tha Bryan was much concerned
over the story was snown by tne
fact that he called up national head
quarters at Chicago over the long
distance telephone as soon as It
reached him and asked that it be
thoroughly investigated and all the
facts be ascertained so that he could
consider them on his arrival at Chi
cago next Monday.
The intimation is conveyed that
among tne contriDutors are several
members of the group of million
aires known as the Standard Oil
crowd.
Not Afraid of Republicans.
This, despite the fact that it was
under a Republican administration
that the largest fine in history, $29,
400,000, was imposed on the Stand
ard . for violating tbe . anti-trust law
and rebating. But thls.fine has been
set aside by the higher courts and
the matter is still in litigation. Bry
an is assured that the' Standard
financiers believe they will have no
trouble getting the decision setting
aside the fine upheld, 'and that the
precedent set forth in the decision
of the reviewing authority will pre
vent further prosecution under the
evidence now in the hands of tbe
government prosecutors. The com
pany has, since the tine was im
posed, lived up to at least the letter
of the law. as its attorneys see It,
so that it does not fear any addition
al legal action unless a Democratic
president is elected, when it natural
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THE LATEST THING
GOLF STICKS
MANY NORTHERN TOWNS BURNING;
4.000 HOMELESS: DAMAGE MILLION!
Towns Destroyed Chisholro, Minn., 7,000 inhabitants, loss $2,000,000; dead, one woman, Mary
Fisher, many unaccounted for; Bayfield, Wis., 2,000 inhabitants, loss $l,00O,0O0; dead, none known.
Ewey, Wis., 500 inhabitanfVloss $150,000; dead, none known; Beacham, Wis., 400 Inhabitants, loss
$100,000; dead, none known. Towns in imminent danger Ilibbing, Minn., 3,000 Inhabitants; Naeh
awauk, Minn., 600 inhabitants, surrounded by flames at midnight; Wrens Hall, Minn., 1000 inhabi
tants, surrounded by flames at midnight. The fire loss in the entire sweep In the northwest Is esti
mated at from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. .
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MUD TALK
TO MOB MEfl
Democratic Candidate to De
liver Principal Address
in Chicago Tomorrow.
Tatted Press Lease Wve.ti
Chicago, Boot. (. Will lam J. Bryan
will be the guest of labor In this eity
neat Monaay, ana i is expectea mat
2,S working en will torn oat to do
htm honor. With his party will ar-r1-e
over the Rock Island road at :4
In the morning and wUl be eocorted in
an antomontie to imocriic neoo
quarters whore bo will oonfer with
Samoel Ooenpere and other labor leaders.
refore noon a paouc inception win ba
hold and ia the- afternoon the candidate
wi; creepy a stand on Miehlgasj avoave,
where ke will review the Labor dar fa
rad, la which It la expected thai JS.eO
nlon men will aaarra.
Following this b win tee harried to
Forrest Park, where he will diores the
baKor oeeotioo In set rca. Iiaiol-
taeeooa.r - with the dejtrerv Of tMi
tr-! ? the ejsntda'e. grarboremee
rox'ainmg rerore f the trr U trw
e'ane ts aii falls throne-he I (be
titr, wcff sbi6W"sbi wvt et "1
8t Paul. Minn., Sept 8'.r-l a. m.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota re
ceived word at midnight that ghouls
were pillaging in tne ruino or mis
holm and bv long distance telephone
ordered out Company N, Minnesota na
tional guard, of -,ibblng, to patrol the
ruined town.
Duluth. Minn., Sept S. One city has
been destroyed, four towns are sur
rounded by walls of flame, several vil
lages are believed to be wiped out, more
than 4.000 people are homeless, and more
than Jl.OpO.ooo worth or property naa
been destroyed In a great forest fire
which is raging in the vicinity of Chls
holm, Minn.
Bavfleld. Wis . Is In flames and Chis
holm Is a mass of biasing embers,
while the people of Bual and Scanlon,
Minn., are fighting desperately to save
their homes.
Telephone and telegraph Wires from
Chlsholm and Bayfield are all down and
It Is impossiDie to get aeiaus. ine taai
advices received from Bayfield were
that the flames had reached the out
skirts of the town and that all the in
habitants were struggling to keep the
fire from reaching the thickly settled
other email towna had peen caught in
the path of the flames. They reported
that they had started counter fires at
tbe outskirts of the town and were lay-
Inr the country waaie in me nope oi
saving the business section.
The lire as mianigni naa iium-a aver
area more tnan z miles square.
Minneapolis. Minn.. Sept. I. A spertal
an
to the Journal from HlbMng. Mlnn
says: t
A forest fire which for three days has
menaced thla district swept down upon
Chlsholm. seven mile from Hlbblng.
thla afternoon ana oerore mKinigni in
town wks completely wiped out and tta
t,S0e residents rendered homeless.
A snill tn in mnq vavva nioomn
from destrueiion and la swe-ptng the
lire directly Oown opon Virginia, 1
mltea from Chlsholm. Thousands of
people have hn made homeless, prop
erty valued at severe! million dollars
a as been deetroved and the flree are
sweeping orer northern Wisoortsln and
northern Minnesota. Th town ef Buel
la thought to ha' been destroyed and
aas been deserted by Its people.
Many email i j la a ana mining m-
csttons have oeei wiped tmt. , Mnc
earlv this s "e-Ttoon people have tea
pnurtng ta'O Hiomng ay tne nunorerta.
ipr soeixrr in, irnni ir.a
roaring firoa. wM-n at, one time wore
bvt oalr a rn'ie rrewo mis enr. t
A ar-eotet irato wee ra rroan min-i
hola t Iffbbmg. pe'-teo wit a pore ;
whit Kars their komee aed p-op-
ertj,' l'thtvsjr fa t b rev epe all pub-j
ne'lais and bmljdlag te aceom mlatst
th rAfncee.a In the burned" district. All
the saloons In Hlbblng were closed this
evening by order of the mayor. The
dry woods- have been on - fire to the
rth on, wnit nf Illbblnsr for three
days and small bush fires were report-
ea to tne easiwaru.
Little fear was felt in Chlsholm. as
the town was thought to have ample
protection on the east In Longyear lake
and to the wast by mining locations.
At noon today the three, walls of
fire Joined, forming a semicircle of
flames which swept In upon the min
ing town with a roar, licking up every
tree and stump In Its way d sending
up a cloud of redhot brands which fell
upon the doomed town and kindled in
scores of places at once .
The fire department was helpless.
Part of the apparatus of the Hlbblng
department had been sent to Chlsholm
but it would have needed an engine toi
every house to fight back th wall of
fire that rolled onward. The people had
time to escape with their lives but
many were unable to save any property.
The - roads from the town were filled
with people In wagons, on horseback
and on foot fleeing to Hlbblng. The
shortest road to Hlbblng was directly
in the path of the fire and the refu
rcps were forced to take th longer
road. . . . .. ..
At the Monroe location two four-Inch
streams of fire hose were used In fight
ing the fire end at midnight hope was
st rone that Monroe would be aaved. At
the Glen location the fire came within
260 yards but a pipeline had been built
around it and the water' sprayed stead-ilj-
upon tha flames.'
The fire first attacked; the western
edge of Chlsholm about 4:30 in the af-
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