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THE PRICE OF ALL EDITIONS OF THE DAILY JOURNAL IS 2c A COPY ON THE STREETS AND AT THE OFFICE lr7 iffiss' MORE HELP WANTED? : REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? BUSINESS FOR SALE? r ' Advertise In The Journal ' Th weatherShower : tonight and Tuesday; aoutherly winds. , PORTLAND, OREGON, ' MONDAY ;' EVENING, .SEPTEMBER 7. 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES. vol: vn. no: w. PRICE TWO CENTS,. ZUltfMl JOS REVIE W . .cy on n u r PiUJ N uum LRk journal circulation r" CITY BQWS fr - IROCK PILE to i arad'Q I'1!! ; - CAHIIATFf! IU LnLiull u ! y& llflEOCE Longest Parade : in . Port land's History -Fitting Tes- timonial. of Importance of Mechanical Skijl in Pros perity of Community. Hundreds March to Martial AirsGovernor and May- . or in Procession Only Break Is Slight Difficulty .With Non-Union Drivers. r -. f." 1 ' ml if BRYAN DEFENDSm TOILERS' RIGHTS Unions W alting to Line ' for the Word to Start. -This "la tb day when Labor does not labor, but celebrates the priory of labor. It. la Labor day the ona day of the year, when the laboring man la the cen tral figure in the Scheme of Things, when he lays aside the habiliments of J toll and the tools of his trade, and atandS upon the pedestal of publicity to do honor to the alrenirth of his arms end the sklU.of his hands. And all the world turns out to honor him. Today Organised Labor lalms and receives tne recognition ana it mm me prune iac tor In the prosperity of the . United . btstes.-' ;'.'!.,.! i'i--; - A- ., . In virtually every city of any conse quence In the United States the labor ing men paraded this morning through . streets lined wiut appiauaing throngs. Portland was no exception te the -rule. KERN SCHEDULED TO SPEAK HERE Democratic Vice-President . lnl TAniinAA 4- ' A AA iAoil ,1. ' lleeting: aVlendleton.v -r 'John .Worth. Kern, t)mocratla nam Inee foc-tbe vice-presidency. IS to ap- The labor, organiaatlona . of this ' city I near In Orecon for two addresses about have had everything their own way to-h r nt h n..th day and their celebration will not end ,' " " ' v. 7k until midnight. -s . .ten ta tire., arrangements which The parade this morning was one of are now under course of completion by the biggest of the kind that Portland the state central. committee. According ermenAndT T-f nriviierea than hunt othr count fl will make on address in Pendleton, if the world, and beneath the banners-of I possible on September 80, the political their own "various organisations, 'they I jay at the district 'fair. His other ap- Km- X ' V, 4 K ft .4' 4 v , ' v;i ye LIE IN JAIL Grand Jury Will Probably Inquire Into the Deadlock Between the County Court and the Sheriff Over the Working of Prisoners. Optimistic as Regards Growth of Altruism; Yet, Labpr Must Still Fight For Just Share of Rewards Taft Taxed With Contempt For Jury System (United Press Leased Wire.) Chicago. Sept. 7. William J. Bry an is the Labor Day guest of . Chi cago and the whole celebration of the day centers about him. When he arrived from Lincoln, he was met at the railroad station and escorted Sheriff's Letter tO CommiS- to the Auditorium Annex by ape- ... 4ui a n CI committee or oo, appointed to MUUeia Asking iui a kajil- have charge of the candidate dux forpnPA "Rppivpl TVn ArtPn- ,nS the events of the holiday. I NflMnnat rhutrmon VArman V Hon -"We Are Here Ev-lMack was on hand to greet Bryan and John W. Kern, the Tlce-preal dential candidate, will accompany him through the . functions of the day. At noon the candidates were the guests of honor at a dinner at the Iroquois club, with the state commit tee. Immediately afterward the vis ery Day," Say Members. assembled in thousands' this morning and marched through toe streets a hu pea ranee will be 4n Portland about, the) cat tut sua 4 uu iuiuuii iu s 1.1 --in a. uu- . 4 v man demonstration of their own power I" f October when the big Demo and numerical strength. Smthaslasm Za Widespread. Portland is not reckoned a strong union town when compared with such cratlc meeting of the campaign will be Word has been received from the na tional headquarters that Mr. Kern will make a tour of the Pacific, coast states. 1L. -i'A-u . t f T& T 1 cities as San Francisco or Chicago, but I Unofficially It has been assured that that the labor unions are strong enough I two aays win ne given to, Oregon and. was conclusively shown br the length the Portland meeting are -the result... of the parade this morning. The day The Portland . meeting addressed by could hardly be called an ideal one for Mr. itern wm pe. maae tne banner a parade of any kind, opening as it meeting' of the Democratic campaign, did with cloudy skies and strong hints and as soon as. definite advices are re- of rain which were Justified by the eel vd plans for . the gathering will be light showers which fell while the laid. It wlll be , made a state-wido army Of toll was wending its wayiaKalr and. it - is , expected -that-great through the streets, but It could not . numbers of people .w II r come to PortH dampen the ardor or enthusiasm of J land fron outside the city to attend .the those who look upon organised labor I heeling. : . ' ' 'rt ' J ih wMnnn whioh ham mrnn fnrl Definite assurance has been received them rla-hta and nrlvlleires denied the I by the state committee that -Theodore In thousands they assembled and! ?rnia wiU make., three-addressea in minhl tn th martial mnain nt hana I Oregon on SeDtember 21. SeDtember 22 through the nrinclDal business streets!'"' September JS. ; He wilt make. his of the city. I first . address, according to the present pmn. mi juvuiuni on , tag .evenin time set 10 o'clock, from Seventh and PtSHsbsr The second address try I win do m CiUBnna morenini or Bep I in view of the fact that" a serions dis- temher M and tne third. St. balem on the s K MM PI Just a Moment's, Rest on the Long March. That the arand Jury will take a hand In the deadlock between the coun ty court and the sheriff Over the work ng of county prisoners seems to be a nrnAaA i k.i . v, time. The grand Jury is charged with hotel, from which they reviewed the tha dutv of looking into the conduct puruue. in wuiuu of county business, and the decrease of practically all the organizations in the working force at Kelly's Butte in- tne city participated. cident to the deadlock decreases the The exercises of the day were be- amount of rock produced ror tne county g-,n af ter the parade had disbanded "under 'the' new law referred to the B Bryan, who had been 'cheered people last June by referendum and ana given a Dig .Ovation oy tne prisoners, and it ' was provided that f faced, a tremeidoua thfong vhen fie mAV ma v oe -wuimvu uiwi L unn.- hAMfi n ia aitrAOtt ha anna ii sternd the county commissioners have! lows: .rmnrkot Si , scheme. They r. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen are ready to take county prisoners If Labor Day is a legal holiday and it was the sheriff turns them over, but the made 8 becauSe the legislators thought sheriff says that is not the law, and . the orisoners remain In the county the wage earners worthy to have a day jail. specialty set apart ror tne consideration Two Sides or question. Bays Sheriff Stevens: "The prisoners I appreciate the compliment paid me by of the ; county ; ought ; to "rahl the program committee ofhls city in arrangement with the" county court to Inviting me to participate in the cere carry the new' law into effect." monies- of this day. and' it was gladly Say the memDers 01 me v.-uuui uuu. v. accepted. .Decause unicago ia tne second "We are here every business day, and city i the union, and aa a labor center the sheriff can come in and see us any. jt s scarcely second to any city in the time he lines, inn tuui j i i zfiwo riu . cumulating in the Jail, and they are if lt were proper to sneak from a text not turned over to us to wont inem; j wouia select a passage from Proverbs, Meantime the sheriff's carefully tern- for j know of no Detter on9 than that posed letter of July 10. asklnfr,l'?tfh furnished by the words of Solomon, when date be set for a conference with the he declared that as a man "thlnketh In court, remains on Hie, unanswerea. x ne ha heart 8 Js he Tnl ls Blble doc. number of men at wort 11 ?. I trine; it is common sense, and it Is hu- i-nohlnar resort at IteUJrS BUM S .rit.rln. W thlnb In nil, k.iril fM111v decreasing as the old. prisoners . ,n hail nut nt th- hurt of the county serve ouj. i..r . o. ..are the lasueB Qf ufe .. u a Aftar a while, unless, some new plans . , t. . ,A , ni,iKi, . nnA hut nt f v nr innArl I . - ...... .. . V."iSrkinV All others' will have 5 CA?Ln 5"E JlS"" ' v . " . . w 4a.ii ti.nu i uu. j. ucKiii in v -uccuii wiui iui yiuw an easy resting , .,1' V hXT,--3 sltlon because I want to impress lt upon (United PrM Leased Wlre.l San Pedro, Cal., Sept. 7. Sixteen per- affection In the ranks of the paraders ( evening of September 2i. An effort ls ).,,!,. n i., .htt kn... I belns made to Induce Mr. Bell to iv open rebellion, resulting in the with-If" f,t'l"n. dd!2!J?..A;hlnd OB I sons are believed to have been drowsed fbeV-dT1 BWq V. i. .occur , on on ; the gasoline Ashing Uunch .O. K, ss .tTr,i Hu I th da.tr Of til EftfUs' convent on In vhlr.h hasi hon ralmilnsp 1nrV ssi a ifyia osvHviusuv iiu IUU UUl I . . 1 - . . . " " I - " ... n . -s 7" . The trouble arose over the tmd that I ona of the main features of the celebra-1 Efforts are being made to com muni a large number of carriages, hacks and l0.n';' - .. , . . ;, a - I cate 'by wireless with Catalina island, lauynos naDen engaged rrom the va- lV : but no news of the mlssina- craft had been ' received at ' 1S:I0 this ' afternoon. starting point of the parade, were driven T-vTiv-iTTnTU-rf --t .t.tt-"-- Passengers- on the launch when It left MJJWJ 1 1 it XiU ,Xii UlliJP I nere yeaieraay morning were; . I I aocaln John Ulsnier. to the marshals in charge of the parade. ana nucn rrapniuo language was used. (haltad Press 'Laasrd 'Hire.l ' The marshals, however, decided that 'it I Oalveston, Beat. Wobn L. Moore tnn lata tn ramaHv .... ..j iM John OogKan are r dead today atid advised that the protest be deferred three, other prominent. Galveston men for action until later on. as any trou- T ,n ?rcV.?ua co,ndL,Jjn"lt?J ble at that time might interfere with tierce battle with a gale Off Red Fish the parade and give an erroneous Idea reef Saturday night. A fishing partv. 'Mrs. D. H. Walker. Frank Gates. ' MrC. Frank, Gates. Iester Gates. Mrs and Mrs. Hsrper. Marry Prince. Mr: Allen. of union matter, to-the public at larg? JeH? "5.? L0'1 ?fnLm and "slx'men! name." nr." r, wis not roi-1 " ,y'," " vu I Their advice, however, lowed. , JBttoh Ovw Vosv-TrsJoa Drivers. The teamsters first withdrew from the parade, declaring that they would not march behind "scab" drivers. Their example was followed br the Cooks' When the party boarded the launch yesterday it ' was with the intention, of returning to San Pedro last night after spending a day fishing in the vicinity of Catalina island. A few hours after the departure of the O. K. a severe snuall blew and lt ia feared the little craft, which was but 80 feet long, was unable to weather the storm: the fact that none of the friends or relatives of the missing gentlemen of leisure are now housed there Including some of the 'dope victim-?' who are noted for their dislike of the rockpile. but have no terror of the Continued on Pag Six.) OH TO CRATER UKE"-I the minds of those who listen to me. and upon those who read what I say to you. The labor question is mors a moral than an intellectual one. Tolstoi, the great Russian nhiloso- Trtien tn ideftnlng bs? idoctrlneof "bread labor," gives as one of the reasons 'Its, support of lt, that personal contact wltte manual labor not a recollection of for mer toll, but continued acquaintance with it la necessary to keep one Ire. sympathy with those who work wltla their hands. He contends and is It noi true? that lack of sympathy, one wltte another. Is at the root of most of th problems of society and government. The world is growing toward brother ' hood, and our nation is leading the way. There is more altruism in this country than anywhere else irt the world, ant more today than there ever has been before. There ls more recognition of the kinship that exlBts between us, more thought about the questions which con cern a common humanity than-at any preceding time. The labor organization is a part of this great movement of tha -masses toward closer fellowship. It has) worked wonders in the past and its work Is only commenced. The labor organisation helps thos Outside of lt as well aa lta memWora because the increased wages and Im proved conditions are shared by noa union men as well aa bu union men. -w " xaw's True Provbaoe aa a Xbor. . Do not understand me to sav that a labor organization is Derfect: "the kins- can do no wrong" cart no more be spoken of a group than of individuals. The la-, bor organization Is composed of men; -its affatrs are controlled by human be in k. and human beinas are not nerforr. All that man touches is stained with man's imperfections, and his frailty can be traced through all his works. . But, unfortunately for the laboring man. th ! Judgment, pronounced against his mis- (axes must oe temprea py tn lact that thosa With whom tha inhnrlna man ; romes Into contact 'are also likely to err. When the emDlove deals with tha am.' nlover. he la dealinar with ona nf like passions with himself. . Each is ; likely to be Insistent uoon what he be- ' llevea to be right, and the opinion of -'-r each, as to what Is risrht. is likely to be colored by selfish Interests and affected by Incomplete information as to the facts.. If the employe has sometimes resorted to violence to .enforce tits wishes, the employer haa sometimes em ployed his position to secure an unfair share of the Joint product It Is the. province of the law to place limitations) UDon both, and the security of our a-ov- ernment is found hi the fact that both employer and employe, in their calmer moments, will Join in the enactment of laws which will restrain them in , moments of temptation.'- Some assume' that labor is lawless and that to settle the labor question. ' ermanentiy we need only enrorce tha ' law rigorously, ;i yieia to none in in sistence upon obedience to the law. Law Is necessary in human society, and Its enforcement is essential to peace and ' order, but we must remedy abuses by law If we would insure respect for, and obedience to, law; ' .. The Important lesson to be learned 1 by the citizen In a government like ours ls that the ballot Is both shield and sword it protects htm "from Injury am) enforces his rights. .. People Supreme If They Wfli. is first thine- that ls needed for a better understanding of labor question is ins recognition or tn equal rights r(?onthrus'on" Fags-Two-.) - passengers have heard from them makes it hlahlv improbable that they are safe at the Catalina Island hotel. Most of (Continued on Page 81 x.) while tents- were being Bitched on the 'Ki th members of the party were rest dents of Los Anreles. rearing, ror the safety or mentis on the missing launch. Carl E. McStay, president of the McStay Supply com- any. hurried here rrom Bairastown i fl ay and organised two rescue parties. Shortly after noon the launches Lou Kelly, and Pearl were sent out to hunt for the O. K. Alone- the waterfront here little nope ror ine safety or me rraii is expressna. Moore; Goggan-snd their three com- panrons decided to apend the nlgbt on I their yacht. They entered a small boat! and attemnted to reach the 1 arret- erart. I They had covered only half the distance I when the gale won the fiaht and their little Mat was swamped. HARRIiVIAN WORK UNDER WAY MMMMtr 4l TONIGHrS 5:30 O'CLOCK SPORT EDITION anaaBBJBJBMSatJSSBSaSBaBSBBBaSBSaSSa - X 'ATTELL-VORAK. tl-round Tght for world's ' featherweight ctiamplon- KETCHEL-PAPKE, t-round fight for world's middlawsight cnampioa- PORTLAXD-LOS ANGELES double-header one by Innings. 2 BAN FRANC1 SCO-OAK LAND game. . NATIOKAL AND AVERICAN LKAOCK double-headers,' results and standing to data. , ... CONTENTS OF TONIGHTS I O'CLOCK EDITION OF THB JOUR NAL. : WATCH FOR IT. TWO. CENTS BUTS IT. Today will be the, eecaakm of sorh a carnival ef rrxrrt has sever before fallen on Labot day. The Attall-Mnma -aad KeU-hel-Papke bat tie fnr the featherweight aas talddlewsia-bt ehainplonblp ef the world, rwpertiTely. White beat Internet eeatere arwwad the tl-reaad fight for-, the faatherweigbt championship. The lt-rond figh for the- middle- . welrht championship oommands almost eqaal tataraat. for both men are , shout e-renly matcheH, lbl-hf r gamM between Portlaad aad Los Angelas and San 'FrenHseei and Oaklaad aia Is the National and Anw-' , Icaa iearaea. where the most sprta)ar fight for panitaat Sooora erer . waged Is being eaxnied mm. Promises made by Edward H. Hani- reports are made the engineers office will ta thatNa read would be constructed Into 'central Oregon -are 'already la course of falfftlmeat. Already survey Ing parties, seat out from Portland, are st work locating the most feasible route Inte central Oregon in point of gradt sad carve and construction cost. One party Is wort lag through the Cascade range from the Detroit terminal of toe Corvallia at least era toward ths Klamath Lake country. Another party la surveying down the gorges of the Deereatee establishing m iraami in con ml ronsiruciioa there. Still another corps Is surveying for sn ei tension of the Hit ef the Colom bia P-nathera from Fhaniko eo thrnugh the rentrai Orea-ta la ad a tmmmra Klan. atlt Lake. Acrording to Ganeral Manager J. P. TBrleif Ike tiarrtman si nta will have the cknlee ef tb three roatea ia con-itTK-traaT t-e ceatral Orecn road Mr. O Brian estimates that Ita III require frm ttr te a anevth fr the en rr vers te f1ttlh thete werk Sn aaake their rpwrts to the effW of the hJ engiaeer la Portia sX As see as Ue ........ ... .i ... . ke un the task of 'estlmatlna the cost or construction and rrom mese rig ures will determine which route will be most feasible of construction and eooaomk-al ta operatiob. - "It will be t wo weeks or a month be fore the surveyors have finished their work." said Mr. O'Brien this morning.' "As soon as thev have finished ani the figure srer arSHabl" the choice of a route Into central Oregon will be made. It will be these flgurea that will tell the tale. "Tbe neat step following the choice Of a route will be tbe work of secur ing rights of wsy," continued Mr. O Brlen. "and as anon as this task can ie aeeompiiahed th construction wore in do in. Mr.. O Brlen 4tald.be could mske no statement regarding the Coos bar Una at this time and tftat he understood that E. K. Lytie bad already resumed the construction of the Part fie Railway Navigation rorapaay's line to Tills-saook. Uearal Vtiaa-er O Rrlen aLo slateu that there U no truth In tb rumor that the Harrlmaa lotereets have cured control ef the Nelsoa survey up Heartily Indorses Governor's Action and -Boosts tne Boulevard. (Coetlnuod ua Pag glx.) (Cfll'ed PreM Leased Wlre.l Mdford. Or.. Sept. 7. E. H. Harri man and party spent two hours ye.ter visiting Medford and driving thronah the famous Rogue River valley orchards, with which the. members, of the party were most favorably im pressed. Mr. Harrlman spoke of the tremt future in store for this section and said the country was one of the richest in natural reauurv-ea am a ti Speaking of the appointmenlothe Cra i.ira rnad commission byJovernor rkamhtrliln. Mr. Harrlman said: "I am heartily in syropamy wun ine movement and win oe giaa to ao any thing I can do in the building of a fine boulevard from Medford to the lake and Klamath Falls. ro investment Orartin .-an make will yield blgver i turns than money invested In making Crater lake accessible to tourists, for lt la tbe greatest natural wonder In the world, and thouaanda will come from all parts to view It. "I have bee a named aa chairman, but as I must aeceaaaiily be absent from the slate a great part of the time I would sugsest an Oregon man to head the- movement. I will do my share. anS Superintendent J. P. CBrlen will proba bly act for ma when I am unable to meet with the commission. "I am In favor of Immediate action. and the movement for a fine highway should be launched at once." N San Francisco,' Sept. 7. K. H. Hsrrl- man arrived here today from Oregon oa bis private car. With him arer bis wife. daughter and two son a The magnate was met at the depot by local Southern Paclflo officials and taken to the Flood building, where be conferred with Gen eral -Manarer Calvin and ether railway man. After a short coexf error at the headquarter) cf the road Mr. Harrlman went to the Fairmont hotel. The rail road king will be tendered a rwceotiou temotrew afternoon by the San- Frae elar association and the ctttaews and business) aaea ef the town generally, MENTAL SUGGESTION DRIVES ANTI-SUICIDE MAN TO STRYCHNINE (United Pre Leased Wire.) Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 7. Driven by sheer force of mental suggestion to attempt his own life. Brigadier Scott Oirard. head of the state anti-suicide bureau of the Volunteers of America, lies In a precarious condition In the hos pital here today. He swallowed 60 strychnine pellets he had taken from a man he dissuaded from committing sui cide Saturday. Arter he had swauowea tne poison i Girard, wrote his sensations as the hand of death clutched at his heart. Five abeets of manuscript were fin ished in description of his emotions and he ended with blotting the, last sheet after he had written: . "I feel my wife's arms about ma My head whirls. Her 'lovely face ia-turning to tbat of an old hag. The teeth grow long. The flesh shrivels from- tha skull. I see every bone. ' I know the face it is the picture , of death.. I choke. I rise, to Inhale the' gas. from the open Jet. Devils crowding.'. , . CtraUatfoit &mvmttt Wji Xtrtilit Zb The Oregon Journal or-4, at ostM at g gaiii ranac Daily, gaaday aa SjasalweeUy. 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