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CITY BQWS fr - IROCK PILE
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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.
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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
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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
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'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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.'. , .
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