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Newspaper Page TextI "Ki P02TLAH0 Mid IN OREGON NEARLY 'EVERYEODV READS THE JOBIuW" THAT'S THE VERDICT AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME. C0.7V V 1- i 1 Heal Estate For Sale? . Business For Sale? " ' 31ore Help Wanted? , Advertise in The Journal, " The. Weather-talr tonight and Thursday; northeasterly winds. , , PORTLAND,' OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1908.-SIXTEEN PAGES. VOL. VII. NO. 170. ' PRICE TWO , CENTS. tMPcllX mm BIHi1!! 11 iMH iOURNAt'CIRCULATION ;;:.v vXSj 30,320 I 11 I.' CQMMSSlWMm I OVER RAILROADS TIT RESULTS IH WHAT THE DECISION MEANS ,. t - : : . , t (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ; San Francisco. CaL Sept. 30. The lumber rate case was decided on demurrer In favor of the interstatecommerce com- W rri . a . J .L.t tUi 1 . mission. . ne questions prcmcu wcic mai. mc iaw h un constitutional on the trround that it is a delegation of judicial and legislative powers ; it was also claimed that the court could;; trv me case anew, irrespective vt me cuiiuniasiun a ucvisiuu. It was contended also that the rates fixed; were too low, The ' - I.. r x . t. A ... m IITlrtM all aCClblOn WdS UIianiHlUUSiy Hi wyui ja me vuimuujiyu vn ii points. The case was argued two days and the questions were exhaustively discussed. , . ' .-" ' ; ? (!!( Big Manufacturing: Concern Makes Scathing Reply to Corporation That Aimed to Coerce Workingnen -Methods Exposed. . In - Called Preaa LemMl Wire.) San Francisco. Sept 0.-Judges W. B. Gilbert W. W. Morrow and Erskine M. Boa, sitting In the United States circuit court of appeala here today. virtually upheld the constitutionality Of tha federal rate law which gives the tat mmmirca commission the M.r ta fix railroad rate, when they sustained tha demurrer of the commla iixn M the lniunctlon suit of the Sputh rn Pacific railroad and threw the -rail road out of court -.. The railroad was snlng ft enjoin the enforcement of lower rates on lunjber .ki.n,.nt. mm the Willamette rlvor in nmn o San Francisco. . . The Southern Pacific-attorneys were riven until tomorrow morning tack the rate on other ffrounas. h hi. Wn handed down since the. to at- The decision Is the first or the Kina hat has been handed down Since tne f f tha tntaratate rate law by b I..,..:.. th vlntorv won bv Luther If. Walter, tne apecja """Tt 7. tnteratat commerce, commission.' today, means that the railroad company can Ik. nnt nn Oreron lum ber shipments on any legal around and ... .,Xntnrt that It is confiscatory If It is desired to have the court review it, Tha Jntaratata commerce - commla sion's demurrer and the testimony given by the railroad attorneya at -the hearing of the demurrer has ahut off any. legal J Stuck on the fixing of the rate unless ? the railroad desires to appeal the -case '1 to the supreme court of the United States. Meanwhile, the injunction nas ! Sot jmwiti issued and 'the low lumbar f V rate Will be in effect ' . i IU i The decision today, was on the de I A L.trr-.y ntrnofled by Special Counsel S' " W.uar far the interstate commerce J. TTnltaH StAtaa District -A I VUlllltllooivi. V . , . T torney Robert Devlin and Joseph N. Teal attorney for the Western Oregon lumber Manufacturera association. to the suit for the Injunction filed by the Southern Pacific .company. Tne rail road company., through, Ua own attor ney, W. W. Cotton of Portland. . and through Peter P. Dunne,-attorney for the Southern Pacific asked the court to restrain the enforcement of the low lumber rate on the ground that the commission had no authority to make tha rtA. The commission's attorney demurred on the ground that the complaint did not state sufficient cause for action and the whole case was thus thrown upon the decision in the demurrer . pro ceedings. The- decision of the court virtually decides that the federal court of the United States cannot Do Dur denerl with rate maklnc - Tha -railroad attorneys admitted dur ing the course of the argument on the murrer that the commission naa p prlnrl in tha wav. laid down bv 1 when the new rate on lumber was mad? and- the attorneys for the commission held that this. admission shuts off any inauiNr 4nto tne ,memoas or .tne com - Tha . daclston ' of the court- today fa vors the smaller lumbermen pf Oregon In -thatr fleht . aarainst a rate of 15 On lumber from XVlUanett valley point Sniitharn Pacific nowmust continue, at least tor tne present, tne rate 01 By John E. Lathrop. (Special Dbipatcb to Tot- JoornaL) Chicago, Jll.. Sep't 10. The American Electrio Telephone company of this city has made response to tba request eman ating from the New Tork Leather Belt ing company, that in its factory bare it display a' sign indicating that the elec tion of Taft will. Insure Immediate re sumption of business in the country The telephone manufacturing company, which maintains a large force with 31 traveUng men on the road- in normal times, but which Just now has three or four on the road. ' thus wrote'a scath ing reply to the belting company; Chicago, July 25, 108. New. Tbrk Leather" Belting, company; 44 Franklin street," Siry: Cfenaewen--We, have, your favor nf tha , f.lil Inst. nnVlnir Urn In post' inoiir factory the following sign: "Believing that the election of Taft and Sherman means a safe and progress ive Dusiness aamimmrauon tne aay xoi lowlne we ., shall ..start,, this .laatit-n 'full lime and keep fjoitiar.' we will not do this for several rea sons, particularly these: we do not oeiieve it good policy ror W W. Cotton, tha Southern Pacific's J a business concern to send out campaign general attorney, la In San Francisco at tne hearing or toe case, out win leave for Portland tomorrow. -The iti.mh.ri sit Mr. Cotton s office had. not heard of the ruling of tha -court until shown ahe above dispatch. Although it ia not known whether the railroad will riaolda n flarhf the -decision further and carry the matter Into the United States supreme court,, 11 is.Deiievra umi unn action will be decided upon after Mr. Cnttan'm raturn. Tha result of the decision locally Is that the lower rate fixed by-the com mission Is actually in effect at the pres ent time and the attempt of the railroad to gain time has been defeated. Local lumbermen are rejoiced at the decision of the court and it Is believed that it will have the effect of boosting the al ready favorable outlook for the fall and winter. MIT MOW is- HIGH SCHOOL '.1 aMgaaBtasaaBaMBaaaasBsssMsasss Workmen at Las Vegas, N. r M., Find Cache of Caps S PupilsStole. f Las Vegas, K. - M. Sept. 0.-Follow. i fng tha discovery today of eeven boxes " ! af dvnamlts caps burled near thlsplaoa. ' J iearoh ta being made for the remainder i f 10,000 caps stolen rrom a jocai mer - iantile bouse by school children several - months ago, wno cunioou hd.. : ' tlon of blowing up Castle High school. - Some of the dynamite was recovered t a short time after the theft and It-was i believed 4t had all been safely disposed i f pf. unUl today, whep workmen exca- bating for a new -rounty road dug up ""the seVen boxes of csps. .Enough dyna rnlte waa unearthed in the roadbed to Jjavablown up the entire gang of work men, an they are-afraid to continue ' the excavation, believing that more ex plosive' la eecreted near and liable to be discharged by a blow from a pick. FDR BRYAN ML PEII WHO TOIL literature and .-we do not wish to post in our iactory a statement wmcn would oe coercing our employes. Such a statement on a poster would not be the truth;- . -. We could not afford to carry out the firomise any Detter arter -election than t was possible In any period of the past year. Business nas neen about as noor as possible for upwards -of a year and 1 half. "Which party have you to blami for it?" Your crv for A business admlnlstra tlon has got to be a "chestnut.a. "every man Is a business man. Your Ideal business men are ho doubt those who can by questionable methods get a franchise of some special priv ilege from the government, start tha. printing presses on tne lara-est amount or watered stock and Donds and sell them to the "widows and orphans," and then try to make the "abuses of today become the vested rights of tomorrow. x our system, or intimidation to the voter (your poster) has a-ot the old svs- tem of stealing the insurance and other moneys to carry the election, "beat a mile." Your cry of disaster everv four vears if a certain ticket be not elected la do ing a great Injury to the country. Can't we ever nave srenange or administration Movement to Unite Work--ingpnen, Whether frnion or Non-Union Men. (Oalted Pren Leased Wire.) Minneapolis, Minn., Sept, SO. A cam paign to unite worklngmen of all classes and trades, regardless of whether they do or do not belong to a labor union, in a movement for Bryan was started hare todav when President Howley of ' tha State Federation of Labor called a mass meeting of worklngmen-for tonight. Tn i-alMnv tha mat!n-. Yfrtwlav atatait hat 'no reference to unions or unionsim would be made. , "'The laborinr-men for Bryan." will be the motto of the meeting.'' he said. It is understood that Howley Is act ing-under orders from Gompers, who has issued Instructions for the presi dents of all State Federations of Labor to assist In the election of Bryan. without the "Interests" cry disaster? If not you nan Detter nave van Cleve and the National Association of Manufactur ers appoint our presidents and failing In this let us have, a "monarchy." It Is the only way you- can be consistent Yours very truly. AMERICAN ELECTRIC TEL. CO. P. C. Burns, president AEROPLANE DEAL GOOD AS CLOSED French Aviator Orders Man ufacture of 50 of the Wrigrht Machines. , I il I I HI IF I JaJ III II ' III I I lllkl I aST I T 1 I II . I RTa I ' . V 1 -2-Y J 1-- "-htj fl . .; , f. 3 vf . I I I i - j . m . w -v i j- i -yrf v :S'f.s j- s . - ii . r inn . n n nTniir TritTRonv nrRirnnnniTii I. r a if vr - Aryri.u .i n ll, I m ' mm I I -t-....!.. ' . . d.. .t.nM I I I I I I I I- .. . - Damnina the trusts, the Jim Hills and I , i I - l"aal II W aT" l" ,' I Tvlni??IPB8rrirrhant. hntrher and I K B I l" fl fl II mmm II S 'III III illll II . 1 "h.ia; -- fl Illll llfllltll fl I .. MM I II If I- Trying tdestep my ,ate friend. H II I; I I" , III III Mill II. nda1nVdiad issues without much com- U IB I I llll IIU I HI I I BBBBjfsj I w a : I M l, af ft. V lal 1 1 I k iaf y, punctlon;. Ik , - I 1111 III V I I I IU I : ,v , I (Using care not'to bring up that ,'in-l . , I T- jrir Matterof combines" are hot' on. my J R 1 A fl fl T W ' ' ill krJII r.'iSj'wi'i,i, ' l,!fLl ,! ill LI1U ' 'Big Bill's Confession. ' I when Te had' conciuaea at ueaar i , BAMER'SlME . KIDG 4 ,...-.- I Wilson Tells Them to Quit Plunging;, Set Up Branch Banks, Play a Sure Thing: and Help the Country to i. r - mmm .am. m la at nrn n t n in iri n n nmniin - ij a a-a ii l, i i iiiiuggiim. . it r 1 1 i inn i nu ir y iiy iiu u in y.i HLU LIUII I 111,1 lii in vim i wi iiia Notorious Houses Can Be Established in Washington ' r County Just Outside of the City Limits Decis ion in 3Iilwaukie Cas c CoTers This Case : 'nriatora' of the dlsrepu table fabllshmenta wnmt . tcad to leave the city are today seeking soma avenue of escape from the sweep- J - - m.9 ih. anawnv ana Doiicv inr mnii. , There la on loophole through which their attorneys may guide them to an evasion of : the ultima turn end. of , reurae. by keeping within tha letter of the law. . m f a Iaren vw in. BiifMiim i".i district of rural red liahts will he formed taat outMe the county Una to ' th wartward. P g"lng out fn eilhar th Barnes or fanroa roads, Washlcg r caiPtr la autrkir rearhd. While the tHr may forcibly abate -nvthln 1--l '-t sn4 prowl in pa a r-ilaaiK-a wuhls four mrm af iha city limits in the aaroe cuniy aa that r'y. '- thajr bar , m r1gvt to take arti.n araiest aa pffiidr In S-T-th-r rouj'v 7' shrir hf the o-itrome rf I cf. f-a M uk? -uh In t"!i.-ka-fs county ratiied l-y tte. potind Uca.- - . - ..i Practically all of the Inhabitants of Washington county would be ao far awy irom tms proposed district that Its present would t not disturb them, while the bousea diamantled in Portland could ba set up there and the owners aerr in rtrtiani ponco to touch thaav -Tha women of the north and have received their orders to get out, and last .algbt two detectives wero kept busy vlatttng tha dena and Informing the women that they moat mora not merely to another part ef the eltr. but out of town. anlaaS'thay would agree to star ber and behav them eivaB prrrly. The woman wLl not be molested n- leas they attempt to plv their vwcaHo-) alaawharo in the "1y, oat at tHa firt In that - thx. are not oharln th ordre of tha pollra. they wlil he ar reetad ad iockM up la tha city JalL Tha iril of eoura. d aot rrar the rdar to tt 4 rt out ktrviiy. They rtaat vlnlaatly and aHfroo ly and I'm of thatn are alraadr rr vcltlng attarwara te find oat whahr or at Ihrra la not mm way by wv v h t Ky rv tnanag t erada tna swaap. ia lt;ctn of Chief Cri irt.(r t r. (Oalted I "ran Leased Wtre.) : , Paris. Bept 10. With tha consent of Wilbur Wright, the " great American aviator. La tare Welller today ' ordered a French factory to mannfaotnra to aeroplanes built on the sam plan 'aa Wright's machine. Welller Is the bead of the syndicate that is going to pay Wright brothers flOO.OOO for the French rights to their machine, providing it meets with cer tain requirements, and it Is believed that the order Placed with the fartorv tnriav is anticipatory or ma signing or a con tract between tne Wright brothers and tne trencn syndicate. , f THOUSAND KEWARD FOR STOLEX BROOCH (Caltag ttrm Lrasad Wlr. San Franclaco, Sept. J 9. Spurred to renewed efforts by reward of tl.OOD. which has beea offered, pollc and rail road d at retires ore Searching today for diamond brooch ' valued at tMO. which waa stolen, from Mrs. Howard Hamilton Hart Mno'fav- n'jht while she was traveling Oakland oa tha Ore gon eaoraea. ny tne oroocn, which la made -DP of fire lam oar-ahanad diamo"1s of great bauty. should bar haan atoTan hil other rahiahia a. lona-ing to Mrs. Hart wara laft undis- tartad is pucaling tt a-ithoritiea. i Befor retirins Kra. Hart plra4 the! nrnwa I a m rnamnia naa aaa rm 4 , . nt la a small grip sndar ber harih. fhjr- te th wight h bacw sTk-lmia a-d aaked 'ha nrtr to find tha fnp r-r har. Ha did and wllhoat lnri!i. rut Irs t a If th brooch waa f. t to aTaap ct. Tb Jraa nt d)r-rara1 urf'l r"'rg A M w!-h r4 othar w,rr r. ta tk earn gr :Ui t .a. . (United Press Leaaed Wirt.) Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 30 Though the sounding of whistles to day led many to believe that the Canadian Pacific mechanics' strike had been declared off, and though the officers of the union are expect mg wora rrora Montreal every mo ment, at noon no official action had been taken. It is knowd that a complete com promise has been reached by the ar bitration board. Of the fire ques tions pending, two have been accept ed by each side, leaving to be ac cepted by arbitration the question of union labor. The open shop for the present, is understood to be the basis of the settlement. SHIP ARMS TO BANDIT CHINESE i 1 1 rCBitad Praaa twaag Wuw.l Vancouver, B. C, $ept JO. Arms and ammunition are being regularly smug- led from Vancouver to aid Chinese ban its and pirates on the western side of the Pacific, according to a discovery recently msde on board the steamer Empress of Japan at Hongkong. On the last visit of the steamer to that port a number of trunks with false bottoms war found. In which were sev eral hundred rounds of ammunition and many packages labeled "soap." In some of these there was nothing but ammuni tion while In other cases real soap lined the sides snd bottoms-of tha boxes and the ammunition was packed neatly in too center. SPOKANE BETS OX . COMING ELECTION "Big Bill's Confession. When be- had v concluded at Cedar Rapids,, 'Iowa, recently, Mr. - Taft. was requested to face the crowds on all four aides of the raised platform from which he spoke. As he did this, he remarked with a smile: "I feel... like a performlna hear." "Well." -waa.the retort from the crowd, -we are going to- give you the ribbon all right." -(New report) .. TUBERCULOSIS TEST IDE frstted rnaa Leaaad WW -. Spokane, Wash.. Sept 10. Setting has alraadr opened In Spokan' on the raaldantlal election, an even wager of 1AA, r-oataal at av local betting- resort iat Taft would carry tha Stat bv f .- ft maloritr. being taken. Later a that Tift would get le.ees ma. Jorltv la Wsnhlngtoa , was covered A tiarnie aum ta now pout- that Taft will have 1S. msjortty In -the tat, but th taker hare a pr-aa r-M . In tha Mi-va resort a bat of li.Aaa to ?. la eiartad. but Ukm. - tad . that Tsft- tfra wager has wlil be Jp MlnUter to Chib. r-i.fd taid W. Tek1 frt- Wasn HikU St froa t rharg ds'Tatr at thm Janare w-har at Fla'l'n. was r r"'ieiM aaia ' Ha'jotr.tnry ta Ctue tc-4y,' ." (United Pra Leaaed JVrb-e.) - Chicago. Bept 30.--Ieclarlng that the experiments being con- d ducted by Dr. Detre at the Chll d dren'a iiospttai at Washington d are unnecessary, Dr. Adolph dr Gerhmanla, bacteriological ex d ' pert today branded tha Inocula d tion of the. little children with d ; tuberculous bacilli aa Inhumane, d and . unjust He denounced aa d cruel tho experimenting with lit- tie children who ar unable to d understand or know what la d being done. d ' rCBltcd Ptaas LaaaMt Wtra.1 Washington, sept J. All the dele gates to th International Tubvrculoals congreas. which is la session hare, ar watching with th keenest Interest th result of aa - experiment In which 10 children, charity patients In th Chil dren's hospital here, wer Inoculated with the gem-i pf both human and be rlna toherrwiosia.. The children rangw in agw rrom IU to IS raars and war atraadv affected with livcfpWit taberruloai hafore they war Inocnlated. The viperlmont la betna conducted by In. Laaatos Patra, pr-n- faaaor tit bacteriology at tba I slvaraltv of BtKlapeet. and on ef th frrnot sctantiata In th world. Th object of th darlrg experiment (CotiUnuad en Page Flra) Mayor Lane announced this mornln that John Montag "'will be one of the members of the new fire committee to fill tha vacancy created' yesterday when L..T. Peery sent In his resignation, but did not assign any reason for bis action. The mayor said that he Would an nounce the other two members whom he has chosen before the next meeting of the Are committee. Mr. Montag was formerly on the committee and nia record while a member was such that the mavor thinks he will Drove a Valu able aid in carrying out the work of the Are committee in future. Judae Seneca Smith was , aDDOlntea this morning to a place on the executive ooard in piace or Kooen u. oaoin, re igned. Judge Smith is a well-known ttornev of Portland and formerly occu pied the position of circuit judge. Burglar Murders Japanese Cook. (Colted Pren Leased Wtra.t Tacom. Wash.. Sept JO. Shot through the hack of the head while dozina before his fire, & Japanese cook named Kimura was murdered in cold blood at an early hour this morning in the kitchen of the. Grand restaurant. 1SH Pacific avenue. tv a burner who broke into the place and took 37 from the cash drawer. Kimura came from Seattle a week ago and was hired aa night cook by K. Nisnil, owner of the restaurant. He was but alirhtlv known by sny of his fellow-workers and they ace unable to give his full name. (t'nlted Frees Lead Wire.) " "'- Denver, Sepy SO. Opposition to , the postal savings bank plan and the pro posal forguaranteeing bank deposits was strongly emphasized at tha open ing of the regular session of the annual convention of the ;American Bankers' association today. President Joshua D. Powers, In bis opening address, made Ian extended argument against -the guar anty, plan, declaring it -to be dangerous.. Governor Henry A." Buchtel and Mav-' or Speer delivered addresses of welcome to the delegates, after which; the .regu lar program was taken up. . ' ' Dr.. Wood row Wilson, president of Princeton university, spoke to the con Ivention, on the . subject. "The - Banker land the Nation," and served notice upon I tne managers or nnanciai concerns that they must not . make the mistake of shutting themselves up within the. con fines --or their business and lose the proper viewT of the general interests of the great-public, j In part, he said: 1Th';J8Jioraca of ih4 Sauter ,'H1,a.a ' wV..oa 4tf ' UA -MAnA,; I. , ... U(7,D a.j,M T ,iv" (ii. ,,..,iirjr v. tha country?- is the question which the average voter . wants ; his nolitical - ren- !tesentatlve to answer for him. Bank ers can ; answer tho question, but I have met very few ot them who could ; I answer It in a' way the- ordinary man could understand. Bankers, as a body of experts In a particular very respon- I sible business,, hold, and hold very clear 1 v. certain economic facts and Industrial circumstances-1 In-mind, and possess a lars-e and , unusually interesting mass of soeeialized knowledge of which they are masters In an-extraordinary degree. But I trust, you will not think me im- pertinent -if - I ; say that they ? excuse themselves from knowing a great many- things which .': would .manifestly ' be to their- Interest to: know,- -and that ; they I are ortentlmes singuiariy ignorant, or at any rate singularly indifferent about what I may call the social functions and the political functions of banking, particularly in a country governed by opinion. ' ' '' - " - ; 1 , . rBJlca aau "- "I am not here to advocate tha eatab- llshment of branch banks or - argue In favor of anything which you understand better than I do. But I have this to say, - and - say with great confidence, . (Continued on Page Five.) , . BOILING TEA USED III FIGHT Sixty 4 Jap : Poachers - Attack Five Jailers Tris-, oners Subdued. . (Calted Preas teased Wtr. ;l Vsldes, Alaska. Sept 30. Deputy Marshal Fred Butterworth was serious ly scalded and cut -and several others were injured' last evening In a fight be tween SO Japanese seal poachers and their five jailers. The Japanese we at dinner, when the fight started. One of" the . prisoners 'attacked Marshall Dreibelbla Mpet of th poachers joined in the melee, throwlnar- boilina- taa on tho guards and. using cnalrs ami dishes as weapons. Help had to be summoned from 'town before the prisoners could be subdued. - Marshal Drelbelbls escaped .without severe injuries, but Butterworth. who was In the thickest of the fle-ht. was badly-cut on the head and far an.l scalded from tho waiat nn. Nnn. if tha Japs was seriously injured. 0 D E PACT MED I 3fan and Woman Supposed to Be 3Ir. and 3Irs. J. Foster of Ellensburgr, Wash., Found Shot Dead in a Se attle Hotel -Prearranfrement Evidence. rCalted rreas taiaad Wtra.l Seattle, Sept St. Lying In a pool Of blood oa the floor, th bodies ef a asaa and a woman wer this morning found in a room of. tho Frisco hotel, at First arena and Cedar street, each with a bullet in th brain. The roan bad evi dently placed the muuil of th revolver to tb tasnpl of th woman and pest a bullet crashing throcgh ber akull snd then turned tie arua an htm w If. Th victims of tbia.doubi trae.1r ar owapo d to b Mr. nd Mrs 1. Foster of Fllana'mra', W"h Tha ra -' that ld t It era sot "! ; nan waa a"t raarw -j . - j mil :. 1 he roan ci- i - t nm 3. Foster and latter f-nm T." burg speak of Mrs. Bertha loater. - Thev ram ro th hotel' at r yeatardav afterrMn ' aa1 a , . roon. they left rail H t .. prtetoe f -r thta mirnf t - rang th hell aeietnl ("-. a.. , no answer, ttnaijv t . .. Tf nature of WrtuJd ln,: -ia tl rf..rr--t trt t' at haratf t-i 1m, t, ahrwd t - t ( ma-la n f - . . a rl " 1 " rm a " i 41 t a r-'- ' "' ' I I ! " - if I j