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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENINGr " NOVEMBER 0, 1908. DIES BV-HOIMIG . HEAD 111 CREEK Mendota, Wash., Character Commits Suicide in Peculiar Manner. (SpceUl P1tptch to Th JoarnL Centralis, Wiih., Nov. 8. The body of a- man was .found f ac down In ths waters of Hannaford creek, near the Mendota Coal and Coke company's .mines Saturday morning:. ' Apparently the body had been In the water tour or five weeks. It was recognized as that of a man who had been employed at Doty to clear off some land and who had suddenly become Insane and disap peared in the woods about five weeks ago. Nothing: Is known about him; When he left this city for Mendota October 1 he gave his name as Call. Three days later he became Insane and lived In con stant fear that officers were after him and about to capture him. At one -time he attempted to telephone to police offl cers by talking through the stovepipe of the cookhouse. When aekedUwhy officers should be after him he said that he had committed a crime, but did not say what the na ture of the crime was. He was always frightened when the train arrived, evi dently believing that officers might ar rive on It. When the body was found a root in the bed of the creek ' was tightly grasped by one of the hands, leading to the belief that the man committed sui cide by throwing himself Into the water nnd holding himself under by grasping the sunken root. LABOR LEGION RALLIES (Continued from Page One.) firmly and compactly, and we are de termined to keep up the fight for Jus tice." Qompers' Annual JUport. President Oompers, in his annual re port presented today, reviewed the in dustrial situation, asserting that the present lack of work waa the result of governmental errors. He gave In. detail an account of his work before the con gress and of the various labor, cases now pending In the courts. At th opening he spoke as follows: "Fellow-Workers: Fourteen years ago we met In this city, and then, just as now, the workers were suffering from a naralvsls of industry resultlnsr from the manipulations of the" 'princes Of finance' or from the Incompetency of our modern 'captains of industry.' I declare now, as I did then, that It is an indictment against our clvllliation that in a land so bountiful, broad and fertile as ours, with workers so e&rneat, energetic, industrious, anxious and will ing to produce, such a paralysis of in dustry should be, possible, ami I believe we should hold accountable those who are responsible for unnecessary and wanton misery of so large a mass of workless workers. "In our country there must not be permitted to grow or to be maintained a permanent army of the unemployed. Labor Unionism's Bound Baals. "Tn the midst of such adverse circum stances, that our trade unions have maintained their existence speaks well of them and of the sound economlo and fundamental principles upon which they are based. That they have not -; auo eumbed to the fearful antagonism ar rayed against them, to tn lac 01 em ployment and to other Insidious lnflu nM i th. Via at avtifencs that the move ment of labor has found the citadel, of its protection, its nooiesi inspiration in the hearts and minds of the work ers. - "Coming as we do to this; magnifi cent eity, where, by the hand) of labor, the brafn and brawn of our people, a waste land has been made to blossom like -the rose, Is there not an appropri ateness tn mir meetlnsr here, when the wfonsrs of the oast are still extant? May we not Indulge the hope that these wrongs may spend their force and find rectification at the foot of the mighty Rockies and that the tollers may here be still further inspired and encouraged in their struggle and hope, for the tri umph of Justice? " Westward the course of ; empire makes lt way ' over mountain and plain and desert. No obstacle Is insurmount able, in the course of human progress, when. real empire and sovereignty dwell In theTftsart, the mind and the con science of .the manhood and womanhood of our country, i - The Appeal rrom Congress. In reference to the political campaign. Ciompers aaia: . "When congress adjourned, after so shamelessly refusing to accord the workers the relief and rights upon which they had set their hearts and hopes, the feeling became still more tense among the great rank and file of labor. The executive council then de- elded to appeal from the action of con gress to the representatives of the two great political parties, In convention as sembled, i "As already stated, we presented Iden tical demands to the Kepublioaa and Democratic conventions. In one In stance, that of the Republican conven tion, the resolutions as adopted was for the enactmet of a' law that would legal ise the worst abuse and perversion of inn in aireci op- ver. adoDted laoor aemanas ana in peated declarations of the Federation of Labor at many ventions, some of which I ha th tnttinctlnn writ- noattlon to what we hadt asked. The Democratic party, In convention at Den til labor's demands oorporated them In Its party platform. "In view of the specific declarations of the men of labor throughout our country for many years ana the re- eatea declarations or mo American or its con- ave quoted. it riavnlvaa uDon vou. the duly con stituted representatives of the men of lahnr o. our rountrv. vou who come here and who have been in Immediate end constant touch with the toilers of Am erica it Is for you to say whether the course pursued, to stand faithfully by our friends and elect them, oppose our enemies and defeat them whatever they be candidates for, president, for con gress, or other offices, is Justified and meets with your approval or your con- demnatlon. ' Moral Victory, At AU Events. "When this report 1b being written October H. the immediate results ol the election of November 8, are of course, unknown. But this one fact stands out clear and can never here after be disputed: That the presidential and congressional election of 1808 has been contested 'on the fundamental prin ciples for which labor and liberty-loving citizens contend equality before the law, and human freedom. ... .... "Tou can readily understand that It Is most , unwise ai.tuta writing to In dulge myself In prophecy, but I hold that, no matter what the result, a great moral victory has been won, and no one can deny that our campaign has con spicuously brought before the attention of the people the fundamental princi ples upon which our movement la based. The voice of Jabor has been Better Follow Anty Drudge's Advice. Mrs. Newbride "Yes, but this is thi way mother wash ed. She always said to boil the clothes good and long." Anty Drudge "Yes, and your mother wore hoopskirts, and a poke bonnet, and did her sewing by hand, when she was young. But I don't see you doing those things. Take my advice and use Fels-Naptna soap in cold or lukewarm water. Those pretty white hands will last longer and so will your health." PLEADS GUILTY; LIFE SEIIIEIICE Malheur County Man Leaves Wife and Child Without Means of Support. Vale, Or., Nov. Pavid Wiener Of Junctura has escaped the hangman s noose by pleading ulltjr to murder In the second degree, for the killing of Ben Dull, his partner. The crime waa one. of the most remarkable In the history of Malheur county. "Wlsner Is 8 years of age, a family man,' And has been ranching In this country for mapy years past. Until the crime of last winter Wisner's record waa excellent and no body supposed that he was a man or violent temper. ... ' .,.. Recently he enterer Into partnership with Ben Dull, 20 years of age, and one day a dispute arose as to the use or certain agricultural implement, wie ner wanted to take them away froiei Dull and Dull would not accede. ls ner walked to Iris -home, seeu red his ahotgun and returning shot Dull dead at his feet. The crime waa without ex cuse or reason, and Wlsner" friends en deavored to persuade him to enter a piea of insanftyi , ' . . Wlsner declined, saying tnat,i .15! law wanted his life the law could take It, but that he was aa sane as any man In the country and "l001,, defense of Irresponsibility. Notwith standing his apparan n"f'4 ho?v.t?: Wlsner could not be brought to believe that the law would convict him of the crime of killing his partner. Judge Lio nel B. Webster of Portland offered his services to Wlsner, who is without funds, but atfer lopklflg Into the case he was compelled to tell Wlsner that there was no chance of escape from at least a verdict of murder la the second degree, while there was considerable likelihood of a verdict of murder in the first degree. . . . Judge Webster refused to advise Wls ner to plead guilty toi murder in the second degree, but left the decision to Wiener, who finally decided to take that course Attorney John I Rand of Baker City was retained by relatives of young Dull, but after consultation and at the last moment Wisner's plea was accepted by the state and the man was sentenced to Imprisonment for life. Wlsner has a wife and daughter, with out means of support. heard. It can no longer be dismissed with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders. . . "The movement of labor through the ages has been a struggle for Justice. It is founded upon truth, and truth Is eternal Our cause needs but to be un derstood to win and hold the sympa thetic, patriotic support of right-prln-cipted men." , . . The report reviews the work of labor organizations during the year, and re fers to the development along various lines. Of the injunction Issued In the su preme courtvof District of Columbia In the famous Buck Stove & Range com pany litigation, for alleged violation of which Gompers, Secretary Frank Morri son and John Mitchell were arrested on a charge of contempt, President Gom pers said: "It Is Impossible to see how we can comply fully with the court's Injunc tion. Shall we be denied the right of free speech and free press simply be cause we are workmen? Is It think able that we shall be compelled to sup press, refuse to distribute and kill for all time to come the official transac tions of one of the great conventions of our federation? I hope not. 'Now It is the American Federation of Labor and the American Federatlonlst which are enjoined from the right of the exercise of free speech and the lib erty of the press. In the future it may be another publication, and this Injunc tion will be quoted as a sacred prece dent for future and further encroach ments upon the rights and liberties of our people. "Tlis contention of labor with the Buck Stove &. Range company sinks into comparative insignificance . con trasted with the great principles whion are at stake. It Is not Imaginable that Inasmuch as the constitution of our country guarantees to every cltlien the right of free speech and free press, and forbids the congresa of oilr country from enacting any law that shall In any way abridge, invade or deny the liberty of speech and the freedom of press, that a court by tha Issuance of an In junction can Invade and deny these rights." T ventura tn assert that the bitterest antagonists to labor In congress would not have the temerity to present to that body a bill which would deny the toll era of - our country the right of free expression, through speech or by means et inie very aeniai tempted by this ln- doing Every woman inherits certain ways of housework from her mother as the mother did from her grandmother. One of these ideas from ancient times concerns the washing of clothes. ' "Boil 'em, Boil 'em good," is the old tradition. Until the invention of Fels-Naptha soap that was the only way to" wash. Now, isn't it foolish to keep on boiling clothes, and rubbing them hard, when a-way to wash better in cold or lukewarm water with no hard rub bing has been found? Clothes last longer with no boiling to weaken .thejr fibre. Every progressive woman is glad to get rid of the hot fire, steam and suds, as well as the back-breaking work of hard rubbing. But there's a right way and a wrong way to use Fels-Naptha. Start right. Fol low the directions on the wrapper and you'll have a better, easier, cleaner way of washing. For other reasons which are ex-t plained on the red and green wrapper, Fels-Naptha is just as superior for all kitch cn iurposes as it is Jqr washing. , of the press, am and invasion are Junction. "There Is no disrespect on my part to the Judge or the court when with sol emn conviction I assert that this In vasion is unwarranted. The -wrong has grown from the precedent set by pre vious injunction abuses, and the Judge in this instance haa but extended the frocess. The suppression of freedom of he press Is a most notorious undertak ing, whether In autocratic Rusia or in the republic Of the United States. It is because the present Injunction and the contempt proceedings mereunaer sup press free speech and free press that I feel It my duty to enter A most em- nhfttlo nrotest. "For ages it has been a recognised and an established principle that the puDlisner snail oe uncensorea in wnai he Dubllshes. though he may be held personally and criminally libel for what he utters. "If what Is published Is wrong, or false, or sedulous, or treasonable. It Is within the power of the courts to pun ish him by applying the ordinary pro cess of law. "If what is published Is libelous, the civil and criminal laws may be invoked. "The right to freely print and' speak has grown up through centuries of freedom. It has Its basis in the funda mental guarantees of human liberty. It has been advocated and upheld by the ablest minds. Tremendous sacrifices have been made lo its establishment. These rights must not, cannot and will not e complacently surrendered they must not be forbidden by a court's In junction." "Property In Ksb," Capital's Claim. In reference to injunctions, Gompers said: "Injunctions as issued against work-J men are never applied 10 or issued against any other citizen of our coun try. These Injunctions are an attempt to deprive cltisens of our country, when they are workmen, of. the right to trial by Jury. They are an effort to fasten an offense upon workmen who are In nocent of any illegal act. They are Is sued in trade disputes to make out laws of men who are not even charged with doings in violation of any law of stats or nation. These Injunctions Is sued in labor disputes, are an Indi rect assertion of a property right tn men when these men are workmen en gaged In a legitimate effort to protect or to advance their natural rights and Interests." labor Movement's Social Tores. Oompers referred to the failure of congress to pass the Wilson bill, which would make It Impossible to Include la bor unions in the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law, and the Pierce bill, which embodied the contentions of organised labor In connection with the Issuance of Injunctions. He appealed to the delegates to continue their fight for these- two Issues. ' . In conclusion Oompers said: "Looklng Over the cast field of the activities of our labor movement, -the f reat good It has accomplished, for our elloW workers particularly and for our people getirraliv, the conviction haa be come ingrained' in my very being that there Is no force mora, potent in all so ciety making for the material moral and social uplift than, the much abused and8 yet little understood labor move ment." - 1 - - PRESSES MFLE TO , NAKED, BEE AST AND , PULLS THE TRIGGER (Special IHspsteh to The Jonrcrf.) Sweet Home, Nov. , Jane Morris, wife of Mor ris, who lives on a .farm two miles northwest of Sweet Home, committed suicide by shooting herself, yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock. . About four years ago her son waa drowned, and the midden hock of this trouble upset her 0 that at times ner mind was unbalanced. While alone at the house yes terday afternoon she went into an outhouse, unfastened the frojp of her waist, and with the mujtele of a 22-callbre rifle pnBSsed to her naked breast, over the heart, she pulled the trigger. Death must have been Instan taneous, though the body was not found until the return of the family. She was about 40 years of age and leaves a husband and four children. The family have lived for many years In this commun- 'Ity and axe well and favorably known. line from Madras south to connect with the Klamath line which la now being built will begin, A Work W Beavertoa Cat-Off. The signal for the work on. the Cen tral Oregon Jlne to be negun will mean that practically all the work that Har riman hag now under consideration for Oregon wlU be started without further delay. A construction crew began work this morning on the new line to run from Beaverton aeross ; the Willamette river to connect with the main line of the Southern Pacific, allowing trains from the west side to enter the city over the steel bridge Instead of along Fourth street. This work will be hur ried so aa to allow trains on tha new Tillamook line, which will have to enter Portland via the west aide road, to come in over the main line of the Southern Pacific. It was recognized that it would be impracticable to allow the through trains to the coast to use the present Fourth street tracks as a part of the main line between this city and Tillamook. Colonel Hollablrd, who recently made an extended, trip through the coast counties ns far south as. Newport, will forward his reports on the advisability of oonstructlng an extension of the Corvallls & Eastern up and down the coast to Mr. Harrlman at once. It is known that Colonel Hollablrd was very favorably Impressed with the Immense with a sledgehammer one day last sum mer when -he went to arrest her on oom nialnt , made by her former husband, Tony De Clcco, but asserted that she was Irresponsible for any act com mitted when her domestic troubles were brought to mind. " . Mrs. De Clcco almost turned the Courtroom Into chaos for a few moments this morning with an avalanche of talk, mostly Italian. Her wild outburst waa a general protest against courts, po licemen. Juries, lawyers, and all others that have excited her enmity. - She started to demonstrate her fighting powers, and the combined efforts ef Deputy Sheriff Harry Bulger and Mat ron Cameron of the county Jail were required to subdue her. Still shouting aj, the top of her voice, she was led back to Jail to : await the verdict of the Jury. Mrs. De Clcco was put on the stand a few minutes. She dented that she hit the ponceman with a sledgehammer. She expressed this denial In clear Eng lish by saying. "He is a liar." But her attorney admitted that she did wield the hammer, putting all his reliance on the plea that 'his client cannot control herself when her husband or children ar mentioned In her presence. The children were taken away from her sev eral years ago and she has ever since been trying to get them back. under tne veraict returned tne pen- the mouth of the Deschutes, so that he would have one section" ready for ap proval by Mr. Harrlman and could begin work on It without delay. As soon as the Deschutes-Madras line Is approved, however, work on estimates for the value of the coast country while on his ' uv.rrnm 1. in ,?n UCS2S. iJ j i, ul i aity Is from one to ten years In the w.p nu II yivynui K.ei Jr a , ..., Th. ,.. n.. ,Kt J J -r v SJV W V Tomorrow, Tuesday, positively lt day far dlsnonnt on west t'le gas bill. Don't forget to read Uaa Tips. .Ey classes. II atMetsger's, Harrlman. coast line will be approved witnin tne near future. . de era IS CONVICTED A defense, of emotional Insanity failed to save Mrs. Rose De Clcco from a verdict of guilty on a oharge of as sault with a dangerous weapon In the state circuit court this morning. The defense admitted that Mrs. Da Clcco knocked down Patrolman O. B. Murray penitentiary. 4u minutes. RECIPE FOR ROSY CHEEKS Qo to your druggist and pur chase the following: Two ounces cf Rose Water; one ounce of Spir its Cologne; four ounces Sartola. Put the Sartoln In a pint of hot water (not boiling), soft water be ing preferable. When it is dis solved and cooled, strain through a fine cloth, add the Rose Water snd Spirits of Cologne. This pre paration to be applied twice a day or oftener; if adhered to persist ently Is said to produce wonders even en the worst complexion or roughest skin. It Is an inexpen sive mixture. .1,V '1 .'J time to Plant Roses,Trees tnd Shrubs ASK Ton CATAXOOTTIH. J. B. P LK NGTON BmuixTiua . Foot of Yamhill Street tobth srsx or socx. .. WOQuD'AND coal heaters, gas heaters, in the basement Demonstration Days of "The Malleable" EaoMe Our third cooKing exhibit of the 'greatest of all mal leable ranges commences tomorrow and will con tinue for two weeKs an annual event in which i .u i! t s r jr . . t i . r 1 we lane parucuiar pnae ana wnicn is always appreciated cy pr enthusiastic and intelligent housewives who are eager to Qt acquaint tnemseives witn an mai is moaem in range con structionImproved features that combine for greater econ omy and better results in cooking and baking. Such will be our efforts during this practical eooking event to demonstrate the superiority of the range that ranks first the product of skilled range builders "The Malleable." It will be our pleasure, during this instructive, and interesting cooking event, to serve delicious refreshments free to all visitors to our store. A cookbook and souvenir will be presented to all ladies who attend the demonstration. As a special inducement to in tending range-buyers we offer "The Malleable" on the liberal-payment terms $1.00 a week. . J,(7i 'M'mamimfi WLtmimtmSmmSft ikiiijsjwt y'w?&rses!!s TOTTl'l - f- c. . 1 W A Sale of Sample Rogs In a three days' sale Today, Tuesday and Wed nesdaythe Carpet Department offers at much less than regular values a number of room-size Rugs in high-grade Wilton and other weaves. An oppor tunity offered to those who wish to select a ser viceable and artistic floor-covering. These are a few of the values quoted i Wilton Ruur in red. arreen and tan Oriental desijrn: size 8 feet 3 inches by 10 feet 6 inches; special f27.50 Bieelow Axminster Rug, best grade, in two-tone rose shades, sire 9 feet by 12, feet; special f2T.50 Wilton Rug, in two-tone green, size 8 feet 3 inches by 10 feet 6 inches; special .$30.00 Wilton Rug in Bokhara design, size 9 ft. by 12 ft.; special $33.00 Wilton Rug in ribbon design, size 8 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft. 6 in., gp'l.f 33.00 Wilton Rug in tan, blue and terra cotta, size 8 feet 3 inches by 10 feet 6 inches; special $33.00 Seamless Wilton Rug in black Oriental design, size 9 feet by 12 feet; special $35.00 Seamless Wilton Kug, in Unentai design rose, cream and blue color ings; size 9 feet by 12 feet; special $35.00 Specials iim Basemenit j Today and Tuesday a long list of bargains in kitchen, laundry and household helps. " Common Clothes Pins, doz. 2$ Wire Egg Whips for 3 Biscuit Cutter for ....... .3 "Superior" Egg Whip for 4 Vegetable Brushes for 4 China Brushes, 3 for 5 Tin Bastine Spoon for....7 Coffee Strainer for 7$ Wood Basting Spoon for.. 7 Wire Potato Masher for. ..7 Round Grater for 10 Cake Spoon for 10 Tack Hammer for IOC Extension Strainer for. . . .10 Potato Masher for ...... 10 'Electric" Esrz Whip for.. 10 Dover Egg Beater for 10f Iron Basting Spoon for. ..11 Mincing Knife for 11 Wire Potato Masher for.,12 Pan Rim Strainer for 12 Corkscrew for M3f) Coffee Strainer for . .....13 50 ft. Cotton Clothes Line.13 Vegetable Sheer for ....14 Extension Strainer for . . .14 50 ft. Wire Clothes Line..l5 Scrub Brushes for ....... 17 Mincing Knife for 18 Can Opener for ........ .18 Can Stove Polish, No. 1 size 13 Can Stove Polish, No. 2 , size ...23 Vegetable Cutter for . . , .25 J Quaint Chairs and Rockers Rdomy and luxurious lounging pieces in the fumed oak, with loose back and seat cushions in the Spanish leather. Our splendid showing of these quaint " and practical seating pieces Arm-chairs,Arm-rock-ers and Morris chairs offers variety of designs and wide range of prices for, selection. Bedding Sale Suggesting the opportunity for supplying your needs for the Winter season are the specials offered in the Bedding Depart ment for today and Tuesday Sixth floor. $l.S5Eacfa In light and dark coverings, filled with white cotton and quilted or tied. Feather Pillows at $1.95 Pair Large size pillows, in fancy art ticking. Wool Blankets at $4.95 Pair S-lb. white wool Blankets. 68 inches by 80 inches, with pink or blue borders. Also heavy all-wool gray Blankets, 70 inches by 82 inches. Brass Beds . . . Showing a decided change from the styles so common in Brass Beds are the new and artistic designs which have recently been added to our line. In both the round and square tube styles are to be seen many ..new features panel effects, extra heavy posts and caps, etc. the first to be shown in this city. The workmanship and finish of these handsome beds display the skill of the metal craitsmcux FuU-sizo styles priced as low as $34.50. MAIL ORDE-RS will receive Our prompt anot care ful attention TULL TE HOUSEFURNISHERS LADIES' REST ROO! , ' - on the balcony Free phono end c'.l ' ccnv'cr.'-nc' .