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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING; AUGUST ' 13. 1DC3. ' OPEN SHOP IS, PI ABBtn RV EXPORTERS TTn ion GrainhandUers De cline to Enter Into Agree mpnt Fixinar Scale of Wages .for , Season and Shippers Eefuse to Wati, ' The situation today between the shlp Jpers and the grainhandlers' union, baa not cleared any, and It looks, at far a ' the shippers at concerned, as though 'an open ahop la an accomplished fact. None of the firms concerned ia uaing ; union men today. They expect to vet the required amount of labor at I Oo per hour, with 50e an hour- for overtime,' despite the demand of the union for 0e per hour and 80c per hour overtime. ' The shippers - have offered the union men 35 centa per hour. . At a meeting of, representatives of ' some of the principal shipping houeea of the city and a. commute of the ' grainhandlers' union yesterday. at " which it was expected a decision would be reached In regard to the scale of wagea to be paid to the union for the coming season, the grainhandlers would not come to a conclusion in regard to the ibc rate under which they have been working, atatinr that there are not enough members of the union In the city To come to a final agreement on that scale, and that they had no authority to do so. It Is understood, however, that they would ; accept a scale of 40c per hour. When seen by a representative ot The Journal this morning, D. A, Pa tullo of Balfour, Guthrie and company aid: ' Begotlatlons Drag Along. "Our last agreement with the rraln handlera" union expired In April of this year, and at that time we tried to ret a settlement as to the rate for this year. We heard nothing from them and a meeting was called for about the first of May. but no satisfactory terms were arrived at then and we have not heard anything from them in regard to the matter until yesterday, when a meet ing was called to see If we could not come to some kind of a satisfactory agreement with them, but they would not meet our terms, which are higher ' than those on the sound, as they said that they wers not authorised to do so, but Intimated that they would accept the 40 cent rate. Our offer waa 88 cents" an hour with CO cents per hour overtime, while on the sound the open shop being In operation, the wages are JO cents an hour. Pay ing 35 cents an hour, as we-were per fectly willing to do, we would lose 16 cents Tier ton on every bit of grain we ' ship from here Instead of from the sound, so that as a matter of fact, if we have to divert e?r business to Tacoma and other sound ports, we will really be making money As it is. we shall see what wa can do "with the open shop method, and if we cannot make it go we "will have to divert practically all of our grain snipping to rogei souna. , Would Affect Waterfront, ' Mr. Patullo said that It was nbt the desire of the shippers to take the busi ness away from Portland, but that such a thing is possible, and in that case it would demoralise the whole waterfront. "The position of Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,'' said Mr. Patullo, "and I belle v of 'all of the shippers here, is that under 'the old scale of 85 cents we were load ing at 9 9-10 cents more per ton here, to be exact, than at Tacoma, and now they i want t0 increaae that by demanding mors. It could hardly be expected that 'we would, bring grain, here for ship ment under those circumstances." v Mr. Patullo said that they had been .'waiting for a settlement of the question for over four months, and that it was -not .a "very satisfactory thing "to be ' placed in'' such a position, because if they were to get a lot of grain on hand ' and then be placed In the position in which they are now. It would mean a heavy loss to tnem. He said that in formation had been received by them to the effect that some members of the grainhandlera' union had been heard to remark that the Question of the mat ter of wages was going to be held off until the season opened np, and then tho raise would be demanded. Althougn . this was only a rumor, he said. It was one of the things .that prompted them to hire non-union, men . today. Sxpects Plasty of Kelp. ' ": Mr. Kerr, of Kerr, Qifford A Co., as id this morning that as far as the ; open shop on the sound is concerned, it is in successful operation and that' the1 men there are not Inexperienced, as has been stated, but that the majority of them handling grain are experienced men. with families to support; and that they are not of tho floating kind. Ther have lota or laborers there." v he said, "but I think, they, have .about as many nere, oniy me unions Keep : them down, which shows some of the ill effects that can be brought about by these organisations." i" "'" Mr. Wilcox of the Portland Flouring mills said tnat untu trie auierence is 'settled no' wheat will be shipped . here except from' point .along toe O. R. & Nv which cannot reach any other point to ship from, although It Is 'possible that 'arrangements will be made between the Hill and Harriman interests to ship -everything over ,tha. Northern, Pacifio at the same rate. ''" ' v ' -. Mr. Wilcox said further that the new : North Bank wheat dock will be idle, as i -they cMMtotvuse 1U He said that he was always in . ravor , or- giving , experienced men 85 cents an hour. "Although the grain ' handlers' union has a membership "Of over 200. only 4 or St have been working at their trade for some time past," saM Secretary Fo ley of the grainhandlers' union today, "because work in that line has been dull here.' - The rest of the men have been working at other things, princi pally fishing. This would mean that a possible walkout of the grain men at this moment would really only actively affect those 40 or (0 and they would doubtless get other work at" once, , I -By this it may be seen that the ex- ! porters have not much of a chance to starve out the men. The emDlovera will also hare to get unskilled 'work men, and .any one who knows the busi ness will bear me out in saying that on old time skilled union grain band it ts worth three unskilled men. "I believe the union men along the waterfront and those affiliated with our union will stand by u and help us to . win our Jus fight tor our rights. . "It is not true that we have been waiting to come to the decision at a moment calculated to 'most harrasa the employers. The contract expired last April, but as our men have been scat tered "it was hard to get them together to take up the matter before.'' C. T. .Fouch. general secretary 'of" the , Longshoremen s union, on -the Pacific coast, said this morning: "I do not think that anything serious will com of this situation as.lt has .happened every year, but In any case ss tar as -1 can see now It will prob sblv not affect us. But of -course I cannot very well make any forecasts." 'explain how he could hav strock him ff anrh fc&rri hlow as to have ren dered himself unconscious, but It - is thought that possibly some one may have pusnea tne noon asiae m nwr pass,- which ' would leav-it swinging, snd that Schults did not nouoe n as no passed and was struck behind th ear. When struck; he felt to the deck, and his companions tnmamg inai ne una slipped and fallen began to laugh, but presently when they saw that he did not get up again they began to realise mat ne must ne nun. u wmimuj him they found a lump behind his ear, where he had been hit by the hook, but te skin waa not broken.. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital, wher he re mained for th night. He was released this morning, as ft is said that) h, was not seriously hurt .:; EXTRA. LARGE CARGO Falcon Bring" Largest Freight Ever -Broneht Here From New Jprk. A day ahead of tlm'a th American- Hawaiian company's -steamer naicon will be due to arrive her sometime Sat urday night with a largo cargo ot New York ana Kuropean ireigm. . ,- - On thla trip- the Falcon will brtn the largest amount of freight from New York by way of the Tehuantepec rall rnmA that any of the company's steam ers have, ever orougni inio im w. , ni. inn nn. nlarn. The carro. which consists of the usual generai freight tmm nw Yoric ana Donaea mercoui' lu fmm Rurana amounts to Over lOOt tons deaa weignt, tne srait m. wwi made up or th new io ampmeni. i , rtn h.r lat trio here she trained . a day, as she did not have very much freight to take south, and although shs has an exceptionally neavy cargo low trip, shs haa still kept a day- ahead. " "'.."?'" BARK SCPTTLEP n" Howard .O. Troop Also on Fire at v ,' . Yokohama. Aerordlnr to a-dispatch received this morning by th Merchants" Exchange, from TOKonama, tne uritisn ran now an) r Troon has been scuttled and fire has broken out on board of her. No details were received. - The vessel 'was under charter to Bal fnur Outhrl A Co.. to come nere for grain loading- in February or March. ALOKG THE WATERFRONT The roadwar to the lower dock at Couch street is being torn up and re niauul bv new nlanklna and for the next few day freight will be receivedf on the upper docih ; " ; . - It la reportM tnat in sieamer nasei Dollar, which , will be here soori has been fixed for the last of her cargo for the orient, half of the space having been taken some time ago. It could not be learned this morning who had taken ' It. - MARINE, NOTES y ; . Astoria,' Aug. m, steamer J. 1?. Arrived at l:S0 a. Marhof fer, from - San Francisco. I , Coos Bay, Aug.' 1-. Amvea, sieamer Breakwater, from Portland.- ' Run Francisco. Aug. 12. Sailed at 4 p. m., steamer Washtenaw, for Portland. Sailed at 6 p. m., steamer Johan Pool- sen, for Portland. South Bend. Aug. 11. Arrived, steam er Mayfalr and Qulnault, front Port land. ' Eureka, Aug. 1.. -Arrived, steamers Eureka and Roanoke, from Portland. Hongkong, Aug. IS. Arrived. Nor wegian steamer .Krria. from Portland. Farallones, Aug. 12. Psssed out at 1:J0 p. rn., tug Herculea with log raft in' tow, from Columbia river, for San niern. Astoria, Aug. 1. Condition at the mouth of the river at 8 a m., smooth wind, northeast ' 22 miles; weather, p.lnudv. Tides at Astoria today High water 11:48 p. m. 7.1 feet. Jow water a. 0.8 feet; :28 p. m.. 1.1 feet. MAHIITB nfTlttJCIGBWOB . "-.t. nla 'Itlam ttnm U ArrlTa, . Breakwater, Coos Bay ........ .Aug. 15 Sue H. Elmor .................Aug. 18 Geo. W. Elder, Ban pearo-. Aug. is Argo, Tillamook .. . ...... ...... .Aug. If fatat of California S. F.. . . . . Aug. 1 Alllancs ..Aug. 1? Roanoke. San Pedro .......... .Aug. zi Rose City, San Francisco ......Aug. 23 Rvsia Sept 5 Beljs. orient Bopc II Bernlar Zilners In to Deparlk Alliance, Coos Bay .......Aug. 14 Rose City, Ban Francisco ......Aug. 14 Alliance, Coos Bay Aug. 14 Geo. W. Elder, San Pedro Aug. 17 Sue H. Elmore ...Aug. IT Argo. Tillamook ...Aug. 18 Breakwater, Coos Bay Aug. 18 Rtura of California. Ban Fran... Aug. 11 Roanoke, San Pedro Aug. 24 Rygja, orient. Sept. II TnhIi in OPort. . Leyland Broa. Br. sh .O. W. P. Donna Franceses, Br. bk Astoria Churchill, Am. sen Astoria Alvena. Am. act. Astoria W. F. Jewett. Am. sch... .......Astoria Washington. Am. as. t.Llnnton Neotsfield. Br. bl.,... O. W. P. Rmhlnch. Br. bk Oceanic Rose City .......Alnsworth Compeer. Am. sa.'. Rainier Mabel Gale, Am. scU. ......... .Astoria Matterhorn, Br. at.. : . .v Centennial Olenalyon, be sh .Oceanic C 8. Holme. Am. sen. Astorls Cermet Am. sa Oak Point William H. Macey. Am. ah . .Ton rue Pt Gt Stream. Br. bk.;. .....Elevatora liiennoim, nr. bii ...... .uiimign Col. Villebois-Marewil, Fr. sh.. ..Linn ton Bldart, Fr. bit .... j .'.....-..... . unnton - - .'. 8a Bout to Ijoad X, umber. Wellesley, Am. sa ...... San Francisco Carlos, Am. aa ..San Francisco Cascade. Am. sa ........ Snn Francisco Olympic Am. ss. ........ .Ban Franise Casoo ......... . . . . . . . . San . Francisco Inca,' Am. sen.. ....... w .San Francisco Bowdoln, Am. str, .San Franniaoo B. H. Wood, Am. sch' ... .Fan' Francisco Marhof fer '.San Franclsc Straheyre, Br. ss.. . . ; . .Newport News H. B. Bendlxen, Am. sob. Ban Franolsoo Johan Poulsen. Am. ss. .,ian Francises Northland, Am. sa. .. . . .Ban -Francisco M. 8. Dollar, Br. ss. . ....... .Ban Pedro Hssel Dollar. Br. ss.. .1 . .. .Japan nn Bovt With Cemsnt and Ctonsral. Poltallock, Br. sh. . . a i . . . . . . . .Antwerp Wavertree, Br. sh.., raiesmereport Pibln Chevny. Fr. bK. ....... .Antwerp DEFEIISE ARGUES III SCHEME . --v ? ' -- , ..... V,.',it ., Impeachment ' Proceedings at Oljmpia, Wash., Will Consume Much Time. ' (Special Biapatcb te The JoenuL) Olympia. Wash., Aug. 12. At the im peachment trial of J. H. Schively, state Insurance commissioner, this morning, George C. Israel, counsel for the defense, finished 'his' argument on the first group of counts and Speaker LeoMelga for th board of managers was well Into the reply at noon. .' In .order to handle the 2( counts more effectively and -speedily,' Attorney Israel has grouped them and will argue on otre group each day.' The theory of impeach ment is being handled by - both th defense and state at great length, as the offense is a political and -not a crim inal on,. m Th house aettled down te business at the morning session and passed thre bills, two of which bad been passed by the senate before adjournment was taken on July 2. Th famous Duwara lsh waterway bill wanted bv Seattle, that permits the formation of commer cial local assessment districts - went unanimously and the emergency clause also carried without a dissenting vote. Senator ' Fatland's material men's Hen measure went through, 67 to 1, and the emergency clause carried. Thayer's bill to amend the drainage laws passed without oppoaltlon. BEFORE COURT MssMsiaM.iassaBssB.Mt Plaintiff Brings, Wife, and Children Into Suit for " Damages. . is a wife and six children, .being a cause of mental, distress a source of damage to a man? This Is a question which Judge R. 8. Bean of the United eiaies court is to answer. - Attorneys Thomas and Senn appeared In court thla morning In the case of Warran against the Oregon -Lumber company and Mr. Thomas asked the question in favor of Warren, who, it is alleged, was seriously injured while at work because of th company's neg ligence. In his suit for damages War ren oltes as reason for increasing the sum which he desires to recover, th fact that his wife and six children have been without support since he was rendered unable to work, and that' hi mental distress from this cause has added to his personal Injury.. . Judge Bean frankly admitted . that, off hand, he is unable to answer a 'ques tion of such nature, and took the case under advisement. .,...-.-. LOVED . i KCUGES Ki COIISTITUTIOII ' ; ' .. - . ' i . Women of Woodcraft Close 3Iost Successful Con-, -: ve'ntion. ' . Ex-CpnTict,: Employed : by United Eailroads of SaYi Francisco, Commits Aw ful CrimeSecond sMur der He Has Been Guilty Of ' CQnlted rrtss Leased Wire.) San Francisco. Auar. 11. L,vinr on a bed in th room of George Curray, a motorman. and L. B. Proesaer. a con ductor, both in th employ of the United railroads. In a lodging house at 1717 Post street, th body of an un identified 'woman was found today with her throat out .from ear te ear and Her head crushed into an unreoriarnisahl -mass by- a. baseball bat. uurray could not be round., but the following; not was left In the room: 1 - "Poor Luclle. kid. we die toarather. A warning to men In love. Please noti fy j. u. itonstaot, j4 xurk street." Ouzray fn ax-Con vlot. The woman's bodv was removed to the jnorgu and detectives are search- ng The-, city for Curray to actertaln who "LucUe ia Curray is an ex- eorrvlct, having been released from San Quentln In July. 1908, after a lU-year term for manslaughter. Curray may have killed himself, but the fact that he did not end his life in th room after th woman was murdered is taken by th police to mean that he has changed his mind and decided to flea - Proesser, who found . the murdered woman lvlns on his bed. told the .fol lowing story: 'Yesterday afternoon I went to my room and found a not on th doer. I rapped on the door and called Curray out. I said to him: 'I want my own room to sleep in. You' know you haven't paid any rent and this is my room.' ' "I was calling to Curray later in tho night and Mrs. J. C. Morris, the land lady, cam along th hall and said she would give me another room. I got up shortly before 11, this morning and went to the room. Th door was still locked and I climbed up and peered ' over the transom. There I saw what 1 thought was my roommate. Falling .to arouse him, I broke in the door. I was startled to see a woman's body with the throat cut from ear to ear and her head crushed by baseball bat which AD ISO II BRIDGE IS HOT DELAYED Engineers Eeport Specifica tions in Their Handsr-01d ; Structure Dismantled. ' Airdlf flcultles in the way of speedy construction of the Madison street bridge, so ar .as th plana are con cerned, appear to have been .removed, according to statements made by Rob ert Wakefield and the United Engineer ing A Construction company, who have me contracts lor tne suDstructure and superstructure, .respectively. The plans for the bridge were drawn by Waddell & Harrington, the Kansas City firm of supervising architects it was feared that th -work would be se riously aeiayeo oy rallure to get speci fications into ths hands of the bidders within good time. Dr. Wakefield states that the foundation plans are in his hands and there will be no delay. Like information comes from the United En gineering & Construction company, so mm mo aien may dc cut ana delivered on time. . ... Workmen are now working th steel on vn araw, ana irom mat Will go to the single span west of the draw. Then will come the removal of the plies and old draw piers, clearing, the way for in uw tL'unasuona un hi FILLS HER CUP ,'-. s - A H-lswiiy iiissawssMsajai ' .- '.....,'. i, --." j . .''-, Mrs.1 Maggie Hatter Says Her. Arrest .Caused Much ; Mental Anguish. iirr nr hook Stevedore on Rom City Rendered Unconscious. As he came out of the hold of the steamer Rose City last night, ' Que fcohult.. a stevedore, struck Ms bead anslniit the hook on the fall on the der rick and was rendered, unconscious. Vffictrs of th ship are at a loss to Crown of Germany, nr. bk.... Antwerp Genevieve Molinos, Fr. bk Antwerp Marechael de Castries, F"r. bk.. Glasgow General Faidbosb, Fr. bk.,.. ..Antwerp GaeL Fr. bk. ...jLondon La Bochajaquelf n. Ft. bk. , . . . . Antwerp P ne. Fr. bk.. ........... Cherbourg Bossuet. Fr. bk... ........ .....Antwerp Erneat Lesonve. Fr. bk. ..... .Hambura Notre Dam d'Arvor, Fr. bk. .. .Antwerp Criilon. Fr. bk....... ...Antwerp . 'in Boat te fcomd Grata, L Poller, Fr. bk,... ....... .....tJublin L Hermits. Fr. b... Newcastle. SI. a W. Ncjllly. Fr. bk ., Limerick Cornil Bart, Fr. bk. ........... . Hobart Ltsbeth, Ger. eh. ....... .....San Diego Mlchelet. Fr. bk. ......Fleetwood Turgot, Fr. bk .....Hull Andre Theodore, Fr- bJc. .Iqulqu Montcalm, Fr. bk...,, Adelaide Bayard. Fr. bk. .............. .Australia Vlncennes, Fr. bk Limerick Marechal Castries, Fr. bk..... Glasgow Pierre Loti, Fr. bk .. ... .Falmouth Manx King, Br. sh...... ..'....Antwerp Eolony, Br. sh ........... . .-.v. v. London vif D' Angers, Fr. ah!p......Xrondon Altair. Br. bk.. Newcastle, Eng. Comlliebank, Br. shv Neweastls, N. B: W. Crown of Germany,. Er, bX...... Antwerp Babia Chevyae, Fr. bk...... v.. Antwerp Gael. Fr. bk.... .Londsn Gen Fardherb. Fr, bk. ...... ..Antwerp Keehe. Fr. sh ..... . .Newcastla, K. S. W. La Rochajaquelln, Fr bk..4....4Hull Pottaloch. Br.- eh.... ..-...,.. Antwerp Wavertree. Br. bk. . . llsmere ? .; rVkT5 .2T Leon nium. trr. ah .Hull nd tiniess care is taken of th aban- neiw. jr. dk... ,.,,..,....,.nuu Charglnc that H. O. Bowman caused her arrest on an assault and battery warrant without probable cause, where by she was humiliated and compelled to remain In the custody of the constable for three hours. Maarl Hatter has be gun sun in tne circuit court for flBOO aamages. . . The Plaintiff was arrested an July 10 R. . 6 pur lock and Emma Spurlock be ing jointly cnarsrea witn ner. Mne ai. leged assault took place two days pre vious to the arrest. Th case was tried Deiore justice joeii on August t and the olalntlff discharred. It is alleged that Bowman acted ma liciously and the plaintiff says she has been greatly Injured by publication of ihe story, besides being- compelled ' to bmploy a lawyer, who charged 17.10 for defending her. C - RECEIVER NAMED ; FOR OIL COMPANY Salem Burets ef Tfi lminal.1 Salem, Or;, Aug. II. An order was made by Judge William ' Galloway in the equity department of the circuit courr-ipr mnrion countyappointlng C. O, Rice receiver of the Willamette Vet. ley Oil company. Th petition was signed by F. J. Rice, county assessor, who is a brother of C O. Rice. Several suits hav been started against the oil company for notes due on mortgages ana tor wages.- Tne of ficials have departed to parts unknown ''I Scottish Glens. Br. sh,,..S&n Francisco H. D. Troop, Br. bk. ......... Tokohams Marechal d'Noallles ...........Antwerp Parnassus, . Oer. ship . v .... Santa Roaalia Jordanhill, Br. bk. ........... .G"aymas Walkure, Ger. ss.... ... . . .New Zealand Duouesne. Fr. bk....... ...Point Plrle Nantes, Fr. bk.-, ............... .Hobart : Emllie Blesrrled. Fr, bk. .San 'Francisco Ann de Bretagne. ............. Hobart Sully, Fr, bk Dunklrke Jean Bart. Fr. bk.,.. ........ ..Ipswlck Amlral Cecil!. Fr. ship. ..... .Honolulu doned machinery, the petition recites, little will . be left or the numerous creditors.- s . ' ' '' ' :, ' The Willamette Valley Ooil company was organizea . last summer ana be gan boring for oil at Pratum, about eight miles 'east of Salem, early last spring..' "Befaus the bores -were not successful tfie wells were deserted af ter a few- months. Tba laborers will lose- their money. . . , . i. tn . 1 ,' 1 ' '" 1 1 ' '' :'.: Freewater will bond Itself for a water system. 1 :, , - ..- .. ' - lvlnsr on the User near the bed. That is air i know anout it. i tooa Curray into my room and let him room with me because ne seemea to De up against It. I know little about him.' no one in tne lodging nouse neara a cry-and no one was aware that a fiend ish murder had been committed until Proesser made his gruesome discovery. The . dead woman is good looking and about ib years of age. -She appears to b Mexican or Spanish. Her clothes were shabby and well worn. Techxiioftlltl, as Usual. . , Curray wss sentenced July S, 1994, to serve 10 years for killing his wife, Mrs. Daisy Curray, the charge having been reduoed froth murder to man slaughter through technicalities. He was paroled from the penitentiary July 1, 1S0. The man is a native of Georgia, aged 29 years, height -.five feet 10V inches; weight 148 pounds." A short time after his release from prison he went to work for the United Railroads and was taken in by Proesser, the conductor, i in . whose room the woman was killed. DISHWASHING GIVES' HER NO GLAD THRILLS Became hia wife ' preferred working In a laundry to cooking his meals for him. A. Darcyngale shook his mat yesterday afternoon, and as a result was fined $10 by Municipal Judge F. S. Bennett in police, court today. Darcyngale explained to the court that he and his wlf had trouble over supper last night ''She would rsther work ln laundry than cook for me" he told the court. "When I arrived at homs about 7 o'clock last night after working all day. If found no supper prepared. I suppose I got- angry. . I shook her a, little. "Sh doesn't have to work. I make a good salary and can easily support two. But she would rather wash than oook." - ' - . FRIBERG BROS. IN Important chances hav been made in Ui constitution Of the. Women of Woodcraft at their fifth convention which has just closed. Perhaps th most important waa ui raising or too rate of assessment. An adjustment has also-been siade of the funeral and mon ument clause, whereby a member may now choose either a funeral benefit or a monument . . -' ' Provision has been made for a per manent law committee and to this com mlttee has been referred for inveatiga' tion the proposition relative to endow ments and sll disability benefits. Th decision of the committee Is to -be re ported back at the next session in 191S. A law has been enacted which allows xor tne agreement ot, a mem oer witn her circle so that the circle may keep her in a-ood standing If she is unable to do so herself through sickness or any otner aisaouity. The revision of th oriarlnal ritual has been authorized and the composition of the board has been changed to- include the grand banker, grand clerk and grand guardian in th directory. The accumulative provision of ' th Constitution haa been- repealed in re gard to all new business which goes In after, the adoption of the revised con stitution, and there haa been a revision ot the subject of discipline which, en- largea tne original jurisdiction or in grand ' guardian in "regard to the con trol of - officers, and member. The final adoption of the constitu tion took place late yesterday-, af ter non and they were able to have the printed copies ' of the approved consti tution in ths hands of th delegates be fore th clos of the convention, which is the first time that such a. thing has been accomplished in the history of th organisation. - . . ' Another remarKanie mine; in mis con. vehtion has been the lack of absence on th part of the officers and dele gates. There were 74 of them and all reported end remained, through the en tire session. : ,' r . ' ... , . 'The). executive, council is now In ses sion to elect grand physicians and tan sect such other business as would com before that body. i Sew Offloers Installed. Vha convention closed last night with the installation of the new grand offi cers, owing to tne tact tnat tne clos ing of the convention waa delayed on day, th Fresno team was unable to re main to ao me installing ana tne en tire work was don by Astra Orel of Portland. ',- After the Installation, Mrs. Hester B. Oliver of San Francisco, with clever little speeches, presented to the grand guardian, Mrs. van Orsdall, an elegant leather chair; to J. L. Wright, the grand clerk, a handsome traveling case and to Mrs. Mary F. Hurley, the grand bank er, a beautiful hand painted china pitcner. R9n OnRUFTFRANS ULU.UUUWLI LIIIIUU illlSl'JERILLCALL : . . .. '-.'; - Commander in ChiefvNevius Reports Strength of Pass ing Heroes 'Election. ' " ' 's 1 ' - 'SBSlSSSBBSSBSSBaSB , 1 '-;S r flDAclaV Dltmtch to Tb tloarDil.l 01 f a b a ITta h liia It The ttllrTV a?aa J.ssl ao, v lstii Awaa. aw. sv ber of survivor of the Civil war t the close of the last fiscal year, as showu by the report of the commissioner ot pensions; was 6207(86. according to the report or urand . coramanoer pevius, before the encampment of the G. A. R. here. The number of survivors on the pension rolls May II,-10, wss (96.411. The amount appropriated for pensions during ths year was $162,000,00(5. Continuing he said:- "It was impossible- to give the numerical strength of the Grand Army on June 80, 1Su9, but on Jjecemrjer 1, .lauo, mere were nvr 616 members In good standing, 863 hav ins been suspended. Durlns the year 180S 10,114 members died and th total gains were 21,154 of ' whom 7434 were new members H reoommended a re duction .in the number suspend. Samuel R. Van Cant, ex-governor' of Minnesota, today was elected comman der in chief of. -th. Grand Array of th Kepuouc. ie won over judge wiwiam A, Ketcha'm or Indiana. ' ; ' -. In addition-to-Commander Van Bant the following, offloers were elected: Senior vice commander. W. M. Boat pp. Ogden.' Utah f Junior vioe comman aer, juag Airrea weere, Bristol, jonn. surgeon general. W. H. Lemon,-Law rence, Kan. . , -( ,, .., IIISAIIE PRINTER KILLS II'JO UEII Asa Hoy and E. Rockefeller ' at iJisbee, Ariz.,' Shot . Down in Street, - fCnlted Pnaa Lesa Wlra.l ownes-of tha Blsbea Review, one of the best .known newspapermen in the terri tory, ana js. Kockereuer, Keview em ploye, were shot snd Instantly killed toaay in tne mam-street or tne citv d a. win jfiannKuexe, a atrixing printer. Constable Wllmoth. who tried to ar rest the murderer, was shot, and seri ously wounded. He lies in a- local hnsnttal in a nrflWArtmia oAnHitfnn. The printing force in the Review of fice struck two weeks ago,, ana ioy, who was formerly a union printer, wenl to work at a linotype machine. He Following are the new officers in-1 lapse and was regarded by his former &aye2: .Pa,t nd uara,an; EJ,OM reoyIyea as a "scab" workman. frannkueke met Hoy ana tiocxerener as they were leaving th shop this morning and opened fire with . a re volver. He turned his gun on Wllmoth when the - officer rushed to th scene to plac him under arrest. Pfannkueke la sunoosed to be insane The -other strikers were not connected In any manner with. the. affair.. , ... . i . i, j m ii. . Bishop, Montana: grand guardian, Car rie C. van Orsdall, Oregon; grand clerk, J. L. Wright, Colorado: grand banker. Miss Bertha Sumner, California: grand adviser, Evangeline Hearts, Colorado; Grand Magician. Louisa Menefee, Ore gon; . frrand attendant.' Elisabeth Gra ham, 'Wyoming: grand Inner sentinel. Union Kllborn, Washington; grand out er sentinel, Hattle L.t Jones, Washing ton; grand managers, Dr. Lillian Pol lack, Colorado; Cora WUeon, California: Anna Hawkins, Oregon; Florence Wehr ley, California; . Clara Z. Hllllx. Colo rado. v J - HEART IS HEALED . AFTER ROBBERY California Banker Comes to Portland and Fnds . Much Reeded Rest. Portland's altitude is perfect for th heart; Portland's water is a tonlo for the constitution ' and Portland air haa given me the first restful rest since my bank was robbed several weeks ago." Before he left for the Alaska-Tukon-Paclflo exposition this morning J. H. Bartle thus gave tribute to th excel lencies of the Rose City. . Mr. Bartle Is president ot th First National bank. Monrovia, Cal. As he told the story' of its mysterious and sensational looting at th Hotel Seward this morning, he found it impossible to keep his voice from trembling, so great ts his agita tion still, whenever the -subject is men tioned. - ' . we were getting ready to move th . -r ttti riATi fiAvmn i nm ' geiung reaay io move in LINE FOR CONTRACT I bank Into new quarters across th virovi. huu iwviug yurciinBea a new safe had, an expert operator came to put the old on into perfect repair so that it could be sold. Our man- was more than a perfect workman; he was a genius. He fixed the safe yes, he fixed It, all right but to his. own pur poses. ' ' . ' "How he did it, I hardly know yet, but in some way, possibly by filing, he shortened the time lock combination rod. He had it so arranged that any one who knew of the safe's condition could open it by simply turning to the combination without waiting, until the time limit had expired. He put several Other workmen next to the situation and they all arranged it so . that our expert could loot the safe, and at the same time prov an ' alibi, his friends swearing- that he was several miles away at the time. "The. robbery was accompltehed with perfect success. The safe was opened by simply turning to the combination. At the time the streets were filled with people and the -lights of the city were burning: brightly. Expecting te tnov soon, we had reduced our cash surplus Nine bide Tor tho construction of a new ; fire station at Montgomery and Fifteenth streets were opened by the fire committee of the executive board yesterday aftrnoon. The lowest bid for actual construction work was tendered by Frlberg Bros., the amount being $13. 447. The lowest bid for the plumbing, $2648, wss submitted by Robert Gillen. . As the combined cost of the station if . these bids were accepted,- would slightly exceed the appropriation of $13, 009 for the purpose, no award was rec ommended, but the committee will ask the council to appropriate an additional sum of $3000 for the purpose, so that the architect's fees can be Included. v Travis & Wilson designed the station. TWO MEN ASSAULT AND ROB CHINAMEN I (By Joaraal Leased Salera Wire.) Salem, Dr., Aug. 13. Two unknown men assaulted and robbed a Chinaman this morning near. Donald on the line of the Orea-on Electric 10 miles north of , Salem. Sheriff Mlnto has started. on in0 mu ui niv lugxuvvB. Atia i,uina man was ' seriously injured. It was learned, but it was not found out how much money the holdup men obtained. The Chinaman Is about 70 years old. He had been working near Donald for some time, h may ai irom th in juries received. . WIFE WILL BRING SUIT FOR DAMAGES Mrs. Florence M. Saunders has been appointed by County Judge Webster ad ministratrix of the estate of Bradley L. Saunders, a ltnemaa-who waa killed bv a live wire at Ninth and Haleey streets on August. 6. The chief asset of the estate is a claim for damages against th Pacific SUte Telephone A Tele graph company and the Portland Rail way! Light A Power company.- It la alleged that- they were -negligent and a suit against them Is promised. VAGRANCY CHARGE : GETS JOHN J0NGEL ''-f-'": i''. ';''.;"'" :-;.,.-''.v- ". Jhhn Jonsrel. arrested' bv Patrnlm.,. Barse last night on a vagrancy charge,' was sentenced to 60 days on ths rock-pile- by ' Municipal Judge F.--8 .Ben nett today. Beside the char-re of voir. rancy an additional charge of contempt or . court . was preierrea against him. Jongel was -told to -leave town about a month, ago by th court,, and failed to do so. ' -..-. ''.--. i r r- 'i i . Journal want ads. cost 1 cent ay word. MOTHER SEEKS TO RECOVER BABYBOY Harold Stitsel, Kidnaped by Father, Is s Believed to i . Be in Seattle. -.. v-V- ' : : , I . nn!M Piwm Uw -Wire.) - ' Tacoma. Aua. .13. Mrs. W. C. Stitsel. mother of 3-year-old Harold Stitsel, who was xianapea irom tne nome oi Jnrs. Stltsel's father. M. C Nlckerson at Pu yallup, will seek to recover ber. taby. The mother believes that Harold Is In Seattle, where the father, who kidnand the boy, haa relatlvea She thinks her husband has left him there to be-cared for. ' ' v.. Mrs. Stitsel Is greatly distressed, fearing that her little boy will not re ceive . that care which ' only a mother can give a baby. Her friends declare that tha husband and not th wlf is to blame fer th breaking up of th home. The man Freeland, mentioned .In the case, is a cousin of Stitsel and not of the woman. He is now in Vancouver. Wash., where n is employed oy.tn Northern Faeific railway. . . ..,- HOODOO FRIDAY GETS'COIISTAIICE Italian's Sujftrstition Rat tles Him WThen Car Comes Is Now at Hospital. Despite . the prognostications of the superstitious many, Friday. the thir teenth of August, un to noon todav. waa rtotaoiy ire irom casualties and acci- oents oz an xinas in rortiana. -- . Only one ; accident of consequence cam to th notice of the authorities, and it was probably because of the fact that he was super-superstitious that it occurred. T Cnn . A n .a T, T . fl 1 1 a n t.hrtM. In 4t,A iw iuuui av.uuu. ino ruuucr. B. s". I employ of the ofrtland Kailway, Light "Wn v rum A Hnwn In wstrlr th. I a n ...... w. 1 1 i. ( . . "When we came down to work the next morning, the combination was set. Nothing; appeared to have been dis turbed. Everything looked all right. But when we opened the safe all the cash was gone. From the natur of the Job it . was supposed to hav been done from the Inside. Myself, the cashier and others about the bank were held nuder constant . surveillance for days. The suspicion and the constant watch ing nearly drove me craxy. At last they ran down the robbers, snd put them in Jail. Then I came to Portland to get some rest. I found It here, th first I have known for a long time. After I have seen the exposition I am coming back to Portland and stay her at th Seward as long as I can.. DAVIS ARGUES . SUTTON CASE . (TTntted Press teased ' Wire. t ': Annapolis,. Aug. 13 The board of In quiry investigating th death of Lieu tenant James N. Sutton, which was ad journed yesterday afternoon., following the completion of (the testimony of wit nesses, wss opened again today, when Attprney Davla, representing Mrs. Sut ton, began his argument to attempt to satisfy the court that Button did not die a uiclde. . - ':, -. --;.'.-; 4' .- ; Will BuUd Bargos. , . 'At"the regular meeting: of th direc tors of the Open Riven Transportation company, this afternoon, contracts will be awarded for the construction of two new barges at Celllo for the handling of wheat, besides the regular discussion of matters regarding the operation of th Jin and to reading of reporta, i streetcar tracks near the - corner of East Thirty-seventh and Hawthorne avenue, was struck by a streetcar about 7:30 o'clock this morning and slightly oruisea. -.. .-. Friends of. th Injured man say that 'for several days he has feared the com ing of Friday,, the thirteenth and that he had bcom. obsessed with th idea that something would happen to bind today. . He had stepped to in side of tne . uraca - to auow . jnouni ocoii tram No 26. westbound, to .pass, and - was leaning on his shovel. As the car waa passing one of bis fellow laborers said; b oareiui, uonsisnce, ana remem ber what today .la." . . . . Frightened, Constance - allowed th shovel to silo- out from under him. He was struck by th bumper of the sec ond car and thrown - to. qne side. The Red Cross ambulance was called and he was taken to St Vincent's hospital. He waa only bruised and frightened. ESCAPED THE GALLOWS BUTQIAY HANG YET " esBBsajssssssssssiajB) . Roseburg, Or., Aug. U.--From what is said to be reliable sburces it is learned that Sam Brown, who in 1S9S shot and . killed Kincald : while he was working on a house at Oakland, nhls county, has been located in a town in Washington.. :. . ' ' j Brown was arrested Immediately aft er the killing, tried, found guilty and sentenced to .be hung, but escaped by sawing his way through the steel bar of -a window. " . ' . It Is said that 'after his escape. Brown .went to Alaska, but Inter re turned to Washington wher h has sines remained unmolested. riLIGERFRAUD REVEALED AI Scheme to Mulct l Govern ment Out of 432Q Acres te I Alleged Against J.W. Scriber i and OthersAp plications in Court. , taveclal Slieatck Tbs JoamsLI e La Grande, Or, Aug. 1J, A schemt to defraud the government out of 6329 acre oi . umoer iana lying southeast ' ot UkJah, in ITmatlUa -'county. ,w brought, to' Ifght today ' when proceed inca were started to cancel the claim of 17 different applicant In the Local land office. It la alleged that six years ago tha Northwest Lumber company of Spokane .desired, to get hold of thla Jted' and secured 'ST applicants to f 11 Um ber , and " atone1 claim. ' Tha; charges atat that each applicant gaya th deed to his, patent to the Norjhwest Lumber company; ; that John L. Ayrea and . P. B. McSword, , Who had , been chosen to put up money for final proof, died and that J. W. Scriber, former cashier of the defunct Farmers . and Trader bank here; Asa B. Thompson, at that time register of the - La Grande land office and 8. W. 8miu of- Heppner, put up money for Xlnal prooi, anowing oi tne irauauient pur poses. - i . '- - ' . It la also alleged that five days nrior to the formation of the Northwaat l.n ru ber company, these three men caused deeds to be executed to th lumber com pany anH the title still held by them. Th government is trying- to cancel the titles and . will have to procure evidence of conspiracy. For that rea son ' Scriber, Spencer, and Thompson ' will b brought her. It is announced that ' tha law . firm of Dolph, Mallorv, Simon. Gearin of rortiana wiu aeiena in men. . The trial of th cancellation of th acnll- catlons ot th it applicants will take place this falL ' .?. ':'.. EIGHT ARE FREED Wlrlav'- vtns iYt rtasin rVi . nmsJ at ii a aaea-.y r - wwss va fr va aa vs lucky day for Cupid. In the circuit court thfe morning, but it was regard ed as lucky by eight applicants for matrimonial freedom.. Sight times In' succession the ties -that Cupid carefully made were torn, asunder by Judge Gatens after he had heard seven wo men and one man tell of the bad, tick ets they drew at th altar. T , flren villa !VrirlAri4. liti wii iturHhl a a prof easlonaj ... singer. short-of-aah guuu, iriiuw, wa unaaiisiaciory to Car rie Louise Ooddard, a muaio teacher of Hood River, because he left her to cul tivate the farm while he journeyen around the country and bad' mm) ifm. with the boys. A woman of refined ap-' licarum anu unner or elocution a well as of music Mrs. CinAAurA fmiml It disheartening to receive frequent let ters asaing job money rrom ner -husband, who told her it was decrailln tVi work." ' I . -. " -The Goddards were rfilrrlert In 1 Ann at Hood Biver, where the wife bought rBiiuii. aav u ner " nusoana went away orv-a Aour and guyed flv years. Frequently she said, he wrot pleading-letters for money. Finally h was 111 and stranded in San rnnrJiim nA sh sent him money to return, on his promise to do -better. But after he came back It waa-th sam old story, sh said. ' ... w'AflST Wen "wy tha last" time, Mrs. Goddard said, he wrote back that he had .been robbed and wanted more money, but she suspected that he aoent" the money before leaving Portland. Grace Buckles married William-Samuel Buckles on March J of the present year, and it was not long until she dis covered that her ' Choice Doaaeased awful - temper. ,8h said he stormed at her because she sent some ef her own money, to her brother in tha mi anT finally left her. when sh scent 43.60 more of her own money for a bat. That waa in June. ' One night soon after he left he Came outside her bedroom - window and moaned, pleading to the supernatural nowera In holn him- fih iiIh k. inreaienea to xin ner, telling her h would cut out her heart' in cold blood but would kill' her- auletlv. so that C might leave here before the crime was discovered. Two nights after that she heard him prowling around again, and a third time n came a few nlcht ltr. He tried to enter the house, apd sh be- iieTcu uini ijo wanted lo some in tv carry out his .threata Grace Scott said that Edwin-Scott or dered her to leave the city. Onca h shoved hef 'Out of the house and told her If ahe returned he would make it a ..v.. .v. ,1,. wv. h. tirucii ner ana , broke her glasses, -he said, all for no reason ai an. ior a year and a half, she said, he has been llvln with an affinity in a cottage on Shaver street tne aia not - ten tne other woman name,-, -. 't- Ada N. Moore was mnA A.ea from Clarenoe E. Moore because ha de serted her at Silver Lake, Wash., in May. 1906. ' They were married in fta. aula In November, 1904. She will re sume her rormer name, Gardner. Likewise on the ground of desertion. - decrees were granted to the following: J. 6. O'Brien fiom Hettie O'Brien, married In McKlnney, Texas, In -1S87. 4-" serted -ln 1897. t--. r- v ' . - . Mae P. Ragsdale from R. T. Raasdala. macrled In Port la d in 1908. deserted In May, 4908, maiden name of Powers re stored. -. -. . Mrs. 8. TO. French from W. O. French, married In March, , 1894, . deserted in July, 1908. . . .. ; ...... -Lulu Wood secured a decree separat ing heV from Charles M. Wood on statutory grounds. . They were married on March 4 of th present . year. , " . . .-. . T? A VTi mXrWT A - , HOLLADAYPARK ender N at 8 Rosebrook and his band . will rend tne ionowing . program tonight o ciock- in Houaaay pars: . . . j, March, "Red Fes", (new)-.-w . . , ,i,Hem Overture, "Bohemian Girl?.' . ... . .Balf a) "Simplicity,' -i (cnaracteristle.i . . - -' .Than. Moses (b;"Sweet Vows," (capttce )...,. v. ; ......... i ............. : Iaurendeau Waltl, "Estudlantlna". '....Wathsll , Airs irom ' eultan of Suly. . . .Wlthall j IntcO-mfssfnn - - k ; s Scenes from "Cavallerla Rusticanar" i , . ft Mascagni (Binding with th Intermesso.) Solo for cornet , , .Selected t Rosebrook. ' .. . v . Three popular two-steps. " v (a) "I Wish I had a dlrr,.rf;...Le Roy 0) "Curly". ...,.,..'.,.,. Powell c) "XMippono .......,... Julncom The Roses Honeymoon" (by request) Bratton Ercerpts from "Ths Strollers"'...... ' .-...,t.... jungianaer SUt Spangled Banner." '1 .1"- . -