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I- This ia el Tho Gurulay Journal 0iiaprU 0 Sections 08 Penes JOURNAL CIRCULATION YSTE1U.IY WAS ' The Weather Bnoi continued cold;' high Mint winds. VOL. VI. NO. 30. PORTLAND, OREGQN, 'SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5,' 1009. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 TiltfPiMqWfn ' SLOPE STATES DOW WINTER HOT All Day Snow Blankets the v. Ground From Sound to the' California Line Heal "Dakota" Weather in Sec . T lions of Northwest. 4 rumin Bay SaOw Will Bo X.tt. 4 : tie Damage ( Pastures . of 4 4 . , Storm. ' . ' .4 . Baker City Snow falls an Inch 4 4 an hour. Heavy fall expected. 4 Astoria Ten degrees below . 4 f reeling. " Billiard and snow.- 4 .' La . Grande Eight .decrees '. 4 4- above aero: light anow and bill- ard. ..,- , . 4 ,. PendJeton-'-Zero weather; light 4 , anow;, wheat believed , safe. , 'Albany Six inchea ' anow; . 4 weather cold; termer prepared. , . Hood River- Sleighing excel 1 ' lent; continuoua . anowfall; fruit safe.. - , ;....,.. ' 4 ' Eugene Three inchea anow; .,. 4 . flood .danger' remote; Tain falls i 4 - ln afternoon. ' ' . . Medford Threo Inches anas", 4 4 mercury drops to 28 above; no damage.; : - 4 " ' v Spokane Grow colder stead 4) lly ; s two inchea anow; no dam , 4) .. . Aberdeen. ftVaah. Half inch anow: flood cut off towna from 4 railroad. , Olympla.' Wash. First '. anow; ,.,4e three inrha in TofKucav 4 Lhehalis, Wash.-Tblrty above , 4-'iero; snow continues. 4 . Tacoma.v Wash. Seven inchea 4 snow ;. more predicted.' CENTRAL FIGURE IN - CONGRESSIONAL BATTLES V-V 7 7 . -f la . $ 4: 4y44y4y4arw4j4jwd&4 ft,y , , ":' .. , tSperlaf Dispatch to Tb Joiirmil . 1 Taconia,-Washi, Dec. With moat !ofrtfie aven Inchea of anow with which ffacoma aa favored pWedjipaiiay.JiIght aria lying- on the -ground owing- to ro-n- tlnued cold weatlior and trodden" Into s on the downtown 'streets, traffic in 'tr thy has been severely hftmpercd sfor th past three dayav The prospects. according to the weather observer, are .-for more anow. The temperature remains bi-low tha freezing point, and a bitter ' northeast .; wind, persists., ; Many . tela : phone, e-lnctric flight and. other : wires are still down, despite the fact that all available linemen have been contlnuoua- . ly t- work repairing the, damage done Wednesday night, when wet snow nd Sleet, f reeling aa it fell, broke over burdened wire and in several Instances tore down poles, doing considerable dam age. Sleighing " Is first class on Ta- . oomaa' asphalted atreeta and the livery men who have been able to d.ig out dust covered cutters are reaping, a harvest The-small boy is profiting the most, however,' while the workhorse Is the ;. worst sufferer. . . , ... . ' -"t ! y t i fh- .;. ' V J i rortland's Streetcar System Paralyzed for Several Hours by Two Inches of . fleecy .'If lakes- Many Peo ple AVait and' Then Walk. i .......... . . . r P A F10 PA II Tfl M np iohn mt nr ir.m im 1 uatio r il lu SJI mm mm mmmmmmmmi LA FREIGHT II (WIGHT JOIH STRIKERS Flour 31ill Employes Iest- less J?reifrht Jlandlers In Kanffc of Infection Kail way '. Managers Confident Strife With B. H.'T. .. FTMiaanc joasaiyn neaaeo. ' President - Joaaelyn of the Portland . Railway. Light' Pewer company I am more than Dleased at the way our company ' handled i the traveling publltv 4 Our excellent aer vice waa 'due, I think, to the fact that we took the thing In hand from the very start of the storm, sending out; 4 .all our trlppera to .keep tne . traoks open and to Improve the service ' which r would1 otherwise have been delayed by-the snow and cold. We kept our sweepers 4' on the paved streets to keep the grooved .rails clear and though there was a little delay, on some 4v of the outside lines where the 4 ! anow " drifted, I thlnjt on - the 4 - whole that the service was very excellent. I believe there will be no complaint from- the public because our efforts to prevent the public from the necessity of standing out In the snow and wind waiting for cars was so successful, ' f For nearly four hours yeaterday aft ernoon and last evening practically the entire streetcar service of Portland was raral vzed by a two-Inch snow storm 2, oSSVogVeOtf"rs old homo at.OrVgon Clty, has- become- wbJect.:of con- Josejih O. Cannon, about whom many verbal . battles will rage at the session of congress. whlch . opens, tomorrow. r . IJght Fall at Aberdeen. ' ': (Speclil Dispatfb tn The Journal.) . Aberdeen, - Wash., Dec. 4. A strong : east wind blew . Up a. light fall of enow thla afternoon. At sundown the fall had' been about half an inch. No dam age is reported about here. Train serv ice t has - been restored since the stonn 0f tri early part of .the week.' but trains are. late owing to tracks' being In a dangerous condition. 'The tug "Printer, ' (.'aptain' Erickson left at noon 'today forJ Willapa harbor: to take supplies to Raymond and South Bend, which "were (Continued on Page Four.) TROOPS 0!i. IV TO BlflDGEPOR T Ohio Militia Detailed' 'to Quell Strike -Among " Steel Workers. ' . tFolted Press Leased Wlre.t Columbus, OhioIec. .4. Troops or dered out by the governor todays to con trol the situation at Bridgeport,, where employes, of the "Aetna .Standard Steel mills i are on strike, started .therel to night. , i ';'- i' Tha,; mill employes - are striking for SCUSVy MilOfiG STMnitl? Three Badly Affected , -Prisoain Frightful Con- , ditioii Editors Jailed, were operated with the greatest, dlffl- ,. troversy. culty and at most Irregular, intervals by attaching two or three cars together and running them tandem. Where there was any grade it proved almost impossible-, to run -cars -at all..- ' Suppose Zt Bad Snowed. In view of the fact 'that 'two Inches of a light and dry snow put the Port land cars out of ! service completely for some time, and that cars were run only at . irregular intervals many hours alter the storm f was over, many Portland people were asking last nlg-ht what Ol'PO-nil f it V Wil 1 Votft TO would happen to the Portland Railway, JU IUHj, iU Light Power company were u sua denly dropped down on some .eastern or middle eastern City,' where the snow Btorm of yesterday afternoon would be regarded as a feathery joke and no more an excuse for demoralized service than a good hard rain Would be. The storm began snortiy nerore noon and continued blowing and. snowing up TO SETTLE FATE OF HISTORIC HUT morrow on Old Home 'of.' - Dr. 3IcLourhlin.' runnr side of mm mu ,4 . 1 1 ; . Prairie Stuck in 3Iud, and jyothiiiff in Sight to Shoot ; ; AtAiiyway, . t (Uolted Press Leased Wr . vvaaiuinsiuiv xwc. ,. loe micaraguan (Continued on Page Six.) mm. WITHOUT FUMDS LainI of Skibo, Haled Before Xew York Court When His '' Chauffeur Is Held for Speeding H Auto,' . "Aide' to ' ',,. - produce hut 87 Cents in Cash. ' ' , treltrd Ptm. trim 1 New York,' Dec. 4. Andrew Carnegie is "in fad" at Pittsburg becaiike he to , ay dissipated the time-worn theory that all Plttsburgert "light their cigars with greenbacks and drink nothing but sparkling grape." Jiavlng money . to burn, 'r . - , " . : . r Andrew. Laird of Sklbe," and former ruler of tbe steel market, appeared to- ' day in f police court and, like many ethers who have preceded htm In suck a place, ia compelled to admit that he Tied not even a dollar on him. A Pltts burg millionaire -without- a ''chl It was a spectacle that made even the hardened police court attaches sympa thise, aad the entire machinery of the a cnaani police court was set in mo tion te help "Andy-out. olf so Blasae. ' It all fame about through Carneaie s love ror rreei air and golf. lie give a dinner ;to his former associate last iifnt TMir t-arnegle, Judg R-& f PHtaburg and another frlnd aiti"d freh air. Ha Carnegie s big French car was cal'd out an4 the party start ed for tt) golf links. Carnegie kept h's re on th speedometer and urrvi bis rhe3rftur te be "sartnr af ih line." Coasting down the hill at i:tli tret and Grand boulevard, gasoline as eot fteedHL PolWman NU-rrwy ep his hand and the tl iruarhln torr4- Although tintlv ianpria,! ti toe dtttf ef H r-(v. Js-)-rny rmt nnr-A the Crrgl r-srfur. tlie .,irmr,t.t, aJ jiairt i nn. p A 1-c to inrt.' M rrfTre-d a (harg cf k-la-g tew. I i'H' '"'k f T't Of t l-( if.;f they were going 25 miles an hour, 'he broke inr: ? .... : f , - ' "The officer "is mistaken. ? We were going at the rate of only JO miles an nour- - , v , . "Well.-that Is a violation.' Tha 1 only permits 16 miles an hour," broka In Magistrate Hermann. "Not in Scotland." lnaisted the laird Of Skjbo. - . "But this Is New Tork. and If yoa admit 'you were going ?0 miles an hour I must hold your, chauffeur," sternly ruld the court. , 1 " 'Carnegie ahook his ;hea4 "sadly. "1 must admit it, but he is a most, care ful man.' I have only careful, and sober (be emphasised this last word) men working for me, said he. . . One hundred dollars ball." broke in the magistrate. s. . Pledges PmJatlaj Home. "One hundred -dollars." murmured Cmegle, and then began te search his pockets. KlnaJly be -had hie entire hoerd. . - -Etghty-eefen cents." be whispered. "t haven't got the money with me he faltered. Tend nr enjoyment will be spoiled, aa we want te play golf. " iery one was sympathetic Even Ih milstrate " was touched but not by Cerriegle although he fferl te lend Carnegie the fnocey. Tnt Came (e vuld not serene Instead, be pl ded Tub "J-t bne, wnrtb frt-n ri'llc'i, r1rh b gave r.! daughter a Chrlotmss gtft a jear surlti. j 1 with Ma rtavffeer. h wM (Spt'cial Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Spokane, Wash., Dec, . 4. A disease resembling scurvy- has broken out ainongthe I. W. W, prisoners confined In tlift old Franklin school building. It is believed to "be the result of lack7 of vegetable food.' Tbe gums of three men have turned , dark " blue and their- teeth ar so :loose "they . can scarcely V keep them in their socknts. T"-- - ,i The police have reduced rations in the effort to starve the .revolutionists into submission to . the anti-street speaking ordinance,. ' -... The . Franklin school building is de clared -to be in- a frightfully unsanitary condition ! It has not ; been scrubbed since the ' prisoners were taken there. a. i;. cousins, assistant editor or tne Industrial Worker,, off icial organ of the revolutionists here, was this - morning found guilty 1 and ' sentenced to four months , in the . county . JalL James Thompson was sentenced to six months. ORDER 'S OH POSTALBAHKS To Be Xo Such Legislation 'I Till Monetary Commis Vsion Reports. , ; ' - irn!M Preae Lseaed Wiea.l Washington, Dec 4. That there' will be no postal savings bank- legislation until after the monetary commission has reported is the word from . Sen ator Aldrlch; The stalwarts in the sen ate are preparing -to prevent the pas sage of such a bill by the upper house. Benator Aldrlch expreaaed the belief that the postal bank proposition would be a part of the financial, rystem and he will opopse allowing any financial iec:iAiinn to te put oro its passage unui alter tne commusion bus reported Benatora (.ummim ind u Ftillette of the insurcents have notified Aldrich that -they mill try to force . the postal bank bill through this winter.' (Continued on Page Nine) Oregon v City , lias paper ; mills., that employ several thousand men. It has a woolen mill that has given employment situation, despite - the. . fact, . that the to 8:30 last evening. In all .18 inches j to many men ana women, ana tt nas a I .um.rmrem.m. niuuiy mwaiuns of moisture fell during the storm. This power plant that helps 'furnish ? light the. next move ; of Zelaya which ' will is tbe amount the weather bureau found I and power for Portland.; It1 is a flour- I precipitate for! avert 'the crisis, has de- on melting the 2. Id Inches of snow. The tshing city, and Is a manufacturing I 8Cnded "almost to, the level of opera company strivea against me storm wun center because of its convenient water hourre, more- of less success until the early power. , . . 1 ' The cruiser Prairie,', with: 700 marines Oregon City also has a park a public on. bo. rri i im w in h. .,.,4 f square, between Seventh ' and Eighth I rvi-,.. , . .v.n. v and Center streets and.Singer Hill road, 1 '"r"" i , TV, ' that is known officially by the prosaic ' . ..ru.upoi. - m title of block No. 40. There is on this Thursday with- the hope of war surging block a certain "old" or second-hand I within their- breasts toiled 'desperately house or structure or rello," as ft , has today lightering the cargo in ' an. effort been designated. - that certain, or- the I to 'float the ' veaaei.. C, ,"B. 1 r Sn l y h .Orders-have been issued to the Dixie. dlalllf - f Tnmnrrnw an . lMtlon will I J -es.. be held them to - decide whether this f ' .Wand navy yard,., to hold old or second-hand structure," as it. is I nerseir in.. reamneM, h we i-raine is elle n he left tand nor where It I not , puuea on im rar m uuw will is on Oregon City's . little park block, J Monday v with the marines and or is to be torn down and hauled away, I cargo., ' ... . , r, ,-: : out of slghtrf those whom Jt offends, j The anomalous diplomatic situaUon i .1.. j vvaanington. -mere are now six aspir- " l'Cy;. .. f " " : ants, for .official recognition in ,one ca- City will vot upon removing, tomorrow X"i " Zilu 1 .T. there was dispensed a hospitality and rK"r " Z V !Z: swvioj fake LOSS OF LIFE . -' ....- - ' " STILL OiliO ' II North. Sea Storm Victims Estimated at 200 Big Property Damage. '. CULBEK5J0X RESIGNS. as r.ircrs chief iW.iha-tm Free rf TM J"enl.i Wa.hlngnn, I W . I. f-en)itr.r Ciiitr- n h ert 19 Vlce-"talrnrrtn vr tlia rr-nicr-.a I Um a . rhairrreaa ir-f Ih. t?. airet, nrA a-wjn be S'.H tua lrr,o-rti- a-nate ea.iro.. - Wr-er l u frWie 'ff ajsin en r). te tit. as- I 'r-,1 a.rlrc 'r te rn.1-T. - fn!y re a ..: . rr It t'tttej if Cu.'be'scn jralata, ) - (Calted Press Leased Wire.) ,'. London, Dep. 4. Though . the storm along the v English 'channel and North sea coasts subsided somewhat tonight, the absence of definite news from near ly a score of ships that are missing tended to Increase .1 the fear for ' the safety of those unaccounted for. At least ? 200 vessels. , ranging; - from small sailing craft to steamships, have been lost.- Tbe foundering of 'the steam ers ; Thlstlemere, Elian " Vannin, . the sloop Cormorant and the Dutch' vessels Ora and Labora have, so far a a reported, caused the heaviest loss ofllfe. The : day's - early estimate . of 200 drowned in the English 'channel may ex c-eed (he casualtlea here. At least , 60 wer edrowned in the North sea, according to reports from German towns. , a ' i If the missing ships have gone down, the present estimates of the dead will prove far too smalL - . . --- In every coast town tonight the anx ious families of the missing sailors are gathered, hoping to hear some tidings from the llfesaring crews that are en- gaired in the work of rescue. J- - Word from- Flemabarg, Oerinany, aays that the German torpedo boat O. H. (4 la ashore there and In .great danger of being broken to pieces. The land loan. It Is believed, will eas ily reach 1 2.000.000. The towa of Cher bourg. France, suffered heavy damage. . - seports Veriataa. Reports tonight Indicate that when the whole story ef the atnnn la told there w rll te even more casus It . a reported. Tbe German srtiwuwr liana, hoirrtd tmm Emden. ' Praasia. for Sunderland. il driven ashore at Bora am and tain members of ber crew were awept from her derks and drowned. The Dutch Yeeael Vratlabora Strug gled into Wllhemabaven tor, la'it and re port treat foar.members of her crew I and three men ee)t ewt to reertje th.m perished. It is reported from Olden-! barg that tte IIMmii TifHKk Las bees loet arvi tare member, of the.crew drowned, after the iifeonata f-m4 ree rued t tnen fri r-eM trt bed bfen dr1rB . Sr. -there. Mwf t v-. are new ja aor.tr. ?ri er-d Ii-f-Mi t'-at lVr hare atrer.-d U.e bait at-owt tra afcacJebe-1 . . ... i .. . i . , a- - . m i i iiran kio. a. tin jjiiuiairi . . vi the 'people of Oregon supposed couTd ?nor , Haxert.; whom the president re- not and would not be .rorgotten. Within I ' ,- it lived Dr. John McLoughlln. There chr ' " IwUon. Senor Rodrlgue. .'-'m.n or n woman in nnor w" ' n" Deen uanueu iu t pauponi wmmmm - - - m I tT 4f A 4f 4K. YT or so rich who came to the Oregon city f'V k 1. i , i Z "i .u. h-f ,e. m trade, regime, who has no official stand .h. r thla rtfilflert hn. th.t ing at the sUte department; Dr. V M. oeenn ntv'. n.rb Kik Roman, who came to Washington to and if he was in need ofholp, he re- take the place of the charge who has Calved it there I receivea ma . funiwru, m wiuwuw oaui- Dld he need food, or clothing, or sup- jchea. a Guatemalan, who : purports to plies to help him through the long W. reprwwi ' muuwuos . h th....hinn .i... I with Zelaya is difficult to discern: Dr. the long trip across the prairies and : , " C L . over the mountains had forced him todo lexpwin ' uuiory without, he had but to go to the borne execute tne two of John McLoughlln. and there were his 11 id authortUUvely that the wants supplied without word or tithe or uri7, l, " v , 'B"u" Interest with only the bare promise to I "" - " , -'"'ui. . . ' . . .. " . hunmH aiuch that jamr ran. -nrl repay the principal when the borrower oecomes mui American, ana waa on fala feet once more. American- interests are regarded , be- 111 luuuiinii . uaiifjtvi. KV -- IlftrfJ a. . uailvaw1 fmni tha A marlia a. . . rieeMei ,.- . Aa . I UCTH. irvemw a, vaa tuu ,niuci ivau tUU v. ttbii km upjruscu iiiKii ...I- .f v-fr.ii rl Kilt thaaa A-a- every Oregonlan knew the atory of Dr. frajrmtntsrv snd do - not -. Indicate any (Continued on Page Seven.)- a material cnaage in tne situation. r JKr , ; c if ; 1- j !'' ' ' ' utt n n c;i I if t l rt mm I 'iraltad Press UasW Wlra.V Mtnnespolls, Doc. 4. A-new. element! was Injected tonight into the. strike oil the' switchmen- on the- northwest ralll roads, which threatens to cause troubl." in an entirely new quarter. . - The flour and cereal mill , employes and the flour loaders and freight hand Iers are now showing a restless spirit. and It la said they may refuse to handle flour or other freight switched by non union men.'. ' : -J . The flour mill employes hire called a general meeting' for tomorrow night, at which -the situation will be canvassed and a vote 'Will probably . be, taken on the attitude of the unions. If these men should refuse to handle freight moved by non-union men. officers of the Switchmen's 'union declare" the 'freight handlers will follow them. - 'Should these unions declare a strike 4000 ' men would immediately be In volved and several thousand others would probably be thrown out of work . on account of enforced closing of the mills. Offlcialsof the Switchmen's un ion tonight declared that such action wiuld paralyse the Twin Cities railroads- ealn, luaanvuch -as--they - would have to fill not. 'only the places of the switohmen, but of the freight handlers as well. -,. . v .: ': ' . ' Ballway Managers Optimistic In spite of this new development Gen eral Managers Slade and Gruber -of the Great Northern and r Northern Pacific railroads, were optimistic tonight. ' They characterized the reports concerning th possible strike of the freight handlers a "mere 'bogles put tip by the Switch men's union officials." The railroads profess to have broken the backbone of the strike, and insist that instead of -having difficulty in get ting men to fill the strikers' places they have more strikebreakers than they can use. '.''" "The time for talking arbitration Is past," said General Manager Slade, "We -are in this fight to a finish, and we have got them , whipped already.' Claim prelgnt Moves .Normally. : , This sentiment was echoed by General Manager .Gruber and Presidents Hill and Pennington of the. two northwest railroads. Commercial .houses here and In St. Paul also reported that they believed the railroads were getting the upper hand. . Following , the announcement by the t railroads thjat the . embargo on ' freight, had been lifted, the . business houses here delivered a large amount of merchandise, to the - railroads for ship ment. The railway officials declare this business Is now moving almost nor mally, although It is apparent that the congestion in the yards here Is not over yet Jt , . .' :-....:' :-.v Two more flour mills resumed opera tions today, and more expect to open on Monday.-7 -- ' '.',-.iv yjsj -;..;'. v .oout 500 additional strikebreakers reached the Twin Cities .from Chicago today ana were ' at' once put to work. Great Northern officials declare they can. now exercise selection in the matter of strikebreakers, and will' send back . (Continued on Page Nine.) SUGAR TliUS SHALL PAY . (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington., Dec 4. The government . expects 1 to. make the i sugar trust - pav f S.000,000, 'in addition to the Si.VftO.004 already collected,, in reparation of xa- rlooa-frauds upon theirevenut4 in the Importation, .of. sugar during: the lact few years at the port of New York and elsewhere. , . . . - Through agents of-1 her department fit justice and the treasury department,, the government has already proved tb ' trust has defrauded It of 4.8o 0,n, and the tralla which have been uncov ered lead to the belief that tha total rf the ateejlags will reach M'9.-n i. The sugar truat will be r'vn a opportunity to settle up as It c. l In f a case of the nndarw eiarhlng framli rro l against it at the Wiiliamtnf ref,n. f , . when It paid :.C.0OO It la t",.-.( It win prefer to pay ratn-r than fcata liacloaurs mada tn open court. . Tha payment of the tnon(- ij recovered from the tmst a as m ' i aettlemerit of tha f r n lrjlert r. ' operattnns at the Wiiltan t..jr t err. Tra trust '-fer'a rt r r ' -- . aad the government f:-i, f-'e t, pnuMttf their lfivett( . ?, in i . airtct-ina. aTrMaa ef lVeaV - f It l lt'-l at the c. ; 't tie that ,1-l.a i r i t'n dtir tr;,t ra f t . . fraa.li' t gvr, -.. Si.' t '"U ef a i.r I f m r f 9'irr i f a - OM H. of IH-. Ja I(Ixet.Min a IH-e-ai City l '