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VOL. VIII. NO. 305.:
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24,, 1910.i-TWENTYrTWO PAGES.
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1
THOUSANDS OF
MS IN BAKER
CO. INVOLVED
GROOm'S BLACK HORSE
CAVALRY IS N CHARGE
USES ORATORY TO
Million Dollar Salt Lake Cor
poration Said to Be Under
Suspicion of Having Appro
priated Claims. '
DAVID C. ECCLES, THE
SUGAR KING, UNDER FIRE
Names of Jurors Who Will Be
Empaneled to Try Impor
tant Cases.
United States District Attorney
John McCourt today made a special
application for the calling of a fed
eral grand jury to Investigate the
acquisition of more than 100,000
acres of Baker county timber land
by the Oregon .Lumber company,
one of the largest logging and man
ufacturing corporations in the state,
and the Sumpter Valley Railway
company. Federal Judge P. S.
Bean granted the order, and the
grand jury was called to report
March 1.
In an Investigation which promises
to rival In Importance and sensational
features the famous Oregon land fraud
cases, David C. Eccles. the Salt Lake,
(Utah) beet sugar king and mult!
millionaire lumberman, will ..be put
under the microscope. More' than a
core of eastern Oregon Mormons, with
W. H. Kccles, president of the Hood
Klver railway company, will figure In
the Investigation, which will affect all
officers and stockholders ,of the two
,;com panlea. : . . '" -
Hints at Purpose.
Although Mr. McCourt'8 application
for the immediate calling of the federal
grand Jury gives only a hint of its
primary purpose, the district attorney
today corroborated today reports from
Baker City, Or., which told- that eub
poenaes were being served on all offi
cers of the two companies, and on many
land agents. The application charges
the violation of the timber and stone
act, and asks that the Jury be called
Immediately as the statute of limita
tions In the cases will soon expire.
According to Mr. McCourt, more than
100,000 acres of valuable timber land
lying in Baker county is In the balance.
Not only will David C. Eccles, the
senior, be Involved, but all officers of
the two companies, as well as the local
managers.
Socles la President.
D. C. Ecclea Is named as president
and general manager of the Oregon
Lumber company, which owns and op
erates mills at the Oregon towns of
Ingalls, Baker City, Hood River and
Austin. Charles T. Early Is given as
the acting manager of the company, with
headquarters In Baker City, and Joseph
A. West is named as superintendent
and general freight and passenger agent
of the railway company. The Eccles In
terests are supposed to own more than
2,000,000,000 feet of timber In the Mate
of Oregon.
W. II. Eccles, son of D. C. Eccles, la
president and general mnnager of the
Hood River Railway company, which
was built for the primary purpose of
hauling logs to tho Hood River mill
of the Oregon Lumber company, the
parent corporation. The rond Is 30 miles
In length, and at the present tlmo an
extension Into central Oregon Is under
contemplation.
Officers of the Bumpter Valley Rail
way company, who will be brought be
fore the grand Jury, are David Eccles,
Ogden, Utah, president and general man
eger; Charles V. Nibley, Salt J.ake,
PHILADELPHIA CARBARNS
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Philadelohia. Feb. 24. Leaders of th strikine platform men
of the Philadelphia kapid Transit company today admitted that the
arrival of four companies of state constabulary and the possibility
of the callins? out of the state militia was a severe blow to their cause.
The leaders were in conference nearly 111 night, and today an-
nouncd that they, too, had been preparing drastic measures with
which to meet the new turn of events in the industrial strite that has
rent the city since last Sunday, and in which several persons have
lost their lives. They declared that the arrival of state constabulary
was regarded by them as a drastic measure on the part of their op
p'onents and that equally decisive action would be taken by the
unionists to win their fight, lhey refused, however, to reveal what
action they would take or the nature of the measures under consid-
ration. lhe city is filled with wild rumors today that every union
man and woman in the city would be ordered to leave workshop,
store and factory before sundown. Both sides admitted that Phila
delphia faced one of the greatest industrial crises in her history.
Already business in every direction is damaged by the car strike.
Stores are suffering from lack of customers. Some schools have
been closed because of danger in the streets to children who are
compelled to walk through the disturbed section of the city.
its full
Pear Groat Strike.
The calling out of from lbO.000 to
too. 00 laboring people would completely
stagnate the commercial life of the city
and would add fuel to the fires of riot
that break out spasmodically.
The first disturbance today resulted
n the injury or several rioters wru
stoned a car in West Philadelphia. Tht;
police charged the mob and dispersed It,
arresting a ringleader.
Tho four companies of constabulary
were ordered to northeast Philadelphia,
the section where most of the laboring
people live.
The Frankfort car barn was sur
rounded by a detail of constabulary and
a line of tho state troops was thrown
along Kensington avenue to give- pro
tection to the cars of the company In
operation there today. .
The massing of the constabulary In
the northeastern section of the i city
enabled the' police authorities to dis
tribute their 6600 men with better ef
fect In other sections.
The increase of the police force by
ddition of-the constabulary, indicates
that the authorities have responded - to
the transit company's demand for police I
protection to enable it to run
quota of cars.
Mayor Reyburn has announced that
the company ' will be given adequate
protection and that if the forces now
on hand 'are unable to control the sit
uation he will call upon the governor
to send the state militia Into Phila
,delphla.
More Cars Canning.
More cars were running today than
at any time since the strike began. The
number, however, was nowhere near the
normal, according to atrlke leaders. In
most cases the cars were manned by
strikebreakers while a few were operat
ed by powerhouse employes. The opera
tion of the cars was perfunctory, how
ever. So great has been the danger
that few have dared to board them and
risk death at the hands of a mob., Every
car crrrtes a police detail, while the
streets through which It passes are pa
trolled by police or c6iistabulary.
Large bodies of men are held In re
serve at the police precincts stations
to respond to riot calls.
"Groom's black horse cavalry," as the
state constabulary Is called. Is feared
VACJESTREETS
Attorney Zera Snow Makes
Plea Before City Council fo
Vacation of Parts of Oregon
and Adams.
Sad Aftermath of Deep Sea Mystery
0. R. & N. WANTS
STREETS FROM PEOPLE
Judge O'Day Opposed Reques
of Railroad Company in
Behalf of People.
"Gentlemen, the trouble with Oregon
and Portland In particular. Is that It
has too many people who mask as public
benefactors to promote private Inter
eats,' too much Initiative, too much re,f
erendum, too much U'Ren and too much
O'Day." Conelunlon of speech made by
Attorney Zera Snow before the city
council this morning In argument for
the passage of an ordinance vacating
to the O. R. & N. portions of Oregon
and Adams streets.
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
TAMA 8 EASTERN ROAD
T
IE OF IT. ST. HELENS
LM FJ
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
TUFT SLUMBERS;
TRAFFIC CEASES
Extraordinary Consideration Is
Shown by Washington
Terminal Officials.
tt'nlted Press Leased Wire.
Washington, Feb. i!4.: All traffic was
tied up for an hour today at the big
Union station because President Taft
wished to sleep. When he retired in
his private car "Owl" last night after
his speech at Newark,' he gave orders
that he should not be disturbed until
8.30 today. The "Owl" special car
reached the Union station at 7:30
o'clock. The yardmaste-r gave orders
that no whistles should be blown, no
bells rung and no ca-r couplings made
In the yard until the hour appointed for
the cessation of the presidential slum
ber. The request of the president had been
transmitted to the terminal officials,
and" after a hurried conference early
this morning it was decidodf that Taft's
wish should be caretully respected, at
the cost of anydelay to tijaffic.
The "Owl" was put upon a siding In
the quietest part of the xkrii, and the
president was not disturbed in the rest
which he desired after bfis trip to JVew
York and Newark.
That the Tacoma & Eastern will head
for Portland over a route to the east
of Mount St. Helens Instead of to the
westward, as predicted by many, is the
opinion of men, who, during the past
few months, have been watching survey-
Ine narties active In the Isolated dis
trict back of the old snow-capped sen
tinel of Skamania county.
May Cross Cowlitz.
These men believe that tho road will
be built from the headwaters of the
Cowlitz river across r narrow strip of
land to the headwaters of the north fork
of the Lewis river and then follow that
stream to the Columbia for a water level
route into Portland as the final link of
the Chicago. Mllkaukee & Puget Sound,
which has been reaching out for this
city for some time and for the accom
plishment of which It took over the
Taooma & Eastern property.
It has been surmised that the route
of the road would follow the course of
the Cowlitz to the Columbia, but while
this would be feasible. It is Bald the
Lewis river route would be far prefer
able because of Its easy grades and few
bends. It Is also said that a pass has
been found through which It Is an easy
matter to cross from the headwaters of
the Cowlitz to those of the Lewis river
on the eKs Blope of the mountain.
Would Tap Fir.
Another reason why It Is believed- the
road will choose the Lewis river route
Is that it would tap what is perhaps the
finest body of fir now standing. One
object, and an Important one, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound to
get to tho Pacific coast, it Is said bj
those closely In touch with the situa
tion, Is to get a share of the lumber
traffic that will be offered through the
development of the country.
It Is pointed out that nowhere could
better prospects for such traffic be
found than in that district, to the east
of Mount 8t. Helens. This vast belt of
timber has not been touched by the
logger's axe because of its Inaccessibil
ity, but conditions in the lumber market
are now becoming such that It could be
handled to good advantage if within
reach of a railroad.
Syndicates Have Timber.
The bulk of the timber Is said to be
in the hands of large syndicates holding
it for the opening up of the country.
Adjoining these large private tracts Is
the large Rainier Forest reserve which
would give considerable tonnage to the
railroad since it is customary ' for the
government to dispose of its merchant
able timber from time to time, so long
as It does not Interfere with the plans
of conservation, or the protection of
the water supply sources.
The railroad would also operate In
very close proximity to the promising
and already well developed mines In
the St. Helens district In which a num
ber of prominent Portland people are
interested. These mines would have
been sending out valuable ore long ago
but for the fact that they are too far
from the railroads now in operation.
Defeated at every turn when It came
to reat arguments, attorneys for the
Harrlman interests this morning re
sorted to oratory, a sample of which
is quoted above. The city council, af
ter listening to the arguments of the
railroad attorneys and a number of rep
resentatlves of the people, adjourned out
of respect to Chief of Police Cox, whose
wife died this morning.
Will Visit Bite.
The councilman will visit the pro
posed sits of the west side approach
of the new steel bridge In a body next
Saturday afternoon and the petition of
the railway company will be acted upon
at , the next regular session . of the city
eglslators.
A large delegation of business men
representing the East Side Rusiness
Men's club filled the council chambers
when the special session was convened
to consider tho vacation ordinance.
Judge O'Day, attorney for the business
men who aro protesting against the pas
sage of the ordinance granting conces
sions to the railroad without compensa
tion for such concessions, was accorded
the privilege of the floor, and In a plain.
(Continued on Page Four.)
laborers' wages
at Spokane are
increased to 13
Chicago, Feb. 24. All hope has been
given up by the family of Commander
Croghan, of the navy tug Nina, of ever
again seeing him alive. The case of
this dashing young commander Is most
unfortunate for he leaves a young wife
and a 16-monlhs-old babe to mourn his
loss. A cousin of his, J. A. Hawkins,
living at 7125 Perry avenue, voiced the
sentiments of his parents and two broth
ers and sisters, all of whom are grief
stricken over the apparent fate of their
relative. He said:
"I received a letter from Mrs. Crog
han, inclosed In which was a picture of
her little son, Alvln, aged It) months.
8he apoke of being happy, because this
was practically the last sea trip that
'Johnnie,' her husband, would have to
make for a year, as he was to be trans
ferred to shore duty at the Brooklyn
navy yards and he would be able to bo
at home so much hereafter and play
with baby. She told of receiving a let
ter from her husband Just before his de
parture from Norfolk, where the Nina
had towed two boats from the Bronwlyn
navy yard. The missive said that the
commander would arrive at his home In
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Mayor Pratt Wins Fight in
Which His Enemies in the
City Council Sought to In
ject Politics.
CONSERVATIVE INSURGENT
URGES G. 0. P. TO
TARIFF AT NEXT
STAND BY
ELECTION
(Coltud rreiw Leased Wlre.
Washington, Feb. 24. Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts, who is
known as a "conservative Insurgent,"
today urged all Republicans to stand
by the protective tariff principle In the
coming elections, and, even If defeated.
not to heed the cry of "high prices. '
Gardner Mndertook to- prove to the
house that the tariff had nothing to do
with the high cost of Hviflg.
He accused the Democrats of incon
sistency, saying that In 1898 they
charged th hrfrd times to low prices,
and now they blame high prices and the
tariff for the present difficulties.
Gardner showed charts of prices In
America and in England and declared
that the fluctuations in prteca had been
the same in both countries.
He quoted the prices of meats in this
country and In Canada, declaring that
the cost was greater at Montreal than
In Washington.
As -one of his strongest points Gard
ner gave the prices of Iff, articles of
food used by the training ship Massa
chusetts on a cruise around the world.
He showed -that 12 of the 16 articles
were obtained at a lower price at Bos
ton than at any other port visited in
the circumnavigation of the globe.
(Special DI.Dateh to Th Journal.
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 24. On the
strength of Mayor Pratt's showing of
the facts concerning the city laborers'
conditions, the city council last night
Immediately directed that an ordinance
be drafted allowing a 25 cent Increase
In the wages of the men on city work.
The counter petition filed against the
'remonstrance of the chamber of com
merce and manufacturers by 800 busi
ness men and firms was not read, the
council having learned of the over
whelming support the laborers had se
cured. It is popularly believed that Pratt's
enemies In the city and in the city
council sought (o throw him Into an
embarrassing position by dropping the
whole controversy Into his hands after
the council had twice1 favored and twice
withdrawn its support from the pro
posed Increased wage measure. Pratt
Is declared to have beaten the council-
men at their own game by Immediately
starting a systematic Investigation
among the laborers' homes and by fil
ing his sensational report.
A peculiar feature of the fight was
the fact that after the chamber of com
merce and manufacturers had filed a
remonstrance, against the adoption of
an increased wage scale, several of
the largest business firms of the city
turned champions of the worklngmen
and circulated a counter petition in
their behalf.
The new scale will give common
laborers J3 per day and team owners $6.
Chief Boatswain John 8. Croghan, who is in command of the missing naval tug Nina, diagram of the search
being made for her; Joseph Carrington and Ferdinand Urace of the crew (the former shown' next to"
Croghan), and tho missing boat. The Nina left Norfolk for Boston, and has never been heard from.
the boats tied up for a day or two at
Memphis, Tenn., an Informal reception
was held for the benefit of the citizens.
At the reception Crogran met Miss Ol- ;
He Thompson and before cnother month
had elapsed murrled her.".
Maiden, Mass., In two days. As the let
ter whs written a week ago last Sunday
night his wife expected him the follow
ing Tuesday nlglit.
"If her husband has been drowned, as
we fear he has, Mrs. Crogiian's romance
Is certainly brought to a sudden and
sad termination. When the two met,
it was a case of love at first sight. Crog
ham was nt that time commander of the
Wasp, which boat was In the fleet which
steamed up the Mississippi river. When
SHIPWRECK ON PEOPLE MUST PAY
GOODWIN SANDS FOR UPPER DECK
Unknown Steamer Is Breaking
Up Efforts to Save Crew
May Not Avail.
(t'nltfd Preas Leased WUf.1
DoA-er, Del., Feb. 24. Five tugs and
three llfehoats are struggling desper
ately to rescue the crelv of an unidenti
fied steamer that is being broken to
pieces on Goodwin Sands. The sea Is
running high and it appears Improbable
that the llfesavers will beble' to reach
those on board the wrecked vessel. The
steamer Is supposed to have been driven
upon the saml3 during the night. A
heavy wind has been blowing and the
tugs and lifeboats are driven back every
time they approach 1lie wreck. On ac
count of the mist and the high seas
which are washing her the name of the
steamer has not l een learned.
DF STEEL BRIDGE
Compelled to Shoulder This
Burden Because of Liberal
Terms of Franchise Granted
to 0. R. & N. Co.
o
UITS
MYRTLE CREEK SAFE
YIELDS ROBBERS $100
CASH, $7000 IN NOTES
(Sterlal Dtspatcb to The Journal.)
Myrtle Creek, Or. Feb. 24.
At an early hour this morning
the general merchandise store of
Rice Brothers was broken Into
and the safe blown. All of the
contents were taken. The rob
bers secured about $100 in money
and J7000 In notes. There Is na
clue. The Bare was drilled In
three places. Black 'powder and
nitroglycerine were used.
PINE CREEK PLACERS
TO BE PURCHASED
(Special Dispatch lo Tlie Journal.)
Raker City. Or., Feb. 24. - Final nego
tiations are being ifule by Seattle cap
italists, represented by V. O. llanna, for
the purchase of the famous Pine Creek
placers on Burnt river. The deal in
volves a vast area of rich pla.er gold.
The' company now owns a laj'ge tract of
rlrh land adjoining the Pine Creek
claims.- and with the coming of spring
will Install a huge dredge with a ca
pacity of 4800 cubic yards of dirt a day.
An immense gasoline pumping plan;
has been purchased and Is now on the
groflnd and will be used to pump the
waters of Burnt river to the higher
level, where the rlrh gravel Is located.
Notarial Commission.
Salem, Or., Feb. 24. Notarial commis
sions have been Issued to J. W. Max
well, Hflines; R. W, Masters. Uoseburg;
Floy McNeill, Ashland; Kmll I.. Tschie
gl, Brogah; Ralph A. Hoi te, Stanfleld;
A. M. Stanford, Glencoe; S. V. Knox,
Weston; W. J. Moore. I.akevlew, and A.
& Morten, Marshfield.
East side business men find further
Justification for the demands which they
are making at this time on the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company, In the
very liberal provisions of the franchise
granted to the company by the Port of
Portland In August, 190D.
It is pointed out that under the terms
of thlh franchise the people of Port
land will In reality pay ultimately all
the cost of the upper deck of the new
steel bridge and the approaches there
to, ;hd In addition, they must pay in
perpetuity an annual rental of five per
cent on the entire cost of the upper
portion of tho bridge and the ap
proaches
Say Terms Oeneroas.
Representatives of the Kast Side
Business Mens club Insist that the
terms granted to the railroad company
by tie Port of Portland were so gener
ous that it is. Incumbent upon the com
pany to show eui) liberality in the
negotiations now pending.
Under the franchise granted by the
Port of Portland last August the rail
road company Is required to construct,
an upper deck' with suitable approach
es for the use of the general public,
and while the Initial cost is to he borne
by the railroad company, 4jt is to be
amply reimbursed eventually. The city
or county must. In the first place, pay
to the railroad 6 per cent upon the total
additional Investment occasioned by the
construction of the upper deck and ap
proaches. In determining the amount of this
additional Investment the company Is
permitted to Include each year "H ex-
F
IN FATAL FIGHT
Leonard Palm, 62, Shoots Ma-
thlas Zettle, 50, When the
- Latter Tramples Him.
(Continued 'on Page Eighteen.)
Speclt nispateb t The Jonroa!.
McMinnville, Or., Feb. 24. Leanord
Palm, 62 years old, was this morning
bound over to await the action of the.
Yamhill county grand Jury for th
shooting Monday of Mathias Zettle, S'V
years old. Zettle Is carrying two btil,
lets, one in the side and one In the
breast. His death Is expected momen- '
tarllv. Neither man will rexcal thet
real cause of the fight, but it Is known
that they had been bitter enemies for
years. The shooting followed a fist in
encounter Monday afternoon In which
Palm was worsted.
The aged feudists reside in the vicin
ity of Bear Camp, on the Slle.ta road,,
close to the Tillamook county line.
Palm lives with his daughter, Mrs.
Agnes Knoble. Monday afternoon.
Palm was walking along tho road to- ;
ward his daughter's house when li
saw Zettle approaching. Palm was unh
armed and ran into, the house, wltr
he secured a revolver. He then walked
back and met Zettle, and the two fought
fiercely for several minutes. ,
Palm says 'he would not have ueert
his tevolver had not Zettle got him
down on the ground and commenced .
to trample him. He Bays Zettle guvs
no heed to his entreaties to desist. '
Palm is convinced that Zettle woulrt
have killed him had he not used ths
gun. ' -
Palm and Zettle are well-to-do farm,
ers. - '
Palm this morning waived (examina
tion before Justice Hopfle.ld.
S23 Acres Bring fSf.JWtO.
(Special l)lptcti to 1 JonrnaM
Hood River, Or, Kr h. 24--1 Broti
of Portland hat) closed dt J I thruug t
B. B. Duntan Co. "of Mood ttiwu f r
acres of fine orchard Uny t'
miles est of Mofctr, The tr i !
Was $31,600, One hundred, err r Im
proved. ..The tract formtitty tit!T$ ilit
tfeorge Selllnger. i
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