, , ' .... - ' . .. '-v . . ' .. 'i ... . .; - ,. ,.-..:... -w , . . . - i v.-; ;.. ...... . THE DAILY JOUR riAL IS JOURNAL CIRCULATION YKSTLUOAV WAS ' ' " TWO CENTS A COPY Sunday Journal 5 cents; of 15 cents i week, for Daily and Sunday Jour- 43 nal. by carrier, ueaverea. ., ' i ' ' The weather Showera tonight and Sunday; southwesterly winds. CO 9o VOL. VIII- NO. 313. r ' PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1910. TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. nDIPP TAr CPHT5 01 TnAurS asD I nvu v,a . IXAliOS riT CENTS . O-y 52 GKEA TEST STRIKE M HISTOR Y OF KMERICM CITIES IS ON :mmm,.,,K,r wnBSWWWwti WHaiUM ji i i fi,i , .. miiiMii.p n i i lit w 1 1 i mi i miimi umil. I . . i. : ...,i'v V,-i'S,,'-i,vWt4ll-l V! r ' . , ' " ' v . - , J . ' . . i ... V fir 5' . it .! t i , it' A soeno in the Philadelphia car strike riots. The jtolira are firing at rioters and the men are hurling missiles from the windows and the roof of the building. CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE Philadelphia, March 5.--With variously estimated from 30,000 delphia faces the most serious labor war in the history of America. Business was not paralyzed today to the extent predicted by labor leaders, but the general cated that a complete prostration The union men see success employers point to the fact that fewer union men are out than the leaders predicted. The first disturbance occurred in front of the car barn at Thirty sixth and Market streets. - Six negro policemen who had relieved six white officers at the barn aroused the anger of a crowd of loiterers. The nien threatened violence, but as soon as a riot call was sottnded they fled. The Philadelphia 'Rapid Transit officials reported that they were' operating 936 cars out of 1800 which are used under normal conditions. It was announced that this service would be continued until 1 o'clock Sunday morning. This will necessitate practicalby contipuous use of the qty police force on strike duty for more than 24 hours. (United Prrm LrMd Wliw.J Phtlmtelphia, Pa.. March 5. Fifty five thousand union men failed to re port for work today following an or der of the Central Ihor union; direct ing them to strike In sympathy with the striking employes of the. Phlladel phia Rpld Transit company. Ch&rles Hope, secretary of the Cen MORNING BLAZE Dynamite Is Used to Check Progress of Flames; Origin Unknown; Total Insurance Is Six Thousand dollars. (Special rlntrl to The Jinrnl. Wlnlock, Wash., March B. Fire this morning destroyed a block of the bus! lies section of this city. The estimated loss Is $50,000, total Insurance $6000. The origin is unknown. The fire was discovered at i o'clock In A. W. Mc Kee's meat market. The following firms uu.stalned losses: Pr. E. J. Doty, dentist, $1250. A. W. McFee, butcher, $4500. .. N. Cheney, banker, $3000. C. A. Rockefellow & Willis Champ, confectioners, $2000. S. Peterson, barber, $700."' - Wiillam Crouse, saloon, $1000. J. Knopf, tailor, $400. C. E. Leonard, real estate 4aler, $500, G. Godfrey, restaurant. $1000. ' Roundtree & Co.. liardware and furn iture, $3000. , . , : - A. Mutrfe, George Deubetv and 3. Hamilton owned part of . the building destroyed. Dynamite was used to check the progress of the ifire. Brick and eon rrcte buildings wil' replace the wooden atrvclures. WIW LOSES $50,000 IN EARLY 1 "' IE HILT an indeterminate number of men, to 125,000, on strike today, i'inla- unrest throughout the trades indi impended. in the general walkout, while the tral Labor union, announced that st daybreak more than 50,000 had quit work and in the morning hours at least 8000 more had Joined the walkout. He predicted that 26.000 more union men would cease work by tonight. Secretary -TTopo added that In uddl- (Contlnued on Page Twn.) THREE STATE Merchant of Scotland Neck, N. C, Seriously Wounds State . Senator, Representative and Deputy Sheriff. (United Prect I-e1 Wire.) Scotland Neck, N. C. March 5. fit E. Powell, a well known merchant of this city, is In the county jail at Halifax under double guard today after shooting and seriously wounding State Senator B. u. Travis; State Representative A. P. Kitchln, brother, of Governor Kitchln, and Deputy Sheriff C. W. Dunnan. Powell claims he shot In self defense. The wounded men declare that th at tack was unprovoked. Powell met the three men In the street In the heart of the business sec tion of the town. According to Kitchln and Diinnan,' Powell abused Travia for not replying to a letter. Kitchln said he laid hia hand on Powell's shoulder and the merchant .thereupon drew a revolver and shot them. Powell stated today that Kitchln drew a gun first, and1 that he shot to save himself. After the; affray 'Powelt fled to his store, where he barricaded himself and secured a sftotgun. Later i he surren dered to the authorities, who, made ho attempt to "r him whlli he was trmAd, i OFFICIALS SHOT V AN Y MAN . ... . 1 LOUIS JAMES, ACEIS DEAD Falls HI on Snowbound Train Out of Reach of Medical As sistanceDeath Probably Due to Heart Failure. Spokane, March. 5. loufs James, the Shakespearean actor, died this morning at 8:S0 o'clock at Helena, Mont, savs a special dispatch to the Tnland-Herald. James, when he left Spokane Tuesday morning, Beemed in the best of health. His death is supposed to have resumed from heart failure. James and his company were snow- hound In the Cascades for two days and the actor was taken 111 while out of reach of medical; asslstice. He was too in to piay last night at Helena, Prior to his Illness, he gave several Im promptu performances In the hsggagn car of the stalled train for the amuse ment of other passengers. The death of James robs the theatri cal profession Of one of tts greatest Shakespearean actors of the old school. James ha appeared In support of many of the greatest stars, in the his tory of the American stage, such as Mrs.. John Drew, Tiwrence Barrett. Joseph Jefferson,' Frederick Wards and others, and In later years -appeared with Kathryn Kidder as co-star ' In Shakes pearean-repertoire. Started In LOulsvUle. James was born at Tremont. 111., In 1142. lie joined the famous McAu ley Stpck company of Louisville,, the start ing place of many famous actors. Later he went to the famous Arch 'StreeJ the atre in 18fi5, when Mrs. John Drew was the Idol of the country. . Under the management of Augustin Daly in New York, James appeared with such stars as Ada Rehan, Mrs. Gilbert, John Drew. Kay Teropleton and others. He also appeared at McGulre's theatre, San Francisco; Ford's theatre, Balti more, and at the Boston theatre. Became Star In 1880. For five years James was leading man with Lawrence Barrett. He be came a star In 18 SB. In 1891 he ap peared with Joseph Jefferson; later as a star under the management of Wag enhala and Kemper, and since 1904 had been starring with his daughter, Aphle James, In Shakespearean plays. DR. HALE DEMIES . THAT MEN SCOOPED OUT MARS' CANALS (United Press Leased, Wire.) A Pasadena, Cal., March 6. Dr. George W. Hale, director of the Mt. Wilson observatory, stands " sponsor for the assertion that the canals seen on Mars are natural and not artificial, as Professor 4 p Lowell declared. In an address before the Throop Polytechnic in- stitute last night on "Visual and Photographic Observations tf Mars," Professor Hale said the 4 "canals" showed no traces of the 4 geometrical network described by Professor Lowell. Dr. Hale has carried ort his observations of the planet thi-QUgh the 60 'Inch reflecting telescope on Mt. Vi'tl- son- '. - . SHAKESPEAREAN HI ELECTRIFY FOURTH SHEET STEAM RAILROAD Power Plant to Cost $350,000 on Headwaters of Clacka mas River Will Soon Be Ready for Operation. HILL'S INVASION THE CAUSE OF CHANGES? Dispute Over Wagon Road Right-of-Way Settled by Arbitration. From recent iWHnpmpntw It is made plain that tin- Southern I'Hclflc com pany will soon have the motive power on its Fourth Mre.it line iIuiiikkI from steam to electricity. and that this change will he followed by a more fre quent service. While it Is admitted that this trans formation in the character of the tern Is hut carrying out the demandH of general developments, It 1h hIko he lleved that the Southern Virclfle Is spurred on to greater activity liv the tremendous hold that the Oregon Kli trie is gaining on truffle throughout this field, which up to the time of Hi completion of the first section of the now prospering Oregon ICIcclrlc, wa:i the exclusive field for thn llaiilman system's West Side division. The first steps for to electrifying of the Fourth street line are now being taken in the preparation for the build ing of a largo power station a,t the headquarters of Clackamas river about H miles, by wagon road from the up per Casadcro plant of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company. This plant will be capable of developing 20, 000 kilowatt power, which It Is esti mated will be more than sufficient to operate not only the West Side Wil- (Continued on Page Two,) Bill Passes Minus Cummins Amendment The Borah Amendment Adopted. TTltefl Pre. Iane4 Wlm. Washington, March 5. The senate this afternoon passed the postal sav ings bank blU, one of the administra tion measures demanded by President Taft. The vote on the postal bank bill was SO ayes to S3 nays. Washington. March R The Cummins amendment to the pnntal savings hank bill was defeated In the senate today by s vote of 40 to )S. The amendment sought to prevent the removal of money from the hanks for the purchase of government bonds except In the event o war. An amendment offered hy Sen ator Borah, providing that these funds of the banks should not bo invested In state bonds or other securities paying less than 2' per cent interest, was carried, fnder this amendment It will be Impossible to invest In the " per cent government bonds. The vote on the Borah amendment was 44 ayes to 11. noes. The Smoot amendment was then tak en up and passed by a vote of 46 to L'4. This amendment prevents the Invest ment of a postal savings bank's funds In two per cent bonds but permits the pur chasing of Panama threo per cent bonds. Cummins was much disappointed and said many of the supporters of the amendment were absent, as they did not expect It to be called to a vote so early. CJef Tomorrow's Issue or THE Sundaylouma! AM) BK A D Thp most complete news re ports of the world by wire. The comprehensive account of the day's performance at the Portland aviation meet, the first of its kind to be held in the northwest, which is now claiming the attention of the entire aero nautic world. The numberless news features that cover the many avenues of human activity that are accorded attention in the metropolitan press. ' The interesting and Instructive illustrated stories that are in cluded within the pages of the Woman's Section and Magazine. And do not nilts the fun af forded hy the Mutt and Jeff car-1 toon, now a daily feature so( The Journal. A BANKS r AS HAMILTON MAY BL SEXN TODAY ARCHITECT HERE , TO GIVE PORTLAND BEAUTIFUL DRESS Says City Should Grow With All Interests of Community; Development Along Individ ual Lines Unsatisfactory. , Portland Is a multiple of overlaid Interest". What affects one affects all. Any Improvement of one Improves all. High buildings necetsltate well made Streets. Enlargement of railroad trans portation facilities Is always coincident with bettered condition of local trans portation facilities. 'Consequently," wald E. H. Bennett, municipal architect from Chicago, dur1 Ing a conversation this morning, "build ing the city In conformity with a gen eral plan toward the consummation of an aesthetic Ideal Involves as the first step practical benefits at an economic cost." City Practical Plan. Mr. Bennett lias come to take charge of Portland Civic Improvement league's "city beautiful" plans. "City practical plan" Is the term preferred bv the league. Mr. Hcnnett's architectural ex perience in association with the flrlu "f D. If. Burnham Co., has been large ly in the formulation of plans for the systematic building of the jjreat. rities of the I'nlted States. Plans of (Mm natyre have been adopted hy Cleveland, Chicago and Washington. The Civic league was organized for the purpose of providing against confus ion and for cooperative construction in the building of te-iter Portland. The t nt limed on I'-iep Two E SWEPT TO DEATH Twenty-five White Men and 37 Japanese Overwhelmed at Midnight at Rogers Pass, in the Selkirk Range. Following Is a list of the missing, and there is little hope that any of tnem are ailve: K. J. BCCKf.RY. conductor. W. PHILLIPS, engineer. J. J. Kit AS ICR, roadmaster. T. CRIKI'ITH, fireman A. l'i TTHlFF, engineer. J. M'LKLLANi), hrldgernap. A. JOHNSON, foreman. C. ANHK-RSON. foreman. V. WKLLANI ER, foreman. D. J. M HONALI), brtdgeman. A. M A HON, brakeman. C.. NICHOLS, brlugernan. Twelve of Bridge Foreman McDon ald's men. Thirty-seven Japanese, (I'nlted Press Leased Wlre. Vancouver, B. C, March u. At 12:30 o'clock this morning, with a roar like thunder, thousands of tons of snow, rocks, tree? andotlier debris came down the mountainside In close proximity to where the line Is protected by.suow sheds, two and a half miles cast of Rogers Pass and completely buried n rotary snow plow and a gang of men who were clearing the tracks of a slide which occurred a few bouts before. Thanks to a natural shelf at the point where the accident happened, the plow was not swept Into the valley, thou i!ids of feet below, but is at present buried, with Its occupants. 25 white men and 10 Japanese, beneath a gigan tic pile' of debris, which It is estimated THREE SCORE MEN ON ROTARY PLOW This photograph whs "aken during a rcet'iit flight Aviation Meet Program. TimIh) --Hamilton will attempt to break world a speed record. .Suiidaj Attempt to break world's altitude and long dis tance record.-,. Cross country flights Scui-Htional stop in mid air and long glide to earth. Au toiuoliih ami motor cycle races against aeroplanes. Mond.i.v 'nis count ry fl'ghts, Attempt to break worlds retard ed fllfiht record. Altitude and distance flights. Amateur flights and evolutions will he Intej spersed Special feat ures governed as to time hy weather conditions. "P. ILL 8 P. CMS LIABLE FOR COST City Attorney Insists Company Should Pay Part of Money Expended on 28th Street Concrete Bridge. That the Portland Railway. Light & Power company Is liable for a portion of the cost of tlie Kast Twenty-eighth street reinforced concrete tuidge across Sullivan's gulch Is the feature of an important opinion rendered by City At torney KavanaiiiKh today at the request of the special ... lined committee on regulation of street car service. The bridge has not been accepted ye bv the city owing In certain defects which will have to be remedied hy the Northwest Bridge works, the builders, but when the nei essai v repairs have been made the city will, in all proha bllltv, call upon tne street car company tn pa y its share of the contract price of $t0.'l'i. , Kellalier wants to Know. At a recent meeting of the special council committee on regulation, I a n Kelahjr. tormeiiv a city councilman, asked the committee If the railway has the right to abandon parts of Its fran chises and if after abandoning (lie franchise on Kas! Twenty-eighth street if could be made lo contribute towards the expense of building the bridge. City Attorney Kavanaugb says that some of the blanket ''niie-hlses held by the company permit of the abandonment of parts of streets on which rails have not been laid within six months after the receipt of the franchises, and that the council may declare these parts for feited, but that the forfeiture can not be declared against any other portion of the streets on which tracks have been built. After quoting the phraseology of these franchises the city attorney says in part: "The foregoing quotations Illustrate the powers reserved ty the city to secure the forfeiture of the franchise, or parts thereof, vlicre the grantee falls to construct the Iwes of railway as pro Aided by the ordinance. Power to rorfelt. "The power tn forfeit the franchise or portions thereof, on account of fall urn to construct certain parts of the lines mentioned in the franchise, de pends upon i lie power reserved in the franchise itself. Tho committee on regulation is advised that the entire fran chise iti question is not subject to for feiture by reason of the failure of the present owner, or its predecessors, to constrieit certain portions of the lines of railway 'deluded in the franchise. "Those parts of the franchise cover ing the construction of lines not com pleted within the time limited, are sub ject to forfeiture at the option of the eoiuicH-.' This rule docs not apply to all franchises in the city of Portland. At a later time I shall place before the committee a more exhaustive review of the several franchises, in ease the com mittee, has occasion to investigate them. Receives Oral Advice. "1 have also received oral advice that the committee Is considering the ques tion of the payment of a portion of the cost of the Kast Twenty-eighth sttttet bridgo by the Portland iKatlWay, liight & Power company.. Several disputed facts werelnvolved concerning the n- (.Continued on Fa go Three.) KAVANAUGH SAYS in Texas. ill i 1 AN AIRSHIP FLEET China Would Be Prepared to Clash in Air With Japs Take Serious Interest in Air Craft. Oriental ' natfo'rTS"" ffifT "preparing to wage war with airship fleets. elioulci Japan be forced Into a war with eitlier RuSHia or China, bomb armed air craft will be the preferred means of attack. China will be prepared to meet the Jap anese air fleet," but Russia probably will not. What Japan's new policy will mean lo the I'nited States in view of tha antl-Japanes sentiment existing on tb Pacific coast Is hard to determine, but in the view of Charles K. Hamilton, world famous aviator who Is now in Portland, the subject Is. sufficiently ae- rioua to merit serious attention. Spent Tear tn Japan. Mr. Hamilton spent a year, in Japan demonstrating the practical war effec- . tiveness of flying machines, lie re turned to America only a short time ago lo begin his series of exhibitions of the Curtiss biplane. To come here h broke a contract with tlie Chinese gov ernment for the construction of a dirig ible balloon which whs to be ttacd in ' carrying bombs and guns. During 11 months in Japan lie made more than 400 ascensions at Tokyo audi Osaki. As a result the Japanese gov-' eminent appropriated 1,000.000 yen, or $;,oo.noo. as an initial outlay for th . carrying on Vf the experiments. (Continued on Page Two.) a FOR ARREST OF May Jones, Formerly Employed in Pepoon Household, Near Northport, Wn., Under Sur veillance in Mysterious Case. Mrs. D. W. Woleott. who Is imuirit)f into the manner .in which iter daughter, Mrs. Kdi'th Pepoon, died near North- port, Wash., In a letter to Mi't. Karl Pugh. of I'onlaud. another daughter,, says a warrant was Issued for I ho ar rest of May Jones, the servant who was employed in the. Pepoon household. She announces that after the girl had ' been examined by the prosecuting attor ney of Stevens county, she had brcre allowed to return to her home, but l under surveillance'. . , Suspicion, according to the letter, whi directed to the servant, by .a letter ri ccivtjd by the prosecuting attorney from the chief of police of, Coeyr d'AUnu, Idaho, where It Is believed. Ray Witio.v, ; paroled convict who Is Supposed ,. t -have been implicated In the alleged mur der, is In jail. The police chief . rot he bad evidence which woutd I'OMiect the Jones girl with- the crime. Dr. Ralph Matson, city buvUirtoitf gist, is conducting the analyst of . tn dead woman's remains, which in shipped to Portland from Northport, Jt will be several days btforn he . ma. as certain definitely if .strychnine Va administered, Pepoon, husband -of the dead vidian, fs now in jall.ln Colvlile, Wssh., and U' itOKecutuig ,-at toney ami'. coroner actively engaged, lu )nvestji?iitbnj !' strange cas. Pr"scut lusr Attorney C C. Kirkpatrlck. for th" if eet,..r lias given his wbolrf attention (o t,..:i ; qulry. . . - AN PLANS 0 WAGE WAR WITH WARRANT SERVANT (Continued on Page Two.) .V- ;.;-' :A v., V,V ,V I