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' PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1910. TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES.
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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 "'
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.)
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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
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