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THE OREGON SUNDAY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, , MARCH 0. 1910. v
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Tacoma for New York
but Are.Stalled in Bitter Root
MountainsBandits Leave
for Scene. ; -
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St. Paul, March 6. Silk train. ear.
rying 112,000.000 In Aalatlo Ilka con
signed to New York Importer, are lost
somewhere In the Bitter Root moun
tain beyond Missoula. Mont, and -right
armed special agents of tha St. Paul
and Great Northern railroads left Mls-
. aoula today to search for them. It is
feared desperadoes, known to hava left
fioattla. Wash., Thursday, hava In mind
the plundering- of these trains blockad
ed by snowslldes in the mountains for
sl days. The surrounding icountry, the
Inaccessible peaks of the Bitter Root
and the Isolated valleys of tha Rockies,
further west during this period of tha
fear furnish ideal refuge for profes
sional robbers, who might wish to per
petrate ona of tha boldest Crimea .in
the history of the mountain railroads
for tha past 20 years. ,
hiptnanta Ara Insured. '
As these shipments of silk are hea'v-
ily Insured both.agalnat time delay and
actual loss, fit enormous percentages,
the insurinif-companies are " making
desperate efforts to determine their
condition.
Tha Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul
coast .extension got the flrM shipment
February 22 at Tacoma, from a Pacific
Expreaa boat from Yokohama. Another
train ,left about midnight February 28.
Theae trains were pushed through the
Cascades and Rockies rapidly but ran
Into the enow storms in the Bitter
Roots.
Desperadoes leave Seattle.
Help waa aent out from- the Seattle
yards last Thursday and it Is feared
this information was communicated to
well known desperadoes in Seattle who
left also that night. The last heard
of the three trains was-Friday noon.
Wira communication has since been
broken off. The trains are unguarded. I
The St Paul road called on the Great
.Northern, which has a number of
epeclal agents In that vicinity, for assistance.
committee has refrained from offering
any proposition of a settlement, leav
in that to the union interested, but wa
feel that the time has now arrived when
we should offer proposition, ana.
inereipre, suurau ine following;
That the Philadelphia Rapid TrahWt
company reinstate all employes now on
strike to .their old poaltlona and that
tha oompany then appoint ona arbitrator
and we appoint one arbitrator,, these
two to ba disinterested parties. Then
let tha two arbitrators thus selected
choose a third party and both parties
to tha dispute submit all questions to
this boar of arbitration, a decision ef
tha majority to ba final and binding.
Tha streetcar strike has .paled Into
lnslgnlfcance In comparison with tha
general walkout it oausod.
Unionism Is on trial for its' Ufa and
la waging its bitterest warfare.
'Our whole causa throughout tha
United States Is on trial," tonight de
clared C. O. Pratt national, organiser
of the carmen "and virtual head of tha
g-eneral strike. .,'.. ;..v
Katlonal Strike Hinted "A.
That the general .strike will have a
MUSICALE. GIVEN TO "
MEMBERS OF CLASSES
A muslcaler, complimentary to the
women of the Philathea class and the
men of the Young Men's Bible class of
Taylor. Street Methodist church was
given at the Sherman-Clay hall Friday
evening. The soloists were Mrs. May
Dearborn Schwab, soprano; W. A.
Graeper, tenor; Luclen B. BeekeVand
Frank H. Jones, pianists. Following la
the program given:
ORGN-
(a) Pilgrim's Chorus (Tannhauser)..
'. . ., Wagner
(D) Grand March (Tannhauser).'. Wagner
.,, . 'Mr, Rncker. i.
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Blue Danube Walts. Strauss
, (Arabesques by Schulx-Evler.)
Mr. Jones.
SOPRANO.
Musetta'a Valse Song (La Boheme)...
Puccini
Mrs. Schwab.
PIANO.
(a) Nocturne F sharp major Chopin
(b) Maglo Fire- Music (Die Walkuere).
Wagner-Bresaln
f , Mr. Hocker.
TENOR.
,,'JuhC,... Beaoh
Mr. Grasper.
" SOPRANO.
A Song of Sunshine. .... .Gorlng-Thomaa
Mrs. senwab.
PIANO.
Hexentans MacDowell
Mr. jones.
DUET.
The Night L. MilllottJ
Mrs. Schwab Mr. Graeper.
PIANO.
(a) Nocturne Op. 9. No. I Chopin
(b) Polka de Concert Bartlett
Mr. Jones,
Two Special Trains to the Avia
tion Grounds.
Will ba run by the O. R. & N. to
day and tomorrow, leavings the union
depot at 12:30 p. m. and 1:30 p. m. Re
member, the 1:30 train will be the last
train on both days.
A medicine chest bo opeiated - by
clockwork that only the right bottle
may be removed at a set time la tha
Invention of ah Arkansan. . '
national effect is prophesied by the
strike leaden. . That a national strike
may follow as a logical sequence is
Dinted at by some of the unionists.
We have 7S.OO0 men ont tonight, and
by Monday 128,000 men will have joined
our rank. All these men are1 not union
ised, but" they ' recognize that we are
fighting; for our rights, and they are
willing to aid Us, declared John G.
Murphy, president of the Central Labor
union, to the United Press tonight
"Those figures are untrue. Not
mora than 35,000 men are out and
majority of them will return to work
Monday morning," waa the equally posi
tive declaration of tha, olty officials,
who have had the polioe canvass the
entire city, . ,
"Neither party baa won the strike, or
wa would ' not ba fighting now," aald
W. D. Mahon, president of the Amalga
mated Car Men'a . association. "We
haVa not played our strongest cards. If
we cannot win this way, we have oth
ers."
Police Use Their mil rowers.
"Wa are preparing to deal with any
eventuality," declared Mayor Reyburn.
"We do not believe the general atrlke
will be serious."
That tha city is prepared to oope with
mobs waa proved today. Ten thousand
police, regular and special, afoot and
mounted, patrolled every section of the
city, putting down disorders with stern
force.
The "riot act" was in effect, and it
gave the .police almost the powers of
martial law.
Mounted police rode their horses (
roughshod' into the crowds that congre
gated In front of the newspaper offices
to read the bulletins. No gatherings
were alowed. The throwing of a brick
waa the signal for the clubbing of every
man In sight. A dozen cars were stoned
by individuals, but collected mobs did
not assemble.
Hew Thing In American Strikes.
Never before has an American city
faced a general strike, a strike In whjch
the unions are striving with ail their
might and main to get every TaboreY to
lay down his tools until the demands of
organized labor are granted.
we enaii rignt with the weapons
left us,", said C. O, Pratt tonight. "They
neniea ua the right' to boycott They
iook away rrom us the right to picket
They refused us arbitration. They deny
us me right to gather together; they
w away me rignt or free speech.
what is there left for us to do but to
withdraw from capital the very thing
that has made that capital our dally
ton r
Claim That Jfonnnlonlsta Aid.
"We are In this fight to win. We
shall win. If this general strike in
Philadelphia is Insufficient we have
pledges of moral and financial support
rrom otner aectiona of tha country,
Other strikes may follow. We have
sought peace , throughout, and it wa
denied us. We were forced into thl
strike, and we are In it to the very end
ino transit company refused to arbi
trate refused everything.
lonrgni z&.uov worKers, members o
the Hebrew Trades union In all branches,
Joined us. Not JUily are union men go-
ing out, but uUrganlzed laborers are
Joining us In a sympathetic strike. - We
are confident"
9700,000 a Week la Benefits.
This general strike Is costing Phlla
delphla. 33,000,000 to $5,000,000 a day.
Big plants that have been forced to
closedown on the eve of making aprlng
deliveries will lose immense contracts
which, in some cases, they declare can
never be regained. There is suffering,
too, among the families ,of the strikers.
Strike benefits do not begin for two
weeks. When they do bugln it will re
quire $700,000 a week to pay them. '
Women aa well as men are going ont
Mrs; Lawrence Lewis, a prominent so
ciety leader sent a letter tonight to
the committee of ten in charge of the
strike, asking the committee not to call
out tha shirtwaist makers. . These girls
have recently been victorious -In their
own strike,' but It took all their savings.
They cannot afford to strike now, Mrs.
Lewis said. .Action will 'be taken later
on Jher request ,:.
Mayor Reyburn and Director of Pub
lio Safety Clay, announced tonight that
no call had been-made for state troops
and that none would be made unless the
situation became "fir more serious than
It Is now or has been.'! -
Close Estimate Cannot Ba Made.
To ebtaln a close estimate of the num
ber or men who are out is an lmpcssl
billty. Bach local organization reporta
direct to Ita own . secretary and . there
are 400 locals, - More than 100 are not
affiliated .with .the. central labor union
and make no report to it Man locals
ainuatea nave not reported;
The building trades and the, textile
plants in Kensington are hardest hit
cramps great shipyards in Fort: Rich
mond; the Baldwin 'Locomotive work
in the central1 section of the city r the
urine. Car works In. West Philadelphia;
the Mldyale Steel works in Nicetown.
and some of 'the great Industrial plants
in tha country are unaffected. They
employ few union men and report that
their forces are all at work, running full
time. Building operations, it la ad
mitted, are practically suspended in
every section of the city, while the big
textile mills in Kensington have but
nothing" In the situation, as I viewed It
which should prevent the amicable ad
justment of Issues under discussion and
offered with the authority of my office
to arbitrate such matters as could not
be adjusted In any other way."
Mr," Gompcra had ,'22 callers daring
the morning and .it waa admitted by
some that the principal topio of conver
sation had been the Philadelphia strike
and the best methods of -affording re
lief to the strikers. :
Cofencll Considers Bid.
: ". (Special DIDtcb to The Joartutl.) ' '
Lebanon, Or March B.--SeVeral bids
were received at the last council meet
ing for the preliminary survey for the
proposed sewer system.. Following are
the bids: It Q. Fisher of Albany, $270:
W. C. Elliott of the firm of Elliott A
Sooggln of Portland. $450; McClain St
McArthur of Eugene. $425; D. Mon
telth of Portland, $17.50 per day, and
the Northwest Engineering- company of
Portland, $400. The matter was taken
under advisement 'until Monday night
I ' , Hog Drings 175.50. '
Sugene Or., Marco 8.- Glmpel broth
ers killed a big hog on Spenoer creek
Thursday that weighed 7S5 pounds live
weight and that dressed" 650 pounds.
There la certainly money in that kind
of porkers with hogs valued at $10 per
hundred on foot
SALEM ELKS CHOOSE
- A. S.BENSON LEADER
(Sslem BnrtMia of Tb oumH . .
Salem. Or., March 6. At the largest
attended meeting; ever held by Salem
lodge Nd. . $38, Benevolent and Protec
tive Order of Elks, Thursday evening,
Arthur S. Benson, who Js a son of
Judge Henry L. Benson of Klamath
Falls and a nephew pi Governor Frank
Benson, Was chosen exalted ruler for
the ensuing year. Benson, who Is dep
uty clerk of the Oregon aupreme court,
has gone through the chairs of the
Elks lodge at Salem ,nd served several
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handful of men at work.
The atreetcax company acceded the
defiance by placing In service today the
greatest number of oars operated since
the strike waa instituted The oom
pany reported that it had out 1026 cars
put of a normal run of about 1700, and
that the cars were, being well patron
ized. The policemen "whd have been
riding on the cars as guards wore with
drawn in a number-of Instances.
Strike Meeting- Broken Up.
Few disturbancea marked the after
noon and yearly evening. '
A great outbreak was feared when
tha atrlkera attempted to carry .out .their
announced plan of holding a great mass
meeting in Independence square. -
In invoking the "riot act" Mayor
Reyburn announced that the meeting
must not be held. It was called for $
o'clock, and for a time tha strike lead
ers maintained that the meeting would
be held, regardless of police Interfer
ence. As-early aa 1 o'clock a cfowd
began to gather in the square. Soon
afterward 100 of the brawniest police
men in Philadelphia, armed with riot
uiBieii, juvnuKu nitj para, Driving mi uui
and keeping the great crowd clrculat
ing. The parade finally gathered at
Thirteenth and Market streets, mardhed
up Sixth street and passed around Inde
pendence square several times. Mounted
and foot police in great squads prevent
ed anything like an organised proces
sion. The pavements were filled with
spectators.
The striking carmen led the parade,
carrying red flags. Though thousands
viewed the disjointed parade. In which
24,000 persons took part, there was no
disorder. The carmen finally quit walk
ing around Independence square' and
paraded over Chestnut street to Ninth,
to Market and thence to the city hall.
At the city hall there was little demon
stration. The, strikers than marched to
Central Labor Union headquarters,
where they held a mass meeting.
Attacks TTpon Streetcar.
During the- late afternoon attacks
were made 'on streetcars in South Phil
adelphia, West Philadelphia and Ken
sington. TTiese, for the most part con
sisted of throwing bricks. Theodore
Meek, 19 years, of age, was beaten by a
policeman and arrested. A mob formed
about the policeman and his prisoners,
but reserves rescued them and sent the
boy to a cell.
About 6 o'clock 6000 persons held up
and stoned a southbound Front street
ar. The motorman and conductor fled
but Motorman Hawes seized a swltchbar
and fought the crowd for 20 minutes.
Bricks and stones were thrown and the
car was partially wrecked. Hawes kept
up his fight until police reserves rescued
him, when he fainted and was sent to a
hospital. His conductor, who tried to'
flee, was seized by the rioters and bo
badly beat,en that he,' too, had to go to a
hospital.
8500 -Police on Duty.
The reserves dispersed the crowd and
left. The mob reformed and attacked a
third car, forcing the motorman and
conductor to flee. Reserves were sum
moned again and this time used consid
erable force in breaking up the mob, but
made no arrests.
It was estimated that at least 8500
regular and special police were on duty
during the late afternoon and early
evening. Three hundred ex-cavalrymen,
recently recruited, were mounted and
took the part of state police. Automo
biles were kept at the'cl'ty hall, for the
years aa amretary. :
Other officers were eleoto.l f
lows: Milton W. Meyers, promoted fu in
loyal knight to leading knight; Ail;mi
Huckensteln, loyal knlirht; Dr. K. l
Byrd, promoted from Inner 'guard It
lecturing knight; Ira Hamilton, ro
tary (rolected); William Walton, troni
brer (reelected); Henry W. Meyers,
trustee (reelected); B, (V Shucking, r
tiring 'exalted ruler, wua chomm ri'l
gate to the grand lodge, which ni"i-.
this year at Detroit, Mich, pant Ex
alted Ruler Frank Wrlgntman vw.
chosen alternate delegate to the grand
lodge. '.
The Salem lodga of Ktka Is one of
the strongest lodges In the state, wltn
660 active members.
THE COMBINATION OF ALL THAT IS MOST DELIGHTFUL AND DESIR
' ABLE IN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE ROSE CITY.
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NO TAXES.
THE HOMES OF MANY OF PORTLAND'S WEALTHIEST FAMILIES SUR
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transportation of squads of police to
places where they were needed.
The streets were packed all afternoon
and evening with a Jostling crowd of
spectators who did not seem to be seek
ing trouble. .
Wight Attack on ITonunlon Orew.
A mob of S00Q men and boys attacked
three Frankfort cars at Front and Dau
phin streets tonight The mob wrecked
the cars and then attacked the, non
union crew, who were roughly handled.
W. J. Walters, a conductor; Charles Dill,
motorman, and R. Ik Brown; a motor-
man from Boaton, were so seriously
beaten by the rioters that they were
taken' to a hospital. Superintendent of
Police Taylor, with 125 mounted police
men, dashed through the mob, scattering
the rioters in every direction, beating
them down with clubs.
A wogan load of prisoners were taken
to the city hall.
SAM G0MPERS BLAMES
TRACTION PRESIDENT
FOR MOB VIOLENCE
(Publishers' Press Leased Wire,)
Chicago, March . 6. Samuel T. Com
pere, president of the American Federa
tion of Tabor today in an Interview laid
the blame of pillage, carnage, riot and
death in the Philadelphia car strike on
President Kruger of the corporation
which he Seclared has chosen anarch v
Instead of arbitration. Throughout the
morning, leaders of Chicago labor called
on Mr. Oompers at the Kaiserhof and
plans were , discussed, for aiding the
Philadelphia strikers. The announced
purpose of Mr. Gompers' visit Is dls-;
cussion of 1233,000 flna Imposed by
the federal court in the now famous
case of Danburyi Rat Makers, but the
labor leader admitted that "anything"
might be discussed at the meetings of
the Chicago leaders to ba held lata to
day and tomorrow.
Oompers foores jtrng-er.
"There -Was no necessity at allr the
loss of rlife or the mutilation of limb
in the situation that existed between the
men and their employers In Philadelphia
six weeks ago," he said. "Tha condi
tions now existing are due to the atti
tude, of President Kruger of the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit company who
six weeks ago rejected my offer of ar
bitration - on all points remaining at
issue between 'the men and the corpora.
Uon, JL told Mr. Kruger that there- wasj
And Future Metropolis of the Deschutes Valley
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TEI.EOBAM TEBBXTART 85, '1Q
O'BRIEN TALKS
IN MERGER CAS
E
Expains Railway Work in Des
chutes Section by His
Line.
AMPLE ROOM FOR TWO
ROADS UP THE CANYON
Says Popular Demand for
Building Came Just Be
fore Work Began.
New Tork, Feb. 25. Rival railroad
enterprlsee in Oregon were the subject
of Inquiry today at the hearing in the
government's Union-Southern Pacifio
merger suit
Vice President X P. O'Brien of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation oompany,
one of the merged lines, was asked
about the construction of a branch line
to Redmond, in central Oregon.
Mr. O'Brien said work was being
pushed as fast as possible on the
branch, which would tap a wheat sec
tion and an Irrigated district, of which
Redmond is the center.
Redmond is located not only in the center of the largest irrigation project in
Oregon, but its locators, with an eye to the future, placed the townsite on the line of
the definite location made by the Harriman system for a direct north and south trunk
line, to. connect with the Harriman road at the Columbia river and running south
through the Deschutes canyon to Redmond. Side by side with the Harriman road
from the Columbia river, south, James J. Hill, "The Empire Builder," is rushing to
completion one of the finest roadbeds in the Northwest two hundred and sixty foot
right of way through the entire length of Redmond has been deeded to the Oregon
Trunk R. R. (the Hill road).
Although no time has been et for the running of trains into Redmond by either .
the mil or Harriman road, the race now on, both roads working night and day on
their grading, it is safe to assume from the statements of both companies that the
whistle of the locomotive will be heard in REDMOND not later than October 1, 1910.
Business Houses in Redmond
REDMOND is already a fair sized town, and has many business houses, among
which is a bank (the State Bank), that has been established for over a year, and another
bank (the Bank of Commerce), two good general stores, two barber shops, furniture
tore, feed store, butcher shop, confectionery store, millinery store, a good hotel, a
weekly paper, the Oregon Hub; a first-class livery barn, blacksmith shop, lumber yard,
restaurant, harness and shoe shop, two hardware stores, one doctor, one dentist and a
lawyer, one drug store, three firms who deal in real estate.
Schools and Churches
REDMOND has a very good graded school, with 62 scholars enrolled; good teach
ers and a new schoolhouse. We have two religious organizations the Methodist and
Presbyterian. Both denominations have a substantial building fund and each will erect
a church building this coming summer.
Reasonable Prices
Property In REDMOND is cheaper than any other town in the Northwest, taking
everything into consideration. The owners of the Redmond townsite, who are also
interested in the great irrigation projects in the Deschutes Valley, believe in disposing
of the townsite property at prices that attract buyers and investors; the company relies
upon the development of the city for its reward. Splendid returns always follow those
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