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VOL. X. NO. 121. '
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1911 EIGHTEEN PAGES.
K,
PRICE TWO CENTS StJStPStt'
Section Foreman Confesses
Spokane Rate Decision . .
to Brutal Murder of Cobles at Rainier, Wast.
Sherman Law Violators Fined in New York
Mi
TERMINAL RATES
RULING WILL NOT
L
Spokane and Other Interior
Coast Cities Gain Only on
Goods Shipped From West
of Missouri River.
DIFFERENTIAL FROM
CHICAGO 7 PER CENT
Decision of 1910 Uoheld: Ud
y to Rnnrk tn Show Thev
Are Damaged.
Portland will suffer no great loss In
trade as a result of the decision of the
Interstate commerce commission in the
Spokane rate case. Such Is the opinion
of experts who have made a hasty ex
amination of the opinion made public
this morning, wherein Spokane and In
terior points achieve material reduc
tions on freight rates from the east.
The result will be a readjustment of
business in many lines and the building
up of a number of Joobing centers In
the Interior, but the development of
smaller distributing centers has not
been found damaging to large cities in
the east. It is -also -noted that most
of the freight coming to Portland
originates in Chicago and New York
territory, where terminal points are still
given an advantage of 15 and 26 per
cent. Still anotner element Is the back
haul rate, now before the commission
In a separate case.
Ho Bates rUed.
While Spokane has occupied the cen
ter of the stage ir. the fight, Spokane
trains no advantage not gained by Lew
lston. Baker, Pandleton and other places
In the Inland Empire, and the establish
ment of the -principle of rates lower
ttmi the eiitfrm-w
iffs added, to these points, will bring
about a readjustment, the exact results
of which cannot bo foretold.
The commission in its decision, given
through Commissioner Prouty, does not
fix any rates, but marks out zones In
Which mcxlmum limits are fixed. The
rates declared by the commission tn be
reasonable in June, 1910, are upheld,
and the burden Is declared to be upon
the railroads to Fhow that any given
(Continued on. Page Two.)
N R
AND
OREGON ACCIDENT UST IS
HUNDREDS
Law Requiring Report to State Labor Commissioner of All
Industrial Mishaps Brings in an Average of Nearly Ten
a Day; Logging Leads With 85 Victims in Trifle More
Than a Month.
(Stlem Bureo of The Journal. I
Salem, Or., July 25. If all the men
Injured at regular work In Oregon dur
ing the first 35 working days after tho
law went into effect, requiring reports
of industrial accidents, were llnt-d up
single fle with but two feet of space
to tne man, they would rorm a line one-
xth of a mile in length. By the ena
of a year at this rate, allowing 300
working days to the year, the Tine of
maimed or killed would stretch more
than 400 feet over a mile in length.
From these reports data will be gathered
for framing a workmen's compensation
act, if such an act is deemed advisable
In Oregon.
According to the report Just completed
by State Labor Commissioner O. P.
Hoff, the lumbering Industry, not in
cluding; logging, leads with 80 victims.
General contracting work reported 43
Injuries while logging and boiler mak
ing tied for third placa with 44 Injuries
each. The complete list of Injuries for
36 days prior to June 30, is classified
by Mr. Hoff as follows:
Detailed List by Industries.
Blacksmith shop Eye Injured, 1; foot
broken. 1; hand Injured, 1; finger
crushed, 1.
Can factory One finger crushed, 2;
BEATLAWY
j (Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
f Salem, Or., J,uly 26. Judge J. V.
Campbell of Clackamas eounty was re
versed by the supreme court today ih
- granting Louise Jones a decree of di
vorce from Thomas Jones. After start
ing thedlvorce suit In 1907 the woman
forgave her husband and the two made
up their quarrel. Affidavit! to this ef
fect were filed, but the wheels of Jus
tice kept turning until the divorce de
cree wag finally ground out against
the wedded paira will.
In September, 1907, the defendant,
Thomas Jones, filed a motion: to have
the order for payment of alimony set
side on the ground that ha and his
wife, had settled their differences. An
other aotion was filed in February to
dismiss tho.sult'on the ground that the
PAR
DIVORCED
Speech Threatens War
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David Lloyd-George, chancellor of
the exchequer for Great Britain.
Struggle Involving the Whole
Continent Is Now Consid
ered by No Means Impos-
, stole; Germany . in Earnest.
London, July 25,-vvVar between Eng
land and Germany, with France and
Spain respectively lined on either side,
today is probably more Imminent than it
has been for many years.
As a result of the recent speech of
David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the
exchequer, British financiers today
think that Germany Is In earnest and
that war which may Involve the whole
(Continued on Page Fourteen.
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one finger broken, 1: hand cut, 1; thumb
crushed, 1; throat and stomach burned
Inside, 1; wrist cut, l.
Cemetery work (blasting) Hurt on
body by flying rocks, 7.
Construction (general) Ankle In
jured, 1; arm. broken, 1; arm bruised 1;
arm Injured, l; scalded. 1; back dislo
cated, 1; back bruised, 1; body bruised,
4; body injured, 2; face cut, 1; hurt fa
tally, 2; one finger . cut off and one
crushed, 1: one finger broken, 1; one
finger crushed, 2; three fingers
crusnea. i; one linger lost, 1; one fin
ger torn, 1; groin bruised. 1; hand
crushed and ankle sprained, 1; hand cut,
1; hand crushed, 4; foot crushed, 1; foot
cut. 8; head cut and shoulder wrenched,
1; head bruised. 1; head cut, 1; head and
hip bruised. 2; knee cut, 1; leg broken.
1; bruised, ft shoulder dislocated, 1;
sprained, 1; one toe crushed, 1; thigh
Injured, 1.
Railroad Construction XJit long-.
Construction (railroad), -f- Ankle
sprained. 1; back injured. I; concussion
of the brain, 1; eye Injured, 1; fatal in
juries, 2; two fingers broken and blood
poisoning, 1: one finger bruised, 2; one
finger cut, 1; one lost, 1; hand Injured,
(Continued on Page Thirteen.)
plaintiffs cause for action had .been
condoned. Affidavits accompanied these
motions showing that the Jones were
living together. Mrs, Jones asked to
have the suit dismissed, but her attor
ney went on and secured default Judgi
ment and decree, dissolving marriage
relations.
Unable to stop their lawyers in their
carreer of suits until they were di
vorced ' against their' will, the pair
Joined in carrying the case to the su
preme court,' where they ' today secured
the reversal. They are to be allowed
to remain together now in spite of the
lawyers. The fees in the case were
Mhe alleged cause of the refusal of the
attorneys to stop. The case ! remanded
to the- lower court, where an adjust
ment of the 1 attorneys' fees will be
made, , . , , , , , . V
STRIFE IN EUROPE
SEEMS IMMINENT;
WARTALKGENERAL
1
NJURED IN 35 DAYS
AGAINST THEIR WILL
ERS IN SUPREME COURT
IS
CONFESSED: J. H.
Section Foreman at Rainier
Says Passion to Kill Had
Possessed Him for a Week
Before He Yielded.
ASCRIBES NO MOTIVE
EXCEPT MAD MANIA
Gives Details to Sheriff Gas
ton in Jail of Thurston
County.
(Special to Tt Journal. )
Olympla, Wash., July 26. That
killed Archie Coble and his glrl-wlfe
with an ax on the night of July 10,
at Rainier, and that he violated tho'
body of the woman after death, Is the
startling confession made today by .7.
H. Wilson, section foreman at Rainier,
who was arrested Thursday, charged
with the double murder. Wilson has
been in jail here and this morning toV$
the story of the crime to Sheriff Gaston
and Prosecuting Attorney Wilson.
Wilson says that about a week before
he killed the Cobies the thirst for blood
came to him while he was working on
the line with the crew of eight men.
The insane thirst for blood could not
be thrown off, Wilson says, and on
Sunday night he could not sleep for the
passion to kill. His wife went to Ta
coma and he stayed In his tent Sunday
night and Monday night. The details
of the crime have not been given out
by Sheriff Gaston.
" Following the discovery of the crime,
Wilson furnished Information to the
authorities upon which wan Peterson
NEW MONEY TRUST
Wall Street Believes National
City Co. Was Organized to
Nullify Decisions in Oil and
Tobacco Cases.
(United Pres. Leased Wlre.
New York, July 26. That the 10,000,
000 National City company, to be oper
ated by the directors of the National
City bank, was organized to nullify the
supreme court decisions In the Standard
Oil and Tobacco trust cases, Is a report
current today in Wall street. The new
concern, it is asserted. Is to be the hold
ing company for both the trusts.
The two trusts. It Is reported, will
be split up Into their Integral concerns.
In conformity with the court's decision,
but the control of each. It Is alleged,
will be retained indirectly by the Na
tional City company.
Stock to Be Interlocked.
The stock of the National City com
pany and the National City bank will
be Interlocked under the plan, it is said.
The owner of the National City com
pany stock cannot, sell without also sell
ing his stork in he bank. As the bank
(.Continued on Page Thirteen.)
AUTO OWNERS URGED
TO LEND CARS FOR
CHILDREN'S PARADE
W. J. Clemens, president of the
Portland Automobile club, has
4 not had tho success he anticipat-
ed in securing autos for the
4 children's parade tomorrow, only
26 owners having offered the use
of their cars up to date. He has
4 made a strong appeal to the own-
4 ers to come forward and save the
4 many little ones from disappoint-
ment.
"Orphan children, many of
4 whom have lew pleasures and
seldom have chances to enjoy au-
4) tomoblle rides, are looking for- 4
4) ward to tomorrow afternoon as
4j the height of pleasure, and have
4 been planning for the Joy and
4 happiness of a real auto ride for 4)
4 a long lime," said Mr. 'Clemens
4V today. "It seems to m It will 4
4 be a shame if we are compelled 4
4 to call the ride off for lack of 4
4 cars when there are so many
4)i who could easily spare a few
4 hours. We need as many as can 4
4 possibly be gathered together, 4
4 and hope the people who own 4)
4 autos will respond to the call."
4 Owners are urged to telephone
4 at once to Mr. Clemens if they 4
4 can donate their cars. His of- 4
4 fice phones are Main 694 and. 4)
4 A-1497: his residence phones,
4 where he can he reached after ' 4
4 p. m. this evening, are Sellwood
4 -941 and B-1398. The parade Is . 4
4 to start from the North Tark v4j
4! playgrounds ut 1 p. m. tomorrow s
4 afternoon. .'. ' 4
COBLE
MURDER
W ON IS ONE
MERELY A HOLDING
FIRM FOR TRUSTS
W
EPOOL
STAMPEDE TO PAY
NAL FINES
Indicted Steel Magnates Rush
to Enter Pleas of Nolo Con
tendere and Receive Small
Penalties.
WISE ANGRILY PROTESTS
AGAINST THE PROCEDURE
District Attorney Tells Court
Action Brings Government's
Crusade to Naught.
(fnlted Pro ' a"1 W1r.)
New York, July 2R.---Fines nf $1000
eacVi against officers of the firms re
cently inillrted under the Sherman law
for Illegal comblnHtlon In pooling, start
ed ,a, small sized stampede In the Unit
ed States courtroom thin afternoon by
HEADS
(Continued "on Pago Fourteen.) CZZZTV . ( ,, S ' PJmf
' vsrh'l J.
Washington B. Thomas, chairman of the board of directors of the American Sugar Refining company, on tho
witness stand (leaning forward). Seated alongside of Mr. Thomas is Fuller, one of the trust's coun
sels. The committeemen are Representative Hardwlch, chairman, of Georgia; Jacoway, of Arkansas;
Garrett, of Tennessee; Raker, of California, and Sulzer, of New York, Democrats, and Madison, of
Kansas, and Hinds, of Maine, Republicans.
Oregon's Resources Beat Those
Country in New or Old
Fertile Lands Poor Man's Par
adise and the Delight of
the Capitalist.
By Thomis W. l.awson, author
of
"Frenzied Finance."
Oregon Earth's paradise. For a
language Juggler to so string words
that his audience will see things is the
easiest stunt of the writing game. ' To
biograph his pictures so that they will
Corot the imagination, engrave tho
memory and etch the very soul of his
renders' mentality Is another and a
rarer feat, one which can only be
flagged with the lantern of fact swung
with the fist of truth.
The trouble with the world and we
puny two-legged crawlers on its stub
bly surface is our vision is In a chronic
state of gush inundation, we are all
victims of the self-interested kodaker.
The etnereal word picture of the any-thlnij-to-sell-town-lots
boomer as It ap
pears In the railroad anythlng-to-make-transportation
pamphlet, visions As
good as, or better than the bubbllng-from-the-heart
reality ' photograph of
the skeptic who had first to be shown.
Man Unbelievers.
Thus it is that modern life, soojal,
political, business, is a-Jam with un
believers. "Don't give me that, I've
heard It a million times before and
about Mudville-on-the-Meadows, Piten-on-the-Peaks
and a thousand and one
other no-good localities," Is the com
ment frequently heard at the end of an
enthusiastic flight anent the unusual
advantages of this or that new country.
If it were If It only were a peni-
E
(United Prn Letted Wire.
Constantinople, July 28. With unknown-
numbers dead and Injured and
20,000 persons already homeless, fires
were still raging unchecked today In
the Stamboul quarter.
One-third of the Stamboul and Scut
ari districts has been destroyed and all
available troops, have .been oalled out
to patrol the Galata and Pera sections.
Blxty-flve hundred homes have been de
stroyed and the damage , amounts to
110,000,000. '
It is believed the fires were started
by. political incendiaries., , ...
CONSTANTINDPL
ST LL RAGES UNABATED
SUGAR TRUST 1NVESTIGA TORS A T WORK
J&g&a
Thomas V. Lawson.
tentlary offense to overstate, what an
easy Job you Oregonians would have
turning your God-favored state Into
one unvacant-lottod city; If it were only
In the power of mortal to vision to the
Indolent eapltnl-barnarled hordes of the
east and Kurope what I have actually
seen and bit into during the past two
months. Inside of five years Oregon's
marvelous strides would be the wonder
of the world.
I came into Oregon over eight weeks
ago came to stay three or four days.
If It were possible I would stay on
SITE FOR EXPOSITION
(lilted Prom Letsed Wire.)
San Francisco, July 26. The direc
tors of the Panama-Pacific Exposition
company today selected, as a site for
the 1916 fair; lHarbor View, Golden
Gate Park, and Lincoln Park, all to be
connected by a boulevard system.
The site elected begins at Telegraph
Hill and ends in Lincoln Park. For the
present the site Is to be known as Uni
versity City.' A permanent name will
be selected soon.
. Tbe site selected 1 In the nature of
a compromise.
AN
FRANCISCO SELECTS
of Any
World Lawson
Untold Riches and Restful
Spots Beckon the Weary
Hordes of East.
and on and lonner. Quite a fat state
ment for a very busy man to honestly
make. Interpreted, it reads, "Oregon
Is the best country I have ever sen.'
An even fatter statement, but I mean
every word of it.
Qualified to Judge.
It Is common belief ramongst sur
face thinkers that a stranger is not
as well qualified to size the advantages
of the place he visits as the dweller
thereof. All wrong. Familiarity with
the advantages and the outs of a lo
cality blurs the vision to the goods
and acutes it to the bads.
Let me tell you why I say Oregon Is
the best place I have ever known, but
before I start In I must prelimlnarize
a bit I have no self Interest in saying
what I do I'm more or lens an expert
on the "un'isual' of man and nature
I've hunted 'em, studied 'em, and high
low-Jacked em In all parts of the
world and under all conditions. Which
means I know the "unusual" when I
.ee it.
I have seen aa good people bjs Ore
gontans; I have tubbed in as exhllar
atlns a climate; I've seen as wonder
ful woods, as marvelous mountains, as
beautiful valleys, as exquisite rivers
and shores and beaches; I have seen as
rich farms and ranches and orchards
and as refined cities, and have touched
finger tips to aa remarkable money
making possibilities as those I have
(Continued on Page Two.)
LESSON. THEN DROWNS
(Special to Tbt Journal.) .
Aberdeen, Wash., July 28. While
swimming In Wynoochee river, near
her home yesterday afternoon, ... Miss
Geneva 8hields of Montesano, the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shields,
was drowned. She had ' been teaching
her little cousl to swim, but had put
him on the bank and gone for another
swim herself. She-gave a cry for help
and sank.' - The "child "called men to
help hut life- was gone when the body
was recovered. Miss Shields1 was very
popular In the younger social Set here
and In Montesano. . , '
GIRL GIVES SWIMMING
COOLER DAYS ARE
IN SIGHT, AVERS
WEATHER MAN
Once More Forecaster Says
Hot Wave Is Past; Ther
mometer at 77 Degrees at
Noon Today.
YESTERDAY HOTTEST
SINCE FOUR YEARS AGO
Cooler This Afternoon, To
night, Tomorrow; May Be
Cooler Several Days.
444.44444444
Hourly Temperatures.
64 10 72
83 11 76
3 12 77
.65 I 1 80
68 1 83
44444
With a temperature 12 degrees cooler
at noon than It was yesterday at the
same time, the prospects are the hot
wave which made the mercury go to 99
degrees yesterday, the highest point
that It has reached in several years. Is
past, according to the weatherman. At
noon today the thermometer stood at 77
degrees, while at the same time yester
day It was 89 degrees. District Fore
caster Beals' forecast say a cooler this
afternoon and fair tonight. Tomorrow
fair and cooler, with westerly Winds.
In the last four years there has not
been such a hot day In Portland aa that
experienced ytrjiayet.:aiace-, jfuly
80, 1907, when th mercury rose to lit
degrees. Beginning with July 28, 1904,
When it was 100 degrees, there has been
a period of high temperatures. On July
8, 1906. it was 9 degrees, on July 3,
190S. there was lOo degrees. Before
that the records go back IS years to
1891 to get such high temperatures. In
that year H was 102 degrees on July 23.
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Testifies That Publisher Had
Opposed Boss for Years and
Thought He Should Be
Driven Out.
Untted Pre LrMed Wire.) .
Washington, July 25. James Keeley,
managing editor of the Chicago Tribune,
resumed the stand in the Lorlmer inves
tigation today. Attorney Hanecy, rep
resenting Lorimer, questioned Keeley as
to the persons interested in the Tribune
company. Keeley said that Mr. R. 8.
McCormick and Mrs. R. W. Patterson
held the majority of the company's 2000
shares of stock. He (ketched the rapid
rise of Med 111 McCormick, present edi
tor of the paper. . '
Keeley said that he had not discussed
the confession of State Representative
C. A. White with McCormick except
briefly after it had been published." He
admitted that Attorney Marble of the
committee had called on him last night,
but declined to answer when asked what
he had told Marble. He said McCor
mick had opposed Lorimer for years,
and believed that he should be driven
from Illinois politics. , "f
FORT WAYNE SHIVERS;
FROST IS PREDICTED
(United Pre ld Wirt.)
Fort Wayne, Ind., July 26. -With
predictions of frost to follow yester
day's snow flurry, all Fort Wayne i
wrapped in overcoats and shivered to-:
day. The thermometer dropped from
68 to 61 degrees and a raw wind was
blowing. ' i j :.
Next Sunday's Journal
Striking Magazine Features
KEEPING COOL IN' ' 5 '
CONGRESS " i
Timely Story of How Na
tion's ' Congressmen ' Dodge
the Summer's Heat During;
Extra Session. ; ,
CLOSEST TO THE4 .
THRONE OP ENGLAND f
v Interesting Discussion of the
Meteoric Social ; Career f of
(Two American Girls, Emilie
; ' Grigsby . and ; Frances Don
nelly, r '
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