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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY-EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1912. TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
PRICE TWO CEHT3 llgUl I1 1 1
VOL. X. NO. 30S.
Citizens Today Contribute Gerlerously to Assist Greater Portland Movement
early Million Coal Miners Strike in England . W. J. Bryan Welcomed to City
N
ouiiisEiie
By. Midnight Million Workers
Expected to Be on Strike;
200,000 in Other Industries
Made Idle. -
2,000,000 PERSONS MUST
SUBSIST ON "BENEFITS"
Price of-Fuel Goes Kiting in
Face of Nation' Greatest
, Labor- Crisis. : '
(Special Tht JonrsM.I
London, Eng., Feb. 39. Bight hun
dred and forty-eight thousand coal min
ers had gone on strike at 5 o'clock thta
afternoon. Before midnight It Is ex
pected 'that a million will have walked
out.
, The strike follows the failure of gov
ernment officials, prominent among
them Premier Asquith, mine owners
and the miners to coma to an agree
ment as to a 'minimum wage clause."
These negotiations had been pending
for a week.
Operators Befuse to Treat,
Every effort was made by the gov
ernment to stave-off a general strike.
The cabinet met today to plan.. some
last move to Induce the mine operators
to. grant the men a minimum wage
scale for each district. The' operators
it-fused to treat with the men. .
When the working agreement expired
at 4 o'clock this morning, union leaders
Issued orders 'for a general coal . strike
throughout the United Kingdom. They
said they saw no hope of settlement by
arbitration. -
More than 200,000 workers In allied
Industries have been thrown out of
work. Practically 3,000,000 persona are
directly affected by the sUrlke.
Today'ss strike plunges England Into
the throes of the greatest labor crisis
In the history of the nation. Recog
nizing the seriousness of the situation,
the war office has issued orders' for
the mobilization of additional, bodies of
troops in the' districts where disorder is
most feared. Several regiments are al
ready quartered in the mining districts
in Wales.
righting for Wage Guarantee.
The miners are fighting for a "min
imum wage" guarantee, to :. supplement
the agreement with the operators pro
viding payment on a piecework basis.
Counting the members of the work
ers. families,' Ihe total number com
pelled to subsist on "strike benefits"
from the unions is placed at well .over
the 2,000,000 mark. .
Many factories and other business
concerns gave notice today of a sus
pension of work In the near future, ow
ing to the shortage of coal.
The cost of coal wenf kiting iriimedi
' ately it became -known that all possi
bility of averting . the strike had
passed. If the strike lasts long enough
it will mean the- throttling of pracli-
cally every, big industry and public
utility In the island. The amount of
coal stored canhot. last much over a
..month at the usual rate of consumption.
(Continued on Page Five.)
E
SOLO FOR $110,000
Property ' Purchased of Miss
Mary 'Ruth Hawkins as an
Investment, It -Is- Reported,
' Attorney Jfunes ' N'pwton "Davis, - act
ing for a client, closed a deal yestrr
ay for the purchase of the old home
Mfad of the late Dr. Hertry McKlnnell,
located at the southwest . corner of
Fourth and Muin streets for which he
T'id f 110,000. The property belonged to
Miss' Mary Ruth Hawkins, who as the
niece of Dr. McKlnnell, inherited It 20
years ago. The parcel has a frontage
f 13 feet on Main street and 100 on
Fourth, and Is .improved with an old
frame residence which was built more
than SO years ago by Dr. McKlnnell and
was occupied by lilm until his death.
Attorney Davis said today that his
client purchased the property as an In
vestment, The holding occupies half
tlio Fourth street frontage of the block
between the court hpuse and the city
hall and is regarded by realty brokers
us available for an immediate .Improve
ment of a substantial character.
Mailcarrier, Mistaken for
(Social to Tb Journal. 1
Kugone, Or,, Feb. 29. Joshua Cain,
mail carrie. between Lowell ancl Hazel
Doll on the Upper Willamette river, is
at the general hospital In Eugene with
i gun shot wound in his back, Inflicted
at 5:80 o'clock this morning' by Edward
Smith, keeper of the store at Lowell.
A numher of suspicious looking char
Bclers, believed to be foreign railroad
"strr,"-h)lirt-btWT-hsnptng"TOnn-trw
premises the day before, and when Cain
enltred the stor to get .his mail to
nart for Hasrl Dell, Smith heard him.
As Cain If Ct the building, ismltli opened
Oi window of his room above the store
mm
HOMESIT
AT FOURTH
MAIN SIS
Noted Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan,,
M1UIMJI
BRYAN
HONORED
GUEST
COMMONER
FAVORS
Nominee Must Be a Progressive, Asserts Distinguished Kebraskan; l)c
elares Roosevelt Candidacy Is an Indictment of Taft Administration;
(Tiances for Democrac Succe- Good; Free Tolls at Panama Canal
Favored; Ship Subsidy Not a Proper Solution of the rroblcm. ......
. . ....
Bryan Program. '
1 2 :85 Arrives In Portland. -
4 1 p. m. K3uest of Progressive
e Business Men's club at luncheon
at Hotel Multnomah. "
3 to 5 p. m. Public reception
at the Perkins hotel. - '
4 . 6 p. im Guest at private din-
ner at Watson's restaurant. .
4 8 P. m. -Speaks at Gipsy Smith 4
4 auditorium, Eighteenth and Tay-
lor streets., Free to public.
$ 11 p. m. Guest at the Press '
club.
11 p. m. Guest at luncheon at 4
4 Watson's restaurant.'
Leaves Friday morning Tor
Tacoma. --- - ,
If the Oregon Democracy at the April
primaries indorses either "Woodrow Wll.
son or'Champ Clark for the presidential
nomination, its action will meet with
the cordial approval of William J.
Bryan, Between these two the Ne
braska leader will make no distinction:
Such was the declaration of Mr.
Bryan today as he was being whirled
toward Portland' from Hood Elver,
where he1 was met by a member of the
staff of The Journal! While speaking
favorably of these two 'leaders, Mr.
Bryan was equally outspoken in disap
proval of Governor Harmon and Oacar
W. Vnderwood.
"I regard both Governor Wilson and
Mr. Clark as available candidates," he
said. "I do not care to discuss rel
ative availability, either as between
them or bctweeji them and others. '
"The nomination of Harmon or of
Underwood I would regard es unfor
tunate. ' I do not care to express an
opinion except as to some men who rep
resent the reactionary element of the
party." , ' ;
Mr. Brvan arrived In Portland over
the O.-W. R..& N. at 13:55 this after-
; , H '
Buralar, Is Shot in Back
where he steeps and : without calling to
Cain fired at.hlm with his shotgun. Cain
tank to the- ground with a groan and
called to Smith not. to shoot again. It
was then Smith saw his mistake.
Cain was" brought to Eugene on a work
train, and operated on at the hospital.
Surgeons think he - will recover unless
infection sets 'In., The charge of shot
entered-his back at the left shoulder
and ranged down, shattering several
ri.-,-y'mttrT-,-tTt;s-'-teeTtrttet---to'ii pprar
before the grand Jury now In session.
Cnln is aged over 60 years and has a
family.- Smith was formerly employed
in the First National bank of Eugene,
moiing to Lowell a short time ago.
CommoneHere
who is Portland's guest.
E
noon. At the ' union" depot a large
crowd had gathered to catch a glimpse
of the ' famous , Nebraskan. The recep
tion committee of representative Dem
ocrats" from all parts of the state waa
1 f irst to greet the visitor with a cheer,
and as he stepped riom the train uov
ernor West stepped . forward to receive
him. ' From the depot he was driven to
the Multnomah hotel to begin his round
of entertainment. . ,
While expressing no opinion as to
who will be the Republican candidate
for president, Mr. Bryan commented
freely on the recent announcement of
the candidacy - ol Roosevelt, and de
clared the effect will be to increase the
chances of Democratic success. -
"His announcement creates a situa
tion out of which the Democrats may
expect much profit," he said, "no matter
(Continued on Page Six.)
TAKE HI
Rebels Boast Capital City of
Province Can Be Easily
Taken by Insurrecto Forces,
EI Paso, Texas, Feb. 19. His army
swelled to a force of 2500 men, General
Campa today Is making active prepara
tions for a march against Chihuahua,
the capital of the Btate of that name.
The rebels boast that they can take the
city easily..
Insurrecto leaders today predicted that
they would be joined in a few hours by
General Orozco, whom they claim has
deserted Madero.' Ills term of service
ex'plrrs today and it Is reported that
he has had frequent ' breaks with'' tho
Madero administration.
When the rebels leave for Chihuahua,
they wilt-leave a garrison at Juaresj of
only 200 men, and It is believed that
as soon as Campa's main force leaver
the town, Madero will attempt to re
take It. -
Madero today officially closed ' the
Jnareir"onTtiOTt'r-ColonpTsaTBK(tr
of the Vasqulstas, as promptly officially
renpened It. ' -The
American -ustom house Is ac
cpptlng goods exported through , the
Juaieas custom house.
IN PORTLAND
TODAY
R WILSON
CLARK
CAMPA
PA
REINFORCED
ARMY 10
CHIHUAHUA
WSTORYB
'ID,!:.1.:
HOW PLANNEO BY
.PHE CQMPAWY
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co. to Spend $500,000 on
Structure if Permit to Erect
It Can Efe Secured.
MATERIALS WILL BE
ENTIRELY FIREPROOF
Site Is on 50x100 Foot Lot at
Seventh and Oak
; ' Streets.
; The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company is ready to commence the con
struction of a 14 story thoroughly tire
proof building to ' cost approximately
1500.000. nrovlded a permit can be se
cured from the city council. The bulla
Ing ordinance now forbids the erection
of a building of more than 12 stories.
The building proposed will occupy
50x100 feet of the telephone company
ouarter block at Seventh and Oak streelst
On the remaining 60 by 100 feet another
building of similar else ana cost win
be erected within a few years tq meet
th business and service needs of tb
company.
Plans and sneciflcations for the new
home of the Pacific Telephone & Telu-
graph company have been drawn ana
approved by the San Francisco central
offices. It waa announcea yesieraay
Nothing remains but, to secure the per
mit and let the contract. .
- The bulldlni will be 20S feet high. It
will be thoroughly fireproof ed. Stairs
and elevator shafts and all fittings and
trimmings will be metal. There wilt
be nothing combustible about the struc
turc. It will be of standard modern
construction throughout, and the first
eieht stories will have extra heavy
steel to bear the weight of apparatus
and superstructure.
The approximate cost of $500,000 for
the erection of a, new building la only
about half the amount which the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph company
proposes to spend in Portland. The see
ond building Will be of equal cost.
The company looks forwrd to a great
expansion in the population and bust
ness 'of Portland. It is certain that
buildings of less size would be alto
getlver inadequate to its needs.
In addition to the .bare cost of the
buildings mentioned, the company's of
ficials are. prepared to spend -several
hundred thousand dollars in the secur
ing and installation of new equipment.
In view of the Importance to - Port
land of such a building and the desir
ability of telephone service kept con
stantly ahead of the city's growth, they
regard the limitation of the height of
the building as restriction of the fu
tuie growth and necessities of their
business, and hope that it may be re
moved.
T
AIR THAT WALKOUT
Mayor of Lawrence Urges the
- Trust Magnates .to Grant
Demands of the Unionists,
(United Prew tinned Wire.V
Lawrence, Mass.,Feb. 29. Earlysetv
tlement of t'. atrike of textile workers
Is expected to follow a semi-official an
nouncement that President Wood of the
American Woolen mills had wired from
Boston notifying his assistants here that
the strike must be settled at once. It
is expected the mlllowners will submit
to the strikers some sort of a compro
mise agreement before the end of the
week, , . , , , ,
Lawrence, Mass., Feb, 29 The. tex
tile mill strikers are elated today over
recent developments, declaring that the
strike is as good as won. Mayor Scan
Ion of Lawrence yesterday visited Pres
ident Wood of the "woolen trust" in
Boston, and it is reported that he-urged
the granting Of Increased wages and
bettor working conditions demanded by
the strikers,
How the collapse of the mill owners'
fight against the strikers is coming is
(Continued on Page Four.)
36 DIE IN REVOLT IN '
MEXICAN PENITENTIARY
(United Prea Lmtrd Wlre.1
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 29. Thtrty-six
persons, mostly convicts, met death in
a revolt at the penitentiary at Monterev.
Mexico, according to passengers arriv
ing hero today. Six prisoners were
killed during tho outbreak, &nd.!9 others,
regarded as ringleaders in the plot to
escape, were executed. It 'was also re
ported that the warden of the prison
was slain. .The attempted Jallbreak oc
curred yesterday.
Madero Calls Garibaldi.
Rome, Feb. 29. Colonel Bepptno Garl-T58tdtreteTBTr-ftattin--woltiT,--Tn(iay
sailed from here for Mexico, where he
will take .command of the federal army,
at the earnest request of President
Madero, and begin, an active campaign
to suppress the rebels; ;
EXT LE MILL S
RIKERS
ALREADY G000 AS IN
Workers Pull Dollars From Citizens
4 K '
Tall-Hatted Army Takes City by Storm
Picture Shows Captains Pinning Membership Button on State Senator
Ben Selling, Morrison Street, Between Fourth and Fifth; Nobody
Missed by 400 Captains aud lieutenants Who Co.er City Like the
Dew; Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere.
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JOHNSON'S SWITCH TO
COL ROOSEVELT IS BAD
California. Governor's Move to
Have Only Temporary Ef
feet Against La .Follette, ,.
(United Praia Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 29. Bitter denlat of
the report that Governor Hiiam John
son of California deliberately deserted
Robert La Follette in the letter's fight
for the Republican presidential nomina
tion because of the promise that he
(Johnson) would be named Colonel
Roosevelt's running mate, was made
here today by Congressman Kent of Cal
ifornia, v Congressman Kent pointed out
that Governor Johnson remained loyal
to Senator La Follette until If was
generally agreed by progressives
throughout . the country that the Wis
consin senator was not the most avail
able candidate. Kent asserted that the
promise of the vice presidential nom
ination had nothing to do with Gov
ernor Johnson.'a support ' of .ColQ.nel.
Roosevelt.
'"Progressive Republicans are still
backing La Follette in his presidential
race," said Walter L. Housor, La Fol
lette's political manager, this morning,
"and there have been xery few defec
tions from the ranks. I do not think
there will be many more, j
i "The reported switch" by'" Governor
Hiram Johnson of California from La
Follette to Roosevelt I know no more of
than what I have read In the papers.
In the first part of the campaign Gov
ernor Johnson . was 'a strong - supporter
and worker for La Follette. The Wis
consin senator has never aw itched from
the policies which he has always advo
cated, and has never intimated that he
was not, in tho race to stay,
1 "La Follette has given Johnson no
cause to change and if he has mado
overtures to Roosevelt It Is a political
move. I do not know anything of the
statement that he has made a bargain
with Roosevelt by which he (Johnson)
(Continued on Page Four.)
T
BARGAIN
SAYS HOUSER
SNEAD
MURDER CASE
URY
ANNO
AGREE
. (Knifed Press heiva-Wlr.)
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 29. L'nable
to agree' after 112 hours' deliberation,
the Jury In tbe case of J. B. Sncad, mil
lionaire banker of Amarlilo, on trial
for the murder of-A. G. Boyce Sr., was.
dismissed today by Judge Swayne. The
TrodT'y'hoTlwi-ity'drqrKettr IT WfTS
reported that seven Ntood for .acquittal
and five for conviction.
ftneK'l Plmt Hoyce following an argu
ment over the elopement Of Airs. Swtad
with Hoyce' s son.
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ROOSEVELT TO STRIKE
WARPATH TO GET SCALP
OF ONE WILLIAM TAFT
Former President to Go on the
' Trail of His Successor With
in the. Next Ten - Days,-
- (T'nltefl press LeaiwiI-'Wtre.) " ''"" ':"
New York, Feb. 29. Theodore Roose
velt will take the warpath In 10 days'
tune when, after a rest at Oyster Bay,
he will start out on a personally con
ducted hunt for the delega tes to the
Republican national convention, and in
cidentally for the scalp of William How
ard Taft.
This announcement was ' made here
today after Colonel Rootievelt had tak
en luncheon with fcienator Dixon of
Montana, who, it was arranged, will an
nounce this evening that he will take
charge of the Roosevelt boom.
Roosevelt toc..y assumed active
personal charge of his own camoaign
to secure the Republican presidential
nomination by the national convention in
Chicago June :
Arrivlng-at his office In the -Outlook,
the colonel summoned Oliver Carpenter,
who will manage the New York Roosa
velt committee, anddemanded to know
Why the names of the supporters of
the Roosevelt committee were not pub
lished. . .....
Later Colonel Roosevelt conferred
with Medlll McCormick of Chicago, Uni-
(Continued on Page Six.)
STAGE BEAUTY JILTS
SCION OF ENGLISH
NOBILITY AT ALTAR
' (United Vrrm Leswu Wire.!
Windsor, Eng., Feb. 29. Left
"waiting at the church," Krlc 4
Loder, a scion of British ribblliiy,
today was put in ridiculous posl- 4
non wrien uarineua Kay, a fa-
mous stage beauty, Jilted him 4
at the last moment, much to the 4
amusement, of London society, ' 4
which was out in force to attend 4
the widely heralded ceremony. 4
, The bridegroom, the choir and 4
the priest were in readiness at
the Catholic church, . where the
marriage was to take place, but 4
the bride failed to appear. She
refused all explanation. 4
Tonight Cabrtelle Ray Issued a
statement that she .was confined
to bed by illness and was unable
to appear at the church. , (She 4
dtd not explain why she failed to 4
notify Loder. 4
. Tills was the second time' the
actress has given the "mitten" )
. . Ant.. .. . ml, L. . . 4 1 . ..I .11...
to wooers. -.The' other-- victim
was : King Manuel, who, before
ills deposition, indicated in1 Purls
me-- Ha m t t t -rrn In
Gaby Deslys. Thn actress said:
No, thank you," uiiil the kliifc'
utsided.
TO MEET ARMY OF
Campaign to Enlist 10,000
Members in Greater Port
land Association Is Pleasing
Success.
MONEY ROLLS IN AT
ASTONISHING RATE
Buttons Auctioned Off at Ad
Club Bring High Prices
Workers Furnished.
Whlstles screamed and bells 'rane
wildly at 10:30 o'clock this morning..
It was the salute of the citv tct flrest.
er Portland day. At the moment 40
captains and lieutenants of tho "Great
er Portland Army" began their whirl
wind' campaign to enlist lO-OOO-memhei.-f
for the Greater Portland Plans associa
tion.
i . .ach worker had around h!.t hat n
broad band and on It printed In rel
letters "Greater Portland. Have a
dollar ready."
Each' wore a big badge bearing the
same words, and each a button on whk'ii
was written. "Look Ahead, Greater
Portland Plans association." - ' . .
These were, the badges of authority
to enlist new- members in the greater
city association. . The workers went in
groups. While one pinned the member
ship button on the ' lapel of a recruit,
the other wrote down the name and ad
dress. Kach button, prominently worn,
relieved the. wearer of likelihood of be
ing approached again. Each button Is '
the badge of a year's membership in tlw
Greater Portland Plans association, sig
nifying that the annual dues of each
had been Ipald.
All money taken in today Is to bo
turned over to the treasurer of the as
sociation, George W. Hoyt, and by him
deposited in the Merchants NatlonHl
bank, of which he is cashier. The fund
IS to be used In carrvlnsr forward tim
educational camnalsm for ivotAmotir.
city -planning, in develonintr unit a . nf
the plan, and In meeting the expense
oi nonces and literature found neces
sary to keep each of the new members -fully
informed as to what is going on.
iacn captain today carried bundles of
(Continued on Page Four.)
L
TO SLAY HIS FAMILY:
F
II
Suicide Sets Fire tn His Hrm-m
Before Ending His Own Life
With Bullet Through Head.
(United Press teased WIr.)
San Francisco, Feb. 29. Driven In
sane by overwork, Samuel Fisher,
wealthy proprietor of the Elk tamal.i
factory, some time early today shot and
killed his wife, Henrietta, and his two
daughters, Alleen, aged 18, and Ruth.
17. He then ended bis own life.
The tragedy was not discovered until
nearly noon, when flames were seen
issuing from the Fisher residence in
First avenue. . Neighbors broke into the
house, first coming upon 'the body of
MTarFIshenylng In the hallway".- The
bodies of the two girls were found in a
bedroom, whlla Fisiier was ..found dead
In another part of the house, The origin
of the fire, which started in the girl'
bedroom, is not known, , Their bodies
were badly burned. ,
Chief of Police White, who is p.r
fconally tnvehtigatlng the tragedy, be
lieves that Fisher first ' went to his
daughters' room and shot them as liic-y
lay m bed. Attracted by the sound of
the shots. Mis. Fisher, it is belleve-l,
went to Investigate. She was met In
the hallway, the police believe, by uv
husband, who. chased her back into ih
room. The disordered appearance of
Mrs. Fisher's room indicates that sh
made a desperate fight for life. A win
dow In the room was shattered and a
bullet hole in the celling and another in
the wail showed that two of the In
sane slayer's shots went wild. The thlr t
apparently took effect, .a trail of blood
showing that Mrs. Fisher struggled 10
the hallway, where, she dropped.
What Riches
Can Do ?
CIVILIZATION'S TWO PliOn
LFMS AFTEIt rOVKKTY V HAT?
AFTER It I CH KS V HAT ?
Frederick Towiisewl Martin, .Vit
York society nmn, who hi4 t !
the philosopher's fou h (...
liappinew, telN liw i( nny i - .
fliHl tl tllt'Mi il'uLU'UtM.
'Next
Off IT
BUTTON SELLERS
Al
E VENDOR TRIES
KILL
HlfilSEL