East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, August 13, 1907, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text... . DMLYEVENIHBEDITIOH j DAILY EVENING EDITION WKATCIEK FORECAST. Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday. It never gets hot or cold enough to affect the excellent bargains offered by East Oregonlan advertisers, and the people who buy to save read the evening paper. VOL. 20. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1907. ... ii GENERAL SLUMP II Panic Features Govern in New York and the Movement Reaches Chicago. READING RAILROAD FELL FIVE DOLLARS PER SHARE Other Railroad Shares FcU tike Pres mire, and the Western Grain Mar ket Reflected the Untoward Condi tions Which Beared the Sew York JExcliange The Tolegrnplicrs' Strike Is Held neHpoudblo For tunes Lout and Made In the New York Flurry. New York, Aug. 13. What is be lieved to. be the start of tie biggest panic in years started In the stock market this morning and continued all through today's session. The sell ing pressure even on the famous Black Friday was not so heavy as today. The only thing that kept the market from finding bottomless prices was the lack of telegraphic communica tion with many important points. It Is not doubted here that practi cally every long bolder of stocks in the interior was willing to let go to day providing he could get his selling order to market This sort of feeling was what caused a drop of almost IS a share In the value of Reading Rail way stock In the local market today. The scenes witnessed on the ex change today were not the usual ones, when all Is generally quiet, but every floor trader either had stocks to sell at almoBt any price or was waiting like a vulture to pick op some unfor tunate's holdings at a nominal por tion of Its real values. Losses of $3 or M a share were quite common during today's session. Union Pacific lost nearly 13.60 a share and Atchison was down fully the same amount. American Smelter lost to the tune of $5.50 a share, and would likely have gone lower had the session's time been extended. The Hill securities. Northern Pacific and Great Northern were hit very hard. St. Paul lost IS and Colorado Fuel A Iron the same sum. The pressure In Amalgamated Copper put that se curity down nearly 12.60 a share In value. The London market was likewise panicy, and losses In American Issues were the most severe In recent trad ing. This likewise caused a general depression all through the London market 'I if I , Chicago In the Slump. Chicago, Aug. 13. With all statis tics of a most bullish nature, the Chi cago wheat market t dropped 3 3-4 cents A bushel during today's call. The strike of the telegraphers was perhaps the main reason for the de pression, holders seeming to want to let go at almost any figure just to get out of the market until the wire workers had resumed. The wheat market opened lower with selling orders coming In from all sides. Commission houses v.ith long-wlro connections were the prin cipal sellers; this being accounted for by the fart that outside traders did not want to be In the market so long as they had no telegraphic quotations to guide them. The market closed around the low points for the day. APPLEUHOWEHS CONGRESS. Many States Arc Rcircsonted at St. Louis. M. Louis, Aug 13. With men bers jTtfent from many sections cf the country, the American Applagrowers' Congress began its fifth annum meet ing In this city today, with headquar ters at the Southern hotel. Henry M. Dunlap of Savoy, III., Is president of the congress, and T. C. Wilson of Han nibal, Mo., secretary. Among the subjects to receive at tention during the two days the con gress will be In session are the fol lowing: San Jose scale, advantages of local organizations, the transpor tation problem, control of apple dis eases, protecting orchards from spring frosts, advisability of spraying In cases of partial or total failure, ad vantages of bulk shipments, and for eign markets. 28-PoniHl Fleece. McMinnvllle, Ore., Aug. 13. Q. W. Keen, living a mile south- west of this city, seems to be In the lead thus far for the heav- lost fleece from ono sheep. The animal Is a yearling and yield- ed 28 pounds, while a full sister, two years old, produced 33 pounds. Mr, Keen sold the clip for 22 H cents a pound and the two fleeces netted him 111.26. STOCK MARKET DROWSED IN THE KOOTENAI. Disastrous Failure to Shoot the Miles Rapid Nelson, B. C, Aug. 13. J. F. Mil ler, raperintendent of the Trail re finery, and D. Noble, assayer, endeav ored to shoot the Miles rapids on the Kootenai river, from Slocan to Its junction with the Columbia, and 30 miles thence to Trail. The adventur ous pair borrowed a canvas boat and had air cushions, but forgot pumps. The boat ran down 18 miles, but In rough water near the junction with the Columbia the boat upset. Miller, a small but well-set man, struggled ashore. Noble, a .powerful athlete, was never seen again, possi bly striking a submerged rock In the icy waters. MHIer landed on the un inhabited side of the river and could not get across. His wife waited all night at a house overlooking the river 32 miles below, her husband h"i unable to communicate with her. A search pa-rty all day long was unable to locate the body of Noble, which will possibly drift down Into Washington before It Ib recovered. NO STORAGE INCREASE. Will Hold Hie Rate at Last Year's F1 gores. Palouse. Ang. IS. Farmers In the territory adjacent to Palouse are not to suffer from the raise in handling and storage charges put into effect by the. majority of the warehouse men in the Inland empire, and said to be the result of a combine for the pur pose of keeping out the Independent buyer and controlling the grain mar ket At a meeting of the local buyers a few days ago it was decided to leave the rate at the same as It was last season, and has been for many years. Receipts will read the same as In the past no charges being made In the Insurance clause, or any other part of the ticket. Before the decision was reached by the -warehousemen there was consid erable dissatisfaction expressed by the farmers. They are, however, satis fled to have the conditions Imposed by the warehousemen the same as last year and no effort will be made to hold the grain on the farms. LANDFRAUDERS FINED. Federal Judge "Soaks" Three Offend, era at Cheyenne. Chcypenne, Aug. IS. This after noon in the federal court Judge J. A. Riner overruled the motion for a new trial in the coses of E. E. Lonebaugh and Robert McPhilamey, recently convicted here of conspiracy to de fraud the government In the acquisi tion of coal lands at Monarch, Wyo. The judge Imposed a fine of $10,000 each on Holbrook and Lonebaugh and a $2000 fine on McPhilamey, who he designated as the tool of the coal miners. Each must pay one-third of the costs of the case and stand com mitted to the county jail until the fines and costs are pnld. The cases will be appealed to the circuit court of appeals. I OVER 200,000 BUSHELS . HAS BEEN SOLD IX ATHENA Price nt That Point Ranged from 69 to 71 Cents Many Growers Are Ex pected to Hold Jot Better Prices Damage from Recent Rains Very Wight Some 60 and SO-Buahcl Yields Reported. ' Harvest was resumed In different parts of Umatilla county yesterday, and It is found that the recent rains did very little damage to the wheat in most localities. Wheat is now being hauled to the warehouses in great loads ail over the county, and it Is believed that many of the growers will hold their yields for better prices than will be paid early this fall, though It Is pre dicted thut none will be sold much below 70 cents. Over 200,000 bushels of the new crop have been sold In Athena, the Preston-Parton Milling company alone having purchased 100,000 sacks at prices ranging from 69 to 71 cents per bushel. The Independent and Paciflo Coast Elevator companies have also purchased several thou sand bushels. Some has been sold at Adams and Helix at good prices, though very lit tle has been moving there up to this tlmo. Anson Woods of Weston has sold 6000 bushels to the Preston-Parton Milling company at Athena, for 70 cents per bushel. Many 60 and 60-bushel yields con tinue to be reported from the Athena, Weston, Helix and Adams country, where the busy harvest season will be on for a few more weeks to come. Bumper yields are being received on he reservation near Pendleton. Some reports of grain being bleach ed and lighter on account of the rain have been received, but the damage will be very little. 1 POURING INTO MARKETS AIL COMMERCIAL ID NEWS TELEGRAPHY IS BOYCOTTED S'rike of Western Union, Postal and Associated Press Op erators is Complete. Portland, Spokane, Walla Walla and Tacoma Join San FraiiciHco, Los An geles, Denver, Helena, Kansas CI ty, St. Louis, Chicago, Topeka, New York Only Messages Carrying Railroad Business Are Being Handled, tlio Railroad Operators Refusing Everything Sent by the Companies Mentioned. It Is hardly possible for the tie-up of telegraphic information to be more completn than it now Is unless the railroad operators follow the Associated Press and Western Union operators out in a sympathetic strike. Either last evening or early this morning the operators of both systems left their keys in nil the cities and the larger towns where they had not previously gone out ' i At Portland the strike was comprehensive and effective, all the entire day and night force of between 40 and 60 men being oui, refusing to return to work this morning. In that city the only operators now working are the railroad telegraphers. In Tacoma and Spokane the same condition prevails. In the former place, about a dozen men are out, and in Spokane over 30 men are out. In Walla Walla the working force of two men has formally gone on strike, leaving the manager and messengers to wrestle with the problem the best they can. i Railroad Operators Draw the Line. In all parts of the country the railroad telegraphers refuse ky every subterfuge known to them, to handle Western Union, Associated Press or Postal business. Whenever any stuff forwarded by any of these companies Is started over the wires (coming of course through keys manipulated by strikebreakers), the circuit is immediately closed to It. The result is that nothing but train orders and other railroad business is being handled news of any description is tabooed, cut out entirely from transmission. There Is no use to disguise the tact that every branch of organized labor (and even those workmen, telegraphers and others, who are not organized, but probably would be were there enough of them at any given point) are more or less openly expressing their sympathy with the Telegraphers' union. The opinion Is expressed frequently that the railroad telegraphers are liable to go out yet In sympathy with their brethren who are employed by the Associated Press, the Postal and the Western Union. Portland, Ore., Aug. 12. The ope "rators of the Western Union and Pos tal telegraph companies in this city left their keys last evening. ' At exactly 7:21 o'clock the opera tors of the Western Union In response to the blowing of a whistle by Presi dent Walter Branln of the local union. At 7:44 the operators of the Postal telegraph company, learning of the action of the Western Union em ployed also left their keys. The strike was very orderly, the operators being Instructed to leave all their messages properly arranged with their schedule sheets completed. The messenger buys of the city went out at 11 o'clock Inst night. Similar notion was taken by the operators at Tacoma, Spokane, Seattle, Lewis ton and at other points in the north west. All Out nt San Francisco. San Francisco, Aug. 12. The tele graphers In the employ of the Asso ciated Press throughout the entire country went on strike lost evening because General Manager Stone was unable to comply Immediately with their demands for a radical Increase in wages. Mr, Stone sent a message to the operators explaining that a compliance with their demand would mean an Increase of over $200,000 annually In the A. P. He stated that it was a mutual organization con ducted without profit and that there was no reserve fund to meet such an extraordinary expenditure. The only way that nn Increase such as was de manded coXild be granted was by an WILL PUT A PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE NORTHERN That the Northern Pacific will shortly provide a regular passenger train for the old W, & C. R. line was announced here this afternoon by J. Q. Cutler, now assistant superintend ent of the Pasco division and In Im mediate charge of the branch line. According to Mr. Cutler no definite tlmo has yet been set for the com mencement of the regular passenger service, but he says that the train is a certainty. It will be put In opera tion as soon as conditions on the mntn line become such that the ne cessary rolling stock can be spared. The passenger train will be started with two coaches at first and will run upon a schedule that will con nect with tho main Una N. P. trains. "A regular passenger train over the line Is necessary In order to prop erly care for the traffic and to get passengers through on time," said Mr. Cutler In speaking of the reasons for the ordering of the extra train. When the new train Is running a reg ular freight train will be run for Increase In the assessment of the members. It was manifestly impos sible to do this within the 24 hours alloted by the telegraphers' organiza tion. A meeting of the board of di rectors would have to be called, and as the board Is composed of 15 men living In all parts of the country, It Is Impossible to get them together. Mr. Stone offered to meet a com mittee of the Associated Press em ployes and make such recommenda tions as might be agreed upon. This was not satisfactory to the operators and then Mr. Stone agreed to call a telegraphers meeting of the directors and asked the operators to wait until Tuesday night. This request was re fused and the operators by a small majority voted to strike Immediately. At 5:30 o'clock, San Francisco time, the men left their keys and the entire A. P. system Is at a standstill. Tcliftrn pliers Win ill Court. San Francisco, Aug. 12. Judge Van Fleet in the United States circuit court today rendered a decision In the matter at issue between the Order of Railway Telegraphers and "the Southern Pacific company. The de cision favored the telegraphers on three put of the four principal points which hnd been appealed for a de cision before an arbitrating board. Judge Van Fleet reversed the de cision of the arbitration committee, that the appointment of station agents whose annual earnings equal or ex ceed $1300, shall be controlled by the schedHle of agreement between' the telegraphers and the railroad com pany. The board of arbitration which freight business only. That the additional train over the W. & C. R. is being placed solely to handle the present business of the line and has no bearing upon the north bank road, Is declared by Mr. Cutler. . He says that the railroad people now have all they can do at tending to present needs and that tho proposition of . connections with the north bank road will not be taken up until the later line is completed. However, it Is his Inference that when the time comes the Northern Pacific will provide a good passen ger service out of Pendleton connect ing with the north bank line so that local people may go to Portland over the Hill lines should they so prefer. Bofore the consolidation of the W. & C. R. with the N. P., Mr. Cutler was 'the vice president and general manager of the branch line. He now holds the position of assistant super intendent of the Pasco division of the Northern Paciflo and is in immediate charge of the Pasco-Pendleton branch. considered the mutter was formed several months ago under the provis ions of the Erdman act which limits the hours of employment of teleg raphers on railroads. Seattle Conservative. Seattle, Aug. 12. Seattle local of the Commercial Telegraphers' union of Chicago, took a conservative course at its meeting yesterday on the strike situation declaring not to strike until It shall have orders to do so from President Smith of the central body. This action was taken at the labor temple after the local had voted to re fuse to handle all unfair messages coming to Seattle which would in clude telegrams originating In offices in which members of the union have gone on strike. This vote was re considered and it was decided to await instructions from the international president and this message was sent to President Smith: "Local No. 40 at a special meeting voted to submit themselves to your leadership and abide by your Instruc tions absolutely. Please Instruct us what action you desire taken by us.' Situ tl on and Cause. From the Walla Walla Daily Union of this date, arriving by the morning train, the following Is clipped: There is no possibility of getting anything "special" and the newspa pers no matter .where they are locat ed, will be forced to appear without their principal feature, viz, the tele graph news of the world, on account of the general strike of the Western Union. Walla Walla Isolated. Early yesterday evening the com. menial operators In the three prin clpal cities of the northwest Seattle, Spokane and Portland, left their keys, and their walkout practically Isolates Walla Walla from the rest of the world insofar as rapid communica tion is concerned. The Walla Walla Western Union office closed at 8 o'clock last evening, when all the op erators except Manager Werthelmer walked out D. F. Williams, local operator for the Associated Press, says the opera tors have nothing to .lose; that their condition can be no worse than it Is. In discussing the telegraph strike and the causes that have led up to it Wil liams said: "Little over a half century ago the Invention, or rather the discovery of S. F. B. Morse was put to practical commercial use and since that time has been one of the prime features In the rapid development of this con tinent. It has in fact been the pulse of the commercial world, for no na tion employs the telegraph so gener ally as the United States. Operators Worked Hard. "At the beginning telegraph rates were little higher than they are now. It was then possible to handle but one message on a wire at a time. Now, by the use of new Inventions that cost comparatively little, It is possible to handle four messages at (Continued on page ) bestmrT its history GREAT PROSPECTS FOR PENDLETON ACADEMY. President Blt-akucy Returns From a Most Successful Trip In the Inter ests of the Institution Students Are Coming From Villon, Wallowa. Baker, .Morrow, Grunt ami Other Counties. W. H. Bleakney, president of Pen dleton academy, returned this morn ing from a trip through Union, Baker and Wallowa counties In the Interest of the academy, and he speaks in glowing terms of the excellent pros pects of the institution for the ensu ing term. Many students from those counties will be here, and preparations are now under way to make the term a great credit to the Institution. The attendance promises to be far greater than for any former year. Pupils will also be in attendance from Morrow, Harney, Grant and other Oregon counties. Prof. Bleakney went over a great deal of the country while on his trip, and says that all of eastern Oregon looks prosperous, and bumper crops of hay, wheat, and all other crops are being reported all over Union, Baker and Wnllowa counties. Har vesting will begin in parts of Union and Wallowa counties this week, and prospects are good for many 60 and 60-bushel yields. Fruits are also first-class all over eastern Oregon this year, and Grand Ronde valley will ship out one of the greatest crops of fruit In Its history. Prices are good and the quality Is the very best He spoke of the great future for Waltowa county on account of the new railroad and other developments there. Real estate Is active, and the communities are building up at a rapid rate all through that section. Many campers are there at this time, hundreds of them being seen about the great lake, formerly known as "Lake Joseph," the famous Indian chief, Joseph. PROFJtADS BUSINEbb COURSE Indiana Man Succeeds Prof. Christianson in Pendleton High School. WAS CHOSEN FROM FIFTEEN OR TWENTY APPLICANTS No Successor Yet Chosen to Prof. Harrison for the Prlncipalshlp of the High School All the Public Schools of Pendleton Will Open Monday, September 8 Much Work Such as Painting and Kalaomlnlng, Is Being Done in Readiness for Beginning of 'School. Prof. B. E. Wick, of Valparaiso, Indiana, has been chosen as head of the business course In the Pendleton high school and will fill that posi tion during the coming year. He was elected to the position some time ago, and his acceptance has just been re ceived by wire, the message coming to Dr. C. J. Smith. In selecting a man as professor In? the business course much care was taken to secure the most competent, man possible. Prof Wick was chosen trom among IS or 20 applicants and he is believed to be a capable man for the place. He was chosen upon the recommendation of Superintend ent Landers. Thus far no one has been chosen to fill the prlncipalshlp, made va cant by the resignation of Prof. Har rison. However, Superintendent Landers 13 engaged upon the task and it Is believed that the position will be filled shortly. Prof. Landers Is expected home on the evening of the 15th. Aside from the prlncipalshlp, there are also several vacancies in the grades of the local schools, but these may not be filled at present. School Opens September 9. On Monday, September 9, work will be resumed by the local schools, all of the grade schools and the high school opening on that date. This is an earlier date than usual, but by commencing at that time it will be possible to close school a week earlier in the spring and before the weather becomes too warm. In preparation for the opening of school the floors of the, various build ings are now being repainted, and much kalsomining Is also being done. By the first week in September this work will be completed,, and all of the buildings will be in readiness for the resumption of school work.. LABORERS STRIKE. Progress on the Reclamation Project Badly Impaired. Hormlston, Aug. 13. About 40 Grce'i and Austrian laborers on the big dam of the Umatilla project walked out a few days ago, and since then help has been a little scarce, though work has been going on at a rapid rate with the remaining force. In a few days' time the crews will again be complete. Icrsi-y Woman 101 Years Old Newark, X. J., Aug. 13. Mrs. Sarah Doremus of this city, celebrated her 104th birthday today. She was born at Saddle River, X. J.. August 13, 1803. After her marriage she moved to Paisfppany, where she resided un til ubnu! a year ago, when she came to live with her daughter In Newark, f. ii. Dnremus, or "Aunt Sally." as she is generally known, lost her husband in 1883, but they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary together. Ask Low Cotton Rate. ' Austin, Texas, Aug. 13. The state railroad commission todayp took up for consideration the application of the Farmers' union for a reduction in the freight rates on cotton In round bales. The petition ; of the Farmers' union claims that ihe r-ill-roads enjoy nn advantage of 10 cents per 10U pounds In handling Ihe ii und bales because of their compactness. It is monumental stupidity to place the headstone over the wrong man. Attempt to Suicide at Kaniela. La Grande, Aug. 13. B. R. Cook, a wood contractor of Ka- mela, attempted suicide yester- day by taking a dose of carbolic acid. The attempt was unsuc- cessful, but caused the man vlo- lent pains. He was brought to La Grande last night and taken to a hospital. The man Is well well known here. The only e grounds given for the would-be suicide Is that his suffering for months has caused curvature of the spine and a mania to take his life.