TOE EUGENE DAILY GUARD
Vol. 31
EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 13. 1907
No 183
ELECTRIC RAILWAY
COMING UP VALLEY
SALEM TO EUGENE
OIL KING'S
DAUGHTER GOMES
TO HIS DEFENSE
It Is rumored that the peo,
ple who have, recently pur
chased the Eugene electric
railway line and are building
a road to Springfield are
now ready to ask for a fran
chise in Salem for a line to
to be built to Albany and
through the Mehama country
and to make connection yth
the Eugene road. It Is said a
petition for a franchise in
this city will be presented to
the council at the regular
meeting next week. Salem
Statesman.
Salem, Or. Aug-. 12. A petition
was presented to the city council to
night asking for a franchise over sev
eral streets of the city, from the nor-
, thern to southern limits, with au out-1
let upon the Willamette river, for an!
; entirely new electric railway svstem '
i The purpose of this is to construct a
: line of railroad from this citv south-1
I ward as for as Albany.on the Initial
stretch, and contemplates an exten
: sion to Portland on the north and Ku-;
gene on the south, with a lateral ori
feeder branch at Turner to .Mehama. 1
The franchise is asked in the name1
of A. Welch, of Portland. He is back-'
ed in the enterprise by Eastern cap
' ital, whose Identity is withheld from
j publication for the present, but the
circumstances surrounding the i
scheme smacks of HIM interesis very i
strongly. The petition for the frail-:
i chise covers two sepaate lines, both
iof which have their starting point at
the fair grounds.slore, on the l'ort
i land-Salem line, where it joins with
(Continued on Page C.)
Chicago, Aug. U Mrs. Harold
SlcCormlck touay came to the defense
of her father, John D. Rockefeller,
who In an Interview credited to his
younger brother, Frank Rockefeller,
was characterized as a "monster."
The interview, which was denied la
ter in toto by Frank Rockefeller,
charged John U. with being respon
sible for the mystery sorrounding the
whereabouts of his father, William
Rockefeller, 94 years of age, had de
clared if the truth were known the
oil king could not appear on the
streets of any American city without
being stoned. Mrs. McCormick, at
her summer home at Lake Forest,
said the attack published as made by
her uncle was due to the jealousy of
her father's business success.
"My uncle's failure to profit by the
fortune of my father and ills repeat
ed failure's in business have been as
wormwood and gall to him."
She is quoted as saying. "The bit
terness has grown from year to year,
and it has taken for its objective
point the brother who has prosper
ed, lletween my father and' my
grandfather there has always existed
the respect and love that should pre-
vail between father and son. 1 hard-1
ly see Just where my grandfather's
whereabouts Interest ttie public, j,
myself, do not know, where he is,
biit there is nothing strange in that,
as it Is according to his own request.
It Is a matter which Is never discus
sed, even In the family circle.
When asked whether It was true
that John D. Rockefeller, by his bus
iness methods or treatment of his fa
ther, was responsible for the latter-s
desire for seclusion, Mrs. Mccormick
said:
"No; that does no necessarily fol
low, and it is not the case; at least
It is a great exaggeration of the
truth."
Move OpJ!
MoveOn!!
A uHr3
Everything and everybody on the move at this store. The prices are
moving down the people are moving in and
goods are. moving out
In a word the Sale is a Grand Success
We allow no accumulations.
We carry no goods over a season.
With price reducing events of the character
of this one, we periodically reduce stocks
as clean as a hound's tooth.
Come! Not necessarily with buying intentions.
Come! watch the goods move out and your
neighbors save. Buying here is a contagion
you'll catch it and you'll save astonishing amounts
on every purchase. Cornel
The
Store
That's
Doing
The
Business
Specials for Wednesday
August 14th
$1.50 to $4 00 White Duck and ' .
Linen Skirts for . . . Yi price
$5.00 to $10.00 White Wool
Skirts for ...... J price
$6.50 Gray Mohair Dusters
for $4.50
50 dozen Ladies' Sleeveless
Vests, tape neck ... 9c each
50 dozen White Wash Belts
u ..... 7c each
1UI
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I Hampton Bros. Sri
I CASH STORE fJp
Special
Change
of Ad
Every
Day this
Week
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TI.MKKK IX KF.XTOX
Negotiations are understood to be I
pending between M. 11. nankin, ot
Portland, and a syndicate of timber
buyers whereby the latter will secure
title to 30,000 acres of timber land
in Benton county. The deal Involves
approximately $1, 000, 000.
' Timber cruisers have been sent out
to re-estimate the standing timber on
these lands. A party of 80 men left
Corvallls to go through the Kiinkln
tracts and report the quantity of tim
ber on the 80.000 acres. It Is under
stood this work will require a month.
The deal will not be closed until the
estimate Is complete. Oregoniun.
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NO WESTERN
UNION MESSAGES
ARE RECEIVED
TUNIS MONORAIL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM.
Howard H. Tunis, n young civil engineer of llaltlmore, baa Invented a
monorail system which Is attractlug much attention. At the .InincHtown expo
sition a single rail track half a mile long lias been constructed under the direc
tion of Mr. Tunis. A cur, operated by electricity, carries passengers. While
the track la too short for great speed to be nchloved. tho successful operation
of the system has so Impressed soino New York ciniMitllsts that a project Is on
foot to build a Tunln hionorall lino between Newark mid Jersey City, N. J.
TELEGRAPH STRIKE
CUTS OFF NEWS
SERVICE OF PAPERS
Until the telegraphers' strike is
broken the newspapers will all be
without a press service. , Over the
long distance telephone today Mr.
Vincent, manager of the Associated
Press, slated that Portland was ab
solutely without outside news, and
that there was no news to send, even
if they could succeed In getting a
wire through to Eugene. Me stated
that every effort would be made to
get any news that might come to the
Guard over either telegraph line or
the long distance telephone.'
The most serious feature of the
strike situation now Is that the rail'
road telegrapher! may go out, and
If they do every train In the Unltel
States will be tied up, stopping the
mails and practically all of the busi
ness of the country that Is not pure-
! ly local in character.
WKSTKKX VXION HKHE IS COM.
1M.KTKLY Ol'T OF ltl'SINKSS.
POSTAL IS SKXl)l.i MIME
MI-'.SS.UiKS HAII.ItOAl) Ol'Klt
ATOltS IXTKHFKItIO WITH
WKSTKKX I'NIOX WtltKS.
No Western Union business is be
ing received In Eugene, for while
the operators on that line here have
not yet been called out. It Is practi
cally as bad, sinco the railroad tel
egraphers will not allow any West
ern I'nlon business to go over the
Hues, opening their keys every time
any attempt Is made. The Postal
office hero is taking messages,
though nearly every operator in Port
land has gone out. Local business
has not yet been seriously delayed.
From present reporld three oper
ators were all that Btnyed at their
posts In Portland when they struck
there. Day Operator Hall on the
Western Union here. Is a member of
the Commercial Telegraphers' union
and Night Operator Mlgus Is a mem
ber of tho Railroad Telegraphers'
union, which hns given orders to ex
tend nil the sympathy nnd moral sup
port to tho Commercial mon possible.
The Postal telegraph operator la
not a member of any union, and that
company has not any connection with
any other, so that the line ennnot he
Interfered with, It Is qulto prob
able that some business for the peo
ple of Eugene will be sent through
over that lino whatever happens.
However, It Is the telephone com
pany that the burden falls on, and
thoy are obliged to flo moHt of the
business that the telegraph com
panies would otherwise got.
An operator at Cottage Drove this
morning tried to send a, message
north, but whon told that the rail
road telegraphers the union to
which he belonged had hound
thoniselvoa to give the Commercial
operators all tholr material and moral
support, he shut down without n
qualm. He could not have sent any
moB8ngo, however, had he so desired,
for tho reason that the railroad op
erators would have opened their
keys, thoroby breaking the connec
tion. Onlv railway business. Is going
ovor the Western Union wires. The
Western Union have a contract with
the railroads by which both use the
same wires, and In case of strike of
either the railway line or commercial
men, the line Is at trie mercy of the
.men that -do not strike, who are
nearly always In sympathy with
those that go nut,
It Is not likely that members of
unions In small offices like Eugene
will be called out, for they are of
little Importance on the checker
board at present, and have no griev
ances. Eastern messages have been sub
ject to delay for several days.
DEMURRAGE
LAW MAY EFFECT
'FRISCO BRIBERS
GAIN VICTORY
FUEL MARKET IN HIGHER COURT
The opinion has been expressed
that the demurrage law will lower
the prices for fuel in town, and while
the owners of wood express the
thought In fear, consumers add sev
eral notes of loy to tho cry. It is
(Continued on Page Six.)
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San Francisco, Aug. 12. The su
preme curt, shortly before f o'clock
tonight, issued orders directing Supe
rior Judges Lawlor, Cook nnd Dunne
to show cause In the higher courts,
en banc, at 10 o'clock a. in. Monday,
August 19, why they should not is
sue permanent writs of prohibition
restraining them from proceeding
with the trials of Rudolph H. hmlilt,
Indicted for participation In street
car rtrlke violence; Assistant Counsel
William M. Abbott, of the United
Railways. Indicted on a charge of
bribing supervisors; Theodore V. Ilnl
sy and l.ouls Glass, of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Compuny,
nnd W. I. Urober k. of the Pnrkslde
Transit Company, similarly Indicted.
The Issuance of these orders, fol
lowing a long consultation of the
chief justice and nssnclated Justices
in chambers during the afternoon.
Is esteemed a great victory for the
Joint defense in the bribery graft
prosecution, as It means that the su
preme court sees In the various
grounds on which tho validity of the
Oliver' grand Jury Indictments are
being attneked enough merit to call
for arguments from both sides be
fore the highest courts.
Halsey's condition Is still critical
and his recovery Is a matter of ex
treme doubt.
HKCTIOX MKN 8KCVRR
KA1KK IX WAGES
Announcement was made Saturday
that all railroad section foremen on
the Roseburg-Salem division will re
ceive a raise In salary. The rate paid
heretofore was fdO a month. Now
all foremen who have been with the
company over ono year will receive
79 per month and all under one year
$80 per month. The salary of the
foreman in the Roseburg yards con
tinues at $75 per month, as hereto
fore. It Is presumed a similar raise
la made on other divisions in this
state. Roseburg Review.
A Newport real estato dealer con
ceived tho Idea of using the scenery
for his advertisements, and big white
letters soon decorated the sides of-
the well-known point called "Jump-
Off Joe" and other cliffs. A storm
of disapproval then arose and the ad
vertising on natural scenery has been
obliterated.
PRESIDENT FALLIERES.
Clement ArnianJ "Fallieres, tin
popular French president, had t
narrow escape from death rccentlj
at the hands of an assassin. For
tunately fur France the would 1
murderer took a Lad aha.
The southbound passenger train
came In very slowly this afternoon or
lan accident might have occurred, for
la driver drove across the track with
scarcely more thau sixty yards to
spare. Several people were also very
clone to the engine when It passed
iln front of the depot. So close were
they that Engineer Frank Conlcy
swore under his breath, something
1mm
REAR ADMIRAL GOODRICH.
Whose son, Lieutenant Caspar
Ooodrich, was killed in the doplor
ablo accident on the battleship
Georgia.
extraordinary for blm.