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BALKM, OREGON, 8ATVRDAY, OCTOBER 20, 19tO.
No. 23.
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IERCE RIOTIEJG Hi JERSEY CITY
ilR GOES
AMBUUkYR KEPT BUSY
REMOVi ;S THE INJURED
JURT BY FLYING STONES
Drivers and Guards Were Pulled From Wagons When Latter
Fired Over the Heads of the Crowd Report That Many
Had Been Killed and Bodies Thrown in the River Sets Mob
Wild and the Air Was Filled With Flying Missiles-'-So Far
as Learned no One Was Struck by Bullets.
DMITBD PRESS .BASED WM1.
Jersey City. N. J., Oct. 29. Wild
rumors that a number of persons bad
been killed were circulated today, af
ter the most severe rioting that has
occurred since the strike of the ex
press wagon drivers began. The re
port of fatalities In rioting baa not
been confirmed, but the rumor
aroused to a .high pitch the excite
' ment of the strike.
Rioting began when the Jersey
City officers of the express company
Involved sent out their wagons with
guards seated beside the drivers.
Eight wagons were -stopped by the
strikers and their sympathizers. The. finally a semblance of peace was se
guards fired over the heads of the . cured. The mob, which had been
crowd that had assembled, and the, driven back, however, was in an ugly
mob returned the Are. No one was
injured In the opening fusillade, but
the sound of the ringing shots stirred
the anger of the crowd, and there was
a wild chnrge on the wagons. Drlv-Jand
erv and guards were pulled from the
seats, horsef. unhitched from the
wagons and turned loose, and in a
em's
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THE GREATER
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CRAZY Wilt;
few minutes the fight between the
guards and the drivers and the po-
lice that were rushed to their assist-
ance' became general. Stones werelt is believed certain that another
hurled by the mob, and the officers riot will follow. A conference be
called into use their clubs. The dls- tween the officials of the companies
orders continued for several minutes. and the police Is expected during the
Ambulances were kept busy taking afternoon or evening,
away the Injured. It is, feared -that the rioting In
The rioting occurred near the Jersey City may have Its Influence on
water front, and while it was at its the strikers in New York, where to
height It was reported that a number day the disturbances were inconse
of persons had been killed and their
bodies thrown into the river. The re
port incensed the mob .and they took
up the fight with renewed fury.
mood, and the police fear a -ecur-reuce
of difficulties.
Latest reports show hat a num
ber were Severely injured by clubs
flying stones, but
known no one was struc'
so far as
truck by the fly-
, lng bullets with which the fight was
opened.
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CHICAGO STORE
THK STOKE THAT HAMMEHS DOWN TIIK PRICKS.
FIRED M
. (ruhnnic-White Wins. 4
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Belmont Park, N. V., Oct. 30.
(Claude BrahamevWhlte, the
English aviator, was declared
the winner of the Coupe Inter-
national race this afternoon,
the feature of the Internation-
ale aviation meet being held
here. White was declared the
victor after Radley and Ham-
llton had been disqualified for
not getting started within the
time limit fixed by the rules.
The police are endeavoring to pre
vent a recurrence of the troubles,
and extra guards have been sent out.
The express companies are deter-
mined , to operate their wagons. If
they take them out with more guards
quential. Police fear that the strike'
may develop into a serious affair in
New York, as well as Jersey City, and
special precautions will be taken to
maintain order.
New York. Oct. 29. Millions of
dollars worth of merchandise, part of
It perishable goods, Is tied up todav
at Now York and New Jersey be
cause of the express drivers strike.
The service of the UjiJted States Ex
press company, .the-Adams Express
(Continued on Pope S.)
SALfM 0RC30N
Sarah Snubbed Them.
New York, Oct. 29. Kiss
ing the captain and several of
the crew good bye and waiving
adieus to travelling compan
ions, Sarah Bernhardt arrived
In New York today on the liner
La Province. It took her half
nn hour to declare her dutiable
goods and be released by the
customs ofttclals.
The Joan of Arc league of
Suffragettes met - Madame
Bernhardt , 'n a bo4y and
strewed her path with chry
santheums, as she walked up
the gangplank on to the dock,
but were snubbed for their
pains by the great actress.
TERRIBLE
ELEVATOR
ACCIDENT
Mrs. B. F. Rowland caught by
the Elevator, in U. S. Bank
Building Last Night and
Horribly Crushed.
HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE
Left Log Crushed From Kueo Down,
Right Leg Broken Above the
Knee, Left Arm Crushed and Left
Shoulder Tom Is Caught In Door
of Klcvalor and' Crushed Between
It and the Celling and Wall of
Elevator hhaft.
At a late hour this afternoon
Dr. Harry E. Clay, In attend
ance upon Mrs. Rowland, states
that her condition was much Im
proved ,and the hope of her
ultimate recovery is growing
stronger hourly. She Is In a
perfectly clear state of mind
and was able to dictate a state
ment to a stenographer Just be
fore noon, and sign It.
While Mrs. B. F. Rowland was go
ing up In the elevator In the United
States National bank building, from
the first to the third floor, about
o'clock last evening, she attempted
to alight at the second floor whlli
the elevator was in motion and was
caught between the floor of the cage
and the celling of the second floor
and her body badly crushed and
mangled. Although little hope was
entertained of her recovery last
night, she rallied this morning and
there Is a good chance of her ultl
mate recovery with the possible loss
of her left limb from tha knee down
Mrs. Rowlund Is the wife of Dr. B.
F. Rawland, manager of the Oriole
Mining Company, and formerly sup
erintendent of the Salem district of
the Methodist church. He Is also en.
gaged In the real estate business.
They have a son, about 18 years of
WITNESSES
ARE SUMMONED
III TIMES CASE
San Francisco, Oct. 21. Twenty
seven witnesses summoned from
counties about San Francisco bay
will leave today and tomorow for
Los Angelea to testify before the
special grand Jury called to in
vestigate tha explosion and burning
of tha Los Angelea Times building.
The service of the subpoenas has
been completed and it Is likely the
grand Jury will resume It's hearing
Monday,
Eight of the 17 witnesses were
summoned from Ban Fraoclsci.
Others were from Oakland, Berkley,
Olant, Port Costa and Sausalito.
Tha service of the summons was
accomplished without any " further
bitch between Chief of Folic Sey
mour and Attorney Earl Rogers. The
writs were handled entirely by de
'ectives from Los Angeles.
THE WORLD'S RECORD BADLY BuOiIEtJ
AID ALL MEET RECORDS EXCEEDED
Flour Prices to Fail.
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Portland, Or., Oct. 29.
Most common peoplo will have
cause for rejoicing In Portland
and Western Oregon Monday
when the retail price of flour
will be reduced 20 cents on the 4
barrel, according to an an-
nouncement by leading millers.
The wholesale price of the
staple dropped today. The re-
ductlon is due entirely to the
recent sharp losses sustained
by the wheat market.
age, and the Rowland household at
Capitol and State streetB, Is plunged
Into gloom over the terrible affair
and the whole community received
a great shock when the news of the
accident spread abroad.
The accident was one of the most
dreadful as well as extraordinary
that has ever happened in this city
and It is almost beyond the power of
understanding how human flesh and
bone could withstand such an awful
test of endurance and force steel and.
other solid building mutorlals to
yield against it.
Mrs. Rowland, as was her custom,
came down to visit with her husband
at his office on the third floor of the
building. There was another pas
senger In the elevator car, a gentle-
IContlaued on Paae 6.
THE SCOPE
OF HOME
RULE LAW
ATTORNEY GENERAL CRAWFORD
DECIDKH THAT CHANGE IK
ADOPTED WILL MERELY ADD
TO CITIES POWKU.
Passage of the home rule amend
ment to the constitution at the Nov
ember election will not, as opponents
of the measure have contended,
make the state- constitution and
criminal laws Inoperative In cities
and towns of Oregon, according to
the official opinion of Attorney
General Crawford.
When be learned that this que
tion had been raised, H. C. McAl
lister, general manager of the Ore
gon Home Rule Association, re
quested the Attorney-General for an
opinion. The following ruling was
made:
H. C. McAllister, Portland, Ore
gon. Dear Sir: Replying to your
of the 24th Inst, requesting opinion
If this office as to whether the pro
posed constitutional amendment of
section 2 of article XI of the con
stitution of the State of Oregon.
sbould it become a law, would have
the effect of exempting cities and
towns from the operation of tba con
stitution and criminal laws of the
state of Oregon, I beg to say that
such amendment would not have that
effect.
It provides that the legal voters of
every city and town- are hereby
granted power to enact and amend
their municipal charters, subject to
the constitution and criminal laws of
the State of Oregon, and tha ex
clusive power 'to license, regulate,
control, or to suppress, or prohibit
the sale of Intoxicating liquors ther.
in Is vested la such municipality,
but such municipality shall within Its
limits be subject to the provisions of
tha local option law of the State of
Oregon.
That amendment vests tha legal
voters of every city or town with
authority to amend their charters In
TONIGHT
i Grand Opera
Addressee by HON. ROBT. O. SMITH, Democratic Candidate for
Congress. .
HON. TURNER OLIVER, Democratic . Cnadidato for flvcretary of I
Huum. .
t The Public Are Invited Admission Free i
LATHAM'S THRILLING TRIP
BRUSHES HEADS OF CROWD
JUST MISSES GRAND STAND
Le Blanc Makes a Remarkable Flight Going at Least Seventy
Miles an Hour But Gets a Tumble and Is Sent to the Hos
pitalSeveral Other Accidents Occur but No One Is Seri
ously Injured The Largest Crowd Ever Attending an
Aviation Meeting Was in Attendance.
Belmont Park, N. Y., Oct. 29. .
Two tvlators were injured, a world's
record was broken, and all meet rec
ords exceeded Jn the Coupe Interna
tionale, the supreme test of aviation,
which was the feature of the meet at
Belmont Park today.
Walter Brooklns, of the American
team, and Alfred Le Blanc, the
Frenchman, are at Belmont hospital,
badly injured as the result of falls
received during the race. La Blanc,
tumbled Just' after he had sped
around the 3 1-10-mile course three
times In 8 minutes and 17 seconds
a new world's record.
Both Brooklns and Le Blanc were
thought to be injured Internally. -
Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed an air race In America, and
probably anywhere In the world,
Claude Qrahame-Whlte, the English
aviator sprang Into the air at 8:42:39
Le. Blanc, of the French team, rose
at 9 o'clock, Ogllvio, Orahame
Whlte's team mate, was a few soc
onds behind; then followed Brooklns,
In the Wright racer, the favorite of
the American team.
White completed the first lap in 3
minutes and 16-16 seconds, and the
... . -- .
first five laps In 15 minutes and 46
seconds, or a trifle less than a mile a
minute.
Once Le Blanc got going Qrahame-
Whlte'a performance faded Into lnnlg
nlflcanee. Tearing around tha course
at a 70-mllo gait, and. cutting the
pylons at the corners by three, four
and five feet, he soon overhauled the
Englishman, and passed him though
he were anchored. Le Blanc's time
for the first lap was 2:45; for the
first three 8:17, which latter was of
ficially announced as a world's rec
ord. Grahami-Whlte completed 10 laps
In 31:19. .
A MODERN CASE
OF BABES IN
THE SHRUBBERY
8anta Monica, Cal., Oct. 29. He
lief parties started Into tha Santa
Monica mountains today la search of
four Los Angeles men who have been
missing since luesday evening, when
they started for a mountain famp)
27 miles from Santa Monica,
Tha lost men are F. J. Palshofer,
Dr. C. L. Bennett, Frank Montgom
ery and George Oebhart.
They traveled In Bodnett's auto
mobile. Late yesterday hunters found
a note tied to a bush In the bills
above bore. It stated that ta auto
mobile bad been wrecked, and that
tba men were unable to find their
way to a camp. Apparently tbe note
J was left In tha hope that soma one
would find It and follow their trail.
Tbe hunters hurried Into Santa
Monica and organixed a searching
squad. Tbe party left shortly before
daylight, leading horses for tba wan
derers, and carrying provisions suf
ficient for a week. .
House, S p m
As Grahame-Whlte started on the
tenth lap Le Blanc, who had started
the lap two biplane lengths ahead,
spurted and gained a complete lap,
driving his machine faster than 70
miles an hour.
The race became a- speed duel be
tween Grahame-Whlte and La Blade,
with the Frenchman leading.
White Finished his fifteenth lap In
46:15. Le Blanc's time for ten laps
was 80:35; for 15, 41:40.
Fifteen laps Is 46 1-2 miles, which
made Le Blano's speed 65 miles an
hour.
Ogtlvle completed his tenth lap In
3 4 : d 9. He was compelled to land at
the end of the 13th lap. '
' Le Blanc met with his accident af
ter be bad made a wonderful spurt
during the 19th lap. He had been
flying 25 feet above the ground, and
suaueniy piuugeu bmiiiiu, uuibiub
the course. .. Ills machine ..crumpled
up, and be was knocked unconscious.
He was picked up, placed In an auto
mobile, and hurried to Belmont hos
pital. Blood poured from a gash la his
forehead, and his actions indicated
i iiitii I rj TV an iujucu into, uat, .
jt WM learnel that Le Blano had
that he was Injured internally.
found his gasoline expended and tried
to descend, but lost control of the
machine, and crashed Into a tele
graph pole. Tbe machine was totally
wrecked.
Le Blano leaped to prevent being
caught under his engine.
It was officially announced that La
Blauc's average time for the 19 laps
was 66 6-10 miles an hour.
Urahame-wrute nnisned tne
laps and descended. His speed wast
announced as 60 8-10 miles an hour-
Waltitp Ttrnftlflnft' fall antdA from
the injuries he sustained, was a sore
disappointment to tba crowd, who-
had Installed him as favorite for the-
race. He fell 30 feet, striking tuo
ground directly in front of the grand"
stand. His machine was badly
wrecked.
Brooklns wrlthtd In pain, and was
thought to have been hurt Internally.
He was carried on a stretcher to the
hospital. A hurried call for physi
cians was Issued, and a consultation
over both Brooklns and Le Blanc was
held.
Tha winner of the Coupe Interna
tlooale will receive a prize of 15000,
In addition to tha James Gordon Ben
net cup.
The course is 20 lan nf GOO kiln.
meters, or a total of 62.14 miles.
(Continued from Pags 4.)
SPOKANE MAY
GET A MUCH
LOWER RATE
Washington, Oct. 29 Tbe famous
Spokane rata case may ' result l'i
lower through rates to Spokane from
ths East than tha rates tentatively
fixed by the Interstate commerce
commission In It's preliminary de
cision last June.
It Is reported that Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Prouty haj
broadly Intimated that 'the cooi mis
sion may take such unexpected ac
tion when It ultimately decides th-i
case.
Prouty Is quoted as having said
that the tentative rata was fixed at
125 percent of coast terminal rate
and this, on it's face would appe.ir
to be contrary to the long and short
haul clause of the Interstate bill m
passed at tbe lust congressional se- '
ion.