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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

DR.. Gilman has aimed to treat the
subject Of industrial peace more COM
prehensively than other writer's have
done and to make up in part for what
he considers "a surprising lack OF
books" on this vital matter. He traces
in brief detail the history of combina-
tion among laboring men and gives an
interesting reference to the times pre-
ceding the unions, when masters were
usually their own helpers. IN such
times in the duchy Of Magdeburg, for
instance, there were (year 17SD az
O5O masters to 4,2S5 assistants and APP
prentices,
At present In this country labor is
better organized than capital 1t is DR..
Gilman's philosophical view that an
adjustment OF the balance in organiza-
tion must be one Of the methods Of
providing for the permanent settling of
diffilcultles--for securing the reason
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
important Step Toward Compile.
ton Of Consolidation Of
Coal Interests.
NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS
Capital Stock and Franchises of
Beech Creek Coal and Coke
Company Purchased BY
Pennsylvania Company.

New York. May IAN important
step has been taken toward the COM
pletion Of the Central Pennsylvania
bituminous coal consolidation, says a
Herald dispatch from Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Com
pany. through It's president, William
Lathrop. has announced that as re-
suit OF negotiations extending over
several months II has purchased all Of
the capital stock and franchises of the
Beech Creek Coal and Coke Company.
The terms we're not made public.
Negotiations for the purchase were
begun last year. but owing to the un-
favorable financial situation and the
decentralization OF the bltumInous mar
ket the plant was temporarily aban-
doned.
Through this addition to Its prop
erty the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke
Company now controls upward OF ILL.,
900 acres OF coal and surface land.
chiefly In Blair, Cambridge. Cambria.
clearfield and Indiana counties, con-
tanning more than 1.OOO.oOO.OOO tons of
coal.
Upon these lands are located ~
operating colIieries with a daily ship
ping capacity OF $4,000 tons. 1t owns
also about 1000 coke ovens with a
daily capacity of 1000 tons.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

able and fruitful conduct Of collect
i've bargaining"
Borrowing figure of speech. the au-
thor says: "As long as one side is as
we'll disciplined as a regular army and
the other more like a home guard, there
win probably be no permanent adjust
ment OF the difficulties between them"
The anti-organiation laws were sup
posed to affect employers as well as
employed, but "the law had very poor
vision for employers acting together;
and employers were never fined, much
less imprisoned"
As late as 1917 10 delegates Of the
calico printers Of Bolton were jailed
for meeting to consider the question of
wages.
In 1912 the central committee Of the
Scottish weavers went to prison for d.
recting strike to secure wages fixed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

For our own country Dr. Gilman
confronts us with the story Of a meet
ing In Boston in 1882 at which mer-
chants and shipowners subscribed for a
10-hour day. Morace Mann, Robert
Rantoul, James C. Carter and Wendell
Phillips sided with the workpeople Mr..
Rantoul defended the journeymen
bootmakers in an important case, which
was decided for them in 1912, and
finally established the right Of work.
ingmen to combine.
Trade unionism may have a great
future before it." says DR.. Gilman,
after devoting chapters to the various
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
The Efficacy Of the Torpedo.

In the various services as well as from
without, torpedo officers have never
ceased to study and develop their fav-
erite weapon. They increased It's
speed from 10 or 12 to upward Of 30
miles an hour: they increase IT'S range
from 400 or 400 20 d couple OF thou
sand yards or more; they increased its
explosive carrying capacity from 30 to
nearly 200 pounds and they increased
the accuracy OF Its submarine fight,
both lateral and vertical, until, even
in a cross-running tideway, It's pre-
cision could be depended upon. By
means Of device which is now being
perfected in America the speed Of the
weapon can be increased to some 40
miles an hour up to 1000 yards. The
process employed Is mere superheat-
ing Of the compressed air as 1t IS fed
from the flask. or reservoir. to the
driving machinery; and 1t involves lit
tie additional expense. We know now
what the japanese, acting not against
careless and ignorant Celestials, but
against the finest officers and best ships
OF leading European navy, have
been able to do with this perfected en-
gine Of destruction. No one viii ever
again decry the power Of the torpedo.
London Mail.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
onIelaIs Deny Murder Story.

Rutland, vt, May 7.-Rcport
that the local authorities have
found evidence that three men sup
posed at the time OF their deaths
to have been killed by railroad
trains were in reality murdered at
a roadhouse near here, is declared
by the sheriff, state's attorney and
the chief Of police to have no foun-
dation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
c. a. r. p. Union-Notice.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Columbia River Fishermen's Protect
i've Union will be held at Fishermen's
hall on Astoria street, Saturday May Z,
1904, at 100 o'clock D. m.
Shall this union affiliate with the
Fishermen's Protective Union OF the
Pacific Coast and Alaska. and other
important questions will come up.
Members in good standing are re-
quested to be present and have their
book or receipt along.
H. NJ. LoRNTSEN. Secretary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

sentiaily a submarine engine. Many
years, nevertheless, have now elapsed
since the marvellous weapon. by steady
evolution, became extraordinarily per-
feet and formidable, although 1t IL
but right to add that It's Improvement
has been continuous from first to last
and Ii not yet at a standstill,
Strange TO say. however. the signifi'
canoe Of the automobile torpedo as q
factor In naval warfare Is only now
beginning to receive adequate recogni-
tion. he weapon has always had its
enthusiastic champions. Of course, al
though until quite recently they have
been the few. while It's detractors have
been in the majority.
1t was admitted that the automobile
torpedo had won successes during the
civil war in Chile, during the revoIu-
tionary fighting In Brazil and during
the conflict between Japan and China:
But said the wiseacres, wait until
one Of the leading naval powers Is
concerned, and then you will see that
although the torpedo may be all very
well against South Americans or yellow
men, 1t won't work against civilized
Europeans"
In spite OF this sort Of discourage
ment, which reached them from with
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
DON'T GO TO ct. LOUIS

It'll YOU call at or write TO the CHI
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
once l34 Thlrt street, Portland. Ore.
Low rates to all points east, In connec-
ilon with all transcontlnentals.
II. s. ROWE.
General Agent.
Portland, Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
EIpht. Hour fund Grows.

Denver, May 7.-The quarterly
report Of the secretary of the West.
ern Federation OF Miners on con.
tributions to the eight-hour fund
shows that $50, TAO has been added
to the fund since the last report
This brings the total up to $780,.
O33.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

The Whitehead automobile torpedo
may be regarded as the parent Of al
most all the automobile torpedoes
which are now In use In the nayies of
the world.
Our own service torpedoes. which
are made at Woolwich, at Portland,
and at Leeds; the French service tor
pedoes, many OF which are made at
Toulon; the Russian service torpedoes,
which are made In Russia; the Ger
man service torpedos. which are
made In Germany--all owe their ex-
istence to the original invention Of
Mr.. Whitehead, an invention now more
than generation old; and although
each national type differs somewhat
from every other each still bears q
strong cousinly resemblance TO the
service torpedo which the firm Of
whitehead makes today at Fiume on
the Adriatic for such powers as have
no torpedo manufacturing plant Of
their own. Among these powers is
Japan.
It Is true that the original White
head was a weapon that Travelled on
the surface Of the water only, while
the modern automobile torpedo is ear
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

The price Of shingles In the central
west, II was claimed by members Of
the association, has been driven 10 q
bedrock basis by shipping into the
territory great quantities OF shingles
from the. Pacific coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

aspects Of Industrial peace and war.
strikes, lockouts, arbitration, concilia-
tion, etc. Il would fain see that future
marked by a deep power and by a
temperate improvement Of it for the
good of all classes"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

by a justice of the peace and refused
by employers.
1t is well indeed that we are far
away from such misuses OF power and
the law.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
The Growth OF
Labor Unions
New York World.


From the statute Of laborers passed
in 1851, and the statute OF apprentices,
passed In 1868 and repealed as late as
1918, no fewer than 80 express statutes
were passed in England down TO 1875
which, among other things made the
association OF worklngmen criminal.
The very circumstance that so much
legislation intended to be suppressive
was deemed necessary may we'll indi-
cate that the processes began early by
which England was to become the
mother of labor unions. Where the
so statutes Of suppression were written
In vain In those years long past, there
were at the close Of 1902 more than
100000 organized workmen, in 1888
unions.
1t is claimed that the union member
ship in the United States largely ex-
ceeds that Of the United Kingdom now.
In proportion to population. however,
industry In Britain is much more thor
oughly organized.
Following the English-speaklng ma
tions in the number, membership and
Importance OF their labor organiza-
tions come Germany 100000 members;
France, nearly 5OO.OO0 Austria, more
than $4,000; Denmark, nearly 100000;
Hungary, over $4,000; Sweden, about
5000; Norway, $4,000; Switzerland,
about $4,000; Belgium, between 10000
and 10000; Spain, more than 410O0.
The figures given are gathered from
the book Methods Of Industrial
Peace" by Dr. Nicholas Paine Gilman,
just issued by Houghton; Mifiiin q Co.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

Schlitz, "the beer that made Mil
waukee famous, on draught at
the Grotto.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-23

NJ for Hosiery, bit Of advice given by hun
other This taken
very often the growth Of hosiery business proves
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-23

Women's Real 35c Wool
Hose, full regular size, rib
bed top q pair only to
customer) .,..... 80. 1Tc
Women's fast black 12c
Hose, double sole, high
spliced heel .............6hc
Women's 25c Hose, fine rib
bed black cotton, full fash
toned, Anniversary Sale
price ........... .......s ioc
Boys heavy Bicycle Hose,
double knee; regular 25c.. 1oc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-23

Very highest grades plain
black Hose, Isle thread,
French toe; guaranteed in
every way; nothing better
at any price; regularly sold
at 35c and 50c-for the 10
days mann. amman. 25c
Finest quality Csc and 75c
Lace Hose, In new spring
designs. open work-now.. SOC
Mems 25e and 35c Socks
highest grades, plain or
fancy-to close ....... 19c
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Linens Ne,<'er Ar1iSS

72-inch, pure Irish linen.
double damask, satin fin
ish both sides. floral and
conventional design. worth
31.75, at .............Sf.29
Napkins to match at, a
dozen ........ ..........$3.98
72-inch. pure imported linen,
floral patterns. worth 81,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
TO LAUNCH NEBRASKA
Ceremony to be Held at the Seattle
Shipyards October 7, Next.

SEATTLE, Wash. Sept. 3.-The
United States battleship Nebraska,
now being completed in Seattle, will
be launched on the afternoon of Octo-
Der 7, in the Moran Bros shipyards.
Formal announcement Of the day was
made by Robert Moran yesterday.
Miss Mary Main Mickey. daughter
of Governor Mickey of Nebraska, will
break the bottle of champagne over
the bow of the Warship. Governor
Mickey and a big party of Nebraska
officials and citizens will come here
in a special train. In addition there
will be many distinguished army and
navy officials present, and the launch
ing will be made a big event in Seat
tie. one feature will be a large parade
of government ships.
The keel of the ship was laid July
4, 1902. Four months later actual con-
struction of the vessel began. SO it is
seen that work has been pushed rapid
ly since that time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN

Plump. flushed with the soft glow of
health and pure complexion make
all women beautiful. Take a small
dose of Herbine after each meal; 1t
VIII prevent constipation and help di-
gest what you have eaten. soc. Mrs.
WIN. Nj. Stroud. Midlothian, Texas.
writes. May 81, 1901: We have used
Herbine in our family for eight years,
and found it the best medicine we ever
used for constipation. bilious fever and
The Upington drug store.
dealers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
FARMER USES HIS SHOTGUN
Captures Tramps Caught In Act OF
Cutting Open Sacks of Wheat.

ROSALIA, Wash, Sept 3.-Captured
and compelled to ride on the front seat
CT the farmers hack while he sat on
the back seat with double barreled
shotgun, Joe and Nick kOenig were
brought to Rosalia by Glib Widner,
farmer living west of town, and We're
taken to the county Jail to serve out a
fine of $25 and costs for malicious de-
structiOn of property
The prisoners are brothers, about 20
and % years old, and they were tramp
ing through the country, ostensibly
hunting work. They stopped at Wild
ner's farm and asked for something to
eat. Mrs. Widner gave them a cold
lunch, which they refused and left the
house, swearing vengeance.
Mr.. Widner was notified and fol-
lowed the men to a strawstack on his
farm, where a large pile of sacked
wheat, recently threshed, lay near the
stack. The young men promptly
pulled their pocket knives and began
slashing the sacks, allowing the wheat
to run out. Widner covered them with
his shotgun and compelled them to
march ahead of him to his house. Tele-
phoning to his brother-in-law, James
Squires, he got Squires to hitch up
team and help him take the men to
town.
Widner occupied the rear seat and
kept the men covered with the shotgun
until they met Constable Ellis, who had
been telephoned of the occurrence, and
turned them over to that officer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
PERlLS OF NORTHERN MINING
Bob Robinson Starts Iona Slide Of
1000 Feet Down Mountain.


NOME, Alaska, Sept. 3.-News has
just reached here from Dawson of a
thrilling trip made. by Billy" Elliott
and Rob Robinson, Dawson pros
pectors, on the North Fork of Rock
creek, where they had been prospecting
for quartz and working lode they had
located. The two men got back to
Dawson August IS.
Both mad a narrow escape from he-
ing killed. Elliott fell into Twelve
Mile river when alone, and had a hard
struggle for his life. He lost his hat.
ana surprised his partner by coming
into camp with a red bandana tied
about his head.
Robinson escaped by hairs breadth
from being precipitated 1000 feet down
the side of the mountain, into a dark
creeping along the mOuntainside. seek
ing to reach an attractive outcropping
mountain he went, 200 feet all the time
gathering momentum, and fearing he
would be carried into the bottomless
abyss.
With hair erect and eyes popping
from his head, and hands and feet
working desperately in the wild slide,
Robinson began to count the moments.
They We're precious. Suddenly his feet
came into sharp contact with some
hidden object, and then the man
brought up with jolt. He had hit a
solid boulder, held fast in the mountain
by some strange crevasse or other
means. Robinson here recognized his
opportunity. He seized the boulder
and hung fast as his body swung over
the side. He went below the big
boulder and there held fast to the big
rock. over his head ratified tons and
tons of rocks. The avalanche contin-
ued several minutes. Occasionally
huge rocks would hit and jar the rock
of rescue. The man feared every mo-
ment for his life, but soon the awful
rush was over.
Robinson crawled up the mountain
side. stole swiftly over the little re-
naming dirt, and reaching the solid
surface heaved a sigh of relief as he
looked into the dizzy abyss.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03

First Church of Christ, Scientist
corner Of Third and Poplar streets:
the Bible and Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, the pastor. Ser
vice at II a. M. subject, substance.
Chldren's Sunday school at II M
Wednesday evening testimony meeting
at O'Clock. This church maintains
free public reading rooms in Die
Brucke building. corner of First and
Main streets, entrance room No. 80
Sunday from l: 80 to $50 p. m. All
welcome.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03

Methodwist church, Rev. WilmOt
Whitfield. pastor. Sunday school 9: As;
Glass meeting ~: Is: Epworth league
$50. Preaching II a. m. Morning SER
mon by Rev. w. H. Drake. No service
in the evening. Prayer meeting at the
church Thursdayevening att: 80.
Bethel Baptist church. corner Birch
and Second streets. Bible school at
9: 45 a. m. Preashing at II a. m. and
7:30 p. m. by Rev. J. 3. Spight Of The
Dalles, Oregon.
Presbyterian church - Preaching
morning and evening by Rev. E. M.
Sharp of Portland. Other services as
usual.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
SPRAIN S.

S. A. Read, Cisco, Texas, writes
ed so badly by a fall that it was use
less; and after using several remedies
that failed to give relief, used Bal
lards Snow Liniment, and was cured
l earnestly recommend it to any one
suffering from sprains.' 25c, soc, $1.00.
The Upington drug store, dealers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
Gotham Letter

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The strike
microbes are on a rampage in this city
and the air is full of them. Nearly
every day there is either some new
strike. with or without provocation,
usually without or there are at least
rumors of impending strikes. Not
enough that there are probably fifty
or sixty thousand men idle in the
building trades, about thirty thousand
in the garment manufacturing trade
and several thousand more in the meat
packing trade, new strikes are threat
ened. which would involve from five to
ten thousand more.
There may be some merit in some
strikes, but others and the latter seem
to be in the majority. are really with
out sufficient excuse. One of the most
fragrant examples is the strike which
the New York elevated roads threaten
" lilduS uIdtc Wuell Tic SUBWAY Is
opened to the public. The men have
no grievance in particular and demand
neither shorter hours, nor more pay;
and yet they threaten with a general
strike. The reasons, which prompt
the men are decidedly peculiar There
was a time, when the motive power of
the elevated roads was steam. The
engineers formed union which be-
came a branch of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. After while
the motive power was changed to
electricity. To pacify the engineers
who rebelled against the Innovation
which threatened to drive them out of
their positions, the company promised
to give the former engineers, who be-
come motOrmen, that. in filling the
new positions they would be given the
first chance and preference. The
change was effected without trouble
Now, it seems, that many of the motor
men were anxious to get positions on
the subway system, not because the
hours are shorter or the pay better
but merely for q change.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03

On searching the men both were
found to have loaded revolvers. They
were taken before M. H. West, pustice
OF the peace. VINO found them guilty.
They will be in Jail about 10 days each.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03

regational-Austin Rice. pastor:
Sunday school 9:45: Christian En-
Z: 80 D. m. Subject of morning sermon,
An Abiding Pentecost;" subject eve
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03

and Fourth, at a. m.and p. m. Ser
vice in church on corner Of Clinton and
Lincoln streets at II a. m. Sunday
school at 10 a. m.
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struction. Fortunately a compromise
wa sreached in regard to the work on
school houses and assurance has been
given, that enough schools. to provide
for $4,000 children will be ready for oc
cupancy at the beginning of the school
was reached in regard to the work on
which will provide for over a hundred
thousand more will be completed next
year.
The steamship Minnesota which was
built by the Eastern Shipbulding COM
pany, of New London. Conn.,. for the
Great Northern Steamship company.
and will be used in the trans-Pacific
trade, arrived here the other day on
it's first trip. The steamer, which is
the largest Americana built snip in the
world, will go to Norfolk to take in
coal and will then start on it's way
around Cape Horn to San Francisco
The steamer is of enormous proper
lions and compared with it the large
Wall street is quite worked up over
the fact that Russell Sage, the poor
man of millions, the cheerless apostle
of strenuous work and bitter opponent
to recreation, has taken vacs,,on
For the first time in his life Mr.. Sage
although apparently in normal health.
has torn himself away from the at
tractive occupation of increasing MS
wealth and is enjoying or is supposed
to be enjoying a spell of rest at Sag
Harbor What Wall street would like
to know is, who is paying for Mr. Rus
sells vacation OF course, everybody
knows, that Mr.. Sage could not af-
ford to go on a vacation at his own
expense and it puzzles the street, to
know, who is paying the piper.
The Martha Washington hotel, an III
stitution exclusively patron1zed by wo-
men, was the scene of a highly anus
ing strike the other day. When the
house keeper of the hotel, who seemed
to labor under the erroneous impress
sion that she owned the hotel, was dis
charged by the manager, because she
acted in the most arbitrary and impu-
dent manner, the chambermaids and
other faithful vassals of the pseudo
queen demanded her reinstatement and
went on strike, when the mana ger
refused to comply with their demand
Then the trouble began. Practically
the entire house employees quit work
and only the office staff remained to
look after the numerous guests. Clerks
bookkeepers and stenographers came
to the rescue and prepared enough
food to keep the guests from starving.
At first there was considerable trouble
but. when the guests fully grasped the
situation. they bravely submitted to
the temporary Inconvenience and as
sisted the office force, by relieving
them of part of the work of cleaning
and tidying the rooms.
There is great disappointment among
the feminine patrons of the subway
tavern, who We're in the habit of drop
beer at the soda water fountain. No
more beer will be sold at the fountain.
be opened, but only women escorted
by men will be permitted there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03

ming sermon, Christ Our Perfect
Leader" prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7:3O All forms of regular
church work will begin tomorrow. All
are welcomed to these meetings and
invited to enter a year of Christian
services.