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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
Baron hayashi, Minister
Of Foreign Affairs,
Gives Interview
TO ASSOCIATED PRESS
Declares His Country Is Taking
Steps to Regulate Emlgra-
ton to America.


Toxic. Nov. THE official silence
so long and consistently maintained
by Japan on the subject of relations
of the United States and Japan in con-
nection with persistent reports of fri,-
ton, was broken today by an Asso-
ciated Press interview with the mill
lister of foreign affairs, Hayashi.
Must Remain Cordial.
Hayashi said the relations between
Japan and America were as smooth
and cordial as ever, and the cause of
civilization as we'll as community of
interest demanded their lasting peace.
He admitted the immigration question
was a most serious matter, but posi-
tive it would be settled without fric-
tion.
Taking Steps to Remedy.
The Japanese government proposes
to control immigration in such a man
ner as to benefit Japan and at the same
time conform to the wishes of the
American government and is taking
active steps in this direction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
PALMA in FAVOR OF
u. s. RULE IN CUBA
Former President of Republic Makes
Statement of His Views on
the Subject.

Havana, Nov. 7.-Estrada Palma.
formerly president of Cuba. has au-
thorized the publication of his views
regarding American intervention. He
declares publicly in favor of American
control in Cuba. The statement is col-
sidered important, as Palma still com
mands influence with a large number
of Cubans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
VIOLENT QUAKE IN
SPAIN IS REPORTED
Great Fissures in Earth Said to Have
Swallowed UP Unknown Num-
Der of People.

Madrid, Nov. IA violent earth
quake has occurred at Tore La Ri
bera. province of Huesca. The earth
opened, leaving great assures, the dis
turbance being accompanied by subter-
ranean rumblings which caused panic
among the population. Many houses
were shaken down. The number of
lives lost IS unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
AT LAST BREAKS SILENCE

would be given work as fast as there
were vacancies.
To Consider Strike Vacation.
"We have had no personal feeling
in this strike against any individual" ,"
said he. Amy striker who is reem
ployed will be treated with as much
consideration as if there had been no
strike. We will regard them as just
coming back from a vacation. The
past is forgotten, and each employs
must recognize this. If any returned
striker should insult a nonunion man
he will be discharged. and vice versa.
We will open branch Offices where
there is a necessity for them. There
have been too many in the past. But
that matter will regulate ITSELF
Superintendent w. |. Capen said
that many strikers had asked for posi-
tions yesterday.
I'VE will employ them on their mer-
it's" he said. Before the strike many
operators were paid more than they
earned because they had grown old in
the employ of the company. All who
return will be judged according to their
ability. The strike has demonstrated
that the machines we are using are i
success. We have one here and an
other in St Louis that are run by eight
girls Before the strike the same work
done by the two machines would re-
quire 1G men at $50 a month each"
Struggle Teaches Economy.
Both companies will make changes
in their methods of doing business
The strike has taught them, the Off
cials state, how to economic in tele
graphing. During the "a years OF
peace, they said. many changes werl
avoided because it might throw oper
ators out of employment The strike
has permitted them to make these
changes in methods and as a conse
quence much unnecessary expense
will be eliminated.
There is agitation among the mem
bers of the union to continue the as
sessment on the broker and lease
wire operators for the benefit of the
strikers until they all return to work
| "A SpcCldl lIlCCllilSo vi lllC iiiftt
be called to consider this and also Il
elect new officers.
| Cause of the Struggle.
The strike began Aug Z in the
Western Union offices in Los Angeles
Cal At midnight of the following da!
Chicago ioined the strike by walkoh
of the Western Union night force
The day operators and the Postal mei
followed next day and in the followin:
week city after city throughout tht
United States and Canada joined tin
strike
President Sylvester J. Small issue
a general strike order Aug. 1G, an
the telegraph tieup throughout tn
country was almost complete. Tn
fight dragged on with no hope of sci
Element for a month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
GALE DRIVING A STEAMER
IF. A. Georger in Peril Outside Harbor
at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Ashtabula, Ohio, Nov. THE steam
er F. A. Georger is in distress outside
the harbor. A gale is driving it to-
ward the breakwater. Life sayers and
tugs have gone to it's assistance. The
Georger carries a crew Of seven. Sew
eral other ships outside the harbor are
unable to get in. A heavy northwest
gale prevails
Life savers subsequently succeeded
in taking Off all the crew of the vessel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
NO HAND IN WRECK
OF The ENTERPRISE
Jury Acquits Forrest r. Nichols of
Aiding Cashier Clark Two Years
Ago at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Nov. Forrest R. Mich
OILS, former secretary of W. H. An
drews, territorial delegate to congress
from New Mexico. was found not gull,
ty in the federal court here today on
the charge of aiding and abetting
Cashier Clark, who suicided in wreck
ing the Enterprise National bank of
Allegheny two years ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
BRANDT To PRISON.
Berlin PamphIeteer Who Ac-
cused Won Bulow Sentenced
to 10 Months Term.
WAS APlNG EDITOR HARDEN
Charged Complainant in Case Was
Guilty of Practices Harden Ac-
cused Won MoItke Of.

Berlin, Nov. 7.-Adolph Brandt, the
pamphleteer who, in handbills, accused
Chancellor Won Bulow of practices sim
liar to those laid to Count Kuno vo1
Moltke by Maximilian Harden. the ed
itor yesterday was found guilty of GRIM
inal libel and sentenced to IS months
simple Imprisonment.
The trial was begun yesterday morn-
ing and gave promise of highly sensa-
honal developments. The courtroom
was crowded, numerous foreign office
officials and well known society people
being in the assemblage.
Prince Won Bulow was present to
give evidence. Several of Brandt's
witnesses were not forthcoming. in
cluding Count Lynar, Count Won Hohe-
nau and Count Won Schulenburg. The
evidence of the last named was coli
sidered of the greatest importance. in
Iasmuch as he was the principal source
of Brandts information in his allega
tions against Prince Won Bulow.
Feared the Ordeal.
Dr. Barnau, the counsel for the de
fense. expressed doubt whether the
accused would prove able to stand the
strain of the proceedings, as he suf
fered from fainting fits. The public
prosecutor opposed delay, and the trial
proceeded.
Brandt was put on the witness stand
| and contended that he had merely ac
cused Prince Won Bulow of an abnor
NAL disposition. He did not conside,
that that was defamation. Indeed
said Brandt, he himself was similarly
disposed.
Prince Won Bulow then took the
stand He said that not only was he
not abnormally disposed, but he couli
not understand such things Brandt.
accusations, he said, were absurd ant
untrue
Never Met in Private.
The prince denied undue or unusua
familiarity with his chief secretary
Schaefer He was never in Schaefer'i
house, had never met him in private
and had dined with him only twice o.
thrice. He had never been the victim
of blackmail.
He knew Prince Zu Eulenburg an,
Count Won Hohenau. and had heard
years ago, about their alleged procliv
lities, but had never received proofs ,
Them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
AS 1T CAME FROM
COMPANY'S HANDS
Chicago City Council Adopts TeIe-
phone Ordinance After 17-Hour
Session.

Chicago, Nov. THE Chicago Tele!
phone companys franchise extension
ordinance was passed by the city coun-
Gil early today. The schedule of rates,
practically as it came from the COM
pany's hands, was adopted as part of
the ordinance. The council was in
continuous session II hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
were. 3,4oo DEAD
First Authentic Figures of
Number of Victims In
AsiatIc Landslide.

St Petersburg, Nov. IA dispatch
received today says S,400 people per-
ished and only 20 escaped when Kara
tagh. in the district of Bokhara, was
destroyed by a landslide following an
earthquake Oct. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
ENGINE EXPLOSION FATAL
Five Dead, Three Fatally Hurt
at SteubenviIle, Ohio.

Steubenville. Ohio, Nov by the
explosion last night of a dinky engine
boiler at the La Belle iron works five
men were killed, three perhaps fatally
injured and portion of the plant was
wrecked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
Give UP STRIKE
TeIegraphers Definitely Vote to
Abandon the Fight for
Higher Wages.
SEEKING THEIR FORMER JOBS
Western Union and Postal Companies,
However, Are Unable to Give
All Who Apply Places.

New York, Nov. president Clowry
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany said today the returning strikers
will only be reemployed on their indi-
vidual application and but small per-
centage of them can be given employ
ment. Following the official calling off
of the telegraphers' strike, the offices
of the Western Union were crowded
with applicants today, who sought to
regain their old positions. None was
accepted, however the company, ac-
cording to its statement, having
brought its force up to the original
quota Tuesday.
LASTED Eishty-Nine Days.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-The telegraphers'
strike, which lasted SO days, is at an
end.
While the official notice to this effect
has not been issued, all strikers were
notified that they could return to work
without disobeying any order of the
union.
AS a matter of form the local un-
ions throughout the United States viii
take vote on recommendation that
the strike be officially declared off by
the national executive board. The
Chicago strikers took another secret
ballot yesterday and adopted a resolu-
ton calling off the strike by vote of
231 to SO.
During the day many strikers an
piled for reinstatement at the offices
of the Western Union and Postal A
number were assigned, while others
were informed that they would be sent
word when needed. The messenge.
service throughout the city was r.
stored. The big hotels, where it has
been impossible to get messengers
were all notified that calls would be
answered.
Hoard to Officially Act.
The national executive board WI
send out a statement today of th1
situation, and recommend that al
strikers vote to officially end the strike
The board in its statement gives his
tory of the strike, and then advises al
strikers to remain in the union.
"We believe it is best to suspend
the strike" states the board, with
view to striking again if we do no
get concessions in the future. w,
claim that the strikers have won
victory, as the companies will aYoi
future trouble by making concessions
The companies are asserting that the,
have Won a victory. But they can sa.
with Pyrrhus after his armies hat
won victory, but had suffered create
losses than the enemy, If we have al
other such victory we are undone.'
Superintendent T. p Cook of tn
Western Union said that the striker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
Threatened Trouble on
British Railways Not
Now Feared.
SIDES TO AR8ITRATE
lIoyd-George Draws Basis Of
Agreement Acceptable to
Those Interested.

London, Nov. 1.-THE anticipated
railroad strike throughout Great Brit
ain, the idea of which caused great
concern, has been ayerted by an agree
ment drafted by David Lloyd-George,
president of the board of trade, and
signed late last evening blythe chair
men of the principal railroad COM
panies and the representatives of the
Amalgamated Society of Railway
Servants.
Left to Board Of Arbitration.
The agreement provides in general
for the consideration of further mat.
ters in dispute primarily by a sectional
board of conciliation representing the
various grades of employees and the in.
dividual railroads.
In last resort the matter will be set
tied by arbitration. The directors OF
the railroads bind themselves to com
pulsory outside Intervention in dis
putes with their employees. A board
of conciliation will be composed in ev
cry case of elected employees of the
companies concerned, as well as off
cials of the various railroads.
King Himself Interested.
This dispute, apart from its effect Oh
the public business, has attracted the
attention of high officials of the govern
ment. even that of King Edward him
self. For this reason the news of the
settlement was not given out until tn,
king had received from Mr.. Lloyd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
FINES SANTA FE
RAILWAY $330,O00
Federal Judge Assesses Big Penalty
After Conviction for Rebating
at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. Federal
Judge Wellborne today fined the Santa
Fe Railway company $330,000 for re-
batting. The company was convicted
on &C counts of granting rebates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
cIeveIand's Home Sold.

Fall River, Mass, Nov. Gray
Gables, formerly the summer home OF
Grover Cleveland at Buzzards Bay,
has been sold. according to report here,
to George d. Flynn, a brewer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
CARRIAGE FALLS IN CANAL
Dutch Minister of State, Brother and
Their Wives Drowned

Amsterdam, Nov. THE minister of
state, Jonkher Van Panhuys, and his
brother, the mayor of Leck, and their
wives were all drowned last night
while out driving, their carriage ia l.
ing into a canal during a dense fog.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
Never Met in Private.
TAFT Is NOT FRIGHTENED
Secretary Will Return Home Through
Siberia as Planned.

Manila. Nov 7.-Secretary Taft told
the Associated Press yesterday he ex-
pected to return home over the Siber-
ian railway. He thought at first the
troubles at Vladivostok would keep his
party away from there He has re-
ceived no replies to dispatches of in
quiry he sent, but regards it as proba-
BILE he will stick to his original plans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
ELECTRIC CAR TURNS ON SIDE
Twenty-Five Injured in Derailment on
Traction Line at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 7.-An in
bound car on the Muncie-Anderson
branch of the Union Traction line was
wrecked at noon today at the Monon
railroad crossing near the city. The
car turned on its side. twenty-five
passengers were more or less hurt,
three of them seriously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
Medal for American.

London, Nov. THE Royal society,
with the approval of King Edward,
has awarded the Copley medal to Pro-
fessor Albert A. Michaelson of the Uni
versity of Chicago for optical investi-
CATION
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
Father of Clarke srothers Dead.

Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 7.-William
d. Clarke, father of the famous base
and Josh Clarke of Toledo, died today,
aged 79 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07
READS FROM MAGAZINES
District Attorney Puts in Day at Trial
of e. G. Lewis at st. Louis.

OF E. @. Lewis at ST. LOUIS.
St Louis. Mo-. Nov. 7.-Reading ,of
various voluminous extracts from the
Woman's Magazine and Woman's
Farm Journal are expected to consume
today's session in the trial of Edward
g. Lewis on the charge of misusing
the mails in connection with the pro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07

Progressives Win in Philippines.
Manila, P. l., Nov. Returns from
elections held Tuesday indicate that
the progress party has scored victory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-07

would be given work as fast as there
were vacancies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-13
CIRCUS TOMORROW.
Gentry BROTHERS Shows Coming Here
for Two Performances.

Gentry Brothers united trained an
imal shows will give two PERFORM
ances in Pendleton tomorrow at Q
and 1880 p. m. The tents will be set
up on West Railroad street.
A Big Little Feature.
Added to the superior attractive
power of perfectly trained dogs, po-
MES and monkeys, has been the
widely spread knowledge that the
only and original Mrs Gen. Tom
Thumb happily known to three gem
erations Of amusement lovers as the
cleverest and most entertaining little
woman alive, is also with the Gentry
shows.
1t has been announced that the
famous little woman is accompanied
by her present husband, Count Primo
Magri and his brother, Baron Magri,
making group of Diminished
thirds" which promises to excite the
admiration as well as the curiosity of
all ages of circus devotees.
Since no trained animals exhibition
Is without an elephant, providing
such exhibition Is properly constitute
ed, the Gentrys have added five per-
forming pachyderms to their col
lection since the last time the shows
were seen here.
And there will be "Oklahoma,' an
Amerlcan-born and bred baby camel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-13
GOOD WORDS FOR REV. EUsTER.
Lewiston Paper Praises New VI. f.
Minister,

The Lewiston Tribune says of Rev.
W. T. Euster, who is to take charge
of the NJ. E. church in this city:
Rev. w. T. Euster, who has been
pastor of the NJ. E. church for the
past two years, will rest here for a
couple of weeks and then leave for
his new pastorate at Pendleton, to
which place he was assigned by the
late conference held in Spokane.
The work of Rev. Euster in Lew
iston reflects the highest credit upon
his merit as a minister and an organi-
ger and adds a magnificent feather in
his cap as a church builder. as large
/ ly through his efforts is due the real
ization of one of the handsomest
| churches in the northwest.
Since the beginning of Rev. Eus-
ter's pastorate two years ago the
membership of the church has been
increased 62 per cent, the salary OF
the pastor increased from $1,000 d
year to $500 and the resources OF
| the church increased from $4,000
outside of the debt, to $4,000
| INcN. E1ualtl 10 hilO"H idI anu Nlut
in Methodist circles as "the church
builder" he having been instrumental
in erecting seven splendid structures
one at Anaconda, Montana, Grea
Falls, Montana, Moscow, Lewiston
and the others at Spokane. TIL,
structures at Spokane were built /,
years ago.
I.ewiston's handsome new church
completed $4,000, will be ready fo
dedication in November, at whicl
time Rev. Custer has been invited t.
return and participate in the cere
monies, and which invitation he ha
accepted. The impression has beef
formed by some that the work on tn
church would not go forward, bu
such an impression is entirely erro
neous as the funds are all availabl
and the work will go on to compile
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-13
Auto Line to Crater Lake.

A number of citizens are working
for improvement In the wagon road
between this city and Crater lake ma
tional park, says the Southern orego-
nian Of Medford. The United States
government has promised to put the
road in good shape inside the reserve
and park boundaries, provided the
road from this city to the boundary
is put in first class condition. 1t is
believed that $4,000 can be raised
among the owners of automobiles
here for the improvement of the road
and when the road Is put in good
condition the Hodson Automobile
company has agreed to put on daily
line of automobiles from this city to
the lake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-13

Estimates of the worlds wheat crop
show grand total not far from three
and one-quarter billion bushels, which
ought to be, enough to give every man
woman and child in the world at least
few slices of white bread. The crop
is divided among "a countries and de-
tendencies.
The United States heads the list with
641,670,000 bushels. Russia is fair
ly close second with 555, 5,500,000 BUSH
els and France third with 34S,330,00O
bushels.
The smallest yield reported Is that
of Norway, 100000 bushels. Reports
from South Africa, Paraguay and Bra
zil, it is stated, have not been receiv-
| ed. The total for the world will be
nearly 3OO,OO0,0OO bushels less than
last years yield. But even so the sum
total is a staggering one.
And yet there are thousands upon
thousands of people who will not see
piece of white bread made from this
years crop. There are thousands in
deed who do not see a piece of white
bread from one years end to the other.
There is Russia, for example, the
second nation in the list of wheat
growers The poor in Russia are
proverbially the poorest people in the
world. They toll from dawn of day
until night at the hardest kind of Ia
Dor, but they enjoy mighty few of the
fruits of their work. With all their
half billion bushels of wheat this year
thousands of Russians will die OF
starvation.
1t is gratifying to note that the
United States still continues to be
the granary of the world. II Canada''
crop of 93,00O,000 bushels is added
to the yield of the United States the
granary of the world, while wheat II
Canada is constantly growing In vol
ume. More acres are being put II
and better crops raised every year.
The universally of the wheat croI
Is remarkable. There is hardly al
acre of soil from northernmost Dor
ders OF Canada to the southern Dor
ders of Mexico upon which wheat can
not be raised. 1t is grown successful!
all over South America. 1t is growing
in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, unde
, the equator in Africa, in Australia an'
in Japan. Practically every inhabit
able portion of the entire globe cal
be made to produce wheat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-13
FINANCES OF THE COUNTRY ARE SAFE

tive fluctuation within comparative
ly safe limits. Barring possible
damage by early frosts to the corn
crop, otherwise the record for the
balance of the harvest of 1907 is now
about assured.
As already noted In these advices,
the prospects certainly do not favor
bumper crops in any direction, but
in all cases they will be well above
the average and will be worth in dol
lars and cents to the farmer fully
what bumper crops have in the past
proven to be worth.
Fewer Failures.
The liabilities for August failures,
for instance, aggregated more than
S15, 100000, as compared with about
$4,000 900 In August, 1906. In de-
partments other than industrial there
was a sharp decrease in liabilities,
those of brokerage, insurance and
real estate concerns, for instance,
footing UP less than those of August,
1906, while banks and trust COM
panies failing during the month Of
August had liabilities of about s2,-
100000, or $5,0O0,000 less than in
August, 1906.
A rather good evidence of the con-
traction of the demand for luxuries
is contained in the monthly report of
the appraiser of the port of New
York.
The imports Of precious stones, for
instance, during the month Of August
| amounted in value to $2,983,882,
comparing with $3,Ss2,296 in Au-
! gust, 1905. Since January 1 the
number of automobiles imported has
been 500, comparing with 935 during
the corresponding period of last year,
and the value Of such autos, as Of
ficially declared at the custom house,
was s2,S16,589, as against s3,15S,143.
There are signs that period of
| contraction to sound and sane basis
of living is at least beginning; the
uncertainties of the political cam
paign, though necessarily Of an Off
year, is a factor that is calling for
recognition in the financial situation
while the knowledge that the presi-
Dental election year of 1908 is ap-
preaching and that the contest is un-
doubtedly to be remarkably strenu-
GUS is still another feature suggesting
the desirability Of taking frequent
reasonable profits when obtainable
to admit Of buying back on the reac-
tions, we are now in for a more ac-