THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
FRIDAY, AUGUST io, 1908.
FIND NEW MOTIVE
Another Plausible Motive
Killing of White.
for
DECK AND DOC
NEWS
Sutherland Gett Away for Far
Shanghai.
CAUSED BY CARELESS JOKE
Cborus Girls Call at White's Borne
Putins Absence and Ltare Note
Saying Mrs. Thaw Bad
Called.
BARRACOOTA REACHES PORT
NEW YORK, August 9. The Herald
this morning say
New and important evidence providing
plausible motive for the killing of
Stanford White has lately come into
District Attorney Jerome's possession,
The inkling of the facts was conveyed
to the district attorney indirectly from
Florens Ziegfeld, a theatrical manager,
who is the husband of Anna Held and
who is at present living in Paris. The
story is that Mr. White sent a note and
a basket of flowers to Mrs. Evelyn Nes
bit Thaw the afternoon of the shooting,
and that the tragedy grew out of the
thoughtless mischief of three chorus
girls. .
Mr. Ziegfeld met one of his New York
theatrical friends in a railroad station
in Paris a little while ago and the con
versation drifted to the Thaw tragedy.
Mr. Ziegfeld expressed surprise that the
authorities had not yet got hold of evi
dence which would go a long way to
ward celaring up the mystery hereto
fore cloaking the motive of Thaw.
The tragedy occurred some days prior
to my last trip from America,"
said Mr. Ziegfeld, "and I was sware of
it on my way over. It was the prin
cipal subject of conversation on deck
and at table. Among the passengers was
a young woman very well known to the
amusement loving New York public, who
.was a prominent member of the chorus I
in one of my productions. Naturally we J
chatted and the Thaw tragedy was
touched upon. I found that she knew
something which the district Attorney
would give a great deal to know.
Tiverton Clears For San Francisco With
Lumber How the Howard Fooled
the Soldiers Note and Comment
Along the Busy Waterfront
The brig Lurline arrived in from San
Francisco yesterday and will load lum
ber at the Clatsop Mills for the return
voyage to the Bay City.
The steamer Jolran Poulsen was among
the get-away from this port yesterday
bound for San Francisco, laden with
lumber.
The barkentine Tropic Bird, from the
Bay City, has made it to this port, and
will load lumber at Vancouver, Wash.,
for the outward trip to San Francisco.
It was expected that the schooner Ad
miral would go to Portland yesterday,
where she is to enter the dry-dock for a
general cleaning below the water-line,
but she did not get away, and will prob
ably go up stream today.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Alliance from California yesterday, were
the members of the disbanded troup of
players headed out of Oregon by Miss
MargheriU Fischer, of Salem, returning
after an unsuccessful trip through the
lower coast cities.
The British whaleback steamship
Sutherland came down from Portland
yesterday afternoon with over 3,000.000
feet of lumber from the X. P. mills
bound for Shanghai, China. She left
down and passed out at 4 o'clock, under
the pilotage of Captain Howes.
Is Released. P. A. Peterson, charged
m the police court witn resisting an
"She told me that she accompanied' officer, appeared before Mayor Wise yes
two other members of my old company
to pay a farewell visit to Mr. White in
the tower of Madison Square -Garden
the night prior to Mr. White's death.
They were to sail in a few days. Mr.
White was not there, and as they were
leaving the place an attendant asked
what names he should report to Mr.
White as those of his visitors.
"'Oh,' said one of the girls laughing.
Tou need only say that Mrs. Harry
Thaw called.'
"They departed and pictured to them
selves a dozen funny denouements which
might arise out of Mrs. Thaw's vicarious
call. Next day Mr. White, according to
this girl, sent a neat little note to Mrs.
Thaw, expressing his regret at his ab
sence at the time of her call and dis
patched a basket of roses to her address.
My informant believed that Thaw saw
the roses, read the card attached and
perhaps read the note which accompanied
them."
It is known that this young woman is
now in New York, having returned, it is
said, at the request of Mr. Jerome. It
is believed she will be one of the most
important witnesses for the people.
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terday afternoon and related his side of
the case to the court. After being cau
tioned as to his actions in the future he
was allowed to go.
The steamer Tiverton which loaded
lumber at the docks of the Tongue Point
Lumbering Company, cleared yesterday
for San Francisco, with over half a mil
lion feet of lumber. Her return voyage
north will be made to Aberdeen, for an
other load of lumber for the Bay City,
after which she will run regularly be
tween this port and the California me
tropolis. The dandy little Pilot played Captain
Keating an unusual trick yesterday af
ternoon, just as he was ready to make
the Sutherland as she went down past
the city. She went back on him for
motor power absolutely, and he was com
pelled to hail a passing motor boat
wherewith to put the master of the
Sutherland and Captain Howes aboard;
and when he got back to his dock ani
boat, the Pilot was all right and moved
as though nothing had happened.
The steamer Guy Howard which has
been doing fleet duty down at Fort Stev
ens during the past week, made a clever
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NO LATE SUPPERS IN
NEW YORK
THEATRE PARTIES IN NEW YORK
MUST NOW DO WITHOUT LIQUOR
AFTER THE HOURS OF 1 A. M.
LAW IS ENFORCED.
NEW YORK, August 9-After theatre
suppers in the restaurant of the so-
called "Theatre district.'' must end at 1
o'clock in the morning or ele be served
without liquor, according to an order
issued bv Acting Police Commissioner
Waldo and which became effective yes
terday. When the late diners in several all
night retaurant in Sixth Avenue and
Upper Broadway had just about decided
that they were very comfortable and
noted that it was only 1 o'clock, each
houe of entertainment was entered by a
policeman in civilian dress, who took a
seat at a table which commanded the
best view of the establishment. His
advent was not unexpected by the pro
prietor notification had been sent early
in the afternoon that the policemen
would be there promptly at the hour
when the excise law say the sale of
spirits of fermented liquor must cease
until 5 o'clock in the morning. The
managers at once ordered the bars clos
ed and those who did not wish to eat
took their departure.
It was said by one conversant with
officers at police headquarters that there
would be no cessation of vigilance on the
part of the police until the public was
educated to appreciate the necessity of
eating and drinking before 1 o'clock
YEAR'S CROPS WILL
BE LARGE
point on the soldiers night before last,
by slipping to sea, entering port and
sneaking back to her dock at the fort,
and tying up before a soul in the camp
knew she had been away. The camp was
supposed to be on the lookout for just
such a maneuver and just how she dii
the trick, unless all hands ashore were
asleep, must be accounted for by thosS
of the men whom she thus badly fooled.
Captain Charles Richardson, of the
light-house tender Columbine now under
repair at Portland, arrived in the city
yesterday, on his way to the coast with
his family, where he will sojourn for a
week or so, until his steamer is ready
for sea again. The Columbine was bill
ed for an Alaskan voyge biit her
"rough house" with the Umatilla light
ship has made it necessary to cancel that
trip so far as she is concerned, and the
Heather will probably make instead,
under command of Captain Byrne of the
Manzanita as Captain Gregory is now
off on a 30-day furlough.
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CONDITIONS IN MIDDLE WESTERN
STATES PROPITIOUS FOR REC
0RD-BREAKING YEAR IN CROPS,
BOTH QUANTITY AND QUALITY
NEW YORK, August ft.-W. C. Brown,
vice-president of the New York Central
system, returned recently from a jour
ney of more than 3000 miles through the
Middle West, undertaken with the object
of ascertaining the actual crop situa
tion. He visited the state of Illinois
Indiana, Missouri and Iowa and has
prepared special reports on the condi
tions in Kansas and Nebraska.
In all of these, according to his obser
vation, the crops this year will lie re
markable as to both quantity and qual
ity. In speaking of his trip Mr. Brown
said:
"I believe that the United States thi
year will have a larger harvest of grain
of all sorts than ever before and will
make it at a better price, considering
the sizj of the crops. The wheat crop in
the six states in which I have peronnlly
made investigation will be magnificent.
Kansas this year is going to produce a
wheat crop of nbout !)0,000,000 bushels.
Last year it produced 87,000,000 bushels.
The corn crop is in splendid condition.
In Kansas and Nebraska a corn crop on
as large a wale as ever before is prac
tically assured. Iowa will produce 350,
000,000 bushels of corn and possibly
3.'5,0OO,OOO. In Missouri, with the ex
ception of four counties in the northeast,
all the counties will have great corn
crops."
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"THE SILVER KING."
Last Night at Star Theatre, Lee Willard
Company Pleases Large Audience,
The production last night was consid
ered by all as a most pleasing evening's
entertainment. The "Silver King" hns
a host of friends and most justly too,
as the strength of a melodrama is in
the characterizations of the parts that
are the embodiment of the play; and this
play demands strength in every part.
Mr. Willard's portrayal of the char
acter of the "Silver King" is indeed, a
strong and artistic conception of the
part, gracing one of the greatest melo
dramatic characters conceived and his
dual character of Dickey, was a most
charming contrast. This young actor
shows his wonderful capabilities in these
diametrically different characters. Mr.
Blanchard as the faithful old servant is
most refreshing and is indeed ft good
actor.
Mr. Morton as "The Spider" has a
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