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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1906)
UOVIM THI MOHNINQ FIILO ON Trft LOWI OOLUMBIA. UBLItHK rULL AMOOIATIO r VOLUME LXI iNO. 253 PROBLEM OF EDUCATION 100,000 Children Without Schools in Gotham. SERIOUS SITUATION Schools are Totally Unable to Keep Pace With Growth in Population. TENEMENTS ON EAST SIDE Children Become Self-Supporting Al moat at Soon aa They Can Walk Pitiful Talea of the Eaat Side. NEW YORK, fVpt. 22.-(Special.)- Nnw that the school year i well un iur way In New York, It hat become apparent that there are atmoil 100,000 superfluous children In the metropolis for within a few thousand of that num ber have heim unable to term full school accommodation and are forced Into half time clause. In other word , they get only half an- education. It probably seem very odd and something of shame, to the stranger, that the rithent rity In the world should 1 un able to furninh educational aeeonitnoda tion for a ixth of it total public school population of 000,000 mind him gry Itoy and girl. How to bnlhl enough school to keep up with the growing school population h long been a creat problem in New York. In the memory of the preent generation there have never been enough schools. Tammany Hall alway makei great Tileik-en. about school buildinir III it party platform, but there ! little profit fop the politician in thin aort of activity, and they prefer to apend the city' money along other line. Even New York'a owulonnl "reform'' mayor have never aueeeeded In aolving the school nuzzle. Mayor M"Clcllan was w elected on a "seat In school for every child" platform, but 100,000 children are evidence today that that aort of profession la not of a serious charac ter. Probably there will always be half-time puplla In New York' aehool, aa there will alway be traphanger on her street railway. Tales of the Eaat Side, i On the East Side the ehildlcas home la an object of mockery and acorn. In New York' Ghetto each new child la tnnkeil nnnn a a financial asset, o much more earning power in the fam llv. The children become self-support lno- almost at won a they can walk. Up In the lxticth streets on the East Side in a aolld block of tall tenement Inhabited by Bohemian, and called ''The Block of Many Children," Iiceause ot the irreat number of swarthy young atom warmliiff over it. For a married pair to remain childless In that block 1 thnt thev would be a prey to the rude jibe of the warmlng neigh borhood. The Bajzeks, Stepan and Ma rlo, had no ohildren. Stepan was a vonnir watchmaker from a Bohemian village near Prague, and Marie was one of the deftest of cigarette roller. When the pair married, Marie was hailed a the prettiest bride of the Block. But no children came of the union, and at the end of two years the neighbor would point the pair out jeerlngly to newcomer on the Block. "The saints hate them j they have no ohildren," de clared the Block. Then Stepan and Marie adopted a baby from a foundling asylum. At first the Block jeered, but gradually forgot, and Marie and Ste pan were happy until a few days ago, when some gossip discovered that the A L O child of their adoption had negro blood In It vein. Then the leer were re newed and grew In volume until few morning ago, whcn Stepan and Ma rl were found dead In ttii'r room In which the gas had been turned on, Tim Coroner brought In verdict of accl dental asphyxiation, hut the Block know better, Also come of the flaunt' fng neighbor are ashamed. "ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. (1IICAOO. Kent. 22.-A dispatch to the Tribune from Memphis, Tenn., ayi Announcement ha lccn received of the engagement of Mis Gertrude Hill of St. Paul, Minn., daughter of J. .1. Hill, president of the (ireat Northern Railroad, to Machiel Covin II., of Mem phi. The date for the wedding is not jet fixed, but It probably will lie cel ebrated Just before the Christina hol iday at the Cathollo church of St. Paul. It I expected that Archbishop Ireland will officiate, Onvin I the son of Late M. Gavin one of the wealthiest wholesale gro eer of Memphis, who was owner of large plantation near Gavin, Ark Young Gavin I a Yale graduate. While in college he was a warm friend of Will Hill, son of the railroad magnate Throuifh this friendship Gavin met Mi. Hill. Mi IIIII I 22 year old and a grad uate of the convent of the Visitation at St. Paul. She made her debut lat sea son. For the lat year op two Gavin ha been residing In New York, where he practlclnjf law. DIAZ IS F've Towns in Mexico '.Revolt Against Him. FEDERAL TROOPS SYMPATHIZE Di Ptch Received at El Paso States Gringoe Have Revolted Against President Diat and Troops Join Them. Eli PASO, Texas, Sept. 22. The La Ueforma-Socail, a Spanish paper pub Ilshed here by Laure Aguirre, repreen tative of the Mexican Junta of St 1.0111, today received the following di patch from Coatxacolcos, Mexico: "The people of Minatilian, Sucliil. Sanjuan, Exquimula and San Geronimo. have risen against Dial. The garrison of federal troop ha joined them and the uprising will at once spread to Vera Cruii, Tabasco and Chnpas." THEY WON'T HAVE UNION. DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 22.-The Texas State Synod of the Cumlierlond Presby terian Church today paused a resolu tion repudiating the action of the Gen eral Assembly Church, in session at Decatur last May, which they declared a union of the Cumberland Presbyterian with the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America. Another resolution was passed Indorsing- the ac tion of the 100 loyal commissioners at this meeting In voting against the condi tion. OVER-SEAS MAIL AHEAD OF TIME. QUEBEC, Sept. 22. ThcCanadian Pa cific "over-seas" mail train arrived here yesterday two hours ahead of sched ule time. The mailbags were at once placed on the steamer Empress of Bri tain and an hour later started across the Atlantic. The mails left Hongkong August 30 and are due In London with in 30 days of that date. HAS WHOOPING COUGH. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22. Presi dent A. J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Tinilionit enmnanv. is confined to his Iioiua nt Havreford. a suburb of this city, suffering from whooping cough DISLIKED Astoria, oregon, Sunday. September 13, J906 TAFT SEES SOLUTION Ie Hopes Soon to Solve tbe Cuban Puzzle. HAS TANGIBLE PLAN Will Endeavor to Induce Both Insurgents and Govern ment to Yield. AMERICAN MARINES PREPARED Four Thousand Men Could Be Landed at Once cn Cuban Soil Should Oc casion Arise Warship in the Harbor. HAVANA. Sent. 22. Fifteen hundred marine and sailors am preparing to land In Havana tonight for transfer to Camp Columbia. The object of the landing U said to be one of prepared ne for any emergency. HAVANA, Sept. 22. The indications tonight are thnt the end to the Cuban war I near and that peaet will be at raTircTlfIthoiirn.e intervention of the United States. ; HAVANA Sept. 22.-Seeretary of War Taft sees a way tonight of saving the sovereignty of the Cuban republic. He admits he has a tangible plan, but will not disclose It exact character. It I not a virion- for either political party, but contemplate radical conce sions by both. The Secretary's program depend upon blie patriotism of the moderate and literal leaders, both of whom have shown confidence In the me diator by naming delegate, with defi nite power of attorney to treat for their respective parties.. Negotiations on a new basi will open immediately and it is believed eventually, the opposing delegates will be brought together at United States Minister Morgan' villa with Roosevelt's mediators as referees. Captain Albert R. Couden, comman der of the battleship Louisiana, and Senior Naval officer here, said today that while the American warships now In the harbor could land 4,000 men, he did not believe more than 2,400 would be necessary in case a landing had to be effected. The force here includes special brigades of a thousand marines. Landing drill were held on all the oliina nilnv. The eommsnilers of the I - warships say the landing of a fully equipped force could ge accomplished in fifteen minutes. The impression is that the sugges tions of the Commissioner will include the retention of President Palnm and perhaps Senor Sterling, secretary of the treasury, with Manuel Dcspoigne, the administrator of the customs, in his nreint nnsition or in the cabinet. The I - r program of the Commissioners will prob ablv Include new general elections, al though there may be an arrangement for electing member to the cabinet, the present congress to continue until next yeor'g congressional election. TO DRAFT VOTERS. PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 22.-The city of Pendleton is considering a plan to draft all able-bodied voter in order to secure laborer for work in repairing the levee on the Umatilla River, which wos swept away in many places by the .liaaafrnna freshet which flooded the town a few months ago. This action has been bronchi about by the fact that thnrn are no bidders for a contract to renalr the breaks and it is impossi ble for the city to And voluntary workmen; 5 MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Carpenter Falls Four Stories and Es capes Unhurt, NEW YORK, Sept. 22a-A dispatch to the World from Waterbury, Conn, says thst John Brennison, a carpenter, while at work yestenlay on the top of a four-story building, slipped and fell to the ground. He landed squarely on his feet, picked up his cap and started back for the roof. Horrified fellow workmen who believed the man mut be Injured internally, restrained him, and sent for a doctor. "You can't do anything for me but of fer congratulations," said Brennison, when the physician insisted upon mak ing an examination. Brennison pushed him aside, "I don't mimf a little tum ble, but I am afruid of a sawbones," he explained. Then Brennison resumed work. MINERS' UNION DEFEATED. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Sept. 22. Joseph Leiter, owner of coal mines in Zeigler, is victor over the miners union in a contest which ha waged for nearly two years in the United States Court for the Southern district of Illinois, over the question whether the miners' union and Hs ollirer should be perpetually enjoined from interfering with the op eration of the mines at Zeigler. Walter McClcllan Allen, master in chancery, has found a number of union officials guilty of violation of the injunction of Judge Humphrey arid the injunction against them is made perpetual. TRACY WINS RACE Leads in Elimination Vanderbilt Cup Race. FINISH STOPPED BY CROWD Tracy, Leblon, Harding, Little and Chris tie, the Five Who Will Compete Number of Cars Break Down. NEW YORK, Sept. 22. A vast throng which rushed upon the course today, prevented the completion of the elim ination race to select five American racing automobiles to take part in the race for the Vanderbilt cup, after three of the cars had completed the race. Jo seph Tracy, who won the race, Herbert Lebion, Becond, and H. N. Harding, third, were the only racers who were allowed to cover the entire course They thus qualified their machines for the cup races, and the judges selected machines driven by Herbert B. JLytle, anil Walter Christie as the other two toi represent American ' manufacturers in the big race. When Tracy crossed the finish line of the 29 7miles journey, after a sensa tional race in which he made one cir cuit of the course at a rate of a mile minute, including nine turns, the great crowd of spectators which greeted him with a roar of cheers, thronged down upon the course and engaged in a scramble to see and congratulate the winner. Leblon and Harding, who were on the tenth and last lap, had to drive their cars almost into the throng in order to get across the finish line, but the other three racers, who were far behind, were unable to force their way through. Perceiving that the action of the crowd would prevent a fair finish of the remaining two qualifiers, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., the donor of the cup, and the judges ordered the race stopped and held a meeting to select the other two cars to qualify. Lytle and Christie were chosen because they were in fourth and fifth positions when the course was blocked. Lawell'"was pressing Christie closely for thefifth position. Tracy's time for the entire course was 5 house, 27 minutes, and 43 seconds, that of Leblon, 5 hours, 51 minutes and 25 second and of Harding 0 houtji, 25 minutes and 39 seconds. race war IN ATLANTA Negro Assaults On White Women Cause Riots. MILITIA CALLED OUT Angry Mobs Attack Negroes on Streets and Fifteen Are Killed. SITUATION GROWS SERIOUS Negro Men and Women Ruthlessly Torn From Street Cars and Attacked Dead Bodies Lie on the Pavement FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES. . ATLANTA, Sept. 23.-(Sun- day, 1 a. m.) The militia seems 4 very slow in mobilizing. At 4 4 present there is little excitement in the center of the city. Fight- 4 ing is reported on Peters street 4 4 , near tha terminal station.. .From. 4 4 the Associated Press office' shots 4 4 are heard frequently. The "Con- 4 4 stitution" i authority for the 4 statement that 15 negroes have 4 4 been killed. One negro is lying 4 dead less than a block from the Associated Press officesce on Forsythe street. 4 ATLANTA, Sunday, 2 a. m.) At this hour the down town district is quiet. AH reserve of the police are on duty and patrolling the streets armed with rifles and one hundred militiamen are on guard in the center of the city. A tiPAvir ruin ha beinin and this has w o cleared the streets. ATLANTA, Sept. 23. (Sunday, 1:30 a. m.) Reports are received irom tne outskirts of the town of rioting and of negroes being killed and driven from their homes. Rumors have it that at least 25 or 30 or more negroes have been killed here tonight, but it is im possible at this time to confirm these reports. All is quiet in the central por tion of the city at present, but knots of people are standing on the corners, apparently awaiting developments. Oc casionallv a member of the militia passe and is jeered and hooted by the mob. The possibility of retaliation by the negroes is among the serious things discussed in the streets and newspapers ATLANTA, Sept. 22. Four attempts at assault on white women by negroes within or near the limits of the city today, wrought the white citizen here to a high pitch of excitement tonight The assaults of the day followed two others of a similar nature within a week and at least half a dozen others within the last two months brought the climax tonight. At midnight Gov ernor Teel issued an order calling out eight companies of the Fifth infantry and one battery of light artillery. Ihis order was not issued until after three negroes had been killed and fifteen taken to hospitals, five of whom will prob ably die. These include only those cases of which the police have omciai Knowi edge. Newspapermen say the number of dead is larger. The mob began its work early in the evening, pulling ne groes from street cars, beating them with clubs, bricks and stones. Negro men .and women riding to their homes after the day's work, were ruthlessly torn from the cars or attacked on the streets. In a few cases the negroes PRICE FIVE CENTS retaliated during the early part of tha night, but after 10 o'clock they were scarce in public places.- The Are de partment was called out to disperse a mob in Decatur street, street most frequented by negroes, and for a time it seemed to hold the crowd at bay. Police reserves were called out and will hold tbe situation until the troops can be mobilized. Tbe mob seemed to. lack leadership and this doubtless prevented great slaughter. FOUR DAYS ON RAFT." NORFOLK, Va N-pt. 22. John Kooerber and Karsten Bernsten, sea men of the schooner Nelson C. New bury, of New York, wrecked off Charles ton last Monday during a hurricane, arrived here today on the steamer Edna, which rescued them from a raft, after they had gone from Monday morning until Thursday evening with neither food nor drink. When the Nelson was wrecked Kooerber and Bernsten with four others of the crew, were swept overboard. The two men swam for hours when they succeeded in gaining -the cabin roof. The four others, the. survivor are confident, were drowned. BEVEREDGE OPENS CAMPAIGN. CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Senator Albert J. Beveredge of Indiana tonight opened the Republican congressional campaign in the middle west, delivering an ad dress in the Auditorium, under the aus pices of the Hamilton club of this city. The audience was large and enthusias tic. SENTENCED TO DIE Grand Dukes Niholaievitch, and Vladimir Under Baa DEATH MESSAGES ON TABLES Servants at Peterhof Are Members of the Revolutionary Society At tempts to Kill Dignitaries Are Constantly Made. VIENNA, Sept. 22. Two men belong ing to a Russian revolutionary commit tee escaping from St. Petersburg, ar rived here Wednesday. They declare that it is not true that the plot dis covered at Peterhof was planned against Emperor Nicholas or his immediate family, and say that it was directly against Grand Duke Nicholas Nichola- ievitch. who now holds all the threads of power, and Grand Duke Vladimir, who ha returned to Russia under the strictest incognito. Grand Duke Nicholas informed Gen. Debulin, the commandant of the palace, who is his personal appointee, that ne is firmly persuaded that revolutionists . or allies of the revolutionary commit tee, existed at Peterhof, for twice he had found death sentences on his writ ing table. Grand Duke Vladimir re ceived a similar missive the morning af ter his arrival, causing great surprise, as his return here was accomplished with the utmost secrecy. General De bulin instituted a close search, examing all the officials and every apartment. While thus engaged he saw a group in the garden house who fled at his approach. Guards pursued and arrest ed three men, two of whom were foot men in the service of Grand Duke Nich olas and the other a palace gardener. One of the footmen had in his posses sion a complete plan of the Peterhof palace, with the doors and gates care fully marked. The three men were taken to the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, f SEACOCK OPEN. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22. A special dispatch from Nieuwediep declares that the Netherlands coast defense ironclad Piet Hein is sinking because of the opening of a seacock, which it is im possible to close. The boilers of the vessel are already submerged.