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SATURDAY DECEMBER I, 190& THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ROASTERS we have a complete li ne in the famous Reed Hint stone In thr sites at $1.00, $1JS th finest made, and ar Mlt-ba want any other kind. Th ma years. Wo also have other Rom with Enamel and common aheet alica A. V. ALLEN, ' SEE OUR LINE OF PLATED WERE Sola Agents for Barrington Ball Steel Cut Coffee. GOING TO YOKOHAM A General E. B. Miller Returns to His Post in Japan. COMMERCIAL WAR WITH JAPAN General Miller Believes That Unlets the United 8tates Take Some Ac tlon Japan Will Control the Merchant Marine. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. Among the passengers on the steamer Siberia which sailed for the Orient today was Consul General II. B. Miller, who Is returning; to his post at Yokohama. He addressed 1.200 students at the Uni versity of California, this morning on the relations between the United States and Japan. He.eald: "Thoughts of war are the lightest thoughts Ja pan has today. The test of the fu ture between Japan and the United States will not be a conflict of ar mies and armament, but will be a war for Industrial supremacy. Japan Is now reaching out for the world's com merce, and I predict that unless this country makes rapid progress along a line In which It is showing little disposition to progress, Japan will soon be In absolute control of the merchant marine of the Pacific. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Interesting Address Pertaining to Brittany and Celtio Lore. NEW TORK, Dec. 7. Brittany and its most famous representatives in the world of art and literature formed the theme of an address delivered yes terday at Columbia University by An atole Le Bras, one of the greatest au thorities now living, on the subject of everything pertaining to Brittany and Celtic lore. Professor LeBras is In this country In response to an urgent Invitation by the Alliance Francals to deliver a series of lectures at Harvard, Tale, Columbia and Princeton. During Ms forthcoming stay In Washington be Is to deliver an address at the White House on the subject of Brittany. REMAIN IN COMMAND. Rear Admiral Coglan to Remain in Charge of Navy Yard. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Rear Admiral Joseph G. Coglan received orders from the navy department directing him to remain on duty as commandant of the New York navy yard until fur ther notice, although he will retire Do You Realize That you need shoes for the rainy season that has now made It ap pearance. Just Arrived for MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN .FALL 8TYLES, 8MART DE8IGN8. That please the eye, lend comfort to the feet and give perfect durability, THE BE8T MADE DR. A. REID'8 CU8HIONED 8HOES: Feet don't ache or tire. .Investigate the quality and be convinced OUR 8PECIALTY LINE of Logger's Shoes Guarantees Satis faction to the Wearer Nona Better but a Leader of All. S. A. G1MRE 543 Bond Street, Opposite Fischer Bros. ware awl U0 each. Ths Roasters arj tlnf. One tried, you nvr would nufacturra ruarante to war tnj ters, such aa Savory Improved, lined Iron Roasters; alto Iron Pans, alt !5iP i upon reaching the age limit of 2 year on Friday. This will b the first time In the history of the navy yards that a rear admiral has been retained j as commandant after retiring. The admiral although he Is t! yeara of ago, enjoys fine health and Is not at all averce to remaining on duty. He has many times expressed his regret at being forced to retire from active life when so "young." Secretary Bonaparte has expressed the desire that Admiral Coglan be re tained at the post until Mr. Bona part retires from office. In honor of his retiring the Naval Order of the United States wtU give a dinner to Admiral Coglan at Delmonlco'a. NO DICE SHAKING. Innocent Pastime Is Barred In Port land. PORTLAND, Dec 7. On account of the many Inquiries received by the police as to whether dice shaking would be permitted hereafter, Chief Grltzmacher issued the following or der, which will be read by all captains on duty today: "Numerous Inquiries have been made to this office since the nlckel-ln-the-slot machine were ordered out as to whether or not the shaking of dice for cigars would be permitted In ci gar stores or saloons. Instruct all the officers of your relief that dice-shaking for anything of value Is one of the elements of gambling strictly prohib ited by ordinance, No. 4.678 of the city laws. Notify all dealers In cigars and all saloon-keepers to this effect andj beginning Monday, December 1(, 1906. ' strictly enforce this law." , FIRE IN FRISCO. Union Lumber Company Plant De stroyed by Fire. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7. The plant and stock of the Union Lumber Company at Sixth and Hooper streets was completely deatoyred by fire at an early hour this morning. The flames were confined by hard work of the fire dppartment, to the premises of the company. The loss Is estimated at over $200,000. BAD PRECEDENT. Governor Carter Favors Naturalization of Japanese. HONOLULU, Dec . Governor Car ter, expresses his approval of the nat uralization of Japanese as advocated by President Roosevelt in his message to Congress, but popular snntlment favors the position taken by the peo ple of California. The planters herej claim that they have spent large sumsj to develop and build up a middle class i of substantial citizens. CHRISTMAS BOAT. Carries A Large Number of Scandi navians to Old Home. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. A record crowd gathered on the Scandinavian American line dock in Hoboken yes terday and witnessed the departure of the Oscar H the first "Christmas boat" of the line to sail this year. More than 1100 persons sailed for Sweden, Norway ancj (Denmark to spend the Christmas holidays and a big crowd saw them off. HIT THE PIPE. Harney County Man Shoots Pipe Out of Dutchman's Mouth, BURNS Or., Dec. 6. Carl Wclker has been asked to furnish $2,000 bonds for appearance at the Spring term of Circuit Court. All Mr. Wel ker did was to Join a bunch of Harney County boys In a lively night at Har ney City, during which his trusty gun shot a pipe out of the teeth of an old Dutchman. Shootings have not passed unnoticed in Harney County lately, so friends are scurrying around to raise Welker's bond. RACE WAR IN SOUTH Two Persons Killed and Two Wounded in Mississippi ENOCH THOMPSON KILLED Felix Homan, Negro From Arkansas, Shot and Killed a Negress In a Boarding House and the Fight 8tartd. GREENVILLE, Miss., Dec. 7. Two persons were killed and two seriously WJundcd and two slightly Injured In a fight here today. Felix Human, a no gro from Arkansas, shot and killed a negresa In a negro boarding house. Officer Abercromlln. W. B. Coffer, William Vaughn and Enoch Thomp son entered the boarding house to ar rest Homan, who opened Are, killing Thompson Instantly. Coffer was shot through the body and perhaps fatally wounded. Albercromltn'a right thigh Is shattered. N. O. Walnvr was shot by a stray bullet Homan wa shot In the arm, Anally arrested and landed In Jail. The excitement la Intense and there la strong talk of lynching Ho man. Negro depredations are certain to precipitate a race war It continued In. The feeling against the negrws I growing more Intense every day. SUBMITTED REPORT. San Franeisoo Board of Education en Japanese Exclusion, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 7. The board of education, through City At torney William G. Burke, this after noon submitted to United Slates Dis trict Attorney Devlin a report of the facts bearing on the segregation of Japanese children In the separate schools, which Is planned will make the basis of the legal action which the federal government Is to take to test the legality of the stale statutes under which the board of education made Its ruling. The statement presented to Mr. Devlin sets forth all the facts per talnlng to the case and Is In the na ture of an ultimatum from the local authorities who declare that It Is their intention of enforcing It Devlin stat ed that It would be necessary for him to personally verify the facts as set forth and said that on next Monday he will be ready to state If he will accept the statements as a basis for legal action. The statement was Im mediately telegraphed to Washington, where It Is expected It will be con sidered by Attorney Genera! Moody. The complaint In the case Is of a Jap ten years of age, who has been barred from a primary school. Mr. Devlin states that It Is his Intention of submitting the matter to tho state supreme court. Intimating that he pre ferred to have the matter settled by the Judiciary of the state where the matter is In dispute. BARTENDER ATTACKED. Sslem Negro Attempts to Carve Prom inent Bartender. SALEM, Or., Dec. 7. Scarcely had Andrew Edwards, a vicious negro, come from the shadows of tho penitentiary, where he had Just completed a term of two years for carving a man at The Dalles, when he attempted to do the same thing to David Mcl"adden, bar tender In a locai saloon, and Is now In Jail with a chance to serve another term. The negro was Intoxicated when he entered the saloon, placed a nickel on the bar and ordered a glass of beer. When McFadden placed tho drink before him and registered the money, the negro became enraged and swore he didn't order the drink. Jerk ing out a pocket knlfe he started around after the bartender, who man aged to keep out of the way until the negro was frightened away by a cus tomer who chanced In and notified the police. The negro was found hiding In the manger of a nearby livery sta ble, and was arrested. He Is known as a denperate character, as he has had several fights with other con victs in prison. While working with a gang at the fair groundB, he flew Into a rage and threw a cup at the head of another convict across tho table, boiling coffee and all striking him in the eye. AUNT BECKY, NEW YORK, Dec. 7. "Aunt Becky" Is dead at ago of 101 at the Loo Island Sta to 'House for the'lrisane at King's Park. "Aunt Becky" was Jvanette Rothschild, Iter nam hud been almost lust In the halt century she was an Innmto of New York In stltutluns fur the feeble ml ml ml, She was committed from Manhattan when she was IS year old for a mild form of Insuntty, TAXING DISTRICT. Clatsop Included In Taxes for Im provement of Columbia. WASHINGTON, Doc. t.-Tho Ore gon delegation to the Rivers and Har bors Congress had a noticing this af ternoon bofor Chairman Burton and Representative. Jones of the rivers and harbors committee, J. N. Teal of Portland, nutria the opening nddross, In which he wild Improvement of the mouth of the Columbia mid construe tlon of the Oil la ciiiuil went hund In hand, He appealed for ctimpUitlon of the Columbia river Jttty without fur I hr delay, saying the project had a! ready suffered by periodical cessation I of work. Mr. Teal wild he was prepar lug a bill to be presented to the leg Islnture, creating a taxation district of Multnomah, (Mat nop and Columbia counties, with a view to mixing It,- 000 000 to aid In improving the Co lumbia und Willamette. Senators Fulton and Oarln will give a dinner tonight to the Oregon dele gates to the Rivers and Harbors Con gress, and to members of the rivers and harbors committee. MIXED SCHOOLS. Governor Chamberlain Opposes Japs and Chines. WASHINGTON, Pee. 7. "The West Is unalterably opposed to Joint occu pancy of public schoolrooms by Jap anese or Chine and our white chil dren." said Governor Chamberlain to day. "We are also aglnst admission of Chinese or Japanese coolies. The present controversy over the Japanese has assumed a phase which calls for application of more common sense than has been manifested In some quarters. The Interpretation ot treaties rests solely with the court and cer tainly not with the executive branch of the government, through the mili tary, aa President Roosevelt threat ens. "It appears to me that the adminis tration Is Inconsistent In attempting to force association In the public schools of an Inferior mee with whit children, when here In the District of Columbia, there ,1s a system of sep arate schools for whites and negroes. "Let the President and Congress demonstrate here the theory of such association before trying to force ob jectionable policies on the people of the Paelflc Coast." RACE RIOT RAGES. GREENVILLE, Miss.. Dec. 7. A race riot Is raging here. Five men have been killed and the town Is un der martial law. The trouble was started by an attack upon whites by negroes in revenge for a recent lynch Ing A band of blacks fired upon sev oral unarmed whites. Their friends Immediately came to their assistance and fusllades were exchanged, result ing In five being killed and anumber of others being wounded. A systematic hunt for negroes to blame for the disturbances by armed whites was stopped by the ordorlng out of troops by the governor In re sponse to nn appeal by the mayor. Several houses have been fired and bloodshed Is fenred tonight. ATTEL WINS, LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. Abe At tel knocked out Jimmy Walsh In the eighth round tonight In a twenty round contest. CASTOR I A Tot Infant and Children. 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