ASTORIA, OREGON, r UNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1906
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOLUME LXI NO. 333
GOV NT,
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Income Tax Law. 1
SHARING PROSPERITY
Too Many Rich Stingy Men In the
United Statu Says
Busch.
PRESIDENT 0? PRINECTQN
Think the Country Hm Law Enough
and More Rigid Enforcement
Would Bo Beneftolal to tho
Country.
. BT. LOUIB, Deo. 18. Adoiphu
Bucb, tho multl-mllltonairt brtwer,
Oityi that ht I in favor Of ail bioom
Ux taw. Discussing that part of
Prtaldeat Roosevelt' mtwag rofor
rinf to an Incomo Ux, Mr. Busca tald
yesterday: ,
If there wort not to many tlngy
rich men In tht United Btetct ovtry
man Hh an Incomo would bo paying
Mt ifalr proportion of government
tax.
A man with money It o fortunate
that I believe ho ihouH b respectably
liberal I havo alwav wonaered why
it la that those of ua who havo o
much of thta worM'a goods still' want
to get mora and mora atill and never
thara our prosperity with others.
"Now I don't want to decry men. for
aAoumulatlng money. That what I
calj thrift, W can't havo too much
of it In thla country. But thla thing
of tno wewtny man oojecung om
tho fovornmont wanta to put on a tax
that may affect him la allly and almrt
Ighted." Wood row Wilson, president of
Princeton University, came out agnlnt
tho Income tax, and In favor of proper
application of present law, rather than
th paasag of new lawa, In an addreaa
at the banquet of the Southern Socie
ty laat night. Professor Wilaon aaid:
"Wo havo reverence enough for tho
law, If It bo an evidence of rever
ence that we think that making law
consist of legislation. I don't know
that thla country need any more law.
I ,thlnk we have law enough What
tint oountry need la a" more search
ing procos tr the application of the
lawa, and les regard for pet ion In
that application.
"It i proponed now that taxes hall
bt, punitive; .that, men irtmU be pun
ched for getting rich. A government
which ha a discriminating tariff can-,
not Ih condolence punish, a man for
getting rich. In my opinion there la
only one ort of tartflj .that la juat,, and,
thai la a tariff that doe not discrim
inate. I know of only one legitimate
object of taxation, and that la to pay
the expen, of the government," j
INVESTIGATE 8H0RTAGE.
Governor Mead Appoint Committee
m it Inveetigate Coal Famine,
' SEA?!. D?. , !R.Owlng to .the
continued icarolty of coal throughout
tht tate of Washington, , Governor
Meade , ha appointed a committee of
ttat offloera to Investigate the short
age; place the blame and Invoke the
Jaw- If necessary to bring relief. The
personnel of the committee la a tol
low: II. A. Fairehlld. chairman of
Railway Commission; ; Ji C. Lawrence,
and J. S. McMillan,' members of Rail
way Commission! John D. Atkinson,
attorney general; David Rotting, min
ing inspector! C. F. Hubbard, labor
cor ' ymr; John Arrasmllh, grain
ori Oil Hamilton, adjutant
j$ 4fni of Washington ; National
UKT(ij uerucri iiunuey, nuruuunur-
ul commissioner, And F, A. Clark, oil
lnspttor. ,
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE.
Two Negro Convict Attempt to E
eapo from Convlot Farm.
JACKSON, Mima., Dec. 18. The re-i-f
a free ior all fight covering a
depra(e attempt on the part oi iww
negro convlcta from the Oakley con
vict farm, twenty mil eouthweat' of
thla city, Captain' J. N. Du'klcy, in
charge 'of the camp received, a aeven
inch gash, In (the cbet and Rergeant
Pood bad hi arm broken. , Governor
Vnrdeman, with member of the board
of control, hastened to tht aeene on i
aptclai train. Tht governor wilt par'
don tho convict who disarmed the men
that attacked Buckley.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Prominent London Woman
Right to Veto.
OpptM
CHICAGO,, Doe. 15 A special
tht Trlbunt from London taya:
to
Mart Corel)!, though her profound
contempt In man In tvery aspect re
mains undiminished, doe not believe
in 'woman suffrage. Sha claim that
1o can direct fifty men' vote at
elections In any way she choose, but
her power would be destroyed if she
had a vote of her own. '. '
"If," ih tald, "woman ha the nat
ural heritage of her tex tht mystic
power to persuade, enthrall and tub
jugate man, sht ha no need to come
down from her throne to mlnglt In any
of hi political fray.? Bbe core wo
man remorselessly for allowing herself
to bo given away In fashion paper.
ROWING FACILITIES
Middle Vof Object to' Holding
Regattas in East. .
FACILITIES IN THE WEST
Advertising Given Poughkeeptl Unl
veraity I of no Practical Benefit
" of Advantage to Western Unt- '
voreittea. -
MADISON, Wis., . Dec. JS. Max
Loeb, secretary iOf Wisconsin Alumni
Association, and editor of tht Alumni
Magaalne, issued a statement last
night In which he strongly advocated
Abandonment of the policy of tending
crew east in June to participate in
tht intercollegiate regatta at Tough
keepsle. Ho declare the natural field
for athletics, for Wisconsin is in the
middle weft, that an Intercollegiate
rowing association should be organised
by such of the big western universities
aa have, acquMto jfncJjtle that a ae
rie of rowing raca should be held
between, cews reprjlonllng the differ
ent department of th university, that
an eastern trip i expensive, that ow
ing to natural difficulties, Wisconsin Is
unable to acquit Itself creditably at
Poughkeepsle and that the advertising
whioh the university received by lend
ing crew east la not an adequate re
turn for the expense and trouble In
curred. v Coming m it does on tho eve
of the proposed request by the board
of regents for the employment of a
crew coach, the statement of Secre
tary Loeb has caused much comment.
The regents will pass on the ques
tion ot a ooach Tuesd"! . ,,. ,-
USUAL OCCURRENCE.
Four Men Killed In a Railroad Cot-
lialon In Louisiana. ,
' DQNALSVILLH, La.', Doo. 15,-Four
persons killed and two seriously in
jured is the result of a head-on col
Union between the Cannonbnll express
and a freight train on the Texas Pa
cific here today. v '
HTR
Japs are After Portion of
dduumui
AS BASE OF SUPPLIES
U. S. Rushes Two Companies of
Soldiers to Honolulu
Island.
SERIOUS TROUBLE EXPECTED
ftan Frano!eo Attorney Secures an In
junction to Prevent tho Celling of
Island of Lanal to Japanese ;
. '. Syndieat.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. , IS. The
Examiner publishes the following dls
patch from Honolulu today:
Tho officer of the transport Thomas
have announced that two regiments
art to be rushed immediately to the
(land In anticipation ot trouble with
the Japanese. They absolutely refuse
to grvo out any of the details bearing
upon the call for troops, or the rea
son why tht government feel that the
soldiers of Uncle Sam are necessary
in the Island, which at this time are
Overrun by tht little brown men.
It I understood that the Mikado was
extremely anxious to secure posses
sion of the island of Lanal, which Is
prlvatt property. Thla island is SO
miles from Honolulu, and could be
used aa an excellent naval basis
against tht United States and any
foreign power. It ha two splendid
harbora.
Tonight George D. Gear secured an
Injunction against Commissioner Pratt
to prevent their selling the island to
a syndicate. It 1 understood that the
syndicate represents the Japanese gov
eminent or peoplt who ultimately ex
pect to dispose of tht island to Ja
pan, LICENSES REVOKED.
Report of tho Investigation of Collision
on tho 8ound.
SEATTLE. Doc, 15. The report of
Inspectors Whitney, and Turney who
investigated the Dtx-Jeannte collision,
was completed tonight, The licenses
of Captain Parker Lamond, master of
the steamboat Dlx, waa revoked for
neglecting to cause a' sufficient look
out to bt kept on board the Dlx and
for negligently giving control qf the
vessel to an officer not qualified v by
law.. Captain Phillip Mason, master
of tht Jeannle, was exonorated from
all blame in connection with tht dis
aster, Tht officers of tht steamship
companies art censured for practicing
too great a degree of economy in op
eratlng the vessel About fifty per
ton wort lost aa a result of the col
lialon on November 18. ? ' :,
THAW MURDER CASE.
Demand Mad That Case Be Set Down
, j for Immediate Trial.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Clifford W.
Hartrldge,, attorney for Harry K.
Thaw, applied to Justice O'Gorman of
the New Tork Supreme Court today
for an order to .show cause why the
indictment, against Thaw, for murder
of Stanford White should not be dis
missed unless a speedy , trial ' was
granted, The order was served upon
Assistant District Attorney Garvls and
was made returnable next Monday.
PANAMA CANAL
Foreign Contraoter Will Not Be Al-
i . ' lowed t Bid. "
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Foreign
contractor will not be allowed to en
ter into competition m the construc
tion of the Panama canal. Chairman
Bhont, canal commissioner, ; mde
this announcement today, .
change have besn agreed to from the
contract, but the most Important la
limiting proposal to American firms.
slon. to rJet any and all bids. The
commission wilt then throw competl
tlon open to foreign bidder or pro
ceed with the work without awarding
a contract. January 12 is me day set
for opening tht proposals.
CONTEST ENDED.
Great Bieyelo Contest In ' Madison
Square Garden Closed, ;
j
NEW TORK, Dec 15.-The lx-day
bicycle rict ended tonight; Root and
Folger were first; Downing and Hop
per, second; Butt and McFarland,
third. The taxt mile was ridden by
Folger, Downing and Rutt respective
ly for tht first three teams.. The time
of the last mile waa 2:17. Tht dl
tanc covered by the first eight teams
was 2,293 miles and 2 lap. After the
finish the rider were 41 mile and
I lap behind the record of Waller and
MUier for the same nnmner of hour,
mad in 1899.
DISCOVERED SERUM.
NEW TORK, Dec. 15. A cable dls
patch from Berne, Switzerland, re
ceived here today, says that Dr. Kotle,
bacteriologist at Berne, University,
thinks he bat discovered a serum that
cure cerebro spinal menengltis.
Ilfc SIATIOr
Three New Ones to Be Located
on Van couver I
FOUR NEW STEAMERS BE BUILT
Two Other 8tatlona Will Also Bo Built
Near River's Inlet and One in tho ,
Gulf of Georgia Will Us Or
ion for Life Saving.
VICTORIA. B. O, Dec 11 Captain
Balcom returned from Ottawa tonight
after arranging for, license for tour
more coast whaling stations, making
five in all. Three will bt on Van
couver Island, where the Sechart sta
tion has been very successful; one on
Denmon Island In the gulf of Georgia,
and another on the northern British
Columbia coast near River Inlet Four
new whaling, steamera will be built,
one to be placed at each atatlon. . .
Captain Balcom confirmed the Ot
tawa report that he had agreed to use
his steamer Orion for. life saving when
called upori and a telegraph, lino -will
be built at once to the Sechart sta
tion from Ucluelet,
J. H, Gree,r British Columbia agent
of the new Canadian Mexican Steam
ship line, received a cablegram from
G. T. Simons St Company of London
today announcing that steamera Cru
sader and Apollo would be placed in
this service In March, making month
ly trips between Vancouver and Sallna
Crua and with a half-way port
GOVERNMENT STUPEFIED.
Spanish Government Surprised by Ao
tions of Papal Seoretary.'
MADRID, Dec 15. The Impartial
today says that the Spanish govern
ment was stupefied to learn that Car
dinal Merry Del Val, papal seoretary,
had requested the Spanish ambassador
at Paris to take ovar the archives of
the Nunciature abandoned by Montag
ntnl. The ambassador refused to do
so and asked Madrid for instruction.
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StkxctifiirSjfstenCciaFfe
TRAFFIC IS SUSPENDED
Portland Railroad Company Re
fuses to Accede to Demand
of Employees.
MUCnPROPERTY DESTROYED
Strikers and Hoodlum Stop 8tret
Car, Break Window and Compel
Conductors tnd Motormon to
Abandon Their Cart,
PORTLAND, Dec 15. The street
car system in Portland, owned by the
Portland Railway, Light and Power
company, 1 practically tied up to
night a the result of a strike of the
motormen and conductor inaugurated
tht afternoon, upon the refusal of the
company to sign an agreement sub
mitted by the men calling for in
creased wages, abolishment of the sys
tem recently inaugurated by the com
puny of photographing platform men.
and demunding that th company shall
not discriminate against the union.
The strikers number about one-half
of the six hundred motormen and con
ductors employed on the system, and
of the strikers, two hundred and fifty
art members of the union. It is not
probable that many non-union men
will Join tht movement The strike
has a serious aspect tonight Thou
sands of men and boys gathered at
various stations and a fast as the
car approached or reached the trans
fer point a rush was made for the
men, who were compelled to desert
their car or be beaten by tht mob.
Several riotous demonstrations , oc
curred between eight and nine o'clock
when a mob of men and boys, led by
hoodlums, smashed car ' windows,
bending trolley poles and cutting wires
so that the cars could not be operated
and otherwise destroying property.
s Several clashes occurred between the
unwilling carmen and tb mob and at
Second and Washington streets, one of
the principal transfer , points of the
city, the mob broke loose and did con
siderable damage to cars. A Chicago
detective named Cosser attempted to
dlsuade the mob from damaging the
cars and the company's property, and
was set upon by the mob. He backed
up against a wall and was in Imminent
danger of being hurt when he drew his
revolver and fired,, into the air. The
police seemed powerless to control the
mob and. In the excitement that fol
lowed the shot fired by Cosser, he got
away from the rabble. . A number of
arrests were made.'
At other points along the trunk lines
mob of , hoodulras rotten-egged the
carmen who refused to desert their
cars, and in one or two Instances the
"loyal" men were beaten, But for this
fact the cars would have been gotten
Into the barns as rapidly as possible.
as serious trouble might occur. A
dense fog, which Is Vi rare phenomenon
in Portland, is aiding the lawless ele
ment. The street car strikers have thus
far been orderly.
BICYCLE RACE.
NEW TORK, Dec, 15. In the six day
bicycle race at Madison Square Gar
den, the night passed uneventful. A
few spurts were made in an endeavor
to gain ground, but beyond stirring up
some excitement among tht spectators,
the sprinting was fruitless. Ten teams
remain in the race, Vanderstuft and
Stol, and Oalvln and Wiley ' having
dropped out.
PAVEMENT SINKS.
Break in New York Street N.ar Waf-dorf-Astoria,
NEW TORK, Dec. 15. A section of
the asphalt , paving In Forty-third'
street, opposite the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, suddenly sank more than two
feet last night under an ash cart Tht
driver of the cart wa thrown from
his seat and bruised,
IS feet square. The break In tht
street was explained by Chief Engineer
Brown, in charge of the work at tb
Pennsylvania tunnel, the roof of which
! below the surface of the strest,
WOMAN RUN OVER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 15. The
woman who waa run over by a car on
Fulton street, near Sixteenth Avenue,
yesterday morning, and who afterward
died on the operating table at the
French hospltaj, waa identified aa Mrs.
John Murphy, a refugee, living in tent
No. 899 on the speedway in Golden
Gat Park.",'.
OSCAR IMPROVED,
" STOCKHOLM, Dec. IS. King Os
car's condition took a decided turn for
the better today. HI heart action is
improved.
COAL FAMINE.
Eleven Car Tied Up On Great North
ern Railroad.
GRAND FORKS. N. D., Dec 15. It
I reported that eleven freight train
between Grand Forks and Mlnot on
the Great Northern Rsiiad art
stalled on account of snow or short
age of coal, or both.
mid
National Editorial Association Be
fore Commerce Commission.
TRANSPORTATION ON RAILWAY
Association Aska That Former Rule
Relativ to Exchanging Advertising
For Transportation B Ro
,. scind May SucceedJ
WASHINGTON Dec 15. Fifteen
members of the National Editorial As
sociation had an informal hearing be
fore the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion today in an endeavor to have a
ruling of the commission rescinding a
previous ruling that newspaper can
not accept railroad transportation for
advertising, with a view of a contin
uance of the business relations be
tween tht newspapers and the railroad
companies.
. Chairman Knapp of the commission
expressed his personal opinion and
said that If the railroads were honestly
Indebted to the newspapers for adver
tising or anything else, he saw no rea
son why the companies should not is
sue transportation for It, but that
there should be no "fake contracts,"
which contemplated merely furnishing
transportation for advertising. It was
suggested to tht newspaper men that
they could have the question Judi
claly determined if they wished to
make a test case. It Is probable that
the Editorial Association will take
the matter into the courts for a Ju
dicial decision.
NARROW ESCAPE.'
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. More than for
ty passengers in two elevated electric
car today were saved from being
dashed to the pavement below " the
structure on Wabaah avenue last night
by the reason ' that a switch tower
stopped the course ot the coaches when
they left the track oa tho curve. Tht
accident is believed to' have been
caused by a defective frog.