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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1907)
car UBLIHI PULL ABSOOIATIO PSS PO")T OOVER8 TMI MORNING FIELD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIA.) VOMWK LXIII NO. 11 ASTOKIA, OREGON. SATURDAY JANUARY VI, 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS SWINGS FOR GUGGENHEIM Colorado Democrats Goes for New Senator. HAKE BOLD ALLEGATION Alleges that Guggenheim's Money Turned the Great Trick For Him. DIAMONDS QUICK OUSTER Colorado Senate Quietly 8 it Down on Distatitfied Democrat Break Cnutc Only a Flutter at Denver. DF.NVF.U. J.m It H-!iMir Crowley, Democrat, lilrliu (! in ih upper hmiitii of the Colorado legislature ln i'y it resolution providing for the In- VrCllKltllil lif Simon (lUKKellheim ' alleged r-In h.- uf tin- t'nlti"t Stales m-iiatiil idilp, for which lie recently ie- ci Ived ll" emlorio'mellt of lh' Hepuh lllilll 1-utlt'tlM TlH Ml'llilttir filed III'' I I'IiIImIh-,1 lopllltH i oih i I nllifc UKf 4 money to secure tile lortloii nf member pledging Iheiiiselve ti vole r t inKK' nheliii, .ml declared that foi III!' gOO( IllllH of till- "title III.' In vestigation should t ji K place, Crow ley declared lili i I'X'ilwiloii tn ). iiciii 1 1 rtlHuii. Tin- tcdlutliiii v. as t.ilil. I nflcr it stormy dcli.ili- (in u strictly I urty lln-up. FRENCH CATHOLICS, Mere on Trouble Between Priests ana Memberi of Government. KOMK, Jan. II. The ohserval'ie Itomann tmlay publishes the text of It n tr.cycllcal addressed by tli,. lin to till; Kll'lll'h Catholics. The I'icihIi ecvorntnent's decim al inn of war wmm, ! - Halil, rmt only against the Catholic faith, but again;.; nil -plrltual hi. mm. T''c French Catholics must be pic tured fur all sorts of t r In 1m, but they ere certain of dual victory. This rirant thn maintenance of their unleii with the holy sec, which was of thn fteatosi Ini porl ii iici'. Contrary to the sfatcinenls niaile on the subject, the church illil not desire n religious war. Regarding the ecclesiastical pi'dp r tles, the encyclical fald the Pope had not abandoned them, The French rov frntnont Iiuh linposed on the CathollcH of France nn orKanliiatlnn which tho (hnrch whh nbrnilutely iinalile to accept without Imperllltii? her exl.stenco as a divine; liiHtllutlon. Tho church oould not provent tho unjust npnllatlnn In progroHH, for, bh tho proposed culturnl tesoclatloiiH were opposed to the hier archy established by f'hrlHt, the Pope cPntlemiiH theni In Hplte of the conse quent material Injuries Involved a' the hands of the ffovornmont. CANADIANS GO COLD. Fuel Problem Growl Serious With Our Northern Neighbors. VICTOTtlA, R C Jan. 11, "Our cal bins wero absolutely empty and there was not a suck of eonl to be hnd In Vancouver when I loft," said C. M. Marpole, of the firm of MacdonaUl & T.farpolo, the well known Vancouver fvel dealers, today. Mr. Marpolo arrived In the city to- i'i'J', lient on making H'ini(. iirtdfiK'' t.ieiitK fur the Khlpmcnt of coal to Vancouver, where ho HintcM that lh ti'niOMl NliorliiK" of fuel ptevallK, TliankH to IiIm efforts a scow, curry liiK three huii'lied and fifty Ions, will I ave for the Mainland from IniHimilr .', Huns" collieries today, while two (thers will cross the 'iulf, hrlriKlriK the total amount u pto ori thousaml t' ns, In a few days. "The Ihounind tons will enable us I', answer our most uruetil orders, au'l v III make It possible for us to keep IhlllKs K"ltiK U'ltll the collieries are ble to Increase their output." said ftr. Marpole, "Mr. Dunsmulr lias I roinlso) uie that the supply of roal fi c Vancouver will lie kepi up here rfter, arid I have no fear of fuel tie i cnihiif ti K it I) i so short, as It has been fni the lust few (lays." Mr. Marpole stated (hat the undue f l'orliiKe Is due to b kness at th" mine, where fully ten t cent of the men nr laid up with la Ktlppe. In I e.dyxmllh mlii'-s alone the output has ''topped on this account from eleven ti sevn hundred tons a day. Mr. Mar pole slates that Mr. Dunsmulr In firmed him that the shorlaKo of labor alone hampers the output of the mine. viild be obtain rnoueh !!', Mr. I'linsuiulr stated, be could produce ( ( al enoiiKh to supply the whole of the Pacific coast, "As It is." ointlnU'd Mr. Marpole, tlie phortiiKc In Seattle Is even worse 'ban In Vancouver. I have beard nf ( iies where men have paid teams one : ii.l two dollars an hour to stand by !' bunkers from two In the affrnoon until twelve at night, awaiting their turn to get a load of coal." Mr. Marpole states that wood, too. bus I n short In Vancouver for om' days past, The supply of eordwool V ."! entirely given out, while mill wool Ian been remarkably short, owing to 'he fact that most of the mills hav i 'i fed down fur repairs, but Mr. Mar ! ole stat esthat tin y w ill shortly be ii opened, and that the i hortage will t' ell be remedied. PONCE TOWED HOME Missing Atlantic Liner is Safe But in Trouble. TRAMPS BRINGS HER IN SAFE Crippled, But Her People in Fair Shape Her Experiences Severe in the Recent Gales Finda Refuge at Hamilton. NKW YOKK, Jan. 1 1. - The missing steamer Ponce !t days overdue, from 1'nncc, P. It., to New York, was sight ed today off 1 1 ami It on, ln inu.l.i, in tow of another steamer, according to two cablegrams received by the New York Porto ltlco Steamship Onn lany of this city, the owners of the Ponce, and later towed Into Hamilton. The cablegrams were dated at Hamil ton, iicrmuda, and read as follows: 'Steamer Ponce In tow off Permu i'a of tramp steamer, disabled. "JOHN S. nAHHKUV "Poiiiee In tow of a (lennnn steamer (IT llermuda. MKYKIt." The steamer Ponce sailed from Ponce. Porto Ulco, for New York, Dec, 2C For nearly a week Roveral reve l ue cutters have been searching for lv missing steamer and great appre hension had been felt for her safety. MONTANA IN DANGER. Fierce Blizzard Raging and Fuel Shortage Adds to Gravity of Case. MISSOULA. Jan. 11. The worst I 'lzzard of the yenr Is raging tonight. Klght Inches of snow have fallen in the past twenty-four hours, accom panied by terrMe winds. All trains are running from eight to ten hours late, flrnvo fears are entertained be cause of the fuel shortage and much discomfort Is anticipated. The tem perature Is neur zero and falling rapidly. SAME OLD QUESTION Moyer, Heywood and Pet tibone Again Theme. FINANCIAL AID GIVEN California Federation of Labor5 Taking a Hand in Their Liberation. FAIR AND SPEEDY TRIAL ASKED Their Alleged Kidnaping Declared to he a Deliberate Menace to the Freedom of Organized Labor- Moral Support Promised. STOCKTON, Cal.. Jan. 11. At to day's session of the Federation of La ter, a resolution recommending that i florts be made to secure the speedy trial of Moyer, Haywood and Pettl !)one, at Uolse, ami recommending I 'tanclal aid for them and nil publicity jesslble regarding the progress of the ciiHc. ciufed considerable discussion, ,M the committee bad amended tho i 'iglnal resolution and made it lets iddleal than in Its original form. The nsoluUoii, as amended, declare that Moyer, Haywood and ivttlbone wire virtually kidnaped and uss. rt this to Ii-.- evldei.ee of a conspiracy against i rganl'od labor; an Injustice to these men and a menace to the consiltution r.l safeguards of the accused. The fi deration Is therefore obligated to se i tire a fair and speedy trial, and rec ommends the widest publicity and dually that the Western Federation of Miners he tendered moral and financial support. BRAKEMAN IS KILLED. Skull is Crushed and .Body Badly Mangled. IDAHO FALLS. Ida., Jan. 11. Charles Smith, a brakeman on the St. Anthony brane hof the Oregon Short Line, was killed in a very sudden r.ni! horrible manner yestenlay short ly after 11 o'clock. The accident hap pened near Lorenzo, a short distance id (ive Rlgby. A passenger had entered the toilet room and later In ntteinpt In gto get out. found that the lock was caugh In some manner and the ili'ur would not budge. Tho attention i f the conductor was culled, and he being busy with his tickets, instruct ed the brakeman to see what he could do with the door. Finding the lock Jammed beyond moving from the In side, Hrakeman Smith secured a screw driver and went out on the platform. Leaning around the end of the car he endeavored to pry up the window, so that he might hand the screwdriver to the prisoner, who could readily re move the lock. Helng Intent upon his occupation, the proximity of a bridge pnssed un I .r-t Iced nnd his head coming In con tact with a heavy bridge timber was (lushed as though It were an egg shell. He was knocked from the fast-moving train and the body fell through the bridge to the ground below, a drop of about thirty feet. A man was standing on the platform and witnessing the terrible accident, immediately notified the conductor, nnd the train was stopped and backed i'P to tho bridge. It was found that life was extinct, rnd tender hands conveyed the body t.c the train where It was taken to Rex burg, where, It Is understood, nn In qvest was held. Yesterday's evening train brought the remains to this city where the undertaker took charge of t;m. BRYAN8 IN DANGER. Are in Railroad Aocident, But Escape Without Injury. fJltKAT FAM.S, Mont , Jan. 11. The Montana Central westbound train, ( orilalnlng Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hryan, who left here this morning, after Mr, Aryan's lecture- here last evening, col I'ded with a switch engine and stone ears at 7 o'clock In the Omit Falls yards. The engineer of the passenger rain was badly Injured and the bag gage car wrecked and several people shaken up badly. Mike Connelley, of fllasgow, was Injured severely about t'y head and shoulders, but not fa t.'.lly, while several otters were bruised ( enslderably. The passenger train was moving only about t-n miles an hour and th-f-ecldent happened because of the blinding blizzard which allowed tho tnglti'-er to see but a few feet ahead. Mr. and Mrs. Hryan had bc-n on the train but a few m'ments and were both thrown from their seats, but re C'lved no Injury other than the shak ing up. LEAVE ROADS ALONE. Advice on Car Shortage Given by a Railroad President. TOPEKA. Jan. 11. President Kip lev of the Santa Fe, regarding the car shortage situation, said today thnt the best remedy he could suggest would be to let the railroads alone. If they tre not hampered by restrictive legis lation an dthelr credit Is maintained, so they can get funds, they will soon g' t their heads above water and be able to take care of their business. B'plcy declared the railroads have ('one the best they could to provide adequate facilities and If they had not succeeded It is not'thelr fault. LANGUAGE THREATS Sewell Says President's Remarks Were Over-Strenuous. CALIFORNIANS ARE CORRECT Actions of San Francisco People in Japanese School Affair Were Re sult of Ripe Experience in the Oriental Character, SALT LAKK, Jan. 11. A special to the Tribune from Hois.-, Idaho, says Representative Sewell, Democrat, of fered a Joint resolution In the House today, calling attention to the threat ening language used by the President i f the United States, in which he de clared his antagonism to the citizens of California on the oriental school question. Declaring the action of the citizens of California to be the result of ripe experience an dnoting that the President In his message to Congress ovists upon equality of the Caucasian and Japanese races so far as citizen ship Is concerned, the resolution con cludes by expressing confidence in the people of California and the belief that they are upholding the standard of American citizenship to the best if their ability and urges that the Japanese be excluded from this coun try In the same manner that the Chi nese are. CURTIS FOR CONGRESS. His Nomination by Republican Caucus In Kansas Means Election. TOPEKA, Jan. 11. Congressman Charles Curtis was nominated for United States senator to succeed Sen ftor Benson on the fourth ballot by Republican members of the Kansas legislature in caucus tonight. The ac t'on of the caucus is equivalent, to election, as the Republican majority Is overwhelming. SENATE HAS NOT POWER Cannot Pass on Senators Says Hopkins. MORMON SM00T SAFE Only Federal Officers Are Inpea enable By That As sembly. SMOOT'S CHARACTER OF BEST Represents a Higher and Better Class of Mormons Illinois Senator Makes Defense of Fellow Leg islator Fulton Curious. WASHINGTON, Jan. I. The first speech In defense of the right of Reed Smoot to a seat In the Senate was delivered today by Senator Hopkins of Illinois. Hopkins1 took the position that senators were not federal officers to the extent that the Senate could pass upon their qualifications and ell- I pifcility or impeach them for high (rimes and misdemeanors. If a sen ator was to be punished It must be ('one by the state or federal courts. Only federal officers, he maintained, were impeachable and this Impeach rient must be for a crime committed by such as federal officers. A prece 'Knt cited was the unsuccessful at tempt to impeach Senator Blount of Tennessee, charged with treasonable correspondence with a foreign nation rrore than one hundred years ago. The conclusion, which Hopkins said, had never been reversed, was that the Sen ate had no right to try the case, as Senator Blount was not an officer of the United States. Referring of Smoot personally, Hop k'ns said he was a man of exemplary character and that he possessed all the oualiflcations spoken of In the consti tution. Hopkins could not see why be should be disgraced and dishonored ar.d the happiness of wife and chil d'en be destroyed. An extended his tory of the Mormon church was giv en by Hopkins, who concluded that tbe testimony taken before the com mittee showed a radical change for the better and that Smoot represent ed the higher and better Mormonism. Senator Fulton asked Hopkins wheth er the Mormon church had recognized the twenty polygamous marriages which the evidence shows took place since the manifesto of 1S90. Hopkins replied in the negative and said that under the laws of the Mormon church today such marriages were not per-p-itted and that persons contracting them knew they were violating both c'vil and church law and for that rea ren all these marriages were celebrat ed in Canada. Senator Dubois asked if Smoot had done anything to bring taese persons to Justice. Hopkins said there was no more obligation on Smoot ir. this respect than on any one else. He maintained that Smoot In his po sition In the church had done more to stamp out polygamy than any other n.an. Dubois wanted to know when crd where Smoot had ever publicly placed himself on record as condemn ing polygamy. Hopkins replied that Smoot had twenty or forty times stat ed his position before the committees find his whole life was a protest against polygamy. Dubois, however, e'emanded to have pointed out this testimony, but Hopkins had taken his scat and the debate was cut off by he recognition of Cullom who called up the legislative appropriation bill. WILL BUILD DRY DOCK. 8hip Building Plant and Dock Are Promised to Portland. PORTLAND, Jan. 11. Capital In being readily obtained for the con struction of a modern steel shipbuild ing plant and drydock at St. John. The preliminary steps looking to the establishment of the plant are so far a'ong that actual building operations will be started within the next month. The St. Johns Shipbuilding Company, ff which J. E. Kelly Is general mana ger, Is back of the venture. Fourteen acres of water front prop f'ty, adjoining the present shipyard? belonging to that company, were pur chased yesterday for the site. Port land capital Is being Invested In the project, and practically enough funda o carry the proposal through, It U claimed, have been guaranteed. The drydock, when completed, will le 375 feet long, and of sufficient width to accommodate the largest ships ply ing these waters. The cost of the dry dnek and plant will be almost $1,000, OfO. When the plant Is In opratlon '. Is believed that more ships will be attracted tn portlanrj. MORE MUCK RAKING. LINCOLN, Jan. 11. Representative Van Housen today Introduced a reso lution asking for legislative Investiga tion of Attorney General Brown and the Republican nominee for United States senator. The resolution went over until Monday. The resolution recites as arguments that Brown en tered into an agreement with the gTaln trust and a printing company not to press suits brought against them, which were published during the last campaign. Brown flatly denies the ciiarges and Chairman Rose of the Re rubllcan committee, says the move Is backed by railroad Interests. HARRIMAN PAYS IT Generons Act of Railroad Magnats Will Releive Fuel Famine. SENDS HIS CARS AS FREIGHT Extraordinary Methods Necessary to Get Coal to Suffering People of Middle West Two Hundred and Fifty Cars Sent. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. The Record-Her ald today says: The management of the Harriman lines is paying $32,500 "freight" on cars in order to get them from the east into the coal flels of Illinois, whtre they can be loaded with coal for the West. This extreme and unusual method was adopted by the officials here after a wire consul tation with E. H. Harriman, who gave hi? consent to the expenditure neces sary to relieve the coal shortage In several portions of the West, especial ly In Kansas and Nebraska. Added to tne loss In paying the freight on the cars, the Harriman system will lose at least $6,000 revenue possibly three t'mes that amount which they would have obtained had they permitted their cars to be loaded In the East with merchandise or coal for the ter t'tory about Chicago. As a result of this sacrifice of rev enue, 65,000 tons of coal soon will be cl'strlbuted along the lines of the Un ion Pacific road in Kansas and Ne l.'aska. More than 250 carloads are on their way there now and the re mainder, 1,300 cars, will be forward ed at the rate of 15 or 20 daily. Tha cuestlon arose how to get the cars to the mines without having a road steal them for temporary use en route. The management finally decided to ship them as freight and prepay $25 for the delivery of each car.