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ASTORIA, ORKGON. SATURDAY. JANUARY 19 907,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO INCREASE
THE INCOME
Slate Would Gain Millions
from Proposed Law.
TAX FOR CORPORATIONS
Object is to Break Up the
Land Holdings of
Syndicates.
WOULD TREBLE THE REVENUE
Representative Newsll of Josephine
Hat Measure Which Old Politi
cians Predict Will Ba Quaahad
or Sidetracked.
KALKM, Ore., Jun, iK.l'oor old
Wrycrhnfuwr, ior I'M. Ilurrltnan,
poor Booth-Ktly ('oinuiiy, und n lt
of poor old rallroml and corporulliin
and limber syndicate are hi for a
drcudflil drubbing Hi the hands of the
present bglsluture, If Representative
NoWi'll of Josephine In to have his
way.
Hi. proposes ii graduated tax for ev
rry person or corporation ownlox too
niu:h of tlu suite's iIumiiiIii In con
tiguous tracts, the chief object of the
measure being to compel the rulroud,
and und timber syndicates to break ii
their hutti' holdings, selling them to
those who would Improve them, In
stead of permitting thi'Mi to tin Idle,
While the details of the hill have
not been nmde public yet. It In gen
entl embodies this scheme of graduat
ing taxation, patterned uIiiioni Identi
cally ufter the Income tax bills which
(Jovernor Chamberlain roeoirimemlH,
Any person or coi porntloti (accent
on the corporutlon) owning 10,000
acres of liuid In one contiguous tract
Mhitll ho Hiibjcct to ull Uddllloiuil lux
of 25 cent nn licit'. Should any one
he no fortunate us to have title to
20,000 acre of land In ono piece, the
Increased tax Ih to be 30 centH an
acre, und If the tract comprises f0,
000 acres or more, u tax of I0 cents
per acre shall he plastered upon II.
It In argued If miicIi a Utopian meas
urc Hhould ever stray Into the gov
ernor's office, after tho two houses
hail HtHinpcd their approve! of ll, anil
lie graced with 1 1 Ih Kxccllcney's John
Hancock, the revenues of the Mate
would be wcll-nlKh trebcled.
Altogether, It In the most stupen
dous taxation "cinch" bill against tho
corporations yet contemplated during
the prcHcnt session.
Will ll pass? Probably not In a
thousand years, Oickoii would get a
too Hiiddeu rush of wealth to the head
ever to survive the shock, uu.l the cor
poration doctors arc ever sollclous of
the health of this particular patient.
Hut It will he Interesting to follow
tho exigencies through which the
meiiHure will pass, and uIho tho man
ner und ciiuho of Its death.
DEATH DUE TO TIE UP.
Motorman Has Lift Cruahed Out Rait
ing Fender.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. In night of a
crowd of men find women who were
walking to tho bridge because of a
temporary blockade James Smith, a
motorman, 32 years old, of 355 Marlon
Btreet, was cruahed to death yesterday
afternoon between his own and anoth
er car. He was lifting mangled and
bleeding, by fellow employees, and
carried to tho sldowalk, but before the
ambulance with Dr. Lasher from the
the, Brooklyn Hospital nrrlved, the
liiotminan wns dead.
Another mnlormun, who whs arrest
ed, was charged with being responsi
ble, for l he accident Wns lurked up
In Die Adams street Million, 'Did body
of the victim wan tiik'-n to the sliitlon
hriuxe und ufterwiirls removed to his
late li'illie,
A long 1 1 liit of cars wus kept stand
ing In Washington street for it few
I minutes because of it slight accident.
Many of tin. moionui'ii took advaiituge
of the ipdny and raised I heir fenders
lefnii) starling for the bridge,
Hinlth, who was driving cur 378 of
tho 81. Johns place line, left hi nir to
rulo Hi,, fi-nd'-r. Car 8!f of the liii
Kalb avenue line was ahead. Iloth
cars were well tilled.
H il 1 !' 1 1 1 y the signal came to start
the cats and Motorman John McNuin
nru, In charge of cur 336 of the Third
iiveiuiii line, respoii led an I stated
uhead. An Instant later he realized,
too late, that the Hi. Julius place car
ahead had riot started, und before ho
could put on the brakes und reverse
the power bo hud crushed Into It.
lit an liistulit there wus u panic, caus
ed by the flying glass und the force of
the collision und men and women rush
ed for the door. In a short time (he
street Wits filled will) people, all 1 when
It wiiii found that Smith hud been crush
ed between his own cur und the De
Kalb avenue cur mutiy women became
hysterical.
The Injured man wits curried to the
steps of the hnu at 250 Washington
street, In front of which tho accident
occured. Ills head and chest were
crushed and the blood wax flowing
from numerous lacerations. He lived
but it few moment.
WILL HAVE PIE.
Home Votaa Ittelf und Othara an In
create of 8alary.
WASHINGTON", Jan, 18. Jty a rlir
lug vote of 133 to 82 the House today
adopted ull amendment to the leglslit
tlve, executive und Judicial upproprlu
t Ion bill which was taken from the
speaker's table with the Senate
amendments, Increasing the salary of
the vice-president, the speaker and
members of the citblnut to $12,000 per
year and those of senators and repre
sentatives and delegates from terri
tories and Ihu resident commissioner
from Porto Wen o 7,5O0 per year, the
Increase to take effect March 4, 1907
An effort was made to have a roll call
but only 34 members arose, which was
not a sufficient number, so the House
wits not forced to go on record.
LUMBER TRUST NEXT.
Kittrtdge Resolution Directa Probt to
That Syndicate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. The Sen
ate today agreed to the Klttredge res
olution Instructing the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor to Investigate
the "lumber trust." The resolution di
rects that the Investigation shall be
conducted to ascertain whether there
exists a combination, conspiracy,
trust, agreement or contract, Intend
ed to operate as a restraint on the
lawful trade In lumber or to Increase
the market price of lumber In any
part of tho I'nlted Slates.
PASS KENNEDY SUBSTITUTE.
Act of Texas LegitlatureClaimed as
a Victory for Bailey.
AUSTIN. Texas, Jan. 18. The low
er house today adopted by resolution
tho Kennedy substitute to the Duncan
resolution looking to the Investigation
of Hulley and his connection and as
sociation with tho Waters-Pierce Oil
Company.
The resolution was adopted by a
vote of 65 to 55 and disclaimed us a
victory for Hulley. Provision Is made
for a committee to Investigate any
charges that may bo mode against
Bailey. This committee may hold Its
sessions any place It chooses, and hits
the power to summon witnesses. The
resolution was offered by Bailey's
friends as a substitute for the original
efforts to obtain an inquiry. It is an
nounced tonight that charges will be
filed before the committee and that
Bailey would be given a chance to an
swer. A Joint resolution was adopted
providing for the election of a United
States senator January 22.
L
Will it Help or Hinder Car
Shortage Relief?
PUZZLES LEGISLATURE
Might Help Local Situation at
Cost of Inter-State
Shipping.
THREE BILLS ARE PREPARED
All Provide for State Railroad Com
mission and Embody 8nme Form
of Reciprocal Demurrage One
Declsred Unconstitutional.
HALKM. Ore., Jan. 18. Will (he in
corporation of ii reciprocal demur
rage section In the proposed law cre
ating an Oregon Hullroud Commission,
und designed to regulate passenger
and freight rutes and afford relief from
the car-shortage evil In this state,
help or hurt Interstate traffic? This Is
perplexing members of the present
session.
Three railroad commission bills have
been Introduced, two In the House.
These measures and their merits came
up for general discussion among sev
eral of the members of the Senate and
House and Attorney-C.eneral Cruwford
last evening, particularly the recipro
cal demurrage provisions. It was the
consensus of opinion that reciprocal
demurrage would operate to relieve
the local sltutlon to a ccrtuln extent,
but at the expetise of the Interstate
shlpjier. who would be placed In a
more grievous position thnn ever, be
cause the company would contend that
It required all Its cars to supply the
local demand, where a demurrage was
charged, and that it hud none to spare
for outside shipment.
"I went over Into Washington to
Interview the lumbermen and the
Kallroad Commission upon the effect of
their law," said Senator Bingham of
Lane county. "We were In a pretty
bad plight here from the effects of
the car shortage, but In Washington,
where they have a Railroad Commis
sion, conditions were much worse. I
asked them why they did not enact a
reciprocal demurrage law, when they
replied:
'" 'Well, we get n few cars once in
a while now, but If we had a recip
rocal demurrage law wo are afraid we
would get none at all.' "
Of the three bills prepared, one was
drafted by Attorney J. N. Teal, of
Portland; another by Attorney W. T.
Mulr, formerly counsel for the Oregon
Water Power & Hallway Company, and
the other by Representative Jackson
of Douglas county. Representative
Chapln of Multnomah, Introduced the
Portland Chamber of Commerce meas
ure drafted by Mr. Mulr, at the In
stance of the Lumbermen's Associa
tion, and Mr. Jackson presented his
own draft.
The Teal bill provides for a railroad
commission to be appointed by the
governor, subject to confirmation by
the Senate, and also that the commis
sion has power to prescribe rules as to
rate, etc., including a reciprocal de
murrage provision. The Chamber of
Commerce or Chapln bill also pro
vides for a commission and 'outlines
tho method of applying and the rate
of demurrage, placing the limit of
time that cars shall be furnished to
five days, and providing for the pay
ment of $2 for every 24 hours which
the company falls to furnish ordered
cars, provided the person giving the
order for cars has his goods at the de
REIPR
HUGE
pot ready for shipment when the or
der Is given, and deposits one-fourth
of the whole amount of the freight
charge nn a guarantee of good faith.
This bill also provides that the com
mission has power, whenever It Is
demonstrated that the reciprocal de.
rmirruge feature cannot be enforced
or operai.cn detrimental to shipping
Interests, to strike that portion of the
law out and leave the balance stand.
Attorney (Jcrn-ril Crawford contends
that this feature would nullify the
whole act, us the Supreme Court has
held that, under the state constitu
tion, when one portion of a law Is
found void or uncnnstltution It cannot
be removed, and that the entire act
becomes Invalid. Representative
Jackson's bill is an embodiment of the
principal features of the two other
bills.
Mr. Jitcksoii has devoted a great deal
of time In looking up uuthorltls upon
the question of Intrastate and Inter
state rate regulation, and, under the
latest opinion of the Supreme Court
of the United Stales, he concludes that
the state has no right to regulate In
terstate rates. Ills theory of over
coming this disadvantage, however, Is
to make an appeal of ail cases wheieiii
Interstate commerce Is affected to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
DYER DISCHARGED.
Shows That Falsa Entries Were Made
Without Hope of Profit.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18. David P. Dy
er, Jr.. son of the United States dis
trict attorney, and a telier in the lo
cal sub-treasury, was tonight acquit
ted by a Jury In the United States dis
trict court, on a charge of having em-
bezxled $61,500 of government funds.
The Jury was out five hours. The
verdict was greeted with cheers. The
courtroom was nearly filled with the
friends of the Dyer family and federal
employes. Dyer's defense was that
while aJmlttlng his books showed a
shortage of the amount stated In the
Indictment and that he had falsified
the records to cover the discrepancy,
he had no knowledge of how the
shortage occurred and that he had re
frained from reporting It in the hope
that he could find and correct the mis
take. FLOODS INCREASE.
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers Still Ris
ing. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The
Weather Bureau tonight Issued a
Hood bulletin showing continued rises
of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The
flood in Ohio has assumed more se
rious proportions with still higher
stages to come.
CINCINNATI, 0., Jan. 18. W'iih a
second rise reported at headquarters
the Ohio River flood outlook tonight
Is very gloomy Towns along the riv
er are suffering from crippled com
munication, a limited supply of fuel
and a shortage of food. Thousands of
families are homeless. Troops are
guarding the property of flood sufferers
at Manchester.
SENATE BU$Y.
Spent Day Acting on Various Bills and
Resolutions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. The Sen
ate today deferred, further action on
the Brownsville matter until Monday.
It passed a bill' authorizing relief for
earthquake-smitten Jamaica, agreed to
a resolution directing the investigation
of tho "lumber trust," and passed a
bill increasing the artillery corps of
the army. Senator KIttredge spoke
regarding the lumber trust.
PROSPECT BRIGHTENS.
Monongahela River Flood is Believed
to be Decreasing.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 18. At a late
hour tonight the water of the Monon
gahela River reached a stage of 21
feet 9 Inches, where it is now station
ary. Reports from up the river indi
cate that the water is falling. Much
damage has been done and thousands
of miners and other workmen are tem
porarily without work, on account of
the high waters.
AMERICANS
GUARD CITY
Kingston Policed By Men
of Evan's Fleet.
BIG WAVE UNCONFIRMED
Reported Inundation Was Not
Authoratively Reported
Yesterday.
SIX HUNDRED BODIES FOUND
No Americana Were Killed Authori
ties Forced to Cremate Many Bod
iesResidence Section De
stroyed. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
The situation in Kingston seems im
proving. Order has been reestablished,
and the work of burying the dead and
caring for the injured is progressing
on an organized basis. The work of
sending relief to the stricken city Is
proceeding with energy. Kingston is
receiving supplies from the Island of
Jamaica itself, American warships
have put ashore all the food stuffs and
medical supplies they could spare and
In addition relief Is being hurried from
all outside points. The Senate Friday
passed a bill authorizing relief and
the people of Trinidad have sent a
first Installment of relief. His H. M.'
S. Indefatigable is en route with pro
visions, clothing and other supplies;
the French government has started a
cruiser with supplies from Martinique
and the Mansion House fund in Lon
don is rapidly growing and the British
authorities are preparing relief on a
large scale, and in addition various
steamers are either on the way or
starting with food, clothing and med
icines. The report that a tidal wave
devastated the southern shore of Ja
maica is not confirmed at a late hour
Friday night. Cable communication
has been partially restored, but even
so messages are coming through very
slowly. The total estimates of the
dead remain about 1,000. Great relief
has been afforded to all those who have
American friends in Jamaica by the
statement of the cable company at
Kingston that up to 7 o'clock Thurs
day evening, no Americans had been
reported killed and none seriously in
jured. The list of victims is growing
and the names of no less than forty
persons more or less prominent In the
Jamaican capital are already given out
as dead. About 20 well known men
are either injured or missing. The
reports do not mention any further
earthquake. The fires are all out.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The State
Department today was furnished with
copies of the cable reports received by
the Western Union from its Havana
manager regarding the Kingston
earthquake. One report said that the
latest information was- no Americans
had been killed or seriously injured
up to 7 o'clock Thursday, January 17.
The report further states that it Is
estimated the number of dead will
reach 1,000. The messages were ad
dressed to President Clowry of the
Western Union, and are as follows:
The cableship Henry Holmes left
St. Thomas for Jamaica with opera
tors and Instruments, also medical
supplies. It is impossible to touch the
charred remains found and the bad
state of decomposition necessitated
cremating some of them. It Is esti
mated the dead number one thousand,
mostly negroes. The residential sec
tlor is totally destroyed. No build
ings escaped without damage. Gov
ernor Swettenham is gradually reliev
ing the congestion, ordering the peO
pie Into the country, where the water
supply Is sufficient to meet all needs,
and preventing the outbreak of con
tagious diseases which generally follow
such disasters.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Jan. 18. Tho
steamer Thomas Brooks arrived here
from Kingston with seventeen refu
gees who In telling of the earthquake
confirm the reported destruction of the
principal buildings. Pilots dare not
enter Kingston harbor, owing to th
changes in the channel of the bay.
Twenty-five square blocks of the city
were destroyed by fire. The MachaJo
cigar factory crumbled and 110 work
men were killed. Every building with
in a radius of ten miles was injured.
The waterworks were destroyed. The
electric power house was destroyed and
many persons were killed by coming
in contact with live wires. Along the
waterfront are cracks in the earth six
Inches wide. Only four doctors wer
on the island at the time of the earth
quake. KINGSTON, Thursday, Jan. 17. Th
streets of this city are now picketed
by American guards. Admiral Evans,
at the request of the British authori
ties, landed a force of marines from
the battleships Missouri and Indiana. .
Six hundred bodies have been re
covered and more are being constant
ly found. Dynamite is being employed
in clearing away the debris of the
shattered buildings.
LEAD PIPE CINCH.
New Burg Causes Alarm by Eating
Up Lead Pipes.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. Electrical en
gineers and fire underwriters interest
ed in the Union Stock Tarda have
become alarmed over the advent of
unidentified larvae swamring certain
sections of the packing plants and in
sisting on feeding upon the lead pipe
Insulation of electric wires. These
brown, hairy little wigglers, each flve
eignths of an inch long, are moving
through the "hoofhouse" at the yards,
gnawing Irregular patches of lead, of
ten cutting through the cloth and
rubber insulation and short circuiting"
the electric current. Holes an Inch
long and half an inch wide have been
cut through the lead pipe.
"The lead pipe cinch bug" is the
name given the creature by Director
Fred J. V. Skiff of the Field Colum
bian Museum, in whose entomological
laboratory this little lead eater is un
der observation.
It is under the "hoof houses in the
yards that the little creatures have
appeared in millions. These houses
are for t'he storage of hoofs that are
under way in the processes toward
glue manufacture. In the houses the
floors are of wood, three or four inches
thick. Yet this hairy little worm has
honeycombed them in its search for
lead pipe.
HOMELESS AT ST. LOUIS.
Floods Drive Hundreds from Shelter
and Grow Worse Hourly.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 18. The
flood situation at Louisville and
throughout eastern Kentucky grows
more threatening every hour. Five
hundred families are homeless. The
river Is still rising.
FINLEY FUEL FAMINE.
Not a Single Pound of Coal is For
Sale There.
FINLEY, N. D., Jan. 18. Not a
pound of coal Is for sale In Finley. The
people have made a united appeal to
the Great Northern for relief. No lo
cal freight trains have passed here
since December 21.
FREED BY JURY.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. Knute Ole
Knudsen, a wealthy contractor, was
today acquitted of the charge of mur
dering his wife.
STILL CHAMPION.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. Abe At
tel knocked out Harry Baker in the
eighth ' round tonight, retaining the
feather-weight championship.