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UOVIRS TMeT MORNING FIMLO ON THI LOWI OOLUM0IA
NO 159. VOLUME LXIII,
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 13. 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENT
SHOOTING
COMMENCED
Several Vessels are Thco
rctlcally Sunk
GOVERNOR VISITS FOR
Batteries Clark and Mlshler
Make Attack Upon Ene
my's Yessls
WILL BE CONTINUED TO-DAY
Simulated Hostilities Began Yesterday
t the Forts and Will be Continued
Until Tomorrow Wight Nothing Much
Occurring at Seaside at Yet Hotea.
The war U on and the emell of powder
la la tha air.
Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock tb
period of elmulaled hostilities began and
tha balance of tha dar wee one of
tunaloit " """"
Whrn tha Atorlau' war eorrepond
eul irm lird Fort Steven al tha opening
of hostilities ha found all ramp ready
for tba fray. Wuila no excitement waa
abown still It could be awn that tha
boy were keyed up fur anything that
may ba coma. A feeling of confidence
pervaded everywhere. Evaryona waa at
aa and there was no alga of Impending
, action,
At 11 o'clock Governor Chamberlain
arrived and tha regular aaluta waa fired
by a suuad composed of Privates Leabo,
La Frond and Becker, .with Private
Bailey In charge. The aaluta waa fired,
at Battery Smurr with 13-pound rapid
lira gun.
At llilO a. in., while the Governor
waa Inspecting tha camp, tba first call
to arm waa sounded and immediately
there was a scampering from all parts
of tha camp. Tba men were caught un
aware and answered the coll from
wherever they happened to be. Lieut,
Cnnfleld, range officer of llattery Mish
it' r, wa resting on his cot while Lieut.
Hunter, ivserve range officer, waa read
ing. The reading and rest were Inter
rupted abruptly. Cnptaln Willi waa in
the station and In a wonderfully short
space of tlmo nil hands were at their
posts. Soon the range was found and
given to the battery officer, Lieut. Cm
Ion, and the order to commence firing
was given through a megnphono. Then
the order was received at the station to
fire as many rounds as necessary. "Fire
at will'1 win ordered, then "Fire as rap
idly os possible." After the first shot
an interval of 22 seconds occurred be
fore the second shot. Then 20 seconds
to the third and it was kept up at about
the same ratio until the order to cease
fli'lnjj.
In nil about six shots were fired at a
range of 3319 yards and 18 pounds of
powder were used. .
The target waa the atcamship Colum
bia in ifrom San Francisco and theoreti
cally she was sunk with all on board.
Things had barely quieted down when
the second call wag sounded at 11:30
for a sailing boat coming.
In this attack Battery Clark, the mor
tar battery, onmo Into notion. Two mor
tars were used, one operated by regu
lar! and the other by the Guardsmen.
A few shots soon sent the Imaginary foe
to the bottom and dummy firing in
dulged In,
During these attacks the infantry
were marched outside the camp and
rested on their arms awaiting orders for
support work'.
In preparation for lost night's work
the "detail for the searchlight moved
their quarter from Camp Murrey to the
engines!1' departments.
The submarine mine have been theo
etleslly kid and tha submarine com
pany he lll'le to do. During the after
noon attacks vr made by both bat
teries ou several vessels entering the
harbor with the usual results.
llattery MWMer i in command of
('apt. Willi, with Capt Williams of
Eugene, as reserve commander. Lieut
t'ulli-n la Iwltcry officer, with Lieut.
Hunt' of Kugene as reserve officer and
Lieut. Scbumaker of Dakar City at re
Lieut. 8.h maker of Dakar City as re
serve rang officer. ' '""
At Seaside nothing waa done after
drill yesterday morning. It was report
ed that there were no com mien toned off!
cere In camp, they having gone to Fort
Steven to wltnesa the maneuvers at
that Fort. Press parade waa not called
until 7:20 on account of waiting for
the return of the officers. During the
afternoon the men were at liberty and a
baseball game waa played at the ball
ground la Seaside between Companies
L of Pendleton and 0 of Albany which
resulted in a victory for Company L, by
a score of 9 to 0. '
After the ball game tha Third Regl
ment band of Portland rendered aome
excellent musio at the depot and In
(titer pert of tba cltv.
It la uncertain whether the troops
st Seaside will attack Fort Steven.
If transportation to Warrenton can be
secured an attack will probabjy be made
from that point. If transportation I
nt secured no attack will be made as
the march from Seaside to Fort Star
ens and return la too long to make in
one day so tint part of tha manevuera
will be abandoned.
ROTES,
Kodaks were not allowed la tba for
tification yesterday, fwversl being tak
en to headquarter and afterward re
turned to the owners. Kodaking and
sketching cannot be allowed, being vlo
latinn of War Department regulation.
The Third Regiment band gave a ball
at the pavilion at Seaside last night
which was an enjoyable alTalr.
Many delegate to the Oregon State
Pharmaceutical Association convention,
at Seaside, were among the visitors at
Fort Stevens yesterday.
ATTEMPTED HOLD UP
Effort to Hold Up Train Frus
trated by Engineer.
aUTOMOBILE IN THE CHASE
After Being Stopped And Tha Train
Boarded, The Engineer Pulls The
Throttle And Carries Tha Supriaed
Negro Hold Ups Into Freight Yard
NHW YORK, July 12 -A daring at-
tempt to hold up and rob a freight train
on the Itnnsytvan!a Rood at Railway,
V. J yesterday was frustrated by En
gineer Wm. P. Lawrence, lite would-be
robbers, four negroes, were captured af
ter an automobile chase. The freight
train was approaching Rahway, when
the engineer saw" a signal to stop. When
he did so, ho was surprised to see four
negroes jump from behind a clump of
bushes and climb on board, " One of
the men .boarded the engine while the
other three got on the train, The ne
gro on the engine ordered 41m t one car
be uncoupled ifrom the train and left
behind to be ransacked by them. Ho
threatened that there would be trouble
If the order was not complied with.
Realising that a fast express train
would be along in a few minutes, the
engineer grasped the throttlo and set
the train going at full speed, while the
ncgroe looked on in amazement. Twice
the men endeavored to jump from the
train, but fear of being dashed to death,
prevented them and they hung on until
the train reached the freight yards of
the company n't Waverly twelve miles
away. There, the men fled into the
country but some policemen who were
notified pressed an automobile into ser
vice and the negroes were soon over
taken and arrested. They gave their
name as Joo Wilson, John Johnson,
Norman Tobin and Florence Davis, all
of Philadelphia.
TCST m
F
Borah Completes Cross
- Examination
ONE WORE WITNESS
Counsel for the State Willing to
Abide by the Instructions
of the Court
LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
Borah's Examination Waa Always Rapid
Fire But Haywood Preserved Complete
Self -Possession at Times The Replies
Camo as Quickly ai tha Question.
BOISE, July 12.Haywood, the de
fendant charged with the murder of
ex-(iovcrnor Steuneuberg, left the wit
ness chair thla afternoon, lie had bean
under examination six hours, the time
being equally divided between his own
counsel fad Senior Dorah who conduct-
ed the cross-examination. Haywood
te.Uniony on his own behalf practically
closes the side for the defense. The
one witness which will be called tomor
row rfor examination will take 19 min
utes. Counsel for the defense will then
announce their close and the state be
gin their rebuttal unless motions to
strike out certain parts of tha testimony
should be brought forward by the de-
dense. The counsel for the state an
nounce their willingnes to abide by the
instructions of the court to the jury
and will not occupy the time with argu
ment on motions to strike out. There
is no prospect that the case will be
brought to a conclusion within two
weeks. The announcement that Borah
would cross-examine Haywood brought
out an unusually urge attendance.
When Darrow, Haywood's counsel,
closed the direct examination of his
client and quietly remarked:
oa may cross-examine" the prisoner
witness turned in bis chair and faced
Dorah, bis face was pale, and jaws
were firmly set. Borah's cross-examination,
always rapid fire, was more than
usually quick today from the first to
the Inst. Haywood preserved his com
plete seW-possession and control. At
times the replies came as quickly a the
jiiestion were flung at him. Again he
would speak slowly with marked cmpa-
sis, Haywood made uo effort to deny
his knowledge of Orchard and his affairs
r his connection with Simpkins, He
was pressed closely a to the passage
of telegram relating to the engagement
of counsel to defend Orchard and ad
mitted that he knew Simpkins had re
tained the counsel but that there was
no record of any ivport from Simpkins
to the official of the Western Federa
tion. Haywood explained the draft sent
to Simpkins asking for $100 on Decem
ber 21, 1005, on the ground that Simp
kins had left money with him for safe
keeping. Ho had no acknowledgment
wept of the money and bad no heard
from Simpkin since that time. Hay
wood In many particulars confirmed Or
chard but whore Orchard, connected
Haywood or the Federation with any
crime the witness was very emphatic
and made prompt his denials.
Haywood showed no hesitation or de-
sire to conceal the fact that Orchard
hud visited him at his house or that he
on dieffrent occasions had intimate con
versation with Orchard. Throughout
Haywood rang the note of antagonism
to What he calls the capitalistic class
and his confirmed view was that with
oniy such methods as those followed by
the Western Federation -can the work
ingmnn hope to control the situation.
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DIE3 SUDDENLY.
Ceorgo T. Myers, Oregon Pioneer, Dies
of Pneumonia at Tacoma.
TACOMA, July 12.-eorge T. Myers,
an Oregon pioneer, died this morning.
Mr. Myers' death, which was sudden,
waa caused by a cold, which rapidly de
veloped into pneumonia. Deceased leave
two children, George T. Myers Jr., now
In Alaska, and Mr. Benjamin F. Stev
en, of this city,
Mr, My era was born in Pittsburg,
Pa., in 1833, Wing 70 year old last
October, He came to Oregon as a plo
near In 1839, and has been Identified
with the fishing industry of the Pacific
Kortbwest for the past half century.
Mr. Myers was the first to can salmon
on PugH Sound, building the first
cannery. He was one of the first to can
tht salmon of the Columbia River. A,
few years ago be retired, after the death-
of bis wife, but soon engaged in the
cannery business again with hi eon,
building a plant in the Alaskan waters.
In politic Mr. Myers was a Republi
can. Ha waa elected four times to the
Oregon Legislature, erving three times
in the Lower House and one term as
State Senator. Hi chief object while
in the Legislature , waa to inaugurate
laws if or the protection of the salmon,
at he was one of the first of the packer
to realize that the law had to be in
voked if the salmon industry was not to
be killed by extermination of the fish.
Mr. Myers wa a wealthy man. He
waa a member of several clubs, but of
late year w in Portland very little,
devoting his time to the Alaskan can
nery. The body will be brought to Port
land.
FAIRBANKS HAS BUSY DAY.
8EATTLP, July 12.-Vice-President
Fairbanks waa the center of attraction
at the Christian"" Endeavor convention
today. The Vice-President was busy
all day. He wa kept on the move from
morning until night. ,
St. Paul was chosen for the 1009 con
vention, Fairbanks tonight addressed a monster
crowd a tthe convention tent on the sub
ject of "Our Country."
No Satisfactory Plan for Choos
ing Successor to Schmitz
SUPERVISORS ARE CRITICIZED
District Attorney Langdon Says The
Plan Oi Tho Proposed Convention Of
45 Delegates Suggested By The Mer
chants Exchange Wont Be Accepted.
J
SAX FRAXCISCO, Cal., July 12th.
The plan formulated by the bribery !
lira ft prosecution and submitted to the ,
calling for a conversation of thirty dele- ,
gates to select a successor to Mayor
Sclimitj is meeting with opposition in '
different and various suRcestions for '
devising a better plan, ., I
The building trades council which j
was to appoint seven of the liitcen
delegate alloted to the labor organ!-
nations lust niuht declined to name any !
delegates to the proposed convention.
The legality of the proceedure sugges- .
ted bv District Attorney Lanedon to
givo the city a mayor until next Xo- 1
vember wn questioned and the plan '
attacked as a political scheme. Presi-'
lent (P. It. McCarty sencured District
Attorney Langdon and severely attack
ed the Board of Supervisors for elect
ing supervisor Charles Boxton as acting
Of the commercial organizations, who
iwere to select three Jult8ates ch, only
the real estate board has acted favor
ably. The merchant exchange has
suggested that the ropoaed convention
consist of 45 delegates IS citizens to
lie nnmed by Chief Justice Beotty, Uni
ted District Judge DeHaven and Presi
dent Benjamin Ide W'hecler, of the State
University. It also asks that the com
mittee af 43 be given power to select
BOXTON
REVEALS
Testified To-Day in Detail
in Glass Trial
TELLS OF ENTRAPMENT
Both the Direct and the Cross
Examination of Boxton was
Concluded
PROMINENT MEN ON STAND
Glass is Accused of Being Given Posi
tion in Manila With Pacific Statea
Telephone Company and Carried on
Pay Rolli at Home at Same Time.
SAX FRAXCLSCO, July 12. Mayor
Charle Boxton, the first of the city
oflkiaU to fall into a net spread by
the bribery graft prosecution, testified
today in detail in the Glass trial, the
story of hi entrapment last fall at the
home o"f one Roy ,who bought for $500
his supervisorial vote against the ordi
nance prohibiting child patronage of
skating ivtnks, only to turn him over
to .the law. He told bow Spreckels,
Heney, Langdon, Burns "and a dozen
others outside the doors" walked In on
him and confronted him with state
ments-of proof and threats of punish
ment; how they offered to let him go
free if be would "Turn up" his confed
erate and accomplices inside and out
side of the board; how he agreed and
that a written guaranty of immunity
waa drawn up and signed and placed in
Spreckels pocket
Both the direct and the cross examl
nation of Boxton was concluded today.
Other witnesses called were Homer S.
King, Bank of California, official and
director of the Pacific States Telephone
Company and Henry T. Scott and Frank
P. Drum, respectively president and di
rector of that corporation. On cross
examination of Boxton Attorney Delmas
began laying the foundation to show
that Boxton is a perjurer and therefore
his testimony against Glass in having
accepted a bribe from Halsey of the
Telephone Company is not worthy of
belief. The examination of King was
to draw from him the statement in ei-
feet that Glas was the only official of
the company who had authority to sign
checks or authorize disbursements.
D'" was questioned at length about
anting rooms in the Mills Building by
Ilal8(T "e purpose of paying
brilie money to supervisors.
Scott's examination' waa to" determine
amog other things, if, when the story
ot lM n"wry oroKe -out, uiass snipped
tmsf7 out oi ban tTancisco in disguise
10 na, gave mm a position were
with be Telephone Company of which
l,IB8S 18 tne President ana also caused
him o be carried on the pay rolls of a
i5an n"cg wupny as e, pensioner in
the 8um af 175 Per month- AU
woul' testify to was that Halsey did go
to Manila and that he (Scott) put him
th VY ""oils 'ed although
"B18ey no longer an active em-
u
As Saturday is Jewish Sabbath, when
no court can be held in Israel Synagoge,
adjournment was taken until Monday.
C0MMIT3 SUICIDE.
TILLAMOOK, Or., July 12.-WU1 Mil
ler, aged 35, a homesteader near Beaver,
committed suicide by hanging early this
morning.
sixteen new supervisors. District At
torney Langdon stated last night that
the plan as suggested by the Merchants
Exchange will not be accepted.
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Son of Welathy Cannerymaa Shoot
Himself Thronjh Bead and Heart
PORT TOWXSEXD, July 12.-Arthur
J. Sullivan, the son of a wealthy can
neryman of Washington Harbor, hot
iimself in the bead today and then
turned the gun on Violet Wade bat
missed her. The police being attracted
by the shooting, Sullivan started to run,
then changed bia mind and shot himself
again near the heart. A desperate
struggle followed and Police Officer Hei
aer disarmed the maddened youth' who
died a few minute later. ..Tba woman
waa an inmate of a dance haA recently
closed by the police. , ,
DIGNITARIES MEET,
Rooserjlt, Admiral In Friendly Dis
cussion of Wat Probabilities.
NEW YORK, Jd; J?,-Admiral V
iuitmotd, 6he Ctf the Japanese naval ex
perts today,' met for tie first tima
President Roosevelt, the man who more
than any other was responsible for tha
conclusion of peace between Russia and
Japan after the prolonged war during
which Admiral Yamamoto was the
Japanese minister of marine. In priv
ate conversation of the represent,tivea
of the two countriet.they discussed tha
war cloud which ha been hovering over
the long lasting friendship of Japan and
America, each expressed their opinion
that it waa merely a passing shadow.
ROTABLES DI5B AT TACOMA.
TACOMA. July 12.-Scretary Jame
R. Garfield, Gifford Pinchot, chief bureau
forester, and party, arrived here today.
. Luncheon was served at the Union
Club and this evening dinner was served
at the Country Club U American Lake,
The party will leave for Portland to
night YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES.
At Tacoma Tacoma 2, Butte 8 (10
innings.)
At rattle Seattle 2, Vancouver 3.
At fian FranciscoPortland 0, San
Francisco 2.
At Los Angeles Oakland 1, Los An
geles 10.
N.E.AXLOSES LABORS
A Series of Resolutions and
Principles Adopted
ADVISES ALTERED SPELLING
Endorso Efforts Being Made for Increas
ed Salaries of Teachers, Abolishment
oi Secret Societies in Schools, and for
tho Merit System fa Promotion.
LOS AXGELES. July , 12. Xational
Educational Association closed its labors
today with -the adoption of a series of
resolutions and principle among which
was one recommending that the teach
ers of America at once tener into a
systematic course of instruction with
regard to inculcating a stronger sense
of patritism and morality.
The second in importance was a reso
lution on the subject of simplified
spelling endorsing the work of the sim
plified spelling board and directing the
secretary oi the Association to adopt
the shorter style of all of the 300 se
lected words in the publications of the
Association. It carried by a vote of
209 to 22 although it is claimed that
many other than active members voted
fof the affirmative.
The resolutions further endorsed the
efforts being made to increase the sal
aries of teachers; urged the state to
provide for the education oi every
child; building up of character; abolish
ment of secret societies fraternities and
sororities in schools; and declared for
the merit system in promotion by
teachers and resolved strongly in favor
of a world peace. .