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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1907)
a. r Irlanim gjlllii $mm. FUIUSHCS FULL AISOCIATCD 9 HEPORT ""' llO-IgLW-iaW-aj Vfc T.. eaVniTUr UAINIUA rin h y..... &S'$&iiJjL ' COLUMBIA , , , sa NO. 196. VOLUME LXIII, ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1907. ARRIVES AT NOON St. Nicholas Down From Nusbagak. HAS PROSPEROUS TRIP 30,000 Cases Result of Season Pack for Columbia River , Packing As. ;. COMPANY MAKES GOOD RECORD Alaska Pck li Already Sold Portland ' Alaska Fishermen Dlsposs of Thai! ,Product at is, Subject to Opening Pric of Alaska Packtr Association Breasting the swell it the mouth of th river graceful! and throwing tb pray from off her bow in ur pleasure t being bom again, th St, Nicholas, Captain Antonsen, crord to at I2i30 jesterdav. 18 davt from Nu.hu rak. Alaska. And In kreplitg with the happy wy the hip came Into too hrlor were tli anirlta of tb Hum aboard of hen all Mere In fine condition and all were glad to net bom ugaln. From th report of tin officer and crew of tli men the trip down muat have been one conllnu oua holiday excursion, in tb bold of lb St. Nicholas titer l lion to 30,000 rat of salmon belonging to the Columbia River Packing Aaao elation. Thla represents tha summer's work of tin company and i a remark hit showing for the ixnixon which U re ported to have been the wort that an; of the veteran in the business have ex perienced. But although the season baa twn poor, the Columbia Packer man aged to get the beat from It. Their loatt, of which there were St. were rated the highest and boated their competi tor by 3000 flab per boat. In all the long summer's work there was nouung to mar the pleasure of what wa almost an outing except the death of one of the fishermen, Sam Turota, one of the beat fishermen fa the company i einpioy. in all other respect ilie work went smoothly; there wan no words between officers and men And the returning crew have the hlglieat praise for the official of the company and the 'ifflclnla have tlio same word of praise lr regard tp the men. ; j ., , The Columbia River Packer' product it already Hold in rurlots to the dls trlbutlng centers all over the United Suites. The juice Is $1,05 against tbs opening price of the Alaka Packers' Association of Ban Francisco. TIio fort la lid- A lank a, packers'" Association has alreajy gold, its pack subject to the tame understanding but if the price should go .iiuov jpi.03 the .Portland firm does not get the advantage of the margin, but if it drops below they will be above the nmrwn in Having disponed 0f their stock nc tlio price us quoted. I airWI Mini IiiUkli ai.ltli 'II,. 3 Nicholas from the time she left bore, April 10, until the time she dropped anchor In the harbor yesterday after noon. Iho trip up to Unimack Pas vas nmdo in 11 days, that is the record and the ofllcers of the ships lire readv to back It up. Superintendent Holland lias made the trip for 17 years, three limes with the present company, and ays that it lias been the best and the quickest mac ne has ever experienced, "The entire trip down whs fine" said Mr. Holland yesterday. "When we first left Nushagok the weather was' thick and we proceeded cautiously. We were with the John Currier the day she was wrecked but the weather was so thick we could not aee anything over her. We dropped our lend t that point and find ing 25 fathoms of water went about on the other tack 'and suppose that the purrjer continued on her course and went "The weather was so thick In com ing , through Unlnink Tan that we caught but just one glimpse of the bf aoh. Bub on getting further south the weather cleared and the trip was very enjoyable. We sailed down with all sails set and only In reaching the region or tne Columbia River did we strike thick weather airaln. Osntaln Aiiatonaen was obliged to layoff Wlllapa I'sy last nignt on account of the fog," Captain Antonsen also said that be had the best kind of a trip down. "We had a fin trip down 'and all the men arrived in irood shape. The sblu mad a qiiltls passage and of course I am glad we ilia not nave the same lurk the ohn Currier." (hi board tlie returned vessel were 00 white people, pasMingert and crew, and 102 Cliliic and Jananeae. With all this colony of humanity there was no icuness ana in. nikington quickly pasw-a int vessel through quarantine. One of the returnlnv members of the company wuo is looking well la the In side bo, Tbomas Wooten. The ship was reported to be coming up the har bor and Mr. 8. KImore. one of the oflluers of the company, went down on tha Jock to waiva her drop anchor, By love," said Mr. Elmore, as the "blp was well down the bay, "If there ..Hi, join nooMint wiimKers jrm a farmer. I can tell that glint a long war on, tie was correct in bis trdl. Hon, for when Mr. Wooten tame ahore he was adorned with the bet beard on (he ship .and there were many good ones, too. lie is looking line and Is everal pounds heavier than when lie ieii Mr. If, Johnson, bookkeener for the company lm bears out the other men's i airmrnt lor a prosperous voyage and from all reiwrts it la to be eontrued that the St. Nicholas and the company a men sue Drought down the pack for had a most prosperous summer even If i ne run of Dh was light. The bt. Mchohs will dlchrM earra , w a next wees, WILLING WITNESSES In Portland Bank Failure Inquiry. GRAVE FOR OFFICIALS mure m now an interim Junior whit the tet,has made no provision for prosecutions of this character. Notwlth landing the opinion of these attorneys, however, Mr. Manning I proceeding with "his Investigation and if he obtain, the necessary evidence, will return his indictments and leave the auestion of law to the courts. According to an official, two informa tions have already been signed, but Mr. Manning neither confirms nor denies the reKtft When the dUtrlet attorney decided to Ut in the case and notified bis office, Deputy District Attorneys prepared com plaints yesterday and drafted warrants for the bank officials. On Mr. Manning's arrival In Portland, however, he conclud ed that the better policy was to sit as a grand jury and proceed along those line, as It would expedite matters' and start the wheels working faster than if proceedings were brought In the munici pal court. ' . Depositors Swear That Money was Accepted After Condi tion Was Known. MOOR GIVES OWN MONEY But E. E. lytic Is Not to Free With Collateral to Insure Depositors Their Money Minnktg Will Issue Indict ments When he Secure Evidence. HOLD A CONFERENCE. Lr3IXOTOV. Kr.. AumiM, 21-Sm retary Garfield, who was telegraphed for by Secretary Taft, arrived from St Louis late last night. No statement is obtainable on matters dicusseL NOW ON THE RANGE Military Part of Country at Rifle Contests. SEA GIRT THE NEXT PLACE One of the Most Popular Rangea in tne country Will be the Scene of Num berless Contests Society Event For l OS MSI, WA.SJUX(iTON Anirilt 2.1-After ihe N'ationol Rifle) MaU-hes and those of th XafionaLRiflo Association, which will be shot at Camp Perry, Ohio, tho attention of the rifle world will lie turned towanl Sea (iirt. New Jersey, where the matches r the Jsew Jersey Slate Rifle Associa tion will bo aliot from September 2nd to 7th inclusive. Probably a maioritv ....... . ... . o! me reams from Camp Perry, certain ly a large mimlier, will proceed to Sen (Iirt for thee matches. j1 " -. i frica (Iirt lins long been famous for its rille matches and possesses one of the lient ranges In the country. The nrln- elpal match will lie that for the Dryden 1 rophy, presented by former ' Senntor Dryden of that State, ontr of the band someH trophies In the country.' It is open to the same teams aa are eligible for tho National Mutch, exceot that the teams shall be composed of eight in stead of twelve men. The distances are 200. 000 and 1000 yards. The Drvdcn trophy carries with it $150 In cash with iw to the necond team and $50 to the third team. there are also the Interstate Revl mental team match .open to battalions and separate organizations of the United States service and to the regiment of the National vGuard. This is a PORTLAND, August 23. Two score or more people are being examined by District Attorney John Manning, sitting as a grand jury, looking for evidence to uceriain wneiner the Oregon Trust & Saving Rank accepted deposit when ne omciais anew me uanK was insol vent. . If sufficient evidence can be nth erivl an Indictment will be returned without unnecessary delay and the offic ials prosecuted criminally. From testimony received from wit. neaes this morning the defunct bank must nave taken in many thousand dol la re Tuesday afternoon, a few hours be fore the institution suspended. The point to be determined is whether the official, at the time this monev was taken over the counter, knew that the bank was on the verge of destruction. N'one of the bank officials will he sent for by the District Attorney, although i resilient waiter H. Moore telephoned Mr. Manning this morning that he wanted to see him. In an interview yesterday with Mr. Moore he said he was wil'limr to din into his private funds to assUt the de positors in getting dollar for dollar. K. K. Lrtle. one of the director, how ever, has no Intention of joining Presi- ucnt .Moore In such relief, according to a statement made by the director this morning. Opinion Is divided nmonir biwver as to whether there is at oresent anv law by which the District Attorney can take action' against the bank. Many lawyers contend that when the leiiisbiture nassed the sUte banking law last winter it re voked the former statutes on the sub ject, and, since the state bankimr law doee not take effect; until next year, PLAYS BASEBALL WITH JAPS. American Jackies Visit and Patronixe - Mikado's Men. WASHINGTON, August 23.-After six day at Yokohama the faet division of the Pacific fleet of warshios. the Penn yivama, tne Wet Virginia, the Mary i .x 1 il ... wno ana me unorado. Kear-AJmiral Dayton commanding, left that Dort to I day, under orders to proceed to the west coast or the United State via Honolulu, at which port, it anticipated, the res seis win remain ten or fifteen Javs. The stay of the fleet in Janan ss wimout any untoward incident of any character, as was the case upon the previous vialt of the vesxel to Jaosnese ports two months aim. The men given the usual' shore leave, devoting wir lime to sightseeing in Yokohama and Tokio. There were baseball contests with Japanese college teams and the naiernuation was complete. it was announced at the navy denart. r f nieni tnat the necessary repairs on the armored cruisers Tennessee and Wash ington, now at Hampton RoaJa and Vew port, respectively, will he Mmnli.ij Kr September 28. and immediately after iron oate tney win proceed to the Pacific. These details are the most recent J velopmenta of the chance of naval nol. , - i icy, the mot significant feature nf which have been the President's desire to send the Atlantic fleet of 16 battle ships to the Pacific. WORSE FOR GLASS PAYS FOR HIS IMPUDENCE. SAN FRANCISCO, August 23. E. J. Zimmer, vice-president of the Pacific States Telephone Co, was today sentenced to three months' imprisonment for re fusal to testify in the G!as case. OFFICERS KILL EACH OTHER. GREENSBORO. N. C. Auiriist 23. Deputy Revenue Collector Hendrix. with s noe from Raleigh, and Demitv Mar- siwJl Henry nd posse from Durham while hunting a moonshiner's still last night each mistook the other for moon shiners and both sides fired. Deputy Gordon was mortally wounded. 1 Deputy Hendrix and two possemen were serious ly injured. v new match, the trophy for which wan nre ..." - r scnted by Hon. Frank O. Brlmrs, II. S, Senator from New Jersey, and carries with it a number of cash prizes. There will alsn 1,A fha Mimnonv ian.n nt.l. Company tronhv match. PnlnmKin trophy match, Carbine team match, Vet eran Organization team match, Gould rapid (Ire team match, Individual rapid flr match, All-Comer Military match, i wye match, General E. P. Meanv match, New Jersey State Rifle Associa- (Continued on Page 8.) Hcncy is Gradually Wear int the Mesiies. ' mmmmmmm ELIMINAriON PROCESS Showing That Other Officers o Company Did Not Know How to Bribe. STICE IS A GOOD WITNESS Said That he Came West a th Com Pny Wsa Rotten Employe Went oyer Superior Regardless of Sank flckenwll Made Other Investigations. SAN FRANCISCO. August 23. Alfred i. stice, formerly an official of the Pa cific State Telephone & Telegraph Com pany strengthened the prosecution elimination process by giving testimony to the effect that President Scott at the time Hulsey is said to have bribed the supervisor, naa not yet gained a prac tk-al knowledge of the teleobone bus! ne. Speaking of Pickernell'i coming o ban fYancisco. Stiee said the condi tion of the company at that time was rotten. For one thing." he said. "It was the rule of employe even to go over their direct uperiors." .- Mire said be knew this because he drew up an organisation chart which in dicated diagramaticallv the official rank of the system. Delmas drew from Stic that Picker- nell was to have met Scott and Stice ai Portland but not do so because detained in Salt Lake. Heney considered thia as an inference that Pickernell was detain ed in the Utah City to attempt to bribe officials there a there was great oppo sition to the Home Company in that place also. N To offset this he asked Stice what Pickernell was doing in Salt Lake. once said ne was looking into the on position situation. Asked if Glass told him so. Stice said that he micht have When asked if Glas told him Pickernell was in- Salt Lake for bribing officials Mice said, "Ao, Glass did not tell me PRICE FIVE CENTS MANNING TO THE RESCUED United States Sends Swift Cotter t pick Up Currier's Survivor. Word ws received here lat night at the custom house and also at ttu, m of the Alaska Fishermen' Packing Conj- pany mat tne United State government revenue cutter Manning will be sent to Nelson' Lagoon to rescue tha mMnn and crew of the ahfnwrerkeii wuji .Tnhn Currier, which was wrecked n Ai,m,.t o The infonnation came from Washington anu me Manning is supposed to be at Valdc. Alaoka, and while the nfftam r th company here sustaining the loss do uoi koov wnere the Manning will bring the crew, yet they are of tha onlnfon that b will put In at Seattle. The John Currier, which was wrecked August 0, had 240 oerson aboard, ahmit half of which were Chinamen and Jap anese. They are in ili-provised huts on a bleak part .of the Alaskan coast and nave provision enough to last them un til September 1. The new that tha government I to act d promptly i gratification to the officer of the com pany here and also to the relative and friend ot the castaways, many of whom are residents of Astoria. HILLS CHINAMAN FOR MONET. REDDING, CaL. August 23. Dan Ar. thur, a half-breed, wanted for the der of a Chinaman named Ah Ghwong. in Hawkins Bar. Trinity county, escap ed Sunday when officers put in their appearance. Arthur got a boat and went down to Trinity River. He i believed to be In Humboldt County. Arthur' vic tim was a cook on the ill-fated Jeanette. lost in the Arctie Ocean, and was one of the few rescued. Since then he has been mining in Trinity. Arthur killed Ah Chong for money. SAILS SPREAD; FOUR KILLED. BEJUXGHAM. Auenat 21 Th. Blocton accommodation train of the Bir mingham Mineral Railroad was wrecked by the 'spreading of the rails between Adger and Johns today. Four were kill ed and eight to ten injured. 10NEY FOR STRIKERS inance Committee Will Have to Furnish Funds. that, and true." I do not know that it is CHICAGO & ALTON BOUGHT. The Railroads I guess there's nothing to do but to take it, The doctor says it's for the good of my system but it's the bitterest pill I've had to swallow yet. Subject to Conditions of Standard Oil Fine For Rebates. ' NBW YORK. August 23. The Toledo. ot. .Louis A. Western Rnilrna.l h fta Hi iiuired control of the Chicacro 4 Alton. accoramg to an announcement made to any. 1 lie acquisition is subject to con ditrons which will not be made public tor a fortnight. While negotiations are closed the change of ownership will not take place unm tne purchasers are definitely assur ed the government did not intend to fine me Alton U.000,000 in connection with the Standard Oil rebates. RUSH HOME AGAIN. Globe Trotters Anxious to Return to the United States. LOXiDON, August 23.-The usual end- of -the summer rush to secure berths on steamers bound for the United States is in full blast. It is estimated that SO,- 000 Americans arrived in May; June and July. Now all want to return within month or six weeks. The steamship offices are daily besieged, but the only Sresent hope of saloon passengers not holding return tickets is that some hold ers will prolong their stay and transfer their berths. All flrst-class accommoda tions have been booked until the end of September, and the second-class accom modation is nearly as. full. REAL TEST NOW BEGINS Western Union Will Not Take Back Old Employes But Will Retain Those Who Filled Their Positions Strikers Are of the Opinion They Are Winning. NEW YORK, August 23 The striking telegraphers, who are without funds msv now apply tythe union's finance com mittee for relief, according to an an nouncement of Deputy President Thomas. Superintendent Brooks of the Western Union Said the men employed to fill vacancies caused by the strike will he retained and none of the old operators whose places have been filled will be allowed to return. PORTLAND, August 23. There was nothing in the countenances of the littla group of telegraph operators rathere.1 in the strike headquarters at the Esmond Hotel today that would indicate discour agement over the situation. ' They dis- cussed with earnestness various phases or the progress of the strike. They say: "We have the wires tied up all over the country in spite of reports to the con trary. . Why, if a man nuts a message on the wire, say, at Chicago for a coast point it is more than likely to sm im iuto the air before fairly getting under way. He has no way to find out whether it got started, even, or not. "We have daily reports from the chief officers in the east and letters in every mail and can say that Portland seema to have a better service today than any place in the country, and you know what we have here. The latest we have from Chicagois the ditspatch received this evening stating that out of the 1700 operators in that city we have not loaf. a man through desertion." ', A! J. his matter of having messages inter rupted was verified at the offices of t.h companies, one manager saying that the iiuernipuons were of such a character as to disprove the claim of the strikers that the strike is bein? conducted in a clean manner. He said that some of tb (Continued on Pag 8.) 11 7 ,i