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PUBLISHES FULL A8S0CIATID PRC AT , 0 firtett COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA NO. 232. VOLUME LXIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1907 PRICE CENTS FIVE SURVEYOR DALY KILLED BY FALL Lies for Two Hours at Foot of Stairs Before He is Discovered. RAMBLING IN STRANGE PLACE Surveyor-General of Oregon Wit to Have Been Released by Government Senator Fulton Had Recommended C. W. Weitgate lor the Position. PORTLAND, Oct. 4.-John D. Daly. United State surveyor-general for Oregon, was killed at 1 :30 o'clock thU morning by falling down a flight of tain at the Park-street entrance, to the Sclllngllinieh building 'The body w found by 1. Walton, chef at the Hotel Oregon, at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Daly leaves a mm and daughter. How Duly on mo to be rambling through the hall of the building at that hour is not known, as be wus not occu pying rooms there. Mrs. I'. Walton beard him walking in the tin 1 1, and later heard him stumble and fall. She says the body made a terrible noie going down the stairs. When her husband re turned him, two hours later, she had lil m investigate to s what hud canned the racket, for, while Mrs. Walton hnd heard Daly lu the hall and heard the sioie, lm was too frightened to look out. 1 The surveyor-general evidently dis covered he Was kt in the building, and was killed in trying to find his way out. Being nearnighted and not seeing the stairway clearly, bo pitched forward. In fulling Daly wiml one of the pots in the bun iter rail protecting the top of the staircase, and he pulled this out as lie lurched forward. Daly was precipi tated on hi bead on the eighth step from the top, alter which he turned a omcrault and fell in a bruised and bleeding heap 20 steps farther down. The fall was, in all, 28 steps, the sail being particularly steep, an angle of about 00 degrees. , President Roosevelt appointed Daly fiirveyor-gencral. sueccediiijr Meldrum. more than four years ago, Daly's term Slaving expired several months ago. Sen ator Charles W. Fulton requested the eiegaiion iimh lie ntivc me miming ui Meldrum's successor, and, this being grunted, Fulton recommended Duly. Since his term expired Daly had been endeavoring to be reappointed. There was considerable opposition to his re tention. Monday Senator Fulton telegraphed Daly from Uaker City that Senator Bourne had notified him the department insisted on a change, and that a recom mendation other than Daly must be made. Up to the receipt of the telegram, Daly had expected to continue in office, and ho confident was he that the delega tion would stand that Sunday ho in formed Mr. Sncldcr, son of his former landlady, that he had heard from Wash ington and that ho had been reappointed. This statement of Daly together with his wandering in the Solling-IIirsch building at the time of his death, indi cates that bis mind may have been affected. . : . ,. ... ' , , , For some, time -past Daly had been -worrying over his troubles and ill health, the troublos consisting of his efforts to be re-appolnted., When he re ceived Senator Fulton's message it came as a hard blow and he wired back: "Very well, Charlie, it will be my turn next." i ' . After notifying Daly that he would not be retained, . Senator Fulton recom mended the appointment of C W. West gate, chairman of the Republican state central committee, who recently moved to Portland from Albany. There is no opposition to Westgate's appointment and he will probably be appointed soon. poM'dly from an incendiary origin, de stroyed the Htarbuck Hour mills at Staibuck early this morning. A ware house filled with wheat was also burn ed. The lire is still smouldering. The loss Is ellmatd at about $25,000. The citizens organized a bucket brigade to save the other building. MAY INSPECT DAIRY PRODUCTS. U. ) Secreretsry Wilson Would Prohibit Sale of Goods Not Bearing Stamp. WASHINGTON, Oct.4. James Wilson secretary of agriculture, boj decided to make a recommendation to Congress, which, If adopted, will further enlarge the activities of the federal government Ifo believes that tuberculosis and ty phoid germs are spread through the shipment of dairy products, and will urge Congress to authorize a federal In spection of dairy farms, such as If made In the case of packing house under the terms of the meat inspection law. Secretary Wilson's experts, it Is claimed, have had no trouble in locating the root of disease germa on dairy farms, bnt the federal authorities are power les to handle the situation and their only hop of remedying what they be- Here to be serious menace lo the public health isy dealing with interstate shipments of dairy products. The secretary would deny to the pro ducers of dairy products the right to ship inch products in Interstate com merce tiniest they bore a federal label certifying to their purity and whole-somcness. Typhoid fever among the clerks of the IV'partiiient of Agriculture, It is stated, awakened Secretary Wilson to th enecemiity of taking some action con cernlng the sale of germ-infected milk, butter and cheese. DENES MARRIAGE C. ' Gay But Aged Senator Protests His Wife. MAE WOOD TO FRONT AGAIN FLOUR MILLS DESTROYED. WALLA WALLA, 6ct, 4. Fire, sup- Senator Piatt Says She Threatened Breach of Promise Three Years After the aDte She Was Married to Old Tom. NKW YORK, Oct. 4.-United States Senator l'lutt has made a formal denial that he ever married Mae C. Wood, who is suing him for divorce, alleging she 'married the Senator November 0, 1901. The denial was made in an applica tion in the court today by his attorneys asking for authority to examine ccrtuin papers in the case. The Senator, in his petition, asserted that she never made a claim of such a marriage until December 24, 1000, but bud tried to extort money from him. More than three years after the date on which she asserts she was married, the Senator averred,,1 she was threatening to sue him for breach of promise and re tained the law firm of Richmond, Va., to act for her. ' MAY HOLD CONFERENCE. VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 4.-In the expectation that the provincial govern ment will shortly bring to the head the conflict of authority between itself , and the federal authorities in respect to the control of fisheries in British Columbia by forcing a test case into the courts, Vancouver cannera believe a conference between themselves and the provincial executime will occur in the near, future. :' "" '"' i ' ' GIRL BOOSTER GLAD TO GEtIo'ME. WENATCHEE, Oct. 4. Fresh and rosy and delighted with her experiences, Miss Mabel Simmons, one of the Wash ingtonn girls who has been traveling through the east, helping to advertise the state, arrived home today. Except for a mild attack : of tonsilitls, Miss Simmons was none the worse for her travels. She says there is no place like Washington, after all. MEMPHIS GREETS THE PRESIDENT Southern City a Ablaze of Color and Hospitality to Distin guished Visitor. ' SOUTHERN PEOPLE GO WILD After Parade and Speech President Takes Special .Train to Alsatia, La., Where he Will Reach Camp Today for Bear Hunt. MEMPHIS, Oct. 4. President Roose velt was welcomed to Memphis today where he was the principal speaker at the second annual convention of the lakes to gulf waterways association by thousands of people, who lined the prin cipal streets through which the Presi dential parade passed and crowded the auditorium where the sessions were held Never before in the city's existence has there been such elaborate decora tions. Flags, bunting and pictures of the distinguished guest were displayed on all the principal building until the city presented the appearance of mass of color. The President was scheduled to arrive from Cairo at 1 o'clock and 10 minutes before that time, the presidential squad ron arrived In the harbor amid a screech ing of whintlet and the cheers of the people who lined the city waterfront. As soon as the steamers Mississippi and Alton wese made fast the guests were escorted to carriage and the parade to the auditorium started. The paity arrived at the convention hall at 2:30 o'clock and proceeded at once to the platform. Governor Patter son, of Tennessee, delivered an address of welcome to Mr. Roosevelt, concluding by introducing the President to the con vention. ' (President Roosevelt's special train, which left Memphis early tonight, will be run over the line of the Missouri-Pa cific-Iron Mountain system, the train to be run direct to Lake Providence, where a short stop will be made on Saturday. The train will then be run to Alsatia, La., where the cars will be sidetracked. Here horses and guides will be awaiting the .visitors and the trip to the camp will be begun immediately upon their arrival. Besides several railway official,, only a few friends accompany the President on his trip. A pilot train pre- ceeds the Presidential train over the en tire rout. HOPES TO WIN BACK HEIRESS. Assistant District Attorney of Denver Has an Hour of Explanation. DENVER, Oct. 4,-In an effort to ef fect a reconciliation with his former finance, Miss Frances Shrewsbury, a beautiful blonde, now en route to Eu rope, Ben F. Brown, assistant district attorney of Denver county, resigned bis office and i now speeding toward New York in the hope of overtaking Miss Shrewsbury 'ere she sails, some time to morrow. Brown, according to schedule, liopes to reach Nw York one hour be fore the steamer is due to sail, and in that hour he hops to recover the love of the beautiful young heiress. The estrangement which brought about this tsate of affairs, occurred two weeks ago. Mist Shrewsbury went to Wash ington on a visit. Druing her absence she left her big motor car in Mr. Brown's care. Mis Madeline McCart, of Fort Worth, Texas, about this time came to vifit friend of Brown, and the latter found St convenient to entertain Miss McCart in the auto. An accident occur red, and Miss MvCart was injured, and then Miss Shrewsbury and her mother learned of the affair. The latter straightaway insisted that the engage meat be broken. TO BUILD SKY SCRAPER. TACOMA, Oct. 4. A. P. Gillies, of Seattle, one of the principal movers in the construction of the 24-story Imperial Hotel, combined office and warehouse building, baa been here today securing signature of property owners giving consent to the changes on Cliff avenue and Pacific avenue made necessary by the prospective ttructure. Mr. Gillies wants franchises to build viaducts over these streets, as the plans for the struc ture contemplate a building that reaches from C tre crvs Cliff avenue, Pacific avenue and to the edge of the Half Moon yard of te Northern Pacific. The council is anxious to grant the franchises desired, but asks that the matter be ap proved by property owners. Mr. Gillies soys he is ready to file a bond of $1,000,- 000 with the city as a surety for carry ing out hi contract providing the fran chises are granted. CLOSE SHAVE WITH DEATH. - GRAND FORKS, B. C, Oct. 4. Nor man AddUon, a driver on one of the slag engines fit the Granby smelter, narrow ly escaped death by an accident a couple of days ago when his loepmotive became derailed and completely turned on top of him. Addison escaped with only a few bruise. FORD CASE IN HANDS OF JURY Heney Makes Brilliant Finish to Big Trial of Lawyer up , for Bribery. more does not wish to go on record as banishing athletics. ; CRASH KILLS TWO. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 4. A train on the Northern Eleotrio line ran into two handcars upon which a work crew were riding, killing two Greeks and injuring live. ffoTies.' tW . z - - k fcAT B roue mikl m a mm AVA ApiEtttCATf It Hllllil V VMS, ' HL .-VI ' ' . , i . COURT AUDIENCE CHEERS HIM Declarea the Reason Ruef Was Not on Stand Was Because he Could Not be Trusted, in Answer to Enquiry Re turns a Hot Shot. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4.-The case against Tirey L. Ford, chief counsel of the United Railroads, and former at torney-general of California, accused of the bribery of former Supervisor Lon ergan, went .to the jury at C:25 o'clock tonight, 'Assistant District Attorney Heney concluded his closing argument for the prosecution in a speech of great power and effect at 5:40. He spoke for two hours, following Earl Rogers, who in a brilliant, vigorous argument closed for the defense. , Judge Lawler began reading the charge to the jury five minutes after Heney finished. Incipient applause was quelled a score of times and once when Heney flashed a stunning answer at Attorney Byington, who had interrupted him, the big crowd broke into a storm of clap ping. ' ; ; Ia the closing argument Heney said the cause of corruption in the municipal government was the want of the crimi nal element and the public sen-ice cor porations for something they were not entitled to under law. , . j "They want moneybelieved money, And how shall it be easiest made by such corporations as the United Railroads!" continued he. "AH you have to do is to change a twenty million dollar cor poration overnight into ninety million, and if you take enough from the cars to pay interest at 4 or S per cent a year upon your ninety millions you will1 find bankers willing to buy your bonds and stocks, and who thereafter deplore and denounce men who from a sense of pub Ho duty demand that this sort of thing shall stop because, say these bankers, they are hurting business. "They are hurting your own, yes; and when a surgeon applies the knife 'and removes the cancer the patient says, that hurts, can't you give me an opiate f I can't stand the pain." Heney declared the reason Ruef was not placed on the stand was "Because we do not trust him." iAttoruey Byington asked what the prosecution was keeping Ruef for if he did not trust him. Heney replied: "That's our business.' Byington then cmoplained that the defense had no chance to talk to Ruef, that the prosecution's guards were al ways within hearing distance. "That's a fact," shouted Heney, "We wanted to hear what you would say to him. Wte wanted to see how much you would offer him, we" a demonstra tion of applause followed, that, called forth the ire of the court. DIES FROM HIS INJURIES. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Fred E. Dennison of 143 Page street, who was) Injured at Market and Beale streets on Monday night in a street car accident, died yesterday morning at the Central Emergency Hospital and his body was removed to the Morgue, ANSWERS LIBEL SUIT. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4J. R. Blanchard, the witness at the trial of Eugene E. Schmitz, who accused former Commissioner of Public Works Maes- tretti of accepting $400 from him, ha filed an answer to the suit for $20,000 for alleged libel brought by Maestretti, which Blanchard declarea he told Frusta J. Heney he had paid the plaintiff $400 in order to get a claim, through the board of works after it had been "held up," but denies he said he gave Maes tretti $400 as commission to pass cer tain claims for work done on the streets. Blanchard reiterates that all the state ment he made are true and that he said the plaintiff was the only man who had "held him up" , ' PRIZE WINNING TURNIP. "J MONTESANO, Oct. 4. A. H. King, a Sat sop rancher, claims to be the cham pion turnip raiser of this county. He exhibited in town today a large turnip which without the top, averaged 28 pounds. ' Mr. King has a large patch of these turnips and he says there is not one that will weight less than 10 pounds. He will exhibit it at the Hoquiara fair, ''. . I! HAS NARROW ESCAPE President Suspends License of River Steamer. LEAVES LARGE SUM. If the German Crown Prince really wants the great American meal, let his chef fix up one of our "quick-lunch" co unters." " .) The Crown Prince of Germany has s ent his chef over here tb discover the American method of cooking. News Item. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4. The will of Miss Anna T. Jeanes, who . was born a Quakeress, and died a Buddhist at the Friend's Hospital here lost week, has astonished all who knew her quite as much as did her spontaneous gift of $1,000,000 to Booker T. Washington for the Tuskogee Institute. This remark able woman, who wrote a book on Budd hism and who leaves bequests of $5,- 000,000 has bequeathed $3,000,000 to Swarthmore- College, in Swarthmore, Pa, on the ironclad condition that the col lege refrain from partaking in all sports or athletics. Joseph Wharton, the millionaire presi dent of the college, has called a meeting of the board o trustees to consider the gift. . He said tonight that in all prob ability it would be declined aa Swarth- CLAIM SERIOUS MISCONDUCT Boat Carrying Pittsburg Delegation on he Mississippi Water Trip Almost Causes Serious Accident to President's and Other Steamers. EVANSVILLE, Oct. 4. United States Inspector of Hulls Williams for this port has received a telegram signed by President Roosevelt, directing that the license for the steamer Hartwig, carry ing the Pittsburg delegation in the pres ent river trip, be immediately, suspended for 90 days. The President charges mis conduct of a serious nature that might have caused an accident to the Presi dent's boat as well as to others. ' ' MURDERER REPRIEVED. SPOKANE, Oct. 4.-James Dalton, sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Officer Henry Stolk, was granted a reprieve of 60 days by Governor Mead on the plea that his bast appeal for clem ency could not be perfected before the date set for the execution. 1 ' HALSEY VERY ILL. 4 - SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4. The jury impannelled in' the trial of Theodore V. Halsey, indicted for bribery, has been discharged, on the showing that the de fendant is in a serious physical condi tion, having Undergone a second opera tion this week, which may prove fatal. TILLAMOOK HERALD SOLD. TILLAMOOK, Or., Oct. 4. The Tilla mook Herald has changed hands, Charles A. Dolan and J. L. Murphy purchasing the newspaper from Rollie W. Watson. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES. At San Francisco Portland 5, Oak land 3. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 1. - J l ...