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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1907)
SIXTEEN PAGES 'IJr f lUeU8HIS FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS RIPOP' FIRST SECTION. -PAGES 1 TO S COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 0 NO. 239. VOLUME LXIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS UUIILL ULULnilLU STRIKE IS OFF "Telegraphers Give up Fight Against Determined Stand of Companies. STRUCK WITHOUT THE ORDER Telegraphers Union Fundi Are Gone and Requests For Relief From All Sldei I Urgent Locale Are to Vote on Proportion. NEW YOltK, Oct. 12.-Followlng the tit to this city of Labor Commiloncr ' tfsill, lreMiit Small of the Telegraph r' Union Ut afternoon took decisive steps to close the Telegraphers' strike. He went the following telegram to all of thi. leading cities of the country: "NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-I'romlnetit New Vorkeri have appealed to me to call the strike off. Alt elTorta at negotia tion! are cxhauted and the companies ofllciaU any they will fight to a flniah. The treasury in depleted and no more fund arc available. Requests for re lief from all tide arc heavy and urgent. The general aamtmbly cannot meet them. The strike having been ordered without the president's sanction, I recommend that the locale vote on the proportion." Charles P. Xdll. United State com missioner of labor, conferred with the oilklals of the Western Union today, making a linnl elTort to ascertain If there wa any chance to make term for the operators still out on atrike. All phases of the subject were considered but he was assured the position of the com pany would not lie changed under any circumstance Xeill'a call was on ac count of the receipt of a number of peti- tlon Mtul resolutions of couiiuon coun ) ila nuking for hi intervention. TAFT LAUDS CHINA. Praises Orientals For Their Improve ment. HONG KONG, O t. 12. Secretary of "War Taft arrived here thi morning. The weather was splendid. The United States revenue cutter MVGIellan and the gun Louts Wilmington and Calhto agisted in the greeting given to hlni. lininediately fter bin arrival he visited the Governor of the Island, Sir Matthew Nathan. A banquet given In honor of Secretary Taft by American Consul-Gcneral Wil bur was attended by many representa tive Chinee, including Wu Ting Fang, recently appointed minister to Washing ton Shaking in Chinese at the banquet, Wu Ting Fang said tliut China and America had alwaya entertained the friendliest relation His duty after ar riving in the United States would be to continue these relations, which were be ing strengthened, cemented and brought loser day by day. Secretary Taft in his address said that nil improvements that can take place in China, whether goeermnent or adminis trative, reform, development of resource of the country, the elevation of the poo pie by education, "the betterment of the dvil service, oij anything increasing the strength of the empire, cannot take place without receiving America's cordial sym pathy and support. This afternoon Secretary Taft attend ed a meeting of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. at a reception given by leading citizens. , He will dine tonight at the residence of the Governor and after a vice-regal re ception will embark at midnight for ' .Manila. FRAUD IN ENVELOPES. Postmaster-General Holds up Checks for Makers. WASinNGTON, Oct.' 12-Charges that the government has been mulcted out of large amount 'ia the contract for supplying stamped envelopes and news paper wrappers sold at the poBtofnees, liave been submitted to Attorney-General Bonaparte by Postmaster-General Meyer with a request that action be taken to recover the money, and criminal proceedings instituted, should there be ''nouch evidence to warrant such a course. The allegations are directed against tlie Hartford Manufacturing Co., of Hartford, Conn., which up to July 1 last, supplied the stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers. : The postmaster-general has suspend ed the payment of all moneys duo from his department to the company. In his statement to the attorney-general, he asserts that chemical analysis of sam ples hud disclosed that tho composition o ftbe envelope paper has been below the requirements of the contract and ac cording to the computation of I'ostoflke Ik'purlmcnt experts, the company has in the hist four years wrongfully benefited to the extent of about $425,000. One of the manufacturers who sup plied paper to the company has admit ted that his rm furnished different and cheaper material than specified In the contract and that it was so made at the Instance of the Hartford Mnufacturing Company. SHERIFF DIES IN CAR SEAT. Officer's Weapon Falls as he Stoops to Look Out Window. HALDENVILLE, Okla., Oct. 12,-Eu-gene Mooney, whose home Is In Moun tain Home, was almost instantly killed here today. In company with his cousin, J. If. Conley, deputy sheriff, he was bringing a prisoner, Bill Estes, from Al buquerque, X. M., on a charge of burg lary. En route they stopped at MoLeoJ, Okla., where lives a brother of Mooney's. When the Rock Island train on which the sheriff and the prisoner were travel ing, pulled Into Holdenville Mooney, who was sitting In the same seat with the prisoner, leaned over to look of the win dow. In doing so his revolver fell 'on the floor and was discharged, and the ball entered the base of the heart. lie sank to the floor and soon died. His gun was picked from the floor and was found to have a load In each cham ber except the one on which the hammer rented. All circumstances point to an accident FIRE ON IMMIGRANT SHIP. NEW YORK, Oct. 12. The Austrian steamer Gulla, which arrived today from Trieste, with 703 passengers, had a nar row escape from destruction by fire in mid oeenn during- a violent storm on Octolier 3. The crew fought the flames all day before they were extinguished, while the panic-stricken passengers prayed for help. COLLEGE BOYS 11 Multnomah is Outpointed by Washington. DEFEATED BY SCORE OF 10 TOO University Boys Show Supremacy From the Kickoff, Scoring . Touchdown in Each Half Clark Makes Sensational 35-Yard Run for Washington. PORTLAND, Oct. 12. The University of Washington eleven outplayed the Multnomah Amateur Athletio Club football team here today, winning from tho local men by a score of 10 to 0. The Washington men scored two touch downs, one In each half. No goal was kicked. The University boys from the kickoff In the flrtit half showed their supremacy both in the bucking and kicking departments, outpointing Mult nomah repeatedly. The feature of the game was a sensational 35-yard run by Clark, the university halfback, in the second half. 1 BOY MURDERS HIS BROTHER. PITTSBURG, Oct. 12.-Angered be cause his brother George, 18 years old, eluded him today for remaining away from home all night, during the absence of their mother, Moses Rosenburg, 16 years old, shot George through the heart, killing him almost Instantly. The boy then left home, but returned later and was placed 'under arrest. , PANIC AT A STORE OPENING. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 12.-Three thousand persons, mostly women, some carrying babies, attempted to crowd into a 10-cent store that had just opened here, on Main streot, today. Somipanlc resulted, A dozen ' women fainted, a baby was trampled upon, but not ser iously hurt, and three women were slightly injured. TO STRENGTHEN COAST DEFENSES President Sends Ships to In augurate Prelimary Plans for Coast. TWO ARMORED CRUISERS SENT Ships Will Join in Regular Maneuvers at Magdalena Bay After Coining Around the Horn Tennessee and Washington to Come. WASHINGTON', Oct. 12,-The Presi dent's policy of strengthening the de fenses on the Pacific Coast was practi cally inaugurated today by the depart ure from Hampton Roads of a special service squadron, consisting of the ar mored cruisers Tennese and Washing ton on the long voyage around the coast of South America to Magdalena Bay, where the two ships will go through the regular maneuvers with the cruisers California and South Dakota. Rear Admiral Sebree is in command of the special service squadron. North Shore Mill was one of the most spectacular ever occurring in Tacoma, and was witnessed by fully 10,000 per sons. The mill is a total loss. A large amount of lumber was also destroyed. The mill was valued at $80,000, the lumber and shingles burned at $20,000, while the total insurance is about $00, 000. The fiie which destroyed the cabi net works Is believed to have started in the furnace room. The building was stored with finishings for a number of stores and a Portland bank. The loss is fixed at $20,000. with an insurance rep resenting less than half that amount. TALK WASHINGTON PLAN. FRANK D. C. MARRIN GUILTY. Storey Cotton Company Promoter Con victed of Misusing Mails. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 12. Frank D. C. Marrin, alias Judge Franklin Stone, was found guilty in the United States court here yesterday of conspiring to use the mails to defraud in connection with the Storey Cotton Company of this city, which was closed several years ago by the postal authorities. The jury wa out 19 hours. The government asserted that the con cern collected more than $1,000,000 from persons throughout the country for in vestment in cotton, promising huge pro fits, but that this amount was retained by the promoters. During the trial it was brought out that Marrin had spent considerable money in promoting prize fights in this city and in the purchase of a number of Kentucky race horses. Fol lowing the exposure of the concern, Marrin and several others connected with the concern fled to Europe. Marrin re turned to America and was arrested in Buffalo. Railroad Commissioners Incline to Fa vor it. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12,-Practically the entire afternoon was consumed by the national convention of railroad com missioners in discussion of the Washing ton state plan of determining the rela tive value of tiie use of railroad prop erty In interstate and intra-state traf fic. Chairman Fairchild was called on to outline the plan, which be said is based on the relation between the quantity of the two classes of tonnage. Nearly every other commission said the principle in volved is entirely new, but the conven tion is inclined to favor it. Adoption of an agreeable working ar rangement was decided upon by the Washington, Oregon and Montana com missions. The three commissions will evolve a system that will bring about harmonious action on all issues In which these states are interested. Commissioner O. R. Gablin of Ohio presented a report on uni'orm classifica tion in which lie offered a resolution de claring that it was the sense of the con vention that congress enact a law direct ing the interstate commerce commission to proceed at once to make some uni form classification, and when so made the same shall be the uniform classifica tion for interstate shipments. The re port of the committee was adopted. GIROUX SOON TO START MILL. ELY, X. v., Oct. 12. Joseph L. Giroux, president of the Giroux Copper Co., ar rived here lust night from Los Angeles to make an inspection of all of the holdings of the company. He announced that as soon as the Alpha shaft is sunk another l."0 ifeet, when an abundant supply of water for that purpose will be obtainable the new mill which is now being completed will be put into service. He said that at the rate, the sinking is progressing, the water will be had by the first of the year. The company's i mill cannot operate at present for lack 'of water. , TWO BIG FIRES IN TACOMA. Mill and Plant of North Shore Lumber Company Burn. TACOMA. Oct, 12. Two large in dustries in Tacoma were swept away by fire tonight .entailing a property loss of about $125,000. They were the mill and plant of the North Shore Lumber Com pany and the Undstrom-Berg Cabinet Works. The fire which destroyed the MAY FORM TRUST COMPANY. NEW YORK, Oct. 12. Members of the New York Produce Exchange will con sider at a special meeting today the formation of a new trust company. Their organization plans involve the sale of stock to members of the exchange only. The new company, which prob ably will lie called the "Produce Exchange Trust Company, will occupy offices in the building at 10 Broadway, formerly used as the home offices of the New York Produce Exchange Bank, which moved recently. BIG SHIP GOES DOWN IN STORM Cypress Sinks With all Hands in Cold Waters of Lake Superior. ONE OF TWENTY-TWO SAYED New Boat Had Immense Cargo of Ore and it is Thought Her Machinery In jured the Hull so That She Went Straight to the Bottom. " SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Oct. 12. 'The steel steamer Cypress, owned by the Lackawanna Transportation Com pany, and on her second trip down the lake with a cargo of ore, was wrecked last night in Lake Superior, off Deer Park, which is about 30 miles from Grand Marais, and all of the crew of 22 excepting the second mate were lost. He washed ashore near Deer Park, lash ed to a life raft, and barely, alive. He is in a critical condition, and thus far has been able to tell only that the steamer was the Cypress and that he is the sole survivor. He has suffered ter ribly from the cold and exposure, in ad dition to battering of the waves. Two bodies have also been ashore at Deer Park. , The Cypress was a new boat, 440 feet long, with a capacity of 7400 tons. It is believed here that the machinery of the Cypress must have met with an ac cident, as the northwest storm last night was not severe enough to wreck such a strong ship. OUTLOOK IS NOT BRIGHT. ' ' 'POLITICAL ASTRONOMY. The earth, if viewed from Mars or Saturn, would no doubt present many curious phases. From an Astronomer's Note Book. Corvallis Paper Says Things Are Un settled. CORVALLIS, Or, Oct. 12. The out look at O. A. C so far as football is concerned is none too bright just now. Things are in an unsettled condition and it is difficult to tell what the strength of the team will amount to this season, according to, report. The team will be somewhat larger this season than last, but it also tends to slowness, which will offset the ad vantages gained by weight. The late openicg of school this year has handicapped Coach Norcross in de veloping his new men and rounding out a team for the November games. The prospect as therefore none too encourag ing. ..- Quite a number of the old men are in school again, and will be on the team. While several of the old men are here it must be remembered that they are horn the light team of last year and not, therefore, as valuable as would oth erwise be the case. Of the new men who are showing up well, there are Francis and Cooper-, half backs, two local baseball players, but with no football experience; also Dinges, Rhinehart and Emily, of local fame, are in schol and trying for positions on the team; Amison, a Utah man with some experience as a lineman, ia also working with the .team m practice; Cherry, the old centeA one of the strongest men in the line, lias entered Pullman and will play on the, Washington fill. Kelly and Smith, of hist year's scrubs, are trying for the place. Bennett,, the last year tackle, has not returned yet, but it ex pected at any time. (Practice is carried on every day and quite a bunch of men turn out for the work. Possibly the next few weeks may put a more encouraging face on the football situation at O. A. C. and the outlook be more favorable than it is at present. . ; v' , LOAN CONDITIONS SET FORTH. . Washington Receives Copy of Santa Do mingo Act Authorizing Bond Issue. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. The bureau of insular affairs has reeeived a copy Of the act passed br the congress of San to Domingo, authorizing a loan under the "provisions of the treaty between the United States and Santo Domingo, ''.'.' The act authorizes the President of Santo Domingo through the Dominican secretary of the treasury to issue and sell bonds not exceeding $20,000,000 in United States Currency, bearing 5 per cent interest, payable semi-annually to J be redeemed ia 50 years, but redeemed at the will of the Dominican government after 10 years, at 102 per cent of the face value. The bonds are guaranted by the treaty and the customs receipts are pledged to redeem them. The bonds and interest are exempt from taxation in Santo Domingo. ; The act further authorizes the presi dent of Santo Domingo to designate a depositary and a transfer of registry agent. A fiscal agent will make the bonds and distribute the proceeds. SEND FOR ONE; REFUSE ANOTHER. Michigan Relatives Believe Husband's . Stories o Mrs. Gardner. HOQUIAM, Wash, Oct. ,12Word has been received from the relatives of Ed Gardner, who shot his wife and then himself, that the body of Gardiner can be sent to his home in Michigan, but that the body of the murdered wife must be interred in Hoqulam. Considerable in dignation is felt here over this order by Gardner's relatives, especially as the words "We know all" in the telegram:, seem to indicate that they believe Gar dener's story of his wife's unfaithful ness Mrs. Gardner's funeral took place from the Baptist Church, of which she was a member, and in which she did faithful work; and her body was in terred in the burial lot of a friend, Mrs. Mary Bruce. VALDEZ BANK CLOSES DOORS. SEATTLE, Oct. 12. The H. D. Rey nolds bank at Valdez yesterday closed its doors. Seattle .bankers say the fail ure will not injure Seattle's financial in stitutions and that money Reynolds owes Seattle merchants will be paid. These have extended a line of credit to Rey nolds amounting to approximately $50, 000. Boston and New England capital, furnished largely by .'stockholders, fram ed the basis of Reynolds' first exploita tion of Alaska. He had several mining enterprises a year ago, but finally deter mined to get into the transportation business. John G. Brady, .former gover nor of Alaska, became interested with him and allowed the use of his name in the New England states. SIR HENRY. HAWKINS DEAD. LONDON, Octri2-Baron Brampton, who was perhaps better known aa Sir Henry Hawkins, for many years a jus tice of the high court, died today. He was conscious to the last CHICAGO TAKES ALL i-.ii.-; Wins Four Straight Games From Detroit ARE CHAMPIONS OF WORLD Detroit Shut Out in Last Game Dor Not Play With Ginger Shown In Con test For American League Pennant Crowd is SmalL DETROIT, Oct. 12. The Chicago Na tional League ball team this afternoon at Bennett Park won the world's cham pionship, defeating Detroit, the Amer ican League team by the score of 2 to 0. It was the fourth successive victory for the Chicago team in as many days. Taking advantage of every slip made by the local players and running " bases cleverly, they scored two runs in the first two innings; while the Detroit team did not succeed in getting one man over the home plate. The weather was raw and cold, en tirely unfit for baseball. The official count of the attendance was 7370. Mul- lin and Brown both pitched well, but Brown was steadier, giving but one base on balls to Mullin's three, one of which developed into a run in the first inning. There wa9 missing from the play of the Detroit team this afternoon the dash and vim which characterized them while at the head of the list in the American League. Chicago's base running was a feature of the visitors' , plays, stealing bases figuring materially in the scoring of both their runs. : KAID MACLEAN TO BE FREED. LONDON, Oct. 12.-A dispatch to the Morning Post from Tangier says it is probable that the release of Kaid Mac lean will be definitely arranged for as far as Raisuli is concerned within a few weeks. Raisuli' will reduce the ransom demanded from 110,000 pounds to about one-third that amount.