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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1907)
FEDERATION CONVENTION N Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of Labor Body In Session, at Norfolk. 1 " G0MPER3 MAKES REPORT Tint Day Devoted to Speech anl RepUl 111 the Reading of Reports Fully Ftro Hundred Delegates u4 Members l Attendance. .. .t ORFOUC Va, Nor. 11,-Tb drat annual convention at Jemtttowa Expo sition today, tu devoted to speech maklnf tod mding of report. When adjournment earn tonight President Oomper, Secretary Morrison and Trea urer Ltnnoa had ubmlttd their report and a partial import of the committee on credential bid Wo heard. Ia re opens to th eddr of welcome by Governor Bwanon and Exposition itm ideal Tuckr, Comport paid tribute to th expoelUon tad to Virginia. B folaUd to th fact that thU ia tbt 8rl exposition built entirely of organized labor. I!o confined bla remarks to gen oref matter except toward tbe and when la alluding to the trip of tba Atlantis quadroa to Tairffle water ba took ore lon to J that b knew of no organisa tion that make ao little pretense of pa trlotlsm, but la which true patrloliwn prevail to tucb exUnt, aa la organlted labor. Ha aald ba did not know what jnlght result from tfilserulae. but whether it ba (or fua or frolic or light, that org nlaad labor, "Would ba there." Fully 600 hundred member and delegate at landed tba opening session. Many men prominent In organbted labor hal aaat n the stage besldea premlnent etate and exposition official! i' T " Victor L. ltoger, tha Milwaukee ora tor and Socialist leader, announced ba waa continuing hi fight eplaat Pml (lent Gomper, and would Ilia protettt amlaat hit re-electlpn, but that tba dlt placement of President Gompera eould not ba looked for at thla time. Mr. Iter $r aald be would tomorrow introduce a taaolutlon demanding Federal legislation pre renting tha transportation la Inter- etate commerce of all "child labor" manufactured product Arthur A. Hay. tpeclal representative of tba International Typographical TVt.M - Ta. AnnMilMa la kM 4n aaW the federation to antuma control and finance tbe fight on behalf of labor now icing waged by tba Cttlten' Alliance of Lot Angele against trade union . ' there. ;" '' Among tbe delegate to the convention are representative from Canada, Mexi co and Colombia. At the afternoon teatlon Gomper read lilt report. Mr. Gomper' report to the Federation In part la aa followsi "Fellow Trade Unionist i In obedience to, the requirement of our Inwa I tub inlt to you a report upon aomo of the mora important mattera which , have tmntplred aince our lat convention. In It oocura auoh tuggestlona and recom mendntiona which to my mind ahould recelva your earnest oomlJeratlon and action. Of oourte, you will approoint the fact ' that It it impossible : In an annual rowrt tui'h at this to deal Vlth tbe multifarious qucttiont which liave transpired and the action taken Curing tbe entire year. In the prepare- ' tlon of the tentative report for the con didcratlon of the executive council I have endeavored to 'have it Include the more detailed trantwotlona In connection with our movement for the past year. Nor ' therein it it possible to enumerate, much lets comprehensively report, upon the thousand and one matters of Importance, perhapi of equal Importance, to those incorporated in tbe report. Indeed, though in those reports and In tbe American Federation I endeavor to publish much of the thought and many ' of the transactions in connection with our real movement, the real history ex ists in the arohleves of our offices and In tbe memories of men. It awaits the coming of the man who will itcord and interpret for til time the great strules maJi, the prejudice, tho Ignor ance, tba Mgotry, tha telnehnee with which labor bat had to contend, an4 tbt antagonUm of greed wblob ba bo ovemuuei the glorious acblevamentit which hav dispelled the gloom and brought the light of life Into tba borne of the tollor and the spirit of aelf-rt llance, unity and fraternity wblob our movement baa engendered." ' MASQUERADED AS KAV. Woman Who FobUi iU World for Sixty Yiara Dead. TRINIDAD, Nor. 11-MUs rtthrlni VoabaugB, who for nearly 00 year paw Hut man, died la a hospital la tbt It today. 8b wm bora la Fnae 83 year ago, Whll young woman she found It dlffloult to malt bar way be oauta of her aes and adopUd man" clothing and obtained employment a bookkeeper la Joplln. Mo. Sh then went to. St. Jotepb, Ho. After coming bero aba marrUd tba woman with whom b lived 90 yaare. Tba woman waa la trouble and Mlsa Votbaugb married to pro tact her. Tbt two -women maaquar adrng a nan earn to TiiaUad two year ago. After tha "wlfeV . death Mia Yoabangb worked la rariova cap eitlea until laat Ttar when ah vaa tak a to a bopltal where her tea jfaa die oloaed. Even after aba recovered aba refuted to change her clothing and eon tlnued to wear men' attire to tha and. GRILLS PINKEItTON Attorney for Defendant Adams Paves Way for Argument THIELE MAKES IMPRESSION RECEIVER IS ANTED Many Persons Endeavoring to ;0ust Geo. W.Hill From the Position. Clarehc Darrow Puta Man, to Whom " Stev Adama Kado ConfeaaJoxv oa the Rack Hawlcy Take Lead Again rorStat. firOKANE. Nov. ll.-A special to the Spokeaman-Ilevlew from Ratbdrum, Idaho, aarei "Moat of tha day In the Steve Adam case waa taken up by Clarence Darrow In paving the way for argument at to the truthfulneaa of Dnkerton detectives. I. C Thiol asaUtant superintendent of tba Plnkerton Spokane office, waa Dar row'a victim, and from early morning until court adjourned be battled with the detective, going over and over again, atep by step and thread by thread tbe circumafances surrounding- the manner In which Adams confession to Tbiel wa made and the meaning of tha ataie- niont. Prior testimony made by" Thiol waa dug up by Darrow. Darrow ia good at this- Hi cnuatlo manner, harsh voice and sharp tongue, tend to lay great stress on a point where otherwise an attorney might fall. On the whole, Thlel made a good Impression and while It is certain he will be attacked in the nrgu niont of the Chicago attorney, he did the state no 'harm by occasional dicrep ancles in his testimony J J.- H. Kawley, who conducted the case for the state at Boise, took the lead today, Knight retir Ing for the time being. He bad only on clash with Darrow. i'., ';, WAS USED AS TOOL BY ROSS Attoratyf Who" Li DerUlni Wyl (4 RemoTO AHoiote Of Court Claim ii Eara Important Wkneate a Begaroa Banks' BuatnoiaV rORTLAXD, Nor. ll.-N0 lew than eves local attorney are devUlng ways of proceeding to oust George W. Bill from tba office of receiver of tba Title Quaranteo ft Truat Compaar. The lawyer represent a large number of J poaitora, with claim amou&tiog la each case from $1000 to 920,000. It Is aatl mated that the total claim of the aatl' mil men wilt aggregate $500,000. "Nothing ha been don definitely, but we arc conferring oa tbe mattera aa they ara brought to ua, and may take action tomorrow," said S. C Spencer, of Spencer ft Davis, who represent C F. Fisher and many other. "It 1 plain that under tbe law. Mr. Hill la not proper: receiver for the Title Guarantee ft Truat Company. We are credibly In formed that tha bank paid out money to certain clients since It waa closed for the holiday, -while it refused payment to other. "We will produce a woman witness who will swear that a few day before tha receivership waa declared Hill in formed her that tbe vault were full of money, and that they only awaited the expiration of the holiday season to pay everybody who asked for their deposits. In our opinion Hill I an absolute tool of Rosa, and we might just aa well have had Rota himself for a receiver. "There i no us beating about tbe bush, and it la just aa well to call a spade a spade. Hill waa vice-president of the company, and an active officer in the bank, and tie must bare known the conditions. If I frame a petition for a new receivership appointment- I ahall use as one of tbe grounds the fact that Hill baa taken the benefit of the bank ruptcy law." C. F. Fisher, a depositor, said he felt it a duty to prosecute the case and show up the fact for the benefit of the community, and a a warning against reckless , handling of other people' money. He believed the bank bad mis represented the facts regarding Ladd's connection with it, and he had seen bank book issued by the bank officials BUY COPPER. I- NEW YORK. Nov. ll.-A pool 5 In which the largest copper consumers of Europe are represented say the Times today wos recently formed in London and has purchased fifty thousand tons of coppei The price paid Is slightly above the prevailing price in the market, Tbe copper Is to be delivered in Novenv ber and December. The amount InvblV' ed la approximately $15,000,000, which la to be paid In London on delivery. Automobile accident. 1 , HEALDSBURO,t Cal., Nov. H.-Chas. Phlnney, a business man of this city while ridinor in an automobile Tester day was hurled Vver a precipice, falling atdlstance of forty feet. Hi neck was broken and death wa instantaneous as late a August 25 bearing Mr. Ladd's name a president. Ha himself had been led to believe by both Hill and Ross Mist Udd was one of th principal ad vim and backer of the bank, "I waa negotiating for ome time with Mr. Ros with tb intention of going out for them to sell water bond and other accuraies, be aald, "and they showed extreme tollcltud a to my character. I wa convinced from their action that tbe bank wa all right, and I put some money into it, although t had been hit pretty hard only a abort t!2f W 54b failure of tbe Ore toll Trust ft' Saving bank." H Coovert ba a claim of W. Ree for deposit of $20,000-, Idd trill tak action probably tomorrow wHh a view to aecurlng the removal ttt Receiver HilL Other depositor art vfpreented ? C. F. Scbnobel. Eeed ft Bell, and McAlIietet ft Upton, kUXAU Rfi CONFESSED. Hlghtwatchnun fi7 ftfteJ Told of - Other Kobbdfy'i GOLDFIELD, Ner, Nov. isM the Inquest today oa the death of V 1 Kline, who wa hot while robbing tbe bank of the Nerada-Goldfield Reduction Works, Samuel H. Jooet, nlgbtwatchmaa at th work, testified that Ralph Clp pal, Klin' alleged accomplice, had con fessed to him that h helped rob the Gardner MilL Jone wa sharply que ttoned by th juror who wanted to know why Gipple, sshora Jone said he knew ao allgbtly aa not to know his name, ahould bare confessed that he robbed tbt mill and should have pro posed tha robbery of tbe reduction works. Jones said Gipple bad told him they had secured $800 from the Gard ner mine but that he did not implicate Kline in the robbery. - ENGAGEMENT BROKE. ..CinCAGO, Nov. 11.--A wedding thai waa looked forward to with interest in Chicago and Pittsburg ociety wa an nounced canceled by the young woman' mother yesterday without any explana tion. The persona interested are Mia Mabel Pontefract, a Pittsburg heiress, and John Cudahy Jr., son of tha Chicago packer. Miss Pontefract' father waa a merchant of Pittsburg, who left a large estate to hi widow and daughter. John Cudahy it 23 year old and ia working in tb Louisville Packing Com pany's office a plant controlled by hi father. . The engagement waa announced last summer. The acquaintance began at Mackinac Island, where the Cudahv'l hav a summer home. CASHIER BUSTED BANK. NORFOLK, V, Nov. 11-ThePeopW Bank of Portsmouth, which suspended several daya ago, went into the hands of a receiver tonight on the petition of the directors, who gave, out the state ment that tha bank had been made in solvent by the defalcation of the cashier. , v- :. CARS CRASH DENSE Forty are Injured, Two Perhaps a a at . ..la - at raiaiiy as nesuu oi Collision. RECKLEiNElS THE CAUSE ..;ia. ; Try to Steal Switch oa Comlnf Cat and Collide en Long Trestle Bat Cars Luckily do Mot Topple Over Several Victim May Die. SEATTLE, Nov. 1L Forty men, women and children were injured, it seriously, and two perhaps fatally ia a collision between Youngatown street cart ia a dense fog. Both cars were smashed up and 71 per cent of the pas senger injured. Tbe accident was due to the attempt of tha conductor and motorola a of th city -hound car to steal a switch on the out-bound car. The tracks run over a trestle abor the tid flat and tbe fog made it Impossible for the men ia charge of the eara to see each other until within a fear feet Tbe coaches narrowly escaped tipping over into the deep water. t Several victims may die, among them Hotorman Hufftne of the in-bound car. The place where the accident occurred ia several miles from Seattle oa a aingle tracii and the injured were without medical attention or competent aid until a special relief car arrived. A feature of tbe accident was the number of in jured about tbe head and face, due to striking against cross aeata. ' ' " - Among the injured is C. L. Harbaugh, traveling passenger agent for the Penn sylvania Railroad system." C. W. Smith, assistant librarian of tbe Stat TJniver sity, ia also a victim. , FEARED HIS WIFE. The Consumer I'll bet they are putting their head together to keep from paying that fine. - : . The Standard Oil lawyers are making tremendous efforts to have the $20,240,000 fine wiped out. Over twenty-five reason are advanced. Newt Item. Slept Alone With His Bedroom Door . Securely Locked. CLEVELAND, O, Nov. 11. "My brother lived in deadly ; fear of hi wife," testified Clyde Phillip in the preliminary hearing before Justice Brown today in which Charlotte Phillips is accused killing her husband John J. Phillips, coal operator and broker, on the morning of September 2. Clyde, who Is a younger brother of murdered man also testified that hi brother once told him that his wife, Charlotte Phillips, had atempted to kill him with a beer bottle last summer, and after that he slept alone with his bedroom door se curely locked. , .The testimony caused a sensation in this unusual case, aa this was the first of auch evidence that had been heard, although there bad been several hearings before the coroner. Dr. Charles L. Richardson, who was called to Phillips' home a few minutes before Phillips died, 8a id he found a beer bottle upon the stair landing where Phillips waa sup posed to have been shot.. v ; ; Richardson also told of assisting Mrs. Phillips in ohanging Phillips' clothes and cleaning up the blood. The hearing will continue tomorrow. . at least lost their live a tha result of a fir in tbe Hotel Gardo thi morning and several others were Injured. Fir broke out shortly after 1 o'clock In the servant quarter on tb fifth floor- and her four person were suffocated to death. Another man lost hi life by falling from a rop ha used as a fir escape Tbe fir was confined to the fifth floor and one below, ft was out shortly befor 2 o'clock.' POWERS' FOURTH TRIAL. , 1 i 1 4 GEORGETOWN, Ky, Nor. ll-Th fourth trial "of Caleb Power, ihtfgjd with, complicity in the death of WiUlaat Goebel was called today, hut because of th absence of the commonwealth's wit nesses the caw went over until tomor row". BRYAJf 6FSAKS, SOLTOAU WJYK0t 1L W. t. Bryan was tha guest of honor on tb twenty-first anniversary of tha Jeffer son Club of this city at tha Plankingtoa House tonight. Covers were laid for 900 guest. . Bryan responded to tha toast "Democracy." FD2E DESTROYS CITY. ' KJUIQLT, Call. Nor. 1L Two Kvos were lost in a fire that destroyed a large section of the poorer residential quar ters at tins port yesterday. Tnrea wou aand people are homeless. HliliS III APPLES JURY SAYS "NOT GUILTY." Dollar-Swisher Land Fraud Cases Come to End. SPOKANE, Nov. 11. A special to the Spokesman-Review from Moscow, Idaho, says: . ' -X ' The seventh day of the Dollar-Swisher land fraud case came to an end 'tonight when the jury after deliberating an hour and 20 minutes returned a verdict of not guilty for both William Dollar and Arthur F. Swisher. The entire day has been passed in the pleas of the attor ney. When the verdict was read Met dumes Dollar and Swisher, who sat be side their husbands during the trying week, weeped and laughed with joy. i Oregon Crop this Year Runs Into Seven Figures. , EASTERN DEMAND A FACTOR Will Soon Make Greatest Wealth la tha State traces Also Run Over the MU- ' lion Dollar Mark Settler Are Being Attracted. ;- ' " '- ' ': .- PORTLAND, Nor. U.-On the basis of reports from county inspectors,' the value of Oregon's fruit crop this year is officially estimated at $475,135. Tail figure, far In excess of any previous year, ia based on amounts actually re ceived by growers, and represents an increase of S3 per cent over the fruit crop valuation of last year. j To the high prices now paid for Oreg' on fruits it partly due the increase in this year's total, but the larger acreage set out in orchards in response to east em demand is also a factor. The heavy plantings of the last few years are be ginning to bear, and the further increase in the value of the crop will probably be very rapid in the future. ' According to the President of the State Board of Horticulture, the suc cess with which Oregon growers are meeting ' "within a' ahort time make fruit crowing the greatest of wealth in the State." - . The apple crop forms the largest item in the list with a total value of $1,- 423,000, Prunes paid Oregon growers this year $1,590,625; pears, peaches, and cherries all in excess of $230,000 and strawberries over $400,000. Oregon pears this 'Tear have sold at wholesale in the East at ten cents apiece. Hood River apples as high as $3.75 a box. At these prices, with cheap land, good transporta tion and a steady market, Oregon is at ratting settlers and prospective fruit growers from all sections of the country. A HOLOCAUST. Five Persons Lose Lives in Hotel Fire at New Haven. NEW HAVEN, Nov. 12.-Five persons BREAK WATER MAIN. VANCOUVER. B. C Nov. 1L At hieh tide last night the Edith lost her bearings in the fog while going through the first narrows and ran aground di rectly off the land in place of the nar row's 'water mains. Tbe tide going out before the vessel could get off the tug dropping down to secure a berth , ran director in one of the mains. Heif weight crushed a pipe which is one of the four supplying this city with water.