NO. 252. VOLUME LXIII.
ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 161807
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
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1UL1S
PURCHASES
Small Investors Buying
v Industrial Stocks.
CONFIDENCE RETURNING
Transfer Department of Railroad
Companies Work Day
and Night
SUMS FROM $1C0 TO $10,000
Banks rt Weleem Saudi Invtttot u
, Hit Appearance Bttokta That Savings
Am Being Withdrawn Front Hoarding
FUott and Safety Deposit Vaults.
, NEW YORK. Kov, 15.-Nver In tb
blrtory of Wall trt h Inert been
uvu an nonnoui purchase of sscuritles
by lnvelor In orJrd lot, and the
transfer book 0 th railroad and In
diutrlal eompanle how today a record
breaking number of new abareholder.
The present low market valuta of Hand
ard aecurltlet ta rponlbl. New York
Central and several other companie re
port Hint Die number of their share
holder have nearly doubled In the lait
year, The trantfer department are
working day and night to keep up with
tyioir fwork. Win the transfer of
aiock la unuaually effected In two days,
delay of a week are now not uncom
mon. Distribution of stork to people of
moderate mean foretell certain relief
for the monetary situation, for broker
age houws Stat today that them pur
chase are made outright, with cash
withdrawn from safety depoait vsults
or with certified cheeks. Thene aumi
ranging In amount from $100 to $10,
000 In the aggregate total many mil
Hone of dollar, Hunker welcome the
amall inventor for hi appearance be-
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vry iniiiniiitu wen using win wo uibiu-talncd.
' In the cont of material, since the eewent
l the vxpuusiv part of the wall. Cer
tain experiment already mail have
tended to bow that vonoret ao mixed
he both greater itrength and greater
lniierniiabllity, To determine whether
or not tht 1 true, m three or four
hundred tent will be made, extending
through the year, with varying definite
amount of electrolytic agent added
Each lample will be submitted to 1
water preiaur tct of from 40 to 100
pound to the square inch. In addition
to the regular comprelon tent. The
diirtment of ehemiatry I cooperating,
and the moet thorough work polbl
will be don. C. A. MoClaln and J. VV.
ifrArtbur, of the department) of tngl
neering, will have charge of tb tt.
flince the unlverilty ha at present
no money available for tb carrying on
of such iwork, thi xpen will ie
borne by the men In charge,
"FENG SHU" BARRED.
Chine Don't Take Kindly to Foreign
Conceuion on Public Work.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Foreign
government and corporation iwhioh have
obtained conoelons from the Chlnce
government for the construction of rail
roudi and other publio work are ex
periencing more or ten trouble In the
prosecution of their enterprises, accord
ing to advice which have readied this
government from official and unofficial
aourec. "The opposition to the foreign
er and to the work being done by them
is said to extend alike to the German,
Kngllsh and especially to the Japanese.
American Interest in China aro being
watched careful by our representatives
there and any alleged violations of their
rights are promptly , reported to the
State Department. " -
MAKING TESTS.
Endeavor to Find Way to Make Water
Proof Cemeait at Less Cost.
UNIVERSITY" OF OREGON, Eugene,
Nov, 15. The department of engineering
of the University of Oregon ha begun
a sorles of exhaustive tests on the
strength and Impermeability of concrete
1 for building purposes and fofl the con
struction of dam ftnd reservoir, The
ordinary water-proof concrete is mixed
In the proportion of one part of cement
to two part of sand and four of (tone.
If through electrolytic action, induced by
the addition of a small percentage of
clay, alum, or other agents, the approxi
mate proportion can be changed to the
ratio of one to three to six, it can easily
be seen that a large saving can be made
DECLARES DIVIDEND.
Quarterly Earning of Staadard Oil
Placed at io Pr Shir.
NEW! YORK. Nov. 18. Th directors
of the Standard Oil Company today de
elared tb quarterly dividend of $10 pet
(hare. Tht 1 th sm a for tb eor
responding period last yaar, Ordinarily
tha payment for tbl quarter art mad
December 18 but It I announced pay
ment will be mad thi time November
20 because of tb present financial eon
ditlon.
RAILVAYKIENSTRIKE
Want Increase. In Wages and
Reinstatement
CARS LOADED WITH POLICE
Five Hundred Strikebreaker Arrive from
Other Cltie and Are Escorted by the
Police Disorderly Element Put in
Appearance Mob Boot Police.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Nov. lfc Th
union men employed by the Louisville
Street Railway Company wont out on
strike this morning' for an Increase in
wages and the reinstatement of several
disiiwrgvd men. The company employ
about 1100 men, of which number 000
are member of the Amalgamated Asso
ciation of Street Railway Employee,
Few car were run up to 8:30 a. m.,
and these were loaded with police. Thi
i the second car strike Louisville ha
experienced in a few months.
The few oar that wore running up
to 11 o'clock were protected by a beavy
wire netting and guarded by police.
Practically no passengers were carried.
Five hundred etrikebrcaker from Chi
cago and Indianapolis arrived during
the morning, and were escorted by the
police to various car barns. Three arrest
were 1 made for throwing stones, but
tlioio was no further disorder.
The disorderly element, however, was
in evidence shortly after noon. At Sec
ond and Chestnut street sewer caps
wero placed on the rails and anothor bar
rioado composed of stones, tree boxes
and logs was built across, the street at
Floyd and Walnut. A mob of 200 per
sons hooted the police mho were called
upon to remove the obstructions. Six
teen arrests had been made at noon.
DICTATED
LAST I'ILL
Banker Was Conscious
for Hours.
JUDGMENT DELIBERATE
CALLS EXTRA SESSION.
California' Governor Issue Proclama.
tion for Legislature to Convene.
Calmly Gave Directions
Chatted Freely With
Relatives.,
and
IMMUNITY PLEA.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15. A long drawn
out argument over what Is practically a
plea for immunity, because the books
of the defendant were used in the grand
jury Investigation, consumed the after
noon in the Wntah case. The question of
Immunity was not settled when the
court adjourned. '
MEXICAN LAWYER DEAD.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 15.
Pablo Martinez del Rio, probably the
most' prominent lawyer of Mexico, died
here last night of heart disease. He
had been a visitor at the San Antonio
International Fair. He was a warm per
sonal friend and prominent supporter of
President Dia, whose confidence he held.
ESTATE VALUED AT MILLIONS
Was Restored to CoaaelouuMa and Gar
Minute Direction a to Disposition of
latat After Which Submitted to Un-
ucoMsful Operation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Mortally
wounded by hi own hand. Charles T.
Barney summoned bis family and
lawyer to bit bedside and after calmly
reviewing hi. Ufa and privatt affairs,
and giving minute expression of nis
wishes In certain matter dictated and
signed a will In which hi wife 1 the
principal beneficiary. Thi matter dis
posed of b submitted with resignation
to the operation through -which hi phy
sicians had hoped to save hi life. Half
an hour after the lawyer withdrew the
former head of the Knickerbocker Trust
Company was dead. This became public
today and explain the presence of the
lawyer at the house when the coroner
arrived. It appear that after Barney
shot himself and was found enele
in bed he waa restored to consciousness
about 11:30 and remain conscious until
1:30 when the urgeon administered an
anaesthetic and probed unsuccessfully
for the bullet. Barney made a will two
years ago which wnt practically the tame
a the one made yesterday. At that
time his fortune was valued between
$7,000,000 and $0,000,000. Shrinkage in
value to about $2,500,000 made certain
changes necessary. While the attorneys
were engaged in their work it i said
Barney chatted freely with others In the
mom. Ills mind seemed clear and his
judgment deliberate as in the days
when for him the disposition of millions
was part of the day's work.
SACRAMENTO, Csd, Nov, 15Gov
ernor Gillett this morning issued 1
special proclamation calling an 'extra
session of the legislature to convene on
next Tuesday, November 10. The chief
object' is to meet conditions arising from
the present financial stringency, It is
proposed to amend tb code o a to
postpone tb date when tax iball be
come delinquent, and to enable court
to continue business on legal holiday.
Amendment to the charter of San Fran
cisco relating to bond issue and also
permitting the Treasurer to deposit pub'
lie money In bank will also be con-
sidered, a will a measure relative to
harbor improvement at San Francisco.
In addition the Legislature Is expected
to remove from office State Railroad
Commissioner A. ML Wilson, former super
visor of San Francisco, who ba confessed
to receiving bribe. He refute to re
sign and cannot be lummarily ousted
by th Governor.
Other matter to be considered are
the' approval of amendment to the
charter of San Francisco, increasing the
salaries of firemen and policemen j to
provide for th payment of expense
Incurred by the Adjutant-General during
the labor trouble in San Francisco in
May, June and July of thi year; to
pay member of the National Guard for
services during that time, and to ap
propriate money for contingent expense
of tb Governor' office.
TESTIMONY WEAK.
Witness for Steva Adams Make
Impression on Jury. ,
Sad
OPTIMISM
EXPRESSED
Prominent Men Address
Negro Students.
RACE FUTURE . BRIGHT
President Is Principal Speaker
at tha Howard College
Installation.
DWELL AMONG THEIR PEOPLE
Roosevelt Advise Negro Professional
Men Not to Stay Around Cities Bat
to go to the Homes of the Negro and
Assist ia Uplifting the Race.
SPOKANE, Nov. 13. A special to the
Spokesman-Review from Raihdrum,
Idaho, states that the alibi of Stev
Adam began to be unfolded today. It
wa the first of the defense and Alvin
W. Mason and wife and Myrtle Mason.
his daughter, were on the stand. The
Masons were brought to Rathdrum that
they might testify thst Adams and
Slmpklna were in their home attending
the Masons' birthday party at such time
in August that it would bave been im
possible for them to have been in the
Marble Creek district at the time Tyler
was killed. Partially they were success
ful. Their testimony might have had
more weight had they been more famil
iar with the testimony they gave at the
6rst trial of Adams, but they seemed to
have given it scant Investigation. The
state was consequently enabled to es
tablish sufficient discrepancy regarding
their dates as to bave some effect on
the jury. Myrtle Mason when it came
to dates took refuge behind "Don't re
member." She made this answer to
practically every question asked her by
counsel for the government. The de
fense will probably take four more days
to introduce their testimony and the
arguments will require three or four
days. The last of next week, therefore
should eee the end of the case.
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CAN HE FLAY THIS NEW "DIABLO" GAMEt
The game "Diablo," now the rage in Europe, will soon be Introduced into
thi country, ,
WASHINGTON. D. O. Nov. 15.
President RooseveH. James Brvce, Brit
iah Ambassador, and Andrew Caraegfe
delivered addresses reflecting pronounced
optimism as to the future of the negro
race here today. The occasion was the
installation of the Rev. W. P. Thirkoild
as president of Howard University, and
the celebration of the 40th anniversary
of that institution which Is devoted
primarily to the higher education for the
negro. President Roosevelt admitted that
sorrow and hardship ha come to men of
the colored race, but he called attention
to tiie fact that within 40 year past the
colored institutions of the United States
have accumulated property worth $350,'
000,000 and own more than 500,000
homes. "When the men and women come
to own their own homes," declared the
President, "it was proof positive that
they have made long strides along the
path of sood citizenship. Material basis
h not everything," he said, "but upon
material basis is built the structure of
the higher life." He said the 300 grad
uate which the institution has turned
out have a great burden upon their
shoulders. ' He spoke especially regard'
ing the large percentage of students in
thejnstitution who were studying medi
cine. . To these be expressed the hope
that after graduation they would not
stay around Washington, would not
seek government positions, that they
would not even go to the cities, but that
they would go out and dwell among
their follow citizens of their own color
in their homes. Those of the negro pro
fessional men whom the president had
met in the south, he said, were held in
high esteem by their neighbors.
Concluding, the President said: "It is
from this institution that are being
graduated those who will lead and teach
their less fortunate fellows. Upon their
learning and teaching much depends for
their race and for their country."
OUT OF SIGHT.
Conductor aiad Orchestra Will be Invis
ible to Audience.
NEW YORK. Nov. 15. Walter Dam-
rosoh, the conductor, announces that in
the near future he will have the New
York Symphony Society give a concert
in Carnegie Hall with the leader and
tho musicians invisible. Mr. Damrosch's
experiment will apply the Wagnerian
theory of the invisible orchestra to con
certs, as it has been applied to opera
Musicians await the experiment with in
terest. Alfred Berts of the Metropolitan
Opera House, In speaking of it, laid: 1
'I heard a concrete in Heidelberg un
der these conditions. Many persons like
to see the conductor in action, and when
they cannot see whence the music comes,
perhaps there is a feeling that the whole
thing is automatic, merely a piece of un
intelligent mechanism. I know I felt de
pressed at Heidelberg when I oould't see
the source of the melodies. However,
the experiment Is very interesting."
Campanini, at th Manhattan Opera
House, said:, 1
"I am not prepared at present to giv
an opinion on this scheme, but tha ex
periment will prove of high concent to
the musical world."
CASHIER SUICIDES.
ProisSnent Politician and Ha so sic Lead
er Shoot Himself. .
KANSAS CITY, Nor. 15.-J. B. Thorn
a .for nearly 30 years cashier of tho
Bank of Albany, at Albany, Mo., a prom
inent Democratic politician and presi
dent of the State Board of Arbitration
and Mediation, and former Grand Mas
ter of the Masonic Order of Missouri,
committed (uicide by (booting at tha
Midland Hotel la this eKy, today leav
ing no explanatory message to explain
bis act. .There is no evidence that tb
Bank of Albany is involved in the trag
edy and tho director state they know
no reason for the suicide. 1 1
EXAMINER APPOINTED.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15-The order of
appointment of Thomas K. Skfamer, as
special examiner in tbo governmenta
ouster case against the Standard OO
Company made by the United States
circuit court of appeals in St. Paul Wod-
nesday iwa received by the clerk of the
court here today. Skinner is to take
evidence ia 10 subdivisions Of tho hffl
against the Standard concerning rail
road rates.
HOLIDAYS SOON ECD
End of Next Week Will See
THANKSGIVING PROCLAIMED
Governor Urges People to Give Thank
That Things Are no Worse and to,
Have More Confidence ia Our Neigh
bors and Business.
SALEM. Or, Nov. 15. In view of tho
present financial situation, Governor
Chamberlain will probably ask the peo
ple of the commonwealth of Oregon in
his Thanksgiving proclamation, now In
process of composition, to pray God that
the manifold blessings in which they are
now and have been rejoicing do not take
wings in flight Thursday, November 28,
will be set aside for- the day of public
thanksgiving. t-
Based upon the optimistic advices re
ceived daily from the banks throughout
the state, Governor Chamberlain believes
that the prolonged holiday season will .
eome to an end before the close of next
week. ' Encouraging reports are being re
ceived from the leading banks of Port
land and throughout the state to the
effect that they will be in position to
have the embargo raised from the money
market within a few flays. A few days
ago the Governor thought the holiday
reason would be extended throughout
November.
Proclamation;
SALEM, Or.. Nov. 15. In his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation Governor
Chamberlain says:
The President has set apart Thursday,
the 28th day of November, A. D. 1907.
as a day of thanksgiving and nraver.
Therefore, I, George E, Chamberlain, as
Governor of the State of Oregon, do pro
claim said day as a holiday in this state.
Let it be properly observed. Thank
God for the manifold blessings iwe enjoy, ;
and pray him that we may have more
confidence in our neighbors so that the
good things we have may continue to
abide with us.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
ubscribed my name and caused the great
seal of the State of Oregon to be affixed
at the Capitol in the City of Salem, this
14th day of November, A. D. 1907.
. (Signed), GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor. .
F. W. Benson, Secretary of State. ,
MUCH GOLD COMING.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Engagements
of gold from abroad now aggregate a
total of $07,005,000.