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PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATCD PRESS WCPORT 9t n i nn o VOLUME LXIII. NO. 283 , I" 1 UU!!l,.l.i!.LJilSi COVERSTHE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDESDAY, DECEMBER 25,1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS hoove LT INTERESTED i Defense of Pacific Coasts Necessary. AFTER APPROPRIATIONS OVERTURES OF PEACE. President Confers With Con gressmen From Pacific Coast States. HARBOR IS WELL PROTECTED Could Find Room For Big Fleet of. Battleships and Enemy Could Not Fore Way in San Diego Will Soon be Good Harbor. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-l,real3ent Roosevelt la taking tuch a great Inter est in defense on tbe Pacific Coast that li la having conference with Congress man from that section aa to what it nocesMtry. He ha talked with ninny Collators aud Representative from Cali fornia, Oregon and Washington on this suhieut. Judging from what ltaa taken place th l'ri.lMit fa simply beatiiring tha Parlflo Coast member to activity in Helling appropriations for weak point along the lu and in Hawaii. Baa Francisco is considered one of tha bt defended cities of tha world, and little money wJII be needed theiv. Senator Flint is particularly interested in Ban Pedro and Bun Diego. The lat ter, lie says, could be made one of the great harbors of the world by an ex penditur of $150,000 In dredging the mouth of the harbor. The money wonli give a 30-foot channel at San Diego sjkJ thereby admit the largest battle ship to a great liarlxir, San Diego, ac cording to Senator Flint, needs defenses Reprctentativa Humphrey of Washing ton talked with the President about the needs of Puget Sound and Seattle. Portland Is "well protected and con! harbor a big fleet of warships with aafety. It is considered impossible for attacking fleet to force an entrance I JAJic Columbia river. American Federation and Western Fed oration of Miners May Join Hands. DENVER, Dec. 24 Overtures of peace between the American Federation and WVtern Federation of Miner wen wade today wlien Max Morris, vlo president of tlia American Federation and George Hally, president of tha State Federation, called upon the Western Federation official in this city ami pre sented a formal invitation from Presi dent Compers to becoms affiliated with the American Federation. No definite aotlon was taken but the meeting marited the display of friendly feeling on both side. ' LYNCHING III NEW STATE. MUKKOOKR, Okia., Dec. M.-RJddled with bullets, Uia body of Jame Garden, a negro, was found dangling from a tele graph, pole tonight in the center of Hen rietta as the result of tha first Ivnohii In the new state. Garden today shot and killed Albert Bate, a whit man, because Bates, who i a well-known llv ry man, refused to rent a, rig to negro, ' CONFERS WITH BONAPARTE. WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-FrancJs Ifeney held a conference wlto Attorney General Bonaparte today. They dia cussed the question of land fraud eases in Oregon, In Chicago the other day and the discussion then began concluded to day. Afterward Hcney stated he could not discuss for publication what took plac at th conference, Ileney left for New York today where he will spend two day and then return west. MONEY FOR STAMP. Provisional Issue of 1847 Brings Four Thousand Dollar. NEW, YORK, Dec. 24. Philatelist in New York are commenting on the sale of a stump the other day by a Philadel phia denier to (o. IT. WorUilngton, of Cleveland, for $4000. The stamp is postmaster's provisional issued in Alex andra, Va in 1847, and is on blue paper. Two or three specimen of tho stamp have been known to collector, but they are on buff pnpei and this I the only 1 nown specimen on blue paper. It was found, on an old letter among some family treasure by Mrs. M. Faweett of Alexandra, and by her shown to a Now York collector. He told her It wo very valuable, and it finally found Ha way into tha hand of tho dealer who sold It to Mr. Worthington. Collector here say that the price wa a fair one, but that the stamp would doubtless have- brought at least $5000 in England, Mere much higher prices are paid for rare stamps than In America. .. KILLS NURSE. V MILWAUKEE, Deo. 24. Sister There aa, a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, was today shot and killed by Gustavo Wlrth. Wirth i believed to be Insane and was captured after a chase of several block. The man wm operated on at the ho1 pital a year ago. He said the hospital authorities tried to poison him. He call eF today and upon seeing , Sister Theresa began the fusllado, STRENUOUS LIVING Numbers of Deaths From Heart Disease Increases. SIMPLE LIFE THE REMEDY Constant Hurry and Effort of American Business Lift Causes Severe Strain on Heart and Death From Heart Disease It More Prevalent. CONCLUSION ANNOUNCED Not Sufficient Corrobora tion of Testimony., WARRANT CONVICTION Corroboration Necessary to Es tablish Conspiracy Not in Evidence. JURY MAY BE INSTRUCTED Conclusion of Judge Wood in Pettibone Trial Mean Jury May be Instructed to Acquit Ruling on Motion Will be Mad on Thursday. NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-That there haa Imn a steady increase in death from heart disease in the twenty days liovvn by the statistic of the Board 01 Health ju.b iwied. The Increase In the number of deaths from this disease in Manhattan and the Bronx for 11 month of 1007 over tho same period of ltMMl, wn 1,240, or more than 27 per cent. Dr. Thomna Darlington, commit sioucr of health, status tha the increase I duo to the (train and strew of modern life and say that it is certain that the mmit financial flurry was a factor- in the increase but long hour, nerve ten sion, lack of outdoor exercise, neglect of recreation aud amusement, constant Inn ly and effort, he said, must all be considered when one searches for the cause of the Increase, and none of these tilings has just developed. "I think over eating has something to do with Such condition," eaid Dr. Darlington. "The grip, which haa been prevalent lately, cause a severe heart strain,, and the .heart, which is weakened by a life of worry, and stress, will nat urally 1 tho first to give way. It is time for American to adopt the aimplo life and to alow down, instead of con stantly subjecting themselves to the constant effort to maintain high stan dard of living. , The Englishman a he advances in year gradually retires from the activities of business, but the Amer ican doc not seem disposed, and when Orchard' evidence had been entirely BOISE, Dec. 24,-Before hearing th argument on motion for an instructed verdict of acquittal, filed by the defenss in tli Pettibone trial, today, Jud Wood announced hia conclusions on the question of corroborative evidence and stated there waa not sufficient oorrobo rswon of Orchard testimony on the killing of Governor Steunenoerg, alone to warrant a conviction. He also said corroboration wa necessary to estab- lish a conspiracy and invited argument aa to whether such corroboration had been given by the state, and whether the defendant had been connected with the conspiracy. The conclusion of the court means cither the jury will be in structed to acquit the defendant or th trial will proceed on the proposition thai the state it not required to connect Petti bone with the murder as existed) that the defendant on trial was a member of that conspiracy and that the killing of Steu'nenberg wa incident thereto. In the Haywood trial Judge Wood held H wa necessary for the state to.produca evidence temnng to connect the defend ant with the specific crime charged, in' dependent of the testimony of Orchard. Hi announcement today either means that he will reverse that ruling or di rect a verdict of acquittal. The ruling on the motion will be mode Thursday. udge Wood directed the defense to be ready at that time in event the motion J sustained. The day was devoted to rgumcnU, pro and con, of tho defense s motion to instruct acquittal John F. Ivugeiit declared the evidence in the present case not so strong as in the Haywood trial, whore the testimony that Pettibone wrote a letter to Orchard, re ceived in the Caldwell jail, was nndis puiea; wnereas, in the present case, Sheriff Nieliols testified the letter was not in Pettibone' handwriting. lie alsy contended that in cases where a non resident was accused of crime, in which lie did not personally participate; he was entitled to compulsory process of laiw to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify in his behalf, and that it worked injustice to compel the defendant to take deposition in his own behalf. Borah based the state's contention 011 ie grounds; that the state had proved the conspiracy to kill; jthat Pettibone aa party to this-conspiracy and that was not necessary to ehow that this defendant had particular knowledge ' of Is particular orime, if it be shown the ime was committed in furtherance of the conspiracy. In concluding argu ment Nugent said the corroboration of there come a great strain upon the older mem, they are likely to succumb." ,-The total number of deaths during the past week was 1,711, as against 1,381 for the same week last Tear. neuraonia head the list with 276 death for tho week, an Increase of 154 over the number during the correspond ing week of last year. turkey to the married men of hi em ploy. Five tons were needed to upply (lutte alone. The bird cost $420 a ton. Giving of turkey is a time honored cut torn of Clark. MUST SERVE SENTENCE. Green and Gay nor Lose in Last Court 0 Appeal. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24-The United .State Circuit Court of Appeal today issued a mandate carrying out the sen tence of the lower court in the Green- Gaynor case following the denial of the writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court of the United State yesterday., Tb; sentence l that both Green and Gaynor must pay the fine of $575,749 and rvc four year" imprisonment, for conspiracy with Captain Carter, to defraud the gov ernment. .-,V.- ' MOkE INDICTMENTS. Federal Grand Jury After the American Refining Company. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Tht the fed eral grand jury will bring In more in dictment growing out of the alleged fraudulent actions of the American Sugar Refining Company' weighing de partment is confidently expected. The grand jury is working hard and -will con tinue In session until January 1, al though it is tho custom to discharge grand juries by the middle of the month for which they are drawn. The 'district attorney i in constant communication with the attorney general at Washing ton and while he will not discuss the matter, it is certain that he baa been presenting to the grand jury evidence in Uie sugar cases. j TESTIMONY" OF HOWARD Chief Witness for Detens " 01 Powers. TRAIN BLOWN OYER MAKES GENERAL DENIAL Didn't Know Goebel Was Shot ' Until Informed at His , Hotel NO LETTER FROM YOUTSEY Newspaper Informed Him That he Wa Indicted for the Assassination and he Surrendered to Sheriff Ha Been in Jail Ever Since. Six Persons Seriously Injured and Cars Wrecked. MUCH DAMAGE FROM WIND, bale Blowing in Northern CnlnraHn Cause Train to Overturn Into Ditch and One Death Result From Injuries Sustained and Many Hurt DENVER, Dec. 24. The baggage car and first passenger coach of the north hound passenger train on the Colorado and Southern Railroad, which left Den erat 10 this morning was blown from the track and overturned in a ditch near Marshall, 10 mile southof Boulder, a noon today. Six persons were seriously injured and a number slightly hurt. gale was blowing over Northern Colo rado throughout the day, the wind at talning a velocity of 45 to 60 miles an hour and caused much damage by blow ing down small farm buildings, trees, telegraph poles, etc. A large plateghus 'indow in a department store in this ity was blown in. ' . Judge J. A. Garrett, former justice of the peace, of Longmont. iwas among the injured who died tonight. HOLIDAY SHUT DOWN. CHICAGO, Doc 24-The South Chicago ant of the Illinois Steel Company, em ploying 7.000 men, will be shut down to- until after the holiday. "There is notbng unusual in this shut down," said President Buffington' se- retory. "The works are closed down for a week or two at this time every year. We do Hot expect to be closed down more than two weeks." The em ploye understand that their services ould not be required until March 1. MANY BODIES LOCATED different from his testimony. He said the state had absolutely failed to show a motive, on Pettibone' part, for Steun enberg's murder. Wlben Nugent conclud ed the court adjourned until Thursday. k DISTRIBUTES TURKEYS. BUTTE, Dec. 24. Senator Clark yes terday nd today distributed 25 tons of JACOBS CREKK, Dee. 24.-Hescuers today found a great mass of victims of last Thursday's explosion in the Darr mine, and if all goes well a great num ber of them will either be in the blaek smithsthop morgue or big identification tent nearby, this place. Only 49 bodies had been brought to the surface when night forced the work to stop but scores of others have been located. GEORGETOWN, Dec. 24-James How ard, chief 1 witness for the defense, took the stand in the Caleb Power trial this afternoon. He said he did not know Goebel was shot until be was told in his hotel after tbe deed was done, He never saw GoebeL Had never received a let tcr from Youtaey or Taylor asking him to come t Frankfort, in fact did not know Taylor and had never seen him. Didnt know Youtsey until they had both been convicted and in jail at Frankfort. Howard did not know he was charged with the assassination, until he saw in the newspapers he had been ' indicted. About the same time a bench warrant had been sent to Clay county for his arrest As soon as notified he had been is dieted he surrendered to the sheriff. Since then had not had a day's freedom. Howard denied he wa in tbe state house square the day Goebel was shot and had not been in the executive building that morning. Late in the day after Goebel was shot lie admitted he had gone to tbe eapitol square. Howard eaid Youtsey made his confession to lim, Youtsey said: "Howard, so for as I know, you are innocent of any connection with tha Goebel assassination, but Arthur Goebel is cruel and willing to see the Kentucky river run with innocent blood." "Howard added, "Youtsey gave me no affidavit; he knew nothing against me." He was not cross examined. make this town a model village, provided that the (ale of liquor cease before the money is paid over, Hudson voted out s'?n?-V terilay by a vote of 286 t 188. The) tkiwn's sentiment is over 'whelraingly "wet," but the chance mun icipal light and gas plant with a sew age disposition plant and the remodelling of the old Western Reserve College at a cost of $.100,000 overcame the saloon -ntiment. The "drysT give all the credit to Ellsworth, who offered to per- 1 mis the ale of beer.' No law being found to exempt beer selling from th operation of an ouster vote, tbe Amber beverage was sacrificed as well FATE PLAYS TRICK. Former Detective Waa Going to Search for Hidden Gold. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-Peter 7. Roller, former detective in the employ of the graft prosecution in San Fran cisco, recently, sanitary . Snspecton ia Seattle, believe fate played him an un kind trick when Frit Lang, a watchman in tie employ of a mining company near Rexford stumbled blindly upon a packet containing $14,000 in a deserted mine shaft The money it i claimed waa Fred Wiorthington' share of ths loot of a fast express of the Great Northern, held up September 3 last near Helana, Mont Roller chum to have obtained a confession f mm Worthington who was confined in the Portland jafl and who was cellmate of Roller's while tbe latter was on his way to Oakland to answer to a charee of era ad larceny. Roller intended to go to Montana and search for the stolen gold and claim the reward. Lang's discovery has ended the oeanch. Worthincton is now in iail at killings, Mont. PROPELLER Flotilla Compelled to Put Back to Harbor. SECOND ACCIDENT IN FLEET Two Thousand Men Granted Shore Leave land Are Warmly Welcomed Officer of Fleet anil Officials of Port Entertain Each Other. SEND EXPEDITIONS. Museum of Natural History Will Make Explorations. CHICAGO, Dec. 24 A secies of exped it ions constit uting one of the most com prehensive explorations of unknown lands ever attempted by any institution was announced yesterday by the Field Museum of Natural History. George H. Dorsey, curator of the museum's department of Anthropology, will first circle the globe, visiting many practically unknown peoples and map ping out the lines of inquiry to be under taken. He will sail on the Lusitania. The museum has also set out to give to world of science the first comprehensive exposition of the characteristics and customs of the peoples of Thibet the torbwuen land. For this work Dr. Bertheld Lafaur, a distinguished Chinese scholar, recently of the faculty of Col umbia University, has been engaged. He, will sail on January 7 for a stay of three years in this country of the lama's. LIGHTS VS. BOOZE. PORT OF SPAIN, Dec. 24.-While pre paring to leave the harbor, the destroyer Whipple's propeller fouled the anchor chain of the collier Fortuna, which de layed the departure of the flotilla a second time. The torpedo boats had re turned here yesterday after having sail ed Sunday, because of damage to the machinery of the Lawrence. Two thousand men, from the battle ship fleet were granted liberty today and were wamly welcomed by the populace when they landed. They gave themselves up to enjoyment of sightseeing and play ing football and other games, i Officers of the fleet to the number of a hundred or more attended a garden party at which they were given the opportunity of meeting many prominent men of the Port of Spain. Governor Sir Henry M. Jaokson, accompanied by ids staff returned the visit of Admiral Evans which the American commander had made in the morning, and extended an invitation to luncheon. It is expected the torpedo flotilla will get away to night. "" Wtet Town Votes Dry to Secure Gift for Light Works. CHICAGO, Dec. 24. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Hudson, O., says: Because a gift of $200,000 supposedly made by J.W. Ellsworth, millionaire New York coal man, which promised to TWO MONTHS' EXTENSION. Tunnels Under Hudson River Will Not be Completed in January. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. The companies building the tunnels under the Hudson river to connect New York City and Hobokea have been granted an extra Owe month before they will be re uired to have their tunnels open for the public, i The original franchise required Uie tunnels to be finished January 1, but the public service commission has granted two months' extension. The ddwntown tunnels, Which will run to Jersey City, will not be completed for a long time. .