PUBLISHES NHL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
COVERSTHE MORNING FIELD ONTHE LOWER COLUMBIA
VOLUME LXIII. NO. 405
I PIRATICAL
PROGRAM
BELL'8 RECOMMENDATIONS.
Portland Will Dictate the
Senatorship.
UNHOLY TWENTY-THREE
Jack Matthews In Charge of
Operations and Busy With
Preliminary Work.
STATEMENT N0.1 IS DOOMED
Chamberlain nd Fulton' Marked for
Sacrifice, and T. B. WUcoi, the
Ctumplon Round Whom All WiU
Rally. "
An Inereaae In Pay Schadula For
Enlisted Men of tha Army,
WASHINGTON, Feb. U.xCen-
eral Bell, chief of staff, today recom
mended in pcron to tha house com
mittee an increase In the pay schedule
for the enlisted men of the army,
He recommends the creation of
grade warrant officer for the promo
tion of deserving non-commissioned
officers; the readjustment of initial
rates of pay so they range from $15
to $42; a cash bonus of three menths'
pay for re-cntistment and increase of
jil to $9 in pay for high attainment
in marksmanship.
It was estimated by Bell that if
these changes were made the average
pay of enlisted men be increased 33
per cent making the average $23.64.
Bell also recommended an increase
of pay for the regular army officers.
taft rssa
AT
A certain cltiaen of this city went
to the metropolis the other day for
the express purpose of ascertaining,
as nearly as might be, the Republican
political status of things there and the
concensus of Portland opmon on
what the programs were to to be for
the summer, foil and winter cam
paigns; and a reporter" of the Morning
Astoria having knowledge oi ms in
tent, lost no time in hunting him up
m hi return, for an interview, since
there is as deep an interest in this
subject, broadcast here, a this in
tciligcnt seeker, himself, feels in the
premise. The gentleman was In no
wise reticent and unbosomed himself
to the following effect:
"To my surprise I found, upon
casual inquiry, that there were exact
ly 23 candidates for the United
Senate in, and of, the city of
Fortland; and this impressed me with
the conviction that Portland was com
mitted to the policy of holding the
representation from this State in the
upper house exclusively within her
own bounds, an impression that was
crystalixed into righteous conviction
before I left there,
s "As the Portland proposition is
now framed up, the 'unholy 23', as
they are dubbed up there, are pledged
to two undeviating lines of procedure,
namely, the election of one of their
group to the Senate at Washington,
and the obliteration of Statement No.
1, from the legal and political organ
ism of the State.
"Jack Matthews has been haled back
from the fastnesses of his long re-
tircmcnt, reinforced with a brand new
suit of togs and a clean shave, and is
in charge of the propaganda; and as
a consequence of the new assignment,
he has chucked all his old alliances
and is as busy as 10 men around the
Imperial Hotel lobby, button-holing
every man that looks as if he needed
enlightenment or any other old thing
that may qualify him as an adherent
to the new and entirely metropolitan
schedule. " ; '
"The fact that Mr. Matthews is tak
ing pains to declare that T. B. Wil
cox will not be a, candidate for this
lofty office upon any predicate ana
logous to Statement No. 1, leaves, of
course, the incontestable inference,
that that gentleman will be a candi
date before the legislature next win
ter, and this is admitted everywhere
there. Mr. Cake is the only man in
Portland, with aspirations of this
sort who even pretends to confess the
functional uses of Statement No. 1,
and he is in the field on that basis
and of course due to be slaughtered
when the combination gets after him.
The Wilcox boom was born simul
atneously with the' Taft banquet last
fall, and which served as its cradle,
. with the irrepressible Tom Richard-
CHAMP CLARK'S SPEECH.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-The
general debate on the legislative ap
propriation bill was brought to close
in the House -today after a session
full of interest and entertainment
Several speeches were made on the
issues of the day, the most notable
being that by Champ Clark who
commanded the attention of the
House for an hour and a half. Upon
the conclusion of hie remarks he was
accorded an ovation by the Demo
crats and Republicans alike.
Clark arraigned the Republicans
for their attitude on the tariff que'
tion and said the announcement that
there would be a tariff revision after
the election was simplv "In prepara
tion of another stupen -i bluff upon
the people." He disruied the Presi
dent's message and raid whatever his
virtues or his faults, the President
was not a Democrat.
Guest of Lumbers Dealers
Association.
MORAL AWAKENING
Ambassador Jusserand Given
Hearty Welcome When Pre
sented by Toastmaster.
NO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Ha Admitted That European Inveat
ore Had Been Frightened at the
Revelationa of Dishonesty In Many
of our Large Institutions,
THE SHIP BUILDERS
Organize for Purpose of Agreeing
on Prices.
WAGE SCHEDULE NECESSARY
To Call Anothere Meeting for the
Purrjose of Effecting a Permanent
Organliatforr-Tune and Place to
be Set by President and Secretary,
(Continued on page 5) '
PORTLAND, Feb. 13.-The rep
rescntatives of wooden shipbuilders
on the Pacific Coast met here today
and effected a preliminary organiza
tion. John Lundstrom of Aberdeen,
was elected temporary president, and
George Matthews of Hoquiam, sec
rctary. Besides these George E. Bil
lings, representing the Hall Ship
building Company of San Francisco,
Tohn II. Hubbard of Winslow and
Theodore Knudson, Joseph Siippl
and C. Nelson of Portland.
Mr. Price, of Coquille, was present
by proxy and the other builders ex
pressed sympathy with the movement
by letter. The object of tlie associa
tion is for the purpose of agreeing on
a wage schedule, and the manner of
conducting the several yards in rela
tion to the labor unions.
The President was given authority
to call another meeting within sixty
days for the purpose of effecting
permanent organization at - the time
and place agreed uppn by him and the
secretary. The date of the next meet
ing will probably be the middle of
. . ... t1 t. TV--
Marcu ana tne piace win uc j.oiv
land. '
ASTORIA, 0RE6P IDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DETROIT
RAISULI BEFORE FOOTLIGHTS
On a Death Trap Stage Would Be
Better.
LONDON, Feb. 13- It is an
nounced that there is a possibility of
Raisuli, the Moroccan bandit appear
ing on the variety stage in London.
APPEAL DENIED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-The
aoocal of I. W. Finlcy, a convict in
the penitentiary who made a murder
ous attempt on R. J. Murphy, one of
the prison officials during an attempt
ed outbreak at Folsom prison, De
cember 29, 1904, was denied by the
supreme court today, and Finley must
pay the death penalty as provided by
the penal code for cases of murderous
assault by a convict under life sent
ence. .
AUTOMOBILE RACE.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 13.-Four of
the automobiles engaged in the New
York; Paris race reached or passed
Albany today. One American, one
French and Italian cars passed here
early this afternoon and the first
German car arrived at 10 p. m. and
will pass the night here. The other
French car is spending the night at
Hudson and the second German car
at Rhinebeck. All cars experienced
great difficulty with heavy snow drifts
and soft roads.
DETROIT, Feb. 13. - Secretary
Taft was the guest of the Michigar
Retail Lumber Dealers' Associatior
this afternoon and talked for half an
hour at a luncheon tendered him upon
the "Moral awakening recently from
business methods ; which permit
illegality and fraud." ' 1
Secretary Taft is accompanied by
Ambassador Jusserand, Governor
Guild of Massachusetts and United
States Senator Aldcn Smith.
Former Senator Palmer presided as
toastmaster. Ambassador Jusserand
was given a hearty thundering wel
come when he was presented by the
toastmaster. The ambassador ,said
because of his position, he naturally
could not mingle in American politics
but he eulogized the American presi
dents of the past and said it was his
hope that the country would add an
other glorious name to the already
glorious list "
"I do not know who it be, aid the
Ambassador, "But it seems that you
know.' (Applause for several mo
mcnts). ..'
Taft spoke of the revelations of the
insurance investigation and the evils
of the over issue of stocks and bonds
which he said was obtaining money
under false pretenses. The secretary
advised greater power be granted the
interstate commerce commission.
He also declared that he believed
government ownership of railroads
would create a tremendous concentra
tion of power and would endanger
the safety of the republic. He recom
mended that the anti-trust law be
made more specific. Regarding the
panic through which have just pass
ed, Taft said some who had felt
the lash of public opinion attribute
this to legislation. He stated that
the charge is untrue.
He admitted that European inves
tors had been frightened at the reve
lations of dishonesty in many of our
large institutions, but declared that
the man charged with this lack of
confidence is not the man who point
ed it out but the one who engaged in
it illegality.
ENGLISH TRADE DECREASES,
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The January
trade returns show an all around de
crease in imports to the amount of 7
per cent, and in exports to the amount
of less than 2 per cent The value of
imported raw materials declined $9,-
466710. and that of - manufactures
$12,000,500.
NTERESTINu
STATISTICS
Pennsylvania Railroad a
Mighty Corporation.
OVER 77,000 INVESTORS
Income Paid to Investors Must
Come From Surplus Earn
ings of Company.
MANY WOMEN STOCKHOLDERS
Durine the Year the Average Hold
nga Decreased From ISO to U0
Sharer-European Investors Grew
From 7753 to 9149Share8 in Year
INDIANA FOR FAIRBANKS.
Beveridge Objecta to Statements Re
garding Delegates.
WABASH, Feb. 13,-Senator Bev
eridge addressed the Indiana Lincoln
League of the Republican Clubs here
tonight. Beseridge said in part! "The
Indiana delegation is going to Chi
cago for Fairbanks. Statements are
being sent out that after a few bal
lots have been cast for him the dele
gation is to be delivered to this or
that candidate. This is an insult to
the Republicans of this state which
in their name I denounce."
He says the Republicans are not be
be traded or delivered and will vote
for Fairbanks until that gentleman
either is nominated or he himself aski
they discontinue suporting him. If
the latter is the case, they will vote
for whom they please. .
GATES PIPE LINE. .
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Feb. 13.
The eight-inch oil pipe line which
John JV. Gates and asspciates, com
posing tiie Texas company, built from
Tulsa, Oklai, to Port Arthur, was
placed in regular operation today. It
is 582 miles long, and was built at a
cost of more than $6,000,000.
GO ON SHORT TIME.
ELGIN, 111., Feb. 13,-The : Elgin
National Watch Company today
posted notices, saying that beginning
tomorrow the factory will be closed
on Saturdays until further notice
This action is taken on account of
the dullness in trade, which the com
pany believes will be of short dura
Miou. -Three thousand operatives are
affected.
EX-SENATOR OUT AGAIN.
BALTIMORE, ,Feb. 13.-Former
United States Senator John L. Wil
son, of Washington who was operated
upon a short time ago at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, left that institution to
day and went, to Atlantic jCity
GARFIELD'S ADDRESS
irst Big Gun Fired for Republi
can Campaign.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
He Denounced in Stinging Sentences
Men of Wealth Who Break the
Laws and Seek to Turn Political
Power to Their Own Use.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-One of the
first big guns of the Republican na
tional campaign was fired at the Lin
coln day banquet of the Hamilton
Club last night by James R. Gar
field, secretary of the interior.
The efforts of the administration
to correct the abuse of special privi
leges and the intentions of President
Roosevelt in taking each of his steps
against corporate wealth formed the
subject of Mr. Garfields address.
The question of special privileges,
Mr. Garfield maintained, was upper
most of the problems of the day. The
Republican party he said, stood face
to face with the proposition of carry
ing on the policies of the President in
bringing men of wealth who broke
the laws to their account or turning
back the pages of history.
The currency question, tariff, labor
troubles and various other ' subjects
were touched upon by Mr. Garfield
but all as illustrative of his great
point. The administration, he said,
stood for the gaining of equal oppor
tunity to all men and such as en
forcement of the laws as to bring
this about.
Mr. Garfield denounced in stinging
sentences men of wealth who', break
the laws and seek to turn political
power to their own use. He was
careful to draw the line, however,
between the destructive and construc
tive kind of criticism. The policy of
the administration toward corpora
tion evil doers, he said, had averted
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The Times
this morning says:
Figures compiled to January 1 this
year show that on that date the
shareholders in the Pennsylvania R.
R. Company numbered 57,226, an in-
f lfi Wfl tnr the vear.
vivaac v w - - : .
Dnrimr the year the average hold
ings decreased " from 150 to 110
shares. The number of women stock
holders increased from 19,282 to 26,
471 while the number of European in
vesters erew from 7753 on December
31. 1906. to 9149 a year later, the in
crease in total holders for the montn
f rwomW 1907. was 1031. ine
companies controlled by the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company comprise
the lines east of Pittsburg in which
there are 11,111 shareholders, and in
the companies west of Pittsburg
9682 shareholders. These make a to
tal of 20,973 holders in all the sub
sidiary companies. A few hundred
of these holders represent the Penn
sylvania Railroad proper but approx
imately 20,000 are entirely independ
ent stockholders. These added to the
$7,226 investors in the parent com
pany make a total of more than 77,-
000 investors who look to the profits
of the Pennsylvania for a whole or a
part of their income. The income
which is paid- to these 77,000 people
must come from the surplus earnings
nf thr pomnaniea. for none of the
thousands of bond holders scattered
all over the world and to whom the
companies are pledged to pay various
fixed percentages, is included in this
compilation.
ENGINEERS CUT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13,-Sec-retary
A. B. Hammond of the San .
Francisco shipowners association to
day sent communication to the secre
tary of the marine engineers' associa
tion declaring that commencing on
e afternoon of February 14th the
vessels of the association will carry,
but two engineers instead of three aa
heretofore on vessels going north of
Crescent City and south of Point
Conception. It is expected the re
sult will be a lockout of the members
of the engineers' association. It is
expected that if the engineers go our,
the firemen, deckhands and waiters
will stand by them. r i
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DYNAMITE EXPLODED.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Feb.
13. Oscar Johnson, foreman of the
dam construction crew of the Han
ford Irrigation Company, was killed
today by an explosion of a stick of
dynamite which he was ' thawing.
Johnson lived in Seattle. -.
Former Governor Foster W.
Voohees of New Jersey.
NATIONAL BANK RESERVES.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. -The
Senate discussed the law governing
the reserves of the national banks
that subject having been brought up
by Senator Rayner, who reverted to
the controversy over the statements
made in the Senate yesterday when
the Aldrich currency bill was under
discussion. The criminal code bill
was also under consideration for i
couple of hours, Senator Clay secur
ing the substitution of the old law
instead of the proposed revised sec
tions which prevent intoxicating
liquors being sent through the mails
into "dry" states or counties, i
(Continued on page 5)
it tit
3-CENT FARE IN MONTANA.
LEWISTON, Mont, Feb. 13. The
five-cent rate on the Montana Rail
road will be reduced to three cents as
soon a3 the Pacific extension of the
St. Paul road is in operation between
Harlowton and Lombard, both Mon
tana points. Before the state railway
commission could have $ hearing on
the subject of the rate, President
Gunn of the Montana Road, promised
this rate to the business men of Lew
istown. -
ALLEGATION IS PERJURY
Frank H. Combes Also Indicted
Were Officials of Bankers' Life In
surance Company Pleading Will
Probably be Friday.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Indict
ments alleging perjury were returned
today against former Governor Fos
ter M. Voorhees of New Jersey and
Frank H. Combes, following , the
grand jury investigation into the acts
of these two men while they were
officials of the Bankers' Life Insur
ance Company. The pleading prob-
abily will occur on Friday. The
Bankers' Life went out of existence
some time ago and the allegations are
connected with the acts prior to 1905
while Voorhees was president and
Combes secretary. They are charged
with having made false reports to
the state insurance commissioner.
JEWISH TEACHERS MARRIED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Lionel K
Simmonds and ; Clara R. Gottfried
were married yesterday in the syna--gogue
connected with the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum in Thirteenth street.
The marriage was the culmination of
a romance which began in the institu
tion 16 years ago when both, as in
mates of the institution became ac
quainted. Since that time both have
become teachers, one in the public
schools of the city, the other in the
institution where her education was
received. The beautiful wedding was
witnessed by a large party including
the directors ; of the institution,
among whom are some of the wealth
iest Hebrews in New York.