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PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
33rd YEAR. NO. 48
r OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DIM
ARRAIGNED
Charges of Negligence
and Manslaughter.
HAPPENED LAST AUGUST
MISSIONARY INSTITUTE. f f lt 1)11 I ,
AMI I DILL
TAKEN UP
An Event of Great Interest to the At
torla Churches.
Eight Men Were Indicted at the
Result ot an interuroan
Collision.
JUDGE GROSSCUP WITH THEM
Collision Was Between Heavily
Loaded Paaaenger Car and Heavy
Express Car Eighteen Wert KU1
ed and Fifty-three Injured. -
rriABl.ESTON. III.. Feb. 24.-
Judge Peter Grosscup, the presiding
i..l. of the United Slates circuit
court at Chicago with seven other
directors and employes of the Central
Illinois Traction Company, were ar
raigned today in Cole's county court
en charges of criminal negligence and
manslaughter. The eight men were
indicted as the result of an intcrurban
collision one mile west of Charleston
on the Charlcston-Mattoon Interurban
line, August 20, last, when a heavily
loaded passenger car crashed Into a
heavy express on a steep grade.
Eighteen persons were killed and S3
injured. All the defendants pleaded
not guilty. i i , .
I AUTOMOBILE DISEASE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-"The gaso
line driven automobile has added a
new disease to the woes of civiliza
tion a disease which may cut ten years
off the life of the persons afflicted.
1 would call it "Automobile disease"
and have discovered that not only In
New York, in streets frequented by
such motor cars, but in Paris, London
and Berlin it also exists."
Dr. Henry Becker, a physician made
ihU ntntement last night after con
ducting tests for nearly a year on
patients suffering from the new mal'
dy which aRccts tne tissues oi we
throat and lungs, causing' congestion
and decay and giving a working area
for the baccili of consumption, pneu
monia, grip and other affections
peculiar to the respiratory organs.
About a year ago" the doctor said,
'a man whom 1 later found to be a
member of the traffic squad stationed
on Fifth Avenue at a point where the
gasoline fumes from the cars often
choked him came to me complaining
of chronic sore throat. His case baf
fled me. Examinations .showed it
was no ordinary disease, and I con
ducted an investigation. I found that
one week after the blue coat had been
transferred to a district not haunted
by motor cars he got well.
"Other small cases came to my at
tention, and I communicated with
vii.-iims In Eurouean cities, flic
international investigation proved
that my theory was right. ,
"Some device should be used to
absorb the fumes from these mach-ini-
a thev endanger probably thou-
sands of lives daily, especially those of
the policeman.
Rev. Dwlght K. Potter, D. D., of
Oakland, California; Rev. W. S. Holt,
D. D., of Portland, and Miss Julia
Frazlcr, of San Francisco, will hold
a missionary Institute in the Presby
terian church on Wednesday at :30
in., and in the evening at 7:30.
These workers are of prominence and
the holding of this institute will be
of interest to all our people. Every
body is invited, especially members of
other churches. The following it the
program: 2:30, "The Holy Spirit and
Missions," Dr. Potter; 3:00, address,
Miss Frailer; 3:30, "Missions and
Finance," Dr. Holt; 3:4S, "Mission
Study Classes"; 4:15, "Missions in
the Sunday School"; 7:30, "Mission
ary Addresses," Rev. W. S. Holt, D.
D., and Rev. Dwlght E. Potter, D. D.
The conference on Missions in the
Sunday school is placed at 4:15 to
accommodate tcacberi and pupils In
.the public schools,
the public schools.
ROAD TO BE COMPLETED.
PORTLAND. Feb. 24,-he local
Harriman officials have received au
thority to complete the extension of
the llwaco Railway Navigation Com
pany's Railroad from llwaco to
Knappton, a town directly across the
Columbia River from Astoria. The
extension is about half a dozen miles
or so long and cost about $75,000.
The road will be used for connection
with summer seaside travel.
After Hull Had Explained
Its Provisions.
A LARGE EXPENDITURE
The Army Appropriation Bill Is
Carrying Over 85,000,000
of Dollars.
PLEADED FOR INCREASED PAY
FISH-WHEEL BILL
Argument Against the Pretended
Protection of Salmon.
IMPOSITION ON THE PEOPLE
LVi. : .
Columbia River Salmon Protective
Association Are the Men Who
Stand for the Abolition of Salmon
Fishing at Head of the Tide.
SENATORS' SPEECHES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Ocean
mail subsidy and currency legislation
were both subjects of speeches in the
Senate today. Senator Gallinger open
ed the debate in favor of his bill for
ocean mail subsidy and he was fol
lowed by Senator Depew, who
strongly approved, the measure. Sim
mons and White spoke in criticism of
the Aldrich bill, White announcing
that he would not vote for any meas
ure before the Senate. An hour was
devoted to further Consideration of
a bill to revise the criminal code and
-at 5:14 the Senate adjourned.
This bill, while pretending to be
for the protection of the salmon of
the Columbia, is a bill which the few
wealthy fishwheel owners of the Up
per Columbia are presenting to the
voters in an endeavor to retain the
unfair and destructive monopoly of
catching salmon with fishwhecls in
the narrows and at the falls of the
Upper Columbia.
The initiative petitions for this bill
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were started atier uie coiumuia
River" Salmon Protective Associa
tion was organized for the purpose
of stopping fishing for salmon in the
Columbia at head of tide, that is
where the river becomes so narrow
that the fishwhecls catch nearly every
salmon that reaches these narrows
and falls.
The fishwheel owners, realizing
that throughout the State the senti
ment for bona-lide salmon protective
legislation was growing, got up this
trick-bill for the simple purpose of
confusing the voters.
None of the fishwheel owhers cared
to openly associate their names with
this intended imposition upon the
people. They evidently could not get
one man of note to father it. So they
not as sponsor, H. A. Webster, an
ex-deputy fish warden who was re
n-ntlv dischamcd because Governor
Chamberlain, Secretary of State Ben
son and State Treasurer Steele no
doubt considered that the fisheries of
our State could be served by a better
man. ' ,
We deem it necessary for a thor
ough understanding of this matter
to plainly state who and what is be
hind this trick-bill.
It is not difficult for a clever ad
vocate of greed and wrong to so
abrevate quotations from the writings
and sayings of authorities on any
given subject, that the exact opposite
apparently stands proven from what
Slayden Criticised the "Enormous
Extravagance for Miliary Estab
lishment" While Holiday of Indiana
Defended it
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The
unusual spectacle of a committee on
rules being overruled by its chairman,
the speaker, on the floor of the House
was witnessed in that body today
much to the discomfiture of Dalzcll,
a member of the committee. Dalzcll
brought in resolution providing for
the investigation of peonage in south
ern states, but the speaker on an ob
jection by Mann held it was not
privileged. Despite Dalzell's argu
mcnt, the speaker refused to alter his
decision and the resolution was re
committed. The army appropriation
bill carrying over $85,000,000 was
taken up after Hull had explained its
provisions. Slayden criticized the
"Enormous extravagance for military
establishment," while Holiday of In
diana pleaded for increased pay for
the enlisted men of the army. Other
speeches were delivered by Hamilton
of Iowa, who favored a tariff revision
and by Washburn, of Massachusetts,
In favor of removing restrictions of
the Sherman anti-trust law awarding
the Sherman anti-trust law.
EIGHTY VESSELS TIED UP.
Out of One Hundred and One in the
Lumber Carrying Trade.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 24.-
Twelve schooners in the lumber
traffic were withdrawn today. This
makes a total of over 80 laid up out
of 101 on the whole coast. Ten of
101 are owned by Independent own
ers who have announced their inten
tion of abiding by the owners rules,
DECISION RENDERED.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 24.-The
court of appeal this afternoon upheld
the decision of Chief Justice Hunter,
that the "Natal" act passed by the
British Columbia government was in
operative afar as the Japanese were
concerned because of the treaty be
tween Japan and Great Britain and
made applicable to the Dominion act
of Parliament. The judges of the ap
peal court rendered the decision after
hearing the counsel for province of
British Columbia without calling on
the counsel for the Dominion govern
ment to make an argument
INVESTIGATION BY CITY.
PORTLAND. Feb. Z4.-What is
probably the first instance of an anti
trust investigation ever conducted by
a city commenced in this city today
under what is known as the Belding
anti-trust ordinance. Evidence was
introduced at the hearing by the com
mittee of three councilmen which al
leged shows a combination of furni
ture dealers which was broken up by
the federal court last summer, is still
in existence.
NORTH BANK STAFF
MIuEHED
AT ALTAR
Father Leo Shot at Com-
munion Rail.
LAID PLOT TO MURDER
BUFFALO BILL,
CoL Cody Says There's More Game
Than 10 Year Ago.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Praise for
President Roosevelt for his active in
terest in forest and game preserves
was a feature of the speech delivered
by Wm. P. Cody, (Buffalo Bill) at the
Fourteenth Annual dinner yesterday
to the Guides, Trappers, Hunters and
Officials of the Sportsman's Show
now in progress in Madison Square
Garden. Game in the Wyoming for
est reserves was more plentiful than
ten years ago, chief credit for this
condition CoL Cody said, being due
to the president. He favored forest
protection if for nothing else than
.3 a means of. game protection, for
if the forests were destroyed, he said,
the game would speedily be exter
minated. :
FIRE NEAR HOSPITAL.
(Continued on page 8.)
"HELEN" LOST HER JOB.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-A despatch
to the Tribune from St. Louis says:
There was consternation among the
girls of the Forest Exchange of the
Bell Telephone Company yesterday
when it became known that "Helen"
lies a fellow worker, was a boy in
disguise. The secret was brought to
light when one of the girls complain
ed to the chief of the exchange that
Helen" was not what she seemed.
Helen" applied for the position five
months ago, giving the name of
Helen lies, aged 22 of Chicago. A
few weeks ago a new operator whose
first name is Margaret, was assigned
to the exchange.
"Helen" for his disguise, told Mar-
gnret he was a man and asked her to
marry him. Margaret refused and
mmcdiatcly sought Miss Burns, the
Four Officials of the New Road
Visit Astoria.
WILL REMAIN OVER TODAY
Pleasant Dinner Given Them at the
Occident Last Night Friendly
Talks Made and a Mutual Under
standing Results Therefrom.
At 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning
there arrived in this city a special
train bearing a group of Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railway officials
and a number of Northern Pacific Rail
way dignitaries, the entire party being
out on a tour of inspection over this
particular dependency of the "North
Bank" road. The S. P. & S. officials
were: General Traffic Manager H.
W.. Adams; General Superintendent
Forrest; Assistant General Passengef
Agent R. H. Jenkins; and Assistant
Superintendent John McGuire; and
they were met here by H. P. Savage,
right-of-way agent for the Northern
Pacific between Kalama and Frank
fort, who accompanied them over the
west shore run during the afternoon;
the train returning to this city about
4 in the afternoon, when the officers
of the North Bank were taken in
charge by Manager J. H. Whyte of
the Chamber of Commerce and shown
over the city. The N. P. representa
tives leavinu for Portland on the
6:10 express last evening.
In order that Mr. Adams and his
Woman Saw 2 Italians Apparent
ly Interested In Ascertaining
Identity of Father Leo.
ASSASSIN CONFINED IN JAIL
On the Strength of the Woman's
Statement the Police Tonight Took
Into Custody Mike Brunetti
Room-mate of Guarnaccio.
DENVER, Feb. 24.-St Elizabeth's
Catholic Church was desecrated by
the murder of Father Leo on Sunday
morning, was re-consecrated this af
ternoon. The service was conducted
by-Father Phillips, Chancellor of the
Diocese, he having been authorized in
a telegram from Bishop Metz, who Is
now in Jos, Angeles, The blessing
today will be followed by re-consecra
tion services updti. the return of the
Bishop to this city. District Attorney
Stifger is arranging for a speedy
trial of the man who killed Father
Leo and who is now confined in jail
in Colorado Springs under a strong
guard. It is likely that he will be
brought back to Denver the latter
part of this week and will be arraign
ed on information charging first de
gree murder. Yesterday the murder
er said his name was Guiseppe Guar
naccio. From papers found in his
lodgings the police were lead to be
lieve his name is Angelo Gabriel, but
it is now believed that the man's
right name is Guisseppe Alio, as de
clared by him in a statement made to
day.
It developed tonight that a woman,
member of St Elizabeth's Church,
today told one of the priests, that a
week ago she saw two Italians in
front of the church and one of them
was pointing toward Father Leo. She
is certain one of them was the mur
derer and that he was apparently in
terested in ascertaining the identity
of Father Leo. On the strength of
this statement the police tonight took
into custody Mike Brunetti, a room
mate of Guarnaccio. The police are
now working on the theory that there
was a well-laid plot to murder Father
Leo had been laid by Guarnaccio and
some of his associates, who are pos
sibly anarchists.
service.
DEFENCE FORCES.
Great Britain's Estimate Increased by
Three Million of Dollars.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-The estimates
of the British , defense forces for
the current year issued today wil dis
appoint the peace party for instead of
showing a reduction the combined es
timates for the army and navy show
an increase of $3,000,000 without ap
parently any prospect of a consider
able dimunition in the future. Lord
Tweedinouth explained that the fu
ture program of great Britain will
depend upon whether the foreign
powers increase their naval forces.
M,:..f nnnratnp th mculfr hrintr ttint
Helen" was discharged from further 'coueagucs nuBiii w
meet some ot the leading citizens oi
Astoria, and that their visit here
might not be entirely barren of good
results to the community, a dinner
was arranged for 7 o'clock at the
Hotel Occident, to which about 30
well known citizens were asked to be
present and join in the welcome ex
tended to these five representative
men of the railway system in which
the future of Astoria is so intimately
interwoven; and to this invitation
there was a score of responses and
the gathering was a prime success
in every sense of the word,
Uncle Charlie Wright had prepared
a delicious meal and it was served in
excellent style and taste and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all who had
the advantage of being present,
(Continued from page 4)
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-While a
fire raged last night in a tenament
house opposite, doctors, nurses and
attendants labored tactfully and suc
cessfully to calm the fears of the pa
tients in the Post Graduate hospital at
Twentieth Street and Second Avenue.
When the fire assumed an alarming
phase a silent call for a fire drill, pas
sed to the nurses and attendants,
brought out, wheeled chairs and
stretchers for the removal of the pa
tients from the building should the
necessity arise. Only one woman pa
tient became hysterical and had to be
cared for by the house physician.
The hospital took in several of the
burned tenants and cared for them
temporarily. Thanks to the precau
tions taken there was no danger at
any time, approaching to a panic
among the inmates of the institution.
Tl NOTCHES
GOMPERS' EDITORIAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Over
the signature of Samuel Gompers, an
editorial in the American Federation-
ist this month attacks the Lowe de
cision in the United States Supreme
Court. This case which is known as
the "Hat" case, is declared to be the
most drastic ever handed down
against labor. The article proceeds at
great length to show the error in the
reasoning of the court. It ts notice
able that the Federation omits the
We do not patronize" list.
President Congratulates Knox
Upon His Speeches.
OCEAN TRAVEL LIGHT.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-First class1
west bound ocean travel is at its low
est ebb just at present. Four of the
big liners arrived yesterday with their
cabins practically empty. The Atlan
tic Transport Liner Minnetonka
brought but eighteen first class pas
sengers, the French liner Touraine
eleven, the American Liner St. Louis
nineteen and the Cunard Liner Car
mania, from Naples eighty-four
HARMONY OF PURPOSE
Since Leaving the Cabinet Mr. Knox
Has Sustained Practically the Same
Relations to the Administration as
he Did Before Leaving it
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-(Spec-
ial) "SenatorKnox you have made
the two best speeches that have been
made in recent years. I want to con
gradulate you on them."
In these words, President Roose
velt paid the tribute of his commen
dation to the addresses made by
Senator Knox, of Philadelphia at
Kalamazoo, Mich., and at Pittsburgh.
The first was delivered on February
11, and was on "The People, the Rail
roads and the National Authority,"
dealing with the government's policy
of railroad regulation. The second
was delivered before the Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce on the follow
ing night and the subject was "The
Future of Commerce." It advocated
the improvement by the government
upon a large scale of the harbors and
inland waterways of the country.
Senator Knox recently called at the
White House with Judge James S.
Young of Pittsburg. They were
waiting in the cabinet room which
was filled with visitors, when the
President opened the door connect
ing with his private office and saw the
senator. He greeted him with the
words quoted above.
"You mean they are the greatest
speeches since your last one," mod
estly replied Senator Knox to the
President's complimentary reference.
"Oh, no, I do not make any such
exception," said the President.
The conversation between the Pres
ident and thevsenator was heard by
every person in the room, among
whom was a delegation from Ken
tucky, pnd it created something of a
sensation. When these visitors came
away they were talking about it and
commenting upon the emphatic terms
of approval which the resident ap
plied to Senator Knox's utterances.
To Senator Knox's friend there was
no surprise that the President should
have spoken in such high terms of
these addresses while he was a
member of the cabinet Mr. Knox was
looked upon as the spokesman of the
administration in matters relating to
the anti-trust policy the government