The morning Astorian., March 04, 1908, Image 1

33rd YEAR. NO. 55
HA11AN
RE-ELECTED
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Control of Illinois Central
Is Ended.
TITUS TO SUCCEED FISH
Announcement Made That J. Og
; den Armour Will Be Chosen,
to the Board.
STUYVESANT FISH PROTESTS
With Less Than Two-Thlrds of ths
Stock Preient it Wm Not Possible
to Ratify Agreement to Purchase
Branch Lines. 1
CHICACO, March 3.-Tbe long
struggle (or the control of the Illi
nois Central Railroad was ended, at
Icait temporarily today when the of
ficially adjourned annually meeting o(
the itockholderi wai held and four
director! were elected!. With only
formal protest! recorded by the in
terests headed by Stuyvesant Fish,
which have been opposing the admin
istration of the road, E. II. Harriman
and John Jacob Astor were re-elected
to the board: A. C. llackstram,
wai chosen to fill the unexpired term
of John V. Welling, deceased; and
Joicph Fj Titus, aisistant to Presi
dent Harahan, wai elected to lucceed
Fiih upon tlie directorate. Titus, how
ever, ii to icrve only a few weeks.
Harahan announcing that J. Ogdcn
Armour will be choien to the board
ai toon ai the nock owned by Ar
mour can be transferred to hii "ac
count on the books, thus making him
a itockholder of record. FUh wai not
present at the meeting and only a
few of hii allies were there to watch
his interests. Neither was the bulk
of Fish's proxies presented to the
committee.
The report that the committee
showed 584,688 shares out of a total
of 950,400 were present. Of that
number 581,456 were held by llarana
han. The comparative small repre
icntation hod the one effect of dis
appointing to the administration
forces. With less than two-thirds of
the stock present it was not possible
to ratify the action of the board in
agreeing to purchase two small
branches. Both these branches had
been constructed by funds supplied by
" thejlllinols Central. Harahan stated
that the projects were begun during
tthe administration of Fish. Fish
said tonight that he refrained ,from
taking part in the meeting was in
order that the stockholders whose
proxies he holds should not be bound
by anything done at that meeting.
EDUCATORS FOR MANILA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 3.-A
commission of four American educa
tors sent out to the Philippines by
the U. S. Government, will embark
from San Francisco in the American
Maru tomorrow to address some 800
' teachers of the Island at a summer
resort up in the mountains near Man
ila. The party consists of Prof. W. D.
McClintock of the department Eng
lish of the University of Chicago;
Frederick Starr of the department of
Anthropology in the University of
Chicago, Principal J. D. Burks of the
Teachers' College of Albany, N. Y,
J and Prof. Roberts pi me aeparimem
' ' of Political Science in the University
of California,
CURRENCY BILL BP""
WASHINGTON, MarcV J.-The
speeches on the pending currency bill
were made in the senate today Dy
McCumhcr and Newlands. Each
of these senators contended for tome
modifications of the emergency bill
and each declared in favor of legisla
tion adding to the confidence on the
part of the depositors in the banks as
a prominent feature of such plan
for preventing panics. A number of
bills of minor Importance were passed
today,
CAPT. COSOROVB DEAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 3.-Cap-tain
John H. Cosgrove, a pioneer
marine engineer of the Pacific Coast
and for 25 yean' superintending
engineer of Broadway Wharf, for the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
died at his home in thii city.
He wis in charge of the engine
room of the old Mail Liner Japan
when that vessel caught fire off the
China coast and went down with 400
people, Cosgrove wai the lait one of
five survivor to leave the deck. He
wai 76 yean old.
ALIA, ABSOLUTELY SANE.
DENVER, March 1 Giusseppe
Alia, the ilayer of Father Leo, it de
clared to be absolutely tane and in a
report lubmltted to District Attorney
Stidger today by the four expert! in
mental diseases who examined the
prisoner for several hour. The
physicians agreed that Alia "has no
mental delusions whatever and is
above the average of intelligence, and
powers of memory.
vantsinSrhation
Secretary Straus Instructs Com
missioners of Immigration.
SPAPE NO PROPER EFFORTS
To Furnish Chiefs of Police, Secret
Service Agents, Police and Detec
tives to Rid Country of Alien An
archists and Criminals,
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Straus
today issued to alt the commissioners
of immigration and immigration in
spectors an order to these officers to
confer with the chiefs of police and
secret service agents and furnish these
officials with detailed information as
to what Is the meaning of the law, is
meant by the term "Anarchist" as
. . , . . - . .
used in immigration act with a view
of promptly obtaining information
is desired at once and directs that
no proper effort be spared to secure
the co-operation of the police and de
tectives in an effort to rid the country
of all alien anarchists and criminals
falling within the provisions of the
statute relating to deportation.
NOTABLE WEDDING.
NEW YORK, March 3.-In the
presence of a notable assemblage,
Miss Cornelia Harriman, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Har-
rinian, today became the bride of
Robert Livingstone Gerry, the son of
Commodore and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry
of New York. The ceremony was
performed in Grace Episcopal Church
at Broadway and Tenth streets, in
one of the buriest sections of the city
and so numerous were the automo
biles and the carriages of the guests
and so great the throng of sightseers
that traffic was practically at a stand
still for over half an hour.
JESSE GRANT WILLING.
TUCSON, Ariz., March 3.-A let
ter Ijas been received by the promi
nent Arizona Democrats from Jesse
Grant of New .York expressing his
willingness that the Arizona delegates
present his name at the Denver con
vention in case Bryan is not, nominat
ed on the first ballot.'
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UUUHMU
UP
SUSPECTS
Avebuck Carried Out His
Commission.
ORGANIZED MOVEMENT
Was Picked.te Execute the Order
of Death at a Meeting
of Anarchists.
SISTER REFUSES INFORMATION
Isadora Maron Was Arretted on Sus
picion of Being "Curly Haired"
Companion of Averbuch But Later
It Was Decided he Was Not Man.
CHICAGO, March 3. -That
Lazarus Averbuch, in attempting to
assassinate Chief of Police Shippy
carried out the commission entrusted
to him by a group of Chicago anar
chists, was declared by Assistant
Chief Scheuttlcr tonight to have been
proved beyond a doubt The discov
ery was made just as the police were
about to accept the theory that the
young anarchist had acted on his own
initiative and not as the result of a
conspiracy. The group also plotted,
according to the information in the
hands of the authorities, to assassi
nate Mayor Busse and . Captain
O'Brien of the detectives bureau. The
principles .have not been picked out
but it is stated Averbuch was picked
to execute the order of death at a
meeting of the anarchists which he
attended Thursday night, last It
was on that night that the ' young
anarchist contemplated suicide ac
cording to the story of his sister.
Averbuch is said to have left his
home the next morning, never to re
turn. Scheuttlcr said be had several
important clues which he believed
will lead to the arrest of the conspira
tors. Olga Averbuch, sister of the
would-be assassin, Scheuttlcr says,
persists in refusing to give any infor
mation. ,
Isadore Maron was arrested on sus
picion of being the "curly haired"
(companion of Avebuch, but later it
was decided he was not the man
man wanted. During the sweating
process he admitted sufficient asso
ciation with the anarchists to warrant
his being placed in a cell. Another
arrest was that of William I. Abra
hamvitx, 20 years old, a Russian Jew,
and student at. the Chicago Univer
sity at night and printer in daytime.
Others arrested are held more be
cause their affiliation with the anar
chist societies than the expectation of
connecting them with the attempted
assassination. An organized move
ment against anarchy was began to
day with a meeting at Shippy's home,
It resulted in arrangements for a
meeting tomorrow at which Mayor
Busse, police officials and State's
Attorney Healy will try to outline a
plan of co-operation. United States
District Attorney Sims also met a
number of officials in the Mayor's
office when the question of federal
assistance was taktn up. Sims de
clined the discuss the measures con
templated. The net results of the police today
in their search for anarchists who
might have some possible connection
with the attempted assassination of
Chief Shippy yesterday was the
rounding up of nine suspects. Three
arrests the police considered import
ant. These are Harry Goldstein, said
to be the agent of the Edelstadt So
ciety and who was .caught while dis-
"NO DECISION."
Britt Had the Best of it Nelson in
Pretty Good Condition at Close.
LOS ANGELES, March 3.-Jimmy
Britt and Battling Nelson fought a
10-round no decision fight here to
night. Britt wai slightly the vic
tor in point of blows landed and Nel
son wai in somewhat better condition
and stronger at the close, but he was
unable to overcome the cleverness of
his opponent The fight was by no
means a savage affair and at times
the crowd howled at the men to fight.
In all Nelson did not land over a
dozen blowi that figured in the re
sult while Britt, who wai alwayi giv
ing ground, itepped out of range
whenever possible and frequently
straightened Nelson up with hit left
In conformity with law no decision
wai rendered.
STATEMENT UNTRUE.
CLEVELAND, O., Mar. 3.-Inves
tigation concerning two despatches
ent out by the Associated Press from
Urichville, Ohio, and Canal Dover,
Ohio, on February 18, to the effect
that Miss Clara Sterling, a teacher in
the Tuscara a country home had
pleaded quilty to the charge of driv
ing a tack through the tongue of
seven year old pupil, discloses the
fact that there was no truth in the
statement Such a charge was made,
but on a hearing it was found that
the teacher had not done no more
than threaten such punishment and
upon this she was fined $10 and costs
and her service dispensed with.
CRITICISM
REFUTED
(Continued on page 8.)
Experts in Turret Construction
Testify Before Committee.
SAFETY METHODS ADOPTED
Professor Alger Defended the Navy
as to the Criticism of Gunnery by
Commander Sims American Shoot
ing as Good as Any.
WASHINGTON, March 3. -Four
naval officers, all experts in turret
construction and ammunition manu
facture, today testified before the
senate naval committee in defense
of the American navy against all
forms of criticism. Three of the wit
nesses, Professor Alger,, instructer in
mathematics at the naval academy,
Commander Fletcher and Lieutenant
Commander Chase spoke in detail
concerning the turret accidents and
the methods that had been adopted
to make the turrets safe.. None of
these officers seemed to think there
was any great danger in a direct
hoist if some changes were made to
provide more effective screening be
tween the ammunition handling room
and the' big guns. Professor Alger
defended the American navy as to the
criticism by Commander Sims that
poor marksmanship was shown at
Santiago. He declared the American
gunnery was as good as any navy
at that time and at the present time
there was no navy in the world that
could surpass the American in
straight shooting. j " ,
WANT BETTER RAILS.
CHICAGO, Mar. 3. Steps were
taken by prominent railroad men in
Chicago yesterday to compel the
manufacturers of steel rails to furn
ish better and safer rails. A commit
tee appointed by the American As
sociation met. and completed a report
for the presentation to the-general
meeting of the association, to be held
in April. It was stated that the com
mittee decided to report in favor of
rail with a somewhat broader base
and with a different shaped head,
GARFIELD AT
'(HIS
Makes Principal Address
at Convention.
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
They Placed the Entire Party
Machinery in the Hands of
William H. Taft
F0RAKER MEN ARE LEFT OUT
The Committee on Permanent Orgs
nization Tonight Decided to Report
in Favor of Attorney-General Ellis
For Permanent Chairman.
COLUMBUS, March 3.-The Re
publicans of Ohio who met at four
o'clock today to hold the state con
vention, placed the entire party ma
chinery in the hands of William H.
Taft and his followers and dealt
staggering blow to the interests of
Foraker and Dick by the wiping off
the state central committee every man
known to have any bias in their favor.
Every member of the new committee
in a Taft man. Walter F. Brown of
Toledo was re-elected chairman and
Malcolm Karshner of Columbus was
the secretary of the committee. The
committee on permanent organization
tonight decided to report in favor of
Attorney-General Ellis for permanent
chairman. The principal event of the
afternoon was the address of Secre
tary Garfield. Mention of Garfield's
name was the signal for an outbreak
of applause which deepened as he ad
vanced to the front of the platform.
Garfield, who . was introduced by
Chairman Brown, said:
"In the coming campaign the Re
publicans will be held to account not
merely for its conduct of the ordinary
affairs of the government, but espec
'ally for the great policies affecting
our industrial life which have been
carried forward during the present
administration.
"The all-absorbing issue in this
campaign is: shall these policies be
approved and continued? Among our
opponents there are the two ex
tremes; those who say we have gone
too far, and those who say we have
not gone far enough. The former
attribute the financial crisis through
which we have passed and its result
ing depression to the President's
policies and they appeal to the per
sonal interest of those who have felt
the loss of money and property as
well as those who are temporarily un
employed; we ask them to specify
where the government has taken un
wise or extreme action which can
justly be held to the cause for the
panic, and we have yet to hear their
answer. They object to tne exposure
and decry those who have made the
exposure. They are unwilling to ad
mit that trouble came because of the
wrong and the evil that was exposed.
"Transportation companies and ia-
vored shippers have been guilty of
granting and receiving rebates and
discriminations. Officers of corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce
have misused the powers -and funds
of the corporations; have by means
of stock jobbing and stock water
ing transactions imposed upon the
public as well as upon the stockhold
ers for whom they are fact trustees.
The public defraud out of its property
and rights upon the public domain.
Such facts have been exposed and
the offenders convicted. It is true
that public confidence has been af-
BITTEN BY MAD DOG
CHICAGO, Mar. 3.-John Splan,
the trotting horse man, arrived in
Chicago yesterday for treatment for
hydrophobia and is now at the Pas
teur Institute. He was bitten by a
mad dog on Friday while at Lexing
ton, Ky. The head of the dog which
bit him wai taken to Dr. A. LaGorio,
head of the institute, and, after an
examination the physician announced
that the animal certainly bad hydrop
hobia. "
Mr. Splan was put under treatment
immediately. No ' bad symptoms
have developed in his case and there
is every reason to expect his recovery.
Three other persons were bitten at
the same time Mr. Splan suffered his
injury.
OLD CARS AT AUCTION.
NEW YORK, Mar. 3.-Withhe
probability that they will find their
way eventually to some South Ameri
can city the outfit of ninety odd
cable care ' which have carried so
many million passengers back and
forth across the Brooklyn bridge be
ing recently replaced by through
electric trains, are to be sold at auc
tion by the department of ''bridges.
Owing to their great width the cars
are not available for use on any of
the city roads and their purchase for
use anywhere in this country is con
sidered improbable- for the same rea
son. A prospective purchaser has
advised the department that if he
secures the equipment, he intends
shipping it to a Latin-American 'city.
Lloyd of Missouri Charges Rail
roads Robbed Government
FRAUDULENT WEIGHT SYSTEM
Investigation Called For of the Post
office Department and Wagner of
Pennsylvania Promised That an In
quiry Would be Conducted.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The
startling charge that the railroads of
the country carrying the mails had
robbed the people of $70,000,000 was
made in the House today by Lloyd,
of Missouri. He declared that the new
system of weighing the mails was an
admission of the postmaster general
that the weighing in the past 37 years
had been fraudulent He, called for
an investigation of the postoffice de
partment and Wagner of Pennsyl
vania, chairman of the committee to
control the expens.es of that depart
ment promised that an inquiry would
be conducted. Others who . spoke
were Moon, Goebel, Briggs, Mur
derek and Smith of California. The
postoffice bill was still under consid
eration when the House adjourned.
(Continued on page 8.)
CONSPIRACY CASES.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-In the
supreme court of the United States,
yesterday Solicitor General Hovt
moved the advancement on the dock
et of the criminal proceedings against
a number of prominent people of Col
orado on the charge of conspiracy in
appropriating coal and timber lands
in that state. In these cases the
district court failed to return ver
dicts of guilty on the ground that
no offense had been committed under
section 5440 of the Revised Statutes.
which was relied upon for their con
viction. The cases also involve the
question of the legality of the returns
by the Department of the Interior,
which it is claimed are outside th
law.
Mr. Hoy t said in prosenting his
motion that until these case are de
cided it will be impossible for the
government to maintain any charge
of fraudulent entry of coal and timber
lands in Colorado. There are , many
similar cases in other states and terri
tories. '