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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1908)
t-'li. t ' l.l "vl i! i SI .11 ! We Have Received Our New Assortment THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OUEGON. SUBMARINE BOAT INQUIRY FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1901. JARDINIERES ,V,J? and FERN DISHES In Matt Green . . . . See Window Display A. V. ALLEN SOLE AGENT FOR BAKER'S BARRINOTON HALL STEEL CUT COFFEE. PHONES 711 AND 3871 BRANCH PHONE 713 AMENDMENT DISAPPOINTING. I might be cited the fact that the small country of France . furnishes more saw material than does the whole of South America. Wasteful exploitation of the forests BRUSSELS, March 12. Premier chniii,- 1a nivht announced the amendments to the Colonial bill l:l ... ASnnA tn rarrv nut his promises giving parliament control of the Argentine Republic is increas ing. However, ana tneir wanton uc- f h Coniro budaet The amend ments proved disappointing, however. for they fail to provide for the sup pression of the native labor tax. i Be radicals and socialists have decided to oppose the treaty or annexation. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fall, to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box 25c 'JUBILEE PROCESSION. VIENNA. March 12. There is great rejoicing here because of the announcement just made that Em peror Francis Joseph has sanctioned a great jubilee procession by Viennese for which was tjIWVUJt K countermanded some time ago on account of the Emperors poor health. The emperor has now prom ised personally to review the pro cession. Lame Shoulder. Whether resulting from a sprain or from rheumatic pains, there is noth mir so trood for a lame shoulder as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Apply it freely and rub the parts vigorously at each application and a quick cure is certain For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. John Tate, manager of the Troy Laundries of Portland and Astoria, was a passenger on last evening's train from Portland. A Pleasant Physic. When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets a trial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always produce a pleasant cathartic effect Call at Frank Hart and leading drug gists. Ask for a free sample. Rev. W. Seymour Short, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, returned from the metropolis last evening. TO PROTECT FORESTS. South America is beginning to show the world that she recognizes the value of her natural resources by taking up the question of forest pre servation. The Republic of Colum bia has already outlined o forest policy and now the people of the Argentine Republic have taken up the discussion of forestry and its applica tion to the management of the coun try's rich hardwood timber areas. Uo to the present time the subject of forestry has received but little con-j sideration in the various bouth Amer ican States. Most of these countries have large areas of forested lands, but owing to the fact that they are so remotely situated and that they are composed mainly of broadleaf ' svecies which are too hard for ordin ary building and construction lumber and hence not in very great demand, they have not as yet been extensively lumbered. As an illustration of this struction is beginning to attract at tention there. So far the destruction of valuable fruit trees has received more attention than that of forest trees. The following is a quotation from an article which recently ap peared in "La Nacion," ant! was tran slated by the "Buenos Aires Herald:" "It is not only in the Province of Buenos Aires that the ancient tree plantations are being destroyed; the evil has spread to the "remotest in habtied corners of the Republic In a recent journey to and through the Provinces of the interior, I have found on every hand the effects of the savagely reckless felilng of timbers and the censurable carelessness of the authorities who allow it The de struction is general, the finest speci mens of our indigenous trees have been ruthlessly sacrificed; not only those of spontaneous growth but also those planted by our ancestors on behalf of their posterity. "To make a beginning of my dis comforting recital, I will first men tion that in La Ricja this senseless wa ragainst nature has laid low large plantations of magnificent an dhigh ly productive orange trees, the fruit of which is vastly superior to the im portation from Paraguay here con sumed. Had these trees been prop erlv cultivated, the Province would now possess a source of wealth which would have spared it the shame of coin? a-beezin2 from the National Budget. "In Mendoza the 61ive trees, culti vated as far back as two hundred years ago by the Jesuits, have com pletely disappeared. There, how ever, be it said with satisfaction, there are men of the stamp of Civit, Seru, and others like them, who are busied with plantations that promise to make good the loss. In San Juan the fellinz has been stupidly prodigal, with the result that not even half of the plantations remain which thirty ears ago tempered its torrid climate and beautified its valleys. "In Santiago del Estero, Salta, Cat amarca, and Jujuy, there are signs of the same barbaric destruction which, unless it is arrested, will soon leave those provinces as bare as a maize eld that has been ravaged by the lo custs. "As for Tucuman, the Tucuman of poetic legends mentioned by Avel laneda, it is today almost unrecozni zable. It would "no longer be true to repeat his words where he says: 'The orange and lemon tree which produce in rich abundance flowers and fruit, perfuming the ambient air, feeding the inhabitants and affording them a house and a home, are most beloved by them as the emblem of the felicitous union of the useful and the beautiful.' No; even the famous and magnificent orange trees of the city plaza, have disappeared to make way fdr more pretentious plants that, unfit for the climate and inappropri ate ofr the spot, cut the feeble and sorry figure of weazened and sapless consumptives." , (Continued from page 1) tee as confirmatory of his suspicions --- --- - - i fcjvj u ns sins iimiii'iimiy against the Electric, Boat Company ccrncd, I am ready to obey any order the incident related by to the' com mittcc on rules wherein an intimate bet" il but in doing so 1 LATEST ItllilTIK Having returned from San Francisco with a splendid stock of spring and summer suitings of the latest style and having spent several weeks in studying the fashions prevalent in that city, we are now more than ever in a position to give thorough satisfaction to the most fastidious dresser. NOT IN WORDS, BUT IN DEEDS. HMJTALA & RAITANEN Tailors, Corner Eleventh and Bond Streets friend of his, a large manufacturer in his home town, told him (the maim facturcr) had promise of a large ordci if he (Lilley) would vote for the sub marines, and that a lawyer of hi: own city came to Washington and staved with him and endeavored to influence him in favor of the Electric Boat Company. Mr. Lilley called the attention of the committee to the fact that his charees do not embrace the accusa tion or inference that any member of congress had been actually bribed or knowingly participated or been influ enced by wrongful efforts on the part of the electric Boat Company to sec ure legislation. His purpose, he said, was to set on foot and assist the car rying out of an investigation which he believed if properly conducted, would show that wrongful methods had been used by the electric Boat Company to secure legislation in con gress. Mr. Lilley said he was now prepared to furnish the committee with the addresses of all witnesses whom he desired to have called. He said that whether money had been improperly used to secure legislation in the interest of the Electric Boat Company could be shown only by the examination of the officers, attorneys and agents of that company and a careful scrutinys of the company' books, vouchers, checkstubs and ac counts. "I now insist," said Mr. Lilley, "that you summon witnesses Isaac Rice, president of the Electric Boat Company; Elihu B. Frost, vice-pres ident: Maurice Barnett, treasurer; August Treadwell, assistant treasurer, and that they be required to lay be fore the committee documentary evi dence in their possession. The call ing of these witnesses is necessary to disclose methods used by the com pany to secure legislation and money disbursed by it "I never knew," continued Mr. Lilley, "of an important and success ful investigation begun by inform ing the parties to be investigated of the precise character of the evidence they would or could be produced to show their corrupt practice. "And having informed this commit tee on my responsibilities as a mem ber of congress of the witnesses, ex hibits, etc. and from who and which can be obtained the necessary inform ation to show that the charges now being investigated are and it is for this committee and not for me to de termine whether or not these wit nesses shall 'be brought before the committee and examined. A con spiracy to corrupt public morals or unjustly influence legislation of of ficial action cannot be proved by the testimony of one witnesses. The practices are not conducted in open day or in public views. Their meth ods are secret and the aim always is to so carrv on such an effort that no proof will be left from which their real character can be disclosed. Not being an attorney and not in any way experienced in developing and pre senting testimony, I am not qualified in person to examine witnesses and therefore I requested that I be placed in a position to developethe facts. This request has been by the com mittee refused. "The witnesses I have named to the committee are nearly all officers, attorneys, agents and representa tives of the Electric Boat Co., or have been such and they are the persons if any who have been engaged in the improper efforts to influence con gressional action, if any such im proper efforts have been made. They arc what the courts recognize as re luctant and adverse witnesses and the facts resting in their knowledge alone connot be fully brought to Hgnt ex cept by careful and thorough exam ination of each witness by an attor ney qualified to conduct such exam ination. ' , "The committee on rules, in its res olution under which this committee is acting, has said to the country that you are to investigate the charge made by me. However incorrect this statement may be it is nevertheless the official statement of the resolu tion under which this committee is appointed. I had supposed, that it was the function of this committee to sit here as judges and not to act as prosecutors or defenders, and therefore that the orderly and effee tive proceedure would be to have wit nesses examined in the first instance by some other than a member of this official tribunal. "The suggestion of your committee that the line of proceedure In dicatcd by you is in accordance with the well established precedents of both .houses bf congress is not in accordance 'with my conception of the" precedents. "So far as I am individually con by this ctiiuiuittce requiring me to be atitiB tinon niv responsibility as a member that in order to fully bring out the necessary evidence and sub stantiate the charges the order of the examination of witness should be otherwise arranged and such testi mony as 1 may be able to give should be presented in the natural order and subsequence given, such as would be presented by counsel learned in the law. "I ask your honorable committee whether or not after consideration of what I have just stated the committee still adheres to its determination to prohibit me from calling the witnes ses and presenting' their testimony under the examination of my attor neys. This request being denied by com mittee through Chairman Boutell Mr. Lilly said: "I now feel as though I am re lieved of responsibility in regard to this investigation. 1 submit myself to the direction and orders of this committee. I still protest there would be detrimental to a thorough and complete investigation tohave my testimony taken at this time for by so doing you would advise the parties charged with improper actions in influencing congressional action in such a manner as would enable them to prepare for a possible defeat of the purpose of the investigation. I now waive service of summons and if you now order me to do so, 1 will take the stand as a witness." Mr. Lilley also told of other efforts to influence him through promises made to his constituents and of ef forts influence other congressmen to influence him in an indirect way. "I also wish to say" said Mr. Lilley 'as to the facts influencing to intro duce my resolution that in my reso lution that in my judgement, unde special and exclusive legislation th Electric Boat Company and its pred ecessor already have received from the U. S. an excessive profit of more than $1,000,000 for the construction of its submarine and that under tin proposed legislation now pending i will receive a profit of more thai $1,000,000 in excess of what oughi justly and fairly be paid for construe tion of submarines provided for and that this fact can be substantiated by your committee by calling as wit nesses the expert officials and con structors in the navy department." Mr. Lilley said that investigation would also show that the submarines already constructed by the Electric Boat Company for the U. S. govern ment or now under contract as well as those provided for in pending leg islation, are inferior in type, speed, power, aramcnt and efficiency to those now in the possession of and under contract for construction for foreign governments. M.r Lilley rcaffirned the statement that in his resolution of investigation he has cast or intended to cast no reflection upon the official conduct of any member of the naval commit tee or of the house of representatives. "I realize" he said, "that there is a wide distinction between the' fact of actual corruption of a member of congress and the effect upon his leg islative action induced by such in fluences as can be brought to bear by parties desiring favorable legislation; my desire has been and is only to bring to the public attention to con gress ana ot tne couniry mt im proper method that have been cm ployed by the Electric Boat Co. and which tend to discredit the integrity of the house of representatives and the community. "Having made these statements to your committee and bowing to your decision that you arc to conduct this investigation without further assist ance or my attorneys, I am now pre pared to answer so far as I can any questions you may desire to ask." When he completed his formal presentation he was questioned at length by Representative Olmstead of the committee, who was designat ed by Chairman Boutell to perform that service. v During the afternoon session Rep resentative Richmond P. Hobson tes tified that he had been approached by a man representing the Electric Boat Company, who told him if he would CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. file Kind You Han Always Bongji! - Bears the Signature of NOTED OREGON STATESMAN REGAINS HEALTH IN EAST Hon. Shillcr B. Herman, distin guished statesman and legislator of Portland, Oregon, who was recently on an eastern trip, is among those strongly in favor of L T, Cooper, In the discussion over Cooper and hi medicines, which has raged for hc past year in cities visited by the young man o nhis educative cam paigns, as he calls them. , Cooper was explaining his new theories and medicine to Boston people during the Oregoniun's visit to that city, and in a recent inter view Mr. Herman said; "My trip F.ast accomplished more for me than I ever believed possible. It has ac tually been the tueaus of restoring my health. While in Boston I heard a great deal about this man Cooper and his medicines, and one morning 1 talked with a Boston banker who told me that he had been relieved by Cooper's medicines, after 10 years' chronic dyspepsia. For the past 20 years I have been a fearful sufferer with nervous dyspepsia. It has been so bad that it all but forced me to resign from the legislature. "I was feeling wretchedly that morning, and 1 mnde up my mind to try the medicine. 1 had seen leading physicians without number both East and West, They had been unable to help me In the least, and t no more believed this Cooper medicine could help me than it could bring a dead until back to life. I really don't know why I bought it. H was like t drowning man clutching ut a straw. "To make a long story short, it lias hern astonishingly successful in my case. Today I am enjoying a sound stomach and perfect health for the lirst time in 20 years. I can eat heartily without the slightest incon venience afterward. I have a line ap petite, and sleep well. 1 am uo longer moody and depressed, and my ner vousness has entirely disappeared. "Any man who ha chronic dyspep sia owes it to his family to try this medicine." In all our experience at druggists, we have never seen anything to sur pass the famous Cooper preparations. Charles Rogers & Son. Cheap Bates From the East to Astoria via 0. R. & N. The following lit list of a few points from which cheap rates will apply between March 1st and April 30th: New York, N. Y 135.00 Atlanta, Ga $51.65 Baltimore, Md 54.25 Boston, Mass 54.45 Buffalo. N. Y 47.50 Burlington, la. 34.60 Chicago, 111 38.00 Cincinnati, 0 42.20 Cleveland, 0 44.75 Toledo, O v... 43.50 Dee Moines, la 32 JS Louisville, Ky 41.70 Memphis, Tenn 39.65 Milwaukee, Wis 38.00 Oklahoma, O. T 33.45 Peoria, 111 36.05 Detroit, Mich 43.50 Pittsburgh, Pa 47.00 Philadelphia 34.75 St Louis, Mo 35.50 Washington, D. C 53.25 Kansas City, Mo 30.00 St Joseph, Mo 30.00 Omaha, Nab 30.00 St Paul, Minn 30.00 Minneapolis, Minn 30.00 Money can be deposited here and tickets will be furnished by tele graph without additional cost For further information call on O. W. ROBERTS, Agent, O.R.4N, Dock, Astoria support the claim of that company before Congress, the company would bring influence to bear on Speaker Cannon to have Hobson appointed t the committee on naval affairs. In reply to one of Olmstcad's in quiries, Lilley said the the Electric Boat Company had no plant and no assets. He declared that the com pany did not build boats, it's only business being to secure contracts for boats and then sublet the contracts. Lilley gave the names of a Connecti cut manufacturer and an attorney who asked him, according to his statement, to vote for the appropria tion for submarine boat legislation. The manufacturer he said, were Franklin H. Taylor of Waterbury,! and A. M. Ferris of the Bridgeport Bass Company. The attorney was John T. Kellogg of Waterbury. A discussion arose between Olm stead and Lilley over a portion of Lillcy's statement relating to news paper correspondents and the part they have taken in creating what Lilley termed was a sentiment in favor of submarines particularly on the Pacific Coast. He said while he had no direct testimony to offer, he had been told that the Electric Boat Company have men who attend the meetings 6f Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, and who get up in their meetings and address them on the unprcparcdness of the Pacilic Coast and the fear that the Japanese will be over on the next boat, and thus get resolutions passed instruct" ing their Congressmen to vote foi large number of submarines as the best mcftns of protecting them from an invasion. Lilley insisted if the committee would call the witnesses whose names he had given, it would ascertain there a great many such men are prepared and a great deal of money is spent in that way. The "air is full of it," he said. During his examination Lilley men tioned the fact that he had consulted with former Senator Thurston, the attorney for the Lake Submarine Boat Company but insisted that that gen tleman , had not formulated his charges. 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Vegetable Vapor, patented and used only by ua for painless extraction of teeth, 50c A binding guarantee given with all work for 10 years. Exami nation and consultation FREE. Lady in attendance. Eighteen of fice! in the United States. Cor. Commercial and Eleventh Sts., over Dansiger store. seen them at the door of the house office building, at the hotel and in the House of Representatives. He said he did not protest as long as they confined their attentions to him, but when they began to shadow the members' of his family he consulted Major Sylvester, the chief of police, who told Lilley he would, have the detectives arrested if Lilley desired. The committee adjourned until Mon day. . '